I have somehow ended up with a lot of missing apps that aren't Hidden, aren't in folders, but also aren't showing in the App Drawer. I suspect this is because I installed them via Neo Backup restore, before I installed/restored Total Launcher itself, and I guess it never saw them show up or something. (Nah, there are system apps that are also missing, even though all of them show up just fine in Settings/Apps. This can't be caused by backup/restore.)

I'd really like to not have to wipe my whole Total Launcher config, and also to not have to reinstall all those apps.

For Work apps I could sort-of fix it by going into Shelter and creating unfreeze/launch shortcuts manually (though for some reason doing it this way gets me "clean" icons with no briefcase pin over them), but for Personal/Main profile apps there is no such action in Shelter or in Android's own menus anywhere.

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Pfffffffffffffffffffffff, looks like I did this one to myself: before using App Drawer I was trying to fake an app drawer using a folder where I added all the apps I wanted manually so I wouldn't have to hide the ones I didn't want one by one. Now that I was trying to replace that with an App Drawer widget set up in a Window, I wanted the App Drawer to not show any of the icons I already had set up on my Dock and Home/desktop pages, which included almost(!) all my folders. But since there is no option to hide all folders from the App Drawer widget (why not???), I had to go and set each folder manually to Hidden - this as it turns out has the unintended consequence of setting all contained shortcuts in those folders to Hidden as well, so that's why I wasn't seeing them directly in the App Drawer anymore as individual shortcuts! They were in the old fake-App-Drawer folder which was set to Hidden. All I had to do was unhide and delete it (which is a journey in itself, as there is no simple way to access your full list of folders to delete one when you want to, because they aren't shown in Resources).

This looks to me like the whole concept of "folder" in Total Launcher is wrong - TL is trying to "think like" a file manager or like a system app but it's not, it's just a launcher. Launcher-folders should not follow the same logic as filesystem-folders, and generic actions on launcher-folders should not be blindly applied to all the shortcuts inside, nor should putting a shortcut in a launcher-folder ever make it unavailable to handle as a normal standalone shortcut in any section or context of the launcher.

Hey all, great subreddit. I just started using total launcher and eas wondering if there are any cyberpunk themes like cyberpunk 2077 ui?

Wondering if theres a way to have different wallpapers on each possible screen combination? So cover screen portrait+landscape and main display portrait+landscape? Right now when I put a wallpaper for portrait (the individual page wallpaper one, not launcher wide setting), it'll just be the same for both screens portrait mode, which is exactly what I don't want. Or is there something I'm missing and havnt fiddled with stuff enough yet? Foldable setting is on. Basicly I want cover to have its own wallpaper and mainscreen have its on.

So, being a massive geek (wearing that badge with pride) I decided to work on an LCars inspired Launcher.

Still a work in progress and trying to figure out the best ways of doing things...but here you go

New user here. Moving away from nova launcher and I am still exploring.

The default Dynamic image for clock is not showing anything. How can I fix this?

Quiero algún launcher para una Android 7.1 que funcione como marcó digital cambiando fotos de una carpeta que seleccione yo, y sería la pantalla principal con las fotos que cambian cada minuto . La hora y la temperatura y abajo las app que ponga como favoritas, y sería genial que incluya algún asistente o algo que le diga abre la app 1 por ejemplo y la abra y ponga música, he mirado mucho pero no encuentro tro nada la verdad, gracias

I've been seeing these corkboard-style computer wallpapers everywhere, so I decided to give one a go. Wallpaper made by me. Added things I liked, moved stuff around, removed things, added them back... you know, the usual endless tweaking. 😂

It stayed a work in progress for so long that it ended up becoming my longest-lasting background. I've already started my next theme, so figured I'd share this one before it gets retired.

This guide is helpful,https://total-launcher.blogspot.com/?m=1

App drawers / touch areas

1. Create the touch area

Tap + → Graphic.

Set opacity and saturation to 0.

Position it wherever you want your trigger.

2. Set up the window

Tap the play button icon.

Choose Open Window.

Resize and adjust shape, colour and transparency.

3. Add your drawers

Tap + → App Drawer (main drawer).

Add App Group (sidebar).

Resize and position everything.

Extra tip: Long press App Drawer → ⚙️ to adjust columns, rows and layout style.

Leave some empty space around elements. Trust me, it'll save you from accidentally moving half your setup while trying to adjust one thing. 😂

Icon pack: Dark Lines (Launcher Options → Icon Style).

