Understanding Your Phone 25
Home Screen
The Home screen is the starting point for using the applications
on your phone. There are initially seven available panels, each
populated with default shortcuts or applications. You can
customize each of these panels.
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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 or by accessing the Notifications panel [
>
Notifications
].
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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.
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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.
Widget
Home Screen
Primary
Notification
Shortcuts
Status Bar
area
Status
area
Shortcuts
Battery status
Connection Status
Time
Signal strength
