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 — <strong>without root!</strong></p>
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<p>tl;dr give me the download? <a href="https://github.com/KieronQuinn/Smartspacer" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">It’s here</a></p>
<p>One of the most common complaints I see about the Pixel’s software, on Reddit and elsewhere, is the “dead space” at the top of the launcher — At a Glance. Most of the time it’s people asking if they can remove it.</p>
<p>Google’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’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 <a href="https://9to5google.com/2023/09/05/google-assistant-at-a-glance-redesign/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">received a redesign</a> just last month, but for most people, the vast majority of the time, At a Glance displays just today’s date and the weather. And it sits there, on the Pixel Launcher, taking up one row of space.</p>
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