Android 2.2 User’s Guide May 20, 2010 AUG-2.2.0-100 Android™ mobile technology platform 2.
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Contents About this guide 11 Android basics 15 Starting Android for the first time 16 If you don’t have a SIM card in your GSM phone 16 Your Google Account 16 Additional accounts 18 Google services 18 Getting to know the Home screen 19 Using the touchscreen 22 Using the phone’s buttons 23 Using the Trackball 24 Using the onscreen keyboard 25 Entering text by speaking 28 Editing text 30 Opening and switching applications 32 Working with menus 34 Options menus 34 Context menus 34 Monitoring your phone’s st
Connecting to networks and devices 53 Connecting to mobile networks 54 Connecting to Wi-Fi networks 56 Connecting to Bluetooth devices 59 Connecting to a computer via USB 62 Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection 64 Connecting to virtual private networks 67 Working with secure certificates 69 Placing and receiving calls 71 Placing and ending calls 72 Answering or rejecting calls 74 Working with the Call log 76 Calling your contacts 78 Listening to your voicemail 79 Dialing by voice 80 Options durin
Gmail 111 Gmail is different 112 Opening Gmail and your Inbox 113 Reading your messages 115 Composing and sending a message 118 Replying to or forwarding a message 119 Working with conversations in batches 120 Labeling a conversation 121 Starring a message 122 Viewing conversations by label 123 Copying text from messages 124 Reporting spam 125 Searching for messages 126 Archiving conversations 127 Synchronizing your messages 128 Appending a signature to your messages 130 Changing Gmail settings 131 Gener
Google Voice 149 Opening Google Voice and your Inbox 150 Reading or listening to your voicemail 152 Exchanging text (SMS) messages 154 Starring messages 156 Viewing messages by label 157 Configuring Google Voice 158 Placing calls with Google Voice 160 Changing Google Voice settings 161 General Settings 161 Sync and notifications settings 161 Google Talk 163 Signing in and opening your Friends list 164 Chatting with friends 166 Changing and monitoring online status 169 Managing your Friends list 171 Chan
Browser 205 Opening Browser 206 Navigating within a webpage 209 Navigating among webpages 211 Working with multiple Browser windows 213 Downloading files 214 Working with bookmarks 216 Changing Browser settings 218 Page content settings 218 Privacy settings 219 Security settings 220 Advanced settings 220 Maps 221 Opening Maps and viewing your location 222 Obtaining details about a location 224 Starring a location 226 Changing map layers 228 Searching for locations and places 231 Getting directions 232 N
Music 275 Transferring music files to your phone 276 Opening Music and working with your library 277 Playing music 279 Working with playlists 282 News & Weather 285 Checking the news and weather 286 Changing News & Weather settings 289 News & Weather settings 289 Weather settings 289 News settings 289 Refresh settings 290 Clock 291 Viewing the date, time, and other information 292 Setting alarms 294 Changing Clock alarm settings 296 Car Home 297 Using Car Home 298 Calculator 301 Using the Calculator
Call settings 319 Call settings screen 319 Other call settings 319 Fixed Dialing Numbers screen 319 Sound settings 321 Display settings 323 Location & security settings 324 Applications settings 326 Applications settings screen 326 Application Info screen 326 Development screen 327 Accounts & sync settings 328 Accounts & sync settings screen 328 Account screen 328 Privacy settings 329 SD card & phone storage settings 330 Search settings 331 Search settings screen 331 Google search settings screen 331 Lan
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About this guide This guide describes how to use release 2.2 of the Android™ mobile technology platform. This guide does not describe the physical features of your phone (its parts and accessories, how to replace its battery, turn it on , and so on) or its specifications; for that information, refer to your phone’s owner’s guide.
About this guide 12 Chapter Describes “Email” on page 173 Configuring your phone so you can send and receive email via a conventional email service. “Messaging” on page 193 Exchanging text and multimedia messages with other phones. “Browser” on page 203 Browsing the web on your phone.
About this guide 13 Chapter Describes “Calculator” on page 299 Calculating the solutions to math problems. “Market” on page 301 Finding new applications on Android Market™ downloadable applications service, purchasing paid applications with Google Checkout™ payment and billing service, and installing them. “Settings” on page 311 Opening the Settings application and its many tools for configuring and customizing your phone. AUG-2.2.
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Android basics When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to learn more about it and to sign into your Google Account. Then it’s a good idea to become familiar with the basics of your phone and how to use it—the Home screen, the touchscreen and buttons, applications, search, and so on.
Android basics 16 Starting Android for the first time The first time you power on your phone (after setting it up, as described in your phone’s owner’s guide), you’re prompted to touch the Android logo to begin using your phone. Touch the android to begin. Then you’re offered a chance to learn about your phone, you’re prompted to create or to sign into your Google Account, and you’re asked to make some initial decisions about how you want to use Android and Google features.
Android basics 17 Important If you want to restore your settings to this phone from another phone that was running Android release 2.0 or later (see “Google services” on page 18), you must sign into your Google Account now, during setup. If you wait until after setup is complete, your settings are not restored. If you don’t have a Google Account, you’re prompted to create one.
Android basics 18 Additional accounts After setup, you can add Google, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook, conventional email, and other kinds of accounts to your phone, and sync some or all of their data, as described in “Accounts” on page 101. However, only the first Google Account you sign into is backed up to Google servers. Some applications that only work with a single account display data only from the first account that you sign into.
Android basics 19 Getting to know the Home screen When you sign in, the Home screen opens. The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. It displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features. You can customize the Home screen with different wallpaper and display the items you want. See “Customizing the Home screen” on page 46. The Status bar shows the time, signal strength, battery status, and other information. It also displays notification icons.
Android basics 20 To wake up the phone If you don’t use the phone for a while, the Home screen or other screen you are viewing, is replaced with the lock screen and then the screen darkens, to conserve the battery. 1 Press the Power button. If you’ve locked your screen, you must draw an unlock pattern or enter a PIN or password to unlock it. See “Locking your screen” on page 45. If you haven’t locked your screen, this lock screen appears. 2 Drag the lock icon to the right.
Android basics 21 To view other parts of the Home screen S Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. The se extensions to the Home screen provide more space for widgets, shortcuts, and other items. For more on sliding, see “Using the touchscreen” on page 22. Small dots at the lower left and right indicate which screen you’re viewing. S Touch & hold the small dots on the lower left or right of the screen to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions, which you can touch to open.
Android basics 22 Using the touchscreen The main way to control Android features is by using your finger to manipulate icons, buttons, menu items, the onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touchscreen. You can also change the screen’s orientation. Touch To act on items on the screen, such as application and settings icons, to type letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons, you simply touch them with your finger.
Android basics 23 Using the phone’s buttons The phone’s physical buttons and soft buttons offer a variety of functions and shortcuts. Refer to your phone’s owner’s guide for details about the location of the buttons on your phone. Button Press Back Opens the previous screen you were working in. If the onscreen keyboard is open, closes the keyboard. Menu Opens a menu with items that affect the current screen or application. Home Opens the Home screen.
Android basics 24 Using the Trackball Some actions are easier using the Trackball than your finger, such as: G Opening an event in a crowded calendar G Selecting a link or form field on a web page G Selecting text to edit To use the Trackball S Roll the Trackball to select items on the screen. The selected item is highlighted in orange. Items that you select with the Trackball are highlighted in orange. S Pressing the Trackball is equivalent to touching the selected item with your finger.
Android basics 25 Monitoring your phone’s status The Status bar appears at the top of every screen. It displays icons indicating that you’ve received notifications (on the left) and icons indicating the phone’s status (on the right), along with the current time. Notification icons Status icons If you have more notifications than can fit in the status bar, a plus icon prompts you to open the Notifications panel to view them all. See “Managing notifications” on page 27.
Android basics 26 Notification icons The following icons indicate that you’ve received a notification. See “Managing notifications” on page 27 for information about responding to these notifications. In addition these icons, applications you install on your phone may use their own notification icons.
Android basics 27 Managing notifications Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. When you receive a notification, its icon appears in the Status bar, along with a summary that appears only briefly. For a table of notification icons, see “Notification icons” on page 26. The Trackball light pulses once or repeatedly when you receive a new notification.
Android basics 28 To respond to a notification 1 Open the Notifications panel. Your current notifications are listed in the panel, each with a brief description. 2 Touch a notification to respond to it. The Notifications panel closes. What happens next depends on the notification. For example, new voicemail notifications dial your voicemail box, and network disconnect notifications open the list of configured networks so you can reconnect. To clear all notifications 1 Open the Notifications panel.
Android basics 29 Using the onscreen keyboard You enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, you touch a text field where you want to enter text to open the keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing. See “Entering text by speaking” on page 32. Touch a suggestion to enter it. Press space or a punctuation mark to enter the red suggestion. Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Touch & hold for all caps. AUG-2.
Android basics 30 To enter text 1 Touch a text field. The onscreen keyboard opens. You can also use the Trackball to select a text field and then press the Trackball to open the onscreen keyboard. 2 Touch the keys on the keyboard to type. The characters you’ve entered appear in a strip above the keyboard, with suggestions for the word you are typing to the right. Press the left or right arrow in the strip to view more suggestions. 3 Press space or a punctuation mark to enter the red suggested word.
Android basics 31 To change the keyboard orientation S Turn the phone sideways or upright. The keyboard is redrawn to take best advantage of the new phone orientation. Many people find the larger horizontal onscreen keyboard easier to use. You can control whether the screen changes orientation automatically when you turn the phone. See “Display settings” on page 320.
Android basics 32 Entering text by speaking You can use voice input to enter text by speaking. Voice input is an experimental feature that uses Google’s speech-recognition service, so you must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it. To turn on voice input If the onscreen keyboard does not display a Microphone key , voice input is not turned on or you have it configured to display on the symbols keyboard.
Android basics 33 3 When prompted to “Speak now,” speak what you want to enter. Say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” “exclamation mark,” or “exclamation point” to enter punctuation. Text that you enter by speaking is underlined. You can delete it, or you can continue entering text to keep it. Touch to enter text by speaking. When you pause, what you spoke is transcribed by the speech-recognition service and entered in the text field, underlined.
Android basics 34 Editing text You can edit the text you enter in text fields and use menu commands to cut, copy, and paste text, within or across applications. Some applications don’t support editing some or all of the text they display; others may offer their own way to select text you want to work with. To edit text 1 Touch the text field that contains the text to edit. 2 Use the Trackball to move the cursor to the location where you want to add or delete text.
Android basics 35 To cut or copy text 1 Select the text to cut or copy. 2 Press & hold the Trackball, or touch & hold the selected text. 3 Touch Cut or Copy in the menu that opens. If you touch Cut, the selected text is removed from the text field. In either case, the text is stored in a temporary area on the phone, so that you can paste it into another text field. To paste text 1 Copy the text to paste. 2 Touch the text field where you want to paste the text.
Android basics 36 Opening and switching applications The Launcher, which you open from the Home screen, holds icons for all of the applications on your phone, including any applications that you downloaded and installed from Android Market or other sources. When you open an application, the other applications you’ve been using don’t stop; they keep on running: playing music, rendering webpages, and so on. You can quickly switch among your applications, to work with several at once.
Android basics 37 S Touch the Home icon on the Launcher or the Home button Launcher. to close the The Launcher closes automatically if you touch an icon to open its application or if you move an icon from the Launcher to the Home screen. To open an application S Touch an application's icon on the Launcher. OR S Touch an application’s icon on the Home screen. To switch to a recently used application 1 Press & hold the Home button .
Android basics 38 Working with menus There are two kinds of Android menus: options menus and context menus. Options menus Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or application, not to any specific item on the screen. You open options menus by pressing the Menu button . Not all screens have options menus; if you press Menu on a screen that has no options menu, nothing happens.
Android basics 39 Context menus Context menus contain tools that apply to a specific item on the screen. You open a context menu by touching & holding an item on the screen. Not all items have context menus. If you touch & hold an item that has no context menu, nothing happens. You can also open a context menu for an item by selecting it with the Trackball and then pressing the Trackball. When you touch & hold some items on a screen, a context menu opens. AUG-2.2.
Android basics 40 Searching your phone and the web You can search for information on your phone and on the web using Google search. You can search the web by speaking instead of typing, by using Google search by voice (see “Searching the web by voice” on page 44). You can also dial a phone number and control your phone in other ways with the Voice Search application, as described in “Dialing by voice” on page 78.
Android basics 41 Touch to search the web. As you type, search results from your phone, previously chosen search results, and web search suggestions appear. Touch a suggestion to open it. As you type, matching items on your phone and suggestions from Google web search are added to the list of previously chosen search results.
Android basics 42 To target where you want to search Initially, the Google search box displays the All icon , indicating that it’s configured to search both the web and to provide suggestions from both the web and your phone. But you can target your searches to just the web or to just a single application’s information on your phone.
