Navigation moved along quickly and smoothly, transitioning between panes, apps and the app drawer with ease.
Five icons populate the base of the screen, including the app drawer, while the homescreen itself has a more typical four-icon-wide berth.
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Tap on that very vanilla app drawer icon and you'll be greeted with a mix of GApps, as well as Motorola and Verizon bloat.
While certain UI elements remain unchanged (the app drawer, for example), the entire home screen has been transformed into a Pinterest-style arrangement of all your stuff.
The app drawer here zips up from below and floats above your chosen wallpaper, showcasing the host of pre-loaded applications arranged in transparent cards that shift left and right.
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For instance, Pantech designers have added the ability to place up to 10 additional apps within the app drawer, which you can access by scrolling either left or right.
At times, it appeared as if the handset was revving up its clock speed from a sleepier state since transitions from the homescreen to app drawer and even app launches showcased a definite lag.
We're particularly fond of the unlock screen, which has three icons at the bottom that can be swiped-up like an Android app drawer, but with quick access to phone and messages, similar to how Windows Mobile 6.5 can be unlocked into multiple modes.
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The only interface customization you'll find here are the thumbnail overview of up to seven home screens (pinch anywhere on any home screen to toggle), as well as the "Pad Only" tab in the app drawer, the handy ASUS Quick Setting panel in the notification tray, and "ASUS customized setting" in system settings.
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For those who don't know, the "Pad Only" area simply houses apps that are tagged as pad-only by users -- you can do so by tapping and holding an app icon in the drawer, followed by dragging it to the "Add Pad-only Tag" button in the top-right corner.
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The Nick App will add new content daily, and kids will be able to put selected content into a "favorites" drawer to watch whenever they want.
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