Swiping up brings up the vertically
scrolling app drawer, and swiping down brings down the notification shade.
The new app is almost identical to the Nexus Launcher, with the same Google search button at the top left corner, the vertical
scrolling app drawer and the icon dock at the bottom.
Marshmallow has refined some of the well - known aspects, like adding a frequently used apps line in the now vertical
scrolling app drawer.
Android M brings support for built - in fingerprint sensors, proper support for USB Type - C, a new text selection tool, a vertical
scrolling app drawer, native Android Pay support, and more.
Speaking of the app drawer, ASUS is still doing a horizontal
scrolling app drawer.
For those running Lollipop, the new Google app update adds the Marshmallow - style vertical
scrolling app drawer, complete with suggested apps at the top of the screen.
Stock Android doesn't come with a whole lot of bells and whistles, and apart from a few aesthetic changes, such as the now vertically -
scrolling app drawer, the most notable additions with Android 6.0 Marshmallow are Doze, more granular control over app permissions, and Google Now on Tap.
A few differences you will find include the horizontally
scrolling app drawer (Google prefers to vertically scroll these days) and an additional panel to the left (of the app drawer) which offers up recommended apps based on your usage.
It is a huge leap from Android Wear 1.6, with a host of new features including a new vertically
scrolling app drawer and additional custom watch faces.
Not exact matches
Android 6.0 Marshmallow With improved functions and features such as the redesigned home screen with permanent Google search bar including the refreshed Google logo; vertical
scrolling on the
app drawer; and predictive
app search to help you find what you're looking for.
Apex Launcher also lets you enable or disable elastic
scrolling, which causes the desktop or
app drawer to bounce slightly when you've
scrolled to the end of the page.
Users will now be able to choose between vertical and horizontal
scrolling in the
app drawer, which will be great for people that like to customize their Android device to how they like it (such as users that install custom Android launchers).
Other times, there's visible stutter and lag, whether you're
scrolling through
apps on the Play Store, swiping down the notification
drawer, moving through home screens, or perusing websites on Chrome.
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.
Features list: Call Recording Auto call recording 4 Ways Reboot (Reboot, Recovery, Hotboot, Download) Full Color / Transparency customization for Status bar and Notification
drawer elements Secure Samsung Keyboard Option to keep «Add Call» button with Call recording menu Disable Camera shutter sound (+ Screen Capture) Skip Music with Volume buttons Save Call Logs View Enable Keyboard Symbols Enable Hangouts Calls trough cellular Enable Camera while calling Unlimited and Customizable Multi-View support Bypass Exchange Lock check Notification Panel Customization Long Home key behavior Long Back key to kill
App (+ white list) Disable increasing ringtone Messaging Tweaks (raise limits and conversion) Disable
Scrolling cache Enable Full rotations White / Colored Circle Battery Transparent Notifications panel Customize Clock format and size Customize Battery text helper size Customize Quick Settings buttons number per row Collapse Quick Settings after toggle 2 line formatted date on the panel header Dark themed Multi-Window Disable Boot sound Customize Two line date header format White / Black Email
App background (Supported on some devices) Transparent Quick Settings buttons background Default hidden SMS logs Add Call button to Logs and Contacts list Disable Accounts icons on Contacts list Custimize Wifi AP Clients number Disable Launcher page rotation Add Exit button to browser SMS Automatic input mode Disable Call number formatting Enable unlimited Contacts joining Enable Gallery Rotation trough button Set default Browser view to Desktop Hide Wireless charging popup Hide Full Battery Notification Clock position Status bar (Hide, Left, Right, Center) NFC behaviors (UN / Locked on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging
App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox
Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both
Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to come
The launcher also allows you to customize your
app drawer by adjusting the grid size,
scrolling orientation, and a lot more.
During my testing, I would randomly experience a weird stutter when
scrolling through the
app drawer.
