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Samsung Galaxy Tab A (10.5) - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-15 08:05:44.76

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (10.5) - Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your Galaxy Tab A (10.5) makes daily tasks easier. Add, remove, or arrange apps, use widgets, or set a wallpaper that matches your style.

Add Apps

  1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag the shortcut onto the preferred Home screen then release.
    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

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
  2. Tap
    Widgets
    .
  3. Touch and hold a widget.
  4. Drag the widget onto the preferred Home screen then release.
    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.
  5. If applicable, tap additional options to activate the widget.
    Options vary depending on the type of widget.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a shortcut (e.g. Email).
  2. Drag the shortcut onto another shortcut (e.g. Gmail) then release.
    A folder containing the shortcuts is created (the folder name is blank by default). To rename the folder:
    1. Tap the folder.
    2. Select the title bar at the top of the open folder.
    3. Enter a name then tap
      Done
      .
    To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.

Remove Apps / Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widgets, shortcuts, folders, etc.) until the menu appears then release.
  2. Tap
    Remove from Home
    .

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers
    .
  3. From the 'My wallpapers' section, tap
    View all
     in the upper right.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Select a wallpaper image from the list.
      2. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, etc.).
      3. Tap
        Set as wallpaper
        .
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        From Gallery
         (the first wallpaper option).
        If prompted, review the location information message then tap
        Allow
        .
      2. Locate then select the preferred picture.
      3. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, etc.).
      4. Tap
        Set as wallpaper
        .