Android Home Screen: Samsung Galaxy S (Fascinate)

Update: I'm retaining this post for historical interest only (I suspect no one still has a Samsung Galaxy S anymore). Also, I've removed the screenshots since they seem to be broken now -- not sure if this is a Blogger problem.

My daughter and I just got the Samsung Galaxy S phone running the Android operating system.  We are trying to figure out some basic customization operations. 


One of the first things we wanted to do was to get rid of some of the screens and icons that initially clutter the interface (especially because we didn't choose them).

Setting the home screen

• Go to the home screen by tapping the home icon at the bottom of the phone.
• Tap the menu icon at the bottom left of the phone. The menu will pop up at the bottom:

Home screen menu

• Tap the Edit page item. Images of all your home screens will appear (initially you may have six or seven home screens set up by your service provider):

• Click the Set home bar on the screen you want to be the home screen.  Or click the + screen to add a new blank screen that you can customize. You can use a blank home screen to add only the apps that you really use. Your new home screen will appear whenever you tap the home icon.

Removing screens

You can also remove excess home screens. Press and hold the screen you want to remove, then drag it to the Remove trash can at the bottom of the screen: