Is it possilbe to clean up the start menu of the Sense UI? Like make folders for system tools, multimedia, games and so on. instead of having this endless list of apps. i always miss the app i am looking for, even that the are sorted a-z.
i am used to it from my old hd2 with win mob. you just make folders and move it where you want. but i dont know how about android handles this thing.
maybe somebody can help me.
Thanks
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Snake-Plissken said:
Is it possilbe to clean up the start menu of the Sense UI? Like make folders for system tools, multimedia, games and so on. instead of having this endless list of apps. i always miss the app i am looking for, even that the are sorted a-z.
i am used to it from my old hd2 with win mob. you just make folders and move it where you want. but i dont know how about android handles this thing.
maybe somebody can help me.
Thanks
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As of yet I dont think there is a way and your best bet is to just create folders on your desktop and organise it that way. To be honest I would prefer the windows menu because I love organisation....unfortunately...the rest of windows mobile sucked...
Hope that helps.
i agree, that was the only positive thing on windows mobile. i had everything organized and could find everything in a few clicks. now i have to scroll up and down the list especially some programms have wired names, so i dont always remember them...
do you know a good folder programm?
i am trying right now "folder organizer lite" is there anything better, except the paid version of it?
I was a bit put out when I saw that the items are in one big list. Mind you, I've just come from having years of Nokia phones and if you don't use something very often it's a pain to remember which menu tree it's in so there are pros and cons.
What I've done is clear out the HTC stuff from each screen and arrange different *groups* of widgets on each. So 'media' (camera, music, etc) on one for example. System-type stuff on another (settings, brightness, etc etc).
Works for me but each to his own.
Dave
Use Folder Organizer it does a good Job for me you can find a free version on Market.
i am using folder organizer already and bought the full version. but it would be nice if i could get rid of this messed up menu.
i have just one question to folder organizer. how can i get or make my own folder icons. do they have to be in .ico format and where do i have to put them?
Why cant we create folders and push them to a home screen and use it, this can be better if i am not wrong! I am still new to android but i found this useful and easy to access my apps!
You can try "smart shortcuts" its a free app from market
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You can create folders on your home screen and put shortcuts to any apps within them. Just drag and drop. You can also rename folders by long-presing on the title bar of an open folder.
Alternatively, if you don't mind using a different launcher to HTC Sense you can get ADW.Launcher free from Market. This allows you to create 'custom catalogues' in the app draw. You can set it to have pagination buttons within the app draw to easily switch between the catalogues. You can, if you like, have one for games, one for navigation etc. It's not ideal but it works and ADW.Launcher is a great (and very customisable) launcher too.
Hope this helps.
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tried looking but no luck, i just want to put certain apps into one folder like spare parts, settings, etc. is there a way?
as it seems not at the moment, but i want this feature too. how is it possible to install an infinite number of applications but no way to organize the startmenu?
it would be nice....but in the meantime, there is an app in the market called aps organizer. you can assign different apps to different labels (and create your own labels), and then you can put shortcuts to those labels on your homescreen.
That way you get the folders (sort of) on your homescreen and don;t need to use the main menu. I think ive used the main menu about twice in the two weeks i've had it installed.
Given that the market is already split into categories I don't understand why this isn't implemented in the App menu. It IS quite annoying. Also, given that the market already has a categorization couldn't someone develop an app that Auto-sorts the menu. Gnome on Linux does a very good job of this, don't know about KDE...
This is one of my biggest gripes with my Hero. I'm a bit OCD when it comes to organization on my phone and computer. The sooner I can organize the programs more efficiently, the better! I'd really appreciate an app, update or custom ROM that could enable this.
I have folders on my home screen for different apps. but the main programs menu still bugs the hell out of me, especially when it displays things like font packs with the rest of my programs :S
Hi:
I am trying to organize the apps in my app list. I have so many, it is becoming cluttered, and hard to find things (I currently have 7 pages of apps lol) .
I have searched and searched. Through searching, I found Folder Organizer (app), which seems to do exactly what I want, however it only seems to work on the Home screens, not within the app list. I also found SmartBar, but it was confusing, and didn't seem to do what I was looking for.
Is there any way to put apps in the applications drawer in to folders?
Thanks!
PS: I am using rooted stock rom, with stock launcher (touchwiz) etc...
I think Folder Organizer is your best bet here. If you set it up well you will not need to go to Apps list and be able to use it from home screens all the time.
Im making folders to organize my apps. (im never gonna learn the location of it all in the standard menu!) can I somehow pick several shortcuts in one go? Picking them all one-by-one is endless... Or is there an app. that could solve this issue for me?
Maybe CircleLauncher is better solution for You ?
Thanks, but I dont need frequently used apps.
Need them all organized.
U can organize them! U can add your different apps into different widgets (like folders) with custom labels ... For me it's better than folders
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as above post i use folder organizer you can create folders for any label .
also desktop visualizer is an awesome companion to go with it so u can create icons or widgets to suit .
Apps organizer
I use Apps Organizer, good overview to choose and make new folders
Folder organizer
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brunokoehler said:
I use Apps Organizer, good overview to choose and make new folders
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I use this too, and BetterCut
Has anyone made a set of icons based for this app. Such as media, tools, utilies, games, ect..
Thanks
No, but I have just done Google searches looking for some...All you need are general categories.
I wish more people would make icons for categories, I love just having thie folders on my homescreen.