Android basics 43 To change what you can target when searching the phone Many applications can make some or all of their information searchable from the Google search box. The applications whose information is searchable are included in searches targeted at all information, as suggestions below the box as you type. They also make their icons available so you can target your searches just to their information (see “To target where you want to search” on page 42).
Android basics 44 Searching the web by voice You can use Google search by voice to search the web by speaking, instead of by typing (as described in “Searching your phone and the web” on page 40). You can also use Google search by voice to call your contacts, get directions, and to control your phone in other ways. You can also dial a phone number with the Voice Search application, as described in “Dialing by voice” on page 78.
Android basics 45 Locking your screen You can lock your screen so that only you can unlock it to make calls, access your data, buy applications, and so on. You may also be required to lock your screen by a policy set by an email or other account you add to your phone. See “Location & security settings” on page 321 for other ways to protect your phone and privacy. To lock your screen 1 On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Location & security. 2 Touch Set up screen lock.
Android basics 46 Customizing the Home screen You can add application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any part of the Home screen. You can also change the wallpaper. For an introduction to the Home screen, see “Getting to know the Home screen” on page 19. To add an item to the Home screen 1 Open the Home screen where you want to add the item. For an introduction to working with the Home screen, including how to switch Home screens, see “Getting to know the Home screen” on page 19.
Android basics 47 To remove an item from the Home screen 1 Touch & hold the item you want to remove, until it vibrates. Don’t lift your finger. The Launcher icon changes to a Trash Can icon. 2 Drag the item to the Trash Can icon. 3 When the icon turns red, lift your finger. To change the Home screen wallpaper 1 Press Menu and touch Wallpaper. You can also touch & hold an empty area of the Home screen and in the menu that opens, touch Wallpapers.
Android basics 48 Connecting quickly with your contacts As you build up your list of contacts on your phone, you can use Quick Contact for Android in many applications to quickly start a chat, email, or text message, to place a call, or to locate your contacts. Quick Contact for Android is a special icon that you can touch to open a bubble with options for quickly initiating a connection to that contact. S Identify a Quick Contact icon by its frame.
Android basics 49 Optimizing 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 applications and system resources consume battery power. To extend the life of your battery S Turn off radios that you aren’t using. If you aren’t using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS, use the Settings application to turn them off. See “Wireless & networks” on page 313 and “Location & security settings” on page 321.
Android basics 50 To monitor and control what uses the battery The Battery Use screen shows which applications consume the most battery power. You can also use it to turn off applications that you’ve downloaded, if they are consuming too much power. S On the Home screen, press Menu Battery use. and touch Settings > About phone > The Battery Use screen lists the applications that have been using the battery, from greatest to least battery use.
Connecting to networks and devices Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including mobile networks for voice and data transmission, Wi-Fi data networks, and Bluetooth devices, such as headsets. You can also connect your phone to a computer, to transfer files from your phone’s SD card, and share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB or as a portable WiFi hotspot.
Connecting to networks and devices 52 Connecting to mobile networks When you assemble your phone with a SIM card from your wireless service provider, your phone is configured to use your provider’s mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting data. (Refer to your phone’s owner’s guide and your carrier for more information.) Your phone is configured to work with many mobile carriers’ networks.
Connecting to networks and devices 53 To disable data when roaming You can prevent your phone from transmitting data over other carriers’ mobile networks when you leave an area that is covered by your carrier’s networks. This is useful for controlling expenses if your cell plan doesn’t include data roaming. 1 Press Home application. , press Menu , and touch Settings, to open the Settings 2 Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks and uncheck Data roaming.
Connecting to networks and devices 54 Connecting 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 on your phone, you access a wireless access point, or “hotspot.” Some hotspots are open and you can simply connect to them. Others are hidden or implement other security features, so you must configure your phone so it can connect to them.
Connecting to networks and devices 55 To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network If you’re adding a Wi-Fi network when first setting up your phone, Wi-Fi is turned on automatically, so you can skip to step 4. 1 Press Home , press Menu , and touch Settings. 2 Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. 3 Check Wi-Fi to turn it on. The phone scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays the names of those it finds. Secured networks are indicated with a Lock icon.
Connecting to networks and devices 56 To add a Wi-Fi network You can add a Wi-Fi network so the phone will remember it, along with any security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it is in range. You must also add a Wi-Fi network to connect to it, if it does not broadcast its name (SSID), or to add a WiFi network when you are out of range of it.
Connecting to networks and devices 57 Connecting to Bluetooth devices Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that devices can use to exchange information over a distance of about 8 meters. The most common Bluetooth devices are headphones for making calls or listening to music, hands-free kits for cars, and other portable devices, including laptops and cell phones. There are several Bluetooth profiles that define the features and communications standards for Bluetooth devices.
Connecting to networks and devices 58 To change your phone’s Bluetooth name Your phone has a generic Bluetooth name by default, which is visible to other devices when you connect them. You can change the name so that it is more recognizable. 1 Press Home application. , press Menu , and touch Settings to open the Settings 2 Touch Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. The Bluetooth settings screen opens. 3 If Bluetooth isn’t turned on, check Bluetooth to turn it on.
Connecting to networks and devices 59 To connect to a Bluetooth device Once paired, you can connect to a Bluetooth device—for example, to switch devices or to reconnect after the phone and the device come back into range. 1 Press Home application. , press Menu , and touch Settings to open the Settings 2 Touch Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. 3 If Bluetooth isn’t turned on, check Bluetooth to turn it on. 4 In the list of devices, touch a paired but unconnected device in the list.
Connecting to networks and devices 60 Connecting to a computer via USB You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable, to transfer music, pictures, and other files between your phone’s SD card and the computer. Warning! When connecting your phone to a computer and mounting its SD card, you must follow your computer’s instructions for connecting and disconnecting USB devices, to avoid damaging or corrupting the files on your SD card.
Connecting to networks and devices 61 To safely remove the SD card from your phone You can safely remove the SD card from your phone any time the phone is turned off, as described in your phone’s owner’s guide. If you need to remove the SD card while the phone is on, you must unmount the storage card form the phone first, to prevent corrupting or damaging the storage card. 1 Press Home application. , press Menu , and touch Settings, to open the Settings 2 Touch SD card & phone storage.
Connecting to networks and devices 62 Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection You can share your phone’s mobile data connection with a single computer via a USB cable: USB tethering. You can also share your phone’s data connection with up to eight devices at once, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. When your phone is sharing its data connection, an icon appears in the Status bar and as an ongoing notification in the Notifications panel (see “Managing notifications” on page 27).
Connecting to networks and devices 63 You can’t share your phone’s data connection and SD card via USB at the same time. If you are using your USB connection to make your SD card available to your computer, you must disconnect it first. See “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 60. 1 Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect your phone to your computer. 2 Press Home application.
Connecting to networks and devices 64 To 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. 1 Press Home application. , press Menu , and touch Settings to open the Settings 2 Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot. 3 Ensure Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is checked. 4 Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings. 5 Touch Configure Wi-Fi hotspot. The Configure Wi-Fi hotspot dialog opens.
Connecting to networks and devices 65 Connecting 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 so that their users can access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.
Connecting to networks and devices 66 To disconnect from a VPN S Open the Notifications panel and touch the ongoing notification for the VPN connection. To edit a VPN 1 Open the Settings application. 2 Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings. The VPNs you’ve added are listed on the VPN settings screen. 3 Touch & hold the VPN whose settings you want to edit. 4 In the dialog that opens, touch Edit network. 5 Edit the VPN settings you want. 6 Press Menu and touch Save.
Connecting to networks and devices 67 Working with secure certificates If your organization’s VPN or Wi-Fi networks rely on secure certificates, you must obtain the certificates (in files that conform to the PKCS #12 standard) and store them in your phone’s secure credential storage, before you can configure access to those VPN or Wi-Fi networks on your phone.
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Placing and receiving calls You can place a phone call by dialing a phone number. You can also touch a number in your contacts, on web pages, and other places. When you're on a call, you can answer incoming calls or send them to your voicemail box. You can even set up conference calls with several participants. You can also use Google Voice to manage your voicemail and to place calls from your phone, as described in “Google Voice” on page 147.
Placing and receiving calls 70 Placing and ending calls You can place calls with the Phone application. You can also place calls when working in the Call log (see “Working with the Call log” on page 74) or in Contacts (see “Communicating with your contacts” on page 94). To open Phone S Touch the Phone icon on the Home screen or the Phone application icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen. OR S If you’re already working with Contacts or the Call log, touch the Phone tab.
Placing and receiving calls 71 3 Touch the green phone icon to dial the number that you entered. The duration of the call. Information from Contacts about the person you’re calling. Touch to enter additional numbers during your call. 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. Press the Volume Up / Down button to adjust the call volume.
Placing and receiving calls 72 Answering or rejecting calls When you receive a phone call, the Incoming Call screen opens with the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you have entered in Contacts. See “Contacts” on page 83. All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log. See “Working with the Call log” on page 74. If you miss a call, you receive a notification. See “Managing notifications” on page 27. To answer a call S Drag the green phone icon to the right.
Placing and receiving calls 73 To decline a call and divert it to voicemail S Drag the red phone button to the left. The caller is sent directly to your voicemail box to leave a message. Drag the red phone to the left to send the caller directly to your voicemail box. AUG-2.2.
Placing and receiving calls 74 Working with the Call log The Call log is a list of all the calls you’ve placed, received, or missed. It offers a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your Contacts. To open the Call log S Press the Call button. Or, if you have the Phone or Contacts tab open, touch the Call log tab. Calls are listed with the most recent at the top. Calls exchanged sequentially with the same number are grouped. Scroll to view earlier entries in the log.
Placing and receiving calls 75 To add an entry’s number to your Contacts 1 Touch & hold the entry. 2 Touch Add to contacts in the menu that opens. 3 In the list of contacts that opens, touch Create new contact at the top, or scroll to find and then touch an existing contact to which you want to add the number. For more information about creating and editing contacts, see “Contacts” on page 83.
Placing and receiving calls 76 Calling your contacts Instead of entering the number in the Phone tab, you can touch one of your contact’s phone numbers to dial it. You can also quickly call a contact by using Quick Contact. See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 48. Adding, editing, and performing other tasks with your contacts is described in “Contacts” on page 83. If you have contacts on the web, they’re synchronized with your phone when you first connect to your Google Account.
Placing and receiving calls 77 Listening to your voicemail When you have a new voicemail message, the voicemail icon Status bar. appears in the If you have not set up your voicemail number, or if you need to change it, you can do that with the Call settings. See “Call settings” on page 317. To listen to your voicemail S Open the Notifications panel and touch New voicemail. Responding to notifications is described in “Managing notifications” on page 27.
Placing and receiving calls 78 Dialing by voice You can use the Voice Dialer application to place a phone call by speaking the name of a contact or a phone number. You can also use Google search by voice to dial a number and search for information by speaking, as described in “To search the web by voice” on page 44. To place a call by speaking 1 Touch the Voice Dialer icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen.
Placing and receiving calls 79 Options during a call When a call is in progress, you can put a call on hold, create a phone conference, mute your microphone, and more. See “Managing multiple calls” on page 81. To place a call on hold S Touch the Hold icon . The current call screen indicates that you have a call on hold. A Hold icon appears in the Status bar to remind you that you have a call on hold.
Placing and receiving calls 80 To turn the speakerphone on or off S Touch Speaker. The Speaker button lights up green to indicate that the speakerphone is on. The Speaker icon appears in the Status bar and the sound from your call is played through the phone’s speaker. When viewing the current call screen, you can turn the speakerphone off by touching the Speaker icon again. The speaker is turned off automatically when your current call ends.
Placing and receiving calls 81 Managing multiple calls If you accept a new call when you’re already on a call, you can switch between the two callers or merge the two calls into a single conference call. You can also set up a conference call with multiple callers. To switch between current calls S Touch the Swap icon . The current call is put on hold and you join the other call. Touch to swap calls. The call on hold. Touch to merge the calls into a conference call.
Placing and receiving calls 82 3 Place the next call, using the Phone tab, the Call log, or your contacts. 4 When you’re connected, touch Merge calls. The participant is added to the conference call. You can add as many callers as your carrier supports. During a conference call, touch Manage to drop a conference call participant or to talk privately with one of the participants. To end a conference call and disconnect all callers S Touch End. AUG-2.2.
Contacts Contacts gives you quick and easy access to the people you want to reach. When you first turn on your phone and sign into your Google Account, any existing Google contacts are downloaded to your phone. After that, changes to your contacts are synchronized. Information about your contacts is shared with other applications, such a Gmail, Google Talk, Messaging, Gallery (for sharing photos and videos), and so on.
Contacts 84 Opening your contacts Open Contacts to add, view, and communicate with your friends and acquaintances. To open your contacts S Touch the Contacts icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. You can also open Contacts by using Quick Contact. See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 48. All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a scrolling list. Each contact is followed by the default phone number.
