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.
- Swipe left or right to access additional pages of the home screen.
- Scroll up or down to access additional information on a screen.
- Tap an icon to make a selection or launch an application.
- Drag down from the Notifications bar to access the Notifications panel.
- To change the wallpaper, touch and hold an empty area of the home screen.
- Tap Home.
- Tap the desired option.
Note: This tutorial selects 'Wallpapers'.
- Swipe to the desired wallpaper, then tap Set Wallpaper.
- To add a widget to the home screen, from the home screen, tap the Apps icon.
- Tap Widgets.
- Touch and hold the desired Widget.
- Drag the widget to the desired home screen page, the release to place.
- To add an app to the home screen, from the home screen tap the Apps icon.
- Tap Shortcuts.
- Touch and hold the desired shortcut.
- Drag the shortcut to the desired home screen page, the release to place.
- To move an app, touch and hold the desired app.
Note: To remove and app or widget from a home screen, touch and hold the desired app or widget.
- Drag the app to the desired position, then release to place it.
- Drag up to Remove, then release to remove.
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