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  • Page 1 For Android mobile technology platform 4.2.2...
  • Page 2 For online help and support, visit support.google. com/nexus. To download a printable PDF version of this eBook, open the Nexus 4 support page and scroll to the bottom. To add this free eBook to your Google Play Library, visit Nexus 4 Guidebook.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Use your Home screens Touch & type Type text by speaking What’s new in Android 2. Explore your phone Swipe up for Google Now Swipe down for notifications & settings Relax with Google Play Use & customize the lock screen...
  • Page 4 Place an Internet (SIP) call 4. Use the keyboard Enter & edit text Try Gesture Typing Use keyboard dictionaries 5. Try some apps Use All Apps Start Gmail Find People Manage your Calendar Open & use Clock Manage downloads NEXUS 4 GUIDEBOOK...
  • Page 5 6. Google Now & Search About Google Now Use Google Now Turn Google Now on or off Control location access, reporting, & history Use your voice on Android Voice Actions commands Google Now Card list About Gmail Cards About the Activity summary card...

  • Page 6: Get Started

    Get started Insert a SIM card Before you start using your phone, you may need to insert your micro SIM card. If no card is installed, the message “No SIM card” ap- pears on the phone’s lock screen. Eject button aperture GET STARTED...
  • Page 7 The SIM card tray is located on the left side of the phone below the volume button. The eject button is a small hole just above the tray door. To install a new micro SIM card: 1. Insert the SIM ejection tool that comes with the phone (or a thin pin) into the eject button hole, and push firmly but gently un- til the tray pops out.

  • Page 8: Charge The Battery

    Charge the battery Your battery will not be fully charged when you first unpack your Nexus 4. It’s a good idea to fully charge the battery as soon as you get a chance. If you’re using the travel adapter that comes...

  • Page 9: Nexus

    The travel adapter varies by country or region. • Use only the travel adapter and mi- cro USB cable that come with your Nexus 4. Using a different travel adapter or cable may damage your phone. • The input voltage range between the wall outlet and this travel adapt- er is AC 100V–240V, and the travel...

  • Page 10: Set Up Your Phone

    IMPORTANT: If you use a wireless charger, you must use an approved model and only as directed. The Nex- us 4 travel adapter may not generate enough current to power a wireless charger. DO NOT throw the battery in municipal waste. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in mu-...
  • Page 11 • AdWords • Any other Google product When you sign in with a Google Account, all the email, contacts, Calendar events, and other data associated with that account are automatically synced with your phone. If you have multiple Google Accounts, you can add the others later.

  • Page 12: Get Around

    Get around Every Home screen shows the Favorites tray: another quick way to get to your apps. At the bottom of every screen, no matter what you’re doing, you’ll always find these three navigation buttons: Back Opens the previous screen you were working in, even if it was in a different app.
  • Page 13 Home Opens Home. If you’re view- ing a left or right Home screen, opens the central Home screen. To open Google Now, swipe up. Google Now gives just what you need to know, right when you need it. Recent apps Opens a list of thumbnail images of apps you’ve worked with re-...
  • Page 14 Quick Settings icon at the top right. At the top of the screen you’ll find Google Search, which lets you search your phone or the Internet. Touch Google to type your search terms, or the Microphone icon to speak them.

  • Page 15: Use Your Home Screens

    Many screens in apps and Settings include a Menu icon. Touch it to explore additional options, often including Help for that screen. Use your Home screens Browse Home screens To move between screens, swipe left or right. The My Library widget displays music, mov- ies, magazines, and books you already have.
  • Page 16 When you’re ready to shop for more, try the suggestions in one of the Play Recommenda- tions widgets: Touch to avoid future suggestions like this Touch to Touch to see a learn more different suggestion To resize a widget, touch & hold, then let go and drag the blue dots.
  • Page 17 Organize Home screens To add an app or widget to a Home screen: 1. Go to the Home screen where you want to place the app or widget. 2. Touch the All Apps icon. 3. Swipe right, if necessary, to find the app or widget you want.

  • Page 18: Touch & Type

    To create a folder, slide one icon quickly over another. To rename a folder, touch its name. Touch & type To select or activate something, touch it. To type something, such as a name, pass- word, or search terms, just touch where you want to type.
  • Page 19 • Drag. Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your finger, move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position. For example, you can move apps around on the Home screen. • Swipe or slide.