Contacts 85 To view details about a contact 1 Open your contacts. 2 Touch the contact whose details you want to view. Entries for communicating with the contact are followed by details. Touch to open Quick Contact. The contact’s status and where it’s from. Touch a contact method to start communicating with the contact. Touch an icon to call, email, text, chat, map, and so on. Touch an address to view it on Google Maps.
Contacts 86 Adding contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google Account, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, or other accounts that support syncing contacts. When you reply to or forward an email message to an email address that is not in Contacts, the email address is added as a contact. Contacts tries to join new addresses with existing contacts, to create a single entry. You can also manage that process manually.
Contacts 87 Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts If you have contacts stored in vCard format on a SD card or SIM, you can import them into Contacts on your phone. You can export contacts in vCard format onto a SD card, to back them up to a computer or other device. And you can send a contact via email. To import contacts from your SIM card Your service provider may store some contacts on your SIM card, such as customer care and voicemail numbers.
Contacts 88 To export contacts to your SD card You can export all of the contacts on your phone to your SD card, as a group vCard file. You can then copy this file to a computer or another device that can work with files in this format, such as an address book application. See “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 60) 1 Open your contacts. 2 Press Menu and touch Import/Export. 3 Touch Export to SD card. 4 Touch OK to confirm. Contacts creates a file with the .vcf extension on your SD card.
Contacts 89 Adding a contact to your favorites The Favorites tab contains the contacts you’ve starred as favorites followed by the short list of the contacts you communicate with most frequently. To add a contact to your favorites 1 Open your contacts. 2 Touch a contact to view its details. 3 Touch the star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns gold . To remove a contact from your favorites list 1 Open your contacts and touch the Favorites tab. 2 Touch a contact to view its details.
Contacts 90 Searching for a contact You can search for a contact by name. To search for a contact 1 Open your contacts. 2 Press the Search button . 3 Start entering the name of the contact you’re searching for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box. 4 Touch a matching contact in the list to open its Details screen. Or touch the Magnifying Glass icon to open a screen with a list of matching contacts. AUG-2.2.
Contacts 91 Editing contact details You can change or add details about your contacts. You can also set the ringtone for when a specific contact calls, or divert all calls from a contact to your voicemail. Some contact entries contain information from multiple sources: information that you added manually, information that Contacts joined from multiple accounts to consolidate duplicates, and so on.
Contacts 92 To change a contact’s default phone number A default phone number appears below the contact’s name in the Contacts list. The default phone number is used when you initiate a call or send a text message from the list by touching & holding a contact. 1 Open your contacts or favorites. 2 Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details. 3 Touch & hold the phone number to use as the contact’s default phone number. 4 Touch Make default number in the menu that opens.
Contacts 93 To delete a contact 1 Open your contacts or favorites. 2 Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details. 3 Press Menu and touch Delete contact. If you delete a contact from Google Contacts (or another account with editable contacts), the contact is also deleted from Contacts on the web the next time you sync your phone. You can’t delete contacts from a read-only account, such as Facebook. Instead, a dialog informs you that the contact will be hidden.
Contacts 94 Communicating with your contacts From the Contacts or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or multimedia message (MMS) to a contact’s default phone number. You can also open details to view a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact. This section describes ways to initiate communication when viewing your list of contacts.
Contacts 95 To communicate with a contact 1 Open your contacts or favorites. 2 Touch the contact with whom you want to communicate. You can also just touch the Green Phone icon in the list of favorites or in the Call log to call the displayed number. 3 In the contact’s details screen, touch the way to start communicating with the contact. For phone numbers, you switch automatically to the Phone application as the number is called.
Contacts 96 Changing which contacts are displayed You can hide contacts that don’t have phone numbers. You can also configure which groups of contacts, for each account, you want to display in the Contacts list. To set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed If you use your list of contacts only to call people, you can hide any contacts that don’t have phone numbers. 1 Open your list of contacts. 2 Press Menu and touch Display options. 3 Check or uncheck Only contacts with phones.
Contacts 97 4 Check or uncheck the groups whose contacts you want to view in Contacts. This action affects only the display of groups of contacts with this screen. Your sync settings are not affected. 5 Touch Done. A message appears while your changes are made. If your change affects a great many contacts, this can take a short while. AUG-2.2.
Contacts 98 Joining contacts When you add an account or add contacts in other ways, such as by exchanging emails, Contacts attempts to avoid duplication by joining any new contact information with existing contacts under a single entry. You can also join contacts manually. To join contacts 1 Open your contacts or favorites. 2 Touch the contact entry to which you want to add information. This is the contact you will see in Contacts after the join. 3 Press Menu and touch Edit contact.
Contacts 99 Separating contact information Each contact on your phone may contain information from a variety of sources—you may have entered it, Contacts may have joined information automatically when you added an account, you may have joined contacts manually, and so on. If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone. To separate contact information 1 Open your contacts or favorites.
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Accounts You can sync contacts, email, calendar events, and other information with your phone from multiple Google Accounts, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts, or other kinds of accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone. For example, you could start by adding your personal Google Account, so your personal email, contacts, and calendar are always available.
Accounts 102 Adding and removing accounts You can add multiple Google Accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts. You may also be able to add other kinds of accounts, depending on your applications. Some you can add in the Accounts & Sync settings, as described in this section. Others you add using an application that works with those kinds of accounts; for example, you can add IMAP and POP3 email accounts with the Email application (see “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 184).
Accounts 103 3 Touch the kind of account to add. Touch the kind of account to add. 4 Follow the onscreen steps to enter the required and optional information about the account. 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.
Accounts 104 To remove an account You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from your phone, including email, contacts, settings, and so on. You can’t remove the first Google Account you signed into on the phone, except by deleting all personal information from your phone. See “Privacy settings” on page 326 to learn now to do that. 1 Open the Accounts & Sync Settings screen. You can do this in Contacts by pressing Menu directly in the Settings application.
Accounts 105 Configuring account sync and display options You can configure background data use and synchronization options for all of the applications on your phone. You can also configure what kinds of data you synchronize for each account. Some applications, such as Gmail and Calendar, have their own synchronization settings. Some applications, such as Contacts, Gmail, and Calendar, can sync data from multiple applications.
Accounts 106 indicates that some or all of an account’s information is configured to sync automatically with your phone. indicates that none of an account’s information is configured to sync automatically with your phone. 2 Check or uncheck Background data to control whether applications and services can transmit data when you are not working with them directly (that is, when they are running in the background).
Accounts 107 To change an account’s sync settings 1 Open the Accounts & Sync Settings screen. 2 Touch the account whose sync settings you want to change. The Data and Synchronization screen opens, displaying a list of the kinds of information the account can sync. Checked items are configured to sync to your phone. 3 Check or uncheck the kinds of information you want to sync to the phone.
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Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you configured it to use an existing Gmail account, or you created a new account. The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone, your Inbox contains the messages from your Gmail account on the web.
Gmail 110 Gmail is different Gmail is web-based Your messages are stored on Google servers, but you read, write, and organize messages with the Gmail application on your phone or by in a web browser. Because your mail is stored on Google servers, you can search your entire message history, backed by the speed and power of Google search. Actions that you take in one place are reflected everywhere. For example, if you read a message in Gmail on your phone, it’s marked as read in a web browser.
Gmail 111 Opening Gmail and your Inbox When you open Gmail, your most recent conversations are displayed in your Inbox. When you return to Gmail after using other applications, the last screen you were working with is displayed. To open Gmail S Touch the Gmail icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications. Your Inbox displays those conversations with the newest messages at the top.
Gmail 112 To open your Inbox when Gmail is running S Press Back until you return to your Inbox. OR S When reading a message, press Menu and touch Go to Inbox. OR S When viewing a list of labeled conversations, press Menu Go to Inbox. and touch More > To switch accounts Gmail displays conversations, messages, and settings from one Google Account at a time.
Gmail 113 Reading your messages When viewing a list of conversations in your Inbox or in any list of labeled conversations, you can open a conversation to read its messages. When you receive a new message, you also receive a notification in the Status bar, unless you’ve turned off Gmail notifications using Gmail settings, where you can also set whether Email notifications vibrate the phone and pick a ringtone. See “Changing Gmail settings” on page 130.
Gmail 114 page 126) or to delete it. If you delete a conversation, you can touch Undo in the yellow bar at the top of the screen to undelete it. Use the left and right arrow buttons at the bottom of a message to open the next or previous conversation in the Inbox. To reread a message When you open a conversation, messages that you’ve already read are hidden, in a tab that indicates the number of hidden messages. 1 Touch the tab that indicates the number of previously read messages.
Gmail 115 Composing and sending a message You can compose and send a message to one or more people or groups with Gmail or other email addresses. To compose and send a message 1 When viewing the Inbox or other list of conversations, press Menu Compose. and touch Touch to change accounts. Address the message. Enter a subject. Touch to remove an attachment you added. Enter your message. Send the message, save it as a draft. or discard it. 2 Set the account you want to send the email from.
Gmail 116 phone, you can send the email from a different account by touching the account and then touching the one you want to use. 3 Address the message. As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts list. See “Contacts” on page 83. You can touch a suggested message or enter a new one. 4 Press Menu message. and touch Add Cc/Bcc to address a copy or a blind copy of the 5 Enter a subject for the message. 6 Enter the text of the message.
Gmail 117 Replying to or forwarding a message You can continue an email conversation by replying to a message or by forwarding it. To reply to or forward a message 1 Scroll to the bottom of a message. 2 Touch Reply, Reply to all, or Forward. Touch to quickly contact the sender in other ways, such as via Google Talk, by phone, and so on. Touch Reply to reply just to the sender of the message. Touch Reply to all to include all recipients of the message.
Gmail 118 You can add one or more people to an ongoing conversation by replying to all and then adding the new people’s addresses to the reply. All of the messages in the conversation, up to the one you are replying to or forwarding, are included in the new message; any messages that follow the message you forward are omitted. Enter your reply. Uncheck to send your reply without including the original message. 3 Touch Send. AUG-2.2.
Gmail 119 Working with conversations in batches You can archive, label, delete, or perform other actions on a batch of conversations at once, in your Inbox or in another labeled list of conversations. 1 In the Inbox or other conversation list, check the conversations that you want to work with as a batch. When you check a conversation, the Archives, Labels, and Delete buttons appear at the bottom of the screen. Check conversations to add them to the batch.
Gmail 120 Labeling a conversation You organize conversations by labeling them. Gmail has several built-in labels. You can add your own labels and assign them colors by using Gmail on the web (custom label colors you create on the web are not supported in Gmail on the phone). Viewing labeled conversations is described in “Viewing conversations by label” on page 122. To label a conversation 1 When reading a conversation’s messages, press Menu labels.
Gmail 121 Starring a message You can star an important message to make it easy to locate again. Conversations with starred messages display a star in your Inbox and other conversation lists. To view just conversations with starred messages, see “Viewing conversations by label” on page 122. To star a message S While reading a message, touch the star in its header. OR S While viewing a list of messages in a conversation list, touch a message’s star. The star turns gold .
Gmail 122 Viewing conversations by label You can view a list of the conversations that have the same label, including conversations with starred messages. You can control how many conversations are kept current on your phone, by label and by time, as described in “Synchronizing your messages” on page 127. See “Labeling a conversation” on page 120 or “Starring a message” on page 121 for information about assigning labels and stars.
Gmail 123 Copying text from messages You can copy text from messages you receive, so you can paste it into the message you compose or into text fields in other applications. When you’re composing a message, you select, cut, copy, and paste text using basic editing techniques, as described in “Editing text” on page 34. To copy text from a message 1 Open a message and scroll to the beginning of the of text you want to copy See “Reading your messages” on page 113.
Gmail 124 Reporting spam The Gmail webmail service is quite effective at preventing spam ( junk mail) from reaching your Inbox. But when spam does make it through, you can help improve the Gmail service by reporting the conversation as spam. To report a conversation as spam S While reading the conversation's messages, press Menu Report spam. and touch More > OR S Check one or a batch of conversations in your Inbox or other conversation list, press Menu , and touch Report spam.
Gmail 125 Searching for messages You can search for messages that contain one or more words in their contents or in their addresses, subjects, labels, and so on. When you search for messages, all of the messages in your Gmail account on the web are included (except those labeled Trash or Spam), not just those that you’ve synchronized onto your phone. You can also use the advanced search options that are described on the Gmail website.
Gmail 126 Archiving conversations You can archive conversations, to move them out of your Inbox without deleting them. Archived conversations are assigned the All Mail label, and they retain any other labels you’ve assigned to them. See “Viewing conversations by label” on page 122. They’re also included in search results. If someone replies to a message that you’ve archived, its conversation is restored to your Inbox.
