Customizing the Home Screen
You can add application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any part of any
Home screen where there’s free space. You can also change the wallpaper.
Add an Item to the Home Screen
1. Open the Home screen where you want to add the item.
2. Press the Menu Key and touch Add. Or just touch & hold an empty location on the
Home screen.
3. 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 light numbers, or starred contacts. Your folders’
contents are kept up to date automatically.
Wallpapers Select wallpaper from Gallery, Live Wallpapers or Wallpapers, and set it as
your favorite wallpaper.
