Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You spend a lot of each day staring at your phone’s home screen ...

Apple ditched the home button on the iPhone with iPhone X in 2018. On the iPad also it is on the wane. Yet, there are old iPhones and iPads which have the home button and many times it may become ...

When you first fire up an Android gadget and get past the lock screen, you'll find yourself on the home screen. Depending on who manufactured your gadget, it might be sparse with just a few icons, or ...

Hide labels in iOS 18 by turning on Large Icon mode using the home screen customization menu. For devices running iOS 17 or older, Shortcuts can be used to hide app names with custom icons but this ...

One of the first things I did as a new Roku user was to start adding apps to the Home screen, from Netflix and Disney+ to Apple TV+ and HBO Max (back when it was still called HBO Max). But once I had ...

Open the Settings app (ironically, you could use the Search button to find it!) and swipe down until you see an entry marked Home Screen. It should be in the third bank of options. Tap this. On the ...

Folders, quick-action menus, widgets and a little basic icon organization can make navigating your smartphone a smoother experience. By J. D. Biersdorfer Is your phone’s home screen jampacked with ...

In iOS 16, Apple has added a Search button on the Home Screen of iPhones, just above the Dock. If you don't like this new addition and prefer the dots that signify the number of active ‌Home Screen‌ ...