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Lenovo tab 4 8 PLUS - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-02 09:32:41.223

Lenovo tab 4 8 PLUS - Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your Tab 4 8 PLUS 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 the shortcut to the preferred 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
    .
  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 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., Gmail) then release.
    A folder containing the shortcuts is created (titled Unnamed Folder). To rename the folder:
    1. Tap the folder.
    2. Tap the folder name (bottom of the open folder).
    3. Enter a name then tap the
      Checkmark icon
      in the lower right.
    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., widgets, shortcuts, etc.).
  2. Drag the item onto 'Remove' in the upper left then release.

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    WALLPAPERS
    .
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
    1. Select a wallpaper image from the list.
    2. Select (check) 'Lock Screen' and/or 'Desktop' in the upper left.
    3. Tap
      Set wallpaper
      (upper-right).
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        My Photos
        (the first wallpaper option).
      2. Select an image from the list.
      3. Select 'Lock Screen' and/or 'Desktop'.
      4. Locate then select the preferred picture.
      5. Tap
        Set wallpaper
        .