Are you in favor or against Android dropping the app drawer

[dezymond]

I think ultimately it will be a choice that Google leaves to its users which will be available through the settings. That way everyone remains happy whether there's an app drawer or not.

As for me, I wouldn't want a home screen of where I keep apps I never use.

 

[pc747]

Im going to have to bookmark this thread to see how this turn out.

1) if this ends up being one of those stories that turns out to not pan out.

2) if Google do go this route or have an option, to see how many people adopt it and ends up actually liking it.

There have been several android stories over the years that were met with hostilities and ended up eventually be not only accepted but like opposed to the way it was before. Of course I would have to dig through this forum to find them but I know they exist.

 

[bkdodger]

@pc747 ... Let's see ! I for one have said No Way to no removable batteries and sd cards ...and stock phones to mention a few things ...and unlimited data ...adopt and carry on for me ...




6s Plus

 

[pc747]

@pc747 ... Let's see ! I for one have said No Way to no removable batteries and sd cards ...and stock phones to mention a few things ...and unlimited data ...adopt and carry on for me ...




6s Plus

And yet you own an iPhone 6s Plus that check all of those boxes. You've changed.

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Yeah I said last year I would never own a Samsung again, two years ago I would never own a phone I could not root, and there was a time I was going to hold on to unlimited data for life.

I now own a Note 5 that is not rooted on a share plan. And my Nexus 6 is a glorified alarm clock that is not rooted.

I guess I've changed as well.

 

[94lt1]

I too think this will be like the Google search bar..a user selected feature..I for one don't want all of my apps on my home screens...I like the app drawer and think that further user customization is probably the way to go..if Samsung is doing this..I'd bet customization is the direction they're headed with their already "light and nimble" touch wiz. Or perhaps this is a bad attempt at streamlining it..

 

[acorn]

What's the alternative? The app drawer isn't one of the Android features that makes my scratch my head.

 

[RyanPm40]

Jeeze lately I'm feeling like Android just wants me to switch to iOS. That was like one of my main points when telling Apple users why I prefer Android... Better organization, and an ability to find your apps in a sorted way, like alphabetically, through your drawer.

I think it's so stupid to not have any sorting and for the user to just have to remember where they placed their 100+ apps (I have soo many apps, but every time I try to go through and clean them, I find that I actually use them all)

 

[LoneWolfArcher]

I hate this idea so much that if I get a phone with N on it I will flash it back to an OS version with the App drawer.

I'll NEVER go to IOS. I'd die first. And I will not stand for no App drawer in Android.

 

[chevycam94]

It would seem to me that if you clobber the app drawer, just like iOS, EVERYTHING will end up on the homescreens. That DESTROYS the ability to use widgets, see your wallpaper, or customize your homescreen in any effective way, all major features of Android. The clean look was Androids biggest pull. Clutter was iOS's.

This would be a REALLY stupid move.

 

[bkdodger]

Nova FTW ...but I agree makes sense to leave option in there for users ...

As stated b4 it's more of a pain to have apps in folders...I do miss the widgets mostly ...

Everything else lines up nicely @smalltowngirl13

6s Plus

 

[kodiak799]

Please no. I like having a bare screen. If I need an app I rarely use, I click the app icon. Itoys ui is horrible.

I've never understood this. Why do you want a huge display which tells you nothing?

But then I've never understood the whole "sexy" phone thing as an accessory, either.

 

[RyanPm40]

I've never understood this. Why do you want a huge display which tells you nothing?

But then I've never understood the whole "sexy" phone thing as an accessory, either.

He didn't say that the screen would be bare. Just that he only keeps apps he regularly uses on the home screen, making them more easy and convenient to find, while the apps he uses less often can be easily found in the app drawer.

It's no different from how a PC/OS X/Linux desktop manages your applications. Nobody likes a cluttered desktop on a computer- why would you want that on your phone?

 

[Mustang02]

He didn't say that the screen would be bare. Just that he only keeps apps he regularly uses on the home screen, making them more easy and convenient to find, while the apps he uses less often can be easily found in the app drawer.

It's no different from how a PC/OS X/Linux desktop manages your applications. Nobody likes a cluttered desktop on a computer- why would you want that on your phone?

Correct. My home screen. Can I fill it with every app I have installed sure but why have a desktop image then?

 

[RyanPm40]

Maybe Android 7's app drawer will be like Android 5's silent mode- replacing silent with a stupid priority option, only to bring it back in 6 after everyone complained about it.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Correct. My home screen. Can I fill it with every app I have installed sure but why have a desktop image then?

While I completely agree with you, I love the fact that you provided a screenshot with the stock wallpaper.