Creating & Managing Folders
Folders group related apps on both the home screen Pinned Grid and the All Apps drawer.
Creating Folders
On the Pinned Grid — Hover-Merge
- Long-press an app icon until it lifts.
- Drag it directly over another icon and hold for a moment (hover-merge gesture).
- A folder preview appears — release to confirm.
Both apps move into the new folder at that grid position.
In the App Drawer — Folder Strip
- Swipe up to open the App Drawer and switch to the All tab (the Folder Strip is only visible in this tab).
- A Folder Strip appears at the top of the app list.
- Start dragging any app — the strip stays visible (or a Floating Folder Strip slides in from the top if the strip was scrolled out of view).
- Drop the app onto an existing folder tile in the strip to add it to that folder, or drop it onto the "+ New folder" zone at the end of the strip to create a new folder containing just that app.
Reordering the Folder Strip
Long-press any folder tile in the strip and drag it left or right to change the order of folders in the strip.
Folder Interface
Tapping a folder opens a full-screen overlay with a Gaussian blur background. The folder's apps are shown in a scrollable grid.
- Rename: Long-press the folder icon (on the home screen or in the strip) and select Rename.
- Dissolve (delete folder): Long-press the folder icon and select Dissolve. Apps inside return to the grid or drawer — nothing is uninstalled. If the folder is on the Pinned Grid, items shift back into pinned positions.
- Remove an app from a folder: Open the folder overlay, long-press the app icon inside, and select Remove from folder.
Auto-Dissolve
If a folder drops to 1 or 0 items (after removals), it dissolves automatically and the remaining app returns to its original location.
Closing a Folder
While a folder is open, a chip above the keyboard shows the folder name. Where the Close control appears is configurable in Settings → Keyboard Config → Folder & Private Vault Close Button Position — either as a button on the keyboard (default) or as a ✕ icon on the chip itself. See Sound & Vibration.