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Google Pixel 6 / 6 Pro
Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-15 12:28:31.141

Google Pixel 6 / 6 Pro
Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your Pixel 6 / 6 Pro 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 from the middle to display all apps.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag-and-drop the shortcut onto the preferred 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

  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.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an app (e.g., Calendar).
  2. Drag the app onto another app (e.g., Gmail) then release it to add an unnamed folder.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To rename the folder:
      1. Tap the folder.
      2. Tap the
        Title bar
        .
      3. Enter a name then tap the
        Checkmark icon
        .
    • To remove a folder:
      1. 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., widget, app, etc.).
  2. Drag the item to 'Remove' then release.

Set Wallpaper

  1. Touch and hold a blank space on a Home screen.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers & style
    .
  3. Select an image or tap
    More wallpapers
    .
  4. Select the desired wallpaper category from the available folders (e.g., My photos, Landscapes, etc.).
  5. Select an image then from the 'Preview' screen tap the
    Checkmark icon
    .
  6. Select from the following options to set the wallpaper:
    • Lock screen
    • Home screen and lock screen