Pixel Launcher to soon allow users to change the default search engine
Pixel Launcher to soon allow users to change the default search engine
Pixel Launcher will soon allow you to choose the default web 'Search engine'. The app build that comes with Android 14 QPR2 Beta 3 contains a hidden search settings item called "Search Engine". This feature will allow you to choose an app for the web search.
Screenshot from the linked tweet of the setting in Android 14 QP2 Beta 3:
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This is the reason I'm using Lawnchair at the moment.
apart from curiosity, the search bar is the main reason I switched to GrapheneOS on my 7a
It's the reason I use the Nova Launcher
Wasn't Nova bought by a shady company?
How is it compared to the stock OS?
It's lighter as I get to decide what to keep, no loss of functionality as I can still install the Pixel apps from the Play Store if I want to (but with the advantage of added security from GrapheneOS as I can disable their network access among other things), except for Google Pay NFC payments which don't work for now. We have a sticky thread about GrapheneOS if you want to know others' impressions: https://lemmy.world/post/9432155
does split screen work with custom launchers in Graphene OS? I use Neo Launcher on my Pixel (stock) and split screen doesn't work at all.
I just tried Neo Launcher and set it as the default one and split screen seems to work fine.
Thats good to hear. Thanks for checking. Graphene OS team did an amazing job with their OS.
Isn't lawnchair dangerous to use since it hasn't been supported for 3 years? Just asking, simply an assumption on my side.
If there's some security vulnerability, perhaps. That said it's not ingesting data from the web. It's ingesting data from me and some of the installed apps. It's not a huge attack surface. I haven't heard of CVEs for Pixel Launcher for example. Doesn't mean there weren't any. With all that said, I'm using the actively developed version.
Actively developed? The most recent update I can remember was August 2022
Look on GitHub. There are daily builds for the actively developed branch. When I checked a few months ago, new features and fixes landed often.
Yeah okay, fair enough. But still, nothing for us users since August 2022
Again, there are daily builds that can be downloaded straight from GitHub and installed. That's what I'm running. The only significant downside to it is that new builds don't install over old builds so you have to backup/restore via the launcher's settings.
Okay, I think I just didn't understand what you meant.
Where do I find these daily builds though? I'm being extremely oblivious right now
Edit:
Found it, but I'd need to make a Github account to access these debug APKsFound it, but I’d need to make a Github account to access these debug APKs
Could be the case. I'm almost always logged in. MS started putting some Github features behind login over the last year.
I only use Lawnchair because of the Arcticons icon pack, it doesn't seem to work with the default trebuchet launcher. At least it didn't last time I checked.
All the other launchers Arcticons supports are either exclusive to the Play Store, or simply not what I like, so Lawnchair it is.