If 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 to shrink them to display more, note that it is possible thanks to the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to accomplish this on your Samsung Galaxy S20. In this guide, we are going to teach you how to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy S20? Therefore, you will be able to define the format that will suit you best to arrange your home screen optimally.
In this context, first of all, we will see how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S20 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, finally, how to use a Launcher to accomplish all the modifications you want to the size of the application icons of your Samsung Galaxy S20.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy S20?
We start our little article by presenting you the procedure to follow for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We reveal to you the only way that we have found, it is actually a trick of the customization options of the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S20:
- 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 select» 4 × 5 You are heading to have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S20.
- On the other hand, if 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 Samsung Galaxy S20?
We 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 Samsung Galaxy S20? Unfortunately, there is only one technique to do this, it is the same as seen 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 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 S20.
How to use a Launcher to change icon size on Samsung Galaxy S20?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy S20 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 give you the possibility of completely organizing the home screens of your mobile phone. You will be able to 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 function that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your Samsung Galaxy S20. 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
- 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 S20, see our article.
If you want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy S20, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S20.
