Android User’s Guide August 25, 2009 Android™ mobile technology platform 1.6.0 AUG-1.6.
Please Read Before Proceeding THE BATTERY IS PARTIALLY CHARGED WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT OF THE BOX. DO NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK WHEN THE DEVICE IS CHARGING. YOUR WARRANTY IS INVALIDATED IF YOU DISASSEMBLE OR ATTEMPT TO DISASSEMBLE THE DEVICE. PRIVACY RESTRICTIONS Some countries require full disclosure of recorded telephone conversations, and stipulate that you must inform the person with whom you are speaking that the conversation is being recorded.
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USE COMMON SENSE AND FOLLOW STANDARD SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE WEATHER INFORMATION, DATA OR DOCUMENTATION.
Verizon Wireless does not retain Location Information longer than necessary to provide the services to you. We will not knowingly disclose your Location Information to third parties without your consent. You should carefully review the privacy policies of application providers and third parties who you allow access to your Location Information, and you should know that significant risks can be associated with disclosing your Location Information to others.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT Use the correct external power source A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label. If you are not sure of the type of power source required, consult your authorized service provider or local power company. For a product that operates from battery power or other sources, refer to the operating instructions that are included with the product.
• Replace the battery only with another battery that has been qualified with the system per this standard, IEEE-Std-1725-2006. Use of an unqualified battery may present a risk of fire, explosion, leakage or other hazard. • Avoid dropping the phone or battery. If the phone or battery is dropped, especially on a hard surface, and the user suspects damage, take it to a service center for inspection. • If the battery leaks: • Do not allow the leaking fluid to come in contact with skin or clothing.
ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTIONS Do not use this product in gas stations, fuel depots, chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress, or in potentially explosive atmospheres such as fuelling areas, fuel storehouses, below deck on boats, chemical plants, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust, or metal powders.
If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. Turn your phone OFF in health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
General Precautions • Avoid applying excessive pressure to the device Do not apply excessive pressure on the screen and the device to prevent damaging them and remove the device from your pants’ pocket before sitting down. It is also recommended that you store the device in a protective case and only use the device stylus or your finger when interacting with the touch screen. Cracked display screens due to improper handling are not covered by the warranty.
Warning! When taking the device from low-temperature conditions into a warmer environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the device to acclimate to room temperature before turning on power. • Avoid pushing objects into product Never push objects of any kind into cabinet slots or other openings in the product. Slots and openings are provided for ventilation. These openings must not be blocked or covered.
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Contents Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Your phone and accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 In this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 14 Using the onscreen keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 To enter text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 To change the keyboard orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 15 Connecting to networks and devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 In this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Connecting to Wi-Fi networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 16 Working with the Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 To open the Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 To quickly dial a number in the Call log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 To add an entry’s number to your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 17 Communicating with your contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 To communicate with a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 To call a contact’s default number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 To send a text or multimedia message to a contact’s default number . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 18 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 In this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Viewing your calendar and events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 To open your calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 19 Google Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 In this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Signing in and opening your Friends list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 To open Google Talk and sign in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 20 Adding and editing email accounts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 To add an email account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 To change an account’s settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 To delete an email account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 21 Working with multiple Browser windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173 To switch Browser windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 To open a new Browser windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 To close a Browser window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 22 Finding your friends with Google Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 To join Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 To open Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 To invite friends to share their locations . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 23 Working with videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 To play videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 To share a picture by sending it to friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 To share videos on YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 24 Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 In this section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Setting an Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226 To set an alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 25 Wireless controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .243 Wireless controls screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Wi-Fi settings screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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About this guide This guide describes your phone handset, its components and accessories, and how to use release 1.6.0 of the Android™ mobile technology platform system and applications. AUG-1.6.0-003 • Your handset, its parts, preparing it for use, and the accessories that come with it are described in “Your phone and accessories” on page 29.
About this guide 28 other features available on your phone in the Google Maps™ mapping service are described in “Maps” on page 181. AUG-1.6.0-003 • Taking and previewing photos and videos is described in “Camera and Camcorder” on page 193. • Viewing, sharing, and uploading your photos to the Picasa™ photo organizing software service and the YouTube™ user-generated content website is described in “Gallery” on page 201. • Viewing YouTube videos is described in “YouTube” on page 211.
Your phone and accessories Get to know your phone, the accessories that are included in the box, and how to install the battery and storage card. In this section “Your device and accessories” on page 30 “Installing the Battery and Storage Card” on page 32 “Turning the phone on and off” on page 34 AUG-1.6.
Your phone and accessories 30 Your device and accessories What’s inside the box The product package includes the following items and accessories: • Phone • Quick Reference Guide • USB cable • RF Brochure • Battery • Warranty Statement • AC adapter • Read First Poster • microSD™ card Your device 1 12 13 14 2 3 11 4 10 5 9 6 8 15 7 AUG-1.6.
Your phone and accessories 31 1 Earpiece. Listen to a phone call here. 8 END CALL/POWER* 2 Volume button. Press to adjust the ringer or media volume. While in a phone call, press to adjust the voice volume. 9 SEARCH* 10 BACK* 11 TRACKBALL. See “Using the trackball” on page 41 3 Touch Screen 4 MENU* 12 Notification LED. See “Notification LED” 5 HOME* 6 CALL* 7 USB connector. Connect the USB cable (to connect with the PC) or the AC adapter (to charge the battery of the device). 13 3.5 mm audio jack.
Your phone and accessories 32 Installing the Battery and Storage Card Always turn off your phone before installing or replacing the battery and storage card. You also need to remove the back cover before you can install the battery and storage card. To remove the back cover 1 Make sure the phone is turned off. 2 Hold the device securely with the front facing down. 3 With your thumb or finger, lift up the top of the back cover.
Your phone and accessories 33 To install the battery 1 Align the battery’s exposed copper contacts with the battery connectors inside the battery compartment. 2 Insert the contact side of the battery first then gently push the battery into place. 3 Replace the back cover. To remove the battery 1 Make sure the phone is turned off. 2 Remove the back cover. 3 Lift out the battery from the notches at the upper left and right sides of the battery compartment.
Your phone and accessories 34 Turning the phone on and off To turn on the phone S Press the END CALL/POWER button. The first time you turn on the phone, you’re welcomed to Android and prompted to sign in to your Google Account (see “Launching Android the first time” on page 32). To turn off the phone 1 Press and hold the END CALL/POWER button until the menu opens. 2 Touch Power off in the menu. 3 Touch OK when asked to confirm that you want to turn off the phone.
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 its a good idea to become familiar with the basics of your phone and how to use it: the Home screen, the touchscreen and keys, applications, search, and so on.
Android basics 36 Launching Android the first time The first time you power on your phone (after setting it up, as described in “Your phone and accessories” on page 29), you’re prompted to touch the Android logo and to start using your phone. 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 37 www.google.com, click Sign In, click “Can’t access your account?” in the sign-in box, and then follow the instructions for retrieving a forgotten password. One you sign in, you’re asked to decide whether you want to take advantage of certain Google services, such as those that make use of your current location. Whatever you decide, you can change your mind later by changing options in the Settings application (see “Location & security settings” on page 249). AUG-1.6.
Android basics 38 Getting to know the Home screen The Home screen is your starting point for all the features on your phone. It displays application icons on top of its wallpaper. You can customize the Home screen to display other application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and so on (see “Customizing the Home screen” on page 60). The status bar shows the time, signal strength, battery status, and other information. It also displays notification icons.
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Android basics 40 Using the touchscreen The way to control Android features is by using your finger to directly manipulate icons, buttons, menu items, the onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touchscreen. You can also change the screen’s orientation. Touch When you want to act on items on the screen, such as application and settings icons, and when you want to type letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or press onscreen buttons, you simply touch them with your finger.
Android basics 41 Using the trackball Some actions, such as opening an event in a crowded calendar or selecting where you want to edit text, can be easier to do with the TRACKBALL than with the touchscreen. To use the trackball S Roll the TRACKBALL to select items on the screen. The selected item is highlighted in orange. Items 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 42 Using the phone’s buttons The phone’s physical buttons offer a variety of functions and shortcuts. Button Press Press & hold HOME Opens the Home screen. If you’re viewing the left or right extended Home screen, opens the central Home screen. Opens the recently used applications screen. MENU Opens a menu with items that affect the current screen or application. Opens or closes the onscreen keyboard.