Gmail 127 Synchronizing your messages The Gmail webmail service has the resources to store all the messages you’ve ever sent or received; your phone does not. To save space, Gmail downloads only some of your messages to your phone. You can set which conversations’ messages are kept current on your phone, by label, and what portion of those conversations, by time. You use the Settings application to control how and when applications synchronize their data. See “Accounts & sync settings” on page 325.
Gmail 128 To set how many days of conversations to synchronize 1 Open your Inbox. 2 Press Menu and touch More > Settings > Labels. 3 Touch Number of days to sync. 4 Enter the number of days and touch OK. AUG-2.2.
Gmail 129 Appending a signature to your messages You can append one or a few lines of text to every message you send, such as your name, contact information, or even “Sent by an android.” 1 Open your Inbox or another labeled list of conversations. 2 Press Menu and touch More > Settings > Signature. Enter a signature to append to your messages; then touch OK. 3 Enter a signature. 4 Touch OK. AUG-2.2.
Gmail 130 Changing Gmail settings You can change a number of settings for Gmail. Each Gmail account has its own settings, so your changes affect only the current account. See “To switch accounts” on page 112. Notification volumes and some synchronization settings are changed in the Settings application. See “Settings” on page 311. S To change Gmail settings, open your Inbox, press Menu Settings.
Gmail 131 Notification settings Email notifications When checked, you receive a notification when you have new email. See “Managing notifications” on page 27. Select ringtone Opens a dialog where you can select the ringtone to sound when you receive a new email notification, including the phone’s default ringtone and a silent option. Vibrate Opens a dialog where you can configure the phone to vibrate whenever you receive a Gmail notification, only when the phone is in Silent mode, or never.
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Calendar Calendar on the phone works with the web-based Google Calendar calendaring service for creating and managing events, meetings, and appointments. It also works with the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync calendaring service. Calendar on the phone is optimized for the phone. Some Calendar features, such as creating Calendars, are only available in Google Calendar on the web. Visit http://calendar.google.com to learn about the features of the web version of Calendar.
Calendar 134 Viewing your calendar and events Open Calendar to view events you’ve created or that others have invited you to. When you first set up your phone, you configured it to use an existing Google Account, or you created a new account. The first time you open the Calendar application on your phone, it displays any existing calendar events from your Google Account on the web.
Calendar 135 Agenda view Day view Week view Month view In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its details. Touch a day in Month view to open that day’s events. To change your calendar view S Press Menu and touch Agenda, Day, Week, or Month. Each view displays the events in your calendar for the period of time that you specify.
Calendar 136 Working in Agenda view Agenda view is a list of your events in chronological order. All-day and multiday events are listed at the start of each day. To switch to Agenda view S Press Menu and touch Agenda. Touch an event to view its details. Drag up or down to view earlier or later events. This event repeats. To learn more about events in Agenda view S Touch an event. A screen with details about the event opens. See “Viewing event details” on page 140. AUG-2.2.
Calendar 137 Working in Day view Day view displays a chart of the events of one day, in a table of one-hour rows. A red line indicates the current time. All-day and multiday events are displayed at the top. Part of the title of each event is displayed in the rows that correspond to when it occurs. To switch to Day view S Press Menu and touch Day. Drag left or right to view earlier or later days. Touch & hold a time slot or an event to create a new event at that time.
Calendar 138 Working in Week view Week view displays a chart of the events of one week. All-day and multiday events are displayed at the top. To switch to Week view S Press Menu and touch Week. An all-day event. Touch & hold a time slot or an event to create a new event at that time. Touch an event to view its details. Drag left or right to view earlier or later days.
Calendar 139 Working in Month view Month view displays a chart of the events of the month. Segments of each day with scheduled events are blue in the day’s vertical bar. To switch to Month view S Press Menu and touch Month. Drag up or down to view earlier or later months. Touch a day to view the events of that day. To view more information about events in Month view S Touch a day to view its events in Day view. See “Working in Day view” on page 137. AUG-2.2.
Calendar 140 Viewing event details You can view more information about an event in a number of ways, depending on the current view. To view information about an event S In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its details. S In Month view, touch a day to switch to Day view. Then touch an event to view its details. Touch to set whether you’ll attend this event. Other attendees’ status is shown below yours. Touch to change when you want to be reminded about this event.
Calendar 141 Creating an event You can use Calendar on your phone to create events that appear on your phone and in Google Calendar on the web. To create an event 1 In any Calendar view, press Menu details screen for a new event. and touch New event to open an Event You can also touch & hold a spot in Day, Week, or Month view. In the menu that opens, touch New event to open the Event details screen with that day and time already entered. 2 Add details about the event.
Calendar 142 Editing or deleting an event You can an edit or delete an event that you created on the phone or on the web. You can also edit or delete events created by others, if they have given you permission. To edit an event 1 Open the summary of the event. See “Viewing event details” on page 140. 2 Press Menu and touch Edit event. The Event Details screen opens. This is the same screen described in “Creating an event” on page 141.
Calendar 143 Setting an event reminder You can set one or more reminders for an event, whether or not you created the event or have permission to edit its other details. To set an event reminder 1 Open the event summary. See “Viewing event details” on page 140. 2 If you already have a reminder set, touch the Plus button to add a reminder. A new reminder is added, for 10 minutes before the event.
Calendar 144 Responding to an event reminder If you set a reminder for an event, the Upcoming Event icon appears in the Notifications area of the Status bar when the reminder time arrives. See “Managing notifications” on page 27. To respond to an event reminder S If you receive notifications in the Status bar, drag the Status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Then touch the event notification to open the list of Calendar notifications.
Calendar 145 Synchronizing and displaying calendars When you add a Google Account of Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account to your phone that includes a calendar service, and you configure that account to synchronize calendar events to the phone, the events from that calendar are added and kept up to date in Calendar on the phone.
Calendar 146 Changing Calendar settings You can change the following settings for how Calendar displays event and how it notifies you of upcoming events. S To change Calendar settings, open a Calendar view, press Menu More > Settings. , and touch Hide declined events Check if you don’t want to see events to which you’ve declined invitations.
Google Voice You can use Google Voice for your voicemail service, in place of your mobile carrier’s voicemail service. Google Voice gives you a visual interface to all of your voicemail messages—you can access your messages in the order you want, read transcripts of your messages, and listen to your messages, using a karaoke-style interface that makes it easy to replay any part.
Google Voice 148 Opening Google Voice and your Inbox You can check your Google Voice Inbox, exchange messages, and perform other tasks with Google Voice. You don’t use the Voice application to place calls—you do that with the Phone application. See “Placing calls with Google Voice” on page 157. The first time you open Google Voice, you are prompted to configure it, as described in “Configuring Google Voice” on page 155.
Google Voice 149 To open your Inbox You can return to your Inbox from any Google Voice screen. S Press the Back button until the Inbox screen appears. To check your account balance When you first create a Google Voice account, you have a balance of US$0.10 for toll calls. You must log into your account using a browser to add to your balance, but you can check your current balance on the phone. S In your Google Voice Inbox, press Menu and touch Balance. A dialog displays your current account balance.
Google Voice 150 Reading or listening to your voicemail Your Google Voice inbox contains a list of the voicemail messages you’ve received. You can also listen to your voicemail with the Phone application, just as you would listen to voicemail from your mobile carrier’s voicemail service. See “Listening to your voicemail” on page 77. Transcripts of your voicemail are also emailed to you. To read a transcript of your voicemail 1 Open Google Voice and your Inbox.
Google Voice 151 To listen to your voicemail 1 Open Google Voice and your Inbox. 2 Touch a message to listen to it. The controls for listening to the voicemail are at the bottom of the screen. 3 Touch the Play icon to listen to the message. The message plays through the earpiece or the speaker, depending on the preference you set. See “Changing Google Voice settings” on page 158. Touch the Speaker icon instead of the earpiece.
Google Voice 152 Exchanging text (SMS) messages You can use Google Voice to send and receive text (SMS) messages. To send a text message 1 Open your Inbox. 2 Press Menu and touch Compose. 3 Enter the phone number to which you want to send the message. You can also enter the name of a contact with a mobile number. 4 Enter a short text message. 5 Touch Send.
Google Voice 153 Starring messages You can star voicemail and text messages to make them easy to keep track of. To star a message S While viewing a list of messages in your Inbox or other folder, touch a message’s star. The star turns gold . To unstar a message S Touch its star again. To view your starred messages You can open a folder that contains just your starred messages. 1 While viewing your Inbox or another folder of messages, press Menu Labels.
Google Voice 154 Viewing messages by label You can view a list of the messages that have the same label, such as Voicemail, SMS (text messages), Placed, Received, and so on. 1 While viewing your Inbox or another folder of messages, press Menu Labels. and touch Google Voice labels are presented in a scrolling list. The number of messages with this label that are unread. Touch a label to open a folder that lists messages with this label.
Google Voice 155 Configuring Google Voice The first time you open Google Voice, a wizard helps you to configure Google Voice services on your phone. If you sign out, the wizard reappears the next time you start Google Voice. You can also change the services to use at any time, by changing the Google Voice settings. See “Changing Google Voice settings” on page 158. To configure Google Voice 1 Open Google Voice.
Google Voice 156 3 If requested, touch Next to verify your phone number via SMS. Google Voice uses this step to ensure that it can communicate with your phone. 4 Enter a voicemail PIN. This is the code you use to check your voicemail from the Phone application. 5 Choose which calls you want to make using Google Voice.
Google Voice 157 Placing calls with Google Voice Placing calls with Google Voice is almost the same as placing calls via your mobile carrier, depending on whether you have a Google number and how you have configured Google Voice on the phone. 1 Call a contact just as you would without Google Voice. 2 If you’ve configured Google Voice to ask whether you want to use it each time you place a call, touch Call with Google Voice in the dialog.
Google Voice 158 Changing Google Voice settings You can change a number of Google Voice settings, including which services you want to use on your phone and how you want to be notified of new messages. S To change all Google Voice settings except which voicemail service to use, open your Google Voice Inbox, press Menu , and touch Settings. S To change which voicemail service to use, use the Settings application. For more information, see “Call settings” on page 317.
Google Voice 159 Sync and notifications settings Synchronize inbox Check to receive notifications from Google Voice as soon as new messages arrive in your Inbox. You must have background data checked in the Accounts & Sync settings to use this feature (see “Accounts & sync settings” on page 325). Background data Touch to open the Accounts & Sync settings; see “Accounts & sync settings” on page 325.
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Google Talk Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people who also use Google Talk, on a phone, on the web, or with a desktop application. In this section “Signing in and opening your Friends list” on page 162 “Chatting with friends” on page 164 “Changing and monitoring online status” on page 167 “Managing your Friends list” on page 169 “Changing Google Talk settings” on page 171 AUG-2.2.
Google Talk 162 Signing in and opening your Friends list You sign into Google Talk to chat with your friends. You remain signed in, even when you’re using other applications, until you deliberately sign out. To open Google Talk and sign in S Touch the Google Talk icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications. When you first open Google Talk, your Friends list is displayed.
Google Talk 163 To sign out of Google Talk You can sign out of Google Talk—for example, if you want to switch the focus of all chats and invitations to Google Talk on a computer. Signing out can also extend your battery life. S On your Friends list, press Menu and touch Sign out. You no longer receive chat notifications or see others’ Google Talk status in other applications, such as Gmail. AUG-2.2.
Google Talk 164 Chatting with friends To chat with a friend 1 Touch a friend in your Friends list. If you’re already chatting with someone, you can press Menu Friends list to invite another friend to chat. and touch The chat screen opens. 2 Enter your message and touch Send. Who you’re chatting with and their online status. Messages you exchange are interleaved with information about the chat, such as whether it’s on the record. Enter a message and touch Send.
Google Talk 165 To accept an invitation to chat When a friend sends you a Google Talk message, you receive a notification. Their entry in the Friends list jumps to the top and displays the message. S Touch the friend in your Friends list. OR S Open the Notifications panel and touch the chat notification. See “Managing notifications” on page 27. A chat window opens where you can exchange messages with your friend.
Google Talk 166 To chat on or off the record Your Google Talk messages are stored, so you can review them later and even search for them in the Chats folder in Gmail. But if you’d rather not store the messages in a chat, you can go off the record. S On a chat screen, press Menu and touch Chat off record. To resume saving the messages in the chat, press Menu record.
Google Talk 167 Changing and monitoring online status Icons in Google Talk, Gmail, Google Maps, and other applications indicate your and your friends’ Google Talk status. Available: Signed into Google Talk and available to chat Away: Signed into Google Talk but not active Busy: Signed into Google Talk but too busy to chat Signed out of Google Talk Invisible: Signed into Google Talk but appear signed out to others You can change your online status.
Google Talk 168 3 Touch a status in the dialog. 4 Touch Done. Your status and any message appear in your contact’s Friends lists and in other locations where your status or status message are displayed. To change your status message 1 Touch your own entry at the top of your Friends list. 2 In the screen that opens, enter a status message or if you already have one, edit it. In addition to the standard status settings, you can also select a message that you’ve entered previously.
