The personalization of a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has no limit, and that's good, indeed, with the help of all the customization options that exist, you have the possibility of enjoying an original smartphone. and in your image. This is just to name one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains intuitive, however, leaving little room for the creativity of its users.
We will precisely, in this guide, learn how to change the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4? 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 Note 4 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4?
So let's start our article on personalization of the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 with the addition of a page. You have probably already noticed that you can 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 so as not to miss your next meetings. Creating a new home page on a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- Once on the home screen, pinch your fingers as if trying to zoom out
- You will see the various accessible home screen pages appear.
- You can now, through the small "+" Add a new page
- In the event that you wish delete a page from the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 you will need to click on the trash can logo
How to change the application icons on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the most popular home screen personalization feature on Samsung Galaxy Note 4. 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. If you ever wish add the time on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 home screen, you can consult our guide.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- Access the list of applications on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 by swiping the screen upwards
- Identify the app you want to add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- 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 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 Note 4, it is now time to move them to position them on the right page and in the right place. The procedure 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 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 to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4?
Last possibility, and not the least, it is possible to customize the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 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 frequently without having to open the app in question. Apply the following technique to discover the list of Widgets available on your Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and add them to your Home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- 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 appear, 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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