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TCL TAB 8 NXTPAPER 5G
Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-15 12:28:03.078

TCL TAB 8 NXTPAPER 5G
Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your TAB 8 NXTPAPER 5G 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 center of the display to access the apps screen.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag-and-drop the shortcut onto the preferred Home screen location.

Add Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
  2. Tap
    Widgets
    at the bottom of the screen.
  3. Tap a widget.
    Some widgets offer different size options. If no additional options are available, skip to the next step.
  4. Touch and hold the desired widget.
  5. Drag-and-drop the widget onto the preferred Home screen location.
  6. If applicable, tap additional options to activate the widget.

Remove Apps / Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widgets, shortcuts, folders, etc.).
  2. When the pop-up bubble appears, release the icon then tap
    Remove
    .

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a shortcut (e.g., Email).
  2. Drag-and-drop the shortcut onto another shortcut (e.g., Gmail).
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To rename a folder:
      1. Tap
        Folder
        at the bottom of the folder.
      2. Enter a name for the folder then tap the check on the lower right of the keypad.
    • To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.

Set Wallpapers

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank space.
  2. From the onscreen prompt, tap
    Wallpapers
    .
  3. Select a wallpaper category (e.g., Photos, Wallpapers, etc.).
  4. Locate then tap the preferred picture.
  5. Tap
    Set wallpaper
    then select an option:
    • Home screen
    • Lock screen
    • Home screen and lock screen