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Even if no SIM card is installed, your phone will still power on and you will
be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network and use some of the phone's features.
1.2.3 Power off your phone
Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the Phone options
appear, select
Power off
.
1.3 Home screen
Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space for
adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home screen horizontally left
and right to get a complete view of the Home screens. The white dots at the
lower part of the screen indicates which screen you are viewing.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
• Touch and drag down to open
the Notifications panel.
Application icon
• Touch to open applications menu.
Search bar
• Touch

to enter text search screen.
• Touch

to enter voice search screen.


Favorite applications tray
• Touch to enter the application.
• Touch and hold to move or change
applications.
1.3.1
Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold the Home screen to get the widgets.
Drag
Place your finger on any item to drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide/swipe your finger up and down and left to right to scroll through
screens, applications, web pages, etc.
Flick
Flick your finger across screen to move through screens faster.
Pinch/Spread
Place your index finger and thumb on the screen surface and draw them
apart or together to scale an element on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by
turning the phone sideways to have a better view.
1.3.2
Status bar
From status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right side) and
notification information (to the left side).
Notification icons
New Gmail message Missed call
New Email message Call forwarding is on
New text or
multimedia message
Connected to VPN
Problem with SMS or
MMS delivery
Radio is on
New Google
Hangouts message
Uploading data
New voicemail Download finished
Upcoming event Select input method
Screenshot captured
An open Wi-Fi
network is available
Software update
available Phone is connected via
USB cable
Wi-Fi Calling
Carrier data use threshold
approaching or exceeded
Status icons
2G connected
Connected to a Bluetooth
device
2G in use Speakerphone is on
4G connected Roaming
4G in use Headset connected
4G LTE connected No SIM card installed
4G LTE in use Vibrate mode
Signal strength Battery is very low
Wi-Fi is on Battery is low
Touch an icon to open an application,
folder, etc.