In the event that you have the impression that the readability of your home screen does not suit you, that you want to increase the size of the icons or to shrink them to see more, know that it is possible with the help of the features built into the latest versions of Android to do it on your OnePlus 5T. In this guide, we will explain to you how to change the size of the icons on your OnePlus 5T? As a result, you will be able to define the format that will suit you best to arrange your home screen in the best possible way.
To do this, in the first place, we will find out how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your OnePlus 5T , 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 of your OnePlus 5T.
How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of a OnePlus 5T?
We start our little tutorial by presenting you the technique for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We reveal to you the only way we found, it is in fact to use a trick of the customization options of the home screen of your OnePlus 5T:
- Unlock your 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 select» 4 × 5 »You will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your OnePlus 5T.
- 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 OnePlus 5T?
We will now move on to the second part of this guide, what is the technique to change the size of the icons in the list of applications of its OnePlus 5T? 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 that we have found is to use 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 in this context 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 OnePlus 5T.
How to use a Launcher to edit the size of icons on OnePlus 5T?
Another technique to change the size of the icons on your OnePlus 5T 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 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 in the grid locations… And, of course, the functionality that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your OnePlus 5T. We will suddenly 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
- 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 OnePlus 5T, see our article.
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the OnePlus 5T, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: OnePlus 5T.
