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Content Product Overview .................... 1 Install SIM Cards ..................... 2 Get started ......................3 Sign in to your account ..............3 Send a text message (SMS) ............. 4 Make a phone call ................. 4 Send an email ..................5 Take a photo ..................... 5 Quick Settings ..................
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Prefix ......................12 Suffix ......................13 Scan a bar code ................... 13 Personalize your device ................14 Customize your Home screens ........... 14 Manage your settings ..............16 Display ...................... 17 Sound and notification ..............17 Pin your screen ..................20 Google Now....................
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Emoji ......................27 Use next-word suggestions ............28 Gesture Typing ..................29 Use Gesture Typing without the space bar ......29 Keyboard dictionaries ..............30 Type by speaking ................30 Control Access ....................31 Manage accounts on your device ..........31 Add an account ..................
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Pay with your phone ................37 Share & store content on your device ..........38 Android Beam ..................38 Google Cast ................... 39 File storage .................... 39 SD card storage ................... 41 Dual-SIM card support ..............41 Screenshots ................... 41 Try some apps ....................
Install SIM Cards - Sign in to your account Install SIM Cards Please shutdown the phone before you open the SIM cover case. Please use screw driver to open the SIM cover on back case. Please use standard Micro-SIM card, insert and remove ...
Get started - Sign in to your account Get started When you first turn on your phone or tablet, you’ll see a Welcome screen. Choose the language you want and touch the arrow to continue. IMPORTANT: To complete the setup process, it’s best to have a Wi-Fi connection.
Get started - Send a text message (SMS) Even if you do a factory reset, you will be required to enter the password you used to sign into this device. Have multiple Google Accounts? You can add other accounts later from Settings >...
To see the photo you just took, swipe from left right to left on an Android One or older Nexus phones. On DK66, touch the circular preview of the photo that appears to the lower right of the capture button.
Airplane mode means your phone won’t connect to Wi-Fi or a call signal, even if one is available. Auto-rotate: Lock your device’s orientation portrait or landscape mode. Flashlight: Turn the flashlight on or off. On a DK66, Quick Settings look like this:...
Get started - Your apps Open the main Settings menu by touching Settings the top right. Your apps To see all your apps, touch in the Favorites tray on any Home screen. This is where you can see all your apps, including those that come with your phone or tablet and those you downloaded on Google Play.
TIP: Some apps can harm your data or your device. However, you don’t need to install or purchase anti-virus software for DK66. Google continually checks your apps to identify and warm you about harmful apps. For more details, see Protect against harmful apps.
Get started - Status bar To open Settings , swipe down from the top of any screen with two fingers, then touch the Settings icon at the top right. From the Home screen, touch Google at the top of the screen, or say “Ok Google”...
Get started - Manage battery life Manage battery life The status bar shows how much battery you have left, but you can also see the exact percentage and approximate time of battery life remaining. Swipe down from the top of the screen, touch the status bar, and then touch Battery .
About barcode scanner - How to scan bar codes as keyboard input Google also welcomes feedback from you about your DK66. It’s easy to send feedback. Just go to Settings > System > About phone > Send feedback about this device.
About barcode scanner - Symbology settings Touch Internal Scanner > Default Profile. Select Device, Symbology Configuration, Decode Preference, or Notification Settings Modify the settings to meet your application needs. Symbology settings Use the Symbology Configuration to enable and disable bar code symbologies.
About barcode scanner - Suffix Suffix Defines the string added after the decoded bar code data. Substitutions occur within the Suffix string values as follows: \r is replaced by 13 \n is replaced by 10 \t is replaced by 9 ...
Personalize your device - Customize your Home screens Personalize your device Customize your Home screens Make your Home screen feel like home. You can change your wallpaper, add apps or widgets, or add additional Home screens to the right. To change your wallpaper: Touch &...
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Personalize your device - Customize your Home screens Touch & hold the icon. Slide your finger to the new position. To move between Home screens, slide toward the edge of the screen. To bump another icon out of the way, slide your finger slowly into it.
