Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Change Screen Grid Size in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

By default, each home screen panel in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is divided to 4 rows and 4 columns to allow you display up to 16 apps shortcuts or 1x1 widgets in a single home screen panel. When needed, instead of adding or removing home screen panels, you can change the home screen grid size so you can display less or more apps shortcuts or widgets on the home screen.

How to change the screen grid size?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On the home screen, pinch the screen using two fingers or long tap on an empty area to go to the edit screen.
2. Tap Screen grid button at the bottom of the screen.
   
   
3. Select the required grid size you want to use. There are three options available:
• 4x4: select this option to divide a home screen panel becomes 4 rows and 4 columns so you can use it to display up to 16 items.
• 4x5: select this option to divide a home screen panel becomes 4 rows and 5 columns so you can use it to display up to 20 items.
• 5x5: select this option to divide a home screen panel becomes 5 rows and 5 columns so you can use it to display up to 25 items. As a note, when you choose this option, the app screen layout will also be changed to 5 rows and 5 columns to match it with the home screen layout.

4. Tap Apply button to save the changes.
   
   
5. The selected grid size will be applied to your home screen. You can press the Home button to see the changes.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Add or Remove Widgets in Home Screen in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When needed, you can add pre-loaded or third-party widgets to the home screen in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge so you can launch a specific app function to get information or for convenient access, as the example, you can use the music player widget to easily control the music playback from the home screen, you can use the weather widget to easily know the weather information from the home screen, etc.


How to add a widget to the home screen?
You have to add the required widget to the home screen first before you can use it. As the example, we'll add the music player widget to the home screen by using the following steps:

1. On the home screen, pinch the screen using two fingers or long tap on an empty area to go to the edit screen.
2. Tap Widgets button at the bottom of the screen to view all available widgets.
   
   
3. When needed, swipe the screen to the right or left to find the Music 4x1 widget. Alternatively, you can use the search function to easily find a widget by using these steps:
• Tap More at the top right and then select Search widgets.
  
  
• Type "music" in the search field and all music widgets will be displayed on your screen.
  
  
4. Tap and hold the Music 4x1 widget and then drag it to an empty area on the home screen.
   
   
5. The Music 4x1 widget has been added to the home screen. As a note, some widgets may ask you to do some configurations before you can use it, if that so, you just need to follow the on-screen instructions to complete the configuration.
   
   

How to remove a widget from the home screen?
When needed, you can easily remove unused or unwanted widget from the home screen. As the example, we'll remove the music player widget from the home screen by using the following steps:

1. Go to the home screen panel where the music player widget is placed in.
2. Tap and hold the music player widget and then drag it to the Trash can icon at the top of the screen.
   
   
3. The Music player widget has been removed from the home screen.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Add or Remove Apps Shortcuts in Home Screen in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge has some features that can be used to help you quickly access your favourite apps, one of which is by letting you add shortcuts to those apps in home screen. It will save you more time because you don't have to go to apps screen to find your favourite apps each time you want to use them, especially if you have a lot of apps. When needed, you can also remove unused or unwanted apps shortcuts from your home screen.


How to add an app shortcut to home screen?
As the example, we'll add a shortcut to the Memo app to home screen by using the following steps:

1. On the home screen, tap Apps to go to the apps screen.
   
   
2. If needed, swipe the screen to the left or right to find the Memo app.
3. Tap and hold the Memo app icon from the apps screen and then drag it to an empty area on the home screen.
   
   
4. A shortcut to the Memo app has been added on the home screen. As a note, you can add more home screen panels so you can add more items on your home screen.
   
   

How to remove an app shortcut to home screen?
As the example, we'll remove a shortcut to the Memo app from the home screen by using the following steps:

1. Go to the home screen panel where the Memo app shortcut is placed in.
2. Tap and hold the Memo app shortcut and then drag it to the Trash can icon at the top of the screen.
   
   
3. The Memo app shortcut has been removed from the home screen.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Disable Flipboard Briefing Page on Home Screen in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

In Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, the Flipboard briefing page is enabled by default and displayed in the leftmost panel of your home screen to let you easily read the summary of the news updates you're interested with in a single page. However, you can easily disable this feature when needed, as the example, if you want to simplify your home screen, if you're not interested in reading news update, etc.


How to disable the Flipboard briefing page on home screen?
You can remove this page from your home screen by using the following steps:

1. On the home screen, pinch the screen using two fingers or long tap on an empty area to go to the edit screen.
2. Swipe the screen from the left to the right to access the Flipboard briefing panel.
   
   
3. Slide the ON/OFF switch at the top of the screen to the left disable the Flipboard briefing page on the home screen. When the switch turns white , means the Flipboard briefing page is disabled and will not be displayed in one of your home screen panels.
   
