In the event that you have the feeling that the readability of your home screen does not suit you, that you need to enlarge the icons or to shrink them to see more, you should know that it is possible with the help of the features built into the latest versions of Android to do so on your Huawei P8. In this guide, we are going to show you how to change the size of the icons on your Huawei P8? This way, 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, to begin with, we will learn how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Huawei P8 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, to conclude, how to use a Launcher to make any changes you want to the size of the application icons on your Huawei P8.
How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of a Huawei P8?
We therefore start our little guide by presenting you the procedure to follow for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We therefore reveal to you the only way that we have found, it is actually a question of using a tip of the customization options of the home screen of your Huawei P8:
- Unlock your smartphone screen
- On the home screen, do 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 select» 4 × 5 »You are heading to have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Huawei P8.
- On the other hand, in the event that 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 P8?
We now move on to the second part of this guide, what is the method to change the size of the icons in the application list of your Huawei P8? Alas, there is only one technique to do it, it is the same as seen just 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 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 suggest you read our next section. You can nevertheless, in the event that your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Huawei P8.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Huawei P8?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Huawei P8 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 the possibility of organizing the home screens of your smartphone completely differently. 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 function that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your Huawei P8. We are now going to 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 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 Huawei P8, see our article.
In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become a Huawei P8 master, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Huawei P8.
