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Oppo: Set a Different Launcher as Default Home Screen

If you install a new launcher on your Oppo phone but the home screen keeps reverting to the standard ColorOS interface, the launcher was never set as the active default. Alternative launchers only take over once you point the system default app setting to them. Until then, custom layouts, icon packs and gesture tweaks stay invisible on your home screen.

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Set Default Home Launcher – Coloros 11: step 1 – Tap on Settings
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Set Default Home Launcher auf Oppo

ColorOS ships with its own home screen app and treats it as the default launcher for every app drawer, gesture and widget interaction. Installing a third-party launcher from the Play Store does not automatically replace this default, so the phone keeps loading the built-in interface after every reboot.

To hand control over to the new launcher, you have to change the default app assignment in the system settings. The verified path is Tap on SettingsTap on App managementTap on Default appsTap on Home appSet the Default home app. Selecting the alternative launcher here immediately applies its layout, icon style and gesture behavior to the home screen.

If the new launcher still does not load after this change, a leftover cache from the previous launcher can be the cause. Clearing its app cache or reinstalling it usually resolves that. If you only want to test a launcher briefly without losing your current setup, keep the ColorOS launcher installed so you can switch back through the same menu at any time.

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Only installed and properly permitted launchers show up in Tap on Default appsTap on Home app. Reinstall the launcher or grant it the requested permissions, then check the list again.