This slow down or lag (small though it might be on devices with faster processors) is due to the fact that the state of the home-screen is kept in memory (RAM) when you navigate away from it to ensure that you're able to get back there as fast as possible without it having to be reloaded every time. Sure, this is a good thing, but you will also understand why having lots of widgets there will lead to the slight drop in performance as widgets do take up quite a bit of memory to function.
If you're the proud owner of an android device you can give this a try - navigate away from your home screen with all your widgets active then return home, now remove the widgets and repeat the same action.
Please share your experience in the comment section below.
how do you remove the widgets one by one?
ReplyDeleteYou hold down on it and you should see a remove or delete option popup on the screen. This does not uninstall or delete the actual app, just the widget so you have nothing to worry about since you can simply put it back later
Deleteit seems s if it is going in the delete button but it is still there
DeleteYou need to drag the widget to the delete or remove option. Based on the version of Android you're using there might be a recycle bin to drop the stuff you no longer want in.
DeleteThe smart devices sporting lots of memory (1gb or more) most likely will not see much difference. This article pertains more to the slower, older devices with their 256 and 512 megabyte RAM.
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