››Add or remove panels to the idle screen

You can add or remove panels of the idle screen to organise widgets according to your preferences and needs.

1 In Idle mode, press [] Edit.

You can also place your two fingers on the screen and pinch to switch to Edit mode.

2 Add or remove panels by using the following features:

To remove a panel, tap and hold the thumbnail of a panel and drag it to the trash bin at the bottom of the screen.

To add a new panel, select .

To change the order of the panels, tap and hold the thumbnail of a panel and drag it to the location you want.

3 When you are finished, press [].

Access applications

To access your device’s applications,

1

In Idle mode, select to access the application list.

2

Scroll left or right to another application screen.

 

You can also select a dot on the top of the screen to

3

move directly to the corresponding screen.

Select an application.

When you use applications provided by Google, you must have a Google account. If you do not have a Google account, sign up for a Google account.

You can add a shortcut to an application by tapping and holding the application icon from the application list. You can move the icon to the location you want on the idle screen.

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Samsung GT-S5830UWZTUR, GT2S5830OKIDBT Access applications, To access your device’s applications, Select an application

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