Page 1 User’s Guide March 15, 2010 NOUG-2.1-update1-105 Nexus One™ phone and Android™ mobile technology platform 2.1-update1...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Contents 3 About this guide 11 Your phone and accessories 15 What’s in the box 16 Getting to know your phone 17 Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card 18 Charging your phone 22 Using the headset 23 Monitoring the status and trackball lights 24 Status light 24 Trackball 24 Turning the phone on and off 25...
Page 4 Contents Managing notifications 52 Searching your phone and the web 54 Locking your screen 57 Customizing the Home screen 58 Connecting quickly with your contacts 61 Optimizing battery life 62 Connecting to networks and devices 65 Connecting to mobile networks 66 Connecting to Wi-Fi networks 68 Connecting to Bluetooth devices 71 Connecting to a computer via USB 74...
Page 5 Contents Gmail 119 Gmail is different 120 Opening Gmail and your Inbox 121 Reading your messages 123 Composing and sending a message 125 Replying to or forwarding a message 126 Working with conversations in batches 127 Labeling a conversation 128 Starring a message 129 Viewing conversations by label 130 Reporting spam 131...
Page 6 Contents Changing Google Voice settings 164 General Settings 164 Refresh and notification settings 165 Google Talk 167 Signing in and opening your Friends list 168 Chatting with friends 170 Changing and monitoring online status 173 Managing your Friends list 175 Changing Google Talk settings 177 Email 179 Opening Email and the Accounts screen 180...
Page 7 Contents Changing Browser settings 217 Page content settings 217 Privacy settings 218 Security settings 219 Advanced settings 219 Maps 221 Opening Maps and viewing your location 222 Obtaining details about a location 224 Starring a location 226 Changing map layers 228 Searching for locations and places 230 Getting directions 231 Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions 233...
Page 8 Contents News & Weather 281 Checking the news and weather 282 Changing News & Weather settings 285 News & Weather settings 285 Weather settings 285 News settings 285 Refresh settings 286 Clock 287 Viewing the date, time, and other information 288 Setting alarms 290 Changing Clock alarm settings 292 Car Home 293...
Page 9 Contents Applications settings 318 Applications settings screen 318 Application Info screen 318 Development screen 319 Accounts & sync settings 320 Accounts & sync settings screen 320 Account screen 320 Privacy settings 321 SD card & phone storage settings 322 SD Card & Phone Storage screen 322 Search settings 323 Search settings screen 323 Language &...
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Page 11: About This Guide
About this guide This guide describes the Google™ Nexus One™ phone, its components and accessories, and how to use release 2.1-update1 of the Android™ mobile technology platform. Chapter Describes “Your phone and acces- Your handset, its parts, preparing it for use, and the accessories that sories”...
Page 12 About this guide Chapter Describes “Messaging” on Exchanging text and multimedia messages with other phones. page 197 “Browser” on page 205 Browsing the web on your phone. “Maps” on page 221 Discovering the world with street and satellite data from the Google Earth™...
Page 13 About this guide Chapter Describes “Market” on page 297 Finding new applications on Android Market™ downloadable applica- tions service, purchasing paid applications with Google Checkout™ payment and billing service, and installing them. “Settings” on page 307 Opening the Settings application and its many tools for configuring and customizing your phone.
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Page 15: Your Phone And Accessories
Your phone and accessories Your phone comes with a number of accessories, including a headset and a protective pouch. For safety reasons, the battery is not shipped inside the phone, so you need to insert it and charge it fully before using your phone.
Page 16: What's In The Box
Your phone and accessories What’s in the box Your Nexus One phone comes with the following accessories. Battery Quick-start card, safety Nexus One Phone and regulatory booklet, warranty booklet Pouch Headset Charger (plug varies by country) USB cable A 4GB microSD card (not shown) is installed in the phone. If you purchased the phone with a contract with a GSM mobile carrier, a SIM card for your carrier is also installed.
Page 17: Getting To Know Your Phone
Your phone and accessories Getting to know your phone Power button 3.5mm headphone jack Proximity & Status light 5-megapixel camera camera light sensors with autofocus ﬂash Noise- Earpiece Speaker cancellation microphone Volume up/down Back cover Touchscreen button Soft buttons Trackball USB port Dock connectors Microphone...
Page 18: Installing The Battery, Sim, And Microsd Card
Your phone and accessories Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card To install or replace the battery, SIM, or microSD card, you must remove the phone’s back cover. You must install the battery before you can use the phone. The phone comes with a 4GB microSD card for storage already installed.
Page 19 Your phone and accessories To remove or insert the battery You must open the phone’s back cover to remove or insert the battery. Lift out the battery by slipping your finger under the small corner tab. Slide the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the battery and then gently pressing the battery into place.
Page 20 Your phone and accessories To remove or insert a microSD card You must open the phone’s back cover and remove the battery to remove or insert the microSD card. Remove the microSD card by pressing it toward the bottom of the phone. When you release the card it starts to pop out of its slot, so you can pull it the rest of the way out.
Page 21 Your phone and accessories To remove or insert a SIM card You must open the phone’s back cover and remove the battery to remove or insert the SIM card. Remove the SIM card by sliding it out of its slot with the tip of your finger. Insert the SIM card by aligning it (notch to the top left and gold contacts down) and then sliding it into its slot.
Page 22: Charging Your Phone
Your phone and accessories Charging your phone Before you can use your phone, you must charge it fully, until the status light turns green. See “Monitoring the status and trackball lights” on page 24. The phone also charges when it is connected to a computer’s USB port with the included USB cable, and when inserted in an optional desktop or car dock accessory (available from google.com/phone ).
Page 23: Using The Headset
Your phone and accessories Using the headset The headset plugs into the phone’s 3.5mm headset jack.It includes a pair of headphones and a remote with a microphone on the back. The remote also includes buttons that you use to manage phone calls and music. Use the lapel clip to attach the remote high on your shirt, so the microphone is near your mouth.
Page 24: Monitoring The Status And Trackball Lights
Your phone and accessories Monitoring the status and trackball lights The status light (to the right of the earpiece) and the Trackball change colors, flash, or glow briefly to inform you of the charging status of the phone and other important information.
Page 25: Turning The Phone On And Off
Your phone and accessories Turning the phone on and off You use the power button to turn the phone on and off. Power button To turn on the phone Press the Power button for a few seconds, until the screen illuminates. The first time you turn on the phone, you’re welcomed to Android and prompted to sign into your Google Account.
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Page 27: Android Basics
Android basics When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to learn more about it and to sign into your Google Account. Then it’s a good idea to become familiar with the basics of your phone and how to use it—the Home screen, the touchscreen and buttons, applications, search, and so on.
Page 28: Starting Android For The First Time
Android basics Starting Android for the first time The first time you power on your phone (after setting it up, as described in “Your phone and accessories” on page 15), you’re prompted to touch the Android logo to begin using your phone. Touch the android to begin.
Page 29: Your Google Account
Android basics Your Google Account You must sign into a Google Account to use Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and other Google Apps; to download applications from Android Market; to back up your settings to Google servers; and to take advantage of other Google services on your phone.
Page 30: Additional Accounts
Android basics When you sign in, you’re prompted to enter your username and password, using the onscreen keyboard. For information about navigating the touchscreen and entering text, see “Using the touchscreen” on page 36 and “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 39.
Page 31: Google Services
Android basics Google services When you sign in, you’re asked whether you want to take advantage of the following Google services. Location You can choose whether to take advantage of Google’s location service, which provides applications with your approximate location without using GPS, and whether to use your location for Google search results and other Google services.
Page 32: Getting To Know The Home Screen
Android basics Getting to know the Home screen When you sign in, the Home screen opens. The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on your phone. It displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other features. You can customize the Home screen with different wallpaper and display the items you want.
Page 33: To Wake Up The Phone
Android basics To wake up the phone If you don’t use the phone for a while, the Home screen or other screen you are viewing, is replaced with the lock screen and then the screen darkens, to conserve the battery. Press the Power button.
Page 34 Android basics To view other parts of the Home screen Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen. The two left and two right extensions to the Home screen provide more space for icons, widgets, shortcuts, and other items. For more on sliding, see “Using the touchscreen”...
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Page 36: Using The Touchscreen
Android basics Using the touchscreen The main way to control Android features is by using your finger to manipulate icons, buttons, menu items, the onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touchscreen. You can also change the screen’s orientation. Touch To act on items on the screen, such as application and settings icons, to type letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons, you simply touch them with your finger.
Page 37: Using The Phone's Buttons
Android basics Using the phone’s buttons The phone’s physical buttons and soft buttons offer a variety of functions and shortcuts. See “Getting to know your phone” on page 17 for a diagram showing the location of the buttons on the phone. Button Press Press &...
Page 38: Using The Trackball
Android basics Using the trackball Some actions are easier using the Trackball than your finger, such as: Opening an event in a crowded calendar Selecting a link or form field on a web page Selecting text to edit To use the trackball Roll the trackball to select items on the screen.
Page 39: Using The Onscreen Keyboard
Android basics Using the onscreen keyboard You enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the keyboard automatically. In others, you touch a text field where you want to enter text to open the keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing. See “Entering text by speaking”...
Page 40 Android basics To enter text Touch a text field where you want to type The onscreen keyboard opens. For most text fields, the keyboard starts with letter keys. Text fields for phone numbers and other special purposes may display number and symbol keys or custom keyboards, to make it easier to enter the required information.
Page 41 Android basics To change the keyboard orientation Turn the phone sideways or upright. 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.
Page 42: Entering Text By Speaking
Android basics Entering text by speaking You can use voice input to enter text by speaking. Voice input is an experimental feature that uses Google’s speech-recognition service, so you must have a data connection to use it. To turn on voice input If the onscreen keyboard does not display a Microphone key , voice input is not turned on.
Page 43 Android basics To enter text by speaking You can enter text by speaking, anywhere that you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard. Touch a text field. Touch the Microphone key on the keyboard. Or just swipe your finger across the keyboard from left to right. When prompted to “Speak now,”...
Page 44: Editing Text
Android basics Editing text You can edit the text you enter in text fields and use menu commands to cut, copy, and paste text, within or across applications. Some applications don’t support editing some or all of the text they display. To edit text Touch the text field that contains the text to edit.
