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Samsung Galaxy S10 - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-22 21:04:30.932

Samsung Galaxy S10 - Customize Your Home Screen

Here's how to add / remove Home screen items (widgets, apps or folders) and set the wallpaper on your Galaxy S10e / Galaxy S10 / Galaxy S10+.
To customize the Home screen on your Samsung Galaxy S10, 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 only apply to Standard mode and the default Home screen layout.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Tap 'Add to Home' or 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. Tap the appropriate app.
  4. Touch and hold the desired widget to drag it 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 on to another shortcut (e.g., Gmail) then release.
    A folder containing the shortcuts is created. To rename the folder:
    1. Tap the folder.
    2. Tap
      Folder name
       (top of open folder).
    3. 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 (e.g., widget, shortcut, folder, etc.) until the menu appears then release.
  2. Tap the applicable option:
    • Remove from Home
    • Uninstall

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpaper
     (lower-left).
  3. From the 'Wallpaper' screen, perform on 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. If available, select (check)
        Sync my edits
        .
        Selected when a checkmark is present.
      5. Tap
        Set on Home and Lock screen
         to confirm.
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        Gallery
        .
      2. Locate then select the preferred picture.
      3. Tap
        Done
         (upper-right).
      4. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, Home and lock screens).
      5. If available, select (check)
        Sync my edits
        .
      6. Tap
        Set on Home and Lock screen
         to confirm.