Samsung 10.1 User manual

ANDROID TABLET

User Manual

Please read this manual before operating your

device and keep it for future reference.

SM-T520_UM_Eng_NAE_TN_021114_F2

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Getting Started ...........................5

Understanding This User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Turning Your Device On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting Up Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Galaxy Tab Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Securing Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Holding the Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Section 2: Understanding Your Device .....12

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Front and Sides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Back, Top, and Bottom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Navigating Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Using the Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Wallpapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Apps Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

My Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Task Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Screen Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Entering Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Section 3: Accounts and Contacts ...........38

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Your Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Your Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Section 4: Messaging ...............................46

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

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Section 5: Multimedia .............................. 51

Listening to Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Music Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Section 6: Camera and Video ................... 60

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Section 7: Connections ............................ 74

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Managing Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Samsung Kies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Synchronizing with Windows Media Player . . . 85

Connecting as a Mass Storage Device . . . . . . 86

Section 8: Applications ............................ 87

Updating Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

GPS Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Accessing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Application Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Downloads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Dropbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

e-Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Flipboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Google . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Google Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Google+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Hancom Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Hangouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

KNOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

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My Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Netflix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Play Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Play Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Play Movies & TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Play Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Play Newsstand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Remote PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

S Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Samsung Apps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

SideSync 3.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

Voice Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

WatchON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

WebEx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107

World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Section 9: Settings ..................................109

About Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Airplane Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Location Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

More Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Nearby Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Screen Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Multi Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Lock Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Wallpaper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Font . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Notification Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Blocking Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Language and Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Voice Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Motions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Palm Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Smart Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

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General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Backup and Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Application Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Default Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Power Saving Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

About Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Section 10: Health and Safety

Information ........................................... 150

Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals . . 150

Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification

Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

FCC Part 15 Information to User . . . . . . . . . . 157

Smart Practices While Driving . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Battery Use and Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Samsung Mobile Products and Recycling . . . 160

UL Certified Travel Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Display / Touch-Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Responsible Listening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Restricting Children's Access to Your

Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

FCC Notice and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Other Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 168

Section 11: Warranty Information ..........170

Standard Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

End User License Agreement for Software . . 175

Index .........................................................183

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Section 1: Getting Started

This section helps you to quickly start using your device.

Understanding This User Manual

The sections of this manual generally follow the features of

your device. A robust index for features begins on page 183.

Also included is important safety information, beginning on

page 150, that you should know before using your device.

This manual gives navigation instructions according to the

default display settings. If you select other settings,

navigation steps may be different.

Unless otherwise specified, all instructions in this manual

assume that you are starting from a Home screen. To get to a

Home screen, you may need to unlock the device. For more

information, refer to “Securing Your Device” on page 10.

Note:

Instructions in this manual are based on default settings

and may vary from your device depending on the

software version on your device and any changes to the

device’s settings.

Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this user manual

start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.

All screen images in this manual are simulated. Actual

displays may vary depending on the software version of

your device and any changes to the device’s settings.

Special Text

In this manual, some text is set apart from the rest. This

special text is intended to point out important information,

share quick methods for activating features, define terms,

and more. The definitions for these methods are as follows:

• Notes: Presents alternative options for the current feature,

menu, or sub-menu.

• Tips: Provides quick or innovative methods or useful

shortcuts.

• Important: Points out important information about the

current feature that could affect performance.

Getting Started 6

•

Warning

: Brings important information to your attention

that can help to prevent loss of data or functionality or

damage to your device.

Text Conventions

This manual provides condensed information about how to

use your device. To make this possible, the following text

conventions are used to represent often-used steps:

Battery

Your device is powered by a rechargeable, standard Li-Ion

battery. A Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head and USB cable)

are included with the device for charging the battery.

Warning!

Use only approved charging devices. Approved

accessories are designed to maximize battery life.

Using other accessories may invalidate your

warranty and may cause damage.

Battery Indicator

The Battery icon in the Status Bar shows the battery

power level. When battery power is 15% or less, your device

prompts you to charge the battery. If you continue to operate

the device without charging, the device powers off. For

battery use information, see “About Device” on page 148.

➔ Arrows are used to represent the sequence of

selecting successive options in longer, or repetitive,

procedures.

For example:

From a Home screen, touch ➔

Settings

➔

Connections

tab ➔

Wi-Fi

.

Certain features and options use an

OFF / ON

button.

For example:

Touch the

OFF / ON

button to turn Bluetooth

ON or OFF .

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Charging the Battery

Your device comes with a Wall/USB Charger (Charging Head

and USB cable) to charge your device from any standard

AC power outlet.

