In the event that you have the impression that the readability of your home screen is not good, that you want to enlarge the icons or shrink them to display more, you will be happy to know that it is possible thanks to the features integrated into the latest versions of Android to accomplish this on your Xiaomi Poco M5S. We will precisely, in this guide, teach you how to change the size of the icons on your Xiaomi Poco M5S? Consequently, you will be able to choose the format that suits you best to arrange your home screen in an optimal way.

For this, first, we will learn how to change the size of application shortcuts on the home screen of your Xiaomi Poco M5S , 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 Xiaomi Poco M5S.

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How to change the size of application icons on the home screen of a Xiaomi Poco M5S?

So we start our little article by presenting you the technique for 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 a question of using a tip for the customization options of the home screen of your Xiaomi Poco M5S:

  • 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 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 Xiaomi Poco M5S.
  • 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 list of applications of a Xiaomi Poco M5S?

We will now move on to the second part of this guide, what is the method to change the size of the icons in the list of applications of your Xiaomi Poco M5S? Alas, there is only one technique to do it, it is the same as seen just above but by choosing Application grid We have researched several ways to do this, the only feasible 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 for that we advise you to read our next section. You can still, if your wish corresponds to a readability problem change the font of your Xiaomi Poco M5S.

How to use a Launcher to edit icon size on Xiaomi Poco M5S?

Another solution to change the size of the icons on your Xiaomi Poco M5S 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 therefore give the possibility of organizing the home screens of your mobile phone completely differently. You can use icon packs to offer a different visual that you like more, use the dark mode , position your icons or Widgets anywhere on your screen and in the grid locations… And, of course, the functionality that interests you the most adjust the size of the icons of your Xiaomi Poco M5S. We will suddenly 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
  • 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 Xiaomi Poco M5S, see our article.

If you want a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Xiaomi Poco M5S, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Poco M5S.