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Welcome to Niagara Launcher's Feedback Board 💙

A place to submit feature requests and bug reports for Niagara Launcher.

How to request a feature:

Please read our article on feature requests before submitting your feature request.

A feature should be...

  • Simple · Easy to configure and easy to use. As few settings & toggles as possible.

  • Impactful · Either appealing for many or necessary for some.

  • Universal · Has to work everywhere: in every country, on all phones.

  • Independent · Doesn’t add complexity if it’s not being used.

How to report a bug:

  • Please provide a clear and concise description of the bug.

  • Always include steps to reproduce the bug.

  • If possible, include screen-shots or a screen-recording.


We prioritize posts with higher numbers of upvotes. These are more likely to be reviewed and implemented.

Use of gesture controls

You should help with the gesture controls since they are much more convenient to use than the buttond

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Manually changing App Icons in one Theme also changes them in all my other Themes

I would like to be able to manually set an icon in Theme A, but have another icon in Theme B. Even though im wording this like a feature request, it feels much more like a bug. I adjusted the icons to be consistent with the following theme: But my other Themes also grabbed these changes:

Notification layout breaks after dismissing an expanded notification

Description: When multiple notifications from the same app are shown on the home screen, expanding the notification stack and swiping away one of the notifications causes the layout to break. Instead of smoothly transitioning to the remaining notifications, the view abruptly jumps to the bottom of the notification stack. The remaining notifications are then positioned incorrectly, with parts of their text and images misaligned or cut off. The issue is reproducible with X (Twitter) notifications and still occurs after reinstalling X. Steps to reproduce: Receive multiple notifications from X. Expand the notification stack on the Niagara home screen. Swipe away one of the expanded notifications. The notification layout jumps and the remaining notifications become misaligned/cut off. Expected behavior: After dismissing one notification, the remaining notifications should stay correctly positioned and transition smoothly. Actual behavior: The notification view jumps toward the bottom of the stack and the remaining notification content becomes misaligned and partially cut off.

Theme customisation.

Themes better placed in the main menu and ability to choose between parts of all current themes…wallpaper, font, clock alignment, icons

Notion "Pin page" shortcut creation doesn't work on Niagara

Hi Niagara team, I'm a paying Niagara Pro user, and I'm experiencing an inconsistent but reproducible problem when adding native Notion page shortcuts to Niagara pop-ups. Steps to reproduce: Set Niagara as the default launcher on a Samsung Galaxy S24. Edit a Niagara pop-up and select Notion's "Pin page to home screen" shortcut action. Select a Notion page and tap Done. For certain pages, nothing happens. No shortcut is added and no error is displayed. What makes this particularly strange: A page called "Page A" installs successfully in Niagara using exactly this workflow. Another page, "Page B" silently fails. The failing page installs successfully when Samsung One UI Home is the default launcher. This strongly suggests a compatibility issue in Niagara's shortcut handling rather than an invalid Notion page. I specifically use Niagara Pro to organize native app shortcuts inside pop-ups. Browser-based URL shortcuts are not an acceptable replacement because they open the web version rather than providing direct native-app navigation. Could you investigate this and advise whether there's a known issue or workaround? I'm happy to provide a screen recording or diagnostic information. I'd really like to keep using Niagara, but reliable native shortcut handling is essential to my workflow. Thanks.

Clock for home screen too and make pop up view easier to accessible

The clock for the lock screen and home screen being same one and the pop up view being accessible so over all would just be a smother experience.

Suggestion

Though my Pixel 9a smartphone has Buble feature on Pixel launcher, I cannot find this option in the Niagara launcher. The feature is very much helpful for multitaskers. It is to Buble a app on another app.

Add a swipe/gesture navigation mode.

I really liked how this system works; it's very intuitive, fast, practical and aesthetic. But I use the app on Xiaomi, and I can't activate gesture navigation while using Niagara, which greatly hinders navigation speed, practicality, and immersion itself. If possible, I would appreciate it if Niagara could work on this idea; it's a significant improvement and would greatly help me to continue using the app. ;)

Rejected

Beautiful Design with Room for Improvement ⭐⭐⭐

Niagara Launcher offers a sleek, minimalist interface that makes Android feel fresh, organized, and intuitive. I appreciate the attention to detail and the effort behind its unique design. However, there are a few areas where I believe the experience could be improved. Battery Optimization: I've noticed what seems to be higher battery consumption than expected. Improving power efficiency would make the launcher even more appealing, especially for users who prioritize battery life. Built-in Utilities: I would love to see optional, lightweight tools such as a file manager, photo viewer, and multimedia player. Ideally, these could share Niagara's minimalist design language and provide a consistent user experience without adding unnecessary complexity. A Bigger Vision: Niagara already has a strong visual identity. With thoughtfully integrated utilities, it could evolve beyond a traditional launcher into a more complete Android environment, almost like a lightweight alternative Android experience. Of course, simplicity is Niagara's greatest strength, so any additional features should remain optional and modular. Overall, Niagara Launcher is a promising product with excellent design foundations. With better battery optimization and carefully selected functionality, it could become something truly exceptional. Keep the simplicity, improve the efficiency, and expand the possibilities! 🚀

Laggy Home screen app closing animation

When I open favourites apps from homescreen or close them. The animation is taking so long and laggy. It should be fast normally but there is so lag that the app covers another app while closing. Please fix it. Make animations smooth and fast other wiseI have to switch to My default home launcher as it is much faster and responsive.

Alphabet to the left

When I use my phone white my left hand (that happen more than with my right hand since i’m left handed) i’m not very precise when I want to select a letter since the alphabet is on the other side of the screen. I know we can touch the screen on the left to do the same thing but since there are no letter it’s a bit difficult to judge where the letter we want is. So my request is : is it possible to have a toggle to switch the side of the alphabet in the settings ? (Sorry for my bad english, it’s not my first language)

Clock moving to wrong spot

When i activate my home profile(changes wallpaper etc.) in samsung modes and routines, the glock widget always moves to the top of the screen. Happened with android 16 and 17 (oneui 8.0, 8.5 and 9.0).

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Theming keeps defaulting to purple

On my z flip and z fold the theming loves to switch back to purple icons no matter what color or wallpaper I'm using. It will randomly do this. I've had this bug for like a year now and I'm really tired of it.

JayinBug Reports6 days ago
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Original app icon not displaying correctly

Some app icons are incorrectly cropped, affecting their appearance, even though the original icons are fine and can be used in the launcher without cropping. Please improve the icon cropping feature, at least by allowing users to choose the original icons.

PhantominBug Reports6 days ago
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Dynamic list of 'Apps with notifications'

It would be great if there was an alternative option for the home screen (similar to Often-Used apps appearing below Favourites), where apps with unread notifications would appear (updating dynamically). I find myself expanding and clearing the native notifications drawer several times a day (for apps which aren't favourites but generate lots of notifications) and I would find it much better to do directly from the home screen. I'd be quite happy to trade some Favourites in order to make space for such a dynamic list on the home screen.

Delay in recent apps

After updating to HyperOS 4, when I clicked on recent apps and choose an app opened, the other app overlayed before opening the selected app

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Home screen idea

I think the Niagara Launcher should have a landscape mode. I think Niagara Launcher should have a landscape mode for people who use their phones as desktops but still want the minimalism of Niagara, like me. I wish this feature existed.