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.


INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
  1. Tap to select or open on-screen items.
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  2. Swipe down from the Notification bar to access the Notification panel.
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  3. Swipe left or right to access other home screen pages.
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  4. To add, remove or rearrange home screen pages, touch the home screen with two fingers then pinch them together.
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  5. To set the default home screen, tap the Home icon in the upper-right corner of the desired home screen page.
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  6. To add a new home screen page, tap the Add page icon.
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  7. To reposition a home screen, touch and hold the desired screen.
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  8. Drag to the desired position, then release.
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  9. To delete a home screen, drag the desired screen up to Remove.
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  10. Release to delete.
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  11. To add a widget or app shortcut to the home screen, swipe to then touch and hold an empty area of the home screen.
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  12. Tap the desired category.
    Note: For this demonstration, tap 'Widgets'.
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  13. Swipe to then touch and hold the desired widget.
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  14. Drag to the desired position on the home screen, then release to set.
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  15. To resize a widget, touch and hold the desired widget, then release.
    Note: Not all widgets are resizable.
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  16. Drag the Blue outline inward or outward to adjust the widget size.
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  17. To move a widget or app, drag the widget or app to the desired location.
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  18. To delete a widget or app from the home screen, drag the widget or app icon up to Remove, then release.
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