Hey there all,
Just got my SGS3 in the mail, and it's my first Samsung device. How do I go about sorting the apps list (when I tap "Apps" from the Homescreen) alphabetically? It just seems to lump them up in installation order with preinstalled "system" apps in the first page or two and all of my stuff, jumbled up, in the next 5 or 6 pages. They were all installed automatically by the Market when I added my Google account, seemingly in random order, and the sorting is based on that random order.
I do see the ability to "Edit" the apps list and drag them around, but it would be crazy to do this sorting manually with 50+ apps!
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Solved on IRC: While viewing the App List/App Drawer, tap menu, then View Type. Alphabetical sort is there, along with other options.
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Being relatively new to Windows Mobile (long time Palm user), I'm trying to come to grips with some of the quirks of this platform.
I would like to group my shortcuts into logical areas such as applications, utilities, media, etc and was able to create folders and move the shortcut link files into those folders. So far so good.
However when I went into some of these folders by accessing the Programs folder, I was faced with a huge delay before all the icons showed up on screen. I also ran into a problem when uninstalling some programs only to find they left the shortcut behind (because it was not in the expected location I assume). I ended up undoing all I had done and now my shortcuts appear quickly again, but of course there are now a large number of them all in the Programs folder which is what I was trying to avoid.
How do people normally deal with the fact that every program installs a shortcut in the default Programs folder and you end up with an unwieldy number of shortcuts in one place?
I've not had an issue with this, as if the icons are in the programs folder there is sufficiant cache for this to be scrolled relatively quickly.
The last 4-6 applications are available on the quick launch area of start menu anyway...
May I suggestion something like SPB Pocket Plus or some other of SPBs finest apps if you wish to sort your icons out... you can have them on the deskop then for faster access...
So I am new to Android and the Thunderbolt, but am an old hat with Windows Mobile. I figured out how to add icons (either widgets, apps etc) to the home screen. However there is one app, or function of an app that I would like to add that I can't figure out. I use Exchange for work, and at this time I am manually syncing it, because of VPN issues. I noticed that there is an app listed in the recent app list called "Exchange ActiveSync" I would like to add that directly to the screen, but I can't find it listed anywhere under either apps or widgets, or as a shortcut to a specific feature. Can anyone tell me how to find and add that to a screen as a shortcut? Thanks.
I just installed a ROM (Senseless ROM 1.1) and I'm liking it a lot. But I noticed something odd when pressing and holding the "home" key to bring up the "recent apps" list. Every few minutes the oldest items drop off the end of the list.
So initially maybe I have 4 apps in the list, then after a while of switching between apps 1 and 2, suddenly there are only 3 apps in the list, then 2. And eventually it even drops down to 0 so the app I'm currently running isn't even in the list. Does the stock phone do this too and I only just now noticed it or is this feature only an issue with my particular ROM? What aspect of android controls the app switcher (if that's what it's called).
I'm using launcher-pro if it matters, and I haven't installed any task switchers from the market. I might consider getting one of the market task switchers as a decent workaround, but I'm not necessarily keen on the interface they all seem to use (tap home -> task switcher; tap home twice -> home screen of your launcher that you would otherwise get to with a single tap).
I haven't yet found any settings for controlling the app switcher. Are there any, and where do they live?
I almost can't imagine that this is an intentional design feature of the "recent app" history, but after an LED "notification" light that turns off after 5 minutes, anything is possible.
For what it's worth I started using the market app "PreHome" as a task switcher and am finding it a good replacement for the default. Now I just hit [home] once to bring up the PreHome app which maintains a good history, and never use the hold [home] to get the default android task history.
Oddly enough I haven't been able to reproduce the original problem I had reported, even when I do use the default switcher for a while.
I knew this would happen.. as soon as I reported that it wasn't reproducing anymore I started hitting the problem again. At least the part where semi-old items start dropping off the history list. I still haven't yet reproduce a history list containing 0 items.
Browsing the web seems to be the most reliable way to make older apps fall off the end of the list. Specifically I was browsing m.zedge.net listening to ringtones.
Anyway the only new news is that when an item drops out of the traditional app history list, it also dropped out of the PreHome app's list.
Hi all,
I have a strange question regarding the Application Panes (the ones when you see after pressing the Applications button on the home screen).
Every so otfen my App's on my Application panes move pages.
I have my Application panes set up so that I have a collection of apps on each of the panes, so sports apps on one Apps pane, System Apps on a system pane, shopping Apps on a shopping pane and so on.
But I have about 7-10 apps that jump panes, if I move them back to where I want them they will jump back again after a few hours?
Not sure if anyone else has come across this..?
I know it sounds anal, but it is handy to have the apps grouped together of their own pane..
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance....
Hi,
I have a wierd issue, recently noticed that none of my application injected context menu (menu that appears when you long press an application icon) is visible.
The standard menu option such as 'App Info' , and 'Uuinstall' are available. But things like 'My Apps' in Google Play or 'New Tab' in Chrome are not available. None of my apps have this app specific menus.
I am sure it was there for a long time and I lost it now for all apps. Looks like something changed in a Android wide setting.
I am on Pixel Experience Oreo ROM, could you please help me bring it back.