If 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 features implemented on the latest versions of Android to do so on your Samsung Galaxy A7. Today we are going to teach you how to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy A7? As a result, 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 Samsung Galaxy A7 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, finally, how to use a Launcher to accomplish any changes you want to the size of the application icons of your Samsung Galaxy A7.
How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy A7?
We start our little tutorial by showing you the manipulation for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We present to you the only way we have found, it is in fact to use a trick of the customization options of the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A7:
- Unlock your mobile phone screen
- On the home screen, long press on an empty space or pinch the screen with two of 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 A7.
- 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 A7?
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 A7? 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 feasible way we have found is using 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 to do this we recommend that you read our next section. You can, however, if your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Samsung Galaxy A7.
How to use a Launcher to change icon size on Samsung Galaxy A7?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy A7 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 mobile phone's home screens completely differently. You will be able to 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 locations of the grid… And, of course, the function that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy A7. We will therefore teach 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
- 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 Samsung Galaxy A7, see our article.
If you are looking for a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy A7, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A7.
