Home Screen
Home screen indicator
Home Screen Indicator Setting Galaxy S6 Edge Plus
App shortcuts• App shortcuts: Shortcuts to your favorite applications.
• Apps folder: For your convenience, there are several applications that are grouped into a folder on the main Home screen.
• Apps list: Allows quick access to all of your applications.
• Edge screen handle: Swipe to reveal the
Home Edge screen.Setting Galaxy S6 Edge Plus
• Home screen indicator: Indicates whichHome screen is presently displayed. Swipe across the screen to the right to open Flipboard Briefing.Status icons Status barEdge screen handle
• Notification icons: Display new messages and emails, notifications, available software updates,and so on.
• Status bar: Displays device status icons (right) and notification icons (left).
• Status icons: Display information about the device, such as the network signal strength,battery level, the time, and so on.
• Widget: Self-contained application that runs on the Home screen (not shortcuts).Know
The Home screen is the starting point for using your device.
Customize your Home screen by adding application shortcuts, widgets, folders, and using wallpapers.
To access Home Screen Manager:
► From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
Manage Home Screens
Your device comes with multiple Home screens to hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home screens in a different order.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Use these options to manage screens:
• Add a screen: Scroll to the end of the screens, and then tap Add.
• Remove a screen: Touch and hold on a screen, and then drag it to Remove.
• Set a screen as the main Home screen: Tap Main Home screen at the top of a screen.This screen displays when you press the Home key.
• Change the order of screens: Touch and hold on a screen, and then drag to a new position.
• Flipboard Briefing: Scroll to the left of the screens to find the Flipboard Briefing screen.To activate this feature, tap the check box at he top center of the screen.
Wallpapers
Change the look of the Home and Lock screens with wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or
choose from preloaded wallpapers.
► Touch and hold an empty space on the screen,and then tap Wallpapers.For more information, see
Wallpaper in Settings.
To access Wallpaper settings:
► From a Home screen, tap Apps >Settings > Wallpaper.
Widgets
Widgets are self-contained apps that run on a Home screen. There are all kinds of widgets,including links to a specific contact, Internet bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and many others.
Add a Widget to a Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an empty space on the screen,and then tap Widgets.
2. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a
Home screen, and then release it.
Remove a Widget
1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to release it.
2. Drag the widget to Remove and release it.
Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget, it just removes the widget from the Home screen.
