Learn & customize the home screen
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Learn & customize the home screen
Add shortcuts and widgets, access the notification panel, changing wallpaper, and more.
- Scroll up or down to access more content on the currently displayed screen.
- Swipe left or right to change tabs in a menu or to access the Apps list from the home screen.
- To use an app pinned to the home screen, tap the desired tile.
- To add an app to the home screen, swipe left to access the Apps list.
- Scroll to, then touch and hold the desired app.
- Tap pin to start.
- To move a tile on the home screen, touch and hold the desired tile.
- Drag the tile to the desired location.
- Once in the desired location, release the tile to place it.
- To change the size of a tile on the home screen, tap the Size icon.
- To remove a tile from the home screen, tap the Unpin icon.
- To quickly adjust the brightness level, swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the Action center.
- To adjust brightness, tap ALL SETTINGS.
- Scroll to, then tap brightness.
- Tap the Automatically adjust switch to toggle auto brightness on or off.
- Tap the Level field, then tap the desired brightness.
- To change the home screen wallpaper, swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the Action center.
- Tap ALL SETTINGS.
- Tap start+theme.
- Tap choose photo.
- Tap the desired album.
- Tap the desired image.
- Touch and drag to position the image. Use two fingers in a pinching or reverse pinching motion to zoom out or in, respectively.
- Tap the Save icon.
- To change the home screen from a 2-column to a 3-column layout, scroll to and then tap the Show more Tiles toggle.
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