The customization of a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 doesn't really have any limits, and that's a good thing for you, indeed, with the help of all the customization options available, you will be able to enjoy an original device and in your image. This is one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains intuitive but gives its users very little leeway.
Today we are just going to learn how to change the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8? In this context, 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 8 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8?
We therefore start our tutorial on personalization of the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with the addition of a page. You may have already noticed, you may have several pages on the home page of your mobile phone 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 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 follow your next meetings. Creating a new home page on a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- 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 will now be able through the small "+" Add a new page
- If you want to delete a page from the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 you will need to click on the trash can logo
How to organize the application icons on the home screen of its Samsung Galaxy Note 8?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the most popular home screen personalization feature on Samsung Galaxy Note 8. 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 Note 8 home screen, you can read our article.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Access the list of applications on your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 by swiping the screen upwards
- Find the application you want add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- Press and hold the icon of the latter and select » 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 app shortcuts you want on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8, it will now be time to move them to position them on the right page and in the right place. The technique is particularly easy 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 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 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 on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8?
Last possibility, and not the least, it is possible to modify the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8 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 Note 8 and add them to your Home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Samsung Galaxy Note 8
- 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 discover 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 that they are more or less big, and that depending on the application it is sometimes possible to choose among different formats to match your needs.
In the event that you want a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy Note 8.
