Opening and Switching Applications
Multi-tasking is easy with Android™ because you can use and switch among several open applications. Android™ manages each application, stopping and starting them as needed, to ensure that idle applications don’t consume resources unnecessarily.
Opening an application
Open an application simply by tapping its icon on the screen.
You can customize your Home screen with the application icons you use most often. Applications are located on the Applications screen, but you can copy any application icon to your Home screen for faster, more convenient access. No matter where the icon is, on the Applications screen or your Home screen, just tap it to open and use it.
Opening multiple applications
Tap an application icon to open it.
Tap the Home Key
(in the Quick Keys bar).NOTEIf the application icon you want is on your Home screen, simply tap the icon to open and use it.
Tap the Apps Key
(in the Quick Keys bar).Tap the icon for the other application you want to open.
Switching between multiple applications
Touch and hold the Home Key
(in the Front Touch Keys bar).
A screen opens and displays a scrolling list of all of the applications
that are currently open.Tap the application you want to use or tap the Back Key
(in
the Front Touch Keys bar) to return to the current screen.
Swipe up or down to view the entire list of open applications.
Tap an icon to use it.
You can also tap the application image, but if you tap the screen background, you return to the Home screen.
Flick an application icon to the right or left to close the application and remove it from the list.
Navigation in the Recent apps screen depends on the device orientation. When held sideways, swipe left and right to view the entire list. Flick an application icon up or down off the screen to close the application and remove it from the list.