Friday, August 12, 2016

HOW TO INSTALL THE NEXUS LAUNCHER WITHOUT ROOTING YOUR PHONE

IMG_20160811_192156Earlier this month the android users were given a sneak peek at the new Nexus Launcher which is believed to be featured on the new Nexus phones coming soon. This new launcher adds an arrow to open the app drawer and an irregular Google Now widget located at the top of the home screen, we are calling the "Google Pill."
Now thanks to some diligent work from Cody Lopez, you can have the same experience without rooting your phone. He has provided an advanced, intermediate and novice setup in a video tutorial so anyone will be able to complete this.





ADVANCE SETUP
    1. Download Nova and Zooper Widget Pro apps
    2. Download Zooper Widgets (Arrow and Google Pill)
    3. Install Zooper Widget
    4. Place attached .zw files in sdcard/ZooperWidget/Templates
    5. Add a 4×1 Zooper Widget to your homescreen on the top row
    6. Tap it to configure > select SD Card > select nexus_launcher_top
    7. Use the scaling options to adjust the size of the widget to fit your screen
    8. Back out of Zooper and that widget should be ready
    9. Next for the chevron above the dock
    10. Add a 1×1 Zooper Widget to your homescreen and center it horizontally right above your dock
    11. Tap it to configure > select SD Card > select nexus_launcher_drawer
      1. Desktop
        1. Width padding > None
        2. Persistent search bar disabled
        3. Page indicator > None
      2. App & Widget Drawers
        1. App drawer style > Vertical
        2. Card background disabled
        3. Background > White at 10% transparency
        4. Enable fast scrollbar enabled
        5. Scroll accent color > teal
        6. Transition animation > Slide up
      3. Dock
        1. Dock Background
          1. Shape > Rectangle
          2. Content > Tint > White
          3. Transparency > 90%
        2. Dock icons > 5
      4. Gestures & Inputs
        1. Swipe up > App Drawer




INTERMEDIATE SETUP
  1. Download Action Launcher 3 (w/Plus Enabled-$4.99)
  2. Join Action Launcher 3 Beta
  3. Wait for App Update then install
  4. Turn on Beta Features-Smartsize Icons
  5. Turn on Nougat Style App Drawer
  6. Apply Google Pill and Date Widget
  7. Remove App Drawer Icon
  8. Remove Google Quickbar
  9. Set Theme to Material Light




NOVICE SETUP
  1. Download Nexus Launcher APK
  2. Install Nexus Launcher from APK

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