End of an era: Google bids farewell to Now Launcher

• Google is ending its Now Launcher
• The launcher was introduced in 2012 with Nexus phones
• Last updated in 2018, it will be discontinued this month

Nexus Phones are the memory of the past. Before Google released Pixel phones, we had Nexus phones. Nexus Phones were google previous children. The last Nexon phone from Google was Nexus 5X and 6P. After that, Nexus never got to see the light of day ever again.

In 2012 when Google first released Nexus Phones, they came with Google Now Launcher. The Now Launcher was a popular hit that revolutionized the launcher game of that time. To this day, some of its features can be found in Chrome OS and Google Chrome Browser.

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The last time Google updated the Now launcher was back in 2018 with the last patch update of Nexus 5X and 6P. But now Google is finally letting go of this fond launcher as it was discovered in the Google beta update that Now launcher would be shut down forever in April.

Phones which still have now launcher will automatically be refreshed to the default launcher. It seems this is the end of the era of a decade-old Launcher.

In Conclusion, Google is putting an end to its decade-old Launcher. The users of the Google Now launcher can’t help but reminisce about the past and cherish the memories.

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