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    Can I create my own icons as shortcuts to apps on my tablet?

    Slight sidetrack: I just installed Icon Changer. I was able to create an icon using the image I wanted. I dragged it to the folder where I already had the subway app and our map thingy. So now the icon on the home screen has three tiny icons within it -- the image, the subway icon and the icon...
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    Can I create my own icons as shortcuts to apps on my tablet?

    Thanks, I appreciate that. One question immediately comes to mind after looking at a few of these sites/videos: Most of them refer to use on a phone. I need to know how to do this stuff on a tablet, namely my Galaxy Tab A. I can tell that the menus look a bit different, but I can probably handle...
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    Can I create my own icons as shortcuts to apps on my tablet?

    Javier: Thanks, that sounds like it might work if I new how to create a folder in Nova to begin with. Rather than keep coming back to you with more noobish questions, is there a site with complete instructions for using Nova? Before you give me the link to "Let Me Google That for You," I have...
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    Can I create my own icons as shortcuts to apps on my tablet?

    Sorry, guys. I tried both Awesome Icons and Nova Launcher. Both suffer from the same problem I'm finding in far too many apps: When you open them, they don't give you any clear navigation, no instructions, and mostly not even any consistent convention for swiping/tapping/pinching/whatever to get...
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    Can I create my own icons as shortcuts to apps on my tablet?

    If Lourens' suggestion doesn't work, I'll try yours. Thanks!
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    Can I create my own icons as shortcuts to apps on my tablet?

    Hmm. Looks interesting. I'll check it out. Thanks!
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    Can I create my own icons as shortcuts to apps on my tablet?

    I would like to use an image from my own files as a desktop shortcut to certain apps on my new Galaxy Tab A. I found a site (makeappicon.com) that automatically takes my .jpg and converts it to an icon, but I can't find any information on how to move it to the tablet and make it an active...