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Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8.0) - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-22 22:07:46.647

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8.0) - Customize Your Home Screen

Here's how to add / remove Home screen items (widgets, apps or folders) and set the wallpaper on your Galaxy Tab A (8.0).
To customize the Home screen on your Galaxy Tab A (8.0), 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 a Home screen via a
widget
.
  1. From a Home screen, swipe up from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag and drop the shortcut to the preferred Home screen location.
    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

  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 location 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 onto another shortcut (e.g., Calendar) then release.
    A folder containing the shortcuts is created (titled Unnamed Folder). To rename the folder:
    1. Tap
      Folder Name
       (at the top).
    2. Enter a name for the folder 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 until the menu appears then release.
  2. Tap the applicable option:
    • Select items
    • Remove from Home
    • Disable or Uninstall
      Varies depending on the app.

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers
     (lower-left).
  3. Perform one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Tap
        My wallpapers
        .
      2. Select a wallpaper image from the list.
      3. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, Home and lock screens).
      4. To confirm, tap
        Set on
        (at the bottom).
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        From Gallery
         (the first wallpaper option).
      2. Select an image from the list.
      3. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, etc.).
      4. Tap
        Set as wallpaper
         (at the bottom).