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Table of Contents Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................ 2 contents .................................................................................................. 2 1 get started ................................................................................................ 4 1.1 your phone ......................................................................................... 4 1.2 phone buttons ............................
15 changing phone settings...................................................................... 53 15.1 wireless & networks settings ........................................................... 53 15.2 call settings..................................................................................... 55 15.3 sound settings ................................................................................ 55 15.4 display settings ...............................................................................
1 get started Congratulations on your new phone purchase. This guide will help you to quickly come up to speed on the important features of your phone. 1.1 your phone Power Button 3.5 mm Audio Jack Speaker Front-Facing Camera Rear-Facing Camera Flash Volume Micro-SIM Card Tray Back Search Menu 1.
1.2 phone buttons Buttons 1.4 charge the battery Press to go back to the previous screen or to close a menu or dialog box. Press to display actions and settings specific to the current screen. Press to return to the center panel of the Homescreen. TIP: Press and hold recently used apps. to display shortcuts to your most Before using your phone for the first time, charge the phone for eight hours. To charge the battery: 1.
1.5 insert micro-SIM card 1.6 turn on the phone If your micro-SIM card is not already installed in your phone, follow these procedures to insert a micro-SIM card. To turn on the phone: • Hold down the power button to turn the phone on. To insert the micro-SIM card: 1. Open the micro-SIM card tray with the SIM eject tool (included). 2. Insert the micro-SIM card into the tray, making sure that it matches the illustration on the tray. 3. Push the tray back into the phone.
1.7 set up your phone The first time you turn on your phone, you will be prompted through the configuration of the phone. 1.8 sleep and wake To wake the phone: 1. Press the Power button. 2. Double-tap . Your phone’s screen will resume display. NOTE: If your phone is secured, you must enter your password, pin, or pattern to wake it. See Securing your Phone for more details. When your phone is on, you can put the phone in sleep mode and lock your phone.
1.9 touchscreen Use your fingers on the touchscreen to perform actions, open objects, slide the screen, and more. Below are the different ways of interacting with your touchscreen. • Drag: Touch and hold an object, then drag the object to a new location. For example, drag any icon on the Homescreen to a new location. • Double-tap: Quickly touch the screen twice to zoom in when using the Gallery or on zoomed-out Browser pages. For example, double-tap a news site to zoom in on the text.
2 homescreen and basic features TIP: The orange bar at the bottom of the screen indicates which one of the five panels is displayed. The Homescreen is a gateway to all of your phone’s applications and features, and it displays whenever you turn on your phone. To quickly access your phone’s main functions: Touch and hold an empty spot to add shortcuts and widgets or to change the wallpaper. Slide left or right to see more panels. Touch an app to open it. Touch to call or send a message to your contacts.
2.1 customize your homescreen You can easily customize your Homescreen—add and remove items, organize itmes into folders and change the background picture (or wallpaper). TIP: Rearrange items on your screen by touching and holding them and then dragging them to a new location. You can also delete them by touching and holding and then dragging them to the trash. You can perform the following actions with folders. To open a folder Touch the folder.
Touch to clear notifications. Below are the status and notification icons. NOTE: Installed apps may use their own unique notification icons. Drag down to display notifications. 2.2.1 status icons Icon Touch a notification to respond. To open the notifications panel: • Drag the status bar to the bottom of the screen. To respond to a notification: • Touch a notification in the panel to open the corresponding application. For example, touching a new email notification opens the Email app’s inbox.
2.3 search 2.2.
2.3.1 search settings 2.5 use the app launcher You can change the default Search settings. Apps are small programs that add features to your phone. Many apps come preinstalled, and additional apps can be purchased in the Play Store. To change Search settings: • From the Search screen, press Search Settings. Search Show web suggestions: Show suggestions as you type. Searchable items Select which applications to search by default.
2.6 use the play store Many apps are available for download from the Play Store. Many are free! To use the Play Store: • Touch , then touch . Search or browse for apps. You’ll be able to confirm that you want to purchase an app, and see the permissions it requires, before installing it on your phone. TIP: Google play store can only be used when google account is activated. 2.
3 onscreen keyboard basics Onscreen Keyboard Options While using the onscreen keyboard, the following options are available. The onscreen keyboard lets you use your touchscreen to dial numbers, type emails, enter URLs, and more. Switch keyboard display To use the Onscreen Keyboard: • Touch any text field to display the onscreen keyboard, then touch the characters on the keyboard to enter text. Capitalize the next letter TIP: Move the insertion point by touching where you want to enter text.
To use the suggestions feature: 1. Begin entering text in a text field or message. Your phone displays suggested words and punctuation directly above the keyboard. 3.2 swype keyboard Swype(TM) is a powerful tool that lets you ‘swipe’ your finger across the keyboard to spell out and enter words. 2. Touch a suggested word or punctuation mark to enter it or drag the display to the right to see more suggestions. TIP: Touch the spacebar after entering a word to append a period.
4 make and answer calls Use the Phone app to make calls and to store and find your contacts. 4.1 use the phone tab The Phone app’s Phone tab lets you make and manage calls. To make a call: 1. From the Homescreen, touch . 2. Touch the numbers on the dial pad to dial a number, using corrections. to make You can move between the phone dialer, call history, contacts, and favorites by touching the tabs at the top of the Phone app. 3. Touch to dial the number.
4.1.1 work with multiple calls You can make another call while on a call. To add a call: • While on a call, touch Add Call and dial another number. The following actions are available while you are on a call. To hold a call Touch Hold to hold or resume the current call. To mute a call Touch Mute to mute or unmute the call. To use speakerphone Touch Speaker to turn speakerphone on or off.
4.2 answer and reject calls When you receive a call, you will see the following screen. The following options are available when on a conference call. To drop a participant Touch Manage, then touch . To accept a call: To talk privately Touch Manage, then touch .When you are done to a participant talking privately, touch Merge Calls to add the participant back to the conference call. To end the call Touch callers. • Slide to the right.
4.3 using the call log tab The call log lists calls you have made, missed, and received. It also lets you call entries, send messages, and add caller information to contacts. To use the call log: • From the Phone app, touch the Call Log tab. The following options are available from the call log. To see more details Touch an entry. To remove all entries Press from the call log Clear Call Log. 4.
To communicate with contacts: • Touch the contact, then touch one of the following icons: Touch to call a contact. Use the following controls to add information about the contact: Touch to send a text message. • Touch to add another field of the same kind, such as multiple phone numbers or email addresses. Touch to send an email. Touch to look up an address in Google Maps. Touch to start an IM chat. To add a contact: 1. From the Contacts tab, press New Contact. 2.
To delete a contact: 1. From the Contacts tab, touch and hold a contact, then touch Delete contact. 2. Touch OK to confirm. 4.5 quick contacts NOTE: Read-only contact information—such as that from an external app—will only be hidden, not deleted. To join contacts: 1. From the Contacts tab, touch and hold a contact, then touch Edit contact. 2. Press Join. Some applications use Quick Contacts to easily call, message, or otherwise communicate with a contact. Just look for the Quick Contacts icon .
4.6 contact settings 4.7 use the Favorites tab You can fine-tune how contacts are displayed with the following settings. To set display options: • From the Contacts tab, touch Display Options. Only contacts with phones Display only contacts with phone numbers. Sort list by Sort contacts by first or last name. View contact names View contact names by First OR Last name. Choose contacts to display Touch an account, then touch to select the groups to display.
5 send and receive messages 5.1 send messages The Message app sends and receives text and multimedia messaging threads (groups of sent and received messages). To open the messaging app: • From the Homescreen, touch . To view a message: • Within the Message app, touch a messaging thread. The messages inside the thread display, with the newest message at the bottom of the screen. TIP: Threads with new messages are displayed in bold. To send a message: 1. From the Message app, touch New Message. 2.
To attach multimedia to a message: 1. Press Attach. 2. Select the desired type of attachment (for example, a music file or a captured picture), then follow the prompts to send the message. Message Options 5.2 manage messages To delete a messaging thread: • Open the messaging window, and touch and hold a messaging thread. Then touch Delete Thread. TIP: Press Delete Threads to delete all messaging threads. The following actions are available while composing a message. Save message as a draft Press .
