My device supports 4x4 screen size, default_workspace_4x4.xml so i made changes in it
<folder title="@string/google_folder_title" screen="0" x="0" y="-1">
<favorite packageName="com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox" className="com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox.SearchActivity"/>
<favorite packageName="com.android.chrome" className="com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main"/>
<favorite packageName="
com.google.android.gm" className="com.google.android.gm.ConversationListActivityGmail"/>
<favorite packageName="com.google.android.apps.maps" className="com.google.android.maps.MapsActivity"/>
<favorite packageName="com.google.android.youtube" className="com.google.android.youtube.app.honeycomb.Shell$HomeActivity"/>
<favorite packageName="com.google.android.apps.docs" className="com.google.android.apps.docs.app.NewMainProxyActivity"/>
<favorite packageName="com.google.android.apps.youtube.music" className="com.google.android.apps.youtube.music.activities.MusicActivity"/>
<favorite packageName="com.google.android.videos" className="com.google.android.youtube.videos.EntryPoint"/>
<favorite packageName="com.google.android.apps.tachyon" className="com.google.android.apps.tachyon.MainActivity"/>
<favorite packageName="com.google.android.apps.photos" className="com.google.android.apps.photos.home.HomeActivity"/>
</folder>
But if you have gms module then you need to make changes in following file based on your path to reflect the changes on the launcher3
partner_gms/apps/GmsSampleIntegration/res_dhs_full/xml/partner_default_layout.xml