››Keys, ›› Idle screen | Samsung GT-S5253PWAEGY, GT-S5253HKAECT

››Keys

	Key	Function
	Power/	Turn the device on or off (press
	Power/	and hold); Lock or unlock the
	Lock	and hold); Lock or unlock the
	Lock	touch screen and keys.
		touch screen and keys.
		Make or answer a call; In Idle
	Dial	mode, retrieve logs of your calls
		and messages.
		Access Menu mode; Launch the
		task manager to view all active
	Menu	applications (press and hold);
	Menu	In Idle mode or while using an
		In Idle mode or while using an
		application, access Search (press
		twice).
	End	End a call; In Menu mode, return
	End	to Idle mode.
		to Idle mode.

Key	Function
Volume	Adjust the device’s volume.

	In Idle mode, turn on the camera;
Camera	In Camera mode, take a photo or
	record a video.

››Idle screen

When the device is in Idle mode, you will see the idle screen. From the idle screen, you can view your device’s status and access applications.

The idle screen has some default panels, and you can add new panels to the idle screen. ► p. 25

Scroll left or right to a panel of the idle screen. You can also select a dot on the top of the screen to move to the corresponding panel of the idle screen directly.

18Getting started

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