Pixel Launcher v13
APK · 12.8 MB · version code 906 · Android 13+ · uploaded May 4, 2025
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Compared with the latest version
The latest version is v16, uploaded Jun 23, 2026 — about 1 year after this one.
- Size: this file is 12.8 MB; the latest is 15.4 MB (2.6 MB larger).
- Android: this version needs Android 13+; the latest needs Android 16+. Use this one if your device runs an older Android release.
- The latest version asks for 16 more permissions: Access contextual search, Access hidden profiles full, View network connections, Expand status bar, Internal system window, Lock apps, Access all files, Manage key gestures….
- The latest version no longer asks for: Get people tile preview, Nexuslauncher read settings (custom), Nexuslauncher write settings (custom).
File information
- Version
- v13 (906)
- Uploaded
- May 4, 2025
- Size
- 12.8 MB
- Requires
- Android 13+ (API 33)
- CPU support
- Any (no native code)
- Graphics
- OpenGL ES 2.0+
- Screen
- Small screens and larger
- MD5
- 18cb71851c8516965f9e2e0f6ea948a2
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)
- 61:ED:37:7E:85:D3:86:A8:DF:EE:6B:86:4B:D8:5B:0B:FA:A5:AF:81
- Signed by
- [email protected], CN=Android, OU=Android, O=Android, L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
- File name
- com-google-android-apps-nexuslauncher-906-70581058-18cb71851c8516965f9e2e0f6ea948a2.apk
- Package
- com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher
- Downloads (all versions)
- 1+
- Age rating
- PEGI 3 · Everyone
What's new in v13
As of October 2016:
• The weather appears in the top-right corner for your current location
• Visual refresh of wallpaper picker
• New circular folder presentation
• Shortcuts on long-press of supporting apps
Permissions (42)
This version requests 42 permissions, 3 of them sensitive.
- Call phone Sensitive android.permission.CALL_PHONE
- Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
- See all installed apps Sensitive android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
- Access shortcuts android.permission.ACCESS_SHORTCUTS
- Allow slippery touches android.permission.ALLOW_SLIPPERY_TOUCHES
- Bind appwidget android.permission.BIND_APPWIDGET
- Bind quick settings tile android.permission.BIND_QUICK_SETTINGS_TILE
- Bind service (custom) com.google.android.apps.miphone.aiai.matchmaker.overview.service.BIND_SERVICE
- Broadcast close system dialogs android.permission.BROADCAST_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS
- Change wifi state android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE
- Control remote app transition animations android.permission.CONTROL_REMOTE_APP_TRANSITION_ANIMATIONS
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Get people tile preview android.permission.GET_PEOPLE_TILE_PREVIEW
- Get top activity info android.permission.GET_TOP_ACTIVITY_INFO
- Internal broadcast protection (app-defined) com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
- Launcher read settings (custom) com.google.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Manage accessibility android.permission.MANAGE_ACCESSIBILITY
- Manage activity tasks android.permission.MANAGE_ACTIVITY_TASKS
- Monitor input android.permission.MONITOR_INPUT
- Nexuslauncher hotseat edu (custom) com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher.permission.HOTSEAT_EDU
- Nexuslauncher qsb (custom) com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher.permission.QSB
- Nexuslauncher read settings (custom) com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
- Nexuslauncher write settings (custom) com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
- Read device config android.permission.READ_DEVICE_CONFIG
- Read frame buffer android.permission.READ_FRAME_BUFFER
- Register stats pull atom android.permission.REGISTER_STATS_PULL_ATOM
- Remove tasks android.permission.REMOVE_TASKS
- Request delete packages android.permission.REQUEST_DELETE_PACKAGES
- Rotate surface flinger android.permission.ROTATE_SURFACE_FLINGER
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- Set orientation android.permission.SET_ORIENTATION
- Set unrestricted keep clear areas android.permission.SET_UNRESTRICTED_KEEP_CLEAR_AREAS
- Set wallpaper android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER
- Set wallpaper hints android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER_HINTS
- Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
- Start tasks from recents android.permission.START_TASKS_FROM_RECENTS
- Status bar android.permission.STATUS_BAR
- Stop app switches android.permission.STOP_APP_SWITCHES
- Suggestion consumer (custom) com.google.android.as.allapps.SUGGESTION_CONSUMER
- System application overlay android.permission.SYSTEM_APPLICATION_OVERLAY
- View instant apps android.permission.VIEW_INSTANT_APPS
- Write secure settings android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS
Security & authenticity
Security rating: Warning
Signing certificate
- Signed with Android's public test key This key is published with Android's source code, so anyone can sign a file with it.
- The same certificate signs apps from 141 different developers Developers sign only their own apps, so this almost always means the files were re-signed by someone else — often after being modified.
- Other versions use a different certificate v16, v14, v10 and 2 more. Android normally won't update an installed app with a file signed by another certificate, and a new certificate can mean a different publisher. v16 · v14 · v10 · vQ-4753642
Store checks
- Developer signature check failed May 4, 2025
- Uploaded by “aplicativosxd685” 414 followers · uploading since 2021
Scans come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (5 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself.
How to install Pixel Launcher on Android 13+
You'll need about 25.6 MB of free space.
- Download the APK — tap Download APK above (12.8 MB). Chrome shows “File might be harmful” for every APK file; choose Download anyway only if you trust this file.
- Open the file — tap the download notification, or open Files › Downloads and tap com-google-android-apps-nexuslauncher-906-70581058-18cb71851c8516965f9e2e0f6ea948a2.apk.
- Allow the install (first time only) — Android 8 and later asks for permission the first time an app opens an APK: tap Settings in the prompt, turn on Allow from this source, then go back. Manual path: Settings › Apps › Special app access › Install unknown apps (on Samsung: Settings › Apps › ⋮ › Special access). On Android 7 and older: Settings › Security › Unknown sources.
- Check the file (optional) — the MD5 of the downloaded file should be 18cb71851c8516965f9e2e0f6ea948a2. If it differs, the file is damaged or was changed: delete it and download again.
- Tap Install — Android asks “Do you want to install this app?”. The source store flagged this file with a security warning; we recommend not installing it. If Play Protect blocks it, tap Cancel. If an earlier version is installed, this one only installs as an update when it is signed with the same certificate (SHA-1 shown above).
- Open Pixel Launcher — tap Open on the install screen, or find it in your app drawer.
Common install problems
- “App not installed” — a version signed with a different certificate, or a newer version, is already installed (Android doesn't allow downgrades). Uninstall it first; back up your data, because uninstalling deletes it.
- “There was a problem parsing the package” — the file is incomplete, or your Android is too old (this version needs Android 13+). Download it again, or pick an older version.
- Blocked by Play Protect — Play Protect checks apps from outside the Play Store. Only continue if you trust the source; for this file we recommend not to.