Okay before you get all up in arms, not for dirty photos. I figure I could download photovault, but I'd really rather not, as it's not too huge of a deal.
Basically, I have a bunch of icons on my phone for use on my desktop, but I don't particularly like when I have to pick a photo for a contact or for a frame, having to scroll through my hundred or so icons.
I guess what I'm asking is has anyone found a way to hide certain folders from the gallery? Or, does anyone know how to make an icon pack, for dxtop, better home?
: )
Thanks
rename the folder to have a . in front of the name. This hides files in linux.
missxoash said:
Okay before you get all up in arms, not for dirty photos. I figure I could download photovault, but I'd really rather not, as it's not too huge of a deal.
Basically, I have a bunch of icons on my phone for use on my desktop, but I don't particularly like when I have to pick a photo for a contact or for a frame, having to scroll through my hundred or so icons.
I guess what I'm asking is has anyone found a way to hide certain folders from the gallery? Or, does anyone know how to make an icon pack, for dxtop, better home?
: )
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ITS easy，rename the floder you put picture,for example kkk。now you can rename this to .kkk。 you would find its been hidden in Gallery。
But will I still be able to access them in order to use them on my desktop?
: )
yiyunzhi said:
ITS easy，rename the floder you put picture,for example kkk。now you can rename this to .kkk。 you would find its been hidden in Gallery。
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y it gotta b kkk? but yea jus do as every1 else said, there was already a thread like this, but its all good, and yea ull still see it on ur desktop
AsaSpades said:
y it gotta b kkk? but yea jus do as every1 else said, there was already a thread like this, but its all good, and yea ull still see it on ur desktop
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Yea, it should have been "blk". jk, but yea, just add a . the beginning of the folder.
When I tried to rename my folder, Vista wouldn't let me. It said, "must have a valid filename" or something like that...
any help?
Download a file manager off the market, i rpefer astro and just rename it through your phone
AsaSpades said:
y it gotta b kkk? but yea jus do as every1 else said, there was already a thread like this, but its all good, and yea ull still see it on ur desktop
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LOL! Yeah, most us folks in the south are still a little sensitive about that and with good reason.
Only one issue with the period method. Ironically your phone will be a little *****y. When you do this, existing icons will be hidden from gallery and still work. Just remember to put NEW icons in download or some other folder to set them, then move them to the hidden folder. Icon and other picture selection screens use the gallery program to display that image selection screen. In other words, if you put new pictures directly in a hidden folder, you cant set them as icons.
There are also some apps on the Market that will create a protected area for pictures that can't be seen by the Pictures app. And yeah, I assume this would be used for your porn collection rather than your icons.
AsaSpades said:
y it gotta b kkk?
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With a name like yiyunzhi, he's gotta be racist...
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Can someone make a Black Glass Facebook theme? The widget would look a lot nicer if it was black glass. Sorry, should have put request: in the title
Something like this would be nice
dmoses1969 said:
Can someone make a Black Glass Facebook theme? The widget would look a lot nicer if it was black glass. Sorry, should have put request: in the title
Something like this would be nice
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Not to sound naive, but why can't u just install that one then?
I have found several on other sites but I assume they are not compatible with the EVO, I have tried to install them but the theme never changes or they will not install
dmoses1969 said:
I have found several on other sites but I assume they are not compatible with the EVO, I have tried to install them but the theme never changes or they will not install
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If it's a sense widget, then you need to adb push it rather than install it.
screw the widget. I want that notification bar!
know where to get it?
1wingangel said:
screw the widget. I want that notification bar!
know where to get it?
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http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/themes-wallpapers/1007-theme-smoked-glass-updated-02-08-a.html
dmoses1969 said:
http://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/themes-wallpapers/1007-theme-smoked-glass-updated-02-08-a.html
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daaaaamn that looks sick...i wish someone could get this ported to the evo...
Hell yes. I'd pay for that.
anybody know exactly which file it is that is the taskbar?
Answer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=708005
i dont see how that was the answer but i fig. it out.
Rydah805 said:
i dont see how that was the answer but i fig. it out.
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What dont you see? Its a black themed version of facebook, exactly what was requested...its not rocket science.
oreoOozZz said:
What dont you see? Its a black themed version of facebook, exactly what was requested...its not rocket science.
