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 add a Wi-Fi® network manually

From your Home screen, tap .

Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

Tap > Add network.

Enter the Network name (SSID) information.

To select a security type, tap the Security field.

If required, enter a password.

To edit advanced options such as proxy and IP settings, tap Advanced options

and then edit the options as desired.

Tap Save.

Contact your Wi-Fi® network administrator to get the network SSID and password.

Increasing Wi-Fi® signal strength

There are a number of things you can do to increase the strength of a Wi-Fi® signal:

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Move your device closer to the Wi-Fi® access point.

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Move the Wi-Fi® access point away from any potential obstructions or interference.

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Don’t cover the Wi-Fi® antenna area of your device (the highlighted area in the

illustration).

Wi-Fi® settings

When you are connected to a Wi-Fi® network or when there are Wi-Fi® networks

available in your vicinity, you can view the status of these networks. You can also

enable your device to notify you whenever an open Wi-Fi® network is detected.

To enable Wi-Fi® network notifications

Turn on Wi-Fi®, if it is not already on.

From your Home screen, tap

Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

Tap > Advanced.

Drag the slider beside Network notification to the right.

To view detailed information about a connected Wi-Fi® network

From the Home screen, tap .

Find and tap Settings > Wi-Fi.

Tap the Wi-Fi® network that you are currently connected to. Detailed network

information is displayed.

Sharing your mobile data connection

You can share your mobile data connection with other devices in several ways:

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USB tethering – share your mobile data connection with a single computer using a

USB cable.

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Bluetooth® tethering – share your mobile data connection with up to five other

devices via Bluetooth®.

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Portable Wi-Fi® hotspot – share your mobile data connection simultaneously with up

to 8 other devices, including devices that support WPS technology.