Sprint Nextel LG G2 manual Close the Applications Screen, Open and Switch Applications

Close the Applications Screen

nTap .

Note: The Applications screen closes automatically when you tap an icon to open its application. Dragging an icon onto your Home screen also closes the Applications screen automatically.

Open and Switch Applications

Multi-tasking is easy with Android™. Opened applications can keep running in the background when you open another application. There’s no need to quit an application before opening another. You can easily switch among several opened applications. Android manages each application, pausing and starting them as needed to ensure that unused applications don’t waste your phone's resources.

To open an application:

nSimply tap its icon on the screen.

Tip: You can customize your Home screen with shortcuts to the applications you use most often. Applications are located on the Applications screen, but you can add an application shortcut to your Home screen for faster access. No matter where the icon is, on the Applications screen or your Home screen, just tap it to open and use it. See Add Application Icons to the Home screen for more information.

To open multiple applications:

1.Tap an application icon to open it.

2.Place three fingers on the screen and slide to the left.

Note: See Slide Aside for information on turning this feature on and off.

3.Tap and tap the icon for the other application you want to open.

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Simply tap the icon if the application you want is already on your Home screen.

To switch between multiple applications:

1.After opening multiple applications using the Slide Aside feature, place three fingers on the screen and slide to the right.

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Touch and hold . A list of previews of applications that you’ve used recently is displayed.

2.Tap the application icon you want to open.

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