User's Manual

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Table Of Contents

Contents
Getting started
- About this User guide
- Overview
- Assembly
- Screen protection
- Starting your device for the first time
- Why do I need a Google™‎ account?
- Charging your device
Device security
- Making sure your device is protected
- Screen lock
- Unlocking your device automatically
- SIM card protection
- Finding the identification number of your device
- Finding a lost device
Learning the basics
- Using the touchscreen
- Locking and unlocking the screen
- Home screen
- Application screen
- Navigating applications
- Widgets
- Shortcuts and folders
- Background and themes
- Battery and power management
- Taking a screenshot
- Notifications
- Icons in the status bar
- Applications 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 mobile networks
- Virtual private networks (VPNs)
Synchronising data on your device
- Synchronising with online accounts
- Synchronising with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®
Basic settings
- Accessing settings
- Sound volume and settings
- Do not disturb mode
- Screen settings
- Application settings
- Resetting your applications
- Daydream
- Language settings
- Date and time
- Enhancing the sound output
- Multiple user accounts
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
- Music home screen menu
- Playlists
- Sharing music
- Enhancing the sound
FM radio
- Listening to the radio
- Favourite radio channels
- Sound settings
Camera
- Taking photos and recording videos
- Adding geographical positions 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 Video editor application
- Hiding photos and videos
- Album home screen menu
- Viewing your photos on a map
Videos
- The Video application
- Transferring video content to your device
- Managing video content
Connectivity
- Sharing content with DLNA Certified™‎ devices
- NFC
- Bluetooth® wireless technology
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
Accessibility
- Magnification gestures
- Large text
- Colour correction
- TalkBack
Support and maintenance
- Support for your device
- Computer tools
- Updating your device
- Memory and storage
- Managing files using a computer
- Backing up and restoring content
- Running diagnostic tests on your device
- Restarting and resetting your device
- Warranty, SAR and usage guidelines
- Limitations to services and features
- Legal information

To enable the notification light

From your Home screen, tap .

Find and tap Settings > Sound & notification .

Drag the slider beside Notification light to the right.

Icons in the status bar

Status icon

No SIM card

Signal strength

No signal

Roaming

Sending and downloading LTE data

Sending and downloading GPRS data

Sending and downloading EDGE data

Sending and downloading 3G data

Sending and downloading mobile data

A Wi-Fi® connection is enabled and data is being transmitted

A Wi-Fi® connection is enabled but there is no Internet connection.

This icon also appears when you are trying to connect to a secured Wi-Fi®

network. After a successful login, the exclamation mark disappears.

In places where Google™ is blocked, for example, China, the exclamation

mark may appear even when the device is connected to a Wi-Fi® network

and there is a working Internet connection

Battery status

The battery is charging

Battery saver is activated

Airplane mode is activated

The Bluetooth® function is activated

The microphone is muted

The speakerphone is on

Do not disturb mode is activated

Allow exceptions in Do not disturb mode

Vibrate mode

An alarm is set

GPS is activated

Synchronisation is ongoing

Problem with sign-in or synchronisation

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

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