Improve the usability of the app scope
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| Ubuntu UX |
New
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Undecided
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Bug Description
The current app scope is lacking many usability features.
The favorite area at the top seems redundant with the concept of the launcher but with no customization. BTW it looks poor on the tablet simply taking an entire row of space for 4 apps. We could add a simple way to favorite apps, such as employing a start on the app detail page viewed with long press. Or perhaps this should be removed entirely in favor of the launcher.
The Store scope icon is hidden at the bottom of the list and should be more prominent. The store scope could be favorite by default
Short of a full scope redesign, can we make the organization of this scope incrementally better?
User reports
Bug #1466662 No way to arrange apps other than alphabetically
Bug #1555380 Custom app folders
Bug #1469377 Bottom edge should show favorite apps - that is what the launcher does however
Bug #1457835 Expected to be able to separate frequently used apps from other apps on the apps Scope
