I'm using a Moto g 5G plus running Android 11. Does anyone know of a way
to lock the positions of the icons on the home screen so they cannot be accidentally moved? I've searched around the web quite extensively but cannot find a way to do it on *this phone* with *Android 11*. It seems
to be a function that's built into some phones and maybe into other
Android versions.
I'm using a Moto g 5G plus running Android 11. Does anyone know of a way
to lock the positions of the icons on the home screen so they cannot be
accidentally moved? I've searched around the web quite extensively but
cannot find a way to do it on *this phone* with *Android 11*. It seems
to be a function that's built into some phones and maybe into other
Android versions.
I don't know what Motorola's default launcher is, but certainly I've
seen the "layout lock" feature in 3rd party launchers (Nova Launcher was
one I used to use).
On 07/06/2023 10:50, Andy Burns wrote:
I'm using a Moto g 5G plus running Android 11. Does anyone know of a way >>> to lock the positions of the icons on the home screen so they cannot be
accidentally moved?� I've searched around the web quite extensively but >>> cannot find a way to do it on *this phone* with *Android 11*. It seems
to be a function that's built into some phones and maybe into other
Android versions.
I don't know what Motorola's default launcher is, but certainly I've
seen the "layout lock" feature in 3rd party launchers (Nova Launcher was
one I used to use).
The Nova launcher definitely can lock icons wherever you have them placed. (Although, like you probably did, I need to find a replacement for it.)
Not only that, but Nova will "reload" them if you saved the configuration
and then accidentally (or purposefully) moved the homescreen icons around.
Nova even saves the icon positions for apps inside the folders (which is useful when you move from one phone to another & want to replicate by
putting everything in the new phone where it was on the old phone).
And Nova let's you change the icons (and names) and arrange those icons on any grid that you like (using a wide number of shapes & shadowing styles).
The free Nova launcher should work on almost any Android phone (AFAIK). https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher
Daniel Washington wrote:
The free Nova launcher should work on almost any Android phone
I'll have a look at it, but I was hoping to be able to do it from within
the phone's standard software. The recent comments on Nova don't suggest
it is to reliable.
The free Nova launcher should work on almost any Android phone
I'll have a look at it, but I was hoping to be able to do it from within
the phone's standard software. The recent comments on Nova don't suggest
it is to reliable.
There are probably a hundred other launchers ...
On 07/06/2023 23:28, Andy Burns wrote:
The free Nova launcher should work on almost any Android phone
I'll have a look at it, but I was hoping to be able to do it from
within the phone's standard software. The recent comments on Nova
don't suggest it is to reliable.
There are probably a hundred other launchers ...
It's hard to believe that some don't realize that the best app launcher
isn't necessarily the one that the carrier put on the phone by default.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=app%20launcher%20lock%20icon&c=apps
My advice is to choose a launcher you like, and then keep it for the next five or ten phones (unless you find a better app launcher in that time).
On 2023-06-07 11:17, Daniel Washington wrote:
On 07/06/2023 23:28, Andy Burns wrote:
The free Nova launcher should work on almost any Android phone
I'll have a look at it, but I was hoping to be able to do it from
within the phone's standard software. The recent comments on Nova
don't suggest it is to reliable.
There are probably a hundred other launchers ...
It's hard to believe that some don't realize that the best app launcher
isn't necessarily the one that the carrier put on the phone by default.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=app%20launcher%20lock%20icon&c=apps >>
My advice is to choose a launcher you like, and then keep it for the next
five or ten phones (unless you find a better app launcher in that time).
It's hard to believe that you don't understand that most people DON'T
WANT TO CHOOSE A LAUNCHER.
On 07/06/2023 23:28, Andy Burns wrote:
The free Nova launcher should work on almost any Android phone
I'll have a look at it, but I was hoping to be able to do it from within >>> the phone's standard software. The recent comments on Nova don't suggest >>> it is to reliable.