Page 45 Android basics To cut or copy text Select the text to cut or copy. Press & hold the Trackball, or touch & hold the selected text. Touch Cut or Copy in the menu that opens. If you touch Cut, the selected text is removed from the text field. In either case, the text is stored in a temporary area on the phone, so that you can paste it into another text field.
Page 46: Opening And Switching Applications
Android basics Opening and switching applications The Launcher, which you open from the Home screen, holds icons for all of the applications on your phone, including any applications that you downloaded and installed from Android Market or other sources. When you open an application, the other applications you’ve been using don’t stop; they keep on running: playing music, rendering webpages, and so on.
Page 47 Android basics 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. Touch the Home icon on the Launcher or the Home button to close the Launcher.
Page 48: Working With Menus
Android basics Working with menus There are two kinds of Android menus: options menus and context menus. Options menus Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the current screen or application, not to any specific item on the screen. You open options menus by pressing the Menu button .
Page 49: Context Menus
Android basics Context menus Context menus contain tools that apply to a specific item on the screen. You open a context menu by touching & holding an item on the screen. Not all items have context menus. If you touch & hold an item that has no context menu, nothing happens. You can also open a context menu for an item by selecting it with the trackball and then pressing the trackball.
Page 50: Monitoring Your Phone's Status
Android basics Monitoring your phone’s status The Status bar appears at the top of every screen. It displays icons indicating that you’ve received notifications (on the left) and icons indicating the phone’s status (on the right), along with the current time. Notification icons Status icons If you have more notifications than can fit in the status bar, a plus icon...
Page 51: Notification Icons
Android basics Notification icons The following icons indicate that you’ve received a notification. See “Managing notifications” on page 52 for information about responding to these notifications. In addition these icons, applications you install on your phone may use their own notification icons.
Page 52: Managing Notifications
Android basics Managing notifications Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when call forwarding is on or the current call status. When you receive a notification, its icon appears in the Status bar, along with a summary that appears only briefly.
Page 53 Android basics Touch a notification to open it in its application. To respond to a notification Open the Notifications panel. Your current notifications are listed in the panel, each with a brief description. Touch a notification to respond to it. The Notification panel closes.
Page 54: Searching Your Phone And The Web
Android basics Searching your phone and the web You can search for information on your phone and on the web by typing in Quick Search Box for Android, or by speaking, with Google search by voice. Some applications, such as Contacts, Gmail, and Maps, have their own search services, which you can use to search within those applications.
Page 55 Android basics Touch to search the web. As you type, search results from your phone, previously chosen search results, and web search suggestions appear. Touch a result to open it. As you type, matching items on your phone and suggestions from Google web search are added to the list of previously chosen search results.
Page 56 Android basics To search the web by speaking Press & hold the Search button Touch the Microphone icon in Quick Search Box. If you touch the Microphone icon in an application’s search box, you search the application by voice, not the web. A dialog opens, prompting you to speak the words that you want to search for.
Page 57: Locking Your Screen
Android basics Locking your screen You can lock your screen so that only you can unlock it to make calls, access your data, buy applications, and so on. See “Location & security settings” on page 316 for other ways to protect your phone and privacy. To lock your screen and touch Location &...
Page 58: Customizing The Home Screen
Android basics Customizing the Home screen You can add application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any part of the Home screen. You can also change the wallpaper. For an introduction to the Home screen, see “Getting to know the Home screen” on page 32.
Page 59 Android basics To move an item on the Home screen Touch & hold the item you want to move, until it vibrates. Don’t lift your finger. Drag the item to a new location on the screen. Pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item onto another Home screen pane.
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Page 61: Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts
Android basics Connecting quickly with your contacts As you build up your list of contacts on your phone, you can use Quick Contact for Android in many applications to quickly start a chat, email, or text message, to place a call, or to locate your contacts.
Page 62: Optimizing Battery Life
Android basics Optimizing battery life You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features that you don’t need. You can also monitor how applications and system resources consume battery power. To extend the life of your battery Turn off radios that you aren’t using.
Page 63 Android basics To monitor and control what uses the battery The Battery Use screen shows which applications consume the most battery power. You can also use it to turn off applications that you’ve downloaded, if they are consuming too much power. and touch Settings >...
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Page 65: Connecting To Networks And Devices
Connecting to networks and devices Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and devices, including mobile networks for voice and data transmission, Wi-Fi data networks, and Bluetooth devices, such as headsets. You can also connect your phone to a computer, to transfer files from your phone’s microSD card. In this section “Connecting to mobile networks”...
Page 66: Connecting To Mobile Networks
Connecting to networks and devices Connecting to mobile networks When you assemble your phone with a SIM card from your wireless service provider (see “Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card” on page 18), your phone is configured to use your provider’s mobile networks for voice calls and for transmitting data.
Page 67 Connecting to networks and devices To disable data when roaming You can prevent your phone from transmitting data over other carriers’ mobile networks when you leave an area that is covered by your carrier’s networks. This is useful for controlling expenses if your cell plan doesn’t include data roaming. , and touch Settings, to open the Settings Press Home , press Menu...
Page 68: Connecting To Wi-Fi Networks
Connecting to networks and devices Connecting to Wi-Fi networks Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you access a wireless access point, or “hotspot.” Some access points are open and you can simply connect to them.
Page 69 Connecting to networks and devices Check Wi-Fi to turn it on. 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.
Page 70 Connecting to networks and devices Enter the SSID (name) of the network. If the network is secured, touch the Security menu and then touch the type of security deployed on the network. Enter any required security credentials. Touch Save. The phone connects to the wireless network. Any credentials that you entered are saved, so you are connected automatically the next time you come within range of this network.
Page 71: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices
Connecting to networks and devices Connecting to Bluetooth devices Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that devices can use to exchange information over a distance of about 8 meters. The most common Bluetooth devices are headphones for making calls or listening to music, hands-free kits for cars, and other portable devices, including laptops and cell phones.
Page 72 Connecting to networks and devices To change your phone’s Bluetooth name Your phone has a generic Bluetooth name by default, which is visible to other devices when you connect them. You can change the name so that it is more recognizable. , and touch Settings to open the Settings Press Home , press Menu...
Page 73 Connecting to networks and devices To connect to a Bluetooth device Once paired, you can connect to a Bluetooth device—for example, to switch devices or to reconnect after the phone and the device come back into range. , and touch Settings to open the Settings Press Home , press Menu application.
Page 74: Connecting To A Computer Via Usb
Connecting to networks and devices Connecting to a computer via USB You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable, to transfer music, pictures, and other files between your phone’s microSD card and the computer. Warning! When connecting your phone to a computer and mounting its microSD card, you must follow your computer’s instructions for connecting and disconnecting USB devices, to avoid damaging or corrupting the files on your microSD card.
Page 75 Connecting to networks and devices To safely remove the microSD card from your phone You can safely remove the microSD card from your phone any time the phone is turned off, as described in “Your phone and accessories” on page 15. If you need to remove the microSD card while the phone is on, you must unmount the storage card form the phone first, to prevent corrupting or damaging the storage card.
Page 76: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks
Connecting to networks and devices Connecting to virtual private networks Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network, from outside that network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions so that their users can access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.
Page 77 Connecting to networks and devices To disconnect from a VPN Open the Notifications panel and touch the ongoing notification for the VPN connection. To edit a VPN Open the Settings application. Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings. The VPNs you’ve added are listed on the VPN settings screen. Touch &...
Page 78: Working With Secure Certificates
Connecting to networks and devices Working with secure certificates If your organization’s VPN or Wi-Fi networks rely on secure certificates, you must obtain the certificates (in files that conform to the PKCS #12 standard) and store them in your phone’s secure credential storage, before you can configure access to those VPN or Wi-Fi networks on your phone.
Page 79: Placing And Receiving Calls
Placing and receiving calls You can place a phone call by dialing a phone number. You can also touch a number in your contacts, on web pages, and other places. When you're on a call, you can answer incoming calls or send them to your voicemail box.
Page 80: Placing And Ending Calls
Placing and receiving calls Placing and ending calls You can place calls with the Phone application. You can also place calls when working in the Call log (see “Working with the Call log” on page 84) or in Contacts (see “Communicating with your contacts”...
Page 81 Placing and receiving calls The duration of the call. Information from Contacts about the person you’re calling. Touch to enter additional numbers during your call. You can switch applications during a call—for example, to look up information by using the Browser. The green phone icon appears in the Status bar while the call is underway.
Page 82: Answering Or Rejecting Calls
Placing and receiving calls Answering or rejecting calls When you receive a phone call, the Incoming Call screen opens with the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you have entered in Contacts. See “Contacts” on page 93. All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log.
Page 83 Placing and receiving calls To decline a call and divert it to voicemail 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.
Page 84: Working With The Call Log
Placing and receiving calls Working with the Call log The Call log is a list of all the calls you’ve placed, received, or missed. It offers a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your Contacts. To open the Call log Press the Call button.
Page 85 Placing and receiving calls To add an entry’s number to your Contacts Touch & hold the entry. Touch Add to contacts in the menu that opens. In the list of contacts that opens, touch Create new contact at the top, or scroll to find and then touch an existing contact to which you want to add the number.
Page 86: Calling Your Contacts
