In the event that you have the feeling that the readability of your home screen is not good, that you want to enlarge the icons or shrink them to see more, know that it is possible thanks to the features integrated with the latest versions of Android to accomplish this on your Google Pixel 4 XL. We will precisely, in this article, explain to you how to change the size of the icons on your Google Pixel 4 XL? As a result, you will be able to choose the format that best suits you to arrange your home screen in the best possible way.
To do this, first of all, we will see how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Google Pixel 4 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 4 XL.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Google Pixel 4 XL?
We start our little tutorial by exposing you the manipulation to 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 Google Pixel 4 XL:
- Unlock your mobile phone screen
- On the home screen, make 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 choose" 4 × 5 »You will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Google Pixel 4 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 4 XL?
We now move on to the second part of this article, what is the procedure to change the size of the icons in the application list of its google pixel 4 xl? Alas, there is only one way 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 feasible way we have found is using of a ROM , unofficial version of Android which will have a different organization and content, but it involves a lot of manipulation, otherwise 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 Google Pixel 4 XL.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Google Pixel 4 XL?
Another technique to change the size of the icons on your Google Pixel 4 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 give you the possibility of completely organizing the home screens of your mobile phone. We can 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 its Google Pixel 4 XL icons. We will therefore 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
- 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 Google Pixel 4 XL, see our article.
If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Google Pixel 4 XL, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 4 XL.
