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Home Screen
Know Your Device
Customize your Home screen
by adding application shortcuts,
widgets, folders, and using
wallpapers.
To access Home screen manager:
►
From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
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.
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 is displayed when you press the
Home
key.
•
Change the order of screens
: Touch and hold
a screen, and then drag it 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.
-
Flipboard Briefing
: Swipe to the left of
the screens to find the Flipboard Briefing
screen. To enable or disable this feature,
tap
On/Off
at the top of the screen.
Change the Wallpaper
Change the look of the Home and Lock screens
with wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or
choose from preloaded wallpapers.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Tap
Wallpapers
to customize.
For more information, see
Wallpaper Settings
.
To access Wallpaper settings:
►
From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Wallpaper
.
Widgets
Widgets are simple application extensions 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
You can add a widget to a Home screen.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Tap
Widgets
.
3. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a
Home screen, and release it.
Remove a Widget
You can remove a widget that you added to a Home
screen.
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.