2Using the Home screen

The Home screen provides a central location where you can customize the information, media, and applications you would like to access quickly.

NOTE: The icons on the Home screen and the appearance of the Home screen may vary.

●To display notifications, swipe down from the top left.

●To display settings, swipe down from the top right (select models only).

●Touch an icon to perform the action described in the table.

Icon

Description

 

 

 

All apps (select models only)—Displays a list of all apps.

 

To see all widgets, touch the Widgets tab.

 

– or –

 

Touch and hold the Home screen to display the Set Home Screen menu, and then

 

select Widgets.

 

 

 

Back—Opens the previous screen.

Home—Opens the central Home screen.

 

● To see a left or right Home screen, swipe to the left or right.

 

●

To quickly return to the Home screen, touch

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recent apps—Opens a list of apps that you have used recently.

 

● Touch an app to open it.

 

 

 

● To remove an app from the list, depending on the tablet model, swipe it to the

 

 

left or right, or swipe it up or down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Icon

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Search—Allows you to type one or more keywords to search

 

 

with the installed search app.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice search—Allows you to touch

, and then speak one

 

 

or more keywords to search with the installed search app.

 

 

 

 

 

*The search feature varies by model and country.

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