How To Use Widgets – Samsung Galaxy S5

Learn how to use Widgets on your Samsung Galaxy S5. Widgets are self-contained applications that reside in either your Widgets tab or on the main or extended Home screens.

Unlike a shortcut, the Widget appears as an on-screen application.

Adding a Widget

• Press Home Button to activate the main Home screen.
• Navigate to the desired Home Page.
• Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.
• Tap Widgets at the bottom of the screen.
• Press and hold an available Widget to position it on the current screen, then release the Widget.

Removing a Widget

• Touch and hold a Widget until you can move it around on the screen.
• Drag the Widget up to the Remove icon and release it. As you place the Widget into the Trash, both items turn red.

Moving Icons in the Apps Menu

• Press Home Button to activate the main Home screen.
• Tap Apps icon to display your current applications.
• Tap Menu Key and tap View as.
• Tap Custom. A green circle will appear next to the option.
• Tap Menu Key and tap Edit.
• Scroll through the list and locate the icon you wish to move.
• Touch and drag the icon to the position that you want. To move to a different page, drag the icon to the edge of the page until the page scrolls to the desired page.
• Tap Save.
• Press Home Button to return to the Home screen.

Adding and Removing Widgets

Widgets are self-contained applications that can be placed on any screen. Unlike shortcuts, widgets appear as applications.

To add a Widget:

• Navigate to a target screen containing an available open area, then press and hold Recent icon until the Edit Home screen option appears.
• Tap Widgets pages and locate a desired Widget.
• Touch and hold an available Widget until it detaches from the screen.
• While still holding the Widget, scroll over the location of the available screen and let go of the Widget to place it in the desired location.

To remove a Widget:

• Touch and hold a Widget until it unlocks from the current screen.
• Drag the widget over the Remove tab and release it.
  As you place the Widget into the remove/trash, both items turn red.
  This action doesnt delete the Widget, it just removes it from the current screen.

To place a widget onto a different screen:

• Touch and hold the widget until it becomes transparent.
• Slowly drag it past the edge of the screen until the adjacent page appears highlighted and it then snaps onto the new page.
• Drag the widget to its desired position on the new screen.
• Repeat these steps to continue moving it to other screens.