Folder Icons
Dinc79 said:
Has anyone made a set of icons based for this app. Such as media, tools, utilies, games, ect..
Thanks
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I've made MANY...as I do the same...organizing my apps in category folders. I currently use...
Core or Home (the "main" apps that can't go on the dock...calendar, email, camera..)
Utilities (file explorer, back ups, battery monitor, etc)
Customize (custom clock widgets, beautiful weather...stuff that has an app for settings)
Tools (stuff that makes the phone and you productive. Dropbox, springpad, maps, QR scanners..)
Services (bank apps, travel apps, market, shopper)
News and Info (RSS reader, weather, wolfram..)
Leisure or Fun (yelp, urban spoon, netflix, imdb, youtube)
Connect (linked in, facebook, talk, various chat sites, ebuddy)
Games...
I almost always use an existing icon set that I downloaded, though it has to be a large one. I do also make my own icons.
Using any graphics program (Gimp, Photoshop, I use Illustrator), you can give them a background, title, etc. My current trend is to use Desktop Visualizer and make the folder icons 2x1, so they show up as special.
Posted some examples...the one labeled "various" has most of what you might be looking for. If you can't see it well, let me know. As you can see...I've been busy LOL
Hope that helps and gives you some ideas. If there is anything I can do to help, let me know.
Can you make an icon pack
Allow me to bump this thread...
I have applied an icon pack but they're not changing in Folder Organizer. I have tried many things, but no luck... Any suggestions?
Thank you
/CK
Correct me if I am wrong, but I though I heard somewhere a while back ago that Windows Phone 8 might get a folders opption.
Define...
You can see various folders on the computer when the phone is connected with USB.
Also, some programs can see those folders, but the app has to be programmed for it.
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Fa310tx said:
Define...
You can see various folders on the computer when the phone is connected with USB.
Also, some programs can see those folders, but the app has to be programmed for it.
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Actually that's not what I meant LOL. I should have been more specific. This is what I meant. (http://windowsphonehacker.com/folders)
Ahhh...
Just to get multiple apps in one tile.
JJ
Why would you want to get multiple apps in one tile?
mcosmin222 said:
Why would you want to get multiple apps in one tile?
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You can group apps into one folder so you can use less tiles.
mcosmin222 said:
Why would you want to get multiple apps in one tile?
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Plus, you could organize.
Don't you have grouping on you start menu?
Personally, I don't think I would use the feature.
I like my start screen clean and concise.
JJ
sinister1 said:
You can group apps into one folder so you can use less tiles.
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Judging by your recent posts, I do not think you understand what live tiles are supposed to be.
You are not supposed to pin every single app you have to start screen(that's why you have an app drawer)
You are supposed to launch an app with a single tap, not spend several other taps just to get to the app you need.
Windows Phone already has a simple but very effective way of sorting apps. If you don't use an app all too often, why do you need it on the start screen?
If you use an app very often, why do you need to spend extra taps to get it launching?
Folders are really not needed on Windows Phone, and for that matter, any other smartphone, they do not bring anything useful to the mix, but more clutter and less performance.
And if you really die for not having folders, get used with the concept of hubs, which is a much better implementation of folders, and you can pin them to start screen, and they also provide you with nice info.
There aren't hubs for everything: no news, social etc. Further, not all apps populate the hubs you'd.think they should. Jaxbot's folders app essentially allows creation of custom hubs and an uncluttered Start screen. So yeah, WP8 could use something similar.
mcosmin222 said:
Judging by your recent posts, I do not think you understand what live tiles are supposed to be.
You are not supposed to pin every single app you have to start screen(that's why you have an app drawer)
You are supposed to launch an app with a single tap, not spend several other taps just to get to the app you need.
Windows Phone already has a simple but very effective way of sorting apps. If you don't use an app all too often, why do you need it on the start screen?
If you use an app very often, why do you need to spend extra taps to get it launching?
Folders are really not needed on Windows Phone, and for that matter, any other smartphone, they do not bring anything useful to the mix, but more clutter and less performance.
And if you really die for not having folders, get used with the concept of hubs, which is a much better implementation of folders, and you can pin them to start screen, and they also provide you with nice info.
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Dude, I completely understand what live tiles are no need to vent or get all fired up. It's just an option; some might like it while others might not.
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There aren't hubs for everything: no news, social etc. Further, not all apps populate the hubs you'd.think they should. Jaxbot's folders app essentially allows creation of custom hubs and an uncluttered Start screen. So yeah, WP8 could use something similar.
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Thanks piaqt for explaining this to those who just don't get the concept or need for this app. :good:
piaqt said:
There aren't hubs for everything: no news, social etc. Further, not all apps populate the hubs you'd.think they should. Jaxbot's folders app essentially allows creation of custom hubs and an uncluttered Start screen. So yeah, WP8 could use something similar.
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Social has two hubs, actually: Me and people.
Apps not populating the hubs is not the users nor microsoft's problem, it is developer problem.
And if you really want a news hub, go suggest it to Microsoft, they are already considering it anyway.
Well its actually technically possible to create folders now without homebrew apps. The folders will work fine for non live tile apps but otherwise u lose the live tile capabilities.
symwpapps said:
Well its actually technically possible to create folders now without homebrew apps. The folders will work fine for non live tile apps but otherwise u lose the live tile capabilities.
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I would be very happy if you could elaborate on how to "technically" do that
Regards
Izaac