There are probably a hundred other launchers ...
It's hard to believe that some don't realize that the best app launcher
isn't necessarily the one that the carrier put on the phone by default.
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=app%20launcher%20lock%20icon&c=apps
My advice is to choose a launcher you like, and then keep it for the next five or ten phones (unless you find a better app launcher in that time).
I'm using a Moto g 5G plus running Android 11. Does anyone know of a way
to lock the positions of the icons on the home screen so they cannot be accidentally moved? I've searched around the web quite extensively but cannot find a way to do it on *this phone* with *Android 11*. It seems
to be a function that's built into some phones and maybe into other
Android versions.
My advice is to choose a launcher you like, and then keep it for the next
five or ten phones (unless you find a better app launcher in that time).
Most phone users would not have the faintest idea what a launcher was -
nor would they change if they did.
As mine is fine other than that one
item, I too would be loath to swap the devil I know for the devil I
don't know.
I assumed that such a function would (or certainly should)
be part of Android. Now I'm told it isn't, I can look elsewhere and look
for advice as to which launcher might do the job and be reliable.
I have
frequently found in the IT world that the old maxim "If it works, don't
fix it" trumps all other cards - so advice from someone with the same
phone and who has tried several launchers would be handy before I try to
fix it.
Bob Henson <fake@obfuscation.net> wrote:
I'm using a Moto g 5G plus running Android 11. Does anyone know of a way
to lock the positions of the icons on the home screen so they cannot be
accidentally moved? I've searched around the web quite extensively but
cannot find a way to do it on *this phone* with *Android 11*. It seems
to be a function that's built into some phones and maybe into other
Android versions.
Well, for example my Samsung phone has it and it's in the most obvious place: Settings -> Home screen. If your phone has the feature, it should
be in such an obvious place.
My phone also has a search function to search in the Settings 'app'. Perhaps your phone has such a function too.
Other than that, get another launcher, as some others have suggested.
On 07/06/2023 20:53, Bob Henson wrote:
My advice is to choose a launcher you like, and then keep it for the next >>> five or ten phones (unless you find a better app launcher in that time).
Most phone users would not have the faintest idea what a launcher was -
nor would they change if they did.
If you were saying that in an Apple newsgroup, I would agree with you. Android users bought Android because they wanted the freedom to do things.
As mine is fine other than that one
item, I too would be loath to swap the devil I know for the devil I
don't know.
I think most Android users who aren't stupid know that you can change the default app launcher at will just like you can change the default anything.
It's in the settings - right in their face - so they can't miss the choice.
I assumed that such a function would (or certainly should)
be part of Android. Now I'm told it isn't, I can look elsewhere and look
for advice as to which launcher might do the job and be reliable.
If you want to have one and only one launcher choice, then buy an iPhone.
But keep in mind that the iPhone launcher is just about as bad as can be.
I have
frequently found in the IT world that the old maxim "If it works, don't
fix it" trumps all other cards - so advice from someone with the same
phone and who has tried several launchers would be handy before I try to
fix it.
Changing the app launcher is no different than changing a web browser.
It's right there in the settings. Next to the default browser.
Next to the default messenger. Next to the default dialer. And so on.
You can install as many of those apps as you want and set one at a time to the default and if you don't like it you can just switch the default back.
You sound like you should own an iPhone instead of an Android phone because you're afraid to do something as trivial as set a different default app.
Bob Henson <fake@obfuscation.net> wrote:
I'm using a Moto g 5G plus running Android 11. Does anyone know of a way
to lock the positions of the icons on the home screen so they cannot be
accidentally moved? I've searched around the web quite extensively but
cannot find a way to do it on *this phone* with *Android 11*. It seems
to be a function that's built into some phones and maybe into other
Android versions.
Well, for example my Samsung phone has it and it's in the most obvious place: Settings -> Home screen. If your phone has the feature, it should
be in such an obvious place.
