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3 Applications
: Open the application library to view all installed applications and widgets, add applications and widgets
to Home screens, and change the default main Home screen.
4 Desktop
The desktop is the area where you place widgets, application shortcuts, and application folders for your
personal convenience.
5 System bar
The system bar at the bottom of a Home screen displays status icons, notication icons, the current time,
and several device controls:
• Back : Go back to the previous screen.
• Home : Return to the main Home screen at any time in any application.
• Recent Apps : Open a list of thumbnail images of applications you have launched recently. To switch
to an application, touch the thumbnail. To close an application, touch and hold the thumbnail to bring up
the pop-up menu, and then touch Remove from list.
• Favorite Apps
: Display thumbnail images of your favorite applications. Touch a thumbnail to launch
the application. To add an application to or remove an application from the Favorite Apps utility, open
the edit view by touching and holding the Favorite Apps icon. Then, follow the onscreen instructions
to perform further operation.
• Time, status, and notication area:
The right side of the system bar displays time, system-status icons, and notication icons.
When you touch the time area, the Status Details panel opens displaying the current time, date, wireless
connection status, and battery status.
When any notications are present, the summary is listed below the status details. Touch a notication to
view the detailed information.
When you touch anywhere in the Status Details panel, the Quick Settings panel is displayed below the
status details. Through Quick Settings, you can adjust the display brightness level, enable or disable a
feature, such as mobile network connection, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, Email sync, screen
orientation, and so on.
To close the Quick Settings panel, touch anywhere else on the screen.
Using Lenovo Launch Zone
By default, a Lenovo-unique widget named Lenovo Launch Zone is displayed at the center of the main Home
screen. Lenovo Launch Zone provides you with easy access to Android settings, notications for the latest
updates from Lenovo, and customizable launch points to your favorite applications.
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