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.
- To add an app to the home screen, swipe left to access the Apps list.
- Scroll to, then touch and hold the desired app.
Note: For this demonstration, 'FM Radio' was selected.
- 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 adjust the brightness level, swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the Action center.
- Tap ALL SETTINGS.
- Scroll to, then tap brightness.
- To toggle automatic brightness on or off, tap the Automatically adjust switch.
- Tap the Level field.
- Tap the desired setting.
- To change the number of columns on the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the Action Center.
- Tap ALL SETTINGS.
- Tap start+theme.
- Tap the Show more Tiles switch.
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