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Note: The Applications screen closes automatically when you tap an icon to open its
Application. Dragging an icon onto your Home screen also closes the Applications
screen automatically.
Open and Switch Applications
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when you open another application. Theres no need to quit an application before opening
another. You can easily switch among several open applications. Android manages each
waste your device's resources.
To open an application:
Simply tap its icon on the screen.
Tip: You can customize your Home screen with shortcuts to the applications you use most
often. Applications are located on the Applications screen, but you can add an
application shortcut to your Home screen for faster access. No matter where the icon is,
on the Applications screen or your Home screen, just touch it to open and use it. See
Add Application Icons to the Home screen for more information.
To open multiple applications:
1. Tap an application icon to open it.
2. Tap .
3. Tap and tap the icon for the other application you want to open.
– or
Simply tap the icon if the application you want is already on your Home screen.
To switch between multiple applications:
1. Touch and hold . A small window opens with icons of applications that
recently.
2. Tap the application icon you want to open.
– or
Tap to return to the current application.