5.3 message settings Notification Settings Notifications Receive a notification whenever a new message is received. Select ringtone The following settings are available. Select the ringtone that plays when you receive a message notification. Storage Settings TIP: Select the ringtone “silent” to turn off message ringtones. To specify message settings: • From the main Messaging window, press Settings.
6 take photos and videos Camera buttons and icons Once opened, the Camera app displays the following icons and buttons: The Camera app lets you take and share pictures and videos. To start the Camera app • Press and hold the Camera button on the side of the phone until the Camera app opens. Touch the mode. or to switch between camera and video Use the shutter button to take a picture or shoot a video.
6.1 change picture & video settings You can use the Camera app’s settings to help capture the perfect photo. Most of these settings are available only on the back-facing camera. To display camera settings: • Drag down the top of the screen (in portrait) or left (in landscape) to display camera settings, such as brightness, focus, and so on. To change burst, photo size and other settings to display a menu controlling burst Touch capture, picture quality post view time, and capture bracketing.
To change focus settings To change the white balance to control how the camera focuses. Touch The following settings are available: • Automatically focuses the camera for the best focus setting for subjects in the range of 50 cm to infinity. • Infinity sets the focus lens to focus on subjects far away. • Macro changes the focus range to close ranges of 10 to 50 cm. • Touch allows you to touch the area of the screen on which you want to focus.
• Attempt to save the GPS coordinates with each picture. • Enable to correct the lighting in photos where the subject is standing in front of a window or other brightly lit background. to enable an experimental feature that • Touch writes the sensor raw image data to USB storage. This option is not meant for end-user operation. • Touch [rotation mode icon] to record image rotation information in the image header or in the image itself.
6.2.1 work with a photo or video 6.2.2 working with albums After opening a photo or video, you can share it, delete it, and more. You can share albums, delete them, and view their details. Zoom in and out of a photo While viewing a photo, touch to zoom out. See a slideshow of photos While viewing a photo, touch the Slideshow button. The remaining photographs in the album will each be briefly displayed.
7 browse the web Surf the web on your Android phone using the Browser App. To open the browser application: • Press . The Browser window opens and displays your home page. You can slide the screen up and down to scroll the browser window, and use the touchscreen to interact with the web page. To navigate the browser: • Press to move to the previous page. • Press Forward to move to the next page. • Press Refresh to refresh a page. • Press Stop to stop loading a page.
7.1 bookmarks, most visited, and history 7.3 set your home page You can bookmark frequently-visited sites, as well as viewing your bookmarks, history, and most-visited sites. Your home page opens when the browser is first launched, or when you open a new browser window. You can set which website to use as your home page in the Settings window. To bookmark a site: 1. Touch at the top of the screen. 2. Touch Add. 3. Edit the information if desired, then touch OK to confirm.
Accept cookies Uncheck to prevent sites from storing cookies on your phone. NOTE: Many webpages store, read, and update files (called cookies) on your phone. These can be used for anything from storing passwords to remembering your preferences. Clear all cookie data Touch to clear all cookies from your phone. Enable location Permit websites with location-specific content to ask if you want to share your location using your phone’s location information.
8 play music TIP: To use a song as a ringtone, touch and hold the song, then touch Use as phone ringtone. Use the Music app to listen to your music, see your music library, and create and listen to playlists. To play music: To open the Music app: • Touch a song to play it and all of the songs following it (for example, touch a song in an album start playing the album at that point, or touch a song in a playlist to start the playlist at that point. • From the App launcher, touch .
8.3 manage music on your phone To see the current playlist Touch To play your songs in random order Touch . To repeat a playlist or song Touch twice once to repeat the current playlist, or to repeat the current song. Play the next song Touch . Play the previous song Touch . Pause or resume playing to pause the current song, or Touch to resume. To delete a song from your phone: 1. Find the song you want to delete. 2. Touch and hold the song, then touch Delete. 3. Touch OK to confirm.
