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  • Page 1 USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 Android mobile technology platform 4.0 User’s Guide Copyright © 2011 Google Inc. All rights reserved. Google, Android, YouTube, and other trademarks are property of Google Inc. A list of Google trademarks is available at . All other marks and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. http://www.google.com/permissions/guidelines.html Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary by country, carrier, phone model, and manufacturer.
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  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Get started 4 Set up your phone 4 Why use a Google Account? 5 Get around 6 Touch & type 9 Use the lock screen 11 Search your phone & the web 13 Make yourself at home 14 Change the wallpaper 14 Set ringtone &...
  • Page 5 Try some apps 24 Start Gmail 24 Find People 26 Manage your Calendar 28 Use your Camera 29 Beam screen content 31 Manage downloads 32 Tune performance 33 Optimize battery life 33 Optimize data usage 35 Optimize memory usage 40 Learn the Phone app 43 Dial stored numbers 43 Answer or divert calls 45...
  • Page 6 Connect to networks & devices 57 Connect to mobile networks 57 Connect to Wi-Fi networks 59 Connect to Bluetooth devices 64 Connect to keyboards, mice, and other devices 69 Connect to a Windows computer via USB 71 Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB 72 Share your mobile data connection 73 Connect to virtual private networks 77 Control airplane mode &...

  • Page 7: Get Started

    Get started Set up your phone For instructions on using your phone's buttons, charger, battery, and other hardware features, check the printed Quick Reference Guide that came with your phone. The first time you turn on the phone, you'll see a Welcome screen. To choose a different language, touch the menu.

  • Page 8: Why Use A Google Account

    Why use a Google Account? A Google Account lets you organize and access your personal information from any computer or mobile device: Never lose your contacts again. When you sign in to your phone with a Google account, all the contacts you associate with that account in the People app are automatically backed up.

  • Page 9: Get Around

    Get around After you finish setting up your phone, Home opens. At the bottom of the screen, you'll find three Navigation buttons. They're always available. No matter what you're doing with your phone, you can always get back to the main Home screen or return to previous screens: Icon Name Description...
  • Page 10 Just above the Navigation buttons, notice the Favorites tray: The app icons you keep in the tray remain visible on every Home screen. The All Apps icon in the center is permanent. Touch it to see all your apps and widgets. The middle of your Home screen can hold app and widget icons, plus folders.

  • Page 11: Related Topics

    At the top of the screen, you'll see something like this: Status icons on the left tell you which apps have sent you notifications; for example, that a message has arrived, or it's time for a meeting. To see your notifications, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen. System icons on the right display the current wireless and network connection strength, battery level, time, and more.

  • Page 12: Touch & Type

    Touch & type Use your fingers to manipulate icons, buttons, menus, the onscreen keyboard, and other items on the touchscreen. You can also change the screen's orientation. To select or activate something, touch it. To type something, such as a name, password, or search terms, just touch where you want to type. A keyboard pops up that lets you type into the field.
  • Page 13 Rotate the screen: On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with your device as you turn it. You can change this Display setting. Related settings Settings > Device > Sound Settings > Device > Display Related topic Use the keyboard...

  • Page 14: Use The Lock Screen

    Use the lock screen To protect personal information, you can adjust your phone's lock settings: From the Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon Scroll down and touch Security. Touch Screen lock. Touch the type of lock you'd like to use. After you set a lock here, a lock screen displays whenever your screen wakes up, requesting the pattern, PIN, or other specified key.
  • Page 15 While the screen is locked, you can respond to incoming calls in three ways. Touch the white phone icon and slide over one of these icons: Answer call Start talking to the caller. Send to Direct the caller to leave a voicemail message. voicemail Send a Opens a list of default text messages.

  • Page 16: Search Your Phone & The Web

    Search your phone & the web Google Search can help you find anything you need on your phone or the web: At the top of any Home screen, touch Google to type your search term, or the Microphone button to speak it. As you type, suggestions from Google web search appear below the Search box, and results from your phone (such as apps and contacts) below that.

