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Control & customise
how it acts & looks
Quick start: control & customise
Take control of your phone:
• Touch, press and speak: learn phone gestures and
commands. See "Controls & gestures".
• Change your sounds and more: to put widgets such as
a clock, interactive calendar and more on your Home
screen, see "Customise sounds & appearance".
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Say "OK Google"
Tap a shortcut to open.
Touch and hold to move
or delete.
Touch and hold an empty
spot to change wallpaper.
Drag shortcuts on top of
each other to make a folder.
Swipe down with two fingers
to see quick settings. Swipe
down with one finger to see
notifications.
Tips and tricks
• Speak: tap in a search window, or on a keyboard.
• Add a Home screen page: drag an icon to the right-hand
side of the Home screen until you see a white bar. You can
add multiple pages.
• Quick settings: to change
Wi-Fi
,
Bluetooth
,
Aeroplane
mode
and other settings, swipe the status bar down with
two fingers. For even more settings, tap
Settings
.
• Can't find a setting? Tap Apps >
Settings
> .
Controls & gestures
Touch
Find your way around:
• Tap: choose an icon or option.
• Touch and hold: to see more options.
• Drag: move items on the Home screen.
• Swipe: scroll through lists or between screens.
• Pinch or double tap: zoom in and out on websites, photos
and maps.
•Twist: twist a map with two fingers to rotate it, and pull
two fingers down to tilt it.
• Back: tapBack to go to the previous screen.
• Home: tap Home to return to the Home screen.
• Overview: tapOverview to see your recent apps
(or browser tabs) and tap an app to reopen it. To remove
Control & customise
Quick start: control & customise
Controls & gestures
On, off, lock & unlock
Customise sounds & appearance
Redecorate your Home screen
Quick settings
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