3.1 Home Screen Personalization
Changing the wall paper
Tap and hold in any blank
area on you r home screen
until it shrinks and options
appear. Exact options will
vary, but you will usually
see Wallpapers, Widgets
and Settings. Tap the
Wallpaper option and the
Wallpaper selection screen
will open.
Scroll the wall paper
thumbnails at the bottom to
see all system wallpapers
available on your device. If
you like the look of one of
the system wallpapers, tap
on the thumbnail and then
tap Set Wallpaper at the top
of the screen. The chooser
will close and the wallpaper
is applied.
The wall paper chooser also
gives you the option to use
an image from elsewhere on
your device. Tap Pick Image
and a selection of recent
images will appear. These
can be taken from the photos
app, Google Drive,
downloads and other
locations, depending on what
apps you have installed.
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Step 6
The image you choose will
be shown as the
background image on both
the lock screen and the
home screen. On some
devices, when setting the
image as wallpaper, you
will be given the choice to
save as home screen, lock
screen or both.
Step 4
If none of the recent images
shown appeal to you, tap
the Menu button and
choose the location you
want to browse. Just as
with system wallpapers,
when you see an image you
want to use, tap the
thumbnail and then tap Set
Wallpaper to compete the
Step 5
An alternative way to set
an image as a home
screen wallpaper is to
open the application
where the image is
located, view the image
and tap the Manu bottom.
From the menu, select Set
As and choose
Wallpaper.