Understanding Your Phone 29

Search Key

The Search key ( ) displays the Google
Search box that can be used to search for a key
term online.
Home Screen
The Home screen is the starting point for using
the applications on your phone. There are initially
five available panels, each populated with
default shortcuts or applications. You can
customize each of these panels.

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Notification area
displays those icons associated
with end-user notifications such as: email
messages, calls (missed, call in progress), new
voicemail, upcoming event, USB connection, emails,
and Text/MMS messages.
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These notifications appear at the top-left of the
screen (within the Status bar area) and display
important user information.
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This information can be accessed by either
swiping down from the Status bar (page27) or by
accessing the Notifications panel [
>
Notifications
()].

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Status area
displays those icons associated with
the status of the device such as communication,
coverage, Bluetooth, 4G/3G, Wi-Fi communication,
battery levels, GPS, etc.

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Home Screen
is a customizable screen that
provides information about notifications and device
status, and allows access to application Widgets.

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Extended Home Screens
extend beyond the
current visible screen width to provide more space
for adding icons, widgets, and other customization
features.
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There are six available extended screens (panels)
each of which may be populated with its own
shortcuts or widgets. These screens share the
use of the three Primary Shortcuts.
Home
Primary Shortcuts
Notification
Status Bar
area
Status
area
Shortcuts
Battery status
Connection Status
Time
Signal strength
Google
Search
Screen