  • Page 20: Type Text By Speaking

    To change your phone’s noti- fication sounds, volumes, and more, go to Settings > De- vice > Sound. Settings To change your phone’s bright- ness, font size, and more, go Settings > Device > Display. Type text by speaking You can speak to enter text in most places that you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard.

  • Page 21: What's New In Android

    Google may record a few seconds of ambient background noise in temporary memory at any time. This recording remains on the de- vice only fleetingly and is not sent to Google. To change your phone’s speech settings, go to Settings > Per- sonal >...
  • Page 22 Touch the Camera icon to open the app, then touch the mode options to select Photo Sphere mode. • Google Play widgets New widgets on your Home screens dis- play recently used apps, music, movies, books, or games you already have – in-...
  • Page 23 Other widgets offer sug- gestions for browsing Google Play. Touch a widget to access its content on Google Play. Touch & hold a widget to re- size it or remove it. Quick Settings (Android 4.2) • Use Quick Settings to easily access Wi- Fi settings, manage display brightness, open the main Settings menu, and more.
  • Page 24 Magnification gestures to turn on screen magnification. • Google Now Google Now shows you information at just the right time, such as today’s weath- er before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work,...
  • Page 25 Swipe up from the bottom center of any screen, or touch the Google Search bar on any Home screen. Say “Google” to search • When the Google Now screen is open, you can say “Google”...

  • Page 26: Explore Your Phone

    Explore your phone Swipe up for Google Now Google Now is about getting you just the right information, at just the right time. It tells you today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, and even your favorite team’s score while they’re playing.
  • Page 27 Give it a try! Swipe your finger up from the bottom of any screen, or touch the Google Search bar at the top of the Home screen. When you want to see more cards, touch Show more cards at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 28 Google Now also uses location information provided by Google’s location service and GPS, if those are currently turned Google Now also uses data that you may have stored in other Google products. For example, if you have searches stored in your...

  • Page 29: Swipe Down For Notifications & Settings

    For more information about Google Now and your location information, see “Google Now & Search.” Swipe down for notifications & settings Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as video downloads.
  • Page 30 To open the notification shade, swipe down from the top of any screen. Certain notifications can be expanded to show more information, such as email pre- views or calendar events. The one at the top is always expanded when possible. To open the related app, touch the notifica- tion icon on the left.
  • Page 31 Dismiss all Go to Quick Settings Touch to Swipe down respond using one to other finger to guests expand certain notifications EXPLORE YOUR PHONE...
  • Page 32 Quick Settings Use Quick Settings to easily access Wi-Fi settings, manage display brightness, open the main Settings menu, and more. To open Quick Settings, do one of the following: • Swipe down the notification shade and touch the Quick Settings icon at the top right.

  • Page 33: Relax With Google Play

    Relax with Google Play Google Play brings together all your favorite content in one place – movies, TV shows, books, music, magazines, apps, and more – so you can reach it from any of your devices.
  • Page 34 Use Google Play widgets These widgets are available on your Home screens: • My Library. Displays your most recently used music, books, and so on. Touch any of the images to see your content. • Recommended on Play. Suggests music, movies, and other content that may inter- est you.
  • Page 35 To remove it, touch & hold, then drag it to the Remove icon at the top of the screen. To add another Google Play widget, touch the All Apps icon, then Widgets, and swipe from right to left until you see the one you want.
  • Page 36 Find your content If you purchased on Google Play in the past, you’ll automatically have access to this con- tent on your Nexus 4 — just make sure you’re signed in using the same account that you used to purchase it.
  • Page 37 Books, Magazines, Movies, and Music. Or, touch the Play Store icon to open Google Play, and then go to one of the main sections, such as Apps, Music, and so on. When you touch the Menu icon in any...

  • Page 38: Use & Customize The Lock Screen

    Menu in the top right you want from the corner. The Google Play Settings screen lets you control when you’re notified about updates to apps and games, clear your search histo- ry, and enable user controls. To filter Android apps based on maturity level or require a PIN before completing any purchase, touch Con- tent filtering or Set or change PIN.
  • Page 39 Touch the lock icon at the bot- tom of the screen to show the lock again. To open Google Now, swipe up from the bot- tom of the lock screen. Enter your PIN, pat- tern, or password if prompted.
  • Page 40 1. Swipe left from the right edge of the screen. 2. If necessary, switch to the mode you want. The mode is indicated by the cam- era or other icon at the lower left in por- trait mode. 3. Start taking photos or videos. To view what you captured, swipe left to open the Filmstrip view of your Gallery.