  • Page 17: Make Yourself At Home

    Make yourself at home Change the wallpaper Wallpapers are images from Gallery (pictures you shot with Camera, synced from Picasa, and so on), still images included with the system, and live images (such as an animation or a map that centers on your location).

  • Page 18: Set Ringtone & Other Sounds

    Set ringtone & other sounds Your phone uses sounds and vibrations to communicate with you, including ringtones, notifications, alarms, and navigation feedback. You can customize any of these sounds, as well as controlling their volume and the volume for music, videos, games, and other media. Change default ringtone To change the default ringtone for incoming calls: From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon...
  • Page 19 Change other Sound settings To change other sounds and vibrations, go to Settings > Device > Sound and touch the one you want: Volumes sets the master volume separately for music, ringtones & notifications, and alarms. You can still use the physical volume control on the phone to raise or lower volume of whatever sound is currently playing.

  • Page 20: Make A Phone Call

    Make a phone call Touch the Phone icon on the Home or All Apps screen. If the Phone app opens to a list of numbers instead of the keypad, swipe left or touch the tab to return to the keypad. Touch the keys to enter the number.

  • Page 21: Get Your Contacts

    Get your contacts If you have a Google Account, any contacts associated with that account are automatically backed up by Google. This means all your contacts are always available on the web and can be synced to any Android phone that's set up with the same account. As a result, even if you lose your phone, switch to a new phone, or use a desktop computer, your contacts are always available.
  • Page 22 On your phone: use the People app From a browser on a desktop computer: Go to . If you aren't already logged in, google.com/contacts you need to provide your Gmail address and password. To import contacts from a SIM card: Install the SIM card with your contacts on it in your new phone.

  • Page 23: Arrange & Work With Apps

    Arrange & work with apps To see all your apps, touch the All Apps icon on any Home screen. The main All Apps screen opens. This is where you can see all your apps, including those downloaded from Android Market. You can move app icons to any of your Home screens. From All Apps, you can Move between screens: Swipe left or right.
  • Page 24 Use folders You can combine several app icons in a folder. Drop one app icon over another on a Home screen, and the two icons will be combined. From any Home screen, you can Open a folder: Touch it. The folder opens: Rename a folder: Touch its name.

  • Page 25: Add Widgets

    Add widgets Widgets are like windows into your apps. They're available from an All Apps tab for you to move onto your Home screens. To see your widgets: Touch the All Apps icon on your Home screen. Touch Widgets at the top of the screen. From the main Widgets screen, you can Move between screens: Swipe left or right.

  • Page 26: Manage Notifications

    Manage notifications Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when you've configured your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot. When you receive a notification, its icon appears in the top left corner of the screen. Depending on your Sound settings, you may also hear a sound.

  • Page 27: Try Some Apps

    Try some apps Start Gmail You can use Gmail to read and write email from any mobile device or browser. All your email is always up to date and available no matter where you check it from. But Gmail is not just about email. Your Gmail name and password signs you into to all Google apps and services, including Calendar;...
  • Page 28 Organize email. Check the box beside a message to select it. Then use the icons and menu along the bottom of the screen to manage the selected messages. Change your settings. Touch the Menu icon to change your preferences, add an account, or get Help.

  • Page 29: Find People

    Find People The People app gives you quick and easy access to everyone you want to reach. When you first turn on your phone and sign into a Google Account, any existing contacts from that account are synced with your People app. After that, all your contacts stay in sync automatically, whether you make changes on your phone, from another device, or from any Web browser.
  • Page 30 Edit details. While viewing a contact, touch the Menu icon and choose options to edit or share contact details, set ringtone, and so on. You can also touch the star beside the Menu icon to add a contact to your Favorites list. Change your settings.

  • Page 31: Manage Your Calendar

    Manage your Calendar The Calendar app lets you view and edit your schedule. When you first set up your phone, you configured it to use an existing Google Account (such as Gmail), or you created a new one. The first time you open the Calendar application on your phone, it displays any existing calendar events from that Google Account on the web.

