In the event that you have the feeling that the readability of your home screen does not suit you, that you need to enlarge the icons or to shrink them to see more of them, know that it is possible thanks to the built-in features. to the latest versions of Android to do so on your Samsung Galaxy S8. In this article, we will show you how to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy S8? Thus, you will be able to choose the format that will suit you best to arrange your home screen in the best possible way.
For this, first, we will learn how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S8 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, finally, how to use a Launcher to make any changes you want to the size of the application icons on your Samsung Galaxy S8.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy S8?
We therefore start our little tutorial by showing you the procedure 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 trick of the customization options of the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S8:
- Unlock your smartphone 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 choose" 4 × 5 You are heading to have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S8.
- 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 S8?
We now move on to the second part of this guide, what is the method to change the size of the icons in the application list of its samsung galaxy s8? 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 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 involves a lot of manipulation, otherwise you can use a Launcher and to do this we advise you to read our next section. You can still, if your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Samsung Galaxy S8.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Samsung Galaxy S8?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Samsung Galaxy S8 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 the possibility of completely organizing the home screens of your smartphone. We can use icon packs to offer a different visual 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 functionality that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your Samsung Galaxy S8. We will therefore show 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 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 S8, see our article.
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Samsung Galaxy S8, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy S8.
