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Page 2: Trademarks And Copyrights
Trademarks and copyrights Copyright © 2010 T-Mobile. All Rights Reserved. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. Copyright © 2010 Google Inc. Used with permission. Google, the stylized Google logo, Android, the stylized Android logo, Android Market, the stylized Android Market logo, Gmail, Google...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Using the hardware QWERTY ..................42 Using the onscreen keyboard..................44 Using your voice to enter text..................47 Editing text..........................49 Opening and switching applications ................51 Working with menus......................53 Options menus ........................53 Context menus ........................54 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 4 Editing contact details......................103 Communicating with your contacts ................106 Changing which contacts are displayed..............108 Joining contacts........................110 Separating contact information..................111 Accounts......................112 Adding and removing accounts ..................113 Configuring account sync and display options............116 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 5 Opening Google Voice and your Inbox................ 160 Reading or listening to your voicemail................. 161 Exchanging text (SMS) messages .................. 163 Starring messages ........................164 Viewing messages by label ....................165 Placing calls with Google Voice ..................166 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 6 Notification settings ......................202 Browser ......................203 Opening Browser ........................204 Navigating within a webpage ................... 207 Navigating among webpages ................... 210 Working with multiple Browser windows ..............212 Downloading files........................213 Working with bookmarks....................215 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 7 Opening YouTube and watching videos ..............271 Changing YouTube settings ....................274 Music........................275 Transferring music files to your phone................. 276 Opening Music and working with your library............277 Playing music ..........................279 Working with playlists ......................282 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 8 Mobile networks settings screen................316 Call settings..........................318 Voicemail..........................318 Other call settings......................318 Fixed Dialing Numbers screen..................319 Sound settings.......................... 320 Display settings ........................322 Location & security settings ....................323 Screen unlock screen ...................... 324 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 9 Device Keyboard settings screen ................335 Voice input & output settings ................... 336 Voice recognizer settings screen................336 Text-to-Speech settings screen ................336 Accessibility settings......................338 Date & time settings ......................339 About phone..........................340 About Phone screen......................340 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 10: About This Guide
Organizing and finding contact information for the peo- page 95 ple you know. “Accounts” on Adding and synchronizing email and other accounts, page 112 including Google Accounts. “Gmail” on page 119 Sending and receiving messages using Gmail™ webmail service. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 11 “YouTube” on Viewing YouTube videos. page 270 “Music” on Listening to music by the song, album, or playlist. page 275 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 12 301 loadable applications service, purchasing paid applica- tions with Google Checkout™ payment and billing service, and installing them. “Settings” on Opening the Settings application and its many tools for page 312 configuring and customizing your phone. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 13: Android Basics
“Searching your phone and the web” on page 55 “Searching and doing things by voice” on page 59 “Locking your phone” on page 61 “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62 “Optimizing battery life” on page 63 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 14: Inside The Box
Android basics Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: T-Mobile G2™ Phone USB cable AC adapter 3.5mm stereo headset Battery microSD card Quick start guide Terms & Conditions User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 15: Your Phone
• Press and hold to open the recently-used applications window. Search Press to do a search. Back Press to go back to the previous screen, close a dialog box, options menu, or the Notifications panel, or hide the onscreen keyboard. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 16: Top Panel
• With the screen unlocked, press and hold to open the phone options menu that lets you turn off the phone, and switch your phone to silent mode or airplane mode. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 17: Back Panel
Android basics Back panel 5.0 megapixel camera Speaker LED flashlight Back cover Bottom panel Microphone T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 18: Left And Right Panels
• When not using the camera, press and hold to open the camera. • When using the camera to take photos, press to take the shot. • When using the camcorder to shoot videos, press to start record- ing. Press again to stop recording. Back cover lock User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 19: Before Turning On Your Phone
Press the back cover against the phone until it is in place. The back cover lock clicks when the back cover is in place. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 20: Sim Card
Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover." If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to "Removing the battery." Slide the SIM card towards the direction of the battery compartment. Slide the SIM card out from the slot using your thumb. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 21: Storage Card
Android basics If your GSM phone doesn’t have a SIM card installed, you can’t connect to T-Mobile for voice and data services such as voice calling and sending SMS/MMS messages. But you can connect to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your Google Account and to use all other features of your phone.
Page 22: Battery
(for example, leaving your Bluetooth connection always on uses more power). Long phone calls and frequent web browsing use up much battery. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 23: Inserting The Battery
Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then gently push the battery into place. Removing the battery Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover." Lift out the battery from the notch at the top of the battery compartment. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 24: Charging The Battery
Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it using the AC or car adapter. As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 25: Turning On Your Phone
30 to learn how to unlock the screen. Press and hold the Power button for a few seconds. When the Phone options options menu appears, tap Power off. Tap OK when prompted to turn off the phone. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 26: Starting Android For The First Time
Back button to close the onscreen keyboard, so you can touch the Sign in button at the bottom of the screen. When you sign in, you’re prompted to enter your username and password, using the onscreen keyboard. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 27 On your computer, go to http:// www.google.com, click Sign In, click “Can’t access your account?” in the sign-in box, and then follow the instructions for resetting your password. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 28: Customizing Your Phone
(when you upgrade or replace a lost phone), your data and settings are restored to your new phone when you first sign in. For information about changing this setting later, see “Privacy settings” on page 324. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 29: Getting To Know The Home Screen
To learn more, see “Monitoring your phone’s status” on page 38 and “Managing notifications” on page 40. Touch the Launcher icon at the bottom of the screen to view all installed applications. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 51. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 30: To Wake Up The Phone
If you haven’t locked your screen, this lock screen appears. Drag the lock icon to the right. The last screen you were working on opens. To return to the Home screen Press the Home button at any time, in any application. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 31 Small dots at the lower left and right indicate which screen you’re viewing. Touch & hold the small dots on the lower left or right of the screen to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions, which you can touch to open. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 32: Customizing The Home Screen
Android Market. Folders Add a folder where you can organize Home screen items, or folders that contain all your contacts, contacts with phone numbers, or starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up to date automatically. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 33 Touch Wallpapers to open a screen where you can sample the wallpaper images that come with the phone. Slide the miniature images left and right to view the samples. Touch a sample to view a larger version. Touch Save or Set wallpaper. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 34 Android basics To rename a folder Touch the folder to open it. Touch & hold the folder window’s title bar. Enter a new name in the dialog that appears. Touch OK. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 35: Using The Touchscreen
You can also double-tap to control the Camera zoom, in Maps, and in other applications. Double- tapping after pinching to zoom in some applications, such as Browser, reflows a column of text to fit the width of the screen. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 36: Rotate The Screen
On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the phone as you turn it from upright to its side and back again. You can turn this feature on and off, as described in “Display settings” on page 322. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 37: Using The Trackpad
To use the Trackpad Swipe your finger over the Trackpad to select items on the screen. Press the Trackpad to select the item. Press and hold the Trackpad to open an options menu for the selected item, if any. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 38: Monitoring Your Phone's Status
3G in use Phone microphone is mute Mobile network signal strength Battery is very low Connected to a Wi-Fi network Battery is low Bluetooth is on Battery is partially drained Connected to a Bluetooth device Battery is full User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 39: Notification Icons
An open Wi-Fi network is available Download finished Phone is connected via USB cable Connected to VPN Application update available Disconnected from VPN New Google Voice mail or text Carrier data use threshold message approaching or exceeded System update available T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 40: Managing Notifications
On the Home screen, you can also press Menu and touch Notifications. The Notifications panel displays your wireless provider and a list of your current notifications. Notifications about ongoing activities are listed first, followed by Notifications about events, such as new mail notifications or Calendar reminders. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 41 To close the Notifications panel Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications panel to the top of the screen. Or just press the Back button. The panel also closes when you touch a notification to respond to T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 42: Entering Text
• Lock the Shift key to type a series of characters by pressing Shift twice. The cursor shape changes while the key is locked: Unlock the Shift key by pressing it once again. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 43 Touch the Quick key that you want to change, and then tap: Replace assignment to assign the Quick key to another applica- tion, setting or item. See "Assigning the Quick keys." Unassign key to remove the application, setting or item assigned to the Quick key. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 44: Using The Onscreen Keyboard
Touch the Delete key to erase characters to the left of the cursor. Tap and hold to erase a word to the left of the cursor. When you’re finished typing, press Back to close the keyboard. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 45 Touch the first letter of the word you want to enter, and then slide your finger to the next letters of the word. When you have finished sliding to all the letters, lift your finger from the screen. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 46 The keyboard is redrawn to take best advantage of the new phone orientation. Many people find the larger horizontal onscreen keyboard easier to use. You can control whether the screen changes orientation automatically when you turn the phone. See “Display settings” on page 322. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 47: Using Your Voice To Enter Text
