The app icons in iPadOS 26 can be used to access menus, and also display the icons at different sizes. To do this:

1)  Press on an app icon until the menu appears and then release. This is known as a Quick actions menu and it can be used for a variety of actions, depending on the app.

If you continue pressing on an app’s icon in Step 1, the Home screen customization options will appear, rather than the Quick actions menu.

2)  Tap once on these buttons at the bottom of the menu to display the app’s icon at different sizes:

3)  Depending on the option selected in Step 2, the other apps on the Home screen move to accommodate the new app icon size:

This is an extract from iPad for Seniors in easy steps, 15th edition

ISBN: 9781787910478
192 pages /  By: Nick Vandome

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