Learn & customize the home screen
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Learn & customize the home screen
Add shortcuts and widgets, access the notification panel, changing wallpaper, and more.
- The notifications bar will display your device status along with any important notifications.
- Swipe to the left or right to access other home screens.
- Tap a desired app to open it.
- To add an app or widget to the home screen, press the Menu key.
- Tap Add apps and widgets.
- Touch and hold the desired app or widget.
Note: Tap the Widgets tab to access widgets.
- While still holding, drag the app or widget to the desired location, and release to place it.
- To relocate or remove an app or widget, touch and hold the desired app or widget.
- While still holding, drag the app to the desired location then release to place it.
- To remove the app or widget, while still holding, drag the app or widget to Remove and release to remove it.
- To edit home screens, press the Menu key.
- Tap Edit page.
- Touch, then drag to re-order the home screens.
- To set a new default home screen, tap the Home icon on the desired home screen.
- To remove a home screen, touch and hold the desired home screen, then drag to Remove to remove it.
- To adjust the display brightness, from the home screen, swipe down from the notifications bar.
- Touch, then drag the Brightness slider to adjust the display brightness.
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