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ASUS ZenPad Z8s - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-27 10:20:57.561

ASUS ZenPad Z8s - Customize Your Home Screen

Here's how to add / remove Home screen items (widgets, apps or folders) and set the wallpaper on your ZenPad Z8s.
To customize the Home screen on your ASUS ZenPad™ Z8s, do any of the following:

Add Apps

A shortcut to an individual contact or bookmark can be added to the Home screen via a widget.
  1. From a Home screen, tap the
    Apps icon
     .
  2. Touch and hold an app.
  3. Drag the shortcut to the preferred Home screen then release.
    For the app to be successfully added, there must be sufficient space within the selected Home screen. If needed, additional Home screen panels may be added.

Add Widgets

Widgets are mini-apps (e.g., weather, clock, calendar, etc.) that can be added to a Home screen. They aren't the same as shortcuts as they generally display info and take up more space than a single icon.
  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an empty space.
  2. Tap
    Widgets
     Widgets icon.
  3. Touch and hold a widget.
  4. Drag the widget to the preferred Home screen then release.
    For the widget to be successfully added, there must be sufficient space on the screen. If needed, additional Home screen panels may be added.
  5. If applicable, tap additional options to activate widget.
    Options vary depending upon the type of widget.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a shortcut (e.g. Email).
  2. Drag the shortcut on to another shortcut (e.g., Gmail) then release.
    A folder containing the shortcuts is created (titled Unnamed Folder). To rename the folder:
    To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.
    1. Tap the folder.
    2. Tap the
      Title bar
       (top of the open folder).
    3. Enter a name then tap
      Done
      .
    To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.

Remove Apps / Widgets

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widgets, shortcuts, folders, etc.).
  2. Drag the item to Remove Remove icon (located at the top) then release.

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers
     Wallpapers icon.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Select the wallpaper image from the bottom of the screen.
        Swipe
        bottom of screen
         left or right to display more wallpapers.
      2. Tap
        Set wallpaper
         (upper-left).
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        Select Image
         (at the bottom).
        If necessary, swipe
        bottom of screen
         to the right.
      2. Locate then select the preferred picture.
      3. Tap
        Apply
         (at the bottom).