  • Page 41: Try Face Unlock

    A list of widgets appears. Apps that sup- port lock screen widgets can add their own widgets to this list. 3. Touch the widget you want to add. You can add up to five widgets to your lock screen. To move between them, swipe be- tween screens.
  • Page 42 when your phone’s display goes to sleep or if you press the Power button. You can set locks of different strengths us- ing lock settings: 1. Go to Settings > Personal > Security > Screen lock. 2. Touch the type of lock you’d like to use. Face Unlock is one of the options available.

  • Page 43: Share Content With Android Beam

    Share content with Android Beam You can beam a web page, a video, or other content from your screen to another device by bringing the devices together (typically back to back). Before you begin: Make sure both devices are unlocked, support Near Field Communi- cation (NFC), and have both NFC and Android Beam turned on.

  • Page 44: Change The Wallpaper

    Google Play opens to a screen where your friend can download the app. Change the wallpaper To change the wallpaper that’s displayed on your Home screens: 1. Touch & hold anywhere on a Home screen that’s not occupied.

  • Page 45: Take A Screenshot

    To change your phone’s wall- paper, go to Settings > Device > Display > Wallpaper. Settings Take a screenshot You can easily take a screenshot on your phone that you can save in your Gallery or share with others: 1. Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the screen.

  • Page 46: Connect To Keyboards, Mice, & Other Devices

    Bluetooth and use it just as you would with a PC. USB is not supported for connect- ing Nexus 4 to such devices. IMPORTANT: Continuous use of a mouse via Bluetooth will cause a significant additional drain on your battery.
  • Page 47 You pair and connect Bluetooth input de- vices to your phone in the same way as any other Bluetooth device. Keyboards In addition to entering text, you can use your keyboard to navigate your phone’s features: • Use the arrow keys to select items on screen.
  • Page 48 • Use the mouse to move the cursor. • Clicking, pressing, and dragging with the mouse button is equivalent to touching, touching & holding, and dragging with your finger. • Only one mouse button is supported. • If your mouse has a trackball or scroll wheel, you can use it to scroll both verti- cally and horizontally.

  • Page 49: Use The Phone App

    Use the Phone app Make a phone call You can place calls from the Phone app the People app , or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial. To dial using the Phone app: 1.
  • Page 50 • The Dialer tab lets you dial manually. Touch the keys to enter the number, then below the key- touch the Phone icon pad to dial. If you enter a wrong number, touch erase digits one by one. To dial an international number, touch & hold the 0 key to enter the plus ( + ) sym- bol.

  • Page 51: Answer Or Divert Calls

    To return to the Phone app while a call is in progress: 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal your notifications. 2. Touch the green phone icon. To end a call in progress, touch the End Call at the bottom of the screen.
  • Page 52 When a call arrives, touch the white phone icon and slide over one of these icons: Answer call Start talking to the caller. Send to voicemail Direct the caller to leave a voice- mail message. Send a message Opens a list of quick text re- sponses.

  • Page 53: Work With The Call Log

    Work with the Call log The Call log is a list of all the calls you’ve placed, received, or missed. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your Contacts. Within the Phone app , the Call log is un- der the middle tab .

  • Page 54: Listen To Your Voicemail

    • Touch to add a new People card for the caller. To clear the Call log, touch Menu > Clear Call Log. Listen to your voicemail When you have a new voicemail message, voicemail icon appears in the Status area at the top left of your screen. To read your voicemail: 1.

  • Page 55: Options During A Call

    1. Touch the Phone icon on a Home or All Apps screen. 2. Touch Menu, then Settings. 3. Touch the voicemail setting you want to change, or dial the number listed to ac- cess other voicemail settings. Options during a call During a call, you can •...
  • Page 56 During a call, you can also use buttons near the bottom of the screen to Switch to the dialer, for example to enter a code. Control audio output: • If a Bluetooth headset is not connected: Turns the speaker- phone on or off. •...

