deleting widgets

[jbecksterau]

hello-newby here...to the forum and to androids. just got mine a few days ago.

can anyone tell me how to delete widgets and apps that appear on home sceen.
i keep making mistakes that are putting unwanted things on screen.

thanks!

 

[Mikestony]

Hello there jbecksterau!
Thanks for joining!
Can you long press on the icon or widget and drag it to the trash can that should appear when you long press on it?
What device do you have?
Again, welcome to AF!!

 

[jbecksterau]

got it thanks so much!

 

[Metroid Prime]

Welcome to AF, jbecksterau!

Glad to see Mikestony has assisted you. If you require anymore assistance please feel free to ask.

 

[The_Chief]

Welcome to the forums, jbecksterau!

In addition to the advice above, you will definitely want to open the Play market, go to Settings and UN-CHECK the "auto-add widgets" option. That will keep Play from putting icons in some available spot on your home screens with every installation.