875303 - App folders on the homescreen?

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox OS Graveyard :: Gaia::Homescreen, defect)

Description

[Jovan Gerodetti]

iOS and Android both have the opportunity to create app folders on the home screen. It would be very cool if Gaia would support that too.

Comment 1

[Cristian Rodriguez (:crdlc)]

There are smart collections as new feature in v1.3

Comment 2

[Jovan Gerodetti]

but smart collections aren't folders. The app icons remain on the homescreen so it isn't really the same...

Comment 3

[Cristian Rodriguez (:crdlc)]

you're right, this is the concept in latest releases of FFOS, apps/bookmarks/collections in the home and smart collections just collect suggestions and links to apps/bookmarks remaining them on home too. It is like a copy instead of moving. I don't understand why folders are cool, for my suggestions related to collections is nice. I don't see to have both worlds running in the same homescreen. Just my personal view as developer, I am not an UX expert for sure ;)  If you consider this as killer please comment on Gaia/B2g lists. So UX team and other experts could discuss about it. Thanks a lot for your feedback Jovan!

Comment 4

[Jovan Gerodetti]

If I can access a app/bookmark in a collection I don't need the icon on the homescreen anymore. The collections are fine to sort all apps, but to remove the remaining icons would clean up the homescreen. We could make a option like "do not keep collected apps/bookmarks on homescreen".

Comment 5

[da-yokota]

I agree the idea that moving (not copy) icons to the folder too.
Because many icons are left on Homescreen with copying and i do not feel that it is arranged.

Comment 6

[Stephany Wilkes]

Clearing the ni? for UX as this bug was already Resolved Invalid. If the bug status changes, please re-flag us.