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Galaxy S23 UltraRemoving apps and widgets from the Home screen

Remove unused widgets to free up room on the home screen of your device. Widgets can be added back later if needed.

Remove unused widgets to free up room on the home screen of your device. Widgets can be added back later if needed.

Steps List - Interactive list of steps. Select a step to read its corresponding text, and to see its Product Image and the Indicators necessary to complete the step.

Current Step: 1 - From the Home screen, touch and hold the widget you'd like to remove until a popup appears above or below it.

Removing an app or widget from the Home screen doesn't uninstall it from your phone. You can uninstall apps and widgets through the Play Store app.

  1. 1 -

    From the Home screen, touch and hold the widget you'd like to remove until a popup appears above or below it.

    • Note:

      For this tutorial, we're removing a widget. The steps to remove an app are the same.

  2. 2 -

    Tap Remove.

  3. 3 -

    You've completed the steps!

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Product Image and Indicators - Image of the current step and indicators demonstrating the interactions necessary to complete the step.

Press + or = to zoom in, - to zoom out. When zoomed, use arrow keys to pan around the image.

Removing an app or widget from the Home screen doesn't uninstall it from your phone. You can uninstall apps and widgets through the Play Store app.

Product Image and Indicators - Image of the current step and indicators demonstrating the interactions necessary to complete the step.

Press + or = to zoom in, - to zoom out. When zoomed, use arrow keys to pan around the image.

From the Home screen, touch and hold the widget you'd like to remove until a popup appears above or below it.

Note:

For this tutorial, we're removing a widget. The steps to remove an app are the same.

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