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Ability to sort apps in app drawer

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

The payload names no source files, so begin by locating the app drawer code in the Kotlin Android project and reading the linked comment (issuecomment-3185964400) to learn what 'custom' should mean. Custom ordering likely needs both a reorder UI and persisted order, so settle the design with maintainers first. Done means the drawer offers Alphabetical and Custom sorting, and the chosen order survives an app restart.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Description

feature request
Checklist
  • I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I made sure that there are no existing discussions - open or closed - to which I could contribute my information.
  • I have read the FAQs inside the app (Menu -> About -> FAQs) and my problem isn't listed.
  • I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the request will be dismissed otherwise.
  • This issue contains only one feature request.
  • I have read and understood the contribution guidelines.
Feature description

Ability to sort items in the app drawer. Sorting options:

  • Alphabetical
  • Custom
Why do you want this feature?
Additional information
  • App Launcher had a similar functionality.
  • Samsung's launcher also has a custom sorting option.

Edited by @naveensingh for clarity

Dominant language
Kotlin
Stars
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Forks
85
Avg merge
1d 20h
Merged PRs (30d)
10

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