The customization of a Vivo Y01 never stops, and that's good, indeed, by using all the customization options available, you will be able to have an original device that reflects your image. This is one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains simple to use, however, which gives very little leeway to its users.
In this guide, we are going to learn how to change the home screen of your Vivo Y01? For this, first of all, 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 Vivo Y01 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Vivo Y01?
We therefore start our tutorial on personalization of the home screen of a Vivo Y01 with the addition of a page. You have probably already noticed that it is possible to have several pages on the home page of your mobile phone in which you will be able to 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 of organizing and sorting the different information that you want to integrate on your screen. Using the home screen on Android makes life easier, avoid wasting time, and, in one click, open 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 widget of the agenda so as not to miss your next appointments. Creating a new homepage on a Vivo Y01 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Vivo Y01
- 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 can now, through the small "+" Add a new page
- In the event that you want delete a page from the home screen of your Vivo Y01 you will have to click on the trash can logo
How to change application icons on the home screen of your Vivo Y01?
We now move on to the application icon part. This is the most popular home screen customization feature on Vivo Y01. 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 want add the time on your Vivo Y01 home screen, do not hesitate to browse our article.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Vivo Y01
- Unlock your Vivo Y01
- Access the list of applications of your Vivo Y01 by swiping the screen upwards
- Identify the app you want to add as a shortcut on the home screen of your Vivo Y01
- Hold down 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 app shortcuts you want on the home screen of your Vivo Y01, you will now have 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 hardest 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 position it
How to add Widgets to the home screen of your Vivo Y01?
Last alternative, and not the least, you will be able to modify the home screen of your Vivo Y01 by adding Widgets to it. 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. Follow the next steps to view the list of Widgets available on your Vivo Y01 and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Vivo Y01
- 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, click on the one you want and move it like any application shortcut
- You should know however 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.
If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the Vivo Y01, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Live Y01.
