LG VS930 Owners Manual - English - Page 35

The Basics 33 Opening and Switching Applications Multi-tasking is easy with Android™ because open applications keep running even when you open another application. There's no need to quit an application before opening another. You can use and switch among several open applications. Android manages each application, stopping and starting them as needed, to ensure that idle applications don't consume resources unnecessarily. Opening an application  Open an application simply by tapping its icon on the screen. TIP You can customize your Home screen with the application icons you use most often. Applications are located on the Applications screen, but you can copy any application icon to your Home screen for faster access. No matter where the icon is, on the Applications screen or your Home screen, just tap it to open and use it. Opening multiple applications 1. Tap an application icon to open it. 2. Tap the Home Key . NOTE If the application icon you want is on your Home screen, simply tap the icon to open and use it. 3. From the Home screen, tap Apps . 4. Tap the icon for the other application you want to open. Switching between multiple applications 1. Tap the Recent Apps Key . A screen with the icons of the applications that you've used recently will appear. 2. Tap the application preview of the application you want to use or tap the Back Key to return to the current screen. If you flick the application preview to the right or left, it disappears from the recent app list. Tap an app preview to open an application you've used recently (tapping the background redisplays the Home screen)..