Not exact matches
And going
out on limb that's sure to fall, I'd love to see Apple bring more information to the
home screen using
widgets.
When you pop the kickstand
out, you'll be prompted to choose between the regular
home screen displayed in landscape mode and a «
widget clock» interface that turns the phone into a combination desk clock and weather station.
But not only are all these
widgets also on the easily accessible
home screen, I could not figure out to scroll the Task Manager list up and down (the «down» carat is not a scroll control, it brings you back to the Home screens), nor could I figure out how to add or eliminate items from the manager — and neither could any of the demonstrat
home screen, I could not figure
out to scroll the Task Manager list up and down (the «down» carat is not a scroll control, it brings you back to the
Home screens), nor could I figure out how to add or eliminate items from the manager — and neither could any of the demonstrat
Home screens), nor could I figure
out how to add or eliminate items from the manager — and neither could any of the demonstrators.
In addition, the Behold II is equipped with Samsung's innovative TouchWiz allowing easy customization with
widgets located in a slide
out tray on the left side of the
home screen and providing one - touch access to a customer's favorite and most commonly used features and applications.
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.
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.
It's an entirely new experience for the
home screen which swaps
out the usual app icons and
widgets in favour of tiled content pulled from the Web.
Shutters lets you check
out an app's
widget without actually setting one on the
home screen.
To start a voice action, either tap the microphone icon on the Google search
widget at the top of your
home screen or open Google Now and say «Google»
out loud.
From anywhere on the
home screen, simply use a two - fingered pinch gesture, which will «zoom
out» your
home screen and show all available
widgets below and your
home screen pages at the top.
It's basically a slide -
out menu that you can fill with
widgets and icons, and it's separate from your main
home screen, so it stays hidden when not in use.
The launcher is what you use to put your apps where you want, and the layout is how you have apps and
widgets laid
out on your
home screens.
If the weather outside is important to you, have a weather
widget like 1Weather on your
home screen so you can see what the next few hours or days are going to be like when you're
out driving in this ridiculously cold air.
It's my favorite launcher for a number of reasons; I love Action Launcher's Cover system, as well as the slide -
out panel to the right of my
home screen that holds
widgets and apps without requiring a second
home screen — and yes, I'm that minimal jerkwad that only uses one
home screen.
The update going
out in late January 2018 will not only bring these new capabilities but also include the Netflix app and
home screen widget for easy access, as well as firmware improvements to
screen and sound.
To try this
out, you'll need to have the
widget added somewhere to your
home screen already.
I find it really helpful for 4x1
widgets, which is a common size from years past when
home screen grids were only 4x4, but looks
out of place on today's 5x5
home screens.
Of particular note is the Simple
home screen style that transforms the P7 into something with big, colorful icons and takes
out the
widgets.
The preloaded
home screens have a bunch of
widgets on them, and loaded with some of the basic application icons placed through
out.
If not, you will have to go back to the
home screen and pinch to bring
out the
home screen options, and add
home screens if there is no space for the
widgets or app shortcuts.
You will have to find for an empty space on any of the
home screen, which would bring
out all the options — Apps /
Widgets and Wallpapers.
Another interesting addition to the iOS 12 concept created by Ascending News is the ability for users to rearrange the
Home Screen layout by adding
widgets and complications, similar to what you can do on the Apple Watch with watchOS 4, which might turn
out to be quite useful for iPhone users.
There are dozens of gorgeous and functional
home screen widgets to choose from, and seven
home screens to spread them
out across.