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Google Pixel 9 / 9 Pro / 9 Pro XL 
Customize Your Home Screen

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Google Pixel 9 / 9 Pro / 9 Pro XL 
Customize Your Home Screen

Personalizing the Home screen on your Pixel 9 / 9 Pro / 9 Pro XL 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-and-drop the shortcut onto the preferred Home screen.

Add Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
  2. Tap
    Widgets
    .
  3. Select a category then touch and hold a widget.
  4. Drag-and-drop the widget onto the preferred Home screen.
  5. If applicable, tap more options to activate the widget.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. Do one of the following:
    • To add a folder:
      1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an app (e.g., Calendar).
      2. Drag-and-drop the app onto another app (e.g., Gmail).
      3. A unnamed folder containing the shortcuts is created; to rename the folder:
        1. Tap the folder.
        2. Tap the
          Title bar
          at the bottom of the open folder.
        3. Enter a name then tap the
          Checkmark icon
          .
    • 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. Drag-and-drop the item onto to 'Remove' at the top of the screen.

Set Wallpaper

  1. Touch and hold a blank space on a Home screen.
  2. Tap
    Wallpaper & style
    .
  3. Tap
    More wallpapers
    then select the desired wallpaper category from the available folders (e.g., My photos, Landscapes, etc.).
  4. Select an image.
  5. Swipe left or right on the Preview screen to review:
    • Home screen
    • Lock screen
  6. Tap
    Next
    then tap
    Apply
    .