Android basics 43 Using the onscreen keyboard You enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the onscreen keyboard automatically when you need to enter text. In others, you touch in the text field where you want to enter text, to open the keyboard. Press space or another punctuation mark to enter the red suggestion. Touch a suggestion to enter it. Touch & hold to add what you’ve typed to the user dictionary. Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Touch & hold for all caps.
Android basics 44 To enter text 1 Touch a text field where you want to type The onscreen keyboard opens. For most text fields, the keyboard starts with letters displayed. Text fields for phone numbers or other special purposes may display numbers and symbols or other custom keyboards, to make it easier to enter the required information. You can also use the TRACKBALL to select a text field and then press the TRACKBALL to open the onscreen keyboard. 2 Start typing, by touching the keys on the keyboard.
Android basics 45 To change the keyboard orientation S Turn the phone sideways or upright. The keyboard redraws to take best advantage of the new phone orientation. Many people find the larger, horizontal onscreen keyboard easier to type on. AUG-1.6.
Android basics 46 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. To edit text 1 Touch the text field with the text you want to edit. 2 Use the TRACKBALL to move the cursor to the location where you want to add or delete text. The cursor is a vertical bar that indicates where text you type or paste will be inserted. 3 Type, cut, paste, or delete text.
Android basics 47 To cut or copy text 1 Select the text you want to cut or copy. 2 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 you can paste it into another text field if you want. To paste text 1 Copy the text you want to paste. 2 Touch the text field where you want to paste the text.
Android basics 48 Opening applications The Applications tab, on the Home screen, holds icons for all the applications on your phone, including any applications that you downloaded and installed from Android Market or other sources. When you open an application, its screens open, but the current application doesn’t stop, it remains running: playing music, rendering a webpage, and so on. You can quickly switch among your open applications, to work with several at once.
Android basics 49 To close the Applications tab S Touch at the top of the tab. The Applications tab closes automatically if you touch an icon to open its application or if you move an icon from the Applications tab to the Home screen. But you can also use this method to close it manually. To open an application S Touch an application’s icon on the Home screen. OR S Touch an application's icon on the Applications tab. To open a recently used application 1 Press and hold the HOME button.
Android basics 50 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.
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Android basics 52 Monitoring your phone’s status At the top of every screen is the status bar. It displays icons that indicate 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, prompts you to open the Notifications panel to view them all (see “Managing notifications” on page 54).
Android basics 53 Notification icons The following icons indicate that you’ve received a notification. See “Managing notifications” on page 54 for information about responding to these notifications.
Android basics 54 Managing notifications Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, 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 and a brief summary appear in the status bar, and then is replaced just by its icon. For a table of notification icons, see “Notification icons” on page 53. You can open the Notifications panel to view a list of all your notifications.
Android basics 55 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 you want to respond to. The Notification panel closes and then what happens next depends on the notification. For example, new voicemail notifications dial your voicemail box; network disconnect notifications open the list of configured networks so you can reconnect, and so on.
Android basics 56 Searching your phone and the web You can search for information on your phone, in your applications, and on the web, by typing in the Quick Search Box for Android or by speaking, with Google search by voice. You can also dial a phone number by voice, as described in “Dialing by voice” on page 85. To search your phone and the web by entering text 1 Press the SEARCH button. When you press the SEARCH button on the Home screen or in many other applications, the Quick Search Box opens.
Android basics 57 Touch to search the web As you type, search results from your phone, previously chosen search results, plus web search suggestions appear. Touch one 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 58 To search the web by speaking S Press and hold the SEARCH button. OR S Touch the microphone icon in the Quick Search Box. A dialog opens, prompting you to speak the words you want to search for. When you’re done speaking, Google search by voice analyzes your speech and the Browser opens, with results of your search from your web search engine. Touch the text field in the Quick Search Box for a list of similar-sounding words to search for, if Google search by voice misunderstood you.
Android basics 59 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. (See “Location & security settings” on page 249 for other ways to protect your phone and privacy.) To lock your screen 1 On the Home screen press MENU and touch Security & location. 2 Scroll to the Screen unlock pattern section and touch Set unlock pattern.
Android basics 60 Customizing the Home screen You can add application icons, widgets, and other items to any pane of the Home screen. You can also change the wallpaper. To add an item to the Home screen 1 Open the Home screen pane where you want to add the item. See “Getting to know the Home screen” on page 38 for an introduction to working with the Home screen. 2 Press MENU and touch Add. Or just touch & hold an empty location on the Home screen.
Android basics 61 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 Applications tab icon changes to a trash can. 2 Drag the item to the trash can icon on the Applications tab. 3 When the icon and Application tab turn 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.
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Connecting to networks and devices Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including Wi-Fi data networks and Bluetooth devices, such as headsets. You can also connect your phone to a computer, to transfers files from your phone’s SD card. In this section “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 64 “Connecting to Bluetooth devices” on page 67 “Connecting to a computer” on page 70 “Connecting to virtual private networks” on page 72 AUG-1.6.
Connecting to networks and devices 64 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 to a wireless access point or “hotspot.” Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them. Others are hidden or implement any of a number of other security features, so you must configure your phone so it can connect to them.
Connecting to networks and devices 65 To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network 1 Press HOME, press MENU, and touch Settings, to open the Settings application. 2 Touch Wireless controls > 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 in the Wi-Fi networks list. If the phone discovers a network you connected to in the past, it connects to it. Secured networks are indicated with a lock icon.
Connecting to networks and devices 66 1 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on. 2 In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi-Fi network (at the bottom of the list of discovered networks). 3 Enter the SSID (name) of the network and if the network is secured, touch the Security menu and then touch the type of security deployed on the network. 4 Enter any required security credentials. 5 Touch Save.
Connecting to networks and devices 67 Connecting to Bluetooth devices Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that devices can use to exchange information over a distance of about eight meters. The most common Bluetooth devices are headphones, for making calls or listening to music, and hands-free kits for cars. There are several Bluetooth profiles that define the features and communications standards for Bluetooth devices.
Connecting to networks and devices 68 1 Press HOME, press MENU, and touch Settings, to open the Settings application. 2 Touch Wireless controls > Bluetooth settings. The Bluetooth settings screen opens. 3 If Bluetooth isn’t turned on, check Bluetooth to turn it on. 4 Touch Bluetooth name, enter a name, and touch OK. To pair your phone with a Bluetooth device You must pair your phone with another device before you can connect to it. You only need to do this the first time you connect to a device.
Connecting to networks and devices 69 1 Press HOME, press MENU, and touch Settings, to open the Settings application. 2 Touch Wireless controls > 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. If the device you expected isn’t displayed, touch Scan for devices. When the phone and the device are connected, the device is displayed as connected in the list.
Connecting to networks and devices 70 Connecting to a computer 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 71 remove the storage 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, press MENU, and touch Settings, to open the Settings application. 2 Touch SD card & phone storage. 3 Touch Unmount SD card. You can now safely remove the SD card from the phone. To format an SD card If you purchase a new SD card, you may need to format it before you can use it with your phone.
Connecting to networks and devices 72 Connecting to virtual private networks Virtual private networks (VPNs) are a technology for connecting to the resources inside a secured local network from another network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions so their users can access local network resources when not on campus.
Connecting to networks and devices 73 To connect to a VPN 1 Open the Settings application. 2 Touch Wireless controls > VPN settings. The VPNs you’ve added are listed on the VPN settings screen. 3 Touch the VPN you want to connect to. 4 In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials and touch Connect. When you’re connected to a VPN, you receive an ongoing notification in the status bar.
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Placing and receiving calls You can place phone calls by dialing a phone number, or from your contacts. When on a call, you can manage incoming calls, answering them or sending them to your voicemail box. You can even set up conference calls, with several participants.
Placing and receiving calls 76 Placing and ending calls You can place calls with the Dialer application. You can also place calls when working in the Call log (see “Working with the Call log” on page 81) or in Contacts (see “Communicating with your contacts” on page 97). To open the Dialer S Press the CALL button, then touch the Dialer tab. OR S Touch the Dialer icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. OR S If you’re already working with Contacts or the Call Log, touch the Dialer tab.
