To add a shortcut for an Android app, long-press the app's icon and select Add to home screen. To make a website shortcut, open the site in Chrome, tap the three dots, and select Add to Home screen.

While mobile apps are great, they're not always the perfect solution for every smartphone user's needs. Sometimes, the mobile app just isn't good, either because the company's target market prefers in ...

Have you ever wished for a way to access your favorite apps and information without the hassle of digging through your iPhone's home screen? Well, you’re in luck. Widgets are here to transform your ...

iOS might be catching up in terms of customization, but if you want to take full pixel-by-pixel control over the look of the ...

If you own a Samsung Galaxy phone, you can use the preinstalled My Files app to add a PDF shortcut to your home screen. Open your file manager or Files app and locate the PDF file. Tap on the ...

Adding a contact to your Android home screen can significantly streamline your communication process, allowing you to quickly access your favorite contacts without navigating through multiple menus.

With the launch of iOS 18, Apple is taking iPhone customization to a new level. Before, you could easily add widgets to your Home Screen or rearrange its pages, apply your own wallpaper, and, more ...

When it comes to our Android home screens, we all have our own personal preferences. The nice thing about Android is it offers a lot of customization options, so each of us can make it our own. For ...

Android Auto is preparing to add home screen widgets. The feature is codenamed “Earth” and will allow users to add widgets from their phone apps directly to the Android Auto dashboard. Some widgets ...

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The launch of Apple’s latest operating system, iOS 26, introduced a new design language called Liquid Glass. The interface makeover, one of Apple’s largest since the shift from skeuomorphic to flat ...