diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 08d8814..d8312c8 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ plugins {
 
 android {
     namespace = "com.github.droidworksstudio.launcher"
-    compileSdk = 34
+    compileSdk = 35
 
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId = "app.easy.launcher"
         minSdk = 24
-        targetSdk = 34
+        targetSdk = 35
         versionCode = 23
         versionName = "0.2.3"
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/droidworksstudio/launcher/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/droidworksstudio/launcher/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
index afe01de..3001e65 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/droidworksstudio/launcher/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/droidworksstudio/launcher/ui/home/HomeFragment.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import android.os.Looper
 import android.text.format.DateFormat
 import android.util.Log
 import android.view.*
+import android.widget.LinearLayout
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView
 import androidx.biometric.BiometricPrompt
@@ -191,13 +192,31 @@ class HomeFragment : Fragment(),
 
     private fun setupRecyclerView() {
         val marginTopInPixels = 128
-        val params: ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams =
-            binding.appListAdapter.layoutParams as ViewGroup.MarginLayoutParams
-        params.topMargin = marginTopInPixels
+        val params: ViewGroup.LayoutParams = binding.appListAdapter.layoutParams
+        var layoutParams = if (params is LinearLayout.LayoutParams) {
+            params
+        } else {
+            LinearLayout.LayoutParams(params)
+        }
+        layoutParams.topMargin = marginTopInPixels
+
+        when (preferenceHelper.homeAppAlignment) {
+            Gravity.START -> {
+                layoutParams.gravity = Gravity.START
+            }
+
+            Gravity.CENTER -> {
+                layoutParams.gravity = Gravity.CENTER
+            }
+
+            Gravity.END -> {
+                layoutParams.gravity = Gravity.END
+            }
+        }
 
         binding.appListAdapter.apply {
             adapter = homeAdapter
-            layoutParams = params
+            layoutParams = layoutParams
             setHasFixedSize(false)
             layoutManager = StaggeredGridLayoutManager(1, StaggeredGridLayoutManager.VERTICAL)
             isNestedScrollingEnabled = false
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
index df64516..9069023 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_home.xml
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@
     android:orientation="vertical"
     tools:context=".ui.home.HomeFragment">
 
-    <FrameLayout
-        android:id="@+id/touchArea"
-        android:layout_marginVertical="20dp"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent" />
-
     <com.github.droidworksstudio.launcher.view.GestureNestedScrollView
         android:id="@+id/nestScrollView"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -87,11 +81,18 @@
 
             </androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat>
 
-            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
-                android:id="@+id/appListAdapter"
+            <androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat
+                android:id="@+id/touchArea"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:orientation="vertical">
 
+                <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
+                    android:id="@+id/appListAdapter"
+                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+            </androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat>
         </androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat>
 
     </com.github.droidworksstudio.launcher.view.GestureNestedScrollView>