Placing and receiving calls Calling your contacts Instead of entering the number in the Phone tab, you can touch a phone number to dial it. You can also quickly call a contact by using Quick Contact. See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 61. Adding, editing, and performing other tasks with your contacts is described in “Contacts”...
Page 87: Listening To Your Voicemail
Placing and receiving calls Listening to your voicemail When you have a new voicemail message, the voicemail icon appears in the Status bar. If you have not set up your voicemail number, or if you need to change it, you can do that with the Call settings.
Page 88: Dialing By Voice
Placing and receiving calls Dialing by voice You can search for and dial a contact by speaking, rather than by using the Phone tab or touching a contact’s number. To place a call by speaking You can call a contact by using Google search by voice. Press &...
Page 89: Options During A Call
Placing and receiving calls Options during a call When a call is in progress, you can put a call on hold, create a phone conference, mute your microphone, and more. See “Managing multiple calls” on page 91. To place a call on hold Touch the Hold icon The current call screen indicates that you have a call on hold.
Page 90: To Turn The Speakerphone On Or Off
Placing and receiving calls To turn the speakerphone on or off Touch Speaker. The Speaker button lights up green to indicate that the speakerphone is on. The Speaker icon appears in the Status bar and the sound from your call is played through the phone’s speaker.
Page 91: Managing Multiple Calls
Placing and receiving calls Managing multiple calls If you accept a new call when you’re already on a call, you can switch between the two callers or merge the two calls into a single conference call. You can also set up a conference call with multiple callers.
Page 92 Placing and receiving calls You can add as many callers as your carrier supports. During a conference call, touch Manage to drop a conference call participant or to talk privately with one of the participants. To end a conference call and disconnect all callers Touch End.
Page 93: Contacts
Contacts Contacts gives you quick and easy access to the people you want to reach. When you first turn on your phone and sign into your Google Account, any existing Google contacts are downloaded to your phone. After that, changes to your contacts are synchronized. Information about your contacts is shared with other applications, such a Gmail, Google Talk, Messaging, Gallery (for sharing photos and videos), and so If you have more than one account with contact information, Contacts...
Page 94: Opening Your Contacts
Contacts Opening your contacts Open Contacts to add, view, and communicate with your friends and acquaintances. To open your contacts Touch the Contacts icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. You can also open Contacts by using Quick Contact. See “Connecting quickly with your contacts”...
Page 95 Contacts To open a list of your favorite contacts Open your contacts and touch the Favorites tab. The Favorites tab lists the contacts you’ve added to the list (see “Adding a contact to your favorites” on page 99), followed by a list of your most frequently called contacts.
Page 96: Adding Contacts
Contacts Adding contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google Account, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, or other accounts that support syncing contacts. When you reply to or forward an email message to an email address that is not in Contacts, the email address is added as a contact.
Page 97: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts
Contacts Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts If you have contacts stored in vCard format on a microSD card or SIM, you can import them into Contacts on your phone. You can export contacts in vCard format onto a microSD card, to back them up to a computer or other device. And you can send a contact via email.
Page 98 Contacts 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. If you have more than one vCard file on the microSD card, touch the option to import a single contact file, multiple contact files, or all of the contact files on the microSD card.
Page 99: Adding A Contact To Your Favorites
Contacts Adding a contact to your favorites The Favorites tab contains the contacts you’ve starred as favorites followed by the short list of the contacts you communicate with most frequently. To add a contact to your favorites Open your contacts. Touch a contact to view its details.
Page 100: Searching For A Contact
Contacts Searching for a contact You can search for a contact by name. To search for a contact Open your contacts. 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.
Page 101: Editing Contact Details
Contacts Editing contact details You can change or add details about your contacts. You can also set the ringtone for when a specific contact calls, or divert all calls from a contact to your voicemail. Some contact entries contain information from multiple sources: information that you added manually, information that Contacts joined from multiple accounts to consolidate duplicates, and so on.
Page 102 Contacts To change a contact’s default phone number A default phone number appears below the contact’s name in the Contacts list. The default phone number is used when you initiate a call or send a text message from the list by touching & holding a contact. Open your contacts or favorites.
Page 103: To Delete A Contact
Contacts To delete a contact Open your contacts or favorites. Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details. and touch Delete contact. Press Menu If you delete a contact from Google Contacts (or another account with editable contacts), the contact is also deleted from Contacts on the web the next time you sync your phone.
Page 104: Communicating With Your Contacts
Contacts Communicating with your contacts From the Contacts or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or multimedia message (MMS) to a contact’s default phone number. You can also open details to view a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact. This section describes ways to initiate communication when viewing your list of contacts.
Page 105 Contacts To communicate with a contact Open your contacts or favorites. Touch the contact with whom you want to communicate. You can also just touch the Green Phone icon in the list of favorites or in the Call log to call the displayed number. In the contact’s details screen, touch the way to start communicating with the contact.
Page 106: Changing Which Contacts Are Displayed
Contacts Changing which contacts are displayed You can hide contacts that don’t have phone numbers. You can also configure which groups of contacts, for each account, you want to display in the Contacts list. To set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed If you use your list of contacts only to call people, you can hide any contacts that don’t have phone numbers.
Page 107 Contacts Check or uncheck the groups whose contacts you want to view in Contacts. 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 a great many contacts, this can take a short while.
Page 108: Joining Contacts
Contacts Joining contacts When you add an account or add contacts in other ways, such as by exchanging emails, Contacts attempts to avoid duplication by joining any new contact information with existing contacts under a single entry. You can also join contacts manually. To join contacts Open your contacts or favorites.
Page 109: Separating Contact Information
Contacts Separating contact information Each contact entry on your phone may contain information from a variety of sources—you may have entered it, Contacts may have joined information automatically when you added an account, you may have joined contacts, and so on. If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone.
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Page 111: Accounts
Accounts You can sync contacts, email, and other information to your phone from multiple Google Accounts, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts, or other kinds of accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone. For example, you could start by adding your personal Google Account, so your personal email, contacts, and calendar are always available.
Page 112: Adding And Removing Accounts
Accounts Adding and removing accounts You can add multiple Google Accounts and Exchange ActiveSync accounts. You may also be able to add other kinds of accounts, depending on your applications. When you add an account, Contacts compares any new contacts that you sync to your phone with your existing contacts and attempts to join duplicates into a single entry in Contacts.
Page 113 Accounts Touch Add account. Touch the kind of account to add. Touch the kind of account to add. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the required and optional information about the account. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details depend on the kind of account and the configuration of the service you’re connecting to.
Page 114 Accounts To remove an account You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from your phone, including email, contacts, settings, and so on. You can’t remove some accounts, such the first Google Account you signed into on the phone, except by deleting all personal information from your phone.
Page 115: Configuring Account Sync And Display Options
Accounts Configuring account sync and display options You can configure background data use and synchronization options for all of the applications on your phone. You can also configure what kinds of data you synchronize for each account. Some applications, such as Gmail and Calendar, have their own synchronization settings.
Page 116 Accounts 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.
Page 117 Accounts To sync information manually Open the Accounts & Sync Settings screen. Touch the account whose data you want to sync. and touch Sync now. Press Menu To change an account’s sync settings Open the Accounts & Sync Settings screen. Touch the account whose sync settings you want to change.
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Page 119: Gmail
Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you configured it to use an existing Gmail account, or you created a new account. The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone, your Inbox contains the messages from your Gmail account on the web.
Page 120: Gmail Is Different
Gmail Gmail is different Gmail is web-based Your messages are stored on Google servers, but you read, write, and organize messages by using the Gmail application on your phone or by using a web browser on a computer. Because your mail is stored on Google servers, you can search your entire message history, backed by the speed and power of Google search.
Page 121: Opening Gmail And Your Inbox
Gmail Opening Gmail and your Inbox When you open Gmail, the most recent conversations are displayed in your Inbox. When you return to Gmail after using other applications, the last screen you were working with is displayed. To open Gmail Touch the Gmail icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher.
Page 122 Gmail To open your Inbox when Gmail is running Press Back until you return to your Inbox. and touch Back to Inbox. When reading a message, press Menu and touch More > When viewing a list of labeled conversations, press Menu Back to Inbox.
Page 123: Reading Your Messages
Gmail Reading your messages When viewing a list of conversations in your Inbox or in any list of labeled conversations, you can open a conversation to read its messages. To read a message Touch a conversation that contains the message you want to read. A conversation opens to the first new (unread) message, or to the first starred message, if you’ve previously starred a message in the conversation.
Page 124 Gmail To reread a message When you open a conversation, messages that you’ve already read are hidden, in a tab that indicates the number of hidden messages. Touch the tab that indicates the number of previously read messages. The tab expands into tabs that list the sender and the first line of each read message.
Page 125: Composing And Sending A Message
Gmail Composing and sending a message You can compose and send a message to people or groups with Gmail addresses or other email addresses. To compose and send a message and touch Compose. Press Menu Address the message. As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts list. See “Contacts”...
Page 126: Replying To Or Forwarding A Message
Gmail Replying to or forwarding a message You can continue an email conversation by replying to a message or by forwarding it. To reply to or forward a message Scroll to the bottom of a message. Touch Reply, Reply to all, or Forward. Touch Reply to reply just to the sender of the message.
Page 127: Working With Conversations In Batches
Gmail Working with conversations in batches You can archive, label, delete, or perform other actions on a batch of conversations at once, in your Inbox or in another labeled list of conversations. In the Inbox or other conversation list, check the conversations that you want to work with as a batch.
