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[solved] is it possible to make shortcut of apps in a folder on home screen?

I want to make few folders or labels if possible with apps shortcut inside it, is it possible?
daily use>few apps inside this folder
gps> 4 apps inside this folder
photo
games
education
kids
multimedia
etc
Also I would like to rename the apps shortcuts which have long names, is there a way to do that?
Basically I want to remain quite organized on my home screen, as of now I have to browse a long list to reach the app or place the shortcut on 1 of the home screen but then I forget on which home screen the app is?

Sure,
Long press on your home screen, then folder (new folder - long press on it -> edit -> chose a name/icon). Then go in your app drawer long touch on the app, and finaly drag the shortcut in the folder you created.

Wao!, I didn't even know long press existed on blank screen, I did what you suggested & that solves my issue now I can organize my apps in a better way.
Thanks

sgsI9003 said:
Wao!, I didn't even know long press existed on blank screen, I did what you suggested & that solves my issue now I can organize my apps in a better way.
Thanks
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Yw, just change the topic title as [Solved].

I can recommend Simi folders, its free and it allows you to customize your folders a bit. Also gives nice launcher options. like and iphone popup or transparent background etc.
Thread on XDA:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=894005
Link to app:
http://www.appbrain.com/app/simi-folder-widget/com.th.android.widget.SiMiFolder

ICS StuNNeR - 1.4.26.1 [ResuRRecteD & Re-StaBiLizeD]

Having a few problems with this rom. First of all the camera works fine but the video camera in 720p and 1080p is squeezed and not full screen recording. Second is I can't seem to make a folder icon on the desktop? There is no option when I hold down on an empty space or press the menu key, also I cannot make a folder in the apparently menu either. Thirdly is it possible to customize the lock screen to add my own unlock things?
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Qiaoyi said:
Having a few problems with this rom. First of all the camera works fine but the video camera in 720p and 1080p is squeezed and not full screen recording. Second is I can't seem to make a folder icon on the desktop? There is no option when I hold down on an empty space or press the menu key, also I cannot make a folder in the apparently menu either. Thirdly is it possible to customize the lock screen to add my own unlock things?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA
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Dont have any of the first two problems!
For third go to euphoria control. lockscreen options...there chose the lockscreen style.... change to octa...and then later on the down select the 8 apps you want to be shown on screen or select quad
For first two try doing a complete clean install !!!

folders
Qiaoyi said:
I can't seem to make a folder icon on the desktop? There is no option when I hold down on an empty space or press the menu key, also I cannot make a folder in the apparently menu either
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just drag 1 icon over another, it will create a folder (see help in APEX)

[Q] How to change what main apps are showing at the bottom of the screen in ICS?

Hi guys,
Probably simple one but buggered if I can see it....
Have just upgraded to ICS via Kies (think I got one of the early german handsets that Expansys were selling before UK launch).
I can't seem to find how to change the main apps that are permanently showing at the bottom of the screen. I'm sure before I could just drag and drop them from main screen to menu bar.
Thanks
Sorry Mods... just realised posted in wrong section please delete

tap menu button, then edit..then drag

Thats what its used to be on Gingerbread but when I do it now all I get is the 6 homescreens showing as little screenshots which can be dragged in the Remove trash can below.

Cut and Paste Photos

Hi
Is there a way to cut an image by selecting what you want and then pasting it on another image? I can't seem to find any info relating to the Note 8

indie said:
Hi
Is there a way to cut an image by selecting what you want and then pasting it on another image? I can't seem to find any info relating to the Note 8
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There is a app called Picsay in the play store

Hi thanks for the reply. I thought you could use for instance the lasso tool and copy cut out to clipboard and then paste on another pic without additional third party apps.

you can lasso and share directly to certain apps, but the clipboard is not one of them, the work around would be to share to Samsung note app then select and hold to copy to clipboard, from there you should be able to paste it into any app which will accept it (there are very few apps that will accept pasting of images, the clipboard edge app is indispensable if your doing alot of this stuff)
Another option would be to share directly to your image editing app and then insert other image underneath.

The easiest way: display picture on the screen, pull out the s-pen, click smart select on menu, select part of picture with pen, pin to screen. Load your second picture, properly position your pinned picture, take screen shot. I'm sure there are many other ways using picture editors and stamp functions.

in case you might find it useful, Autodesk Sketchbook will allow you to composite the smart select directly over an existing session/image as a new layer via the share button in smart select. It will use the active sketchbook session (last opened document) and is the only one in my collection of sketching/note taking apps that allows this behavior. Its a pretty decent sketching app too.

picsay pro
photoshop touch

Just figured it out if you're still interested. No 3rd party app or s pen needed. If you have both images saved to your gallery, open the main image. Then open the 3 dots (more options) in the upper right of the screen. Select "open in photo editor pro". Select "decoration" icon. Then select "images" and that will open up the gallery in bottom half of the screen for you to select the other image you want to add to the image you're in now. Hope this helps

okglaucoma said:
Just figured it out if you're still interested. No 3rd party app or s pen needed. If you have both images saved to your gallery, open the main image. Then open the 3 dots (more options) in the upper right of the screen. Select "open in photo editor pro". Select "decoration" icon. Then select "images" and that will open up the gallery in bottom half of the screen for you to select the other image you want to add to the image you're in now. Hope this helps
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This worked *perfectly* , no 3rd party apps needed. Thank you!!

pete4k said:
The easiest way: display picture on the screen, pull out the s-pen, click smart select on menu, select part of picture with pen, pin to screen. Load your second picture, properly position your pinned picture, take screen shot. I'm sure there are many other ways using picture editors and stamp functions.
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How do you "pin to screen"? In my old Note 4 a few years back I could do this as you explained but in my new N8 it seems the option is not there.
I also made with the workaround described 2 posts back, but the option of pin to screen was much faster and I don't seem to find it anymore.
Edit: just to clarify, the "pin to screen" option is available if I use the rectangle smart select, if I use the lazo (which I use to crop a photo) then the pin to screen is not shown, this was available in Note 4, I don't see why removing it!!!

[SOLVED] How to bring back vertical recently opened apps display?

Galaxy A71, Android 12, One UI = 4.1. When I first got my Galaxy A71, the recent apps button showed a vertical stacked overlapping list of my recent open apps. This was great. For some reason, this display was replaced by a horizontal slide list that only shows 1 open app at a time. How to go back to the vertical stacked overlapping list of open apps?
Can a custom launcher do this?
See the left side of the top pic to see the open app display I want. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/11/android-5-0-lollipop-thoroughly-reviewed/6/

Try using Good Lock (or NiceLock) + the Home Up module. It should let you customize the recents style (called Task Changer inside Home Up)

ShaDisNX255 said:
Try using Good Lock (or NiceLock) + the Home Up module. It should let you customize the recents style (called Task Changer inside Home Up)
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Worked great. Thanks!
How to mark this thread as SOLVED?

Just add [SOLVED] in the tittle, you can just keep this thread open if anyone ever has questions about it

ShaDisNX255 said:
Just add [SOLVED] in the tittle, you can just keep this thread open if anyone ever has questions about it
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Got it. Thanks!