Tap “Speak now,” and then speak what you want to enter. Text that you enter by speaking. You can delete it, or you can continue entering text. Touch to enter text by speaking. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 48 You can press the Delete key to erase the text. You can edit the text that you enter by typing or speaking. See “Editing text” on page 49. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 49: Editing Text
Swipe your finger over the Trackpad to select the text you want. Press & hold the Trackpad again (or touch & hold the text field) to open a menu you can use to cut or copy your selection, select all the text, or stop selecting text. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 50 Touch Paste in the menu that opens. The text is inserted at the cursor. The text that you pasted also remains in a temporary area on the phone, so you can paste that same text in another location. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 51: Opening And Switching Applications
Touch to close the You can add an application icon to the Home screen by touching & holding it on the Launcher until it vibrates and then dragging it to a location on the Home screen. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 52 A small window opens, with icons of applications that you’ve used recently. Touch an icon to open its application. Or press Back to return to the current application. Touch an icon to open an application you’ve used recently. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 53: Working With Menus
Some screens have more options menu items than can fit in the main menu; you touch More to open a menu of additional items. Options menus contain items that apply to the current screen or to the application as a whole. Touch to open more menu items. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 54: Context Menus
You can also open a context menu for an item by selecting it with the Trackpad and then pressing the Trackpad. When you touch & hold some items on a screen, a context menu opens. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 55: Searching Your Phone And The Web
See the sections about those applications for information about searching in them. You can also open Google search by touching the Search widget on the Home screen, if you have added it there. See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 56 If what you’re searching for is not in the list, touch the arrow icon in the search box to search the web. The Browser opens, displaying results of a Google search on the web. For more information, see “Browser” on page 203. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 57 Touch the icon that represents where you want to search. You can now target your searches to just that application, by entering text. As you type, only suggestions from that application are displayed below the search box. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 58 See “To target where you want to search” on page 57 and “To change what you can target when searching the phone” on page 58 for more about targeting searches and making information on your phone available for searching. The widget is added to your Home screen. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 59: Searching And Doing Things By Voice
90. Send a text message: Say "Send text to Mike Wilson, stuck in traffic, be there soon." Send an email: Say "Send email to Dave Smith, subject: meeting later, message: which restaurant?" T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 60 Say “Navigate to,” followed by an address, name, business name, type of business, or other destination. View a location in Google Maps: Say “Map of,” followed by an address, name, business name, type of business, or other loca- tion. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 61: Locking Your Phone
To remove the pattern, PIN, or password lock On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings > Location & security. Touch Change screen lock. Draw the correct lock pattern or enter the PIN or password, and then touch None. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 62: Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts
You can add a shortcut for a contact to your Home screen, which you can then touch to open Quick Contact for Android for that contact. For more information about adding shortcuts to the Home screen, see “Customizing the Home screen” on page 32. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 63: Optimizing Battery Life
To check the battery charge level On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings > About phone > Status. The battery status (charging, discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 64 Touch an application in the Battery Use screen to learn details about its power consumption. Different applications offer different kinds of information. Some applications include buttons that open screens with settings to adjust power use. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 65: Performing A Hard/Factory Reset
Power button. When the Android images appear on the screen, release the Volume Down button. Press Volume Down to select Clear Storage, and then press Power. Press Volume Up to start the factory reset. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 66: Connecting To Networks And Devices
“Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 69 “Connecting to Bluetooth devices” on page 72 “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 75 “Connecting to virtual private networks” on page 77 “Working with secure certificates” on page 79 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 67: Connecting To Mobile Networks
Connecting to networks and devices Connecting to mobile networks Your phone is configured to use the T-Mobile network for voice calls and for transmitting data. If your phone does not connect to the network, contact T-Mobile. Initially, your phone is configured to use the fastest mobile network available for data.
Page 68 Use only 2G networks. To edit or create a new access point If T-Mobile needs to change the settings of your current access point name (APN) or if you need to create a new one, you must obtain the APN and detailed settings from T-Mobile.
Page 69: Connecting To Wi-Fi Networks
The phone scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays the names of those it finds. Secured networks are indicated with a Lock icon. If the phone finds a network that you connected to previously, it connects to it. Touch a network to connect to it. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 70 By default, when Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the Status bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s off. In the Wi-Fi settings screen, check Network notification. You can uncheck this option to stop receiving notifications. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 71 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s off. In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch & hold the name of the network. Touch Forget network in the dialog that opens. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 72: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices
Bluetooth is on Connected to a Bluetooth device To turn Bluetooth on or off , press Menu, and touch Settings. Press Home Touch Wireless & networks. Check or uncheck Bluetooth to turn it on or off. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 73 The devices pair with each other. If you’re prompted to enter a passcode, try entering 0000 or 1234 (the most common passcodes), or consult the documentation that came with the device to learn its passcode. If the pairing is successful, your phone connects to the device. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 74 To unpair a Bluetooth device You can unpair a Bluetooth device to erase all pairing information about it. Touch & hold the device in the Bluetooth settings screen. Touch Unpair or Disconnect & unpair in the menu that opens. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 75: Connecting To A Computer Via Usb
USB devices correctly, to avoid losing informa- tion on the card. Unmount the SD card on your computer. Open the Notifications panel and touch Turn off USB storage. Touch Turn off USB storage in the screen that opens. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 76 Touch Unmount SD card. You can format a SD card only when it is unmounted. Touch Format SD card. On the screen that warns you that formatting the SD card will erase its contents, touch Format SD card. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 77: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks
, press Menu, and touch Settings. Press Home Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings. Touch the VPN to which you want to connect. In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials and touch Connect. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 78 Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings. Touch & hold the VPN you want to delete. In the dialog that opens, touch Delete network. Touch OK in the dialog that asks you to confirm you want to delete the VPN. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 79: Working With Secure Certificates
OK. For more information about credential storage, see “Location & security settings” on page 323. You can now use the certificate that you installed when connecting to a secure network. For security, the certificate is deleted from the SD card. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 80: Placing And Receiving Calls
“Working with the Call log” on page 86 “Calling your contacts” on page 88 “Listening to your voicemail” on page 89 “Dialing by voice” on page 90 “Options during a call” on page 91 “Managing multiple calls” on page 93 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 81: Placing And Ending Calls
Touch the keys on the Phone tab to enter the phone number. If you enter a wrong number, touch to erase digits one by one. To erase the entire number, touch & hold T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 82 Press the Volume Up / Down button to adjust the call volume. Use the onscreen buttons to place the current call on hold, to add a caller, and for other options, as described in “Options during a call” on page 91. To end a call Touch End User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 83 Press & hold the Power button Touch Airplane mode. You can also use the Settings application to turn Airplane mode on and off and to configure other mobile and network settings. See “Wireless & networks” on page 314. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 84: Answering Or Rejecting Calls
If you were already on a call, the first call is placed on hold while you answer the new call. To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume Up or Volume Down button. Drag the green phone to the right to answer the call. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 85 Drag the red phone button to the left. The caller is sent directly to your voicemail box to leave a message. Drag the red phone to the left to send the caller directly to your voicemail box. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 86: Working With The Call Log
To dial a number in the Call log Touch the green phone icon at the right of the entry. You can also touch & hold the entry to open a menu with options for communicating with that contact in other ways. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 87 While viewing the Call log, press Menu and touch Clear call log. You can also touch & hold an entry in the log. In the menu that opens, touch Remove from call log to remove just that entry from the log. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 88: Calling Your Contacts
You can add and remove favorites by touching the star next to their names, while you’re viewing information about the Contact. See “Adding a contact to your favorites” on page 101. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 89: Listening To Your Voicemail
Typically, your carrier’s voicemail system guides you through the process of listening to and managing your voicemail. The first time you call your voicemail, it also guides you through the process of recording greetings, setting a password, and so on. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 90: Dialing By Voice
Say “Call” followed by the name of the contact to call. Or follow one of the suggestions for dialing a number or controlling your phone in other ways. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 91: Options During A Call
To mute the microphone during a call Touch Mute. The Mute button lights up green to indicate that the microphone is muted. The Mute icon appears in the Status bar to remind you that the microphone is turned off. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 92: To Turn The Speakerphone On Or Off
When using the Bluetooth headset during a call, the current call screen has a blue border and the Ongoing Call icon turns blue in the Status bar. For details about configuring the phone to use a Bluetooth headset, see “Connecting to Bluetooth devices” on page 72. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 93: Managing Multiple Calls
To switch between current calls Touch the Swap icon The current call is put on hold and you join the other call. Touch to swap calls. The call on hold. Touch to merge the calls into a conference call. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 94 Placing and receiving calls To set up a conference call Contact T-Mobile to know whether conference calling is part of your call plan. Place a call to the first participant. When you’re connected, touch Add call. The first participant is put on hold and you’re prompted to dial the second caller.
