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2 There’s no place like Home
There’s no place like Home
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NOTE: Actual apps shown onscreen may vary per model. The following screenshot is for reference only.
Zen Home features
Home screen
Get reminders of important events, app and system updates, weather forecasts, and text messages from people who really matter to you, right from your Home screen.
Swipe down this area to display System notifications and
Quick settings
Tap to display Time settings
Tap to update Weather settings
Tap to open Voice Search
Tap to open Google Search page
Tap to open All Apps screen
Tap to open an app
Swipe the Home screen to the left or right to display the extended Home screen.
NOTE: To add more pages to your Home screen, see
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Understanding notification icons
These icons are shown on the status bar and will guide you of the current status of your ASUS
Tablet.
Mobile network (on selected models)
Shows the signal strength of your mobile network.
Messages
Shows that you have an unread message.
Wi-Fi
Shows the signal strength of your Wi-Fi connection.
Battery life
Shows the battery status of your ASUS Tablet.
MicroSD card
Shows that a microSD card is inserted in your ASUS Tablet.
Screenshots
Shows that you took screenshots of your ASUS Tablet.
Airplane mode
Shows that your ASUS Tablet is on Airplane mode.
Wi-Fi Hotspot
Shows that Wi-Fi hotspot of your ASUS Tablet is enabled.
Smart Saving mode
Shows that Smart Saving mode is enabled.
NOTE: For more details, see Power Saver.
Mute mode
Shows that Mute mode is enabled.
Vibrate mode
Shows that Vibrate mode is enabled.
Download status
Shows the download status of an app or file.
Reading Mode
Shows that Reading mode is enabled.
NOTE: For more details, see Reading mode.
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Table of contents
- 7 Care and safety
- 9 Parts and features
- 10 Installing a memory card
- 14 Installing a micro SIM card (on selected models)
- 17 Charging your ASUS Tablet
- 19 Turning your ASUS Tablet on or off
- 20 Basics
- 21 Starting for the first time
- 23 Using the touchscreen
- 25 ZenMotion
- 27 Zen Home features
- 27 Home screen
- 29 Personalizing your Home screen
- 29 App shortcuts
- 30 Widgets
- 31 Wallpapers
- 32 Extended Home screen
- 32 Easy Mode
- 34 Setting up the date and time
- 34 Setting up your ringtone and alert sounds
- 35 Quick settings
- 36 System notifications
- 37 Lock Screen
- 37 Customizing your lock screen
- 38 Customizing the quick access buttons
- 43 Call in style (on selected models)
- 43 Making calls
- 47 Receiving calls
- 47 Managing your call logs
- 49 Other call options
- 50 Managing multiple calls
- 53 Recording calls
- 54 Managing contacts
- 54 Launching the Contacts app
- 54 Contacts Settings
- 54 Setting up your profile
- 55 Adding contacts
- 57 Setting up your VIPs
- 60 Marking your favorite contacts
- 61 Importing contacts
- 61 Exporting contacts
- 62 Managing your block list
- 62 Social networking with your contacts
- 63 Backup/restore call logs (on selected models)
- 65 Send messages and more
- 65 Messaging (on selected models)
- 68 Omlet Chat
- 79 Capture moments
- 79 Launching the Camera app
- 80 Using Camera for the first time
- 84 Advanced camera features
- 90 Using the Gallery
- 90 Viewing files from your social network or cloud storage
- 91 Viewing the photo location
- 92 Sharing files from the Gallery
- 92 Deleting files from the Gallery
- 92 Editing images
- 94 Using MiniMovie
- 95 Using PlayTo
- 97 Browser
- 97 Launching the Browser app
- 98 Sharing pages
- 98 Reading the pages later
- 98 Adding a new tab
- 98 Bookmarking pages
- 99 Smartly read online
- 100 Clearing the browser cache
- 100 Email
- 100 Setting up email accounts
- 101 Adding email accounts
- 101 Setting up a Gmail account
- 102 Calendar
- 102 Creating events
- 102 Adding accounts to Calendar
- 103 Creating an event from your account
- 103 Enabling alert reminders for events
- 104 What’s Next
- 104 Getting event reminders
- 105 Accepting or declining invites to events
- 106 Getting event-related alerts
- 107 Getting the weather updates
- 108 Do It Later
- 108 Adding to-do tasks
- 108 Prioritizing to-do tasks
- 109 Calling back now (on selected models)
- 109 Catching up on my online reading now
- 109 Replying now (on selected models)
- 109 Deleting to-do tasks
- 110 SuperNote
- 111 Creating a notebook
- 111 Sharing a notebook on the Cloud
- 111 Sharing a note to the Cloud
- 112 File Manager
- 112 Accessing the internal storage
- 112 Accessing the external storage device
- 112 Accessing Cloud Storage
- 113 The Cloud
- 113 ASUS WebStorage
- 114 Data Transfer
- 115 ASUS Support
- 117 Using a headset
- 117 Connecting the audio jack
- 118 Play Games
- 118 Using Play Games
- 119 Music
- 119 Launching Music
- 119 Playing songs
- 120 Streaming Cloud music
- 121 Creating a playlist
- 122 PlayTo other devices
- 123 Wi-Fi
- 123 Enabling Wi-Fi
- 123 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
- 124 Disabling Wi-Fi
- 124 Bluetooth®
- 124 Enabling Bluetooth®
- 125 Pairing your ASUS Tablet to a Bluetooth® device
- 125 Unpairing your ASUS Tablet from the Bluetooth® device
- 126 Tethering
- 126 Wi-Fi Hotspot
- 127 Bluetooth Tethering
- 128 PlayTo
- 128 Launching PlayTo
- 129 Weather
- 129 Launching the Weather app
- 130 Weather home screen
- 131 Clock
- 131 World Clock
- 132 Alarm clock
- 132 Stopwatch
- 133 Timer
- 135 Knowing ZenLink
- 136 Share Link
- 137 PC Link
- 139 Remote Link
- 143 Special Zen Tools
- 143 Calculator
- 145 Quick Memo
- 146 Sound Recorder
- 148 Audio Wizard
- 149 Splendid
- 152 Power Saver
- 155 Keeping your device up-to-date
- 155 Updating your system
- 155 Storage
- 155 Backup and reset
- 156 Securing your ASUS Tablet
- 160 Notices