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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-22 20:01:54.098

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G - 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 S9 FE 5G.
To customize the Home screen on your Galaxy Tab S9 FE 5G, do any of the following:

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 from the center of the display to access the apps screen.
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag the shortcut to the top of the apps screen, then to the preferred Home screen and release.
    For the app to be successfully added, there must be sufficient space on the desired screen. If needed, more 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 a widget category.
    Some widgets offer different size options. If no additional options are available, skip to the next step.
  4. Touch and hold the desired widget.
  5. 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. If needed, more Home screen panels may be added.
  6. If applicable, tap additional options to activate the widget.
    Options vary depending on 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.
  3. Tap
    Folder name
     (at the top).
  4. Enter a name for the folder then tap
    Done
     (lower-right, on the keypad).
    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
    Wallpaper and style
     (lower-left).
  3. Tap
    Change wallpapers
    .
  4. Do one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Tap one of the options (Featured, Graphical, Colors, etc.) then select a wallpaper image from the list.
      2. Tap (check) the preferred option (Home screen, Lock screen) then tap
        Next
        .
      3. From the preview screen, tap
        Done
         (upper-right).
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        Gallery
        .
        If prompted, review the location info message then tap
        Allow
        .
      2. Locate then tap the preferred photo(s) to select.
        Up to 15 photos can be selected for Lock screen wallpaper.
      3. Tap
        Done
         (upper-right).
      4. If only one image was selected, tap
        Preview
         (at the bottom).