Not just for Android 13, but for the reigning champ of 3rd-party launchers, Nova Launcher.īelow you’ll find the full list of what’s new inside of the beta, but the big ticket items include a new color picker for widgets that support Material You’s colors, as well as more system color options inside of the color picker. And that's it! You're good to go.There’s a new beta in town. If you're cool with that, visit the link below on your phone's mobile browser and download the APK file for free.Īfter downloading and installing the file, just set Nokia Z as your default launcher (or the one that always shows when you click on your Home button). If your handset is supported, simply go to your device's Settings, click on Security, and make sure that the box for installing applications from Unknown Sources is checked.
( So odd to hear Nokia recommend phones by its former main rivals, right?!) The launcher is not yet optimized for tablet use so kindly stick with phones. Wanna try it on your device? Right now, Nokia recommends installing Z Launcher on newer model, top selling phones like Samsung's Galaxy S3, S4, S5, or Sony Xperia Z1 phones running Android OS 4.1 or higher. Or, as we like to say, less tapping, more apping."Īnd if you handwrite more than four characters, it will automatically search Google for that word (or group of letters) and show you the results. Ta da! Z Launcher brings you the right app, contact, or task practically instantaneously. Scribble makes this easier: Simply draw the first letter of what you’re looking for, right on your screen.
We’re used to tapping away at our phones to find things – rooting through folders, swiping and scrolling. We also added a feature called Scribble – a fast and fun way to find anything on your phone in as little as one second. We’re introducing a pre-beta version of the Z Launcher to help change this.Īs soon as you install and start using Z Launcher, it starts learning what you use throughout the day and automatically surfaces whatever you’re most likely to need at the right moment. Our phones are starting to feel this random too.įinding the right app or contact – your Ace of Spades – constantly changes depending on where you are, what you’re doing, and what time of day it is. When you add in contacts, web content, and tasks, it’s easy to see how tricky our devices have become to use.ĭid you know every time you shuffle a deck of playing cards, you’re making history? With 52 cards to a deck, the number of possible combinations is so huge that your combination probably never existed before. Today, people have an average of 48 apps on their phones, and that number is growing.
"At Nokia we’ve been thinking about ways to make smartphones easier to use, and there’s one problem we’ve thought about a lot how to find stuff right when you need it.
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