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The Basics
Checking application information
To check on an application’s detail information from the Applications screen:
1. From the Home screen, tap
Apps
.
2. Tap the
Apps
tab, then tap
Settings
at the top right of the tab bar.
The Settings icon changes to a checkmark
.
3. Tap any of the application icons to display an information dialog box.
4. Tap
OK
to exit.
Opening and Switching Applications
Multi-tasking is easy with Android™ because open applications keep
running even when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an
application before opening another. You can use and switch among several
open applications. Android manages each application, stopping and starting
them as needed, to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources
unnecessarily.
Opening an application
Open an application simply by tapping its icon on the screen.
Opening multiple applications
1. Tap an application icon to open it.
2. Tap the
Home Key
.
NOTE
If the application icon you want is on your Home screen, simply tap the icon to open and
use it.
3. From the Home screen, tap
Apps
.
4. Tap the icon for the other application you want to open.