If you have the feeling that the readability of your home screen is not sufficient, that you want to enlarge the icons or shrink them to see more, you should know that it is possible thanks to the features integrated into the latest versions of Android to do this on your Alcatel 1S. Today we are going to explain to you how to change the size of the icons on your Alcatel 1S? Thus, you will be able to choose the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen optimally.
In this context, first of all, we will discover how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Alcatel 1S , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, to conclude, how to use a Launcher to make any changes you want to the size of the application icons of your Alcatel 1S.
How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of an Alcatel 1S?
We start our little guide by showing you the technique for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We 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 Alcatel 1S:
- Unlock your smartphone screen
- On the home screen, do a long press on an empty space or pinch the screen with 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 select» 4 × 5 »You are going to have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Alcatel 1S.
- On the other hand, if you select " 5 × 6 »You will have many more icons and therefore smaller app shortcuts
How to change the size of the icons in the list of applications of an Alcatel 1S?
We now move on to the second part of this guide, what is the procedure to change the size of the icons in the list of applications of your Alcatel 1S? However, 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 feasible way we have found is using of a ROM , unofficial version of Android which is going to have a different organization and content, but that means a lot of manipulation, or else you can use a Launcher and to do this we advise you to read our next section. You can still, if your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Alcatel 1S.
How to use a Launcher to edit the size of icons on Alcatel 1S?
Another technique to change the size of the icons on your Alcatel 1S 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 give you the possibility of completely organizing the home screens of your smartphone. You will be able to use icon packs to offer a different visual that suits you more, use the dark mode , position your icons or Widgets anywhere on your screen and by in the locations of the grid… And, of course, the functionality that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your Alcatel 1S. We will therefore explain 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 Alcatel 1S, see our article.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Alcatel 1S, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Alcatel 1S.
