Phone Favorites widget?

[aaf709]

I'm coming from a Bionic so please forgive me.

I got my Samsung S4 today and am very happy with it. I did discover something that I thought was an ICS (and JB) widget and not just a Moto widget.

I'm referring to the Favorites widget. You see 4 pictures, but if you swipe down it turns into 20. That way you have easy access to the numbers you call the most.

I know that you can put 12 in the Easy Home place, but is there a widget that I described? If not stock, one in the Play Store? I saw one that held 8, but that was a 4x2 widget that had them always up. The one I used was 4x1 when closed.

Thanks!

 

[leeshor]

Tap the phone icon then favorite. You can add to that list but I am not aware of s specific widget that will do the same. The favorites can show a really long list. Or maybe I'm missing your point.

 

[aaf709]

Yes I found that and am using it. The widget I'm talking about looked like this when opened...

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When closed it was only the first 4. There is one in the Play Store that shows 8, but takes up a 4x2 space (instead of just a 4x1 space).

 

[leeshor]

OK, this may be a dumb question but if you go where I suggested in the previous post, how many favorites display there? That's not the same as contacts.

 

[luddy]

I came from a Bionic too and I miss the feature. I liked clicking on one of the fav icons and being able to select call, txt, etc from that one spot.

 

[aaf709]

OK, this may be a dumb question but if you go where I suggested in the previous post, how many favorites display there? That's not the same as contacts.

When I do I see the same list as my screenshot, in alphabetical order. And I'll use that. It was just that I had the top 4 right on the screen, and had room for 24 without too many steps.

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It's no biggie and I can use one of the widgets I found on Play Store for a top 8 if I really need it.

 

[leeshor]

The point I was making is that if they aren't in the favorites in the dialer they may not appear as a favorite in an app either but any of your contacts can be added to the dialer favorites.

 

[aaf709]

Yes I know that, but I had those as favorites because I dialed them most often. And I could put them in any order. The widget just made it faster to get to them. For example, now if I want to call Home:

1) Hit the phone icon
2) Favorites
3) Look down to Home
4) Press the name
5) Call.

With the widget:
1) Press the picture as it was one of the top 4.

There are some widgets that are close, but not what I want. One had 4, but took 4 at random.

Thank you though, I'll learn to live with it. It's a great phone otherwise.

 

[tpearson25]

I also had that widget on the Bionic. What I have done is made a folder on my home screen and call it favorites. I then go to widgets and drop either direct dial or contact widget into my folder that says favorites. When I open the folder I can just press the contact and the phone dials the number.

 

[luddy]

Go figure the Bionic had something worthwhile. LOL

 

[reybie]

This thread had same discussion. I use the same method described in the latter part of the thread.

 

[aaf709]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot.

UPDATE: I tried the folder idea and it certainly works for me. I used to have my 4 top calls on the first line of the widget and the rest below. I did a long press on a contact and selected "Add shortcut to Home." I then set up the top 3 on the homepage and put the rest in a folder called favorites. That uses up the same footprint as the widget and does the same job.