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Home screen
Home screen
quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
The
home screen
gives you all your latest information
in one place. It’s what you see when you turn on the
phone or touch Home
from a menu. It’s basically
like this:
Note:
Your home screen might look a little different.
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Quickoffice
Browser
3G Mobile
Market
News and
Messaging
Maps
YouTube
Phone Status
Flick left or right to
see more screens.
Open the app menu.
Notifications
Flick this bar down
to see details.
Widget
Touch to open.
Touch & hold to
move, delete, or
more.
Use the widgets, shortcuts, and panels to show
what’s important to you—whether it’s home, work, or
play.
Widgets
A
widget
is small app on the home screen that
typically displays information such as weather, news,
and social networking updates. You can add a widget,
such as a clock, music player, or a calendar that shows
upcoming appointments. To open a widget, touch it.
To add a widget, touch an empty spot on the home
screen. (You can also touch Menu
>
Add
>
Motorola Widget
or
Android Widget
.) If your
home screen is full, you won’t see the add option.
You’ll need to move or delete widgets or shortcuts to
make room.
You can change a widget’s size. Just touch and hold
the widget. When the widget’s outline turns white,
drag one of the corners to make it the size you want.
Note:
If you install apps from Android Market that
have widgets, touch and hold the home screen, then
select a widget to add to the home screen.
Shortcuts
To add shortcuts to the home screen, open the app
menu, then touch and hold the shortcut you want. It