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LG G Pad 5 10.1 FHD - Customize Your Home Screen

2026-10-27 09:27:00.33

LG G Pad 5 10.1 FHD - Customize Your Home Screen

Here's how to add / remove Home screen items (widgets, apps or folders) and set the wallpaper on your G Pad 5 10.1 FHD.
To customize the Home screen on your LG G Pad 5™ 10.1 FHD, do any of the following:
  • Add Apps
  • Add Widgets
  • Add / Remove Folders
  • Change Home Screen Mode
  • Remove Apps / Widgets
  • Set Wallpaper

Add Apps

  • A shortcut to an individual contact or bookmark can be added to the Home screen via a widget.
  • If the Home screen mode is set to Home, apps are automatically added to an available Home screen. To add or remove apps from a Home screen, the Home screen mode must be set to 'Home with separate apps list'.
  1. From a Home screen, swipe up or down to access all apps.
  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
     (at the bottom).
  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 desired screen. If needed, additional Home screen panels may be added .
  5. If applicable, tap additional options to activate the widget.
    Options vary depending upon the type of widget.

Add / Remove Folders

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an app (e.g., Play Store, My Verizon, etc.).
  2. Drag the app onto another app (e.g., Gmail, Call Filter, etc.) then release it.
    A folder containing the shortcuts is created (folder name is 'Folder' by default). To rename the folder:
    1. Tap the folder.
    2. Tap the
      Title bar
       (top of the open folder).
    3. Enter a name then tap
      OK
       (lower-right).
    To remove a folder, drag the app(s) out of an existing folder until the folder disappears.

Change Home Screen Mode

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Display
    Home screen
     .
  2. Tap
    Select Home
     .
  3. Select the desired option:
    • Home
    • Home with separate apps list
      If selecting this mode, tap the
      Apps list icon switch
       to turn on Switch on or off Switch off .
  4. Tap
    OK
     to apply changes.

Remove Apps / Widgets

If the Home screen mode is set to 'Home', removing an app from a Home screen uninstalls it from your device. The steps below apply if Home screen mode is set to 'Home with separate apps list'.
  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold the item (e.g., widgets, apps, folders, etc.).
  2. When the popup bubble appears, drag the icon to
    Remove Remove icon
    (top of the screen) then release.

Set Wallpaper

  1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a blank area.
  2. Tap
    Wallpapers
     (at the bottom).
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To use an existing wallpaper image:
      1. Select a wallpaper image from the list.
      2. Select (check) an option (Home screen, Lock screen).
        Wallpaper can be set on both the Home and Lock screens at the same time if desired.
      3. Tap
        Set wallpaper
         (at the bottom).
    • To use an image from your gallery:
      1. Tap
        Gallery
         (the first wallpaper option).
      2. Locate then select the preferred picture.
      3. Adjust the crop area then tap
        OK
         (lower-left) to confirm.
      4. Select (check) an option (Home screen, Lock screen).
        Wallpaper can be set on both the Home and Lock screens at the same time if desired.
      5. Tap
        Set wallpaper
         (at the bottom).