Update to Smart Launcher 6

This page collects common issues reported after updating to Smart Launcher 6 and possible workarounds.

After updating to SL6 I lost my Pro license

Your license is still valid. Look at license problems to find how to solve the issue.

After updating to SL6 my icons are too small/large. How can I fix this?

Hold your finger down in the empty space between your icons.

You should see a menu called "Icon group". it means your icons are now part of an "Icon group" widget. Press on "Configure" and change the option called "Icon size".

Did you remove the Flower/Icon circle/Honeycomb/Arch layout?

No, we didn't. It's very easy to add one of the old layouts.

Just perform a long press on an empty area on the home screen, then select "Add a widget" -> "Icon Group" and select the layout you prefer.

Where are my SL5 backups?

Your backups have been moved to a new folder because the older one was going to not be accessible anymore on newer Android versions. The backups have been moved from /sdcard/.smartlauncher/backups to /sdcard/Smart Launcher Backups or /sdcard/Documents/Smart Launcher Backups.

The screen rotation doesn't work the same on SL6.

We are aware of this difference. The old SL5 home screen rotation wasn't flexible enough to be compatible with anything different from the SL5 rigid layout where the home screen was rigidly divided into a widget area and an icons area.

The SL5 rotation model is not available in SL6.

I don't like the new folder design.

The new folder design makes better use of available space, by using the whole screen area when you have a lot of icons but only the space strictly necessary when you have a few icons. Also, it is more coherent with the launcher style.

I'm still unhappy with some of the new features of SL6

We are sorry about that. As always we will use your feedback to improve our launcher. Our Reddit community is a great place to discuss your ideas or suggestions.

We also suggest taking some time to evaluate the new update. Most of the features have been just moved or slightly changed, you may change your idea after trying them for some days.