Google has decided to stop distributing its Google Now Launcher in the Google Play Store. This decision has taken the company after realizing that having two applications to perform very similar tasks made no sense.
In addition to this application, Google also has the Search Launcher, another application with similar characteristics. The latter is integrated into the new Google Pixel Mountain View company.
In a mail to the companies manufacturers of devices Android, Google has made public this news. The company specifies the date of exit of the virtual store of applications of this utility for telephones with the device of the computer giant.
The final release date for the Google Now Launcher will be March 1, 2017. Thereafter, smartphone brands will no longer be able to include this feature in their new models; Instead you can pre-install the new Google Search to meet the qualities of the mobile app containing application.
However, Google will continue to offer updates for this application, because they understand that there are still many devices that have it installed. The company announced that users will continue to use this app, however, in the coming updates there will be no significant changes.
This Google maneuver was something that had been cooking some time ago due to the output of the new Pixel and some updated and renewed applications for their devices.
