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.
- Tap to make a selection or launch an app.
- Swipe left or right to access different pages of the home screen.
- Drag down from the notifications bar to access the Quick settings menu.
- Press the Menu key to access the Home screen menu.
- To add, remove or rearrange home screen pages, touch the home screen with two fingers then pinch them together.
- To add a home screen, tap the Add screen icon.
- To delete a home screen, touch and hold the desired screen.
- Drag the screen to Remove.
- Release to delete.
- To set a new default home screen, tap Set default Home screen.
- Tap the Home icon located in the top right corner of the desired page.
- To reposition a home screen, touch and hold the desired screen.
- Drag the screen to the desired position, then release.
- Tap the desired home screen to jump to it.
- To add a widget or shortcut to the home screen, touch and hold an empty area of the home screen.
- Tap the desired category.
Note: For this demonstration, tap 'Widgets'.
- Swipe to, then touch and hold the desired widget.
- Drag the widget to the desired position on the home screen, then release.
- Tap the desired home screen to jump to it.
- To relocate or resize a widget, touch and hold the desired widget.
- To relocate, drag the widget to the desired location, then release.
- To resize, touch and hold the Widget border.
- Drag to the desired size, then release.
- To remove a widget from the home screen, touch and hold the desired widget.
- Drag the widget to Remove.
- Release to delete.
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