Where to download and how to install a new launcher from Google

Google plans this year to release a new smartphone Nexus line. There will be a completely new launcher. However, we can download the skin and begin to use it on any device running Android right now.

New home screen of the Google company as a whole inherits the tradition of the shell, which is now used in a series of devices Nexus. However, there is in it, and a number of interesting innovations.

• Gone button calls the application menu. Now this is done by means of swipe up from the bottom panel with buttons favorite programs.
• Instead of the usual search bar on the home screen is now present the Google logo button located near the left edge. Start the search by clicking on the button or making a swipe from left to right.
• In the settings there an option to allow a horizontal orientation of the home screen.
• There was a calendar widget on the main screen. Currently, it is not very functional. Obviously, it's just a plug for the future.
• New wallpapers and many small visual changes.

Install the new Nexus Launcher in two ways.

1. If you just want to satisfy their curiosity and to evaluate the appearance of a new shell, you can download the APK file in the format here and install it on your device as a normal application. The disadvantage of this method is that the launcher crashes when you try to change the wallpaper and the transition to Google Now. So use it in this way makes no sense.
2. If you want to evaluate the full functionality of the Nexus Launcher and may start using it as a primary, then you must install the launcher as a system application. This can be done through TWRP. Download file for the firmware is possible by this link.

In conclusion, we must warn you that all manipulation with system files are potentially dangerous. So always think and what you do. Revision, as usual, can not be held responsible if something someone goes wrong. :)