  • Page 32: Use Your Camera

    Use your Camera The Camera app is a combination camera and camcorder that actually consists of two cameras, one facing back ( toward you) and one facing forward (away from you). The forward-facing camera includes a Panorama mode that allows you to create a single image by panning across a scene. You can view photos and videos you take with Camera in the Gallery app .
  • Page 33 While Camera is open, you can also touch these icons to adjust its settings: Icon Name Description Mode Switch among camera, video, and panorama modes. Switch Toggles between cameras on the front and back of the phone. Camera Zoom Touch & hold, then slide to zoom in and out. Settings Reveals additional icons that you can use to set exposure, flash, focus, scene mode, white balance and other settings.

  • Page 34: Beam Screen Content

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

  • Page 35: Manage Downloads

    Manage downloads Files, apps, and other items you download from Gmail, Email, Android Market, or in other ways are stored in your device's internal storage. You can use the Downloads app to view, reopen, or delete what you've downloaded. Some mobile networks restrict the size of the files you can download, to manage the demands on their networks or to help you avoid unexpected charges.

  • Page 36: Tune Performance

    Tune performance Optimize 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 apps and system resources consume battery power. To adjust the settings described here, first touch the Settings icon on a Home or All Apps screen.
  • Page 37 Check battery level and usage details Open Settings > Device > Battery. The list at the bottom of the screen shows the breakdown of battery usage for individual apps and services. Touch a graph for more details. The details screen for some apps includes buttons that allow you to adjust settings affecting power usage, or stop the app completely.

  • Page 38: Optimize Data Usage

    Optimize data usage Data usage refers to the amount of data uploaded or downloaded by your device during a given period. Depending on the device and your wireless plan, you may be charged additional fees when your data usage exceeds your plan's limit. To monitor your data usage, adjust your data usage settings.
  • Page 39 To adjust the settings described here: Touch the Settings icon on a Home or All Apps screen. Touch Wireless & networks > Data usage. By default, you see the settings for mobile data: that is, the data network or networks provided by your carrier: It's possible to show Wi-Fi data usage settings in a separate tab.
  • Page 40 Set data usage limit Check Set mobile data limit. A dialog appears that describes the limit you're setting. Read the message. If you're willing to proceed, click OK. The red line at the top of the graph activates, so you can drag it up or down. Drag the red line by its right side to the limit you want to set.
  • Page 41 View or restrict data usage by app Some apps transfer data in the background; that is, when you're not actually using the app, it may download data for future reference. Restricting background data usage for individual apps can sometimes be a useful way to reduce your overall data usage. However, this is a drastic measure that may also affect the app's performance or cause it to malfunction.
  • Page 42 Advanced data usage settings Two other settings available from the Menu icon can have dramatic effects, but may sometimes be useful: Data roaming can result in steep additional charges. However, in some locations this may be the only way to connect to the Internet. Restrict background data affects all your apps across all available networks, and may cause some features to stop working.

  • Page 43: Optimize Memory Usage

    Optimize memory usage You typically don't need to worry about managing apps beyond installing, opening, and using them. But there may be times when you want to know more about what's happening behind the scenes. Apps use two kinds of memory: internal storage and RAM. They use internal storage for themselves and any files, settings, and other data they use.
  • Page 44 Use the Apps screen The Apps screen allows you to adjust several aspects of the way your device uses memory. To view these settings: From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon Under Device, touch Apps. You'll see three tabs at the top of the screen, each displaying a list of apps or their components: Downloaded.
  • Page 45 To view details about an app or other item listed under any tab, touch its name. The information and controls available vary among different types of apps, but commonly include: Force stop button: Stops an app that is misbehaving. Stopping an app, process, or service may cause your device to stop working correctly.

