Understanding Your Device 21
Screen Navigation
Tap
Tap items to select or launch them. For example:
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Tap the on-screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
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Tap a menu item to select it.
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Tap an application’s icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate on-screen items. For example:
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Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.
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Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
Swipe, Flick, or Slide
Swipe, flick, or slide your finger vertically or horizontally across
the screen. For example:
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Unlocking the screen
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Scrolling the Home screens or a menu
Pinch
Use two fingers, such as your index finger and
thumb, to make an inward pinch motion on the
screen, as if you are picking something up, or
an outward motion by sweeping your fingers
out. For example:
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Pinch a photo in Gallery to zoom in.
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Pinch a webpage to zoom in or out.
Notifications
Notification icons appear in the System Bar, to the left of the Time
when you receive a notification. Notifications indicate the arrival
of Gmail, Email, alarms, calendar events, and so on.
Tap a Notification icon for more detail. For example, tap the
available Wi-Fi network icon to see available wireless
connections.
Tap the Time field to open the Notifications list to view all of your
current notifications. Tap a Notification in the list to display the
item. For example, tap a Gmail entry to open the Gmail
application and view the message.
Most apps that send notifications, such as Gmail and Google
Talk, have their own settings, which you can use to configure
whether and how they send notifications, whether they sound a
ringtone, and so on. See the documentation for those apps for
details.
Time
Notification icons
