Missing One UI as an option

[user5qkVDx5gBy]

Android 14, info indicates One UI 6.0 is installed.

Feels like phone got hacked.

Lost all favorites on home screen and secondary screens. Now there is only one screen with a few options. Hard to find anything.

In default apps for Launcher, there is a launcher called "Launcher" with generic android icon. There is no option for One UI.

How to get things back to what we had.

Please.

[GaryB82]

What does it say when you go to
Phone settings
Apps
Choose default app
Home app
Can you post a screenshot

[Ch_k37]

reboot/restart the phone.. let see what happend...

if the same issue, try to reset your phone...

[notforhire]

let's not reset the phone, just yet

[userl5zsYv1chS]

I have the same problem!

[notforhire]

ok, reset your phone. good luck 👍🏻

[user5qkVDx5gBy · Accepted solution]

Fixed.

The default home app had the following apps:

• Launcher
• Nova7
• Smart Launcher

At some point I noticed that Power Saving was on.  When I turned that off, everything came back. It even changed  the genericly named "Launcher" back to One UI.  I did tested it be turning power saving back on. Sure enough one screen with 8 icons at the bottom. 

I'd say that's an extreme approach to limiting battery usage. I'm guessing the battery was low and there was a suggestion to save battery. So no way to understand why all the curated home pages disappeared. Bad user experience design.

[AC1122]

I had same problem, I have been on battery saving mode for a couple of months and suddenly today I had the same issue, lost all app icons but four and had option to add four. No home screen gestures worked. Changing battery setting fixed it.  THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING!!!

[3RK]

Works for me. Thanks

[MikejoshW]

I had the same problem as described above - my home screen is missinf . My Power Save got turned on accidentally. When I turned it off the Home Screen is still missing. I have powered off the phone but it is still missing when I restarted it. Please advise. Thanks