Extended Home Screens; Status Bar And Notification Panel - 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.
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If you are not already using the maximum number of screens for your phone, you can add more
screens by touching and holding an empty space on a home screen, sliding the thumbnails to the
left, and then tapping Add page
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While on an extended screen, press the Home key to return to the main home screen.

Status Bar and Notification Panel

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