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2. Press and hold the Power/Lock Key and both of the Volume Keys
(on the back of the phone) at the same time for more than 6 seconds to enter Hardware key control mode.
3. Press the Volume Keys to scroll to Mode ON , Mode OFF , or Cancel , then press the Power/Lock Key to confirm.
NOTE If you use your phone with a broken display glass, your phone may incur additional damage or cause injury. Make sure to visit an LG authorized service center to get your phone repaired.
Apps: How to View, Open, and Switch
All of the apps on your phone, including any apps that you downloaded and installed from Play Store or other sources, are grouped together on the
Applications screen, which you access from your Home screen. If you have more apps than can fit on the Applications screen, you can slide the screen left or right to view more.
Home screen
Slide the screen left or right to bring more icons into view.
Tap an app icon to open the app.
Tap to open the
Applications screen.
Applications screen
Tap these to select Apps,
Widgets, Search, or Edit.
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Opening and Closing the Applications screen
Opening the Applications screen
It’s easy to access the Applications screen no matter what feature you’re currently using. Simply tap the Home Key (in the Touch Keys bar), then tap the Apps icon (in the QuickTap bar).
Closing the Applications screen
To manually close the Applications screen, tap the Home Key or the
Back Key (in the Touch Keys bar).
NOTE The Applications screen closes automatically when you tap an icon to open its app.
Dragging an icon onto your Home screen also closes the Applications screen automatically.
Customizing the Applications screen
Your phone includes a wide variety of apps and you can download even more apps to your phone. You can customize these items on the
Applications screen for faster, more convenient access to the apps you use most often.
Applications screen options
You can change the look of your Applications screen.
1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps icon (in the QuickTap bar), then tap the Apps tab, if necessary.
2. Tap the Menu icon (at the upper-right corner of the screen) to access the following Applications screen options:
View apps by: Tap to sort your apps either in alphabetical order, by downloaded date, or user customized.
Show small/large icons: Tap to change the app icons to either small or large, then tap Yes to set your choice.
Hide/Show apps: Tap to set which app icons will be displayed in your
Applications screen. Checkmark the icons you want to hide, then tap the Checkmark icon (at the upper-right corner of the screen).
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Edit/Uninstall apps : Tap to view app information, move apps on the screen, or uninstall apps from the Application screen. Tap an app icon to view its information, then tap the Uninstall button, if you want to uninstall it.
Home screen settings : Tap to access the Home screen settings menu.
Rearranging the Applications screen icons
You can rearrange the order of the icons on the Applications screen to provide more convenient access to the apps you use the most.
1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps icon (in the QuickTap bar), then tap the Apps tab, if necessary.
2. Tap the Menu icon (at the upper-right corner of the screen), tap Edit/
Uninstall apps . The Menu icon changes to a checkmark .
3. Touch and hold the app icon you want to move, drag it to its new position, then lift your finger. The remaining icons shift to the right.
NOTE If you drag the app icon onto another app icon, it creates a folder with both of the apps in it.
4. Tap the Checkmark icon (at the upper-right corner of the screen) to save and exit.
Checking App information
To view an app’s detail information from the Applications screen:
1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps icon (in the QuickTap bar).
2. Tap the Apps tab (if necessary), then tap the Menu icon (at the upper-right corner of the screen) and tap Edit/Uninstall apps .
3. Tap any of the app icons to display an information dialog box, then tap
OK to close it.
4. Tap the Back Key (in the Touch Keys bar) to return to the Applications screen to exit.
NOTE Access the Widget tab, then tap Uninstall to display an information dialog box for a widget you select.
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Opening and Switching Apps
Multi-tasking is easy with Android™ because you can use and switch among several open apps. Android™ manages each app, stopping and starting them as needed, to ensure that idle apps don’t consume resources unnecessarily.
Opening an app
Open an app simply by tapping its icon on the screen.
TIP You can customize your Home screen with the app icons you use most often. Apps are located on the Applications screen, but you can copy any app icon to your Home screen for faster, more convenient access. No matter where the icon is, on the Applications screen or your Home screen, just tap it to open and use it.
Opening multiple apps
1. Tap an app icon to open it.
2. Tap the Home Key (in the Touch Keys bar).
NOTE If the app icon you want is on your Home screen, simply tap the icon to open and use it.
3. Tap the Apps icon (in the QuickTap bar).
4. Tap the Apps tab (if necessary), then tap the icon for the other app you want to open.
Switching between multiple apps
1. Tap the Recent Apps Key (in the Touch Keys bar). A screen opens and displays a scrolling list of all of the apps that are currently open.
2. Tap the app you want to use or tap the Back Key (in the Touch Keys bar) to return to the current screen.
Flick an app icon to the right or left to close the app and remove it from the list.
Swipe up or down to view the entire list of open apps.
Tap an app to use it.
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NOTE Navigation in the Recent apps screen depends on the device orientation. When held sideways, swipe left and right to view the entire list. Flick an app icon up or down off the screen to close the app and remove it from the list.
Adding items to the Home screen
Customize your Home screen with the apps you use most often.
Applications screen
1. From the Home screen, tap the Apps icon (in the QuickTap bar), then tap the Apps tab, if necessary.
NOTE You can tap the Widgets tab (at at the top of the screen) to place a widget on the Home screen.
2. Touch and hold the icon you want to add to your Home screen. The
Applications screen closes and the Home screen is displayed.
3. Drag the icon to where you want it on the screen, then lift your finger.
Dual view
1. Touch and hold an empty spot on any of the Home screen panels to view your Home screen on top and the selection tabs ( Apps tab,
Widgets tab, or Wallpapers tab) on the bottom.
2. Flick sideways to scroll through the Home screen panels to display the panel you want.
3. Tap the tab for the type of item you want to add (Apps, Widgets, or
Wallpapers) at the bottom of the screen, then flick sideways to scroll through the available choices.
4. Tap the item you want to automatically add it to the panel viewed at the top of the screen.
NOTE You can also manually drag it to the Home screen location you want.
Moving apps to other Home screen panels
You can place app icons on any of the Home screen panels. Touch and hold, then drag the icon to the left or right edge of the screen to advance to the other panels before lifting your finger.
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Customizing an app icon on your Home screen
You can create your own custom app icon(s) using the images in your
Gallery. Your customized app icon(s) are only applied to icons on your Home screen. The Applications screen is not affected.
Touch, hold, release, then tap an icon to edit it.
Home Screen Customize Icon Screen
1. Touch and hold the icon you want to customize, then release the icon.
An editing icon appears at the upper-right corner of the app icon.
NOTE If an icon you placed can be resized, you'll see a blue box around the icon after you touch, hold and release it. Drag the edges of the box to resize it.
2. Tap the app icon (while the edit icon is still displayed).
3. Tap the icon design you want from the available icon choices, then tap
OK .
OR
㻌 Tap the Add new icon (at the top of the screen), set the size for the icon, then tap OK . Select the image you want to use for the app, crop the image (if necessary), then tap OK .
NOTE Your custom photo icons are saved so you can easily select them for any of your icon images. Tap the Delete icon (at the upper-right corner of the screen) to remove any of your custom photo icons.
Changing an icon into a widget
Some app icons can be changed into a convenient widget to use on your
Home screen.
