Samsung Galaxy Note 5 User Guide
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13 Know Your DeviceHome Screen Home Screen Status icons Notification icons Apps list Apps folder Status bar Home screen indicator App shortcutsWidget
14 Know Your Device Home Screen • App shortcuts: Shortcuts to your favorite applications. • Apps folder: For your convenience, there are several apps that are grouped into a folder on the main Home screen. • Apps list: Allows quick access to all of your applications. • Home screen indicator: Indicates which Home screen is presently displayed. Swipe across the screen to the right to open Flipboard Briefing. • Notification icons: Display new messages and emails, notifications, available software updates, and so on. • Status bar: Displays device status icons (right) and notification icons (left) . • Status icons: Display information about the device, such as the network signal strength, battery level, the time, and more. • Widget: Self-contained application that runs on the Home screen (not shortcuts) .
15 Know Your Device Home Screen The Home screen is the starting point for using your device. Customize your Home screen by adding application shortcuts, widgets, folders, and using wallpapers. To access Home Screen Manager: ►From a Home screen, pinch the screen. – or – Touch and hold an empty space on the screen. Manage Home Screens Your device comes with multiple Home screens to hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home screens in a different order. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Use these options to manage screens: • Add a screen: Swipe to the end of the screens, and then tap Add. • Remove a screen: Touch and hold on a screen, and then drag it to Remove. • Set a screen as the main Home screen: Tap Main Home screen at the top of a screen. This screen displays when you press the Home key. • Change the order of screens: Touch and hold on a screen, and then drag to a new position. • Flipboard Briefing: Scroll to the left of the screens to find the Flipboard Briefing screen. To activate this feature, tap the check box at the top center of the screen.
16 Know Your Device Home Screen Wallpapers Change the look of the Home and Lock screens with wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or choose from preloaded wallpapers. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Tap Wallpapers. To access Wallpaper settings: ► From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Display and wallpaper > Wallpaper. For more information, see “Display and Wallpaper” on page 158 in Settings. Widgets Widgets are self-contained apps that run on a Home screen. There are all kinds of widgets, including links to a specific contact, Internet bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and many others. Add a Widget to a Home Screen 1. Touch and hold an empty space on the screen, and then tap Widgets. 2. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home screen, and then release it. Remove a Widget 1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to release it. 2. Drag the widget to Remove and release it. Note : Removing a widget does not delete the widget, it just removes the widget from the Home screen.
17 Know Your Device Home Screen Themes Set visual themes for all system screens and icons on your phone. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Tap Themes. For more information, see “Themes” on page 172 in Settings. To access Theme settings: ► From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings > Themes. Screen Grid Change the number of icons that can be placed on each Home screen by changing the Screen grid dimensions. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen. 2. Tap Screen grid. 3. Tap a dimension option (4 x 4, 4 x 5, or 5 x 5) to preview its appearance. The numbers indicate how many icons can be placed horizontally by how many icons can be placed vertically. 4. Tap APPLY to apply the selected dimensions.
18 Know Your Device Home Screen App Shortcuts You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any Home screen. Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps. 2. Touch and hold an app shortcut, drag it to a Home screen, and then release it. Delete a Shortcut 1. Touch and hold an app shortcut to release it. 2. Drag the app shortcut to Remove and release it. Note : Deleting a shortcut does not delete the app, it just removes the shortcut from the Home screen. Folders Place folders on a Home screen to organize items. Create a Folder You can create app folder on a Home screen. 1. Touch and hold an app icon and drag it on top of another app until a highlighted box appears. 2. Release the app icon to create the folder. • Tap Enter folder name to enter a name for the folder. • Tap Palette to change the color. 3. Tap anywhere outside of the folder to close it. • To add more apps, touch and hold an app icon and drag it to the folder.
19 Know Your Device Home Screen Manage Folders • Add an app: Touch an hold the app shortcut, and then and drag it on top of the folder and release it. • Delete an app: Tap the folder to open it. Touch and hold the app shortcut, and then drag it to Remove and release it. Remove a Folder from a Home Screen 1. Touch and hold the folder until it detaches. 2. Drag the folder to Remove and release it.
20 Know Your DeviceStatus Bar Status Bar The Status bar at the top of the Home screen provides device information (such as network status, battery charge, and time) on the right side and notification alerts on the left side. Status Icons Battery is fully charged. Battery is low. Battery is charging. Vibrate mode is enabled. Status Icons Mute mode is enabled. The device is connected to a 4G LTE wireless network. Signal strength. Wi-Fi is active. No wireless network is available. NFC (Near-Field Communication) is enabled.
21 Know Your Device Status Bar Notification Icons Missed call. Call in progress. Call is using speakerphone. New email has arrived. New Gmail has arrived. New voicemail message has been received. New text or multimedia message has arrived. Download of a file or app is in progress. Notification Icons File is being uploaded or sent. Location service (GPS) is active. App updates are available from the Google Play store. App updates are complete. Keyboard is in use.
22 Know Your DeviceNavigation Navigation Learn the basics for how to navigate through your device, and basics for how to customize screens by editing, sharing, and deleting items. Touchscreen Navigation Use the following motions and gestures on your touchscreen to navigate the device. Ta p Lightly tap items to select or launch them. • Tap the displayed keyboard to enter characters or text. • Tap an item to select it. • Tap an app icon to launch the application. Touch and Hold Touch and hold displayed items to activate them. • Touch and hold a widget on the Home screen to move it. • Touch and hold a field to display a pop-up menu of options. Swipe Lightly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. • Swipe the screen to unlock the device. • Swipe the screen to scroll through the Home screens or menu options.