9 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/VPN Your Android phone can connect to Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth wireless technology-enabled products (such as headsets), and your computer. You can also connect to virtual private networks (or VPNs) and use your phone as a hotspot. 9.2 Wireless Bluetooth® Connection 9.1 Use Wi-Fi Your phone can connect to Wi-Fi network up to 100 meters away. Once connected, you can use your connection to browse the internet, check your email, and more.
To unpair a device 1. From the Homescreen, press Settings Wireless & networks Bluetooth settings. 2. Touch and hold a paired but disconnected device, then touch Unpair. 3. Touch Turn on USB Storage, then touch OK. Once connected, your phone’s storage will appear as an accessible drive on your computer. You can open the drive and copy files from it and to it just as you would with a flash drive or memory card. 9.
To connect to a previously-added VPN 1. From the Homescreen, press Settings Wireless & networks VPN settings. The VPNs you have added are listed at the bottom of the screen. 2. Touch the desired VPN. Enter any requested information. 3. Touch Connect. To disconnect from a VPN: • Open the notifications panel, and touch the active VPN notification. 9.
9.6 wireless display Wireless Display streams from your phone to your Wireless Display-enabled devices, such as a TV or computer monitor. Before using Wireless Display on your phone, first make sure you’ve turned on a properly configured Wireless Display-capable device. NOTE: See your device’s manual for help on configuring it for Wireless Display. To stream to a Wireless Display device: 1. From the Homescreen, press Settings. Wireless Display. Touch Wireless Display to enable the setting. 2.
10 accounts You can only remove your first Google account by deleting all personal information from your phone. You can add accounts to your phone such as Google, email and corp accounts as well as synchronizing contacts with other applications. To remove an account from your phone: 1. From Accounts & sync, touch the account to remove. 2. Touch Remove Account. 3. Touch to confirm deletion. To change an account’s synchronization settings: 1.
11 email The Email app allows you to access your web-based email (such as Yahoo or Hotmail) and your corporate accounts (using Microsoft Exchange). The examples in this chapter show a Gmail account set up using the Email app. To add a new account: Before using the Email app, first set up your accounts as described below. To add a new account: If you’re launching the Email app for the first time, the Email Account Wizard will open, and guide you through adding an account. 1.
To read a message: To send a message: 1. Press Compose. • Touch a message to open it. The following actions are available while working with a message. To open or save an attachment Touch Open or Save to open or save an attachment. To display images Touch Show Pictures to display images within a message. To reply Touch Reply to reply to the sender or Reply All to reply to all recipients. To forward Press To delete Touch Delete. 2. Enter the recipient, subject, and message text.
11.1 working with accounts If you have more than one Email account, you can switch between inboxes using the Accounts screen. Default account NOTE: Adding and removing accounts is described in Accounts. Select the default email account. NOTE: The default email account is used by default whenever you send an email without specifying which account to send it from, such as when you click on a contact’s email address.
12 calendar 12.1 view your events The Calendar app creates and manages events, meetings and appointments. By default, your Calendar app automatically synchronizes with any Google or Microsoft Exchange accounts you’ve added to your phone. NOTE: See Accounts for information on how to add accounts to your phone, and on how to configure the synchronization of existing accounts. To use the Calendar app: • Touch , then touch .
To create an event: If you have more than one calendar, you can choose the calendar to which to add the event. 1. In any of the calendar views, press More New Event. ALTERNATE: In Day, Week, or Month view, touch and hold a spot on the calendar, then touch New Event. 2. Specify the event name and time. Enter any details, such as guest emails to invite to the event or a reminder you want to set. View additional details by pressing Show Extra Options. 3. Touch Done.
12.3 change calendar settings To change calendar settings: • Press More Settings. You can change any of the following settings: Hide declined events Hide events which you have declined to attend. Use home time zone When travelling, continue to show events in your home time zone rather than the local time zone. Home time zone Specify the time zone to use for Use home time zone. Set alerts & notifications Receive a notification for reminders, either as a ringtone alert or status bar notification.