Page 95: Contacts
“Searching for a contact” on page 102 “Editing contact details” on page 103 “Communicating with your contacts” on page 106 “Changing which contacts are displayed” on page 108 “Joining contacts” on page 110 “Separating contact information” on page 111 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 96: Opening Your Contacts
Either way, a tab briefly appears to the right of the list, which you can drag up and down to scroll very quickly, while displaying the letter of the alphabet for the contacts you’re scrolling past. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 97 Touch an address to view it on Google Maps. See “Maps” on page 221. You can also press Menu and touch Edit contact to edit the contact’s information (see “Editing contact details” on page 103), or touch Delete contact to delete all information about the contact. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 98: Adding Contacts
Custom in the menu to create your own label. Touch the Picture Frame icon to select a picture to display next to the name in your lists of contacts and in other applications. When you’re finished, touch Done. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 99: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts
You may also have contacts stored on a SD card from another device. Open your contacts. Press Menu and touch Import/Export. Touch Import from SD card. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account into which you want to import the contacts. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 100 Press Menu and touch Share. A Gmail compose message screen opens, with the contact attached as a vCard (.vcf) file. Address, write, and send the email, as described in “Composing and sending a message” on page 126. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 101: Adding A Contact To Your Favorites
Open your contacts and touch the Favorites tab. Touch a contact to view its details. Touch the gold star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns gray and the contact is removed from your favorites. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 102: Searching For A Contact
Press the Search button Start entering the name of the contact you’re searching for. As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box. Touch a matching contact in the list to open its Details screen. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 103: Editing Contact Details
To edit contact details Open your contacts or favorites. Touch & hold the contact, and then touch Edit contact. You can also press Menu and touch Edit contact while viewing a contact’s details. Edit the contact information. Touch Done. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 104 Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details. Press Menu and touch Options > Ringtone. In the scrolling list of ringtones that opens, touch the one to play when the contact calls. The ringtone plays a sample. Touch OK. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 105: To Delete A Contact
(such as Contacts) and from a read-only account (such as Facebook), a dialog informs you that the information from the read-only account will be hidden, not deleted. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 106: Communicating With Your Contacts
Touch the icon for the way you want to connect. The icons available depend on the information you have for the contact and the applications and accounts on your phone. For more information, see “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 107 For more information about sending text and multimedia messages, see “Messaging” on page 195. You can also use Quick Contact to start sending a text or multimedia message.See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 108: Changing Which Contacts Are Displayed
Press Menu and touch Display options. Touch an account to open its list of groups. An account’s groups depend on the kind of account. Check or uncheck the groups whose contacts you want to view in Contacts. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 109 This action affects only the display of groups of contacts with this screen. Your sync settings are not affected. Touch Done. A message appears while your changes are made. If your change affects many contacts, this can take a short while. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 110: Joining Contacts
Touch the contact whose information you want to join with the first contact. The information from the second contact is added to the first contact, and the second contact is no longer displayed in the Contacts list. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 111: Separating Contact Information
Press Menu and touch Edit contact. Press Menu and touch Separate contact. When you’re asked if you want to separate the contact, touch OK. The contact information is separated into individual contacts in the list of contacts. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 112: Accounts
In this section “Adding and removing accounts” on page 113 “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 116 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 113: Adding And Removing Accounts
Accounts, or directly from Settings. The Accounts & sync settings screen displays your current sync settings and a list of your current accounts. See “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 116. Touch Add account. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 114 Accounts & Sync Settings screen. Depending on how you configured the account, email, contacts, and other information start syncing to your phone. See “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 116 for details about changing how the account is configured. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 115 Accounts, or directly from Settings. The Accounts & sync settings screen displays your current sync settings and a list of your current accounts. Touch the account to delete. Touch Remove account. Confirm that you want to remove the account. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 116: Configuring Account Sync And Display Options
The screen displays your current sync settings and a list of your current accounts. Touch the account to configure. Some or all information from this account is configured to sync automatically with your phone. No information from this account syncs automatically with your phone. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 117 Touch the account whose data you want to sync. Press Menu and touch Sync now. To change an account’s sync settings Open the Accounts & sync settings screen. Touch the account whose sync settings you want to change. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 118 Unchecking an option does not remove the information from your phone; it simply stops it from being kept in sync with the version on the web. To remove the information previously synced for the account, you must remove the account. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 119: Gmail
“Reporting spam” on page 135 “Searching for messages” on page 136 “Archiving conversations” on page 137 “Synchronizing your messages” on page 138 “Appending a signature to your messages” on page 140 “Changing Gmail settings” on page 141 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 120: Gmail Is Different
Gmail address. But if you want to read messages from another email service provider (using your AOL, Yahoo!, or other email account), you use the Email application. See “Email” on page 179. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 121: Opening Gmail And Your Inbox
There are 2 messages in this conversation. indicates messages sent directly to you. indicates messages that you were CC’d on. Other messages were sent to you as part of a group. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 122 From your Inbox, touch the current account at the top right of the screen. Or press Menu and touch Accounts. The number of unread messages. Touch the account that contains the email you want to read. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 123: Reading Your Messages
Google Talk online status. You can touch the message sender’s Quick Contact icon to open a list of ways you can quickly contact the sender. See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 124 Touch an expanded tab to read the message again. Touch the tab that indicates the number of unread messages to view their summary tabs. Touch the tab of a message you’ve already read to open it, so you can read it again. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 125 When reading a message or when its tab is selected, you can press Menu and touch Mark unread to return a read message to the unread state—for example, to remind yourself to read it again later. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 126: Composing And Sending A Message
Press Menu and touch Add Cc/Bcc to address a copy or a blind copy of the message. Enter a subject for the message. Enter the text of the message. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 127 Touch Discard to abandon the message, including any saved drafts. If you aren’t connected to a network—for example, if you’re working in Airplane mode—the messages that you send are stored on your phone with the Outbox label until you connect to a network again. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 128: Replying To Or Forwarding A Message
The message opens in a new screen where you can add or remove addresses, edit the subject, and add or remove text or attachments, as described in “Composing and sending a message” on page 126. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 129 All of the messages in the conversation, up to the one you are replying to or forwarding, are included in the new message; any messages that follow the message you forward are omitted. Enter your reply. Uncheck to send your reply without including the original message. Touch Send. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 130: Working With Conversations In Batches
Undo after muting, archiving, and reporting spam. If you never work with batches of messages, you can hide the checkboxes to leave more room for the subjects of conversations. See “Changing Gmail settings” on page 141. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 131: Labeling A Conversation
You can also change the labels of a batch of conversations, in the same way that you label a batch of conversations, by touching the Labels button. In the dialog that opens, check or uncheck the labels. Touch OK. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 132: Starring A Message
While viewing a list of messages in a conversation list, touch a message’s star. The star turns gold To unstar a message Touch its star again. To unstar all messages in a conversation Touch a star in a conversation list. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 133: Viewing Conversations By Label
Touch a label to view a list of conversations with that label. The conversation list resembles your Inbox, but the label replaces “Inbox” at the top left of the list. You work with labeled conversation lists in the same way that you work with your Inbox. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 134: Copying Text From Messages
The text you selected is copied to the clipboard. You can now use the techniques described in “Editing text” on page 49 to paste the copied text into a message you compose or into a text field in another application. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 135: Reporting Spam
When you report a conversation as spam, the conversation and all its messages are removed from your Inbox. You can view the messages you’ve marked as spam by viewing messages with the Spam label. See “Viewing conversations by label” on page 133. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 136: Searching For Messages
