Dell STRK7-3107 User Manual

Dell™ Streak
COMMENT
User's Manual

Notes, Cautions, and Warnings

NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss
of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage,
personal injury, or death.
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October 2010
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1) this device may not cause harmful interference and
2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
For body worn operation, this device has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of 1.5 cm from the body. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines.
Contents
1 Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2 Dell™ Streak Features
3 Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak
Getting Your Device Ready for Use . . . . . . . . 12
Tur ning On Yo ur Device
Tur ning Off You r Device
Turning Off the Screen
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4 Understanding Your Dell™ Streak . 17
Out Of Box Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Touch Screen
Screen Orientation
Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts
The Stage Desktop
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Dell™ Stage Widgets
Status Bar
Quick Buttons
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Contents 3
Navigating the Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5 Using Your Dell™ Streak . . . . . . . . . 40
Calling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Managing Contacts
Messaging
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Pop-up Menu
Android Keyboard
Swype Keyboard
Google Search
Power Control widget
Managing Your Device Settings
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6 Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Connecting to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Browsing the Internet
E-mail
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Web Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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7 Customizing Your Dell™ Streak . . 123
4 Contents
Synchronizing Your Google Data
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To change display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
To change sound and ringtone settings . . . . 124
To manually set the date, time, and time zone
To choose a language
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8 Protecting Your Dell™ Streak . . . . 128
Protect Your Device Data With a Screen Unlock Pattern
Protect Your Device Data With a PIN
Protect Your Device Data With a Password
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Protect Your SIM Card With the SIM Lock Password
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9Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Copying Files to and from MicroSD
Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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Gallery
Music
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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
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Clock
Calculator
Sound Recorder
Voice Dialer
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Contents 5
SIM Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
10 Playing Videos on HDMI Devices . 154
11 Troubleshooting
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6 Contents

Package Contents

Your device may come with varying accessories. Check the contents of your package to verify that you have the following:
NOTE: Availability of accessories may vary depending on the
country/region where you purchased the device.

U.S.A

Streak device
Battery
Quick Start Guide
Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information
Warranty Service Information
USB cable
Charger
US plug
Pouch
Headset with mic

Europe

Streak device
Battery
Quick Start Guide
Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Information
Warranty Service Information
USB cable
Charger
UK plug
EURO plug
Pouch
Headset with mic
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Dell™ Streak Features

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Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality
1 Headphone connector Connects to headphones.
2 Volume up/down button
Landscape mode: Volume up button / Volume down button
Portrait mode:
Volume up button
Volume down button
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• While playing media such as music tracks or video clips:
–Press to increase or decrease the
media volume by one level.
–Press and hold to continuously
increase or decrease the media volume.
• Press either button to mute the ringer while receiving a call.
• In all other situations: –Press to increase or decrease the
ringer volume by one level.
–Press and hold to continuously
increase or decrease the ringer volume.
Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality
3 Power and Sleep/Wake button • If the device is off, press and hold
to power on the device.
• If the device is on, but the screen is off, press to turn on the screen.
• If both the device and the screen are on,
–Press to turn the screen off. –Press and hold to select one of
these options:
Silent mode: The device does not vibrate and disables all sounds except for alarms.
Airplane Mode: Select to disable all wireless connections.
Power off: Turn off the device.
4 Camera button
• If the camera is not active, press and hold to start the camera.
• If the camera is active, press to capture a photo or record a video.
• When recording a video, press to stop.
5 Back button
Touch to return to the previous screen, close a dialog box, menu, or pop-up message, and to dismiss the keyboard.
6 Menu button
• Touch to open or close the pop-up menu displaying available options for the current application or actions that you can perform on the current screen.
• Touch and hold to bring up the on­screen keyboard for text input.
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Buttons/Connectors/Parts Functionality
7 Home button
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold for quick access to the recently accessed applications.
8 Microphone Use for voice calls
9 30-pin connector • Connects to a USB cable to transfer
files to a computer.
• Connects to a charger to charge the device.
• Connects to the Home Dock for audio and video output.
10 Proximity sensors Turn off the screen as you bring the
device close to your face to make or receive a call, in order to prevent unintentional touches.
11 Earpiece Use to listen to phone conversations.
12 Front-facing camera lens Use for taking a front view picture, e.g.
self-portrait.
13 Ambient light sensor Controls screen brightness according
to the surrounding lighting conditions.
NOTE: To enable the ambient light
sensor, touch the Home button
Menu button , and then select
Settings
Display Brightness.
Automatic brightness
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Parts/controls Functionality
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14 Speaker Audio output for video and music
playback.
15 Back cover Secures the battery in place.
16 Camera lens Captures pictures and videos.
17 Camera flash For using flash to take pictures.
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Setting Up Your Dell™ Streak

