The personalization of a Samsung Galaxy J1 has no limit, and that's good, indeed, by using all the customization possibilities that are offered, you can enjoy an original device and your image. This is among other things one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains easy to use, however, which leaves little room for the creativity of its users.
We will precisely, in this article, discover how to change the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1? 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 Samsung Galaxy J1 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1?
So we start our tutorial on personalization of the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy J1 with the addition of a page. You may have already noticed, you may have several pages on the home page of your smartphone that you can navigate by swiping 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 applications and data that you want to integrate on your screen. Using the home screen on Android makes life easier, saves time, and, with 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 your games, on a third a calendar widget so as not to miss your next meetings. Creating a new home page on a Samsung Galaxy J1 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy J1
- Once on the home screen, pinch your fingers as if trying to zoom out
- You will have a preview of the different accessible home screen pages
- You can now using the small "+" Add a new page
- If you want to delete a page from the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1 you will need to click on the trash can logo
How to change the application icons on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the home screen personalization feature on Samsung Galaxy J1 that people use the most. In fact, 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 wish add the time on your Samsung Galaxy J1 home screen, you can take a look at our guide.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy J1
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy J1
- Access the list of applications on your Samsung Galaxy J1 by swiping the screen upwards
- Locate the app you want add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1
- Hold down the latter's icon and click » Add to Home Screen ", This term may vary depending on the Android version installed on your device
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 Samsung Galaxy J1, 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 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 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 position it
How to add Widgets on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1?
Last option, and not least, you can customize the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1 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 constantly consult without having to open the app in question. Apply the technique below to display the list of Widgets available on your Samsung Galaxy J1 and add them to your Home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Samsung Galaxy J1
- 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 discover the list of available Widgets, you will have a preview of their rendering, select 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 maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy J1, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy J1.