Page 128: Labeling A Conversation
Gmail Labeling a conversation You organize conversations by labeling them. Gmail has several built-in labels. You can also add your own by using Gmail on the web. Viewing labeled conversations is described, along with a list of standard labels, in “Viewing conversations by label”...
Page 129: Starring A Message
Gmail Starring a message You can star an important message to make it easy to locate again. Conversations with starred messages display a star in your Inbox and other conversation lists. To view just conversations with starred messages, see “Viewing conversations by label” on page 130.
Page 130: Viewing Conversations By Label
Gmail Viewing conversations by label You can view a list of the conversations that have the same label, including conversations with starred messages. You can control how many conversations are kept current on your phone, by label and by time, as described in “Synchronizing your messages” on page 134. See “Labeling a conversation”...
Page 131: Reporting Spam
Gmail Reporting spam The Gmail webmail service is quite effective at preventing spam ( junk mail) from reaching your Inbox. But when spam does make it through, you can help improve the Gmail service by reporting the conversation as spam. To report a conversation as spam and touch More >...
Page 132: Searching For Messages
Gmail Searching for messages You can search for messages that contain one or more words in their contents or in their addresses, subjects, labels, and so on. When you search for messages, all of the messages in your Gmail account on the web are included (except those labeled Trash or Spam), not just those that you’ve synchronized onto your phone.
Page 133: Archiving Conversations
Gmail Archiving conversations You can archive conversations, to move them out of your Inbox without deleting them. Archived conversations are assigned the All Mail label, and they retain any other labels you’ve assigned to them. See “Viewing conversations by label” on page 130. They’re also included in search results.
Page 134: Synchronizing Your Messages
Gmail Synchronizing your messages The Gmail webmail service has the resources to store all the messages you’ve ever sent or received; your phone does not. To save space, Gmail downloads only some of your messages to your phone. You can set which conversations are kept current on your phone, by label, and what portion of those conversations, by time.
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Page 136: Appending A Signature To Your Messages
Gmail Appending a signature to your messages You can append one or a few lines of text to every message you send, such as your name, contact information, or even “Sent by an android.” Open your Inbox or another labeled list of conversations. and touch Settings >...
Page 137: Changing Gmail Settings
Gmail Changing Gmail settings You can change a number of settings for Gmail. Each Gmail account has its own settings, so your changes affect only the current account. See “To switch accounts” on page 122. Notification volumes and some synchronization settings are changed in the Settings application.
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Page 139: Calendar
Calendar Calendar on the phone works with the Google Calendar calendaring service for creating and managing events, meetings, and appointments. When you first set up your phone, you configured it to use an existing Google Account, or you created a new account. The first time you open the Calendar application on your phone, it displays any existing calendar events from your Google Account on the web.
Page 140: Viewing Your Calendar And Events
Calendar Viewing your calendar and events Open Calendar to view the events you have scheduled in the coming days, weeks, or months. To open your calendar Touch the Calendar icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 46 to learn more about opening and switching applications.
Page 141 Calendar To change your calendar view and touch Agenda, Day, Week, or Month. Press Menu Each view displays the events in your calendar for the period of time that you specify. For details, see: “Working in Agenda view” on page 142 “Working in Day view”...
Page 142: Working In Agenda View
Calendar Working in Agenda view Agenda view is a list of your events in chronological order. All-day and multiday events are listed at the start of each day. To switch to Agenda view and touch Agenda. Press Menu Touch an event to view its details. Drag up or down to view earlier or later events.
Page 143: Working In Day View
Calendar Working in Day view Day view displays a chart of the events of one day, in a table of one-hour rows. All-day and multiday events are displayed at the top. Part of the title of each event is displayed in the rows that correspond to when it occurs.
Page 144: Working In Week View
Calendar Working in Week view Week view displays a chart of the events of one week. All-day and multiday events are displayed at the top. To switch to Week view and touch Week. Press Menu Touch & hold a time slot or an event to create a new event at that time.
Page 145: Working In Month View
Calendar Working in Month view Month view displays a chart of the events of the month. Segments of each day with scheduled events are green in the day’s vertical bar. To switch to Month view and touch Month. Press Menu Drag up or down to view earlier or later months.
Page 146: Viewing Event Details
Calendar Viewing event details You can view more information about an event in a number of ways, depending on the current view. To view information about an event In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its details. In Month view, touch a day to switch to Day view.
Page 147: Creating An Event
Calendar Creating an event You can use Calendar on your phone to create events that appear on your phone and in Google Calendar on the web. To create an event and then touch New event to open the In any Calendar view, press Menu Event details screen.
Page 148: Editing Or Deleting An Event
Calendar Editing or deleting an event You can an edit or delete an event that you created on the phone or on the web. You can also edit or delete events created by others, if they have given you permission. To edit an event Open the summary of the event.
Page 149: Setting An Event Reminder
Calendar Setting an event reminder You can set one or more reminders for an event, whether or not you created the event or have permission to edit its other details. To set an event reminder Open the event summary. See “Viewing event details” on page 146. Touch the Plus button to add a reminder.
Page 150: Responding To An Event Reminder
Calendar Responding to an event reminder If you set a reminder for an event, the Upcoming Event icon appears in the Notifications area of the Status bar when the reminder time arrives. See “Managing notifications” on page 52. To respond to an event reminder If you receive notifications in the Status bar, drag the Status bar down to open the Notifications panel.
Page 151: Displaying And Synchronizing Calendars
Calendar Displaying and synchronizing calendars Initially, all calendars that you create or subscribe to in Google Calendar on the web are also displayed in Calendar on your phone. You can select which calendars to show or hide on the phone, and which to keep synchronized. You can also control whether any data is synchronized to your phone by using the general sync settings in the Settings application’s Accounts &...
Page 152: Changing Calendar Settings
Calendar Changing Calendar settings You can change the following settings for how Calendar displays event and how it notifies you of upcoming events. To change Calendar settings, open a Calendar view, press Menu , and touch More > Settings. Hide declined events Check if you don’t want to see events to which you’ve declined invitations.
Page 153: Google Voice
Google Voice You can use Google Voice for your voicemail service, in place of your mobile carrier’s voicemail service. Google Voice gives you a visual interface to all of your voicemail messages—you can access your messages in the order you want, read transcripts of your messages, and listen to them, using a karaoke-style interface that makes it easy to replay any part of a message.
Page 154: Opening Google Voice And Your Inbox
Google Voice Opening Google Voice and your Inbox You can check your Google Voice Inbox, exchange messages, and perform other tasks with Google Voice. You don’t use the Voice application to place calls—you do that with the Phone application. See “Placing calls with Google Voice” on page 163. The first time you open Google Voice, you are prompted to configure it, as described in “Configuring Google Voice”...
Page 155 Google Voice To open your Inbox You can return to your Inbox from any Google Voice screen. Press the Back button until the Inbox screen appears. To check your account balance When you first create a Google Voice account, you have a balance of US$0.10 for toll calls.
Page 156: Reading Or Listening To Your Voicemail
Google Voice Reading or listening to your voicemail Your Google Voice inbox contains a list of the voicemail messages you’ve received. You can also listen to your voicemail with the Phone application, just as you would listen to voicemail from your mobile carrier’s voicemail service. See “Listening to your voicemail”...
Page 157: To Reply To A Message
Google Voice To listen to your voicemail Open Google Voice and your Inbox. Touch a message to listen to it. The controls for listening to the voicemail are at the bottom of the screen. Touch the Play icon to listen to the message. The message plays through the earpiece or the speaker, depending on the preference you set.
Page 158: Exchanging Text (Sms) Messages
Google Voice Exchanging text (SMS) messages You can use Google Voice to send and receive text (SMS) messages. To send a text message Open your Inbox. and touch Compose. Press Menu Enter the phone number to which you want to send the message. You can also enter the name of a contact with a mobile number.
Page 159: Starring Messages
Google Voice Starring messages You can star voicemail and text messages to make them easy to keep track of. To star a message While viewing a list of messages in your Inbox or other folder, touch a message’s star. The star turns gold To unstar a message Touch its star again.
Page 160: Viewing Messages By Label
Google Voice Viewing messages by label You can view a list of the messages that have the same label, such as Voicemail, SMS (text messages), Placed, Received, and so on. While viewing your Inbox or another folder of messages, press Menu and touch Labels.
Page 161: Configuring Google Voice
Google Voice Configuring Google Voice The first time you open Google Voice, a wizard helps you to select and configure the Google Voice services to use on your phone. If you sign out, the wizard reappears the next time you start Google Voice. You can also change the services to use at any time, by changing the Google Voice settings.
Page 162 Google Voice Touch Next to verify your phone number. Google Voice uses this step to ensure that it can communicate with your phone. Enter a voicemail PIN. This is the code you use to check your voicemail from the Phone application. Choose which calls you want to make using Google Voice.
Page 163: Placing Calls With Google Voice
Google Voice Placing calls with Google Voice Placing calls with Google Voice is almost the same as placing calls via your mobile carrier, depending on whether you have a Google number and how you have configured Google Voice on the phone. Call a contact just as you would without Google Voice.
Page 164: Changing Google Voice Settings
Google Voice Changing Google Voice settings You can change a number of Google Voice settings, including which services you want to use on your phone and how you want to be notified of new messages. To change all Google Voice settings except which voicemail service to use, open , and touch Settings.
Page 165: Refresh And Notification Settings
Google Voice Refresh and notification settings Refresh inbox Opens a dialog where you can set how often Google Voice checks for new messages. More frequent refresh settings can reduce your battery life between charges. Inbox notifications Check to receive a notification in the Status bar whenever you receive a new message in your Google Voice Inbox.
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Page 167: Google Talk
Google Talk Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people who also use Google Talk, on a phone, on the web, or with a desktop application. In this section “Signing in and opening your Friends list”...
Page 168: Signing In And Opening Your Friends List
Google Talk Signing in and opening your Friends list You sign into Google Talk to chat with your friends. You remain signed in, even when you’re using other applications, until you deliberately sign out. To open Google Talk and sign in Touch the Google Talk icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher.
