If you have the impression that the readability of your home screen is not sufficient, that you want to increase the size of the icons or shrink them to see more, know that it is possible with the using the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to perform it on your Motorola Moto G42. Today, we are precisely going to teach you how to change the size of the icons on your Motorola Moto G42? Thus, you can choose the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen in the best way.

In this context, to begin with, we will see how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Motorola Moto G42 , 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 Motorola Moto G42.

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How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Motorola Moto G42?

We start our little tutorial by exposing you the manipulation to change the size of app icons on your home screen.

We suddenly reveal to you the only way we have found, it is actually a question of using a tip for the customization options of the home screen of your Motorola Moto G42:

  • Unlock your mobile phone screen
  • On the home screen, 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 select» 4 × 5  »You will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Motorola Moto G42.
  • 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 Motorola Moto G42?

We now move on to the second part of this guide, what is the procedure to change the size of the icons in the list of applications of your Motorola Moto G42? 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 possible way we have found is using of a ROM , unofficial version of Android which will have a different organization and content, but that requires a lot of manipulation, otherwise you can use a Launcher and for that 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 Motorola Moto G42.

How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Motorola Moto G42?

Another technique for changing the size of the icons on your Motorola Moto G42 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 give the possibility of organizing the home screens of your mobile phone completely differently. You can use icon packs to offer a different visual that you like 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 on your Motorola Moto G42. We will suddenly teach 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
  • 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 Motorola Moto G42, see our article.

If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Motorola Moto G42, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Motorola G42.