The five most utilized functions can be stored as
home screen shortcuts on the top screen.
BlackBerry PlayBook 101: Adding
a home screen shortcut on the BlackBerry PlayBook BlackBerry PlayBook 101: Changing the wallpaper on your BlackBerry PlayBook BlackBerry PlayBook 101: Using BlackBerry App World on the PlayBook
Not exact matches
I absolutely love your blog and have your blog page set as a
shortcut on my cellphone
home screen so I can check it / refer to it as much as needed!
Add to that an interface relies too heavily
on home screen to switch modes rather than giving quickly accessible
shortcuts to the different hubs for navigation and media, for example.
Widgets for YouTube and the Music player are
on the second
home screen along with
shortcuts for Blio, the Gallery, Let's Golf 2, Qello, Slacker Radio, and T - Mobile TV.
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 you can give the menu
shortcut equal or lesser space
on the touchscreen — with the lone physical button forever dedicated to taking you to the
home screen, the touchscreen has to do the rest.
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.
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.
A Smart Stay feature keeps the
screen awake while you're looking at it and there's also a handy
shortcut in which you can turn the camera
on by double tapping the
home button.
A Widget Board application serves a
shortcut to use widgets that would normally be placed
on home screens on a standard Android tablet.
Basically, I read my Gmail from the Playbook browser, it is accessible from the icon
shortcut installed by default
on the
home screen in the section «All».
When I tapped «More»
on the
home screen, I could see
shortcuts to books, periodicals, files, movies, and TV shows that I had recently accessed.
Once you have completed all three steps, all you have to do is tap
on the «Add to
home screen» button at the bottom of the
screen and your
shortcut is generated.
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.
Follow these instructions to create a
shortcut on your
home screen.
The difference in quality between the Genesis Prime and the 1280 x 800 Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD 7 could not be more stark as even the
shortcuts on the Ematic tablet's
home screen appeared blurry and dull.
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).
You can find the Docs
shortcut icon
on your Kindle Fire's
HOME screen and then tap the Download folder (or if you used a different folder during Option B go to where you saved the files).
This central command, rendered
on an excellent WXGA TFT LCD display (1,280 - by - 800 resolution), shows users a holistic view of all of their
home screens, including widgets, wallpapers,
shortcuts and applications.
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.
BlackBerry Launcher lets you organize apps, widgets and
shortcuts on customized
home screen panels for instant access.
But Acer's tossed in some interesting software improvements, including a lockscreen with quick - launch
shortcuts, and a neat little «Ring» launcher that lives
on top of the
home screens, but only when you call for it to.
The Acer rendition of Android is slightly different from other devices: in addition to the typical all - apps Android
screen, there's an immediate
home screen that displays the time, date and temperature alongside select apps which can be added to this page by pressing and holding
on to their
shortcuts.
On the second
home screen to the left is a
shortcut box with some commonly used apps such as Chrome browser, Google Photos and the camera.
There are now five
home screens on the X10, which can be populated by widgets,
shortcuts and folders where previously there were only three
screens available to customise.
Step 5: Tap Add to add the
shortcut icon
on your iPad's
home screen.
Instead, all of your application
shortcuts live
on your
home screens.
On the home screen if you force press on the camera icon you will get access to a shortcut men
On the
home screen if you force press
on the camera icon you will get access to a shortcut men
on the camera icon you will get access to a
shortcut menu.
From the lock
screen, double tapping the
home button introduces a camera
shortcut for opening the app more quickly, and the camera itself seems to become usable about a second quicker than the camera
on the iPhone 4 does.
After you reboot, you'll find the Play Store and Google Settings
shortcuts on your
home screen.
This is true even when adding a
shortcut link to any one of Microsoft's web apps
on the
home screen.
In particular, users can take advantage of rounded icons
on the Pixel Launcher
home screen, along with app
shortcuts.
