Tap 
(Friends) on the home screen to open the LiveArea™ screen for Friends.
In the LiveArea™ for Friends, you can display the communication zone by flicking the screen up. The communication zone lets you communicate in real time with your friends.
- A )
- Action icons
Tap an action icon to perform the action assigned to the icon in the Friends application. For details about the action icons, see "Using the screens". - B )
- Gate
Tap the gate to start the Friends application. - C )
- Activities
You and your friends' activity status are displayed as activities. For details about activities, see "Activities". - D )
- Communication zone
Communication zone is an area to display activities.
- To use activities or a communication zone feature, you must be signed up for Sony Entertainment Network on your PS Vita system.
- This feature cannot be used if the use of chat features is not allowed under
(Settings) > [Start] > [PlayStation®Network] > [Sub Account Management]. - When the LiveArea™ screens of multiple applications are open, flick the screen left and right to go back and forth between LiveArea™ screens and the home screen.
- When on the LiveArea™ screen, press the PS button to view the index screen, on which you can view a list of open LiveArea™ screens.