9
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.
To access the 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
: Tap
Add
on the last screen.
•
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 a screen, and then drag to a
new position.
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. From a Home screen, 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. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Widgets
tab.
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.