Widgets

Widgets are small applications that you can use directly on your Home screen. For example, the Music player widget allows you to start playing music directly.

Some widgets are resizable, so you can expand them to view more content or shrink them to save space on your Home screen.

To add a widget to the Home screen

1Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates, then tap Widgets.

2Find and tap the widget that you want to add.

To resize a widget

1Touch and hold a widget until it magnifies and the device vibrates, then release the widget. If the widget can be resized, for example, the Calendar widget, then a highlighted frame and resizing dots appear.

2Drag the dots inward or outward to shrink or expand the widget.

3To confirm the new size of the widget, tap anywhere on the Home screen.

Rearranging your Home screen

Customize the appearance of your Home screen and change the features you can access from it. Change the screen background, move items around, create folders, and add shortcuts and widgets.

Customization options

When you touch and hold an empty area of your Home screen, the following customization options appear:

Add widgets to your Home screen.

Add applications and shortcuts.

Set a wallpaper for your Home screen.

Set a background theme.

To view customization options from the Home screen

Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates and customization options appear at the bottom of the screen.

To add a shortcut to your Home screen

1Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen until the device vibrates.

2Tap Apps > Shortcuts.

3Select a shortcut.

You can add an application shortcut directly from the Application screen by touching and holding the application.

To move an item on the Home screen

Touch and hold the item until it magnifies and the device vibrates, then drag the item to the new location.

To delete an item from the Home screen

Touch and hold an item until it magnifies and the device vibrates, then drag the item to .

To create a folder on the Home screen

1Touch and hold an application icon or a shortcut until it magnifies and the device vibrates, then drag and drop it on top of another application icon or shortcut.

2Enter a name for the folder and tap Done.

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