The Pixel C tablet gets some love from Google with a new launcher and multitasking interface
It’s easy to forget that the Pixel brand includes more than phones. Back before the name was synonymous with Google’s handsets, the Pixel C was the best Android tablet money could buy, but it hasn’t done a whole lot to live up to the Pixel name. That’s changing with the latest 7.1.2 Nougat beta.
Most notably, the new update brings the Pixel phone’s launcher and navigation buttons to the big screen. That means you’ll access your apps by swiping up from the bottom of the screen, and the search widget on the home screen is a smaller “G” that’s pinned to the left side of the screen. Additionally, the folders adopt the phone’s way of displaying icons, showing them as if you were looking through a circular window.
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