Okay, so I know this has been asked before, I've been searching XDA and googling and have found some threads on the topic, but most of them are old and unresolved. So I'm reaching out to see if maybe there's a new development that I haven't been able to find.
Is there any known way to HIDE apps from the app drawer of a stock launcher? I know that Launcher Plus Pro and some other home replacements have this feature built in, but I'm using Virtuous Unity and am really happy with Sense 3.0 at the moment.
It seems like such a basic function, I can't believe there's a) no native feature to do this; and more surprisingly b) there's no 3rd party app that will do this?
I've found some apps that 'hide' your drawer apps (i.e. Hide It Pro) but this not only hides the app from the drawer, but makes it so you can only launch the hidden app from within the app that's hiding it (meaning you have to go into Hide It Pro to launch the hidden app).
I'm using wave launcher and swipepad for my most used apps and games, and would ideally like to remove these apps from the app drawer so they're not cluttering it up, but STILL BE ABLE TO LAUNCH THE APPS from the alternate launcher/shortcuts. With Hide It Pro I was able to remove the apps from the app drawer, but was then unable to launch that app from wave launcher for example.
My reasoning for wanting to do this is not confidentiality/privacy, but rather just to clean up my drawer/app system. Ideally I want my most used apps to be accessed via the secondary launchers (wave and swipepad) and just have the other, less-used apps in the app drawer. Is this possible?
at the moment, I dont think its possible...but I may be wrong. the best current solution would be to use a diff launcher, but yeah it sucks because all the sense widgets would disappear when trying to add them to homescreens (but the apps still work fine). keep us updated if you find a solution, I would like to know as well
Unfortunately I did not find a way to do it too. I am using Go Launcher EX. It can hide apps from the drawer, and still you can launch them from the home screen or elsewhere.
Thanks for the replies. Yeah from my research it doesn't really seem possible. It seems like it should be a pretty basic function but oh well. Thanks anyway guys.
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Thanks for that, I came across that during my research. Seems cool and if it replaced the default app drawer I'd be all over it. But I don't want a homescreen icon as my app drawer. But thanks for the suggestion!!
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Hello.
I have Nexus 7 with Android 4.1.2. How to change icon (applications) order in Applications tab? If I hold the icon I can only drop in into desktop or uninstall but I can't move it in another place.
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Some non-stock launchers have options for the App drawer. You might check out Nova, Apex, Go, Trebuchet, etc. in Play Store or their individual websites. I don't know one specifically that offers what you want, but it wouldn't hurt to check them out. Is it really a problem to find an app sorted alphabetically in the App drawer.
Stock launcher doesn't let you do it. You could try something like Nova Launcher Prime. That allows allows you to hide the ones you don't want to see.
I used Appsi as Sidebar launcher and complete app drawer replacement on my n7000 (didnt run touchwiz on it though).
Unfortunately this does not support multi-window and I don't want to use two sidebars lol.
So is there any other sidebar launcher out there that allows placing apps in multiwindow mode?
Or can you customize the look of the stock multiwindow sidebar somehow? I would like it to have smaller icons with the app name to the side. Maybe through some other app? Couldnt find anything and hoping someone can help.
Using Nova to achieve a semi AOSP look/feel.
This is nothing new here, but thought I'd share as we DONT have root exploit so this would be the next best thing (for me at least.)
I dislike most manufacturer ROM launchers. Nova fills the gap nicely.
Simply restored my nova backup from my previous z1c.
I also chose Google keyboard as I find its much easier and it's predictive text is more accurate then Sony's keyboard - specifically when using swipe (personal preference.)
Feel free to add your own suggestions to this thread.
http://youtu.be/z2IlyuyUJXw
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Declutter App drawer:
Hidden unused apps from app drawer via nova shown below
(Should have showcased this list in the video but forgot)
I want to put Folders on the App page (NOT the Home page). I used this on my Samsung to better organize my apps. Is there any way to do this on the PH-1?
Thanks!
I don't know if it's possible with the stock launcher, but it can be done with a custom one, like Nova Launcher.