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User's Guide
January 1, 2010
NOUG-2.1.0-100
Nexus One™ phone and Android™ mobile technology platform 2.1

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide January 1, 2010 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One™ phone and Android™ mobile technology platform 2.1...
  • Page 2 Legal Copyright © 2010 Google Inc. All rights reserved. Google, the stylized Google logo, Android, the stylized Android logo, Nexus One, the stylized Nexus One logo, Android Market, the stylized Android Market logo, Gmail, Google Apps, Google Calendar, Google Checkout, Google Earth, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Talk, Picasa, and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Using the onscreen keyboard 37 Entering text by speaking 40 Editing text 42 Opening and switching applications 44 Working with menus 46 Options menus 46 Context menus 47 Monitoring your phone’s status 48 Status icons 48 Notification icons 49 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 Editing contact details 97 Communicating with your contacts 100 Changing which contacts are displayed 102 Joining contacts 104 Separating contact information 105 Accounts 107 Adding and removing accounts 108 Configuring account sync and display options 111 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 5 Opening Google Voice and your Inbox 150 Reading or listening to your voicemail 152 Exchanging text (SMS) messages 154 Starring messages 155 Viewing messages by label 156 Configuring Google Voice 157 Placing calls with Google Voice 159 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 6 Navigating within a webpage 199 Navigating among webpages 201 Working with multiple Browser windows 203 Downloading files 204 Working with bookmarks 205 Changing Browser settings 207 Page content settings 207 Privacy settings 208 Security settings 209 Advanced settings 209 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 7 Checking the news and weather 266 Changing News & Weather settings 269 News & Weather settings 269 Weather settings 269 News settings 269 Refresh settings 270 Clock 271 Viewing the date, time, and other information 272 Setting alarms 275 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 8 Accounts & sync settings 306 Accounts & sync settings screen 306 Account screen 306 Privacy settings 307 SD card & phone storage settings 308 SD Card & Phone Storage screen 308 Search settings 309 Search settings screen 309 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 9 Language & Keyboard screen 310 Android Keyboard settings screen 310 Device Keyboard settings screen 311 Accessibility settings 312 Text-to-speech settings 313 Text-to-Speech settings screen 313 Date & time settings 314 About phone 315 About Phone screen 315 Specifications 317 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 10 Contents NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: About This Guide

    About this guide This guide describes your Google™ Nexus One™ phone, its components and accessories, and how to use release 2.1 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 “Settings” on page 293 Opening the Settings application and its many tools for configuring and customizing your phone. “Specifications” on Details about your phone and its features. page 317 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Your Phone And Accessories

    “Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card” on page 16 “Charging your phone” on page 20 “Using the headset” on page 21 “Monitoring the status and trackball lights” on page 22 “Turning the phone on and off” on page 23 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 14: 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 15: Getting To Know Your Phone

    Be sure to keep the lens clean with lint-free cloth; smudges and fingerprints will distort your pictures. The camera’s LED flash is next to the lens. Taking pictures and shooting videos is described in “Camera” on page 229. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 16: Installing The Battery, Sim, And Microsd Card

    Firmly press your thumbs on either side of the back cover, just below the camera lens, and push the cover up to remove it. To replace the phone’s back cover Place the cover on the back of the phone and push it down into place. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 17 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. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 18 Insert the microSD card by aligning it and then sliding it into its slot. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 19 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. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 20: Charging Your Phone

    Plug the other end into the USB port on your phone The phone’s status light turns orange, indicating that it’s charging. When charging is complete, the status light turns green. When the phone is fully charged, disconnect it from the charger. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Using The Headset

    For an incoming call, press to answer. During a phone call, press to mute or unmute the microphone. During a phone call, press & hold to hang up the call. You control the headphones’ volume with the phone’s Volume Up/Down button. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 22: Monitoring The Status And Trackball Lights

    Incoming call when connected to a Bluetooth headset. White pulse Notification received. You can configure the trackball to pulse once or repeatedly when you receive a new notifi- cation. See “Sound & display settings” on page 300. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 23: Turning The Phone On And Off

    Touch Power off in the menu. Touch OK when asked to confirm that you want to turn off the phone. For more about working with the touchscreen and menus, see “Android basics” on page 25. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 24 Your phone and accessories NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 25: Android Basics

    “Searching your phone and the web” on page 52 “Locking your screen” on page 55 “Customizing the Home screen” on page 56 “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 58 “Optimizing battery life” on page 59 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 26: Starting Android The First Time

    If you start Android the first time without a SIM card, you’re asked if you want to touch Connect to Wi-Fi to connect to a Wi-Fi network (instead of to a mobile network) to set up your phone. To learn more, see “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 64. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 27: Your Google Account

    Android release 2.0 or later, you must sign into your Google Account now, during setup. If you wait until after setup is complete, your settings are not restored. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 28: Additional Accounts

    Account you sign into is backed up to Google servers, and some applications that only work with a single account, such as Calendar, sync and display data only from the first account that you sign into. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Google Services

    “Privacy settings” on page 307. Date and time If you aren’t connected to a mobile network, you’re prompted to set the date and time on your phone. See “Date & time settings” on page 314. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 30: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    “Monitoring your phone’s status” on page 48 and “Managing notifications” on page 50. Touch the Launcher icon at the bottom of the screen to view all installed applications. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 44. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 31: To Wake Up The Phone

    If you haven’t locked your screen with a pattern, the lock screen appears. Drag the lock icon to the right. The last screen you were working on opens. To return to the Home screen Press the Home button at any time, in any application. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 32 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” on page 34. Small dots at the lower left and right of the screen indicate which screen you’re viewing. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 33 Android basics Touch & hold the small dots on the lower left or right of the screen to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions, which you can touch to open. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Using The Touchscreen

    On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the phone as you turn it from upright to sideways and back again. You can turn this feature on and off, as described in “Sound & display settings” on page 300. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 35: Using The Phone's Buttons

    Home screen when no call is in progress, increases or decreases the ringtone volume, or sets the phone to be silent or to vibrate instead of ringing. In other applications, controls the vol- ume of music, spoken directions, and other audio. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 36: Using The Trackball

    Trackball are highlighted in orange. Pressing the trackball is equivalent to touching the selected item with your finger. Pressing & holding the trackball is equivalent to touching & holding the selected item with your finger. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 37: Using The Onscreen Keyboard

    40. Touch a suggestion to enter it. Press space or a punctuation mark to enter the red suggestion. Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Touch & hold for all caps. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 38 Touch & hold almost any of the number and symbol keys to open a window of additional symbols. When you touch a key, a larger version displays briefly over the keyboard. Keys with alternate characters display an ellipsis ( ... ) below the character. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 39 The keyboard is redrawn to take best advantage of the new phone orientation. Many people find the larger horizontal onscreen keyboard easier to use. You can control whether the screen changes orientation automatically when you turn the phone. See “Language & keyboard settings” on page 310. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 40: Entering Text By Speaking

    > Android keyboard. You can also touch & hold the Symbol key on the onscreen keyboard; in the dialog that opens, touch Android keyboard settings. Check Voice input. Touch OK in the dialog that opens. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 41 If you start typing or entering more text by speaking, the underline disappears. You can edit the text that you enter by typing or speaking. See “Editing text” on page 42. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 42: Editing Text

    Roll the trackball to select the text you want. Press & hold the trackball again (or touch & hold the text field) to open a menu you can use to cut or copy your selection, select all the text, or stop selecting text. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 43 Touch Paste in the menu that opens. The text is inserted at the cursor. The text that you pasted also remains in a temporary area on the phone, so you can paste that same text in another location. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 44: Opening And Switching Applications

    If you have more applications than can fit on the Launcher in one view, you can slide the Launcher up or down to view more. Touch an application to open it Slide the Launcher up or down to bring more icons into view. Launcher. Touch to close the NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 45 A small window opens, with icons of applications that you’ve used recently. Touch an icon to open its application. Or press Back to return to the current application. Touch an icon to open an application you’ve used recently. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 46: Working With Menus

    Some screens have more options menu items than can fit in the main menu; you touch More to open a menu of additional items. Options menus contain items that apply to the current screen or to the application as a whole. Touch to open more menu items. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 47: 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. When you touch & hold some items on a screen, a context menu opens. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 48: Monitoring Your Phone's Status

    Battery is low Connected to a Bluetooth device Battery is partially drained Airplane mode Battery is full Alarm is set Battery is charging Signal strength GPS is on Speakerphone is on Receiving location data from GPS NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Notification Icons

    Uploading data Problem with sign-in or sync Downloading data microSD card is full Download finished An open Wi-Fi network is available Connected to VPN Phone is connected via USB cable Disconnected from VPN Song is playing NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 50: Managing Notifications

    On the Home screen, you can also press Menu The Notifications panel displays your wireless provider and a scrolling list of your current notifications, organized into ongoing and event-based notifications. Touch a notification to open it in its application. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 51 Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications panel to the top of the screen. Or just press the Back button. The panel also closes when you touch a notification to respond to it. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 52: Searching Your Phone And The Web

    (See the sections about those applications for information about searching in them.) To search your phone and the web instead of that application, press Search again to switch to Quick NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 53 If what you’re searching for is not in the list, touch the magnifying glass icon Quick Search Box or on the keyboard to search the web. The Browser opens, displaying results of a Google search on the web. For more information, see “Browser” on page 195. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 54 Say “Directions to,” followed by an address, to get directions to that location from Google Maps. Say “Navigate to,” followed by an address, to get spoken, turn-by-turn direc- tions to your destination. Say “Map of,” followed by an address, to view that location on Google Maps. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: Locking Your Screen

    Draw your unlock pattern. Touch Continue to draw your pattern again to confirm it. The next time you turn on your phone or wake up the screen, you’re prompted to draw your unlock pattern to unlock the screen. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 56: Customizing The Home Screen

    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. When the item is where you want it, lift your finger. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 57 Touch a sample to view a larger version. Touch Save or Set wallpaper. To rename a folder Touch the folder to open it. Touch & hold the folder window’s title bar. Enter a new name in the dialog that appears. Touch OK. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 58: Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts

    You can add a shortcut for a contact to your Home screen, which you can then touch to open Quick Contact for Android for that contact. For more information about adding shortcuts to the Home screen, see “Customizing the Home screen” on page 56. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 59: Optimizing Battery Life

    Settings > About phone > On the Home screen, press Menu Status. The battery status (charging, discharging) and level (as a percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the screen. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 60 Touch an application in the Battery Use screen to learn details about its power consumption. Different applications offer different kinds of information, and they may even include buttons that open settings you can use to reduce power consumption by that application. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 61: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 64 “Connecting to Bluetooth devices” on page 67 “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 70 “Connecting to virtual private networks” on page 72 “Working with secure certificates” on page 74 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 62: Connecting To Mobile Networks

    , and touch Settings to open the Settings Press Home , press Menu application. Touch Wireless controls > Mobile networks > Access Point Names. The name of the wireless service provider you’re currently registered with is selected in the list. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 63 Enter the APN settings that you obtained from your wireless service provider by touching each setting that you need to edit. and touch Save. When you’re finished, press Menu If you created a new APN, touch it in the APNs screen to start using it. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 64: Connecting To Wi-Fi Networks

    If the network is secured, you’re prompted to enter a password or other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details.) When you’re connected to a network, you can touch its name in the Wi-Fi settings screen for details about the speed, security, address, and related settings. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 65 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. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 66 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on. In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch & hold the name of the network. Touch Forget network in the dialog that opens. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 67: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    Connected to a Bluetooth device To turn Bluetooth on or off , and touch Settings to open the Settings Press Home , press Menu application. Touch Wireless controls. Check or uncheck Bluetooth to turn it on or off. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 68 The devices pair with each other. If you’re prompted to enter a passcode, try entering 0000 or 1234 (the most common passcodes), or consult the documentation that came with the device to learn its passcode. If the pairing is successful, your phone connects to the device. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 69 To unpair a Bluetooth device You can unpair a Bluetooth device to erase all pairing information about it. Touch & hold the device in the Bluetooth settings screen. Touch Unpair or Disconnect & unpair in the menu that opens. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 70: Connecting To A Computer Via Usb

    USB devices correctly, to avoid losing information on the card. Unmount the microSD card on your computer. Open the Notifications panel and touch Turn off USB storage. Touch Turn off in the dialog that opens. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 71 If necessary, touch Unmount SD card. You can format a microSD card only when it is unmounted. Touch Format SD card. On the screen that warns you that formatting the microSD card will erase its contents, touch Format SD card. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 72: Connecting To Virtual Private Networks

    When you’re connected to a VPN, you receive an ongoing notification in the Status bar. If you are disconnected, you receive a notification that you can use to return to the VNP settings screen so that you can reconnect to it. See “Managing notifications” on page 50. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 73 Connecting to networks and devices To disconnect from a VPN Open the Notifications panel and touch the ongoing notification for the VPN connection. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 74: Working With Secure Certificates

    “Location & security settings” on page 302. You can now use the certificate that you installed when connecting to a secure network. For security, the certificate is deleted from the microSD card. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 75: Placing And Receiving Calls

    “Working with the Call log” on page 80 “Calling your contacts” on page 82 “Listening to your voicemail” on page 83 “Dialing by voice” on page 84 “Options during a call” on page 85 “Managing multiple calls” on page 87 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 76: Placing And Ending Calls

    To dial an international number, touch & hold the 0 key to enter the plus ( + ) symbol. Then enter the international prefix for the country, followed by the full phone number. Touch the green phone icon to dial the number that you entered. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 77 Press & hold the Power button Touch Airplane mode. You can also use the Settings application to turn Airplane mode on and off and to configure other mobile and network settings. See “Wireless & networks” on page 295. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 78: Answering Or Rejecting Calls

    If you were already on a call, the first call is placed on hold while you answer the new call. To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume Down button. Drag the green phone to the right to answer the call. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 79 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. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 80: Working With The Call Log

    To dial a number in the Call log Touch the green phone icon at the right of the entry. You can also touch & hold the entry to open a menu with options for communicating with that contact in other ways. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 81 While viewing the Call log, press Menu You can also touch & hold an entry in the log. In the menu that opens, touch Remove from call log to remove just that entry from the log. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 82: Calling Your Contacts

    You can add and remove favorites by touching the star next to their names, while you’re viewing information about the Contact. See “Adding a contact to your favorites” on page 95. Touch the favorite to call. Touch the phone number to use to call the contact. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 83: Listening To Your Voicemail

    Typically, your carrier’s voicemail system guides you through the process of listening to and managing your voicemail. The first time you call your voicemail, it also guides you through the process of recording greetings, setting a password, and so on. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 84: Dialing By Voice

    Say “Call” followed by the name of the contact to call. If Google search by voice finds a match, it dials the contact’s default number. For details about setting a contact’s default number, see “Editing contact details” on page 97. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 85: Options During A Call

    The Mute icon appears in the Status bar to remind you that the microphone is turned off. When viewing the current call screen, you can unmute the microphone by touching the Mute icon again. The microphone is unmuted automatically when the current call ends. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 86: To Turn The Speakerphone On Or Off

    When using the Bluetooth headset during a call, the current call screen has a blue border and the Ongoing Call icon turns blue in the Status bar. Touch the Bluetooth icon to switch from the headset to the phone or vice versa. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 87: Managing Multiple Calls

    The first participant is put on hold and you’re prompted to dial the second caller. Place the next call, using the Phone tab, the Call log, or your contacts. When you’re connected, touch Merge calls. The participant is added to the conference call. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 88 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. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 89: Contacts

    “Searching for a contact” on page 96 “Editing contact details” on page 97 “Communicating with your contacts” on page 100 “Changing which contacts are displayed” on page 102 “Joining contacts” on page 104 “Separating contact information” on page 105 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 90: Opening Your Contacts

    Either way, a tab briefly appears to the right of the list, which you can drag up and down to scroll very quickly, while displaying the letter of the alphabet for the contacts you’re scrolling past. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 91 Touch an address to view it on Google Maps. See “Maps” on page 211. and touch Edit contact to edit the contact’s You can also press Menu information (see “Editing contact details” on page 97), or touch Delete contact to delete all information about the contact. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 92: Adding Contacts

    Touch the Picture Frame icon to select a picture to display next to the name in your lists of contacts and in other applications. When you’re finished, touch Done. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 93: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts

    You may also have contacts stored on a microSD card from another device. See “Your phone and accessories” on page 13 for details about working with microSD cards. Open your contacts. and touch Import/Export. Press Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 94 Share. Press Menu A Gmail compose message screen opens, with the contact attached as a vCard (.vcf) file. Address, write, and send the email, as described in “Composing and sending a message” on page 121. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 95: Adding A Contact To Your Favorites

    Open your contacts and touch the Favorites tab. Touch a contact to view its details. Touch the gold star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns gray and the contact is removed from your favorites. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 96: Searching For A Contact

    As you type, contacts with matching names appear below the search box. Touch a matching contact in the list to open its Details screen. Or touch the Magnifying Glass icon to open a screen with a list of matching contacts. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 97: Editing Contact Details

    Edit contact while viewing a contact’s You can also press Menu details. Edit the contact information, using the same controls as when you create a contact. See “Adding contacts” on page 92. Touch Done. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 98 Touch the name of a contact in the list to view its details. and touch Options. Press Menu In the scrolling list of ringtones that opens, touch the one to play when the contact calls. The ringtone plays a sample. Touch OK. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 99: To Delete A Contact

    If the contact contains information joined from a read-only account, a dialog informs you that you must separate the contact entry into individual contacts to delete the contact. Touch OK to confirm that you want to delete the contact. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 100: Communicating With Your Contacts

    Touch the icon for the way you want to connect. The icons available depend on the information you have for the contact and the applications and accounts on your phone. For more information, see “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 58. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 101 For more information about sending text and multimedia messages, see “Messaging” on page 187. You can also use Quick Contact to start sending a text or multimedia message.See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 58. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 102: Changing Which Contacts Are Displayed

    To change what groups are displayed Open your list of contacts. and touch Display options. Press Menu Touch an account to open its list of groups. An account’s groups depend on the kind of account. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 103 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. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 104: Joining Contacts

    See “Editing contact details” on page 97 for details about how to view where a contact’s information came from, including automatic and manually joined information. See “Separating contact information” on page 105 for information about how to separate contacts joined in error. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 105: Separating Contact Information

    Touch the contact entry whose information you want to separate. and touch Edit contact. Press Menu and touch Separate contact. Press Menu The contact information is separated into individual contacts in the list of contacts. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 106 Contacts NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 107: Accounts

    You can even add multiple Google Accounts and other accounts. In this section “Adding and removing accounts” on page 108 “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 111 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 108: Adding And Removing Accounts

    Settings application. The Accounts & Sync Settings screen displays your current sync settings and a list of your current accounts. See “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 111. Touch Add account. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 109 Settings screen. Depending on how you configured the account, email, contacts, and other information start syncing to your phone. See “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 111 for details about changing how the account is configured. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 110 Settings application. The Accounts & Sync Settings screen displays your current sync settings and a list of your current accounts. Touch the account to delete. Touch Remove account. Confirm that you want to remove the account. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 111: Configuring Account Sync And Display Options

    To configure general sync settings Open the Accounts & Sync Settings screen. and touching Accounts, or You can do this in Contacts by pressing Menu directly in the Settings application (press Home , press Menu , and touch Settings). NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 112 Google Contacts on the web. If you uncheck this option, you may be able to use an application’s tools to sync data manually. See “To sync information manually” on page 113. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 113 Check or uncheck the kinds of information you want to sync to the phone. Unchecking an option does not remove the information from your phone; it simply stops it from syncing automatically. To remove the information previously synced for the account, you must remove the account. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 114 Accounts NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 115: Gmail

    “Reporting spam” on page 127 “Searching for messages” on page 128 “Archiving conversations” on page 129 “Synchronizing your messages” on page 130 “Appending a signature to your messages” on page 132 “Changing Gmail settings” on page 133 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 116: Gmail Is Different

    Gmail address. But if you want to read messages from another email service provider (using your AOL, Yahoo!, or other email account), you use the Email application. See “Email” on page 175. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 117: Opening Gmail And Your Inbox

    There are 2 messages in this conversation. indicates messages sent directly to you. indicates messages that you were CC’d on. Other messages were sent to you as part of a group. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 118 Accounts screen to view how many unread messages you have in each account and to switch accounts. and touch Accounts. From your Inbox, press Menu Touch the account that contains the email you want to read. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 119: Reading Your Messages

