Customizing a Samsung Galaxy A42 never stops, and that's good, indeed, with all the customization options available, you will be able to benefit from an original mobile phone that reflects 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 Samsung Galaxy A42? To do this, first of all, 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A42?
So let's start our article on personalization of the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy A42 with the addition of a page. You have probably already noticed that it is possible to have several pages on your phone's home page in which you will be able to navigate 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 of organizing and sorting the different information that you want to appear on your screen. Using the home screen on Android makes life easier, saves time, and, in one click, opens 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 so as not to miss your next appointments. Creating a new homepage on a Samsung Galaxy A42 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy A42
- Now that you're on your home screen, pinch your fingers as if you're trying to zoom out
- You will see the various home screen pages appear in place
- From now on, you will 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 you will need to click on the trash can logo
How to change the application icons on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A42?
We now move on to the application icon part. This is the home screen customization feature on Samsung Galaxy A42 that people use the most. In fact, 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 ever want add the time on your Samsung Galaxy A42 home screen, you can consult our guide.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy A42
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy A42
- Go to the application list of your Samsung Galaxy A42 by swiping the screen upwards
- Identify the application you want add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A42
- Hold down the latter's icon and click » 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 on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A42, you will now have to move them to position them on the right page and in the right place. The handling is particularly easy 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 right as possible depending on the location of the page on which you want to drop it) and wait to change page until you reach the one where you want to position it
How to add Widgets to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A42?
Last possibility, and not the least, you can customize the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy A42 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 concerned. Apply the following technique to discover the list of Widgets available on your Samsung Galaxy A42 and add them to your Home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Samsung Galaxy A42
- 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, 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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