Often times, life demands that you make sacrifices: either get the Pixel
launcher without root and forego of any customization or get an incredibly customizable Pixel launcher but root your device first.
Previously, when you installed the Pixel
Launcher without root, you'd be missing the integrated Google Now page.
Installing the Pixel
Launcher without root access will give you most of the features, but note that the integrated Google page on the home screen will not be available.
Not exact matches
Nathan, is there any way to put the
Launcher Pro on my NC
without rooting.
You'll be able to try out different features, like the
launcher, notification drawer, lock screen, settings page, and a few buggy FireFox OS apps as well — all
without rooting your device or flashing a ROM.
Out of all the
launchers on this list, Nova
Launcher was the first to integrate Google Now
without requiring
root or Magisk.
For instance, the Pixel
Launcher received an update in Android O, and developer linuxct quickly ported the new version to work on devices running Marshmallow or higher, and even managed to do so
without requiring
root.
At the moment, there are people who are already enjoying the full feature set of the Pixel
Launcher on their phones, however, this is not
without having the phone
rooted or making some modifications to the system in order to make it possible.
As you might be able to guess by the name, Rootless Pixel
Launcher lets you download and get the Pixel
Launcher experience
without having to
root your phone.
Without root access, third - party
launchers just didn't have the option for this.
This newest version of the
launcher changes the way an Android device looks and works
without root.
Now, Nova
Launcher has got in on the action, enabling the functionality for any device running Marshmallow or higher, and more importantly,
without the need to «
root» it.
Without root access, which refers to having privileged control over Android subsystems, these third party
launchers were unable to access the Google Now option.