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Operating system Android it provides a lot of personalization of its appearance by the user, and for a long time it also offers the possibility of creating folders, copied from it, for example Apple in his iOS. These have the advantage that applications of a similar genre or those from the same developer can be combined under one offer. With a clear name, you will also immediately know what to look for here. How to create a folder on the desktop is not at all complicated. 

This guide is created on Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G with OS Android 12 and One UI 4.1. It works not only on the desktop but also in the device menu. The folder itself must then contain at least two applications or games, links or shortcuts, because if there is only one, it will be automatically deleted.

How to create a folder on the device desktop with Androidem

  • If you have more than one item on the desktop or in the menu, hold your finger on it longer. 
  • Without lifting it from the display, move the held item to the other one. 
  • This will automatically create a folder for you. 
  • You can then name it. 
  • You can also add more apps to it with the Plus icon without having to drag them. 
  • In this case, just click on the application from the list and then finish. 
  • There is also an option to choose the color you want the folder to have afterwards.

How to remove apps from folder v Androidu 

You remove applications in the same way as you added them, again in the case of the desktop and the menu. Just hold your finger on the icon and move it outside the folder. However, you can also just hold your finger on the icon in the folder on the desktop and then select the Remove menu. The shortcut to the item is removed, but if it is, for example, an application, it remains installed.

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