Using the People Widget

Dig the people you contact the most out of your phone address book, and put them right on the Home screen by adding them as favorite contacts in the People widget. Using the People widget, you can instantly place a call, send a message, or view details of a favorite contact with a single tap of your finger.

Slide your finger left or right on the Home screen to find the People widget. If you do not find the People widget on the Home screen, you can add the widget by following the instructions in Personalizing Your Home Screen: Widgets.

Adding a favorite contact

The People widget is automatically populated with the contacts you have marked as favorites in the People application. You can also add more favorite contacts directly from the People widget.

  1. On the People widget, tap the + button.
  2. In the Select contact menu, tap the contact you want to add.
  3. Tap the communication method to set as the default action for the contact.

Contacting a person

There are two ways to contact a person using the People widget:

  • Using the default action. The icon shown on the right side of a favorite contact represents the default action for communicating with the contact. For instance, if you see a phone icon, the default action is to call the contact’s mobile phone number. Tap this icon to use this default action to reach the favorite contact.
  • Selecting another communication method. To communicate with a favorite contact through other means, tap the contact’s photo and then tap the method of communication to use. For instance, tap Send message to send a text message to this contact.

Changing the default communication method

If you want to change the default action for communicating with a favorite contact, you must first remove this contact as a favorite. Add this contact back as a favorite, and then choose the new communication method.

  1. Press HOME, and then tap the All Programs button.
  2. Tap People. People opens on the All tab.
  3. Open the Favorites tab by tapping or sliding your finger along the bottom row.
  4. Press MENU, and then tap Remove favorite.
  5. Tap the contact to remove as a favorite and then tap Done.
  6. Press MENU, tap Add favorite, and then add the same contact again as a favorite.
  7. In the Select default action menu, tap the new communication method you want for this favorite contact.
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