  • Page 57: Place An Internet (Sip) Call

    Mute your microphone. Put the other party on hold. Switch to another call in progress. Make another call separately from the first call, which is put on hold. Merge separate calls as a single conference call. Place an Internet (SIP) call You can place calls over the Internet when connected to a Wi-Fi network, rather than over your mobile network.
  • Page 58 After you set up the account, placing an In- ternet call is no different than placing any other call. However, you must be connected to a Wi-Fi network. When you’re making an Internet call, the phone displays Internet Call near the top of the screen. Internet calling is based on the Session Ini- tiation Protocol (SIP) for voice calls on Inter- net Protocol (IP) networks.
  • Page 59 3. Touch Settings. 4. At the bottom of the screen, under Inter- net call settings: To change your incoming call preference or account settings, touch Accounts. To change your outgoing call preferences, touch Use Internet calling. USE THE PHONE APP...

  • Page 60: Use The Keyboard

    Use the keyboard Enter & edit text You can enter text using the onscreen key- board. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. USE THE KEYBOARD...
  • Page 61 Touch a Touch & hold suggestion to type this to type it character Touch & hold Touch & to see input hold to and keyboard choose a settings smiley face To make the keyboard go away, touch the modified Back button below it. USE THE KEYBOARD...
  • Page 62 Basic editing • Move the insertion point. Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a blue tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor. • Select text. Touch & hold or double-tap within the text.
  • Page 63 • Cut, copy, paste. Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch Cut, Copy or Paste button: Turn off next-word suggestions Next-word suggestions are on by default. To turn them off, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input > Keyboard & input meth- ods >...
  • Page 64 2. Start typing out a word. When the word you want is displayed in a list above the keyboard, touch it. 3. Continue to touch words unless the one you want doesn’t appear. If so, type it. Your phone will continue to suggest words as you type.

  • Page 65: Try Gesture Typing

    Try Gesture Typing Gesture typing works best for English. Quali- ty varies for other languages, and some don’t support it yet. To input a word using Gesture Typing: 1. Touch the location where you want to type to open the keyboard. 2.
  • Page 66 TIP: If the word you want isn’t in the suggestion strip, indicate that you want to include or repeat a particular letter by keeping your finger over it a little longer. Use Gesture Typing without space bar When you use Gesture Typing, there’s no need to use the space bar —...

  • Page 67: Use Keyboard Dictionaries

    Use keyboard dictionaries To manage keyboard dictionaries, go to Set- tings > Personal > Language & input. Personal dictionary You can add your own words to your person- al dictionary so that your phone remembers them. To add a word or phrase, including an optional shortcut, touch Personal Dictionary, then the Add icon.

  • Page 68: Try Some Apps

    All Apps icon in the Favorites tray on any Home screen. All Apps This is where you can see all your apps, in- cluding those downloaded on Google Play. You can move app icons to any of your Home screens. From All Apps, you can: •...
  • Page 69 • Place an app icon on a Home screen. Touch & hold the app icon, slide your fin- ger, and lift your finger to drop the icon in place. Browse widgets. Touch the Widgets tab at • the top of any All Apps screen. •...

  • Page 70: Start Gmail

    Gmail icon on a Gmail Home or All Apps screen. But Gmail isn’t just about email. You can use your Gmail account to sign in to all Google apps and services, including these and many more: •...

  • Page 71: Find People

    • Swipe left or right to read the previous or next conversation. To organize your email, check the box beside a message to select it. Then use the icons and menu along the top of the screen to man- age the selected messages. To change your settings, add an account, or get help, touch the Menu icon.
  • Page 72 If you use Exchange, you can also sync that contact information with People. All your People information is available from Gmail, Google Talk, and other apps. As you add contacts from different sources, they’re synced automatically across all the places you need them.

  • Page 73: Manage Your Calendar

    Use the Calendar app to view and edit your schedule. To open it, touch the Calendar icon on a Home or All Apps Calendar screen. When you first set up your phone, you con- figured it to use an existing Google Account TRY SOME APPS...
  • Page 74 (such as Gmail), or you created a new one. The first time you open the Calendar app on your phone, it displays any existing calendar events from that Google Account on the web. As you edit events from any mobile device or web browser, they’re synced automatically across all the places you need them.

