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Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+ - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-23 02:13:31.694

Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+ - Customize Your Home Screen

Here's how to add / remove Home screen items (widgets, apps or folders) and set the wallpaper on your Galaxy S8 / S8+.
To customize the Home screen on your Samsung Galaxy S8 / S8+, do any of the following:
  • Add Apps
  • Add Widgets
  • Add / Remove Folders
  • Remove Apps / Widgets
  • Set Wallpaper

Add Apps

A shortcut to an individual contact or bookmark can only be added to the home screen via a widget.
  1. From a Home screen, touch and swipe up or down to display all apps.
    These instructions apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag the app to the desired home screen then release.
    For the app to be successfully added. there must be sufficient space within the selected Home screen. If needed, additional Home screen panels may be added.

Add Widgets

Widgets are mini-apps (e.g., weather, clock, calendar, etc.) that can be added to a Home screen. They aren't the same as shortcuts as they generally display info and take up more space than a single icon.
  1. Touch and hold an empty area on a Home screen.
  2. Tap
    Widgets
     Home screen widgets icon (located at the bottom).
  3. Touch and hold a widget then drag to the preferred Home screen.
    For the widget to be successfully added, there must be sufficient space within the selected screen. If needed, additional Home screen panels may be added.
  4. If applicable, select additional options to activate widget.
    Options vary depending upon the type of widget.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a shortcut (e.g. Email).
  2. Drag the shortcut on to another shortcut (e.g. Gmail) then release.
    A folder containing the shortcuts is created (titled Unnamed Folder). To rename the folder:
    To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.
    1. Tap the folder.
    2. Tap the
      Title bar
       (top of open folder).
    3. Enter a name then tap
      Done
       (lower-right).
    To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.
  3. From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widgets, shortcuts, folders, etc.).

Remove Apps / Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widgets, shortcuts, folders, etc.).
  2. Tap
    Remove
    from Home
     Remove icon.

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and swipe up or down to display all apps.
    These instructions apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
  2. Gallery
     Gallery icon.
  3. Tap the preferred picture.
  4. Tap the
    Menu icon
     Menu icon (upper-right).
    If necessary, tap the screen to display the options.
  5. Tap
    Set as wallpaper
    .
  6. Tap one of the following:
    • Home screen
    • Lock screen
    • Home and lock screens
  7. Adjust the crop frame as desired then tap
    Set as wallpaper
     (at the bottom).