LG E410 User Manual

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Home screen
Home Screen Overview
The main home screen is the starting point for many applications and functions, and it 
allows you to add items like application icons, shortcuts, folders or widgets to give you 
instant access to information and applications. This is the default page and accessible 
from any menu by pressing Home k e y.
On your Home screen, you can view menu icons at the bottom of the screen. Menu 
icons provide easy and one-touch access to the functions you use the mos\
t.
Touch the...

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Navigating Through the Application Menu
Your phone initially has several Application Menus available. Follow these steps to 
navigate through the Application Menu screens:
1  At the Home screen, tap . The first Application Menu displays.
2  Swipe the screen left or right to access the other two menus.
3  Tap one of the application icons.
Navigating Through the Sub-Menus
Sub-menus are available when you are at any Home screen or have selected a feature 
or application such as Phone, Contacts, Messaging...

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Sub-Menu key
Customizing the Screen
You can customize your Home screen by doing the following:•	Changing the Wallpaper •	Creating Shortcuts •	Creating Application Folders on Home screen•	Adding and Removing Widgets on Home screen•	Customizing the Apps Menu screen
Changing the Wallpaper of Home screen
You can change the Wallpaper (background) of your home screen by following these 
steps:
1  From the Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.
2  Under the Select wallpaper from heading,...

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Your Home screen
Creating Shortcuts on Home screen
Shortcuts are different than the current Home screen Widgets that only launch an 
application. Shortcuts activate a feature, action, or launch an application.
NOTE: To move a shortcut from one screen to another, it must first be deleted 
from its current screen. Navigate to the new screen, then add the shortcut.
Adding a shortcut from the Apps Menu
1  Press  to go to the main Home screen, if it is not already selected.
2  Navigate to the desired Home...

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Adding and Removing Widgets on Home screen
Widgets are self-contained applications that reside in either your Widgets tab or on 
the main or extended Home screens. Unlike a shortcut, the Widget displays as an 
on-screen application.
Adding a Widget
1  Navigate to the desired Home screen page from the main Home screen.
2  Ta p  .
3  Ta p  Widgets tab at the top of the screen.
4  Touch and hold an available Widget to position it on the current screen.
Removing a Widget
1  Touch and hold a Widget until...

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Your Home screen
Returning to recently-used applications
1  Press and hold the Home key or Touch Recent Apps key. The screen displays a 
pop-up containing the icons of applications you used recently.
2  Touch an icon to open the application. Or touch the Back key to return to your 
previous screen.
Notifications
Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as 
well as to ongoing events, such as video downloads.
From the notifications panel, you can view your...

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Swipe down for notifications & settings
Swipe down the status bar to open the notifications panel. To close the notifications 
panel, swipe up the bar that is at the bottom of the screen.
Quick Settings
Use Quick Settings to easily toggle function settings like Wi-Fi, manage display brightness and more. For Quick Set tings, swipe down the status bar to open the notifications panel and swipe or touch for your desired setting.
To rearrange Quick Setting items on the notification panel 
Touch 
. You can...

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Your Home screen
IconDescription IconDescription
No USIM cardVibrate mode
No signalBattery fully charged
Airplane modeBattery is charging
Connected to a Wi-Fi networkDownloading data
Wired headsetUploading data
Call in progressGPS is acquiring
Call holdReceiving location data from GPS
SpeakerphoneData is syncing
Missed callNew Gmail
Bluetooth is onNew message
System warningSong is playing
Alarm is setPhone is connected to PC via USB cable or USB tethering is 
active
New voicemailPortable Wi-Fi hotspot...

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NOTE: The icon's location in the status bar may differ according to the 
function or service.
Onscreen keyboard
You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen keyboard appears 
automatically on the screen when you need to enter text. To manually display the 
keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want to enter text.
Using the keypad & entering text
  Tap once to capitalize the next letter you type. Double-tap for all caps.
   Tap to switch to the numbers and symbols...

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Google account setup
When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to activate the network, to 
sign into your Google Account and select how you want to use certain Google services.
To set up your Google account
•	Sign into a Google Account from the prompted set-up screen.
 OR •	Touch  > Apps tab > select a Google application, such as  Gmail > select New to 
create a new account. 
If you have a Google account, touch  Existing, enter your email address and password, then 
touch .
Once you...