Re: Moto X 2014 - Moto Launcher vs. Google Now Launcher
The Google Now Launcher should already be installed. I saw it on the Moto X in the Verizon Wireless store. Only thing is that they didn't have Google Now activated, so there wasn't any options to swipe to the Google Now cards to the left.
I'm on Verizon, and although the default launcher appears to be the "Google Now Launcher", with the swipe left to Google Cards merely inactivated, I couldn't figure out how to Activate the Google Now screen on the launcher. So I downloaded "Google Now Launcher" from the Play Store, and when I hit "Home", it asked me to choose between "Launcher 3" and "Google Now Launcher". I assume the default launcher is actually called "Launcher 3".
If you can tell me how to activate the "Google Now" screen on "Launcher 3" that would be great - I couldn't figure it out - and given the name differentiation, I'm beginning to think that for some strange reason Verizon ordered the phone with a modified Google Launcher w/o the Google Now screen - and it is called "Launcher 3"