However, I didn’t have to suffer from this for long, as I tried a Samsung Galaxy phone running Android for the first time in 2021.<\/p>\n
My Galaxy S21 instantly solved the problem I had given up on solving.<\/p>\n
The Samsung Galaxy handset helped me achieve a minimalist home screen, and my favorite part of the process was that I put in very low effort to get it done.<\/p>\n
I replaced every app on my Samsung home screen with one small trick in the One UI Home launcher. Here is how I did it.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n \t\t The One UI cleanup that worked<\/p>\n How I used the One UI Home launcher to replace every app on my home screen<\/p>\n One UI packs plenty of handy features that are worth enabling on every new Samsung phone.<\/p>\n I don’t quite remember if the Edge panels feature was enabled by default when I first bought my S21. I recommend turning it on if it isn’t part of the default setup, especially for those who want a minimalist home screen.<\/p>\n With the Edge panels feature enabled on my Galaxy phone, I can add as many as 22 apps to the dock-style panel.<\/p>\n Before using Edge panels, I pinned as many as 16 apps to my home screen, so it provided me with ample space to move all my apps.<\/p>\n However, I wish Samsung made it easier to take those apps from the home screen to the Edge panels.<\/p>\n It took some time because I couldn’t simply drag those apps from the home screen and drop them into the side panel.<\/p>\n Instead, I had to add those apps to the panel first, and then remove their duplicates on the home screen.<\/p>\n To add an app, tap the pencil icon at the bottom after opening the panel, and then drag one of your choices to the panel.<\/p>\n You can also quickly remove the existing apps from it by tapping the “\u2014” option in the upper-left corner of the app icons.<\/p>\n The panel doesn’t always remain visible on the screen, so you get a clear home screen with no app widget sitting on it. By default, the handle remains visible on the right edge of your display.<\/p>\n I swipe the handle to the left to open the panel, which, in turn, reveals all 16 apps I pinned.<\/p>\n In my Edge panels setup, the apps I use frequently are available as individual icons, while for all other apps, I group them into folders.<\/p>\n Creating app folders in the Edge panels isn’t any different from how you do it on your home screen. All you do is drag one app icon onto another in the panel, and then name the folder.<\/p>\n How to quickly enable Edge panels in One UI<\/p>\n If you don’t see the handle on the left or right edge of your display, the Edge panels feature is turned off on your phone.<\/p>\n To turn it on quickly, follow the steps below:<\/p>\n Open Settings.<\/p>\n Type Edge panels in the search bar.<\/p>\n Enable the Edge panels toggle directly from the search results.<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tMy Samsung Galaxy phone felt slow and bloated until I changed these One UI settings
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