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LOL^^^^^^^^
oreoOozZz said:
What dont you see? Its a black themed version of facebook, exactly what was requested...its not rocket science.
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actually op was requesting a black "glass" themed version.....so technically thats not what was "exactly" requested lol j/m around....neway i did like that, much credit to the dev really great work, but the fb widget wasnt vibing wit my homescreen layout so i modded it alil and made the fb widget smoked thanks to rori~s' hard work heres link to thread if anyone wants to see wut it looks like
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731625
basically u have the smoked fb widget with the inverted fb app
here is flashable .zip if ne1 wants it i've only tested on CM6
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What dont you see? Its a black themed version of facebook, exactly what was requested...its not rocket science.
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well i asked a question right before you posted "answer:" and your "answer:" had nothing to do with my question. what an @$$h0le you are. or atleast made yourself look to be. anyways, its not a big deal.
You can follow these steps to pull the smoke news widget out of the smoked theme mentioned. These steps also apply for the news widget. A lot of the time I do not have ADB accessible and this method can be completed with only the phone.
- Save the smoke.zip file to your sdcard (this is the smoke theme already mentioned in this thread)
- Open Root Exporer and navigate to /system/app/ and mount it as R/W
- Move the stock geniewidget.apk to the SD card (/sdcard) in case you want it back later.
- Now navigate to the smoke.zip file, press on it and choose view.
- Navigate to the smoke.zip /system/app/ folder and copy the geniewidget.apk to your phones /system/app folder.
- Most important part now - long-press on the file and click on permissions from the pop-up menu. Permissions should be "read" for user/group/others and "write" for only user. All other boxes unchecked. If you don't do this it wont load.
- Restart phone and the transparent widget should be good to go.
This wont work for all apps - so make sure to keep the originals if you are getting creative. You can apply this across handsets, but try to stay away from system-dependent apps like cameras and power control widgets.
james105 said:
actually op was requesting a black "glass" themed version.....so technically thats not what was "exactly" requested lol j/m around....neway i did like that, much credit to the dev really great work, but the fb widget wasnt vibing wit my homescreen layout so i modded it alil and made the fb widget smoked thanks to rori~s' hard work heres link to thread if anyone wants to see wut it looks like
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731625
basically u have the smoked fb widget with the inverted fb app
here is flashable .zip if ne1 wants it i've only tested on CM6
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Good stuff man, gonna update that too my current rom now. Thanks. =)
Rydah805 said:
well i asked a question right before you posted "answer:" and your "answer:" had nothing to do with my question. what an @$$h0le you are. or atleast made yourself look to be. anyways, its not a big deal.
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Im the asshole but you answered to something that had nothing to do with you right? I never was answering your question, I was answering to the OP obviously what you do when you post in a thread...you respond to the original post but ok, i guess so... maybe next time.
Anyway, he updated the app again so anybody who decided to use the app in the link i posted, go and update. =)
I'm just about ready to give up. I have been trying for a couple of days to make mine look like the pick I posted. Can't seem to get it done. It's really not that important, just thought it would match the other sense widgets a little better.
This is as close as I could get. For some reason I cannot get rid of that blue background in the widget, must not be editing the right file.
Sent from HTC EVO using Tapatalk
cath0dez said:
You can follow these steps to pull the smoke news widget out of the smoked theme mentioned. These steps also apply for the news widget. A lot of the time I do not have ADB accessible and this method can be completed with only the phone.
- Save the smoke.zip file to your sdcard (this is the smoke theme already mentioned in this thread)
- Open Root Exporer and navigate to /system/app/ and mount it as R/W
- Move the stock geniewidget.apk to the SD card (/sdcard) in case you want it back later.
- Now navigate to the smoke.zip file, press on it and choose view.
- Navigate to the smoke.zip /system/app/ folder and copy the geniewidget.apk to your phones /system/app folder.
- Most important part now - long-press on the file and click on permissions from the pop-up menu. Permissions should be "read" for user/group/others and "write" for only user. All other boxes unchecked. If you don't do this it wont load.
- Restart phone and the transparent widget should be good to go.
This wont work for all apps - so make sure to keep the originals if you are getting creative. You can apply this across handsets, but try to stay away from system-dependent apps like cameras and power control widgets.
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Thanks for this tip. It worked perfectly.
