Primary Shortcuts; Widgets - Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 User Manual

Power Saving Mode: Indicates that your device is
automatically making adjustments to conserve
battery power. For more information, refer to
"Power Saving" on page 186.

Primary Shortcuts

Primary Shortcuts appear at the bottom of the main Home
screen.
Tip: The main Home screen is usually the center Home screen.
The default Primary Shortcuts are: Readers Hub, Calendar,
Camera, YouTube, Maps, Internet, Samsung Apps, and Play
Store.
For more information, refer to "Applications" on page 37.
Application shortcuts can be added to any Home screen. For
more information, refer to "App Shortcuts" on page 33.

Widgets

When you first turn on your tablet, there are various widgets
on the center Home screen. They can also appear on the
Home screens to the left and right of the center Home
screen.
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Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place
on the Home screens to access your favorite features.
Adding Widgets to a Home screen
1. Navigate to the Home screen on which you want to
place the Widget.
2. From that Home screen, touch
3. Touch the Widgets tab.
Note: Swipe across the screen horizontally to view all Widgets.
4. Touch and hold the widget's icon, then slide your finger
where you want to place the icon and release it.
Note: There must be room on the screen where you want to
place the widget, otherwise the widget will not be added
to the Home screen.
5. Touch Back to return to the Home screen.
Removing Widgets
Touch and hold the Widget until the
displays, then drag the Widget toward the top of the
screen and drop it over the Delete icon.
Apps.
Delete icon