Why did my app drawer change on my Nexus 6?

[AC Question]

Ok, so I'm running a Nexus 6 with stock Android 5.1.1 Verizon Build Number LMY48M. Last night I had the normal paginated app drawer where you swipe horizontally to scroll through your pages of apps. This morning on the way to work i was listening to Pandora over bluetooth, the phone then shut down (without any prompting from me). When it restarted the app drawer was no longer paginated and now scrolls vertically with all apps on one big page. From googling around this looks to be how the app drawer will be once Marshmallow is released, but I don't understand why it changed on my phone since I am still on 5.1.1. Anyone else have this happen recently?

 

[belodion]

Others are experiencing this. It's a foretaste of Android M.

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[andrew clayton]

I'm the exact same but in UK running LMY48P ROOTED 5.1.1 woke up this morning and it had changed don't know what has caused it.

 

[hondajohn88]

My app drawer did the same thing just now, but on moto x pure edition 2015. I just update the Google app & that's when it happened.
I figured I'd chime in to say it's not limited to nexus 6 apparently.

 

[Jared McIntosh]

Same thing happened to me. I don't mind, just curious why it did this.

 

[Nick Gailfus]

The change probably came with an update to the Google Search app. That app contains the code for the Google Now Launcher.

 

[Uwe Wagner]

same just happened to me, Nexus 5, Germany. Didn't restart, no update on any app. Just used the app drawer twice in a row. First time, ist was "normal", then the second time it had changed. Like it though...

I noticed some lag earlier today, this is now gone...

 

[Mihai Jinga]

Yeah... I have this new app drawer too. I don't really like it (Nexus 5)

 

[Blaize19]

Just got the update on my N5. Not sure how I feel about it yet.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Google's launcher updated, probably along with Play Services. You can at least remove the suggested apps at the top in the Google app settings.

 

[BootlegZani]

Same thing happened to me this morning on a Moto X 2014 running stock 5.1 on Verizon.

 

[Valeria Bortoluzzi]

I have Moto X 2 and the same happened last night. My version of 5.1.1 is LPE23.32-14.2 running from Brasil. If my device will receive Android M soon, I'll be very happy.

 

[RoboCop-DOAYCWM]

Mine changed just now. It's the Android 6.0 drawer.

 

[DeaDOrgieS]

Same thing happened to me on my moto g 3rd gen....I Woke up this morning only to hav noticed tht my app drawer wasnt swiping to the left or the right but it was scrolling vertically!! I got sooo paranoid! I hate this style of app drawer

 

[nighthour]

Somebody get Mrs Google on the phone and tell her I can never find any of my stuff when she tries to "clean up"!!!

 

[mabr82]

It makes me feel a little sick.

Actually had a head in hands "oh no" prompting my 2 year old to come over and say "its OK daddy, don't worry"

Don't like it

#1stworldproblems

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[Soorej Mohan]

Having the same in my Nexus 5.... Don't like that... A lil sad to hear it would be the gui for marshmallow......

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[ruartworks]

Anyone figured out how to change to the way it was? Horizontal one I really don't like this update.

 

[Joel Sciberras]

My app drawer changed as well. I'm on a OnePlus one with the most recent version of cyanogen android available. I love the new app drawer.. Only thing is, mine has reverted back to the old and I hate it! How do I get new back