Menu

Mobile device users can use the Menu to access applications. Pressing the S60 key opens the Menu, where the user may browse and select an application. The Menu was previously called Application Shell and the S60 key was called Applications key.

Applications are presented as a grid of items by default. User can select a customized version of the Menu layout, such as a list. The recommended grid layout is 3 x 4 (portrait) or 4 x 3 (landscape), that is 12 icons. Pressing the Selection key opens an application and closes the Menu.

Figure: Menu with a 3 x 4 grid in portrait (left) and 4 x 3 grid in landscape (right)

For more details on the landscape orientation, see S60 UI with rotation.