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

Make changes to wallpaper, themes, home screen panels, folders and screen grid.

INSTRUCTIONS & INFO

Set up Home Screen

ADD AN APP TO THE HOME SCREEN:

1. Swipe up or down to access the Apps tray.

step 1

2. Select and drag the desired app to the top of the screen, then to the desired location on the home screen.

Note: Alternately, swipe up or down to access the Apps tray > select and hold the desired app > select Add to Home. To add a widget (a mini app) to the home screen, select and hold an empty area of the home screen then select Widgets.

step 2


ADD/REMOVE A FOLDER TO THE HOME SCREEN:

• Select and drag the desired app over another app, then release. 

step 3

• To remove, select and hold the desired folder then select Remove.

Note: Alternatively, select and drag all the apps out of a folder to remove the folder.

step 4

Display Options

Select and hold an empty space on the home screen, then do the following for the desired display option:

step 5

• SET DEFAULT HOME SCREEN PANEL: Swipe to the desired home screen panel, then select the Home icon at the top of the screen.

Note: You can also add, move, or remove home screen panels as desired. You can add a panel by dragging an app to an empty home screen, remove a panel by removing all apps from a home screen, and move a panel by selecting and dragging a panel to the desired location.

• CHANGE WALLPAPER: Select Wallpapers then navigate to and select the desired wallpaper.

Note: Live wallpapers can increase battery consumption. Visit the Optimize Battery Life tutorial for more information.

• CHANGE SCREEN GRID: Select Home screen settings > Home screen layout > desired layout > APPLY.

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