The customization of a Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha never stops, and that's good, in fact, by using all the customization options available, you will be able to enjoy a unique phone and your image. This is one of the big advantages over Apple, which remains intuitive, however, leaving little room for the creativity of its users.
In this guide, we are going to discover how to change the home screen of your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha? To do this, to begin with, 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 Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha and, finally, how to use Widgets.
How to add a page to the home screen of your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha?
So we start our tutorial on personalization of the home screen of a Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha with the addition of a page. You have probably already noticed, you can have several pages on the home page of your smartphone 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 be able to position your social networks and the time on a first page only, on a second, all of your games, on a third a calendar widget so as not to miss your next meetings. Creating a new home page on a Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha is actually very easy :
- Unlock your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha
- Once on the home screen, pinch your fingers as if you wanted to zoom out
- You will see the different home screen pages available
- You can now thanks to the small "+" Add a new page
- If you ever want to delete a page from the home screen of your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha you will have to click on the logo in the shape of a trash can
How to organize the application icons on the home screen of your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha?
We now go to the application icon part. This is the home screen personalization feature on Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha the most used. 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 essential to be able to access these apps quickly and not have to search for them each time in the list. If you ever want add the time on your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha home screen, don't hesitate to read our article.
How to add app shortcuts to the home screen of a Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha
- Unlock your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha
- Go to the application list of your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha by swiping the screen upwards
- Find the app you are considering add as a shortcut to the home screen of your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha
- 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 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 Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, it will now be time to move them to position them on the right page and in the right place. The procedure 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 edge of the screen (as far to the left or right as possible depending on the location of the page you want to drop it on) and wait to change page until you reach the one where you want to put it
How to add Widgets on the home screen of your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha?
Last option, and not the least, you will be able to customize the home screen of your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha 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 constantly consult without having to open the app in question. Follow the steps below to display the list of Widgets available on your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha and add them to your home screens:
- Unlock the screen of your Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha
- 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, choose 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 case you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the king of the Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Mi Mix Alpha.
