If you feel like your home screen isn't easy to read, or you want to increase the size of the icons or shrink them to see more, you'll be happy to hear that it is possible thanks to the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to accomplish it on your Archos. Today we are just going to show you how to change the size of the icons on your Archos? Thus, you will be able to define the format that will suit you best to arrange your home screen in the best possible way.
In this context, first of all, we will learn how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Archos , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, finally, how to use a Launcher to make all the modifications you want to the size of the application icons on your Archos.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of an Archos?
We therefore start our little tutorial by showing you the procedure for 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 Archos:
- Unlock your phone screen
- On the home screen, 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 choose" 4 × 5 You are heading to have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on your Archos home screen.
- On the other hand, if 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 an Archos?
We now move on to the second part of this tutorial, what is the method to change the size of the icons in the application list of its Archos? Unfortunately, there is only one way to do this, it is the same as seen just above but by choosing Application grid We have researched several ways to do this, the only feasible 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 in this context we recommend that you read our next section. You can still, if your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Archos.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Archos?
Another technique to change the size of the icons on your Archos is 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 offer a different visual that suits you more, use the dark mode , position your icons or Widgets anywhere on your screen and in the locations of the grid… And, of course, the function that interests you the most adjust the size of Archos sound icons. So we will 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
- 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 Archos, see our article.
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of Archos, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Archos.
