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 open an app or make a selection.
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  2. Swipe down from the Notification bar to view notification alerts.
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  3. Swipe down from the Notification bar with two fingers to access Quick Settings.
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  4. Swipe left or right to access additional home screen pages.
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  5. Touch and hold a blank area of the home screen to access customization options.
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  6. To reorder home screen pages, touch and hold the desired home screen page.
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  7. Drag to the desired position, then release.
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  8. To add a widget to the home screen, tap WIDGETS.
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  9. Swipe to then touch and hold the desired widget.
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  10. Drag to the desired location on the home screen, then release.
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  11. To resize a widget, touch and hold the desired widget, then release.
    Note: Not all widgets are resizable.
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  12. Touch and hold the Widget border, then drag to the desired size.
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  13. To move or delete a widget, touch and hold the desired widget.
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  14. To move, drag to the desired location then release.
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  15. To delete, drag to Remove, then release.
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  16. To add an app shortcut to the home screen, tap the Apps icon.
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  17. Swipe to then touch and hold the desired app.
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  18. Drag to the desired location on the home screen, then release.
    Note: Apps can be repositioned or removed from the home screen in the same manner as widgets.
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  19. To add a new home screen page, drag an app icon or widget to the far right edge of the home screen.
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  20. A new home screen page will be added. Release the app or widget to place it on the new page.
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  21. To delete a home screen page, delete or move all icons and widgets from the page.
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