Chapter 21

Customize and Configure

In This Chapter

arrow Changing the Home screen background

arrow Putting your favorite apps on the Home screen

arrow Adding and removing icons and widgets

arrow Setting the phone’s locks

arrow Silencing the phone

arrow Modifying phone settings

Customizing your Fire phone doesn’t involve sprucing up the phone’s case, so put away that Bedazzler. The kind of customization this chapter refers to involves fine-tuning the way the phone’s interface (as well as other aspects) is presented. Not everything you see — or hear or touch — on the Fire phone is fixed. You have the liberty to make adjustments, providing that you know where to look.

Carousel Pruning

App icons appear on the Home screen’s Carousel as you use the apps. More recent apps appear on the left, and you can swipe the screen right-to-left ...

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