Understanding Your Device 41Home ScreenThe Home screen is the starting point for using theapplications on your phone. There are initially sevenavailable panels, each populated with default shortcuts orapplications. You can customize each of these panels.• Notification area displays those icons associated with end-usernotifications such as: email messages, calls (missed, call inprogress), new voicemail, upcoming event, USB connection,Emails, and Text/MMS messages.– These notifications appear at the top-left of the screen (withinthe Status bar area) and display important user information.– This information can be accessed by swiping down from theStatus bar (page 36).• Status area displays those icons associated with the status ofthe device such as communication, coverage, Bluetooth, 4G/3G,Wi-Fi communication, battery levels, GPS, etc.• Home Screen is a customizable screen that provides informationabout notifications and device status, and allows access toapplication Widgets.• Extended Home Screens extend beyond the current visiblescreen width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets,and other customization features.– There are six available extended screens (panels) each ofwhich may be populated with its own shortcuts or widgets.These screens share the use of the five Primary Shortcuts.Google searchHome ScreenPrimaryNotificationShortcutsStatus BarareaStatusareaShortcutsBattery statusConnection StatusTimeSignal strength
