Devices, methods, and graphical user interfaces for interacting with user interface objects corresponding to applications
US11416127B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/04842
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer system displays a respective page of a home screen user interface, where the respective page includes a first plurality of application icons in a first predefined arrangement. The computer system detects a sequence of one or more inputs corresponding to a request to insert, into the respective page, a first user interface object containing a plurality of application icons that are automatically selected by the computer system. In response to detecting the sequence of one or more inputs, the computer system concurrently displays on the respective page: two or more of the first plurality of application icons in the first predefined arrangement, and a second plurality of application icons that are automatically placed on the respective page in locations that are aligned with the first predefined arrangement of the first plurality of application icons on the respective page of the home screen user interface.
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