Smartspacer: At a Glance, but actually useful

<p>Smartspacer is a new customisable widget, but with a difference: It can upgrade the built in At a Glance on Pixels &mdash;&nbsp;<strong>without root!</strong></p> <p><img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*J88WWj-6DOtJA94JNWWpng.png" style="height:234px; width:700px" /></p> <p>tl;dr give me the download?&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/KieronQuinn/Smartspacer" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">It&rsquo;s here</a></p> <p>One of the most common complaints I see about the Pixel&rsquo;s software, on Reddit and elsewhere, is the &ldquo;dead space&rdquo; at the top of the launcher &mdash; At a Glance. Most of the time it&rsquo;s people asking if they can remove it.</p> <p>Google&rsquo;s Pixels have had an implementation of At a Glance for a number of years now, on the lock screen, always on display and at the top of the launcher. It&rsquo;s meant to display contextual, timely information, such as the weather, upcoming calendar events and flights. They also provide a regular widget for people on other devices, or who use a custom launcher, in fact it&nbsp;<a href="https://9to5google.com/2023/09/05/google-assistant-at-a-glance-redesign/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">received a redesign</a>&nbsp;just last month, but for most people, the vast majority of the time, At a Glance displays just today&rsquo;s date and the weather. And it sits there, on the Pixel Launcher, taking up one row of space.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@KieronQuinn/smartspacer-at-a-glance-but-actually-useful-38ccff1e3255"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>
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