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Xperia™ X8

Tips, help and answers to your questions. – Browse topics below.

Navigate the phone

To open the Notification panel:

  • Drag the status bar downwards.

To close the Notification panel:

  • Press the Back key.
  • Drag the Notification panel upwards.

To open the applications panes:

  1. From the Home screen do one of the following:
    • Drag the applications pane arrow upwards.
    • Tap the applications pane arrow.
    • Press the Home key.
  2. To browse the applications panes, flick right or left.
  3. To close, press the Back key.

To rearrange the corners:

  1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
  2. Tap Arrange icons.
  3. Touch and hold an item in the applications panes and then drag it to one of the corners. You can also transfer an item to and from the applications panes and any corner.
  4. Press the Back key to exit the edit mode.

Note: The corners are not shortcuts to applications, but the actual applications.

Tip: You can also add your favorite bookmarks as corners or drag them away from the corners to the applications panes.

To delete an applications pane:

  1. From the Home screen, press the Menu key.
  2. Tap Arrange icons.
  3. Touch and hold each item until it vibrates and drag one by one to the left pane until the last pane to the right is empty.
  4. Press the Back key to exit the edit mode.

Tip: Before you move items to the left make sure that the pane to the left has enough space.

To open the recently used applications window:

  1. From any application, press and hold the Home key.
  2. Select an option.