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Samsung Galaxy Note9 - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-22 21:14:39.463

Samsung Galaxy Note9 - Customize Your Home Screen

Here's how to add / remove Home screen items (widgets, apps or folders) and set the wallpaper on your Galaxy Note9.
To customize the Home screen on your Samsung Galaxy Note9, do any of the following:

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 only apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag the shortcut to the top of the screen.
  4. When the Home screen appears, 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 desired 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 onto 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. 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 (top of open folder).
    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:
    Options presented vary depending on the type of item being removed.
    • Select items
    • Remove from Home
    • Disable
    • App info
    • Uninstall

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpaper
     (at the bottom).
  3. From the 'Choose a wallpaper' section, select the preferred option (My wallpapers, Gallery, Wallpaper services) then select the preferred image.
  4. From the 'Set as wallpaper' prompt, select the preferred option (Home screen, Lock screen, Home and lock screens).