When your phone is closed
You can do a lot on the small external display.
To wake it, lift, nudge, or tap your phone. Then you can use these gestures on the screen:
- To see notifications, swipe up on the home panel
- To open quick settings, swipe down on the home panel, then swipe sideways for more quick settings
- To see other panels, on the home panel, swipe sideways
Open/close camera
Twist the phone twice quickly to open the camera. Or, press the Power button twice quickly. (If this doesn't work, set up the gesture.)
- To change lenses, swipe up.
- To change modes, swipe sideways.
To close the camera, press the Power button.
To learn about camera features, read the Camera app's help.
Answer or make calls
| Task | Gesture to use |
|---|---|
| Answer call | Flip phone open |
| End call | Flip phone closed |
| Make call | Swipe to Contacts panel |
| See more options during call | Tap the display |
You can change how your phone handles calls when you flip it open/closed.
If you reject a call, you can send a quick text message from the external display.
Use information panels
When you wake and unlock the screen, you're on the home panel, where you'll see the clock. Swipe sideways to get to other panels.
- Permission to sync information
Some panels, like Contacts and Calendar, require your permission to sync with the app. When you see a sync message on a panel:
- Tap Sync, then flip open to continue.
- Tap Allow.
- Media
- Use media controls to
- Favorite contacts
From the Contacts panel, you can call any contact you’ve starred
To make a call:
- Tap the shortcut for the contact to call.
- Flip open and unlock the phone.
- Calendar
View events from your Calendar.
- To view more details for an event, tap it.
- Flip open to edit or add events and other Calendar tasks.
- Weather
See the current forecast.
Swipe or tap for more details.
- Recorder
- Use controls to
