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Contents Get started 4 Set up your phone 4 Why use a Google Account? 5 Get around 6 Touch & type 9 Use the lock screen 11 Search your phone & the web 13 Make yourself at home 14 Change the wallpaper 14 Set ringtone & other sounds 15 Make a phone call 17 Get your contacts 18 Arrange & work with apps 20 Add widgets 22 Manage notifications 23 1
Try some apps 24 Start Gmail 24 Find People 26 Manage your Calendar 28 Use your Camera 29 Beam screen content 31 Manage downloads 32 Tune performance 33 Optimize battery life 33 Optimize data usage 35 Optimize memory usage 40 Learn the Phone app 43 Dial stored numbers 43 Answer or divert calls 45 Work with the Call log 46 Place an Internet (SIP) call 47 Listen to your voicemail 49 Dial by voice 50 Options during a call 51 Enter & edit text 53 Use the keyboard 53 Type text by speaking 56 2
Connect to networks & devices 57 Connect to mobile networks 57 Connect to Wi-Fi networks 59 Connect to Bluetooth devices 64 Connect to keyboards, mice, and other devices 69 Connect to a Windows computer via USB 71 Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB 72 Share your mobile data connection 73 Connect to virtual private networks 77 Control airplane mode & other network settings 80 Search by text & voice 81 Refine Google Search 81 Use Voice Actions 86 Voice Action commands 88 Manage accounts 91 Add or remov
Get started Set up your phone For instructions on using your phone's buttons, charger, battery, and other hardware features, check the printed Quick Reference Guide that came with your phone. The first time you turn on the phone, you'll see a Welcome screen. S To choose a different language, touch the menu. S To set up your phone, touch Start and follow the instructions. A series of screens takes you through the setup process. If you already have Gmail, use your Gmail address and password when asked.
Why use a Google Account? A Google Account lets you organize and access your personal information from any computer or mobile device: S Never lose your contacts again. When you sign in to your phone with a Google account, all the contacts you associate with that account in the People app are automatically backed up. As a result, they're always accessible through your Gmail account from any computer. S Synchronize and back up everything.
Get around After you finish setting up your phone, Home opens. At the bottom of the screen, you'll find three Navigation buttons. They're always available. No matter what you're doing with your phone, you can always get back to the main Home screen or return to previous screens: Icon Name Description Back Opens the previous screen you were working in, even if it was in a different app. Once you back up to the Home screen, you can’t go back any further in your history. Home Opens Home.
Just above the Navigation buttons, notice the Favorites tray: The app icons you keep in the tray remain visible on every Home screen. The All Apps icon in the center is permanent. Touch it to see all your apps and widgets. The middle of your Home screen can hold app and widget icons, plus folders. S To open an app, folder, or widget, touch its icon. S To see additional Home screens, swipe your finger quickly left or right.
At the top of the screen, you'll see something like this: Status icons on the left tell you which apps have sent you notifications; for example, that a message has arrived, or it's time for a meeting. S To see your notifications, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen. System icons on the right display the current wireless and network connection strength, battery level, time, and more. Google Search, just below the status and system icons, lets you search your phone or the Internet.
Touch & type Use your fingers to manipulate icons, buttons, menus, the onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touchscreen. You can also change the screen's orientation. To select or activate something, touch it. To type something, such as a name, password, or search terms, just touch where you want to type. A keyboard pops up that lets you type into the field.
S Rotate the screen: On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with your device as you turn it. You can change this Display setting.
Use the lock screen To protect personal information, you can adjust your phone's lock settings: 1 From the Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon 2 Scroll down and touch Security. 3 Touch Screen lock. 4 Touch the type of lock you'd like to use. . After you set a lock here, a lock screen displays whenever your screen wakes up, requesting the pattern, PIN, or other specified key.
While the screen is locked, you can respond to incoming calls in three ways. Touch the white phone icon and slide over one of these icons: Answer call Start talking to the caller. Tip Send to voicemail Direct the caller to leave a voicemail message. Send a message Opens a list of default text messages. Touch one to send it to the caller immediately. To edit text responses from within the Phone app, touch Menu icon Related topic Set screen lock 12 > Settings > Quick responses.
Search your phone & the web Google Search can help you find anything you need on your phone or the web: S At the top of any Home screen, touch Google to type your search term, or the Microphone button to speak it. As you type, suggestions from Google web search appear below the Search box, and results from your phone (such as apps and contacts) below that. Touch a suggestion to search for it immediately, or touch its arrow just to add the term to the search field without starting to search.
Make yourself at home Change the wallpaper Wallpapers are images from Gallery (pictures you shot with Camera, synced from Picasa, and so on), still images included with the system, and live images (such as an animation or a map that centers on your location). They take the place of the default background for your Home screens. 1 Touch & hold anywhere on a Home screen that's not occupied. A list of options appears. 2 Touch a wallpaper source: Gallery.
Set ringtone & other sounds Your phone uses sounds and vibrations to communicate with you, including ringtones, notifications, alarms, and navigation feedback. You can customize any of these sounds, as well as controlling their volume and the volume for music, videos, games, and other media. Change default ringtone To change the default ringtone for incoming calls: 1 From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon 2 Touch Device > Sound > Phone ringtone. .
Change other Sound settings To change other sounds and vibrations, go to Settings > Device > Sound and touch the one you want: S Volumes sets the master volume separately for music, ringtones & notifications, and alarms. You can still use the physical volume control on the phone to raise or lower volume of whatever sound is currently playing. S Vibrate controls vibration feedback across the entire phone. S Silent mode turns off all sounds.
Make a phone call 1 Touch the Phone icon on the Home or All Apps screen. If the Phone app opens to a list of numbers instead of the keypad, swipe left or touch the return to the keypad. 2 Touch the keys to enter the number. 3 Touch tab to below the keypad to dial. You can switch applications during a call; for example, to look up information by using the Browser. The green phone icon appears in the Status bar while the call is underway.
Get your contacts If you have a Google Account, any contacts associated with that account are automatically backed up by Google. This means all your contacts are always available on the web and can be synced to any Android phone that's set up with the same account. As a result, even if you lose your phone, switch to a new phone, or use a desktop computer, your contacts are always available.
S On your phone: use the People app . S From a browser on a desktop computer: Go to google.com/contacts. If you aren't already logged in, you need to provide your Gmail address and password. To import contacts from a SIM card: 1 Install the SIM card with your contacts on it in your new phone. 2 From a Home or All Apps screen, open the People app 3 Touch Menu icon 4 . > Import/Export. Touch Import from SIM card. If asked to choose an account, touch the one where you want to add the contacts.
Arrange & work with apps To see all your apps, touch the All Apps icon on any Home screen. The main All Apps screen opens. This is where you can see all your apps, including those downloaded from Android Market. You can move app icons to any of your Home screens. From All Apps, you can S Move between screens: Swipe left or right. S Launch an app: Touch its icon. S Place an app icon on a Home screen: Touch & hold the app icon, slide your finger, and lift your finger to drop the icon in place.
Use folders You can combine several app icons in a folder. Drop one app icon over another on a Home screen, and the two icons will be combined. From any Home screen, you can S Open a folder: Touch it. The folder opens: S Rename a folder: Touch its name. S Move icons around your Home screens: Touch, hold, and slide. Tips S To can see a smaller collection of frequently used apps, touch the Google Apps folder near the bottom of the screen. As with any folder, you can customize its contents.
Add widgets Widgets are like windows into your apps. They're available from an All Apps tab for you to move onto your Home screens. To see your widgets: 1 Touch the All Apps icon on your Home screen. 2 Touch Widgets at the top of the screen. From the main Widgets screen, you can S Move between screens: Swipe left or right. S Drag a widget to a Home screen: Touch and hold the widget's icon, slide your finger where you want to place it, and lift your finger.
Manage notifications Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you've configured your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. When you receive a notification, its icon appears in the top left corner of the screen. Depending on your Sound settings, you may also hear a sound. S See your notifications: Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen. S Respond to a notification: Touch it. S Dismiss a notification: Swipe it sideways.
Try some apps Start Gmail You can use Gmail to read and write email from any mobile device or browser. All your email is always up to date and available no matter where you check it from. But Gmail is not just about email.
S Organize email. Check the box beside a message to select it. Then use the icons and menu along the bottom of the screen to manage the selected messages. S Change your settings. Touch the Menu icon to change your preferences, add an account, or get Help. No matter where you are within Gmail, you can always get back to the Inbox by touching left corner of the screen.
Find People The People app gives you quick and easy access to everyone you want to reach. When you first turn on your phone and sign into a Google Account, any existing contacts from that account are synced with your People app. After that, all your contacts stay in sync automatically, whether you make changes on your phone, from another device, or from any Web browser. If you belong to Google+ or use Exchange, you can also sync that contact information with People.
S Edit details. While viewing a contact, touch the Menu icon and choose options to edit or share contact details, set ringtone, and so on. You can also touch the star beside the Menu icon to add a contact to your Favorites list. S Change your settings. While viewing the main list screen, touch the Menu icon to import or export contacts, choose display options for the Groups and All tabs, and add or edit accounts.
Manage your Calendar The Calendar app lets you view and edit your schedule. When you first set up your phone, you configured it to use an existing Google Account (such as Gmail), or you created a new one. The first time you open the Calendar application on your phone, it displays any existing calendar events from that Google Account on the web. As you edit events from any mobile device or web browser, they are synced automatically across all the places you need them.
Use your Camera The Camera app is a combination camera and camcorder that actually consists of two cameras, one facing back ( toward you) and one facing forward (away from you). The forward-facing camera includes a Panorama mode that allows you to create a single image by panning across a scene. You can view photos and videos you take with Camera in the Gallery app . Your personal videos are also available in the Videos app , along with movies that you rent or download.
While Camera is open, you can also touch these icons to adjust its settings: Icon Name Description Mode Switch among camera, video, and panorama modes. Switch Camera Toggles between cameras on the front and back of the phone. Zoom Touch & hold, then slide to zoom in and out. Settings Reveals additional icons that you can use to set exposure, flash, focus, scene mode, white balance and other settings.
Beam screen content You can beam a web page, a video, or other content from your screen to another device by bringing the devices together (typically back to back). Before you begin: Make sure both devices are unlocked, support Near Field Communication (NFC), and have both NFC and Android BeamTM turned on. Follow these steps: 1 Open a screen that contains something you'd like to share, such as a Browser page, YouTube video, or place page in Maps.
Manage downloads Files, apps, and other items you download from Gmail, Email, Android Market, or in other ways are stored in your device's internal storage. You can use the Downloads app to view, reopen, or delete what you've downloaded. Some mobile networks restrict the size of the files you can download, to manage the demands on their networks or to help you avoid unexpected charges.
Tune performance Optimize battery life You can extend your battery's life between charges by turning off features that you don't need. You can also monitor how apps and system resources consume battery power. To adjust the settings described here, first touch the Settings icon on a Home or All Apps screen. Extend the life of your battery G If you aren't using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use the Settings app to turn them off. The GPS setting is located in Settings > Personal > Location services.
Check battery level and usage details G Open Settings > Device > Battery. The list at the bottom of the screen shows the breakdown of battery usage for individual apps and services. Touch a graph for more details. The details screen for some apps includes buttons that allow you to adjust settings affecting power usage, or stop the app completely. Warning! If you stop some apps or services, your device may not work correctly.
Optimize data usage Data usage refers to the amount of data uploaded or downloaded by your device during a given period. Depending on the device and your wireless plan, you may be charged additional fees when your data usage exceeds your plan's limit. To monitor your data usage, adjust your data usage settings. First check your plan and determine what data limits may apply. Warning! The usage displayed on the data usage settings screen is measured by your phone.
To adjust the settings described here: 1 Touch the Settings icon 2 Touch Wireless & networks > Data usage. on a Home or All Apps screen. By default, you see the settings for mobile data: that is, the data network or networks provided by your carrier: It's possible to show Wi-Fi data usage settings in a separate tab. To do so, touch the Menu icon , then Show W-Fi usage. Near the top of the screen, note the on-off switch for mobile data. The instructions that follow assume that this switch is turned on.
Set data usage limit 1 Check Set mobile data limit. A dialog appears that describes the limit you're setting. 2 Read the message. If you're willing to proceed, click OK. The red line at the top of the graph activates, so you can drag it up or down. 3 Drag the red line by its right side to the limit you want to set. When your data usage reaches the limit, mobile data will be turned off automatically and many features of your phone won't work correctly. You'll receive a notification when this occurs.
View or restrict data usage by app Some apps transfer data in the background; that is, when you're not actually using the app, it may download data for future reference. Restricting background data usage for individual apps can sometimes be a useful way to reduce your overall data usage. However, this is a drastic measure that may also affect the app's performance or cause it to malfunction.
Advanced data usage settings Two other settings available from the Menu icon useful: can have dramatic effects, but may sometimes be G Data roaming can result in steep additional charges. However, in some locations this may be the only way to connect to the Internet. G Restrict background data affects all your apps across all available networks, and may cause some features to stop working. This is an extreme step that should be used with caution.
Optimize memory usage You typically don't need to worry about managing apps beyond installing, opening, and using them. But there may be times when you want to know more about what's happening behind the scenes. Apps use two kinds of memory: internal storage and RAM. They use internal storage for themselves and any files, settings, and other data they use. They also use RAM (memory designed for temporary storage and fast access) when they're running.
Use the Apps screen The Apps screen allows you to adjust several aspects of the way your device uses memory. To view these settings: 1 From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon 2 Under Device, touch Apps. . You'll see three tabs at the top of the screen, each displaying a list of apps or their components: G Downloaded. Displays apps you've downloaded from Market or other sources. G Running.
To view details about an app or other item listed under any tab, touch its name. The information and controls available vary among different types of apps, but commonly include: 42 G Force stop button: Stops an app that is misbehaving. Stopping an app, process, or service may cause your device to stop working correctly. You may need to restart your device after doing this. G Uninstall button: Deletes the app and all of its data and settings.
Learn the Phone app Dial stored numbers You can place calls from the Phone app , the People app , or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial. To dial using the Phone app: G Touch the Phone icon on a Home or All Apps screen. Notice the three tabs at the top of the phone. You can make calls from any of them. G The Dialer tab lets you dial manually.
You can switch applications during a call; for example, to look up information by using the Browser. The green phone icon appears in the Status bar while the call is underway. To return to the Phone app while a call is in progress: 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal your notifications. 2 Touch the green phone icon. To end a call in progress, touch the End Call icon Related topics Dial by voice Options during a call 44 at the bottom of the screen.
Answer or divert calls When you receive a phone call, the Incoming Call screen opens, displaying the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you've entered in People. All incoming calls are recorded in the Phone app's Call log tab. If you miss a call, you receive a notification. To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume Down button on the side of your phone.
Work with the Call log The Call log is a list of all the calls you've placed, received, or missed. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your Contacts. Within the Phone app , the Call log is under the middle tab . Touch a number for more information about the call, or touch the phone icon beside it to call back. Arrow icons beside a call indicate the type of call.
Place an Internet (SIP) call You can place calls over the Internet when connected to a Wi-Fi network, rather than over your mobile network. To do so, you must first configure your phone to use an Internet calling account. After you set up the account, placing an Internet call is no different than placing any other call. However, you must be connected to a Wi-Fi network. When you're making an Internet call, the phone displays Internet Call near the top of the screen.
You'll also want to add SIP addresses for the contacts you want to call this way. To do so: 48 1 Touch the contact's info in the Call log tab 2 Touch . 3 Touch the Menu icon , then Edit. 4 Scroll to the bottom of the screen, touch Add another field, and then Internet call. 5 Touch the Internet call field and type the number. to go to the contact's card.
Listen to your voicemail When you have a new voicemail message, the voicemail icon left of your screen. appears in the Status area at the top To read your voicemail: 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen to view your notifications. The voicemail notification displays the number of unread messages and a number to dial. 2 Touch New voicemail. Your phone dials the voicemail message. Follow the instructions to retrieve your messages.
Dial by voice To place a phone call by speaking, use the Voice Dialer app . If you have a BlueTooth headset that supports voice dialing, it may work with Voice Dialer. For details, see the documentation that came with your headset. To make a phone call with Voice Dialer: 1 Touch the Voice Dialer icon on a Home or All Apps screen. The Voice Dialer opens, listening for your spoken instructions, and displaying some hints for how to use it. 2 Say “Call” followed by the name of the contact to call.
Options during a call During a call, you can G Answer another incoming call: You see the Incoming Call screen, displaying the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you've entered in People. As with any incoming call, touch the white phone icon and slide to answer, respond with a text message, or send the call to voicemail. If you answer, the first call will be put on hold. If you respond with a message or send to voicemail, you return to the first call.
52 G Mute your microphone. G Put the other party on hold. G Switch to another call in progress. G Make another call separately from the first call, which is put on hold. G Merge separate calls as a single conference call.
Enter & edit text Use the keyboard You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. As you type, the keyboard displays suggestions above the top row of keys. To accept a suggestion, touch it.
Basic editing G Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a green tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor. G Select text: Touch & hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection. The tab disappears after a few moments, to get out of your way. To make it reappear, touch the text again.
Tips & shortcuts G Type capital letters: Touch the Shift key Or touch & hold the Shift key reappear. once to switch to capital letters for one letter. while you type. When you release the key, the lowercase letters G Turn caps lock on: Double-tap or touch & hold the Shift key Shift key again to return to lowercase. , so it changes to . Touch the G Show numbers or symbols: Touch the ?123 key. To see more choices, touch the = \ < key.
Type text by speaking You can use voice input to type text by speaking. This feature uses Google's speech-recognition service, so you must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it. Text that you enter by speaking is underlined. You can continue entering text to keep it, or delete it. You can speak to enter text in most places that you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard. 1 Touch a text field, or a location in text you've already entered in a text field.
Connect to networks & devices Connect to mobile networks Depending on your carrier and service plan, your phone may connect automatically to your carrier's fastest available data network. Or you may need to insert a SIM card or configure details for a specific carrier. For details, read the instructions that came with your phone. Your mobile network settings allow you to adjust several aspects of aspects of the way your phone uses mobile data.
Mobile network settings Note that you can't adjust mobile network settings when Airplane mode is selected. The settings available may vary depending on your device and plan. G Data enabled. Check to turn data access on for all available mobile networks. G Before turning this option off, which may cause your device or apps to stop functioning correctly, consider using the mobile data limits available under Settings > Wireless & networks > Data usage. G Data roaming.
Connect to Wi-Fi networks Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. To use Wi-Fi, you connect to a wireless access point, or "hotspot." Some hotspots are open and you can simply connect to them. Others implement security features that require other steps to set up, such as digital certificates or other ways to ensure that only authorized users can connect.
Add a Wi-Fi network You can add a Wi-Fi network so your device will remember it, along with any security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it's in range. You must also add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range. To join a secured network, you first need to learn security details from the network's administrator. 1 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it's not already on. 2 In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Network.
Configure proxy settings for a Wi-Fi network Some network administrators require you to connect to internal or external network resources via a proxy server. By default, the Wi-Fi networks you add are not configured to connect via a proxy, but you can change that for each Wi-Fi network you've added. Proxy settings are used by Browser but may not be used by other apps. 1 Touch & hold a network in the list of Wi-Fi networks you've added. 2 Touch Modify network in the dialog that opens.
Set Wi-Fi notifications, disconnect policy, and other advanced options To work with advanced Wi-Fi settings: 1 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it's not already on. 2 In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch the Menu icon and choose Advanced. These are the settings you can adjust: G Network notification: By default, when Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the Status bar when your device detects an open Wi-Fi network.
This screen also displays the following information: G MAC address: The Media Access Control (MAC) address of your device when connected to a Wi-Fi network. G IP address: The Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the device by the Wi-Fi network you are connected to (unless you used the IP settings to assign it a static IP address).
Connect to Bluetooth devices Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology used to communicate between devices over a distance of about 8 meters. The most common Bluetooth devices are headsets for making calls or listening to music, hands-free kits for cars, and other portable devices, including laptops. There are several Bluetooth profiles that define the features and communications standards for Bluetooth devices. For a list of the profiles supported by your device, read the owner's guide.
Change your phone's Bluetooth name Your phone has a generic Bluetooth name by default, which is visible to other Bluetooth devices when you connect them. You can change the name so that it is more recognizable. 1 Under Settings > Wireless & networks, make sure Bluetooth is turned on. 2 Touch Bluetooth. 3 In the Bluetooth screen, touch the Menu icon 4 Type a new name and touch Rename. and choose Rename phone.
Pair your phone with a Bluetooth device You must pair your phone with a device before you can connect to it. Once you pair your phone with a device, they stay paired unless you unpair them. 1 Under Settings > Wireless & networks, make sure Bluetooth is turned on. 2 Touch Bluetooth. Your phone scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. If the device you want to pair with isn't in the list, ensure that the it's turned on and set to be discoverable.
Connect to a Bluetooth device Once you've paired with a Bluetooth device, you can connect to it manually; for example, to switch devices or to reconnect after it is back in range. 1 Under Settings > Wireless & networks, make sure Bluetooth is turned on. 2 In the list of devices, touch a paired but unconnected device. When the phone and the device are connected, the device is displayed as connected in the list. Configure or unpair a Bluetooth device Some Bluetooth devices have multiple profiles.
Obtain a network connection via Bluetooth tethering If you have a computer or other device that can share its network connection via Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to obtain a network connection by Bluetooth tethering (sometimes called reverse tethering). 1 Configure your computer to share it's network connection via Bluetooth. See your computer's documentation for details on how to do this.
Connect to keyboards, mice, and other devices You can connect a keyboard, mouse, or even a joystick or other input device to your phone via USB or Bluetooth and use it just as you would with a PC. You may need an adapter to connect the keyboard or other device to your phone's USB port. To connect more than one USB device at a time, use a powered USB hub to reduce the drain on your phone's battery. You pair and connect Bluetooth input devices to your phone in the same way as any other Bluetooth device.
Mice When you connect a mouse to your phone and move the mouse, an arrow-shaped cursor appears, just as on a computer: G Use the mouse to move the cursor. G Clicking, pressing, and dragging with the mouse button is equivalent to touching, touching & holding, and dragging with your finger. G Only one mouse button is supported. G If your mouse has a trackball or scroll wheel, you can use it to scroll both vertically and horizontally.
Connect to a Windows computer via USB You can use a USB cable to connect your phone to a Windows computer and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is supported by most recent versions of Windows. If you are using USB tethering, you must turn that off before you can use USB to transfer files between your tablet and computer.
Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB You can use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer running Mac OS X with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is not supported by Mac OS X natively. Therefore, you first need to install the free Android File Transfer application on your Macintosh. It's available from www.android.com/filetransfer, along with instructions on how to install it.
Share your mobile data connection You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer via USB tethering or Bluetooth tethering. You can also share your data connection with up to 8 devices at once, by turning it into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Share your phone's data connection via USB If your computer is running Windows 7, Mac OS X, or a recent distribution of some flavors of Linux (such as Ubuntu), you can follow these instructions without any special preparation. If you're running a version of Windows that precedes Windows 7, or some other operating system, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB. 1 Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.
Share your phone's data connection via Bluetooth If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to share it's mobile data connection with your computer. 1 Pair your phone with your computer. 2 Configure your computer to obtain its network connection via Bluetooth. For more information, see your computer's documentation. 3 Go to Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot. 4 Check Bluetooth tethering.
Rename or secure your portable hotspot You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network when it's acting as a portable hotspot. 1 Go to Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot. 2 Make sure Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is checked. 3 Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. The Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog opens.
Connect to virtual private networks Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network, from outside that network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network. To configure VPN access, you must first obtain the details from your network administrator.
Connect to a VPN 1 From the VPN screen, touch the name of the VPN. 2 In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials. 3 Touch Connect. When you're connected to a VPN, a Status icon and notification are displayed continuously. To disconnect, touch the notification for the VPN connection. Edit a VPN 78 1 From the VPN screen, touch & hold the name of the VPN. 2 In the dialog that opens, touch Edit network. 3 Edit the VPN settings you want. 4 Touch Save.
Delete a VPN 1 From the VPN screen, touch & hold the name of the VPN. 2 Touch & hold the VPN you want to delete. 3 In the dialog that opens, touch Delete network.
Control airplane mode & other network settings These settings are available under Settings > Wireless & networks > More. Follow the links for detailed instructions: 80 G Airplane mode. Check to turn off all the device's radios that transmit data. G VPN. Touch to adjust settings that allow you to connect to websites and other resources within a secured local network from outside that network. See Connect to virtual private networks. G Tethering & portable hotspot.
Search by text & voice Refine Google Search Google Search is available from the top of any Home screen: G Speak search terms: Touch the Microphone icon . After you say what you're looking for, the Browser opens to a list of search results. G Type search terms: Touch Google. As you type, suggestions appear below the Search box. The first few suggestions attempt to complete what you're typing: G To search for a suggestion immediately, touch it.
Below the search term suggestions are items found on your phone: 82 G A Maps marker indicates a business listing. Touch to view the listing, see its location on a map, get directions, call, or take other actions. G A Favorites icon G An app icon indicates one of your apps. Touch to open the app. G A People icon G A book cover icon indicates one of your books. Touch to open that book. G A music album icon indicates a song or other other music you've downloaded to your phone.
Set searchable items To adjust where Google Search looks on your phone: 1 On a Home screen, touch Google. 2 Touch Menu icon 3 Check the items on your phone that you want to include in searches. > Search settings > Searchable items. Manage Google Search privacy settings 1 On a Home screen, touch Google. 2 Touch Menu icon 3 Adjust any of these settings: > Search settings > Google Search. Use Web History. Check to include suggestions based on previous searches from your computer or other devices.
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Use Voice Actions In addition to searching the web by speaking, you can use Voice Actions to call your contacts, get directions, send messages, and perform a number of other common tasks. 1 On a Home screen or when the keyboard for the Browser's Omnibox is open, touch the Microphone icon at the upper right. A dialog with a microphone icon opens. 2 Speak the Voice Action you want to use. When you're finished speaking, Voice Search analyzes your speech and initiates the action.
When confident that the transcription is accurate, Voice Search displays transcribed words as regular text. Words or phrases for which it has provided alternate transcriptions are underlined. G Touch a button at the bottom of the window to add any optional fields (you can also speak the name and content of any of these fields in your original voice action). G When you're done, touch the button appropriate to completing the action, such as Send.
Voice Action commands Voice Actions let you text your friends, get directions, send email, and perform a number of other common tasks by speaking to your phone. For example, you can say: G "Set alarm for 8:30 a.m." G "Send email to Marcus Foster. Subject: Coming tonight? Message: Hope to see you later." G "Navigate to Mike's Bikes in Palo Alto" If Voice Search doesn't understand you, it lists a set of possible meanings. Just touch the one you want.
“Directions” or “Navigate to” Address, name, business name, type of business, or other destination Contact name "Directions to 1299 Colusa Avenue, Berkeley, California" or "Navigate to Union Square, San Francisco." “Mike LeBeau” (opens Mike’s contact card “Call” Digits of a phone number “Call 650 555 1234” “Call” Business name “Call Native Here Nursery” “Go to” Search string or URL “Go to Google.
90 “Send email” One or more of: "To" & contact names, "Cc" & contact names, "Bcc" & contact names, "Subject" & subject text "Message" & message text (speak punctuation) "Send email to Hugh Briss, subject, new shoes, message, I can't wait to show you my new shoes, period." “Note to self” Message text “Note to self: remember the milk” “Set alarm” "Time" or "for" & time, such as "10:45 a.m." or "20 minutes from now,"Label" & name of alarm "Set alarm for 7:45 p.m.
Manage accounts Add or remove accounts You can use multiple Google Accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts on your device. You may also be able to add other kinds of accounts, depending on your apps. Some you can add in the Accounts & Sync screen, as described here. Others you add using an app that works with those kinds of accounts. For example, you can add IMAP and POP3 email accounts with the Email app.
Add an account To add some accounts, you may need to obtain details from system administrator about the service to which the account connects. For example, you may need to know the account's domain or server address. 1 Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts & sync. 2 Touch Add account. 3 Touch the kind of account to add. 4 Follow the onscreen steps to enter information about the account.
Remove an account You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from your device, including email, contacts, settings, and so on. 1 Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts & sync. 2 Touch the account to delete. 3 Touch Menu icon > Remove account.
Configure account sync options You can configure synchronization options for any of your apps. You can also configure what kinds of data you synchronize for each account. Some apps, such as Gmail and Calendar, have separate synchronization settings that provide more fine-grained control. In such cases, the settings you select at the account level are still valid.
Configure general sync settings 1 Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts & sync. indicates that some or all of an account's information is configured to sync automatically. indicates that none of an account's information is configured to sync automatically. 2 Check or uncheck Menu icon > Auto-sync app data to control whether changes you make to information on your device or on the web are automatically synced with each other.
Change an account's sync settings 1 Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts & sync. 2 Touch the account whose sync settings you want to change. The Sync Settings screen opens, displaying a list of the kinds of information the account can sync. 3 Check or uncheck items as needed. Unchecking an option does not remove the information from your device; it simply stops it from being kept in sync with the version on the web.
Change backup & reset options You can back up settings and other data associated with one or more of your Google Accounts. If you need to replace or factory reset your device, you can restore your data for any accounts that were previously backed up. To view these settings: 1 From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon 2 Under Personal, touch Backup & reset. . These options are available: G Back up my data.
G Automatic restore. Check this option to restore settings and other data when you reinstall an app. This feature requires that you are backing up your data with your Google Account and that the app is using the backup service. G Factory data reset.
Secure your phone Set screen lock Depending how you use your phone, you may want to set some form of automatic screen lock to prevent unauthorized access. If a screen lock has been set, the screen locks when your phone's display goes to sleep. To adjust your phone's lock settings: 1 From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon 2 Touch Personal > Security > Screen lock. . 3 Touch the type of lock you want and follow the onscreen instructions.
You can choose among these lock options, listed in approximate order of strength: G Important Slide provides no protection, but lets you get to the Home screen quickly, or open Camera and start taking pictures immediately. G Face Unlock lets you unlock your phone by looking at it. This is the least secure lock option. G Pattern lets you draw a simple pattern with your finger to unlock the phone. This is slightly more secure than Face Unlock. G PIN requires four or more numbers.
Encrypt your phone You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google Accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or password each time you turn on your phone. Note that this is the same PIN or password that you use to unlock your phone without encryption, and cannot be set independently. Warning! Encryption is irreversible.
When you're ready to turn on encryption: 1 From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon 2 Touch Personal > Security > Encryption > Encrypt phone. 3 Read the information about encryption carefully. . The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery's not charged or your phone's not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch the Back button. Warning! If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data. 4 Touch Encrypt phone.
Work with certificates You can use digital certificates to identify your device for a variety of purposes, including VPN or Wi-Fi network access as well as authentication to servers by apps such as Email or Browser. To use a certificate to identify your device, you must obtain it with help from your system administrator, and install it in your device's trusted credential storage . Android supports DER-encoded X.509 certificates, saved in files with a .crt or .cer file extension.
Install client and CA certificates To install a certificate from your phone's internal storage: 1 Copy the certificate or key store from your computer to the root of your device's internal storage (that is, not in a folder). 2 From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon 3 Go to Personal > Security > Credential storage > Install from storage. 4 Touch the filename of the certificate or keystore to install. Only certificates that you haven't already installed are displayed.
Work with CA certificates If a certificate authority (CA) certificate gets compromised, or for some other reason your organization doesn't want to trust it, you can disable or remove it. To do so, follow these steps: 1 From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon 2 Go to Personal > Security > Credential storage >Trusted credentials. The trusted credentials screen has two tabs: . System displays certificate authority (CA) certificates that are permanently installed in the ROM of your phone.