    You can scroll to the bottom of a message to view buttons for replying to or forwarding the message, as described in “Replying to or forwarding a message” on page 122. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 120 When reading a message or when its tab is selected, you can press Menu touch Mark read to return a read message to the unread state—for example, to remind yourself to read it again later. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 121: Composing And Sending A Message

    Touch Discard to abandon the message, including any saved drafts. If you aren’t connected to a network—for example, if you’re working in Airplane mode—the messages that you send are stored on your phone with the Outbox label until you connect to a network again. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 122: Replying To Or Forwarding A Message

    All of the messages in the conversation, up to the one you are replying to or forwarding, are included in the new message; any messages that follow the message you forward are omitted. Touch Send. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 123: Working With Conversations In Batches

    You can also use Undo after muting, archiving, and reporting spam. If you never work with batches of messages, you can hide the checkboxes to leave more room for the subjects of conversations. See “Changing Gmail settings” on page 133. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 124: Labeling A Conversation

    You can also change the labels of a batch of conversations, in the same way that you label a batch of conversations, by touching the Labels button. In the dialog that opens, check or uncheck the labels. Touch OK. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 125: Starring A Message

    When viewing a conversation, touch its star to star the newest message in the conversation. To unstar a message Touch its star again. To unstar all messages in a conversation Touch a star in a conversation list. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 126: Viewing Conversations By Label

    Touch a label to view a list of conversations with that label. The conversation list resembles your Inbox, but the label replaces “Inbox” in the title bar. You work with labeled conversation lists in the same way that you work with your Inbox. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 127: Reporting Spam

    When you report a conversation as spam, the conversation and all its messages are removed from your Inbox. You can view the messages you’ve marked as spam by viewing messages with the Spam label. See “Viewing conversations by label” on page 126. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 128: Searching For Messages

    The words you searched for are displayed in the title bar. You work with the conversations in this list just as you would with the conversations in your Inbox or any other conversation list. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 129: Archiving Conversations

    Check one or a batch of conversations in your Inbox or other conversation list and touch Archive. See “Working with conversations in batches” on page 123. When reading a message, touch Archive at the bottom of the screen. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 130: Synchronizing Your Messages

    A dialog for that conversation label opens, with three options: Sync none Don’t download any conversations that have only this label. Sync 4 days Download the previous 4 (or number of days you set) of conversations. Sync all Download all conversations with this label. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 131 Gmail To set how many days of conversations to synchronize Open your Inbox. and touch Settings > Labels. Press Menu Touch Number of days to sync. Enter the number of days and touch OK. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 132: Appending A Signature To Your Messages

    Open your Inbox or another labeled list of conversations. and touch Settings > Signature. Press Menu Enter a signature to append to your messages; then touch OK. Enter a signature or other information. Touch OK. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 133: Changing Gmail Settings

    See “Managing notifications” on page 50. Select ringtone Opens a dialog where you can select the ringtone to sound when you receive a new email notification. Vibrate When checked, the phone vibrates when you receive a new email notification. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 134 Gmail NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 135: Calendar

    “Editing or deleting an event” on page 144 “Setting an event reminder” on page 145 “Responding to an event reminder” on page 146 “Displaying and synchronizing calendars” on page 147 “Changing Calendar settings” on page 148 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 136: Viewing Your Calendar And Events

    “Displaying and synchronizing calendars” on page 147. Agenda view Day view Week view Month view In Agenda, Day, or Week view, touch an event to view its details. Touch a day in Month view to open that day’s events. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 137 You can also use the trackball to quickly select events in Agenda, Day, or Week view, and to select days in Month view. Press the trackball for more information about the selected event or day. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 138: Working In Agenda View

    Drag up or down to view earlier or later events. This event repeats. To learn more about events in Agenda view Touch an event. A screen with details about the event opens. See “Viewing event details” on page 142. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 139: Working In Day View

    To add an event in Day view Touch & hold an empty spot or an event in the day to open a menu with the option for creating a new event at that time. See “Creating an event” on page 143. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 140: Working In Week View

    To add an event in Week view Touch & hold an empty spot or an event in the week to open a menu with the option for creating a new event at that time. See “Creating an event” on page 143. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 141: Working In Month View

    Touch a day to view the events of that day. To view more information about events in Month view Touch a day to view its events in Day view. See “Working in Day view” on page 139. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 142: Viewing Event Details

    See “Setting an event reminder” on page 145. If you have permission to change events, you can press Menu to edit or delete the event, as described in “Editing or deleting an event” on page 144. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 143: Creating An Event

    Show extra options to add details about the event. Press Menu Scroll to the bottom of the Event details screen and touch Done. The event is added to your Calendar. To configure additional details, open the event in Google Calendar on the web. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 144: Editing Or Deleting An Event

    When editing an event, scroll to the bottom of the Event Details screen and touch Delete. If the event repeats, you’re asked whether you want to delete just that occurrence, this and all future occurrences, or all past and future occurrences in your Calendar. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 145: Setting An Event Reminder

    When the time comes, you receive a notification about the event. See “Responding to an event reminder” on page 146. You can use Google Calendar on the web to configure additional reminder settings. To delete an event reminder Open the event summary. Touch the reminder’s Minus button NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 146: Responding To An Event Reminder

    Touch Dismiss all in the Calendar Notifications list to delete all reminders in the list. Press Back when viewing the Calendar Notifications list to keep the reminders pending. The icon remains in the Status bar and the reminders remain in the Notifications panel. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 147: Displaying And Synchronizing Calendars

    My Calendars list, and touch OK. Only the calendars that you’ve create or subscribed to on the web, but previously removed from the My Calendars list, are shown in the list of calendars that you can add. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 148: Changing Calendar Settings

    Vibrate Check to vibrate the phone when you receive an event notification. Set default reminder Opens a dialog where you can select the default time before an event for event reminders. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 149: Google Voice

    “Exchanging text (SMS) messages” on page 154 “Starring messages” on page 155 “Viewing messages by label” on page 156 “Configuring Google Voice” on page 157 “Placing calls with Google Voice” on page 159 “Changing Google Voice settings” on page 160 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 150: Opening Google Voice And Your Inbox

    (marked with a icon) you’ve received, along with the sender, the date the message was sent, and the first few words of the message. Touch a voicemail or text message to open it. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 151 You must log into your account using a browser to add to your balance, but you can check your current balance on the phone. and touch Balance. In your Google Voice Inbox, press Menu A dialog displays your current account balance. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 152: Reading Or Listening To Your Voicemail

    Touch a message to read it. The transcript of the message is displayed in a window that also contains information about the message, including the name and number of the person who left it. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 153: To Reply To A Message

    Touch & hold the message in the Inbox or other folder of labeled messages. In the menu that opens, touch Delete. You can view your deleted messages by viewing the messages with the Trash label. See “Viewing messages by label” on page 156. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 154: Exchanging Text (Sms) Messages

    Touch the notification that you’ve received a text message in your Google Voice Inbox. You can also touch any message that’s in your Inbox. The message, and any previous messages in the conversation, is displayed. To reply to the message, enter a short message and touch Send. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 155: Starring Messages

