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Navigating applications, Small apps, To uninstall an application from the Application screen

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To uninstall an application from the Application screen 1 To open the Application screen menu, drag the left edge of the Application screen to the right. 2 Tap Uninstall. All uninstallable applications are indicated by . 3 Tap the application that you want to uninstall, then tap Uninstall. Navigating applications You can navigate between applications using the navigation keys, the small apps bar, and the recently used applications window, which lets you switch easily between all recently used applications. Some applications are closed when you press to exit while others continue to run in the background or pause. If the application is paused or runs in the background, you can continue where you left off the next time you open the application. 1 Recently used applications window - Open a recently used application 2 Small apps bar - Open a small app 3 Task navigation key - Open the recently used applications window and the small apps bar 4 Home navigation key - Exit an application and go back to the Home screen 5 Back navigation key - Go back to the previous screen within an application or close the application To open the recently used applications window • Press . To open a menu in an application • While using the application, press . A menu is not available in all applications. Small apps You can get quick access to several small apps at any time using the small apps bar. A small app only takes up a small area of your screen, so you can interact with a small app and another application at the same time on the same screen. For example, you can have a web page open and then open the Calculator small app on top of it and perform calculations. You can download more small apps from Google Play™. 17 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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To uninstall an application from the Application screen
1
To open the Application screen menu, drag the left edge of the Application screen
to the right.
2
Tap
Uninstall
. All uninstallable applications are indicated by
.
3
Tap the application that you want to uninstall, then tap
Uninstall
.
Navigating applications
You can navigate between applications using the navigation keys, the small apps bar,
and the recently used applications window, which lets you switch easily between all
recently used applications. Some applications are closed when you press
to exit while
others continue to run in the background or pause. If the application is paused or runs in
the background, you can continue where you left off the next time you open the
application.
1
Recently used applications window – Open a recently used application
2
Small apps bar – Open a small app
3
Task navigation key – Open the recently used applications window and the small apps bar
4
Home navigation key – Exit an application and go back to the Home screen
5
Back navigation key – Go back to the previous screen within an application or close the application
To open the recently used applications window
Press
.
To open a menu in an application
While using the application, press
.
A menu is not available in all applications.
Small apps
You can get quick access to several small apps at any time using the small apps bar. A
small app only takes up a small area of your screen, so you can interact with a small app
and another application at the same time on the same screen. For example, you can
have a web page open and then open the Calculator small app on top of it and perform
calculations. You can download more small apps from Google Play™.
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.