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How to Put Apps on Samsung Phone’s Home Screen for Optimal Usability Instantly!

Bring your Samsung phone's apps front and center, with just a few easy steps inspired by FPT Shop. This way, you can organize your favorite apps however you like, ensuring that they're within sight for simplified searching and immediate access.

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6 May, 2024

If you’re an avid user of Samsung phones and want to customize your home screen for quick access to frequently used apps, you’ll find this article from FPT Shop helpful. We’ll guide you through the process of adding apps to your Samsung home screen, making your device more efficient for both work and play.

How to Add Apps to the Samsung Home Screen

Using the “Add to Home” Function

Samsung, Oppo, Vivo, and other Android phones have two types of screens: the home screen and the home screen. The home screen displays all the apps on your phone, while the home screen (or home screen) allows you to customize the apps you use most frequently – this screen appears whenever you unlock your phone.

Here’s how to add an app to your Samsung home screen using the “Add to Home” function:

Step 1: Go to the home screen > Find the app you want to move to the home screen.

Step 2: Press and hold the app icon for about 2 seconds until an app adjustment frame appears. Then tap on Add to Home.

Step 3: Once you complete step 2, your app will be added to the home screen in a random location. You can then drag and drop the app icon to the desired location.

Using Drag-and-Drop

In addition to using the Add to Home function, you can also add apps to the home screen by pressing and holding the app icon and dragging it to the top of the home screen until the Drag to add to home screen message appears.

On some newer Samsung models, you can simply press and hold the app icon and drag it to the top of the screen to immediately move it to the home screen.

Note: Adding an app to the Samsung home screen will not remove the app icon from the main screen.

Conclusion

We hope this article has helped you learn how to add apps to the Samsung home screen. The steps for adding, removing, and finding apps on the home screen are similar for Samsung phones and Android phones in general. You can refer to this article to customize the layout of your home screen to your liking.

Frequently asked questions

You can use the ‘Add to Home’ function or drag-and-drop method. For the former, go to your home screen, find the desired app, press and hold its icon, and select ‘Add to Home’. For the latter, press and hold the app icon, drag it to the top of your home screen, and release when you see the ‘Drag to add to home screen’ message.

To remove an app icon from your Android home screen without uninstalling the app, simply press and hold the icon for about 2 seconds and then tap ‘Remove from Home Screen’. This will only remove the shortcut, not the app itself.

Yes, widgets can be added to your home screen. They provide quick access to certain features of an app without needing to open it. To add a widget, press and hold an empty space on your home screen, tap ‘Widget’, select the desired app widget, and then press, hold, and drag it to your preferred location.

If you are unable to add an app to your home screen, it is likely because you have reached the limit for the number of apps that can be pinned. To resolve this issue, remove any apps that you rarely use or that are duplicated on your home screen.

If your home screen icons disappear, it is possible that you accidentally uninstalled the app or moved the icon to another page. Scroll through your home screen to check if the icon is simply in a different location, or reinstall the app if necessary.