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OneUI 7 for Galaxy Tab A9+ - Home screen grid changed after upgrade

(Topic created on: 07-09-2025 04:20 AM)
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robindp
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Hello, I just received the OneUI 7 updates for my tablet. Upon restart, I noticed that the home screen grid was different - the icons were smaller than before. My preferred home screen grid setting of 6x5 is gone, replaced with: 8x6 and 10x6.

Is this a bug, a regression, a known issue, or ...?

Looking for any help or guidance that the community or the moderators can offer.
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Helenna
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Hi robindp,

Thanks for bringing this up! After the One UI 7 update on the Galaxy Tab A9+, the home screen grid options were changed with 6x5 replaced by 8x6 and 10x6. This isn’t a bug, but rather a design change introduced in the update.

We understand many users prefer specific layouts, so we’ll share this feedback with the team. In the meantime, you can check Good Lock’s Home Up module (once it's compatible) for custom grid settings.

robindp
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Thanks for your reply, Helenna. I found Home Up via Good Lock a few minutes after my previous reply - the application does not appear to be fully compatible, since using a custom layout causes strange zoom and alignment issues on the home screens (the Google Drive widgets runs off the screen, icons are not 'aligned' wit the screen, etc).

I will adapt to the 8x6 grid size and update my other tablet (Galaxy Tab S7 FE) to the same 8x6 setting (if possible).

One other piece of feedback - when swiping down on the A9 Plus with One UI 7 update - the interface and fonts are TINY.

Scaling issue?
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RobertZ
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I'd suggest trying Nova Launcher. It's very highly rated and works great on both phones and tablets.
robindp
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Thanks for the heads up - will consider it!
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