Sometimes cleaning up your Android phone is matter of tweaking the aesthetics. For instance, sprucing up the main foyer of your smartphone: the homescreen. You can use these tips to group apps, add awesome-looking widgets, and access just about anything (contacts, web bookmarks, etc.) from your Android phone's main launch point.
Keep reading for the third installment of our six-part Android Smartphone Makeover series, 3 Tips to Organize Your Android Homescreen.
1. Make Folders
Nothing says organized like a well-labeled system of folders. Group apps into bunches for games, readers, Web browsers, apps for movies, productivity or whatever works best.
- Press Down on the Homescreen.
- Select Add A Folder.
- Drag-and-drop apps into the folder.
- Give the folder a name by holding down the title bar.
- Type the desired name.
For phones with Ice Cream Sandwich:
- Hold down an app you want to add into a folder.
- Drag it into another app.
- Now both apps will appear in a new folder.
- To edit the name of the folder, tap it, then tap Unnamed Folder.
- Type the desired name.
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