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OnePlus: Change the Home Screen Grid Layout

When app icons crowd together or leave awkward gaps on your OnePlus home screen, the fixed grid size is usually the reason. OxygenOS starts with one default layout that does not always match how many apps you keep on screen or how large you want the icons. Switching to a different column and row count fixes both cramped screens and oversized icons in a few taps.

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VersionAndroid 10 · Oxygenos 10

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Android 10 · Oxygenos 10
Change Home Screen Grid Layout – Oxygenos 10: step 1 – Tap and hold a free area on home screen
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Change Home Screen Grid Layout auf OnePlus

The home screen grid on a OnePlus phone controls how many app icons fit in each row and column, and how large those icons appear. OxygenOS offers several fixed layouts, typically ranging from a 4x5 to a 5x6 arrangement, so you can trade icon size for more columns or the reverse.

This setting sits in the home screen management tools built into the launcher, not in a separate app. If icons look tiny with lots of empty space around them, or so large that labels get cut off, the current grid choice is the cause rather than a display or scaling bug.

To change it, press and hold a free area on the home screen, then tap Home settings, followed by Home screen layout. Pick the grid you want from the available options and confirm with Save. OxygenOS then asks whether existing icons should stay in their relative position or realign automatically, so choose Cancel to keep manual placement or Align to let the system tidy the grid for you.

Switching grids can shift icons between screens, especially if a denser layout no longer has room for everything on the first page. Widgets are usually unaffected in size but may need to be repositioned if they now overlap icons. If you need per-app icon sizing instead of a uniform grid change, a third-party launcher is a better fit than this built-in setting.

Frequently asked questions

No. Folders stay intact, but changing to Cancel after selecting a layout keeps their exact position, while Align can shift folders to close gaps left by the new grid.

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