Words you search for are stored by the phone and suggested for later Gmail searches. You can erase these stored words with Gmail settings. See “Changing Gmail settings” on page 141. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 137: Archiving Conversations
Check one or more conversations in your Inbox or other conversation list and touch Archive. See “Working with conversations in batches” on page 130. When reading a message, touch Archive at the bottom of the screen. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 138: Synchronizing Your Messages
Gmail labels, for the account listed at the top of the screen. Below each label is its current synchronization setting: Sync all, Sync 4 days, or no label (not synchronized). Touch a conversation label whose synchronization settings you want to change. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 139 Sync all Download all conversations with this label. To set how many days of conversations to synchronize Open your Inbox. Press Menu and touch More > Settings > Labels. Touch Number of days to sync. Enter the number of days and touch OK. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 140: Appending A Signature To Your Messages
“Sent by an android.” Open your Inbox or another labeled list of conversations. Press Menu and touch More > Settings > Signature. Enter a signature to append to your messages; then touch OK. Enter a signature. Touch OK. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 141: Changing Gmail Settings
See “Working with conversations in batches” on page 130. Clear search history Touch to remove the history of the words you’ve searched for previously in Gmail in any account. See “Searching for messages” on page 136. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 142: Notification Settings
Silent mode, or never. See “Sound settings” on page 320. Notify once Check to receive a notification from Gmail only the first time you have new email since you last read your messages, rather than each time a new message arrives. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 143: Calendar
“Editing or deleting an event” on page 152 “Setting an event reminder” on page 153 “Responding to an event reminder” on page 154 “Synchronizing and displaying calendars” on page 155 “Changing Calendar settings” on page 156 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 144: Viewing Your Calendar And Events
“Accounts” on page 112. Events from each calendar are displayed in a different color. For information about which calendars are displayed on your phone, see “Synchronizing and displaying calendars” on page 155. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 145 To view the events of a day in Month view, touch a day. Use the Trackpad to quickly select events in Agenda, Day, or Week view, and to select days in Month view. Press the Track- pad for more information about the selected event or day. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 146: Working In Agenda View
To switch to Agenda view Touch the Calendar icon in the Launcher. Press Menu and touch Agenda. Touch an event to view its details. Drag up or down to view earlier or later events. This event repeats. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 147: Working In Day View
To add an event in Day view Touch & hold an empty spot or an event in the day to open a menu with the option for creating a new event at that time. See “Creating an event” on page 151. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 148: Working In Week View
To add an event in Week view Touch & hold an empty spot or an event in the week to open a menu with the option for creating a new event at that time. See “Creating an event” on page 151. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 149: Working In Month View
Touch a day to view the events of that day. To view more information about events in Month view Touch a day to view its events in Day view. See “Working in Day view” on page 147. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 150: Viewing Event Details
See “Setting an event reminder” on page 153. If you have permission to change events, you can press Menu to edit or delete the event, as described in “Editing or deleting an event” on page 152. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 151: Creating An Event
Google Calendar, they’ll receive an invitation in Calendar and by email. Press Menu and touch Show extra options to add details about the event. Scroll to the bottom of the Event details screen and touch Done. The event is added to your calendar. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 152: Editing Or Deleting An Event
When editing an event, scroll to the bottom of the Event Details screen and touch Delete. If the event repeats, you’re asked whether you want to delete just that occurrence, this and all future occurrences, or all past and future occurrences in your Calendar. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 153: Setting An Event Reminder
See “Responding to an event reminder” on page 154. You can use Google Calendar on the web to configure additional reminder settings. To delete an event reminder Open the event details. Touch the reminder’s minus button T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 154: Responding To An Event Reminder
Touch Dismiss all in the Calendar Notifications list to delete all reminders in the list. Press Back when viewing the Calendar Notifications list to keep the reminders pending. The icon remains in the Status bar and the reminders remain in the Notifications panel. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 155: Synchronizing And Displaying Calendars
Calendar. You remain subscribed to Calendars that you configure not to store on the phone and you can still work with them with Google Calendar on the web, or in other calendaring services. Touch OK. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 156: Changing Calendar Settings
Silent mode, or never. See “Sound settings” on page 320. Default reminder time Opens a dialog where you can select the default time before an event for event reminders. Build version The version of Calendar you are using. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 157: Google Voice
“Reading or listening to your voicemail” on page 161 “Exchanging text (SMS) messages” on page 163 “Starring messages” on page 164 “Viewing messages by label” on page 165 “Placing calls with Google Voice” on page 166 “Changing Google Voice settings” on page 167 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 158: Configuring Google Voice
Google Voice services that you decide to use with your phone. Touch Sign in to sign into the primary Google Account on your phone. Or touch Use a different account to sign in using a different Google Account. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 159 Touch Finish in the screen that describes Inbox synchronization. For more information, see “Sync and notifications settings” on page 168. Your Google Voice Inbox opens. See “Opening Google Voice and your Inbox” on page 160 for more information on getting started with Google Voice. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 160: Opening Google Voice And Your Inbox
Touch a voicemail or text message to open it. To open your Inbox You can return to your Inbox from any Google Voice screen. Press the Back button until the Inbox screen appears. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 161: Reading Or Listening To Your Voicemail
Touch a message to read it. The transcript of the message is displayed in a window that also contains information about the message, including the name and number of the person who left it. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 162: To Reply To A Message
Touch & hold the message in the Inbox or other folder of labeled messages. In the menu that opens, touch Delete. You can view your deleted messages by viewing messages with the Trash label. See “Viewing messages by label” on page 165. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 163: Exchanging Text (Sms) Messages
(See “Managing notifications” on page 40.) You can also touch any message that’s in your Inbox. The message, and any previous messages in the conversation, is displayed. To reply to the message, enter a short message and touch Send. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 164: Starring Messages
You can open a folder that contains just your starred messages. While viewing your Inbox or another folder of messages, press Menu and touch Labels. See “Viewing messages by label” on page 165. Touch Starred. A folder opens with a list of your starred messages. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 165: Viewing Messages By Label
Touch a label to view a folder containing the messages with that label. The folder resembles your Inbox, but the label replaces “Inbox” in the title bar. You work with labeled conversation lists in the same way that you work with your Inbox. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 166: Placing Calls With Google Voice
US$0.10 for toll calls. You must log into your account using a browser to add to your balance, but you can check your current balance on the phone. In your Google Voice Inbox, press Menu and touch Balance. A dialog displays your current account balance. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 167: Changing Google Voice Settings
See “Configuring Google Voice” on page 158. Legal information Touch to open a screen where you can read about the Google Voice terms of service, privacy policy, program policy, and other important legal information. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 168: Sync And Notifications Settings
Select a ringtone to sound when you receive a notification from Google Voice. Vibrate The phone vibrates when you receive a notification from Google Voice. Light The Trackpad flashes when you receive a notification from Google Voice. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 169: Google Talk
“Signing in and opening your Friends list” on page 170 “Chatting with friends” on page 171 “Changing and monitoring online status” on page 174 “Managing your Friends list” on page 176 “Changing Google Talk settings” on page 178 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 170: Signing In And Opening Your Friends List
Signing out can also extend your battery life. On your Friends list, press Menu and touch Sign out. You no longer receive chat notifications or see others’ Google Talk status in other applications, such as Gmail. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 171: Chatting With Friends
On a chat screen, press Menu and touch Friends list. Friends you’re chatting with are displayed at the top of your Friends list. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 172 Each one who accepts the invitation joins the group chat. In a group chat, everyone can see everyone else’s messages. Group chats appear at the top of your Friends list, with a group chat icon. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 173 In your Friends list, touch & hold the friend you want to stop chatting with. In the menu that opens, touch End chat. While on a chat screen, press Menu and then touch End chat. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 174: Changing And Monitoring Online Status
In the screen that opens, touch the status menu at the top of the screen. Touch to change your picture. Touch to change your online status. Enter a status message. Touch to use a recent status message. Touch a status in the dialog. Touch Done. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 175 “Working with pictures” on page 260. Open a collection and then touch the picture to use. Crop the picture. Editing pictures is described in “Working with pictures” on page 260. Touch Save, and then touch Done. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 176: Managing Your Friends List