Note:

The battery comes partially charged. You must fully

charge the battery before using your device for the first

time. After the first charge, you can use the device

while charging.

1. Insert the USB cable into the device’s Charger/

Accessory Port.

2. Insert the USB cable into the Charging Head.

3. Plug the Charging Head into a standard AC power

outlet.

Warning!

While the device is charging, if the touch screen

does not function due to an unstable power supply,

unplug the USB power adapter from the power outlet

or unplug the USB cable from the device.

4. When charging is complete, unplug the Charging Head

from the power outlet and remove the USB cable from

the device.

Note:

You cannot charge the battery using the USB cable and

your PC.

Getting Started 8

Note:

If the battery is completely discharged, you cannot turn

on the device, even with the USB power adapter

connected. Allow a depleted battery to charge for a few

minutes before you try to turn on the device.

Turning Your Device On and Off

Turning Your Device On



Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

.

For more information, refer to

“Unlocking the Device” on

page 11.

Turning Your Device Off

1. Press and hold the

Power/Lock Key

.

2. On the Device options

menu, touch

Power off

➔

OK

.

Setting Up Your Device

When you turn on your device for the first time, it displays a

Welcome screen. Follow the prompts to set up features and

preferences on your device.

Some screens can be skipped (touch

(touch

Back

).

1. From the Welcome screen, select a language and

touch

Note:

If you are visually impaired or hard of hearing, touch

Accessibility

. For more information, see Accessibility

Settings. For more information, refer to “Accessibility”

on page 124.

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2. Follow the prompts to complete each section. For each

topic, you will have the option to skip it and continue to

the next screen.

•

Wi-Fi

: Sign in to an available Wi-Fi network. For secured Wi-Fi

networks, you will need to enter a password. For more

information, refer to

“Wi-Fi”

on page 74.

•

Date and time

: Set the date, time, and select a time zone.

•

End user license agreement

: Read the End User License

Agreement and touch

I understand and agree to the terms

and conditions above

. If you would like to send Samsung

error reports during device failures, touch

Yes

.

•

Got Google?

: Touch

Yes

to sign in to your current Google

Account, or touch

No

and follow the instructions to set up a

new Google Account.

•

Make it Google

: Touch

Get an account

and follow the

instructions to create a new Google Account or touch

Not now

.

Touch to learn more about Google Accounts.

This screen only displays if you did not previously sign in to your

Google Account.

•

Google and your Location

: Read the information about

location services. Touch each location service to enable.

•

This tablet belongs to…

: Enter your first and last name. This

information is used by the tablet to personalize certain apps.

•

Samsung account

: Touch

Sign in

to sign in to your current

Samsung account or touch

Create new account

. Follow the

instructions to sign in or set up a new Samsung account.

Touch

here

to learn more using your Samsung account.

•

Dropbox

: Touch

Create account

and follow the instructions to

set up a new Dropbox account or touch

Sign in

to sign in to

your existing Dropbox account.

•

Thank you

: This screen displays the Device name and an

option to learn more.

–

Device name

: Enter a name for the tablet. This name is used to

identify the tablet when using Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Direct, and so on.

The default is the model name, SM-T520.

–

Finish

: Your setup is now complete. Touch

Finish

to display the

main Home screen.

Getting Started 10

Memory Card

Your device supports removable microSD or microSDHC

memory cards with maximum capacities of 64 GB

(depending on the memory card manufacturer and type).

Memory cards are used to store music, photos, videos, and

other files.

Installing a Memory Card

1. Open the memory card slot cover and turn to expose

the slot.

2. With the gold contacts facing down, carefully slide the

memory card into the slot, pushing gently until it clicks

into place.

3. Close the Memory Card Slot cover.

Galaxy Tab Accessories

To find accessories for your Galaxy Tab:

1. Go to

samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-tab-accessories

.

2. Use your model number to find compatible

accessories.

Securing Your Device

By default, the device locks automatically when the screen

times out or you can lock it manually.

Unlock the tablet by swiping your finger across the screen.

This is the default Screen lock (Swipe), and offers no

security.

Prevent others from using or accessing personal data

and information stored in the device by using a secure

Screen Lock.

For more information about creating and enabling a secure

Screen Lock, see “Lock Screen” on page 120.

For other settings related to securing your device, see

“Security” on page 144.

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Note:

Unless stated otherwise, instructions in this User Manual

start with the device unlocked, at the Home screen.

Locking the Device Manually



Press the

Power/Lock Key

.

