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Samsung Galaxy Note8 - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-15 08:45:32.538

Samsung Galaxy Note8 - Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your Galaxy Note8 makes daily tasks easier. Add, remove, or arrange apps, use widgets, or set a wallpaper that matches your style.

Add Apps

  1. Touch and hold an app.
  2. Drag the shortcut to the desired Home screen then release.
    For the app to be successfully added, there must be enough space within the selected Home screen. If needed, more Home screen panels may be added.

Add Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
  2. Tap
    Widgets
     at the bottom of the screen.
  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 enough space on the screen. If needed, more Home screen panels may be added.
  5. If applicable, tap additional options to activate the widget.
    Options vary depending on the type of widget.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a shortcut (e.g. Email).
  2. Drag the shortcut on to another shortcut (e.g. Gmail) then release.
  3. Enter a name for the folder then tap
    Done
    .
    A folder containing the shortcuts is created (titled Unnamed Folder). To rename the folder:
    To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.
    1. Tap the folder.
    2. Tap the top of the current folder name.
    3. Enter the new name then tap
      Done
      .

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 from Home screen
    • Remove from Home
    • Delete folder

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers
     at the bottom of the screen.
  3. From the My wallpapers section, tap
    View all
    .
  4. Perform one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Select a wallpaper image from the list.
      2. Tap
        Set as wallpaper
        .
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        Gallery
         (the first wallpaper option).
      2. Locate then select the preferred picture.
      3. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, Home and lock screens).
      4. Tap
        Set as wallpaper
        .
      5. If prompted, review the info then tap
        Apply
        .