Here's a step - by - step tutorial updated for Marshmallow on how to create
home screen icons for individual files such as MP3 files, Word documents or photos.
The Silk Browser can't add
home screen icons for websites, so you'll have to go to the browser first.
Not exact matches
Overall system speed is greatly improved, taps are registered with smartphone quickness and capacitive sensitivity allows
for pinching and zooming on maps and dragging
icons around the
home screen.
I liked the user interface, which starts with a
home screen showing
icons for the major functions.
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.
The Nextbook allows
for five total
home screens; two are populated with
icons by default.
Your main apps are represented by
icons on the
home screen (you can also have
icons for individual contacts and bookmarks).
When your data consumption hits 50 % of 100 MB which is supposed to be your data allowance
for the month, the application would immediately warn you on the
home screen of your device by showing an
icon such as that which appears circled in red in the first image at the top of this article.
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.
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.
The top left of every
home screen has four shortcut
icons for the browser, e-mail, remote control app, and Sony Reader store.
When you navigate away from the main
screen and shop
for books or Android Apps, there is always a
home icon at the bottom and different viewing options.
It's touch - based, with a row of
icons at the top of the
screen for Back, Cart,
Home, Goodreads, Menu, and Search.
One other thing is worth mentioning
for Nook integration purposes, though, and that's the book
icon down in the lower right corner of the
home screen.
When you unlock the Tab's touch
screen, you'll find a familiar
home screen with a floating Google search bar, dock
icons for e-mail, Web browser, and a drawer
for apps.
The
icon also appears on the
home screen as the way
for users to open your application.
I've gotten to where Google Play store is working, but if I download an app, there's no
icon for it on the
Home screen.
Once unlocked, a Google search bar is at the top and
icons for Chrome, Maps, Gmail, Play Store, Camera and PocketCloud line the bottom, along with on -
screen buttons
for Back,
Home and Recent Apps.
To switch tasks on the Kindle Fire, you have to hit the software - based
home button, which isn't always visible (the keyboard covers over it,
for example), go back to the
home screen, and then flip through the dizzying carousel interface until you see the
icon for the app you left.
The best thing about the Kindle Fire's navigation is that common navigation
icons appear at the bottom of the
screen no matter where you are,
for going back to what you were previously doing, getting to the
Home screen, and changing settings.
Icons for Settings, Applications, and the Browser are located at the bottom of each of the
home screens.
At the bottom of the
Home screen you will find
icons for settings, help, and sync.
When a widget or
icon is selected the accelerometer senses lateral motion and changes
home screen accordingly allowing
for easy placement.
Theme Builder is one such method
for changing certain aspects of your
home screen, more specifically, the
icons.
Finally, we should note that some of the
home screen enhancements of stock Jelly Bean have been ported over too, so
icons can now be bumped out the way to make way
for larger widgets.
Using this app, you can create custom
home screen icons and shortcuts
for native, third - party, and system apps.
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.
Color Leather features 3D
icons, an attractive layout and
home screen, a hidden slide list accessible using keyboard shortcuts, is wallpaper friendly, and is perfect
for daily use.
As with other Android devices, you can customize the layout of the
home screen by tapping and holding on
icons for a second and then dragging and dropping them to any location you like.
The
home screen is complete with 7 user defined
icons as well as dedicated slots
for ten common applications.
Fixes include reduced
screen animation lag and locking, a working HDMI indicator that clears out when the cable is connected, a fix
for duplicate text messages, a fix
for MDN changes forcing data connection resets, proper display of
home screen widgets, proper battery capacity displayed and fixes
for dock sound playback along with VZW Navigator functioning over Wi - Fi and a new Vibrate
icon.
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).
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.
The bottom of the
screen houses
icons for Back,
Home and Recent Apps.
When you turn it on, you'll see the familiar row of
icons at the top of the
screen for Home, Back, Brightness (now indicated as a sun
icon rather than a lightbulb), Goodreads, Cart, Search, and Menu.
The upcoming update includes: a fix
for the Mobile Hotspot feature, improvements in Mobile Hotspot security, updated VZ Navigator, Visual Voice Mail updates, V Cast App preloaded on the phone, MotoCast installation steps simplified, improved stability of data connectivity after Airplane mode is disabled, improved data throughput performance in low - signal 4G environments, improved battery life when using Phone Book Access Profile Bluetooth headsets, successfully save multimedia ringtones, favorites contact widget updated, improved device stability when moving between
home screen panels, email
icon updated, OTA updates show correct remaining download time and Commercial Mobile Alert Service feature has been added.
This theme offers custom
icons, fonts, colors, backgrounds, small
home screen banner, and large custom clock on the
home screen for select devices.
