There are several customization options on offer as well, including notification badges, which lets you see the unread
count on app icons.
Not exact matches
If you go premium, you can tack
on gesture controls, unread
count badges for
apps, and
icon swipe actions.
As informative as they can be, the new
app icon badges and unread
counts on the Galaxy S9's home screen are a little redundant since Android already has a notification center.
They're the little number bubble that shows up
on an
app icon to show you your unread notification
count and are yet another custom launcher feature being absorbed into stock Android.
There's not really any user - facing part of the
app, unless you
count the «Google Settings»
icon on phones running Lollipop and earlier versions.
At any one time you'll get six
icons on the screen, and these will feature largish (certainly in comparison to the
icon) number
counts so you can see how many notifications to the
apps you have.
Unlike the iOS implementation though, the dots
on the
app icons don't give you a
count of how many notifications you have — you'll have to long press to get that information.
Among the standouts are support for gestures (e.g. swipe up from the dialer
icon to instantly call your favorite contact), the ability to show unread
counts on top of
icons (in conjunction with the TeslaUnread plugin
app), and the ability to hide
apps from the
app launcher.