User's Guide

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T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide
Contents
About this guide ........................................................................................... 10
Android basics............................................................................................... 13
Inside the box............................................................................................................................14
Your phone................................................................................................................................. 15
Front panel with keyboard opened .........................................................................15
Top panel ..............................................................................................................................16
Back panel ............................................................................................................................17
Bottom panel .................................................................................................................17
Left and right panels .......................................................................................................18
Before turning on your phone .......................................................................................... 19
Back cover............................................................................................................................19
SIM card................................................................................................................................. 20
Storage card........................................................................................................................ 21
Battery....................................................................................................................................22
Starting Android for the first time.................................................................................. 27
Your Google Account ..................................................................................................... 27
Customizing your phone............................................................................................... 29
Additional accounts and settings ............................................................................. 29
Getting to know the Home screen ................................................................................. 30
Customizing the Home screen ......................................................................................... 33
Using the touchscreen.......................................................................................................... 36
Using the Trackpad ................................................................................................................38
Monitoring your phone’s status .......................................................................................39
Status icons..........................................................................................................................39
Notification icons ..............................................................................................................40
Managing notifications ......................................................................................................... 41
Entering text..............................................................................................................................43
Using the hardware QWERTY....................................................................................43
Using the onscreen keyboard..................................................................................... 45
Using your voice to enter text.................................................................................... 48
Editing text.................................................................................................................................49
Opening and switching applications .............................................................................51
Working with menus..............................................................................................................53
Options menus ...................................................................................................................53
Context menus ...................................................................................................................54