In the event that you have the impression that the readability of your home screen is not good, that you need to enlarge the icons or to shrink them to see more of them, know that it is possible thanks to the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to accomplish it on your Google Pixel 3a XL. Today we are going to explain to you how to change the size of the icons on your Google Pixel 3a XL? This way, you can choose the format that best suits you to design your home screen in the best possible way.
To do this, first of all, we will find out how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, finally, how to use a Launcher to make any changes you want to the size of the application icons of your Google Pixel 3a XL.
How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of a Google Pixel 3a XL?
So we start our little guide by showing you the handling to change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We therefore reveal the only way that we have found, it is in fact to use a trick of the customization options of the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL:
- Unlock your phone screen
- On the home screen, do a long press on an empty space or pinch the screen with two of your fingers as if you wanted to zoom out
- Click on the » Home screen settings "And in the" tab Home screen grid "You will be able to choose the distribution of your screen, for example if you choose" 4 × 5 »You are heading to have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL.
- On the other hand, in the event that you choose » 5 × 6 »You will have many more icons and therefore smaller app shortcuts
How to change the size of the icons in the application list of a Google Pixel 3a XL?
We now move on to the second part of this article, what is the technique to change the size of the icons in the application list of its google pixel 3a xl? Alas, there is only one technique to do it, it is the same as seen just above but by choosing Application grid We have researched several options to do this, the only possible way we have found is using of a ROM , unofficial version of Android which will have a different organization and content, but it requires a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and to do this we advise you to read our next section. You can nevertheless, in the event that your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Google Pixel 3a XL.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Google Pixel 3a XL?
Another technique to change the size of the icons on your Google Pixel 3a XL will be to use a Launcher. A Launcher is an application that will replace the software overlay or the basic Android launcher and will therefore allow you to organize your phone's home screens completely differently. You will be able to use icon packs to give a different look that suits you more, use the dark mode , position your icons or Widgets anywhere on your screen and in the grid locations… And, of course, the function that interests you the most adjust the size of your Google Pixel 3a XL icons. We will suddenly explain the procedure to use Nova Launcher :
- Go to the Google Play Store
- Download and install the app Nova Launcher
- Set the app as the default launcher
- Make a long press on your home screen in an empty space to access the Launcher settings
- Click on the menu » Icon layout »
- In the setting " Icon size ", Move the cursor to choose the size (in percentage) you want to assign to your icons
If you want customize the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL, see our article.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Google Pixel 3a XL, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 3a XL.
