Pixel Launcher code hints at location-based app suggestions
A code change in Android System Intelligence version C.8.playstore.pixel11.993387747 points to location being added as a factor in Pixel Launcher app suggestions.
Google appears to be preparing support for location-based app suggestions in Pixel Launcher. The signal comes from a code change found in Android System Intelligence version C.8.playstore.pixel11.993387747, according to Android Authority.
The updated settings text in that build replaces "routines" with "location" as a described factor behind app suggestions. The change is visible in the settings wording rather than in a shipped product.
No corresponding back-end work to change how suggestions are actually created has been observed. That means the strings in this version do not, on their own, confirm that location-based suggestions are live or functional.
What Pixel Launcher shows today
Google introduced app suggestions in Pixel Launcher with Android 11. The Home settings screen currently states that app suggestions are based on recently used apps, most-used apps, and routines.
Whether the location wording reaches users, and when, has not been indicated in the code change itself.
Quick answers
What was found in Android System Intelligence?
A code change in version C.8.playstore.pixel11.993387747 whose settings text replaces "routines" with "location" as a factor in app suggestions.
Are location-based app suggestions already working in Pixel Launcher?
No corresponding back-end work to change how suggestions are created has been observed, so the code change alone does not confirm the feature is functional.
When did Pixel Launcher get app suggestions?
Google introduced app suggestions in Pixel Launcher with Android 11.