Opening and Switching Applications | LG Electronics AS680 specification

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Opening and Switching Applications

Multi-tasking is easy with AndroidTM because open applications keep running even when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. You can use and switch among several open applications. Android manages each application, stopping and starting them as needed, to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources unnecessarily.

Opening an application

#Open an application simply by touching its icon on the screen.

TIP! You can customize your Home screen with the application icons you use most often. Applications are located on the Apps screen, but you can copy any application icon to your Home screen for faster access. No matter where the icon is, on the Apps screen or your Home screen, just touch it to open and use it.

Opening multiple applications

1.Touch an application icon to open it.

2.Press the Home Key .

	NOTE If the application icon you want is on your Home screen, simply touch the icon to open
	and use it.
3.	Touch the Apps Key .
4.	Touch the icon for the other application you want to open.

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LG Electronics AS680 manual Opening and Switching Applications, Touch an application icon to open it Press the Home Key

Contents

LG-AS680 Page Electrical Safety Handle battery packs carefully Safety Precautions for Direct Sunlight Road Safety Safety Precautions for RF Exposure NON-IONIZING Radiation 105 Technical Details FCC RF Exposure Information Optional, if available Part 15.19 statement Phone Overview Front View Rear View Side View Removing the battery Installing the Battery and microSD CardInstalling the battery To unmount the microSD card Inserting a microSD cardTo remove the microSD card Charging the Phone Charging with USB Optimizing Battery Life Tips to extend the life of your batteryTo check the battery charge level To monitor and control what uses the battery Setup Wizard Turning the Phone On and Off Turning the phone onTurning the phone off To unlock the phone Setting Up Your Device Setting up your Google Account Your Google Account Viewing the Display Screen Following icons indicate the status of your phone Status Bar Status Icons Basics Getting to Know the Home Screen To return to the Home screenTo view other Home screen panes #Press the Home Key at any time, from any application Touchscreen Basics Text Input Methods Applications How to View, Open and Switch Opening and Closing the Apps screen Touch the icon for the other application you want to open Opening and Switching ApplicationsTouch an application icon to open it Press the Home Key Switching between multiple applications Adding application icons to the Home screen Context menus Working with MenusOptions menus Managing Notiﬁcations To open the Notiﬁcations panel To close the Notiﬁcations panel To respond to a notiﬁcationTo clear all notiﬁcations Phone and Web search using text entry Searching Your Phone and the Web Locking the Screen Enter the text you’re searching for in the Quick Search Box Changing Your Unlock Pattern Using a PIN or Password to Lock the ScreenTouch the Apps Key Settings Location & security Customizing the Home Screen To add an item to the Home screen To change the Home screen wallpaper To move an item on the Home screenTo remove an item from the Home screen Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts To rename a folder Connecting to Mobile Networks To disable data when roaming From Wi-Fi settings press the Menu Key and touch Advanced Connecting to Wi-Fi NetworksTo turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network To forget a Wi-Fi network To receive notiﬁcations when open networks are in rangeTo add a Wi-Fi network From the phone to the PC and vice versa USB tetheringUSB connection Always ask To select USB mode for connectionUsing the Status Bar to change the settings Viewing Memory in the microSD Card MicroSD Card SettingsMicroSD Card Connecting Your Device to Your Computer Formatting the microSD Card Placing and Ending Calls To open the Phone applicationTo place a call by dialing Open the Phone application Airplane mode Press and hold the Power/Lock Key Touch Airplane mode Answering or Rejecting Calls To answer a callTo decline a call and divert it to voicemail # Simply drag the Answer button to the right Working with the Call Log To open the Call logTo dial a number in the Call log To add an entry’s number to your Contacts Calling Your Contacts To take other actions on a Call log entryTo clear the Call log To call a contact Voice Dialer Options During a CallTo call a favorite contact To place a call by speaking To turn the speakerphone on or off To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phoneTo mute the microphone during a call To merge current calls To set up a conference callManaging Multiple Calls To set up your Voicemail To access your voicemail from your wireless deviceListening to Your Voicemail To listen to your Voicemail Learn to access and bookmark your favorite web pages BrowserInternet Browse web pages 58 Web Bookmark your favorite web pages Changing Browser settings Content settings Privacy settings Invert color Display pages in inverted color Security settings Advanced settings To get directions MapsTo search for a location Using Your Contacts ContactsTo open your Contacts application To open a list of your favorite contacts Adding Contacts To add a new contact When you’re ﬁnished, touch the Done button Importing, Exporting, and Sharing ContactsTo import contacts from your microSD card Enter the contact’s name Adding a Contact to Your Favorites To export contacts to your microSD cardTo share a contact To add a contact to your favorites list Searching for a Contact Editing Contact DetailsTo remove a contact from your favorites list To search for a contact To divert calls from a contact to your voicemail To change a contact’s default phone numberTo edit contact details Communicating with Your Contacts To set a ringtone for a contactTo delete a contact Touch a contact’s picture to open Quick Contact for Android