Placing and receiving calls 77 To place a call by dialing 1 Open the Dialer. Touch the entered number to dial it. Touch to erase a digit. Touch & hold to erase the entire number. 2 Touch keys on the dialer to enter the phone number. If you enter a wrong number, touch To erase the entire number, touch & hold to erase digits one by one. . To dial an international number, touch & hold the 0 key to enter the plus ( + ) symbol.
Placing and receiving calls 78 Information from Contacts about the person you’re calling. The duration of the call. Drag the Dialpad tab up to enter additional numbers during your call. During a call, you can switch applications, for example, to look up information using the Browser. The green phone icon appears in the Status bar while the call is underway, as a reminder. Press the VOLUME UP / DOWN buttons to adjust the in-call volume.
Placing and receiving calls 79 Answering or rejecting calls When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens with the caller ID and additional information about the caller, depending on how much information about the caller you have entered in Contacts (see “Contacts” on page 89). All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log (see “Working with the Call log” on page 81). If you miss a call, you also receive a notification (see “Managing notifications” on page 54).
Placing and receiving calls 80 If you’re already on a call, a summary of the current call is displayed. Press MENU for options for answering or rejecting the call. To reject a call S Press the END-CALL / POWER button to send the caller directly to your voicemail box. AUG-1.6.
Placing and receiving calls 81 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, add to a number to your Contacts. To open the Call log S Press the CALL button. Or if you have the Dialer or Contacts open, touch the Call log tab. Calls are listed with the most recent at the top. You can scroll to view earlier entries in the log.
Placing and receiving calls 82 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 you want to add the number to. For more information on creating and editing contacts, see “Contacts” on page 89.
Placing and receiving calls 83 Calling your contacts You can touch one of your contacts’ phone numbers to dial it, instead of entering the number in the Dialer. Adding, editing, and performing other tasks with your contacts is described in “Contacts” on page 89. If you have contacts on the web, they’re synchronized with your phone when you first connect to your Google Account. To call a contact 1 Press CALL and touch the Contacts tab. 2 Touch the contact you want to call.
Placing and receiving calls 84 Listening to your voicemail A voicemail messages. icon appears in the status bar when you have new voicemail 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 246). To listen to your voicemail S Open the Notifications panel and touch New voicemail. Responding to notifications is described in “Managing notifications” on page 54. OR S Open the Dialer and touch & hold the 1 key.
Placing and receiving calls 85 Dialing by voice You can search for and dial a contact by speaking, rather than by using the Dialer or touching a contact’s number. To place a call by speaking 1 Press and hold the CALL button. You’re prompted to speak the name of the contact you want to call. 2 Speak the name of the contact you want to call. If the voice dialer finds a match, it dials the Contact’s default number.
Placing and receiving calls 86 Options during a call When a call is in progress, you can press MENU for a menu of items you can use to put a call on hold, dial another contact for a phone conference, mute your microphone, and more. During a call, you can also switch between callers and set up conference calls, as described in “Managing multiple calls” on page 88. During a call, press MENU to open a menu of call options. To place a call on hold S Press MENU and touch Hold. The hold on hold.
Placing and receiving calls 87 To mute the microphone during a call S Press MENU and touch Mute. The mute icon appears in the status bar, to remind you that the microphone is turned off. When viewing the current call screen, you can unmute the microphone by pressing MENU and touching Mute again. The microphone is unmuted automatically when your current call ends. To turn the speakerphone on or off S Press MENU and touch Speaker.
Placing and receiving calls 88 Managing multiple calls When you’re on a call, the phone notifies you when you have another incoming call and gives you the option of accepting or rejecting it (as described in “Answering or rejecting calls” on page 79). If you accept the new 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 Press MENU and touch Swap calls.
Contacts Contacts application 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 Google contacts are downloaded to your phone. Subsequently, changes to either set of 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 90 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 Applications tab. OR S Press CALL and touch the Contacts tab. All your contact are displayed alphabetically in a scrolling list. Each contact is followed by the default phone number. Touch to view only your favorite contacts Touch a contact to view its details.
Contacts 91 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 the other details you’ve added about the contact. Touch to add or remove this contact from your favorites. Touch a contact method to start communicating with the contact. Touch an address to view it on Google Maps. Scroll to view other information about the contact.
Contacts 92 Adding contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with your Google contacts on the web. When you reply to or forward an email message to an email address that is not in Contacts, the email address is added to your contacts list. To add a new contact 1 Open your contacts. 2 Press MENU and touch New contact. 3 Enter the contact’s name. 4 Touch a category of contact information (such as phone numbers and email addresses) to enter that kind of information about your contact.
Contacts 93 Adding a contact to your favorites The Favorites tab contains the short list of the contacts you communicate with most often. To add a contact to your favorites 1 Open your contacts. 2 Touch & hold the contact you want to add to your list of favorites. 3 Touch Add to favorites in the menu that opens. Favorite contacts have a gold star next to their names, when you view their details (see “Editing contact details” on page 95).
Contacts 94 Searching for a contact You can search for 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.
Contacts 95 Editing contact details You can change or add details about one of your existing contacts. You can also set the ringtone for when a contact calls, or divert all calls from a contact to your voicemail. To edit contact details 1 Open your contacts or favorites. 2 Touch & hold the contact whose details you want to edit and in the menu that opens, touch Edit contact. You can also press MENU and touch Edit contact when viewing a contact’s details.
Contacts 96 To set a ringtone for a contact 1 Edit the contact’s details. 2 Scroll to near the bottom of the details screen and touch Ringtone. 3 In the scrolling list of ringtones that opens, touch the one you want to play when the contact calls. The ringtone plays a sample. 4 Touch OK. AUG-1.6.
Contacts 97 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 about a contact 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 shares your contacts with many other applications, such as Gmail and Messenger.
Contacts 98 To send a text or multimedia message to a contact’s default number 1 Open your contacts or favorites. 2 Touch & hold the contact you want to call. 3 Touch Send SMS/MMS in the menu that opens. You switch to the Messaging application with the contact’s phone number entered in a new message. For more information on sending text and multimedia messages, see “Messaging” on page 157. AUG-1.6.
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 100 Gmail is different Gmail is web-based Your messages are stored on Google servers, but you read, write, and organize messages using the Gmail application on your phone or using a web browser on a computer. Because your mail is stored on Google servers, you can also search your entire message history, backed by the speed and power of Google search.
Gmail 101 Opening Gmail and your Inbox When you open Gmail, it displays the most recent conversations in your Inbox. Or if you return to Gmail after using other applications, Gmail displays the last screen you were working with. To open Gmail S Touch the Gmail icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. Your Inbox displays conversations with the newest messages at the top.
Gmail 102 To open your Inbox when Gmail is running S Press the BACK key until you return to your Inbox. OR S When reading a message or viewing a list of labeled conversations, the MENU key and touch Back to Inbox. AUG-1.6.
Gmail 103 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. To read a message S Touch a conversation that contains the message you want to read. A conversation opens to the first new (unread) message, or to the first starred message, if you’ve previously starred a message in the conversation (see “Starring a message” on page 109). This conversation has two labels.
Gmail 104 1 Touch the tab that indicates the number of previously read messages. The tab expands into tabs that list the sender and first line of each read message. 2 Touch an expanded tab to reread the body of the message. Touch the tab that indicates the number of unread messages to view their summary tabs. Touch the tab of a message you’ve already read to open it, so you can read it again.
Gmail 105 Composing and sending a message You can compose and send a message to people or groups with Gmail or other email addresses. 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 (see “Contacts” on page 89). You can touch a suggested message or enter a new one. 3 Press MENU and touch Add Cc/Bcc to address a copy or blind copy of the message. 4 Enter a subject for the message.
Gmail 106 Replying to or forwarding a message When reading a message, you can continue the conversation by replying to it or 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 Reply to reply just to the sender of the message; Touch Reply to all to include all other recipients of the message. Touch Forward to send the conversation to someone new.
Gmail 107 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 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 108 Labeling a conversation You organize conversations by labeling them. Gmail has several built-in labels; you can also add your own, using Gmail on the web. Viewing labeled conversations is described, along with a list of standard labels, in “Viewing conversations by label” on page 110. To label a conversation 1 When reading a conversation’s messages, touch Labels. 2 In the dialog that opens, check the labels you want to assign to the conversation.
Gmail 109 Starring a message You can star a message that is important to you for any reason. 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 110. To star a message: S When reading a message, touch the star in its header. OR S When viewing a conversation, touch its star to star the newest message in the conversation. To unstar a message: S Touch its star again.