  • Page 46: Learn The Phone App

    Learn the Phone app Dial stored numbers You can place calls from the Phone app , the People app , or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial. To dial using the Phone app: Touch the Phone icon on a Home or All Apps screen.
  • Page 47 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. To return to the Phone app while a call is in progress: Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal your notifications.

  • Page 48: Answer Or Divert Calls

    Answer or divert calls When you receive a phone call, the Incoming Call screen opens, displaying the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you've entered in People. All incoming calls are recorded in the Phone app's Call log tab. If you miss a call, you receive a notification.

  • Page 49: Work With The Call Log

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

  • Page 50: Place An Internet (Sip) Call

    Place an Internet (SIP) call You can place calls over the Internet when connected to a Wi-Fi network, rather than over your mobile network. To do so, you must first configure your phone to use an Internet calling account. After you set up the account, placing an Internet call is no different than placing any other call. However, you must be connected to a Wi-Fi network.
  • Page 51 You'll also want to add SIP addresses for the contacts you want to call this way. To do so: Touch the contact's info in the Call log tab Touch to go to the contact's card. Touch the Menu icon , then Edit. Scroll to the bottom of the screen, touch Add another field, and then Internet call.

  • Page 52: Listen To Your Voicemail

    Listen to your voicemail When you have a new voicemail message, the voicemail icon appears in the Status area at the top left of your screen. To read your voicemail: Swipe down from the top of the screen to view your notifications. The voicemail notification displays the number of unread messages and a number to dial.

  • Page 53: Dial By Voice

    Dial by voice To place a phone call by speaking, use the Voice Dialer app If you have a BlueTooth headset that supports voice dialing, it may work with Voice Dialer. For details, see the documentation that came with your headset. To make a phone call with Voice Dialer: Touch the Voice Dialer icon on a Home or All Apps screen.

  • Page 54: Options During A Call

    Options during a call During a call, you can Answer another incoming call: You see the Incoming Call screen, displaying the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you've entered in People. As with any incoming call, touch the white phone icon and slide to answer, respond with a text message, or send the call to voicemail.
  • Page 55 Mute your microphone. Put the other party on hold. Switch to another call in progress. Make another call separately from the first call, which is put on hold. Merge separate calls as a single conference call.

  • Page 56: Enter & Edit Text

    Enter & edit text Use the keyboard You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. As you type, the keyboard displays suggestions above the top row of keys. To accept a suggestion, touch it.

  • Page 57: Basic Editing

    Basic editing Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a green tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor. Select text: Touch & hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection.
  • Page 58 Tips & shortcuts Type capital letters: Touch the Shift key once to switch to capital letters for one letter. Or touch & hold the Shift key while you type. When you release the key, the lowercase letters reappear. Turn caps lock on: Double-tap or touch & hold the Shift key , so it changes to .

  • Page 59: Type Text By Speaking

    Type text by speaking You can use voice input to type text by speaking. This feature uses Google's speech-recognition service, so you must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it. Text that you enter by speaking is underlined. You can continue entering text to keep it, or delete it. You can speak to enter text in most places that you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard.

  • Page 60: Connect To Networks & Devices

    Connect to networks & devices Connect to mobile networks Depending on your carrier and service plan, your phone may connect automatically to your carrier's fastest available data network. Or you may need to insert a SIM card or configure details for a specific carrier.

  • Page 61: Mobile Network Settings

    Mobile network settings Note that you can't adjust mobile network settings when Airplane mode is selected. The settings available may vary depending on your device and plan. Data enabled. Check to turn data access on for all available mobile networks. Before turning this option off, which may cause your device or apps to stop functioning correctly, consider using the mobile data limits available under Settings >...

  • Page 62: Connect To Wi-Fi Networks

    Connect 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, you connect to a wireless access point, or "hotspot." Some hotspots are open and you can simply connect to them.