The main BlackBerry 6
home screen has an alert bar at the top that can become stacked with
icons for new messages, IMs, Tweets, and calendar events.
To enable or disable Alexa hands - free, swipe down from the top of your tablet's
Home screen, tap the Settings
icon (you know, the one that looks like a cog), tap Alexa, then tap the toggle
for Hands - Free Mode.
There's a clever My Nook Today
icon on the
home screen, which you tap to bring up the weather and a couple of recommendations
for things to read.
You'll find widget
icons for screen lock you can put the device to sleep without hitting a physical button), and
for muting sound and microphone with a single touch; a link to Lenovo's App Shop (more on that in a moment); and an overhaul of Honeycomb's standard basic
home navigation buttons.
When you turn the Kindle on, you'll see toolbar
icons at the top of the
screen for Home, Back, Quick Actions, Goodreads, Store, Search, and Menu.
I also appreciated that Honeycomb places a small music
icon in the bottom right - hand side of the
screen for easily controlling music from the
home screen.
There are toolbar
icons at the top of the
screen for Home, Brightness, Wi - Fi networks and settings, a battery life indicator, and a menu where you can access additional settings that include languages, syncing, account info, OverDrive info, and device information.
-- Register a channel to receive News
for specific games To register, head to News > Find Channels — Add friends from your Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Friend Lists To add friends, head to your My Page on the top left of the
Home Menu > Friend Suggestions — Receive notifications when your Friends go online To turn this ON / OFF, head to System Settings > Notifications > Friend Notifications — Find paired controllers within communication range by activating the vibration feature To search, head to Controllers > Find Controllers — Change the user icon order on the Home Menu To change order, head to System Settings > Users > Change Order — Select from 6 new Splatoon 2 characters for user icon To edit your user icon, head to your My Page on the top left of the Home Menu > Profile — Change the system volume from the Quick Settings To access Quick Settings, hold down the HOME Button — Lower the maximum volume for headphone or speakers connected to the audio jack To lower the max headphone volume, head to System Settings > System > Lower Max Headphone Volume * This settings will be ON when Parental Controls are enabled — Change display colors to Invert Colors or Grayscale To use this feature, head to System Settings > System > Change Display Colors — Connect a USB keyboard to the dock to type whenever the keyboard is on the screen — Use the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller via wired communication by connecting the USB charging cable To enable, head to System Settings > Controllers and Sensors > Pro Controller Wired Communication * The NFC touchpoint on the Pro Controller will be disabled while the controller is using wired communicat
Home Menu > Friend Suggestions — Receive notifications when your Friends go online To turn this ON / OFF, head to System Settings > Notifications > Friend Notifications — Find paired controllers within communication range by activating the vibration feature To search, head to Controllers > Find Controllers — Change the user
icon order on the
Home Menu To change order, head to System Settings > Users > Change Order — Select from 6 new Splatoon 2 characters for user icon To edit your user icon, head to your My Page on the top left of the Home Menu > Profile — Change the system volume from the Quick Settings To access Quick Settings, hold down the HOME Button — Lower the maximum volume for headphone or speakers connected to the audio jack To lower the max headphone volume, head to System Settings > System > Lower Max Headphone Volume * This settings will be ON when Parental Controls are enabled — Change display colors to Invert Colors or Grayscale To use this feature, head to System Settings > System > Change Display Colors — Connect a USB keyboard to the dock to type whenever the keyboard is on the screen — Use the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller via wired communication by connecting the USB charging cable To enable, head to System Settings > Controllers and Sensors > Pro Controller Wired Communication * The NFC touchpoint on the Pro Controller will be disabled while the controller is using wired communicat
Home Menu To change order, head to System Settings > Users > Change Order — Select from 6 new Splatoon 2 characters
for user
icon To edit your user
icon, head to your My Page on the top left of the
Home Menu > Profile — Change the system volume from the Quick Settings To access Quick Settings, hold down the HOME Button — Lower the maximum volume for headphone or speakers connected to the audio jack To lower the max headphone volume, head to System Settings > System > Lower Max Headphone Volume * This settings will be ON when Parental Controls are enabled — Change display colors to Invert Colors or Grayscale To use this feature, head to System Settings > System > Change Display Colors — Connect a USB keyboard to the dock to type whenever the keyboard is on the screen — Use the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller via wired communication by connecting the USB charging cable To enable, head to System Settings > Controllers and Sensors > Pro Controller Wired Communication * The NFC touchpoint on the Pro Controller will be disabled while the controller is using wired communicat
Home Menu > Profile — Change the system volume from the Quick Settings To access Quick Settings, hold down the
HOME Button — Lower the maximum volume for headphone or speakers connected to the audio jack To lower the max headphone volume, head to System Settings > System > Lower Max Headphone Volume * This settings will be ON when Parental Controls are enabled — Change display colors to Invert Colors or Grayscale To use this feature, head to System Settings > System > Change Display Colors — Connect a USB keyboard to the dock to type whenever the keyboard is on the screen — Use the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller via wired communication by connecting the USB charging cable To enable, head to System Settings > Controllers and Sensors > Pro Controller Wired Communication * The NFC touchpoint on the Pro Controller will be disabled while the controller is using wired communicat
HOME Button — Lower the maximum volume
for headphone or speakers connected to the audio jack To lower the max headphone volume, head to System Settings > System > Lower Max Headphone Volume * This settings will be ON when Parental Controls are enabled — Change display colors to Invert Colors or Grayscale To use this feature, head to System Settings > System > Change Display Colors — Connect a USB keyboard to the dock to type whenever the keyboard is on the
screen — Use the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller via wired communication by connecting the USB charging cable To enable, head to System Settings > Controllers and Sensors > Pro Controller Wired Communication * The NFC touchpoint on the Pro Controller will be disabled while the controller is using wired communication.
