In the event that you have the feeling that the readability of your home screen is not sufficient, that you want to enlarge the icons or shrink them to display more, know that it is possible with the Features implemented on latest Android versions help accomplish this on your Sony Xperia 5 IV. We will precisely, in this article, teach you how to change the size of the icons on your Sony Xperia 5 IV? 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 see how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Sony Xperia 5 IV , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, to conclude, how to use a Launcher to make all the changes you want to the size of the application icons on your Sony Xperia 5 IV.
How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Sony Xperia 5 IV?
So we start our little guide by showing you the technique for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We therefore present to you the only way we have found, it is in fact to use a tip for the customization options of the home screen of your Sony Xperia 5 IV:
- 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 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 select» 4 × 5 » you will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Sony Xperia 5 IV.
- 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 list of applications of a Sony Xperia 5 IV?
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 your Sony Xperia 5 IV? Alas, there is only one way 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 is going to have a different organization and content, but it requires a lot of manipulation, otherwise you can use a Launcher and to do this 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 Sony Xperia 5 IV.
How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Sony Xperia 5 IV?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Sony Xperia 5 IV will be to use a Launcher. A Launcher is an application that will replace the software overlay or the basic launcher of Android and will suddenly give the possibility of organizing the home screens of your mobile phone completely differently. You will be able to 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 of your Sony Xperia 5 IV. 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
- 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 Sony Xperia 5 IV, see our article.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Sony Xperia 5 IV, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia 5IV.
