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Customizing the Apps Screens
Choosing a View
By default, app icons appear in Grid view. You can change
the view to list view.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Apps.
2. Touch
Menu
, then touch
View type
.
3. Choose an option:
• Customizable Grid
: The default view, which allows you to
touch and hold on apps to move them from screen to screen.
• Alphabetical grid
: Icons are arranged in a grid, in A-Z order.
Apps Screen Options
1. From the Home screen, touch
Apps.
2. Touch
Menu
for options:
•Play Store
: Launch Google Play Store, to browse for new apps
to download.
•Edit
: Touch and hold an app icon for these options:
–
Drag it to a new location.
–
Drag it to
Create folder
to create a new folder to contain
the icon.
–
Drag it to
Create page
to create a new Home screen and
place the icon on it.
–
Drag it to
App info
to launch Application manager to view
information about the app. For more information, see
“Application Manager”
on page 136.
–
Drag to
Uninstall
(if available) to remove the icon. The
trash can is only available for apps you’ve installed. Pre-loaded
apps cannot be removed.
• Create folder
: Create a new folder to contain apps.
• Uninstall
: Remove an app that you downloaded from your
device. Preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled.
• Downloaded applications
: Display all apps you’ve
downloaded.
•View type
: Configure the apps screen.
• Share apps
: Select apps you’ve downloaded (not available for
pre-loaded apps) to share via Bluetooth, Email, Gmail,
Google+, S Note, or Wi-Fi Direct.
• Hide applications/Show hidden applications
: Control
whether app icons are visible in Apps. Hiding an icon does not
remove the app from your device.