Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+ - Customize Your Home Screen
Personalizing the Home screen on your Galaxy S8 / S8+ makes daily tasks easier. Add, remove, or arrange apps, use widgets, or set a wallpaper that matches your style.
Add Apps
- Touch and hold an app.
- Drag-and-drop the app onto the desired Home screen.For the app to be successfully added, there must be enough space within the selected Home screen. If needed, more Home screen panels may be added.
Add Widgets
- Touch and hold an empty area on a Home screen.
- TapWidgets.
- Touch and hold a widget then drag it onto the preferred Home screen.For the widget to be successfully added, there must be enough space within the selected Home screen. If needed, more Home screen panels may be added.
- If applicable, select additional options to activate the widget.Options vary depending on the type of widget.
Add / Remove Folders
- From a Home screen, touch and hold a shortcut (e.g. Email).
- Drag the shortcut onto another shortcut (e.g. Gmail) then release.A folder containing the shortcuts is created (titled Unnamed Folder). To rename the folder:
- Tap the folder.
- Tap theTitle bar.
- Enter a name then tapDone.
To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears. - From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widgets, shortcuts, folders, etc.).
Remove Apps / Widgets
- From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widgets, shortcuts, folders, etc.).
- TapRemove from Home.
Set Wallpaper
- Open theGallery app.
- Tap the preferred picture.
- Tap theMenu icon
.
If necessary, tap the screen to display the options. - TapSet as wallpaper.
- Tap one of the following:
- Home screen
- Lock screen
- Home and lock screens
- Adjust the crop frame as desired then tapSet as wallpaper.