Tap the {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/0\/0f\/Android7apps.png","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Android7apps.png\/30px-Android7apps.png","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":460,"bigWidth":"30","bigHeight":"30","licensing":"<div class=\"mw-parser-output\"><p>I edited this screenshot of an Android icon.\n<\/p><p>License: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fair_use\">Fair Use<\/a><br>\n<\/p><\/div>"} icon to open a list of all the apps on your phone or tablet. This will select the app, and open your Home screen. If you select the wrong app, drag it to the Cancel option at the top. This will create a new app shortcut here. This way, you can tap the shortcut on your Home screen and open the app. You won't have to go to your Apps menu every time you want to open it. This will select the app shortcut, and allow you to move it around. Your shortcut options will pop-up at the top of your screen. This option will pop up in the upper-left corner of your screen when you select a shortcut on your Home screen. This will remove the selected shortcut from your Home screen, but you can still open this app from your Apps menu.

Summary:
Open your Android's Apps menu. Tap and hold an app on the Apps menu. Drag the app to a vacant spot on your Home screen. Tap and hold a shortcut on the Home screen. Drag the app to the Remove Shortcut option at the top.