The personalization of a Google Pixel 6 never stops, and it is a good thing for you, indeed, with the help of all the accessible personalization options, you have the possibility of benefiting from an original telephone. and in your image. This is one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains intuitive but leaves little room for the creativity of its users.
We will precisely, in this guide, see how to change the home screen of your Google Pixel 6? To do this, first, we'll 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 6 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Google Pixel 6?
So let's start our article on personalization of the home screen of a Google Pixel 6 with the addition of a page. You have probably already noticed that you can have several pages on your phone's home page that you can navigate through by sliding your screen to one side or the other. These pages are really interesting in the sense that they will give you the possibility to organize and sort the different applications and data that you want to appear on your screen. Using the home screen on Android makes life easier, avoid wasting time, and, in one click, open your favorite app. You will be able to position on a first page only your social networks and the time, on a second, all of your games, on a third a widget of the agenda to follow your next appointments. Creating a new home page on a Google Pixel 6 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Google Pixel 6
- Now that you're on your home screen, pinch your fingers like you want to zoom out
- You will see the different active home screen pages appear.
- You will now be able through the small "+" Add a new page
- In the event that you want delete a page from the home screen of your Google Pixel 6 you will have to click on the trash can logo
How to change the application icons on the home screen of my Google Pixel 6?
We now move on to the application icon part. This is the most popular home screen customization feature on Google Pixel 6. 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. In the event that you want add the time on your Google Pixel 6 home screen, we invite you to consult our guide.
How to Add App Shortcuts to the Home Screen of a Google Pixel 6
- Unlock your Google Pixel 6
- Access the list of applications on your Google Pixel 6 by swiping the screen upwards
- Find the app you are considering add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Google Pixel 6
- Hold your finger on the latter icon and select » Add to Home Screen ", This term may vary depending on the Android version installed on your smartphone
How to move app shortcuts to the Home screen
Once you have added all the applications you want to your Google Pixel 6 home screen, now is the time to move them to position them on the right page and in the right place. The technique is particularly simple and you have already done the hardest 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 slice 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 Google Pixel 6?
Last possibility, and not the least, you will be able to personalize the home screen of your Google Pixel 6 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 consult regularly without having to open the app in question. Follow the technique below to display the list of Widgets available on your Google Pixel 6 and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Google Pixel 6
- Two options, 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
- 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 ever want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Google Pixel 6, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Google Pixel 6.
