Android introduced the concept of actionable shortcuts years ago, and many popular apps have embraced it. Those are the options you see when you press and hold an app icon on the home screen.

If you are not already using Android home screen shortcuts, then we have 15 options to really improve your daily smartphone experience.

By default, the Android system lets you create folders, and then create shortcuts to them on the home screen. You can use these blank folders to create a collection of widgets for home screen ...

Home screen shortcuts on Android are as awesome as they are underrated. Rather than scrolling through giant lists or digging through apps, you can find the exact info you need directly from the ...

If you have an Android phone, you probably already know you can customize your home screen in a variety of ways. In addition to widgets, you can also set up single-tile shortcuts—buttons that ...

These Android apps can hook into the operating system and add new shortcuts that allow you to streamline your device as much as possible.

Shortcut icons in your home screens on your Android-based device give you quick one-tap access to your favorite apps, documents, Internet shortcuts or file folders.

The GMail app actions menu. How to add an app shortcut to the Android home screen Your email has been sent One feature that brings a serious level of efficiency to Android is App Actions. With ...

This is the aim of Android’s new app shortcuts—small, pop-up shortcut buttons that appear when you long-press on a home-screen app icon.

It's now possible to put a shortcut to Google Password Manager on the home screen of your Android phone or tablet — here's how.