In the event that you have the impression that the readability of your home screen does not suit you, that you want to enlarge the icons or shrink them to see more, know that it is possible with the helps features built into the latest versions of Android to achieve it on your Samsung Galaxy S7. In this article, we will teach you how to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy S7? This way, you can choose the format that best suits you to arrange your home screen optimally.
In this context, first of all, we will learn how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S7 , 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 S7.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy S7?
So let's start our little article by showing you the technique 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 S7:
- Unlock your smartphone screen
- On the home screen, do a 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 will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S7.
- On the other hand, if you ever 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 S7?
We now move on to the second part of this article, what is the procedure to change the size of the icons in the list of applications of its Samsung Galaxy S7? 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 options 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 that involves a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and for that we recommend that you read our next section. You can nevertheless, if ever your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Samsung Galaxy S7.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Samsung Galaxy S7?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy S7 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. 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 grid locations… And, of course, the functionality that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your Samsung Galaxy S7. We will therefore 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 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 S7, see our article.
In the event that you are looking for a max of tutorials to become a master of the Samsung Galaxy S7, we invite you to look at the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S7.
