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Kobo$Arc$User$Guide$17$
• Password:$Tap$the$pa ss w o rd $fie ld $a n d$u s e $th e$o n_screen$
keyboard$to$type$your$password.$
• Pattern:$Use$your$finger $to $tra c e $yo u r$unlock$patt er n $on$the$
screen.$$
• Face%Unlock:$Hold$your$Kob o $A rc $sc re e n $in $fro n t$o f$y ou $a s$y o u $
turn$it$on.$Move$your$Kobo $Arc$around$slowly$in$front$of$your$
face$and$blink$a$few$times$if$the$screen$doe sn ’t$immediately $
unlock.$$
Using$apps$or$widgets$$
Your$Kobo$Arc$comes$with$apps$that$let$you$browse$the$web,$send$
email,$view$images,$listen$to$music,$and$more.$You’ll$also$find$several$
included$w id ge ts $th at $m a k e $it$e as y$to $fin d $n ew$books,$follo w $
conversations$in$Facebook$and$see$the$latest$videos$in$YouTube,$among$
other$things.$You$can$also$add$free$or$purchased$apps$and$widgets$from$
Google$Play$to$your$Kobo$Arc.$$
An$app$is$a$program$that$lets$you$do$anything$from$playing$games$to$
reading$a$book.$If$you$have$favorite$app s$it’s$easy$to$add$shortc uts$to$
any$of$your$Tapestry$screens$so$that$you$can$find$and$open$them$easily.$$
A$widget$is$different.$Widgets$sit$on$your$Tapestry$screens$and$do$one$
of$two$things.$They$either:$
• Display$information$that$you$want$to$see$regularly$(like$the$
current$weather).$
• Let$you$change$a$setting$or$reach$content$without$opening$an$
app.$For$example,$you$might$have$a$widget$to$turn$Wi$Fi$on$or$
off,$or$use$another$to$open$your$current$book.$
