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The Google app behind the search bar, Discover feed, Google Lens, voice search and parts of Assistant.
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Pixel Launcher
Keep: com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher Keep Community evidence
The Pixel home screen and app drawer, which also hosts the recent-apps view used by gesture navigation. Keep it: Pixel Launcher is needed for the phone, its updates or its security.
What it does
Pixel Launcher is the home screen on Google Pixel phones. It draws the home screen, app drawer, widgets, the search bar and the swipe-left Discover feed, and it also hosts the recent-apps overview that gesture navigation and the overview button rely on. It runs whenever you are on the home screen or switching apps.
Also shown as Nexus Launcher.
If you disable it
Without another home app you have no home screen at all, and community testers report that recent apps and gesture navigation stop working even with another launcher installed.
How to disable it
On most phones Settings greys out Disable for this package, so ADB is the way to turn it off. The commands below work without root and can be undone.
Disable it (reversible)
adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncherTurn it back on
adb shell pm enable com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncherThe stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.
Uninstall for the main user
adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncherRestore after an uninstall
adb shell cmd package install-existing com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncherNew to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.
Data and battery
Stores your home screen layout on the device; the search bar and Discover feed send queries through the Google app.
Where it appears
- Made by Google LLC.
Questions people ask
What is com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher?
com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher is Pixel Launcher. The Pixel home screen and app drawer, which also hosts the recent-apps view used by gesture navigation.
Can I disable Pixel Launcher?
Keep it: Pixel Launcher is needed for the phone, its updates or its security. On most phones it takes ADB.
What happens if I disable Pixel Launcher?
Without another home app you have no home screen at all, and community testers report that recent apps and gesture navigation stop working even with another launcher installed.
Sources
- Universal Android Debloater list entryCommunity list
- Android Police: Google says Pixel Launcher is exclusive to Pixel phonesPress
Each source answered when this page was checked on 25 October 2026.
Confidence: Community evidence. Backed by community debloat lists and forum reports, not by the maker. How we decide a verdict.
Cite this page: https://mysystemapp.com/packages/com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher/ (verified 25 October 2026). Something wrong or out of date? Request a correction.