The personalization of a Samsung Galaxy S5 has no limit, and that's good, indeed, using all the customization possibilities that exist, you can have an original phone and your image. This is, among other things, one of the big advantages over Apple, which nevertheless remains easy to use, and which gives its users very little leeway.
Today we are just going to discover how to change the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5? 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 S5 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5?
We therefore start our tutorial on personalization of the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy S5 with the addition of a page. You may have already noticed, it is possible to have several pages on the home of your 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 allow you to organize and sort the different information that you want to appear 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 put 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 homepage on a Samsung Galaxy S5 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S5
- Now that you're on your home screen, pinch your fingers as if you're trying to zoom out
- You will see the different home screen pages available
- You will now be able via the small "+" Add a new page
- In the event that you wish to delete a page from the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5 you will need to click on the trash can logo
How to change the application icons on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the home screen personalization feature on Samsung Galaxy S5 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. In the event that you wish add the time on your Samsung Galaxy S5 home screen, don't hesitate to read our article.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Samsung Galaxy S5
- Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S5
- Go to the application list of your Samsung Galaxy S5 by swiping the screen upwards
- Locate the app you are planning to add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5
- Hold down the latter's icon and click » Add to Home Screen ", This term may change 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 applications you want on the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5, you will now have to move them to position them on the right page and in the right place. The technique 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 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 to the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5?
Last option, and not least, you can modify the home screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5 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 want to consult regularly without having to open the app concerned. Apply the procedure below to display the list of Widgets available on your Samsung Galaxy S5 and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Samsung Galaxy S5
- 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 appear, you will have a preview of their rendering, select 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 choose among different formats to match your needs.
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