Q&A for How to Add Icons to the Home Screen Automatically on Google Play Store

Google Play usually adds it automatically (sometimes it might take a couple of minutes), but if it didn't then you should try checking your apps screen or uninstalling the app and reinstalling it.

Go to your apps listing, press and hold on Google Play Store, then the home screen should pop up. The app will still be under your finger. You can drag it over the spot where you'd like it, then release.

Most Androids have widgets/icons to get back what might be lost or accidentally deleted. Some Androids have extra icon settings from the bottom to be swiped upwards to show a list of widgets/icons; look for your contact icon and place your finger on that to drag it to your home screen.

The icon/widget is automatically installed onto your device screen after you buy or get a free game to play on your device.

They are only added to your phones screen after you download the app onto your device. They are automatically added to your screen. so, there is no other way around it.

Does your Samsung phone have any kind of widgets? Try pressing on the screen with your finger to draw up the widget list, some Androids have this feature and some may not.

Most Androids have widgets for you to finger-drag the icon/widget to you home screen. Place your finger on the screen and hold until a box appears and/or you can look for a Google icons that are grouped together to find what you might be looking for.

When downloading apps from the Google Play Store, the app icon is, by default, added to the app drawer. If you want your downloaded apps to appear immediately on your home screen, it can be done. You just have to tweak some settings in Google Play.

Tap the Menu icon. At the top-left corner of the Play Store interface, the Menu icon is displayed. Tap it to reveal the slide Menu.