User's Guide

Using the Home screen
Use this section to identify the Home screen icons, use touch screen gestures, and use apps and settings.
Using the Home screen
The Home screen provides a central location where you can customize the information, media, and
applications that you would like to access quickly.
Touch an icon to perform the action described in the table.
NOTE: The icons on the Home screen and the appearance of the Home screen can vary. Some of the icons
are for select products only.
Table 1-7 Home screen icons and their descriptions
Icon Description
Contacts—Stores frequently called phone numbers.
Google Chrome - Fast, easy and secure browsing with Google Chrome.
Camera—Opens the camera app.
Gmail - Email by Google: secure, smart, and easy to use.
Google Play - Google Play is your entertainment unbound. It brings together all of the
entertainment you love and helps you explore it in new ways, anytime, anywhere.
Back—Opens the previous screen.
Home—Opens the Home screen.
● To display a list of all apps, swipe up on the Home icon.
● To see a left or right Home screen, swipe to the left or right.
● To quickly return to the Home screen, touch the Home icon.
Overview—Opens a list of apps that you have used recently.
● Touch an app to open it.
● To remove an app from the list, swipe it to the left or right.
NOTE: For some apps, you can touch the X on the top right of the app screen to
cl
ose the ap
p.
Widgets
—Displays a list of all widgets.
T
o see all widgets, touch and hold on the Home screen until the Widgets icon
appears, and then touch the
Widgets
icon.
.
Settings
—Allows you to connect to networks, set preferences, and nd information about
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ur tablet.
To display Settings:
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