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■ With two fingers, swipe down from the status bar, and then touch > Display &
gestures, and then clear the Auto rotate screen option.
Note: The TalkBack accessibility feature works best if you turn off auto-rotate. For details, see
Navigate Your Phone with TalkBack.
Working with Phone Apps and Settings
Quickly open your favorite apps even when the phone screen is locked and easily change your
phone settings to make it truly yours.
Open an App
There are several options for opening an app from the Home screen.
● Touch an app on the launch bar at the bottom of the Home screen.
● Touch to go to the Apps screen, and then touch the app you want to use.
● On the Apps screen, touch , and then enter the name of the app you’re looking for.
Open an App or Folder from the Lock Screen
■ On the lock screen, drag an app or folder icon up to unlock the screen and directly go to
the app or folder.
If you’ve set up a screen lock, you’ll be asked to provide your credentials first before your phone
opens the app or folder.
Tip: The shortcuts on the lock screen are the same ones on your Home screen’s launch bar. To
change the lock screen shortcuts, you’ll have to replace the apps or folders on the launch bar.
Switch Between Recently Opened Apps
When you’re multitasking and using different apps on your phone, you can easily switch
between the apps you’ve recently opened.
■ Touch to see recently-opened apps.
To switch back to an app, just touch it.
To remove an app from the list, drag it up.