14 Home Screen
Know Your Device
App Shortcuts
You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any
home screen.

Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen

1. From a Home screen, tap Apps.
2. Touch and hold an app shortcut, and then drag it to
a Home screen and release it.

Remove a Shortcut

1. Touch and hold a shortcut to releaseit.
2. Drag the icon to the Remove icon and then
releaseit.
Caution: Removing a shortcut does not delete the app,
it just removes the shortcut from the home screen.
Widgets
Widgets are self-contained apps that display on a
home screen. Unlike a shortcut, a widget operates
right on the home screen. There are all kinds of
widgets, including links to a specific contact, browser
bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and many
others.

Add a Widget to the Home Screen

1. Touch and hold an empty space on the screen, and
then tap Widgets.
2. Touch and hold a widget, and then drag it to a
home screen and release.

Remove a Widget

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to
releaseit.
2. Drag the widget to the Remove icon and releaseit.
Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget, it
just removes the widget from the home screen.