Home Screen - Alcatel A574BL User Manual

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To reduce power consumption and energy waste when the
battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger from the plug;
switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running
applications when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc
Power on your phone
Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, unlock your phone
(Swipe, PIN, Password, Pattern) if necessary and confirm. The Home screen
is displayed.
If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your
service provider. Do not leave your PIN code with your phone. Store this
information in a safe place when not in use.
Even if you have no network signal, your phone will still power on and you
will be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network, (refer to section "6.1.2 Wi-Fi"),
sign into your Google account and use some features.
1.2.2
Power off your phone
Hold down the Power key from any screen until the phone options appear,
select Power off.
1.3

Home screen

You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you
love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the
Home key to switch to the Home screen.
The Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space
for adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home screen horizontally
to get a complete view.
1.3.1
Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Touch and Hold
To enter the available options for an item, touch and hold the item. For
example, select a contact in Contacts, touch and hold this contact, an
options list will then appear on screen.
Drag
Place your finger on the screen to drag an object to another location.
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Status bar
Status/Notification indicators
Touch and drag down to open the notification
panel.
Touch an icon to open an application, folder, etc.
Favorite tray applications
Touch to enter the application.
Long press to move or change applications.
Touch to enter application list.

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