How to Use home screen in a Sentence

home screen

noun
  • By the way, put TheVerge.com on the home screen of your phone.
    Nilay Patel, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Note that the apps on the left of the taskbar are the same as those in the dock on the home screen.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The pass can be saved to the phone's home screen for easy access with a tap.
    Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Swiping up to return to the home screen achieves the same goal.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 1 Apr. 2021
  • For iPhone users, swipe from the bottom to the middle of your home screen.
    Toby Grey, BGR, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Swiping from the home screen to the App Library feels smoother.
    Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2020
  • Take a closer look at the game's title on the home screen.
    Simon Hill, Wired, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Press and hold anywhere on the home screen to see the Home Screen settings menu.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
  • On the home screen for the AI tool, tap the hamburger icon in the top left corner.
    Reece Rogers, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2024
  • New in iOS 14 is the ability to add widgets to the home screen.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 13 July 2021
  • Expand Your Grids Want to add more space to your home screen?
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2023
  • With the home screen and your list of saved pages in view, tap the three dots in the top right corner and then choose Playlist.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 5 Jan. 2021
  • To view it on your e-reader, tap the icon that shows up on the home screen and in your library.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 24 Dec. 2020
  • This is the home screen, which tells me almost nothing about my goal progress for the day.
    Corey Gaskin, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2022
  • None of these should make their way onto your home screen.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Press and hold on a blank part of a home screen, and select Themes to see your options.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Players can still pin their favorite games to the home screen.
    Gieson Cacho, chicagotribune.com, 9 Nov. 2020
  • These are nothing like the widgets you’re used to seeing on the home screen.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 10 June 2022
  • Simply tap-and-hold, then remove the app from your home screen.
    WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Go back to your home screen, hold down on any app, and tap Edit Home Screen.
    Jacob Siegal, BGR, 13 Jan. 2022
  • This is great for tablets, but phones don't have a way to launch split-screen mode from the home screen or the app drawer.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 31 Aug. 2022
  • The home screen on the iPad Mini does seem a little…compact.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Next, go back to the home screen and open the Quick Settings pane with a swipe down from the top right corner of the display.
    David Nield, Popular Science, 28 June 2023
  • To add a widget to your iPhone’s home screen, find a blank spot and hold down your finger.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • Either way, the icon will show up on your Android home screen.
    Justin Pot, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Once on the home screen, select your profile icon in the top right corner.
    Jacob Livesay, USA TODAY, 16 June 2022
  • Want to add a shortcut to a specific app to your home screen?
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The Apple apps are not removed, but they’re hidden from the home screen.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Tapping the crown also always brings you to your home screen.
    Mark Prigg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2024
  • My home screen remind me of Times Square with lots of full-color icons and a lot of busyness.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 11 July 2023

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