T-Mobile g2 User Guide

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Android basics

User’s Guide

T-Mobile G2

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

1

Open the Home screen where you want to add the item.

For an introduction to working with the Home screen, including 
how to switch Home screens, see “Getting to know the Home 
screen” on page 29.

2

Press Menu and touch Add.

Or just touch & hold an empty location on the Home screen. 

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.

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 phone numbers, or 
starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up to date 
automatically.