Blackberry PRIV - Personalizing Your Device

Open apps with a gesture
You can use a gesture to open an app from anywhere on your device. The default apps for this feature are BlackBerry
Device Search, Google Now
™
, and the BlackBerry Hub. You can assign dierent apps to this gesture as well.
1.
To open an app, swipe up slowly from the bottom of the screen or from .
2. Slide your finger to the app that you want to open, and then release your finger.
Change the apps that you open with a gesture
You can change the apps that you open with a gesture. You can even set up a gesture to start an action, such as composing
an email.
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen once using two fingers, or twice using one finger.
2.
Tap > Swipe Shortcuts.
3. Tap either the left or right circle.
4. Do one of the following:
• To set the gesture to open a dierent app, tap Open app, and then tap an app.
• To set the gesture to call a contact, tap Speed dial, and then tap a contact.
• To set the gesture to send an email or a text message to a contact, tap Send message. Tap Email contact or Text
contact, and then tap a contact.
• To set the gesture to start an action, tap All shortcuts.
Turn o the gesture to open an app
If you set up a gesture to open an app or use a shortcut, to turn o the gesture, do the following:
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen once using two fingers, or twice using one finger.
2.
Tap > Swipe shortcuts.
3. Tap either the left or right circle.
4. Tap Clear.
Personalizing your device
Learn how to personalize your device and make it uniquely yours. For example, you can change your ringtone or set a
picture as your wallpaper.
• Customize your device settings
User Guide Setup and basics
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