While the actual launcher component is merely a stub placed on top of the Google Search/Now app, it does enable the useful ability of swiping to the left-most pane of the homescreen to access Google Now. When Nexus devices (other than the N5) were updated to Android 4.4, many users were frustrated that the feature was omitted.
Android: When the Nexus 5 first came out, there were whispers that its new launcher would arrive on all devices. While you could sideload it yourself, there wasn’t a simple option to download it from Google and get updates. Until now.
Unfortunately, the app only seems to be available for a limited number of devices right now. If you have a recent Nexus or Google Play Edition device, you’re in, but everyone else has to wait. Given that Australia hasn’t seen any official Google Play Edition devices, it’s not a very long list. Still, that’s a few more phones than were officially supported before. Hopefully, it’s only a matter of time before more devices get on the list. Hit the link to see if it happens to be available for your device.
Remember when the launcher on the Nexus 5 turned into the Google Now Launcher? We told you at the time that its appearance on the Play store as an app for everyone was likely imminent as it included a way to import settings from your old launcher.
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