Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens (2024)

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

Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 9.0 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.

Add to Home screens

Add an app

  1. From the bottom of your Home screen, swipe up. Learn how to open apps
  2. Touch and drag the app. You’ll find images of each Home screen.
  3. Slide the app to where you want it. Lift your finger.

Add a shortcut

  1. Touch andhold the app, then lift your finger. If the app has shortcuts, you'll get a list.
  2. Touch andhold the shortcut.
  3. 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

  1. On a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
  2. Tap Widgets Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens (1).
  3. Find the app that has the widget you want.
  4. To check the list of available widgets for the app, tap the app.
  5. Touch and hold a widget. You’ll get images of your Home screens.
  6. 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 Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens (2).

Resize a widget

  1. On your home screen, touch and hold the widget
  2. Lift your finger.
    • If the widget can be resized, an outline with dots is visible on the sides.
  3. To resize, drag thedots.
  4. When you're done, tap outside the widget.

Organize on Home screens

Make a folder (group)

  1. Touch andhold anapp or shortcut.
  2. Drag thatapp or shortcut on top of another. Lift your finger.
    • To add more, drageach one on top ofthe group.
    • To name the group, tap the group. Then, tap the suggested folder name. You can also tap one of the suggested names at the top of the keyboard or type the name you want to use.

Move an app, shortcut, widget, or group

  1. Touch and drag the item.You’ll get images of your Home screens.
  2. Slide the item to where you want it.
  3. Lift your finger.

Remove an app, shortcut, widget, or group

  1. Touch and hold the item.
  2. Drag the item up to Remove Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens (3).
  3. Lift your finger.

You can find "Remove," "Uninstall," or both. "Remove" takes an app off your Home screen only. "Uninstall" takes it off your device.

Organize Home screens

Add a Home screen

  1. Touch andhold an app,shortcut, or group.
  2. Slide it to the right until you get a blank Home screen.
  3. Lift your finger.

Remove a Home screen

  1. Move your apps, shortcuts, widgets, and groups offthe Home screen.
  2. After the last one is removed, the Home screen will be removed.

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Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens (2024)

FAQs

Add apps, shortcuts & widgets to your Home screens? ›

It's the middle circular button at the bottom of your screen. On some Android phones, such as older Samsung Galaxy phones, this could be a physical button on the outside of the phone. Press and hold in an empty space on the Home screen. Doing so opens a menu of additional options for the Home screen.

How do I add apps back to my home screen? ›

Add the app from your App Library.
  1. Swipe all the way to the right from a home screen page. This will take you to the App Library screen.
  2. Tap the App Library search bar at the top of the screen.
  3. Search for the app you're looking for.
  4. Tap and hold the app to open its context menu.
  5. Tap Add to Home Screen.

How do I add widgets to my home screen? ›

It's the middle circular button at the bottom of your screen. On some Android phones, such as older Samsung Galaxy phones, this could be a physical button on the outside of the phone. Press and hold in an empty space on the Home screen. Doing so opens a menu of additional options for the Home screen.

How do I add an app shortcut to my Home Screen? ›

Add to Home screens
  1. From the bottom of your Home screen, swipe up. Learn how to open apps.
  2. Touch and drag the app. You'll find images of each Home screen.
  3. Slide the app to where you want it. Lift your finger.

How do I customize my home screen with widgets? ›

Customize your Search widget
  1. Add the Search widget to your homepage. ...
  2. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app .
  3. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial Settings Search widget. ...
  4. At the bottom, tap the icons to customize the color, shape, transparency and Google logo.
  5. Tap Save.

How to create a shortcut on iPhone Home Screen? ›

In the Shortcuts app on your iOS or iPadOS device, tap on a shortcut, then tap to open Details. Tap Add to Home Screen. Optional: To use a custom photo for a Home Screen icon, tap the icon (in the Home Screen Name and Icon area), then choose one of the following: Take Photo: Use the camera to take a new photo.

How do I customize iPhone apps Shortcuts? ›

In the Shortcuts app on your iOS or iPadOS device, tap on the shortcut you want to modify. Tap the Icon next to the shortcut name, then do any of the following: Change the shortcut's color: Tap a color swatch. Change the shortcut's glyph (icon): Tap an icon.

How to customize iPhone Home Screen icons? ›

How to Change an App's Icon With Shortcuts
  1. Launch the Shortcuts app on your iPhone or iPad, then tap the + icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
  2. Tap Add Action, then use the text field to search for Open App.
  3. Select Open App.
  4. Tap App.
Feb 22, 2024

How do I customize my Home Screen with widgets? ›

Customize your Search widget
  1. Add the Search widget to your homepage. ...
  2. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app .
  3. At the top right, tap your Profile picture or initial Settings Search widget. ...
  4. At the bottom, tap the icons to customize the color, shape, transparency and Google logo.
  5. Tap Save.

How do I add website Shortcuts to my Home Screen? ›

Android
  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Navigate to the website or web page you want to pin to your home screen.
  3. Tap the menu icon (3 dots in upper right-hand corner) and tap Add to home screen.
  4. Choose a name for the website shortcut, then Chrome will add it to your home screen.

How do I add Shortcuts? ›

Add desktop shortcuts to favorite pages
  1. Open Chrome browser, and go to the website you want to create the shortcut for.
  2. At the top right, click More Save and Share. Create Shortcut.
  3. Enter a name for the shortcut.
  4. (Optional) If you want the web page to open as a separate window, check the Open as window box.
  5. Click Create.

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