Rootless Pixel 2 Launcher

Rootless Pixel 2 Launcher is a user-friendly wallpaper and theme app that offers users various wallpaper styles, static and dynamic app icons and widgets. Simply tap to apply them to your device, making your screen more beautiful. The app can be installed and used without root access and also allows users to further modify the screen layout, freely adjusting the position and number of different icons in the search bar to better suit their preferences.

Features of Rootless Pixel 2 Launcher:

Its name reveals one of is greatest features: we don't need to be a root user to be able to install this launcher. However, apart from its simple, clean, and pleasant style that everyone likes, it includes the following options:

A widget with the next events on our calendar, the weather, and the date.

The application tray adapts perfectly to the Pixel 2 design and its theme switches from dark to light depending on the colors of the wallpaper.

Includes a Google Now panel by swiping left.

Certain icons include special animations.

Design modifications such as a lower search bar or rounded icons.

Support to add icon packs.

Functions of Rootless Pixel 2 Launcher:

You can open and close notifications from anywhere on the home screen.

There is a release link in the settings app when clicking About -> Version.

Centered screen popups when left/right would go out of the screen.

Remove the popup arrow when it is shifted to prevent clipping.

Open the browser when using the search bar when the Google App is unavailable.

Themes are hardcoded to look like the Pixel, for compatibility across OEMs.

Resize all apps list when opening the keyboard.

Use padding underneath the bottom search bar on devices without a navigation bar.

Oreo only - Disabled adaptive icons for pre-Oreo apps, so you don’t get boxes inside of boxes.

User Reviews of Rootless Pixel 2 Launcher:

Google prefers to keep certain features exclusive to its own customers and doesn't offer them for download via the Play Store. However, as is well known, this hurdle only lasts for a few days or weeks and is sooner or later overcome by tinkerers. One developer has now succeeded in exporting the new Pixel Launcher directly from the Pixel 2 smartphones and porting it to many other devices. And in doing so, the developer has even pulled off a small feat.

Google's new Pixel Launcher offers very few innovations compared to last year, but these are nonetheless proving very popular. The most noticeable change is the relocation of the search bar, which is now placed at the bottom instead of the top, making it easier to reach with your thumb. Once you've used it, you'll soon wonder why you didn't think of it much sooner.

The space freed up at the top is occupied by a new "at a glance" function, which displays the date, weather, and upcoming appointments in the form of a widget. That's pretty much where the similarities end, as most of the new features, from Adaptive Icons to Notification Dots, are part of the operating system and are also available in many other launchers.

Only the continuous music recognition is currently exclusive to Pixel 2 smartphones and likely won't be available later – at least not through the standard method. It's possible to use the Shazam app, but not as a lock screen feature. You can find more information about this continuous music recognition in this article.

Final words:

Rootless Pixel 2 Launcher is the home screen experience for the Pixel and Pixel XL phones by Google. Personalized information from Google is just a swipe away.