The Android Quick Settings shade is your smartphone’s primary command centre, providing instant access to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, Flashlight, and Do Not Disturb. However, out of the box, many smartphones bury useful controls—like Hotspot, QR Code Scanner, Screen Record, and Dark Theme—onto secondary swipe pages while keeping rarely used tiles front and centre. Customizing your Quick Settings grid places your most crucial daily controls within immediate thumb reach.
Why Personalise Your Quick Settings Panel?
Tailoring your quick toggles streamlines daily smartphone interactions:
- Single-Swipe Access: The first four tiles (on stock Android) or six tiles (on Samsung One UI) appear immediately with a single swipe down from the top edge. Putting your top daily tools here saves thousands of extra swipes.
- Discover Hidden System Tools: Unlock powerful built-in utilities that manufacturers hide by default, including Bedtime mode, Live Caption, Nearby Share / Quick Share, and One-handed mode.
- Third-Party App Shortcuts: Many apps (like Shazam, VPN clients, and authenticator tools) offer custom quick tiles that launch actions without opening full apps.
How to Edit Quick Settings Tiles on Stock Android (Pixel & Motorola)
Editing your tile grid on Google Pixel and standard Android devices takes just a few taps:
- Swipe down from the very top of your screen twice to fully expand the Quick Settings shade.
- Look at the bottom of the panel and tap the Edit icon (pencil symbol).
- The screen will divide into two sections:
- Active Tiles (Top): The tiles currently visible in your active swipe pages.
- Available Tiles (Bottom): Inactive tiles that can be added to your panel.
- To move a tile: Touch and hold any tile, then drag it to your desired position. Remember that the top four tiles appear in the compact single-swipe header.
- To add a tile: Scroll down to the available section, touch and hold a tile (like Screen record or Hotspot), and drag it upward into the active area.
- To remove a tile: Drag an active tile downward into the available area.
- Tap the back arrow in the top-left corner to save your layout.
How to Customise Quick Settings on Samsung Galaxy (One UI)
Samsung Galaxy devices running One UI feature a dedicated Quick Panel layout editor:
- Swipe down twice from the top of your display to open the full Quick panel.
- Tap the pencil edit icon at the top of the screen.
- Select whether you want to edit the Top (compact view) or Full (expanded grid) panel.
- Touch and hold tiles to drag them into your preferred order, or tap the minus (-) icon on tiles you wish to remove.
- Tap Done in the top-right corner to lock in your custom layout.
How to Reset Quick Settings to Factory Defaults
If your tile layout becomes disordered and you want to start fresh, open the edit screen, tap the three vertical dots menu in the top-right corner, and select Reset to restore the original manufacturer arrangement.