In the event that you have the feeling that the readability of your home screen is not good, that you need to increase the size of the icons or to shrink them to see more, you should know that is possible thanks to the features implemented on the latest versions of Android to perform it on your XIAOMI Mi 8. We will precisely, in this article, teach you how to change the size of the icons on your XIAOMI Mi 8? As a result, you will be able to set the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen in the best possible way.

In this context, first of all, we will discover how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your XIAOMI Mi 8 , then, how to modify it in the list of applications, and, to conclude, how to use a Launcher to make any desired changes to the size of the application icons of your XIAOMI Mi 8.

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How to change the size of the application icons on the home screen of a XIAOMI Mi 8?

So we start our little tutorial by showing you the procedure for change the size of app icons on your home screen.

We reveal to you the only way we found, it is actually a tip of the customization options of the home screen of your XIAOMI Mi 8:

  • Unlock your mobile phone screen
  • On the home screen, do a 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 XIAOMI Mi 8.
  • 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 XIAOMI Mi 8?

We now move on to the second part of this article, what is the method to change the size of the icons in the application list of your XIAOMI Mi 8? 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 that we have found is to use of a ROM , unofficial version of Android which is going to have a different organization and content, but it requires a lot of manipulation, or you can use a Launcher and in this context we recommend that you read our next section. You can still, in the event that your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your XIAOMI Mi 8.

How to use a Launcher to change the size of icons on XIAOMI Mi 8?

Another solution to change the size of the icons on your XIAOMI Mi 8 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 mobile phone's home screens completely differently. You will be able to 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 grid locations… And, of course, the function that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your XIAOMI Mi 8. We will therefore 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 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 XIAOMI Mi 8, see our article.

If you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the XIAOMI Mi 8, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: XIAOMI Mi 8.