Shrinking App Icons on Android Phones

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Not satisfied with the current size of app icons on your Android device? In this article, Mytour will guide you on how to change or shrink the size of app icons on your Android phone.

When you think of Android, you think of its excellent customization capabilities, but many devices still come with fixed icon sizes. If they could be resized, this option is often hidden somewhere in your settings. Perhaps you want the icons to be larger for better visibility, or maybe you want them smaller to fit better on the screen. This article will show you how to do that.

Guide to Shrinking App Icons on Android

Resizing App Icons on Android Phones

1. Changing App Icon Size with Device's Built-in Launcher

Android enthusiasts will be delighted to know that Google Now Launcher has a feature to resize app icons. It works on any Pixel device, as well as many other third-party mobile devices with Google's official user interface.

Simply open

Settings, select Display > Advanced > Display size. And you can make app icons larger or smaller than usual. The only issue here is that this option not only changes the size of app icons but also affects everything else on the phone, including text and other screen elements.

2. Changing App Icon Size with Third-Party App Launchers

Many third-party app launchers allow users to change the size of app icons, as well as the grid layout and more. There are some excellent options you can use such as:

- Nova Launcher
- Apex Launcher
- GO Launcher
- POCO Launcher
- Microsoft Launcher

3. Resizing App Icons on Samsung Phones with TouchWiz

Samsung phones come with the TouchWiz UI. One of its great features is the ability to change the size of app icons or shrink app icons without the need for third-party app launchers. Here's how:

- Press and hold on an empty space on the home screen.

- Select Home screen settings.

- You have 2 options: Home Screen Grid and Apps Screen Grid.

- Tapping on any of those options will present you with choices to adjust the app scaling on both the app screen and the home screen of your phone, thereby altering the size of those apps.

Depending on your phone, the options for home screen grid layouts may include 4x4, 4x5, 5x5, and 5x6, while the app screen grid ratio is more limited to 4x6 and 5x6.

Nova Launcher is quite a handy app on phones, you can check out how to install and use Nova Launcher on your phone here.

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