It's not too offensive, but we notice that one of the things you lose is
the apps tray icon.
The square folders and squared
apps tray icon don't sit as naturally with material design's use of circles - like the new instant action button in Gmail for example.
It's not too offensive, but we notice that one of the things you lose is
the apps tray icon.
With this setting, there is
no app tray icon on the home screen, but users can set the interface back to the standard look if they desire.
Not exact matches
Samsung has slightly tweaked the Android Desktop, too: A sliding
tray of
icons (browser,
apps, e-mail, and the like) runs along the bottom of the display, while widgets occupy the middle expanse of the screen and an enhanced status bar runs along the top.
Sony still adds plenty of its own services, as does Samsung, HTC, or LG, but with the Z Ultra you can simply throw the
app icons you don't want into a folder in the
apps tray and ignore it.
The square boxes surrounding
app icons in the application
tray distract my eyes and behind
apps / games downloaded from Android Market, look flat - out ugly.
The Notification Area (sometimes called the «System
Tray») holds system
icons — like your Action Center and clock — and
icons for various
apps that run in the background.
In the
app tray, you scroll horizontally instead of vertically;
icons receive a bold, colorful treatment.
Again, touch the conversations
icon in the bottom
tray of your Alexa
app home screen.
Change the quick settings grid size: You can change the density of the quick settings
icons by changing the grid size (as you can on the home screen and the
apps tray (below)-RRB-.
For
apps that notify you by displaying a badge or symbol on a system
tray icon, you'll need to explore the
apps settings to see whether you can turn those notifications off.
You can also help alleviate this problem by dragging the
icons for
apps that occasionally call for attention down to the main area of the system
tray where you can see them.
Simply touch the conversations
icon (it looks like a messaging bubble) in the bottom
tray of your Alexa
app home screen.
You can usually access the settings for those individual background
apps by right - clicking the system
tray icon and choosing «Settings,» «Preferences,» or the like.
For background
apps that have an
icon in the system
tray, two separate actions can cause your taskbar to stick around.
This applies whether the
app notifies you by flashing a regular taskbar button or a system
tray icon.
Here, for example, the Slack
app wants attention, but its
icon is hidden on the page of extra
apps you can only see if you click the little up arrow at the left side of the system
tray.
Either swipe down from the top of your screen to fully expand your notification
tray, then tap the little gear
icon, or open your
app drawer, then select the «Settings» entry.
The
app itself will be blue to indicate it's connected, but you'll also see a small key next to the Wi - Fi
icon in the Chrome OS system
tray.
pressing the
App button on Android essentially turns it into a
tray full of
icons just like iPhone, so what Android does offer is to some more complicated but to others more powerful.
The
icons and colour schemes have been totally re-done, and ZTE has removed the
app tray that has served the Android faithful well for many years now.
You can access the voice assistant by either long pressing the search
icon in the
app navigation
tray or you can touch that and press the microphone
icon on the search page.
They all land in the
app tray just like Chrome OS
apps do, but there's no way of telling what is Android and what is Chrome, especially if both
apps have the same
icon.
Still, that's an afterthought solution that I'd like to see Google address internally — even if it's just by tossing a little Android badge on the
icon itself or an Android folder inside of the main
app tray.
The
apps tray looks very much as it was previously, adopting the wallpaper as a background and the
icon still has to sit in the bottom right - hand corner.
That means there's no
app tray and all
app icons are spread across multiple homescreens, plus there are various other changes to standard Android.
After updating you will notice little
app icon next to the System
Tray.
We still can't resist looking at a sharper screen, so head over to the Settings
app (or tap the gear
icon in the system
tray), then tap Display.
Speaking of which,
icons in the
app tray are square - shaped and strikingly colorful against the black background.
Android 4.4.2 KitKat for Verizon Galaxy S3 will bring white status bar
icons, multi-window
tray for multiple new applications, help tip pop - ups, multi-window combination, Photos by Google
app that replaces Google + Photos, new Google + User Locations widget, Backup Assistant + Media replaced with Cloud, widgets for S Suggest, S Bookmark 1 × 1, Samsung Music 4 × 1, Music Hub removed from Samsung Hub, better Wi - Fi connectivity and stability, more Tap & Pay types support for ISIS wallet, Emergency Alerts, Verizon Remote Diagnostic update to version 2.42.167, improved data connectivity and enhanced Dialer A
app that replaces Google + Photos, new Google + User Locations widget, Backup Assistant + Media replaced with Cloud, widgets for S Suggest, S Bookmark 1 × 1, Samsung Music 4 × 1, Music Hub removed from Samsung Hub, better Wi - Fi connectivity and stability, more Tap & Pay types support for ISIS wallet, Emergency Alerts, Verizon Remote Diagnostic update to version 2.42.167, improved data connectivity and enhanced Dialer
AppApp.
Other than this, everything from the
app icons and the drag - and - drop
app folder system to the settings menus and the main
app tray is classic Android Jelly Bean.
While we find the Galaxy S8 swipe up for the
app tray access feature endearing, many owners may not share the sentiment and may prefer to have direct access to the
app tray with an
icon on the home screen.
Change the
apps tray grid: This will let you fit more
icons or folders on one page and take advantage of that massive screen.
Got mi dropas a new feature but also lost some cool feature like performance mode is gone now, Recent
apps in recent
apps tray can not be seen in screen mode can only b seen as
icon.
The iOS never has changed leaps and bounds, except for the
icon structures and stuff, and thus the home screen comes with the background wallpaper and the
icon tray in the bottom, while the
app icons are directly seen on the home screen (the word home screen makes no sense here, as there is no separate place for
apps).