Getting Your Device Ready for Use

1 Remove the back cover
a Slide the back cover downwards in the direction towards the end of the
device.
b Lift the back cover off the device.
NOTE: The device will shut down automatically if you remove the back
cover while the device is on.
NOTE: You cannot turn on the device if the back cover is removed.
2 Insert the SIM card
Insert the SIM card in the illustrated direction under the metal plate that covers the SIM card holder.
NOTE: If you have trouble inserting the card, ensure that you have
aligned the angled corner on the card with the corner of the card holder.
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3 Insert the battery
Align the metal contacts on the battery with the contacts on the battery holder and insert the battery.
4 Install the microSD card
a Hold the microSD card with the metal contacts facing down. b Slide the microSD card into the microSD card holder.
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5 Close the back cover
a Push the end of the back cover against the groove near the bottom of the
device.
b Place the cover onto the back of the device, and then push the cover
towards the top of the device to secure the cover in place.
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6 Charge the device
NOTE: Charge the battery in an environmental temperature between
0°C and 45°C.
The battery is not fully charged when first unpacked.
a Plug the supplied USB cable's 30-pin connector into the 30-pin
connector on the device.
b Plug the cable's USB connector into the supplied USB wall charger
adaptor.
c Plug the USB wall charger adaptor into a power outlet and charge the
device till the battery is fully charged.
NOTE: The device is fully
charged within four hours from a power outlet.
NOTE: To charge your device
using a computer, connect the supplied USB cable's 30-pin connector to the device, and the cable's USB connector to a USB port on the computer.

Turning On Your Device

NOTE: Use this device in an environmental temperature between -10°C
and 55°C.
1 Press and hold the Power button to turn on your device. The
operating system starts up.
2 If the screen is locked automatically, flick the icon to unlock
the screen.
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3 If your SIM card is locked by a Personal Identification Number
(PIN), type the PIN by touching the corresponding number keys using the on-screen keypad. Touch the OK button to confirm your input.
4 The device is ready for use when the home screen is displayed.

Turning Off Your Device

1 Press and hold the Power button .
2 Touch the Power off option on the screen.

Turning Off the Screen

If both the device and the screen are on, press the Power and Sleep/Wake button to turn off the screen.
NOTE: If the device is on, but the screen is off, press the Power and
Sleep/Wake button to turn on the screen. For how to unlock the screen, see The Screen Lock Wallpaper.
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Understanding Your Dell™ Streak

Out Of Box Wizard

To view the on-screen Out Of Box Wizard for basic controls of your
device, touch the Home button
welcome
The wizard has demonstrative videos that you can play, pause or skip, giving you a quick overview of the device.
At any point during the video, you can touch CONTINUE and PREVIOUS to go to next or previous page.
After viewing the last page, touch DONE to return to the Home screen.
, and follow the instructions to proceed.
the Launcher button

Touch Screen

Your device has a multi-touch sensitive screen. You can touch the surface of the screen to operate the device.
Finger Gestures Allows you to:
Touc h
Tap gently on the screen with your fingertip.
• Select the items on the screen including options, entries, images, and icons.
• Start applications.
• Press the buttons on the screen.
• Input text using the on-screen keyboard.
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Finger Gestures Allows you to:
Touch a nd hol d
Touch and hold your finger on the screen.
• Enable the moving mode of an item on the Home screen.
• Open the context menu.
Drag
1 Touch and hold your finger on an
item on the screen.
2 Keeping your finger in contact with
the screen, move your fingertip to the desired location.
3 Take your finger off the screen to
• Move items such as images and icons on the screen.
• Scroll through Home screens, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on.
drop the item in the desired location.
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Finger Gestures Allows you to:
Flick or swipe
Move your finger in a vertical or horizontal direction on the screen.
Zoom-out
Move two fingers close together on the screen.
Quickly scroll through Home screens, web pages, lists, entries, photo thumbnails, contacts, and so on.
Reduce the view of an image or web page (zoom out).
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Finger Gestures Allows you to:
Zoom-in
Move two fingers apart on the screen. Enlarge the view of an image or web
page (zoom in).

Screen Orientation

For optimal viewing experience, the screen orientation changes automatically to portrait or landscape format depending on how you hold the device.
NOTE: Applications downloaded from the Android Market may not
support automatic screen rotation to portrait or landscape format.
NOTE: To modify the default rotating behavior, open the rotation
settings by touching the Home button
Settings
DisplayAuto-rotate screen.
Menu button

Applications, Widgets, and Shortcuts

Application - Software which allows you to perform a specific task.
Your device is preloaded with a variety of applications, and additional ones can be downloaded from the Android Market.
Widget - A small application which resides on the Home screen and provides quick and easy access to information. For example, the Facebook widget allows you to read posts on your wall and update your status.
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Shortcut - A link that you can put on your Home Screen to provide
Home screen
quicker access to an application or a folder containing contacts or bookmarks.

The Stage Desktop

As part of the new Dell™ Stage interface, the Stage desktop is composed of seven individual screens including the Home screen. The desktop displays predefined Stage widgets, shortcuts, and widgets to give you quick and easy access to frequently-used applications, Twitter or Facebook postings, music, pictures, and more.
You can customize the Stage desktop to your personal preferences by adding your own shortcuts or widgets, or by displaying your favorite picture as the desktop wallpaper.
NOTE: The desktop screens are fixed, and cannot be added or deleted.
NOTE: For more information on using Dell Stage widgets, see "Dell™
Stage Widgets" on page 24.
NOTE: To return to the Home screen from anywhere, touch the Home
screen button .
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To navigate across the desktop

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2
Flick the desktop horizontally until the desired Home screen is displayed.

