3 Tips to Organize Your Android Homescreen
Apr 10, 2012 03:23 PM EDT by 
Sometimes cleaning up your Android phone is matter of tweaking the aesthetics. For instance, sprucing up the main foyer of your smartphone: the homescreen. You can use these tips to group apps, add awesome-looking widgets, and access just about anything (contacts, web bookmarks, etc.) from your Android phone’s main launch point.
Keep reading for 3 Tips to Organize Your Android Homescreen, the third installment of our six-part Android Phone Makeover series.
1. Make Folders
Nothing says organized like a well-labeled system of folders. Group apps into bunches for games, readers, Web browsers, apps for movies, productivity or whatever works best.
- Press Down on the Homescreen.
- Select Add A Folder.
- Drag-and-drop apps into the folder.
- Give the folder a name by holding down the title bar.
- Type the desired name.
For phones with Ice Cream Sandwich:
- Hold down an app you want to add into a folder.
- Drag it into another app.
- Now both apps will appear in a new folder.
- To edit the name of the folder, tap it, then tap Unnamed Folder.
- Type the desired name.
2. Add decorations
Many Android apps (including Fast Reboot) include widgets that look great on a home screen and help you do more without drilling down to launch an app. To see which widgets are available:
Press down on the home screen > Select Add a Widget.- Browse through existing widget options.
TIP: Download Beautiful Widgets ($2.89) to get location, time and weather info on your home screen.
3. Launch apps, bookmarks and contacts with style (pictured)
With Circle Launcher ($0.99) you can group applications, phone contacts or Web bookmarks around a launcher on the home screen. It works as a widget and can be fully customized with a variety of launcher icons and any label you choose. Check out Circle Launcher in the Android Market.
More Android Phone Makeover tips!
- 6 Ways to Clean Up Android Apps, Data, and Files
- 5 Ways to Boost Your Android Phone’s Performance
- 4 Tips to Restore Your Android Phone Exterior
- 5 Tips for Resetting Your Android Phone
- 4 Sturdy Android Phone Cases
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