User Manual

The following topics describe how to use and customize
your phone’s home screen, understand the status bar,
and use the notification panel.
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.
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Status area: The status area of the status bar (on the
right) displays phone and service status information
such as signal strength, battery status, Wi-Fi and
data connectivity, ringer status, and time.
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Status bar: The status bar displays icons to notify
you of your phone’s status (on the right side) and
notifications (on the left side).
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Widget: Widgets are simple application extensions
that run on your phone’s home screen.
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Application icons: Application icons are shortcuts to
favorite applications. You can add and remove these
shortcuts as you wish.
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Applications (Apps) list: Tap to open the
applications (apps) list. The Apps list icon is a
primary shortcut available from all home screens.
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Primary shortcuts: Primary shortcuts are
application shortcuts that appear in the same
location on all of your phone’s home screens. These
are customizable except for the Applications (Apps)
shortcut, which remains static.
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Notification area: The notification area of the status
bar (on the left) displays notifications for incoming
messages, missed calls, application updates, and
more. Pull down the status bar to display the
notification panel.
Tip: Press the Home key to return to the main
homescreen from any other screen.
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