Clarification

[NDes]

Hey guys,
I'm really interested the Nextbit Robin but I have some concerns that I haven't really seen clarified in any of the coverage videos I've watched.
1.) Does the phone's custom software allow for creating folders on the homescreen for grouping apps? It seems that every time I see the phone displayed, the homescreen is just a wall of icons.
2.) Is there no way to manually permanently delete an app? I get that the integrated cloud technology will automatically transfer apps that are rarely used or inactive after a period of time, but can you still delete an app from the Settings menu? I find that it would be pretty annoying if you dl an app that ends up being really bad or not to your liking, and then you have to keep on the phone forever.

Anyways, those are my questions and I hope someone can help me out here. Thanks!

 

[TacoKingYo]

I'm sure you can create folders on the homescreen. That's a standard feature that many companies would receive terrible reviews for if they didn't include that. If not, you might be able to find a launcher that works with the cloud integration software.
As for the cloud integration permanent deleting, I'm sure that they will have a way to permanently delete software and its data from both the phone and the cloud.
Of course, I don't have the Nextbit Robin, but this is just probability, since the company is spending so long trying to perfect the phone (if you check out the updates on kickstarter, you'll see that they delayed it a bit to make sure it works very well, and that many checkpoints were running behind because again they wanted to perfect it)

 

[TacoKingYo]

Sorry, I just double checked the pictures. On one of the pictures, there is, in fact, a folder on the launcher.

 

[NDes]

So I got a response from Nextbit and they confirmed that you can in fact create folders and delete apps. This is good to hear because it removes the concerns I had about their custom OS possibly removing some functionality. It looks like the nextbit os will run pretty much like stock Android 6.0, but with their cloud tech integrated into the software. Good stuff!

 

[dougE2483]

I can confirm that you will in fact be able to create folders just like on stock Android and also delete apps right from the home screen. It will also ask if you'd like to remove it from their cloud as well.