LG LGLS990 - Manual (Page 33)

Phone Basics 23
Open and Switch Applications
Multi-tasking is easy with Android
™
. 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 opened applications. Android manages each application, pausing and starting them
as needed to ensure that unused applications don‟t waste your phone's resources.
To open an application:
■ Simply tap its icon on the screen.
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 tap it to open and use it. See
Add Application Icons to the Home screen for more information.
1. 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. Touch . A list of previews of applications that you‟ve used recently is displayed.
2. Tap the application icon you want to open.
– or –
Tap to return to the current application.
Note: Swipe any application preview to remove it from the recently used apps screen. Pinch in and out to
change the view type.
Add Application Icons to the Home Screen
Customize your Home screen with shortcuts to the applications you use most often.
1. Tap > .
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.