In the event that you have the impression that the readability of your home screen is not sufficient, that you need to make the icons bigger or smaller to see more, you should know that it is possible thanks to the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to do it on your Samsung Galaxy A8. We will precisely, in this guide, explain to you how to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy A8? Thus, you can define the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen optimally.
For that, first of all, we will discover how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A8 , 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 Samsung Galaxy A8.
How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy A8?
So we start our little tutorial by showing you the technique for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We therefore present to you the only way that we have found, it is actually a question of using a trick of the customization options of the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A8:
- 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 choose" 4 × 5 »You will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A8.
- On the other hand, in the event that 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 A8?
We now move on to the second part of this tutorial, what is the technique to change the size of the icons in the application list of your Samsung Galaxy A8? Alas, there is only one way to do it, it is the same as seen just above but by modifying 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 it requires a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and to do this we advise you to read our next section. You can still, in the event that your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Samsung Galaxy A8.
How to use a Launcher to change the size of icons on Samsung Galaxy A8?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy A8 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. 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 functionality that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy A8. We will therefore 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
- 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 Samsung Galaxy A8, see our article.
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy A8, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy A8.