General fixes • Significant improvements to the Squad Join interface • Removed FIND ME A SQUAD option • Allow players to join empty Squads alone, thus having 1/4 Squad members • Change order of options to LEAVE SQUAD, INV A FRIEND, SWITCH TEAM • Disable Privacy flag when 1 man Squad • Reset Privacy flag from Private to Public when Squad drops to 1 player • All occupied Squads will now show up colored blue on the Squad selection
screen • Players who choose not to join Squads will also show up as Blue in the «Not in a Squad» line • Squads that are currently empty will display as white — if you wish to join an empty Squad, you can choose the first one marked with white text • Added round duration and ticket summary at end of round
screen • Fixed sound
for when climbing ladders • Fixed and issue with some weapons» sounds in first person view • Fixed a swim sound loop error • You should no longer be able to damage a friendly vehicle when sitting in an open position • Grenades now drop to ground if you get killed while attempting to throw it • Spawn protection now should work in Conquest so you no longer should spawn too close to enemies • You should no longer spawn too close to enemies in TDM and SQDM • Fix
for missing input restriction during intro movie, causing players to potentially fall and die while watching movie if moving controller (or having a controller with a bad stick zone) • Combat areas on Kharg Island in Rush mode tweaked in order to disallow defenders to access the carrier ship after first base is taken and being able to enter the AA gun • Fixed a problem with revived players not being able to get suppressed • Fixed a problem with the camera when being revived in co-op • Spotting VO now plays when spotting from MAV / EOD bot • Fixed several issues regarding the kill card, including showing wrong weapons used
for the kill • Fixed that sometimes you would be stuck on a black
screen when kicked from server • Fixed so when a team captures two flags at the same time, the UI does not show wrong owner of the flag • Fixed a problem where the capture progress bar was shown as friendly when the enemy was capturing • Fixed a problem with the bipod deploy sound • Fixed a problem that you could be spawned in with no weapons after being killed while using the EOD bot • Fixed problems with health bars not displaying health properly when using EOD bots • Fixed a problem with flickering name tags • Fixed a problem where you could damage friendly helicopters • Fixed a problem where you could get stuck in the co-op menu when attempting to join the session twice • You should now be able to spot explosives • You should no longer spawn in
home base if your selected spawn point is disabled while waiting to spawn (e.g. if your teammate dies right before you are about to spawn) • Damage from bullets will now continue to cause damage even after the firing user is dead • Fixed several client crashes • Fixed a problem where players could get stuck in the join queue • Fixed the repair
icon on the minimal • Fixed a problem with changing camera on certain vehicles • Fixed a problem with the grenade indicator when in guided missile mode • Fixed a problem where the machine could hard lock when joining a public coop game • Fixed a problem where the headset attached
icon would not show up in the UI • Fixed a problem with the falling antenna on Caspian Border.
The most welcome addition to the whole bunch would have to be the inclusion of themes and the
home icon arrangement which is a must have feature
for people who like customizing their console
home screen.
Nova Launcher prime is a stunning launcher that allows
for customization in every aspect of the
home screen, folders as well as
icons.
While the round
icon shape is used by default, the Pixel Launcher also supports several options
for customizing the look of system app
icons on the
Home and App Drawer
screens, including «Squircle,» «Rounded corner rect,» «Square,» and «Cylinder.»
The app's layout consists of a
home screen with
icons for each programmed device, a Music section, which consists of Pandora and iTunes (though they are just as easily called up on your phone itself), a settings
screen for basic firmware info and simple parameters, and the Guide
screen, which allows you to browse what's programming from your mobile device, and tune to it.