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Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8.0) - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-02 16:58:19.366

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (8.0) - Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your Galaxy Tab A (8.0) makes daily tasks easier. Add, remove, or arrange apps, use widgets, or set a wallpaper that matches your style.

Add Apps

  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 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
    .
  3. Touch and hold a widget.
  4. Drag the widget onto the preferred Home screen location then release.
    For the widget to be successfully added, there must be enough space within the selected Home 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 onto another shortcut (e.g., Calendar) then release.
    A folder containing the shortcuts is created (titled Unnamed Folder). To rename the folder:
    1. Tap
      Folder Name
       at the top of the unnamed folder.
    2. Enter a name for the folder then tap
      Done
      .
    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 until the menu appears then release.
  2. Tap the applicable option:
    • Select items
    • Remove from Home
    • Disable or Uninstall
      Varies depending on the app.

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers
     (lower-left).
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Tap
        My wallpapers
        .
      2. Select a wallpaper image from the list.
      3. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, Home and lock screens).
      4. To confirm, tap
        Set on
        .
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        From Gallery
         (the first wallpaper option).
      2. Select an image from the list.
      3. Select an option (e.g., Home screen, Lock screen, etc.).
      4. Tap
        Set as wallpaper
        .