I am not rooted and do not wish to use a launcher. I am not keen on folders either. Is there a way of sorting my apps?
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The only way of that is doing smethng on the home screen. The app drawer is already alphabetical.
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App drawer apps are already a to z. Folders are great and apps can be dragged in any order within them. You should really consider a second launcher, GO in particular, but they all offer so much more than stock. Changing the folder icon and sorting drawer options are just 2 of the many perks.
Well I have now installed Go Launcher, but I can't work out how to organise my home screen icons. I would be very grateful if someone could tell me. Thanks!
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You've probably figured it out by now, but it's just long press and select "apps" or "widgets" or whatever and they will get added. You can long press the icon to edit it (change it to any icon you have in gallery). Drag 2 together to make a folder and edit folder icon.
StrangerWeather said:
Well I have now installed Go Launcher, but I can't work out how to organise my home screen icons. I would be very grateful if someone could tell me. Thanks!
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Hello. I have only applications visible. The 3 others hsve gone. Possible to put them back, how pls? Tks
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Hello. I have only applications visible. The 3 others hsve gone. Possible to put them back, how pls? Tks
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Firstly, I'd look in the manual.
However if you go to your app drawer, long press on an icon, it will take you to your homescreen, from there you can drag to your dock and drop where you want.
That's assuming you don't have a custom launcher and have changed settings to single dock.
As I am quite new maybe I do not use the right tech word. Sorry. I tried to drag and drop. From the app screen, I come ti my home screen. Ok. But when I want to put on my dock (the fix bar it just above the home button)... It becomes the litter bin and nothing. Mmhhh...
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What launcher?
No launcher installed except the original one. I have gingerbread. Phone rooted, but disppearance happened before. First time when I arrive in amman and get connected there. Contacts icon gone. Then 2 others here in yemen for no reason as I was in yemen before without prblm
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Sorry, I haven't used TouchWiz launcher since i was on eclair - however, by far the best advice I can give you, would be to install launcher pro or zeam free from the market.
There are many others, but these are probably the easiest. Zeam is very basic and light, lp has more features. Get them both, find which one suits you best. You won't be disappointed.
Tks for advice. I bought adw launcher. This does not answer my question but better now. Still have to fiddle with it... Best!
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You have to press the menu button while being in app drawer. then press config just as when you deinstall apps from your drawer. Now you can drag and drop whatever you want
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Thank you. Will keep the tip. Btw, if I want to buy another android phone, maybe gal s2... I can move the apps or I have to buy all anew?
Have a nice day
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I wonder why not all news apps or others do not allow to access to dictionaries when u need to know meaning of one word bu long tapping on it? This would be a real plus, no?
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I just flashed MIUI to my X tonight, I already have it on my Nook, but I am not a fan of having all my programs on my home screens or having to put folders on my home screens either. That being said, I do like the theme options and I want to use some of the icons that the launcher uses, namely the dock background, the phone icon, contacts, etc....So, anyone know where I can find them?
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I just flashed MIUI to my X tonight, I already have it on my Nook, but I am not a fan of having all my programs on my home screens or having to put folders on my home screens either. That being said, I do like the theme options and I want to use some of the icons that the launcher uses, namely the dock background, the phone icon, contacts, etc....So, anyone know where I can find them?
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They are all system apk's that you will have extract to get to those images. I would think the same goes for the dock background (should be under some sort of launcher.apk). I'm not on MIUI but I would imagine that's where they are at.
I tried the system apks, but the themed icons are not there.
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Ok, so how the heck do you add widgets to the Home Screen?
When I long press all I get is the wallpaper option.
Sorry, but thanks
Go to the app drawer.
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From ICS onwards (no one cares about Honeycomb) widgets were moved to the applications tray/drawer. At the top you can switch between apps and widgets.
I'm trying to organise my homescreen and I want to sort my apps into folders but I want the folders to know as just words on the homescreen instead of showing the folder. I don't really know how to explain it, I swear I've seen screenshots of people's homescreens organised like this. Does anyone have any idea?
You'll need to use a custom launcher mate
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You'll need to use a custom launcher mate
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I have apex launcher installed and i've been looking for the answer for a few hours, i just don't know what to do.
Make an icon in Photoshop, Gimp or whatever (use transparent background and save as PNG), edit folder properties and use this PNG file as icon (download if to phone first of course). I'm not sure how does it work in Apex but in Nova it's pretty simple.
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I am looking a way to organize my apps into folders.
I do not like to have them all....arranged alphbetically.... I want to put the and organize them in folders.
I noticed that HTC's SENSE 5 has one more option (Alphabetical, Most Recent and CUSTOM). By choosing custom, you can arrange apps in folders.
Is there any way to add this option in NEXUS 4?
I do not like the idea of creating homescreens with folders. I want the homescreens free for the widgets.
Thank you
Do you mean folders in the app drawer?
In that case nova launcher can do it and maybe others
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Just use a custom launcher. I know that buzz launcher has this functionality
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