HTC G1 - Manual (Page 21)

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 21 September 8, 2008
Home screen
Home screen overview
The Home screen is your starting point for using all the applications on your phone. You can customize
your Home screen to display applications, shortcuts, and widgets as you like.
Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing on your phone, simply press the HOME button to return
to the Home screen.
Home screen tips:
• To find a contact quickly, close the application tab, then open the keyboard and start typing
the contact’s name. The contact list appears and resolves to the letters you’ve typed.
• To find an application quickly, open the application tab, then open the keyboard and start
typing the application name. The list of applications reduces to those that match the letters
you’ve typed.
Today’s date
displays when you
touch notifications
Touch any icon
to start using the
application
Notifications
Slide your fingertip
down the screen to
read details
Status bar
Connection status
Touch or drag the
application tab
with your
fingertip to reveal/hide the
application icons
Recent applications window
opens when you press
& hold the
HOME button (from
any screen)
For landscape orientation ,
open the display to reveal the
keyboard