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Use apps
Open, close, switch apps
Open and close apps
To open an app, touch its icon on the home screen, or swipe up from the bottom of your
open the
app
tray, then touch the app.
To leave an app, just swipe up from the bottom of the screen. You'll go back to your home screen.
You don't need to close apps. Android manages the memory and battery that apps use, so you don't need
to worry about leaving apps open.
To close one app, drag up from the bottom of the screen, hold, then let go. In your recent apps, swipe up
on the app.
To close all apps, drag up from the bottom of the screen, hold, then let go. In your recent apps, swipe right
until you see the start of the list, then touch Clear all.
Switch between open apps
1.
To switch between recently used apps, swipe left or right at the bottom of the screen.
To see your list of recent apps, drag up from the bottom of the screen, hold, then let go.
2.
In the list of recent apps:
•
To see more apps, swipe left or right.
•
To switch to an app, touch it in the list.
•
To choose between opening the app in freeform or full screen, touch & hold its icon.
Tip:
Use two apps at once with split screen.
View two apps on screen
Use split screen view
1.
Open the first app.
2.
Drag up
from the bottom of the home screen, hold, then release.
3.
In the list of recent apps, touch the app's icon at the top of the preview to see
Be sure to touch the app's icon instead of the preview, which opens the app.
4.
Touch
Split top.
5.
Select the second app to use.
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