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The Basics
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Opening and Switching Apps
Multi-tasking is easy with Android™ because you can use and switch
among several open apps. Android™ manages each app, stopping and
starting them as needed, to ensure that idle apps don't consume resources
unnecessarily.
Opening an app
Open an app simply by tapping its icon on the screen.
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You can customize your Home screen with the app icons you use most often. Apps are
located on the Applications screen, but you can copy any app icon to your Home screen
for faster, more convenient access. No matter where the icon is, on the Applications
screen or your Home screen, just tap it to open and use it.
Opening multiple apps
1. Tap an app icon to open it.
2. Tap the Home Key
NOTE
If the app icon you want is on your Home screen, simply tap the icon to open and use it.
3. Tap the Apps icon
necessary.
4. Tap the icon for the other app you want to open.
Switching between multiple apps
1. Tap the Recent Apps Key
and displays a scrolling list of all of the apps that are currently open.
2. Tap the app you want to use or tap the Back Key
bar ) to return to the current screen.
Swipe up or down to view
the entire list of open apps.
(in the Touch Keys bar ).
(in the QuickTap bar), then tap the Apps tab, if
(in the Touch Keys bar ). A screen opens
(in the Touch Keys
Tap an icon to use it.
You can also tap the app image.
Flick an app icon to the right or left to
close the app and remove it from the list.
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