Huawei was even worse than LG for a long time when it came to the app drawer: not only was there
no app drawer by default, but there was no way to bring it back without installing a third - party launcher.
As usual, EMUI looks aesthetically very similar to Apple's iOS, with rounded squared icons, a spotlight-esque search feature, and
no app drawer by default.
For example, there's
no app drawer by default, the settings menu is organized by tabs, and the system apps have their own designs.
Instead of having a button on the right of the favorites tray allowing you to view all your apps, you now access
the app drawer by swiping up or down, similar to how the Google Pixel Launcher works.
The biggest difference you'd notice is that you can now open
the app drawer by swiping up from anywhere, as opposed to having to start your swipe from the dock at the bottom of the screen.
By default, all of your apps are laid out on the home screen without an app drawer, but if that feels too messy you can re-enable
the app drawer by going into the Settings app and tapping Home screen style.
You can reorganize
the app drawer by long pressing icons, just like a phone, and even dive deep into several layers of settings to customize everything.
There are plenty of ways to customize the EMUI home screen, but before you start rearranging apps and adding widgets, you should decide whether or not you want
an app drawer by going to Settings > Home screen style.
The launcher also allows you to customize
your app drawer by adjusting the grid size, scrolling orientation, and a lot more.
The launcher also allows you to you arrange your apps in
your app drawer by category, alphabetically, or by date installed.
Not exact matches
You can either buy songs from the Amazon MP3 store, which is available as a pre-loaded
app found in the
app drawer on Android or you can connect your device to your computer via a USB cable and drag and drop your tunes over to the pre-loaded 8 GB memory card on your device
by switching it to USB storage mode.
It looks overly cartoonish, and simplifies things
by nixing the
app drawer in favor of an iOS - like home screen populated with every installed
app.
Within the
app drawer, we easily switched between
apps, widgets and our favorite - and recent -
app picks
by swiping from left to right.
The home screen comes outfitted with a clock and basic
apps such as Email, the SlideMe
app store, Settings, with the option to add more shortcuts
by dragging and dropping from your
app drawer.
It is not clear what OnePlus means
by the Hidden Space in the
app drawer, but it notes that the update also brings support for editing dynamic icons like the weather, clock and calendar.
Installing
apps — With an SD memory card inserted, install
apps by tapping the
App Store icon in the app draw
App Store icon in the
app draw
app drawer.
Gone is the selection of widgets in the
app drawer, replaced
by a long - press on the Home screen and the rather swish new drag & drop UI seen above.
While the round icon shape is used
by default, the Pixel Launcher also supports several options for customizing the look of system
app icons on the Home and App Drawer screens, including «Squircle,» «Rounded corner rect,» «Square,» and «Cylinder.&raq
app icons on the Home and
App Drawer screens, including «Squircle,» «Rounded corner rect,» «Square,» and «Cylinder.&raq
App Drawer screens, including «Squircle,» «Rounded corner rect,» «Square,» and «Cylinder.»
This is a deliberate choice
by Huawei and gets rid of the
app drawer, leaving you dependent on folders to keep things organized.
The
app drawer is accessed
by swiping up on the dock since I'm using the stock Pixel launcher.
Basically, once you enable Dual Messenger for an
app (for example, WhatsApp or Facebook), you will see two versions of the same
app in your
app drawer (with the second version indicated
by a chain icon in the bottom - right corner).
Rather than scroll through
apps one
by one as you'd do with the default
drawer, Wear Mini Launcher is a hexagonal way to navigate your
apps.
Everything you know about using an Android device applies here: the settings menu is still there, the Play Store is there, and you can click on
apps to launch them or open the settings menu
by clicking on the
app drawer.
You can also open it
by tapping the shopping bag - like icon at the top - right corner of the
app drawer.