Gmail 110 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 time, as described in “Synchronizing your messages” on page 114. See “Labeling a conversation” on page 108 or “Starring a message” on page 109 for information on assigning labels and stars.
Gmail 111 Reporting spam The Gmail webmail service works hard to prevent spam (unwanted and unsolicited “junk” mail) from reaching your Inbox. But when spam makes it through, you can help improve the Gmail service by reporting the conversation as spam. To report a conversation as spam S When reading the conversation's messages, press MENU and touch More > Report spam. OR S Check one or a batch of conversations in your Inbox or other conversation list, press MENU, and touch Report as spam.
Gmail 112 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 the messages in your Gmail account on the web are included (except those labeled Trash or Spam), not just those you’ve synchronized onto your phone. You can also use the advanced search options that are described on the Gmail web site. 1 In the Inbox, press MENU and touch Search.
Gmail 113 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 retain any other labels you’ve assigned to them (see “Viewing conversations by label” on page 110). They’re also included in search results. If someone replies to a message you’ve archived, its conversation is restored to your Inbox.
Gmail 114 Synchronizing your messages The Gmail webmail service has enormous resources for storing your messages; your phone does not. Gmail only downloads some of your messages to your phone, to save space. You can set which conversations 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 “Location & security settings” on page 249.
Gmail 115 To set how many days of conversations to synchronize 1 Open your Inbox. 2 Press MENU and touch Settings > Labels. 3 Touch Number of days to sync. Enter the number of days and touch OK. AUG-1.6.
Gmail 116 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 info, or even “Sent by an Android.” 1 Open your Inbox or another labeled list of Conversations. 2 Press MENU and touch Settings > Signature. Enter a signature to append to your messages and touch OK. 3 Enter a signature. 4 Touch OK. AUG-1.6.
Gmail 117 Changing Gmail settings You can change a number of settings for Gmail. Notification volumes and some synchronization settings are changed in the Settings application (see “Settings” on page 241). S To change Gmail settings, open your Inbox, press MENU, and touch Settings. General Settings Signature Opens a dialog where you can enter text to append to every message you send. See “Appending a signature to your messages” on page 116.
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Calendar Calendar works with Google Calendar web-based calendaring service for creating and managing events, meetings, and appointments. 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 on the phone is optimized for the phone.
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Calendar 121 Viewing your calendar and events Open Calendar to view the event you have scheduled in the coming days, weeks, or months. To open your calendar S Touch the Calendar icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. If you have created or subscribed to more than one calendar using Google Calendar on the web, events from each calendar are displayed in a different color.
Calendar 122 To change your calendar view S Press MENU and touch Agenda, Day, Week, or Month. Each view displays in the events in your calendar for a period of time. For details, see: “Working in Agenda view” on page 123 “Working in Day view” on page 124 “Working in Week view” on page 125 “Working in Month view” on page 126 S To view more information about an event in Agenda view, touch the event. S To view more information about an event in Day or Week view, touch the event to open a quick view summary.
Calendar 123 Working in Agenda view Agenda view is a list of your events of the month in chronological order. All-day or multi-day 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 more information about it 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 an event’s details” on page 127. AUG-1.6.
Calendar 124 Working in Day view Day view displays a chart of the events of one day, in a table of one-hour rows. Allday or multi-day events are displayed at the top. As much of the title of each event is displayed in the rows corresponding to when it occurs. To switch to Day view S Press MENU and touch Day. Touch an event to view a quick summary; touch the summary to view more details.
Calendar 125 Working in Week view Week view displays a chart of the events of one week. All-day or multi-day events are displayed at the top. To switch to Week view S Press MENU and touch Week. Touch an event to view a quick summary; touch the summary to view more details. Drag left or right to view earlier or later weeks Touch & hold an event to view more detail about the event or create a new event at that time In a crowded Week view, it can be easiest to select events using the TRACKBALL.
Calendar 126 Working in Month view Month view displays a chart of the events of the month. Segments of each day with events are green in each 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 124. AUG-1.6.
Calendar 127 Viewing an event’s 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 view, touch an event to view its details. S In Day or Week view, touch an event to open a quick summary. Touch the summary to view details about the event. S In Month view, touch a day to switch to Day view. Then touch the event whose details you want to view to open a summary, and touch the summary to view the details.
Calendar 128 Creating an event You can use Calendar on your phone to create events that appear on your phone and in your Google Calendar on the web. To create an event 1 On any Calendar view, press MENU and then touch New event to open the Event details screen. You can also touch & hold a spot in Day, Week, or Month view to open a menu where you can touch New event, to open the Event details screen with that day and time pre-entered. 2 Add details about the event.
Calendar 129 Editing or deleting an event You can an edit or delete an event 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 event’s summary. See “Viewing an event’s details” on page 127. 2 Press MENU and touch Edit event. The Event details screen opens for the event. This is the same screen described in “Creating an event” on page 128.
Calendar 130 Setting a reminder for an event 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 a reminder for an event 1 Open the event’s summary. See “Viewing an event’s details” on page 127. 2 Touch the plus button to add a reminder. A new reminder is added, for 10 minutes before the event.
Calendar 131 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 54 for more information on responding to notifications.) To respond to an event reminder S If you receive notifications in the status bar, touch the status bar and slide your finger down to open the Notifications panel.
Calendar 132 Displaying and synchronizing calendars Initially, all calendars you create or subscribe to in Google Calendar on the web are also displayed in Calendar on your phone. But you can pick which calendars you want to show or hide on the phone, and which you want to keep synchronized. To show or hide calendars S To show or hide a calendar, press MENU, touch More > My calendars, and then check or uncheck a calendar to show or hide it.
Calendar 133 Changing Calendar settings You can change a number of 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, and touch More > Settings. Hide declined events Check if you don’t want to see events you’ve declined invitations to. Set alerts & notifications Opens a dialog where you can configure event reminders to open an alert, send you a notification, or turn off event notifications on your phone.
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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 or on the web. In this section “Signing in and opening your Friends list” on page 136 “Chatting with friends” on page 138 “Changing and monitoring online status” on page 141 “Managing your Friends list” on page 143 “Changing Google Talk settings” on page 145 AUG-1.6.
Google Talk 136 Signing in and opening your Friends list You sign into Google Talk to chat with your friends and to receive invitations to chat; you do that by opening Google Talk (or by signing in automatically, as described in “Changing Google Talk settings” on page 145). You remain signed in until you deliberately sign out, even when using other applications. To open Google Talk and sign in S Touch the Google Talk icon tab.
Google Talk 137 S Press MENU and touch Friends list. 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 More > Sign out. You no longer receive chat notifications or see others’ Google Talk status in other applications, such as Gmail. AUG-1.6.
Google Talk 138 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 and touch Friends list to invite another friend to chat. The chat screen opens. 2 Enter your message end touch Send.
Google Talk 139 To accept an invitation to chat When a friend opens Google Talk and sends you a message, you receive a notification and their entry in the Friends list turns white and displays the message. S Touch the friend in your Friends list. OR S Open the Notifications panel and touch the chat notification. To learn how to respond to notifications, see “Managing notifications” on page 54. A chat window opens where you can exchange messages with your friend.
Google Talk 140 S On a chat screen, press MENU and touch Chat off record. If you want to resume saving the messages in the chat, press MENU and touch Chat on record. To end a chat When you’re done chatting, you can end the chat so the friend is no longer at the top of your Friends list and the chat is not displayed in the switch chats panel. When you end a chat, the text of the chat is not discarded: If you restart the chat, the conversation is displayed in the new chat window, where you left off.
Google Talk 141 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 in a while Busy: signed into Google Talk but too busy to chat Signed out of Google Talk Invisible: you’re signed into Google Talk but appear signed out to others You can change your online status and status message.
Google Talk 142 To change your picture 1 Touch your current picture at the top-left of your Friends list. The Select picture screen opens with all the pictures on your SD card displayed in a scrolling list of thumbnails. 2 Touch the picture you want to use. 3 Crop the picture. Cropping pictures is described in “Working with pictures” on page 204. 4 Touch Save. AUG-1.6.
Google Talk 143 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. 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.