To control the Home screens using Home screen thumbnails

The Home screen thumbnails work as shortcuts to their individual Home screens. The icon of the thumbnail will change to represent the Stage widget displayed on the Home screen.
• To bring up the Home screen thumbnails:
1 Touch the bottom area on either side of the quick buttons, as illustrated
in red.
2
Touch and hold the Launcher button to display the thumbnails.
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• To control the Home screens using the thumbnails, either:
Home screen thumbnails
– Touch the corresponding thumbnail to go to the desired
screen.
– To quickly pan through the Home screens, drag your finger
horizontally across the shortcuts, until the desired Home screen appears.
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Dell™ Stage Widgets

Dell™ Stage gives you direct access to your most recently-used applications, e-mails, photos, music, videos, contacts, Facebook & Twitter updates, and frequently-used websites.
You can create your own Stage widgets on free desktop screens to access applications easily and quickly.

Adding a Stage Widget

1 Flick to the desktop screen where you want to add a Stage
widget.
2 To reserve enough space for the widget, remove unwanted items
from the screen. See "To remove a Home screen item" on page 32.
3 To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:
Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen.
Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option.
4 Touch Stage Widgets.
5 From the Select Stage Widget menu, touch to select the Stage
widget you want to add to the screen.

Deleting a Stage Widget

1 Touch and hold the Stage widget.
2 Drag the widget over the icon.
3 When the widget turns red, release your finger from the screen to
delete the widget.
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Using Stage Widgets

Touching the label of any Stage Widget opens the supporting application to it's default screen. For example, touching the label of the MUSIC widget opens up the Music player just as it would by touching the Music icon in the application drawer.
To use the HOME Stage widget
From the HOME Stage widget, you can touch application shortcuts to access your most recently-used applications.
To use the CONTACTS Stage widget
From the CONTACTS Stage widget, you can view your existing contacts or add a new contact quickly.
• Touch the tile of an existing contact and select the action to proceed with the contact.
• Touch the ADD tile to add a new contact.
To use the EMAIL Stage widget
From the EMAIL Stage widget, you can read your e-mails in your e­mail account or compose a new e-mail. If you have not set up an e­mail account, touch Add an Account and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your e-mail configuration.
To use the GALLERY Stage widget
From the GALLERY Stage widget, you can view thumbnails of your recent pictures and videos from the Gallery application. Touch the thumbnail of a picture or video to view or play it back.
To use the MUSIC Stage widget
From the MUSIC Stage widget, you can view the music albums or playlists created on your device.
• Touch a music album to browse for its songs. Touch a song to start playback.
• Touch a playlist to view the playlist you created. Touch a song to start playback.
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To use the SOCIAL Stage widget
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4
The SOCIAL Stage widget provides widgets to display the latest postings from your Twitter or Facebook account. To use the Twitter and Facebook widgets, you need to sign in to your Twitter or Facebook account with your e-mail address and password.
The Twitter widget
1 Touch to view the tweets (Twitter messages) posted by the authors you
follow.
2 To post your tweet, touch the text box, type your tweet, and then touch
Update.
3 You can also touch the Update button to compose and post your tweet.
4 Flick through tweets posted by the authors you follow.
NOTE: For more information on using Facebook and Twitter, see
Facebook and Twitter.
To use the WEB Stage widget
The WEB Stage widget shows your recently-visited websites and bookmarks. Touch the web site you want to visit, or touch MORE BOOKMARKS to select a website to visit.
To find information on the Internet, you can also:
• Touch the Google search text box on the top of the widget, enter
the name or keyword of the topic you look for, and touch the
key on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box.
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• Touch on the right corner of the search box, and say the name or keyword of the topic you are looking for.

