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 an icon to make a selection or launch an application.
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  2. Swipe left or right to access additional pages of the Home screen.
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  3. Drag down from the Notification bar with one finger to access the Notification panel.
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  4. Drag down from the Notification bar with two fingers to access the Quick Settings panel.
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  5. To add, edit or remove Home screen pages, touch and hold within an empty area of any Home screen.
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  6. Tap Manage home screen pages.
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  7. Swipe left or right to navigate between Home screen pages.
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  8. To set a new default Home screen, swipe to the desired page, then tap SET AS HOME.
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  9. To delete a Home screen panel, tap REMOVE.
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  10. To add a new panel, swipe all the way to the right, then tap the Add panel icon.
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  11. To add an app or widget to a Home screen, touch and hold within an empty area of any Home screen.
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  12. Tap Add apps and widgets.
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  13. Tap the Drop-down menu.
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  14. Tap the desired option.
    Note: For this demonstration, tap Widgets.
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  15. Scroll to, then touch and hold the desired widget.
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  16. Drag the widget over the desired Home screen panel.
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  17. Release to place the widget at the desired location.
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  18. Tap a Home screen panel to jump to it.
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  19. To move or delete a widget, touch and hold the desired widget.
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  20. To move the widget, drag to the desired location, then release.
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  21. To delete the widget, drag it to REMOVE, then release.
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  22. To resize a resizable widget, touch and hold the desired widget, then release.
    Note: Not all widgets are resizable.
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  23. Drag the Widget border in or out to resize the widget.
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