Android downloaded apps go to homepage

Thanks I need to verify it from client end. Which device he is running and whether its rooted or not!!

Most probably he is running app on S4 — Bhupinder. For newer versions of Android at least for Android 11 this option has been moved. Try this: Go the home screen, hit apps then options three dots at top right. Hope it works. The Overflow Blog. Who owns this outage? Building intelligent escalation chains for modern SRE. Podcast Who is building clouds for the independent developer? Featured on Meta. Now live: A fully responsive profile.

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