The basics, Checking app information, Opening and switching apps – LG LGAS876 User Manual

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The Basics

3. Tap the Apps tab at the top of the screen (if necessary), then tap the Edit

icon

(in the upper-right corner of the tab bar).

changes to a

checkmark

.

4. Touch and hold the app icon you want to move, drag it to its new

position, then lift your finger. The remaining icons shift to the right.

NOTE

If you drag the app icon onto another app icon, it creates a folder with both of the apps in

it.

Checking app information

To check on an app’s detail information from the Apps screen:

1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps icon

(in the QuickTap Bar).

2. Tap the Apps tab (if necessary), then tap the Edit icon

(in the upper-

right corner of the tab bar).

changes to a checkmark

.

3. Tap any of the app icons to display an information dialog box.

4. Tap OK to exit.

NOTE

The Edit icon

also allows you to display an information dialog box for a widget you

select.

Opening and Switching Apps

Multi-tasking is easy with Android™ because you can use and switch
among several open apps. Android™ manages each app, stopping and
starting them as needed, to ensure that idle apps don’t consume resources
unnecessarily.

Opening an app

 Open an app simply by tapping its icon on the screen.

TIP

You can customize your Home screen panels with the app icons you use most often.

Apps are located on the Apps screen, but you can copy any app icon to your Home

screen for faster, more convenient access. No matter where the icon is, on the Apps

screen or your Home screen, just tap it to open and use it.

Opening multiple apps

1. Tap an app icon to open it.

2. Press the Home Key

.

NOTE

If the app icon you want is on your Home screen, simply tap the icon to open and use it.

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