
Phone Basics 24
OpentheApplicationsScreen
n
Tap .
ClosetheApplicationsScreen
n Press .
Note:TheApplicationsscreenclosesautomaticallywhenyoutapanicontoopenitsapplication.
DragginganiconontoyourHomescreenalsoclosestheApplicationsscreenautomatically.
OpenandSwitchApplications
Multi-taskingiseasywithAndroid™.Openedapplicationscankeeprunninginthebackgroundwhen
youopenanotherapplication.There‘snoneedtoquitanapplicationbeforeopeninganother.You
caneasilyswitchamongseveralopenapplications.Androidmanageseachapplication,pausingand
startingthemasneededtoensurethatunusedapplicationsdon‘twasteyourphone'sresources.
Toopenanapplication:
n Simplytapitsicononthescreen.
Tip: YoucancustomizeyourHomescreenwithshortcutstotheapplicationsyouusemostoften.
ApplicationsarelocatedontheApplicationsscreen,butyoucanaddanapplicationshortcuttoyour
Homescreenforfasteraccess.Nomatterwheretheiconis,ontheApplicationsscreenoryour
Homescreen,justtapittoopenanduseit.SeeAddApplicationIconstotheHomescreenformore
information.
Toopenmultipleapplications:
1. Tapanapplicationicontoopenit.
2. Press .