Product Manual
2 Using the Android operating system
Using the Home screen(s)
You can customize the app icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features that appear on your Home
screens for fast access to your most-used items.
l To add an app icon or widget to a Home screen, navigate to it (for example, in the Apps screen) then
tap-hold it, and drag it to the required Home screen.
l To open any item on the Home screen, tap it.
l To move between Home screens, swipe left or right. A bar at the bottom of the screen shows which
Home screen you are on.
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To open the Apps screen and view all your apps, tap at the bottom of the screen.
l To see notifications, swipe down from the top of the screen with one finger. See Managing
notifications, page 28
l To open Quick Settings (frequently used settings), swipe down from the top of the screen twice with
one finger or once with two fingers.
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To quickly open all Settings, swipe down from the top of any screen then tap .
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To return to the Home screen at any time, from within any app, tap .
l You can set the screen timeout so that if you don’t use the handheld for a while, the screen
automatically turns off to conserve battery power. Tap Settings, then tap Display / Advanced /
Sleep, then select the required timeout.
l To wake up the handheld when the screen has turned off, press the Power button. If you have set
security on the handheld, you will need to unlock it (see Locking the device, page 30), then drag the
lock icon to the right.
For full details on using the Adnroid operaring system, refer to the Android Help at
http://support.google.com/android/?hl=en and search for the version of the operating system that is on
your MobileMapper 60 handheld.
Interacting with the handheld
To interact with the handheld using the touchscreen, use your finger to tap, swipe, or drag items on the
touch screen, to scroll up or down, and to enter information.
l Tap. Tap the screen once to open items and select options. Use the keyboard input panel to enter
typed text by tapping keys on the on-screen keyboard.
l Tap-hold. Tap-hold your finger on an item to see a list of actions available for that item. On the pop-
up menu that appears, tap the action you want to perform.
l Drag. Hold your finger on an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move your
finger on the screen until you reach the target position. Drag in a list to select multiple items. Drag
items on the Home screens to reposition them.
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