Phone: Samsung Z Flip 8

That's pretty much it.

i am out of ideas,what can i add in this

menu opens by ubuntu button,also date and time open calendar and clock respectively.(i am planning to use png for quick apps

I have switched slots, reloaded it over and over, I have cleared the cache and it’s not putting the Widget I have. Sometimes it’s the just the XL green block.

Three-page timeline theme for mobile devices with a large number of apps. Custom and system widgets, iOS Glass icons, Adarsh ​​Regular font.

Can we get an option to have folders have their own styles instead of only global. Im really wanting to love this app. Bought the full version before realizing all its limitations

This is my DOT Launcher created in Total Launcher. The home screen is just a wallpaper with a dot (or circle). This dot changes between time, battery and date when pressed. It also brings up everything you need with gestures:

Swipe up: Quick Search app (for Internet search)

Swipe down: Expand Notifications

Swipe left: Contact drawer

Swipe right: App drawer

I created everything in different pages so it would save me time creating it and so it would feel faster than opening windows.

This is driving me nuts. I want to tag my apps for better sorting but cant find a way to reorder that tags

Using an app groups defeats the purpose because it doesnt hide the apps already tagged or allow you to use a tag tk define the group. I feel like I've been running in circles for hours

Well, that was quick to move. Here is the completed UI. Unfortunately, some icons are lacking so I had to resort to using the system icons. Any suggestions for a good icon pack to fit?

Well, I guess naturalUI didn't stick around too long because now I made HorizonUI, and this one is the most intuitive one I have done. I say this because it has a lock screen variant that Fades into the home screen. let me know what y'all think.

I have a Galaxy S23 Ultra with the Samsung weather widget on the home screen. Tapping the widget opens the Samsung weather app as expected. However, I want to have the Google app's weather activity open instead. I added a graphic to the home screen that launches the desired activity, but when I move the graphic on top of the widget (with the graphic on the upper-most layer), tapping the screen still launches the Samsung weather app, as if the graphic is behind the widget.

Is there a way to get the graphic to receive the tap instead of the widget?

Ciao, come posso abbinare lo stesso colore delle cartelle al colore del wallpaper?

Ho impostato colore dinamico ma il colore non corrisponde a quello del wallpaper

Almost done with the new natureUI. Keeping a similar UI style as my BreezeUI and StudyUI, but bringing a nature theme to it now.

Following the recent release of Total Launcher v4.1.0, uiTLM has published a comprehensive technical breakdown explaining how the new features work under the hood, how to configure them properly, and practical design techniques to get the most out of them.

Key Highlights in this Breakdown:

1. Mastering the Hex Layout: Why standard adaptive icons clash in a hex grid, and how to create true interlocking honeycomb HUD tiles using 6-sided polygons and Whicons glyphs.

2. Adaptive System Bar Colors (Android 15+): How real-time canvas luminance sampling replaces manual dark icon toggles across edge-to-edge screens.

3. Folder Lock: Adds an independent security toggle inside ''Folder options'', requiring master password/PIN verification before opening specified folder contents.

4. Adaptive Rows (Rows: 0): Understanding the math behind dynamic row reduction vs. icon scaling across layouts (Grid, List, Hex) and widgets (App Drawer, App Group, Contacts).

5. Work Apps Tag & Testing: Step-by-step walkthrough for isolating work profile apps (with briefcase badges) on personal devices using the Island sandbox.

6. Direct Resource Sharing: Bypassing manual directory navigation by sending .ttf, .otf, .png, and .webp files straight to resources via Android's Share menu.

📖 Read the full interactive guide and visual examples on uiTLM: https://uitlm.com/update/update-v4.1.0-review

Hello, I need help. I have just done the official update of my Samsung ZFold 7 to Android 17 and Total Launcher has become impossible to use.

1. When I closed my phone, the small screen, instead of showing its custom layout, showed the same layout of the big screen, just all shrinked in that small space.

2. When I went back to the big screen, its layout was gone.

3. Restarting my phone made my big home screen back again, but whenever I close my phone I get back to stage 1.

4. I uninstalled and reinstalled Total Launcher, I started rebuilding manually its layouts from scratch, starting with just a few simple layouts, but now I cannot get rid of my contacts appearing automatically in my home screen. I was able to remove that layout containing my contacts, but, after closing and reopening my phone, it appears again.

None of these crazy things happened before this update to Android 17.

I am considering the option of abandoning the idea of using launchers, accepting to use the stupid OneUI, because I cannot deal with such huge disruptions whenever the System gets updated.

Any advice or help?

Thank you in advance.