Instruction Manual

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3. Enter a status message or if you already have one, edit it. In addition to
the standard status settings, you can also tap Change to a recently-used
status to select a message that you’ve entered previously.
Chatting with friends
1. Tap a friend in your friends list. You can also tap or to initiate a video
chat or voice chat if the friend is online. The chat screen for that friend will
open.
2. Type in a message and tap
.
Switch between active chats
If you have more than one chat going, you can switch between these chats.
Simply tap a friend in the friends list to switch to the session with that friend.
Use group chat
When you’re chatting, you can invite additional friends to join a group chat.
1. On a chat screen, tap > Add to chat.
2. Tap the name of the friend to invite.
The friend you invited and the current participants will receive an invitation
to a group chat. Each one who accepts the invitation joins the group chat.
In a group chat, everyone can see everyone else’s messages. Group chats
appear at the top of your friends list, with a group chat icon.
End a chat
While on a chat screen, tap > End chat.
You can also tap
> End all chats to end all active chats.
Changing Google Talk settings
Tap > Settings to change Google Talk settings for your account.
Google+
Google+ is a social networking service offered by Google. The Google+
application on your tablet enables you to manage your data, chat
with online contacts, organize them in different circles, and share your
selected information.
From the home screen, tap
> Google+. The rst time you open the
Google+ app, set the instant upload and contact sync options.
Organizing your contacts
1. From the home screen, tap > Google+.
2. Tap
> All Circles.
3. Enter the person you want to search for or select a suggested person, and
tap Add.
4. Check the circles you want the person to be added to, or tap Create a
new circle.
Getting updates
1. From the home screen, tap > Google+.
2. Tap
> Home.
3. Swipe up or down in portrait mode, or horizontally in landscape mode, to
see different information shared with you by other users. Tap
to choose
what groups of information are shown.
• Nearby shows posts shared with you by users near your current location.
• All circles, Acquaintances, Family, Following, and Friends show updates
from people you’ve added to your circles.
• What’s hot shows popular posts on Google+.