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Brad53

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I recently updated to 8.0.0 and cannot find a page I can open an app from a list. The icon I used to open was a circle with 2 rows of three dots. You could tap that icon and it would show all of your installed apps then you could tap on one of those and the app would open.
 
That would be your app drawer. It can be frustrating when you accidentally delete the app drawer icon. The easiest way to get it back is to install a different launcher like Nova or Apex. To put it back using the stock launcher, we'd really need to know which phone you are using and the launcher that comes with it.
 
That would be your app drawer. It can be frustrating when you accidentally delete the app drawer icon. The easiest way to get it back is to install a different launcher like Nova or Apex. To put it back using the stock launcher, we'd really need to know which phone you are using and the launcher that comes with it.

Thank you for your quick response. The phone is a LG G6. I am not sure what the stock launcher.
 
Oh. Yeah, LG in their vast wisdom (or maybe it was half-vast? ;) ) decided to remove the app drawer from the "Home" launcher for a more iPhone-like experience, but give users the option to have it back with "Home and App Drawer". My guess is you got your default launcher set to only "Home" with the upgrade. Go to settings>Display>Home Screen>Select Hhome and check "home & app drawer". That should get it back
 
Oh. Yeah, LG in their vast wisdom (or maybe it was half-vast?
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) decided to remove the app drawer from the 'Home' launcher for a more iPhone-like experience, but give users the option to have it back with 'Home and App Drawer'. My guess is you got your default launcher set to only 'Home' with the upgrade. Go to settings>Display>Home Screen>Select Hhome and check 'home & app drawer'. That should get it back

The home setting is greyed out and when I tap on it nothing happens
 
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