Customize Your Home Screen - Samsung Galaxy S5 mini User Manual

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Customize your Home screen

by adding application shortcuts,
widgets, folders, and using
wallpapers.
To access Home Screen Manager:
► From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold
Manage Home Screens
Your device comes with multiple Home screens to
hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home
screens in a different order.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Use these options to manage screens:
Add a screen: Swipe to the end of the
screens, and then tap
Remove a screen: Touch and hold a screen,
and then drag it to
Set a screen as the main Home screen:
Tap
Main Home screen at the top of a
screen. This screen displays when you press
the Home key.
Change the order of screens: Touch
and hold a screen, and then drag to a
new position.
Tap Home screen settings and tap an option
to customize.
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Transition effect: Select a transition to use
when swiping between screens.
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My Magazine: Tap to view all My Magazine
updates in one place on the Home screen.
Know Your Device
Recent apps.
Add.
Delete.
Wallpapers
Change the look of the Home and Lock screens
with wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or
choose from preloaded wallpapers.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Tap Wallpapers.
For more information, see
To access Wallpaper settings:
► From a Home screen, tap
 Settings > Wallpaper.
Widgets
Widgets are self-contained apps that run on a
Home screen. There are all kinds of widgets,
including links to a specific contact, Internet
bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and
many others.
Add a Widget to a Home Screen
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Tap Widgets.
3. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a
Home screen and release it.
Remove a Widget
1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to
release it.
2. Drag the widget to
Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget,
it just removes the widget from the Home screen.
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Wallpaper
Settings.
Apps >
Delete and release it.
Home Screen

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