Easily learn how to add app icons to your Android home screen. Enhance your smartphone experience with simple steps.

To add a shortcut for an Android app, long-press the app's icon and select Add to home screen. To make a website shortcut, open the site in Chrome, tap the three dots, and select Add to Home screen.

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Android Auto is preparing to add home screen widgets. The feature is codenamed “Earth” and will allow users to add widgets from their phone apps directly to the Android Auto dashboard. Some widgets ...

Customizing your Android home screen allows you to merge aesthetics with practicality, transforming your device into a personalized tool that reflects your style and preferences. By carefully ...

Assigning a home screen on Android is a straightforward process that allows you to customize your device to better suit your needs. Whether you want to change the default home screen or add new ones, ...

iOS might be catching up in terms of customization, but if you want to take full pixel-by-pixel control over the look of the software on your phone, Android still leads the way. You're able to change ...

Defining my goals up front gave me a good starting point for what I want the home screen to look like. I started asking ...

Android doesn’t natively let you set unique wallpapers for each home screen, but apps like FiveWallpapers and Multiple Picture Wallpaper make it possible. These apps let you assign different images, ...

Android 16 QPR1 has just been released, and for all of the welcome design language changes and UI adjustments, there’s one small bug. The bug causes new apps not to be added to the home screen, even ...