Google Talk 169 Managing your Friends list Your Google Talk Friends list contains the friends you’ve invited or accepted invitations from, to become friends in Google Talk. Friends can invite each other to chat in Google Talk and see each others’ online status in Google Talk and other applications, such as in Gmail and Maps. The Google Talk Friends list is sorted by your friends’ online status: active chats, online, busy, and offline. Within each status group, friends are listed alphabetically.
Google Talk 170 To view all friends or only those most popular with you By default, only the friends that you frequently chat with—the most popular with you— are shown in the Friends list. But you can view all friends instead. S In the Friends list, press Menu and touch All friends. To switch back to just the friends with whom you chat most frequently, touch Most popular in the menu. To make a friend popular You can set a friend to appear always in your Friends list.
Google Talk 171 Changing Google Talk settings You can configure Google Talk to send you a notification with the contents of each message that you receive in a chat, and also to sound a ringtone or vibrate the phone. You can also configure Google Talk to sign you in automatically when you turn on your phone, and you can set whether the mobile indicator is displayed next to your name in other people’s Friends lists.
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Email You use the Email application to read and send email from services other than Gmail. Email includes a wizard that makes it easy to configure it for several popular email service providers.
Email 174 Opening Email and the Accounts screen You use the Email application to read email from services other than Gmail. To open Email S Touch the Email icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications. The first time you open Email, a setup wizard opens to help you add an email account, as described in “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 184.
Email 175 Touch to open your Combined Inbox, with messages sent to all of your accounts. Touch to open a list of just your starred messages. Touch an account to open its Inbox. Touch to open a screen listing the account’s folders. Each folder and account on the Accounts screen displays the number of unread messages in green, or the total number of messages in gray. You can touch a combination folder, such as the Combined Inbox folder, to view the messages it contains.
Email 176 An unread message. A previously read message. Messages are color coded according to the account to which they were sent. Only some of your account’s recent email is downloaded to your phone. To download earlier messages in batches for IMAP or POP3 accounts, touch Load more messages at the bottom of the list of email. For Exchange ActiveSync accounts, you can change how many days or weeks of email to store on your phone; see “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 184. AUG-2.2.
Email 177 Reading your messages You can read messages in your Combined Inbox or in the Inbox or other folders for individual accounts. When you receive a new message, you also receive a notification in the Status bar, unless you’ve turned off Email notifications using the Email Account settings, where you can also set whether Email notifications vibrate the phone and pick a ringtone. See “To change an account’s settings” on page 186. When you touch an Email notification, it opens the combined Inbox.
Email 178 Responding to a message You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways. To reply to or forward a message S While reading a message, touch Reply or Reply all. OR S Press Menu and touch Reply, Reply all, or Forward. A Compose Message window opens with the addresses (when replying), subject, and a copy of the message you’re responding to filled in.
Email 179 Starring messages You can star an important message to make it easy to keep track of. Once you star a message, a Starred folder is added to the Accounts screen. You can also star a batch of messages (see “Working with message in batches” on page 180). To star a message S While reading a message, touch the star in its header. OR S While viewing a list of messages in a folder, touch a message’s star. The star turns gold . To unstar a message S Touch its star again.
Email 180 Working with message in batches You can delete, star, or mark unread a batch of messages at once. 1 In the Inbox or mailbox, check the messages that you want to work with as a batch. When you check one or more messages, the Mark unread, Add star, and Delete buttons appear at the bottom of the screen. 2 Touch Mark unread, Add star, or Delete. You can also press Menu and touch Deselect all. Your action affects the entire batch of messages. AUG-2.2.
Email 181 Composing and sending email You can send email to your contacts or to other people or groups. To compose and send a message 1 Press Menu and touch Compose. 2 Address the message. As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts. You can touch a suggested address or enter a new one. Separate multiple addresses with commas. See “Contacts” on page 83 for more information. 3 Press Menu message.
Email 182 Working with account folders Each account has Inbox, Outbox, Sent, and Drafts folders. Depending on the features supported by your account’s service provider, you may have additional folders. To view an account’s folders 1 Open the Accounts screen. 2 Touch an account’s folder icon. You can also open an account’s folders while viewing its Inbox or other folder, by touching Menu and then touching Folders. The account’s Folders screen opens, with a scrolling list of the folders in the account.
Email 183 Appending a signature to your messages You can append one or a few lines of text to every message you send from an account, such as your name, contact information, or even “Sent by an android.” 1 Open the Accounts screen. 2 Touch & hold the account whose settings you want to change. In the menu that opens, touch Account settings. You can also open the settings for an account while you’re viewing its inbox, by pressing Menu and touching Account settings. 3 Touch Signature.
Email 184 Adding and editing email accounts The first time you open Email, you are prompted to set up an email account. After that, you can configure Email to send and receive email from additional accounts. The accounts that you configure are displayed in the Accounts screen. See “Opening Email and the Accounts screen” on page 174.
Email 185 To add an email account 1 Open the Accounts screen. See “Opening Email and the Accounts screen” on page 174. 2 Press Menu and touch Add account. In the Setup Email screen, enter your email address and password. If you’re adding a second or subsequent email address, you can also check the option to use the new account to send all outgoing messages. 3 Touch Next. Or, if you need to enter email account settings the wizard can’t configure for you, touch Manual setup.
Email 186 To change an account’s settings You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you check for email, how you’re notified of new mail, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mail. 1 Open the Accounts screen. 2 Touch & hold the account whose settings you want to change. In the menu that opens, touch Account settings. You can also open the settings for an account while you’re viewing its inbox, by pressing Menu and touching Account settings.
Email 187 Changing email account settings You can change the following settings for each email account when you create it or at any later time. See “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 184. These settings apply only to the account you’re working with. To change the settings for another email account, you must switch accounts; see “Opening Email and the Accounts screen” on page 174. Account settings Account name The name of the account as it appears in the Accounts and Folders screens.
Email 188 Outgoing settings Opens a screen where you can configure settings for how you send email from this account. (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts do not have separate outgoing server settings.) See “Outgoing server settings” on page 190. Sync contacts For accounts that can sync contacts, check to sync contacts from this account to your phone. See “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 105.
Email 189 Username Depending on the requirements of your email service provider, your full email address or just your username (that is, the part before @example.com in your email address). Password The password for your email account. IMAP server The fully resolved domain name of your email service provider’s IMAP server, for example, imap.example.com. Port Set the Security type first to enter the typical server port number in this field automatically.
Email 190 Port Set the Security type first to enter the typical server port number in this field automatically. Or enter a different port number if your email service provider requires it. Security type Select the security type required by your email service provider. Select the (Accept all certificates) option for your security type to accept a server certificate from your POP3 server that is self-signed, out of date, or in some other way not accepted by the Email application.
Email AUG-2.2.0-100 191 Require sign-in Check this option to enter a username and password for your SMTP server, if your email service provider requires that you enter them to send email. Username Your username on the SMTP server (this may not be the same as your username on the POP3 or IMAP server for incoming mail). Visible only if Require sign-in is checked. Password Your password on the SMTP server (this may not be the same as your username on the POP3 or IMAP server for incoming mail).
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Messaging You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with your friends on their mobile phones. In this section “Opening Messaging” on page 194 “Exchanging messages” on page 195 “Changing Messaging settings” on page 200 AUG-2.2.
Messaging 194 Opening Messaging To open Messaging S Touch the Messaging icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications. The Messaging window opens, where you can create a new message or open an ongoing message thread. Touch to compose a new text or multimedia message. Touch to open an ongoing message thread. S Touch New message to start a new text or multimedia message.
Messaging 195 Exchanging messages You can send text (SMS) messages of up to 160 characters to another mobile phone. If you keep typing after the limit, your message is delivered as a series of messages. Multimedia (MMS) messages can contain text and a picture, a recorded voice, an audio file, a video, or a picture slideshow. Messaging automatically converts a message into a multimedia message if you send it to an email address instead of a phone number, add a subject, or attach a media file.
Messaging 196 Enter a mobile phone number or the name of a contact with a mobile number. Enter a phone number or the name of a contact who has a mobile number. As you near the 160-character limit, a counter appears in the top right corner of the text box to tell you how many characters are left. If you go over that limit, a new message is created, which is joined with its predecessors when received. If you press Back while composing a message, it’s saved as a draft in your Messaging window.
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Messaging 198 To create and send a multimedia message 1 On the Messaging screen, touch New message. 2 Enter a mobile phone number or email address in the To field. As you type, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested contact or continue typing. You can also enter the name of a contact with a mobile number. 3 Touch the composition text box to start entering your message. 4 Press Menu and touch Add subject to add a message subject.
Messaging 199 If the message contains a media file, touch Play to view, watch, or listen to it. Touch & hold the media file to open a menu with an option for saving the message on your SD card. S Touch & hold a message to open a menu with number of options for working with the message and its sender’s information. Most of these options are described in this section. To forward a message 1 Touch & hold a message in a message window. 2 Touch Forward in the menu that opens.
Messaging 200 Changing Messaging settings You can change a number of Messaging settings. S To change Messaging settings, open the Messaging window, press Menu touch Settings. , and Storage settings Delete old messages Check to delete older messages in a thread when the Text message limit or Multimedia message limit is reached. Uncheck to keep all messages. Text message limit Touch to set the number of messages to save per thread of text messages.
Messaging 201 Notification settings Notifications Check to receive a notification whenever you receive a new message. See “Managing notifications” on page 27. Select ringtone Opens a dialog where you can select the ringtone to sound when you receive new message notifications. Vibrate Opens a dialog where you can set the phone to vibrate whenever you receive a new message notification, only in Silent mode, or never. AUG-2.2.
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Browser You use Browser to view webpages and to search for information on the web. In this section “Opening Browser” on page 204 “Navigating within a webpage” on page 207 “Navigating among webpages” on page 209 “Working with multiple Browser windows” on page 211 “Downloading files” on page 212 “Working with bookmarks” on page 214 “Changing Browser settings” on page 216 AUG-2.2.
Browser 204 Opening Browser Open Browser to surf the web. Some websites have two versions: full-size for computer-based web browsers and another for mobile devices. They may also allow you to switch back and forth. Full-size sites are often harder to navigate on a mobile browser than sites designed for use on mobile devices. To open Browser S Touch the Browser icon on the Home screen or the Browser application icon in the Launcher or on Home screen.
Browser 205 To go to a webpage 1 Touch the URL box at the top of the Browser screen. If the URL box isn’t visible, drag the page down until the URL box comes into view. 2 Enter the address (URL) of the webpage. As you enter the address, Google web search makes suggestions of webpages and queries. See “Searching your phone and the web” on page 40. Or touch the Microphone icon to search by voice. 3 Touch a suggestion or enter an address and touch the arrow icon .
Browser 206 To set your home page Your home page opens when you open a new Browser window, and when you start Browser after restarting your phone or after not using it for a while. 1 Browse to the page you want to set as your home page. 2 Press Menu and touch More > Settings > Set home page. 3 Touch Use current page. Or enter a different page’s address (URL). 4 Touch OK If you prefer to open new Browser windows without opening a webpage by default, leave this field blank.
Browser 207 Navigating within a webpage Webpages that are optimized for mobile devices typically open at a size appropriate for your phone. Often, you can’t zoom or even scroll their contents. Webpages that aren’t designed specifically for mobile devices typically open in overview mode—the page is zoomed out so you can get the big picture. You can change how pages open, as described in “Changing Browser settings” on page 216. To scroll a webpage S Slide your finger on the screen.
Browser 208 To find text on a webpage 1 Press Menu and touch More > Find on page. 2 Enter the text you’re looking for. As you type, the first word with matching characters is highlighted on the screen, and subsequent matches are boxed. Touch to jump to the previous or next matching word. 3 Touch the left or right arrow to scroll to and highlight the previous or next matching word.
Browser 209 Navigating among webpages You can open links on a webpage, navigate back and forward, and review your browsing history, just as in any web browser. You can also take advantage of some shortcuts for working with links and other kinds of information. To open a link S Touch a link to open it. Links that you touch are highlighted in orange until the webpage they refer to opens in the window. The Trackball is useful for selecting links that are close together on the screen.
Browser 210 To view your most frequently visited pages 1 Touch the bookmarks icon at the top right of the screen. 2 Touch the Most visited tab. The pages you’ve visited most frequently are listed in order. Bookmarked pages have a gold star. Touch a star to add or remove that page from your bookmarks. 3 Touch & hold a page in the list to open a menu with options for opening the page, adding it or removing it form you bookmarks, sharing page, removing it form your history, and so on.
Browser 211 Working with multiple Browser windows You can open up to eight Browser windows at once and switch among them. To open a new Browser window S Press Menu and touch New Window. S Press Menu window. and touch Windows. In the screen that opens, touch New New windows open with your home page. To switch Browser windows 1 Press Menu and touch Windows. Your open windows are displayed. Touch to open a new window. Touch to open an existing window. Touch to close a window.
