[APP] Google Now Launcher & Search from Android M

[Quinny899]

In a surprise twist, the Google Now Launcher has an update in M!

The drawer now is arranged alphabetically (as always), but has letter separation on phones
It also has a row of what appear to be recently used apps on the top.
On top of that there's a search to filter apps.

The widgets picker has also been revamped, it now scrolls vertically & horizontally (vertically for different apps, horizontally for apps with many widgets)

Screenshots:

Installation:
You need root for this
Download this zip
Extract it
Copy the libs to /system/lib
chmod them to 644 (rw-r--r--)
Install the APK
Reboot for good measure

 

[ktetreault14]

Amazing thank you preview looks nice. I'll get it on the nexus 4 or g2 sometime but not the s6 lol

 

[alexnaoumi]

Works great on the s6!

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For some reason it won't let me set OK Google anywhere. Keeps saying it can't use the microphone and that I need to reboot

 

[SpeCialME]

^_^

Thank you

 

[kios36]

It supports android 4.1.2? thanks

 

[zoltan-abel]

will it work on Kitkat?

EDIT: It works

 

[bejunk]

will it work on Kitkat?

EDIT: It works

your hotword works?

 

[Saythis]

your hotword works?

Moto X 2013 running CarbonROM LP 5.1.1r3 and hotwords do not work for me.

 

[Lilchampsean]

Hotkey does not work, and I have also used the updated play services which make Gmail crash. Nice to see the future tho!!!

 

[bejunk]

Moto X 2013 running CarbonROM LP 5.1.1r3 and hotwords do not work for me.

Hotkey does not work, and I have also used the updated play services which make Gmail crash. Nice to see the future tho!!!

ok thanks! im just asking because mine not work too. i think we need some additional libs maybe (or other files) on L dev preview it was working after someone find out which files are all required.... i looked into the M lib folder & copied some but it didnt bring hotword back (only in the laucnher) (

 

[miguelrivas]

In a surprise twist, the Google Now Launcher has an update in M!

The drawer now is arranged alphabetically (as always), but has letter separation on phones
It also has a row of what appear to be recently used apps on the top.
On top of that there's a search to filter apps.

The widgets picker has also been revamped, it now scrolls vertically & horizontally (vertically for different apps, horizontally for apps with many widgets)

Screenshots:

Installation:
You need root for this
Download this zip
Extract it
Copy the libs to /system/lib
chmod them to 644 (rw-r--r--)
Install the APK
Reboot for good measure

Excellent keyboard, can you tell me what is, please?
Thank you.

 

[creepinm3]

Does anyone have this problem of the app drawer coming in as a blur?

 

[Lilchampsean]

Yeah that was exactly what I was thinking, I bet in the next few weeks someone will find the exact libs like in the "L" preview

 

[Mardon]

Yeah that was exactly what I was thinking, I bet in the next few weeks someone will find the exact libs like in the "L" preview

@bejunk

Velvet

• libcronet.so
• libgoogle_speech_jni.so
• libgoogle_speech_micro_jni.so

located in system/lib folder on M-preview

libvcdecoder_jni.so is no more inside velvet apk lib folder since last playstore versions

 

[lucasdeeiroz]

@bejunk

Velvet

• libcronet.so
• libgoogle_speech_jni.so
• libgoogle_speech_micro_jni.so

located in system/lib folder on M-preview

libvcdecoder_jni.so is no more inside velvet apk lib folder since last playstore versions

Can you upload it for us?

 

[Quinny899]

Excellent keyboard, can you tell me what is, please?
Thank you.

Google Keyboard.

 

[jer_ying_fd]

Anyone encounter some stutters whenever pressing home button? Not sure if I did something wrong or just some incompatibility with 5.1.1. Swiping is fine though, smoother than before.

 

[Pomcik]

Don't work for me (OnePlus One) Maybe I do something wrong ?
Downloaded zip, copied those 3 files to system/lib folder, installed Velvet.apk, rebooted. Nothing changed

 

[manfio]

Don't work for me (OnePlus One) Maybe I do something wrong ?
Downloaded zip, copied those 3 files to system/lib folder, installed Velvet.apk, rebooted. Nothing changed

You have to change the permissions in the lib files to r-w-r-r
To do that use root explorer or other with file manager with root access

 

[Pomcik]

You have to change the permissions in the lib files to r-w-r-r
To do that use root explorer or other with file manager with root access

Forgot to mention, I changed permission to -rw-r--r-- . But not helped