Using Your Samsung Galaxy Nexus: A Tour of My Home Screen

As you can see, I'm currently using the stock launch screen on my Samsung Galaxy Nexus. I prefer this functionality, where you can swipe up to text someone back when they call. If you don't have an Android phone, this might seem a bit strange to you, but it's definitely something I've grown accustomed to.

My home screen looks quite different from the standard icons that come pre-installed on the device. Instead, I've opted for a colorful set of Google-themed icons, which can be found at the link in the description section of this video. These icons are not only visually appealing but also provide easy access to some of my most frequently used apps.

One notable feature of my home screen is the battery indicator, located at the bottom right corner. This circular display shows how much battery life is left in my device, and it actually winds down the circle as the battery depletes to indicate when I need to recharge. Also visible on my home screen are extended controls, which provide quick access to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, brightness, and airplane mode.

I have a wide range of apps installed on my Galaxy Nexus, including Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Zombie Dash, and Swords with Friends – although I must admit that I'm not a big gamer. The Amazon app store is also a prominent feature, as I enjoy taking advantage of the free apps of the day. I've also added desktop visualizer to my home screen, which allows me to use some of the icons in new and interesting ways.

One of my favorite features of the Galaxy Nexus is its Search widget, located at the top of the screen. This persistent search bar makes it incredibly easy for me to find what I'm looking for on my device, whether that's searching the web or accessing specific apps. By swiping to the right, I can access my everyday productivity apps, including Google Tasks, Dropbox, Google Maps, and YouTube.

Speaking of YouTube, I must say that this app is one of the best Android experiences available. Watching videos in full-screen mode on the YouTube app is truly seamless and enjoyable. If you don't have a Galaxy Nexus, you might not appreciate just how awesome this experience is – but trust me, it's worth trying out.

In addition to my favorite apps, I've also added some widgets to my home screen that provide useful information at a glance. The weather widget, for example, is always a great source of entertainment and utility, as it displays the current forecast in high-definition detail when tapped. Other notable widgets include shopping apps like Google Shopper and Amazon Price Check, which make it easy to find deals on products online.

Finally, I've added some settings that I frequently use to my home screen, including data usage, battery life, and starred emails. By accessing these features directly from my home screen, I can quickly see how much data I'm using and when I need to recharge my device – all of which helps me stay in control of my mobile experience.