Personalize your device - Manage your settings Manage your settings Settings controls the core Android settings for networks, hardware, location, security, language, accounts, and more. The fastest way to adjust system settings that you access frequently, such as Wi-Fi or brightness, is though Quick Settings.
Sound and notification To change the sound and notification settings on your DK66, go to Settings > Device > Sound & notification . Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages,...
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Personalize your device - Sound and notification downloads: Do not disturb. These settings allow you to control which notifications come through at certain times of day or on different days of the week. You can also silence your device so that it doesn’t make a sound or vibrate when you don’t want it to.
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Personalize your device - Sound and notification To see the notifications that correspond to the icons on the left, swipe down with one finger. TIP: Wi-Fi and mobile signal strength are indicated at the top of the screen by the white area in the corresponding icons. To see whether the selected Wi-Fi network has a full Internet connection, open Quick Settings by swiping down from the top of the screen.
Personalize your device - Pin your screen To open the related app, touch the notification. Some notifications also allow you to take specific actions by touching icons within the notification. For example, Calendar notifications allow you to Snooze (remind you later) or send email to other guests.
Personalize your device - Google Now lock screen. To pin a screen: Go to Settings > Personal > Security > Screen pinning and turn screen pinning on. Open the app you want to pin. Touch Overview on you device. Swipe up the first screen on the bottom to bring it into view.
Personalize your device - How it works After you start using Google Now, you don’t need to do anything else. You can fine-tune some settings, but Google Now doesn’t need any elaborate setup. How it works To know when to show information you’ll find useful, Google Now uses contextual data from your device and from other Google products, plus data from third-party products that you allow Google Now to access.
Personalize your device - What you can ask Google to do for you To open Google Now, Swipe right from the first Home screen or touch & hold the Home button from any screen. Updates appear in the form of Google Now cards. When you don’t need a card anymore, swipe it from left to right.
TIP: To select a keyboard language other than English, go to Settings Personal > Language & input. For more details, visit Keyboard help. Enter & edit text Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text. Here’s what it looks like on your DK66 phone:...
Use the keyboard - Basic editing As you type, suggestions for completing each word appear above the keyboard. To make the keyboard go away, touch the Back button below Some apps open the keyboard automatically. In others, you first need to touch where you want to type. Basic editing Change where you want to type Touch the cursor, then touch and drag the tab that...
Use the keyboard - Delete text Delete text Touch the Delete key to delete the characters before the cursor or selected text. Type capital letters To switch to capital letters for one letter, touch the Shift once. You can also touch & hold the Shift key while you ...
Use the keyboard - Type a symbol or character Type a symbol or character To switch to symbol keys for one word, touch the symbol key once. You can also touch & hold the symbol key while you type or you can touch the symbol key and slide to another key.
Use the keyboard - Use next-word suggestions Depending on your app, you may need to touch & hold the Return key (or sometimes the Next key, the right-pointing arrow that appears instead of the Return key) and then slide your finger to the happy face to display emoji.
Use the keyboard - Gesture Typing Gesture Typing Gesture Typing works best for English. Quality varies for other languages, and some don’t support it yet. To input a word using Gesture Typing: Touch the location where you want to type to open the keyboard.
Use the keyboard - Keyboard dictionaries Keyboard dictionaries To manage keyboard dictionaries, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input. Personal dictionary Add your own words to your personal dictionary so that your device remembers them. To add a word or phrase, including an optional shortcut, go to Settings >...
Control Access - Manage accounts on your device To change your speech settings, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input. Control Access Manage accounts on your device You can add accounts so that information associated with those accounts automatically syncs with your phone. You’ll need to set up an account on your device if you want to receive email or get apps on Google Play.
If it is, reset your device to its factory settings instead of following the steps below. This erases all of the data from your device. Learn how to do a factory data reset on your DK66 or Android one device. Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts.