Google Talk 144 To view all friends or only those most popular with you By default, only the friends that you frequently chat with—the most popular—are shown in the Friends list. But you can view all your friends instead. S In the Friends list, press MENU and touch All friends. Or to switch back to just the friends you’re most popular with, touch Most popular in the menu. To pin a friend You can pin a friend to make sure they always appears in your Most popular friends list.
Google Talk 145 Changing Google Talk settings You can configure Google Talk to send you a notification with the contents of each message you receive in a chat, and to also sound a ringtone or vibrate the phone. You can also configure Google Talk to sign you in automatically when you turn on your phone, instead of having to open Google Talk to receive chats and share your online status, 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 email to read and send email from email accounts other than Gmail. Email includes a wizard that makes is easy to configure it for several popular email service providers. In this section “Opening Email and reading your messages” on page 148 “Responding to a message” on page 151 “Composing and sending email” on page 152 “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 153 “Changing email account settings” on page 155 AUG-1.6.
Email 148 Opening Email and reading your messages To open Email S Touch the Email icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. The first time you open Email, it offers a two-step setup wizard to help you add an email account, as described in “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 153.
Email 149 To open an account’s mailboxes screen Each account’s mailboxes screen lists its mailboxes (or folders, depending on your email service), with your received and sent email. 1 Open the Accounts screen. Each account has a separate set of mailboxes, such as an Inbox, Sent, Trash, and other mailboxes. 2 Touch the name of the account you want to work with. The mailboxes screen opens with a scrolling list of the mailboxes in the account.
Email 150 To read a message 1 Open a mailbox and touch the message you want to read. Touch an arrow to read the next or previous message in the mailbox Sender’s Google Talk online status View or save an attachment Touch to reply to or delete the message You can reply to, forward, delete, or take other actions on a message, as described in “Responding to a message” on page 151. 2 Touch & hold the name of the account you want to delete. 3 Touch Delete in the menu.
Email 151 Responding to a message You can reply to or forward a message you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways. To reply to or forward a message S When 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 152 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 89 for more information. 3 Press MENU and touch Add Cc/Bcc to address a copy or blind copy of the message.
Email 153 Adding and editing email accounts The first time you open Email, it prompts you to set up an email account. Subsequently, you can configure Email to send and receive email from additional email accounts. The Email two-step wizard can help you set up your account for many popular email systems. If your service provider requires additional settings, or if your service provider is unknown to Email, you can enter the necessary details manually. To add an email account 1 Open the Accounts screen.
Email 154 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 it uses to send and receive mail. 1 In your account’s mailboxes screen, press MENU and touch Account settings. Or press & hold an account’s name in the Accounts screen and in the menu that opens, touch Account settings. 2 Touch the name of the account you want to modify. 3 Press MENU and touch Account settings.
Email 155 Changing email account settings You can change the following settings for each email account, during or after when you create the account. Creating an account and changing its settings are described in “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 153. Account name The name of the account as it appears in the Accounts and mailboxes screens. Your name Your name as it appears to others when they receive email from you.
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Messaging You can use Messaging to exchange text (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with your friends’ mobile phones. In this section “Opening Messaging” on page 158 “Exchanging messages” on page 159 “Changing Messaging settings” on page 163 AUG-1.6.
Messaging 158 Opening Messaging To open Messaging S Touch the Messaging icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 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 send a new text of multimedia message. Touch to open an ongoing message thread. S Touch New message to start a new text or multimedia message.
Messaging 159 Exchanging messages You can send text (SMS) messages of up to 160 characters to another mobile phone. If you continue to type after the limit is reached, your message will be delivered as a series of messages. Multimedia (MMS) messages can contain text and a picture, a recorded voice, an audio file, or a picture slideshow.
Messaging 160 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, where you can touch it to resume composing it. 4 Touch Send. The message window opens, with your message after your name. Responses appear in the window. You view and send additional messages, creating a message thread. AUG-1.6.
Messaging 161 To create and send a multimedia (MMS) 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 contact or continue typing. 3 Touch the composition text box to start entering your message. 4 Press MENU and touch Add subject to add a message subject. 5 Press MENU and touch Attach to open a menu where you can touch the kind of media file you want to attache to the message.
Messaging 162 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. To view details about a message 1 Touch & hold a message in a message window. 2 Touch View message details in the menu that opens. AUG-1.6.
Messaging 163 Changing Messaging settings You can change a number of Messaging settings. S To change Messaging settings, open the Messaging window, press MENU, and touch Settings. Storage settings XXX SMS settings Delivery reports Check to receive delivery reports for the messages you send. Manage SIM card messages Touch to open a window where you can work with messages store on your SIM card, for example, if you used the SIM card in another kind of phone where you exchanged text messages.
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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 166 “Navigating within a webpage” on page 168 “Navigating among webpages” on page 171 “Working with multiple Browser windows” on page 173 “Downloading files” on page 174 “Working with bookmarks” on page 175 “Changing Browser settings” on page 177 AUG-1.6.
Browser 166 Opening Browser Open Browser to start surfing the web. To open Browser S Touch the Browser icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. Browser also opens when you touch a web link, for example, in an email or text message. When you open Browser, it displays the last webpage your were viewing, or if you have not used Browser in a while, it opens your home page.
Browser 167 To go to a webpage 1 On a Browser screen, press MENU and touch Go. 2 Enter the address (URL) of the webpage. As you enter the address, your web search engine makes suggestions of webpages and queries in a list (to learn more about searching, see “Searching your phone and the web” on page 56). 3 Touch a suggestion or enter an address and touch Go. If you touch a suggested page or enter an address and touch Go, that webpage opens.
Browser 168 Navigating within a webpage When you first open a webpage, you see as much of the page as will fit on screen at actual size, starting from the top left. You can move different portions of a webpage into view and zoom in and out in a number of ways. To scroll a webpage S Slide your finger on the screen. OR S Roll the TRACKBALL in any direction. The TRACKBALL is particularly useful for selecting items that are close together.
Browser 169 Drag the magnifying window to the area you want to view 3 Drag the magnifying window to the area of the page you want to view. The area is displayed in the Browser window, at the current zoom level. You can also roll the TRACKBALL to move the magnifying window: press the TRACKBALL (or touch the window) when you’re done. To zoom in or out on a webpage 1 Slide your finger slightly on the screen to reveal the zoom and scale-and-scroll controls.
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Browser 171 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 you touch are highlighted in orange briefly, 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 172 To view your most frequently visited pages 1 Press MENU and touch Bookmarks. Working with bookmarks is described in “Working with bookmarks” on page 175. 2 Touch the Most visited tab. The pages you’ve visited most frequently are listed in order. Bookmarked pages have a gold star. 3 Touch a page to reopen it.
Browser 173 Working with multiple Browser windows You can open up to eight browser windows at once and switch among them. To switch Browser windows 1 Press MENU and touch Windows. Thumbnails of your open windows are displayed in a scrolling list. Touch a thumbnail to open its window. Touch to open a new window. Touch to close a window. 2 Touch the thumbnail of the window you want to open. To open a new Browser windows S Press MENU and touch New Window.
Browser 174 Downloading files You can download files, webpages, and even applications from webpages. The files you download are stored on your SD card (see “Connecting to a computer” on page 70 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 you download from the web or receive in email. Warning! Applications downloaded from the web can be from unknown sources.
Browser 175 Working with bookmarks You can bookmark any number of webpages so you can quickly go to them later. To bookmark a webpage 1 Open the webpage you want to bookmark. 2 Press MENU and touch Bookmarks. Touch to bookmark the current page. Touch to a bookmark to open it. 3 Touch Add bookmark. Edit the name and the address if needed and touch OK. The bookmark is added to the top of the list. To open a bookmark 1 Press MENU and touch Bookmarks. 2 Touch the bookmark you want to open.
Browser 176 To edit a bookmark 1 Press MENU and touch Bookmarks. 2 Touch & hold the bookmark you want to edit. 3 Touch Edit bookmark in the menu 4 Edit the name or address in the dialog. 5 Touch OK. To share a bookmark 1 Press MENU and touch Bookmarks. 2 Touch & hold the bookmark you want 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 as the subject.
Browser 177 Changing Browser settings You can configure a number of Browser settings, including several you can use to manage your privacy. S To open the Browser settings screen, press MENU and touch More > Settings. Page content settings Text size Opens a dialog where you increase or decrease the size of text Browser uses when displaying webpages. Default zoom Opens a dialog where you can increase or decrease the magnification level Browser uses when first opening a webpage.
