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 display more, you should know that is possible with the help of the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to perform it on your HUAWEI Mate Xs. We will precisely, in this guide, show you how to change the size of the icons on your HUAWEI Mate Xs? Therefore, you will be able to choose the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen in the best possible way.
For this, first of all, we will see how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your HUAWEI Mate Xs , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, finally, how to use a Launcher to make all the changes you want to the size of the application icons on your HUAWEI Mate Xs.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a HUAWEI Mate Xs?
We start our little guide by showing you the procedure to follow to 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 tip for the customization options of the home screen of your HUAWEI Mate Xs:
- Unlock your phone screen
- On the home screen, do a long press on an empty space or pinch the screen with your fingers as in the event that you want 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 the home screen of your HUAWEI Mate Xs.
- 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 list of applications of a HUAWEI Mate Xs?
We now move on to the second part of this article, what is the solution to change the size of the icons in the list of applications of your HUAWEI Mate Xs? However, there is only one technique to do this, it is the same as seen above but by modifying Application grid We have researched several options for doing this, the only possible way that we have found is to use 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 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 HUAWEI Mate Xs.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on HUAWEI Mate Xs?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your HUAWEI Mate Xs will be to use a Launcher. A Launcher is an application that will replace the software overlay or the basic launcher of Android and will suddenly allow you to organize your phone's home screens completely differently. One 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 function that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your HUAWEI Mate Xs. We will therefore 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
- 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 Xs, see our article.
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the HUAWEI Mate Xs, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: HUAWEI Mate.
