The customization of a OnePlus 5T has no limit, and that's a good thing for you, in fact, thanks to all the customization options that are offered, you have the possibility of benefiting from an original device and in your image. This is just to name one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains easy to use, but leaves little room for the creativity of its users.
Today we are just going to discover how to change the home screen of your OnePlus 5T? To do this, first of all, 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 OnePlus 5T and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your OnePlus 5T?
So we start our article on personalization of the home screen of a OnePlus 5T 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 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 information that you want to integrate on your screen. Using the home screen on Android makes your life easier, saves time, and, with one click, opens your favorite app. You will have the possibility 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 so as not to miss your next meetings. Creating a new home page on a OnePlus 5T is actually very easy :
- Unlock your OnePlus 5T
- Once on the home screen, pinch your fingers as if you wanted to zoom out
- You will see the different active home screen pages appear.
- You will now be able to use the small "+" Add a new page
- In the event that you wish to delete a page from the home screen of your OnePlus 5T you will need to click on the trash can logo
How to change the application icons on the home screen of your OnePlus 5T?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the home screen personalization feature on OnePlus 5T that people use the most. 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 wish add the time on your OnePlus 5T home screen, we invite you to read our guide.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a OnePlus 5T
- Unlock your OnePlus 5T
- Go to the application list of your OnePlus 5T by swiping the screen upwards
- Locate the app you are planning to add as a shortcut to the home screen of your OnePlus 5T
- 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 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 OnePlus 5T, it is now 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 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 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 on the home screen of your OnePlus 5T?
Last possibility, and not the least, it is possible to customize the home screen of your OnePlus 5T by adding Widgets. Widgets are interactive blocks which will be able to 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 in question. Use the following procedure to display the list of Widgets available on your OnePlus 5T and add them to your Home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your OnePlus 5T
- 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
- Note, however, that they are more or less large, and that depending on the application it is sometimes possible to use different formats to match your needs.
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