Downloaded an android app. shows installed. no icon?????

To remove short-cut which is going to be created by play store even after "Add icon to Home screen" checked. So this Solution can help you out.

I don't think this is a bug coming from the application, it's more of a bug may be device bug probably. I'd check the caches on your device, ROM settings, etc. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.

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I have checked: a Play store settings and Auto-Add widgets is marked. Improve this question. Bhupinder Bhupinder 1, 1 1 gold badge 13 13 silver badges 29 29 bronze badges. Probably a bug, however any device specifically having this problem?

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. ManishSB 9 9 silver badges 27 27 bronze badges. Suresh Maidaragi Suresh Maidaragi 1, 19 19 silver badges 23 23 bronze badges. I'm quite confident when I say probably not, at least not in the application you downloaded. Are you running a custom ROM? Is your phone rooted? These are key details. Thanks I need to verify it from client end. The same can be true for app drawer too.

Did you or someone with access to your phone hide the app? Most launchers offer this feature to hide apps. The setting's location will differ based on the launcher app you are using, but usually, they are easy to find. Tap and hold anywhere on the home screen to find launcher settings. Unhide the app and see if the app icon is visible now.

A bug or your kiddo might have accidentally disabled the app, which is why it is no longer active. It is not the same as uninstalling an app. It is there but just disabled and hence unusable, leading to the missing app icon issue. Open Settings and under Manage app, search for the app whose icon is missing, and tap to open it. It could be under the App Info menu, depending on the make and model of your phone.

If yes, most probably, the app is disabled, and you need to re-enable it. One of the things that distinguish Android from iOS is customizations.

One way to do that is by using an icon pack. What it does is changes the look of the selected app icon, making it unrecognizable, occasionally. Are you using one? It is also possible that an icon pack app was included when you installed some other launcher or theme app. That's another thing about Android. A launcher is how you access the app drawer, notifications, and other areas or aspects of the smartphone.

We have covered some great Android launchers on GT. Your launcher may be acting up. A recent update could be responsible in which case, switch to default launcher and check if app icons are still missing. Try resetting the launcher to see if bad data is responsible. Open Settings and go to Manage app or App list. You are looking for a third-party or default launcher here.

Samsung calls it TouchWiz , for example. Open it, tap on Storage, and select Clear data. You should also try clearing the cache and data of the launcher app itself.

Go back to the previous screen and select Clear data at the bottom of the screen and tap on Clear all data. You will be clearing the cache and data of the app whose icon is missing the same way you cleared data of the launcher app in the above point. Open Settings and find the 'missing icon' app under Manage app.

Tap Clear data at the bottom of the screen and select Clear all data. We don't pay enough attention to icons unless they go missing on our Android phones. After all, that's how we identify an app and open it. How do you interact with an app if you can't locate it?