The former… Well, the exact features depend on your OS - the Mac launcher has never been able to create folders, while the Linux version regularly vanishes. The latter sports a new look with Google Now card integration and support for creating and arranging folders. The Chrome app launcher for Windows, Mac and Linux has lagged behind its Chrome OS sibling for some time. Last year to retire the Chrome Notification Center from non-Chrome OS platforms, a move many said was a sign of Google paring back its ambitions to ‘Chrome-ify’ other platforms. “…in a few weeks, Chrome will no longer enable the launcher when users first install a Chrome app”Īll existing instances of the launcher will be removed in July. Benefits The Xfinity WiFi Hotspots app for Android and iOS, or the profile for Mac, provides the following key benefits: Enables your device operating system to connect to the secure Xfinity WiFi network (XFINITY) by installing the Xfinity WiFi secure profile.Provides a secure, encrypted connection to genuine Xfinity WiFi Hotspots wherever they are available around town. “The removal process will take place over the next several months,” Google say. The app launcher will now exist exclusively on Chrome OS.
The search giant cites low use for the decision to axe it, though the effort to prune the desktop browser of superfluous features as part of ‘project eraser’ has likely played a part too. Yep, the box-y launchpad housing all your web-app and Chrome app shortcuts is being ditched - or ‘retired’ in Google speak - from desktop builds of the browser in July. Well, I hope you aren’t I’ve some bad news for you: Google is axing the Chrome App Launcher. Are you a fan of the Chrome app launcher on Windows, Mac and Linux?