  • Page 75: Open & Use Clock

    • When a notification of the event arrives just before the meeting starts, swipe down the notification shade. Then swipe using one finger to expand the notifica- tion if necessary, and touch Email guests. Open & use Clock To open the Clock, touch the Clock icon from a Home or All Apps screen.
  • Page 76 You can also add a label to an alarm and change the ringtone. To change these op- tions for a single alarm, touch the arrow un- derneath the On/Off switch. Set a timer 1. Touch the Timer icon in the top left corner of the screen.

  • Page 77: Manage Downloads

    To share your results, touch the Share icon to share via Google+, Gmail, and more. View your Clock To view the current date and time, touch the Clock icon at the top center of the screen.
  • Page 78 In addition to downloading content from Google Play, you can download files from Gmail or other sources. Use the Downloads app to view, reopen, or delete what you down- load in this way. From the Downloads app: • Touch an item to open it.

  • Page 79: Google Now & Search

    You can turn Google Now on or off at any time. Swipe up the same way and touch Menu > Settings > Google Now. If the key- board’s covering the menu, touch the modi-...
  • Page 80 Google services such as your Web History for sports or flight updates, or from your synced calendar entries for appointment reminders. About Google Now cards A Google Now card is a short snippet of use- ful information that slides into view right GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 81 Menu > Sample Google Now screen, touch cards. When you’re finished and want to get back to the main Google Now screen, touch Hide sample cards. In addition to the cards shown in the list of samples, you may also see a Public Alerts card.
  • Page 82 To turn off location access for all apps, go to Settings > Personal > Location access. If you prefer, you can turn off location access by Google apps while still permitting its use by GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 83 – just go to Settings > Ac- counts > Google > Location settings. Location reporting refers your tablet’s ability to report your current location for the pur- pose of recording your location history. Location history refers to your tablet’s ability to store your past locations, including home and work.
  • Page 84 Along with location history, Google Now uses your tablet’s location access service, which must also be turned on for Google Now to Set- work. To manage this setting, go to tings > Personal > Location access. For more details, see “Control location ac-...
  • Page 85 About Google Search versions Google Now is part of the Google Search app. To check which version of Google Search you’re using, follow these steps: 1. From any Home screen, go to Apps.

  • Page 86: Use Google Now

    Use Google Now To view the Google Now cards that are wait- ing for you at any particular time, swipe up from the bottom of your tablet, or touch Google on any Home screen. Google Now displays cards when they’re...
  • Page 87 Turn cards off or on 1. From the main Google Now screen, go to Menu > Settings > Google Now. 2. Locate the type of card. 3. Touch the card’s On/Off switch. Edit card settings To learn why a card appears when it does, or...
  • Page 88 The icon turns blue, and the card expands downward, like this: The italicized text explains why the card has appeared at the current time or location. In some cases, you can also adjust prefer- ences related to that card (such as Fahren- GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 89 Celsius for the Weather card). Some cards also let you answer questions that help Google Now fine-tune its performance. To hide this information, touch the Info icon again. Some cards rely on details you specify about your home and work addresses, the sports team or stocks you’re following, and so on.
  • Page 90 Use the Google Now widget The Google Now widget displays a summary of your current Google Now cards, either on a Home screen or on the lock screen. Touch the widget anywhere to see the details in Google Now. To add a Google Now widget: 1.

  • Page 91: Turn Google Now On Or Off

    Home screen, and drag the wid- get to the location you want. Turn Google Now on or off You can turn Google Now on or off from with- in the Google Search app: 1. Swipe up from the bottom of any screen, or touch Google on a Home screen.

  • Page 92: Control Location Access, Reporting, & History

    This section describes how to set your home and work addresses and manage other loca- tion-related features used by Google Now. Define home & work As you use Google Now, you may be asked to confirm your home or work address to get GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 93 • When a Traffic card appears for home or work, touch the Info icon. • On the main Google Now screen, go to Menu > Settings > My stuff > Places, then edit Home or Work. • Visit maps.google.com from a browser and open My Places.
  • Page 94 3. To turn off location history, uncheck En- able location history. You can turn off and delete your location his- tory and still use Google Now, but certain kinds of information, such as commute traf- fic, may be limited or won’t show up at all.
  • Page 95 4. Click OK. Turn off location access for your tablet Even when location reporting and location history are turned off, Google can periodical- ly report data for use by various apps from sources such as Wi-Fi, mobile networks, and GPS to determine your precise location at any given time.
  • Page 96 If you prefer, you can turn off location access by Google apps while still permitting its use by non-Google apps – just go to Settings > Accounts > Google > Location settings. For more information about location access...