Am I missing something or can you not name new folders on your homescreen? Not that I ever use them, but that's just dumb.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
sent from my iPhone 4...........destroyer.
add folder to screen, open folder, at the top where it says folder name press and hold, you can now change the name.
Doh!!!! Wow I feel dumb.
Mudda fadda kindly disregard dis letta
sent from my iPhone 4...........destroyer.
The basic Android folders are dumb but FolderOrganizer makes them amazing. Changee app names and icons too.
i am sure there is a how to for folder organizer, but i cannot figure this ish out!
i open it and it just looks pretty. i cannot figure out how to get more icons to use as folders nor, well, really i have no idea wtf i am doing.
lol
cabrone1 said:
i am sure there is a how to for folder organizer, but i cannot figure this ish out!
i open it and it just looks pretty. i cannot figure out how to get more icons to use as folders nor, well, really i have no idea wtf i am doing.
lol
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To get more icons you'll have to download an icon pack from the market. Just do a search for icon pack in the market or appbrain.
cabrone1 said:
i am sure there is a how to for folder organizer, but i cannot figure this ish out!
i open it and it just looks pretty. i cannot figure out how to get more icons to use as folders nor, well, really i have no idea wtf i am doing.
lol
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Here is the beginners guide:
http://androidforums.com/desire-tips-tricks/168533-folderorganizer-beginners-guide.html
K5TRX said:
Here is the beginners guide:
http://androidforums.com/desire-tips-tricks/168533-folderorganizer-beginners-guide.html
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thankS!!!!
Hello, im back with more questions an curiosity. Iv heard u can change Apps I cons by opening the APK an replacing the icon.png. an iv gtten a little mixed up, some said only stock icons but theoretically if u can open u can change any right?
Also is it possibly to change app layout colors? an can menu colors or ur phone e changed like when u power down ur phone can u change it to black insted of grey or the bottom of ur phone where all apps phone an the + button change it black wih green letters ect?
im tryin to get dee into modding my phone perfect to my style
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Hello, im back with more questions an curiosity. Iv heard u can change Apps I cons by opening the APK an replacing the icon.png. an iv gtten a little mixed up, some said only stock icons but theoretically if u can open u can change any right?
Also is it possibly to change app layout colors? an can menu colors or ur phone e changed like when u power down ur phone can u change it to black insted of grey or the bottom of ur phone where all apps phone an the + button change it black wih green letters ect?
im tryin to get dee into modding my phone perfect to my style
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You can literally change everything about the appearance of your phone. Any apk file can be opened and modified. If you download an app from the market, but you don't like the icon, you can open the apk and replace the icon.png You can also change the color of your menus etc. It is a complicated process and you'll have to learn how to work with apks, edit 9.png files, and even work with XML files and HEX colors. I actually gave up on themeing because it ended up taking up too much time...but if you're willing to jump in and get your elbows dirty you can change anything you want about your phone's appearance, and it actually is a really rewarding experience. To get started, just search the forum for a "guide to themeing".
You can also ask some of the themers for advice by sending them a private message. That's the best way to learn, if someone is willing to teach you.
Hope that helps.
-alex
Well I thing i got changing the icons down. an when i open the xml files in a hex editor theres too meny numbers, any simpler way to change colors by chance?
Im really surprised that kno one has been able to evelope an app that just gives a list of colors an icons an what not an u just click ok, if i was developer savy anuff id tottally have an app editor in the works
Just realized somthing, to change icons, wouldnt it be smarter to just open the apk in root explorer an over write the icon, insted of moving it to ur computer an possibly making it not install back on ur phone?
nah its a lot deeper than that, because after you open and edit an APK the .apk file must then be re-signed it's like it's digital signature... or it will not install on your phone... There are a few apps out that help a lot with the theming process.. and as for .xml files i think they are encrypted so you would have to use an xml decrypter and edit it then encrypt it again and add it back into the apk and resign the file... all these topics are covered in various parts of the forums though... here's a link with lots of information that can help you along your way...
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcdxIJRSH9ypZGZzc2pxNDlfMjdnazk4OHNxZA&hl=en
good luck!
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Well I thing i got changing the icons down. an when i open the xml files in a hex editor theres too meny numbers, any simpler way to change colors by chance?
