In the event that you have the feeling that the readability of your Home screen is not good, that you need to make the icons bigger or smaller to see more of them, you will be happy to know that it It is possible thanks to the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to perform it on your Samsung Galaxy J5. In this guide, we are going to teach you how to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy J5? This way, you will be able to choose the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen in the best possible way.
For this, first of all, we will find out how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J5 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, to conclude, how to use a Launcher to accomplish any modifications you want to the size of the application icons of your Samsung Galaxy J5.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy J5?
We therefore start our little article by revealing the procedure to follow for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We therefore reveal 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 J5:
- Unlock your smartphone screen
- On the home screen, long press on an empty space or pinch the screen with your fingers as if you never 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 J5.
- On the other hand, if you ever 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 J5?
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 its Samsung Galaxy J5? Alas, there is only one technique 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 it requires a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and for that we advise you to read our next section. You can nevertheless, if ever your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Samsung Galaxy J5.
How to use a Launcher to change icon size on Samsung Galaxy J5?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy J5 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 smartphone'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 J5. We are now going to teach you how 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 Samsung Galaxy J5, see our article.
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