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Samsung Galaxy Note8 - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-22 19:05:29.846

Samsung Galaxy Note8 - Customize Your Home Screen

Here's how to add / remove Home screen items (widgets, apps or folders) and set the wallpaper on your Galaxy Note8.
To customize the Home screen on your Samsung Galaxy Note8, 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 be added to the Home screen via a widget.
  1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
    These instructions apply to Standard mode only.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag the shortcut 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. From a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
  2. Tap
    Widgets
     (at the bottom).
  3. Touch and hold a widget.
  4. Drag the widget to the preferred Home screen then release.
    For the widget to be successfully added, there must be sufficient space on the screen. If needed, additional Home screen panels may be added.
  5. If applicable, tap 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.
  3. Enter a name for the folder then tap
    Done
     (lower-right).
    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 current folder name (at the top).
    3. Enter the new name then tap
      Done
       (lower-right).
    To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.

Remove Apps / Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widget, shortcut, folder, etc.) until the menu appears then release.
  2. Tap the applicable option:
    • Remove from Home screen
    • Remove from Home
    • Delete folder

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers
     (at the bottom).
  3. From the My wallpapers section, tap
    View all
    .
  4. Perform one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Select a wallpaper image from the list.
      2. Tap
        Set as wallpaper
         (at the bottom).
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        Gallery
         (the first wallpaper option).
      2. Locate then select the preferred picture.
      3. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, Home and lock screens.).
      4. Tap
        Set as wallpaper
         (at the bottom).
      5. If prompted, review the info then tap
        Apply
        .