User's Manual

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Table Of Contents

Contents
Getting started
- About this User guide
- Overview
- Assembly
- Starting your device for the first time
- Why do I need a Google™‎ account?
- Charging your device
Learning the basics
- Using the touchscreen
- Locking and unlocking the screen
- Home screen
- Application screen
- Navigating applications
- Small apps
- Widgets
- Shortcuts and folders
- Background and themes
- Taking a screenshot
- Recording your screen
- Notifications
- Icons in the status bar
- Application overview
Downloading applications
- Downloading applications from Google Play™‎
- Downloading applications from other sources
Internet and networks
- Browsing the web
- Internet and MMS settings
- Wi-Fi®
- Sharing your mobile data connection
- Controlling data usage
- Selecting a SIM card for data traffic
- Selecting mobile networks
- Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Synchronising data on your device
- Synchronising with online accounts
- Synchronising with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
- Synchronising with Outlook® using a computer
Basic settings
- Accessing settings
- Sound, ringtone and volume
- Managing notifications
- SIM card protection
- Using multiple SIM cards
- Screen settings
- Daydream
- Screen lock
- Language settings
- Date and time
- Enhancing the sound output
Typing text
- On-screen keyboard
- Phonepad
- Entering text using voice input
- Editing text
- Personalising the on-screen keyboard
Calling
- Making calls
- Receiving calls
- Ongoing calls
- Using the call log
- Forwarding calls
- Restricting calls
- Multiple calls
- Conference calls
- Voicemail
- Emergency calls
Contacts
- Transferring contacts
- Searching and viewing contacts
- Adding and editing contacts
- Adding medical and emergency contact information
- Favourites and groups
- Sending contact information
- Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application
- Backing up contacts
Messaging and chat
- Reading and sending messages
- Organising your messages
- Calling from a message
- Messaging settings
- Instant messaging and video chat
Email
- Setting up email
- Sending and receiving email messages
- Organising your email messages
- Email account settings
- Gmail™‎
Music
- Transferring music to your device
- Listening to music
- Walkman® home screen menu
- Playlists
- Sharing music
- Enhancing the sound
- Visualiser
- Recognising music with TrackID™‎
FM radio
- Listening to the radio
- Favourite radio channels
- Sound settings
Camera
- Taking photos and recording videos
- Face detection
- Using Smile Shutter™‎ to capture smiling faces
- Adding the geographical position to your photos
- General camera settings
- Still camera settings
- Video camera settings
Photos and videos in Album
- Viewing photos and videos
- Sharing and managing photos and videos
- Editing photos with the Photo editor application
- Editing videos with the Movie Creator application
- Hiding photos and videos
- Album home screen menu
- Viewing your photos on a map
Videos
- Watching videos in the Movies application
- Transferring video content to your device
- Managing video content
- Movie Creator
- Video Unlimited service
Connectivity
- Mirroring the screen of your device wirelessly on a TV
- Sharing content with DLNA Certified™‎ devices
- NFC
- Bluetooth® wireless technology
- One-touch setup
Smart apps and features that save you time
- Controlling accessories and settings with Smart Connect
- Using your device as a wallet
Travel and maps
- Using location services
- Google Maps™‎ and navigation
- Using data traffic when travelling
- Airplane mode
Calendar and alarm clock
- Calendar
- Alarm and clock
Support and maintenance
- Support for your device
- Computer tools
- Updating your device
- Finding a lost device
- Finding the identification number of your device
- Battery and power management
- Memory and storage
- Managing files using a computer
- Backing up and restoring content
- Running diagnostic tests on your device
- Restarting and resetting
- Using your device in wet and dusty conditions
- Recycling your device
- Limitations to services and features
- Legal information

Problem with sign-in or synchronisation

Your device is ready to connect to supported ANT+™ devices

Depending on your service provider, network and/or region, the functions or services

represented by some icons in this list may not be available.

To manage status bar icons

From your Home screen, tap .

Find and tap Settings > Personalization> Status bar icons.

Mark the checkboxes for the system icons that you want to appear in the

status bar.

Notification icons

New text message or multimedia message

Missed call

Call on hold

Call forwarding is turned on

New voicemail message

New email message

Downloading data

Uploading data

Mobile data is disabled

Perform a basic setup of your device

A software update is available

System updates are available

Downloading system updates

Tap to install the downloaded system updates

Screenshot captured

New Hangouts™ chat message has arrived

Video chat with friends using the Hangouts™ application

Upcoming calendar event

A small app is running

Smart Connect is activated

A song is playing

The radio is playing

The device is connected to a computer via a USB cable

Internal storage is 75% full. Tap to transfer data to the memory card

Warning

Error message