Browser 212 Downloading files You can download files and even applications from webpages. The files that you download are stored on your SD card. See “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 60 to learn more about SD cards. To allow installing applications from the web or email By default, your phone is configured to prevent you from installing applications that you download from the web or receive with an email message. Warning! Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources.
Browser 213 To view the files you’ve downloaded S Press Menu and touch More > Downloads. The files you’ve downloaded are listed in order. Touch a file to open it. To delete a file you’ve downloaded 1 Press Menu and touch More > Downloads. The files you’ve downloaded are listed in order. 2 Touch & hold the file you want to delete from your SD card. 3 Touch Delete. 4 Touch OK. The file is permanently deleted from the SD card.
Browser 214 Working with bookmarks You can bookmark webpages so that you can quickly return to them. To bookmark a webpage 1 Open the webpage to bookmark. 2 Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen (or press Menu and touch Bookmarks) and at the top of the Bookmarks screen, touch Add. You can also press Menu and touch More > Add bookmark. 3 Edit the name and the address if necessary and touch OK. The bookmark is added to your list of bookmarks.
Browser 215 To share a bookmark 1 Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen. Or press Menu and touch Bookmarks. 2 Touch & hold the bookmark to share. 3 Touch Share link in the menu. 4 Touch the application you want to use to send the bookmark. The application opens with the bookmark’s address entered. To add a bookmark shortcut to the Home screen You can add a shortcut to your phone’s Home screen that you can touch to open one of your bookmarks in a Browser window.
Browser 216 Changing Browser settings You can configure a number of Browser settings, including several that you can use to manage your privacy. S To open the Browser settings screen, press Menu Settings. and touch More > Page content settings Text size Opens a dialog where you can increase or decrease the size of the text that Browser uses when displaying webpages. Default zoom Opens a dialog where you can increase or decrease the magnification level that Browser uses when first opening a webpage.
Browser 217 Open in background Check to open new windows in the background when you touch & hold a link and touch Open in new window. This is useful when you are working with windows that take a long time to download and display. Press Menu , touch Windows, and then touch the new window to view it. Uncheck if you prefer new windows that you open in this way to open in place of the current window. See “To switch Browser windows” on page 211.
Browser 218 Security settings Remember passwords Browser can remember your passwords for some webpages that require you to log in, to make it quicker to log into those pages on repeat visits. Uncheck to prevent Browser from storing passwords. Clear passwords Touch to delete any passwords that Browser has stored. Show security warnings Uncheck to prevent Browser from warning you about websites with common security problems, such as outdated or invalid certificates.
Maps You use Maps to find your current location; to view real-time traffic conditions; to get detailed directions by foot, public transportation, bicycle, or car; and to navigate by using spoken, turn-by-turn driving instructions, using the Google Maps Navigation (beta) service. You can search on a street map or a satellite image to locate an address or a landmark, and you can view some locations as if you were strolling down the street.
Maps 220 Opening Maps and viewing your location You must turn on location services to use information about your location when navigating and searching in Maps. Then open Maps to view your location. To use location services with Maps You must have location services turned on to view your location in Maps and to use your location to find local resources. 1 Press Home , press Menu , and touch Settings > Location & security. 2 Check the My Location options that you want to use.
Maps 221 Drag the map to move in any direction. Your location. Zoom in or out. To move the map S Drag the map with your finger. To zoom in and out of a map S Touch the plus or minus side of the Zoom control . OR S Double-tap a location on the map with one finger to zoom in to that location; double-tap with two fingers to zoom out. OR S Touch an area with two fingers at once and spread them apart to zoom in; pinch them together to zoom out.
Maps 222 Obtaining details about a location You can obtain the address and other information about an area on a map. The amount of information depends on the location. To get the address and additional details about a location S Touch & hold a location, star, or labeled feature on the map. A balloon opens over the location, with the address and a thumbnail from Street View, if available. Touch & hold a location or other feature to open a balloon with its address.
Maps 223 S Touch a balloon to open a screen with tools for learning more about the location. The address and other summary information about the location. These tools are described in this section and on http://maps.google.com . AUG-2.2.
Maps 224 Starring a location You can star a location on a map, to make it easy to spot when you’re signed into Google Maps on your phone or on the web. You can also open a list of the locations you’ve starred, so you can quickly view them on a map. To star or unstar an location You can star any location or labeled feature on a map. 1 Touch & hold a location or labeled feature on a map. 2 Touch the balloon that opens. 3 Touch the gray star at the top of the screen to star the location.
Maps 225 To view a list of starred items You can open a list of your starred locations, so you can quickly go to a starred location on the map. The list includes locations you’ve starred when signed into Maps on the phone or the web. S While viewing a map, press Menu and touch More > Starred items. The list of your starred items and their addresses opens. Touch a location to view it on a map. S Touch a location in the list to view it on a map. S Press Menu AUG-2.2.
Maps 226 Changing map layers Initially, Google Maps opens with a street map. You can also view a satellite image of a location, check on traffic, and even look at a location as if you were standing on the street. And you can view maps that you’ve created in Google Maps on the web. These and many other layers are available in Google Maps. To view map, satellite, or traffic layers S Press Menu Map layer , touch Layers, and touch a layer. Satellite layer Traffic layer Map layer is the default.
Maps 227 For information about Latitude, see “Finding your friends with Google Latitude” on page 237. For information about the other features of Google Maps, visit Google Maps on the web. Not all locations have information to support all Map layers or all zoom levels. Visit Google Maps on the web to learn more about layers. To open Street View for a location Street View offers street-level images of a location, which you can navigate, zoom in to, and so on. Street View is not available for all areas.
Maps 228 Searching for locations and places You can search for a location and view it on a map. You can also search for places on the map that you’re viewing. To search for a location 1 While viewing a map, press Menu Search button . and touch Search. Or press the 2 In the search box, enter the place you’re looking for. You can enter an address, a city, or a type of business or establishment—for example, “museums in San Francisco”.
Maps 229 Getting directions Maps can provide directions for travel by foot, public transportation, bicycle, or car. You can add a shortcut to a destination to your Home screen, so that you can simply touch the shortcut to get directions to that location from wherever you are. For example, a shortcut to your home or work makes it easy to get directions there from wherever you travel. For details about adding shortcuts to the Home screen, see “Customizing the Home screen” on page 46.
Maps 230 You can read the directions or show them on the map. If you requested driving directions, you can also touch Navigate to get spoken, turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps Navigation, as described in “Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions” on page 231. 4 Press press Menu for options relevant to the directions you requested, such as reversing directions, routes that avoid freeways or tolls, or to report a problem with the directions to Google.
Maps 231 Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions You can use Google Maps Navigation (beta) to get turn-by-turn driving directions, both spoken and displayed on your screen. To navigate with turn-by-turn directions S Touch the Navigation icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen. Then touch the option for how you want to set your destination or touch a previous destination in the lower part of the screen. Touch how you want to set your destination. Or touch a previous destination.
Maps 232 Maps downloads and temporarily stores a copy of the directions and other information about your route on the phone, so if you lose your connection to a data network, you can still navigate to your destination. A compass indicates north. Your current location and direction. You can control the volume of the spoken directions with the Volume Up / Down button. To turn the spoken directions off, press Menu and touch Mute.
Maps 233 S Press Back to return to Navigation View. To return to Navigation View If you are navigating to a destination and then use Maps to explore other areas, you can quickly return to your current location in Navigation View. S Open the Notifications panel and touch the navigation ongoing alert. See “Managing notifications” on page 27. OR S Touch the navigation icon on a map. You return to Navigation View with your current location and next direction displayed.
Maps 234 S Press Menu and touch Route Info for a high-level summary view of your route, with options for picking a new route, traffic information, and so on. See “To change views of your route” on page 233 and “To get an alternate route to your destination” on page 236. S Drag on the map to view adjacent areas, or touch the map to see controls for zooming in and out. To search for locations along your route You can search for businesses, points of interest, and other features along your route.
Maps 235 To preview your route You can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, Satellite, and other views. 1 Touch the direction at the top of the screen. Left and right arrows appear. 2 Touch a left or right arrow to preview the next or previous leg of your route. When previewing a route, touch to switch to a street-level view of your route.
Maps 236 To view traffic conditions on your route At the lower-left corner of navigation View, a traffic light indicates the overall traffic conditions on your route, next to the estimated time until you arrive at your destination. You can also view the traffic conditions on each segment of your route. S Touch the traffic light at the lower left of the Navigation View. Your route opens in Traffic View, with color coding to indicate the traffic along the way.
Maps 237 Finding your friends with Google Latitude Google Latitude lets you and your friends view each others’ locations on maps and share status messages with each other. In Latitude you can also send messages and emails, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’ locations. Your location is not shared automatically. You must join Latitude and then invite your friends to view your location, or accept invitations from your friends.
Maps 238 To respond to an invitation When a friend invites you to share your location in Latitude, you can respond in the following ways. Accept and share back You and your friend can see each other’s locations. Accept, but hide my location You can see your friend's location, but they can’t see yours. Don’t accept. No location information is shared between you and your friend. To view your friends’ locations You can view your friends’ locations on a map or in a list.
Maps 239 Hide from this friend Stop sharing your location with this friend in Latitude, in a list or on a map. To share your location with this friend again, touch Unhide from this friend. Share only city level location Share only the city you are in, not your streetlevel location. Your friend sees your picture in the middle of the city you are in. To share more precise locations again, touch Best available location. Remove Remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations altogether.
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Camera Camera is a combination camera and camcorder that you use to shoot and share pictures and videos. Pictures and videos are stored on the phone’s SD card, so you must install one to use Camera, as described in your phone’s owners’ guide. You can copy your pictures and videos from the SD card to a computer, as described in “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 60. You can view your pictures and videos on the phone, edit them, share them, and so on with Gallery. See “Gallery” on page 249.
Camera 242 Opening Camera and taking pictures You take pictures and shoot videos with Camera. Camera’s many settings are described in “Changing Camera settings” on page 245. You can also view your pictures with the Gallery application, as described in “Gallery” on page 249. Important Be sure to clean the protective lens cover with a microfiber cloth before taking pictures. A lens cover with smudges from fingers can cause blurry pictures with a “halo” effect.
Camera 243 To take a picture 1 If necessary, drag the control to the Camera position. 2 Adjust your exposure, flash, and other settings if you wish. Or leave them on automatic. See “Changing Camera settings” on page 245. The preview image changes as you change the settings. 3 Frame your subject on screen. You can zoom in or out by touching the Zoom icon 1x and then touching a zoom level. 4 Touch the Shutter icon on screen or press the Trackball. The camera brings the image into focus.
Camera 244 To shoot a video 1 If necessary, drag the control to the Video position. 2 Adjust the quality, color effect, flash, and other settings if you wish. Or leave them on automatic. See “Changing Camera settings” on page 245. The preview image changes as you change the settings. 3 Point the lens to frame the scene where you want to start. 4 Touch the Start Video icon or press the Trackball. The camcorder starts shooting the video.
Camera 245 Changing Camera settings Camera has automatic settings that you can use to take quick point-and-shoot photographs and videos. But Camera also offers a number of ways to control your exposures, including controlling the focus, turning the flash on and off, and adjusting the white balance. You can even shoot negatives and other special effects.
Camera 246 Camera settings Many Camera settings are displayed on screen. Settings Touch to open a scrolling list of settings: G Focus mode Touch to set Camera to use its Autofocus feature (Auto), or to more quickly take pictures focused at infinity (Infinity). G Exposure Touch to adjust the exposure in the range of +2 to -2. G Picture size Touch the size (in pixels) of the pictures you take. G Picture quality Touch the quality of the pictures you take.
Camera 247 Camcorder settings As in Camera mode, Camcorder settings are displayed on screen. Settings Touch to open a scrolling list of settings: G Color effect Touch a special effect for your videos, such as monochrome, sepia tone, or negative. G Restore to defaults Touch to restore all of Camera’s settings to their default values. White balance Touch to select how Camera adjusts colors in different kinds of light, to achieve the most natural-looking colors for your shots.
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Gallery You use Gallery to view pictures and play videos that you’ve taken with Camera, downloaded, or copied onto your SD card. You can also view pictures in a Picasa web album. You can perform basic editing tasks on pictures and set them as your wallpaper or contact picture. You can also share your pictures and videos with friends, via email or messaging, or by uploading them to the Picasa and YouTube web sites.
Gallery 250 Opening Gallery and viewing your albums Open Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos. To open Gallery and view your albums S Touch the Gallery icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen. OR S Open Gallery from Camera by touching the thumbnail image at the top right. OR S Open Gallery from Camera by pressing Menu and touching Gallery. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications.