In the Friends list, press Menu and touch More > Invites. All the friends to whom you’ve extended invitations to become friends on Google Talk appear in the list until they accept or cancel your invitation. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 177 You can view a list of your blocked friends by opening your Friends list, pressing Menu, and touching More > Blocked. You can unblock a friend by touching the friend’s name in the blocked list and then touching OK in the dialog that opens. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 178: Changing Google Talk Settings
When Automatically sign-in is checked, you are signed into Google Talk when you turn on your phone. Signing in and out of Google Talk is described in “Signing in and opening your Friends list” on page 170. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 179: Email
“Composing and sending email” on page 187 “Working with account folders” on page 188 “Appending a signature to your messages” on page 189 “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 190 “Changing email account settings” on page 192 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 180: Opening Email And The Accounts Screen
If you have starred, draft, or unsent messages in any of your accounts, the folders for those items from all accounts are displayed as well. From a folder screen, press Menu and touch Accounts. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 181: To Open Your Combined Inbox
Open the Accounts screen. Touch Combined Inbox. Messages in the Combined Inbox are color coded along their left sides, by account, using the same colors that are used to color code your accounts in the Accounts screen. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 182 Only some of your account’s recent email is downloaded to your phone. To download earlier messages in batches for IMAP or POP3 accounts, touch Load more messages at the bottom of the list of email. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 183: Reading Your Messages
You can touch that status indicator to open Quick Contact. See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62. You can reply to, forward, delete, or take other actions on a message, as described in “Responding to a message” on page 184. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 184: Responding To A Message
“Working with message in batches” on page 186. While reading a message, touch Delete. Press Menu and touch Delete. For most kinds of accounts, deleted messages are moved to a Trash folder, so you can retrieve them if you deleted them in error. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 185: Starring Messages
See “Opening Email and the Accounts screen” on page 180. Touch Starred. A folder opens with a list of your starred messages. You can also open an account’s individual Starred folder. See “Working with account folders” on page 188. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 186: Working With Message In Batches
Add star, and Delete buttons appear at the bottom of the screen. Touch Mark unread, Add star, or Delete. You can also press Menu and touch Deselect all. Your action affects the entire batch of messages. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 187: Composing And Sending Email
If you aren’t connected to a network, for example, if you’re working in airplane mode, the messages that you send are stored in your Outbox folder until you’re connected to a network again. If it contains any messages, the Outbox is displayed on the Accounts screen. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 188: Working With Account Folders
Touch a folder to view a list of the messages it contains. The account name. Green circles indicate the number of unread messages in the folder. Touch a folder to open the messages it contains. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 189: Appending A Signature To Your Messages
You can also open the settings for an account while you’re viewing its inbox, by pressing Menu and touching Account settings. Touch Signature. Enter a signature to append to your messages; then touch OK. Enter a signature. Touch OK. When you’re finished changing settings, press Back T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 190: Adding And Editing Email Accounts
If the wizard determines that your service provider requires additional information, or if you touched Manual setup, you’re prompted to enter your email account details. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 191: To Delete An Email Account
On some Email screens, you can press Menu and touch Accounts. Touch & hold the account to delete. Touch Remove account in the menu that opens. Touch OK in the dialog to confirm that you want to delete the account. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 192: Changing Email Account Settings
Email notifications Set whether you want to receive notifications when you receive new email sent to this account. Select ringtone Select a ringtone to sound when you receive an email notification for this account. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 193: Incoming Server Settings
POP3 server, for example, pop3.example.com. Port Set the Security type first to enter the typical server port number in this field automatically. Or enter a different port number if your email service provider requires it. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 194: Outgoing Server Settings
Visible only if Require sign-in is checked. Password Your password on the SMTP server (this may not be the same as your username on the POP3 or IMAP server for incoming mail). Visible only if Require sign-in is checked. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 195: Messaging
You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with your friends on their mobile phones. In this section “Opening Messaging” on page 196 “Exchanging messages” on page 197 “Changing Messaging settings” on page 201 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 196: Opening Messaging
To delete a message thread from the Messaging window Touch & hold the message thread. Touch Delete thread in the menu that opens. You can also press Menu and touch Delete threads to delete all message threads from the window. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 197: Exchanging Messages
You can also enter the name of a contact with a mobile number. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message. Enter a mobile phone number or the name of a contact with a mobile number. Enter your message here. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 198 You can also enter the name of a contact with a mobile number. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message. Press Menu and touch Add subject to add a message subject. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 199 SD card. Touch & hold a message to open a menu with number of options for working with the message and its sender’s information. Most of these options are described in this section. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 200 Unlock a message by touching & holding it and then touching Unlock message. To view details about a message Touch & hold a message in a message window. Touch View message details in the menu that opens. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 201: Changing Messaging Settings
Multimedia message (MMS) settings Delivery reports Check to receive a report on the messages you send. Read reports Check to receive reports when your messages are read or deleted. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 202: Notification Settings
Opens a dialog where you can select the ringtone to sound when you receive new message notifications. Vibrate Opens a dialog where you can set the phone to vibrate whenever you receive a new message notification, only in Silent mode, or never. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 203: Browser
“Navigating within a webpage” on page 207 “Navigating among webpages” on page 210 “Working with multiple Browser windows” on page 212 “Downloading files” on page 213 “Working with bookmarks” on page 215 “Changing Browser settings” on page 217 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 204: Opening Browser
URL bar into view). The address (URL) of the current page. Some sites scroll the URL bar off the top of the screen, but you can drag the page down or press Menu to see it again. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 205 URL. Press Menu and touch Stop. To get more information about the current page Press Menu and touch More > Page info. A dialog opens with the page’s title and full address (URL). T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 206 Touch Use current page. Or enter a different page’s address (URL). Touch OK. If you prefer to open new Browser windows without opening a webpage by default, leave this field blank. This can make new Browser windows open more quickly. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 207: Navigating Within A Webpage
You may not be able to zoom in or out on webpages designed for mobile devices. Double-tap on the section of the webpage you want to view. The webpage zooms in so that you can read all the text in that section by scrolling up and down. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 208 As you type, the first word with matching characters is highlighted on the screen, and subsequent matches are boxed. Touch to jump to the previous or next matching word. Touch the left or right arrow to scroll to and highlight the previous or next matching word. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 209 The text you selected is copied to the clipboard. You can now use the techniques described in “Editing text” on page 49 to paste the copied text into a text field in Browser or in another application. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 210: Navigating Among Webpages
Touch & hold a page in the list to open a menu with options for opening the page, adding it or removing it form you bookmarks, sharing page, removing it form your history, and so on. Touch a page in the history to reopen it. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 211 Touch a phone number to open the Phone application with the number entered. See “Placing and ending calls” on page 81. Touch a street address to open it in Maps. For more information, see “Maps” on page 221. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 212: Working With Multiple Browser Windows
Touch a window to open it. To close a Browser window Press Menu and touch Windows. All open windows are displayed in a scrolling list of thumbnails. Touch the Close Box on the window to close it. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 213: Downloading Files
Press Menu and touch More > Downloads. Touch & hold an item in the list and in the menu that opens, touch Cancel download. Or press Menu again and touch Cancel all downloads. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 214 You can also delete and perform other tasks with the files on your SD card when you connect your phone to a computer using the USB cable that came with your phone. See “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 75. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 215: Working With Bookmarks
Or press Menu and touch Bookmarks. Touch & hold the bookmark to edit. Touch Edit bookmark in the menu Edit the name or address in the dialog that opens. Touch OK. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 216: To Delete A Bookmark
To delete a bookmark Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen. Or press Menu and touch Bookmarks. Touch & hold a bookmark to delete it. Touch Delete bookmark in the menu. Touch OK. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 217: Changing Browser Settings
