To do that, drag the Hangouts app
out of your app drawer, then drop it on the «App Info» button at the top of the screen.
And to keep the app
out of the app drawer was a great idea by HTC, and great to keep things simple.
There are a few significant differences that change the way Android works, such as taking Widgets
out of the app drawer.
Not exact matches
The
App Drawer had the 3D cube layout and does it with a smoothness that actually seems odd and
out of place to Android, I hate to say.
I can't stress enough how good it is to see a developer take advantage
of what Android 4.1 and above can bring to
app design, the slide -
out drawer and action bar are used to great effect and there's even smart use
of gestures such as pinching and more.
Check
out a video
of the boot animation and going through the
app drawer.
This dual SIM smartphone runs Android Marshmallow 6.0.1
out -
of - the - box and on top
of it, there is company's EUI, which is heavily skinned and lacks an
app drawer.
For its part, HTC says it's in the process
of moving away from contracts with third - parties for preloads, and points
out that you can hide unwanted but non-removable
apps from the
App Drawer if you prefer.
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.
Android purists may not like the lack
of app drawer, either, but the notification shade is close to standard Android, and the settings menu is laid
out as you'd expect, too.
If you don't plan to use any third - party launcher and want to have
App Drawer in your View 10, EMUI offers it
out of the box.
Chinese vendors are notorious for not including an
app drawer, instead following the iOS convention
of listing
out all the installed
apps on the home 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 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.
That means heavy changes to core Android, no
app drawer on the homescreen ─ at least not
out of the box, and a plethora
of built - in OEM
apps.
It feels exceedingly close to stock right
out of the box, with an
app drawer and Google Now positioned to the right
of home.
There are a few other UI missteps — I had to switch to Nova launcher on the double to get my
apps drawer back — but otherwise it stays pretty much
out -
of - the - way and there are actually a couple
of welcome customizations here.
When you are working in an
app, simply swipe from the right side
of the display to reveal a small window pane that contains information from a secondary
app that is running in this slide -
out drawer.
It retains a lot
of its older features like the pop
out app drawer and Covers along with some new stuff.
Instead
of having an
apps drawer, the Honor 5X lays
out all
of your
apps on your home pages.
On first glance, the company has done well in keeping the UI relatively clean — there is no
app drawer, and LG has placed all its
apps within another folder, so you basically get two homescreens on the device
out of the box, which feels nice and uncluttered.
It also brings circular folders and icons, along with a slide -
out app drawer in lieu
of a dedicated
app drawer button.
While Apple users tend to live in what we call the
app drawer, Android users have home screens on top
of the
app drawer so that most
apps are
out of the way and only what you want to see is on the home screen.
There's a whole industry
of icon pack makers
out there who make
apps to make your
app drawers consistent since Android can't seem to achieve that
out of the box.
Because it runs Nova Launcher right
out the box, there's a litany
of options for customization for the device's homescreens and
app drawer and basically everything else.
Much like the Bradshaw and virtually every other Android Wear smartwatch
out there, you have the
app drawer on the right side
of the smartwatch.
To satisfy me enough to recommend their experience
out of the box, I'd want to see an
app drawer, better consistency
of design (no more weird font colors in the notification shade, etc), slimmed down bloat, and meaningful (fast) updates that fix software issues as they arise.
Also, if you back
out of the
app, it just goes away instead
of leaving an icon sitting in your
app drawer — just like a tab in your browser.
Nevertheless, LG is now pushing
out the update which marks the return
of the
app drawer for the LG G5, Android fans will be pleased.
Out of the box, there's no
app drawer.
With custom themes, no
app drawer option game launcher and cranking up the speed
of animations has led this UI to be one
of the most performing Android skins
out there.
It's one
of the best third - party user interfaces
out there, with the biggest change over stock Android being the lack
of an
app drawer.