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Looking for a decent folder widget

Mayhem

Mayhem

Android Expert
Can anyone suggest a standalone folder widget? I'd like to stick with the stock launcher on my S5 but am running out of space for programs I use on a regular basis on my home screens. I'd really like to shove alike apps into folders but TouchWiz doesn't offer them apparently.

I used to use SimiFolders back in the day but all that does now is show "nodata" in the app and doesn't allow me to add anything into the folder. Plus the icon is pretty basic and I was hoping for something with a better UX.
 
TouchWiz has folders. On your homescreen, long press an app. On the top of the screen, options will come out, one of them is 'create folder'. Drag the app to that. Once you have a folder, you can drag other apps into it.
 
chanchan05 said:
TouchWiz has folders. On your homescreen, long press an app. On the top of the screen, options will come out, one of them is 'create folder'. Drag the app to that. Once you have a folder, you can drag other apps into it.
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Thank you! I had no idea how to do that. I did the whole long-press on a blank space and select widgets expecting to see folders there.
 
Mayhem said:
Thank you! I had no idea how to do that. I did the whole long-press on a blank space and select widgets expecting to see folders there.
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You just probably didn't notice it. Those options also appear when moving apps from drawer to homescreen and moving shortcuts around.
 
I use an app called application folder.
While it takes a bit to setup to most, I like it for the scrollabilty it offers. I can have a single icon on the screen and open it up to a side to side scroll thru selection.
I can make a folder with just about any app, but none of them offer scrolling ability.
It works well for what I want.

http://jjhnote.blogspot.com/2011/06/application-folder.html?m=1

I know it looks like it's in a foreign language but it's not from what I can see.

You can make it a simple folder, or like a single line scrolling. You can also have it scroll vertically or horizontally.
As I said a lot of people seem to think its cumbersome to setup. While it can take a bit to setup, It's worth it to me in the end because it offers that scrolling ability.
 
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