Method and apparatus for adding icon to interface of android system, and mobile terminal
First Claim
1. A method of adding an icon in a mobile terminal that has a first homescreen, the method being performed by the mobile terminal and comprising:
- detecting a press gesture on an icon for a widget to add the icon for the widget to the first homescreen, wherein a shortcut and a folder are displayed on the first homescreen;
in response to detecting the press gesture, determining whether the first homescreen has available space for placing the icon for the widget; and
in response to determining that the first homescreen does not have available space for placing the icon for the widget, displaying the icon for the widget on a second homescreen automatically created next to the first homescreen.
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Abstract
A method for adding an icon to an interface of an Android system, where the Android system has N interfaces, includes: a. obtaining add command information; b. obtaining, according to the add command information, space information of an icon to be added; c. obtaining remaining space information of an Mth interface according to the add command information; d. judging whether the space information of the icon to be added is greater than the remaining space information of the Mth interface; if yes, executing step e; if no, executing step f; e. judging whether the Mth interface is a last interface to be judged; if yes, executing step g; if no, assigning M+1 to M and returning to step c; f adding the icon to the interface; and g. establishing another interface, and adding the icon to the newly established interface; where M and N are natural numbers, and 1≤M≤N.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of adding an icon in a mobile terminal that has a first homescreen, the method being performed by the mobile terminal and comprising:
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detecting a press gesture on an icon for a widget to add the icon for the widget to the first homescreen, wherein a shortcut and a folder are displayed on the first homescreen; in response to detecting the press gesture, determining whether the first homescreen has available space for placing the icon for the widget; and in response to determining that the first homescreen does not have available space for placing the icon for the widget, displaying the icon for the widget on a second homescreen automatically created next to the first homescreen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a display screen; a memory storing instructions, including instructions of an operating system; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations of; detecting a press gesture on an icon for a widget to add the icon for the widget to a first homescreen, wherein a shortcut and a folder are displayed on the first homescreen; in response to detecting the press gesture, determining whether the first homescreen has available space for placing an icon for a widget; and in response to determining that the first homescreen does not have available space for placing the icon for the widget, displaying the icon for the widget on a second homescreen automatically created next to the first homescreen. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having a program recorded thereon that, when executed by a processor, causes a mobile terminal to add an icon in a mobile terminal that has a first homescreen, by performing the steps of:
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detecting a press gesture on an icon for a widget to add the icon for the widget to the first homescreen, wherein a shortcut and a folder are displayed on the first homescreen; in response to detecting the press gesture, determining whether the first homescreen has available space for placing the icon for the widget; and in response to determining that the first homescreen does not have available space for placing the icon for the widget, displaying the icon for the widget on a second homescreen automatically created next to the first homescreen. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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