Home Screen - Samsung Galaxy S 4G User Manual

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Home Screen

The Home screen is the starting point for using the applications
on your phone. There are seven available panels, each populated
with default shortcuts or applications. You can customize each of
these panels.
Status Bar
Notification
area
Status
area
Shortcuts
Notification area displays those icons associated with end-user
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notifications such as: email messages, calls (missed, call in progress),
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new voicemail, upcoming event, USB connection, emails, and
Text/MMS messages.
– These notifications appear at the top-left of the screen (within the
Status bar area) and display important user information.
– This information can be accessed by either swiping down from the
Status bar (page 25) or by accessing the Notifications panel [
Notifications (
Status area displays those icons associated with the status of the
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device such as communication, coverage, Bluetooth, 4G and Wi-Fi
communication, battery levels, GPS, etc.
Home Screen is a customizable screen that provides information
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Google search
bar/Widget
about notifications and device status, and allows access to application
Widgets.
Extended Home Screens extend beyond the current visible screen
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width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and other
Home Screen
customization features.
– There are seven available extended screens (panels) each of which
may be populated with its own shortcuts or widgets. These screens
share the use of the three Primary Shortcuts.
– The current screen is indicated at the top by a larger circle. Up to seven
Primary
(7) total screens are available.
Shortcuts
Note: Both the status bar and primary shortcuts are visible across all
screens.
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