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II. Your Home Screen
2.1 Icons on Home Screen
You can fill the home screen with any combination of shortcuts, widgets, and
folders you like.
When you power up your tablet for the first time, you‟ll see the main home-screen
panel. This panel is typically centered; you can access additional panels on either side
of the main one by swiping your finger left or right.
At the bottom of the Home Screen is your Status Bar.
Back – Go back to the previous screen.
Home – Go back to the home screen. Hold and slide up to access Google Now™.
Recent Apps – Opens a list of recent apps. Tap an app to open or swipe left/right to remove the thumbnail.
Decrease Volume
Increase Volume
Menu – Tap for more option or settings.
All Apps – View all your apps.
Google Search – Tap the microphone icon to search by voice.
2.2 Operations on Home Screen
2.2.1 Add app icon to home screen
Within the All Apps menu, touch and hold any icon for about 2 seconds, the icon will
become movable and appear on the home screen.
2.2.2 Remove app icon from home screen
On the main screen, touch and hold the undesired icon. Drag the item to the X and
release it when it turns red.
