LG LGLS670 - Manual (Page 45)

2A. Device Basics 31
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Basics
Opening and Switching Applications
Multi-tasking is easy with Android TM . Opened
applications can keep running in the background
when you open another application. There’s no need to
quit an application before opening another. You can
easily switch among several open applications.
Android manages each application, pausing and
starting them as needed to ensure that unused
applications don’t waste your device's resources.
To open an application:
ᮣ Simply tap its icon on the screen.
To open multiple applications:
1. Tap an application icon to open it.
2. Press .
3. Tap and tap the icon for the other application
you want to open.
– or –
Simply tap the icon if the application you want is
already on your Home screen.
To switch between multiple applications:
1. Press and hold . A small window opens with
icons of applications that you’ve used recently.
2. Tap the application icon you want to open.
– or –
Press to return to the current application.
Adding Application Icons to the Home Screen
Customize your Home screen with shortcuts to the
applications you use most often.
1. Press > .
2. Touch and hold the application icon you want to
add to your Home screen.
3. Lift your finger to place the app on your Home
screen, or drag the icon to where you want it on
the screen, then lift your finger.
Tip: You can customize your Home screen with shortcuts to
the applications you use most often. Applications are
located on the Applications screen, but you can add an
application shortcut to your Home screen for faster
access. No matter where the icon is, on the Applications
screen or your Home screen, just touch it to open and
use it. See "Adding Application Icons to the Home
Screen" (on this page) for more information.