them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).
Open and switch applications
Open and close the All Apps screen
On the home screen, touch the
screen. You can slide the All Apps screen left or right to view more
applications.
After opening the All Apps screen, touch an icon to enter the
corresponding application. Touch the Back key to return to the
previous screen. Touch the Home key to return to the home screen.
Switch to a recently used application
On the home screen, touch & hold the Homekey, opens a list of
thumbnail images of apps you've worked with recently. To open an
app, touch it. To remove a thumbnail from the list, swipe it left or
right.
Home Screen
Arrange & work with apps
From All Apps, you can:
- Explore your widgets: Touch the widgets tab at the top of any All
Apps screen.
- Get more apps: Touch the Play Store icon at the top of any All
Apps screen.
Manage notifications
- Open notifications panel: When a new notification appears on
the notification bar, you can drag the notification bar down from the
top of the screen to open notifications panel when your phone has
been in idle mode or lock the screen.
- Respond to a notification: Touch it.
- Dismiss a notification: Swipe it sideways.
- Close notifications panel: Drag the tab at the bottom of the
notification panel to the top of the screen.
Display area
The home screen can be extended to exceed the screen's width in
order to provide more space for newly added shortcuts, widgets,
etc.
On the home screen, slide your finger on the screen to extend to the
left or right.
Place an app icon on a Home screen
Touch & hold the app icon, slide your finger, and lift your finger to
drop the icon in place.
Delete items on the homepage
Touch & hold the app icon, slide your finger toward the top of the
screen, and drop the app over the Remove icon.
Use folders
You can combine several app icons in a folder. Drop one app icon
over another on a Home screen, and the two icons will be
icon to open the All Apps
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