How to move or remove an app from the home screen on a Samsung Galaxy (One UI 9)

In short

Touch and hold the app and drag it to a new spot. To take it off the home screen, touch and hold it and tap Remove, not Uninstall. Ours vanished at once, with no question, and stayed on the Apps screen, still installed.

7 of 7 steps show a real screenshot from our Galaxy A57. Each step was checked against the maker's own instructions, linked at the end.

Steps

1. 1

   Touch and hold the app

   Touch and hold the app's icon. A menu shows its name with an ⓘ, and Select, Remove and Uninstall.

   Done
   
2. 2

   Drag it to a new spot

   Keep holding and drag. Dots show the free spots on the page. Let go where you want it. We moved Netflix to the top.

   Done
   
3. 3

   Tap Remove

   To take it off the home screen, touch and hold it again and tap Remove. Do not tap Uninstall, which deletes the app.

   Done
   
4. 4

   It goes at once

   On ours the icon disappeared straight away. There was no question to confirm.

   Done
   
5. 5

   Find it on the Apps screen

   Swipe up for the Apps screen. Netflix is still there, and still installed.

   Done
   
6. 6

   Drag it back

   Touch and hold it on the Apps screen. The home screen appears; drag the icon to a free spot and let go. Cancel at the top left stops it.

   Done
   
7. 7

   Check the home screen

   Netflix is back in its old spot next to Spotify.

   Done
   

If you do not see this option

• No Remove in the menu? Ours showed Select, Remove and Uninstall. If Remove and Uninstall are greyed out, Lock Home screen layout is on: open Settings, Home screen and switch it off.
• Removed the wrong app? Samsung says a removed app no longer appears on the home screen but can be found on the Apps screen. Drag it back from there. Source: How to add apps and widgets on your Galaxy phone's Home screen

If this does not work

• Want to delete the app instead? That is Uninstall, next to Remove in the same menu. We did not try it.
• Icon will not move? Lock Home screen layout stops icons moving. On ours a message said so when we tried.
• App missing from the Apps screen too? Samsung notes that apps hidden in Settings, Home screen, Hide apps are not visible: hide or unhide apps.

Good to know

Group apps instead: make an app folder. Stop icons moving by accident: lock the home screen layout.

On a Pixel: move or remove an app from the home screen on a Google Pixel.

Removing an icon changes nothing about the app itself. It keeps its data, notifications, updates and permissions, and it still uses the same storage as before. Samsung also offers Add to start in the menu you get when you touch and hold an app on the Apps screen, which places it on the home screen for you.

About this guide

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 (SM-A576B), One UI 9, Android 17 (build A576BXXU6BZIE)

App

Home screen

Path

Home screen › Touch and hold an app › Remove

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

3 official, linked below

Sources

• Samsung Latin: How to add apps and widgets on your Galaxy phone's Home screen
• Samsung US: Add, customize, and use widgets on Galaxy phones
• Samsung: How to move multiple apps to a different Home screen page

Links checked October 2026. Menus and features can change with updates.

Spotted a mistake? Menus change with updates, and we want every step to match your screen. Email us about this page or use the contact form. We read every report, and fixes are listed on What changed.

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