This mod only works if you're using the Pixel Launcher
as your home screen app, so you'll need to install it if you haven't done so already.
Not exact matches
As Apple added new services to those Apple TV models, it would litter users»
home screen with
app icons, regardless of whether or not the user wanted them.
It's simplified, but starts out
as an instant
app explosion on the
home screen when you transfer 100
apps from an old phone.
The P7 comes with some of the world's best football
apps preloaded such
as match highlights on the BBC iPlayer (UK only) and games like FIFA 14 (mobile)-- and with a 5 - inch full HD
screen, it's perfect for enjoying match highlights at
home or on the go!
Flanking that
screen are five large buttons with shortcuts to Audio,
Apps, and
Home,
as well
as Skip Forward and Back.
There's a number of hotkey buttons below the
screen, such
as «
home» and «
app» buttons which make navigating the system quick and easy.
It took me a little while to figure out that the
home button called up a main
screen with touch icons for navigation, media, radio, phone, and
apps; while the menu button called up context - sensitive menus, such
as destination entry when the navigation system was up.
As I stated earlier, the system is activated or deactivated via touchscreen buttons on the
home screen and in the
app screen.
It's not nearly
as configurable
as the Tab S2, but iOS is still
home to more, higher - quality tablet
apps than Android, and the iPad Air 2 remains our Editors» Choice for large -
screen tablets.
In my opinion the
home screens and drop down nav bar seem well placed and styled, but the
app drawer is still the same gross looking design
as found on the slide.
This tablet exhibited some lag at times, such
as when exiting an
app to the
home screen, but it was much more responsive than the Tab 3 10.1.
The first
home screen on the Springboard is populated with a T - Mobile Bonus
Apps widget
as well
as icons for the Android Market, Blockbuster, Music, TeleNav GPS, the web browser, and Zinio.
As Amazon states, these offers display «on the lock
screen and lower left hand corner of the
home screen,» meaning they won't interfere with the device itself or appear in other
apps.
Pressing one leads to a sub-interface, where, just
as with Android's
Home screens, users can add and remove
apps by tapping and holding.
They have a number of customized
apps on the
home screen, such
as a library, e-book reader and digital bookstore.
Instead, what the new iPad will have is some form of a new multitouch gesture that would bring back the
home screen as well
as act to launch the
app switcher.
The new
home screen includes dedicated content pages for books, games and
apps, video, music, audiobooks, and periodicals — each page presents an engaging layout akin to the beautiful pages of a magazine and presents your recent content
as well
as personalized suggestions for new entertainment.
Further, Jelly Bean also allows for automatic resizing of
app widgets based on parameters such
as the
home screen where it has been dropped, the size to which the user expands them, and the amount of space that the
home screen has on offer.
Our intuitive
home screen puts the priority on the best new
apps, such
as Flappy Bird, Tuned In, or Tekken Arena.
At the bottom of each
home screen are five customizable omnipresent
app shortcuts for the Notebook, Email, Chrome, Camera and Calendar
apps,
as well
as a shortcut for the
apps drawer.
And for
as much
as Barnes & Noble wants this to be a simple device, there's something inherently not simple, chaotic even, about devoting the majority of the
home screen real estate to a no - holds - barred zone where you can stack book, magazine and
app icons any which way.
Both devices will come preloaded with Swype
as well
as a «pre-configured
home screen» (read Alcatel launcher) with the most «essential
apps and widgets pre-loaded.»
The G Pad features three basic
home screens and a fourth that serves
as a kind of user's guide for the slate's various
apps and settings.
I have the Nook
app on my Moto phone and it works just
as well with all the features except no big rectangle on the
home screen, which is a widget, but can be moved there.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 that will ship on June 8th will feature the customized user experience «Samsung TouchWiz UX» that enables customization of the
home screen with a Live panel to display content selected by users, additionally it will be possible to launch frequently used
app such
as task manager, calendar and music player from the Mini
Apps Tray while other applications are also in use.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow With improved functions and features such
as the redesigned
home screen with permanent Google search bar including the refreshed Google logo; vertical scrolling on the
app drawer; and predictive
app search to help you find what you're looking for.
INQ is bundling the Foursquare
app on their handsets such
as the Cloud Touch, to offer up deep
home screen integration on their handsets.
