- Status Bar
- Application icons
- Quick Access Bar
- Home Touch Buttons
- Status Bar Shows device status information, including the time, Wi-Fi signal strength, battery status, and notification icons.
- Application icon Tap an icon (application, widget, folder, etc.) to open and use it.
- Quick Access Bar Provides quick one-touch access to the functions you use most often. The icons in this bar display on all of the Home screen canvases.
- Home Touch Buttons Provide easy navigation anywhere
you are in the software. They are the Back Button, the Home Button,
and the Recent Apps Button. The keys on this bar can be changed (see
the Display settings menu).
Back
Button Returns to the previous screen. Also closes pop-up
items, such as menus, dialog boxes and the on-screen keyboard.
Home
Button Return to the Home screen from any screen. Touch
and hold to access the Google Now shortcut.
Recent Apps Button Displays recently used applications.
If you touch and hold this button, it opens a menu of available options.