The customization of a Pocophone M5s has no limit, and it is a good thing for you, in fact, using all the customization options that exist, you will be able to benefit from an original phone and to your picture. This is one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains simple to use, however, which gives very little leeway to its users.
In this guide, we are going to discover how to change the home screen of your Pocophone M5s? In this context, 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 Pocophone M5s and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Pocophone M5s?
We start by consequently our guide on the customization of the home screen of a Pocophone M5s with the addition of a page. You've probably already noticed that it's possible to have several pages on your phone's home page that you can navigate through by swiping your screen from 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 life easier, saves time, and, in 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 widget of the agenda to follow your next appointments. Creating a new homepage on a Pocophone M5s is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Pocophone M5s
- 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 displayed
- You will now be able to use the small "+" Add a new page
- In the event that you want delete a page from the home screen of your Pocophone M5s you will have to click on the trash can logo
How to change the application icons on the home screen of your Pocophone M5s?
We now move on to the application icon part. This is the most used home screen customization feature on Pocophone M5s. 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 want add the time on your Pocophone M5s home screen, you can read our guide.
How to Add App Shortcuts to the Home Screen of a Pocophone M5s
- Unlock your Pocophone M5s
- Go to the list of applications on your Pocophone M5s by swiping the screen upwards
- Find the app you want add a shortcut to the home screen of your Pocophone M5s
- Hold your finger on the latter's icon and click » Add to Home Screen “, This term may vary 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 app shortcuts you want on the home screen of your Pocophone M5s, now is the 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 hardest 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 Pocophone M5s?
Last option, and not least, you can modify the home screen of your Pocophone M5s by adding Widgets to it. Widgets are interactive blocks which will 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 technique below to display the list of Widgets available on your Pocophone M5s and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Pocophone M5s
- 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, click on the one you want and move it like any application shortcut
- Be aware 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.
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