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Your Phone Interface
The๎following๎topics๎describe๎how๎to๎use๎and๎customize๎your๎phoneโs๎home๎screen,๎understand๎the๎
status๎bar,๎and๎use๎the๎notification๎panel.
Home Screen Basics
The๎home๎screen๎is๎the๎starting๎point๎for๎your๎phoneโs๎applications,๎functions,๎and๎menus.๎You๎can๎
customize๎your๎home๎screen๎by๎adding๎application๎icons,๎shortcuts,๎folders,๎widgets,๎and๎more.๎
Home Screen Layout
Your๎home๎screen๎extends๎beyond๎the๎initial๎screen.๎Swipe๎the๎screen๎left๎or๎right๎to๎display๎
additional๎screens.
Item Description
Status bar๎๎ The๎status๎bar๎displays๎icons๎to๎notify๎you๎of๎your๎phoneโs๎status๎(on๎the๎right๎
side)๎and๎notifications๎(on๎the๎left๎side).
Widget๎๎ Widgets๎are๎self-contained๎onscreen๎apps๎that๎reside๎on๎your๎phoneโs๎home๎
screen.๎
Application icons๎๎ Application๎icons๎are๎shortcuts๎to๎favorite๎applications.๎You๎can๎add๎and๎
remove๎these๎shortcuts๎as๎you๎wish.
Folder You๎can๎group๎shortcuts๎on๎the๎home๎screen๎into๎folders๎for๎convenient๎
access.