The Android 15 QPR2 beta hints that Google will bring back icon shape customization, a feature it cut from Android 12.

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    2 days ago

    They should just let us install icon packs, third party launchers are broken since A12 or A11 if you use full screen gestures (and I would not use android buttons even if I get paid for it lol).

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      19 hours ago

      Huh, I’ve only ever used Nova Launcher since full screen gestures were introduced, and I’ve never had a problem, but maybe I’m missing a feature the stock launcher provides?

      The only annoying thing is the useless unhidable navigation pill, but there’s a Magisk module to hide it.

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        16 hours ago

        The only thing you are missing is smooth animations while minimizing apps or triggering the app switcher, swipe between apps works fine.

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            7 hours ago

            They are quite annoying to me, especially if I am multitasking fast, it will kinda get stuck in the middle of the usage… And that is not nice.

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          16 hours ago

          That seems to work pretty well for me. Predictive back doesn’t work but I think I can survive without it.

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            7 hours ago

            If your device has more than 60 hz, perhaps that feature might mask this a bit, but definitely stock launcher will always have smoother animations than third parties if you are using full screen gestures, I am currently in MIUI (I was on AOSP before) and well, I can’t even install another launcher here, but I can confirm it is as smooth as it can be.

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              7 hours ago

              No, I wish I did though. I have a Pixel 6A currently running Android 15 The stock launcher might be smoother but I have pretty much only used it for 1 weeks time in total before I get frustrated as hell and switch back to Nova my beloved.

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        1 day ago

        Exactly, thus I am not using anything but Lawnchair with Quick Switch (requires root) as a launcher replacement.

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      2 days ago

      I wish they would let us arrange those bottom 3 buttons, again. Having back arrow on the far left is silly when its the most used out of the three.

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        1 day ago

        Use a pie launcher that can emulate the back button, like LMT Launcher. The back button will always be about an inch from wherever your thumb already happens to be.