Customize Your Home Screen - Samsung Galaxy S6 User Manual

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The Home screen is the starting
point for using your device.

Customize your Home screen

by adding application shortcuts,
widgets, folders, and using
wallpapers.
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.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Use these options to manage screens:
Add a screen: Scroll to the end of the
screens, and then tap
Remove a screen: Touch and hold on 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.
Flipboard Briefing: Scroll to the left of the
screens to find the Flipboard Briefing screen.
To activate this feature, tap the checkbox at
the top center of the screen.
Know Your Device
Add.
Remove.
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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.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Tap Wallpapers.
For details on viewing and changing wallpapers, see
Wallpaper
Settings.
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. Touch and hold an empty space on the screen,
and then tap Widgets.
2. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a
Home screen, and then 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.
Apps >
Remove and release it.
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