Lawnchair is a customizable launcher based on the Pixel Launcher. It’s been in the works for about a year now, and Lawnchair v1 stable has just been released. Lawnchair boasts a huge amount of features over similar launchers, such as the Rootless Pixel Launcher. That’s not to say it’s any better, it’s just made differently. Lawnchair is a separate application under a different package name with features ported from the Pixel Launcher over to it. This also meant that it could be released on the Google Play Store. You can check out XDA TV’s review of the initial release below.
Note that for now, it isn’t guaranteed to work on Android Oreo. We had no issues, but that doesn’t mean you won’t either.
Note that for now, it isn’t guaranteed to work on Android Oreo. We had no issues, but that doesn’t mean you won’t either.
Lawnchair Stable v1 Features and Screenshots
- Google Now (a.k.a. Google Feed) integration (Requires the Lawnfeed add-on app)
- Android Oreo shortcuts and notification dots
- Icon Pack support
- Variable Icon Size
- Custom Grid Size
- Dock Customization
- Adaptive Icons (For Nougat & above)
- Optional Blurry UI for pretty much everything
- And much more!
As you can see, there’s a huge amount of features present in Stable v1. The ability to use the Google Now page is obviously the biggest thing. The Google Now page is also integrated into the launcher. It slides out as if it were another page, just like the real Pixel Launcher. It’s basically the Pixel Launcher with extra features. The Pixel Launcher is great, but some people want a little extra functionality.