Customizing Your Home screen

To add an item to a Home screen
1 Touch the Home button .
1 Flick to the screen where you want to add the item.
2 To access the Add to Home screen menu, either:
Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen.
Touch the Menu button and then touch the Add option.
3 Touch the item you want to add on the Home screen:
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Items Steps
Shortcuts
Add shortcuts for items that you wish to access directly from the Home screen.
Applications:
1 Scroll through the application
menu to locate the desired application.
2 Touch the desired application to
create the shortcut on the current Home screen.
Bookmark:
1 Flick through the Bookmarks list to
locate the desired bookmark.
2 Touch the desired bookmark to
create the shortcut on the current Home screen.
Contact:
1 Flick through the Contacts entries
to locate the desired contact.
2 Touch the desired contact entry to
create the shortcut on the current Home screen.
Direct dial:
Touch the desired phone number to create the shortcut on the Home screen. You can touch the shortcut to dial the number directly.
Direct message:
Touch the desired phone number to create the shortcut on the Home screen. You can touch the shortcut to compose and send a message to the number.
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Items Steps
Shortcuts Directions & Navigation: Create a
shortcut that you can touch to open Google Maps and view directions to a location.
1 Enter your destination in the text
box.
2 Choose how you want to get to
your destination by touching the driving, public transportation, or walking icon (from left to right).
3 Enter a name for the shortcut. 4 Touch the shortcut icon that you
want to use for the shortcut.
5 Touch the Save button.
NOTE: For more information on
getting directions using Google Maps, see To get directions.
Gmail label: Touch to create a
desired Gmail label shortcut so that you can access your e-mails with that label from the desktop.
Latitude: Create a shortcut that
you can touch to open Google Latitude to share locations with your friends and family who have signed in to the service with their Google accounts.
Music playlist: Create a Play all or a Recently added shortcut that you can touch to play all songs or recently added songs.
Settings:
1 Scroll through the settings to
locate the desired one.
2 Touch the desired setting to create
the shortcut on the current Home screen, where you can touch the shortcut to access the setting.
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Items Steps
Widgets
Add widgets to display active Home screen windows or controls for your favorite applications or web-based services, such as
an analog clock, the music player, the Google Quick Search Box, or a calendar showing upcoming
.
events
1 Touch and hold an empty area on a
Home screen.
2 To uc h Widgets in the Add to Home
screen menu that appears.
3 Flick through the available
applications or services to locate the desired one.
4 Touch the desired widget to add it
on the Home screen.
Folders
You can create the following folders:
New folder: Add a folder where you can store your Home screen shortcuts.
All contacts: Add a shortcut to all
Touch the desired folder to create one on the Home screen.
Once the folder is on your Home screen, you can drag and drop an item on top of the folder in order to add it to the folder.
your contacts stored in the Contacts application.
Bluetooth received: Add a shortcut to access files received through
®
Bluetooth
.
Contacts with phone numbers: Add a shortcut to the contacts with phone numbers.
Starred contacts: Add a shortcut to the contacts marked with a star.
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Items Steps
Wallpapers
Change the wallpaper of your Home screen.
Gallery: Open the Gallery
application and select a saved picture as a wallpaper, or touch
NOTE: You can also touch the
Home button
button change your Home screen wallpaper.
the Menu
Wallpaper to
application and capture a picture that you can set as a wallpaper.
1 Touch a picture category from your
collection, such as Camera, downloaded, and so on.
2 Flick the picture thumbnails
horizontally to locate the desired picture.
3 Touch the picture to display it. 4 To cut a portion of the picture as
the wallpaper, move the crop frame and drag the angles to locate the desired part.
5 Touch the Save button to set the
wallpaper.
Live wallpapers: Select an
animated and interactive wallpaper.
Wallpapers: Flick to or touch a
picture thumbnail to display a picture, then touch Set wallpaper to set it as a wallpaper.
to open the camera
To add an application shortcut from the main applications view
1 Touch the Launcher button at the bottom of the screen to enter
the main applications view.
2 On the main applications view, touch and hold a desired application and
drag it onto the current Home screen, then the application’s icon appears on the Home screen.
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To move a Home screen item
1 Touch and hold the item you want to reposition until it magnifies
and becomes movable. The device vibrates to indicate that the item’s moving mode is activated.
NOTE: To disable the item’s moving mode, release the item.
2 With your finger remaining in contact with the item on the screen,
drag the item to another location on the screen.
3 Release the item in the desired location.
To remove a Home screen item
1 Touch and hold an item such as a widget, shortcut, or folder that
you want to remove, until it magnifies and becomes movable.
2 Drag the item onto the top of the Trash icon , and when the
item turns red release it.
To open a Home screen folder
1 Touch the folder to open a black panel displaying the contents of
the folder.
2 Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.
To close a Home screen folder
Touch the Close icon to close the black panel.
To move a Home screen shortcut into a folder
1 Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.
2 Drag and drop the shortcut into a folder on the Home screen.
NOTE: Widgets and folders cannot be moved inside a folder.
To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder
1 Touch a folder on the Home screen to view the contents.
2 Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable. The shortcut
jumps out and the folder closes automatically.
3 Drag the shortcut to another location on the Home screen.
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To rename a Home screen folder
1
2
3
1 Touch a folder to open the folder panel.
2 Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel
, until the Rename
folder menu opens.
3 Touch t he Folder name text box to type the name using the on-
screen keyboard.
4 Touch OK to confirm.

Status Bar

The status bar at the top of the Home screen displays the notification, status, and time areas.
1 Notification area • The notification area displays notification
icons to inform you of missed calls, new e­mail, messages, and so on.
• Touch and drag down the status bar to view the notifications listed in the order of arrival time, and then touch a notification to view the desired message, e-mail, or missed call record.
2 Status area • Displays status icons to show the current state
of your device, such as battery power, charging progress, alarms set, network connections, and so on.
• Touch and drag down the status bar to view the information regarding the carrier currently in use, remaining battery charge, and so on.
3 Time area Displays the current time.
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The status area may also display some of the following icons:

Alarm is set 3G data network is connected
Battery status — 100% full 3G data network is in use
Battery is low and needs to be charged
Battery is extremely low and needs to be charged immediately
Battery is charging
Vibrate mode is enabled EDGE data network is in use
Silent mode is enabled
Microphone is on mute
Speakerphone is on
Signal strength — strong Connected to a Wi-Fi network
No signal No SIM card is inserted
Airplane mode is enabled
GPRS data network is connected
GPRS data network is in use
EDGE data network is connected
HSPA data network is connected (only available for carrier-specific versions)
HSPA data network is in use (only available for carrier­specific versions)
Roaming signal strength — strong
GPS satellites function is enabled
Bluetooth is enabled
Connected to a new Bluetooth device
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Receiving location data from GPS satellites
Ongoing data synchronization

The notification area may also display some of the following icons:

Missed call Problem with sign-in or sync
Call in progress SD card is full
Call on hold A Wi-Fi network is found
Call forwarding is enabled USB cable is connected
Call in progress using a Bluetooth headset
New Gmail message New e-mail message
New SMS/MMS Download in progress
Problem with SMS/MMS delivery
New Google Talk message Application update available
New voicemail The SD card is safe to remove
Upcoming calendar event Song is playing
Some notifications not displayed
Download finished
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Quick Buttons

