Customize The Home Screen; Extended Home Screens - Samsung Galaxy S4 mini User Manual

Customize the Home Screen

Learn how to add, move, or remove items from the home screen.
Add Items to the Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen. (If the current home screen doesn't have room,
swipe the screen left or right to display an extended screen.)
2. On the Home screen menu, touch the type of item you want to add and then select the item.
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Set wallpaper: Select a wallpaper for the Home screen, the Lock screen, or the Home and
lock screens.
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Apps and widgets: Add app shortcuts to a home screen, or add widgets such as a clock,
calendar, mail, people, social networking apps, and more.
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Folder: Add a folder where you can organize screen items. Add a shortcut to all your contacts,
contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Contact details are automatically updated
when there are changes in the source.
Move or Remove Items on the Home Screen
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Touch and hold the item you want to move or remove from the home screen.
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To move the item, drag it to a new area and release it.
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To remove the item, drag it to the Remove icon at the top of the screen and release it.
Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the application; it only removes the shortcut from the home
screen.

Extended Home Screens

In addition to the main home screen, your phone has six extended home screens to provide more space
for adding icons, widgets, and more. Touch
main screen to an extended screen.
There are up to six extended screens available in addition to the main Home screen.
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If you are not already using the maximum number of screens for your phone, you can add more
screens by touching and holding an empty space on a home screen and then touching Page.
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While on an extended screen, touch
Go Directly to a Particular Screen
1. From any screen, pinch the screen to display thumbnail images of all screens.
2. Touch the screen you want to open.
Phone Basics
and then swipe across the screen to move from the
to return to the main home screen.
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