Home screen & apps
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Quick start: Home screen & apps
The Home screen is what you see when you first turn on your
phone. From here, you can explore apps and more.
• Search: type text in the Google Search box at the top of
your Home screen, or tap to search by voice.
• Open app list: to see your apps, tap Apps .
Tips & tricks
• Widgets: to put widgets like a clock, interactive calendar
and more on your Home screen, touch and hold an empty
spot on the Home screen, then tap WIDGETS.
• Pages: to add a page, drag an app to the right side of the
screen until you see a white bar. You can add multiple
pages. To show other pages of shortcuts and widgets, swipe
the Home screen left.
• Google Now™: touch and hold Home , then flick up to
the Google icon . After setup, you can access it by
swiping right from the Home screen.
• Settings: to quickly open settings, swipe the status bar
down with two fingers, to open more settings, tap .
•Shortcuts: tap Apps , touch and hold the app, then drag
it to one of your Home screen pages. To see all your apps,
tap Apps and swipe to the left.
• Apps: to remove an app from a Home screen page, touch
and hold the app, then drag it to Remove. The app isn't
removed from your phone, just the Home screen.
To uninstall apps from your Home screen, tap Apps ,
touch and hold an app, then drag it to Uninstall. (You can't
uninstall some apps, see “Take care of your apps”).
• Customisation: for more about changing your Home
screen, see “Redecorate your Home screen”.
Home screen & apps
Quick start: Home screen & apps
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