How to Add Apps and Widgets on Your Galaxy Phone's Home screen

The Galaxy phone has two screens. Not only the Home screen that appears by default when turned on, but also the App screen where you can see all your apps. All apps installed on the phone are displayed on the App screen, while default apps and apps added by the user are displayed on the Home screen. To access the App screen, just swipe up with your finger on the Home screen. To move the apps from the App screen to the Home screen, follow the steps below.

Step 1. Access the App screen by swiping up from the Home screen (swipe up on Home screen to return to App screen).

Step 2. Tap and hold on the app icon that you want to add to the Home screen.

Step 3. Choose Add to Home, e.g. the Contact app.

Step 4. You will now see the app icon you added on the Home screen (swipe up on App screen to return to Home screen).

• To relocate the app icon on the Home screen, tap and hold the app, move it to the desired location, and then release it to place it in that location.

• To remove the app icon from the Home screen, tap and hold the app, and then select Remove. The app no longer appears on the Home screen but can still be found on the App screen.

A widget is a simple extension of a function of an app that is already installed on the device. Widgets come in various sizes, are customizable, and can be placed on any available Home screen panel for quick access.

For example, there is an alarm clock widget that provides a quick screen of upcoming alarms without opening the clock app. To add the widget to your Home screen, follow the steps below.

Step 1. Tap and hold an empty spot on the Home screen.

Step 2. Tap Widgets on the bottom of the screen.

Step 3. Select your desired widget, e.g. the Clock widget.

Step 4. Select the type of the widgets and then tap Add.

Step 5. You may need to choose additional settings for the widget. 

Step 6. The widget that you have selected is displayed on the Home screen.

• To relocate the widget on the Home screen, tap and hold the widget, move it to the desired location, and then release it to place it in that location.

• To remove the widget on the Home screen, tap and hold the widget, and then select Remove. Removing the widget does not delete the app settings.

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