Understanding Your Phone 27
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Notification area
displays those icons associated with
end-user notifications such as: email messages, calls
(missed, call in progress), new voicemail, upcoming
event, USB connection, emails, and
Text/MMS messages.
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These notifications appear at the top-left of the screen
(within the Status bar area) and display important user
information.
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This information can be accessed by either swiping down
from the Status bar (page 23) or by accessing the
Notifications panel [
>
Notifications
(
)].
•
Status area
displays those icons associated with the
status of the device such as communication, coverage,
Bluetooth, 4G/3G,
Wi-Fi communication, battery levels, GPS, etc.
•
Home Screen
is a customizable screen that provides
information about notifications and device status, and
allows access to application Widgets.
•
Extended Home Screens
extend beyond the current
visible screen width to provide more space for adding
icons, widgets, and other customization features.
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There are six available extended screens (panels) each of
which may be populated with its own shortcuts or
widgets. These screens share the use of the three
Primary Shortcuts.
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The current screen is indicated at the bottom by a larger
circle. Up to seven (7) total screens are available.
Note:
Both the status bar and primary shortcuts are visible
across all screens.
•
Google search
is an on-screen Internet search engine
powered by Google™. Touch to access the Voice Search
feature where you can verbally enter a search term and
initiate an online search.
–
Tap
Voice Search
(
) to launch the Voice Search
function from within this Google widget.
•
Widgets
are self-contained on-screen applications (not
shortcuts). These can be placed onto any of the available
screens (Home or extended).
•
Shortcuts
are icons that launch available device
applications such as Camera, YouTube, Voicemail,
Contacts, Phone, Email, Market, etc. These function the
same as shortcuts on your computer.
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Although some may already be found on the Extended
Home screens, the majority can also be found within the
Applications screens.
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The Application screens can be accessed by tapping
(
Applications
) from the Primary shortcuts area.
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Shortcuts can be removed from a screen and added back
any number of times.
•
Primary Shortcuts
: are four shortcuts present
throughout all of the available screens and can be used to
both navigate within the device or launch any of the
following functions:
–
Phone
(
) launches the phone-related screen
functions (Keypad, Logs, Favorites, and Groups).
–
Contacts
(
) launches the Contacts-related screens
(Keypad, Logs, Contacts, Favorites, and Groups).
–
Messaging
(
) launches the Messaging menu
(create new messages or open an existing message
string).