Control & customize20
• Owner info: To add a message to your lock screen, tap
Apps > Settings > Security > Lock screen
message. To set your message, tap Back .
Tip: Don’t put your mobile number as your contact
info unless you can access your voicemail from another
device.
• Screen timeout: To change your timeout (screen locks
automatically), tap Apps > Settings > Display >
Sleep.
Customize sounds and appearance
Customize your phone’s sounds and display settings:
• Ringtone and notifications: Tap Apps > Settings >
Sound & notification.
• Vibrate or silent: To make your phone vibrate for
incoming calls, tap Apps > Settings > Sound &
notification > Also vibrate for calls. To turn o ringtones
for incoming calls, tap Apps > Settings > Sound &
notification > Phone ringtone > None.
• Ringtone for a contact: To set a personal ringtone for a
contact, tap Apps > Contacts, tap the contact,
then tap > Menu > Set ringtone.
• Display settings: To change brightness, animation, and
other display settings, tap Apps > Settings >
Display.
• Rotate: In many apps, the touchscreen switches from
portrait to landscape when you rotate your phone. To
turn this on or o, swipe the status bar down with two
fingers and tap Auto-rotate or Portrait.
• Language and region: To set your menu language and
region, tap Apps > Settings > Language & input >
Language.
Redecorate your home screen
For quick access to your favorite things, customize your
home screen the way you want.
• Change wallpaper: Touch and hold an empty spot on the
home screen, then tap WALLPAPERS.
• Add a home screen page: Drag an app to the right side
of the home screen until you see a white bar. You can add
multiple pages.
• Add shortcuts: Tap Apps , touch and hold an app, then
drag it to one of your home screen pages. To see all your
apps, tap Apps and swipe up.
• Create shortcut folders: Drag one shortcut onto another.
Add more shortcuts by dragging them onto the first
shortcut. To name the folder, tap it and enter a name
below the apps.
• Add widgets: Touch and hold an empty spot on the
home screen, tap WIDGETS, touch and hold a widget,
then drag it to your home screen.
• Resize widgets: You can resize some widgets—touch and
hold a widget until you feel a vibration, then release. Drag
the white circles at the edges to resize.