    You can open a folder that contains just your starred messages. While viewing your Inbox or another folder of messages, press Menu and touch Labels. See “Viewing messages by label” on page 156. Touch Starred. A folder opens with a list of your starred messages. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 156: Viewing Messages By Label

    Touch a label to view a folder containing the messages with that label. The folder resembles your Inbox, but the label replaces “Inbox” in the title bar. You work with labeled conversation lists in the same way that you work with your Inbox. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 157: Configuring Google Voice

    It’s also the Google Account that you use for any other Google Voice services that you decide to use with your phone. Touch Sign in to sign into the primary Google Account on your phone. Or touch Use a different account to enter another Google Account. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 158 Google Voice number as your Caller ID, instead of your phone number. Configure your voicemail service. The Google Voice application opens the Settings application, which prompts you to select Google Voice or your mobile carrier for your voicemail service. Your Google Voice Inbox opens. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 159: Placing Calls With Google Voice

    Google Voice account. Continue with the call as you would without Google Voice, as described in “Placing and receiving calls” on page 75. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 160: Changing Google Voice Settings

    Voice terms of service, privacy policy, program policy, and other important legal information. My Google Voice number Displays the Google Voice number you have configured to use for making and receiving calls on this phone. Build number The version of Google Voice installed on your phone. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 161: Refresh And Notification Settings

    Select a ringtone to sound when you receive a notification from Google Voice. Vibrate The phone vibrates when you receive a notification from Google Voice. Light The Trackball flashes when you receive a notification from Google Voice. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 162 Google Voice NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 163: Google Talk

    “Signing in and opening your Friends list” on page 164 “Chatting with friends” on page 166 “Changing and monitoring online status” on page 169 “Managing your Friends list” on page 171 “Changing Google Talk settings” on page 173 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 164: Signing In And Opening Your Friends List

    Touch to open a group chat you’re participating in. Touch a friend to invite them to chat. Inviting friends to chat and accepting invitations to chat is described in “Chatting with friends” on page 166. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 165 Google Talk on a computer. Signing out can also extend your battery life. and touch More > Sign out. On your Friends list, press Menu You no longer receive chat notifications or see others’ Google Talk status in other applications, such as Gmail. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 166: Chatting With Friends

    More > Insert smiley to open a scrolling list of emoticons. Menu Your chat session remains open until you end it. Friends you’re chatting with are displayed at the top of your Friends list, with the most recent message displayed in a black-on-white balloon. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 167 Each one who accepts the invitation joins the group chat. In a group chat, everyone can see everyone else’s messages. Group chats appear at the top of your Friends list, with a group chat icon. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 168 In your Friends list, touch & hold the friend you want to stop chatting with. In the menu that opens, touch End chat. and then touch End chat. While on a chat screen, press Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 169: Changing And Monitoring Online Status

    Your status and any message appear in your contact’s Friends lists and in other locations where your status or status message are displayed. To change your status message Touch the status message at the top of your Friends list. Enter a new status message. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 170 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. Cropping pictures is described in “Working with pictures” on page 244. Touch Save. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 171: Managing Your Friends List

    To view a list of pending invitations to friends and touch Invites. In the Friends list, press Menu All the friends to whom you’ve extended invitations to become friends on Google Talk appear in the list until they accept or cancel your invitation. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 172 You can view a list of your blocked friends by opening your Friends list, pressing , and touching Blocked. You can unblock a friend by touching the Menu friend’s name in the blocked list and then touching OK in the dialog that opens. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 173: Changing Google Talk Settings

    When Automatically sign-in is checked, you are signed into Google Talk when you turn on your phone. Signing in and out of Google Talk is described in “Signing in and opening your Friends list” on page 164. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 174 Google Talk NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 175: Email

    “Responding to a message” on page 180 “Starring messages” on page 181 “Composing and sending email” on page 182 “Working with account folders” on page 183 “Adding and editing email accounts” on page 184 “Changing email account settings” on page 186 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 176: Opening Email And The Accounts Screen

    The Accounts screen lists your Combined Inbox and each of your email accounts. If you have starred, draft, or unsent messages in any of your accounts, the folders for those items from all accounts are displayed as well. and touch Accounts. From a folder screen, press Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 177: To Open Your Combined Inbox

    Open the Accounts screen. Touch Combined Inbox. Messages in the Combined Inbox are color coded along their left sides, by account, using the same colors that are used to color code your accounts in the Accounts screen. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 178 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. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 179: Reading Your Messages

    You can touch that status indicator to open Quick Contact. See “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 58. You can reply to, forward, delete, or take other actions on a message, as described in “Responding to a message” on page 180. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 180: Responding To A Message

    While reading a message, touch Delete. and touch Delete. Press Menu For most kinds of accounts, deleted messages are moved to a Trash folder, so you can retrieve them if you deleted them in error. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 181: Starring Messages

    See “Opening Email and the Accounts screen” on page 176. Touch Starred. A folder opens with a list of your starred messages. You can also open an account’s individual Starred folder. See “Working with account folders” on page 183. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 182: Composing And Sending Email

    If you aren’t connected to a network, for example, if you’re working in airplane mode, the messages that you send are stored in your Outbox folder until you’re connected to a network again. If it contains any messages, the Outbox is displayed on the Accounts screen. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 183: Working With Account Folders

    Touch a folder to view a list of the messages it contains. The account name. Green circles indicate the number of unread messages in the folder. Touch a folder to open the messages it contains. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 184: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    Enter a name for the account, confirm how you want your name to appear in outgoing mail, and touch Done. Email starts downloading your email messages and you can start using it to send and receive messages using the new account. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 185: To Delete An Email Account

    On some Email screens, you can press Menu Touch & hold the account to delete. Touch Remove account in the menu that opens. Touch OK in the dialog to confirm that you want to delete the account. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 186: Changing Email Account Settings

    Sync contacts For accounts that can sync contacts, check to sync contacts from this account to your phone. See “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 111. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 187: 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 188 “Exchanging messages” on page 189 “Changing Messaging settings” on page 193 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 188: Opening Messaging

    To delete a message thread from the Messaging window Touch & hold the message thread. Touch Delete thread in the menu that opens. and touch Delete threads to delete all message You can also press Menu threads from the window. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 189: Exchanging Messages

    Touch the composition text box to start entering your message. Enter a mobile phone number or the name of a contact with a mobile number. Enter a phone number or the name of a contact who has a mobile number. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 190 Messaging window. Touch the message to resume composing it. Touch Send. The Message window opens, with your message after your name. Responses appear in the window. As you view and send additional messages, a message thread is created. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 191 If you touch Slideshow, a screen opens where you can assemble photos into a slideshow of up to 10 slides to attach to the message. Use the buttons in the Compose Message screen to preview or remove the media attachment. Touch Send. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 192 To view details about a message Touch & hold a message in a message window. Touch View message details in the menu that opens. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 193: Changing Messaging Settings

    Roaming auto-retrieve Uncheck to download only the header of multimedia messages when connected to other carrier’s data networks. This is useful for avoiding unexpected charges, if your contract has limits on data roaming. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 194: Notification Settings