  • Page 63: Add A Wi-Fi Network

    Add a Wi-Fi network You can add a Wi-Fi network so your device will remember it, along with any security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it's in range. You must also add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range.
  • Page 64 Configure proxy settings for a Wi-Fi network Some network administrators require you to connect to internal or external network resources via a proxy server. By default, the Wi-Fi networks you add are not configured to connect via a proxy, but you can change that for each Wi-Fi network you've added.
  • Page 65 Set Wi-Fi notifications, disconnect policy, and other advanced options To work with advanced Wi-Fi settings: Turn on Wi-Fi, if it's not already on. In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch the Menu icon and choose Advanced. These are the settings you can adjust: Network notification: By default, when Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the Status bar when your device detects an open Wi-Fi network.
  • Page 66 This screen also displays the following information: MAC address: The Media Access Control (MAC) address of your device when connected to a Wi-Fi network. IP address: The Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to the device by the Wi-Fi network you are connected to (unless you used the IP settings to assign it a static IP address).

  • Page 67: Connect To Bluetooth Devices

    Connect to Bluetooth devices Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology used to communicate between devices over a distance of about 8 meters. The most common Bluetooth devices are headsets for making calls or listening to music, hands-free kits for cars, and other portable devices, including laptops. There are several Bluetooth profiles that define the features and communications standards for Bluetooth devices.
  • Page 68 Change your phone's Bluetooth name Your phone has a generic Bluetooth name by default, which is visible to other Bluetooth devices when you connect them. You can change the name so that it is more recognizable. Under Settings > Wireless & networks, make sure Bluetooth is turned on. Touch Bluetooth.

  • Page 69: Pair Your Phone With A Bluetooth Device

    Pair your phone with a Bluetooth device You must pair your phone with a device before you can connect to it. Once you pair your phone with a device, they stay paired unless you unpair them. Under Settings > Wireless & networks, make sure Bluetooth is turned on. Touch Bluetooth.

  • Page 70: Connect To A Bluetooth Device

    Connect to a Bluetooth device Once you've paired with a Bluetooth device, you can connect to it manually; for example, to switch devices or to reconnect after it is back in range. Under Settings > Wireless & networks, make sure Bluetooth is turned on. In the list of devices, touch a paired but unconnected device.
  • Page 71 Obtain a network connection via Bluetooth tethering If you have a computer or other device that can share its network connection via Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to obtain a network connection by Bluetooth tethering (sometimes called reverse tethering). Configure your computer to share it's network connection via Bluetooth.

  • Page 72: Connect To Keyboards, Mice, And Other Devices

    Connect to keyboards, mice, and other devices You can connect a keyboard, mouse, or even a joystick or other input device to your phone via USB or Bluetooth and use it just as you would with a PC. You may need an adapter to connect the keyboard or other device to your phone's USB port. To connect more than one USB device at a time, use a powered USB hub to reduce the drain on your phone's battery.
  • Page 73 Mice When you connect a mouse to your phone and move the mouse, an arrow-shaped cursor appears, just as on a computer: Use the mouse to move the cursor. Clicking, pressing, and dragging with the mouse button is equivalent to touching, touching & hold- ing, and dragging with your finger.

  • Page 74: Connect To A Windows Computer Via Usb

    Connect to a Windows computer via USB You can use a USB cable to connect your phone to a Windows computer and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is supported by most recent versions of Windows.

  • Page 75: Connect To A Macintosh Computer Via Usb

    Connect to a Macintosh computer via USB You can use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer running Mac OS X with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is not supported by Mac OS X natively. Therefore, you first need to install the free Android File Transfer application on your Macintosh.

  • Page 76: Share Your Mobile Data Connection

    Share your mobile data connection You can share your phone's mobile data connection with a single computer via USB tethering or Bluetooth tethering. You can also share your data connection with up to 8 devices at once, by turning it into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
  • Page 77 Share your phone's data connection via USB If your computer is running Windows 7, Mac OS X, or a recent distribution of some flavors of Linux (such as Ubuntu), you can follow these instructions without any special preparation. If you're running a version of Windows that precedes Windows 7, or some other operating system, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB.
  • Page 78 Share your phone's data connection via Bluetooth If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to share it's mobile data connection with your computer. Pair your phone with your computer. Configure your computer to obtain its network connection via Bluetooth. For more information, see your computer's documentation.

