Recent OS update: remove phone/arrow/contact shortcuts

[rdsuarez]

I woke up to three new icons on my homescreen which I want to delete immediately.  The phone/arrow/contacts icons on my main screen look like the old Droid set-up and are frankly unnecessary. I want to remove this default immediately but cannot seem to find out to control my own display.

[#2]

Hi, rdsuarez!

Can you please advise the OS/software version that was put into the phone? Go to 'Settings>About Phone>Baseband Version>and Firmware Version'

We have not had any software updates to the Droid 2, so I'll research this for you to see what customization options there may be for those icons.

Thank you and have a great day!

[rdsuarez]

Baseband Version: BP_C_01.09.07P

At the same time my homescreen changed the Advanced Task Killer I use started to show some apps in green b/c it was no longer able to force close them.

[KinquanaH_VZW]

rdsuarez, I show you have the most current software. Here is a link to the device manual to review some steps to customize the display. http://support.vzw.com/clc/devices/index.html?p=5429  I have also listed below some directions to update your home screen.

From the home screen, touch the applications tab (located at the bottom of the display).

1. Touch Settings.
   
   
2. Touch Display.

Orientation

• Touch Auto-rotate screen.
  Enabled when a green check mark is present.
  
  

 Animation

1. Touch Animation.
   
   
2. Touch one of the following settings:
   • No animations
   • Some animations
   • All animations

Brightness

1. Touch Brightness.
   
   
2. Adjust the Brightness as necessary then touch OK.
   To adjust automatically, touch Automatic brightness (enabled when a green check mark is present).
   
   

 Screen timeout

1. Touch Screen timeout.
   
   
2. Touch one of the following settings:
   • 15 seconds
   • 30 seconds
   • 1 minute
   • 2 minutes
   • 10 minutes
   • 30 minutes
   • Never timeout

Wallpaper settings

1. Touch Wallpaper settings.
   
   
2. Touch one of the following options:
   • Live wallpapers
   • Media gallery
   • Wallpapers
3. Touch the preferred wallpaper image then touch Set wallpaper.
   If selecting a photo from the Media gallery, touch the appropriate gallery then touch the preferred photo.
   
   
   • If presented, position the crop frame over the desired area of the photo then touch Save.
     
     

 Roaming banner

• Touch Roaming banner.
  Enabled when a green check mark is present.

Listed below is the link to the updates and enhansmnets for the thunderbolt

http://support.vzw.com/system_update/thunderbolt.html

Lastly, you could also perform a hard reset. Performing a hard reset will remove ALL data including the Google account, system data, application data, application settings, and downloaded applications. The steps are below.

1. From the home screen, touch the applications tab (located at the bottom of the display).
   
   
2. Touch Settings.
   
   
3. Touch Privacy.
   
   
4. Touch Factory Data Reset.
   
   
5. Touch Reset Phone.
   If presented, enter the current passcode or draw the unlock pattern.
   
   
6. Touch Erase Everything.
   
   

[rdsuarez]

None of the Display setting options will change the icons that are showing or I should resort to completely deleting ALL my information from the phone?  None of that is an actual solution.

 

[TamaraH_VZW]

rdsuarez- May I ask what 3 icons you have now? Have you installed any "theme" applications that may have changed the appearance of the Droid 2 buttons?