Quick Start Guide
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 5
• To open Quick Settings—frequently used settings—swipe
down from the top of the screen twice with one nger or once
with two ngers. See “Quick Settings” on page 7.
• To open Settings, swipe down from the top of any screen
with two ngers or swipe twice with one nger, then touch
in the top right.
• From the Home screen, touch Google at the top of the screen,
or say “Ok Google” to search and start telling Google what to
do.
Send an SMS (text message) from your phone
To send an SMS from your Nexus 6 phone:
1. Touch Messenger on your Home screen.
2. Touch to create a new message.
3. At the top of the screen, enter a phone number or select a con-
tact, then touch . Type your message, then touch .
For Nexus 4 and 5, you can get the Messenger app on Google
Play. You can also use the default SMS app that comes on the
phone—Hangouts on Nexus 5, the Messaging app on Nexus 4.
To change your default messaging app, go to Settings > Wire-
less & networks > More > Default SMS app.
Make a phone call
Using a Nexus or Google Play edition phone, you
can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts
app, or other apps or widgets that display contact
information. Wherever you see a phone number, you
can usually touch it to dial.