  • Page 79: Rename Or Secure Your Portable Hotspot

    Rename or secure your portable hotspot You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network when it's acting as a portable hotspot. Go to Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Tethering & portable hotspot. Make sure Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is checked.

  • Page 80: Connect To Virtual Private Networks

    Connect 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 to let people access local network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.

  • Page 81: Connect To A Vpn

    Connect to a VPN From the VPN screen, touch the name of the VPN. In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials. Touch Connect. When you're connected to a VPN, a Status icon and notification are displayed continuously. To disconnect, touch the notification for the VPN connection.

  • Page 82: Delete A Vpn

    Delete a VPN From the VPN screen, touch & hold the name of the VPN. Touch & hold the VPN you want to delete. In the dialog that opens, touch Delete network. Related topic Manage notifications Work with certificates...

  • Page 83: Control Airplane Mode & Other Network Settings

    Control airplane mode & other network settings These settings are available under Settings > Wireless & networks > More. Follow the links for detailed instructions: Airplane mode. Check to turn off all the device's radios that transmit data. VPN. Touch to adjust settings that allow you to connect to websites and other resources within a secured local network from outside that network.

  • Page 84: Search By Text & Voice

    Search by text & voice Refine Google Search Google Search is available from the top of any Home screen: Speak search terms: Touch the Microphone icon After you say what you're looking for, the Browser opens to a list of search results. Type search terms: Touch Google.
  • Page 85 Below the search term suggestions are items found on your phone: A Maps marker indicates a business listing. Touch to view the listing, see its location on a map, get directions, call, or take other actions. A Favorites icon identifies one of your bookmarks. Touch to open the bookmarked page. An app icon indicates one of your apps.
  • Page 86 Set searchable items To adjust where Google Search looks on your phone: On a Home screen, touch Google. Touch Menu icon > Search settings > Searchable items. Check the items on your phone that you want to include in searches. Manage Google Search privacy settings On a Home screen, touch Google.
  • Page 87 Search tips & tricks What you want What to type or say Examples Sports information [team’s name] San Francisco Giants Pictures Pictures of [topic] Pictures of San Francisco Images of [topic] Images of cats Convert measurements [original measurement] in [new 30 degrees Celsius in Fahrenheit measurement] Movie showtimes...
  • Page 88 Time Time Time Time [location] Time in London Flight information [Airline] [flight number] American Airlines flight 390 Translation Translate to [language], [phrase] Translate to Spanish, Where is the Palace Hotel? Calculator [A math phrase] 75 divided by 6 Food [Type of food] Mexican food [Type of food] in [location] Mexican food in Urbana, Illinois...

  • Page 89: Use Voice Actions

    Use Voice Actions In addition to searching the web by speaking, you can use Voice Actions to call your contacts, get directions, send messages, and perform a number of other common tasks. On a Home screen or when the keyboard for the Browser's Omnibox is open, touch the Microphone icon at the upper right.
  • Page 90 When confident that the transcription is accurate, Voice Search displays transcribed words as regular text. Words or phrases for which it has provided alternate transcriptions are underlined. Touch a button at the bottom of the window to add any optional fields (you can also speak the name and content of any of these fields in your original voice action).

  • Page 91: Voice Action Commands

    Voice Action commands Voice Actions let you text your friends, get directions, send email, and perform a number of other common tasks by speaking to your phone. For example, you can say: "Set alarm for 8:30 a.m." "Send email to Marcus Foster. Subject: Coming tonight? Message: Hope to see you later." "Navigate to Mike's Bikes in Palo Alto"...
  • Page 92 “Directions” or Address, name, business name, "Directions to 1299 Colusa “Navigate to” type of business, or other Avenue, Berkeley, California" or destination "Navigate to Union Square, San Francisco." Contact name “Mike LeBeau” (opens Mike’s contact card “Call” Digits of a phone number “Call 650 555 1234”...
  • Page 93 “Send email” One or more of: "Send email to Hugh Briss, "To" & contact names, subject, new shoes, message, "Cc" & contact names, I can't wait to show you my new "Bcc" & contact names, shoes, period." "Subject" & subject text "Message"...