Features list: Call Recording Auto call recording 4 Ways Reboot (Reboot, Recovery, Hotboot, Download) Full Color / Transparency customization for Status bar and Notification drawer elements Secure Samsung Keyboard Option to keep «Add Call» button with Call recording menu Disable Camera shutter sound (+
Screen Capture) Skip Music with Volume buttons Save Call Logs View Enable Keyboard Symbols Enable Hangouts Calls trough cellular Enable Camera while calling Unlimited and Customizable Multi-View support Bypass Exchange Lock check Notification Panel Customization Long
Home key behavior Long Back key to kill App (+ white list) Disable increasing ringtone Messaging Tweaks (raise limits and conversion) Disable Scrolling cache Enable Full rotations White / Colored Circle Battery Transparent Notifications panel Customize Clock format and size Customize Battery text helper size Customize Quick Settings buttons number per row Collapse Quick Settings after toggle 2 line formatted date
on the panel header Dark themed Multi-Window Disable Boot sound Customize Two line date header format White / Black Email App background (Supported on some devices) Transparent Quick Settings buttons background Default hidden SMS logs Add Call button to Logs and Contacts list Disable Accounts icons on Contacts list Custimize Wifi AP Clients number Disable Launcher page rotation Add Exit button to browser SMS Automatic input mode Disable Call number formatting Enable unlimited Contacts joining Enable Gallery Rotation trough button Set default Browser view to Desktop Hide Wireless charging popup Hide Full Battery Notification Clock position Status bar (Hide, Left, Right, Center) NFC behaviors (UN / Locked on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on the panel header Dark themed Multi-Window Disable Boot sound Customize Two line date header format White / Black Email App background (Supported
on some devices) Transparent Quick Settings buttons background Default hidden SMS logs Add Call button to Logs and Contacts list Disable Accounts icons on Contacts list Custimize Wifi AP Clients number Disable Launcher page rotation Add Exit button to browser SMS Automatic input mode Disable Call number formatting Enable unlimited Contacts joining Enable Gallery Rotation trough button Set default Browser view to Desktop Hide Wireless charging popup Hide Full Battery Notification Clock position Status bar (Hide, Left, Right, Center) NFC behaviors (UN / Locked on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on some devices) Transparent Quick Settings buttons background Default hidden SMS logs Add Call button to Logs and Contacts list Disable Accounts icons
on Contacts list Custimize Wifi AP Clients number Disable Launcher page rotation Add Exit button to browser SMS Automatic input mode Disable Call number formatting Enable unlimited Contacts joining Enable Gallery Rotation trough button Set default Browser view to Desktop Hide Wireless charging popup Hide Full Battery Notification Clock position Status bar (Hide, Left, Right, Center) NFC behaviors (UN / Locked on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Contacts list Custimize Wifi AP Clients number Disable Launcher page rotation Add Exit button to browser SMS Automatic input mode Disable Call number formatting Enable unlimited Contacts joining Enable Gallery Rotation trough button Set default Browser view to Desktop Hide Wireless charging popup Hide Full Battery Notification Clock position Status bar (Hide, Left, Right, Center) NFC behaviors (UN / Locked
on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Screen ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
ON / Off) Hide Headset icon and notification bar Disable TW DVFS Blacklist for Application where you want to disable DVFS when it's default enabled Hide Smart Stay, Alarm, NFC icons
on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake Home button Use separate Address field on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on status bar Launcher: Enable Scroll wallpaper and Hide Dock labels Disable Wake
Home button Use separate Address field
on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Contacts Add Fast PIN unlock (to be used with caution) Added SMS sent time details Enable
Screen ON options on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
ON options
on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Messaging App Disable low Battery warning Add custom carrier label
on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on notification label Set low Camera battery level Change System Holo Dark / Light background Acces hidden Lockscreen
shortcuts menu Disable SEAndroid / Knox notifications and container Disable volume control sound Disable low battery sound Auto Disable Knox notifications when Knox Apps are installed Set SELinux to Permissive mode
on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox) on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on boot ScreenShot and ScreenRecord (Requires Busybox)
on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Power menu CM Numeric Circle battery
Screen Off animation (CRT / Fade) Expand all notifications Disable Temperature check
on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on Camera recording and Flash Enable Heads up notifications (Optional ongoing notifications and display delay customization) Support SHealth and Private mode (Disable secure storage
on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to co
on both Apps) Disable Battery and USB cover warning And much more to come
I hate the look of stock folders, and I love the fact that a Cover is essentially a folder with a
shortcut to the most used app — while still looking clean
on the
home screen.
Android Oreo brings support for long - press
shortcuts for apps
on the
home screen.
Android Oreo adds support for long - press
shortcuts for apps
on the
home screen.
This handy
shortcut replaces the virtual app drawer button
on the
home screen, since you really don't need that any more.
You can place a whole variety of app
shortcuts (which we'll cover in Lesson 2), app groups, and widgets
on your
home screen (s).
The one place where it is clear — and genuinely useful — is
on the
home screen, where force - pressing icons pops up a
shortcut menu to different areas of the app, and in some cases a handy widget too.
This means that if an app supports App
Shortcuts, you'll see them when you long - press an app
on your
home screen.
With a simple setting, you can disable these
shortcuts from automatically being placed
on your
home screen and spare yourself from repeating the pointless process of manually removing apps.
Specific default apps
on the
home screen have
shortcuts that can be accessed this way.
Swipe - up Action for Icons
on Home Screen - You can swipe up from any app icon on the home screen and set to open other apps or launch a short
Home Screen - You can swipe up from any app icon on the home screen and set to open other apps or launch a sho
Screen - You can swipe up from any app icon
on the
home screen and set to open other apps or launch a short
home screen and set to open other apps or launch a sho
screen and set to open other apps or launch a
shortcut.
After installing an app from the Google Play Store, its icon will appear
on your
home screen, creating a
shortcut for you to easily access it without needing to look very far.
Once they are
on the
screen, a central controller will offer you a
Home icon that will create the pair shortcut and save it to your home scr
Home icon that will create the pair
shortcut and save it to your
home scr
home screen.
So when you're
on the
home screen and have a lot of app
shortcuts you may find yourself launching those rather than putting the tablet into sleep mode.