# I can't figure this out on my new Samsung phone (RE: downloaded app icons) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-this-out-on-my-new-samsung-phone-re-downloaded-app-icons/986584 "2023-07-04T21:23:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-this-out-on-my-new-samsung-phone-re-downloaded-app-icons/986584/1 "2023-07-04T21:23:05Z")
Didn’t really pick this phone for any reason other than my old one met and abrupt end (it had lived a good life, and didn’t suffer). I needed a new one ASAP, and it was the best I could afford (second highest price for my plan, but less than half of the most expensive). The old one was well out of warranty, even the extended one. It’s a Galaxy A14 5G Supposedly there’s a user manual I can get to through settings, but all I get when I tap on it is a message that the user manual is not available in the language I selected; searching online did not provide an answer to what you’d think would be a very simple question either: How do I get homepage icons for Google Play apps I download? First couple of things I did after setup were to download apps for my bank, and Kindle, and after I opened them, I expected to find icons on the page you get to when you tab down to unused icons. Nothing. I’ve tried everything I can think of, and reset everything that looked like it might change a relevant setting. Nothing. Anyone else know anything about this phone, or ever encountered this situation? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-this-out-on-my-new-samsung-phone-re-downloaded-app-icons/986584/2 "2023-07-04T21:52:09Z")
On my Galaxy S22, swiping up from the home screen displays all the apps, and it also brings up a search box to search for a particular app. Once you have located the app in question, a long press on its icon will bring up a menu in which one of the options is ‘Add to Home Screen’. Or you can press and drag the icon to whatever page you want. Here’s a link to the Verizon site where it talks about the A14. [Samsung Galaxy A14 5G - Customize Your Home Screen | Verizon](https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-303616/#:~:text=From%20a%20Home%20screen%2C%20swipe,within%20the%20selected%20Home%20screen). ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-this-out-on-my-new-samsung-phone-re-downloaded-app-icons/986584/3 "2023-07-04T21:59:03Z")
I know about swiping to display all the icons-- the ones from newly downloaded apps are not there. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-this-out-on-my-new-samsung-phone-re-downloaded-app-icons/986584/4 "2023-07-04T22:11:34Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > the ones from newly downloaded apps are not there I assume you have searched for them as well? Here’s a video that describes a fix for your problem. Perhaps it will help. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAC\_nhPsEZk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAC_nhPsEZk) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-figure-this-out-on-my-new-samsung-phone-re-downloaded-app-icons/986584/5 "2023-07-04T23:30:21Z")
Going to bed, and hoping the people who drove to Kentucky last weekend fired off all their illegal fireworks last night, 'cause I gotta be up at 4, but I will try that as soon as I get a chance. Thanks!