In the event that 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, you should know that it is possible thanks to the features built into the latest versions of Android to do it on your Samsung Galaxy A6. Today we are going to show you how to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy A6? This way, you will be able to define the format that best suits you to arrange your home screen in the best possible way.
To do this, first of all, we will see how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A6 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, finally, how to use a Launcher to make any changes you want to the size of the application icons on your Samsung Galaxy A6.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy A6?
We start our little guide by presenting you the technique for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We present to you 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 Samsung Galaxy A6:
- 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 choose" 4 × 5 »You will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A6.
- On the other hand, if 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 application list of a Samsung Galaxy A6?
We now move on to the second part of this guide, what is the technique to change the size of the icons in the application list of your Samsung Galaxy A6? Unfortunately, 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 using of a ROM , unofficial version of Android which will have a different organization and content, but that requires a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and in this context we recommend that you read our next section. You can still, if your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Samsung Galaxy A6.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Samsung Galaxy A6?
Another technique to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy A6 is 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 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 functionality that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy A6. 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
- 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 Samsung Galaxy A6, see our article.
If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy A6, we invite you to look at the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A6.
