Android N: Growing evidence of elimination of APP Drawers

What distinguishes Android from iOS? One of the first points that come to mind in response to include inter alia the App Drawer. Android devices do not have him, iPhones and iPads. This could be under Android N, the marshmallow successor, however, change.

Paints Google one of the most famous Android features with the update to the next version? How Android Authority has heard from several sources, the typical App Drawer with Android 7.0 or Android N could disappear. The now at MWC 2016 newly launched smartphones reinforce this assumption. Both the LG G5 and the HTC One X9 refrains in this overview of all installed apps. An indication of the Android-future?

LG G5 and HTC One X9 waive App Launcher

Although other Android smartphones at MWC continue to rely on the App Drawer, the new Sony Xperia X series or the Samsung Galaxy S7, for example. However, the software featured Sony model is not yet final and Samsung has a hidden option to remove the app launcher. make Via Galaxy Labs, the Galaxy owners to beta testers for new features, the option can be "All apps on the home screen display" option. It enables users to the App Drawer off quasi.

Samsung fans could decide on App Drawer Future

In addition to this option is Samsung a survey among the testers by: her Finds the helpful - yes or no? Although the manufacturer can not decide which way Google will go with the pure Android 7.0 N. Allen smartphone producer who rely on Android, but still remains the possibility of having their own user interface greatly customize the OS. If Samsung really prefer a solution other than Google, which could still influence the OS developer. After all, Samsung is still the largest provider of Android smartphones. Everything Samsung changes to the operating system is therefore, interesting to Google.

Presented is Android N on 18 May. On this day starts the Google I / O, the developer conference of Internet Group. will become even speculated hardworking About the suffix until then. Perhaps lets Google even its users vote on which sugary candy will follow marshmallow.