    See “Managing notifications” on page 50. 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. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 195: Browser

    “Navigating within a webpage” on page 199 “Navigating among webpages” on page 201 “Working with multiple Browser windows” on page 203 “Downloading files” on page 204 “Working with bookmarks” on page 205 “Changing Browser settings” on page 207 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 196: Opening Browser

    URL bar off the top of the screen. The address (URL) of the current page. Some sites scroll the URL bar off the top of the screen, but you can drag the page down or press Menu to see it again. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 197 URL. and touch Stop. Press Menu To get more information about the current page and touch More > Page info. Press Menu A dialog opens with the page’s title and full address (URL). NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 198 (see “Editing text” on page 42). If you prefer to open new Browser windows without opening a webpage by default, leave this field blank. This can make new Browser windows open more quickly. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 199: Navigating Within A Webpage

    The webpage zooms in so that you can read all the text in that section by scrolling up and down. If you adjust your zoom level in this view, Browser remembers your preference while you stay on that page. To return to page overview, double-tap again. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 200 As you type, the first word with matching characters is highlighted on the screen, and subsequent matches are boxed. Touch to jump to the previous or next matching word. Touch the left or right arrow to scroll to and highlight the previous or next matching word. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 201: Navigating Among Webpages

    History tab. The pages you’ve visited are grouped chronologically. Bookmarked pages have a gold star. Touch a time period to view the pages you’ve visited. Touch a page in the history to reopen it. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 202 Touch a phone number to open the Phone application with the number entered. See “Placing and ending calls” on page 76. Touch a street address to open it in Maps. For more information, see “Maps” on page 211. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 203: Working With Multiple Browser Windows

    Touch a window to open it. To close a Browser window and touch Windows. Press Menu All open windows are displayed in a scrolling list of thumbnails. Touch the Close Box on the window to close it. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 204: Downloading Files

    To view the files you’ve downloaded and touch More > Downloads. Press Menu The files you’ve downloaded are listed in order. Touch a file to open it. and touching Clear list. You can clear the list by pressing Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 205: Working With Bookmarks

    Bookmarks. Or press Menu Touch & hold the bookmark to edit. Touch Edit bookmark in the menu Edit the name or address in the dialog that opens. Touch OK. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 206: To Delete A Bookmark

    To delete a bookmark Touch the bookmark icon at the top of the screen. and touch Bookmarks. Or press Menu Touch & hold a bookmark to delete it. Touch Delete bookmark in the menu. Touch OK. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 207: Changing Browser Settings

    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 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 208: Privacy Settings

    Opens a dialog where you can clear the permissions you’ve granted to websites in the past, to access your location. If those websites want permission to access your location again, you must grant it again. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 209: Security Settings

    Opens a screen where you can view advanced settings for particular websites. Reset to default Touch to delete all Browser data, including your browsing history, cookies, passwords, and bookmarks, and to restore all the Browser settings to their original values. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 210 Browser NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 211: Maps

    “Changing map layers” on page 215 “Searching for locations and places” on page 217 “Getting directions” on page 218 “Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions” on page 220 “Finding your friends with Google Latitude” on page 225 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 212: Opening Maps And Viewing Your Location

    To open Maps and view your location Touch the Maps icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 44 to learn more about opening and switching applications. and touch My location. Press Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 213 To zoom in and out of a map Touch the plus or minus side of the Zoom control Double-tap a location on the map to zoom in to that location. Not all magnification levels are available for all locations. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 214 To clear the map After you get directions or search on a map, you can clear the markers that such activities draw on the map. and touch More > Clear map. While viewing a map, press Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 215: Changing Map Layers

    1 and 3 years old. Traffic layer offers real-time traffic conditions, displayed over roads as color-coded lines, from green through black. For information about Latitude, see “Finding your friends with Google Latitude” on page 225. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 216 Report image to open a web-based form for Press Menu reporting to Google about images with inappropriate content or privacy concerns. and touch Go to map to leave Street View. Press Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 217: Searching For Locations And Places

    You can touch a marker to open a balloon that contains a label. Touch the balloon to open a screen with more information about the location, as well as options for obtaining directions. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 218: Getting Directions

    Select a mode of transport. Touch Go. and touch Reverse start & end. To reverse directions, press Menu Touch the icon for car, public transit, or walking directions. Touch Go. The directions to your destination appear in a list. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 219 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 220. and touch More > Clear When you’re finished, to clear the map, press Menu map. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 220: Navigating With Spoken, Turn-By-Turn Directions

    A compass indicates north. Your current location and direction. You can control the volume of the spoken directions with the Volume Up / Down and touch Mute. button. To turn the spoken directions off, press Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 221 You can view your progress on your route as a map with a number of layers of information. You can zoom in and out of the map and drag it to view adjacent areas. You can also view your progress in Satellite or Street View. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 222 You can use the left and right arrow buttons to move from result to result, zoom in and out, or touch a label for more information about the marker. When you’re finished, touch the navigation icon to return to Navigation View. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 223 You can also view the traffic conditions on each segment of your route. Touch the traffic light at the lower left of the Navigation View. Your route opens in Traffic View, with color coding to indicate the traffic along the way. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 224 An alternate route is drawn on the map. To exit navigation You can exit Navigation View when you reach your destination, or at any time. and touch Exit Navigation. Press Menu You return to the previous Maps view. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 225: Finding Your Friends With Google Latitude

    If your friends already use Latitude, they receive an email request and a notification on Latitude. If they have not yet joined Latitude, they receive an email inviting them to sign in to Latitude with their Google Account. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 226 Shows the friend’s location on the map. Chat using Google Talk Opens a Google Talk chat window with that friend. Send email Opens Gmail with a message addressed to the friend. Directions Gets directions to the friend’s location. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 227 Contacts, pick a spot on a map, or resume having Latitude share your actual location. Hide your location Hide your location from all your friends. Turn off Latitude. Disable Latitude and stop sharing your location or status. You can always join Latitude again. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 228 Maps NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 229: Camera

    USB” on page 70. In this section “Opening Camera and taking pictures” on page 230 “Reviewing your pictures” on page 233 “Reviewing your videos” on page 234 “Changing Camera settings” on page 235 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 230: Opening Camera And Taking Pictures

    Camera opens in Landscape mode, ready to take a picture or shoot a video. Touch to preview your pictures or videos. Drag up to shoot videos, drag down to take photos. Touch to take a picture or shoot a video. Touch to change settings. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 231 Double-tap the screen to zoom all the way in or out. Pictures that you take with digital zoom may be smaller (in pixels) than the size you set with the Picture Size setting. See “Camera settings” on page 235. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 232 Touch the Stop Video icon to stop shooting. You can shoot another video or preview your videos, as described in “Reviewing your videos” on page 234. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 233: Reviewing Your Pictures

    You can use the other buttons on the Picture Review screen and press Menu access several other features for editing, sharing, viewing, and using pictures in other ways. See “Working with pictures” on page 244. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 234: Reviewing Your Videos

