Samsung Galaxy Alpha User Manual - Page 34

Hide or Show Apps, Use Folders to Organize Apps, Hide Apps from View, Show Hidden Apps

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Use Folders to Organize Apps To create a folder: 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps. 2. Tap More options > Create folder. 3. Enter a folder name. 4. Tap Add application, select apps to include in the folder, and then tap DONE. To launch apps in a folder: ► Tap a folder and then tap an app to launch it. To select a background color for the folder: ► Tap a folder and then tap More options. To delete a folder: 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > More options > Remove folder. 2. Select the folder to delete and tap DONE. Hide or Show Apps Hide Apps from View You can hide (rather than uninstall or disable) any apps you do not want to see on the Apps screen. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps. 2. Tap More options > Hide apps. 3. Tap apps to hide, and then tap DONE. Show Hidden Apps You can unhide apps you have hidden and put them back on the Apps screen. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps. 2. Tap More options > Show hidden apps. 3. Tap apps to unhide, and then tap DONE. Apps Screen Options 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps. 2. Tap More options for these options: • Edit: Touch and hold an app icon then drag it to: - Create folder to create a new folder. - App info to view information about this app. - Disable/Uninstall to remove the app. Preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled. • Create folder: Create a new folder to hold apps. • Remove folder: Remove folders that you have created. This option appears only if folders have been created. • View as: Choose how apps are listed. • Uninstall/disable apps: Uninstall an app that you downloaded to your device, or disable a preloaded app (preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled). Touch Disable/Uninstall to remove or disable the selected app. • Hide apps: Hide apps from the Apps screen. • Show disabled apps: Display disabled apps. This option appears only if apps have been disabled. • Show hidden apps: Display hidden apps. This option appears only if apps have been hidden. • GALAXY Essentials: View and download Samsung apps that are optimized for use with GALAXY devices. • Help: View information about your device. Applications 28 Apps Screen

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Apps Screen
Applications
Create folder
to create a new Folder.
App info
to view inFormation about this
app.
Disable/Uninstall
to remove the app.
Preloaded apps cannot be uninstalled.
Use Folders to Organize Apps
Apps Screen Options³
To create a folder:
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
.
2. Tap
More options
>
Create folder
.
3. Enter a Folder name.
4. Tap
Add application
, select apps to include
in the Folder, and then tap
DONE
.
To launch apps in a folder:
Tap a Folder and then tap an app to launch it.
To select a background color for the folder:
Tap a Folder and then tap
More options
.
To delete a folder:
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
 
More options
>
Remove folder
.
2. Select the Folder to delete and tap
DONE
.
Hide or Show Apps
Hide Apps from View
You can hide (rather than uninstall or disable) any
apps you do not want to see on the Apps screen.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
.
2. Tap
More options
>
Hide apps
.
3. Tap apps to hide, and then tap
DONE
.
Show Hidden Apps
You can unhide apps you have hidden and put them
back on the Apps screen.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
.
2. Tap
More options
>
Show hidden apps
.
3. Tap apps to unhide, and then tap
DONE
.
1. ±rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
.
2. Tap
More options
For these options:
Edit
: Touch and hold an app icon then drag
it to:
-
-
-
Create folder
: Create a new Folder to hold
apps.
Remove folder
: Remove Folders that you have
created. This option appears only iF Folders
have been created.
View as
: Choose how apps are listed.
Uninstall/disable apps
: Uninstall an app that
you downloaded to your device, or disable
a preloaded app (preloaded apps cannot be
uninstalled). Touch
Disable/Uninstall
to
remove or disable the selected app.
Hide apps
: Hide apps From the Apps screen.
Show disabled apps
: Display disabled apps.
This option appears only iF apps have been
disabled.
Show hidden apps
: Display hidden apps. This
option appears only iF apps have been hidden.
GALAXY Essentials
: View and download
Samsung apps that are optimized For use with
GALAXY devices.
Help
: View inFormation about your device.