If you have the feeling that the readability of your home screen does not suit you, that you need to increase the size of the icons or to shrink them to see more, know that it is possible thanks to the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to perform it on your Samsung XCover 4. We will precisely, in this article, explain to you how to change the size of the icons on your Samsung XCover 4? Thus, you can define the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen in the best way.
In this context, first, we will see how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Samsung XCover 4 , 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 XCover 4.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Samsung XCover 4?
So we start our little article by revealing the manipulation 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 XCover 4:
- Unlock your 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 XCover 4.
- 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 XCover 4?
We now move on to the second part of this article, what is the procedure to change the size of the icons in the application list of your Samsung XCover 4? Alas, there is only one technique 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 involves a lot of manipulation, otherwise you can use a Launcher and in this context we advise you to read our next section. You can nevertheless, if your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Samsung XCover 4.
How to use a Launcher to edit the size of icons on Samsung XCover 4?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Samsung XCover 4 will be to use a Launcher. A Launcher is an application that will replace the software overlay or the basic Android launcher and will allow you to organize your phone's home screens completely differently. We can use icon packs to offer a different visual 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 function that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons on your Samsung XCover 4. 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 reach 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 XCover 4, see our article.
In the event that you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Samsung XCover 4, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Samsung X Cover 4.