   

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Add, Remove, Rearrange Home Screen Panels in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

You can use home screen in your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as a starting point to access all features in your phone and place widgets or apps shortcuts for easier access. Since home screen is a customisable part in your phone, you can make some changes, e.g., add new home screen panels, delete unused home screen panels, or rearrange home screen panels, to suit with your need.


How to add a new home screen panel?
When needed, you can add a new home screen panel or more so you can place more items on your home screen by using the following steps:

1. On the home screen, pinch the screen using two fingers or long tap on an empty area to go to the edit screen.
2. Swipe the screen to the rightmost until you see a home screen panel with .
   
   
3. Tap the home screen panel with to add a new home screen panel.
   
   
4. A new home screen panel has been added. To add more home screen panels, repeat from the step #3.

How to remove a home screen panel?
When needed, you can delete an unused home screen panel or more to simplify your home screen by using the following steps:

1. On the home screen, pinch the screen using two fingers or long tap on an empty area to go to the edit screen.
2. Swipe the screen to the right or left to find the home screen panel you want to remove.
   
   
3. Tap and hold the home screen panel and then drag it to the trash can icon at the top of the screen to remove it.
   
   
4. The selected home screen panel and its content(apps shortcuts and widgets) have been deleted. To delete more home screen panels, repeat from the step #2.

How to rearrange home screen panels?
When needed, you can change the order of the home screen panels for easier access by using the following steps:

1. On the home screen, pinch the screen using two fingers or long tap on an empty area to go to the edit screen.
2. Swipe the screen to the right or left to find the home screen panel you want to change its position.
   
   
3. Tap and hold the home screen panel and then drag it to other location to change its position.
   
   
4. The selected home screen panel has been moved to other location. To change other home screen panels position, repeat from the step #2.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Set and Use Always on Display (AOD) Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

With the always on display(AOD) feature, now you just need to glance at your phone each time you want to check your latest notifications(number of missed calls and text messages) and other information(date/time, calendar, battery percentage, or image) without you have to wake the screen. Those notifications and information are clearly displayed on the standby screen and easy to see, but keep using the minimum brightness so you don't have to worry that it'll drain your battery even when you set to use this feature a whole day. But, you have to remember that the AOD feature will not be displayed if the night clock feature is enabled and will also be disabled automatically when the battery level is below 5%.


How to set the always on display (AOD) feature?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On the Home screen, tap Apps to go to your apps list.
   
   
2. Find Settings and then tap it to go to the settings menu.
   
   
3. Scroll down the screen to find Display and then tap it.
   
   
4. Tap Always on display.
   
   
5. To enable the AOD feature, slide the ON/OFF switch to the right. The switch turns blue when this feature is enabled.
   
   
   * Alternatively, you can quickly enable or disable the AOD feature via the quick settings panel by swiping down the top of the screen using two fingers and then tap Always on display button. The button turns blue when it's enabled.
   
   
6. To set the schedule of the AOD feature, do as follows:
• Tap Time settings.
  
  
• To set the time when your phone has to start displaying the AOD feature, tap and hold the time(hour, minute, AM/PM) and then drag it upwards or downwards to adjust the start time. Alternatively, tap the time(hour, minute, AM/PM) to input the start time using the virtual keyboard and then tap Done button to save the changes.
  
  
• To set the time when your phone has to stop displaying the AOD feature, tap and hold the time(hour, minute, AM/PM) and then drag it upwards or downwards to adjust the end time. Alternatively, tap the time(hour, minute, AM/PM) to input the end time using the virtual keyboard and then tap Done button to save the changes.
  
  
7. To show the clock on the standby screen, do as follows:
• Tap Content to show and then select Clock.
  
  
• To change the clock stye, tap Clock style and then select the required one you want to use.
  
  
• By default, the clock will be displayed without background image. But, you can set your phone to display the clock with the background image by tapping Background image and then select the required image you want to use.
  
  
8. To show calendar on the standby screen, do as follows:
• Tap Content to show and then select Calendar.
  
  
• To change the calendar style, tap Calendar style and then select the required one you want to use.
  
  
9. To show image on the standby screen, do as follows:
• Tap Content to show and then select Image.
  
  
• Tap Image and then select the required one you want to display on the standby screen.
  
  

How to use the always on display (AOD) feature?
If you have set to display clock from 7AM to 8PM, during these hours, your phone will display a low-light clock, battery percentage, date/time, and number of missed calls and text messages(if any) with or without background image when the screen is turned off.

If you have set to display calendar from 7AM to 8PM, during these hours, your phone will display a low-light calendar, battery percentage and date/time when the screen is turned off.

If you have set to display image from 7AM to 8PM, during these hours, your phone will display the selected image when the screen is turned off.