The lock screen will appear. Touch the lock icon and drag your finger to the right to unlock your home screen. The last Your Home screen screen you were working on opens. Home Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to view them. You can also customise each panel with widgets, shortcuts which are shortcuts to your favourite applications, folders and wallpapers. NOTE: Some screen images may be different depending on your phone provider. In your LG home screen, you can view quick keys on the bottom of the screen. The quick keys provide easy, one-touch access to the functions you use the most. Touch the Phone icon to bring up the touch-dialling pad to make a call. Touch to open contacts Touch the Applications tab at the bottom of the screen. You can then view all your installed applications. Touch the Message icon to access the messaging menu. Here, you can create a new message. Touch to open Google site. Adding widgets to your home screen You can customise your home screen by adding shortcuts, widgets, or folders to it. For more convenience using your phone, add your favourite widgets on the home screen. 1 On the home screen, touch Menu key and select Add. Or long touch the empty part of the home screen. 2 On the Add to Home screen menu, touch the type of item you want to add. 3 For example, select Folders from the list and tap it. 4 You will see a new folder’s icon on the home screen. Drag it to the desired location on the desired panel and release your finger from the screen. Tip! To add an application icon to home screen, touch and hold an application you want to add to home screen. Tip! To delete an application icon on the home screen, click and hold the shortcut icon you want to delete and drag to . Tip! You cannot delete the preloaded applications. (Only their icons can be deleted from the screen.) Getting back to a recently used applications 1 Touch and hold the Home key. The screen will show you a pop up with icons of applications that you've used recently. 2 Touch an icon to open its application. Or, touch Back key to return to the current application. Notification drawer The notification drawer runs across the top of your screen. Wi-Fi Bluetooth GPS 3G Ring connection Wi-Fi Bluetooth GPS 3G Ring connection Your Home screen Touch and slide the notification drawer down with your finger. Or, on the home screen, touch Menu key and select Notifications. Here, you can check and manage Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS status as well as other notifications. Viewing the status bar The status bar uses different icons to display phone information, such as signal strength, new messages, battery life, and active Bluetooth and data connections. Below is a table explaining the meaning of icons you’re likely to see in the status bar. [Status bar] Icon Description No SIM card No signal Icon Description Wi-Fi is on and connected Wired headset Call forward Call hold Speakerphone Call mute Missed call Bluetooth on Bluetooth connected System warning Alarm New voicemail Flight mode Silent Vibrate No SD card Battery fully charged Icon Description Battery is charging Data in Data out Data in and out USB to PC Download Upload GPS is acquiring GPS is on [Status bar] Icon Description No SIM card No signal Wi-Fi is on and connected Icon Description Wired headset Call forward Call hold Speakerphone Call mute Missed call Bluetooth on Bluetooth connected System warning Alarm New voicemail Flight mode Silent Vibrate No SD card Battery fully charged Battery is charging Your Home screen Icon Description Data in Data out Data in and out USB to PC Download Upload GPS is acquiring GPS is on Onscreen Keyboard You can also enter text using the onscreen keyboard. The onscreen keyboard displays automatically on the screen when you need to enter text. To manually display the keyboard, simply touch a text field where you want to enter text. Qwerty Keypad (Phone Keypad) Shift Key -Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Double-tap for all caps. XT9 Key -Turn on or off XT9 Mode. Setting key Number and Symbols Key Touch to change input to number and symbol entry. caps. Enter Key Key Remove keypad from the screen. Delete Key Go forward or backword between letters. Entering text Keypad Tap to change between the number, symbol, and text keypads. Use to swap between lowercase and uppercase. The coloured circle on the button tells you if uppercase is locked on (green) or if it is just on for one character (orange). To enter a space, touch . Tip! To switch between Qwerty Keypad and Phone Keypad, touch and choose Keyboard types. Abc mode This mode allows you to enter letters by touching the key labelled with the required letter once, twice, three or four times until the letter is displayed. 123 Mode This mode allows you to enter numbers in a text message (a telephone number, for example) more quickly. Touch the keys corresponding to the required digits before manually switching back to the ...
