Personalize

add your personal touch

Widgets

Add widgets

1Touch and hold the empty spot on your screen.

Tip: You can flick left or right to open other panels on your home screen.

2Touch Widgets and choose a widget.

Set up widgets

You can customize some widgets. Touch a widget to open it, then touch Menu .

Your home screen may already have these widgets:

Messages: Change the widget name or choose how long it shows new messages. To add email accounts, “Set up messaging” on page 21.

Music: Set this widget to an artist, album, song, playlist, or just touch Menu > Shuffle all. There’s more about “Music” on page 28.

News: Change the widget name, choose how long it shows new stories, or choose a news source. To choose a source, touch , then choose preset

Bundles or Channels, or choose Custom to enter a URL for a Webpage or an RSS feed.

Weather: Change temperature units or add

locations. To add locations, touch , enter a city, and touch Search. When you open the weather widget, flick left to see other locations you added.

Shortcuts

To add shortcuts for apps, bookmarks, and more to the home screen, touch and hold an empty spot on the home screen, touch Shortcuts, and select a shortcut.

Tip: To change one of the docked shortcuts that always appears at the bottom of the home screen (no matter what panel you’re viewing), touch and hold the shortcut.

Ringtones

To personalize your ringtones:

Find it: Menu > Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone or Notification ringtone

To set your vibrate options:

Find it: Menu > Settings > Sound > Vibrate

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