Add and Remove Primary Shortcuts, Add and Remove Widgets, Remove a Shortcut

Remove a Shortcut

Remove a shortcut from the Home screen.

1.From a Home screen, touch and hold a shortcut to undock it.

2.Drag the icon to Remove and release it.

Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the app, it just removes the shortcut from the Home screen.

Add and Remove Primary Shortcuts

Primary shortcuts (Phone, Contacts, Messaging, Internet, and Apps) appear at the bottom of every Home screen.

You can change any of your primary shortcuts, except the Apps shortcut.

Note: Before replacing a primary shortcut, you must first add the replacement shortcut to the Home Screen. For more information, see Create Shortcuts.

1.Touch and hold the primary shortcut you want to replace and then drag it to an empty space on any Home screen.

2.Touch and hold, and then drag the new shortcut to the empty space in the row of primary shortcuts. The new primary shortcut will now appear on all Home screens.

Add and Remove Widgets

Widgets are self-contained apps that display on a Home screen. Unlike a shortcut, the Widget works like as an onscreen application. There are all kinds of widgets, including links to a specific contact, Internet bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and many others.

1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.

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Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.

2.Tap Widgets, and then scroll to find one.

3.Touch and hold the widget, and then drag it to a Home screen and release it

Remove a Widget

1.From a Home screen, touch and hold on a widget to undock 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.