In the event that you have the feeling that the readability of your home screen is not sufficient, that you need to enlarge the icons or shrink them to see more, you will be happy to know that there is is possible thanks to the features integrated into the latest versions of Android to achieve it on your Vivo Y21. In this article, we are going to teach you how to change icon size on your Vivo Y21? This way, you will be able to choose the format that suits you best to organize your home screen optimally.
For this, in the first place, we will learn how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Vivo Y21 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, finally, how to use a Launcher to make all the changes you want to the size of the application icons on your Vivo Y21.
How to change the size of app icons on the home screen of a Vivo Y21?
So we start our little guide by showing you the technique to change the size of app icons on your home screen.
We therefore present to you the only way that we have found, it is actually to use a tip from the customization options of the home screen of your Vivo Y21:
- Unlock your smartphone 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 select» 4 × 5 » you will have the largest possible icons, and fewer application icons displayed on the home screen of your Vivo Y21.
- On the other hand, in the event that 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 list of applications of a Vivo Y21?
We will now move on to the second part of this tutorial, what is the procedure to change the size of the icons in the list of applications of your Vivo Y21? 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 will have a different organization and content, but this involves a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and in this context we suggest you read our next section. You can still, in the event that your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Vivo Y21.
How to use a Launcher to change icon size on Vivo Y21?
Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Vivo Y21 is going to 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 you like 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 Vivo Y21. We are therefore going to teach 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 Vivo Y21, see our article.
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Vivo Y21, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Live Y21.
