Sony D6653, D6603 manual Small apps, Widgets

Small apps

Small apps are miniature apps that run on top of other applications on the same screen, to enable multi-tasking. For example, you can have a webpage open showing details of currency exchange rates and then open the Calculator small app on top of it and perform calculations. You can access your small apps via the favourites bar. To download more small apps, go to Google Play™.

To open a small app

1To make the favourites bar appear, press .

2 Tap the small app that you want to open.

You can open several small apps at the same time.

To close a small app

•Tap on the small app window.

To download a small app

1From the small apps bar, tap , then tap and tap .

2Search for the small app that you want to download, then follow the instructions to download it and complete the installation.

To move a small app

•When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small app, then move it to the desired location.

To minimise a small app

•When the small app is open, touch and hold the top left corner of the small app, then drag it to the right edge or to the bottom edge of the screen.

To rearrange the small apps in the favourites bar

•Touch and hold a small app and drag it to the desired position.

To remove a small app from the favourites bar

•Touch and hold a small app, then drag it to .

To restore a previously removed small app

1Open the favourites bar, then tap .

2Touch and hold the small app that you want to restore, then drag it into the favourites bar.

To add a widget as a small app

1To make the favourites bar appear, press .

2Tap > > .

3 Select a widget.

4 Enter a name for the widget, if desired, then tap OK.

Widgets

Widgets are small applications that you can use directly on your Home screen. They also function as shortcuts. For example, the Weather widget allows you to see basic weather information directly on your Home screen. But when you tap the widget, the full Weather application opens. You can download additional widgets from Google Play™.

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