Page 169 Google Talk To return to your Friends list You can return to your Friends list when chatting with a friend, so that you can invite another friend to chat, add a friend, and so on. and touch Friends list. Press Menu To sign out of Google Talk You can sign out of Google Talk—for example, if you want to switch the focus of all chats and invitations to Google Talk on a computer.
Page 170: Chatting With Friends
Google Talk Chatting with friends To chat with a friend Touch a friend in your Friends list. If you’re already chatting with someone, you can press Menu and touch Friends list to invite another friend to chat. The chat screen opens. Enter your message and touch Send.
Page 171 Google Talk To accept an invitation to chat When a friend sends you a Google Talk message, you receive a notification. Their entry in the Friends list turns white and displays the message. Touch the friend in your Friends list. Open the Notifications panel and touch the chat notification.
Page 172 Google Talk To chat on or off the record Your Google Talk messages are stored, so you can review them later and even search for them in the Chats folder in Gmail. But if you’d rather not store the messages in a chat, you can go off the record.
Page 173: Changing And Monitoring Online Status
Google Talk Changing and monitoring online status Icons in Google Talk, Gmail, Google Maps, and other applications indicate your and your friends’ Google Talk status. Available: Signed into Google Talk and available to chat Away: Signed into Google Talk but not active Busy: Signed into Google Talk but too busy to chat Signed out of Google Talk Invisible: Signed into Google Talk but appear signed out to others...
Page 174 Google Talk To change your picture Touch your picture at the top left of your Friends list. The Select Picture screen opens with all the pictures on your microSD card displayed in a scrolling list of thumbnails. Touch the picture to use. Crop the picture.
Page 175: Managing Your Friends List
Google Talk Managing your Friends list Your Google Talk Friends list contains the friends you’ve invited or accepted invitations from, to become friends in Google Talk. Friends can invite each other to chat in Google Talk and see each others’ online status in Google Talk and other applications, such as in Gmail and Maps.
Page 176 Google Talk To view all friends or only those most popular with you By default, only the friends that you frequently chat with—the most popular—are shown in the Friends list. But you can view all friends instead. and touch All friends. In the Friends list, press Menu To switch back to just the friends with whom you chat most frequently, touch Most popular in the menu.
Page 177: Changing Google Talk Settings
Google Talk Changing Google Talk settings You can configure Google Talk to send you a notification with the contents of each message that you receive in a chat, and also to sound a ringtone or vibrate the phone. You can also configure Google Talk to sign you in automatically when you turn on your phone, and you can set whether the mobile indicator is displayed next to your name in other people’s Friends lists.
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Page 179: Email
Email You use the Email application to read and send email from services other than Gmail. Email includes a wizard that makes it easy to configure it for several popular email service providers. In this section “Opening Email and the Accounts screen” on page 180 “Reading your messages”...
Page 180: Opening Email And The Accounts Screen
Email Opening Email and the Accounts screen You use the Email application to read email from services other than Gmail. To open Email Touch the Email icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 46 to learn more about opening and switching applications.
Page 181: To Open Your Combined Inbox
Email Touch to open your Combined Inbox, with messages sent to all of your accounts. Touch to open a list of just your starred messages. Touch an account to open its Inbox. Touch to open a screen listing the account’s folders. Each folder and account on the Accounts screen displays the number of unread messages in green, or the total number of messages in gray.
Page 182 Email An unread message. A previously read message. Messages are color coded according to the account to which they were sent. Only some of your account’s recent email is downloaded to your phone. To download earlier messages in batches, touch Load more messages at the bottom of the list of email.
Page 183: Reading Your Messages
Email Reading your messages You can read messages in your Combined Inbox or in the Inbox or other folders for individual accounts. To read a message Open the Combined Inbox, an account’s Inbox, or another folder of messages. Touch the message to read. The message opens in a screen with information about who sent it, the date it was sent, and related information at the top, followed by the contents of the message.
Page 184: Responding To A Message
Email Responding to a message You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage them in other ways. To reply to or forward a message While reading a message, touch Reply or Reply all. and touch Reply, Reply all, or Forward.
Page 185: Starring Messages
Email Starring messages You can star an important message to make it easy to keep track of. Once you star a message, a Starred folder is added to the Accounts screen. You can also star a batch of messages (see “Working with message in batches” on page 186). To star a message While reading a message, touch the star in its header.
Page 186: Working With Message In Batches
Email Working with message in batches You can delete, star, or mark unread a batch of messages at once. In the Inbox or mailbox, check the messages that you want to work with as a batch. When you check one or more messages, the Mark unread, Add star, and Delete buttons appear at the bottom of the screen.
Page 187: Composing And Sending Email
Email Composing and sending email You can send email to your contacts or to other people or groups. To compose and send a message and touch Compose. Press Menu Address the message. As you enter text, matching addresses are offered from your Contacts. You can touch a suggested address or enter a new one.
Page 188: Working With Account Folders
Email Working with account folders Each account has Inbox, Outbox, Sent, and Drafts folders. Depending on the features supported by your account’s service provider, you may have additional folders. To view an account’s folders Open the Accounts screen. Touch an account’s folder icon. You can also open an account’s folders while viewing its Inbox or other folder, by and then touching Folders.
Page 189: Adding And Editing Email Accounts
Email Adding and editing email accounts The first time you open Email, you are prompted to set up an email account. After that, you can configure Email to send and receive email from additional accounts. The accounts that you configure are displayed in the Accounts screen. See “Opening Email and the Accounts screen”...
Page 190: To Delete An Email Account
Email The details you enter are different, depending on the email service type. These details are described in “Changing email account settings” on page 191. Contact your email service provider for the values required for your account. Enter a name for the account, confirm how you want your name to appear in outgoing mail, and touch Done.
Page 191: Changing Email Account Settings
Email Changing email account settings You can change the following settings for each email account when you create it or at any later time. See “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 189. Email account settings Account name The name of the account as it appears in the Accounts and Folders screens.
Page 192: Incoming Server Settings
Email Incoming server settings Your account’s incoming settings are different, depending on the kind of email service for the account: Exchange ActiveSync, IMAP, or POP3. Settings for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts: Domain\Username If your Exchange ActiveSync server requires that you specify a domain, enter it before the backs- lash.
Page 193 Email 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. Security type Select the security type required by your email service provider.
Page 194: Outgoing Server Settings
Email 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. Security type Select the security type required by your email service provider.
Page 195 Email Require sign-in Check this option to enter a username and password for your SMTP server, if your email service provider requires that you enter them to send email. Username Your username on the SMTP server (this may not be the same as your username on the POP3 or IMAP server for incoming mail).
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Page 197: Messaging
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 198 “Exchanging messages” on page 199 “Changing Messaging settings” on page 203 NOUG-2.1-update1-105 Nexus One User’s Guide...
Page 198: Opening Messaging
Messaging Opening Messaging To open Messaging Touch the Messaging icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 46 to learn more about opening and switching applications. The Messaging window opens, where you can create a new message or open an ongoing message thread.
Page 199: Exchanging Messages
Messaging Exchanging messages You can send text (SMS) messages of up to 160 characters to another mobile phone. If you keep typing after the limit, your message is delivered as a series of messages. Multimedia (MMS) messages can contain text and a picture, a recorded voice, an audio file, a video, or a picture slideshow.
Page 200 Messaging As you near the 160-character limit, a counter appears in the top right corner of the text box to tell you how many characters are left. If you go over that limit, a new message is created, which is joined with its predecessors when received. If you press Back while composing a message, it’s saved as a draft in your Messaging window.
Page 201 Messaging To create and send a multimedia message On the Messaging screen, touch New message. Enter a mobile phone number or email address in the To field. As you type, matching contacts appear. You can touch a suggested contact or continue typing.
Page 202 Messaging To respond to messages you receive If you’re working in a message window, messages that you receive are displayed in it. Otherwise, you receive a new message notification and a new message icon appears in the Status bar. See “Managing notifications” on page 52. When you touch the new message notification, the Message window opens, where you can reply to the message.
Page 203: Changing Messaging Settings
Messaging Changing Messaging settings You can change a number of Messaging settings. To change Messaging settings, open a Messaging window, press Menu , and touch Settings. Storage settings Check to delete older messages in a thread when the Text Delete old messages message limit or Multimedia message limit is reached.
Page 204: Notification Settings
Messaging Notification settings Notifications Check to receive a notification whenever you receive a new message. See “Managing notifications” on page 52. Select ringtone Opens a dialog where you can select the ringtone to sound when you receive new message notifications. Vibrate Check to have the phone vibrate when you receive a new message notification.
Page 205: Browser
Browser You use Browser to view webpages and to search for information on the web. In this section “Opening Browser” on page 206 “Navigating within a webpage” on page 209 “Navigating among webpages” on page 211 “Working with multiple Browser windows” on page 213 “Downloading files”...
Page 206: Opening Browser
Browser Opening Browser Open Browser to start surfing the web. Some websites have two versions: full-size for computer-based web browsers and another for mobile devices. They may also allow you to switch back and forth. Full-size sites are often harder to navigate on a mobile browser than sites designed for use on handheld devices.
Page 207 Browser To go to a webpage Touch the URL box at the top of the Browser screen. If the URL box isn’t visible, drag the page down until the URL box comes into view. Enter the address (URL) of the webpage. As you enter the address, Google web search makes suggestions of webpages and queries.
Page 208 Browser To set your home page Your home page opens when you open a new Browser window, and when you start Browser after restarting your phone or after not using it for a while. and touch More > Settings > Set home On a Browser screen, press Menu page.
Page 209: Navigating Within A Webpage
Browser Navigating within a webpage Webpages that are optimized for mobile devices typically open at a size appropriate for your phone. Often, you can’t zoom or even scroll their contents. Webpages that aren’t designed specifically for mobile devices typically open in overview mode—the page is zoomed out so you can get the big picture.