Uncheck to view pages as designed for a computer screen, and to cause double-tapping to simply switch between zoomed-in and default view. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 218: Privacy Settings
(See “To view your Browser history” on page 210.) Touch Clear history to delete this record. Accept cookies Many webpages store, read, and update files called cookies on your phone, for your convenience. For example, some password-protected User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 219: Security Settings
Uncheck to prevent Browser from storing passwords. Clear passwords Touch to delete any passwords that Browser has stored. Show security warnings Uncheck to prevent Browser from warning you about websites with common security problems, such as outdated or invalid certificates. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 220: Advanced Settings
Opens a screen where you can view advanced settings for particular websites. Reset to default Touch to delete all Browser data, including your browsing history, cookies, passwords, and bookmarks, and to restore all the Browser settings to their original values. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 221: Maps
“Changing map layers” on page 228 “Searching for locations and places” on page 230 “Getting directions” on page 231 “Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions” on page 233 “Finding your friends with Google Latitude” on page 241 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 222: Opening Maps And Viewing Your Location
233. Press Menu and touch My location. The map centers on a blue indicator that tells your location. A blue circle around the indicator tells that your actual location is within the circle. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 223 Not all magnification levels are available for all locations. To clear the map After you get directions or search on a map, you can clear the markers that such activities draw. While viewing a map, press Menu and touch More > Clear map. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 224: Obtaining Details About A Location
Street View, if available. Touch & hold a location or other feature to open a balloon with its address. Touch the balloon to open a screen with tools for learning more about the location. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 225 Touch a balloon to open a screen with tools for learning more about the location. The address and other summary information about the location. These tools are described in this section and on http:// maps.google.com . T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 226: Starring A Location
Touch the gray star at the top of the screen to star the location. (Or touch a gold star to unstar that location.) The star turns gold and a gold star is added to the map at that location. Touch a star for more information about that location. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 227 The list of your starred items and their addresses opens. Touch a location to view it on a map. Touch a location in the list to view it on a map. Press Menu and touch Refresh to update the list. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 228: Changing Map Layers
For information about Latitude, see “Finding your friends with Google Latitude” on page 241. For information about the other features of Google Maps, visit Google Maps on the web. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 229 Touch Compass mode again to end it. Press Menu and touch Report image to open a web-based form for reporting to Google about images with inappropriate content or privacy concerns. Press Menu and touch Go to map to leave Street View. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 230: Searching For Locations And Places
You can touch a marker to open a balloon that contains a label. Touch the balloon to open a screen with more information about the location, as well as options for obtaining directions. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 231: Getting Directions
Select a mode of transport. Touch Go. To reverse directions, press Menu and touch Reverse start & end. Touch the icon for car, public transit, bicycling, or walking directions. Touch Go. The directions to your destination appear in a list. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 232 Google. When you’re finished, to clear the map, press Menu and touch More > Clear map. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 233: Navigating With Spoken, Turn-By-Turn Directions
Directions screen. See “Getting directions” on page 231. Press & hold the Search button . When prompted to speak, say “Navigate to” followed by a location. If prompted, touch a destination in the list of suggestions. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 234 A compass indicates north. Your current location and direction. You can control the volume of the spoken directions with the Volume Up / Down button. To turn the spoken directions off, press Menu and touch Mute. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 235 Open the Notifications panel and touch the navigation ongoing alert. See “Managing notifications” on page 40. Touch the navigation icon on a map. You return to Navigation View with your current location and next direction displayed. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 236 See “To change views of your route” on page 236 and “To get an alternate route to your destination” on page 239. Drag on the map to view adjacent areas, or touch the map to see controls for zooming in and out. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 237 You can use the left and right arrow buttons to move from result to result, zoom in and out, or touch a label for more information about the marker. When you’re finished, touch the navigation icon to return to Navigation View. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 238 View, where you can drag your finger to change the direction you’re viewing, as described in “To open Street View for a location” on page 229. When you’re finished previewing, touch the navigation icon return to your current location and next turn direction. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 239 If traffic is slow on your current route, or if you just want to try a different route, you can request an alternate route from the Google Maps Navigation service. Press Menu and touch Route Info. Touch the alternate route icon An alternate route is drawn on the map. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 240 Maps To exit navigation You can exit Navigation View when you reach your destination, or at any time. Press Menu and touch Exit Navigation. You return to the previous Maps view. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 241: Finding Your Friends With Google Latitude
Check al of the contacts you want to invite. If you touched Add via email address, you can enter one or more email addresses, separated by commas, for the friends you want to invite. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 242 When you open Latitude you see a list of your Latitude friends, with a summary of their last known locations, status, and so on. Touch a friend in the list to open a screen with details about the friend and many connection options. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 243 Stop sharing your location with this friend in Latitude, in a list or on a map. To share your location with this friend again, touch Unhide from this friend. Tap Remove this friend to remove the friend from your list and stop sharing locations altogether. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 244 Set the location shared with others as an address you enter; or, from Contacts, pick a spot on a map, or resume having Latitude share your actual location. Hide your location Hide your location from all your friends. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 245: Camera
You can view your pictures and videos on the phone, edit them, share them, and so on with Gallery. See “Gallery” on page 253. In this section “Opening Camera and taking pictures” on page 246 “Changing Camera settings” on page 249 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 246: Opening Camera And Taking Pictures
Touch to preview your pictures or videos in Gallery. Drag up to shoot videos; drag down to take photos. Touch to take a picture or shoot a video. Touch settings to change them. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 247 See “Gallery” on page 253. To take pictures with digital zoom Touch the onscreen Zoom icon 1x and then touch the amount of zoom you want. Double-tap the screen to zoom all the way in or out. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 248 Trackpad to stop shooting. An image from your most recent video is displayed as a thumbnail at the top right. Touch the thumbnail to view, share, and work with your videos in Gallery See “Gallery” on page 253. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 249: Changing Camera Settings
Camera settings are described in “Camera settings” on page 250. Camcorder settings are described in “Camcorder settings” on page 251. Press Back to close the Settings menus. Icons on the screen indicate the current settings. Take your pictures using the new settings. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 250: Camera Settings
White balance Touch to select how Camera adjusts colors in different kinds of light, to achieve the most natural-looking colors for your shots. Or allow Camera to adjust the white balance automatically. Automatic Incandescent Daylight Fluorescent Cloudy User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 251: Camcorder Settings
Or allow Camera to adjust the white balance automatically. Automatic Incandescent Daylight Fluorescent Cloudy Flash mode Touch to illuminate your video by turning on the flash lamp. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 252 Camera Video quality Touch the video quality and maximum length combination appropriate for viewing on a computer or for sharing with others via Messaging or YouTube: High (30m) Low (30m) MMS (Low, 30s) YouTube (High, 10m) User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 253: Gallery
Picasa and YouTube web sites. In this section “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 254 “Working with albums” on page 256 “Working with pictures” on page 260 “Working with videos” on page 264 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 254: Opening Gallery And Viewing Your Albums
An album of the photos and videos you took with Camera. Peek into a stack by touching it with two fingers and spreading them apart. Slide left or right to view more albums. A Picasa web album. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 255 Touch a picture or video in an album to view it. See “Working with pictures” on page 260 and “Working with videos” on page 264. Return to the main Gallery screen at any time by touching its icon at the top left of the screen. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 256: Working With Albums
Drag the scroll tool to the left or right to scroll more or less quickly. The date of the images in view is displayed, so you can scroll by date. You can also scroll through an album by swiping left or right. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 257: To Change How The Contents Of An Album Are Displayed
Stacks are sorted by the date and location where you took them. Drag the Album View switch to the left to view the album contents in a chronological grid again. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 258: To Work With Batches Of Pictures Or Videos
If you are sharing an album via Gmail, do not delete the original of an attach- ment before the message is completely sent (that is, it has the Sent label, not the Outbox label), or the attachment will not be sent. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 259 See “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 254. Press Menu twice. Check or uncheck the albums you want to delete. Touch Delete at the bottom of the screen. In the dialog that opens, touch Confirm Delete. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 260: Working With Pictures
