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11
Home Screen
Know Your Device
The Home screen is the starting
point for using your device.
Customize your Home screen
by adding application shortcuts,
widgets, folders, and using
wallpapers.
Manage Home Screens
Your device comes with multiple Home screens to
hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home
screens in a different order.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Use these options to manage screens:
•
Add a screen
: Swipe to the end of the
screens, and then tap
Add
.
•
Remove a screen
: Touch and hold a screen,
and then drag it to
Remove
.
•
Set a screen as the main Home screen
:
Tap
Main Home screen
at the top of a
screen. This screen displays when you press
the Home key.
•
Change the order of screens
: Touch and hold
on a screen, and then drag to a new position.
•
Tap
Home screen settings
and tap an option
to customize.
-
Transition effect
: Select a transition to use
when swiping between screens.
-
My Magazine
: Tap to view all My Magazine
updates in one place on the Home screen.
App Shortcuts
You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from
any Home screen.
Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
.
2. Touch and hold an app shortcut, drag it to a
Home screen and release it.
Remove a Shortcut
1. Touch and hold a shortcut to release it.
2. Drag the icon to
Remove
and release it.
Note
: Removing a shortcut does not delete the app, it
just removes the shortcut from the Home screen.
Widgets
Widgets are self-contained apps that run on a
Home screen. There are all kinds of widgets,
including links to a specific contact, Internet
bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and
many others.
Add a Widget to a Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an empty space on the screen,
and then tap
Widgets
.
2. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a
Home screen and release it.
Remove a Widget
1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to
release it.
2. Drag the widget to
Remove
and release it.
Note
: Removing a widget does not delete the widget,
it just removes the widget from the Home screen.