Page 210 Browser column of text to fit the screen (if you have the Auto-fit pages setting checked, as described in “Page content settings” on page 217). To find text on a webpage and then touch More > Find on page. Press Menu Enter the text you’re looking for.
Page 211: Navigating Among Webpages
Browser Navigating among webpages You can open links on a webpage, navigate back and forward, and review your browsing history, just as in any web browser. You can also take advantage of some shortcuts for working with links and other kinds of information. To open a link Touch a link to open it.
Page 212 Browser To view your most frequently visited pages Touch the bookmarks icon at the top right of the screen. Touch the Most visited tab. The pages you’ve visited most frequently are listed in order. Bookmarked pages have a gold star. Touch a page to open it.
Page 213: Working With Multiple Browser Windows
Browser Working with multiple Browser windows You can open up to eight Browser windows at once and switch among them. To open a new Browser window and touch New Window. Press Menu and touch Windows. In the screen that opens, touch New Press Menu window.
Page 214: Downloading Files
Browser Downloading files You can download files, webpages, and even applications from webpages. The files that you download are stored on your microSD card. See “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 74 to learn more about microSD cards. To allow installing applications from the web or email By default, your phone is configured to prevent you from installing applications that you download from the web or receive with an email message.
Page 215: Working With Bookmarks
Browser Working with bookmarks You can bookmark webpages so that you can quickly return to them. To bookmark a webpage Open the webpage to bookmark. Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen. and touch Bookmarks. Or press Menu Touch Add at the top of the Bookmarks screen.
Page 216: To Delete A Bookmark
Browser To share a bookmark Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen. and touch Bookmarks. Or press Menu Touch & hold the bookmark to share. Touch Share link in the menu. Touch the application you want to use to send the bookmark. The application opens with the bookmark’s address entered.
Page 217: Changing Browser Settings
Browser Changing Browser settings You can configure a number of Browser settings, including several that you can use to manage your privacy. and touch More > To open the Browser settings screen, press Menu Settings. Page content settings Text size Opens a dialog where you can increase or decrease the size of the text that Browser uses when displaying webpages.
Page 218: Privacy Settings
Browser Open in background Check to open new windows in the background when you touch & hold a link and touch Open in new window. This is useful when you are working with windows that take a long time to download and display. Press Menu touch Windows, and then touch the new window to view it.
Page 219: Security Settings
Browser Security settings Remember passwords Browser can remember your passwords for some webpages that require you to log in, to make it quicker to log into those pages on repeat visits. Uncheck to prevent Browser from storing passwords. Clear passwords Touch to delete any passwords that Browser has stored.
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Page 221: Maps
Maps You use Maps to find your current location; to view real-time traffic conditions; to get detailed directions by foot, public transportation, or car; and to navigate by using spoken, turn-by-turn driving instructions. You can search on a street map or a satellite image to locate an address or a landmark, and you can view some locations as if you were strolling down the street.
Page 222: Opening Maps And Viewing Your Location
Maps Opening Maps and viewing your location You must turn on location services to use information about your location when navigating and searching in Maps. Then open Maps to view your location. To use location services with Maps You must have location services turned on to view your location in Maps and to use your location to find local resources.
Page 223 Maps The map centers on a blue dot that indicates your location. A blue circle around the dot indicates that your actual location is within the circle. Drag the map to move in any direction. Your location. Zoom in or out. To move the map Drag the map with your finger.
Page 224: Obtaining Details About A Location
Maps Obtaining details about a location You can obtain the address and other information about an area on a map. The amount of information depends on the location. To get the address and additional details about a location Touch & hold a location, star, or tabled feature on the map. A balloon opens over the location, with the address and a thumbnail from Street View, if available.
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Page 226: Starring A Location
Maps Starring a location You can star a location on a map, to make it easy to spot when you’re signed into Google Maps on your phone or on the web. You can also open a list of the locations you’ve starred, so you can quickly view them on a map.
Page 227 Maps To view a list of starred items You can open a list of your starred locations, so you can quickly go to a starred location on the map. The list includes locations you’ve starred when signed into Maps on the phone or the web. and touch More >...
Page 228: Changing Map Layers
Maps Changing map layers Initially, Google Maps opens with a street map. You can also view a satellite image of a location, check on traffic, and even look at a location as if you were standing on the street. And you can view maps that you’ve created in Google Maps on the web. These and many other layers are available in Google Maps.
Page 229 Maps Not all locations have information to support all Map layers or all zoom levels. Visit Google Maps on the web to learn more about layers. To open Street View for a location Street View offers street-level images of a location, which you can navigate, zoom in to, and so on.
Page 230: Searching For Locations And Places
Maps Searching for locations and places You can search for a location and view it on a map. You can also search for places on the map that you’re viewing. To search for a location and touch Search. Or press the While viewing a map, press Menu Search button In the search box, enter the place you’re looking for.
Page 231: Getting Directions
Maps Getting directions Maps can provide directions for travel by foot, public transportation, or car. You can add a shortcut to a destination to your Home screen, so that you can simply touch the shortcut to get directions to that location from wherever you are. For details about adding shortcuts to the Home screen, see “Customizing the Home screen”...
Page 232 Maps You can read the directions or show them on the map. You can also touch Navigate to get spoken, turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps Navigation, as described in “Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions” on page 233. and touch More > Clear When you’re finished, to clear the map, press Menu map.
Page 233: Navigating With Spoken, Turn-By-Turn Directions
Maps Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions You can use Google Maps Navigation to get turn-by-turn driving directions, both spoken and displayed on your screen. Google is currently offering Google Maps Navigation as a “beta-quality” service. To navigate with turn-by-turn directions Get directions to a location and then touch Navigate in the Directions screen.
Page 234 Maps To view turn-by-turn directions in a list You can view each turn in your route as a scrolling list of written directions. Touch the directions icon A screen opens with a scrolling list of turn-by-turn directions to your destination. Press Back to return to Navigation View.
Page 235 Maps and touch Layers to switch to views that show traffic or a Press Menu Satellite View, or to show the locations of parking, restaurants, and other landmarks along your route. and touch Route Info for a high-level summary view of your Press Menu route, with options for picking a new route, traffic information, and so on.
Page 236 Maps To preview your route You can preview each turn in your route in Navigation, Satellite, and other views. Touch the direction at the top of the screen. Left and right arrows appear. Touch a left or right arrow to preview the next or previous leg of your route. When previewing a route, touch to switch to a street-level view of your route.
Page 237 Maps Touch the navigation icon to return to your current location in Navigation View. To get an alternate route to your destination 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.
Page 238: Finding Your Friends With Google Latitude
Maps Finding your friends with Google Latitude Google Latitude lets you and your friends view each others’ locations on maps and share status messages with each other. In Latitude you can also send messages and emails, make phone calls, and get directions to your friends’ locations. Your location is not shared automatically.
Page 239 Maps To respond to an invitation When a friend invites you to share your location in Latitude, you can respond in the following ways. Accept and share back You and your friend can see each other’s locations. Accept, but hide my location You can see your friend's location, but they can’t see yours.
Page 240 Maps Hide from this friend 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. Share only city level location Share only the city you are in, not your street- level location.
Page 241: Camera
Camera Camera is a combination camera and camcorder that you use to shoot and share pictures and videos. Pictures and videos are stored on the phone’s microSD card, so you must install one to use Camera. See “Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card”...
Page 242: Opening Camera And Taking Pictures
Camera Opening Camera and taking pictures You take pictures and shoot videos with Camera. Camera’s many settings are described in “Changing Camera settings” on page 247. You can also view your pictures with the Gallery application, as described in “Gallery” on page 249.
Page 243 Camera To take a picture If necessary, drag the control to the Camera position. To control your exposure manually, touch the slider to open the camera settings. The preview image changes as you change the settings. See “Changing Camera settings” on page 247. Frame your subject on screen.
Page 244 Camera To shoot a video If necessary, drag the control to the Video position. To change the length of your video or control your exposure manually, touch the slider to open the camcorder settings. See “Changing Camera settings” on page 247. Point the lens to frame the scene where you want to start.
Page 245: Reviewing Your Pictures
Camera Reviewing your pictures You can review the pictures you’ve taken in Camera. To review your pictures If necessary, drag the control to the Photograph position. Touch the thumbnail image at the top right of the Camera screen. The picture review screen opens, displaying your most recent picture. Touch the image to see the Navigation and Zoom controls.
Page 246: Reviewing Your Videos
Camera Reviewing your videos You can review the videos you’ve shot with Camera. You can also view a slideshow of your pictures, share them with friends, and delete shots. See “Gallery” on page 249 for details about playback. To review your videos If necessary, drag the control to the Video position.
Page 247: Changing Camera Settings
Camera Changing Camera settings Camera has automatic settings that you can use to take quick point-and-shoot photographs and videos. But Camera also offers a number of ways to control your exposures, including controlling the focus, turning the flash on and off, and adjusting the white balance.
Page 248: Camcorder Settings
Camera White balance Touch to select how Camera adjusts colors in different kinds of light, to achieve the most natural-looking colors for your shots. Incandescent Daylight Fluorescent Cloudy Color effect Touch to select a special effect for your shots, such as monochrome, sepia tone, or negative.
Page 249: Gallery
Gallery You use Gallery to view pictures and play videos that you’ve taken with Camera, downloaded, or copied onto your microSD card. You can also view pictures in a Picasa web album. You can perform basic editing tasks on pictures and set them as your wallpaper or contact picture. You can also share your pictures and videos with friends, via email or messaging, or by uploading them to the Picasa and YouTube web sites.
Page 250: Opening Gallery And Viewing Your Albums
Gallery Opening Gallery and viewing your albums Open Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos. To open Gallery and view your albums Touch the Gallery icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. and touching Gallery. Open Gallery from Camera by pressing Menu See “Opening and switching applications”...
Page 251 Gallery Touch to open Camera. Touch in any view to return to the main Gallery screen. An album of the photos and videos you took with Camera. Slide left or right to view more albums. A Picasa web album. Touch an album to open it and view its contents. The pictures and videos in the album are displayed in chronological order.
