Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual page 47

Customizing the Apps Screens
Choosing a View
By default, application icons display in Grid view. You can
change the view to list view.
1. From the Home screen, touch
2. Touch Menu
3. Choose an option:
• Customizable Grid: The default view allows you to touch and
hold on applications to move them from screen to screen.
• Alphabetical grid: Icons are arranged in a grid, in A-Z order.
• Alphabetical list: Icons are arranged in a list, sorted from A-Z.
Apps Screen Options
1. From the Home screen, touch
2. Touch Menu for options:
• Play Store: Launch Google Play Store to browse for new
applications to download.
• Edit: Touch and hold an application icon for these options:
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Drag it to a new location.
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Drag it to to create a new folder to contain the icon.
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Drag it to to create a new application screen and place the
icon on it.
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Apps.
View type.
Apps.
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Drag it to to launch Application manager to view information
about the application. For more information, refer to
"Application Manager" on page 178.
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Drag to Uninstall (if available) to remove the icon. The
trash can is available only for applications you've installed.
Pre-loaded applications cannot be removed.
• Create folder: Create a folder for organizing shortcuts.
• Uninstall: Remove an application that you downloaded from
your phone. Preloaded applications cannot be uninstalled.
• Downloaded applications: Display all applications you've
downloaded.
• View type: Configure the application screen.
• Share apps: Select applications that you have downloaded (not
available for pre-loaded applications) to share using Bluetooth,
Dropbox, Email, Flipboard, Gmail, Google+, Messaging,
S Memo, or Wi-Fi Direct.
• Hide applications /Show hidden applications: Control
whether application icons are visible in Apps. Hiding an icon
does not remove the application from your phone.