Disable new icon for downloaded apps android

Launch the Google Play Store on your Android device. Tap on Menu and then Settings. Uncheck the box next to "auto-add widgets. Discuss: How to stop Android from adding new apps to the home screen.

Keeping that home screen free from a chessboard of launchers means that you can quickly navigate to your apps, because you know exactly where their launchers are located.

Thing is, out of the box, every time you install a new app it automatically adds a launcher for that app on the home screen. How frustrating is that when, after installing each application, you then have to tap and drag the home screen launcher to the top of the screen to remove it.

Fortunately, there's a way to prevent Android from adding icons to the home screen after a new application is installed. Even better, the process of disabling this feature is quite simple.

Before we continue on, this process details the steps for certain home screen launchers, such as the Google Now Launcher , the Pixel Launcher , and the default launcher found on the Essential PH Other home screen launchers might have a similar setting, but it will be found in a different location. Once that slider is in the Off position, you no longer need to worry about icons being added for newly installed apps.

The option to enable or disable app icon badges for apps is going to be there in the Settings app. Apps, more specifically, app developers will have to add support for this new feature. Some apps have been able to figure out a way around this in the past. Case in point, the Facebook Messenger app with its floating app icon on the home screen. A lot of other apps have mimicked that approach.

The default feature is going to be worth the wait. I only have them turned on for Email, text messages and a weather app I live in Canada i need weather Notifications. Can anyone give me some advice. I have notifications turned off for everything except phone, text, and email. Phone calls and texts and pushed, obviously, and do make sounds.

It was perfect. Now it is all or nothing. I have checked: a Play store settings and Auto-Add widgets is marked. Bhupinder Bhupinder 1, 1 1 gold badge 13 13 silver badges 29 29 bronze badges. Probably a bug, however any device specifically having this problem? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. ManishSB 9 9 silver badges 27 27 bronze badges. Suresh Maidaragi Suresh Maidaragi 1, 18 18 silver badges 23 23 bronze badges. I'm quite confident when I say probably not, at least not in the application you downloaded.

Are you running a custom ROM? Is your phone rooted? These are key details. Thanks I need to verify it from client end.