I notice not many peeps group apps in folders
/waves hand in air
Me, me , me... I do exactly that. I just hide labels of folders.
/smiles smugly
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/waves hand in air
Me, me , me... I do exactly that. I just hide labels of folders.
/smiles smugly
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kingrob
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I notice not many peeps group apps in folders
Reminds me too much of my iPhone days, so I don't do it.
AlphaJohn
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I notice not many peeps group apps in folders
Who needs folders when you have SwipePad?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.conduction.swipepad.android
DominionZA
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Never knew about that. Gonna give it a bash :thumbup:
Don't think I have ever received so many responses to a single post - lol.
I notice not many peeps group apps in folders
I hate that. Will never do it.
But what do you do when you have a ton of apps? flicking thru JB widgets menu is painful enough
DominionZA
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I got around 110 apps installed. Grouping is mandatory for me now.
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kingrob
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You've got such a gorgeous screen & then decide on a lacklustre black and light screen theme? Not good enough.
Final score : 3/10.
I will most probably get flamed for this, but one of THE most epic home screen wallpapers is actually the blood red Vodacom one.
It looks amazing on the S3 screen.
DominionZA
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My home screen currently, isn't at all very original but I just wanted to show how I use folders, and this is generally how I like my home screen, clean with only the bottom row of folders / icons. Sometimes I change the folders to be icons but the launcher I'm currently using doesn't allow that, I'll probably switch back to Nova. Very tempted to flash CM10 as well.
Phone of course then:
Commonly used apps, i.e. Play store, Tapatalk, Gallery, browser etc.
Communication apps, watsapp, Gmail, talk, sms etc.
and then settings/tools apps like titanium backup, root explorer, wifi explorer etc
I don't actually use many apps very frequently, I only currently have 10 apps in my common apps folder.
I really don't get why people waste that precious space at the bottom, why put contacts next to phone when they essentially do the same thing? Why not group sms with watsapp for example? I also don't like tapping menu then group then app. Folder - app, only 2 taps needed for all the apps I use most frequently.
The dedicated search app is also very efficient for those apps that you don't use often, that's if you have a dedicated search button, it seems like Samsung declined to have one so that their phones can be similar to iPhone? I would really miss my dedicated search button.
Phone of course then:
Commonly used apps, i.e. Play store, Tapatalk, Gallery, browser etc.
Communication apps, watsapp, Gmail, talk, sms etc.
and then settings/tools apps like titanium backup, root explorer, wifi explorer etc
I don't actually use many apps very frequently, I only currently have 10 apps in my common apps folder.
I really don't get why people waste that precious space at the bottom, why put contacts next to phone when they essentially do the same thing? Why not group sms with watsapp for example? I also don't like tapping menu then group then app. Folder - app, only 2 taps needed for all the apps I use most frequently.
The dedicated search app is also very efficient for those apps that you don't use often, that's if you have a dedicated search button, it seems like Samsung declined to have one so that their phones can be similar to iPhone? I would really miss my dedicated search button.
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All the apps I need are on my two home screens. If they are not then I open the app drawer. I just find folders visually un-appealing.
AlphaJohn
Honorary Master
If I was you I would swap Whatsapp and Galary as that yellow icon is breaking the effect
See here for example:
If I was you I would swap Whatsapp and Galary as that yellow icon is breaking the effect
See here for example:
I realised that after posting my screenshot. Thanks for pointing it out though.
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kingrob
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Yes, you just delete them off your home screen.
yes, but you can make it so that you can click on invisible areas to do what ever you like.