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The quick buttons at the bottom of the Home screen allows you to quickly access the application drawer and some main functions.
1 Phone button Touch the Phone button to open the
Phone application to make calls or find contacts.
2 Launcher button • Touch the Launcher button to display
the applications menu.
• Touch and hold the Launcher button to
display shortcuts to the Home screens.
3 Browser button Touch the Browser button to open the
Browser application.
4 Home screen dots Touch the dots at the bottom right and left of the
screen to move to the desired room of the Home screen.
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Navigating the Applications

You can find applications available on your device in these screen elements:

Application Drawer

The application drawer can be accessed from any home screen and contains all of the applications installed on the device, including those you have downloaded from the Android Market.
To open the application drawer
1 Touch the Home button to display the default Home screen
on the desktop.
2 From any of the desktop Home screens, you can:
• Drag up in the lower area of the screen.
• Touch the Launcher button .
To navigate pages of applications
Flick the applications drawer horizontally and touch an application to run it.
To close the application drawer
• Drag down anywhere within the application drawer.
• To return to the default Home screen, touch .
• To return to the current Home screen, touch .
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Application Shortcuts

To quickly launch applications on the Home screen, you can add shortcuts for frequently-used applications to the Home screen or to the folder that you created on the Home screen. For more information, see "Customizing Your Home screen" on page 27.
To open an application using the application shortcuts
1 Touch the Home button .
2 If the desired application shortcut displays on the Home screen,
touch the shortcut to run the application. If the desired application is stored in a folder on the Home screen, touch the folder to display the contents of the folder, and then touch the desired application shortcut.

Recent Applications

To open a recently used application
1 Touch and hold the Home button to view the recently used
applications, or create the screen which contains the most recently used applications. See Adding a Stage Widget.
2 Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.
HOME Stage widget on the Home
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The Screen Lock Wallpaper

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You can set the display to turn off automatically after a timeout period of inactivity, or turn it off manually by pressing the power button .
When you press the power button to wake up the display, the screen lock wallpaper appears to help prevent unintentional touches of the screen, and displays current time, date, and the alarm set indicator.
1 Drag or flick this button downward to enable or disable the vibration
mode.
2 Drag or flick this button upward to unlock the screen.
NOTE: To set how long the screen remains on before turning off after
the last operation, touch the Home button
Settings
Display Screen timeout.
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Menu button →

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Calling

Making Calls

To open the Phone application
• Touch the Phone button on the Home screen to open the
Phone application quickly.
• Touch the Home button
Phone on the Home screen.
the Launcher button
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To make a ca ll
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1 Touch to select a contact from your Favorites contact list.
• Touch next to a contact to call the contact directly.
• Touch a contact and then touch to call, touch to text message, or touch to e-mail the contact.
2 Touch to select a contact from your Contacts list. Touch a contact and
then touch to call, touch to text message, or touch to e­mail the contact.
3 Touch to view the call log.
4 Touch to open the on-screen dialpad.
5 • Touch to bring up the additional keypad.
• Touch to move the cursor.
• Touch and hold to open the Edit text context menu, which allows you to select, cut, copy, and paste numbers, and select the input keypad to use.
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6 Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad.
7 Touch to call your voicemail box.
NOTE: If no voicemail number is stored on your SIM card, you will be
prompted to enter a number. Touch Add number to enter and save your voicemail number.
8 Touch to call the typed number.
9 Touch to clear an incorrect number; touch and hold to clear all the
entered numbers.
10 Touch to make a call using voice commands.
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To use the call log
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• Touch a contact and then touch to call, touch to text message, or touch View contact to view the information of the contact.
• Touch a phone number and then touch Add to contacts to save the caller in Contacts.
• If a caller entry shows the number of calls, touch the caller to view all the calls from the caller.
• Touch and hold a contact or phone number to remove it from the call log.
NOTE: To erase all calls from the call log, touch the Menu button
Clear call log
2 Touch to call a contact or phone number directly.
OK.
To call a number with an extension
1 Type the number to call using the on-screen dialpad.
2 Touch and hold the asterisk key on the dialpad until “p” appears.
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3 Type the extension.
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4 Touch to make a call.
To make an international call
1 Touch and hold the number 0 key on the dialpad until "+" appears.
2 Enter the country code, area code, and phone number.
3 Touch to make a call.
To listen to your voicemail
Touch
or touch and hold the number 1 key on the dialpad to call
your voicemail box.
NOTE: If no voicemail number is stored on your SIM card, you will be
prompted to enter a number. Touch Add number to enter and save your voicemail number.
To answer or reject an incoming call
1 Drag right to answer an incoming call.
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2 Drag left to reject an incoming call.
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• Touch to hold an active call. To resume a held call, touch .
• Touch to swap between active and held calls.
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• Touch to bring up the dialpad and make another call. The first
call is placed on hold automatically.
• Touch to connect active and held calls to have a conference
call.
3 Touch to accept calls using a Bluetooth headset when a Bluetooth
headset is connected to your device. For information on connecting a Bluetooth headset to your device, see "Bluetooth®" on page 137
4 Touch to mute the microphone during a call.
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5 Touch to turn the speaker on or off.
WARNING: Ensure that you turn off the speaker before you hold
the device close to your ear as this could damage your hearing.
6 Touch to open the dialpad for dialing.
7 Touch to end an active call or cancel dialing.

