Instead of having a button on the right of the favorites tray allowing you to view all your apps,
you now access the app drawer by swiping up or down, similar to how the Google Pixel Launcher works.
Not exact matches
This collection of photo - editing and enhancement tricks was previously buried in an overflow menu in the Gallery
app;
now it's front and center in the
app drawer, giving easy
access to editing capabilities in «Shot & More,» the shooting mode that lets take a burst of photos and apply different effects after the fact.
The home screen launcher still swipes over to Google
Now, though you do lose the Pixel Launcher's long - press
app functions, as well as the swipe up gesture to
access the
app drawer — there's the old - fashioned button taking up space in your dock instead.
With a missing
app drawer, the
apps can
now be
accessed by pulling up a tray that is pinned to the bottom of the handset's home screen.
The
app drawer is
now more easily
accessed and is easier on the eyes, with
apps taking on new life as standalone local installations on the watch itself.
There are small enhancements, such as the Google
Now widget on the top left of the home screen, the revamped
app drawer that you can
access by simply swiping up from the quick
access bar, and new gesture controls that let you open the notifications tray by swiping down in the fingerprint sensor in back.
I've installed it and it's the real deal, complete with the new slide - up
app drawer and Google «button» for quick search and
access to Google
Now.
There's a swipe up gesture to
access the
app drawer, Google
Now occupies the left-most pane, and all interface elements are unchanged from stock Android.
It has changed up the launcher to resemble the Pixel Launcher — you'll remember that Moto phones always used the
now - deprecated Google Now Launcher — which includes a swipe - up app drawer and homescreen access to Google's Fe
now - deprecated Google
Now Launcher — which includes a swipe - up app drawer and homescreen access to Google's Fe
Now Launcher — which includes a swipe - up
app drawer and homescreen
access to Google's Feed.