The customization of an Alcatel 1V never stops, and that's a good thing for you, in fact, by using all the customization options that are offered, you have the possibility of enjoying an original phone and in your image. This is one of the big advantages over Apple, which is easy to use, but leaves little room for the creativity of its users.
Today we are precisely going to discover how to change the home screen of your Alcatel 1V? To do this, to begin with, we will see 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 1V and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Alcatel 1V?
So we start our article on personalization of the home screen of an Alcatel 1V with the addition of a page. You have probably already noticed that you can have several pages on the home page of your mobile phone in which you can 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 life easier, saves time and, with 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 of your games, on a third a calendar widget to follow your next meetings. Creating a new home page on an Alcatel 1V is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Alcatel 1V
- Now that you're on your home screen, pinch your fingers like you want to zoom out
- You will see the different home screen pages in place
- You can now via the small "+" Add a new page
- If you ever want to delete a page from the home screen of your Alcatel 1V you will have to click on the logo in the shape of a trash can
How to organize the application icons on the home screen of its Alcatel 1V?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the most popular home screen personalization feature on Alcatel 1V. Indeed, we spend on average more than 2 hours a day in front of our screen and we mainly use this time only 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. If you want add the time on your Alcatel 1V home screen, you can read our article.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of an Alcatel 1V
- Unlock your Alcatel 1V
- Go to the application list of your Alcatel 1V by swiping the screen upwards
- Find the app you want add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Alcatel 1V
- Hold your finger on the latter's icon and click » Add to Home Screen “, This term may change depending on the Android version installed on your mobile phone
How to move app shortcuts to the Home screen
Once you have added all the applications you want on the home screen of your Alcatel 1V, it will now be time to move them to position them on the right page and in the right place. The handling is particularly simple and you have already done the hard part:
- Leave the icon of the app you want to move
- Drag it to the location on the screen where you want to position it if you don't want to change the page
- Otherwise, drag and hold it towards the side edge of the screen (as far to the left or right as possible depending on the location of the page you want to drop it on) and wait to change page until you reach the one where you want to put it
How to add Widgets to the home screen of your Alcatel 1V?
Last possibility, and not the least, you can modify the home screen of your Alcatel 1V by adding Widgets. Widgets are interactive blocks which will display the data of a specific application, such as the diary, your emails, the time, the date… They are very practical for information that you need to consult regularly without having to open the app concerned. Use the following procedure to discover the list of Widgets available on your Alcatel 1V and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Alcatel 1V
- 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 see 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
- However, you should know that they are more or less big, and that depending on the application it is sometimes possible to use different formats to match your needs.
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Alcatel 1V, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Alcatel 1V.
