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Launching and running apps

Launching and running apps

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Launching and running apps

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- [Narrator] You spend most of your time on your Android running apps. App is short for application, the tiny programs you run to make your Android do useful, interesting, or entertaining things. To start an app, tap its launcher icon on the home screen. You can swipe left or right to browse the various home screen pages. Remember, some launchers may dwell in folders such as this Google folder. Tap the folder to open it and then tap a launcher to open the app such as Google Drive. The app opens, filling the screen. Apps have similar features and controls. For example, these three dots are an action overflow. Think of it as a menu button. Tap the action overflow to see a list of actions or commands. Use the back navigation gesture or the back button to dismiss this menu. The side menu or hamburger icon shows the navigation drawer. This displays various options and additional actions. The settings action is common for…

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