13 Gmail The following actions are available while working with a message. You can create a Gmail account for your phone, or sync your phone with your existing Gmail account. To preview or download an attachment Touch Preview or Download to open or save an attachment. NOTE: Before using the Gmail app, first set up your accounts as described in Accounts. To display images Touch Show Picture to display images within the text of a message.
14 other phone functions 14.3 manage applications Your phone has additional functions, including downloads, navigation, and automatic updates. The Manage Applications screen manages all the installed applications in your phone. You can install new applications, make the necessary changes to the applications, and uninstall them as and when required. 14.1 update software As updated versions of your phone’s software become available, you can download them directly onto your phone.
To stop an application: 1. From the Manage Applications screen, touch the Downloaded tab to view all applications you have downloaded. 2. Touch the application you want to stop. 3. Touch Force Stop. Important. Forcibly stopping an application may cause temporary errors on your phone, and require you to restart your phone to restore full functionality. To uninstall an application: 1. From the Manage Applications screen, touch the Downloaded tab to view all downloaded applications. 2.
14.5 calculator 14.5.1 maps The calculator app lets you use your phone as a calculator. Google Maps lets you find any location using your phone. To use the calculator app: To use Google Maps: in the App Launcher. 1. Touch • Touch , then touch . You can use the touchscreen to enter numbers, perform operations, and clear the screen, just as you would on a basic calculator.
14.5.2 Nav Google Nav turns your phone into a GPS navigation device. To use Google Nav: 1. Touch in the App Launcher. 2. Enter an address. 3. Touch . TIP: Select a contact or starred place to quickly navigate to a favorite location. 14.
15 changing phone settings The settings window displays all of the settings that effect how your phone looks and works. To open the settings window: • From the Homescreen, press 15.1 wireless & networks settings The Wireless & networks section configures your phone’s connections, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technology. Airplane mode Disable all wireless connections, including Bluetooth wireless technology and 3G. Activating airplane mode greys out some other settings, such as Call Settings.
Bluetooth settings Configure your Bluetooth connection with the following settings. • Device name. Give your phone a custom device name, visible on some Bluetooth wireless technology-enabled products. • Discoverable. Enable phone to be discoverable by other Bluetooth wireless technology-enabled products. • Discoverable timeout. Set how long a device will be discoverable. • Scan for devices. Scan for any nearby Bluetooth wireless technology-enabled products. • Bluetooth devices.
15.2 call settings 15.4 display settings Call settings let you configure features related to making calls, such as call forwarding and voicemaill. The Display settings configure your phone’s screen, such as its brightness or rotation. Fixed dialing numbers Touch to manage fixed dialing number settings. Voicemail service Select the service to use for your voicemail. Voicemail settings Configure your voicemail. Call forwarding Configure call forwarding.
Visible passwords Briefly display each character of your password. Otherwise, only asterisks display. Credential storage Store credentials for accessing VPNs or SSL web servers. 15.7 applications settings 15.8 accounts & sync settings The Accounts & Sync settings screen adds, removes, and manages your accounts (including Google and Microsoft Exchange accounts.) For more information on working with accounts and synchronizing data, see Accounts.
15.9 privacy settings 15.11 language & keyboard settings Use the Privacy settings to manage your personal information. The Language & keyboard settings sets the default language for your phone, and configures how your Onscreen Keyboard displays and functions. For more information, see Onscreen Keyboard Basics. Back up my data Back up certain personal data to Google servers. If you replace your phone, you can restore the data you’ve backed up.
15.14 about phone The About Phone settings screen displays information about your phone. MobileCare Check for Android system software updates. Status Touch to open the Status screen. Battery use Touch to display a list of the applications and operating system components that have used the battery since you last charged it. You can touch an item to see more detailed information about its battery use. See Battery Tips for tips about optimizing your battery use.
FCC Regulations: This mobile phone complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This mobile phone has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
RF Exposure Information (SAR) This mobile phone meets the government’s requirements for exposure to radio waves. This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S. Government. The exposure standard for wireless mobile phones employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6W/kg.
