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Huawei: Rename a Folder on the Home Screen

If every folder on your Huawei home screen still shows a generic label, finding the right group of apps takes longer than it should. A folder full of shopping, banking or gaming apps only makes sense once it carries a name you actually recognize at a glance. This mix-up gets worse the more folders pile up on your screen.

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Rename a Home Screen Folder auf Huawei

Huawei groups apps into folders automatically once you drag one app icon onto another. EMUI assigns a placeholder name like Folder 1, which rarely tells you anything about the apps inside.

Renaming a folder does not move or delete any app. It only changes the label shown underneath the folder icon on your home screen, so you can organize shopping apps, banking apps or games without opening each folder to check what is inside.

To rename a folder, tap on it to open it first. Then Tap on a folderTap on the name of the folderType in a new name for your folderConfirm with save.

The new name appears immediately below the folder icon. If the folder still shows the old name, make sure you tapped directly on the text field above the app icons and not on one of the apps inside.

This method works the same way regardless of how many apps are inside the folder or where it sits on your home screen.

Frequently asked questions

This usually happens when the rename was not confirmed properly. After typing the new name, tap Confirm with save instead of tapping outside the text field, otherwise EMUI may discard the change.