How to use the Smart App Drawer on a Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-use-the-smart-app-drawer-on-a-nothing-phone/ · Checked October 2026 · 4a) Pro (A069P, EEA), Nothing OS 4.1, Android 16 (build FroggerPro-B4.1-260424-1447-EEA · Nothing Phone

4 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device

Android

Shown on

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro (A069P, EEA), Nothing OS 4.1, Android 16 (build FroggerPro-B4.1-260424-1447-EEA), Nothing Phone (4a) Pro (A069P, EEA), Nothing OS 4.1, Android 16 (build FroggerPro-B4.1-260907-1153-EEA)

App

Phone

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open the app drawer

   Swipe up from the Home screen. A card offers Smart App Drawer: "Leverage the power of AI to support categorisation of your all apps." Tap Try it now, or Maybe later.

   Done

2. 

   Or choose the layout yourself

   Hold the Home screen, Home settings, App drawer & Search. Pick Default or Smart (Beta).

   Done

3. 

   Tap Smart (Beta)

   A frame marks the chosen layout.

   Done

4. 

   Open the app drawer again

   Apps are now grouped. Ours had Utilities, Multimedia Tools, Productivity, Social, Entertainment and Travel, with suggestions on top.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Don't want the suggested apps row? Turn off Show app suggestions on the same page. It was on in ours.

  

• Pin a favourite app? The tip says: pin your favourite app to the top by long-pressing it.
• Private Space in the drawer? Nothing says swipe right in the app drawer to open Private Space (left in some languages). Source: What is Private Space?

If this does not work

• Keyboard pops up on swipe? That is Swipe up to start search; it was off on ours.
• App missing from the Home screen? Nothing says long-press it in the app drawer and drag it to the Home screen. Source: An app icon has disappeared from the home screen. What can I do?

About this guide

The screenshots are from our Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, the European model A069P, with Nothing OS 4.1 and Android 16 (build FroggerPro-B4.1-260424-1447-EEA), in Dark theme. Ours was on Default. We switched to Smart (Beta) for steps 3 and 4 and back to Default; those screenshots were taken later, on build FroggerPro-B4.1-260907-1153-EEA.

Good to know

To keep apps private, see hide apps.

To add Nothing's widgets, see add a widget.

In short: App drawer, Try it now; or Home settings, App drawer & Search, Smart (Beta).