Overall, this is a tour of my Samsung Galaxy Nexus home screen, showcasing the various apps, widgets, and features that make up my daily digital life. Whether you're an Android fan or just curious about what's on someone else's phone, I hope you've enjoyed taking a peek inside my device.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what's up guys it's Marquez from the MKBHD Channel back with another tour of video this is another video in the tour of Series so uh if you like the idea of this series give this video a thumbs up and uh if you have any more suggestions for things you want to see a tour of like you know a tour of I don't know my computer or my desk you know things like that I'm trying to get a tally of what people want to see a tour of uh so go ahead and leave a comment down there if you have a suggestion but today we're giving a tour of my phone which as you can see here is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus I'm using the stock launch uh or the stock lock screen as you can see cuz I like the functionality where you can swipe up to text someone back when they call anyway if you don't have an Android phone this might be a little bit weird to you but um this is definitely uh something I I've got the request to give a tour of so this is my home screen as you can see here I am not using the stock icons on at the bottom I'm using a nice little colorful Google colored set of icons and you can find those at the link in the description uh where I have it on my Google+ profile so those are some uh the phone icon you can see and the people Icon which I probably don't want to show and the messaging icon which I definitely don't want to show and the browser which I can definitely show I do use the stock browser I kind of been switching back and forth but I I like the stock browser it's fast and it syns with chrome right here in the middle is it says 94 I don't know if you can read that but make sure you watch this in HD so you can read everything this is my battery indicator this little circle here sort of indicates how much battery is left so it actually winds down the circle until I have 0% battery which totally never happens so down here is extended controls this is my extended controls widget I got Wi-Fi Bluetooth brightness and airplane mode here I have a ton of apps and I obviously won't go ahead and open everyone but I'll go ahead and give you a tour since uh this was requested so much I'm not a big gamer but the games I have are Angry Birds Fruit Ninja and Zombie Dash and I guess swords with friends could be considered a game too uh basically I have the Amazon app store cuz I like the free apps of the day uh I have desktop visualizer and that is how I was able to use these icons down here I love the Search widget the persistent Search widget at the top is great and I almost constantly use it uh to search my phone to search the web and stuff like that so let's uh swipe over to the right here and this is kind of my productivity SL everyday apps screen I use gtasks to keep tasks organized for square Dropbox Google Maps Google Navigation had saved me a couple times already Twi which is what I use for Twitter and uh pretty sweet to client I've opened this in a video before it's pretty nice news Rob which is like news or Google Reader and YouTube and the YouTube app is awesome on Android if in case you didn't know if you have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus you know this already watching apps in full screen in the YouTube app here is an awesome experience all the way over here on the right I have my weather and that's beautiful widgets and if you tap it it opens up this glorious High defition look at the weather forecast and it does this on the tablet too and down here we have our shopping apps which are Google Shopper and we also have Amazon price check and Amazon and a barcode scanner and here I have some of my settings that I most frequently use so like uh my data usage widget and my battery and uh apps I'll open data usage just because I think it's kind of funny uh since I've gotten this one I've used 6.6 gigs of 4G and uh I've used uh 3.92 gigs of Wi-Fi so I've used a pretty decent amount of data not enough to get throttled though thank gosh so back to the left we have Spotify which I love the app could use some work but the service is great calendar gallery and camera and all the way here on the left I just have my starred emails I like the star emails that I want to get back to later that's basically it for my phone uh the setup as it is I don't have a lot of widgets as you can see uh but some notable apps I do use Evernote Dropbox and Google Docs which I use for uh with insync as you probably already you know so yeah that's basically it so those of you guys who have been looking to see what's on my phone now you know Sky Droid by the way is what I use when I'm golfing SoundCloud the speed test app I almost always have 4G on but when I'm home I have Wi-Fi on yeah and that'll do it that's a tour of my phone so like I said again if you like the uh the series idea just go ahead and leave this video a thumbs up and let me know in the comments below what else you want to see a tour of I love that animation right there I'm going to do it again just for cakes uh thanks for watching and I will talk to you guys in the next one peacehey what's up guys it's Marquez from the MKBHD Channel back with another tour of video this is another video in the tour of Series so uh if you like the idea of this series give this video a thumbs up and uh if you have any more suggestions for things you want to see a tour of like you know a tour of I don't know my computer or my desk you know things like that I'm trying to get a tally of what people want to see a tour of uh so go ahead and leave a comment down there if you have a suggestion but today we're giving a tour of my phone which as you can see here is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus I'm using the stock launch uh or the stock lock screen as you can see cuz I like the functionality where you can swipe up to text someone back when they call anyway if you don't have an Android phone this might be a little bit weird to you but um this is definitely uh something I I've got the request to give a tour of so this is my home screen as you can see here I am not using the stock icons on at the bottom I'm using a nice little colorful Google colored set of icons and you can find those at the link in the description uh where I have it on my Google+ profile so those are some uh the phone icon you can see and the people Icon which I probably don't want to show and the messaging icon which I definitely don't want to show and the browser which I can definitely show I do use the stock browser I kind of been switching back and forth but I I like the stock browser it's fast and it syns with chrome right here in the middle is it says 94 I don't know if you can read that but make sure you watch this in HD so you can read everything this is my battery indicator this little circle here sort of indicates how much battery is left so it actually winds down the circle until I have 0% battery which totally never happens so down here is extended controls this is my extended controls widget I got Wi-Fi Bluetooth brightness and airplane mode here I have a ton of apps and I obviously won't go ahead and open everyone but I'll go ahead and give you a tour since uh this was requested so much I'm not a big gamer but the games I have are Angry Birds Fruit Ninja and Zombie Dash and I guess swords with friends could be considered a game too uh basically I have the Amazon app store cuz I like the free apps of the day uh I have desktop visualizer and that is how I was able to use these icons down here I love the Search widget the persistent Search widget at the top is great and I almost constantly use it uh to search my phone to search the web and stuff like that so let's uh swipe over to the right here and this is kind of my productivity SL everyday apps screen I use gtasks to keep tasks organized for square Dropbox Google Maps Google Navigation had saved me a couple times already Twi which is what I use for Twitter and uh pretty sweet to client I've opened this in a video before it's pretty nice news Rob which is like news or Google Reader and YouTube and the YouTube app is awesome on Android if in case you didn't know if you have a Samsung Galaxy Nexus you know this already watching apps in full screen in the YouTube app here is an awesome experience all the way over here on the right I have my weather and that's beautiful widgets and if you tap it it opens up this glorious High defition look at the weather forecast and it does this on the tablet too and down here we have our shopping apps which are Google Shopper and we also have Amazon price check and Amazon and a barcode scanner and here I have some of my settings that I most frequently use so like uh my data usage widget and my battery and uh apps I'll open data usage just because I think it's kind of funny uh since I've gotten this one I've used 6.6 gigs of 4G and uh I've used uh 3.92 gigs of Wi-Fi so I've used a pretty decent amount of data not enough to get throttled though thank gosh so back to the left we have Spotify which I love the app could use some work but the service is great calendar gallery and camera and all the way here on the left I just have my starred emails I like the star emails that I want to get back to later that's basically it for my phone uh the setup as it is I don't have a lot of widgets as you can see uh but some notable apps I do use Evernote Dropbox and Google Docs which I use for uh with insync as you probably already you know so yeah that's basically it so those of you guys who have been looking to see what's on my phone now you know Sky Droid by the way is what I use when I'm golfing SoundCloud the speed test app I almost always have 4G on but when I'm home I have Wi-Fi on yeah and that'll do it that's a tour of my phone so like I said again if you like the uh the series idea just go ahead and leave this video a thumbs up and let me know in the comments below what else you want to see a tour of I love that animation right there I'm going to do it again just for cakes uh thanks for watching and I will talk to you guys in the next one peace\n"