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

Make changes to apps, widgets, folders, wallpapers, home screen panels, screen grid, and language.


INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:

• Add an app to the home screen
• Add/remove a folder from the home screen
• Edit display options
• Change device language

Add an app to the home screen

From the home screen, swipe up to access the Apps tray. Select and drag the desired app to the desired location on the home screen.

Note: To remove an app from the home sceen, select and drag the desired app to Remove at the top of the screen.

Step 1




Add/remove a folder from the home screen

Select and drag the desired app over another app, then release. A new folder will automatically be created. To delete a folder, remove all apps from the folder. The folder will automatically be deleted.

Step 2




Display options

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

Step 3


 SET DEFAULT HOME SCREEN PANEL: The leftmost panel is the default home screen.
ADD A SHORTCUT: Select Shortcuts then select and drag the desired shortcut to the desired location
 CHANGE WALLPAPER: Select Wallpapers then navigate to and select the desired wallpaper.





Change device language

To change your device menus and keyboard language, swipe down from the Notification bar with two fingers, then select the Settings icon > System > Language & input > Languages. Select Add a language to add a language from the system language list.





Tips

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.

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

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