To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTMTo communicate with a contact To set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed To call a contact’s default numberSelecting Which Contacts are Displayed To join contacts Joining ContactsTo change which groups are displayed Separating Contact Information Opening Email and the Accounts ScreenTo separate contact information To open the Email application To read a message Reading Your MessagesAccounts screen Responding to a Message To reply to or forward a messageTo mark a message as unread To delete a message Gmail Gmail is Different To open the Gmail application To open your Inbox when Gmail is runningOpening Gmail and Your Inbox To switch accounts To reread a message Composing and Sending a Message To compose and send a message Replying to or Forwarding a Message Working with Conversations in Batches Labeling a Conversation Starring a Message To label a conversationTo label a batch of conversations at once To star a message To report a conversation as spam Viewing Conversations by LabelReporting Spam To set how many days of conversations to synchronize Synchronizing Your MessagesTo select which conversations to synchronize Appending a Signature to Your Messages Changing Gmail SettingsTo change the settings Text Messaging and MMS General settingsNotiﬁcation settings Accessing Text Messages Composing Text Messages To reply to a text message Multimedia Messaging MMSComposing MMS Messages Touch the Apps Key Messaging New message Select a multimedia attachment type To reply to a multimedia message Once completed, tap Send Adjusting Message Settings Deleting a Message or Message Thread Text message SMS settings Talk To open Google Talk and signTo return to your Friends list To sign out of Google Talk To accept an invitation to chat Chatting with FriendsTo chat with a friend To chat on or off-the-record To switch between active chatsTo invite a friend to join a group chat Changing and Monitoring Online Status To end a chatTo change your online status Status Icons To change your status message To change your pictureManaging Your Friends List To add a friend to your Friends list To view and accept an invitation to become a friend To view a list of pending invitations to friendsTo view all friends or only those most popular with you To add a friend to the ‘Most popular’ group To conﬁgure notiﬁcations for new Google Talk messages Changing Google Talk SettingsTo block a friend To show or hide the mobile indicator to friends Phone applicationTo set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically To set Google Talk to change your status Phone Call logContacts Favorites Open an Application using Voice Dialer Call a Contact by Voice Dialing Camera and Video Taking Pictures Camera Settings Frame your subject on the screen Viewing Your Pictures Gallery Options Assigning Pictures Video Settings Recording Videos Video Gallery Options Market Opening Android Market and Finding ApplicationsTo open the Android Market application To get help with Android Market To browse for applications Downloading and Installing Applications To download and install an applicationTo open a screen with details about an application To search for applications Entertainment To create a Google Checkout account To copy music ﬁles onto the phone’s microSD card MusicTransferring Music Files to Your Phone Opening Music and Working with Your Library To open Music and view your music libraryTo search for music in your library # Touch the Apps Key Music To play music Playing MusicTo delete a song from the microSD card To control playback To use a song as a ringtone To control playback volumeTo play your tracks in a party shufﬂe Working with Playlists To create a playlistTo add a song to a playlist To remove a song from a playlist YouTubeTM Opening YouTube and Watching VideosTo open the YouTube application To watch and interact with YouTube videos To search for videos To share your videos on YouTube Calendar Viewing Your Calendar and EventsTo open the Calendar application To change your calendar view To switch to Agenda view Working in Agenda ViewTo learn more about events in Agenda view # Press the Menu Key and touch Agenda To switch to Day view Working in Day ViewTo learn more about events in Day view To add an event in Day view To switch to Week view Working in Week ViewTo learn more about events in Week view To add an event in Week view To switch to Month view Working in Month ViewViewing Event Details To view more information about events in Month view Creating an Event To create an event Invite guests to the event Editing or deleting an eventTo edit an event Setting an Event Reminder To delete an eventTo set an event reminder To delete an event reminder Calculator To open and use the CalculatorAllows you to perform simple mathematical calculations Also press the Menu Key and touch Advanced panel # Touch the Apps Key Clock ClockTo open the Clock application To set an alarm Alarms screen Using alarmsAlarm Settings Alarm settings allow you to set how the alarms react ThinkFree Ofﬁce Create a new folder Settings Opening SettingsTo open Settings LG Mobile Phone Software update via Over-the-Air OTA TIA Safety Information Safety Vehicles For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag Safety Information Safety Explosion, Shock, and Fire Hazards Avoid potential hearing loss Safety Safety FDA Consumer Update Do wireless phones pose a health hazard? Safety What are the results of the research done already? Safety Safety What about children using wireless phones? Safety Driver Safety Tips Safety Consumer Information on SAR Speciﬁc Absorption Rate Antenna, the lower the power output Safety Safety FAQ 162 FAQ Category 164 FAQ An application from 166 FAQ Applications and user data will be erased Can I import contacts to my LG OptimusTM 2? FAQ How can I check that my data is synchronizing? How can I separate the grouped contacts?How can I sync contacts? Other Email-Related Issues Email Information Supported Email Features IMAP4 POP3 What this Warranty Covers What LG will do HOW to GET Warranty Service 123 Safety Web Web SettingsPhone Overview Voice DialerPage