Identity Implementation Guide

What Is Salesforce Identity?
How to Use Identity
My Domain
Connected Apps
Configure and Use the App Launcher
Set the Default Sort Order for Apps
Make the App Launcher the Default Landing Page
Enable the App Launcher with a Profile in Salesforce Classic
Enable the App Launcher with a Permission Set in Salesforce Classic
Single Sign-On from an External Identity Provider
Multi-Factor Authentication
Synchronize Your Salesforce and Active Directory Users with Identity Connect
Customer 360 Identity
Monitor Apps and Run Reports
Get More Information About Salesforce Identity, Single Sign-On, and Security
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Configure and Use the App Launcher

The App Launcher is how users switch between apps. It displays tiles that link to a user’s available Salesforce, connected (third-party), and on-premises apps. You can determine which apps are available to which users and the order in which the apps appear. You can also make the App Launcher the default landing page when users first open Salesforce.

The App Launcher is available to all Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic users.

The App Launcher is useful for managing access to connected apps. And you can use the AppMenuItem API to control the apps in the App Launcher programmatically.

App Launcher in Salesforce Classic

The App Launcher is an integral part of Lightning Experience and all users can easily access it. However, a few steps are required to set up App Launcher in Salesforce Classic.

To learn more about using the App Launcher in Salesforce Classic, watch Watch Video Demo Setting up the App Launcher.

Salesforce Classic users need the Use Identity Features permission and the App Launcher option in their profile set to Visible. Users see only the apps that they are authorized to see according to their profile or permission sets. For profiles, see Enable the App Launcher with a Profile in Salesforce Classic. For permission sets, see Enable the App Launcher with a Permission Set in Salesforce Classic.

In Salesforce Classic, Salesforce admins using the System Administrator profile have access to the App Launcher. Admins using profiles cloned from the System Administrator profile don’t.

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