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Larger home screen grid Sense

Are there any mods out to change the homescreen grid size from 4x4? It seems silly to only have 4 rows of icons when the resolution is so high. I use blinkfeed often so using apex or nova is out of the question for me.

chrisjm00 said:
Are there any mods out to change the homescreen grid size from 4x4? It seems silly to only have 4 rows of icons when the resolution is so high. I use blinkfeed often so using apex or nova is out of the question for me.
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I can't find this too.

If you have Xposed installed you can use Sense 6 Toolbox to get an extra row. It has an option to add another row to all homescreens. 4x5 is the only option but it's better than 4x4.

If you don't mind not using sense 6, get a new launcher like nova or apex. But getting xposed (if you are rooted) if you want to keep sense is your best bet.

Has anyone figured out a workaround to changing icons on the Google Now Launcher?

I'm using the Google Now launcher on my S7, and it along with a Marshmallow theme from the Samsung theme store has given the phone a nice stock Android look. Unfortunately, the icon pack included along with the Marshmallow theme hasn't applied on GNL. I know GNL doesn't natively support icon packs but has anyone figured out a workaround for this? The TouchWiz icons stand out otherwise. And when I say icon packs, I mean in the app drawer too, not just modded shortcuts on the home screen.

In case you have root you can use Xposed and the XGEL module to use a different icon pack:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-xposed-gel-settings-t2647275
Otherwise (i.e. without root) I would recommend a launcher like Nova.

I'm not rooted.

Rick_Moli0212 said:
I'm not rooted.
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Use Nova Launcher. You can set it up to look exactly like GEL, but it's more functional and performs better. You can use Google Opinion Rewards to build up a couple of £/$ to cover the cost of "Prime" but it's not necessary.

Fyi for anyone googling this or looking for this still. I had my s7 edge display scaling set to condensed to fit more on the screen. Once I changed it back to standard (with the material Samsung theme applied) and rebooted the correct icons appeared. Could be that the change forces the launcher to recreate icons or clear it's cache etc.
Also, stock android lovers, install good lock from the galaxy app stores to bring the stock android notification shade and status bar into your s7. Got a very stock feel now with Samsung material theme, Google now launcher and good lock.
Hope this helps someone.
So switch your display scaling after setting your theme should flush the icons ??

Change default system icon shape

Is there anyway to change the default icon shape systemwide? I know i can throught the stock launcher, but in the settings it stays rounded and i want them round squared. (IOS style)

You might not be able to change stock icons as the launcher doesnt have any customizations. You have to install a launcher for this.
You can install lawnchair launcher version 1.1.0.1410 (I recommend this version, older and newer version has bugs)
Lawnchair can customize your icons the way you like, and the launcher itself is EXACTLY like pixel launcher.

Bump!
How can I change adaptive icon shape in whole system? Launchers like pixel launcher, or lawnchair even installed as system apps, still changes shape only inside of them, but on recent apps icons are still in the system shape.

S8 Homescreen (Post homescreen)

Everyone likes to change and customize their homescreen in the maximum way possible. That is why this thread will be all about the homescreens of the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus users.
While posting, also mention the launcher and the widgets used (if any) .
We will also talk about the best roms for the galaxy s8 (G950FD)

This is my homescreen, the launcher used is the Pixel launcher 2 MOD.
Widget : Another widget
Icon pack :- defaul icon pack (pixel launcher 2)

Hey, there's already such topic:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/themes/post-homescreen-t3592369

jonny908 said:
Hey, there's already such topic:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8/themes/post-homescreen-t3592369
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Wanted to make a thread not only about the homescreen layouts but also to share ROMS working on SM G950FD . Are there any threads for that?

Simple and clean
Nova launcher, pixel icon pack, gesture control, nav removed and ui tuner to remove status icons.
Got the wallpaper from a amoled wallpapers app

Simple ?
Nova launcher
Pixel icon pack
Zooper

Apex launcher 3.3.

OneUi icon size tweak?

Hi guys,
I am wondering is there a tweak or some way to tweak the size of the icons in OneUI Home?
I wrote this in Reddit, but I still haven't received a working solution, so I decided to post my question here:
I've recently bought S10e and when you switch the grid from 4x5 to 4x6 the icons are getting too small.
Honestly, I think that's a bug, because there is plenty of space left on the screen, especially between icons and at the bottom, and beside this, folder icons are staying bigger, which should be the case in the app drawer. Looks very ugly, unfinished this way.
Already tried 3rd party launcher but there isn't any which is allowing to place icons in the drawer in custom order( most of them sort alphabetically).
I've also tried changing the dpi in developer options to from 411 to 450 and that did what I wanted, but there's a problem with the font in app drawer getting too small...
I would appreciate any help!

I Have same problem too! Icons are too small in s10e i hate this. Before update i think that icons were a little more bigger than now. It's really sad that in 2019 doesn't exist any tweak or APK for display resolution and One UI icon size. Any way for resolve this ?

Can't help with a custom app drawer layout, but Nova launcher will allow you set custom icon size both on your homescreen and in your app drawer. You can increase the size up to 150%. And yes, I checked and it works with the stock icons.

Also Lawnchair Launcher.
I don't bother with any other now. It's very good.