Hardcore Android users love creating minimalist or themed home screen setups. I'm not one of them — I value function over form. However, over time, my home screen became unnecessarily cluttered, ...

Locking your home screen prevents accidentally moving icons around. You can lock and unlock your Home screen layout in Settings. Making it harder to move the apps and widgets on your home screen could ...

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Updating to One UI 7 may mess up your home screen layout, as the software supports a smaller selection of grid layouts. While One UI 6 offers 4×5, 4×6, 5×5, and 5×6 grid layouts, One UI 7 only ...

Unlock the full potential of your Android device with the best Android widgets. These small, interactive applications are like mini-apps on your home screen, providing at-a-glance information and ...

Customization in Android has always been one of the platform’s strengths, and for Pixel owners on Android 16, that will seemingly include the capability to customize your home screen icons.

Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 introduces UI tweaks to the Pixel Launcher, including a smaller At a Glance widget. This change frees up space on the home and lock screen for additional apps and widgets. The ...