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Google Pixel 6a
Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-15 07:44:05.342

Google Pixel 6a
Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your Pixel 6a 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 to 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 to the preferred Home screen then release.
    For the widget to be successfully added, there must be sufficient space on the 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.
  6. Touch and hold an app.
  7. Drag and drop the shortcut to the preferred Home screen.
    For the app to be successfully added, there must be sufficient space within the selected Home screen. If needed, more Home screen panels may be added.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an app (e.g., Calendar).
  2. Drag the app on to another app (e.g., Gmail) then release it to create an unnamed folder.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To rename the folder:
      1. Tap the folder.
      2. Tap the
        Title bar
         at the bottom of the open folder.
      3. Enter a name then tap the
        Done 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' (at the top) then release.

Set Wallpaper

  1. Touch and hold a blank space on a Home screen.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers & style
    .
    If prompted with permissions, tap
    Allow
    .
  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 wallpaper:
    • Lock screen
    • Home screen and lock screen