Google will discontinue Google Now Launcher in the coming weeks

Google as of now has two launcher applications in the Play Store; Google Now Launcher and Pixel Launcher. In a couple of months, there may be one. As indicated by an email sent to us by a tipster, Google has cautioned GMS accomplices of its goal to expel Google Now Launcher from the Play Store in the coming weeks. OEMs that utilization GNL have alternatives, however.

The email (which you can see beneath) clarifies that the Search Launcher Services library for OEMs that has been in trying is currently accessible. That is the thing that Sony used to incorporate the Google Now board (now simply the Google Feed) into its stock launcher a while back. That implies OEMs can slap the Google Now board on whatever launcher they need. Some gadget producers have been delivery with GNL, including Motorola and Nexus gadgets. Google says they can simply get Launcher3 from AOSP and include the hunt administrations, or construct another launcher. It's indistinct what, in the event that anything, Google will accomplish for Nexus gadgets.

Google arrangements to expel GNL from the discretionary GMS bundle on March first, which means no gadgets with the launcher pre-introduced will be affirmed after that. Existing gadgets can keep utilizing GNL, however. It will actually still be upgraded through the Google application. In any case, the posting will leave by the end Q1 2017 (i.e. presently ish). That influences individuals who just introduced GNL on their gadgets from the store. You can continue utilizing it, however don't expect any significant enhancements. It would be decent if this implied the Pixel Launcher would have been opened up to different telephones, however I'm not holding my breath.