Pinned Apps Grid
The Pinned Grid is your home screen workspace — a minimalist grid of your most important apps.
💎 Free plan limit — The free tier caps how many apps you can pin. Key Launcher Pro removes this limit (included in the 30-day free trial).
Pinning and Unpinning Apps
- Pin an app: Swipe up to open the App Drawer, long-press any app icon, and select Pin to Home.
- Unpin an app: Long-press any icon on the home screen and select Unpin from Home.
Reordering
Long-press an icon until it lifts, then drag it to a new position. The grid uses a Shift mechanism — surrounding items slide to make space instead of swapping positions. This keeps your layout predictable and preserves muscle memory.
Appearance Settings
Open Settings → Icons Grid to customize how the grid looks and behaves. Changes are previewed live at the top of the screen. Tap Apply to save.
Icon Pack
Choose from installed icon packs to give all icons a unified look.
Icon
| Setting | Options / Range | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Themed Icons (Beta) | Toggle | Applies your system's themed icon palette (Android 13+) |
| Wrap Legacy Icons | Toggle | Adds a background container around old-style unmasked icons |
| Icon Corner Radius | No Corner / Default / Squircle / Circle | Shape of the icon mask |
| Icon Size | 40 – 80 dp | Scales all icons up or down |
Details
| Setting | Options | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Home screen icons | Show icons / Show hint text / Show nothing | Controls what appears in each grid cell |
| Hide Icon Label | Always Shown / Hide on Home only / Hide everywhere | Text labels below icons |
| Label Size | 8 – 20 sp | Font size of icon labels (hidden when labels are off everywhere) |
| Pin Icon | Always Shown / Hide on Home only / Hide everywhere | The small pin badge on pinned icons |
| Notification Dots | Always Hide / Red Dot / Blinking Dot | How unread notification indicators appear |
| Show Quick Action | Toggle | App shortcut bar on long-press (requires Key Launcher as default launcher) |
| Hide Dynamic Items | Toggle | Show only pinned items — hides suggested/dynamic items for a fully static grid |
Layout
| Setting | Options / Range | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Home Grid Columns | 3 / 4 / 5 | Number of icon columns on the home screen |
| Home Grid Rows | Slider | Number of rows (calculated from screen height; a "Recommended" marker is shown) |
| Vertical Spacing | 0 – 32 dp | Extra vertical gap between icon rows |
| Number of Icon Pages | Picker | How many horizontal (or vertical) pages the grid has |
| Vertical pagination | Toggle | Swipe up/down to switch pages instead of left/right |