Gallery 251 S Touch an album to open it and view its contents. The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in chronological order. See “Working with albums” on page 252. S Peek into an album stack by touching it with two fingers and spreading them apart. S Touch a picture or video in an album to view it. See “Working with pictures” on page 256 and “Working with videos” on page 260. S Return to the main Gallery screen at any time by touching its icon of the screen. AUG-2.2.
Gallery 252 Working with albums Albums are groups of images and videos in folders on your SD card or in Picasa web albums. To open an album and view its contents S Open Gallery and touch the album whose contents you want to view. See “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 250. Albums open displaying the pictures and videos they contain in a chronologically ordered grid. The name of the album is shown at the top of the screen.
Gallery 253 To change how the contents of an album are displayed You can view the images and videos in your albums in a chronological grid or in stacks, sorted by the date and the location where they were taken. You switch album views with the Album View switch at the top right of the screen. S Drag the Album View switch album in stacks. to the right to view the contents of the Stacks are sorted by the date and location where you took them. S Drag the Album View switch chronological grid again. AUG-2.
Gallery 254 To work with batches of pictures or videos In addition to working with whole albums and with individual pictures, you can select one or more pictures or videos in an album to work on them in batches—for example, to send a few pictures from an album to a friend. 1 Open the album to view the pictures and videos to work with. 2 Press Menu twice. 3 Check or uncheck the items you want to work with. You can uncheck all items you’ve checked by touching Deselect All at the top right of the window.
Gallery 255 To get details about an album 1 Open the main Gallery window. See “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 250. 2 Press Menu twice. 3 Check or uncheck the albums you want to want details about. 4 Touch More at the bottom of the screen. In the menu that opens, touch Details. To delete an album You can delete an album and its contents from your SD card. 1 Open the main Gallery window. See “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 250. 2 Press Menu twice.
Gallery 256 Working with pictures Use Gallery to view pictures that you’ve taken with Camera, downloaded, copied onto your SD card, or that are stored in Picasa web albums. You can also edit the pictures on your SD card and share them with friends. To view and browse pictures S Open a Gallery album and touch a picture. See “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 250 and “Working with albums” on page 252. Touch the picture to see the controls.
Gallery 257 To rotate a picture 1 Touch a picture to view the controls and touch Menu. 2 Touch More. A menu opens with tools for working with the picture. 3 Touch Rotate left or Rotate right. The picture is saved with the new orientation. To use a picture as a contact icon or as Home screen wallpaper 1 Touch the picture to view the controls and touch Menu. 2 Touch More. 3 Touch Set as.
Gallery 258 To crop a picture You can save a zoomed-in portion of a picture by cropping it. You can only crop pictures that are on your SD card (not those, for example, in a Picasa web album). 1 Touch a picture to view the controls and touch Menu. 2 Touch More. 3 Touch Crop. The cropping rectangle appears on top of the picture. 4 Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture to crop. Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it.
Gallery 259 To view the location of a picture in Google Maps If you have configured Camera to save location data with your pictures (see “Changing Camera settings” on page 245), you can view the location where you took the picture in Google Maps. 1 Touch a picture to view the controls and touch Menu. 2 Touch More. 3 Touch Show on map. Google Maps opens, centered on the location stored in the picture.
Gallery 260 Working with videos Use Gallery to play videos that you’ve taken with Camera and to share them. To play videos S Open a Gallery album and touch a video. The video plays, with the orientation (portrait or landscape) you shot it in. Opening albums is described in “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 250. Touch the video to view the playback controls for pausing, resuming, and skipping backward and forward. S Touch the video to view the playback controls.
Gallery 261 To delete a video 1 While viewing an album, press Menu twice. 2 Check the videos or pictures to delete. 3 Touch Delete. 4 Touch Confirm Delete. AUG-2.2.
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Goggles Use Goggles to search the web by taking pictures, instead of by typing or speaking. You can also use Goggles to get information about businesses and other nearby places. In this section “Opening Goggles and searching with pictures” on page 264 “Working with your search history” on page 266 AUG-2.2.
Goggles 264 Opening Goggles and searching with pictures You use Goggles to take a picture and search the web for information about it. You can also use Goggles to learn about nearby businesses and other local features. To open Goggles S Touch the Goggles icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications. The first time you open Goggles, you’re asked to accept the Google mobile terms of service.
Goggles 265 To get information about nearby places Goggles offers labels for nearby places when you point the phone at locations Goggles has information about. 1 Open Goggles. 2 Orient the screen sideways (with the shutter button to the right), and level the camera at your surroundings. Goggles uses your phone’s GPS receiver to determine your location (this works best outdoors). Once it has a lock on your location, Goggles overlays a pin icon with the number of nearby places it has information about.
Goggles 266 Working with your search history If you have the Goggles search history enabled, you can view the pictures you’ve previously searched for with Goggles and use them to search again. You can also enable or disable the Goggles search history. To review your search history 1 Press Menu and touch Search history. 2 Scroll to view the pictures you’ve searched for previously. 3 Touch an image to search with it again.
YouTube YouTube is Google’s online video streaming service for viewing, searching for, and uploading videos. In this section “Opening YouTube and watching videos” on page 268 “Changing YouTube settings” on page 271 AUG-2.2.
YouTube 268 Opening YouTube and watching videos You can browse, search for, view, upload, and rank YouTube videos on your phone with the YouTube application. To open YouTube S Touch the YouTube icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications. YouTube presents videos grouped into categories, such as Most Viewed and Top Rated. You can touch a video to watch it, or touch to learn more about it.
YouTube 269 To watch and interact with YouTube videos S On a YouTube screen, touch a video to play it. S Touch the video to view the Playback controls. You can pause, skip forward or backward, or drag the slider to the point in the video you want to watch. S Touch the HQ icon to change whether you’re viewing a high or regular-quality version of the video. You can set whether videos start in high or normal quality when you’re connected to mobile data networks with YouTube settings.
YouTube 270 To share your videos on YouTube You can shoot and share a video by using YouTube. First, you must create a YouTube account and sign into it on your phone. You can also share the videos you shoot with the Camera application by uploading them to YouTube. See “Working with videos” on page 260. 1 At the top of the main YouTube screen, touch the Camera icon . 2 Point the lens to frame the scene where you want to start. 3 Touch the Shutter button. The camcorder starts shooting the video.
YouTube 271 Changing YouTube settings You can change the following settings for YouTube on your phone. S To change YouTube settings, return to the YouTube home screen, press Menu and touch Settings. , High quality video on mobile Check if you prefer to watch videos in highquality by default when connected to mobile networks, to reduce startup time and data use. This setting has no effect if you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, where videos always open in high-quality.
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Music You use Music to organize and listen to music and other audio files that you transfer to your SD card from your computer. In this section “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 274 “Opening Music and working with your library” on page 275 “Playing music” on page 277 “Working with playlists” on page 280 AUG-2.2.
Music 274 Transferring music files to your phone Music plays audio files that are stored on your phone’s SD card, so before you open Music, you must copy audio files from your computer onto the SD card. Music supports a wide variety of audio file formats, so it can play music that you purchase from online stores, music that you copy from your CD collection, and so on. Music supports audio files in numerous formats, including MP3, M4A (iTunes application AAC, DRM-free), AMR , MIDI, and OGG Vorbis.
Music 275 Opening Music and working with your library After you’ve copied some music onto your SD card, as described in “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 274, or downloaded music from another source, you can open Music and see your library of music files, sorted in one of four ways. To open Music and view your music library S Touch the Music icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen.
Music 276 To search for music in your library 1 Open the main Library screen and press the Search button . 2 Start typing the name of the artist, album, or track you’re looking for. Matching songs are displayed in the list below the search box. 3 Touch a matching song to play it. Or touch a matching album or artist to view a list of associated songs. To delete a song from the SD card You can delete music from the storage card. S Touch & hold a song in a library list.
Music 277 Playing music You can listen to music by using the phone’s built-in speaker, through a wired headset, or through a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset that supports the A2DP profile. See “Connecting to Bluetooth devices” on page 57 and refer to your phone’s owner’s guide for more information about the headset that comes with your phone. To play music S Touch a song in your library to listen to it. OR S While viewing a list of tracks in an album, press Menu and touch Play all.
Music 278 To control playback The Playback screen contains several icons that you can touch to control the playback of songs, albums, and playlists: Touch to pause playback. Touch to resume playback. Touch to skip to the next track in the album, playlist, or shuffle. Touch to skip to the previous track in the album, playlist, or shuffle. Touch to open the current playlist. Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode (tracks are played in random order).
Music 279 S Add a track to the end of the Party Shuffle playlist by touching & holding the name of a track in your library. In the menu that opens, touch Add to playlist and then Current playlist. The track is added to the end of the Party Shuffle playlist. S Stop Party Shuffle by pressing Menu and touching Party shuffle off. To use a song as a ringtone You can use a song as your phone ringtone, in place of one of the ringtones that come with the phone. S Touch & hold a song in a library list.
Music 280 Working with playlists You can create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, which you can play in the order you set or in a shuffle. To create a playlist 1 When viewing a list of songs in the library, touch & hold the first song you want to add to the new playlist. 2 Touch Add to playlist. 3 Touch New. 4 Enter a name and touch Save. The new playlist is added to the Playlist library.
Music 281 To remove a song from a playlist 1 Open a playlist. 2 Touch & hold a song and then touch Remove from playlist. Or press Menu and touch Clear playlist to remove all the songs from the playlist. The song isn’t deleted from the SD card or other playlists; it’s removed only from the playlist you’re working with. To rename or delete a playlist 1 Open the Playlist library. 2 Touch & hold a playlist. In the menu that opens, touch Rename or Delete.
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News & Weather You can check the weather and top news stories with News & Weather, a widget for your desktop that is backed by a full-featured application. In this section “Checking the news and weather” on page 284 “Changing News & Weather settings” on page 287 AUG-2.2.
News & Weather 284 Checking the news and weather News & Weather offers weather forecasts and news stories about common topics. You can also customize the news topics that are displayed. This information is summarized in the News & Weather widget, which you can place on your Home screen, and is presented in greater detail in the News & Weather application. To open News & Weather S Touch the news or weather section of the News & Weather widget on your Home screen, or touch its icon in the Launcher.
News & Weather 285 To get details about the news and weather When you open News & Weather, you view a summary of the weather or headlines. S Touch a tab in the scrolling list of tabs at the top of the screen to view the weather or top stories by category. Or just swipe left or right across the screen to switch news categories. Scroll to touch the category of news you’re interested in. Touch the screen for details. S Touch the weather summary for a more detailed forecast.
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News & Weather 287 Changing News & Weather settings You can configure a number of settings for News & Weather. The location and related settings also affect the display of the News & Weather widget and the Clock application. S To open the News & Weather settings screen, press Press Menu Settings. and touch News & Weather settings Weather settings See “Weather settings” on page 287. News settings See “News settings” on page 287. Refresh settings See “Refresh settings” on page 288.
News & Weather 288 Prefetch images Check to prefetch news images in addition to news text, when the headlines are downloaded. Prefetching images improves performance at the expense of more data use and decreased battery life between charges. This setting is only available when Prefetch articles is checked. Display images Uncheck to omit images from news stories. This setting reduces data use at the expense of the layout of some stories.
Clock In addition to displaying the date and time, the Clock application displays information about the weather and your phone. You can also use Clock to turn your phone into an alarm clock. Clock is designed to work with a desktop dock, though you don’t need a dock to use Clock. In this section “Viewing the date, time, and other information” on page 290 “Setting alarms” on page 292 “Changing Clock alarm settings” on page 294 AUG-2.2.
Clock 290 Viewing the date, time, and other information You use Clock to monitor several kinds of information at once, in addition to the current date and time. To open the Clock application S Insert the phone into a desktop dock. OR S Touch the Clock icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications.
Clock 291 To play a slideshow You can play a slideshow of the pictures in your Gallery albums, in place of the date and time. S Touch the Slideshow icon S Press Back at the bottom of the Clock screen. to end the show. To play music You can play music while the Clock is displayed. If you have a desktop dock accessory, the music is transmitted out the dock’s audio jack, so you can play music from the phone on a stereo, by using the stereo audio cable that is included with the dock.
Clock 292 Setting alarms You can set an alarm by modifying an existing alarm or by adding a new one. To set an alarm 1 Touch the Alarm icon at the bottom of the Clock screen. Touch to add an alarm. Touch to turn an alarm on or off. Touch to open a screen where you can set the alarm’s time and other attributes. Touch to return to the main Clock screen. 2 Touch the icon next to an alarm to turn it on or off. Alarms that are set are underlined in green.
Clock 293 4 Touch Time to set the time of the alarm. In the dialog that opens, you change the time by touching the + or - buttons and the AM or PM buttons. Or touch a time to type the time you want. 5 Touch Ringtone to select a ringtone for the alarm. You can select a ringtone that comes with the phone or one that you saved as a ringtone by using the Music application. See “To use a song as a ringtone” on page 279. The ringtone plays briefly when you select it.