Adjust Call Settings

You can change call settings to suit your personal needs, or enable the call services available from your network service provider.
Touch the Home button → Menu button SettingsCall
settings.
Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN)
Voicemail Voicemail service: Displays the name of your
Restricts outgoing calls to the phone numbers on the FDN list. To enable this service, you need to enter your SIM card’s PIN2 that you can obtain from your network service provider.
carrier.
Voicemail settings: Stores another voicemail
number other than the one already on your SIM card.
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Other call settings Call forwarding: Diverts incoming calls to a
designated phone number when your device is busy, unreachable, does not answer, or if you want to always forward calls. To enable call forwarding, enter the number to
divert to or touch your Contacts list. Then touch Enable.
to select a contact from
NOTE: Your device can use Call forwarding only if
the Call forwarding function is supported by your network service provider.
Call barring: Blocks certain types of incoming or
outgoing calls.
Additional settings: –Caller ID: Shows the caller ID or number on the
display based on the setting.
NOTE: Your device displays the caller ID only if
the caller ID function is supported by your network service provider.
Call waiting: Alerts an incoming call with a call
waiting tone or message when you are on another call.
NOTE: To use call waiting, you may need to
register this service with your service provider.
Auto Answer: Sets how long your device waits before automatically answering an incoming call.
TTY mode: Enable Teletypewriter (TTY) mode to let the user with speech or hearing disabilities conduct a phone conversation by typing.
Hearing aids: Enable Hearing Aid Compatible (HAC) mode to minimize interference from the device with the user's hearing aid, and optimize audio output for the hearing aid.
NOTE: Enabling the HAC mode disables the
Bluetooth and Wi-Fi transmitter functions.
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Managing Contacts

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To view and manage your contacts:
•Touch Contacts
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To add a new contact

1 Touch the Menu button New contact.
2 Select the account where you want to add this contact, such as
your Gmail account.
1 This area shows the account in which the new contact is stored.
2 Touch to take a photo or select a photo from the Gallery application to
use as the contact’s visual caller ID.
3 Enter the contact information using the on-screen keyboard. Scroll the
screen to find more items to fill.
4 Touch to replace a default information label with another one that you
choose from the Select label list, for example from Mobile phone number to Home phone number.
5 To uc h Done to save the new contact to your Contacts list.
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6 Touch to return to your Contacts list.
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7 Touch to remove an item from the current information category.
8 Touch to add a new item to the current information category, for
example a second phone number.
9 Touch to fill more name information.

To find a contact

1 To locate a contact, you can either:
Flick the contact list until you find the contact.
Touch the Menu button Search, and then type either the contact’s full name or only the first letters of it into the Search
contacts text box. The screen displays the matching contacts.
2 Once the contact is located, touch the contact’s entry to view the
contact’s details.

To call, e-mail, or send a message to a contact

• From the Contacts list, select a desired contact.
1 Touch to see the actions that you can do with the contact.
2 Touch to call the contact.
3 Touch to text message the contact.
4 Touch to e-mail the contact using your available e-mail accounts.
5 Touch to view the contact’s address using Google Maps.
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1 Touch an action you want to do with the contact.
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Touch the Menu button to edit the contact details or share the contact info with your friends through e-mail or Bluetooth. To designate a ringtone for the contact’s incoming calls, or to let your device automatically send the contact’s calls to your voicemail box, touch
Options.
3 Touch to add this contact to your Favorites list.
NOTE: For information about composing and sending SMS and MMS,
see Messaging. For information about using the e-mail applications, see Gmail and E-mail.
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Contacts settings

In Contacts or Phone
Contacts, touch the Menu
button .
Display options Choose from which accounts you want to
display the contacts, or set your device to only display the contacts who have phone numbers.
Accounts Contacts stored on your personal e-mail account
like Gmail can be synchronized through an Internet connection.
• To select the data to synchronize:
1 Select Background data to make all the sync
options available.
2 Select Auto-sync to let the device
automatically synchronize the selected data in your e-mail account, which may include Contacts, Gmail, Calendar, Picasa Web Albums, or Twitter data.
• To select the data to sync from your e-mail account:
1 Touch your e-mail account to open the Data
& synchronization list.
2 Select the data that you want the device to
synchronize automatically, such as Sync Contacts, Sync Gmail, Sync Calendar, Sync Picasa Web Albums, and Sync Twitter data.
NOTE: If you wish to synchronize individual data
manually, clear Auto-sync, and then from your account, touch a data item to start synchronization of that data.
NOTE: While data is syncing, the sync icon
appears on the status bar, and the sync icon appears on the option of the data being synced.
Import/Export You can import contacts from your SIM/SD card
to your device, export contacts from your device to your SD card, and share visible contacts using Bluetooth or Gmail.
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Messaging

To compose, send, and read text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS)
messages, touch Messaging . The Messaging screen
opens with a list of messages or message threads representing all the received, sent, and draft messages.
NOTE: For information about the message thread, see Receiving text
and multimedia messages.

To compose and send a text message

1 On the Messaging screen, touch the New message thread. The
composer screen opens.
2 In the To field, type the mobile phone number or the contact
name of the recipient. As you type a phone number or contact name, matching contacts with their mobile numbers appear below the To field. Touch a matched contact to enter the contact’s mobile number, or continue typing the desired phone
number. You can also touch to select the recipient from the
previous message recipients, or touch to select from your contacts.
3 Repeat step 2 to enter more mobile numbers if you wish to send
the message to multiple mobile phone users.
4 Touch t he Type to compose text field to start composing your
message.
5 Touch t he Send button to send the text message.
6 To start a text conversation similar to online instant messaging,
you can continue to compose and send messages to the same recipient(s). All of the sent and received messages between you and recipient(s) appear in the form of chat logs.

