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   Chris Green  wrote:   
      
   > I'm moving from my old Android 11 phone to Android 15.   
   >   
   > I used the Contacts widget to create direct dial icons on my home page   
   > in Android 11.  There's no Contacts entry in Widgets on my new Android   
   > 15 phone.  Help! :-)   
   >   
   > Can one somehow get Contacts widgets added?  Or is there another way   
   > to get 'direct calling' icons (i.e. an icon to tap which calls the   
   > associated number)?   
      
   I go into the Contacts app (that was bundled on my Android 15 phone, now   
   updated to 16), open a contact in the list, and tap the 3-button menu   
   icon where one of the choices is "Add contact to Home screen".  Then you   
   get to select the shortcut type: Direct Dial (dial their phone number),   
   Direct Message (send them a text), or View contact info (open the   
   contact record in the Contacts app).  Then you're presented with a   
   bubble window telling you to tap and hold the 1x1 icon to drag to the   
   home screen.   
      
   Instead of using a widget, I used the Phone app itself to create a   
   shortcut to a contact.   
      
   An online search finds other suggestions, so you need to try which ones   
   work on your phone.  I have a Samsung Galaxy A36 phone, so their Phone   
   app could have different features than whatever unidentified brand and   
   model you have.   
      
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