How do you use your Edge Panel?

[Bag of Leaves]

Especially with several new panels just having been put out, I am just curious how everyone uses their Edge Panel - which panels do you use and all? Here's my setup:

Apps Edge - apps I want quick access to from whatever I am doing on my phone; apps like Contacts, Clock (for alarms), SplashID, Dictionary dot com app, etc.

My Places - apps I want quick access to when I am at certain places and out and about; home has bookmarks and timer; out and about has nearby places, my location, Google Maps, and Beep'nGo; the mall includes the Auntie Anne's Pretzels rewards card app; Dunkin' Donuts locations I frequent have the DD rewards card app; etc. (I also have the Beep'nGo app set to remind me to use my rewards cards stored in it when I am at those stores, but that has nothing to do with the Edge Panel besides that I also added the app to said places in My Places.)

Multi-Window - apps that open small over whatever you're doing (after they open, you can also choose to further minimize them to a floating icon like Facebook Messenger pops up as or to maximize them), so I have handy apps like Calcu (calculator app), Fraction (calculator that works with fractions), Phone, Messages, etc.

Color Note - memos

Wunderlist - I already used Wunderlist as my to-do app, so it was nice seeing a panel for the Wunderlist widget

Chrome Bookmarks - I normally use the Samsung Browser on my S7 Edge, but on my iPad use Chrome and have a lot of bookmarks on there, so quick access to them on my phone is handy

Widget Edge - got this more for amusement than necessity, so have the photo slideshow widget, wake-up alarm widget, voicemail icon, Google Maps Driving icon, and Beep'nGo widget on it

People Edge - five close family members. I thought my brother could join OnCircle because his S6 Edge has People Edge, but it doesn't have that option, which makes OnCircle pointless because nob else has an Edge - three iPhone users and one older Note user

Edge RSS - for Android Central's RSS feed.

 

[pjwk81]

I've never found much use for it yet. Places and the compass would be too much of a battery hog, and everything else I need is on my home screen.

 

[stevealb]

To save space on my home screen, I put all of my Direct Dial shortcuts on the edge panel.

 

[stevealb]

To save space on my home screen, I put all of my Direct Dial shortcuts on the edge panel.

 

[103Softail]

I use app edge for weather, memo, calculator, maps & screen off button and the people edge I use but wish that I could add more than only 5 contacts (large family!)

 

[anon(5719825)]

I don't use it.

 

[naturalguy]

I find the people edge very useful so I have that and just one other panel with apps that I use frequently but don't want on my homescreen like calculator and such. Once you get used to using it can be very functional.

 

[RichBrown68]

As a person who uses the TouchWiz Launcher, I'm limited to only the five spaces on the dock. The apps edge gives me the ability to add a bunch more apps for easy access , as many as I would have with three or four docks on Nova Launcher.

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[anon(5630457)]

I don't ever use the Edge panel.

 

[oks10]

I occasionally use the contacts edge panel and the shortcuts panel for pulling up the calculator or alarms. Other than that I haven't really used it.

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

All my contacts, news, weather and social media live on my Edge panel.

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[clownin72]

Barely use it so far. Still use to just having everything on the home screen and swiping to different pages

 

[ajb1965]

I put my most frequently used apps on there. I like a clean home screen.

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[KPMcClave]

I have it disabled .

 

[Almeuit]

I use the people's one and also the shortcuts. This way I can get to hotspot pretty quick... Since T-Mobile decided to remove it form the quick toggles at the top :/

 

[felloffthetruck]

I have the Edge but never use it. :-\

 

[Wizzy]

I turned it off as I didn't find it that useful and it seemed to have an impact on battery life. I do use the edge night clock, though.

Posted via the Android Central App from my S7 edge

 

[MartinMPL]

Everything disabled. It's a gimmick to me with not enough pixels around the edge to be truly useful.

Looks cool though and I'm happy with that.

 

[bsteppuhn]

I use it all the time. I do appreciate edge people weather calendar. If they would support ncaa with would work awesome!! I rarely use my app drawer

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[the game 161]

Use main daily for my contacts and my favourite apps.