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Samsung Galaxy A13 - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-22 21:06:16.657

Samsung Galaxy A13 - Customize Your Home Screen

Here's how to add / remove Home screen items (widgets, apps or folders) and set the wallpaper on your Galaxy A13.
To customize the Home screen on your device, do any of the following:

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

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 a widget.
  5. Drag the widget to the preferred Home screen location then release.
    For the widget to be successfully added, there must be sufficient space within the selected Home screen. If needed, additional Home screen panels may be added.
  6. 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. Tap
    Folder Name
     (at the top).
  4. Enter a name for the folder then tap
    Done
     (lower-right on the keyboard).
    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 vary depending on the app / widget.
    • Select
    • Remove
    • Disable or Uninstall
    • App info (app info icon icon at upper-right)

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers and style
     (lower-left).
  3. Tap
    Browse my wallpapers
    .
  4. From the 'Wallpaper' screen, perform one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Select a wallpapers album (e.g., Featured, Graphical, Colors, etc.)
      2. Select a wallpaper image from the list.
      3. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, Lock and Home screens).
        Selected with blue dot.
      4. If necessary, tap
        Preview
        .
      5. To confirm, tap
        Done
         (upper-right).
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        Gallery
        .
        If prompted, review the location information message then tap
        Allow
        .
      2. Locate then select the preferred picture.
        Up to 15 images can be selected and displayed in a rotating slideshow.
      3. Tap
        Done
        .
      4. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, Home and lock screens).
      5. If necessary, tap
        Preview
        .
        Selected with blue dot.
      6. To confirm, tap
        Done
         (upper-right).
    • To use a Wallpaper service:
      1. Tap
        Wallpaper services
        .
      2. Tap
        Dynamic Lock screen
        .
        Selected when a blue dot is present.
      3. Tap
        Apply
        .
      4. Select an image then tap
        Download
        .
      5. To only download when connected to Wi-Fi, tap
        Using Wi-Fi only
        .
        Selected when a checkmark is present.