The personalization of a Google Pixel 3a XL has no limit, and that's good, in fact, thanks to all the customization options available, you can enjoy an original mobile phone and your image. This is notably one of the big advantages over Apple which remains easy to use, however, which leaves little room for the creativity of its users.
Today we are just going to see how to change the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL? For this, first, 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 Google Pixel 3a XL and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL?
So we start our tutorial on personalization of the home screen of a Google Pixel 3a XL with the addition of a page. You may have already noticed, you may have several pages on the home page of your smartphone which you can navigate by swiping your screen to one side or the other. These pages are really interesting in the sense that they will give you the possibility of organizing and sorting the different information that you want to integrate on your screen. Using the home screen on Android can make life easier, avoid wasting time, and, with one click, open 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 keep an eye on your next meetings. Creating a new home page on a Google Pixel 3a XL is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Google Pixel 3a XL
- Once on the home screen, pinch your fingers as if trying to zoom out
- You will see the different home screen pages available
- You will now be able, thanks to the small "+" Add a new page
- If you want to delete a page from the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL 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 my Google Pixel 3a XL?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the most popular home screen personalization feature on Google Pixel 3a XL. 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 important to be able to access these apps quickly and not have to search for them each time in the list. If you ever want add the time on your Google Pixel 3a XL home screen, do not hesitate to look at our article.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Google Pixel 3a XL
- Unlock your Google Pixel 3a XL
- Access the list of applications on your Google Pixel 3a XL by swiping the screen upwards
- Locate the app you want add as a shortcut on the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL
- Hold your finger on the latter icon and select » Add to Home Screen ", This term may change depending on the Android version installed on your smartphone
How to move app shortcuts to the Home screen
Once you have added all the app shortcuts you want on the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL, you will now have 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:
- 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 on the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL?
Last option, and not the least, it is possible to modify the home screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL 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 want to constantly consult without having to open the app in question. Use the following procedure to discover the list of Widgets available on your Google Pixel 3a XL and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Google Pixel 3a XL
- Two possibilities, 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, click on the one you want and move it like any application shortcut
- You should know despite everything 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 are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Google Pixel 3a XL, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 3a XL.
