I love my Fire and I am really tempted to pick up another one.
I don't have anything but my Fire's name in the upper left, but that little "sun-looking" thing, in the top, upper right, brings up options for locking the screen, volume control, brightness control, Wi-Fi connection, Sync, with the "plus sign" for more options in Settings.
I don't use a screen protector on mine. I just use a glasses microfiber cloth to wipe it once in a while. Plus, I found that I only have to barely tap to change pages instead of swiping.
It was fun to play with watching free movies for a while, but found I didn't really use it much and let my prime membership die when it was up.