Customize your Home screen by adding application shortcuts, widgets, folders, and using wallpapers.
Manage Home Screens
Your device comes with multiple Home screens to hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home screens in a different order.
1.From a Home screen, pinch the screen.2.Use these options to manage screens:•Add a screen: Swipe to the end of the screens, and then tap Add.•Remove a screen: Touch and hold a screen, and then drag it to Remove.•Set a screen as the main Home screen: Tap Main Home screen at the top of a screen. This screen displays when you press the Home key.
•Change the order of screens: Touch and hold on a screen, and then drag to a new position.
•Flipboard Briefing: Swipe to the left of the screens to find the Flipboard Briefing screen. To enable or disable this feature, tap On/Off at the top of the screen.
Change the Wallpaper
Change the look of the Home and Lock screens with wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or choose from preloaded wallpapers.
1.From a Home screen, pinch the screen.2.Tap Wallpapers to customize.For more information, see Wallpaper in Settings.To access Wallpaper settings:►From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Wallpaper.Widgets
Widgets are simple application extensions that run on a Home screen. There are all kinds of widgets, including links to a specific contact, Internet bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and many others.
Add a Widget to a Home Screen
1.From a Home screen, pinch the screen.2.Tap Widgets.3.Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home screen, and release it.Remove a Widget
1.From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to release it.2.Drag the widget to Remove and release it.Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget, it just removes the widget from the Home screen.
App Shortcuts
You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any Home screen.Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen
1.From a Home screen, tap Apps.2.Touch and hold an app shortcut, drag it to a Home screen, and release it.Remove a Shortcut
1.Touch and hold a shortcut to release it.2.Drag the app shortcut to Remove and release it.Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the app, it just removes the shortcut from the Home screen.
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