How to delete widgets on Android and how to install them?

For the convenience of working with operating systems, many different additions have been invented that will make the interaction more comfortable. There are a lot of them, and one of them is widgets. What are they? How can I install them and, if necessary, delete them?

What is a widget?

This is the name of interactive elements of system shells (including "Android"), which look like icons and shortcuts. They are located on the desktop (home screen), and thanks to them it is possible to make quick access to specific functions, programs or information. This applies to operating systems that are specialized for personal computers. Speaking about "Android", it should be added that here the widget can be added to the lock screen. This refers to the usual "American" versions, and not to different shells made by the Chinese or Indians (who have their own "wunderwall"). Widgets are of two types:

1. To provide quick access to communication settings, wireless connections. Organize a quick start of programs.
2. To display the information of interest to the user: displays the current time value, the CPU load level of the mobile device or the weather forecast.

There are also universals. They combine control or information functions. An example is software that shows how much RAM is loaded. And, if necessary, they can clean it up in one click. Similar applications are distributed both in the composition of the factory shell, and the downloaded add-on. Speaking generally about widgets, it should be noted that they are widely used on mobile devices that have a touch input function. Not least this happened due to the acceleration of the workflow from the side of the person (there is no need to go a long way to find the necessary program) and its enhanced comfort.

What should I do to be able to install the widget?

Let's get closer to the topic of the article. For "Android" you must first download the program from the "Play Store" or from your computer and install it on your mobile device. And now go on to figure out how to install and remove widgets on Android. This topic will be divided into two subheadings.

Install the widget on the desktop screen

If the option with "Play Store" was selected, then by default widgets are automatically installed. When downloading from a computer, they will need to be placed on the desktop. If we talk about "Android" version 2.3.3 and below, then just click on the empty area of the home screen and wait until the menu appears. In it you need to select "Widgets" and what program should be displayed. Starting with version 3.0, you need to go to the main menu and flip it until you find the necessary program. Click on it, and the drop-down menu will prompt you to create a shortcut. Agree, and then you throw on the home screen, on which you can put the widget.

Clean the mobile device

Now the question arises: how to delete widgets on "Android". It is not difficult. To start, you can click on it, and when it "sticks" from its location, then move it to the top of the screen, to the inscription "Delete". As soon as he comes up with her, then it's worth letting him go. And it will disappear. Since you can delete widgets on "Android" in different ways, consider another option. For him, you need to go into the application manager and remove it from there.

About features

If we talk about widgets that are placed on the lock screens, then consider that they will work continuously in the background. A few words can be said about the launcher. In them, the installation / removal / modification is carried out, as a rule, by long pressing on an arbitrary area. You will need to work with additional programs. How exactly?

If you want to remove the widget from the Android desktop, you can use additional software. It is necessary to find a specialized program in which, by ticking, you can choose what to turn off. So we found out how to remove superfluous widgets in the old-fashioned way.

Conclusion

So we looked at how to remove widgets on Android, and studied the process of installing them. It should be noted that when downloading from the "Play Store" you need to be careful, because with a large number of downloaded applications, it may happen that there is not enough space on the home screen, and its calibration for themselves will have to be done manually. To place links only on the most necessary programs, you can disable automatic creation of a shortcut and do only what you want, in manual mode. That's all, the main questions - how to delete widgets on "Android" and how to install them - we looked at, and on this we can assume that the topic of the article is exhausted.