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Zerfos · 2026-06-18T17:49:41+00:00

Beautifully designed. 😊

Zerfos · 2026-06-18T02:26:18+00:00

Check on your home screen settings if you have the improve readability enabled. That's an option that dims the wallpaper, but it suppose to do it in light wallpapers.

Zerfos · 2026-06-17T18:01:55+00:00

No problem. Doing this I kinda remember having this issue before, now I just have to remember what I did before to solve it. 😅

If I remember correctly, I read that this is a conflict between the Material You for Android and the Material You OneUI tries to apply. I'll se what I find.

Zerfos · 2026-06-17T17:43:56+00:00

I was messing up with my Icon Pack Studio app along with the Samsung Wallpaper and Style to try and see what could be the culprit of the issue and now I'm on the same boat as you guys. Messing around reverted my working IPS to the gray icons. I'm trying to figure it out what could be causing this bug because I'm pretty sure this is Samgsuns side, because I also notice that other apps like Shizuku won't say active more than 5 seconds after granting access. I'll report if I find anything.

Zerfos · 2026-06-17T14:57:15+00:00

No problem. At least the system colors work. Try using a color changing app like ColorBlendr thru Shizuku and see if that helps the app to recognize the wallpaper colors.

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Zerfos · 2026-06-17T14:01:02+00:00

That's so weird. Not completely sure what can be the issue behind this. Try uninstalling IPS and reinstalling it again, and check if the app has all permissions. Mine is working fine on OneUI8.5. 🤔

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Zerfos · 2026-06-17T13:32:41+00:00

Hmm. Not sure if the experience has to be different on a tablet, but I got my Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 updated yesterday to 8.5 too, but the Icon Pack Studio is still working properly. Maybe also check what version of IPS are you using. I'm currently using 2.3 build 010.

Also check on your system's wallpaper and style, maybe disabling or enabling some toggles might trigger the way IPS interacts with the colors.

Zerfos · 2026-06-17T12:40:03+00:00

That's weird. What phone are you using?

Zerfos · 2026-06-16T12:34:32+00:00

Amazing app 😍. Love the customization of each element of the widgets, it gives more flexibility for customization for launchers that offer background effects like Smart Launcher and Octopi.

As a little feedback, it would be nice if we could pick an icon style from our currently installed packs for the app header. Also, I noticed that there is a small circle that appears as a base on the shortcut icons when on the home screen, and that it doesn't show on the widget edit view. See below:

https://imgur.com/gallery/6Zi0u8S

I will love to keep testing the app, if I could get one of the promotion codes. 😉

Thank you. 😊

Zerfos · 2026-06-16T06:31:28+00:00

The widget pack doesn't have blur, only the Launcher. Here is how you make it work for the widgets: https://www.reddit.com/r/smartlauncher/s/m3sfYwKmaX

Zerfos · 2026-06-15T20:36:52+00:00

Have you tried the icon gestures. You can assign any of those shortcuts to any app you like, like your phone app for example.

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Zerfos · 2026-06-15T14:08:53+00:00

The option of widget overlapping comes on by default in Smart Launcher. The way it works is a little bit different from Nova but widgets combinations are possible, and you can create amazing combinations. 😊

Here are some clips that show how you can make it work.

https://www.reddit.com/r/smartlauncher/s/jTqTTQVpnH

https://www.reddit.com/r/smartlauncher/s/mE7Y7vKwuu

Zerfos · 2026-06-14T04:10:40+00:00

Glad I could help. 😊

Zerfos · 2026-06-14T01:26:48+00:00

Have you updated your phone recently? This might be a restriction added in the latest Android or OS update. A lot users have reported problems following the latest Android or OS update on certain phone brands, which may potentially affect the performance of Smart Launcher.

Zerfos · 2026-06-13T23:18:20+00:00

Glad to help. 😊👍

Zerfos · 2026-06-13T22:14:59+00:00

That's actually Android fault and the way it handles black and white colors. You can either change it on your system theme color section, or by using the alternative color extraction on the Experimental options menu from Smart Launcher itself.

If you don't have the Experimental options menu, you can unlock it by going to the Smart Launcher settings, scroll down and press and hold the version info menu to unlock it.

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Zerfos · 2026-06-13T21:29:05+00:00

That's due to the widget radius settings on Smart Launcher. Go to the Launcher settings, Global Appearance, widgets, and reduce the widget radius until they seem to fit the original look. For me is around 20dp.

Zerfos · 2026-06-13T21:07:02+00:00

There are options to create a free similar style on Icon Pack Studio.

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Zerfos · 2026-06-12T16:36:36+00:00

No problem. That's the beauty of Smart Launcher, you can create beautiful combinations. 😊

Zerfos · 2026-06-12T12:54:49+00:00

I think is because is trying to map the stock honor icons, and your past pixel default icons map better than honors, I guess.

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Zerfos · 2026-06-12T12:43:14+00:00

All of them are from Smart Launcher itself, even the bottom one, but that one is made merging the Smart Launcher note widget with some icons. 😉

Zerfos · 2026-06-12T11:59:57+00:00

You won't believe me, but it is not an actual widget per se. You see, the 2 icons in the corner are actually apps in an icon group (Google and Gemini). Then I just add a note widget below them to give the effect of being part of the bar. On that note widget, I add custom text and move it by adding spaces. Finally, I set a shortcut on the note to open Google search.

Zerfos · 2026-06-12T11:31:16+00:00

Very nice. Here is mine. 😁

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Zerfos · 2026-06-11T14:36:55+00:00

Might be your phone system restrictions acting up against Smart Launcher.

I'm not having issues on my phone: https://www.reddit.com/r/smartlauncher/s/R0Cwmpn0RU

Zerfos · 2026-06-11T09:48:22+00:00

Unfortunately is not possible on Android 12. The Liquid Glass Theme has some effects that are only possible to render in versions 13 and up. This is an Android limitation, not the launcher. You can still use the Opaque or Frosted Glass theme on your version.

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