Unlocking the Device

1. Press the

Power/Lock Key

. The Lock screen displays.

2. Swipe across the screen as shown. This is the default

Swipe screen lock and offers no security.

Holding the Device

Your device’s internal antenna is located along the top back

of the device. Do not block the antenna; doing so may affect

signal quality and may cause the device to operate at a

higher power level than is necessary.

Troubleshooting

If your device has fatal errors, hangs up, or freezes, you may

need to reset the device to regain functionality.

• If your device is frozen and unresponsive, press and hold

the

Power/Lock Key

for 8 to 10 seconds.

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Section 2: Understanding Your Device

This section outlines key features of your device and

describes the screen and the icons that appear when the

device is in use. It also shows how to navigate through

the device.

Features

• 10.1-inch WQXGA (2560x1600) TFT (PLS) LCD touch

screen

• Android Version: KitKat 4.4.2

• 1.9 GHz and 1.3GHz quad-core processors

• Full HTML Web Browser

• Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless technology. For more information,

refer to “Bluetooth” on page 78.

• Built-in Wi-Fi technology (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

• 8 megapixel camera and camcorder, plus 2 megapixel full

HD forward-facing camera for video chat

• Full integration of Google applications (Gmail, YouTube,

Google Maps, and Voice Search)

• Photo gallery that supports GIF, AGIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP,

WBMP, and WEBP formats

• Messaging Features:

– Gmail

– Email (corporate and personal)

– Google Hangouts (Instant Messaging and Video Chat)

• HD Video Player (1080p)

– Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8,

Sorenson Spark, MP43

– Format: AVI, MP4, 3GP, MKV, WMV, ASF, FLV

• Music player that supports MP3, AAC/AAC+/EAAC+, WMA,

Vorbis, FLAC, AC-3, AMR-NB/WB, WAV

• Support for microSD and microSDHC

memory cards

• Preloaded applications such as Google Play Books, Google

Play Store, and more. For more information, refer to “More

Application Information” on page 33.

Warning!

This device does not support some USB storage

media devices. For more information, refer to

“Galaxy Tab Accessories” on page 10.

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Front and Sides

The following items can be found on the front and sides of

your device.

Back, Top, and Bottom

The following items can be found on the back, top, and

bottom of your device.

Light

Sensor

Front-facing

Camera

Lens

Display

Screen

Memory

Card Slot

Recent

Apps

BackHome

3.5 mm

Headset

Jack

External

Speaker

External

Speaker

Microphone

Flash

Camera

Lens

Infrared

Blaster

Power/

Lock Key

Volume

Key

GPS

Antenna

Charger/

Accessory Port

Understanding Your Device 14

Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using your device. It

consists of:

•

Status Bar

: The Status Bar displays notifications on the left

side and status indicators on the right side.

Note

: The Status Bar is sometimes hidden. To display it, touch

and drag the top of the screen down. It will disappear after a view

seconds.

•

Notifications

: Notification icons appear on the Status Bar

at the top of the screen to report calendar events, device

status, and more. Drag down from the Status Bar to open

the Notification Panel.

•

Widgets

: Applications that run on the Home screen. Some

widgets are found on the Home screen by default.

•

Refresh Content

: Touch to refresh the content of the Home

Screen App.

•

Status indicators

: Display your current network status,

battery charge, and time.

•

Google Search

: Search the web by typing or speaking. For more

information, refer to

“Google”

on page 94.

•

Current Screen

: Shows which Home screen is presently

displayed.

•

App Shortcuts

: Touch to launch your favorite apps.

•

App Screen

: Access to all your apps and widgets.

Status

Indicators

Notifications

Status Bar

Refresh

ContentWidgets

Apps

Screen

App

Shortcuts

Current

Screen

Google

Search

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Additional Home Screens

The Home screen has two different kinds of panels. The

Standard panels display shortcuts to applications and

widgets and the Magazine panels can host Home Screen

Apps, which are built-in apps that run on the Home screen.

The Home screen can have multiple panels.

One Home screen is designated as the main Home screen,

and it displays whenever you press the Home key.

To scroll through the Home screens:



Slide your finger horizontally across the screen.

Customize Home Screen Apps

Home Screen Apps are built-in apps that run in multiple

windows on the Home screens. You can modify the layout of

each Home screen by adding or removing Home Screen Apps

and resizing them.

To modify a Home screen:

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold on a Home

Screen App until the Edit page displays.

2. Touch

Change layout

to randomly rearrange the Home

Screen Apps.

Drag to resize

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