  • Page 97: Use Your Voice On Android

    Home screen or in the Google Search app. If your device is running Android 4.1 or later, microphone you don’t have to touch the — just open the Google Search app and say “Google.” IMPORTANT: To detect when you say “Google” to launch Voice Search or Voice Actions, Google analyzes sound picked up by your tablet’s microphone...
  • Page 98 Turn hotword detection on or off The ability to trigger a search or action by saying “Google” is called hotword detection. To turn it off or on, open the Google Search app and touch Menu > Settings > Voice > Ho- tword detection.
  • Page 99 Gate Bridge Spoken answers are supported for English only at this time. This feature is turned on by default for Voice Search. Voice Actions Note: Voice Actions are supported only in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...

  • Page 100: Voice Actions Commands

    After touching the Microphone icon or say- ing “Google,” speak the Voice Action you want to use. Or say “help” to see examples of the kinds of things you can tell Google to do for you. Examples include: •...
  • Page 101 To see examples of Voice Actions commands on the Google Now screen, say “Google,” then “Help.” This table also lists some key Voice Actions phrases. Followed by Examples "Open" App name "Open Gmail" "Create a "Create a calen- "Event descrip- calendar tion"...
  • Page 102 "What's this song?" "Scan a bar- Scan a "Scan a bar- code" barcode or QR code" and hold code to learn barcode in front more about a of the device's product. camera. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 103 “Note to self” remember the milk” “Set alarm” “Time” or “for” “Set alarm & time, such for 7:45 p.m., as “10:45 a.m.” label, switch the or “20 minutes laundry” from now,” “Label” & name of alarm GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...

  • Page 104: Google Now Card List

    Google Now Card list Cards are displayed when you’re most likely to need them. Most are based on informa- tion available to your Google account, such as your current location, recent searches, or calendar entries. Gmail cards display information based on recent confirmation messages in the Gmail account you’ve selected for use with Google...
  • Page 105 The samples that follow show some typical Google Now cards. New cards are added all the time. For a complete list of cards avail- able with the most recent Google Now re- lease, go to Google Now card list. Activity...
  • Page 106 Events nearby Shown before your favorite artists give concerts near you, or before other popular events are scheduled near you. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 107 Flights Shown before flights that you’ve searched for. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 108 Gmail: Event bookings & tickets Shown before an event booking confirmed by Gmail. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 109 Gmail: Flights Shown before flights confirmed by Gmail or boarding passes received in Gmail. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 110 For some shippers, cards update when the package ships, is out for delivery, or has been delivered. Links on each card bring you to more detailed tracking information. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 111 Gmail: Restaurants Shown before a restaurant reservation confirmed by Gmail. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 112 Movies Shows movies playing in your vicinity, and tells you when a movie you’re interested in is playing nearby. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 113 News update Shows updates related to news items you’ve read recently. Next appointment Shown before scheduled meetings. Photo spots nearby Shown when you’re near a popular spot for taking photos. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 114 Places Shows nearby businesses and other places of potential interest. If you’re at a museum or shop, you can use your camera to look up artwork or get product information. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 115 Public alerts Gives public advisories for your location from the National Weather Service, U.S. Geological Survey, and similar services. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 116 Real estate Shown when you’ve searched extensively for property listings and are near a property for sale. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 117 Research topics Shown when you’ve recently used Google Search to research a topic, such as a trip you’re planning. Sports Shown for teams that interest you before, during, or after a game. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 118 Stocks Shown periodically for stocks you’re tracking. For more details, “About the Stocks card.”. Traffic Shown before your usual commute times. Travel: Currency Shows the latest currency conversion information for your location. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 119 Travel: Nearby attractions Shown when you’re near well-known attractions, such as restaurants, museums, cafes, and so Travel: Time back home Shown periodically when you’re in a different time zone than usual. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...
  • Page 120 Travel: Translate Shown when you’re visiting a place with a different language, to help translate words and phrases. Weather Periodically displays weather for home, work, or your current location. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...