Im really surprised that kno one has been able to evelope an app that just gives a list of colors an icons an what not an u just click ok, if i was developer savy anuff id tottally have an app editor in the works
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DubsideWICKED said:
Just realized somthing, to change icons, wouldnt it be smarter to just open the apk in root explorer an over write the icon, insted of moving it to ur computer an possibly making it not install back on ur phone?
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hackahero said:
nah its a lot deeper than that, because after you open and edit an APK the .apk file must then be re-signed it's like it's digital signature... or it will not install on your phone... There are a few apps out that help a lot with the theming process.. and as for .xml files i think they are encrypted so you would have to use an xml decrypter and edit it then encrypt it again and add it back into the apk and resign the file... all these topics are covered in various parts of the forums though... here's a link with lots of information that can help you along your way...
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcdxIJRSH9ypZGZzc2pxNDlfMjdnazk4OHNxZA&hl=en
good luck!
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xml files in android are not encrypted they are just compile form of xml. Its a space saver thing.
As for having a program to edit things in xml files on the fly its might be possible but since xml its soooo generic and there is really no way to make a program that would go through an xml file and change the things that represent colors and value etc... Something like this could be done for say a framework but then it would really be only for that framework or apk.
I copied the browser from system app to my sd an opened it with 7zip i didnt extract it i just moved the icon i wanted to the corect spot. an moved it back over to system app an copied over the old now browser is gone y wont it install :S
did you take out META-INF file then resign it that works for me sometimes
Lol didn't we just say it had to be re signed to replaced stuff in the apk.
Also tip fore you guys when you resign an apk you don't need to delete the meta inf folder in will replace the old one
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
I read in a few post that if u dont extract the file it doesnt break signing. an also herd system apps that arnt downloaded dont need signed. , so much mixed stuff ahh lol.
Well when i went to move te original apk back is didnt work eathier :S idk y or what im doing wrong.
Also i havent found any but is there a program to resign apks with out useing abd
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I read in a few post that if u dont extract the file it doesnt break signing. an also herd system apps that arnt downloaded dont need signed. , so much mixed stuff ahh lol.
Well when i went to move te original apk back is didnt work eathier :S idk y or what im doing wrong.
Also i havent found any but is there a program to resign apks with out useing abd
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If you want it to install, you need to sign the .apk
There is a signing tool. Search for it. I would link it, but I am on my phone, not the computer
Sent from my FroYoed Sprint Hero
I cant figure out how to sign, i found app manager 4.9 bt im lost i signed browser moved it to sd an then back to system app an it wont install....
y wont it work? would meta morph be better to change icons
or any other ideas to make it easyier and hopefully with out useing ABD,
and a idea off what icons i want to change
calendar
call history
camcorder
camera
gmail
IM
internet
latitude
maps
market
messages
navigation
Myspace
pandora
people
phone
photos
places
root explorer
talk
DubsideWICKED said:
I cant figure out how to sign, i found app manager 4.9 bt im lost i signed browser moved it to sd an then back to system app an it wont install....
y wont it work? would meta morph be better to change icons
or any other ideas to make it easyier and hopefully with out useing ABD,
and a idea off what icons i want to change
calendar
call history
camcorder
camera
gmail
IM
internet
latitude
maps
market
messages
navigation
Myspace
pandora
people
phone
photos
places
root explorer
talk
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Go here and use that... Thats about as easy as I can make it.
I got the apk signed what am i doing wrong, i moved the new signed apk back to my sd card an moved it back to system/app an it still dont install. this is getting very frusterating.
Is is because its a stock system app that i didnt download or what?
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I got the apk signed what am i doing wrong, i moved the new signed apk back to my sd card an moved it back to system/app an it still dont install. this is getting very frusterating.
Is is because its a stock system app that i didnt download or what?
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maybe rename it back to its original name. dont move it from the sdcard to the system/app folder just use astro and open it from the sdcard then it will install.
still wouldnt work but adb did witch it took me hours to figure out how to set up adb.
so is there a good adb cmd guide on here
I would like to use as a wallpaper this icon :
http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=548477convapplicationlaunchermms.png
Is there some software to do that ?
Sylouu said:
I would like to use as a wallpaper this icon :
http://www.hostingpics.net/viewer.php?id=548477convapplicationlaunchermms.png
Is there some software to do that ?
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Can you not just save the file and convert to jpg if required?
