The customization of a Sony Xperia 8 has no limit, and that's good, indeed, thanks to all the customization options available, you will be able to have a unique mobile phone that reflects 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.
In this article, we will see how to change the home screen of your Sony Xperia 8? To do this, first of all, we'll 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 Sony Xperia 8 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Sony Xperia 8?
So we start our tutorial on personalization of the home screen of a Sony Xperia 8 with the addition of a page. You have probably already noticed, it is possible to have several pages on the home page 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 applications and data that you want to integrate on your screen. Using the home screen on Android makes your life easier, saves time and, with one click, opens your favorite app. You will have the possibility 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 so as not to miss your next meetings. Creating a new homepage on a Sony Xperia 8 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Sony Xperia 8
- Now that you're on your home screen, pinch your fingers like you want to zoom out
- You will see the different home screen pages in place
- You will now be able to use the small "+" Add a new page
- In the event that you want to delete a page from the home screen of your Sony Xperia 8 you will need to click on the trash can logo
How to change the application icons on the home screen of your Sony Xperia 8?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the most popular home screen personalization feature on Sony Xperia 8. 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 important 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 Sony Xperia 8 home screen, you can browse our article.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Sony Xperia 8
- Unlock your Sony Xperia 8
- Go to the application list of your Sony Xperia 8 by swiping the screen upwards
- Locate the app you are planning to add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Sony Xperia 8
- Hold your finger on the latter's icon and click » Add to Home Screen ", This term may change depending on the Android version installed on your device
How to move app shortcuts to the Home screen
Once you have added all the applications you want on the home screen of your Sony Xperia 8, 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:
- 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 position it
How to add Widgets to the home screen of your Sony Xperia 8?
Last possibility, and not the least, you can personalize the home screen of your Sony Xperia 8 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 regularly without having to open the app in question. Use the following technique to discover the list of Widgets available on your Sony Xperia 8 and add them to your Home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Sony Xperia 8
- 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, 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 use different formats to match your needs.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Sony Xperia 8, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia 8.
