Your Phone's Home Screen
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Your Phone's Home Screen
The following topics describe how to use and customize your phone’s home screen, understand the
status bar, and use the notifications window.
Home Screen Basics
The home screen is the starting point for your
phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can
customize your home screen by adding application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.
Home Screen Layout
Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional
screens.
Item
Description
Notifications
Displays your current notifications.
Phone App
Tap to open the dial pad. Also provides additional tabs to access
Call logs, Contacts, Favorites, and Groups.
Back Key
Tap to return to the previous screen.
Home Key
Tap to display the main home screen.
Recent Apps Key
Tap to access a list of your most recently-used apps. Touch and
hold to access menu options.
Apps Launcher
Tap to open the Application screen to view installed applications.
Application Icons
Tap an icon (application, folder, etc.) to open and use it.
Widget
Widgets are self-contained apps that display on a home screen.
Unlike a shortcut, the Widget works like as an onscreen
application.
Status Bar
Shows device status information including the time, signal
strength, battery status, and notification icons.
