Help Moving or removing apps from desktop?

[Suffolk JK]

I just upgraded to an Admire, this is my first "smart" phone. Though, I feel stupid because I can't seem to figure out how to move or remove the preinstalled apps on the desktop. I need to make some space for some of the apps I regularly run and don't want to skim through the 3 other desktops to find my app. I'd like it to be on the main screen.

Thanks.

 

[Unforgiven]

I just upgraded to an Admire, this is my first "smart" phone. Though, I feel stupid because I can't seem to figure out how to move or remove the preinstalled apps on the desktop. I need to make some space for some of the apps I regularly run and don't want to skim through the 3 other desktops to find my app. I'd like it to be on the main screen.

Thanks.

This is your first post, so welcome to Android Forums.

Don't ever feel stupid, when I first got an Android device I could have been outwitted by a fencepost with regard to it.

Now on you your questions. Carrier installed applications cannot be uninstalled but they can be removed from your home screens. Simply long press on the icon (hold your finger on it for a second or two) and you should feel a haptic feedback (quick vibrate) and a trash can should show up on the screen. Simply drag it to the trash can and it will remove it from your home screen. This works for both app shortcuts and widgets (usually the larger displays that update or show information).

I hope this helps and if I'm not clear enough, just post back and I'll help. This is the friendlies forum I've found on the internet.

 

[Suffolk JK]

Thanks for the help, worked like a charm! After reading through soo many threads on here, these phone could get complicated. Still trying to figure out what the whole "root" thing is all about.

Thanks!

 

[Unforgiven]

Thanks for the help, worked like a charm! After reading through soo many threads on here, these phone could get complicated. Still trying to figure out what the whole "root" thing is all about.

Thanks!

I wouldn't recommend rooting for you right now, and that's me personally, not me being a guide. I would get used to your device. Read threads, ask questions, and become comfortable. Below I have included my long winded thoughts on rooting, if you are interested, hit the grey "show" button to read.

Spoiler

Below is a compilation of several of my posts regarding root questions. Just thought I'd put them all in one place and what better place than here.

Should I root?

Don't root because it is the thing to do, root because you need to or want to. You don't have to root to be cool.

As you get comfortable with your phone, you may find that the one thing that would make it perfect is only possible if you are rooted. You may then decide to go down the rabbit hole. I would recommend checking out the All Things Root subforum for your phone and see what others are doing. See if what they are accomplishing with root would make your phone better for you.

Why did I root the first time?

I had an OG Droid (circa 2010) and it was awesome. I thought I had everything needed and wanted. The thing is, I got it right around the time Froyo came out and was waiting patiently for the update, and waiting, and waiting, and waiting. This was before carrier updates became a joke, we just expected them.

So, I started poking around different android sites (mostly here and droid-life). Looking (studying) at the all things root forum (I was scared poopless to brick my phone). I saw that people had been running Froyo for months. Then I started seeing themes for the roms and that pushed me over the edge. I jumped down the rabbit hole and haven't looked back.

I constantly had the latest and greatest on that device. My phone was customized for me (icons/colors/dialers) and when I got bored with the look and feel, I changed it. It was like being able to have a whole new phone every few months (OK, few days when I first started) without the hassle of, you know, a new phone.

OK, I decided I want to root, now what?

As far as rooting an Android phone, I would recommend reading about many different ways here and on other forums(and I don't like recommending other forums, but in this case I do). Sometimes other folks explain the process in a way that is easier for you to understand. Make sure you follow every instruction to a tee.

Get familiar with ways to restore your phone. Bricking one's phone during the root process is usually caused by getting to a point where somehow what is happening is different than the instructions, and you push forward anyway. If you see something during the process you aren't comfortable with, stop, come back here and ask questions or check the threads to see if someone else has seen the problem. For example, when I rooted my GNex it was a batch file I ran through ADB. I had read the threads extensively and saw that occasionally it would hang and that if it did, do a battery pull and reboot and I would be fine. I was prepared for that and when it happened, I knew what to do. If you get stuck, have a question that you can't find a thread for, or aren't finding an answer that you understand, fire up a new thread and you'll get help. I know myself, and I may be speaking for many others, are enthusiasts and enjoy talking about Android and helping out new adopters.

What about my warranty?

Rooting voids your warranty. Make no mistake about it. I have rooted 4 of the 7 android devices I own knowing full well that the ones I rooted would not be covered under warranty. I carry insurance on all of my devices as that covers any problem regardless if I root (like when my wife dropped her phone in the toilet). This comes at a monthly cost and a per incedent deductable, but does protect me if I go too far with something. I would rather pay $80 to replace a $600-$700 phone instead of committing fraud. My ethics and my own personal paranoia don't allow me to do that.

 

[Suffolk JK]

I see. Still reading and reading. I'm still getting comfortable with my phone and I really don't think, for now, that it's necessary. Hell, I'm still trying to figure out how to add one more Hotmail acct. to the one I just added to the email app on the phone.

 

[Unforgiven]

When you go to settings in the email app, there should be a button that says "Add Account".

 

[Suffolk JK]

No dice.

 

[Unforgiven]

Bummer, which email app are you using?

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[Jouxace]

No dice.

Can you elaborate a bit more? What happens when you try adding the second email?