In the event that you have the feeling that the readability of your Home screen does not suit you, that you need to make the icons bigger or smaller to see more of them, you will be happy to know that it is possible with the help of the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to do it on your Huawei Nova 5. We will precisely, in this article, show you how to change the size of the icons on your Huawei Nova 5? Thus, you will be able to define the format that best suits you to arrange your home screen optimally.

In this context, first of all, we will learn how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Huawei Nova 5 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, finally, how to use a Launcher to accomplish any changes you want to the size of the application icons of your Huawei Nova 5.

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How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of a Huawei Nova 5?

We start by consequently our small article by showing you the procedure to follow for change the size of app icons on your home screen.

We therefore present to you the only way that we have found, it is actually a question of using a trick of the customization options of the home screen of your Huawei Nova 5:

  • Unlock your mobile phone screen
  • On the home screen, do a long press on an empty space or pinch the screen with your fingers as in the event that you want 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 will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Huawei Nova 5.
  • 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 Huawei Nova 5?

We will now move on to the second part of this guide, what is the solution to change the size of the icons in the application list of your Huawei Nova 5? Alas, there is only one technique to do it, it is the same as seen just above but by modifying Application grid We have researched several options for doing this, the only possible way that we have found is to use of a ROM , unofficial version of Android which will have a different organization and content, but this involves a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and in this context we recommend that you read our next section. You can nevertheless, in the event that your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Huawei Nova 5.

How to use a Launcher to change the size of icons on Huawei Nova 5?

Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Huawei Nova 5 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 the home screens of your mobile phone 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 functionality that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your Huawei Nova 5. We will therefore show you the technique 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 Huawei Nova 5, see our article.

In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Huawei Nova 5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Huawei Nova 5.