The customization of a Vivo Y16 has no limits, and that's good, in fact, by using all the customization possibilities available, you can have an original device that reflects your image. This is one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains intuitive, but leaves little room for the creativity of its users.
In this guide, we are going to learn how to change the home screen of your Vivo Y16? 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 Vivo Y16 and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Vivo Y16?
So we start our article on personalization of the home screen of a Vivo Y16 with the addition of a page. You've probably already noticed that you can have multiple pages on your phone's home that you can navigate by swiping your screen from 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 into your screen. Using the home screen on Android makes life easier, avoid wasting time, and, in one click, open 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 widget of the agenda to keep an eye on your next appointments. Creating a new homepage on a Vivo Y16 is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Vivo Y16
- Once on the home screen, pinch your fingers as if you wanted to zoom out
- You will see the various accessible home screen pages appear.
- You will now be able through the small "+" Add a new page
- If you ever want delete a page from the home screen of your Vivo Y16 you will have to click on the trash can logo
How to change application icons on the home screen of your Vivo Y16?
We now move on to the application icon part. This is the home screen customization feature on Vivo Y16 that people use the most. In fact, 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 want add the time on your Vivo Y16 home screen, we invite you to look at our guide.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Vivo Y16
- Unlock your Vivo Y16
- Go to the list of applications of your Vivo Y16 by swiping the screen upwards
- Locate the app you are planning to add as a shortcut on the home screen of your Vivo Y16
- Hold your finger on the latter icon and select » Add to Home Screen ", This term may vary 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 to the home screen of your Vivo Y16, now is the time to move them to position them on the right page and in the right place. The procedure 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 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 Vivo Y16?
Last possibility, and not the least, you can customize the home screen of your Vivo Y16 by adding Widgets to it. Widgets are interactive blocks which will 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 want to constantly consult without having to open the relevant app. Apply the procedure below to view the list of Widgets available on your Vivo Y16 and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Vivo Y16
- 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 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
- Note 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.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Vivo Y16, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Live Y16.