My phone also has a search function to search in the Settings 'app'. Perhaps your phone has such a function too.
Other than that, get another launcher, as some others have suggested.
If you were saying that in an Apple newsgroup, I would agree with you.No, most people buy Android phones because they are cheaper than Apple
Android users bought Android because they wanted the freedom to do things. >>
and work just as well.
Most people have no idea what an operating system
is, and certainly don't want to.
I used to volunteer as a computer buddy
at out library and, as such, got asked about phones and tablets as well
as laptops and desktops. I can assure you that Joe Public has no idea whatever what Android is - if it isn't a robot in Doctor Who or similar.
As mine is fine other than that one
item, I too would be loath to swap the devil I know for the devil I
don't know.
I think most Android users who aren't stupid know that you can change the
default app launcher at will just like you can change the default anything.
Most Android phone users have no idea what is in their phones - they buy
them and use them. Most people buy cars to drive around - not to play at changing engines or reconfiguring their dashboards.
It's in the settings - right in their face - so they can't miss the choice.
Most phone users never go anywhere near the settings - and panic if you suggest they should. You are talking about Android
buffs/hobbyists/fanatics whose first reaction is to alter everything,
with frequently disastrous results.
Most software on iPhones is - but Joe or Jo Public just use it and don't think about it.I assumed that such a function would (or certainly should)
be part of Android. Now I'm told it isn't, I can look elsewhere and look >>> for advice as to which launcher might do the job and be reliable.
If you want to have one and only one launcher choice, then buy an iPhone.
But keep in mind that the iPhone launcher is just about as bad as can be.
I have
frequently found in the IT world that the old maxim "If it works, don't
fix it" trumps all other cards - so advice from someone with the same
phone and who has tried several launchers would be handy before I try to >>> fix it.
Changing the app launcher is no different than changing a web browser.
Which most people never do - they are not IT buffs, don't want to be and never change what they buy ready installed.
You should work with them
and see the look of fear and panic on their faces if you suggest
altering anything.
It's right there in the settings. Next to the default browser.
Next to the default messenger. Next to the default dialer. And so on.
So you can tell me where the default setting is for locking the home
screen - what is it right next to?
You can install as many of those apps as you want and set one at a time to >> the default and if you don't like it you can just switch the default back.
And you'd be amazed how many people try that and brick their phones
doing it. Your average F*c*book user buys it, uses it, and that's that.
They didn't buy it to change it, they don't want to change it, they
aren't going to change it.
You sound like you should own an iPhone instead of an Android phone because >> you're afraid to do something as trivial as set a different default app.
Tripe! I've rooted phones and applied custom ROMs and, guessing you're a
kid, probably used analogue mobiles before you were born.
I asked my
question because I was hoping there was a way to do it without major
change and that people might be kind enough to help - not go off on a ridiculous rant.
When you grow up, you will find out how little you
really knew about people and what they did and what they wanted.
On 07/06/2023 20:53, Bob Henson wrote:
My advice is to choose a launcher you like, and then keep it for the
next
five or ten phones (unless you find a better app launcher in that time).
Most phone users would not have the faintest idea what a launcher was
- nor would they change if they did.
If you were saying that in an Apple newsgroup, I would agree with you. Android users bought Android because they wanted the freedom to do things.
As mine is fine other than that one item, I too would be loath to swap
the devil I know for the devil I don't know.
I think most Android users who aren't stupid know that you can change the default app launcher at will just like you can change the default anything.
It's in the settings - right in their face - so they can't miss the choice.
I assumed that such a function would (or certainly should) be part of
Android. Now I'm told it isn't, I can look elsewhere and look for
advice as to which launcher might do the job and be reliable.
If you want to have one and only one launcher choice, then buy an iPhone.
But keep in mind that the iPhone launcher is just about as bad as can be.
I have frequently found in the IT world that the old maxim "If it
works, don't fix it" trumps all other cards - so advice from someone
with the same phone and who has tried several launchers would be handy
before I try to fix it.