Control Access - Switch users creating a separate user space for each person. Each user can set up their own custom Home screens, accounts, apps, settings, and more. You must be the device owner to add users. To add a new user: Go to Settings >...
Control Access - Guest user Touch menu > Delete username from this device. Guest user If someone wants to temporarily user your device, but they don’t need to be set up as a regular user, they can use it as a guest.
Control Access - Smart Lock Camera: Swipe from right to left on your screen or swipe away from the camera icon in the bottom right corner to open the Camera. Emergency calls (phones only): Swipe up and touch the word Emergency. If you have a device that’s set up for more than one user, you may need to touch your image at the bottom of the screen to see your own locked screen.
Control Access - Trusted places bag. The accelerometer built into your device will keep your device unlocked when it senses that it’s being carried. On supported devices, on-body detection will learn a signature of the way the phone moves while you walk in order to lock the phone when it moves in a way that doesn’t resemble your natural rhythm.
Control Access - Android Device Manager The Verify Apps feature protects you by continually checking for apps that may harm your device, steal your personal information, or perform other malicious actions – no matter where they come from. Regular updates to your Android software help ensure that your device can identify and warn you about apps that are known to be dangerous.
Share & store content on your device - Android Beam Go to Settings > Device > Tap & Pay > Payment default. If you don’t have a payment app on your device, such as Android Pay, search Google Play for “payment apps.” For more information, visit Tap &...
Open the video or music in one of the apps that support Cast. Touch the Cast icon Play the content as usual to stream it to your TV. For more information, see Cast from apps to your TV. File storage DK66 makes it easy to store and browse through pictures,...
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Share & store content on your device - File storage videos, and other files on your device and attach them to emails, texts, and other kind of messages. You can also use stored images as your Home screen wallpaper. For example, to attach an image to an email you’re composing, touch the Paper Clip at the top right and choose to either Attach file or Insert from Drive to select...
Google Play apps to access offline, Google Play content never appears in Downloads. SD card storage You can insert Micro SD cars into DK66 to extend their storage capacity. For more details, visit Install and use a micro SD card.
Try some apps - Play Store device. Before you can print, you need a printing service installed on your device. To check what services are currently available, go to Settings > System > Printing. Open each available service to turn it on or off, check which printers are available, add new printers, and adjust the service’s settings.
Try some apps - Google Play support another, view your purchase apps, check your wish list, and more. To set preferences, clear your search history, and turn on user controls, go to menu > Settings. For example, to filter apps based on maturity level or require a PIN for purchases, touch Parental controls or Require authentication for purchases.
Google Maps. When you open Camera, you can choose from several different camera modes. To see the modes, swipe left to right or (on the DK66) touch the menu The Camera icon indicates Camera mode. To take a picture: Frame your subject.
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Try some apps - Camera When the focus ring brackets disappear, touch the round capture button below the image. To see the image you just took, touch the thumb image on the right bottom corner. To see other recently captured photos, keep swiping from right to left. To see stored photos, touch Photos at the top right.
Try some apps - Photos TIP: HDR , it’s automatically snaps a rapid burst of photos and combines them to give you the best possible single shot. To turn on HDR, touch on the bottom right of the framed. This feature is most useful for backlit scenes or those with both very bright and very dark elements.
Hangouts With Hangouts, you can make video calls to anyone with a Google Account. You can share photos and your location with others. On DK66, Hangouts is also your default messaging app. For more information about using Hangouts, visit Hangouts...
Email guests. For more information, visit Calendar help. FM Radio On the DK66, you can listen to or record FM radio stations with the FM Radio app . To use FM Radio: Plug earphones into your device. They serve as a radio...
Accessibility - FM Radio antenna. Open the FM Radio app. The radio will start playing the station on the screen. You can keep listening to the radio even when you want to use another app or if your screen goes to sleep by touching the Home button.
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Accessibility - FM Radio changing the speed at which text is spoken, color inversion, color correction, and high contrast text. Magnification You can also try magnification gestures, which allow you to zoom in and out, as well as temporarily magnify what’s under your finger.
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