Page 252: Working With Albums
Gallery Working with albums Albums are groups of images and videos in folders on your microSD card or in Picasa web albums. To open an album and view its contents Open Gallery and touch the album whose contents you want to view. See “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums”...
Page 253: To Change How The Contents Of An Album Are Displayed
Gallery To change how the contents of an album are displayed You can view the images and videos in your albums in a chronological grid or in stacks, sorted by the date and the location where they were taken. You switch album views with the Album View switch at the top right of the screen.
Page 254: To Work With Batches Of Pictures Or Videos
Gallery To work with batches of pictures or videos In addition to working with whole albums and with individual pictures, you can select one or more pictures or videos in an album to work on them in batches—for example, to send a few pictures from an album to a friend. Open the album to view the pictures and videos to work with.
Page 255 Gallery To get details about an album Open the main Gallery window. See “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 250. Press Menu twice. Check or uncheck the albums you want to want details about. Touch More at the bottom of the screen. In the menu that opens, touch Details. To delete an album You can delete an album and its contents from your microSD card.
Page 256: Working With Pictures
Gallery Working with pictures Use Gallery to view pictures that you’ve taken with Camera, downloaded, or copied onto your microSD card, or that are stored in Picasa web albums. You can also edit the pictures on your microSD card and share them with friends. To view and browse pictures Open a Gallery album and touch a picture.
Page 257 Gallery To rotate a picture Touch a picture to view the controls and touch Menu. Touch More. A menu opens with tools for working with the picture. Touch Rotate left or Rotate right. The picture is saved with the new orientation. To use a picture as a contact icon or as Home screen wallpaper Touch the picture to view the controls and touch Menu.
Page 258 Gallery To crop a picture You can save a zoomed-in portion of a picture by cropping it. You can only crop pictures that are on your microSD card. Touch a picture to view the controls and touch Menu. Touch More. Touch Crop.
Page 259 Gallery To view the location of a picture in Google Maps If you have configured Camera to save location data with your pictures (see “Changing Camera settings” on page 247), you can view the location where you took the picture in Google Maps.
Page 260: Working With Videos
Gallery Working with videos Use Gallery to play videos that you’ve taken with Camera and to share them with friends. To play videos Open a Gallery album and touch a video. The video plays, with the orientation (portrait or landscape) you shot it in. Opening albums is described in “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums”...
Page 261: To Delete A Video
Gallery Important If you are sharing an album via Gmail, do not delete the original of an attachment before the message is completely sent (that is, it has the Sent label, not the Outbox label), or the attachment will not be sent. To delete a video While viewing an album, press Menu twice.
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Page 263: Goggles
Goggles Use Goggles to search the web by taking pictures, instead of by typing or speaking. 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 264 “Working with your search history”...
Page 264: Opening Goggles And Searching With Pictures
Goggles Opening Goggles and searching with pictures You use Goggles to take a picture and search the web for information about it. You can also use Goggles to learn about nearby businesses and other local features. To open Goggles Touch the Goggles icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher.
Page 265 Goggles To get information about nearby places Goggles offers labels for nearby places when you point the phone at locations Goggles has information about. Open Goggles. Orient the screen sideways (with the shutter button to the right), and level the camera at your surroundings.
Page 266: Working With Your Search History
Goggles Working with your search history If you have the Goggles search history enabled, you can view the pictures you’ve previously searched for with Goggles and use them to search again. You can also enable or disable the Goggles search history. To review your search history and touch Search history.
Page 267: Youtube
YouTube YouTube is Google’s free online video streaming service for viewing, searching for, and uploading videos. In this section “Opening YouTube and watching videos” on page 268 NOUG-2.1-update1-105 Nexus One User’s Guide...
Page 268: Opening Youtube And Watching Videos
YouTube Opening YouTube and watching videos You can browse, search for, view, upload, and rank YouTube videos on your phone with the YouTube application. To open YouTube Touch the YouTube icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 46 to learn more about opening and switching applications.
Page 269 YouTube To watch and interact with YouTube videos On a YouTube screen, touch a video to play it. Touch the video to view the Playback controls. You can pause, skip forward or backward, or drag the slider to the point in the video you want to watch.
Page 270 YouTube To share your videos on YouTube You can shoot and share a video by using YouTube. First, you must create a YouTube account and sign into it on your phone. You can also share the videos you shoot with the Camera application by uploading them to YouTube.
Page 271: Music
Music You use Music to organize and listen to music and other audio files that you transfer to your microSD card from your computer. In this section “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 272 “Opening Music and working with your library” on page 273 “Playing music”...
Page 272: Transferring Music Files To Your Phone
Music Transferring music files to your phone Music plays audio files that are stored on your phone’s microSD card, so before you open Music, you must copy audio files from your computer onto the microSD card. Music supports a wide variety of audio file formats, so it can play music that you purchase from online stores, music that you copy from your CD collection, and so on.
Page 273: Opening Music And Working With Your Library
Music Opening Music and working with your library After you’ve copied some music onto your microSD card, as described in “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 272, you can open Music and see your library of music files, sorted in one of four ways. To open Music and view your music library Touch the Music icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher.
Page 274 Music To search for music in your library Open the main Library screen and press the Search button Start typing the name of the artist, album, or track you’re looking for. Matching songs are displayed in the list below the search box. Touch a matching song to play it.
Page 275: Playing Music
Music Playing music You can listen to music by using the phone’s built-in speaker, through a wired headset, or through a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset that supports the A2DP profile. See “Your phone and accessories” on page 15 and “Connecting to Bluetooth devices” on page 71.
Page 276 Music To control playback The Playback screen contains several icons that you can touch to control the playback of songs, albums, and playlists: Touch to pause playback. Touch to resume playback. Touch to skip to the next track in the album, playlist, or shuffle. Touch to skip to the previous track in the album, playlist, or shuffle.
Page 277 Music To play your tracks in a party shuffle When you turn on Party Shuffle, Music plays tracks from your microSD card in random order, until you turn Party Shuffle off. and touch Party shuffle. In the Playback or a Library screen, press Menu Music creates a current playlist of a dozen tracks selected randomly from your microSD card and starts playing them.
Page 278: Working With Playlists
Music Working with playlists You can create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, which you can play in the order you set or in a shuffle. To create a playlist When viewing a list of songs in the library, touch & hold the first song you want to add to the new playlist.
Page 279: To Remove A Song From A Playlist
Music To remove a song from a playlist Open a playlist. Touch & hold a song and then touch Remove from playlist. Or press Menu and touch Clear playlist to remove all the songs from the playlist. The song isn’t deleted from the microSD card or other playlists; it’s removed only from the playlist you’re working with.
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Page 281: News & Weather
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 282 “Changing News & Weather settings” on page 285 NOUG-2.1-update1-105 Nexus One User’s Guide...
Page 282: Checking The News And Weather
News & Weather Checking the news and weather News & Weather offers weather forecasts and news stories about common topics. You can also customize the news topics that are displayed. This information is summarized in the News & Weather widget on your Home screen and is presented in greater detail in the News &...
Page 283 News & Weather To get details about the news and weather When you open News & Weather, you view a summary of the weather or headlines. Touch a tab in the scrolling list of tabs at the top of the screen to view the weather or top stories by category.
Page 284 News & Weather Touch a headline to read the full story. Touch a headline to read the full story. Swipe left or right to change news categories. and touch Share story to share a link to While reading a story, press Menu the story with a friend via Gmail or another application.
Page 285: Changing News & Weather Settings
News & Weather Changing News & Weather settings You can configure a number of settings for News & Weather. The location and related settings also affect the display of the News & Weather widget and the Clock application. To open the News & Weather settings screen, press Press Menu and touch Settings.
Page 286: Refresh Settings
News & Weather Prefetch images 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.
Page 287: Clock
Clock In addition to displaying the date and time, the Clock application displays information about the weather and your phone. You can also use Clock to turn your phone into an alarm clock. Clock is designed to work with the optional Nexus One desktop dock accessory (available from google.com/phone), though you don’t need a dock to use Clock.
Page 288: Viewing The Date, Time, And Other Information
Clock Viewing the date, time, and other information You use Clock to monitor several kinds of information at once, in addition to the current date and time. For information about the optional Nexus One desktop dock accessory, go to http://google.com/phone. To open the Clock application Insert the phone into the Nexus One desktop dock.
Page 289: To Play A Slideshow
Clock To play a slideshow You can play a slideshow of the pictures in your Gallery albums, in place of the date and time. Touch the Slideshow icon at the bottom of the Clock screen. Press Back to end the show. To play music You can play music while the Clock is displayed.
Page 290: Setting Alarms
Clock Setting alarms You can set an alarm by modifying an existing alarm or by adding a new one. To set an alarm Touch the Alarm icon at the bottom of the Clock screen. Touch to add an alarm. Touch to turn an alarm on or off. Touch to open a screen where you can set the alarm’s time and other attributes.
Page 291 Clock Touch Time to set the time of the alarm. In the dialog that opens, you change the time by touching the + or - buttons and the AM or PM buttons. Or touch a time to type the time you want. Touch Ringtone to select a ringtone for the alarm.
Page 292: Changing Clock Alarm Settings
Clock Changing Clock alarm settings You can change a number of settings for the alarms you set. You can also change how times are displayed in Clock in the Settings applications. See “Date & time settings” on page 328. To change Clock alarm settings, touch the Alarm icon at the bottom of the Clock screen.
Page 293: Car Home
Car Home Car Home makes the applications that are most useful when you’re driving accessible with the touch of a button. Car Home is designed to work with the optional Nexus One car dock accessory (available from google.com/phone), though you don’t have to own a dock to use it.
Page 294: Using Car Home
Car Home Using Car Home You can use Car Home whether or not you have a Nexus One car dock (the optional accessory available from http://google.com/phone). Insert the phone into the Nexus One car dock. Touch the Car Home icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher.
Page 295: 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 296 NOUG-2.1-update1-105 Nexus One User’s Guide...
