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    Learn About Your Device
    • Hard press Home button : Adjust the amount of 
    pressure needed to touch and hold 
     Home  by 
    moving the slider.
    • Unlock with Home button : Touch and hold 
     Home while the screen is off to skip the 
    Lock screen and go directly to the Home screen.
    • Button layout : Choose the order of the 
    navigation keys. 
    						
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    Home Screen
    Status bar
    Home screen indicator
    App shortcuts
    BackRecent apps
    Home 
    Edge panel handle
    Devices and software are constantly evolving 
    						
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    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.
    Status Icons
    Battery full
    Battery low
    Battery charging
    Vibrate mode
    Mute mode
    4G LTE™ active
    Signal strength
    Network not available
    Wi-Fi active
    GPS active  
    						
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    Notification Icons
    Missed call
    Call in progress
    Call on hold
    New email
    New Gmail™
    New voicemail
    New message
    File download in progress
    File upload in progress
    Wi-Fi available
    App updates available
    App updates complete  
    						
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    Customize Your 
    Home Screen
    Screens
    Your device has multiple Home screens to hold app 
    shortcuts and widgets.
    1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
    2. Use these options to manage screens:
    • To align shortcuts into a line at the top of a 
    screen, tap 
     Align top .
    • To align shortcuts into a line at the bottom of a 
    screen, tap 
     Align bottom .
    • To remove a Home screen, tap  Remove.
    • To set a screen as the main Home screen, tap 
     Main. This screen is displayed when you 
    tap 
     Home .
    • To change the order of screens, touch and hold a 
    screen, and then drag it to a new position.
    • To add a screen, swipe to the end of the screens, 
    and then tap 
     Add.
    • To enable Bixby Home, swipe right, and then tap 
    On/Off .
    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 and themes  to customize.
    3. Tap View all  to see all available wallpaper images.  
    						
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    4. Tap an image to choose it.
    • Infinity wallpapers will be applied to all screens.
    • Other wallpapers will prompt you to select 
    which screen you want to use it for. 
    • If available, tap  Motion effect to add movement 
    to your screens.
    5. Tap  Set as wallpaper , and confirm if prompted.
    Themes
    Set the theme to be applied to your Home and Lock 
    screens, wallpapers, and app icons.
    1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
    2. Tap Wallpapers and themes > Themes  to 
    customize.
    • Tap a theme to preview and download it to 
    My themes.
    3. Tap  View all  to see downloaded themes.
    4. Tap a theme, and then tap  Apply to apply the 
    selected theme.
    Icons
    Apply custom icons to replace built-in app icons.
    1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
    2. Tap  Wallpapers and themes > Icons  to customize.
    • Tap an icon set to preview and download it to 
    My icons.
    3. Tap View all  to see downloaded icons.
    4. Tap an icon, and then tap  Apply to apply the 
    selected icon set.  
    						
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    Widgets
    Widgets are simple application extensions that run on 
    a Home screen. 
    To add a widget to a Home screen:
    1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
    2. Tap  Widgets .
    3. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home screen, 
    and release it.
    To remove a widget from a Home screen:
    1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to 
    open the options menu.
    2. Tap  Remove .
    Home Screen Settings
    Customize your Home and Apps screens.
    1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
    2. Tap Home screen settings  to customize:
    • Home screen layout: Set your device to have a 
    Home and Apps screen, or only a Home screen 
    where all apps are located.
    • Home screen grid : Choose a dimension option 
    to determine how icons are arranged on the 
    Home screen.
    • Apps screen grid : Choose a dimension option 
    to determine how icons are arranged on the 
    Apps screen.
    • Apps button : Add an apps button to the 
    Home screen for easy access to the Apps screen.
    • Hide apps: Select apps to hide, and then tap 
    Apply .
    • About Home screen : View version information.  
    						
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    App Shortcuts
    You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any 
    Home screen. 
    To add a shortcut:
    1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
    2. Touch and hold an app shortcut to open the 
    options menu.
    3. Tap  Add shortcut to Home.
    To remove a shortcut:
    1. Touch and hold an app shortcut to open the options 
    menu.
    2. Tap  Remove shortcut .
    • Removing a shortcut does not delete the app, it 
    just removes the shortcut from a Home screen. To move a shortcut from one Home screen to another:
    1. Touch and hold an app shortcut to release it.
    2. Drag the app shortcut to a new Home screen, and 
    then release it.  
    						
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    Folders
    Place folders on a Home screen to organize items.
    Create a Folder
    You can create an app folder on a Home screen.
    1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an app 
    shortcut and drag it on top of another app shortcut 
    until it is highlighted.
    2. Release the app shortcut to create the folder.
    • Enter folder name : Enter a name for the folder.
    •  Palette: Change the color.
    •  Add apps : Place more apps in the folder. 
    Tap apps to select them, and then tap  Add.
    3. Tap anywhere outside of the folder to close it.
    Remove a Folder from a Home Screen
    You can remove a folder that you added to a 
    Home screen.
    1. Touch and hold the folder to open the options 
    menu.
    2. Tap  Delete folder , and confirm when prompted. 
    						
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    Notification Panel
    Settings
    Quick settings
    View all
    Notification cards
    Devices and software are constantly evolving 
    						
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