Turn wireless services on

When you turn on your smartphone, it automatically connects to your mobile network so that you can make and receive phone calls and use other wireless services (if supported by the local network).

If aeroplane mode is turned on, you need to turn it off before you can connect to your mobile network. Tap the top right-hand corner of any screen to open the connection menu. Tap Turn off Aeroplane Mode.

When your smartphone locates a signal, your wireless service provider name appears in the top left-hand corner of the screen in Card view and Phone, and the signal-strength icon appears at the top of the screen.

*These indicate that wireless services are on.

When you are inside a coverage area, the bars of the signal-strength icon are filled in according to the strength of the signal. If you're outside a coverage area, the bars in the signal-strength icon appear dimmed with an X.

Shut down your smartphone

Usually, turning your smartphone off and/or putting it in aeroplane mode is sufficient for normal periods when you have the smartphone with you but you're not using it. On rare occasions, however, you may want to put your smartphone into deep sleep because you are not going to use it for an extended period. At those times, shut down the screen and wireless services completely by doing one of the following:

•Open Device Info and tap Reset Options. Tap Shut Down and tap Shut Down again.

•Press and hold the power button and tap Power. Tap Shut Down/Swap Battery, and then tap Shut Down.

NOTE When you turn everything off, the smartphone's alarms, ringer and notifications are also turned off.

To turn both the screen and wireless services back on, press and hold the power button until a logo appears onscreen.

Use gestures: tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch

Gestures are an important, basic part of your smartphone. They're easy to learn, and they make working with the smartphone fast. You make most gestures with one finger. For a few, you need two. Make gestures with the tip of your finger. Do not use your fingernail. Don't bear down.

You make gestures in two areas on your smartphone: the touchscreen and the gesture area. The gesture area is the black area extending along the bottom of the screen.

*Gesture area

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