Learn & Customize the Home Screen
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Learn & Customize the Home Screen

Learn how to change your wallpaper and enable still or perspective settings.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

 

• Change wallpaper
• Add widgets to the home screen
• Use Smart Stack
• Access App Library
• Create and personalize multiple lock screens

• Re-arrange apps and widgets
• Change app look
• Lock and hide apps

 

Change wallpaper

1. From the home screen, select the settings app Settings app.

2. Scroll to and select Wallpaper, then select Add New Wallpaper.

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3. Navigate to and select the desired wallpaper.

Note: To save battery life, turn off Live and Dynamic wallpapers.
 
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4. Edit wallpaper settings as desired, then select Add. Select Set as Wallpaper Pair.

Note: Perspective wallpapers will move as you tilt the iPhone. 

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Add widgets to the home screen

1. From the home screen, select and hold an empty space on the screen until the apps start to shake, then select the Edit. Select Add Widget, then select the desired widget. 

Note: Alternately, select and hold an app then select Edit Home Screen.

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2.  Swipe left or right to the desired widget layout and size, then select Add Widget.

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3. Select and drag the desired widget to the desired location, then select Done when finished. 

Note: To remove a widget from the home screen, select and hold an empty space on the screen until the apps start to shake > select the remove icon remove icon > Remove > Done.

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Use Smart Stack

1. A Smart Stack of widgets is intelligently curated based on the apps you use most. When using Smart Stack, the right widget will show up automatically at the right time in your day based on your app usage. To add Smart Stack to your home screen, select and hold an empty space on the home screen until the apps start to shake > select Edit > select Add Widget > scroll to and select Smart Stack. 

Note: You can also create your own Smart Stack of widgets by dragging widgets of the same size (up to 10) on top of each other.

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2. Swipe left or right to the desired layout and size, then select Add Widget.

Note: Select and drag the desired widget to the desired location, then select Done when finished. To remove Smart Stack from the home screen, select and hold an empty space on the screen until the apps start to shake > select the remove icon remove icon > Remove Stack > Remove > Done.

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3. Swipe up or down on the Smart Stack widget to scroll through widgets. 

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Access App Library

The App Library automatically organizes all of your apps into one simple, easy‑to‑navigate view. Apps are sorted by category and your most used apps are always just one tap away. To access the App Library, swipe left from the right most home screen, then select the desired app.

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Create and personalize multipe lock screens

1. To add additional wallpapers, select and hold an empty area of the Lock screen then select the Add icon.

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2. Navigate to and select the desired wallpaper.
 
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3. Edit wallpaper settings as desired, then select Add. Select Set as Wallpaper Pair.

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4. To switch between multiple wallpapers, from the Lock screen, select and hold an empty area of the screen then swipe left or right to the desired wallpaper.

Note: To add widgets to the various different home screens, select Customize > ADD WIDGETS > select the desired widget. When finished, select Done. 

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5. To delete a wallpaper, swipe the desired wallpaper upward > select the Delete icon > Delete This Wallpaper.

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Re-arrange apps and widgets

From the home screen, select and hold an empty space on the screen until the apps start to shake. Select and drag the desired app or widget to the desired location, then select Done.

 

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Change app look

From the home screen, select and hold an empty space on the screen until the apps start to shake. Select Edit, then select Customize. Select the desired app appearance option.

 

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Lock and hide apps

1. From the home screen, select and hold the desired app then select Require Passcode. Select Require Passcode.

 

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2. Enter the desired passcode.

 

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3. To hide an app from the home screen, select and hold an empty space on the screen until the apps start to shake. Select the Remove icon on the desired app. Select Remove from Home Screen.

 

Note: Apps removed from the home screen will still be accessible in the app library.

 

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