When Google switched up the Overview screen in Android P, they introduced a replacement feature called “Smart Selection.” Basically, switching the Pixel Launcher Overview to horizontal scrolling cards with high-resolution previews allowed OCR (optical character recognition) to figure on them. you’ll literally select text and pictures from what’s essentially a screenshot of the last state of the app. Unfortunately, Google limited this feature to the Pixel 2 and newer Pixel devices.
Of course, these limitations are easily broken if you’re willing to try to to a touch modding. you’ll get text and image selection performing on the Pixel Launcher Overview screen on any rooted Android 10 device with the QuickSwitch Magisk Module and a couple of other tricks. because of XDA Senior Member remewer, if you have already got a rooted ARM64 Android 10 device with Magisk
Note: Installing Device Personalization Services may not work on your device and may result in a bootloop.Your mileage may vary. If this happens, you can remove the module in /data/adb/modules.
- Install the Pixel Launcher APK (found here) but don’t set it as your default launcher.
- Open the Magisk Manager and look for the QuickSwitch module, created by the Lawnchair team.
- Install the module and reboot your phone.
- Open QuickSwitch and choose Pixel Launcher because the Recents provider. Reboot your phone.
- Set Pixel Launcher as your default launcher.
- Install the Device Personalization Services Magisk module found here, created by XDA Senior Member paphonb and modified by us. Reboot your phone.
- Open the Pixel Launcher settings and choose Suggestions and enable both options.
- That’s it!
