====== Total Launcher App Widget Comparison: Drawer, Group, Pager, and Search ======

Selecting the right application container is essential to designing an efficient, organized Android homescreen layout in Total Launcher. While the standard App Drawer, App Group, App Drawer (Pager), and App Search widgets each enable rapid access to installed applications, their internal capabilities vary significantly in search methods, tag support, scrolling orientation, and visual customization. Reviewing functional boundaries across each built-in widget type ensures optimal interface performance and clean spatial management before placing containers on desktop pages or sliding drawers. The following feature comparison matrix breaks down the exact operational specifications and editing capabilities of each widget type.

^  ''W I D G E T''''  ''''F E A T U R E''''  ''''C O M P A R I S O N''  ^^^^^^
^  \\ __Item List__  ^  Item\\ __Description__  ^  \\ __App Drawer__  ^  \\ __App Group__  ^  \\ __App Drawer (Pager)__  ^  \\ __App Search__  ^
|\\ Contents|  \\ ☛  | All apps (default);\\ add Folders;\\ TL window, folder, Launcher action, device app actions | selected apps & folders | apps and folders\\ TL window, folder, Launcher action, device app actions | Topmost drawer else\\ created with all apps |
|Display| row/col (grid);\\ list (vert) |  ✔  |  ✔  |  ✔  |  screen 4x3 grid  |
|Drag to Layout|  ☛  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  Yes  |
|Edit: background|  ☛  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  No  |
|Edit: Badge\\ Count icon| via shared |  ✔  |  ✔  |  ✔  |  ✔  |
|Edit: icon|  ☛  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  No  |
|Edit: menu|  ☛  |  Yes  |  No menu  |  Yes  |  No menu  |
|Edit: Shared option\\ within widget|  \\ ☛  |  Yes  |  No  |  Yes  |  No  |
|\\ Placement| anywhere (page/sliding drawer);\\ window |  \\ ✔  |  ✔\\ (removes editing capability)  |  \\ ✔  |  popup to full page only  |
|Scroll| vertical |  ✔  |  ✔  |  ✔ + horizontal  |  ✔  |
|\\ Search| by single letter |  ✔  |  |  ✔  |  ✔  |
|:::|by multiple letter |  ✔  |  |  ✔  |  ✔  |
|:::| by full keyboard |  |  |  |  ✔  |
|\\ \\ Sort| via Launcher options: smart, user-defined, name |  ✔  |  |  |  |
|:::| via widget menu: default, name, recently installed, recent updates |  ✔  |  ✔ but NO \\ widget menu  |  ✔  |  ✔  |
|Tags: built-in | add, folder, hidden;\\ user-defined, via shared options |  ✔  |  |  ✔  |  ✔  |
|Tags: \\ customize \\ within widget|  \\ ☛  |  Yes  |  No  |  Yes  |  Yes  |
|Tags: groups| built-in, added, folder, hidden;\\ grouped via shared |  ✔  |  ✔  |  ✔  |  ✔  |
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