To compose and send a multimedia message

1 In the To field, type the recipient’s mobile phone number, e-mail
address, or contact name. Matching contacts with their mobile numbers or e-mail addresses appear below the To field. Touch a
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matched contact, or continue manually typing the desired phone
number or e-mail address. You can also touch to select the
recipient from the previous message recipients, or touch to select from your contacts.
2 You can add a subject line to the message by touching
the Menu button Add subject.
3 Touch t he Type to compose text field to start composing your
message.
4 While editing your message, you can touch the Menu button
Attach to insert media items into the message (see below).
5 When you have completed editing the multimedia message,
touch the Send button to send the message.
You can attach any of the following items to a multimedia message:
Picture Open the Gallery application and touch a picture
file to attach it to your message.
Capture picture Open the Camera application to capture a
picture, then attach it to your message. For information about the Camera application, see "Camera" on page 133.
Videos Open the Gallery application and touch a video
clip to attach it to your message.
Capture video Open the Camcorder application to capture a
video clip, then attach it to your message. For more information about the Camcorder application, see ."Camera" on page 133
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Audio Open the Select audio menu. Touch a desired
audio file, and then touch OK to attach the file to your message.
To attach an audio file stored on the SD card to your MMS:
1 Create a folder named Ringtones in the SD
card.
2 Open the Ringtones folder. 3 Copy the audio file you want to attach to your
MMS into the Ringtones folder.
4 On the MMS composer screen, touch the
Menu button
5 Select the audio file to attach it to your MMS.
Record audio •Open the Music application and select a music
file from the list.
•Open the Sound Recorder application to
record an audio clip: –Touch –Touch –Touch –Touch Use this recording to attach the
recording to your message.
AttachAudio.
to start recording. to stop recording. to listen to the recording.
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Slideshow Open the Edit slideshow screen to create a slide
show and attach it to your message.
1 To uc h Add slide to create new slides.
2 Touch a created slide such as Slide 1 to open
the slideshow editor screen.
3 To uc h Add picture, and then select the picture
you want to add to the slide.
4 You can touch the text field on the lower part
of the screen to compose a caption for the displayed slide.
5 Touch the Menu button to preview the slide,
remove the picture, add a music to the current slide, add a new slide, or change the slide duration or the text and picture layout.
6 When editing multiple slides, touch to edit
the next slide; touch to return to the
previous slide.
NOTE: You can create a slideshow of up to
ten slides.
7 To replace a picture, on the slideshow editor
screen, touch the Replace picture button and select a new picture to replace. To remove the current slide, touch the Remove Slide button. To preview the slideshow, touch the Preview button.
8 When complete, touch the Done button at the
bottom right to attach the slideshow to your message.
9 On the message composer screen, touch the
slideshow attachment icon to play back
the slide show; touch Edit to modify the slideshow.
10 To remove the slideshow attachment from
your message, touch Edit
Menu button
Discard slideshow.
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Receiving text and multimedia messages

Depending on your notification settings, the device rings, vibrates, or displays a message briefly in the status bar as a new text or multimedia message arrives.
A new message icon
appears and stays in the notifications area of
the status bar to remind you of a new message.
NOTE: To alter the notification settings for new messages, in the
Messaging application touch the Menu button Notification settings. You can then decide whether to receive a text
notification in the status bar when a new message arrives, select a ringtone that rings on the arrival of a new message, or let the device vibrate to report a new message.
Settings
Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from the same contact or a number are grouped into message threads similar to text conversations of an online chat. You can see all of the messages exchanged between you and the contact. Message threads are listed according to when they are sent or received, with the latest message at the top.

To read a text message

• Touch and drag down the status bar where the new message icon
is displayed. A list of notifications opens. Touch a new
message notification to open and read the message.
•Touch Messaging to open the message list, and
then touch a text message or message thread to open and read it.

If the message includes a:

• Website link — touch the link to open the Browser application
and visit the website.
• Phone number — touch the number to open the Phone
application and call the number.
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• E-mail address — touch the e-mail address to open the
Email/Gmail application and compose an e-mail to send to the address.

To forward the mes sag e

1 Touch and hold the message. The Message options menu pops
up.
2 Select Forward to forward the message.

To view a multimedia message

1 Touch and drag down the status bar where the new message icon
is displayed. A list of notifications opens. Touch a new
message notification to open the message. Or
Touch Messaging to open the message list, and
then touch a multimedia message or message thread to open the message.
2 Touch the thumbnail of the attached picture to display the
picture; touch the Play button to play back the attached
video.
NOTE: To u ch t he Download button, to manually download the media
file in the message.
NOTE: To save the attached media item to your microSD card, touch
and hold the message until the Message options menu pops open. Touc h Copy attached to SD card.

To reply to a text or multimedia message

1 Touch a message or message thread to open it.
2 Type your reply message into the Type to compose text field.
3 Touch Send to send your message to the sender.
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To delete a message or a message thread

1 In the Messaging list, touch and hold the message thread that you
want to delete.
2 To delete the entire thread, touch Delete thread and then touch
Delete to confirm deletion.
To delete a message within a thread, touch and hold the message to delete, and then touch Delete message on the Message options menu. Touch Delete to confirm deletion.
NOTE: To delete all messages in the Messaging list, touch the Menu
button

To edit message settings

In the Message application, touch the Menu button Settings to change the text or multimedia message settings. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Delete threads.

