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Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-14 05:06:41.015

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your Galaxy A42 5G 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 app onto the preferred Home screen location.

Add Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
  2. Tap
    Widgets
    .
  3. Tap the preferred app.
  4. Touch and hold a widget.
  5. Drag-and-drop the widget onto the preferred Home screen location.
  6. If applicable, tap additional options to activate widget.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a shortcut (e.g., Email).
  2. Drag-and-drop the shortcut onto another shortcut (e.g., Calendar) to add an unnamed folder.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To rename the folder:
      1. Tap
        Folder Name
        .
      2. Enter a name for the folder then tap
        Done
        .
    • To remove a folder:
      1. 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., widget, shortcut, etc.) until the menu appears then release.
  2. Tap
    Remove
    .

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers and style
    .
  3. Tap a category (e.g., My Wallpapers, Gallery etc.).
  4. Select a wallpaper image from the list or the preferred picture from your gallery.
  5. Select which screen(s) to apply your new wallpaper (Home screen, Lock screen, Lock and Home screens).
  6. Tap
    Set on Home screen
    .