Hide apps from app drawer?

avidgrapher

Is it possible without disabling the app?

Apps that are already on the homescreen don't need to be in the app drawer too.

avidgrapher

Lawnchair and many other launchers have this functionality, too.

csis01

avidgrapher Lawnchair and many other launchers have this functionality

It would seem that you've answered your own question. Replace the launcher with one that has this capability!

avidgrapher

Where can I submit feature requests?

It seems that I'll need a Google account for submitting to AOSP issue tracker:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues?q=componentid:190923%2B

csis01

The feature request is NOT RELEVANT. Use a different launcher.

Vanargand

Honestly not a good take to just use a different launcher, since these are known to break other functionalities like gestures / the app drawer in general in some cases.

rhimbo

Folks,

Apologies if this is a naive question or not appropriate for this post....

What is the difference between the "home screen" and the "app drawer?"

Also, can one create multiple home screens -- multiple virtual screens that is, e.g. you can swipe left to see a second (or third, etc) screen with more app icons on it?

W1zardK1ng

rhimbo home screen is the screen you see when you unlock your phone, and you can add the apps there for easy access. Yes, you can create multiple home screen pages by dragging apps there.
App drawer is what appears when you swipe up from your home screen and it shows all the apps you have installed(disabled apps are not shown).

rhimbo

W1zardK1ng
So is it accurate to say that the app drawer is a kind of centralized catalog of all the apps on the phone, a way to see all apps installed?

To create multiple virtual home screens, is there a gesture or menu item to create a new virtual home screen? Or, does the OS create a new one when the first one becomes full?

Dumdum

rhimbo To create multiple virtual home screens, is there a gesture or menu item to create a new virtual home screen? Or, does the OS create a new one when the first one becomes full?

Drag an app from the drawer to the right side of your home screen and a new page will be created.

W1zardK1ng

rhimbo

rhimbo So is it accurate to say that the app drawer is a kind of centralized catalog of all the apps on the phone, a way to see all apps installed?

Yes its a kind of but not the exact place for you to manage your apps, but you can see all your apps here and open them from there.

rhimbo To create multiple virtual home screens, is there a gesture or menu item to create a new virtual home screen? Or, does the OS create a new one when the first one becomes full?

To create multiple home screen you drag a app icon to the corner of your home screen and a new home screen tab gets created after you drop your app there.

This is how almost all android phones works, and you will get it once you start using an android phone if you are an iPhone user.
You may create a new thread you need more help, and I think we should not continue this discussion in this thread.

SgtSurehand

rhimbo once the home screen is full of items, just drag the next shortcut or widget past the edge of the screen to place it. Beg your pardon, haven't refreshed, others reacted in the meantime

rhimbo

W1zardK1ng
Ah, ok; thanks. I'll try it now...! I'm just getting used to playing with Graphene... just successfully installed it the other day.

rhimbo

W1zardK1ng
Just a quick question. Where is "...the exact place ... to manage ... apps.”
Is it the "Settings -> Apps -> All Apps” menu? Or is it the App Drawer? I’m not sure I understand the App Drawer yet.

View seen upon swiping up halfway on the home screen
https://www.imgbly.com/ib/LeoWVLqTXK
Is this the App Drawer?

View seen upon selecting the apps icon (with the cube graphic) after swiping up halfway on the home screen
https://www.imgbly.com/ib/GngC93PVil

View seen in System -> Apps -> All Apps
https://www.imgbly.com/ib/9eMYKFX3hK

It seems that I get to ‘the same place’ by both of these paths:

Half swipe up on the home screen (to the App Drawer?)
Settings -> Apps -> All Apps

Or am I completely misunderstanding the terminology?

rhimbo

SgtSurehand
Great...! Thank you...!

smallwing

rhimbo Just a quick question. Where is "...the exact place ... to manage ... apps.”

For me, I manage apps (disable, restrict battery, background data etc) with the first of your list:

rhimbo Is it the "Settings -> Apps -> All Apps” menu?

I have a home screen widget for that: widget > settings > App info
which is a shortcut to the "Settings -> Apps -> All Apps” menu you mention.

You have the benefit there of the drop down filter for all|installed|disabled and the search and show system options too.

I'm sure you know all this already, but if it answers your question, I can say that's how I manage apps.

W1zardK1ng

rhimbo

rhimbo https://www.imgbly.com/ib/LeoWVLqTXK
Is this the App Drawer?

Yes this is the app drawer.

rhimbo https://www.imgbly.com/ib/GngC93PVil

This is the graphene os app store from where you can install google play services, android auto, update few graphene os apps.

rhimbo View seen in System -> Apps -> All Apps
https://www.imgbly.com/ib/9eMYKFX3hK

This is the place where you can manage all your apps, install, uninstall , disable, enable, manage permissions etc

rhimbo It seems that I get to ‘the same place’ by both of these paths:

Half swipe up on the home screen (to the App Drawer?)
Settings -> Apps -> All Apps

No, its not the same place, app drawer shows only the enabled apps and you cannot do anything there other than opening the apps by clicking on it. If you log press on any app there you will see app info, clicking on it will take you to the app specific section where you can manage that app.

rhimbo So would you disable it to conserve battery life then?
Sorry, I'm not understanding what the motivation would be to disable an app other than resource conservation.

There are some app which we don't use daily but once in a week or month.
Uninstalling the app after its use and when we want it again installing it again is a pain. So instead of it you can disable that app. If you disable an app its kind of you uninstalled the app, the app won't collect any data running background or use your battery. But when you enable it again the app is back how it was there before no need to login or anything.

I keep my banking app disabled all the time, when I want to make any transfer I just enable it complete my transfer and disable it again. You can use this feature to disable the closed source apps so it won't run in the background.

rhimbo

smallwing
Thanks....

So I gather that what I described are two ways to do the same thing: app management? Is that an accurate statement? It appears that one can do the same functions using either approach.

Oggyo

smallwing I have a home screen widget for that: widget > settings > App info
which is a shortcut to the "Settings -> Apps -> All Apps” menu you mention.

You have the benefit there of the drop down filter for all|installed|disabled and the search and show system options too.

I use the same :) Normally, an app that I don't use on a weekly basis I keep it disabled. And when I need it - I go via the mentioned shortcut. :)

smallwing

rhimbo I think that's a fair thing to say.

A long hold touch > App info on any app icon in any of those screens will bring up the option to manage an app (stuff like disable, restrict battery, background data etc).

rhimbo

smallwing
OK, thanks, got it.

rhimbo

Oggyo
So this is a policy to address the risk of "just in case this app is not trustworthy" I take it?

That is, just in case it's not trustworthy, limit its ability to search for and potentially skim privacy-related information?
By limiting the time it runs, you limit the probability of it being able to don something nefarious?