Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens
To quickly get to your favorite content, you can customize your Home screens. You can add and organize:
- Apps
- Shortcuts to content inside apps
- Widgets that show information without opening apps
Note: Some of these steps work only on Android 9 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
Add to Home screens
Add an app
- Open All Apps. Learn how to open apps.
- Touch and drag the app. You’ll see images of each Home screen.
- Slide the app to where you want it. Lift your finger.
Add a shortcut
- Touch and hold the app, then lift your finger. If the app has shortcuts, you'll see a list.
- Touch and hold the shortcut.
- Slide the shortcut to where you want it. Lift your finger.
Tip: To use a shortcut without adding it to a Home screen, tap it.
Add or resize a widget
Add a widget
- On a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
- Tap Widgets
.
- Touch and hold a widget. You’ll see images of your Home screens.
- Slide the widget to where you want it. Lift your finger.
Tip: Some apps come with widgets. Touch and hold the app. Then tap Widgets .
Resize a widget
- Touch and hold the widget on your Home screen.
- Lift your finger. If the widget can be resized, you'll see an outline with dots on the sides.
- To resize the widget, drag the dots.
- When you're done, tap outside the widget.
Organize on Home screens
Make folders (groups)
- Touch and hold an app or shortcut.
- Drag that app or shortcut on top of another. Lift your finger.
- To add more, drag each one on top of the group.
- To name the group, tap the group, then tap Unnamed Folder. Type the name.
Move apps, shortcuts, widgets & groups
- Touch and drag the item. You’ll see images of your Home screens.
- Slide the item to where you want it.
- Lift your finger.
Remove an app, shortcut, widget, or group
- Touch and hold the item.
- Drag the item up to Remove
.
- Lift your finger.
You can see "Remove," "Uninstall," or both. "Remove" takes an app off your Home screen only. "Uninstall" takes it off your phone.
Organize Home screens
Add a Home screen
- Touch and hold an app, shortcut, or group.
- Slide it to the right until you see a blank Home screen.
- Lift your finger.
Remove a Home screen
- Move your apps, shortcuts, widgets, and groups off the Home screen.
- After the last one is removed, the Home screen will be removed.
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