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OnePlus 8 5G UW - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-22 18:11:03.187

OnePlus 8 5G UW - Customize Your Home Screen

Here's how to add / remove Home screen items (widgets, apps or folders) and set the wallpaper on your OnePlus 8 5G UW.

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 to access the apps screen.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag and drop the shortcut to the preferred Home screen.
    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
    .
  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 onto another shortcut (e.g., Calendar) then release.
  3. Enter a name for the folder then tap the
    Checkmark icon Blue checkbox icon
    to return to the Home screen.
    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
    • Uninstall
    • App info

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, select a wallpaper image from the list.
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        My photos
        .
        If prompted, review the location information message then tap
        Allow
        .
      2. Locate then select the preferred picture.
      3. Tap
        SET WALLPAPER
         (upper-right).