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How do I navigate my Samsung phone?

Samsung phones are specifically designed to make using your phone natural and intuitive while keeping things as simple as possible. Find out how to use and customise your new home screen, find your apps, use the quick settings and more.

How do I use the home screen?

The main screen on your Samsung phone is called the home screen. This is the first screen that you will see when your device has been turned on or unlocked. Your home screen gives you quick and easy access to your favourite apps and widgets and shows you what is going on through notifications.

Please note: your home screen may look different to the one below, however, the structure will be the same.

1 Current time: the current time is displayed in the top left of the screen.

2 Notifications: any notifications you receive on your phone will be displayed here as notification icons.

3 Phone status: In this example, the icons are showing that the phone is on mute, it is connected to Wi-Fi, we have good signal from our mobile network and battery is half full.

4 Widgets: Widgets are extensions for the apps on your device. In this example, you can use the highlighted widget to search on Google directly from the home screen.

5 App icons: You can move icons for your apps onto the home screen, giving you quicker access to your favourite apps.

6 App folders: you can organise your apps into folders, allowing you to arrange your apps as you choose.

7 Home screen page indicator: you can create multiple home screens on your phone. This indicator shows you what page you are on.

8 Favourites: These icons will stay in the same place no matter what home screen page you are looking at.

9 Recent apps: tapping this button will display all of your recently used apps. You can then close an app by swiping it upwards, open the app again by tapping on it or close all your apps by tapping Close all.

10 Home: the home button will take you to your main home screen.

11 Back: the back button will take you back to the last screen you were viewing.

Where are my apps?

All of the apps on your phone can be found in your app pages. Your Samsung phone will come with a selection of pre-installed apps for you to use, but you can always download more from the Galaxy Store and Play Store.

1 Swipe up on the home screen.