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Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8.4 inch) - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-22 19:07:32.093

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8.4 inch) - 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 (8.4 inch).
To customize the Home screen on your Galaxy Tab A (8.4 inch), do any of the following:
  • Add Apps
  • Add Widgets
  • Remove Apps / Widgets
  • Add / Remove Folders
  • 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 to access the apps screen.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag the shortcut to the preferred Home screen then release.

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 a widget.
    Some widgets offer different size options. If no additional options are available, skip to next step.
  4. Tap
    Add
    .
  5. Touch and hold the desired widget.
  6. 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.
  7. If applicable, tap additional options to activate widget.
    Options vary depending upon the type of widget.

Remove Apps / Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widgets, shortcuts, folders, etc.).
  2. When the pop-up bubble appears, release the icon then tap
    Remove
     Remove icon.

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.
    To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers
     (lower-left).
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Tap
        My wallpapers
         then select a wallpaper image from the list.
      2. Tap the preferred option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, etc.).
      3. Tap
        Set on screen
         (at the bottom).
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        Gallery
        .
      2. Navigate to the preferred image then tap a photo to select.
      3. Tap an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, etc.).
      4. Locate then select the preferred picture.
      5. Tap
        Set on screen
         (at the bottom).