  • Page 121: About Gmail Cards

    All Gmail cards at once. Go to Menu > Settings > Google Now and touch the On/ Off switch for Gmail cards. Individual Gmail cards. Go to Menu > Set- • tings > Google Now > Gmail and check or uncheck each card. GOOGLE NOW & SEARCH...

  • Page 122: About The Activity Summary Card

    IMPORTANT: Gmail cards appear only if your device and Gmail languages are set to English, and they’re currently not available when you’re using Google Now with a Google Apps account. About the Activity summary card The Activity summary card appears once a month.

  • Page 123: About The Stocks Card

    About the Stocks card The Stocks card displays stocks that: • You’ve searched on recently. • You’re tracking through Google Finance. • You’ve explicitly listed in the Stocks card settings. You can choose whether to display stocks when their price changes by 1% or more, or in the mornings or evenings.

  • Page 124: About The Research Topics Card

    Web History includes several search- es related to a single topic – such as a trip you’re planning – and Google detects rele- vant webpages that you may not have found yet. For this card to appear, you must have Web History turned on for the account you use with Google Now.

  • Page 125: Search Settings

    Settings may vary depending on the version of the Google Search app you’re using. To view Google Search settings (including Google Now) to the bottom of the Google Now screen and touch Menu > Settings. Google Now is turned off for your do- main.
  • Page 126 • Google Now. Turn Google Now off or on and set card options. • Voice. Control aspects of speech input and output when you search by voice or use voice actions. • Tablet search. Control which apps on your tablet are included in Google searches.

  • Page 127: Settings

    Settings To open Settings, touch its icon All Apps. To open Quick Settings, swipe down from the top of any screen and Settings touch the Quick Settings icon at the top right. To get more information about most Settings screens, touch Menu >...
  • Page 128 These are the main types of settings avail- able. Click the links to see the help articles available for each category. • Wireless & networks. Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, data usage, Android Beam, and related settings. • Device. Sound, battery, sleep, and other display settings.

  • Page 129: Accessibility

    Accessibility. Options for people with visual impairments include: TalkBack is a pre-installed screen reader service provided by Google. It uses spoken feedback to describe the results of actions, such as opening an app, and events, such as notifications. Explore by Touch is a system feature that works with TalkBack, allowing you to touch your phone’s screen and hear what’s under...
  • Page 130 If you have low vision and don’t plan to use Explore by Touch, go to support.google. com/nexus to see Help content formatted for sighted users. You can make reading and navigating this material easier by increasing the text size –...

  • Page 131: Appendix: Hardware Reference

    Appendix: Hardware reference What’s in the box Micro USB cable Travel adapter Nexus 4 SIM ejection tool A Quick Start Guide and a Safety & Warranty booklet are also included. APPENDIX...
  • Page 132 • If any item is damaged or missing, contact your point of purchase for assistance. • Use only approved accessories. • Accessories may vary by country or region. APPENDIX...

  • Page 133: Nexu

    Nexus 4 3.5mm headset jack Microphone Front-facing camera Proximity sensor Earpiece Volume Power/ Lock key SIM card tray FRONT APPENDIX...
  • Page 134 3.5mm headset jack Camera lens Volume Power / Lock key Flash Induction coil Speaker BACK Microphone Charger / USB / SlimPort BOTTOM APPENDIX...

  • Page 135: Specs

    Specs Screen 4.7” diagonal 1280x768 pixel resolution (320 ppi) WXGA IPS Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2 Size 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm Weight 139g Cameras 8 MP (main) 1.3 MP (front) Memory 8GB or 16GB (actual formatted capacity will be less) 2GB RAM Qualcomm Snapdragon™...
  • Page 136 Sensors Microphone Accelerometer Compass Ambient light Barometer Gyroscope Network Unlocked GSM/UMTS/HSPA+ GSM/EDGE/GPRS (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) 3G (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz) HSPA+ 42 Wireless Wireless charging compatible Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) NFC (Android Beam) Bluetooth APPENDIX...
  • Page 137 Connectivity Micro USB SlimPort HDMI 3.5mm headphone jack Battery 2,100 mAh Standby: up to 250 hours Talk time: up to 10 hours Music playback: up to 40 hours Video playback: up to 8 hours Web browsing: up to 7 hours Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) APPENDIX...
  • Page 138 DO NOT throw Nexus 4 in mu- nicipal waste. This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product (electrical, electronic equipment and mercury-con- taining...

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