Blackberry: Remove, Move, and Hide Icons
Contributed by David Kirk 
Tagged: Blackberry The first thing most blackberry(bb) owners want to know is how to remove some of the useless icons on the main screen. Hiding these icons is very simple. Here is how to proceed.
After I unlocked my blackberry and signed up for a new service, I noticed that I had a ton of duplicated icons. Most blackberry systems have too much installed anyway. Using these techniques, you’ll be able to remove icons from the main screen thus increasing your efficiency.
Hide an Icon:
1. Go to the main screen of your blackberry
2. Go to the icon you want to hide
3. Press ALT and then press down on your scroll wheel
4. Select Hide Application
Unhide an Icon:
If you ever need to see your hidden icons again, you can alt+scroll wheel on the main screen and select Show All. This will display all the icons including the hidden ones. Hidden icons will have an X over then. alt+scroll wheel over an X-out icon and uncheck Hide Application.
Repeat the process and uncheck the Show All to rehide the other icons you have set to hidden status.
Move an Icon:
1. Select the icon you want to move
2. Press alt and press the scroll wheel
3. Select Move Application
4. Scroll around and the icon will move with the cursor
5. Press the scroll wheel again when you want to place the icon in the current position
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steve said on December 11, 2008
HELP! Does anyone have a listing of Blackberry Storm icons – I have an icon just below my time & date that looks like this: 1o_o and I have no clue what it is or what it means.
bill said on October 30, 2009
Thanks for this.
Maricela said on December 18, 2009
it means you have a new voicemail
Anonymous said on January 30, 2010
my blackberry tour is stuck. It keeps saying I have a myspace message, then will not load it. I cannot delete it. I have tried turning my phone off, taking the battery out, signing out of myspace and siging back in.. i went on myspace on my computer and the message isnt even in my inbox. help!
Rula said on March 16, 2010
is there any windows application that would use to organize my icons on my blackberry. Whenever I change a theme, I have to go all over again all unused icons and hide them all, and reshuffle the applications between folders the way I want. It ouwld be a lot easier through a windows application.
I surely hope someone out there has programmed such an application!
tracey said on June 9, 2010
hi does anyone no how to get your best icon on the main screen thankyou xxx
Lizzo said on June 18, 2010
My BB has and app update icon and its not going away, i updated the app and the icon is still there. Can anyone plz help?? Thanks :]]
Val said on August 13, 2010
Can anyone tell me how to remove /delete icons and the app on my blackberry curve ? I have no space and don’t use these apps
Thanks
Cazabrat said on August 27, 2010
i have a yellow envelope with like a swoosh through it and ihave no clue what it is?
Cazabrat said on August 27, 2010
on my BB storm- yellow envelpoe
Anonymous said on August 27, 2010
Yellow envelope should suggest an unread message or unnoticed call on your blackberry system. Make sure all email messages are marked as read, all text messages are read, etc, etc.
If that doesn’t work, as always, try a battery pull.
Abbidabbidoo said on January 18, 2011
question- i have the old sms and mms and i jsut got the new crunch sms.. how do i completely delte the old one?
kmm said on April 6, 2011
how do i get rid of the icons like “1 new facebook” ?
Jbrabant said on May 17, 2011
How do I remove the “Update is available in the Blackberry App. World storefront” icon from my home screen.
The method you refer to above did not work since I cannot scroll onto the icon.
Thanks
dan said on May 22, 2011
i have many icons on my home page- 3 bb appworld, voice mail, facebook, 1 o
Jon McGinn said on June 15, 2011
I have a blue W with a number next to it. It isn’t in the handbook
Jon McGinn said on June 15, 2011
I have a blue W with a number next to it. It isn’t in the handbook