Apple, in its infinite Apple - ness, is circumventing the hype around bots and will be simply letting developers build
app extensions that live inside of a new «app drawer,» which users will open in Messages on iOS 10 by tapping the little blue A button that historically stands for App Sto
app extensions that live inside of a new «
app drawer,» which users will open in Messages on iOS 10 by tapping the little blue A button that historically stands for App Sto
app drawer,» which users will open in Messages on iOS 10
by tapping the little blue A button that historically stands for
App Sto
App Store.
To set up gestures on the home screens, jump into Nova's Settings menu
by heading into the
app drawer and selecting «Nova Settings.»
However, while there isn't a switch to turn the interface dark, Pixel 2 users discovered that they could «trick» Android into displaying a dark background on the
app drawer and notification shade
by picking a dark wallpaper.
And rounding out the «
by popular demand» enhancements, in addition to having the colors of items like your folders and All
Apps drawer match your wallpaper, you can now adjust the transparency of these items via Action Launcher's Quicktheme settings.
If this option is enabled, the
app drawer can only be brought up
by swiping up on the home screen.
There's no
app drawer icon on the home screen
by default, as you can simply swipe up or down to view all of your
apps, but if you prefer having one, you can just turn it on in the settings.
Some visual options let you customize your
app drawer and home screen icons
by selecting a few different geometric shapes.
To access them, first head into the Settings menu
by either pull down the notification shade and tapping the cog icon, or jump into the
app drawer and tap the «Settings» shortcut.
That said, I hope LG adds a little bit more to its Android skin, because even though its relatively clean and bloat free, not having an
app drawer installed
by default is pretty annoying.
You can reach the settings menu
by either long - pressing the home screen and tapping the gear icon, or
by selecting the «Action Settings» icon in your
app drawer.
It's not enabled
by default — and when it is activated, there seems to be a one second lag before the home screen shows when you return from an
app — but the
app drawer brings the familiar Android interface, and vastly improves the overall user experience.
Everything is more accessible here, with your
app drawer of sorts easily reachable
by pressing the top crown button on the watch.
The
app, like other iMessage extensions, is available
by tapping the iMessage
apps drawer in iMessage, then scrolling over to the Google
app icon.
Whether we were switching between
apps, dragging up the
app drawer, sliding down notifications or running two
apps side -
by - side, it was responsive and buttery smooth.
Quickdrawer is a vertical
app drawer that docks in a panel on the left side of Action Launcher, and allows you to quickly and easily scroll through your
apps by letter.
Furthermore, a recent promotional video released
by LG actually seems to feature an
app drawer, though its return has not been confirmed
by the company.
If you're ready to upgrade your
app drawer, start by installing the new app, which is called Smart Drawer (
drawer, start
by installing the new
app, which is called Smart
Drawer (
Drawer (Beta).
You are also able to open
apps or shortcuts
by swiping up or down on an application, and Nova Prime is one of the few launchers out there that let you create folders in your
app drawer.
Since this is the same interface as the S8's, you get an updated launcher where accessing the
app drawer is done
by swiping up or down on the home screen, with the option to remove the
apps button from the home screen dock.
With a missing
app drawer, the
apps can now be accessed
by pulling up a tray that is pinned to the bottom of the handset's home screen.
To access Google's massive, curated library of Android
apps, start
by opening the «Play Store»
app that you'll find in your
app drawer.
The side of the device houses two buttons — the upper button opens the
app drawer or Google Assistant, while the bottom button can be customized but starts workouts
by default.
Even though the
app drawer is absent, you can still rearrange the
apps by enabling the rearrange icons option from motion & gestures section in the settings of the phone.
First, go to your Settings
by finding the
app inside the
app drawer, or
by swiping down to reveal the notification panel and tapping the gear icon in the top - right corner.
You can also put all
app shortcuts on the home screen
by disabling the
app drawer, which can be useful if you're moving from a smartphone from Xiaomi or another Chinese OEM that doesn't use
app drawers.
By default,
apps are splashed across the home screens and there's no
app drawer, but that's easy to change in the settings.