First look: Google’s working to make managing Pixel home screens easier

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TL;DRAndroid Authority has found evidence of an in-progress “organizer” feature for home screens on Pixel phones.The feature would let users create home screens that automatically populate with apps of a specified type, as well as rearrange and delete individual home screens.We don’t know when the feature is intended to release publicly.Android 17 Beta 3 landed on Pixel phones yesterday. There are a handful of small, thoughtful changes included in the update, including the option to hide app names on your home screen and separate quick settings toggles for mobile data and Wi-Fi. Poking around the release, we also managed to get a peek at a work-in-progress feature that’s not yet officially available: an “organizer” utility that can arrange entire home screens for you.In a future release, this feature should allow users to create, delete, and rearrange home screens. When you’re creating a home screen, your Pixel will offer to automatically populate it with apps and widgets of a certain type — frequently used, games, social media, and more.