Samsung Galaxy S User Guide

You can lock the touch screen and keys to prevent any 

unwanted device operations. 
To lock, press [ ]. To unlock, turn on the screen by 

pressing [ ] or the Home key, and then flick the grey 

window with your finger.

When the device is in Idle mode, you will see the idle 

screen. From the idle screen, you can view your device’s 

status and access applications.
The idle screen has 7 panels. Scroll left or right to a panel 

of the idle screen. You can also select a dot on the top of 

the screen to move to the corresponding panel of the idle 

screen directly.

Control your touch screen with the following actions:

Tap: Touch once with your finger to select or launch a 

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menu, option, or application.
Tap and hold: Tap an item and hold it for more than 2 

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seconds to open a pop-up option list.
Drag: Tap and drag your finger up, down, left, or right to 

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move to items on lists.
Drag and drop: Tap and hold your finger on an item, and 

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then drag your finger to move the item.
Double-tap: Tap twice quickly with your finger to zoom 

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in or out while viewing photos or web pages.

Your device turns off the touch screen when you 

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do not use the device for a specified period. To 

turn on the screen, press [ ] or the Home key. 
You can also adjust the backlight time. In Idle 

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mode, open the application list and select 

Settings 

→

 Display 

→

 Screen timeout.