howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-add-and-resize-widgets-on-a-samsung-galaxy-home-screen/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (One UI 8.5, Android 16) and Samsung Galaxy A57 (One UI 9, Android 17 (build A576BXXU6BZIE))

In this guide

Open Widgets
Choose a widget
Add and place it
Find it on the home screen
Resize it
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

Touch and hold an empty spot on the home screen, tap Widgets, choose an app and a widget size, and tap Add. To resize, touch and hold the widget and drag the edges of the frame that appears.

If you do not see this option

Widgets will not move or the Widgets button does nothing Samsung says Lock Home screen layout stops icons and widgets being moved or removed. Turn it off under Settings, Display, Home screen. Source: How to add apps and widgets on your Galaxy phone's Home screen
There are no handles to resize Samsung says only resizable widgets show a blue line along their edges. A widget without it comes in fixed sizes; remove it and add another size instead. Source: How to add apps and widgets on your Galaxy phone's Home screen

5 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device: Android
Shown on: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16, Samsung Galaxy A57 (SM-A576B), One UI 9, Android 17 (build A576BXXU6BZIE)
Starts in: Home screen
Real screenshots: 5 of 5 steps
Our phone: Shown on Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 2 official, linked below

Step by step

Open Widgets
Touch and hold an empty part of the home screen and tap Widgets at the bottom.
Done
Choose a widget
Apps are listed with the number of widgets they offer. Tap one to see its sizes; ours shows the Clock alarm widget in 2x1, 2x2 and wider sizes. We blurred one app.
Done
Add and place it
Tap Add, or drag the widget to the spot you want.
We picked Battery, Battery status (circles) in 2X1 and tapped Add.
Done
Find it on the home screen
The widget appears on the home screen; ours went to the top of the page. We removed it afterwards.
Done
Resize it
Touch and hold the widget. A frame with handles appears; drag the edges to make it bigger or smaller. Settings in the same menu changes its colour and transparency.
Our picture shows this on a Weather widget we already had.
Done

If this does not work

The widget shows nothing useful yet Samsung says some widgets ask for extra settings when you add them. Touch and hold the widget and tap Settings to change it, including its colour and transparency. Source: How to add apps and widgets on your Galaxy phone's Home screen
You removed a widget by mistake Samsung says removing a widget does not delete the app settings. Add it again from Widgets. Source: How to add apps and widgets on your Galaxy phone's Home screen

About this guide

Widgets show live information, such as the weather or your next alarm, without opening the app. We added one widget for the pictures and removed it afterwards.

Steps 3 and 4 are from the same phone after its One UI 9 update (Android 17).