    You can use the other buttons on the Video Review screen and press Menu access several more features for viewing and sharing your videos. These features are described in “Gallery” on page 237. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 235: Changing Camera Settings

    Flash mode Touch to set whether Camera relies on its light meter to decide whether a flash is necessary, or to turn it on or off for all shots. Automatic NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 236: Camcorder Settings

    Opens a dialog where you can set the video quality appropriate for sending to your friends or for viewing on a computer. Video duration Opens a dialog where you can set the maximum length of your videos. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 237: Gallery

    Picasa and YouTube web sites. In this section “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 238 “Working with albums” on page 240 “Working with pictures” on page 244 “Working with videos” on page 248 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 238: Opening Gallery And Viewing Your Albums

    111. If you have a great many pictures or videos on your microSD card or in Picasa web albums, it may take Gallery a few minutes when you open it to discover and organize them. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 239 Touch a picture or video in an album to view it. See “Working with pictures” on page 244.and “Working with videos” on page 248. Return to the main Gallery screen at any time by touching its icon at the top left of the screen. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 240: Working With Albums

    Drag the scroll tool to the left or right to scroll more or less quickly. The date of the images in view is displayed, so you can scroll by date. You can also scroll through an album by swiping left or right. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 241: To Change How The Contents Of An Album Are Displayed

    Stacks are sorted by the date and location where you took them. Drag the Album View switch to the left to view the album contents in a chronological grid again. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 242: To Work With Batches Of Pictures Or Videos

    See “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 238. Press Menu twice. Check or uncheck the albums you want to share. Touch More at the bottom of the screen. In the menu that opens, touch Details. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 243 See “Opening Gallery and viewing your albums” on page 238. Press Menu twice. Check or uncheck the albums you want to share. Touch Delete at the bottom of the screen. In the dialog that opens, touch Confirm Delete. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 244: Working With Pictures

    When the picture is zoomed to fit in the window, drag left or right to view the next or previous picture in the album. To watch a slideshow of your pictures Touch a picture to view the controls and touch Slideshow. Touch a picture to end the slideshow. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 245 Touch More. Touch Set as. If you touch Contact icon, you’re prompted to select the contact to associate with the picture and then crop the picture. If you touch Wallpaper, you’re prompted to crop the picture. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 246 Touch Save to save a copy of the picture as you cropped it. The original uncropped version remains on your microSD card. To get details about a picture Touch the picture to view the controls and touch Menu. Touch More. Touch Details. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 247 For information about addressing and sending the message, see the section about that application. To delete a picture You can delete a picture from your microSD card. Touch a picture to view the controls and touch Delete. Touch OK in the dialog that opens. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 248: Working With Videos

    The application you selected opens with the video attached to a new message. If you selected YouTube, you’re prompted to enter details about the video to upload. For more information, see the section on that application. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 249: To Delete A Video

    Gallery To delete a video While viewing an album, press Menu twice. Check the videos or pictures to delete. Touch Delete. Touch Confirm Delete. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 250 Gallery NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 251: 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 252 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 252: Opening Youtube And Watching Videos

    Touch to search for a video. You can even search by voice. Touch to shoot and share a video. Touch a video to play it. Touch to learn more about a video. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 253 Enter the text to search for, or touch the Microphone icon to search by voice. Touch a suggestion below the search box or touch the magnifying glass icon Scroll through the search results and touch a video to watch it. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 254 You can reshoot the video or preview it, as described in “Reviewing your videos” on page 234. Touch OK. You return to the YouTube Upload details screen. Enter a title, description, and tags for your video. If you want to share the video with everyone, check Public. Touch Upload. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 255: Music

    In this section “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 256 “Opening Music and working with your library” on page 257 “Playing music” on page 259 “Working with playlists” on page 262 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 256: Transferring Music Files To Your Phone

    Unmount the microSD card from the computer and disconnect the phone. Warning! To prevent damage to the files on your microSD card, follow your computer’s instruc- tions and the instructions in “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 70 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 257: Opening Music And Working With Your Library

    Touch the summary of the current track to open the Playback screen. You can return to the main Library screen from most other screens in the Music and touching Library. application by pressing Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 258 On the Playback screen, press Menu When your phone is connected to a computer, you can also delete music files from the microSD card, as described in “Transferring music files to your phone” on page 256. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 259: Playing Music

    Playback. application by pressing Menu You can return to the Playback screen from any other application by opening the Notifications panel and touching the ongoing music notification. See “Managing notifications” on page 50. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 260 A panel opens to show the current media volume; the indicator moves as you adjust the volume. Some headsets include their own volume controls or ways to pause and resume playback or to switch tracks. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 261 Touch & hold a song in a library list. In the menu that opens, touch Use as phone ringtone. and touch Use as ringtone. On the Playback screen, press Menu For details about using the Settings application to view and set the phone’s ringtone, see “Sound & display settings” on page 300. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 262: Working With Playlists

    Open a playlist by touching it n the Playlist library. You can also open the currently playing playlist by touching the Playlist icon in the Playback window. Drag a song up or down to change its order in the playlist. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 263: To Remove A Song From A Playlist

    Enter each music file name to include in the playlist on its own line. Use music file names as displayed on your computer. Music ignores all but the track names when displaying the playlist. Save the file with the .m3u extension NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 264 Music NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 265: News & Weather

    You can check the weather 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 266 “Changing News & Weather settings” on page 269 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 266: Checking The News And Weather

    Touch the weather section of the News & Weather widget to open the News & Weather application with a summary of the weather. Touch the news section of the widget to open a list of the top stories in the news. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 267 Or just swipe left or right across the screen to switch news categories. Scroll to touch the category of news you’re interested in. Touch the screen for details. Touch the weather summary for a more detailed forecast. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 268 Share story to share a link to While reading a story, press Menu the story with a friend via Gmail or another application. and touch Refresh While viewing the weather or news headlines, press Menu to get the latest information. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 269: Changing News & Weather Settings

    Check to download news articles so that they open more quickly and are available when you don’t have a data connection. Prefetching articles improves performance at the expense of more data use and decreased battery life between charges. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 270: Refresh Settings

    Refresh status Displays the date and time of the last refresh and the next scheduled refresh of news and weather. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 271: Clock

    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 272: Viewing The Date, Time, And Other Information

    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 273: To Play A Slideshow

    Clock screen. The Music application opens, where you can select music to play. For more information, see “Music” on page 255. You can return to Clock or use another application while the music is playing. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 274 Touch the Dimmer icon again to restore normal brightness. If you can’t see the Dimmer icon, press & hold the Home icon and touch the Clock icon to reopen Clock at normal brightness. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 275: Setting Alarms

    Touch to return to the main Clock screen. Touch the icon next to an alarm to turn it on or off. Alarms that are set are underlined in green. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 276 If you don’t set a repeat, the alarm sounds only one time. Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm. When you’re finished, touch Done. At the time you set, the alarm sounds. Press Back to return to the main Clock screen. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 277: Changing Clock Alarm Settings

