LG VIPER 4G LTE User Manual page 32

Open the Applications Screen
Tap .
n
Close the Applications Screen
Tap .
n
Note: The Applications screen closes automatically when you tap an icon to open its Application.
Dragging an icon onto your Home screen also closes the Applications screen automatically.
Open and Switch Applications
Multi-tasking is easy with Android™. Opened applications can keep running in the background when
you open another application. There's no need to quit an application before opening another. You
can easily switch among several open applications. Android manages each application, pausing and
starting them as needed to ensure that unused applications don't waste your phone's resources.
To open an application:
Simply tap its icon on the screen.
n
Tip: You can customize your Home screen with shortcuts to the applications you use most often.
Applications are located on the Applications screen, but you can add an application shortcut to your
Home screen for faster access. No matter where the icon is, on the Applications screen or your
Home screen, just touch it to open and use it. See Add Application Icons to the Home screen for
more information.
To open multiple applications:
1. Tap an application icon to open it.
2. Tap
.
3. Tap
and tap the icon for the other application you want to open.
Phone Basics 24