5. Adding Widgets to Your Home Screens

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Widgets are a truly valuable aspect of the Android platform. A widget is a small, portable piece of code that you can interact with like a miniature application. Your Galaxy Tab 3 has quite a few widgets for you to choose from that can make your Tab experience even more convenient. This chapter covers the following:

→ Accessing the Widgets screen

→ Taking a tour of available widgets

→ Adding a widget to a Home screen

→ Creating a new Home screen

→ Removing a widget

Accessing the Widgets Screen

You can find widgets on the Widgets screen, where 48 preinstalled widgets for different tasks are listed. Tapping ...

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