First off, there's no
app drawer, just endless pages of
apps to
scroll through.
From there, select «
App & widget
drawers,» then
scroll down and enable the switch next to «Swipe to open.»
The
app, like other iMessage extensions, is available by tapping the iMessage
apps drawer in iMessage, then
scrolling over to the Google
app icon.
A notable difference is the
app drawer, which
scrolls vertically, much like the Google Now Launcher.
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.
There are a few neat touches like a translucent slide up
app drawer (from anywhere on the home screen), the option to take
scrolling screenshots and also a do not disturb mode for gaming where you can lock capacitive buttons and block notifications for those intense gaming sessions.
Once in settings, choose «
App & widget
drawers» and
scroll to the bottom of the list.
From there, head to the
App & widget
drawers and
scroll all the way to bottom.
The multi tasking
drawer turns each running
app into Stack of cards and you can easily
scroll down through the cards, the whole process look very fluidic.
The
app drawer has been rearranged into a vertical
scrolling list, with four «predictive»
app listings up top — applications which Google thinks you might want to us next.
Most standard Android devices also have the ability to run a «custom launcher» — that's an
app that runs instead of your usual home screen and allows you to change the look and feel of your device, from something as simple as the look of your
app icons, all the way to deciding how your
app drawer scrolls and how many icons fit onto one screen.
Unlike Android proper, the
app drawer is hidden at the bottom of a non-editable list of commands, found by tapping the voice search button and
scrolling down to the bottom.
And if you really just don't feel like
scrolling around at all, there is also a new
app drawer search bar that will help you really get to specific
apps in a jiffy.
Instead of someone
scrolling through your
app drawer and judging you, you can hide away the
app so that only you know about it.
The new
app drawer scrolls vertically, which does seem to speed up navigation and gets you to your
apps quicker.
I tried it, the bars are high on the
app drawer but when you do it on
scrolling on the settings menu its like the other two phone that has low bars.
Like the
app drawer, you can now easily
scroll through the list of widgets by grabbing the
scroll bar on the right side of the screen.
The usual double - tap on the power button gives a quick way to launch the camera without having to fiddle with icons or
scroll through the
app drawer.
Along with that, OxygenOS on the OnePlus 5 includes
scrolling screenshots, a new Pixel - like
app drawer, new screen - off gestures, customizable notification vibrations, gaming do not disturb mode, and «Secure Box» which mimics Samsung's «Secure Folder.»
That
drawer also happens to have a search bar to make it easier to look for an
app rather than
scroll past dozens of names.
Tap the
app drawer icon in the dock at the bottom of the display and you'll find a vertically
scrolling list of all your installed applications — of which very few come preinstalled.
But certain elements of TouchWiz manage to bog the Snapdragon 400 down quite often, like
scrolling through pages in the
app drawer or switching to the Widgets tab.
What makes Action Launcher unique is its sliding panels; swiping in from the left pulls in a vertically
scrolling app list, eliminating the need for an
app drawer icon taking up precious home screen space, and swiping in from the right opens a
drawer that holds additional
apps and widgets.
With the premium version, you'll be able to unlock gestures, unread counts, custom
drawer groups, the ability to hide
apps, and use more
scroll effects.
When you upgrade to Prime you unlock swiping gestures for your phone,
app hiding in your
app drawer, dock swiping, and a whole host of cool
scrolling effects.
I turn off the swipe down gestures while using Touch Circle so I can
scroll through the dots, but I leave swipe up enabled so I can still swipe to access the
app drawer.
If you haven't enabled this navigate to your system settings either in the
app drawer or the notification pull - down on your phone and
scroll down to About Phone.
This means the Flipboard - like BlinkFeed lives to the left of the home screen, extra home screens are found to the right, and the full
app drawer scrolls vertically, rather than horizontally.
There are a few minor differences, such as the controversial decision to make the
app drawer scroll vertically instead of horizontally paged and the font on the lock screen.