Browser 178 Privacy settings Clear cache The browser stores the text and images of the webpages you visit so they open more quickly when you revisit them. You can touch Clear cache to delete these temporary files. Clear history The browser keeps track of the webpages you visit, so you can quickly find them and open them again later (see “To view your Browser history” on page 171). Touch Clear history to delete this record.
Browser 179 Gears settings Opens a list of each webpage that uses Gears and may offer settings for how each webpage uses gears. You can use this page to disable gears for a webpage. Reset to default Touch to delete all Browser data, including your browsing history, cookies, passwords, bookmarks, and restore all the Browser settings to their original values. AUG-1.6.
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Maps Use maps to find your current location, to view real-time traffic conditions, and to get detailed directions by foot, public transportation, or car. You can also search on a map to locate places of interest or an address, on a street map or a satellite image. You can even view a some locations as if you were strolling down that street. If you join Google Latitude, you can view your friends’ locations on your maps and share your location and other information with them in other ways.
Maps 182 Opening Maps and viewing your location Open Maps to view your location. But first turn on location services to use information about your location when navigating and searching in Maps. 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 > Security & location. 2 Check the My Location options you want to use.
Maps 183 Drag the map to move in any direction Your location Zoom in and 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 zoom controller . Not all magnification levels are available for all locations. To get an address and additional information for a location S Touch & hold a location on the map. A balloon opens over the location, with the address and a thumbnail from street view (if available). AUG-1.6.
Maps 184 Touch & hold a location to open a balloon with its address. Touch the balloon to open a screen tools for learning more about the location. Touch the balloon to open a screen with tools for learning more about the location (these tools are described in this section and on the http:// maps.google.com web site). To clear the map After you get directions or search on a map (as described in the other parts of this section), you can clear away the various markers such activities draw on the map.
Maps 185 Changing map views Initially, Maps opens with a street map. But you can also view a satellite image of a location, check on traffic, and even look at a location as if you were sanding on the street. To switch to map, satellite, or traffic mode S Press MENU, touch Map mode, and touch Map, Satellite, or Traffic. Map mode Satellite mode Traffic mode Map mode is the default view.
Maps 186 1 Touch & hold a location on a map to open a balloon with the address and a street view thumbnail. 2 Touch the balloon and in the screen that opens, touch Street view. Touch the view to display navigation tools. Touch the arrows to shift the view up or down the street. To navigate in Street View S Drag the image in any direction to pan up and down or to look in other directions. S Zoom into the direction you’re looking. S Touch the screen to open navigation controls.
Maps 187 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 you’re viewing. To search for a location 1 While viewing a map, press MENU and touch Search. 2 Enter the place you’re looking for in the search box. You can enter an address, a city, or type of business or establishment (for example, “museums in San Francisco”). As you enter information, previous searches for appear in a list below the search box.
Maps 188 Getting directions Maps can provide directions for travel by foot, public transportation, or car. To get directions 1 While viewing a map, press MENU and touch Directions. Enter a starting point in the first text box and your destination in the second text box. Or touch to open a menu with options for entering your current location, an address form your Contacts, or a point you touch on a map. Enter starting and ending locations. Select a mode of transport. Touch Go.
Maps 189 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 190 To respond to an invitation When a friend invites you to share your location in Latitude, you can respond with: 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. When you open Maps, it shows your friends’ locations.
Maps 191 Directions Get directions to the friend’s location. 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 photo icon in the middle of the city you are in. To share more precise location again, touch Best available location.
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Camera and Camcorder Use Camera and Camcorder to shoot and share pictures and videos. “Your phone and accessories” on page 29 includes details about preparing the camera before you use it (for example, peeling off any protective film that covers the lens during shipping) and other camera features. Pictures and videos are stored on the phone’s SD card, so you must install one to use Camera and Camcorder (see “Your phone and accessories” on page 29).
Camera and Camcorder 194 Opening Camera and taking pictures Take pictures with Camera. Changing the resolution of your pictures, configuring Camera to record the locations of your pictures, and other settings are described in “Changing Camera and Camcorder settings” on page 199. You can also view your pictures with the Gallery application, as described in “Gallery” on page 201. To open Camera S Touch the Camera icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab.
Camera and Camcorder 195 To take a picture 1 If necessary, touch the control to open Camera. 2 Frame your subject on screen. 3 Touch the shutter button. The camera’s autofocus feature brings the image into focus. When the image is in focus, the focus indicators (in each corner) turn green and the camera takes a picture. The picture you just took is displayed for a moment. Then you can take another picture or preview your pictures, as described in “Reviewing your pictures” on page 197. AUG-1.6.
Camera and Camcorder 196 Opening Camcorder and shooting videos You can shoot videos (with sound) of varying lengths with Camcorder. Changing the length of your videos and other settings are described in “Changing Camera and Camcorder settings” on page 199. You can play and share your videos with the Gallery application, as described in “Gallery” on page 201. To open Camcorder S Touch the Camcorder tab.
Camera and Camcorder 197 Reviewing your pictures You can review the pictures you’ve taken in Camera. To review your pictures 1 If necessary, touch the control to open Camera. 2 Touch the thumbnail image at the top right of the Camera screen. The picture review screen opens, displaying your most recent picture.
Camera and Camcorder 198 Reviewing your videos You can review the videos you’ve shot in Camcorder. You can also view a slideshow of your pictures, share them with friends, and delete shots (see “Gallery” on page 201 for more about playback). To review your videos 1 If necessary, touch the control to open Camcorder. 2 Touch the thumbnail image at the top right of the Camcorder screen. A still from the start of your most recent video is displayed.
Camera and Camcorder 199 Changing Camera and Camcorder settings You can change a number of settings for how Camera and Camcorder take pictures and shoot videos. S To change picture and video settings, open Camera or Camcorder to the screen for taking pictures or shooting videos, press MENU, and touch Settings. General settings Store location in pictures Check to include the location of each picture you take, using the phone’s GPS.
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Gallery Use Gallery to view photos and play back videos. For photos, you can also perform basic editing tasks, set them as your wallpaper or contact picture, and so on. You can also share your pictures and videos with friends, via email or messaging, or on the Picasa and YouTube web sites. In this section “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 202 “Working with pictures” on page 204 “Working with videos” on page 207 “Changing Gallery settings” on page 209 AUG-1.6.
Gallery 202 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 on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. OR S Open Gallery from Camera or Camcorder by pressing MENU and touching Gallery. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. Gallery presents the pictures and videos on your SD card in albums.
Gallery 203 Touch a picture to open it. Touch a video to open it. S Touch a picture or video in a gallery to open it. Working with the pictures you open is described in “Working with pictures” on page 204. Working with the videos you open is described in “Working with videos” on page 207. You can change settings for the size and order of the pictures and images in albums, as described in “Changing Gallery settings” on page 209. AUG-1.6.
Gallery 204 Working with pictures Use Gallery to view pictures, edit them, and share them with friends. To view and browse pictures S Open a Gallery album and touch a picture. Opening albums is described in “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 202. S Turn the phone to view the picture in upright (portrait) or sideways (landscape) orientation. The picture is displayed (but not saved) in the new orientation. S Touch the picture to view the navigation, zoom, and other controls.
Gallery 205 To crop a picture You can ave a zoomed-in portion of a picture by cropping it. 1 When viewing a picture, press MENU and touch Crop. The cropping rectangle appears on top of the picture. 2 Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture you want to crop. Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it. Drag an edge of the cropping tool to resize it to any proportion. Drag a corner of the cropping tool to resize it with fixed proportions.
Gallery 206 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 and Camcorder settings” on page 199), you can view the location where you took the picture in Google Maps. S When viewing a picture, press MENU and touch More > Show on Maps. Google Maps opens, centered on the location stored in the picture.
Gallery 207 Working with videos Use Gallery to play videos and share them with friends. 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 202. Touch the video to view the playback controls for pausing, resuming, and skipping backwards and forwards S Touch the video to view the playback controls.
Gallery 208 You can upload any video that is 3MB or smaller: approximately 1 minute of highquality video or 2 minutes of low-quality video (see “Changing Camera and Camcorder settings” on page 199). 1 When viewing an album, touch & hold the video you want to send. Touch Share. 2 Touch YouTube. 3 Enter a title, description, and tags for your video. 4 Check Public if you want to share the video with everyone. 5 Touch Upload.