Changing the app launcher is no different than changing a web browser.
It's right there in the settings. Next to the default browser. Next to
the default messenger. Next to the default dialer. And so on.
You can install as many of those apps as you want and set one at a time to the default and if you don't like it you can just switch the default back.
You sound like you should own an iPhone instead of an Android phone because you're afraid to do something as trivial as set a different default app.
On 8.6.23 9:32 am, Daniel Washington wrote:
On 07/06/2023 20:53, Bob Henson wrote:No, most people buy Android phones because they are cheaper than Apple
My advice is to choose a launcher you like, and then keep it for the
next
five or ten phones (unless you find a better app launcher in that
time).
Most phone users would not have the faintest idea what a launcher was
- nor would they change if they did.
If you were saying that in an Apple newsgroup, I would agree with you.
Android users bought Android because they wanted the freedom to do
things.
and work just as well. Most people have no idea what an operating system
is, and certainly don't want to. I used to volunteer as a computer buddy
at out library and, as such, got asked about phones and tablets as well
as laptops and desktops. I can assure you that Joe Public has no idea whatever what Android is - if it isn't a robot in Doctor Who or similar.
As mine is fine other than that one item, I too would be loath to
swap the devil I know for the devil I don't know.
I think most Android users who aren't stupid know that you can change the
default app launcher at will just like you can change the default
anything.
Most Android phone users have no idea what is in their phones - they buy
them and use them. Most people buy cars to drive around - not to play at changing engines or reconfiguring their dashboards.
It's in the settings - right in their face - so they can't miss the
choice.
Most phone users never go anywhere near the settings - and panic if you suggest they should. You are talking about Android
buffs/hobbyists/fanatics whose first reaction is to alter everything,
with frequently disastrous results.
I assumed that such a function would (or certainly should) be part of
Android. Now I'm told it isn't, I can look elsewhere and look for
advice as to which launcher might do the job and be reliable.
If you want to have one and only one launcher choice, then buy an iPhone.
But keep in mind that the iPhone launcher is just about as bad as can be.
Most software on iPhones is - but Joe or Jo Public just use it and don't think about it.
I have frequently found in the IT world that the old maxim "If it
works, don't fix it" trumps all other cards - so advice from someone
with the same phone and who has tried several launchers would be
handy before I try to fix it.
Changing the app launcher is no different than changing a web browser.
Which most people never do - they are not IT buffs, don't want to be and never change what they buy ready installed. You should work with them
and see the look of fear and panic on their faces if you suggest
altering anything.
It's right there in the settings. Next to the default browser.
Next to the default messenger. Next to the default dialer. And so on.
So you can tell me where the default setting is for locking the home
screen - what is it right next to?
You can install as many of those apps as you want and set one at a
time to
the default and if you don't like it you can just switch the default
back.
And you'd be amazed how many people try that and brick their phones
doing it. Your average F*c*book user buys it, uses it, and that's that.
They didn't buy it to change it, they don't want to change it, they
aren't going to change it.
You sound like you should own an iPhone instead of an Android phone
because
you're afraid to do something as trivial as set a different default app.
Tripe! I've rooted phones and applied custom ROMs and, guessing you're a
kid, probably used analogue mobiles before you were born. I asked my
question because I was hoping there was a way to do it without major
change and that people might be kind enough to help - not go off on a ridiculous rant. When you grow up, you will find out how little you
really knew about people and what they did and what they wanted.
Plonk!
On 2023-06-08 02:33, Bob Henson wrote:...
Most phone users never go anywhere near the settings - and panic if you
suggest they should. You are talking about Android
buffs/hobbyists/fanatics whose first reaction is to alter everything,
with frequently disastrous results.
Which most people never do - they are not IT buffs, don't want to be and
never change what they buy ready installed. You should work with them
and see the look of fear and panic on their faces if you suggest
altering anything.
