How to Organize Apps on Android

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This wikiHow teaches you how to organize and change the custom layout of all the apps on your Android's Home screen and Apps menu. You can group multiple apps in the same folder, create app shortcuts on your Home screen, and edit the order of all the apps on your Apps menu.

Things You Should Know

  • To group home screen apps, tap and hold an app. Then, drag it onto another app to create a new folder.
  • Create a shortcut by navigating to the Apps menu. Tap and hold an app to drag it to your Home screen.
  • Customize the Apps menu by tapping ‘Apps’ at the top and selecting the ‘Custom’ option.
Part 1
Part 1 of 3:

Grouping Home Screen Apps

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    Unlock your device with your security code or press your Android's Home button to get to your Home screen.
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    This will select the app and allow you to move it around your home screen.
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    This will create a new app folder and group these two apps together.
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    When you create a new app folder, you can give it a custom name or leave the default name as it is.
    • Tap the Enter folder name field at the top.
    • Type your new folder's name.
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    Press your Android's Home button to go back to your Home screen.
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    This way, you can group multiple apps in the same folder on your Home screen.
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Creating Shortcuts

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    Tap the
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    icon to open a list of all the apps on your phone or tablet.
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    This will select the app, and open your Home screen.
    • If you select the wrong app, drag it to the Cancel option at the top.
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    This will create a new app shortcut here.
    • This way, you can tap the shortcut on your Home screen and open the app. You won't have to go to your Apps menu every time you want to open it.
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    This will select the app shortcut, and allow you to move it around. Your shortcut options will pop-up at the top of your screen.
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    This option will pop up in the upper-left corner of your screen when you select a shortcut on your Home screen.
    • This will remove the selected shortcut from your Home screen, but you can still open this app from your Apps menu.
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Customizing the Apps Menu

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    This option will allow you to rearrange your Apps, and create a custom order on the Apps menu.
    • Tap the Apps drop-down at the top of the Apps menu.
    • Select the Custom option.
    • On some versions, you may not be able to use a custom layout for the Apps menu.
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    This button is in the upper-right corner of the Apps menu. It will open a drop-down menu with all your options.
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    This will switch your Apps menu to the editing mode.
    • Depending on your Android's version, this option may be named Rearrange apps .
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    This will select the app, and allow you to move it around the menu.
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    You can move the app icon around to rearrange the order here.
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    This will create a new app folder to group the two apps, and open the folder's contents in a pop-up.
    • You can add multiple apps to the same folder.
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      Tap and hold an app icon on your Home screen or on the Apps menu to edit it. You can long-press an app on the Apps menu to create a shortcut , and place it on your Home screen. You can also long-press an icon on the Home screen to move it around, and drag it onto another app to create a folder .

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