WP how many of you uses next arrow to go to apps screen?

[VivekRabara]

I have never used next arrow in my Windows Phone to jump to apps list screen? How many of you are using it?

Isn't it useless? Or just I think so!!!

 

[Microsoftjunkie]

Nobody uses it. More than likely used for just an indicator, that something is to the right of the home screen. Wish there was an option to remove it.

 

[Torcher Death]

OMG... I only just discovered the arrow & I've been using my phone for over a year now !!!

 

[VivekRabara]

Right. Is it just to match the desktop version of Windows 8?

 

[VivekRabara]

OMG... I only just discovered the arrow & I've been using my phone for over a year now !!!

Oh man!!! Surprising (for MS)

 

[Ashish Gupta888]

Useless feature. MS should remove it in future update.

 

[dov1978]

Huh....arrow....where?

 

[SammyD97]

Huh....arrow....where?

After your last row of tiles on the start screen.
Edit: Forgot to answer OP's question. I don't use it but I like it.

 

[VivekRabara]

Shocking results...I wanted to know how many are using!!! OMG i came to know that some of them doesn't even know that there is something like this (Useless) feature.

 

[jmshub]

It is more of a visual indicator for new users. It is a throwback to Windows Phone 7, where the arrow was at the top of the screen, and there was a "gutter" along the right side of the screen, where the tiles wouldn't go out to the edge.

 

[xandros9]

I like it. I don't use it, but I really like the visual cue that happens to also be a button. Great for cluing in new users.

 

[heli0m]

Well damn. I forgot about it. It isn't that much of a bother since it doesn't ruin any single design for live tiles...

 

[heli0m]

team swipe left ~

 

[Chris_Kez]

I think it's helpful for new users. They have almost nothing on the Start screen so it's immediately apparent that there's something to see over there. Once you start loading up tiles, though, you're just not likely to get to the bottom very often. So I say keep it. Not hurting anyone down there. And definitely not "useless". If it was a persistent button that was always visible in the bottom corner, and the screen just scrolled behind it, then yeah that would be annoying.

 

[spaulagain]

Right. Is it just to match the desktop version of Windows 8?

No, the arrow has been there since WP7. Albeit moved around a bit.

While the arrow is essentially useless once you've learned to swipe. It's very important for discovery purposes of new users.

 

[Chris_Kez]

But honestly, I find overuse of the word "useless" more annoying than that little button.

 

[Ashish Gupta888]

But honestly, I find overuse of the word "useless" more annoying than that little button.

If you don't use this button 9/10 times then it is useless!

 

[xandros9]

If you don't use this button 9/10 times then it is useless!

It doesn't have to be used to be useful.
Its a visual cue

 

[Timbre70]

It's useful especially those using Lumia 1520 when you just feel too lazy or troublesome to do long swipe. Too short a swipe will normally triggered as selection (due to much larger screen real estate).

 

[boltman2013]

I used the arrow when I first got the phone then quickly figured out swipe...it for new users not useless