Learn & customize the home screen
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Learn & customize the home screen
Add shortcuts and widgets, access the notification panel, changing wallpaper, and more.
- Tap an icon to make a selection.
- Touch and drag horizontally to swipe.
- Touch and drag vertically to scroll.
- Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the Notifications menu.
Note: Swipe down with two fingers to reveal the Quick settings menu.
- To add an app shortcut or widget, from the home screen, tap Apps.
- Touch and hold the desired app, or tap Widgets to add a widget.
Note: This tutorial selects 'Widgets'.
- Swipe to, then touch and hold the desired widget.
Note: This tutorial selects 'Adapt Sound'.
- Drag to the desired location on the home screen, then release to set.
- The icon will appear on the home screen. Tap to activate the shortcut or widget. To change location, first touch and hold the widget.
- Drag the icon to the desired location, then release to set. Drag to Remove to delete the icon from the home screen.
- To change home screen layout, first touch the screen with two fingers, then move together in a pinching motion.
- Tap the Add icon to add an additional home screen.
- To change home screen locations, first touch and hold the desired home screen page.
- Drag to the desired location, then release to set.
- Drag to Remove to delete the desired home screen page.
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