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display information such as the time and weather, or provide additional controls and
direct access to applications and other frequently used features of your smartphone.
At the bottom of the screen is the application dock which displays default
applications. Tap an icon to open the application. Tap the Application icon in the
middle of the application dock to view your applications. To change applications, see
"Changing application dock icons" on page 16.
Search
To search for applications, files or for information on the Internet, tap the
Google icon in the top-left corner.
Simply enter the text you want to find and tap or tap one of the suggestions,
applications or files shown in the list.
Voice search
If voice search is available, tap the microphone and speak your search
request. See "Voice search" on page 31.
Navigation
To navigate through menus and options, three (or
more) icons are shown in the bottom-left corner.
Back
Tap this icon to go to the previous page, or to go up one level in a menu.
This icon may be replaced with the hide icon in certain cases (such as if
the keyboard or list of recent applications is shown).
Home
Tap this icon to go directly to the Home screen.
Recent
Tap this icon to see recently opened applications. Tap an application to open it, or
tap anywhere on the screen to return to the Home screen.
See "Multitasking" on
page 20.
