Home Screen; Navigation Bar - Huawei P20 User Manual

Home Screen

Navigation Bar

Use the Recent Key to Manage Background Apps
If you want to quickly switch to a recently used app, you might try using the Recent key. The Recent
key can help you quickly switch between several recently used apps. You can also use it to close your
background apps to increase your Phone's operating speed.
For Phones that feature a front navigation button, the virtual navigation bar is disabled by default.
If you want to enable the navigation bar, go to Settings > System > System navigation >
Virtual navigation bar. After you enable the virtual navigation bar, the front navigation button
will be disabled. There will be no response from your Phone if you touch and hold, or swipe the
front navigation button.
Touch . You can view, switch to, close, or lock recently used background apps:
View recently used apps: Recently used apps will be displayed on the screen and you can switch
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between them by swiping up or down.
Switch to a recently used app: Swipe up or down on the screen to find the app you want to use,
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and touch the app tab to open it.
Close an app: Swipe left or right on the app tab or touch
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tab to close the corresponding app.
Close all apps: Touch
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Lock an app: If you want an app to continue running in the background and not be closed, you
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can lock the app. After an app is locked by touching
upper right corner of the app tab. When an app is locked, you can unlock it by touching
upper right corner of the app tab.
Configure Your Navigation Bar Layout
Using the navigation bar, you can conveniently access the home screen, return to the previous screen,
exit an app, or view recent apps used.
If your Phone has a front navigation button, the virtual navigation bar is disabled by default. After
you enable the virtual navigation bar, the front navigation button will be disabled. There will be
no response from your Phone if you touch, press and hold, or swipe the front navigation button.
To configure your navigation bar layout, open
and choose Virtual navigation bar. Then, touch Settings to select the navigation key combination
you want.
to close all apps.
Settings, go to System > System navigation,
in the upper right corner of the app
, it cannot be closed. Touch in the
in the
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