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    Home Screen and 
    Applications (Apps) List 
    Most of your phone’s operations originate from the 
    home screen or the Apps list.
    1. From home, swipe up to access Apps.
    2. Tap an app icon to launch the corresponding 
    application.
    For information about using the home screen, see 
    “Home Screen Basics” on page  26.
    Select Options and Navigate Screens
     ► Tap icons, keys, and other items to open or activate 
    the assigned function.
    • Tap  Back  to return to the previous screen.
    Recent Applications
    You can display a list of recently used applications 
    using the Recent apps key.
     ►Tap  Recent apps  to view a list of recently used 
    applications.
    Phone Settings Menu
    You can customize your phone’s settings and options 
    through the Settings menu.
     ► From home, swipe up to access Apps  >  Settings.
    – or –
    Pull down the status bar and tap 
     Settings . 
    						
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    Home Screen
    Status bar
    Widget
    Primary app shortcuts
    BackRecent apps
    Home 
    Edge screen 
    						
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    The following topics describe how to use and customize 
    your phone’s home screen, understand the status bar, 
    and use the notification panel.
    Home Screen Basics
    The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s 
    applications, functions, and menus. You can customize 
    your home screen by adding application icons, 
    shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.
    • Status bar
    : The status bar displays icons to notify 
    you of your phone’s status (on the right side) and 
    notifications (on the left side).
     -Status area : Displays phone and service status 
    information such as signal strength, battery 
    status, Wi-Fi and data connectivity, ringer status, 
    and time.
     -Notification area : Displays notifications for 
    incoming messages, missed calls, application 
    updates, and more. 
    • Edge screen : Drag left to display the Edge screen.
    • Widget: Widgets are simple application extensions 
    that run on your phone’s home screen.
    • Primary app shortcuts : Shortcuts that appear in the 
    same location on all of your phone’s home screens. 
    • Back : Returns you to the previous screen, or close a 
    dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, or 
    the keyboard.
    • Home : Returns you to the home screen.
    • Recent apps : Access recently used apps.
    Tip : Tap 
     Home  to return to the main home screen 
    from any other screen. 
    						
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    Extended Home Screens
    In addition to the main home screen, your phone 
    features extended home screens to provide more space 
    for adding icons, widgets, and more. Tap 
     Home 
    to display the main home screen and then swipe the 
    screen right or left to move from the main screen to an 
    extended screen.
    • If you are not already using the maximum number 
    of screens for your phone, you can add more screens 
    by touching and holding an empty space on a home 
    screen, sliding the thumbnails to the left, and then 
    tapping 
     Add page .
    • While on an extended screen, tap  Home to return 
    to the main home screen. 
    						
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    Customize Your Home Screen
    Learn how to set the wallpaper and add, move, or 
    remove shortcuts, widgets, and folders from the home 
    screen.
    Operations for Rearranging the 
    Home Screen
    • Moving widgets and icons: From home, touch 
    and hold an item, and then drag it to the desired 
    location.
    • Deleting widgets and icons : From home, touch and 
    hold an item, and then drag it to 
     Remove .
    • Displaying the home screen menu : From home, 
    touch and hold an empty space to display the home 
    screen menu. Menu options include Wallpapers and 
    themes, Widgets, and Screen grid settings. You also 
    have the option to add or remove home screens.
    Change the Wallpaper
    Select and assign your phone’s background wallpaper.
    1. From home, touch and hold an empty space, and 
    then tap 
     Wallpapers and themes  > Wallpapers .
    • You can also access the wallpaper menu through 
    settings. From home, swipe up to access Apps . 
    Tap 
     Settings  >  Wallpapers and themes  > 
    Wallpapers .
    2. Tap an option to select the wallpaper, and then 
    select:
    • Home screen to set the background wallpaper 
    for your home screen.
    • Lock screen  to set the wallpaper for your 
    phone’s lock screen.
    • Home and lock screens  to set a wallpaper for 
    both your home screen and your lock screen.
    3. Tap  Set as wallpaper . 
    						
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    Home Screen Settings
    Customize your Home and Apps screens.
    1. From home, pinch the screen.
    2. Tap Home screen settings to customize:
    • Home screen layout : Set your device to have a 
    Home and Apps screen, or only a Home screen 
    where all apps are located.
    • Home screen grid : Choose a dimension option 
    to determine how icons are arranged on the 
    Home screen. The numbers indicate how many 
    icons can be placed horizontally by how many 
    icons can be placed vertically.
    • Apps screen grid : Choose a dimension option 
    to determine how icons are arranged on the 
    Apps screen. The numbers indicate how many 
    icons can be placed horizontally by how many 
    icons can be placed vertically.
    • Apps button : Add an apps button to the 
    Home screen for easy to access to the 
    Apps screen.
    • Hide apps: Select apps to hide, tap  Apply.
    • Hello Bixby settings : Configure Hello Bixby 
    features.
    Learn About Your Device 
    						
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    Add Shortcuts to the Home Screen
    You can add shortcuts for quick access to favorite apps 
    from the home screen.
    To add a shortcut:
    1. From home, swipe up to access Apps.
    2. Touch and hold an app shortcut to open the options 
    menu.
    3. Tap  Add shortcut to home.
    Add Widgets to the Home Screen
    You can add widgets to your phone’s home screen. 
    Widgets are simple application extensions that run 
    on your phone’s home screen. Unlike a shortcut, the 
    Widget works like as an onscreen application. 
    1. From home, touch and hold an empty space, and 
    then tap 
     Widgets.
    2. Touch and hold a widget icon to select it.
    3. Drag the icon to an empty location on the 
    home screen. 
    						
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    Add Folders to the Home Screen
    You can group home screen shortcuts into folders for 
    convenient access.
    1. From home, touch and hold an app shortcut and 
    drag it on top of another app shortcut until a 
    highlighted box appears.
    2. Release the app shortcut to create the folder.
    • Enter folder name: Enter a name for the folder.
    •  Palette: Change the color.
    •  Add apps : Place more apps in the folder. 
    Tap apps to select them, and then tap  Add.
    3. Tap anywhere outside of the folder to close it.
    • To add more apps, touch and hold an app 
    shortcut and drag it to the folder.
    Change Folder Names
    Once you have added folders, you can change the name 
    easily from the folder display.
    1. From home, tap the folder to open it, and then tap 
    the folder name.
    2. Type a new name.
    3. Tap anywhere outside of the folder to close it.
    Change the Folder Color
    You can change the color of a folder.
    1. From home, tap the folder to open it.
    2. Tap  Palette  and select a color.
    3. Tap anywhere outside of the folder to close it. 
    						
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    Capture Screenshots
    Capture an image of your screen. It will automatically 
    create a Screenshots folder in the Gallery app.
     ►Press and hold the Power  key and Volume down 
    key at the same time to capture a screenshot of the 
    current screen. 
    						
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    Status Bar
    The status bar at the top of the home screen provides 
    phone and service status information on the right 
    side and notification alerts on the left. To view the 
    notification panel or access the quick settings menu, 
    pull down the status bar from the top of the screen.
    Main Status Icons
    Bluetooth® is active.
    GPS is active.
    Wi-Fi is active.
    Download of a file or app is in progress.
    Mute mode is enabled.
    Main Status Icons
    Vibrate mode is enabled.
    Cellular network signal strength is displayed.
    Roaming network signal strength is displayed.
    The device is connected to a 3G wireless network.
    The device is connected to a 4G LTE™ wireless 
    network.
    Airplane mode is active.
    Battery is charging.
    Battery is fully charged.
    Connected as a mobile hotspot. 
    						
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