Extended Home Screens; Status Bar And Notification Panel; Status Bar - Samsung galaxy S6 User Manual

Item
Status area
Status bar
Widget
Application icons
Applications (Apps)
list
Primary shortcuts
Notification area
Tip: Press the Home key to return to the main home screen from any other screen.

Extended Home Screens

In addition to the main home screen, your phone features extended home screens to provide more
space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Press the Home key to display the main home screen
and then swipe the screen right or left to move from the main screen to an extended screen.
Additional screens are available in addition to the main home screen.
If you are not already using the maximum number of screens for your phone, you can add more
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screens by touching and holding an empty space on a home screen, sliding the thumbnails to the
left, and then tapping Add page
While on an extended screen, press the Home key to return to the main home screen.
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Status Bar and Notification Panel

Your phone's status and notifications are available at a glance at the top of the screen.

Status Bar

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status information on the
right side and notification alerts on the left. To view the notification panel or access the quick settings
menu, pull down the status bar from the top of the screen.
Your Phone's Home Screen
The status area of the status bar (on the right) displays phone and
service status information such as signal strength, battery status, Wi-Fi
and data connectivity, ringer status, and time.
The status bar displays icons to notify you of your phone's status (on the
right side) and notifications (on the left side).
Widgets are self-contained apps that reside on your phone's home
screen.
Application icons are shortcuts to favorite applications. You can add and
remove these shortcuts as you wish.
Tap to open the applications (apps) list. The Apps list key is a primary
shortcut available from all home screens.
Primary shortcuts are application shortcuts that appear in the same
location on all of your phone's home screens. These are customizable
except for the Applications (Apps) shortcut, which remains static.
The notification area of the status bar (on the left) displays notifications
for incoming messages, missed calls, application updates, and more. Pull
down the status bar to display the notification panel.
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