Organize icons on an Android Phone using a program on Windows 10
Hi Android Experts,
I'm after an app/program that will allow me to organize all the icons on my Samsung Galaxy S9+ 256GB 4GX phone using my computer.
I recall being able to do this with my iPhones because iTunes displayed the phone configuration on screen and I could drag and drop apps and icons around on my computer screen while my phone was connected, and then the iPhone would update itself with the changes I'd made. I found this highly helpful and an easy way to organize my icons.
I have a LOT of icons and apps installed on my Android phone and organizing them the way I like in a native way on the phone I find to be a pain, so I'd like something that will allow me to do it the way iTunes let me do it with my iPhones.
Ie: Display my Phone screen configuration on my Windows 10 computer screen and allow me to organize my icons using my computer and then have my Android Phone update itself to the configurations that I'd selected on my computer screen. I'm happy to pay for a program to allow me to do this, so it doesn't have to be free.
I've looked through Google Play Store and see a lot of App Organizers, but they all seem to be just apps that are only installed on the Android phone, rather than allow me to connect the phone to the computer and do my organizing there.
Ie: Connect my phone to the computer so I can use my computer to update the icon positions on my phone instead.
Either this isn't available, or perhaps I'm using the wrong search terms on the Google Play store? Please note I've only been an Android user for a few months, so still in the learning stages of how to do things most efficiently with it.
Can anyone help with some suggestions?
Many thanks, Andrew
I'm after an app/program that will allow me to organize all the icons on my Samsung Galaxy S9+ 256GB 4GX phone using my computer.
I recall being able to do this with my iPhones because iTunes displayed the phone configuration on screen and I could drag and drop apps and icons around on my computer screen while my phone was connected, and then the iPhone would update itself with the changes I'd made. I found this highly helpful and an easy way to organize my icons.
I have a LOT of icons and apps installed on my Android phone and organizing them the way I like in a native way on the phone I find to be a pain, so I'd like something that will allow me to do it the way iTunes let me do it with my iPhones.
Ie: Display my Phone screen configuration on my Windows 10 computer screen and allow me to organize my icons using my computer and then have my Android Phone update itself to the configurations that I'd selected on my computer screen. I'm happy to pay for a program to allow me to do this, so it doesn't have to be free.
I've looked through Google Play Store and see a lot of App Organizers, but they all seem to be just apps that are only installed on the Android phone, rather than allow me to connect the phone to the computer and do my organizing there.
Ie: Connect my phone to the computer so I can use my computer to update the icon positions on my phone instead.
Either this isn't available, or perhaps I'm using the wrong search terms on the Google Play store? Please note I've only been an Android user for a few months, so still in the learning stages of how to do things most efficiently with it.
Can anyone help with some suggestions?
Many thanks, Andrew
David Johnson, CD
There isn't such an application, sounds like a good idea for one though
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Thanks, David but I find that hard to believe? If Apple can do it with iTunes, surely it can be done with an Android phone in some way? You may be right, but I hope you're not :)
I'll keep hunting for now!
I'll keep hunting for now!
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Yet another "out of the box" type solution idea by my favourite Pikachu expert! :)
That is indeed a workaround that I believe would work Jackie and I do have a business account with TeamViewer, but I'm hoping to find something a little easier to use. Thanks for the idea though - if nothing else, it does prove that it CAN be done! :)
Anyone else?
That is indeed a workaround that I believe would work Jackie and I do have a business account with TeamViewer, but I'm hoping to find something a little easier to use. Thanks for the idea though - if nothing else, it does prove that it CAN be done! :)
Anyone else?
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You're probably not going to find exactly what you're looking for because of your assumption that Android works similarly to Apple. Remember that on Android you can have different home screen launchers and no two of them will work exactly the same. Samsung's launcher might organize the icons one way using one language and another home screen app might organize them differently or using another language. You can have even have multiple home screens installed on the same device and switch between them if you want. That doesn't even start to address the added complexity of multiple device profiles (home vs work), multiple users on the same device, or guest/child profiles.
What others have suggested is probably your best bet (remote access).
What others have suggested is probably your best bet (remote access).
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Hi Martin.
Just watched the video and you're right, it probably is overkill, but I don't care. It actually looks like it might work. Will install it later on and give it a bit of a run and let you know :)
found a an app called Vysor
Just watched the video and you're right, it probably is overkill, but I don't care. It actually looks like it might work. Will install it later on and give it a bit of a run and let you know :)
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Tried both methods - Teamviewer and Vysor - Neither were ideal solutions, but they did work. Thanks to Jackie Mann and Martin Nguyen for the suggestions :)
Glad to hear it worked out in the end Andrew! So all your apps are organized now?
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So all your apps are organized now?
Nah, they're still all over the place, mostly because I keep installing and trying out new ones so they only stay organized for a few days at most! lol :)