In the event that 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 display more, you should know that it is possible thanks to the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to do it on your Sony Xperia L3. Today we will precisely explain to you how to change the size of the icons on your Sony Xperia L3? As a result, you will be able to define the format that best suits you to arrange your home screen optimally.
In this context, to begin with, we will learn how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Sony Xperia L3 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, to conclude, how to use a Launcher to accomplish any modifications you wish to the size of the application icons of your Sony Xperia L3.
How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of a Sony Xperia L3?
So we start our little tutorial by showing you the technique for change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We reveal to you the only way that we have found, it is in fact to use a trick of the customization options of the home screen of your Sony Xperia L3:
- Unlock your phone screen
- On the home screen, long press on an empty space or pinch the screen with your fingers as in the event that you want 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 Sony Xperia L3.
- On the other hand, in the event that 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 Sony Xperia L3?
We now move on to the second part of this article, how to change the size of the icons in the application list of your Sony Xperia L3? However, there is only one way to do this, it is the same as seen above but by modifying Application grid We have researched several options for doing 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 this requires a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and to do this we recommend that you read our next section. You can nevertheless, in the event that your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Sony Xperia L3.
How to use a Launcher to change the size of icons on Sony Xperia L3?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Sony Xperia L3 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 phone's home screens completely differently. We can 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 locations of the grid… And, of course, the function that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your Sony Xperia L3. 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
- Make a long press on your home screen in an empty space to reach 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 L3, see our article.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Sony Xperia L3, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia L3.