Gallery 209 Changing Gallery settings You can change a number of settings for how Gallery displays pictures and videos, how it presents slideshows, and other settings. S To change Gallery settings, press MENU, and touch Settings (or More > Settings, depending on the Gallery screen). General settings Display size Opens a dialog where you can set the display size of pictures and videos. Sort order Opens a dialog where you can set whether pictures in albums are sorted newest-first or oldest-first.
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YouTube YouTube is the free online video streaming service for viewing, searching for, and uploading videos. In this section “Opening YouTube and watching videos” on page 212 AUG-1.6.
YouTube 212 Opening YouTube and watching videos You can browse, search for, view, upload, and rank videos on YouTube on your phone with the YouTube application. To open YouTube S Touch the YouTube icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. YouTube presents the videos grouped into categories, such as Featured, Most popular, Most viewed, Top rated, and more. Videos are grouped into categories.
YouTube 213 Touch the screen to view the playback controls. S Touch the video to view the playback controls. You can pause, skip forward or backwards, or drag the slider to the point in the video you want to watch, with the playback controls. S Press BACK to stop playback and return to the videos list. S Press MENU to rate, comment on, share, flag as inappropriate, and to interact with the video in other ways. For details about these features, visit the YouTube web site.
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Music Use Music to organize and listen to music and other audio files you transfer to your SD card from your computer. In this section “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 216 “Opening Music and working with your library” on page 217 “Playing music” on page 219 “Working with playlists” on page 222 AUG-1.6.
Music 216 Transferring music files to your phone Music plays audio files 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 you have purchased from iTunes and other online stores as well as music you have copied from your CD collection, an so on.
Music 217 Opening Music and working with your library Once you’ve copied some music onto your SD card (as described in “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 216), you can open Music and see your library of music files, sort in several ways. To open Music and view your music library S Touch the Music icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications.
Music 218 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 or associated songs. To delete a song from the SD card You can delete music from the storage card.
Music 219 Playing music Once you’ve copies music files onto your SD card found the tracks you want to listen to in your music library, you can play them. You can listen to music using the phone’s built-in speaker, using a wired headset, or using a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset that supports the A2DP profile (see “Your phone and accessories” on page 29 and “Connecting to Bluetooth devices” on page 67 for details). To play music S Touch a song in your library to listen to it.
Music 220 To control playback The Playback screen offers several icons you can touch to control the playback of songs, albums, and playlists: Touch to pause playback.
Music 221 S Touch & hold a song in a library list and in the menu that opens, touch Use as phone ringtone. OR S On the Playback screen, press MENU and touch Use as ringtone. For details about using the Settings application to view and set the phone’s ringtone, see“Sound & display settings” on page 247. AUG-1.6.
Music 222 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 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 223 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, just removed the playlist you’re working with. To rename or delete a playlist 1 Open the playlist library. 2 Touch & hold a playlist and in the menu that opens, touch Rename or Delete. You can’t delete or rename the Recently Added playlist.
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Alarm Clock You can use your phone as an alarm clock. You can set one-time alarms or alarms that play on weekdays, every day, or other times. You can use one of your music tracks as a ringtone or use one of the alarm ringtones that comes with your phone. In this section “Setting an Alarm” on page 226 “Customizing Alarm Clock” on page 228 AUG-1.6.
Alarm Clock 226 Setting an Alarm You can set an alarm by modifying an existing one, or by adding a new one. To set an alarm 1 Touch the Alarm icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. Touch the clock face to change it Check an alarm to turn it on Touch an alarm to open a screen where you can set its time and other attributes 2 Touch an existing alarm to change its time and other attributes.
Alarm Clock 227 3 Touch Time to set the time of the alarm. You can change the time by touching the + and - buttons and AM or PM. Or touch a time to type the time you want. Touch to set a later time Touch to type the time Touch to change from AM to PM Touch to set an earlier time Touch Set when you’re done 4 Touch Ringtone to pick a ringtone for the alarm. The ringtone plays briefly when you select it. 5 Touch Vibrate to configure the alarm to vibrate the phone, in addition to playing the ringtone.
Alarm Clock 228 Customizing Alarm Clock You can change the face of the alarm clock or hide the face entirely. You can also set whether the alarm sounds when the phone is in silent mode. You can change how times are displayed in Alarm Clock in the Settings applications. See “Language & keyboard settings” on page 256. To change the face of the alarm clock 1 Touch the clock face. 2 Slide the small faces to the left or right until the face you want is displayed. 3 Touch the face you want.
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Calculator 230 Using the Calculator Use Calculator to figure math problems. To open and use the Calculator S Touch the Calculator tab. icon on the Home screen or in the Applications See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. Drag to switch between basic and advanced 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 useful applications and fun games, which you can download and install on your phone. In this section “Opening Android Market and finding applications” on page 232 “Downloading and installing applications” on page 235 “Managing your downloads” on page 237 AUG-1.6.
Market 232 Opening Android Market and finding applications You can open Android Market to browse and search for free and paid applications. To open Android Market S Touch the Market icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. When you open Android Market for the first time, you must read and accept the terms of service to continue.
Market 233 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 the 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. 3 Touch Top paid, Top free, or Just in to further sort the subcategory.
Market 234 this screen (see “Downloading and installing applications” on page 235). You can also rate, uninstall, and perform other actions on the application (see “Managing your downloads” on page 237). To search for applications 1 Touch the search icon button. at the top-right of the screen or press the SEARCH 2 Enter what you want to search for and touch search icon again. Enter all or part of the text in an application’s name, description, or the developer’s name you want to search for.
Market 235 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 236. 1 Find the application you want and open its details screen. See “Opening Android Market and finding applications” on page 232.
Market 236 Warning! Read this screen carefully! Be especially cautious with applications that have access to many functions or a significant amount of your data. Once you touch OK on this screen, you are responsible for the results of using this item on your phone. 4 Touch OK if you agree to the application’s access requirements. If you selected a paid application, you’re redirected to a Google Checkout screen to pay for the application before it’s downloaded to your phone.
Market 237 Managing your downloads Once 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 238 1 On the Android Market home screen, press MENU and touch Downloads. 2 Touch the application you want to uninstall for a refund. The details screen for the application opens. 3 Touch Uninstall & refund. Your application is uninstalled and the charge is cancelled. 4 Touch the explanation that best matches why you’re uninstalling and touch OK. To set whether you’re notified about updated applications 1 On the Android Market home screen, press MENU and touch Downloads.
Market 239 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 Scroll to the bottom of the details screen and touch Flag as inappropriate. 3 Touch the reason you find the application objectionable. 4 Touch Submit. Your comments are sent to the Android Market team. AUG-1.6.
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Settings You use the Settings application to configure how your phone looks, sounds, communicates, and operates in many other ways. Many applications also have their own settings; see the sections about those applications to learn more.
Settings 242 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 Applications tab. See “Opening applications” on page 48 to learn more about opening and switching applications. All the settings in the Settings application are detailed in this section. AUG-1.6.
Settings 243 Wireless controls Use Wireless controls settings to configure and manage connections to networks and devices via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile networks. You also use Wireless controls to configure connections between your phone and virtual private networks (VPNs) and for turning off all radios with airplane mode. Wireless controls screen Airplane mode Check to turn off all wireless radios, to comply with regulations on airplanes and other locations.
Settings 244 Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen Regulatory domain Opens a dialog where you can override your phone’s default settings for the number of Wi-Fi channels, which is regulated differently in different locations. Wi-Fi sleep policy Opens a dialog where you can set whether and when the Wi-Fi radio disconnects. Disabling sleep uses more battery power. MAC address The MAC address of your phone when connecting to Wi-Fi networks.
Settings 245 VPNs The list of VPNs you’ve previously configured. For details, see “Connecting to virtual private networks” on page 72. Mobile networks settings screen Data roaming Uncheck to prevent your phone from transmitting data on mobile networks via other carriers’ networks, when you leave an area with your own carrier’s mobile networks. System select Choose the CDMA roaming mode. You can choose either Home only or Automatic. AUG-1.6.
Settings 246 Call settings Use Call settings to configure phone call settings, such as call forwarding and call waiting or other special features offered by your carrier. You can also use Call settings to configure the phone so it can place outgoing calls to a fixed set of phone numbers. Call settings screen Voicemail Opens a dialog where you can enter the phone number you want to use for listening to and managing your voicemail.
