The personalization of a Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 has no real limit, and that's good, in fact, by using all the customization options that exist, you can enjoy an original device and your image. This is just to name one of the big advantages over Apple, which nevertheless remains intuitive, and which gives its users very little leeway.
We will precisely, in this guide, discover how to change the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017? To do this, first, 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 J5 2017 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of its Samsung Galaxy J5 2017?
We therefore start our tutorial on personalization of the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 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 give you the possibility to organize and sort the different applications and data that you want to integrate on your screen. Using the home screen on Android makes your life easier, avoids wasting 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 your games, on a third a calendar widget to keep an eye on your next meetings. Creating a new home page on a Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017
- Now that you're on your home screen, pinch your fingers like you want to zoom out
- You will have a preview of the different home screen pages available
- You will now be able through the small "+" Add a new page
- In the event that you want to delete a page from the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 you will have to click on the trash can logo
How to organize the application icons on the home screen of its Samsung Galaxy J5 2017?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the most used home screen personalization feature on Samsung Galaxy J5 2017. 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 Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 home screen, you can take a look at our article.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy J5 2017
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017
- Access the list of applications on your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 by swiping the screen upwards
- Find the app you want add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017
- 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 Samsung Galaxy J5 2017, it will now be time 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 if you don't 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 on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017?
Last possibility, and not the least, you will be able to modify the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 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 need to consult frequently without having to open the app in question. Follow the steps below to discover the list of Widgets available on your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017 and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Samsung Galaxy J5 2017
- 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, choose the one you want and move it like any application shortcut
- Be aware, 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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