In the event that you have the impression that the readability of your Home screen does not suit you, that you need to increase the size of the icons or to shrink them to see more of them, you should know that is possible thanks to the features integrated in the latest versions of Android to achieve it on your Echo. We will precisely, in this article, show you how to change the size of the icons on your Echo? Therefore, you will be able to set the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen in the best possible way.
To do this, in the first place, we will learn how to change the size of app shortcuts on your Echo's home screen , 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 on your Echo.
How do I change the size of app icons on the home screen of an Echo?
We start with our little guide by showing you the technique 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 in fact to use a trick of the customization options of the home screen of your Echo:
- Unlock your phone screen
- On the home screen, make 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 app icons displayed on your Echo's home screen.
- On the other hand, in the event that you choose » 5 × 6 »You will have many more icons and therefore smaller app shortcuts
How do I change the size of icons in an Echo's app list?
We now move on to the second part of this article, what is the manipulation to change the size of the icons in the list of applications of his Echo? 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 ways to do this, the only possible way that we have found is to use of a ROM , unofficial version of Android which is going to have a different organization and content, but it requires a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and for that 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 Echo.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Echo?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Echo is going to 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 organizing 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 the Echo sound icons. We will suddenly show you 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
- Long press on your home screen in an empty space to reach 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 Echo, see our article.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Echo, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Echo.
