Navigating applications

You can navigate between applications using the navigation buttons and the recently used applications window, which lets you switch easily between all recently used applications. The navigation buttons are the back button, the home button, and the recent apps button. You can also pop open two applications on the screen at once using the Split screen mode, if the application supports multi-window function. Some applications get closed when you tap (Home button) to exit while others are paused or continue to run in the background. If an application is paused or running in the background, you can continue where you left off the next time you open the application.

Navigating applications overview

Recently used applications window and previews of recently used applications

1	Clear all – Close all the recently used applications
2	Recently used applications window – Open a recently used application
3	Recent apps button – Open the recently used applications window
4	Home button – Exit an application and go back to the Home screen
5	Back button – Go back to the previous screen within an application or close the application

To open the recently used applications window

Tap (Recent apps button).

To quickly switch between recently used applications

Quickly tap (Recent apps button) twice.

To close all the recently used applications

Tap (Recent apps button) and then tap Clear all.

To open a menu in an application

While using an application, tap (Menu icon) or (Options icon).

Note

A menu is not available in all applications.

Split screen mode

Split screen mode enables you to view two applications at once, for example, if you want to view your email inbox and a web browser at the same time.

Split screen overview

Image of split screen

1	Application 1
2	Split screen border – Drag to resize windows
3	Application 2
4	Split screen button – Select a recently used application
5	Home button – Go back to the Home screen
6	Back button – Go back to the previous screen within an application or close the application

Note

Not all applications support Split screen mode.

To use Split screen mode

Make sure that the two applications that you want to use in Split screen mode are open and running in the background.
Open the application that you would like to use in Split screen mode, then touch and hold (Recent apps button). The application will be assigned to the first part of the split screen.
Select the second desired application from the thumbnail list.
If you want to resize the split screen windows, drag the split screen border in the centre.
To exit Split screen mode, touch and hold (Split screen button) while the split screen windows are displayed.

One-handed mode

Enable One-handed mode to reduce display size so you can type with one hand more easily. You can adjust the display size as desired.

To enable or disable One-handed mode

Find and tap Settings > Display > Advanced > One-handed mode.
Tap the One-handed mode switch to enable or disable the function.
To shrink the screen, swipe across the navigation bar.
To exit One-handed mode, swipe across the screen or tap an empty area on the screen.

To adjust the position of the screen

To move the screen to the left side or to the right side, tap (Left arrow icon) or (Right arrow icon) accordingly.
To move the screen upwards or downwards, drag the horizontal stripes at the edge of the resized screen.
To resize the screen, drag (Resize screen icon) at the edge of the resized screen.