User's Manual

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