When the picture is zoomed to fit in the window, drag left or right to view the next or previous picture in the album. To watch a slideshow of your pictures Touch a picture to view the controls and touch Slideshow. Touch a picture to end the slideshow. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 261 Touch More. Touch Set as. If you touch Contact icon, you’re prompted to select the contact to associate with the picture and then crop the picture. If you touch Wallpaper, you’re prompted to crop the picture. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 262 Touch Save to save a copy of the picture as you cropped it. The original uncropped version remains on your SD card. To get details about a picture Touch the picture to view the controls and touch Menu. Touch More. Touch Details. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 263 Outbox label), or the attached picture will not be sent. To delete a picture You can delete a picture from your SD card. Touch a picture to view the controls and touch Menu. Touch Delete. Touch OK in the dialog that opens. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 264: Working With Videos
YouTube web site. While viewing a video album, press Menu twice. Check the videos to share. Touch Share. In the menu that opens, touch the application to use to share the selected videos. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 265: To Delete A Video
(that is, it has the Sent label, not the Outbox label), or the attached videos will not be sent. To delete a video While viewing an album, press Menu twice. Check the videos or pictures to delete. Touch Delete. Touch Confirm Delete. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 266: Goggles
You can also use Goggles to get information about businesses and other nearby places. In this section “Opening Goggles and searching with pictures” on page 267 “Working with your search history” on page 269 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 267: Opening Goggles And Searching With Pictures
If Goggles can’t recognize the image, a screen opens where you can try a text search instead, or view a selection of images that Goggles thinks are similar to yours. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 268 A screen opens with a button you can touch to browse to the Goggles help center, for detailed information about Goggles and its features. You can touch other buttons to review the Goggles tutorial, and so on. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 269: Working With Your Search History
When using the viewer, press Menu and touch Enable history. The Disable Search History or Enable Search History screen opens, where you can confirm your decision or touch the link to open a screen with details about this feature. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 270: Youtube
YouTube YouTube is Google’s online video streaming service for viewing, searching for, and uploading videos. In this section “Opening YouTube and watching videos” on page 271 “Changing YouTube settings” on page 274 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 271: Opening Youtube And Watching Videos
Touch to search for a video. You can even search by voice. Touch to shoot and share a video. Touch a video to play it. Touch to learn more about a video. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 272 Enter the text to search for, or touch the Microphone icon to search by voice. Touch a suggestion below the search box or touch the magnifying glass icon Scroll through the search results and touch a video to watch it. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 273 Touch the Shutter button again to stop shooting. The Upload video screen opens. Enter a title for your video. You can add additional details by touching More details. Touch Upload. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 274: Changing Youtube Settings
Block no search results (off), only explicit or offensive videos (moderate), or both explicit or offensive text and videos (strict). Terms of Service Displays the YouTube terms of service. Application version The version of the YouTube application installed on your phone. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 275: Music
SD card from your computer. In this section “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 276 “Opening Music and working with your library” on page 277 “Playing music” on page 279 “Working with playlists” on page 282 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 276: Transferring Music Files To Your Phone
Unmount the SD card from the computer and disconnect the phone. Warning! To prevent damage to the files on your SD card, follow your com- puter’s instructions and the instructions in “Connecting to a com- puter via USB” on page 75. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 277: Opening Music And Working With Your Library
Touch the summary of the current track to open the Playback screen. You can return to the main Library screen from most other screens in the Music application by pressing Menu and touching Library. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 278 On the Playback screen, press Menu and touch Delete. When your phone is connected to a computer, you can also delete music files from the SD card, as described in “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 276. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 279: Playing Music
Music application by pressing Menu and touching Playback. You can return to the Playback screen from any other application by opening the Notifications panel and touching the ongoing music notification. See “Managing notifications” on page 40. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 280 In the Playback or a Library screen, press Menu and touch Party shuffle. Music creates a current playlist of a dozen tracks selected randomly from your SD card and starts playing them. When it finishes playing the first dozen tracks, it adds another dozen and keeps playing. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 281 Touch & hold a song in a library list. In the menu that opens, touch Use as phone ringtone. On the Playback screen, press Menu and touch Use as ringtone. For details about using the Settings application to view and set the phone’s ringtone, see “Sound settings” on page 320. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 282: Working With Playlists
Open a playlist by touching it in the Playlist library. You can also open the currently playing playlist by touching the Playlist icon in the Playback window. Drag a song up or down to change its order in the playlist. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 283: To Remove A Song From A Playlist
Enter each music file name to include in the playlist on its own line. Use music file names as displayed on your computer. Music ignores all but the track names when displaying the playlist. Save the file with the .m3u extension T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 284: News & Weather
You can check the weather and top news stories with News & Weather, a widget for your desktop that is backed by a full-featured application. In this section “Checking the news and weather” on page 285 “Changing News & Weather settings” on page 288 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 285: Checking The News And Weather
News & Weather widget to open the News & Weather application with a summary of the weather. Touch the news section of the widget to open a list of the top stories in the news. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 286 Scroll to touch the category of news you’re interested in. Touch the screen for details. Touch the weather summary for a more detailed forecast. Touch the chart to view a detailed forecast for a specific hour of the day. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 287 Touch a headline to read the full story. Touch a headline to read the full story. Swipe left or right to change news categories. While viewing the weather or news headlines, press Menu and touch Refresh to get the latest information. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 288: Changing News & Weather Settings
Check to prefetch news images in addition to news text, when the headlines are downloaded. Prefetching images improves performance at the expense of more data use and decreased battery life between charges. This setting is only available when Prefetch articles is checked. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 289: Refresh Settings
Refresh status Displays the date and time of the last refresh and the next scheduled refresh of news and weather. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 290: Clock
You can also use Clock to turn your phone into an alarm clock. In this section “Viewing the date, time, and other information” on page 291 “Setting alarms” on page 293 “Changing Clock alarm settings” on page 295 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 291: Viewing The Date, Time, And Other Information
To return to the Home screen, touch the Home icon at the bottom of the Clock screen. To play a slideshow You can play a slideshow of the pictures in your Gallery albums, in place of the date and time. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 292: To Play Music
Touch the Dimmer icon again to restore normal brightness. If you can’t see the Dimmer icon, press & hold the Home button and touch the Clock icon to reopen Clock at normal brightness. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 293: Setting Alarms
Touch an existing alarm to change its time and other attributes. Or touch Add alarm to add a new one. When viewing the main Clock screen, you can also press Menu and touch Add alarm to add a new alarm. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 294 If you don’t set a repeat, the alarm sounds only one time. Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm. When you’re finished, touch Done. At the time you set, the alarm sounds. Press Back to return to the main Clock screen. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 295: Changing Clock Alarm Settings
Opens a dialog where you can set what happens if you press the Volume Up / Down and Camera button when an alarm sounds. You can set the button behavior to have no effect, to snooze the alarm, or to dismiss it. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 296: Car Home
Car Home is designed to work with a car dock, though you don’t have to own a dock to use it. In this section “Using Car Home” on page 297 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 297: Using Car Home
GPS satellites. Touch the small arrow to open Car Home’s second screen. Touch an icon to access that application or service while driving. Touch to open Car Home’s second screen. Touch to exit Car mode. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 298 You can set whether you are greeted with the warning about safe use of the phone in the car each time you start Car Home. You can also touch System settings to open the Android Settings screen (see “Settings” on page 312). User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 299: Calculator
Calculator Use Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations. In this section “Using the Calculator” on page 300 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 300: Using The Calculator
To access your history of operations Roll the Trackpad up or down to view your previous operations. Previous operations are entered in the display, where you can work with them. Clear the history by pressing Menu and touching Clear history. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 301: Market
