Great, I can confirm that after installing nautilus 1:3.18.4.is.3.14.3-0ubuntu5, new desktop icons are no longer placed under the launcher when using hidpi screens.
** Tags removed: verification-needed ** Tags added: verification-done -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1564375 Title: Unity should take display scaling into account to avoid placement of desktop icons under launcher To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1564375/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs