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Table of contents 1. Get started 1 Turn on & sign in 1 Charge the battery 2 Why use a Google Account? 3 Jelly Bean tips 4 2. Play & explore Browse Home screens Swipe up for Google Now Swipe down for notifications 7 7 8 10 Get around 12 Touch & type 14 Try Face Unlock 15 3.
. Make Search personal 26 About Google Now 26 About Google Now cards 29 Use Google Now cards 29 Turn off Google Now 31 Control location reporting & history 32 Search tips & tricks 36 Use Voice Actions 37 Voice Actions commands 38 Search settings 40 Privacy and accounts 42 5. Tune performance 44 Optimize battery life 44 Optimize data usage 46 Optimize memory usage 47 6.
7. Connect to networks 55 Connect to Wi-Fi networks 55 Connect to virtual private networks 59 Control airplane mode & other network settings 61 8. Connect to devices 63 Beam screen content 63 Connect to Bluetooth devices 64 Connect to keyboards, mice, & other devices 67 Connect to a Windows computer via USB 69 Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB 70 9. Manage accounts Add or remove accounts 72 72 Configure sync options 74 Change backup & reset options 76 10.
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1 Get started Turn on & sign in To turn on your Nexus 7, press the Power button on the right edge near the top for a few seconds, then release it. The first time, you’ll see a Welcome screen. • To choose a different language, touch the menu. • To continue, touch Start and follow the instructions. When prompted, sign in using the email address and password for your Google Account. If you don’t have one yet, go ahead and create one.
• Google Apps • AdWords • Any other Google product When you sign in with a Google Account, all the email, contacts, Calendar events, and other data associated with that account are automatically synced with your tablet. If you have multiple Google Accounts, you can add the others later. Charge the battery The printed Quick Start Guide that comes with Nexus 7 contains basic operating instructions for your new tablet. The battery may not be fully charged at first.
Important: Use the charging unit and micro USB cable that come with your Nexus 7. Other charging units and USB cables may charge more slowly or not at all. Why use a Google Account? A Google Account lets you organize and access your personal information from any computer or mobile device: • Use Google Play. Google Play brings together all your favorite content in one place: movies, books, music, magazines, apps, and more.
Google Wallet, which makes it easy to purchase music, books, apps, and more on Google Play and other online stores. • Use other Google services. Your Google Account also lets you take full advantage of any other Google apps and services that you may want to use, such as Gmail, Google Maps, Navigation, Google Play, YouTube, Google Talk, Messaging, and many more. Jelly Bean tips Whether you’re new to Android or an old hand, check out these new features in Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean).
Google Search Google Now Say “Google” Google Now gets you just the right information, at just the right time – such as today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, and even your favorite team’s score while they’re playing. Swipe up from the bottom center of any screen. Touch the Google Search bar at the top of any Home screen.
Notification volume You can now control the volume for notifications separately from your tablet’s main volume. Press the volume button on the side of your tablet, then touch the Settings icon. Drag slider to change the volume for notifications. Rotation lock Lock your screen to keep it in portrait mode. Pull down the notification shade and touch the Rotation icon.
2 Play & explore Browse Home screens To move between Home screens, swipe left or right.
When you’re ready to shop for more, try the suggestions in one of the Play Recommendations widgets: Touch to learn more Touch to avoid future suggestions like this Touch to see a different suggestion To resize a widget, touch & hold, then let go and drag the blue dots. To remove it, touch & hold, then drag it to the Remove icon at the top of the screen. Swipe up for Google Now Google Now is about getting you just the right information, at just the right time.
about to start your commute home: Give it a try! Swipe your finger up from the bottom of any screen, or touch the Google Search bar at the top of the screen. When you want to see more cards, touch Show more cards at the bottom of the screen. When you don’t need them any more, swipe them out of the way. You’re in control When you opt in to Google Now, you’re also turning on location reporting and location history.
check traffic and suggest when to leave. And if you have searches stored in your Web History, Google Now can also show cards based on sports scores, flight status, and so on. You’re in control. You can choose exactly which cards you’d like to see, adjust the details of what they display, and adjust your privacy settings. For more information about Google Now and your location information, see “Chapter 4, Make search personal,” on page 26.
To open the notifications shade, swipe down from the top: Toggle screen rotation lock Go to settings Dismiss all Touch to respond to other guests Swipe up or down with two fingers to open or close an expandable notification Certain notifications can be expanded to show more information, such as email previews or calendar events.
always expanded when possible. To expand or collapse a notification, use two fingers to either swipe vertically or twist together. To open the related app, touch the notification icon on the left. Some notifications also allow you to take specific actions by touching icons within the notification. For example, Calendar notifications allow you to Snooze (remind you later) or send email to other guests. When you’re finished with a notification, just swipe it away to the left or right.
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. If you’re viewing a left or right Home screen, opens the central Home screen. To open Google Now, swipe up. Google Now gives just what you need to know, right when you need it. Recent apps Opens a list of thumbnail images of apps you’ve worked with recently. To open an app, touch it.
Tip: To get to Settings quickly no what screen you’re on, swipe down your Notifications from the top of any screen and touch the small Settings icon near the top. At the top of the screen you’ll find Google Search, which lets you search your tablet or the Internet. Touch Google to type your search terms, or to speak them. 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.
drag something instead). For example, you can slide a Home screen left or right to view the other Home screens. • Double-tap: Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other screen to zoom. For example, double-tap a picture in Browser to zoom in, and double-tap again to zoom out. • Pinch: In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).
You can set locks of different strengths using your tablet’s lock settings. To do so, go to Settings > Personal > Security > Screen lock and touch the type of lock you’d like to use. Face Unlock is one of the options available. After you’ve set it up, you can unlock your phone simply by looking at it. Although Face Unlock is not very secure, it can be convenient and fun to use. Give it a try. Go to the Screen lock setting described above, touch Face Unlock, and follow the instructions.
3 Make yourself at home Relax with Google Play Google Play brings together all your favorite content in one place – movies, books, music, magazines, apps, and more – so you can reach it from any of your devices. Use Google Play widgets These widgets are available on your Home screens: • My Library: Displays your most recently used music, books, and so on. Touch any of the images to see your content – plus free gifts from Google.
your Home screen. Touch the recommendation to learn more about it. All Google Play recommendation widgets work the same way: Touch to learn more Touch to avoid future suggestions like this Touch to see a different suggestion To resize a widget, touch & hold, then let go and drag the blue dots. To remove it, touch & hold, then drag it to the Remove icon at the top of the screen. To add another Play widget, touch the All Apps icon, then Widgets, and swipe from right to left until you see the one you want.
tertainment from anywhere. Access your content If you purchased from Google Play in the past, you’ll automatically have access to this content on your Nexus 7—just make sure you’re signed in using the same account that you used to purchase it. You can get to your content using any of the Google Play icons in your Favorites tray, including Books, Magazines, Movies, and Music. Or, touch the Play Store icon to open Google Play.
Google Play settings To adjust your Google Play settings, switch accounts, or get help, choose the option you want from the Menu at the upper right. The Google Play Settings screen lets you control when you’re notified about updates to apps and games, clear your search history, and enable user controls. To filter Android apps based on maturity level or require a PIN before completing any purchase, touch Content filtering or Set or change PIN. For more detailed information about Google Play, visit support.
load, to manage the demands on their networks or to help you avoid unexpected charges. When you try to download an oversized-file when connected to such networks, you may be required to delay downloading until your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network, when the download will resume automatically. You can view and manage these queued files in the Downloads app as well. From the Download app: • Touch an item to open it. • Touch headings for earlier downloads to view them.
From All Apps, you can • Move between screens: Swipe left or right. • Launch an app: Touch its icon. • 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. • Browse widgets: Touch the Widgets tab at the top of any All Apps screen. • Get more apps: Touch the Google Play icon in the list of app icons, or the Shop icon at the upper right.
to find the widget. 4. Touch and hold the widget until the Home screen appears, slide it into place, and lift your finger. To move an app or widget icon to a different location on a Home screen: 1. Touch & hold the icon. 2. Slide your finger to the new position. To move between Home screens, slide toward the edge of the screen. To bump another icon out of the way, slide slowly into it. 3. Lift your finger. The icon drops into its new position.
Start Gmail Content to come Find People Content to come Manage your Calendar Content to come Change sound settings Your tablet uses sounds to communicate, including notifications, alarms, and navigation feedback. To customize the sounds your tablet makes, go to Settings > Device > Sound: • Volumes sets the master volume separately for music, notifications, and alarms. You can still use the physical volume control on the tablet to raise or lower volume of whatever sound is currently playing.
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4 Make Search personal About Google Now Google Now gives you just the right information at just the right time—before you even ask. Just swipe up from the bottom of your tablet to get commute traffic before work, popular nearby places, your favorite team’s current score, and more. You can turn Google Now on or off at any time. Swipe up the same way and touch Menu > Settings > Now cards. If you need to lower the keyboard to see the menu, touch .
For example, Google Now uses the time of day, your location, and your location history to show you what the traffice on your commute is like when you wake up in the morning. It also uses information from Google services such as your Web History for sports or flight status cards, or from your synced calendar entries for appointment cards. About location reporting & history When you opt-in to Google Now, you’ll start reporting your location and turn on your location history.
Defining home & work As you use Google Now, you may be asked to confirm your home or work address to get commute traffic information, travel help, and more. You can change these addresses in several other ways: • When a Traffic card appears for home or work, touch Menu> Edit. • Open the Maps app, find your own location, touch your image on the map, and then Location history > Change home location / Change work location. • Visit maps.google.com from a browser and open My Places. • Visit https://www.
delete or pause your Web History and still use Google Now, but certain kinds of information, such as flight details, won’t show up. About Google Now cards A Google Now card is a short snippet of useful information that slides into view right when you’re most likely to need it. After you opt-in to Google Now, you can view these cards easily no matter what else you’re doing—just swipe up from the bottom of your tablet or touch the Google Search bar on any Home screen.
Edit individual card settings You can change the settings for each Google Now card. • Touch the Menu > Settings on the Now card you want to edit, or go to Menu > Settings > Now cards. The settings screen appears, which allows you to make changes as well as turn a specific card On or Off. When you turn off a card, it won’t appear when you launch Google Now. Dismiss cards To dismiss a card from your Now screen, swipe it away.
card that supports both options: • Touch Menu > Settings when the card appears. OR • From the lower right corner of the Google Now screen, touch Menu > Settings > Now cards > card name > Notifications. To change ringtone and vibrate options for all standard notifications, start from the Google Now screen, touch Menu > Settings > Now cards, and adjust the options under Standard Notifications.
isting history or turn off all forms of location reporting. For more information, see the next section, “Control location reporting & history.” Control location reporting & history Location reporting refers to the ability of your tablet to report your current location. Location history refers to a related feature that stores your past locations, including your home and work locations.
not update your location. 4. To turn off location history, uncheck Enable location history. Even if you turn off both location reporting and location history, your previously recorded history is still available to Google services such as Google Now along with location information provided by Google’s location service and GPS, if they’re turned on. To delete location history details and also turn off location history, follow these steps from a web browser on a desktop computer: 1.
Google’s location service & GPS support Even when location reporting and location history are turned off, Google periodically reports data for use by various apps from sources such as Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and GPS to determine your approximate location at any given time. To turn off these services, go to Settings > Personal > Lo- cation services and uncheck both Google’s location service and GPS satellites.
Next, speak the terms to search for or the Voice Action to perform. For more details on Voice Actions, see “Use Voice Actions” on page 37 The ability to trigger a search or action by saying “Google” is called hotword detection. To turn it off or on, start from the Google Now screen and touch Menu > Settings > Voice > Hotword detection.
icon on the right side of the keyboard.
Flight information [Airline] [flight number] American airlines flight 390 Translation Translate to [language] [phrase] Translate to Spanish, Where is the Palace Hotel?’ Calculator [A math phrase] 75 divided by 6 Food [Type of food] Mexican food [Type of food] in [location] Mexican food in Urbana, Illinois Use Voice Actions You can use Voice Actions with Google Search to get directions, send messages, and perform a number of other common tasks.
As you speak, Voice Search analyzes your speech and initiates the action. If Voice Search doesn’t understand you, it lists a set of possible meanings. Just touch the one you want. Some Voice Actions, such as “send email” and “note to self,” open a panel that prompts you to complete the action by speaking or typing more information. • Touch any text already entered in the panel to add or edit the text by typing.
Action commands. For details, see “Use Voice Actions” on page 37. Say Followed by Examples Words you want to search for “bike shoes” “Map of” Address, name, business name, type of business, or other location “Map of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.” “Directions to” or “Navigate to” Address, name, business name, type of business, or other destination “Directions to 1299 Colusa Avenue, Berkeley, California” or “Navigate to Union Square, San Francisco.
One or more of: “Send email” “To” & contact names, “Cc” & contact names, “Bcc” & contact names, “Subject” & subject text “Send email to Hugh Briss, subject, new shoes, message, I can’t wait to show you my new shoes, period.” “Message” & message text (speak punctuation) Message text “Note to self” “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.
turn it on, you’re taken through a brief introduction and given the chance to opt in. While Google Now is on, you can also set your preferences for individual Now cards and related notifications from the Now cards settings screen. Options for each card vary. Most include a Notifications section that lets you control how you’re informed when a card changes. Typically, you can choose between Off, Low priority, or Standard notifications.
with offensive language are blocked. • Hotword detection. When this is checked, you can say “Google” when viewing the Google Now screen rather than touching the Microphone icon to initiate a voice search or action. To detect when you say “Google,” your tablet may record a few seconds of ambient background noise in temporary memory whenever the Google Now screen is open. This recording remains on the device only fleetingly and is not sent to Google. • Download offline speech recognition.
tings > Privacy & accounts. • From your tablet’s main Settings app: Settings > Accounts > Google > Privacy > Search. Touch each setting to learn more: • Google Account. The account used with Google Search and Google Now. • Manage location settings. Opens Google Maps settings, where you can turn location settings related to Google Maps on or off. Note that this doesn’t affect the settings for Google’s location service or GPS.
5 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 control Battery settings, go to Settings > Device > Battery. Extend the life of your battery • 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.
Settings > Device > Display. • If you don’t need it, turn off automatic syncing for all apps: Settings > Accounts > Google account-name. This means you need to sync manually to collect messages, email, and other recent information, and won’t receive notifications when updates occur. • If you know you won’t be near a mobile or Wi-Fi network for a while, switch to Airplane mode: press and hold the Power button, or go to Settings > Wireless & Networks > More > Airplane mode.
Optimize data usage Data usage refers to the amount of data uploaded or downloaded by your device during a given period. To monitor your data usage, go to Settings > Wireless & networks > Data usage. Data usage settings allow you to: • View data usage by app and access app settings. • Identify mobile hotspots and restrict background downloads that may result in extra charges. To view mobile hotspot settings, touch Menu > Mobile hotspots. Near the top of the screen, note the data usage cycle.
not actually using the app, it may download data for future reference. Some apps allow you to restrict background data usage from the app’s own settings. Touch the graph for any app in the bottom part of the screen for more usage details and access to itss settings. Set auto-sync You can also conserve data usage by syncing your apps manually, only when you need the data, rather than relying on auto-sync. To turn auto-sync off or on, touch Menu > Auto-sync data.
Android also manages how apps use RAM. It may cache some things you’ve been using recently, for quicker access if you need them again, but it will erase the cache if it needs the RAM for new activities. You affect the way apps use internal storage directly and indirectly in many ways—for example, by: • Installing or uninstalling apps. • Downloading files in Chrome, Gmail, and other apps. • Creating files (for example, by taking pictures). • Deleting downloaded files or files you created.
currently running or that have cached processes, and how much RAM they are using. • The graph at the bottom of the Running tab shows the total RAM in use and the amount free. At the top right of the screen, touch Show cached processes or Show running services to switch back and forth. • All. Displays all apps that came with Android and all apps you downloaded on Google Play or other sources.
• Launch by default: If you have configured an app to launch certain file types by default, you can clear that setting here. • Permissions: Lists the kinds of information about your tablet and data the app has access to.
6 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.
To make the keyboard go away, touch the modified Back but- ton below it. Basic editing • 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. • 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 change your tablet’s keyboard and input methods, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input. Settings Type text by speaking You can use voice input to type text by speaking. This feature uses Google’s speech-recognition service, so your tablet must be connected to a 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.
• When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type. Say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” “exclamation mark,” or “exclamation point” to enter punctuation. When you pause, what you spoke is transcribed by the speechrecognition service and entered in the text field, underlined. You can touch the Delete key to erase the underlined text. If you start typing or entering more text by speaking, the underline disappears.
7 Connect to networks 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.
Turn Wi-Fi on & connect to a Wi-Fi network If you’re adding a Wi-Fi network when first setting up your device, Wi-Fi is turned on automatically. 1. Touch Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi. 2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position. 3. The device scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays the names of those it finds. Secured networks are indicated with a Lock icon. If the device finds a network that you connected to previously, it connects to it. 4.
2. Touch the Plus icon at the top of the screen. 3. Enter the SSID (name) of the network. If necessary, enter security or other network configuration details. 4. Touch Save. The information about the network is saved. Your device will connect to this network automatically the next time you come within range.
1. Touch & hold a network in the list of Wi-Fi networks you’ve added. 2. Touch Modify network in the dialog that opens. 3. Select Show advanced options. 4. If the network has no proxy settings, touch None under Proxy Settings, then touch Manual in the menu that opens. 5. Enter the proxy settings supplied by your network admini strator. 6. Touch Save. The proxy settings apply only to the Wi-Fi network you modified. To change the proxy settings for other Wi-Fi networks, modify them individually.
to sleep. Touch this option to change this default behavior: either to stay connected to Wi-Fi only when the device is connected to a charger (when battery life isn’t a problem), or never to stay connected to Wi-Fi during sleep. The latter choice is likely to increase mobile data usage. You may want to revisit this setting if you receive a notification that you’re approaching your specified mobile data limit.
To configure VPN access, you must first obtain the details from your network administrator. Depending on your organization’s solution, you may need to obtain a VPN app, either from your administrator or on Google Play. The VPN settings screen allows you to add VPN networks and adjust their settings. To view this screen and perform the tasks described here, go to SetSettings tings > Wireless & networks > More > VPN. Add a VPN 1. From the VPN screen, touch Add VPN profile. 2.
Edit a VPN 1. From the VPN screen, touch & hold the name of the VPN profile. 2. In the dialog that opens, touch Edit profile. 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 profile. 2. Touch & hold the VPN you want to delete. 3. In the dialog that opens, touch Delete profile. Control airplane mode & other network settings These settings are available under Settings > Wireless & networks > More.
NFC is checked and Android Beam is on, you can touch your tablet to other devices to exchange web pages, contact info, and other data. See “Beam screen content” on page 63.
8 Connect to devices 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 Beam 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. 2.
to beam. 3. Touch your screen anywhere. Your friend’s device displays the transferred content. Or, if the necessary app isn’t installed, Google Play opens to a screen where your friend can download the app. To turn on NFC, go to Settings > Wireless & networks > More > NFC. Settings To turn on Android Beam, go to Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Android Beam.
tooth when you’re not using it. You may also be required to turn Bluetooth off in some locations. Bluetooth is turned off when you switch to Airplane mode. System bar icons indicate Bluetooth status. Turn Bluetooth on or off 1. Touch Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. Slide the Bluetooth switch on or off. Change your tablet’s Bluetooth name Your tablet has a generic Bluetooth name by default, which is visible to other Bluetooth devices when you connect them.
that came with your device to learn how to make it discoverable. 1. Under Settings > Wireless & networks, make sure Bluetooth is turned on. 2. Touch Bluetooth. Your tablet scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range. 3. If your mobile device stops scanning before your Bluetooth device is ready, touch Search for devices. 4. Touch the ID of the Bluetooth device in the list to pair with it. Follow the instructions to complete the pairing.
Configure or unpair a Bluetooth device Some Bluetooth devices have multiple profiles. Profiles can includes the ability to transmit your conversations, play music in stereo, or transfer files or other data. You can select which profiles you want to use with your tablet. You can also change the name of the Bluetooth device as it appears on your tablet. 1. Under Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth,, make sure Bluetooth is turned on. 2.
Keyboards In addition to entering text, you can use your keyboard to navigate your tablet’s features: • Use the arrow keys to select items on screen. • Pressing Return when an item is selected is equivalent to touching that item. • Pressing Escape is equivalent to touching Back. • Press Tab or Shift-Tab to move from field to field in a form or other screen with multiple text fields.
and other apps must be designed to support any special features of an input device, such as dedicated buttons or other controls, to take full advantage of them. Connect to a Windows computer via USB You can use a USB cable to connect your tablet 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.
Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB You can use a USB cable to connect your tablet 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.
To turn USB tethering on or off, go to Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot. Settings To change your tablet’s USB connection options, go to Settings > Device > Storage > Menu > USB computer connection.
9 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 section of Settings, 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. To reach the settings described here, start from Settings > Accounts.
or server address. 1. Go to Settings > Accounts > Add account. 2. Touch the kind of account to add. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions. 4. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details depend on the kind of account and the configuration of the service you’re connecting to. Depending on the kind of account, you may be asked to configure what kinds of data you want to sync, name the account, and other details.
Configure sync options You can configure synchronization options for any of your apps. You can also decide what kinds of data to synchronize for each account. To reach settings for Google accounts, start from Settings > Accounts > Google. For some accounts, syncing is two-directional; changes that you make to the information on your device are made to the copy of that information on the web. Your Google Account works this way.
If this option is not checked, you may be able to use an app’s tools to sync data manually. You can also sync manually to collect messages, email, and other recent information. Leaving Autosync off can help extend your battery life, but will prevent you from receiving notifications when updates occur. Configure Google Account sync settings To adjust a single Google Account’s sync settings: 1. Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts > Google.
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 the settings described here, go to Settings > Backup & reset. These options are available: • Back up my data.
that the app is using the backup service. • Factory data reset. Touch this option, then Reset tablet to erase all your personal data from internal storage, including information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and app settings, any downloaded applications, and your music, photos, videos, and other files. • After resetting your tablet, you’ll need to re-enter the same information requested when you first set up your tablet.
10 Secure your tablet 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 tabelt’s display goes to sleep. If your tablet’s playing music when the screen locks, you can continue listening or pause the selection without unlocking. To adjust your lock settings: 1. Go to Settings > Personal > Security > Screen lock. 2.
You can choose among these lock options, listed in approximate order of strength: • Slide provides no protection, but lets you get to the Home screen quickly, or open Camera and start taking pictures immediately. • Face Unlock lets you unlock your phone by looking at it. This is the least secure lock option. Tip: Face Unlock lets you unlock your phone by looking at the screen.
To change when your phone goes to sleep, go to Settings > Device > Display > Sleep. Settings To see your passwords when you input them, go to Settings > Personal > Security > Make passwords visible. Encrypt your tablet You can encrypt all the data on your tablet: Google Accounts, app 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 tablet.
2. Charge the battery. 3. Plug in your tablet. 4. Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data. When you’re ready to turn on encryption: 1. Touch Settings > Personal > Security > Encryption > Encrypt tablet. 2. Read the information about encryption carefully. The Encrypt tablet button is dimmed if your battery’s not charged or your tablet’s not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your tablet, touch the Back button.
you power on your tablet, to decrypt it. 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 .
3. Touch the filename of the certificate or keystore to install. Only certificates that you haven’t already installed are displayed. 4. If prompted, enter the key store password and touch OK. 5. Enter a name for the certificate and touch OK. Typically, a CA certificate included with a client certificate is installed at the same time. You can also install separate CA certificates using the same steps. If you have not already set a pattern, PIN, or password for your device, you’re prompted to set one up.
1. Touch Settings > Personal > Security > Credential stor- age >Trusted credentials. The trusted credentials screen has two tabs: System displays certificate authority (CA) certificates that are permanently installed in the ROM of your tablet. User displays any CA certificates that you have installed yourself, for example in the process of installing a client certificate. 2. To examine the details of CA certificate, touch its name. A scrolling screen displays the details. 3.
