The personalization of an Alcatel 1 has no real limit, and that's good, indeed, with the help of all the customization options available, you will be able to benefit from an original phone and in your image. . This is one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains intuitive, however, which gives its users very little leeway.
Today we will precisely learn how to change the home screen of your Alcatel 1? In this context, to begin with, we will find out how to add a new page to your home screen, then, how to add or remove app shortcuts on the home screen of your Alcatel 1 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Alcatel 1?
So let's start our article on personalization of the home screen of an Alcatel 1 with the addition of a page. You may have already noticed, it is possible to have several pages on the home page of your smartphone in which you will be able to navigate by sliding your screen to one side or the other. These pages are really interesting in the sense that they will allow you to organize and sort the different applications and data that you want to integrate on your screen. Using the home screen on Android makes your life easier, avoids wasting time, and, in one click, opens your favorite app. You will be able to put on a first page only your social networks and the time, on a second, all your games, on a third a calendar widget to follow your next meetings. Creating a new home page on an Alcatel 1 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Alcatel 1
- Now that you're on your home screen, pinch your fingers like you want to zoom out
- You will see the various accessible home screen pages displayed
- You can now, through the small "+" Add a new page
- If you want to delete a page from the home screen of your Alcatel 1 you will need to click on the logo in the shape of a trash can
How to change the application icons on the home screen of your Alcatel 1?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the home screen personalization feature on Alcatel 1 that people use the most. Indeed, we spend on average more than 2 hours a day in front of our screen and we are very often on 2 or 3 applications like Facebook, Instagram or YouTube. It is therefore essential to be able to access these apps quickly and not have to search for them each time in the list. In the event that you wish add the time on your Alcatel 1 home screen, you can take a look at our article.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of an Alcatel 1
- Unlock your Alcatel 1
- Go to the application list of your Alcatel 1 by swiping the screen upwards
- Identify the application you want add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Alcatel 1
- Press and hold the icon of the latter and select » Add to Home Screen ", This term may vary depending on the Android version installed on your device
How to move app shortcuts to the Home screen
Once you have added all the applications you want to the home screen of your Alcatel 1, it will now be time to move them to position them on the right page and in the right place. The maneuver is particularly simple and you have already done the hard part:
- Hold down the icon of the app you want to move
- Drag it to the location on the screen where you want to position it in the event that you do not want to change the page
- Otherwise, drag and hold it towards the side edge of the screen (as far to the left or to the right as possible depending on the location of the page on which you want to drop it) and wait to change the page until you reach the one where you want to put it
How to add Widgets to the home screen of your Alcatel 1?
Last alternative, and not the least, you can personalize the home screen of your Alcatel 1 by adding Widgets. Widgets are interactive blocks which can display the data of a specific application, such as the calendar, your emails, the time, the date… They are very practical for information that you need to constantly consult without having to open the app in question. Follow the steps below to display the list of Widgets available on your Alcatel 1 and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Alcatel 1
- Two alternatives, either you pinch the screen as if you wanted to zoom out, either you leave pressed in an empty place where you want to add a Widgets
- Now click on » Widgets »And you will discover the list of available Widgets, you will have a preview of their rendering, choose the one you want and move it like any application shortcut
- You should know all the same that they are more or less big, and that depending on the application it is sometimes possible to choose among different formats to match your needs.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Alcatel 1, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Alcatel 1.
