Widgets stream information, giving some of an app’s functionality without opening the app. For example, the Calendar widget shows your daily agenda and gives you one-touch access to your full calendar.

Add a widget

1. Touch & hold the home screen.

2. Touch Widgets.

   Widgets are listed under their related apps.

3. Touch & hold a widget to add it.

Adjust widget's size

You can make some widgets larger to view more content:

1. Touch & hold the widget until it's highlighted.
2. Release it to see an outline.
3. Drag a corner or side to resize.

1. Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen to open your app tray.
2. Touch & hold the app you want.
3. Drag the app to an empty spot on your home screen. Or, drag it to the edge of the screen and drop it onto a new home screen.

Many apps include shortcuts to common tasks, so you don’t have to open and navigate the app.

1. Touch & hold an app icon to see available task shortcuts.

   

2. Do one of the following:

   • To perform the task, touch it.
   • To create a shortcut for that task, drag to an empty space on your homescreen.

Here are examples of task shortcuts for various apps. Not all apps include task shortcuts.

App	Task shortcuts
Gmail	Compose new email Open to specific account
Maps	Navigate to Work Navigate to Home
YouTube	Search Subscriptions Explore
Chrome	New incognito tab New tab
Calendar	New reminder New event New task
Messages	Open most recent conversation New conversation
Clock	Start screen saver Start stopwatch Create new timer Create new alarm
Settings	Battery Data usage Wi-Fi

1. Open the Chrome app.
2. Navigate to the web page.
3. Touch > Add to Home screen.
4. Edit the name if desired.
5. Touch Add.

6. Do one of the following:

   • Touch & hold the icon to drag it where you want on the home screen.
   • Touch Add automatically.

Folders organize your shortcuts.

To create a folder on your home screen:

1. Touch & hold an app shortcut on your home screen.

2. Drag it onto another to group them together, then release when you see a frame around them.

   

3. To name the folder, touch to open it, then touch its name and type a new name.

To add apps to the folder:

1. Touch & hold the app's icon.
2. Drag it onto the folder.

To remove apps from the folder:

1. Open the home screen folder.
2. Drag the app's icon onto the home screen, or drag it up and drop it on Remove.

To remove items from your home screen:

1. Touch & hold it until it vibrates.

2. Drag it to Remove.

App icons on the home screen are shortcuts to installed apps found in the app tray. Removing an app shortcut from the home screen doesn't uninstall the app. Learn how to uninstall apps.

To select a totally new user interface for your home screen, download a different launcher.