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Learn the basics

Tip: Some apps have their own help that’s speciﬁc to their features. Just

tap the menu inside the app for details.

On the home screen, tap the Google Search box for a text search or tap

to search by voice.

When you type, suggestions appear below the search ﬁeld:

» To search for a suggestion, tap it.

» To search for text in the search ﬁeld, tap on the keyboard.

Tip: To close the keyboard, tap .

Note: For voice search, see Speak.

Notiﬁcations

At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new messages

or events. If you don’t know what an icon means, swipe the status bar

down for details.

Tip: Getting too many notiﬁcations? Touch and hold a notiﬁcation to see

which app is sending them to you. Then you can turn them o.

Note: Your screen may look dierent.

Notiﬁcations screen. Swipe down from the top of the home screen down to view notiﬁcations.

Tip: To quickly change common settings, swipe the status bar down. For

more, see Quick settings.

Bubbles

Easily see and participate in conversations using notiﬁcation bubbles that

ﬂoat on top of the display.

Find it: Swipe up

> Settings > Apps & notiﬁcations > Notiﬁcations

> Bubbles, then tap the switch to turn it on

To use, tap a bubble to open and reply to a conversation. Drag the bubble

around the screen to move it.

Note: Not all apps support this feature.

Tip: Swipe left or right to remove a

notiﬁcation. Some notiﬁcations show