In the event that you have the impression that the readability of your Home screen does not suit you, that you need to make the icons bigger or smaller to show more of them, you will be happy to know that it is possible thanks to the features integrated in the latest versions of Android to do it on your HUAWEI Mate 20. We will precisely, in this article, show you how to change the size of the icons on your HUAWEI Mate 20? This way, you can define the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen optimally.
In this context, to begin with, we will learn how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your HUAWEI Mate 20 , 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 of your HUAWEI Mate 20.
How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of a HUAWEI Mate 20?
So let's 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 HUAWEI Mate 20:
- Unlock your mobile 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 select» 4 × 5 »You will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your HUAWEI Mate 20.
- 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 application list of a HUAWEI Mate 20?
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 your HUAWEI Mate 20? 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 ways to do this, the only possible way that 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 to do this we advise you to read our next section. You can nevertheless, if your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your HUAWEI Mate 20.
How to use a Launcher to change the size of icons on HUAWEI Mate 20?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your HUAWEI Mate 20 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 your mobile phone's home screens completely differently. We can use icon packs to give a different look that you like 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 HUAWEI Mate 20. We will therefore show you the procedure for using 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 reach 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 Mate 20, see our article.
If you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the HUAWEI Mate 20, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: HUAWEI Mate 20.
