How to Use home screen in a Sentence
home screen
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By the way, put TheVerge.com on the home screen of your phone.
— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023 -
Note that the apps on the left of the taskbar are the same as those in the dock on the home screen.
— David Nield, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023 -
The pass can be saved to the phone's home screen for easy access with a tap.
— Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2021 -
On the Web go from your home screen to Me, then Settings.
— Geoffrey A. Fowler, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2018 -
Swiping up to return to the home screen achieves the same goal.
— Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Apr. 2021 -
For years, the iPhone home screen has been a grid of app icons that go on for pages and pages.
— Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 22 June 2020 -
For iPhone users, swipe from the bottom to the middle of your home screen.
— Toby Grey, BGR, 29 Aug. 2022 -
Swiping from the home screen to the App Library feels smoother.
— Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2020 -
Take a closer look at the game's title on the home screen.
— Simon Hill, Wired, 27 Dec. 2020 -
The lock appears in its own panel on the app's home screen.
— PCMAG, 20 May 2024 -
Press and hold anywhere on the home screen to see the Home Screen settings menu.
— Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023 -
On the home screen for the AI tool, tap the hamburger icon in the top left corner.
— Reece Rogers, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024 -
Just stick it to your home screen, press the widget, and hold your phone up to the speaker.
— Kat Bein, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2017 -
The first is home screen widgets for the Google Fit mobile app.
— Nick Statt, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2018 -
New in iOS 14 is the ability to add widgets to the home screen.
— Maren Estrada, BGR, 13 July 2021 -
Expand Your Grids Want to add more space to your home screen?
— Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023 -
With the home screen and your list of saved pages in view, tap the three dots in the top right corner and then choose Playlist.
— David Nield, Popular Science, 5 Jan. 2021 -
To view it on your e-reader, tap the icon that shows up on the home screen and in your library.
— David Nield, Popular Science, 24 Dec. 2020 -
This is the home screen, which tells me almost nothing about my goal progress for the day.
— Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2022 -
None of these should make their way onto your home screen.
— Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2021 -
Press and hold on a blank part of a home screen, and select Themes to see your options.
— David Nield, Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Put app icons and widgets anywhere on the home screen grid.
— Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2024 -
Players can still pin their favorite games to the home screen.
— Gieson Cacho, chicagotribune.com, 9 Nov. 2020 -
In iOS 11, open the Settings icon on the home screen and tap Cellular.
— J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018 -
These are nothing like the widgets you’re used to seeing on the home screen.
— Jacob Siegal, BGR, 10 June 2022 -
Try putting one of these apps on your home screen to take your browsing to the next level.
— Josie Colt, WIRED, 6 Apr. 2018 -
Simply tap-and-hold, then remove the app from your home screen.
— WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023 -
Go back to your home screen, hold down on any app, and tap Edit Home Screen.
— Jacob Siegal, BGR, 13 Jan. 2022 -
This is great for tablets, but phones don't have a way to launch split-screen mode from the home screen or the app drawer.
— Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022 -
Simply follow these steps: Long-press on the home screen.
— Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2024
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