As far as new HTC software features go, you get a new HTC Sense launcher with easy
access to the app drawer or notification shade with a swipe up or swipe down actions anywhere on the home screen.
Still, it appears that the new launcher is comfortable with handling landscape views, users can still search for apps directly from the app drawer and the sliding arrow that featured in the bottom third of the Nexus Launcher can still be accessible in the new Pixel Launcher, with the same functionality of allowing
access to the app drawer.
Not exact matches
The
app finder in the
app drawer is faster and will not give relevant internet results, Bixby has a new feature
to wake you up with your favorite music, there's a new shortcut
to quickly
access your Samsung Cloud content, automate your connected devices, and tons, tons more.
The Android experience on the E4 Plus is incredibly close
to stock, including features like your Google Feed cards on your left-most home screen, swiping up
to access your
app drawer, and even the Pixel animation when pressing the home button.
I have
access to Winamp, my
drawer, and sliders for my camera
app and Tesla LED (
to make my camera LED into a flashlight).
Lock screen icons make it easy
to quick launch up
to three
apps and radio toggles in the Notification
drawer offer faster
access than digging into the settings when you want
to connect
to Wi - Fi, Bluetooth, and more.
Nova Launcher is a $ 5 productivity
app that offers customizable «
drawers»
to access apps and widgets easily, and includes a backup - and - restore function for maintaining layout choices.
There's support for adaptive icons, you swipe up
to access your
app drawer, and there's even a working Google Feed on the left-most side.
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.
A new slide - in navigation
drawer on the left side of the
app gives you
access to different folders and accounts, a dedicated...
To access your
app drawer, tap the arrow icon at the upper - right portion of the screen.
To secretly take a picture without raising any suspicion,
access your
app drawer and look for the «Take Photo»
app icon.
A new slide - in navigation
drawer on the left side of the
app gives you
access to different folders and accounts, a dedicated search button lets you find files easily and pull -
to - refresh lets you manually grab new files from the cloud.
This collection of photo - editing and enhancement tricks was previously buried in an overflow menu in the Gallery
app; now it's front and center in the
app drawer, giving easy
access to editing capabilities in «Shot & More,» the shooting mode that lets take a burst of photos and apply different effects after the fact.
To the right, you have the app drawer with a useful search option, and you can add your favorite apps to the shortcut menu that's easily accessed from the main home scree
To the right, you have the
app drawer with a useful search option, and you can add your favorite
apps to the shortcut menu that's easily accessed from the main home scree
to the shortcut menu that's easily
accessed from the main home screen.
Starting with Messages, Apple has redesigned the chat
app with a new
app drawer that allows easy
access to other
apps on the user's iPhone.
To access the app drawer, you will have to swipe up from the home screen butto
To access the
app drawer, you will have
to swipe up from the home screen butto
to swipe up from the home screen button.
Quickly I found out that Samsung has implemented a new gesture
to access the
app drawer, and it works a lot like Google's Pixel Launcher...
It is evident that Pixel is doting a new UI style that requires users
to swipe up in order
to perform certain operations like
accessing the
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.
The home screen launcher still swipes over
to Google Now, though you do lose the Pixel Launcher's long - press
app functions, as well as the swipe up gesture
to access the
app drawer — there's the old - fashioned button taking up space in your dock instead.
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.
When you're done here, the
app will offer
to hide itself from your
app drawer, which helps keep things tidy since you won't need
to access this UI again.
In other words, you can swipe up
to access your
app drawer, the Google Search widget is at the bottom of your home screen, the At a Glance widget will showcase the weather and upcoming calendar appointments, and there's a fully - functional Google Feed on the left - side of your setup (for better or worse).
To access it, open the
app drawer and tap the «Settings»
app icon.
They make it even easier
to access some of the
apps and features we've mentioned above, and will complete reskin your phone (including the home screens and
app drawer) with a Microsoft feel.
The new launcher has no
app drawer icon and instead, users have
to swipe up
to access the
app drawer.
I missed Pixel features like swiping up
to access the
app drawer and the classy weather widget, but from Sense's settings suggestions
to the Flip
to mute toggle, I generally enjoyed HTC's spin on Nougat.
The OneDrive
app for Windows Phone received a pretty awesome update It has been redesigned
to make it really easy for you
to find and open the files and folders you're looking The new «navigation
drawer» gives you quick
access... Read more
It brings a refreshed interface with optional
app drawer, more intuitive
access to settings (you no longer need
to dive through 50 screens
to get
to where you want
to be), as well as standard Nougat additions like multi-window support.
Launchers from phone manufacturers and third parties alike are getting more themable and more adaptable, adding gestures
to do things like
access shortcuts and open the
app drawer.
Lastly, there is also an option
to access Google Play Store right from the
app drawer.
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.
In case you're not familiar with the
app drawer, it's the icon on the bottom of your Android device's display that you can click
to access all the applications on your device, not just the ones that are on your home screen.
A list of recommended
apps can be
accessed by swiping down on the home screen or through the
app drawer, though I've never found this
to be particularly useful.
All major user interface features of the Nexus Launcher have been carried over
to the Pixel Launcher, including the Google lozenge and weird date orientation and a revised
app drawer design with instant search
access.
The Mate 7 let you unlock your phone just by tapping the sensor and in the Mate S, Huawei have not only made this feature faster but also added gesture support
to let you
access the camera, take a selfie, pull down your notifications
drawer or bring up the recent
apps menu.
Just swipe up
to access the
app drawer.
As for the interface itself, the Nokia 6 features a Pixel - style launcher that lets you swipe up from the bottom of the screen
to access the
app drawer.
The main features we know so far: the Pixel Launcher will include new homescreen shortcuts and the circular
app icons, and will also have users swiping up
to access the
app drawer from favorites.
You can also quickly
access the
App Info screen by long - pressing an app's icon on your app drawer, dragging it to the «App info» shortcut that appears at the top of the screen, and releasing
App Info screen by long - pressing an
app's icon on your app drawer, dragging it to the «App info» shortcut that appears at the top of the screen, and releasing
app's icon on your
app drawer, dragging it to the «App info» shortcut that appears at the top of the screen, and releasing
app drawer, dragging it
to the «
App info» shortcut that appears at the top of the screen, and releasing
App info» shortcut that appears at the top of the screen, and releasing it.
One hidden nugget is the ability
to swipe up anywhere on the home screen
to access the
app drawer but also swipe down anywhere
to bring down the notification shade — no more reaching!
More recently, on Samsung Experience 8.1 the manufacturer has introduced interesting features such as a swipe up
to access the
app drawer feature.
You will be able
to access controls right from the
app drawer as well as the Automatic mode.
Swipe down for the Oreo redesigned notification
drawer, swipe up for
apps, and swipe
to the right
to access the well - designed Google feed.
The Yureka includes a dedicated
app for that on the
app drawer as well as the theme store can be
access by tapping on the menu button of the device, which will show an icon
to open the themes store.
The top one toggles between the watch face and the
app drawer, and the bottom one is used
to access fitness tracking (single - click) and Android Pay (double - click).
The sole button lets you open the
app drawer to access apps such as contacts, weather, the Google Play Store, Google Fit, and more.
No
app drawer, no double slide down
to access quick settings, no
app switching with cards and more.