Home Screen Overview; Locking And Unlocking The Phone; Navigating Through The Home Screens - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

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Palm touch to mute/pause: Once enabled, you can pause any
on-screen video or mute any current sound by simply covering
the screen with your hand. Once you remove your hand from the
screen, the device goes back to normal by either continuing to
play the current video or unmuting the current sound.
For more information, refer to "Motion" on page 108.

Locking and Unlocking the Phone

To unlock your phone:
1. Press the lock button
side of your phone.
2. The lock screen displays with Swipe screen to unlock
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
3. Swipe the screen in any direction.
4. The Home screen displays.
Note: There are several additional ways you can lock your
screen. For more information, refer to "Lock screen" on
page 89.
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located on the upper right

Home Screen Overview

The main home screen is the starting point for many
applications and functions, and it allows you to add items
like application icons, shortcuts, folders, or Google widgets
to give you instant access to information and applications.
This is the default page and accessible from any menu by
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pressing

Navigating Through the Home Screens

Your phone initially has seven home screens. If you like, you
can place different applications on each of the home
screens.
From the main Home screen, sweep the screen with
your finger in either direction. The main Home Screen
is located in the middle with three Home screens on
each side.