8 Home screen
Flick the home screen left and right to see more
panels, where you can store additional shortcuts,
widgets, and more.
Shortcuts
Shortcuts are icons that open your favorite phone
applications, bookmarks, contacts, and music playlists.
The most frequently used shortcuts appear at the
bottom of your home screen.
To open a shortcut, tap it. To add more shortcuts to
your home screen, open the apps tray, then tap and
hold the shortcut you want. Or, press Menu > Add
>Shortcuts
.
You can add a folder to organize your shortcuts. Press
Menu > Add > Folders.
To move or delete a shortcut, tap and hold it until you
feel a vibration, then drag it to another spot, or drag it
to the trash at the bottom of the screen.
Widgets
Widgets are small Web-based apps that show you
news, weather, messages, and other updates.
To open a widget, tap it. To add more widgets to your
home screen, press Menu > Add > Widgets.
App tray
The app tray holds all of the applications that come
with your phone, and any applications you download
and install on your phone.
To open the app tray, tap and drag up. To
open an app, tap it. To close the app tray, tap
and drag down.
Phone status & notifications
At the top of the screen, icons on
the left side of the status bar
notify you about new messages
and events (flick or drag the bar
down for details). Icons on the
right tell you about phone status:
CDMA network
(full signal)
GSM network
(full signal)
Bluetooth™ active WLAN active
downloading flight mode
vibrate silent
mute call speakerphone
active
battery (charging) battery (full charge)
alarm set
10:42 AM