Applications 84Section 8: ApplicationsThis section contains a description of each application that isavailable on the Apps screen, its function, and how tonavigate through that particular application. If the applicationis described in another section of this user manual, then across reference to that description is provided.Updating ApplicationsOnce you have registered your device (see “SoftwareUpdate” on page 149) and signed into your Google Account(see “Your Google Account” on page 41), you may see theUpdates Available notification in the Status Bar if there isa new version of one or more apps available or, when youopen an application that is preloaded on your device, anUpdate Available message may be displayed.To update the applications:1. Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward.The Status Details screen displays.2. Touch Updates available.For more information, refer to “Updates to DownloadedApps” on page 101.Accessing ApplicationsThe Apps screen displays all applications installed on yourwireless device. Applications that you download and installfrom Google Play or from the web are also added to aHome screen.To access applications:1. From a Home screen, touch Apps.2. Locate the application’s icon and touch it to launch theapplication.Tip: To open applications quickly, add the icons of frequently-used applications to one of the Home screens, if it is notthere by default. For more information, refer to “Adding aShortcut or Widget” on page 35.