Exactly. Just download the pic and put it into your phone. Choose the file in your wallpapers settings and you are done. An icon is just a smaller version of a picture, it's not any different from a normal wallpaper file.
But I'm afraid that there will be a lot of pixel
up
not sure what the problem is. Download the image. Its already in png format(which is good since it supports transparency, and is optimal for icons)
Then use a launcher like apex or nova to change the icon of your desired app to the one you downloaded. Also its 96x96 pixels so nothing needs to be resized.
chromium96 said:
not sure what the problem is. Download the image. Its already in png format(which is good since it supports transparency, and is optimal for icons)
Then use a launcher like apex or nova to change the icon of your desired app to the one you downloaded. Also its 96x96 pixels so nothing needs to be resized.
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I want to use the picture as a wallpaper. But I can't find the wallpaper that's why I would like to know if I can take the icon and transform it in wallpaper with no pixels.
well...
Sylouu said:
I want to use the picture as a wallpaper. But I can't find the wallpaper that's why I would like to know if I can take the icon and transform it in wallpaper with no pixels.
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It is physically impossible to stretch this small image without it ending up being distorted by the small number of original pixels in the picture. I am sorry, but you are going to have to use an image like this:
(Argh, still no outside links, so the link looks like this
http:/ /img.wallbeam. com/63processed/dandelion-green-feathers.jpg
Hope you like this one just as much!
Greetings,
Paco.
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It is physically impossible to stretch this small image without it ending up being distorted by the small number of original pixels in the picture. I am sorry, but you are going to have to use an image like this:
(Argh, still no outside links, so the link looks like this
http:/ /img.wallbeam. com/63processed/dandelion-green-feathers.jpg
Hope you like this one just as much!
Greetings,
Paco.
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I can't open the link but I understand what you mean. I just hoped that maybe a software manages to do that. I give up !
well...
Sylouu said:
I can't open the link but I understand what you mean. I just hoped that maybe a software manages to do that. I give up !
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You can't open the link because I put some "spaces" in there so I could post it here. xda does not allow new members to post outside links, only if they have over 10 posts on the forums. so just copy the link and look for the 2 or 3 spaces I put in there, delete them and look at the picture, because I think I found something really close to what you are looking for!
And there is no software that manages to do that. There is a feature on Photoshop or similar software that I know of that is able to reduce pixelation although it is not as good as you might think and it definitely can't make a small picture like this into a usable wallpaper...
Yes I forgot a space ! It's closed but not the same. Thank you for your help
Sylouu said:
Yes I forgot a space ! It's closed but not the same. Thank you for your help
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Sure thing my friend. Next time hit the thanks button in my post though, cause I guess that's what it's there for...
Hi,
I've just installed the Android 4.3 cyanogenmod (cm-10.2-20130909-UNOFFICIAL-crespo) on my Nexus S and everything is ok, but I don't have the "Google" icon. This is the icon from where you can launch the google applications like gmail, play, etc. Is it in the 4.3 at all? It is very useful for me and would like to use it.
Thanks,
Did you flash gapps?..
Missing "Google icon"
Setting.Out said:
Did you flash gapps?..
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Yes I did. With this one: "gapps-jb-20130813-signed"
Setting.Out said:
Did you flash gapps?..
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Can I dowload the .apk for this? Is it an .apk? Thanks,
Looks like you're talking about the folder on the homescreen with all the Google apps in it?
If so, you can make your own easily. Put one app on the homescreen. Then drag another app on top of it and it will magically become a folder. You can add a whole bunch of apps to the folder in the same way, rearrange them however you like, and change the name of the folder to whatever you want.
treesurf said:
Looks like you're talking about the folder on the homescreen with all the Google apps in it?
If so, you can make your own easily. Put one app on the homescreen. Then drag another app on top of it and it will magically become a folder. You can add a whole bunch of apps to the folder in the same way, rearrange them however you like, and change the name of the folder to whatever you want.
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Looks like you're right...
treesurf said:
Looks like you're talking about the folder on the homescreen with all the Google apps in it?
If so, you can make your own easily. Put one app on the homescreen. Then drag another app on top of it and it will magically become a folder. You can add a whole bunch of apps to the folder in the same way, rearrange them however you like, and change the name of the folder to whatever you want.
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Thaks, that's it. I wouldn't have thought that it will be so simple...