Sentences with phrase «home screen widgets offer»

As opposed to static icons that are merely shortcuts to apps, home screen widgets offer a variety of additional functionality, namely access to zero - touch information that is updated automatically without any effort needed on the user's part.

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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.

In term of user interface, Android 3.0 is efficient although less intuitive, some software features are better than the iPad 2: — the browser supports Flash — the browser user interface is better — the camera application and the photo gallery offer more functions — the maps application packs more features — the widgets are great to get updates about news (CNN widget), calendar and emails instantly from the home screen

The phone's massive screen allows you to place many rows of icons and widgets on your home screen, and the lock screen offers a unique «put the puzzle piece into the puzzle» unlocking mechanism.

The Sony Xperia Tablet S offers a special widget loader that lets you run widgets as movable overlays, rather than things stapled to your home screen.

Like the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone, the Tab offers multiple home screens for pinning widgets and applications.

Some manufacturers set the launchers on their phones to offer a more simplistic look that places all app icons on the home screen and doesn't offer things like the app drawer, widgets, and the like — these come off more like the iPhone home screen.

Furthermore, OnePlus» proprietary Shelf still occupies the customary location on the screen to the left of your home screen, offering bite - sized chunks of data without cluttering the home screen with widgets.

There are a few changes, like the custom launcher that offers the typical features like widgets and wallpapers, but you can also change the home screen scroll effect to something a little more dynamic.

The app offers detailed graphs, tables, and even home screen widgets that should help keep your finger on the pulse of the finance industry.

If you're a fan of home screen widgets, you might be disappointed to see that the Xperia Weather app only offers a simple 4x1 widget.

The default home screen is dominated by a large widget that offers a couple rows of dynamically - changing app icons.

The home screens are obviously large and clear with a 4.3 - inch display, and the extra estate means HTC can offer up massively functional widgets or half sized versions of many of them so you can fit more onto your home screen set up.

For the uninitiated, Sense UI is a skin that sits on top of the basic Android experience, offering new widgets and a greater number of home screens to play with.

Helping you avoid this less than impressive app selection option, a variety of home screen - based widgets offer instant access to a selection of details, with app icons also able to be stored upfront to bypass the multiple clicks and sluggish menu access.