Who hasn't accidentally moved or outright deleted an icon on their home screen? It's not the biggest problem in the world, but it could be annoying when you have to find the app again and return restore its icon on the home screen.
Lock/Unlock home screen
Samsung is looking to combat this with a feature that locks/unlocks the home screen layout, restricting items from being moved around or deleted. On phones running the Android Pie-based Samsung One UI, users can now enable the "Lock Home screen layout" setting to prevent such accidents from happening. Of course, you can set it to unlock the home screen layout.
If you are lucky enough to be running the latest iteration of Samsung's Android skin, you can enable the feature under Settings > Display > Home screen. Although this is something that users of third-party Android launchers have been enjoying for years, it's still good to see a major phone maker implement it into its default launcher.
Go to Settings > Display > Home screen and enable "Lock Home screen layout"
As SamMobilenotes, the "Lock Home screen layout" setting is currently available to beta testers of Samsung One UI, though it should be ready for prime time when the stable version of Android Pie starts rolling out to all users.
Follow us on social media to catch the latest trending stories, watch exclusive videos, and join the conversation with our vibrant community!
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us!
Recommended Stories
Loading Comments...
COMMENT
All comments need to comply with our
Community Guidelines
Phonearena comments rules
A discussion is a place, where people can voice their opinion, no matter if it
is positive, neutral or negative. However, when posting, one must stay true to the topic, and not just share some
random thoughts, which are not directly related to the matter.
Things that are NOT allowed:
Off-topic talk - you must stick to the subject of discussion
Offensive, hate speech - if you want to say something, say it politely
Spam/Advertisements - these posts are deleted
Multiple accounts - one person can have only one account
Impersonations and offensive nicknames - these accounts get banned
Moderation is done by humans. We try to be as objective as possible and moderate with zero bias. If you think a
post should be moderated - please, report it.
Have a question about the rules or why you have been moderated/limited/banned? Please,
contact us.
FCC OKs Cingular\'s purchase of AT&T Wireless
Things that are NOT allowed: