You can set the camera and up to four other apps as
app shortcuts on the S4's lock screen in the Lock Screen submenu of My Device settings.
The company also revealed that Nest's app now supports
App Shortcuts on devices running Android 7.1 Nougat — a small number for now, but it's great that the Google - owned company is paying attention to the market.
• BUG FIX: Improve detection of
App Shortcuts on pre-Android 7.1 devices.
Perhaps Apple will be taking a page from Samsung with its Edge
app shortcuts on the S7 Edge, which are always just a swipe away.
And in M it's easier to uninstall apps, with an uninstall shortcut available at the top of the screen when picking up
app shortcuts on your home screen, not just from the app drawer.
You can also put
all app shortcuts on the home screen by disabling the app drawer, which can be useful if you're moving from a smartphone from Xiaomi or another Chinese OEM that doesn't use app drawers.
You can also use different tile sizes, allowing you to view live tile information on a larger tile or fit many more
app shortcuts on a single screen.
You also can't choose which home screen you want to put
the app shortcut on from from the App menu; it just drops onto the screen and then you can movie it around.
And that speed extends to the U11's camera, whether you're launching it from the Edge Sense squeeze shortcut, a double - tap of the power button, or
an app shortcut on the home screen.
Shutters allow you to swipe up or down on
an app shortcut on your home screen or Quickpage and open a folder - like window containing a widget from that app.
Not only are these complications nods to classic timepieces, but they also provide quick, digestible pieces of information in the form of
an app shortcut on your watchface.
Not exact matches
Belanger also wrote about the
shortcuts you can use
on Chromebooks, which include adding
apps, searching more quickly and typing in caps lock (since there's no caps lock button).
You can even use the S Pen to do gesture
shortcuts called Quick Commands
on the screen to open
apps, make calls, send text messages, and more.
If you seek an easy
shortcut to meeting attractive singles while
on a vacation then Tinder and other dating
apps that are heavy
on local dating will be your best friend.
But since the update that introduced the new
shortcuts menu in the
app drawer I've been miserable, dragging A man has been charged in relation to a robbery in Sydney's eastern suburbs early
on Sunday which is believed to be linked to a dating application.
On the top left is the home button, while below are the
shortcuts for Media, Phone, Nav, Drive, Climate, Sound,
Apps, and Vehicle.
This secondary display can be
on while the main display is off and has a number of purposes — it can show notifications, the weather, the time / date,
app shortcuts and more.
The secondary display can be «
on» while the main display is off, showing notifications, the weather, the time / date,
app shortcuts and more.
This secondary display can be
on while the main display is off and can be used for showing notifications, the weather, the time / date,
app shortcuts and more.
The secondary display can be functional while the main display is off to show notifications, the weather, the time / date,
app shortcuts and more just like the «always -
on» display
on the Galaxy S7 Edge.
Additionally, during your smartphone usage, it serves for additional functionalities, such as showing
app shortcuts and other options
on specific
apps — for example, the camera controls will show up there.
You can add as many
app shortcuts as you want
on the Edge panel and create folders as well.
Then when I go into the
app list and drag out the icon to Create the
shortcut manually onto a home screen (which I shouldn't have to do) the Icon just dissapears, after a restart ill find the icon in a random folder
on any
on the home screens.Yes my vox has been rootedThanksKen
With Android 3.0, closing applications is a whole different adventure: you need to drill down in the Settings, which will take 4 to 5 clicks, depending
on whether or not you placed a
shortcut for the Settings
app on the home screen.
We wish there were an option to add
shortcuts to frequently used
apps on the lock screen, which is already available
on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1.
Tapping the house icon in the corner of the widget or tapping the program's
shortcut on the
apps menu launches Social Touch.
Actually reading books in Cloud Reader is a pleasure, and you'd be hard - pressed to tell that you aren't using a native
app, especially if you place a
shortcut to the web
app on your iPad's home screen, which launched the reader in a chrome-less, full - screen browser.
Android Marshmallow brings features like advanced
app permissions, Doze, Google Now
on Tap, 200 new emojis, support for stock Android's Nexus Imprint APIs for faster fingerprint unlocking, customizable lock screen
shortcuts, an improved UI for quick setting toggles and more to the carrier unlocked variant of the Galaxy Tab S2.
