Is the nexus brand dead? Nexus launcher now the Pixel launcher.

We've all heard one thing or the other about the nexus branding to be dead and that Google will be launching its own Pixel brand with the two new Pixel Phones. This rumor now further cements that rumor. According to recent reports the Nexus launcher which was leaked a while back is now named the Pixel launcher.


This comes as no surprise at all as Google gave us several hints at its moving away from the Nexus branding. The new launcher ,by the name of Pixel Launcher, installs in the same way the nexus launcher did. You just sideload the app to install it. Nothing much has changed from the nexus launcher except the name. Just like previous versions of the nexus launcher , it gives you a circle based folder ui, the Google search button rather than the full bar and a slide up from the bottom to open up the app tray. The only major difference now is that the Pixel Launcher will modify the icon of the calendar app to show the correct date, a nice feature indeed.


You'll have to tweak some things here and there to have the Google now page when you slide left from the homepage. otherwise if you don't mind having the Google now page right at your disposal from the home page, you can just install he apk normally and enjoy the new experience.


Here are some screenshots of the Launcher



So, do you deem the Pixel launcher worthy enough to be the default launcher on your daily driver? Let us know down below in the comments section.



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Google Pixel Shown off in new set of leaked renders.

The iPhone 7 is out and it got its fair share of attention from tech geeks all around the world. However now that everyone's over the release of the new iPhone , everyone is anxiously waiting for October 4th, the date when Google is going to release its Pixel phones. There have been countless leaks of the phone over the past few months and this leak just adds to that.

New images have surfaced the net of the Google Pixel, aka sailfish. Being as they are full 360 renders of the phone, we get a pretty good idea of what the phone is going to look like. These renders were leaked by Android Authority and @Oneleaks , and they're ""factory leaks" which mean that they're base o factory CADs used to manufacture the device

From these renders we can see all the details that were previously leaked so this render matches the details of the phone. There is a glass panel in the back with the camera and a fingerprint reader . Antenna lines are also present on the bottom as well as on the metal sides of the phone.

From the front of the phone we can what must be the power/lock button and the volume button positioned on the right side of the device There is also a headphone jack on top (Thank God for that) and a USB type-C port in the bottom.

According to recent reports and rumors , the Google Pixel (Sailfish) and the Google Pixel XL (Marlin) will have the same design but the Pixel XL will just have a bigger display, thus having a larger overall footprint. It has also been suggested that Google will offer an aluminium version with a white front and possibly an electric blue model with a blue back and white front.

To recap the specs of the phones, The Sailfish is rumored to have a 5 inch 1080p display , a 12MP rear camera and an 8MP front facing camera, a quad core Snapdragon processor, 4 gigs of RAM and a 2,770 mAh battery which will be powering the phone. The Marlin will have similar internal specs but a larger 5.5 inch 1440p screen and a 3,450 mAh battery.

Are you looking forward to the release of the new Google Pixel Phones?

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Camera details for the Google Pixel XL leaked.

As we all know Google is planning on releasing its two new phones now to be named the Pixel and the Pixel XL on the 4th of october. We now also know some camera specs of the larger of the two phones , The Pixel XL.

A recent report from a trusted leakster states that both the cameras on the Pixel Xl will have a Sony sensor on board.The main camera will sport 12megapixels pf resolution and have the Sony IMX378 sensor while the shooter on the front will be of the 8 megapixel variety and will sport the Sony IMX179 sensor.

The smaller phone, The Pixel , could share the same configuration of the Pixel Xl like last years nexus 5x borrowed from its bigger sibling the nexus 6p. However nothing is confirmed as of yet and today's rumor only mentioned the details of the Pixel Xl.
All we can do now is wait and see what google has to offer us this year!

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