Settings 247 Sound & display settings Use the Sound & display settings to configure many aspects of call and notification ringtones, music and other audio, as well as the brightness and other screen settings. Sound & display settings screen Silent mode Check to silence all sounds (including call and notification ringtones) except the audio from music, movies, and other media and any alarms you have set (you must silence media and alarms in their own applications).
Settings 248 Orientation Check to switch the screen to landscape mode or portrait mode automatically, when you turn the phone sideways or upright. Animation Check to enjoy animated transitions when navigating from screen to screen. Brightness Check to open a dialog with a slider for adjusting the screen brightness. For the best battery performance, use the dimmest comfortable brightness.
Settings 249 Location & security settings Use the Security & location settings to set your preferences for using and sharing your location when your search for information and use location-aware applications, such as Maps, and to 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 250 connections (see “Connecting to virtual private networks” on page 72). This setting is dimmed if you have not yet set a password for the credential storage. Set password Opens a dialog where you can set or change the password for your secure credential storage. Your password must have at least 8 letters or numbers and may not contain spaces or other special characters.
Settings 251 Applications settings Use the Application 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 you obtain web sites and email. Application settings screen Unknown sources Check to permit installation of applications you obtain from web sites, email, or other locations other than Android Market.
Settings 252 Controls Use the Force stop button to stop an application that is misbehaving. The application is stopped without confirmation. Permissions Lists the kinds of information about your phone and data the application has access to. Development screen The Development screen contains settings that are useful for developing Android applications. For more information, including documentation of the Android APIs and development tools, see the Android developer web site (http:// developer.android.
Settings 253 Accounts & synchronization settings Use the Accounts & synchronization settings to control how and whether all applications synchronize their data and to turn synchronization on or off for individual applications. 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 254 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, to manage your SD card, and if necessary, to reset the phone, erasing all of your personal information.
Settings 255 Search settings Use Search settings to configure Google search, Quick Search Box, and what data on the phone you want to include in searches. For more information, see “Searching your phone and the web” on page 56. Search settings screen Web search engine Tap to select the search engine to use when doing searches on the web. Search engine settings Opens a screen where you can set your preferences for the selected web search engine.
Settings 256 Language & keyboard settings Use the Language & keyboard settings to pick which language you prefer for the text on your phone, and for configuring the onscreen keyboard, including words you’ve added to its dictionary. Locale & text screen Select locale Opens the Locale screen, where you can select the language you want for the text on your phone. Android keyboard See “Android keyboard settings screen” on page 256.
Settings 257 suggested word is likely what you intend to type (see “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 43). AUG-1.6.
Settings 258 Accessibility settings Use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone. The items you see on-screen depend on the plug-ins you have installed. Accessibility Check to enable any installed accessibility plug-ins. KickBack Check to vibrate the phone briefly as feedback as you navigate the phone’s user interface, press buttons, and so on.
Settings 259 Text-to-speech settings You use the Text-to-speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech synthesizer, for applications that can take advantage of it (such as TalkBack, described in “Accessibility settings” on page 258). Speech synthesizer controls screen Only the Install voice data setting is available if you don’t have speech synthesizer data installed. Listen to an example Plays a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current settings.
Settings 260 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 261 About phone The About phone settings include a wealth of information about your phone. About phone screen System updates Opens a window that reports on the availability of any 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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Appendix 264 Specifications Processor Qualcomm® MSM7600™, 528 MHz Platform Android™ Memory ROM: 512 MB RAM: 288 MB Dimensions (LxWxT) 4.45 X 2.19 X 0.51 inches (113 X 55.5 X 12.92 mm) Weight 4.23 ounces (120 grams) with battery Display 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 320x480 HVGA resolution Network • Dual-band 800/1900 MHz • CDMA2000 1xRTT/1xEVDO/1xEVDO rev. A and IS-95A/B voice or data with up to 1.8 Mbps up-link and 3.
Appendix Battery 265 • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery • Capacity: 1300 mAh • Talk time: Up to 211 minutes • Standby time: Up to 212 hours (The above are subject to network and phone usage.) Expansion Slot microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 - 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A Special Features G-Sensor Digital Compass Operating Temperature Range 32°F to 104°F (0°C to 40°C) AUG-1.6.
Appendix 266 Regulatory Notices Regulatory Agency Identifications For regulatory identification purposes, your product is assigned a model number of PB00100. To ensure continued reliable and safe operation of your device, use only the accessories listed below with your PB00100. The Battery Pack has been assigned a model number of BB00100. NoteThis product is intended for use with a certified Class 2 Limited Power Source, rated 5 Volts DC, maximum 1 Amp power supply unit.
Appendix 267 IMPORTANT NOTE Radiation Exposure Statement: This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. End users must follow the specific operating instructions for satisfying RF exposure compliance. To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, please follow operation instruction as documented in this manual.
Appendix 268 Hearing devices may also be rated. Your hearing device manufacturer or hearing health professional may help you find this rating. Higher ratings mean that the hearing device is relatively immune to interference noise. The hearing aid and wireless phone rating values are then added together. A sum of 5 is considered acceptable for normal use. A sum of 6 is considered for better use. A sum of 8 is considered for best use.
Appendix 269 permitted levels of RF energy for the general population. The guidelines are based on the safety standards previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies: • American National Standards Institute (ANSI) IEEE. C95.1-1992. • National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP). Report 86. 1986. • International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 1996. • Ministry of Health (Canada), Safety Code 6.
Appendix 270 Use only the supplied or an approved antenna. Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or attachments could impair call quality, damage the phone, or result in violation of regulations. Do not use the phone with a damaged antenna. If a damaged antenna comes into contact with the skin, a minor burn may result. Please contact your local dealer for replacement antenna.
Appendix 271 WEEE Notice The Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), which entered into force as European law on 13th February 2003, resulted in a major change in the treatment of electrical equipment at end-of-life. The purpose of this Directive is, as a first priority, the prevention of WEEE, and in addition, to promote the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes so as to reduce disposal.
Appendix 272 Additional Safety Information This section provides more safety information in addition to the information at the beginning of the user manual. When Driving Do Not Use The Computer Functions Of Your Device While Driving Or Walking Never use the personal computer functions of your device while driving an automobile or any other moving vehicle. Always pull out of traffic and come to a stop in a legally permissible and safe location before using your device.
Appendix 273 If you must use the phone function while driving, please: • Give full attention to driving. Driving safely is your first responsibility. • Use hands-free operation and/or one-touch, speed dialing, and auto answer modes. • Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call. Warning! Failure to follow these instructions could lead to serious personal injury and possible property damage.
Appendix 274 • If you have any reason to suspect that interference is taking place, turn the phone OFF immediately. HEARING AIDS Some digital wireless phones may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your service provider, or call the customer service line to discuss alternatives. For more regulatory information about hearing devices, see “FCC Hearing-Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Wireless Devices”.
Appendix 275 device aboard an aircraft. Always follow the instructions of the airline representative whenever using your device aboard an aircraft, to prevent any possible interference with airborne electronic equipment. Turn Off Your Device in Dangerous Areas BLASTING AREAS To avoid interfering with blasting operations, turn your device OFF when in a “blasting area” or in areas posted “Turn off two-way radio”. Obey all signs and instructions.
Appendix 276 Never allow metallic objects, such as staples and paper clips, to get into the inside of your device. Never touch the liquid that might leak from a broken liquid crystal display. Contact with this liquid could cause a skin rash. If the crystal display liquid should come into contact with the skin or clothing, wash it immediately with clean water.
Appendix 277 DON’Ts • Don’t attempt to disassemble the battery – it is a sealed unit with no serviceable parts. • Don’t expose the battery terminals to any other metal object (e.g., by carrying it in your pocket or purse with other metallic objects such as coins, clips and pens). This can short circuit and critically damage the battery. • Don’t leave the battery in hot or cold temps. Otherwise, it could significantly reduce the capacity and lifetime of the battery.
Appendix 278 Never attempt to connect or disconnect the AC adapter/charger with wet hands. Always unplug the AC adapter/charger from the power source before attempting any cleaning. Always use a soft cloth dampened with water to clean the equipment, after it has been unplugged. Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with this product, will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.
