Each icon panel gets a light shade to make them stand out individually, and every time you turn on the phone, they all animate very briefly by lightly popping in and out.

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Users can switch the display between an upright view and a horizontal view simply by touching an icon on the panel.

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Few people need the activity stream, and if some people do, I am sure an activity stream icon on the left panel would work just fine.

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