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Navigating Applications, To Search for an Application from the Application Screen

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To Enable or Disable the Recommended Apps Listings The first time you access the application screen, you get the option to enable or disable recommended apps listings. You can also enable or disable this feature later by following the steps below: 1 Touch and hold any area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates, then tap . 2 Tap the App recommendations slider. To Open an Application from the Application Screen • When the Application screen is open, flick left or right to find the application, and then tap the application. To Search for an Application from the Application Screen 1 When the Application screen is open, tap Search applications or simply swipe down on the Application screen or Homescreen. 2 Enter the name of the application you want to search for. To Arrange Applications on the Application Screen 1 When the Application screen is open, tap . 2 Tap Sort apps, then select an option. To Add an Application Shortcut to the Homescreen 1 On the Application screen, touch and hold an application icon until the device vibrates, and then drag the icon to the top of the screen. The Homescreen opens. 2 Drag the icon to the desired location on the Homescreen, then release it. To Move an Application on the Application Screen 1 When the Application screen is open, tap . 2 Make sure Own order is selected under Sort apps. 3 Touch and hold the application until the device vibrates, and then drag it to the new location. To disable or uninstall an application from the application screen Disabling a pre-installed app deletes all data, but the app can be enabled again from Settings > Apps. Only downloaded apps can be fully uninstalled. 1 Touch and hold any area on the Application screen until the device vibrates. All applications that can be disabled or uninstalled are then indicated by . 2 Tap the relevant application, then tap DISABLE if the app came pre-installed on your device or OK if the app was downloaded and you would like to uninstall it. Navigating Applications You can navigate between applications using the navigation keys and the recently used applications window, which lets you switch easily between all recently used applications. The navigation keys are the Back key, the Home key, and the Recent apps key. You can also pop open two applications on the screen at once using the split screen mode, if the application supports multi-window function. Some applications get closed when you press the Home key to exit while others are paused or continue to run in the background. If an application is paused or running in the background, you can continue where you left off the next time you open the application. 22 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To Enable or Disable the Recommended Apps Listings
The
first
time you access the application screen, you get the option to enable or disable
recommended apps listings. You can also enable or disable this feature later by following
the steps below:
1
Touch and hold any area on your Homescreen until the device vibrates, then tap
.
2
Tap the App recommendations slider.
To Open an Application from the Application Screen
•
When the Application screen is open,
flick
left or right to
find
the application, and
then tap the application.
To Search for an Application from the Application Screen
1
When the Application screen is open, tap
Search applications
or simply swipe
down on the Application screen or Homescreen.
2
Enter the name of the application you want to search for.
To Arrange Applications on the Application Screen
1
When the Application screen is open, tap
.
2
Tap
Sort apps
, then select an option.
To Add an Application Shortcut to the Homescreen
1
On the Application screen, touch and hold an application icon until the device
vibrates, and then drag the icon to the top of the screen. The Homescreen opens.
2
Drag the icon to the desired location on the Homescreen, then release it.
To Move an Application on the Application Screen
1
When the Application screen is open, tap
.
2
Make sure
Own order
is selected under
Sort apps
.
3
Touch and hold the application until the device vibrates, and then drag it to the
new location.
To disable or uninstall an application from the application screen
Disabling a pre-installed app deletes all data, but the app can be enabled again from
Settings
>
Apps
. Only downloaded apps can be fully uninstalled.
1
Touch and hold any area on the Application screen until the device vibrates. All
applications that can be disabled or uninstalled are then indicated by
.
2
Tap the relevant application, then tap
DISABLE
if the app came pre-installed on
your device or
OK
if the app was downloaded and you would like to uninstall it.
Navigating Applications
You can navigate between applications using the navigation keys and the recently used
applications window, which lets you switch easily between all recently used applications.
The navigation keys are the Back key, the Home key, and the Recent apps key. You can
also pop open two applications on the screen at once using the split screen mode, if the
application supports multi-window function. Some applications get closed when you
press the Home key
to exit while others are paused or continue to run in the
background. If an application is paused or running in the background, you can continue
where you left off the next time you open the application.
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This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.