Personalize your phone Personalize your phone
» Change your style: Change your theme, color, font and icon shape. Touch and hold an empty spot
and tap Personalize.
» Rotate: In many apps, the touchscreen switches from portrait to landscape when you rotate your
phone. To turn this on or o, swipe up from the home screen and tap
Settings > Display >
Auto-rotate screen.
Note: To see more home screen settings, touch and hold an empty spot and tap Home settings.
Choose apps & widgets
» Add apps to the home screen: Swipe up, touch and hold an app, then drag it to one of your home
screen pages.
» Download new apps: Tap Play Store. For more on apps, see App safety.
» Group apps together: Drag one app onto another. Do it again to add more apps to the folder. To
name the folder, tap it, then tap Edit Name and enter a name below the apps.
Tip: To group apps in the app tray, swipe up from the home screen and tap Menu
> Create folder.
Type a name for the folder, then tap the apps to add to the folder. When finished, tap Done.
» See app options: Touch and hold an app. If the app has quick options (shortcuts), you’ll see a list.
» Add widgets: Touch and hold an empty spot on the home screen, tap Widgets, touch and hold a
widget, then drag it to your home screen.
» Resize widgets: You can resize some widgets—touch and hold a widget until you feel a vibration,
then release. Drag the white rectangle at the edges to resize.
» Move or delete widgets and apps: Touch and hold a widget or app and drag it to another spot,
another page, or to
Remove.
Note: Removing an app from your home screen doesn’t uninstall the app from your phone.
Customize sounds & appearance
Customize your phone’s sounds and display settings:
» Listen with Audio eects: Enhance your phone’s sound. For more, see Play.
» Set ringtone and notifications: Swipe up from the home screen and tap Settings > Sound &
vibration.
Tip: Set notification sounds for individual apps within the app’s settings.
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