The fact that these groups are for us techno-geeks gives a very
distorted view of what regular consumers want from tech devices.
Or "Why would I want to do that? It's good enough the way it is..."
Baby son, the actual world-class programmer, thinks like that. He just
has it for the phone (google voice) and camera, mostly the camera. He
uses firefox straight out of the box too. Most of what he uses is
software he wrote himself.
I do know a lot of people who have no idea about their tech toys,
including people who SHOULD know better.
I always explore the settings/options, and even then I miss obvious
stuff which others are kind enough to point out to me.
When I was
working I was apparently the only one who knew you could set a return
receipt flag on each in-company email message -- which enabled me to
attack people in their offices without making several wasted trips
around the building. Sometimes you just have to do stuff face to face :-(
The fact that these groups are for us techno-geeks gives a very
distorted view of what regular consumers want from tech devices.
If you want to see what "regular" people think, subscribe to Next Door.
It's a revelation, and not a good one.
On 08/06/2023 19:01, The Real Bev wrote:
I always explore the settings/options, and even then I miss obvious
stuff which others are kind enough to point out to me.
What I found incongruous was this user "claims" to have rooted phones, and yet he then goes on a tirade worrying a setting will "brick" the phone.
Do you also find those two sentiments expressed by the author incongruous?
When I was
working I was apparently the only one who knew you could set a return
receipt flag on each in-company email message -- which enabled me to
attack people in their offices without making several wasted trips
around the building. Sometimes you just have to do stuff face to face :-(
Ah. They never read your emails. Serves them right for getting caught!
Was this prior to 1990?
If not, then they could have set a randomly short-timed delayed response! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procmail
The fact that these groups are for us techno-geeks gives a very
distorted view of what regular consumers want from tech devices.
If you want to see what "regular" people think, subscribe to Next Door.
It's a revelation, and not a good one.
I think Google understands "regular people" well enough to create the "settings" for default apps such as the browser & launcher well enough.
The OP is at a level well below "regular people" given he's inordinately worried that setting a default like a browser will "brick" the phone.
On 08/06/2023 19:01, The Real Bev wrote:
Or "Why would I want to do that? It's good enough the way it is..."
Baby son, the actual world-class programmer, thinks like that. He
just has it for the phone (google voice) and camera, mostly the
camera. He uses firefox straight out of the box too. Most of what he
uses is software he wrote himself.
I must agree that programmers are a psychological class unto themselves.
Like soldiers in a combined arms frontal assault - programmers will always code what's easiest (and safest) for them - not for you - unless they're supremely well managed in combined arms which includes user
customization, usability, reliability, and the ability to recover from
random settings.
I do know a lot of people who have no idea about their tech toys,
including people who SHOULD know better.
You have to assume if it was such a "dangerous" setting to change the
browser & app launcher defaults, Google would have put them into the "Developer options" section instead of right there in the users' face.
I always explore the settings/options, and even then I miss obvious
stuff which others are kind enough to point out to me.
What I found incongruous was this user "claims" to have rooted phones, and yet he then goes on a tirade worrying a setting will "brick" the phone.
Do you also find those two sentiments expressed by the author incongruous?
When I was working I was apparently the only one who knew you could
set a return receipt flag on each in-company email message -- which
enabled me to attack people in their offices without making several
wasted trips around the building. Sometimes you just have to do stuff
face to face :-(
Ah. They never read your emails. Serves them right for getting caught!
Was this prior to 1990?
If not, then they could have set a randomly short-timed delayed response! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procmail
The fact that these groups are for us techno-geeks gives a very
distorted view of what regular consumers want from tech devices.
If you want to see what "regular" people think, subscribe to Next
Door. It's a revelation, and not a good one.
I think Google understands "regular people" well enough to create the "settings" for default apps such as the browser & launcher well enough.
The OP is at a level well below "regular people" given he's inordinately worried that setting a default like a browser will "brick" the phone.
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