Sharing user interface customization across applications

A computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform acts comprising:

• providing, for display on a display device, a first user interface (UI) configured with a first group of first controls that are customizable as a group;
• in response to a customization input, performing a first instance of a particular layout modification to the first group of first controls to obtain a customized first layout of the first UI;
• and
• performing a second instance of the particular layout modification to a second group of second controls of a second UI to obtain a customized second layout of the second UI,
• wherein the first UI and the second UI are configured with different controls for use with different applications, the first instance of the particular layout modification involves rotating the first group of first controls counterclockwise in response to the customization input, and the second instance of the particular layout modification involves automatically rotating the second group of second controls counterclockwise in the absence of explicit customization input directed to the second group of second controls.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• determine that a first instance of a particular customization has been performed to a first group of controls of a first user interface (UI);
• and
• in the absence of explicit customization input directed to a second group of controls of a second UI, automatically apply a second instance of the customization to the second group of controls,
• wherein the second group of controls has a spatial correspondence with the first group of controls, and
• wherein automatically applying the second instance of the customization includes rotating the second group of controls counterclockwise based at least on the first instance of the customization having rotated the first group of controls counterclockwise in response to user customization input.