Manage Home Screens, App Shortcuts, Widgets, Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen

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The Home screen is the starting point for using your device.

The Home screen is the starting point for using your device.

Customize your Home screen by adding application shortcuts, widgets, folders, and using wallpapers.

Manage Home Screens

Your device comes with multiple Home screens to hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home screens in a different order.

1.From a Home screen, pinch the screen or tap Manage Home Screens Menu.

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Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.2.Use these options to manage screens:Add a screen: Swipe to the end of the screens, and then tap 1.From a Home screen, pinch the screen or tap  Menu. Add.

Remove a screen: Touch and hold on a screen, and then drag it to Touch and hold an empty space on the screen. Remove.

Set a screen as the main Home screen:

Tap 2.Use these options to manage screens: Main Home screen at the top of a screen. This screen displays when you press the Home key.

Change the order of screens: Touch and hold on a screen, and then drag to a new position.

Tap Home screen settings for the following option:

-Transition effect: Select a transition to use when swiping between Home screens.

App Shortcuts

You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any Home screen.

Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen

1.From a Home screen, tap •Add a screen: Swipe to the end of the screens, and then tap  Add.•Set a screen as the main Home screen:•Tap Home screen settings for the following option:App Shortcuts Apps.2.Touch and hold an app shortcut, drag it to a Home screen, and release it.

Remove a Shortcut

1.Touch and hold a shortcut to release it.2.Drag the icon to You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any Home screen. Remove and release it.

Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the app, it just removes the shortcut from the Home screen.

Widgets

Widgets are self-contained apps that run on a Home screen. There are all kinds of widgets, including links to a specific contact, Internet bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and many others.

Add a Widget to a Home Screen

1.Touch and hold an empty space on the screen, and then tap Widgets.2.Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home screen, and release it.

Remove a Widget

1.From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to release it.2.Drag the widget to Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen Remove and release it.

Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget, it just removes the widget from the Home screen.

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