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Your Phone Interface
Thefollowingtopicsdescribehowtouseandcustomizeyourphone’sHomescreen,understandthe
Statusbar,andusetheNotificationpanel.
Home Screen Basics
TheHomescreenisthestartingpointforyourphone’sapplications,functions,andmenus.Youcan
customizeyourHomescreenbyaddingapplicationicons,shortcuts,folders,widgets,andmore.
Home Screen Layout
YourHomescreenextendsbeyondtheinitialscreen.Swipethescreenleftorrighttodisplay
additionalscreens.
Item Description
Phone Key
Taptoopenthedialpad.Alsoprovidesadditionaltabstoaccess
Calllogs,Contacts,Favorites,andGroups.
Back Key
Taptoreturntothepreviousscreen.
Home Key
TaptodisplaythemainHomescreen.
Recent Apps Key
Taptoaccessalistofyourmostrecently-usedapps.Touchand
holdtoaccessmenuoptions.
Apps Launcher
TaptoopentheApplicationscreentoviewinstalledapplications.
Application Icons Tapanicon(application,folder,etc.)toopenanduseit.
Status Bar Showsdevicestatusinformationincludingthetime,signal
strength,batterystatus,andnotificationicons.