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February 25[edit]

Putting an App Icon on the Home Screen[edit]

I have a Samsung Galaxy J7, running Android version 8.1.0. What I want to do is to add another application icon to the home screen. The icon for it is currently in the Applications window that I can open by clicking on the Applications window icon, but I want to display it on a page of the home screen. At this time the application is Spotify, and I want to be able to launch Spotify and Maps conveniently at the same time. However, I think that my question is more general, and is how to put an icon for an application on the home screen that is installed but isn't on the home screen. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:15, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You should be able to move the app to your home screen by dragging it. Long-press if necessary or tap, hold, and move your finger; the home screen(s) should appear and allow you to release your finger and drop the app onto it. Elizium23 (talk) 01:18, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yep, long press and hold the icon in the start menu (I guess that's what's called the Applications window). After a second or two the home screens should appear in the background, then you can drag the icon where you want it. You can also long press an empty space on the home screen and you'll get a popup menu allowing you to add stuff like app shortcuts. 93.136.117.148 (talk) 02:29, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Long-press (hold down) was it. Thanks. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:14, 26 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]