Downloading and managing apps

To download apps from the Google Play Store, you’ll need to sign in to your Google account. If you don’t have a Google account, create one following the instructions provided by Google.

To sign in to your Google account

1. Open the display’s settings by tapping the Settings icon on the Home screen. You can also press the Settings button on the remote control.
  Tip
  If the Settings icon doesn’t appear on the Home screen, tap the All Apps icon in the Launcher menu at the bottom of the screen and look for the Settings app.
2. Tap GoogleSign in and enter your account credentials

Tip

After signing into your Google account, use the screen lock feature to secure the display’s screen and protect your data and personal information.

SeeUsing Screen Lock

Download apps

Go to the Google Play store to download commonly used apps. Begin by tapping the Google Play store icon on the desktop (enter your Google account credentials if prompted):

If the Google Play store icon doesn’t appear on the desktop, tap the Google apps folder and browse to the Google Play store icon.

In the Google Play Store, you can search for, download, and install the apps you want.

After apps are downloaded and installed, they appear in All apps.

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If you don’t see an app, swipe up or down to view more apps.

Find, open, and close apps

You'll find some apps on the display’s Home screen. All the apps installed on the display appear in All apps.

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To find and open apps

Tap the All Apps icon in the Launcher menu at the bottom of the screen to view apps installed on the display.
Tap the app you want to open.

To switch between recently used apps

Tap the Recents icon in the Launcher menu at the bottom of the screen to view tiles of the apps currently running on the display.
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Tap a tile to open the selected item, or tap Back in the Toolbar menu to return to the current screen.
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Swipe left or right to view all running apps.

To close an app

Tap the Recents icon in the Launcher menu at the bottom of the screen to view tiles of the apps currently running on the display.
Swipe side to side to find the apps you want to close.
Press and hold an app, then swipe up to close it.

To close all open apps

Tap the Recents icon in the Launcher menu at the bottom of the screen to view tiles of the apps currently running on the display.
Swipe right until you see the start of the list, then tap Clear all.

Managing apps

Access installed apps to configure their options, view the app’s information, view in split screen mode, and more. You can also use the Google Play Store to download and install new apps on the display.

To configure app settings

You can administer how apps are used on the display, including assigning default apps, disabling apps, and setting limits on app usage.
SeeApps

To use split screen

Use split screen to compare, contrast, and analyze. You can use split screen to simultaneously view open apps, such as Whiteboard, Chrome, and more.

Method 1

Open the apps you want to include in the split screen view.
Tap the Recents icon in the Launcher menu at the bottom of the screen to view tiles of the apps currently running on the display.
Press and hold the icon for the first app you want to include in the split screen view.
Tap Split screen.
Tap the second window you want to view.
Drag the divider left or right to adjust the size of each view.
To close split screen, drag the divider all the way to left or right side of the screen.

Method 2

Tap the All Apps icon in the Launcher menu at the bottom of the screen to view apps installed on the display.
Press and hold the icon of the first app you want to include in the split screen view.
Tap Split screen.
The Recents menu appears.
Tap the second window you want to view.
Drag the divider left or right to adjust the size of each view.
To close split screen, drag the divider all the way to left or right side of the screen.

See alsoTo use Desktop windowing mode

To use Desktop windowing mode

Use Desktop windowing mode to enable you to run multiple apps simultaneously and resize app windows.

Open the first app you want view in desktop window mode.

Swipe from the right edge the of the app window towards the center of the screen.

A side bar menu appears featuring controls for using an app in desktop window mode.

No.	Tools and controls
1	Screen capture tool. Capture content on the screen and save it to the display.
2	Enable desktop windowing mode to independently move an app’s desktop window and positioned it anywhere on the screen. Additional tools and control are available in the side bar menu when desktop window mode is enabled.
3	Close the application’s desktop window (the application is minimized, but remains open).

Tap the Reduce window icon in side bar menu.
The open app now appears in desktop window mode. You can resize the app window and position it anywhere on the screen by pressing and dragging it.
Apps viewed in desktop window mode feature additional controls in the app’s floating window side bar menu (including split screen mode).
- To keep an app’s desktop window in the foreground, tap the Keep at top icon.
- To view an app in full screen mode, tap the Expand window icon.
To enable split screen mode, tap the Split screen icon in an app’s desktop window side bar menu.
The Split Left or Split right icon appears.
Tap Split left or Split right to choose which side of the screen the second window will open.
The apps menu appears.
Tap the second app you want to view.
Drag the divider left or right to adjust the size of each view.
To choose another app to view in the left or right split screen panel, tap the Close icon in an open app’s desktop window side bar menu.
To close split screen, drag the divider all the way to left or right side of the screen.