The Google Now launcher is shutting down at the end of this month
Google’s infamous habit of shutting down products is prompting the Google Now launch this month. The company has confirmed that the launch vehicle will be shut down completely by the end of April. The information about the launcher is extracted from the latest version of the Google application, which is sourced from 9to5Google.
The company has shared a message informing users that the Google Now launcher will stop working by the end of this month.
The Google Now launcher was introduced in 2012, and now 10 years later, the app is ready to move on and force users to switch to other launchers. Google brought the Now launcher to Android phones with version 4.1 and made it available through the Play Store.
Google’s Now launcher has been around for several years, but with the launch of the Pixel series, Google decided to focus on the Pixel launcher, which meant that the Now launcher received fewer updates.
Google last offered the Now launcher through Nexus phones (remember those?), which lost support from the company in 2018. Now Launcher has novelty value, and it looks like everyone using the launcher in 2023 will have it on an outdated phone, which doesn’t work to get any more security support from OEMs.
So, if you plan to keep the Now launcher on your device, we suggest you avoid updating the app, which will result in the launcher closing permanently.
Google has announced that the launch vehicle will cease operations by the end of April, but has not given an exact shutdown date. We will update the publication with additional information when the news is confirmed in the coming days. In the meantime, you can switch to newer third-party launchers that not only give you more features, but also get longer support.
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