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Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys
Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put 
the phone into Sleep mode) when not in use and also to turn the 
screen back on and unlock it when you need it.
Locking the Screen and Keys
To quickly turn the screen o and lock the keys, press the  
Power key.
Note: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns o 
the screen aer a certain period of time when you leave it idle. 
You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone 
screen is o.
Unlocking the Screen and Keys
  1.   Press  the  Power key to turn the screen on.
 2.   Press and hold a blank area of the screen or 
 to wake the 
phone, or
•  Press and hold 
 to use Google voice commands.
•   Press and hold 
 to open the front camera.
•  Double-tap a notication to open the related app.
Note: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN, or password for your 
phone (see Personalizing – Protecting Your Phone With Screen 
Locks), you’ll need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/Password 
to unlock your screen.
GETTING STARTEDGETTING STARTED
Using the Touch Screen
Your phone’s touch screen lets you control actions through a 
variety of touch gestures.
•   Tap – When you want to type using the on-screen keyboard, 
select on-screen items (such as application and settings icons), 
or press on-screen buttons, simply tap them with your nger.
•   Press and Hold – To open the available options for an item  
(for example, a message or link in a web page), press and hold 
the item.
•   Swipe or Slide – To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your 
nger vertically or horizontally across the screen.
•   Drag – To drag, press and hold your nger with some pressure 
before you start to move your nger. While dragging, do not 
release your nger until you have reached the target position.
•   Pinch – In some apps (such as Maps and Browser), you can 
zoom in and out by placing two ngers on the screen at once 
and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them 
apart (to zoom in).
•   Rotate the Screen – For most screens, you can automatically 
change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by 
turning the phone sideways.
Notes:
•   The Auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the 
screen orientation to automatically change. From the 
home screen, tap 
Settings Display When device is 
rotated
Rotate the contents of the screen.
•   
You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down  
the Status Bar twice and tapping Auto-rotate or 
Portrait.