Customizing the Home screen
You can add application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any part of the Home screen. You can also change the wallpaper.
To add an item to the Home screen just touch & hold an empty location on the Home screen, or you can press Menu and touch Add.
If there are no empty spots on the Home screen, Add is dimmed; you must delete or move an item before you can add another item, or switch to another Home screen. In the menu that opens, touch the type of item to add. You can add the following types of items to the Home screen:
Shortcuts Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked webpage, a favorite contact, a destination in Maps, a Gmail label, a music playlist, and many other items. The shortcuts available depend on the applications you have installed.
Widgets Add any of a variety of miniature applications (widgets) to your Home screen, including a clock, a music player, a picture frame, the Google search bar, a power manager, a calendar that shows upcoming appointments, and a News & Weather widget. You can also download widgets from Android Market.
Folders Add a folder where you can organize Home screen items, or folders that contain all your contacts, contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up to date automatically.
To move an item on the Home screen just Touch & hold the item you want to move, until it vibrates. Don’t lift your finger Drag the item to a new location on the screen. Pause at the edge of the screen to drag the item onto another Home screen pane. When the item is where you want it, lift your finger.
To remove an item from the Home screen, Touch & hold the item you want to remove, until it vibrates. Don’t lift your finger. The Launcher icon changes to a Trash Can icon. Drag the item to the Trash Can icon. When the icon turns red, lift your finger.
To change the Home screen wallpaper, Press Menu and touch Wallpapers. Touch Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpapers. Touch Gallery to use a picture that you have captured using the camera or copied to your phone. You can crop the picture before setting it as a wallpaper. Touch Live wallpapers to open a scrolling list of animated wallpapers installed on your phone. Some live wallpapers change according to the time of day, in response to touching the screen, tell the time, or offer other information. Some live wallpapers have a Settings button. Touch Save or Set wallpaper.
Google Android 2.2 User’s Guide
To add an item to the Home screen just touch & hold an empty location on the Home screen, or you can press Menu and touch Add.
If there are no empty spots on the Home screen, Add is dimmed; you must delete or move an item before you can add another item, or switch to another Home screen. In the menu that opens, touch the type of item to add. You can add the following types of items to the Home screen:Shortcuts Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked webpage, a favorite contact, a destination in Maps, a Gmail label, a music playlist, and many other items. The shortcuts available depend on the applications you have installed.
Widgets Add any of a variety of miniature applications (widgets) to your Home screen, including a clock, a music player, a picture frame, the Google search bar, a power manager, a calendar that shows upcoming appointments, and a News & Weather widget. You can also download widgets from Android Market.
Folders Add a folder where you can organize Home screen items, or folders that contain all your contacts, contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up to date automatically.
To move an item on the Home screen just Touch & hold the item you want to move, until it vibrates. Don’t lift your finger Drag the item to a new location on the screen. Pause at the edge of the screen to drag the item onto another Home screen pane. When the item is where you want it, lift your finger.
To remove an item from the Home screen, Touch & hold the item you want to remove, until it vibrates. Don’t lift your finger. The Launcher icon changes to a Trash Can icon. Drag the item to the Trash Can icon. When the icon turns red, lift your finger.
To change the Home screen wallpaper, Press Menu and touch Wallpapers. Touch Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpapers. Touch Gallery to use a picture that you have captured using the camera or copied to your phone. You can crop the picture before setting it as a wallpaper. Touch Live wallpapers to open a scrolling list of animated wallpapers installed on your phone. Some live wallpapers change according to the time of day, in response to touching the screen, tell the time, or offer other information. Some live wallpapers have a Settings button. Touch Save or Set wallpaper.
Google Android 2.2 User’s Guide