Android has many strengths as a mobile operating system, and one of these strengths is the ability to tweak various aspects of the system. Whether you want to remove that stock widget, add a new home screen aspect or lock screens and icons, there’s always a way out. In this article, we highlight 3 easy tips to personalize your Android home screen.Install a launcher – launchers are a great way to add an edge to the look on your smartphone. As it happens, most launchers come with a detailed tutorial that shows you through various aspects. The good thing with launchers is that they switch to action mode whenever you hit the home button, replacing the plain old, standard Android launcher with their own advanced layouts.With a good launcher, you’ll be able to change screen layouts, app drawers, icon sizes as well as show or hide elements such as the Google Search widget. This way, you get quite some flexibility on your device.Apex Launcher and Nova Launcher have been, for some time, two of the most popular tools you can use in this regard. But you’ll need to have Android 4.0 Ice Cream to realize their benefits.Create shortcuts and widgets – in addition to the activities highlighted above, you can do a lot more to personalize your Android phone with a custom widget tool. To start with, you are able to start building your own widgets and icons. This means you do things based on what you need. Ultimate Custom Widget is the winning tool here, providing a wide range of options. You can even combine text and images with hotspots that lead to a specific app or settings option when tapped.Put everything together – you use a launcher to modify the settings of your home screen, as well as its entire framework. To add up, you utilize a widget tool such as the Ultimate Custom Widget to put into this framework, and that’s all. Whether you want to achieve that minimal feel on your device or just get related things together, these two tools will take care of everything for you. Moreover, there are tons of pre-made themes and icons you can download from the Play Store, as well as third party websites.

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What's my model number?

There are several ways to locate your model number:

Option 1
On your device, go to Settings, then "About device" and scroll down to "Model number"
Option 2
Often times you can view the model number inside the device, by removing the battery
Option 3
Using Samsung's model/serial number location tool

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