Android 6.0.1 brings granular
app permissions, Google Now
on Tap, 200 new emojis, a slightly updated user interface, customizable lock screen
shortcuts, multi-user mode, and support for stock Android's Nexus Imprint APIs for faster fingerprint unlocking to the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0.
Keyboard
shortcuts on the KEYone are tied to the BlackBerry Launcher
app though, so if you are an Android tweaker and want to use a different Android launcher altogether
on the KEYone you are going to lose some of that functionality.
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on your BlackBerry PlayBook BlackBerry PlayBook 101: Using BlackBerry
App World
on the PlayBook
Located
on the lower right side of the phone, you can customize the Convenience Key like you do a keyboard
shortcut, to either open an
app or complete an action like speed dialing a contact or viewing today's agenda.
Along the top, you'll find
shortcuts to Google Search, Voice Actions, a Clock
app, Calculator, Camera and Settings
on the left side and
shortcuts to Favorites,
Apps, and + for customizing the homescreens
on the right.
The square widgets
on the desktop screen allow you to see the local weather, time in any world city, your calendar, a sticky note and a folder full of
shortcuts to your favorite
apps, all without leaving the desktop.
If those options don't suit your needs, you can change the
shortcuts to access any
app on your device.
We didn't find much sign of lag in general use, but you will find that sometimes your BlackBerry grinds to a halt and will need resetting, either by the alt + caps + delete
shortcut, pulling the battery or using an
app to reset it during the night
on a regular basis.
This is the same skin we saw
on the Yoga Tablet 10, complete with the slide - out Smart Side Bar feature that houses customized
app shortcuts.
The update should include all the standard KitKat features and improvements — faster / smoother performance, white status bar icons, wireless printing support, full - screen album art and a new camera
shortcut on the lock screen, options to select the default home and SMS
apps, enhanced sound controls for specific Samsung
apps, and general stability improvements.
With Android devices, you can choose the
apps,
shortcuts, and widgets that you want
on your home screens.
On the other hand, most currently do not work on Keyboardless devices due to poor user experience or complete inability to control the app without keyboard shortcut
On the other hand, most currently do not work
on Keyboardless devices due to poor user experience or complete inability to control the app without keyboard shortcut
on Keyboardless devices due to poor user experience or complete inability to control the
app without keyboard
shortcuts.
That means each tile is a
shortcut to a specific
app, but also pushes live information regarding the
app to the tile
on the homescreen.
Meanwhile, most of the native Marshmallow features like Google Now
on Tap, Doze, an all - new
app permissions manager, a redesigned
app drawer and customizable lock screen
shortcuts are all expected to land
on the device thanks to the new software.
We like that the keyboard has a number of Android - centric
shortcuts, such as Home and Task Manager buttons to the left of the spacebar, and a button
on the right side that opens the
App window.
For example, swiping down from the top gives you access quick access to system
shortcuts, regardless of whether you're using an
app or
on the home screen (pictured above).
As with other ICS tablets, icons for Google Search and Voice search are located in the top left corner while the
apps screen
shortcut is
on the bottom right.
So you are free to add
shortcuts, widgets and bookmarks to your heart's content, but Samsung hasn't stuffed it full of widgets - there is a useful task manager widget that will let you dive in and see what
apps you have running and quit them, although the widget isn't really necessary, as a long press
on the home button gives you a modified multi-tasking menu with access to the same task manager as the widget supports.
Aimed at multimedia enthusiasts, the Alcatel Idol 4 comes with a dedicated button
on the right side that gives
shortcut to
apps like camera, photos and videos among others.
Whatever way you hold the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 — landscape or portrait —
on the home screen there's
shortcut and notifications bar at the bottom of the screen, and links to Google search and the
apps menu up top.
In case you'd like to hide any of these
apps, you can place
shortcuts into folders
on the home screen.
There is now support for multiple user accounts
on tablets, native settings
shortcuts in the notifications pane, gesture typing (ala Swype), wireless screen streaming via Wi - Fi Direct (over the Miracast protocol), widgets
on the lockscreen, support for USB audio docks, redesigned camera
app with HDR mode, Photo Sphere capturing and a built - in editor with filters, as well as further stability improvement.