How To Customize Home Screen – Android Lollipop

Amarnath Natarajan

9 years ago

Categories: Gadgets

You can customize Home Screen through changing wallpapers, adding widgets, adjusting screen order, creating folders etc.

To change your wallpaper, add a widget, adjust Search settings, or change screen order, touch & hold the background of any Home screen.
You can have any number of Home screens to the right. To add a new screen, swipe to the rightmost screen and drag an app or widget to the right edge.
The screen to the left of the main Home screen is reserved for Google Now, and is available only when Google Now is turned on.
To create a folder, slide one icon quickly on top of another.
To name or rename a folder, open it and touch its name.

To change the wallpaper:

Touch & hold the background, then touch Wallpapers icon.
Swipe right to left to choose a wallpaper image. Or choose an image from your Photos, Downloads or Drive.

To add an app icon to a Home screen:

Go to the Home screen where you want to place the app.
Touch All Apps.
Swipe from right to left, if necessary, to find the app you want.
Touch & hold the app until the Home screen appears, slide it into place, and lift your finger.

To add a widget:

Touch & hold the background, then touch Widgets. On Nexus 4, 7, or 10, open All Apps > Widgets.
Swipe right to choose a widget, which provides a quick view or way to access information on your home screen, like a larger size clock or a view of information in your Google Play library.

To move an app or widget to another position:

Touch & hold the icon.
Slide your finger to the new position.
- To move between Home screens, slide toward the edge of the screen.
- To bump another icon out of the way, slide slowly into it.
Lift your finger.