  • Page 94: Manage Accounts

    Manage accounts Add or remove accounts You can use multiple Google Accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts on your device. You may also be able to add other kinds of accounts, depending on your apps. Some you can add in the Accounts &...

  • Page 95: Add An Account

    Add an account To add some accounts, you may need to obtain details from system administrator about the service to which the account connects. For example, you may need to know the account's domain or server address. Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts & sync. Touch Add account.

  • Page 96: Remove An Account

    Remove an account You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from your device, including email, contacts, settings, and so on. Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts & sync. Touch the account to delete. Touch Menu icon >...

  • Page 97: Configure Account Sync Options

    Configure account sync options You can configure synchronization options for any of your apps. You can also configure what kinds of data you synchronize for each account. Some apps, such as Gmail and Calendar, have separate synchronization settings that provide more fine-grained control. In such cases, the settings you select at the account level are still valid.

  • Page 98: Configure General Sync Settings

    Configure general sync settings Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts & sync. indicates that some or all of an account's information is configured to sync automatically. indicates that none of an account's information is configured to sync automatically. Check or uncheck Menu icon >...
  • Page 99 Change an account's sync settings Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts & sync. Touch the account whose sync settings you want to change. The Sync Settings screen opens, displaying a list of the kinds of information the account can sync. Check or uncheck items as needed.

  • Page 100: Change Backup & Reset Options

    Change backup & reset options You can back up settings and other data associated with one or more of your Google Accounts. If you need to replace or factory reset your device, you can restore your data for any accounts that were previously backed up.
  • Page 101 Automatic restore. Check this option to restore settings and other data when you reinstall an app. This feature requires that you are backing up your data with your Google Account and that the app is using the backup service. Factory data reset. Touch this option, then Reset phone to erase all your personal data from inter- nal storage, including information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and app settings, any downloaded applications, and your music, photos, videos, and other files.

  • Page 102: Secure Your Phone

    Secure your phone Set screen lock Depending how you use your phone, you may want to set some form of automatic screen lock to prevent unauthorized access. If a screen lock has been set, the screen locks when your phone's display goes to sleep.
  • Page 103 You can choose among these lock options, listed in approximate order of strength: Slide provides no protection, but lets you get to the Home screen quickly, or open Camera and start taking pictures immediately. Face Unlock lets you unlock your phone by looking at it. This is the least secure lock option. Pattern lets you draw a simple pattern with your finger to unlock the phone.

  • Page 104: Encrypt Your Phone

    Encrypt your phone You can encrypt all the data on your phone: Google Accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or password each time you turn on your phone. Note that this is the same PIN or password that you use to unlock your phone without encryption, and cannot be set independently.
  • Page 105 When you're ready to turn on encryption: From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon Touch Personal > Security > Encryption > Encrypt phone. Read the information about encryption carefully. The Encrypt phone button is dimmed if your battery's not charged or your phone's not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch the Back button.

  • Page 106: Work With Certificates

    Work with certificates You can use digital certificates to identify your device for a variety of purposes, including VPN or Wi-Fi network access as well as authentication to servers by apps such as Email or Browser. To use a certificate to identify your device, you must obtain it with help from your system administrator, and install it in your device's trusted credential storage .
  • Page 107 Install client and CA certificates To install a certificate from your phone's internal storage: Copy the certificate or key store from your computer to the root of your device's internal storage (that is, not in a folder). From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon Go to Personal >...
  • Page 108 Work with CA certificates If a certificate authority (CA) certificate gets compromised, or for some other reason your organization doesn't want to trust it, you can disable or remove it. To do so, follow these steps: From a Home or All Apps screen, touch the Settings icon Go to Personal >...

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