Getting Phone Icon on the Dock

[jimike86]

I just had my software updated and now I don't have the phone icon anywhere on my home screen. I tried to add it to the dock but the phone icon is not one of the choices. This is a phone and I shouldn't have to hit two icons to get to the keyboard.

[Cody21]

You mean you don't have a green Icon on the far left of your launcher bar????  Are you using some 3rd party Launcher or the stock launcher for BLUR?

[rcschnoor]

To get the phone icon on your dock, press and hold the icon you would like to replace.  A list of apps will come up. The app you want to put on there is the "Dialer". Select this and you are all set.

If you are using a different lauchger, such as ADW or some other 3rd party launcher, the method is slightly different, but by your post, I am assuming you are using the stock launcher.

[jimike86]

No, I know I can get the Dialer on the dock but when I tap it I get the same screen as the Contacts icon. Why would two different icons go to the same screen?  Isn't there a way to have the keypad come up with one touch not two. Like I said in my post... this is a phone and you would think you should be able to push one button to get a keypad.  Thanks. I appreciate any help.

[Cody21]

That was changed in GB ...  WHen you click on the Icon, it will return you to whichever TAB you had selected before at the top of that DIALER screen --  e.g.,  "Dialer",  "Recent", "Contacts", "Favorites".  So just click on the TAB you want once you launch the Dialer Icon.

[rcschnoor]

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Cody21 wrote:

That was changed in GB ...  WHen you click on the Icon, it will return you to whichever TAB you had selected before at the top of that DIALER screen --  e.g.,  "Dialer",  "Recent", "Contacts", "Favorites".  So just click on the TAB you want once you launch the Dialer Icon.

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This is correct. Every time you open the dialer, it will come up on the screen you had it on last time it was used.

[Cody21 · Accepted solution]

thanks for confirming ..     

[jimike86]

Yep that does it. I appreciate the help. A little thing but it was bothering me.

[Cody21]

Glad to help.