Page 296: Using The Calculator
Calculator Using the Calculator Use Calculator to solve math problems. To open and use the Calculator Touch the Calculator icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 46 to learn more about opening and switching applications.
Page 297: Market
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 298 “Downloading and installing applications” on page 301 “Managing your downloads” on page 303 NOUG-2.1-update1-105 Nexus One User’s Guide...
Page 298: Opening Android Market And Finding Applications
Market Opening Android Market and finding applications Open Android Market to browse and search for free and paid applications. To open Android Market Touch the Market icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 46 to learn more about opening and switching applications.
Page 299 Market To browse for applications 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. Scroll to view subcategories and touch the one you want to explore.
Page 300 Market To open a screen with details about an application At any time while browsing Android Market, touch an application to open its details screen. Application details screens include a description, ratings, comments, and related information about the application. You can download and install the application from this screen.
Page 301: Downloading And Installing Applications
Market Downloading and installing applications When you find an application you want, you can install it on your phone. To download and install an application Before you can download a paid application, you must set up a billing arrangement, as described in “To create a Google Checkout account”...
Page 302 Market Touch Install (for free applications) or Buy (for paid applications). If the application requires access to your data or control of any functions on your phone, Market tells you what the application can access. Warning! Read this screen carefully. Be especially cautious with applications that have access to many functions or to a significant amount of your data.
Page 303: Managing Your Downloads
Market Managing your downloads After you’ve downloaded and installed an application, you can rate it, view it in a list with your other downloaded applications, and so on. To view your downloaded applications You can view a list of the applications you’ve downloaded from Android Market, and use the list for a number of purposes.
Page 304 Market To request a refund for an application If you are not satisfied with an application, you can ask for a refund within 24 hours of the purchase. Your credit card is not charged and the application is uninstalled from your phone.
Page 305 Market To flag inappropriate applications If you discover an application with graphically violent, sexual, or otherwise hateful or offensive content, you can report it to the Android Market team. Open the details screen for an application. You can do this by browsing or searching for the application and then touching it; or if you’ve downloaded the application, by touching it in the list of your downloaded applications.
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Page 307: Settings
Settings You use the Settings application to configure how your phone looks, sounds, communicates, and operates in many other ways. Many applications also have their own settings; for details, see the sections about individual applications. In this section “Opening Settings” on page 308 “Wireless &...
Page 308: Opening Settings
Settings Opening Settings The Settings application contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. To open Settings , and touch Settings. Press Home , press Menu Touch the Settings icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications”...
Page 309: Wireless & Networks
Settings Wireless & networks Use Wireless & Network settings to configure and manage connections to networks and devices by using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and mobile networks. You also use Wireless controls to configure connections between your phone and virtual private networks (VPNs) and to turn off all radios with Airplane mode.
Page 310: Advanced Wi-Fi Settings Screen
Settings Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen Wi-Fi sleep policy Opens a dialog where you can set whether and when the Wi-Fi radio disconnects. Disabling sleep uses more battery power. MAC address The Media Access Control (MAC) address of your phone when connecting to Wi-Fi networks.
Page 311: Mobile Networks Settings Screen
Settings Mobile networks settings screen Data roaming Uncheck to prevent your phone from transmitting data on other carriers’ mobile networks when you leave an area where your phone can access your own carrier’s mobile networks. See “To disable data when roaming” on page 67. Use only 2G networks Check to obtain slightly better battery life by preventing your phone from connecting to higher-speed networks.
Page 312: Call Settings
Settings Call settings Use Call settings to configure phone call settings, such as call forwarding, call waiting, and other special features offered by your carrier. You can also use Call settings to configure the phone so that it can place outgoing calls only to a fixed set of phone numbers.
Page 313: Fixed Dialing Numbers Screen
Settings Fixed Dialing Numbers screen Use the settings on this screen to configure your phone so it can place outgoing calls only to the fixed dialing numbers (FDN) that you save on the phone’s SIM card. Enable FDN Opens a dialog that prompts you to enter your PIN2and then places Disable the phone in FDN mode.
Page 314: Sound & Display Settings
Settings Sound & display settings Use the Sound & Display settings to configure many aspects of call and notification ringtones, music, and other audio, as well as the brightness and other screen settings. Sound & display settings screen Silent mode Check to silence all sounds (including call and notification ringtones) except the audio from music, videos, and other media and any alarms you have set.
Page 315 Settings Haptic feedback Check to have the phone vibrate briefly when you touch soft buttons and perform other actions. SD card notifications Check to play a sound when you receive microSD card notifications. Emergency tone Opens a dialog where you can configure how the phone reacts when you place an emergency call.
Page 316: Location & Security Settings
Settings Location & security settings Use the Location & Security settings to set your preferences for using and sharing your location when your search for information and use location-aware applications, such as Maps. You can also configure settings that help secure your phone and its data.
Page 317 Settings Set password Opens a dialog where you can set or change the password for your secure credential storage. Your password must have at least 8 characters. See “Working with secure certificates” on page 78. Clear storage Deletes all secure certificates and related credentials and erases the secure storage’s own password, after prompting you to confirm that you want to do this.
Page 318: Applications Settings
Settings Applications settings You use the Applications settings to view details about the applications installed on your phone, to manage their data and force them to stop, and to set whether you want to permit installation of applications that you obtain from web sites and email. Applications settings screen Unknown sources Check to permit installation of applications that you obtain...
Page 319: Development Screen
Settings settings from the phone. See “Market” on page 297 for more information about uninstalling and reinstalling applications. Cache If the application stores data in a temporary area of the phone's memory, lists how much information is stored, and includes a button for clearing it. Launch by default If you have configured an application to launch certain file types by default, you can clear that setting here.
Page 320: Accounts & Sync Settings
Settings Accounts & sync settings Use the Accounts & Sync settings to add, remove, and manage your Google and other supported accounts. You also use these settings to control how and whether all applications send, receive, and sync data on their own schedules, and whether all applications can synchronize user data automatically.
Page 321: Privacy Settings
Settings Privacy settings You use the Privacy settings to manage your personal information. Use My Location Check to include your position when using Google search and other Google services. When you check this option, you’re asked whether you consent to allowing Google to use your location when providing these services. Back up my settings Check to back up your phone’s settings to Google servers, with your Google Account.
Page 322: Sd Card & Phone Storage Settings
Settings SD card & phone storage settings Use the SD Card & Phone Storage settings to monitor the used and available space on your phone and on your microSD card; to manage your microSD card; and if necessary, to reset the phone, erasing all of your personal information. SD Card &...
Page 323: Search Settings
Settings Search settings You use the Search settings to configure Google search, Quick Search Box, and the data on the phone that you want to include in searches. See “Searching your phone and the web” on page 54. Search settings screen Google search settings Opens a screen where you can set your preferences for whether Google search on the web makes suggestions that appear below Quick...
Page 324: Language & Keyboard Settings
Settings Language & keyboard settings Use the Language & Keyboard settings to select the language for the text on your phone and for configuring the onscreen keyboard, including words that you’ve added to its dictionary. Language & Keyboard screen Select locale Opens the Locale screen, where you can select the language to use for the text on your phone.
Page 325: Device Keyboard Settings Screen
Settings Show suggestions Check to show suggested words in a strip above the onscreen keyboard as you type. See “Using the onscreen keyboard” on page 39. 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”...
Page 326: Accessibility Settings
Settings Accessibility settings You use the Accessibility settings to configure any accessibility plug-ins you have installed on your phone. Accessibility Check to enable all installed accessibility plug-ins. KickBack Check to have the phone vibrate briefly as feedback as you navigate the user interface, press buttons, and so on.
Page 327: Text-To-Speech Settings
Settings Text-to-speech settings You use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech synthesizer, for applications that can take advantage of it, such as TalkBack, described in “Accessibility settings” on page 326. Text-to-Speech settings screen Install voice data If you don’t have speech synthesizer data installed, only the setting is available.
Page 328: Date & Time Settings
Settings Date & time settings Use Date & Time settings to set your preferences for how dates are displayed. You can also use these settings to set your own time and time zone, rather than obtaining the current time from the mobile network. Automatic Uncheck to set the date, time, and time zone on the phone manually, rather than obtaining the current time from the mobile network.
Page 329: About Phone
Settings About phone About Phone includes information about your phone. About Phone screen System updates Opens a screen that reports on the availability of Android system software updates. Status Opens the Status screen with a long list of information about your battery, mobile network connection, and other details.
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Page 331: Specifications
Specifications The Nexus One phone and Android 2.1-update1 mobile platform feature the following specifications. For the location of many of the features in this table, see the diagrams in “Your phone and accessories” on page 15. Physical dimensions Height: 119mm Width: 59.8mm Depth: 11.5mm Weight: 130g with battery;...
Page 332 Specifications Cellular & wireless Nexus One GSM phones compatible with 3G mobile networks from AT&T (U.S.) and Rogers Wireless (Canada): 3G UMTS bands I/II/V: 2100, 1900, 850 MHz Nexus One GSM phones compatible with 3G mobile networks from T-Mobile (U.S.): 3G UMTS bands I/IV/VIII: 2100, 1700(AWS), 900 MHz All Nexus One GSM phones: HSDPA 7.2Mbps...
Page 333 Specifications Camera & flash 5 megapixels Autofocus from 6cm to infinity 2X digital zoom LED flash User can include location of photos from phone’s AGPS receiver Video captured at 720x480 pixels at 20 frames per second or higher, depending on lighting conditions Platform Android mobile technology platform 2.1 (Eclair) Audio decoders...
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About this Guide

Your Phone and Accessories

Android Basics

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Placing and Receiving Calls

Contacts

Accounts

Gmail

Calendar

Google Voice

Google Talk

Email

Messaging

Browser

Maps

Camera

Gallery

Goggles

Youtube

Music

News & Weather

Clock

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