1.3
Home screen
You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders widgets) you
love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch
the Home key to switch to Home screen.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
• Touch and drag down the screen to open the
notification panel.
Add a location to display local weather.
Favorite applications tray
• Touch to enter the application.
• Touch and hold to move or change applications.
Application tab
• Touch to open main menu.
Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space for
adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home screen horizontally left
and right to get a complete view of the Home screen. The row of small
squares at the lower part of the screen indicates which screen you are
viewing.
1.3.1
Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
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Touch and Hold
Touch and hold the Home screen to access the available options for setting
the Home screens.
Drag
Place your finger on any item to drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web
pages... at your convenience.
Flick
Similar to swiping, but flicking is faster.
Pinch/Spread
Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart
or together to scale an element on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by
turning the phone sideways to have a better view.
1.3.2
Status bar
From status bar, you can view both phone status (to the right side) and
notification information (to the left side).
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