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• To step
• Method 1 of 5: Windows 10, 8.1, 7 and Vista
• Method 2 of 5: Mac OS X
• Method 3 of 5: Windows XP
• Method 4 of 5: Disable zoom mode in iOS
• Method 5 of 5: Android
• Tips

If you are using a computer with Windows or a Mac, you can shrink the icons or icons on your desktop by right-clicking on the desktop and changing the settings within the options 'View', 'View options' or 'Properties' to fit. It becomes more difficult on an iPhone or, for example, a smartphone or tablet with Android, because these platforms do not support adjusting the size of the icons. Fortunately, some manufacturers are adding this capability to their Android phones these days. And don't despair if the icons on your iOS device are suddenly abnormally large; you may just need to turn zoom mode off.Read below to learn how to resize the icons on your desktop within all versions of Windows, Mac OS X, and on select smartphones with Android. You can also read in this article how to return the screen of an iPhone or iPad that is "zoomed in" to its normal size.

To step

Method 1 of 5: Windows 10, 8.1, 7 and Vista

1. Right-click on an empty spot on the desktop. A context menu will then appear with a number of different options.
2. Select "View" to go to the next menu. The top three options in this menu are different icon sizes. You can see here that the current icon size on your desktop is checked.
3. Click either "Medium" or "Small" to minimize the icons. If your icon size is currently set to Large, try Medium first. If the current size is set to Medium, change it to Small.
   • In Windows Vista, "Small" is referred to as "Classic".

Method 2 of 5: Mac OS X

1. Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and then select "View display options". A dialog box will appear with the various options you have for customizing your desktop.
2. Move the slider under "Icon size" to the left. The current icon size is indicated (in pixels) next to "Icon size" at the top of the window (eg 48 x 48). By moving the slider to the left, you can make the Icons smaller.
   • The lower the value, the smaller the icons.
   • The smallest possible size for the icons is 16 x 16. The largest possible size is 128 x 128.
3. Click the red "Close" button at the top corner of the screen to save the changes. If you don't like the adjustments, go back to the View options and try a different size.

Method 3 of 5: Windows XP

1. Right-click an empty spot on the desktop and then click "Properties".
2. Click on Advanced.
3. Choose the "Icon" option from the "Component" drop-down menu.
4. Enter a lower value in the "Size" field. To the right of the Size field (where the current size of the icons in pixels is listed), you will see two arrows; one of them points up, and the other down. Click the down arrow to decrease the number of pixels.
5. Click "OK" to save the changes and return to the desktop. If you don't like the new size of the icons, go back to Advanced within the display options and adjust the size again.

Method 4 of 5: Disable zoom mode in iOS

1. Open the Settings app and select "Display and Brightness". Although you don't have the option to resize the icons on your iPhone or iPad, you can do something about abnormally large icons on the screen. If you have Zoom mode on on your iPhone or iPad, you can easily turn it off.
   • If the icons are too big to open the Settings app, tap the screen twice with three fingers to zoom out and try again.
2. Review the "Display" option under "Display Mode". Here you have two possible options:
   • Standard: If the display is set to "Standard", your phone is not in Zoom mode, and you will not be able to shrink the icons.
   • Zoomed In: When the view is set to "Zoomed in", you can adjust the size of the icons by setting the view to "Standard".
3. Tap "Zoomed" (if available). Now you will see a new screen with "Zoom in display" at the top.
4. Tap "Default" and then tap "Confirm". This will bring the home screen (and the icons) back to the normal, smaller size.

Method 5 of 5: Android

1. Tap and hold the empty area of ​​the desktop. Some manufacturers include the option to adjust the size of the icons in their versions of Android. On certain Sony phones (and possibly others too), this will open a taskbar at the bottom of the screen.
2. Choose "Home Settings" or "Desktop Settings".
3. Tap "Icon Size" to view the available sizes. Some smartphones offer two options, large and small, but there are also smartphones that allow you to adjust the size of the icons in a more specific way.
4. Select "Small" and then return to the desktop to view the changes.

Tips

• Both on a computer with Windows and on a Mac, you can manually arrange the icons on your desktop by clicking on the icons and dragging them to where you want them.
• If you are using the so-called stock version of Android and can install new apps without any problems, you may want to consider installing a companion app in the form of a custom launcher. Launchers are apps that completely change the way your desktop looks and functions. Often this also includes the option to adjust the size of the icons.