    Opens a dialog where you can set what happens if you press the Volume Up / Down button when an alarm sounds. You can set the button behavior to have no effect, to snooze the alarm, or to dismiss it. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 278 Clock NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 279: 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 280: 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 281: 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 282 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 282: Using The Calculator

    To access your history of operations Roll the Trackball up or down to view your previous operations. Previous operations are entered in the display, where you can work with them. and touching Clear history. Clear the history by pressing Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 283: 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 284 “Downloading and installing applications” on page 287 “Managing your downloads” on page 289 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 284: Opening Android Market And Finding Applications

    The Android Market Help webpages are available from all Android Market screens. and touch Help. Press Menu The Browser opens to the Android Market Help page, with links to many help topics. For information about using the Browser, see “Browser” on page 195. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 285 Touch a tab to view top paid, top free, or recent applications in this subcategory. Touch an application to open its details screen. Touch Top paid, Top free, or Just in to further sort the subcategory. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 286 To return to the Android Market home screen You can return to the Home screen from most other screens in Android Market. Touch the Market icon at the top left of the screen. and touch Home. Press Menu NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 287: Downloading And Installing Applications

    Buy.) and touch Security to preview the functions and data the Press Menu application can access on your phone if you install it. If you’re not comfortable with the access the application requires, don’t continue. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 288 Market, the phone remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For this reason, you should secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your permission. See “Locking your screen” on page 55. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 289: Managing Your Downloads

    Touch OK in the confirmation dialog. Touch the explanation that best matches why you’re uninstalling and touch OK. The application is uninstalled. You can install the application again at any time, without charge if it was a paid application. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 290 Touch the stars under My review. Touch the number of stars to award the application and touch OK. If you want to share a comment about the application, back on the details screen, touch Post a comment. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 291 Scroll to the bottom of the details screen and touch Flag as inappropriate. Touch the reason you find the application objectionable. Touch Submit. Your comments are sent to the Android Market team. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 292 Market NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 293: Settings

    “SD card & phone storage settings” on page 308 “Search settings” on page 309 “Language & keyboard settings” on page 310 “Accessibility settings” on page 312 “Text-to-speech settings” on page 313 “Date & time settings” on page 314 “About phone” on page 315 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 294: Opening Settings

    , press Menu Touch the Settings icon on the Home screen or in the Launcher. See “Opening and switching applications” on page 44. All of the settings in the Settings application are described in this section. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 295: Wireless & Networks

    Wi-Fi networks” on page 64. Add Wi-Fi network Opens a dialog where you can add a Wi-Fi network by entering its SSID (the name it broadcasts) and security type. See “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 64. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 296: Advanced Wi-Fi Settings Screen

    72. Add VPN Opens a screen that prompts you to select the type of VPN to add. You are then prompted for VPN configuration details. VPNs The list of VPNs that you’ve previously configured. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 297: Mobile Networks Settings Screen

    Access Point Names Opens the APNs screen, where you can select mobile access point configurations; or press Menu to add a new APN. Consult your carrier about how to use the tools on this screen. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 298: Call Settings

    Opens a dialog where you can set whether your phone number is displayed to the people you call. Call waiting Check to see and respond to new calls when you’re already on a call, as described in “Placing and receiving calls” on page 75. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 299: Fixed Dialing Numbers Screen

    FDN number to your SIM. Press Menu on that screen to import a number from your Contacts to the FDN list, or to delete a number from the FDN list. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 300: Sound & Display Settings

    Dock audio Available when the phone is inserted in a Nexus One car dock or desktop dock. For a car dock, opens a dialog where you can set whether music and other media audio play through the dock speaker and whether to use the dock as a speakerphone.
  • Page 301 For the best battery performance, use the shortest convenient timeout. Don’t use the Never timeout setting—it can drain your battery quickly and may leave a permanent image on your screen. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 302: Location & Security Settings

    “Connecting to networks and devices” on page 61. If you have not set a password for the credential storage, this setting is dimmed. Install from SD card Touch to install a secure certificate from a microSD card, as described in “Working with secure certificates” on page 74. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 303 Your password must have at least 8 characters. See “Working with secure certificates” on page 74. 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. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 304: Applications Settings

    Gives details about the amount of phone storage that an application uses. If you installed the application from Android Market or another source, includes an Uninstall button that you can use to remove the application and all of its data and NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 305: Development Screen

    Allow mock locations Check to permit a development tool on a computer to control where the phone believes it is located, rather than using the phone’s own internal tools for this purpose. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 306: Accounts & Sync Settings

    You can’t remove the first Google Account you added to your phone except by resetting your phone to the factory defaults and erasing all of your user data. See “Privacy settings” on page 307. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 307: Privacy Settings

    If you reset the phone in this way, you’re prompted to reenter the same kind of information as when you first started Android. See “Starting Android the first time” on page 26) NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 308: Sd Card & Phone Storage Settings

    You must unmount a microSD card before you can format Internal phone storage, Available space The amount of internal phone storage used by the operating system, its components, applications (including those you downloaded), and their permanent and temporary data. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 309: Search Settings

    Searchable items Opens a screen where you can check and uncheck the kinds of data to include in phone searches. Clear search shortcuts Erases the list of search results that you touched below Quick Search Box. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 310: Language & Keyboard Settings

    Quick fixes Check to automatically correct some common misspellings as you type. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 311: Device Keyboard Settings Screen

    Check to correct misspelled words as you type. Auto-cap Check to capitalize the first letter of the first word in sentences. Auto-punctuate Check to insert a period ( . ) when you press the Space key twice in a row. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 312: Accessibility Settings

    TalkBack Check to have an installed speech synthesizer speak the labels or names of items as you navigate the phone’s user interface. SoundBack Check to play a sound as you navigate the phone’s user interface. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 313: Text-To-Speech Settings

    Opens a dialog where you can select the language of the text you want the synthesizer to read. This is particularly useful in combination with the Always Use My Settings setting, to ensure that text is spoken correctly in a variety of applications. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 314: Date & Time Settings

    Use 24-hour format Check to display the time using 24-hour time format—for example, 13:00 rather than 1:00 pm. Select date format Opens a dialog where you can select the format for displaying dates. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 315: About Phone

    “Starting Android the first time” on page 26. Version information Lists details about the model numbers and versions of your phone’s hardware and operating system software. This information is useful if you need to work with your carrier’s support team. NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 316 Settings NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

  • Page 317: Specifications

    Specifications The Nexus One phone and Android 2.1 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 13. Physical dimensions Height: 119mm Width: 59.8mm...
  • Page 318 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 NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 319 RTTTL/RTX, OTA, iMelody Ogg Vorbis WAVE (8-bit and 16-bit PCM) Audio encoders AMR-NB 4.75-2.2kbps sampled @ 8kHz Image formats JPEG (encode and decode) Video decoders H.263 MPEG-4 SP H.264 AVC Video encoders H.263 MPEG-4 SP NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...
  • Page 320 Specifications NOUG-2.1.0-100 Nexus One User’s Guide...

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