Acer has brought in a new UI to the Metal known
as Breeze, which is said to manage the mobiles» applications much more easily than beforehand where there's a new social networking
app called SocialJogger that aggregates feeds to the
home screen.
Droid is WAY faster with the one exception of swiping left and right on the
home screens... but I'll take that high resolution issue any day
as a trade for the instant gratification when you open and an
app and do nt have to wait on it to load.
The Venue 8 Pro sports a standard Windows 8.1
home screen, complete with a multicolored grid of
apps as well
as Microsoft's signature Live Tiles, which provide real - time weather and news updates.
Launcher
apps need to take over
as your default
home screen to display your font changes consistently.
PlayBook owners can also expect to see a tweaked
home screen, new contacts and calendar
apps, the ability to use your BlackBerry phone
as a remote, and more.
Home screens behave
as they currently do on Android (swipe left or right to navigate, open an
app drawer, retrieve widgets, and so on), except you now get a customizable «favorites tray» that resembles the dock in iOS.
Instead of going the route of wholly replacing the Android 3.0 interface, Acer instead provides its own widgets that appear on the
home screen as apps.
Widgets and
App Menu: Just
as with Android Honeycomb tablets, the Galaxy Nexus features interactive and resizable widgets which you can use to populate the five
home screens.
Aside from a custom dock along the bottom, the
home screen is about the same
as on other Android devices, though there's no tab to show all of your installed
apps.
As expected, users can customize all of the S II's seven
home screens with widgets and shortcuts to
apps.
The Windows Phone 7 Kindle
app is the first major eBook reading
app for Microsoft's latest mobile platform and it includes new features built into a Kindle
app for the first time, such
as personalised recommendations integrated within the Kindle
app's
home screen and the ability to send book recommendations to your chums without even stepping outside the
app.
As per usual, dragging a finger from top to bottom (within
apps or on a
home screen) pulls down the notification shade to view system - wide alerts.
The Adult
home screen has additional categories, such
as Shop,
Apps, Music, Audible, and Newsstand.
Some of the
home - screen features can be turned off, such as Recent Apps and New Items, in the Home Screen Setti
home -
screen features can be turned off, such as Recent Apps and New Items, in the Home Screen Set
screen features can be turned off, such
as Recent
Apps and New Items, in the
Home Screen Setti
Home Screen Set
Screen Settings.
Swiping between
home screens was responsive, but there was noticeable lag when opening some
apps such
as the Silk browser, Amazon's
App Store and especially the camera a
App Store and especially the camera
appapp.
Also —
as I argued there — even though Amazon's book reader
app was lacking in terms of features and customization, in won a spot on my
home screen due to the content.
You're still presented with the same lock
screen as Jelly Bean 4.2, which means you can unlock the Nexus 7 to the
home screen or directly to Google Now, but not the camera or
app of your choice.
For iPhones, iPads and iPod Touches,
as well
as Android devices, go to: http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/bea/ (and use the «+» to add our
app icon to your
home screen, or follow your device's instructions).
The
home screen comes outfitted with a clock and basic
apps such
as Email, the SlideMe
app store, Settings, with the option to add more shortcuts by dragging and dropping from your
app drawer.
You're still presented with the same lock
screen as that offered by Jelly Bean 4.2, which means you can unlock the Nexus 7 to the
home screen or directly to Google Now, but not to the camera or
app of your choice.
As with the Excite 10, you get five
home screens, and the system bar along the bottom with icons for Back, Home and Recent Apps on the left, and Wi - Fi, Battery life, and a clock on the ri
home screens, and the system bar along the bottom with icons for Back,
Home and Recent Apps on the left, and Wi - Fi, Battery life, and a clock on the ri
Home and Recent
Apps on the left, and Wi - Fi, Battery life, and a clock on the right.
Rearranging your
apps on the
home and other
screens is an awkward process on the Torch: You tap and hold an
app icon, then tap where on the
screen you want to move it to — you can't simply drag the icon
as on the iPhone.
Universal search, always accessible from the
Home Screen, allows users to search through email, messages, contacts, music, videos and more on the smartphone,
as well
as extend search to the Internet or to discover applications on BlackBerry
App World ™.