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Apple iPad
Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-12 11:38:21.46

Apple iPad
Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your Apple® iPad® makes daily tasks easier. Add, remove, or arrange apps, use widgets, or set a wallpaper that matches your style.

Add Apps

  1. From the App Library, touch and hold an app.
  2. Drag-and-drop the app onto the preferred Home screen.

Add Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
  2. Tap
    Edit
    then tap
    Add Widget
    .
  3. Tap the desired widget.
  4. Swipe right or left to select the desired style.
  5. Touch and hold the widget.
  6. Drag-and-drop the widget onto the preferred Home screen.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an app (e.g., My Verizon).
  2. Drag-and-drop the app onto another app (e.g., Gmail) to create a folder.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To rename the folder:
      1. Tap the folder.
      2. Tap the
        Title bar
        at the top of the open folder.
      3. Enter a name then tap
        Done
        .
    • To remove a folder:
      1. Drag the apps 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, app, etc.).
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To remove an app:
      1. Tap
        Remove App
        .
      2. Tap
        Remove from Home Screen
        to move the app to the App Library.
    • To remove a widget:
      1. Tap
        Remove Widget
        .
      2. To confirm, tap
        Remove
        .

Set Wallpaper

  1. Open the
    Settings app
    .
  2. Navigate:
    Wallpaper
    Add New Wallpaper
    .
  3. Select one of the following options (e.g., Photos, Photo Shuffle, etc.).
  4. Tap the desired photo or wallpaper, or if available, swipe left for more tints and styles.
  5. Tap
    Add
    .
  6. Tap
    Set as Wallpaper Pair
    or
    Customize Home Screen
    .