Clock 294 Changing Clock alarm settings You can change a number of settings for the alarms you set. You can also change how times are displayed in Clock in the Settings applications. See “Date & time settings” on page 334. S To change Clock alarm settings, touch the Alarm icon at the bottom of the Clock screen. In the Alarms screen that opens, touch Settings. Alarm in silent mode Check to play alarms even when the phone is in Silent mode.
Car Home Car Home makes the applications that are most useful when you’re driving accessible with the touch of a button. Car Home is designed to work with a car dock, though you don’t have to own a dock to use it. In this section “Using Car Home” on page 296 AUG-2.2.
Car Home 296 Using Car Home You can use Car Home whether or not you have a car dock. S Insert the phone into a car dock. OR S Touch the Car Home icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications. Car Home opens with large buttons that you can touch to access Navigation, Voice Search, Contacts, and other features that are useful when driving.
Car Home 297 Touch an icon to access that application or service while driving. Touch to open Car Home’s second screen. Touch to exit Car mode. For information about Maps, including navigation, see “Maps” on page 219. For information about searching by voice, see “Android basics” on page 15. For information on working with your Contacts, see “Contacts” on page 83. To change Car Home settings 1 Switch to Car Home’s second screen. 2 Touch Automatic, Night, or Day, to change the backlight setting.
Car Home 298 To change car dock audio settings The first time you insert the phone in a car dock, a dialog asks whether you want to use the dock as a speakerphone and whether you want to play music and other audio on the dock’s speaker. Your setting applies only to the dock you are using—you can have different settings for different docks. 1 Switch to Car Home’s second screen. 2 Touch Settings. 3 Touch System settings. 4 Touch Dock. The Dock settings open, as described in “Sound settings” on page 319.
Calculator Use Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations. In this section “Using the Calculator” on page 300 AUG-2.2.
Calculator 300 Using the Calculator Use Calculator to solve math problems. To open and use the Calculator S Touch the Calculator icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications. Drag to switch between basic and advanced screens. S Enter numbers and arithmetic operators on the basic screen. S Drag the basic screen to the left to open the advanced screen.
Market Android Market provides direct access to applications and games to download and install on your phone. In this section “Opening Android Market and finding applications” on page 302 “Downloading and installing applications” on page 305 “Managing your downloads” on page 307 AUG-2.2.
Market 302 Opening Android Market and finding applications Open Android Market to browse and search for free and paid applications. To open Android Market S Touch the Market icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36 to learn more about opening and switching applications. You can also touch the Market widget to open Market, if you have it on your Home screen (see “Customizing the Home screen” on page 46).
Market 303 To browse for applications You can browse applications by category and sort them in different ways. 1 On the Android Market home page, touch a top-level category, such as Apps or Games. Touch a subcategory to view its list of applications. 2 Scroll to view subcategories and touch the one you want to explore. Touch a tab to view top paid, top free, or recent applications in this subcategory. Touch an application to open its details screen.
Market 304 To open a screen with details about an application S At any time while browsing Android Market, touch an application to open a screen with details about it. Application details screens include a description, ratings, and related information about the application. The Comments tab includes comments from people who have tried the application. You can download and install the application from this screen. See “Downloading and installing applications” on page 305.
Market 305 Downloading and installing applications When you find an application you want, you can install it on your phone. To download and install an application Before you can download a paid application, you must set up a billing arrangement, as described in “To create a Google Checkout account” on page 306. 1 Find an application you want and open its details screen. See “Opening Android Market and finding applications” on page 302.
Market 306 3 Touch Install (for free applications) or Buy (for paid applications). Paid applications are not offered in all areas by all carriers. If the application requires access to your data or control of any functions on your phone, you are asked to review and grant permission before downloading. Warning! Read this screen carefully. Be especially cautious with applications that have access to many functions or to a significant amount of your data.
Market 307 Managing your downloads After you’ve downloaded and installed an application, you can rate it, view it in a list with your other downloaded applications, and so on. To view your downloaded applications You can view a list of the applications you’ve downloaded from Android Market, and use the list for a number of purposes. S On the Android Market home screen, press Menu and touch Downloads.
Market 308 If the application is not set to update automatically, or if the update changes the permissions it requires, you’re notified you have updates available. Touching the notification opens the Downloads screen in Market. Each application you’ve downloaded that has an update available has an Update or Update (manual) label. S Touch an application with an Update or Update (manual) label to update it, after reviewing changes to its permissions if necessary.
Market 309 To uninstall an application 1 On the Android Market home screen, press Menu and touch Downloads. 2 Touch the application to uninstall. The details screen for the application opens. 3 Touch Uninstall. 4 Touch OK in the confirmation dialog. 5 Touch the explanation that best matches why you’re uninstalling and touch OK. The application is uninstalled. You can install the application again at any time, without charge if it was a paid application.
Market 310 To rate an application You can award an application from one to five stars and share what you think about the application with other shoppers. 1 Open the details screen for an application. You can do this by browsing or searching for the application and then touching it; or if you’ve downloaded the application, by touching it in the list of your downloaded applications. 2 Touch the stars under My review. 3 Touch the number of stars to award the application and touch OK.
Settings You use the Settings application to configure how your phone looks, sounds, communicates, protects your privacy, and operates in many other ways. Many applications also have their own settings; for details, see the sections about individual applications.
Settings 312 Opening Settings The Settings application contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. To open Settings S Press Home , press Menu , and touch Settings. OR S Touch the Settings icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 36. All of the settings in the Settings application are described in this section. AUG-2.2.
Settings 313 Wireless & networks Use Wireless & Network settings to configure and manage connections to networks and devices by using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile networks. You also use Wireless & Network settings to configure connections between your phone and virtual private networks (VPNs), to connect your computer to the Internet using your phone, and to turn off all radios with Airplane mode. Wireless controls screen Airplane mode Check to turn off all the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data.
Settings 314 Wi-Fi networks Displays a list of Wi-Fi networks you’ve previously configured and those detected when the phone last scanned for Wi-Fi networks. See “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 54. Add Wi-Fi network Opens a dialog where you can add a Wi-Fi network by entering its SSID (the name it broadcasts) and security type. See “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 54.
Settings 315 Tethering & portable hotspot settings screen For details about these settings, see “Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection” on page 62. USB tethering Check to share your phone’s mobile network data connection with your computer, via a USB connection. Portable Wi-Fi hotspot Check to share your phone’s mobile network data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Settings 316 policy if you exceed the data threshold for the period. Contact your carrier for more information about its mobile network data use policy. Access Point Names Opens the APNs screen, where you can select mobile access point configurations; or press Menu to add a new APN. Consult your carrier about how to use the tools on this screen. Use only 2G networks Check to obtain slightly better battery life, by preventing your phone from connecting to higher-speed networks.
Settings 317 Call settings Use Call settings to configure phone call settings, such as call forwarding, call waiting, and other special features offered by your carrier. You can also use Call settings to configure the phone so that it can place outgoing calls only to a fixed set of phone numbers. Call settings screen Fixed Dialing Numbers GSM phones only. See “Fixed Dialing Numbers screen” on page 318.
Settings 318 Fixed Dialing Numbers screen Use the settings on this screen to configure your phone so it can place outgoing calls only to the fixed dialing numbers (FDN) that you save on the phone’s SIM card. Enable FDN Opens a dialog that prompts you to enter your PIN2and then places the phone in FDN mode. When FDN is enabled, this setting changes to Disable FDN. Change PIN2 Opens a series of dialogs that prompt you to enter your current PIN2 and then enter and confirm a new PIN2.
Settings 319 Sound settings Use the Sound settings to configure how and at what volume the phone rings, vibrates, or the Trackball light pulses when the phone rings, you receive a notification, an alarm sounds, or when you play music or other media with audio, as well as some related settings. Silent mode Check to silence all sounds (including call and notification ringtones) except the audio from music, videos, and other media and any alarms you have set.
Settings 320 Display settings Use the Display settings to configure brightness and other screen settings. Brightness Opens a dialog for adjusting the brightness of the screen. You can check Automatic brightness to set the phone to adjust the brightness automatically, using the phone’s built-in light sensor. Or uncheck that option to use the slider to set a brightness level you want at all times when using the phone. For the best battery performance, use the dimmest comfortable brightness.
Settings 321 Location & security settings Use the Location & Security settings to set your preferences for using and sharing your location when your search for information and use location-aware applications, such as Maps. You can also configure settings that help secure your phone and its data. Use wireless networks Check to use information from Wi-Fi and mobile networks to determine your approximate location, for use in Maps, when you search, and so on.
Settings 322 Set up SIM card lock Opens a screen where you can configure the phone to require entering the SIM PIN to use the phone, and where you can change the SIM PIN. Visible passwords Check to briefly show each character of passwords as you enter them, so that you can see what you enter. Use secure credentials Check to allow applications to access your phone’s encrypted store of secure certificates and related passwords and other credentials.
Settings 323 Applications settings You use the Applications settings to view details about the applications installed on your phone, to manage their data and force them to stop, and to set whether you want to permit installation of applications that you obtain from web sites and email. Applications settings screen Unknown sources Check to permit installation of applications that you obtain from web sites, email, or other locations other than Android Market.
Settings 324 Storage Gives details about the amount of phone storage that an application uses. If you installed the application from Android Market or another source, includes an Uninstall button that you can use to remove the application and all of its data and settings from the phone. See “Market” on page 301 for more information about uninstalling and reinstalling applications.
Settings 325 Accounts & sync settings Use the Accounts & Sync settings to add, remove, and manage your Google and other supported accounts. You also use these settings to control how and whether applications send, receive, and sync data on their own schedules, and whether applications can synchronize user data automatically. Gmail, Calendar, and other applications may also have their own settings to control how they synchronize data; see the sections on those applications for details.
Settings 326 Privacy settings You use the Privacy settings to manage your personal information. Back up my settings Check to back up some of your personal data to Google servers, with your Google Account. If you replace your phone, the data you’ve backed up can be restored onto the new phone the first time you sign in with your Google Account.
Settings 327 SD card & phone storage settings Use the SD Card & Phone Storage settings to monitor the used and available space on your phone and on your SD card and to manage your SD card. SD card, Total space and Available space Lists the amount of space on any SD card installed in your phone and the amount you have used to store photos, videos, music, and other files.
Settings 328 Search settings You use the Search settings to configure Google search, including setting which data on your phone you want to be able to search. See “Searching your phone and the web” on page 40. Search settings screen Google search See “Google search settings screen” on page 328. Searchable items Opens a screen where you can check and uncheck the kinds of data you can search for on your phone; see “To change what you can target when searching the phone” on page 43.
Settings 329 Language & keyboard settings Use the Language & Keyboard settings to select the language for the text on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard, including words that you’ve added to its dictionary. Language & Keyboard screen Select language Opens the Language screen, where you can select the language to use for the text on your phone. Android keyboard For phones with physical keyboards, uncheck to disable the onscreen keyboard.
Settings 330 Quick fixes Check to automatically correct some common misspellings as you type. Show suggestions Check to show suggested words in a strip above the onscreen keyboard as you type. See “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 29. Auto-complete Check to automatically enter a suggested word, highlighted in orange in the strip above the keyboard, when you enter a space or punctuation. See “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 29.
Settings 331 Voice input & output settings You use the Voice Input & Output settings to configure the Android voice input feature, described in “Entering text by speaking” on page 32, and the text-to-speech synthesizer, for applications that can take advantage of it, such as TalkBack, which is described in “Accessibility settings” on page 332. Google Voice Recognition settings screen Language Opens a screen where you can set the language you use when entering text by speaking.
Settings 332 Accessibility settings You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone. Accessibility Check to enable all installed accessibility plug-ins. KickBack Check to have the phone vibrate briefly as feedback as you navigate the user interface, press buttons, and so on. TalkBack Check to have an installed speech synthesizer speak the labels or names of items as you navigate the phone’s user interface.
Settings 333 Dock settings If you have a car dock or desktop dock, you can use the Dock settings, to set your preferences for how the phone and the dock interact. For more information about the applications that open when you insert the phone in a dock, see “Car Home” on page 295, “Clock” on page 289, and the documentation that came with your dock. Audio Available when the phone is inserted in a car dock or desktop dock.
Settings 334 Date & time settings Use Date & Time settings to set your preferences for how dates are displayed. You can also use these settings to set your own time and time zone, rather than obtaining the current time from the mobile network. Automatic Uncheck to set the date, time, and time zone on the phone manually, rather than obtaining the current time from the mobile network. Set date If Automatic is unchecked, opens a dialog where you can manually set the phone’s date.
Settings 335 About phone About Phone includes information about your phone. About Phone screen System updates Opens a screen that reports on the availability of Android system software updates. Status Opens the Status screen with a long list of information about your battery, mobile network connection, and other details.
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