Android Market provides direct access to applications and games to download and install on your phone. In this section “Opening Android Market and finding applications” on page 302 “Downloading and installing applications” on page 306 “Managing your downloads” on page 308 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 302: Opening Android Market And Finding Applications
Touch to search Market. Touch a category to open it. Or touch Downloads to view a list of the items you’re already downloaded from Market. Touch a featured application to view details about it. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 303 You can browse applications by category and sort them in different ways. On the Android Market home page, touch a top-level category, such as Apps or Games. Touch a subcategory to view its list of applications. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 304 Enter what you want to search for and press Search again. Enter all or part of an application’s name or description, or the developer’s name you want to search for. Touch a search result to open that application’s details screen. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 305 To return to the Android Market home screen You can return to the Android Market home screen from most other screens in Android Market. Touch the Market icon at the top left of the screen. Press Menu and touch Home. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 306: Downloading And Installing Applications
If you’re not comfortable with the access the application requires, don’t continue. Touch Install (for free applications) or Buy (for paid applications). Paid applications are not offered in all areas by all carriers. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 307 Android Market, the phone remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For this reason, you should secure your phone to pre- vent others from using it without your permission. See “Locking your phone” on page 61. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 308: Managing Your Downloads
If an application is set to update automatically, and the application has not changed the permissions it requires, the notification informs you after the update is downloaded and installed (see “To set whether an application is updated automatically” on page 308). User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 309 To set whether you’re notified about updated applications On the Android Market home screen, press Menu and touch Downloads. Press Menu and touch Notifications. Select whether or not to be notified of updates to the applications you’ve downloaded. Touch OK. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 310 Touch the application to uninstall for a refund. The details screen for the application opens. Touch Uninstall & refund. Your application is uninstalled and the charge is cancelled. Touch the explanation that best matches why you’re uninstalling and touch OK. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 311 Scroll to the bottom of the details screen and touch Flag as inappropriate. Touch the reason you find the application objectionable. Touch Submit. Your comments are sent to the Android Market team. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 312: Settings
“Search settings” on page 332 “Language & keyboard settings” on page 333 “Voice input & output settings” on page 336 “Accessibility settings” on page 338 “Date & time settings” on page 339 “About phone” on page 340 User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 313: Opening Settings
The Settings application contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. To open Settings , press Menu, and touch Settings. Press Home Touch the Settings icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 314: Wireless & Networks
“Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen” on page 315. Wi-Fi Check to turn on Wi-Fi so you can connect to Wi-Fi networks. Network notification Check to receive a notification when an open Wi-Fi network becomes available. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 315: Advanced Wi-Fi Settings Screen
Check to turn on Bluetooth so you can connect to Bluetooth devices. Device name Opens a dialog where you can give your phone a name that is visible on some Bluetooth devices when you pair them. The current name is displayed. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 316: Vpn Settings Screen
Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Data roaming Uncheck to prevent your phone from transmitting data on other carriers’ mobile networks when you can’t access your own carrier’s mobile networks. See “To disable data when roaming” on page 68. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 317: Network Operators
2G networks” on page 68. Network operators Opens a screen that searches for and displays mobile networks that are compatible with your phone. Consult your carrier to understand the billing implications of selecting another carrier. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 318: Call Settings
Opens a screen where you can configure how your calls are forwarded when you’re on the phone, when you don’t answer, and so Additional settings Opens a screen where you can set Caller ID and Call waiting. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 319: Fixed Dialing Numbers Screen
Menu and touch to add an FDN number to your SIM. Press Menu on that screen to import a number from your Contacts to the FDN list, or to delete a number from the FDN list. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 320: Sound Settings
Audible selection Check to play a sound when you touch buttons, icons, and other onscreen items that react to your touch. Screen lock sounds Check to play a sound when the screen is locked or unlocked. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 321: Haptic Feedback
Settings Haptic feedback Check to have the phone vibrate briefly when you touch soft buttons and perform other actions. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 322: Display Settings
Screen timeout Opens a dialog where you can set how long to wait after you touch the screen or press a button before the screen darkens. For the best battery performance, use the shortest convenient timeout. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 323: Location & Security Settings
SIM PIN to use the phone, and where you can change the SIM PIN. Visible passwords Check to briefly show each character of passwords as you enter them, so that you can see what you enter. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 324: Screen Unlock Screen
“Locking your phone” on page 61. Password Opens a set of screens for setting a password you must enter to unlock your screen, as described in “Locking your phone” on page 61. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 325: Applications Settings
(how much memory you would recover if you stopped the service). Depending on the service, when you touch it in the list it either opens a dialog in which you can stop it or opens its Settings screen. Development See “Development screen” on page 326. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 326: Application Info Screen
Android applications. For full information, including documentation of the Android APIs and development tools, see the Android developer web site (http://developer.android.com). USB debugging Check to permit debugging tools on a computer to communicate with your phone via a USB connection. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 327: Stay Awake
Allow mock locations Check to permit a development tool on a computer to control where the phone believes it is located, rather than using the phone’s own internal tools for this purpose. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 328: Accounts & Sync Settings
The rest of this screen lists the Google Accounts and other accounts you’ve added to the phone. Adding accounts is described in “Adding and removing accounts” on page 113. If you touch an account in this screen, its account screen opens. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 329: Account Screen
(contacts, mail, settings, and so on). You can’t remove the first Google Account you added to your phone except by resetting your phone to the factory defaults and erasing all of your user data. See “Privacy settings” on page 330. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 330: Privacy Settings
65. If you reset the phone in this way, the next time you turn on your phone you’re prompted to reenter the same kind of information as when you first started Android. See “Starting Android for the first time” on page 26. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 331: Sd Card & Phone Storage Settings
You must unmount a SD card before you can format it. Internal phone storage, Available space The amount of internal phone storage used by the operating system, its components, applications (including those you downloaded there), and their permanent and temporary data. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 332: Search Settings
Check to use suggestions from the web-based Google search history, from your Google Account. Manage search history Opens Browser with a web-based interface for viewing and managing the web search history associated with your Google Account. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 333: Language & Keyboard Settings
Opens a list of the words you’ve added to the dictionary, as described in “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 44. Touch a word to edit or delete it. Press Menu and touch to add a word. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 334: Android Keyboard Settings Screen
See “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 44. Auto-complete Check to automatically enter a suggested word, highlighted in orange in the strip above the keyboard, when you enter a space or punctuation. See “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 44. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 335: Device Keyboard Settings Screen
Check to correct misspelled words as you type. Auto-cap Check to capitalize the first letter of the first word in sentences. Auto-punctuate Check to insert a period ( . ) when you press the Space key twice in a row. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 336: Voice Input & Output Settings
Check to use the settings on this screen in place of speech synthesizer settings available in other applications. Default engine Opens a dialog where you can set the text-to-speech application you want to use, if you have more than one installed. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 337: Speech Rate
Always Use My Settings setting, to ensure that text is spoken correctly in a variety of applications. Engines Lists all the text-to-speech engines that you’ve installed on your phone. Touch an engine in the list to change its language or other settings. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 338: Accessibility Settings
TalkBack Check to have an installed speech synthesizer speak the labels or names of items as you navigate the phone’s user interface. SoundBack Check to play a sound as you navigate the phone’s user interface. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...
Page 339: Date & Time Settings
Use 24-hour format Check to display the time using 24-hour time format—for example, 13:00 rather than 1:00 pm. Select date format Opens a dialog where you can select the format for displaying dates. T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide...
Page 340: About Phone
Opens a screen that offers to introduce some of your phone’s features, as described in “Starting Android for the first time” on page 26. Version information Lists details about the model numbers and versions of your phone’s hardware and operating system software. User’s Guide T-Mobile G2...

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