Pop-up Menu

Touch t he available options for the current application, or actions that you can perform on the current screen.

To select an option or item on the pop-up menu

1 Touch the Menu button to open the pop-up menu.
2 Touch the desired item on the pop-up menu.
3 Touch the Menu button again to close the pop-up menu.
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Menu button
to open or close the pop-up menu that lists

Android Keyboard

You can type text using the Android on-screen keyboard. The keyboard automatically rotates to either the portrait or landscape mode based on the device orientation.

To open the Android keyboard

Touch a text box, or touch and hold the Menu button .
NOTE: The Android keyboard is the default keyboard that opens when
you touch a text box for the first time. To open the Swype keyboard:
Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu
Input methodSwype.
On the Android keyboard, touch and hold to open the
Android keyboard context menu information on using the Swype keyboard, see Swype Keyboard.
NOTE: To switch back to the Android keyboard from the Swype
keyboard, touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu
Input method Android keyboard.

To close the ke ybo ard

Touch the Back button or touch and hold the Menu button .
Input methodSwype. For
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Keyboard controls for composing an e-mail

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1 • Touch to type letters into the text box where the cursor appears.
• Touch and hold to type accented letters for applicable languages.
2 • Based on the letters being typed, the keyboard shows suggested
words along the top of the keyboard, the most probable one highlighted in color.
• You can touch a suggested word to enter it into the text box.
3 • Touch once to show the uppercase keyboard for typing a capital
letter.
• Touch twice to enable the Caps Lock mode.
• Touch to change back to the lowercase keyboard.
4 • Touch to show the keyboard for typing numbers, punctuation marks,
and symbols other than the period.
• Touch to switch back to the alphabet keyboard.
• Touch and hold to select from the following options:
Android keyboard settings: Configure the keyboard settings. –Input method: Choose to use the Swype or Android keyboard.
5 Touch to use voice input. Say the words you want to enter to the
your voice.
microphone. The device enters the words that it can recognize from
6 Touch to enter a line feed.
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7 • Touch to delete a typed character, symbol, or a space.
• Touch and hold to quickly delete typed text.
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• Touch to see more suggested words.

To configure the keyboard settings

1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Language & keyboard Android keyboard. Or from the Android
keyboard, touch and hold to open the Android keyboard context menu Android keyboard settings.
2 To enable a setting, touch the setting option to select the check
box ; to disable a setting, touch the setting option to clear the
check box .

Available keyboard settings

Vibrate on keypress The device vibrates when you touch a key.
Sound on keypress The device beeps when you touch a key.
NOTE: To activate this item, you also need to
select Settings
Auto-capitalization The first letter of the word in a new sentence is
capitalized.
Voice input Turn on the microphone to enable voice input for
the main keyboard or symbols keyboard.
Sound Audible selection.

Word suggestion settings

Quick fixes Mark and correct wrong spellings and typos.
Show suggestions Show suggested words as you type.
Auto-complete Touching the spacebar or a punctuation key
automatically inserts a highlighted word suggestion.
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Create your personal dictionary

The keyboard uses the default dictionary to display suggested words as you type. You can create a personal dictionary to include words not found in the main dictionary. The keyboard will also look at the words that are added to your personal dictionary to make word suggestions.
To add a word to the dictionary
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Language & keyboard User dictionary.
2 Touch the Menu button Add.
3 Type a desired word into the Add to dictionary text box.
4 Touch OK.
To edit a word in the dictionary
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Language & keyboard User dictionary.
2 Touch a desired word.
3 Touch Edit.
4 Edit the spelling of the word in the Edit word text box.
5 Touch OK.
To delete a word from the dictionary
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Language & keyboard User dictionary.
2 Touch the word to delete.
3 Touch Delete.
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Swype Keyboard

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The Swype keyboard allows you to enter text by drawing a path through the letters of a word, instead of touching each key to type the word.

To open the Swype keyboard

Touch and hold a text box to open the Edit text context menu→ Input method Swype.

Swype Keyboard controls for composing an e-mail

1 To enter the word “Need” for example, place your finger on the first
letter “N” and glide to the following letters. Lift your finger after the last letter “d”. The keyboard predicts and enters the word according to the letters that the path you drew goes through. Letters irrelevant to the spelling of the word are ignored.
2 To enter the double letters “ee” for the word “Need”, do a quick back-
and-forth scribble or draw a loop on the letter “e”.
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3 • When no word is entered into the text box, touch the key to choose
from the following: –Tut oria l: Play the animated tutorial demonstrating how to use
Swype.
More Help: Read Swype Help for detailed information on using
Swype.
Options: Adjust the Swype keyboard settings.
• After words are entered into the text box, touch the key to see other word suggestions to replace the word where the cursor is inserted.
• Touch and hold the key to access Swype Help directly.
4 • Touch to show the keyboard for typing numbers, punctuation marks,
and symbols.
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• Touch and hold to enter “
6 • Touch to enter a space.
• Touch and hold to enter a tab space.
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• Touch and hold to enter “
8 The Swype keyboard display word suggestions when it cannot predict
the word according to the trace you draw, or when you touch
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Google Search

You can use the Google Quick Search Box to find websites and information on Google, applications installed on your device or available form Android Market, and contacts stored in your Contacts list.

To search by typing

1 From the Google Search widget you created on the Home screen,
touch to select the type of your search: All, Web, Apps or Contacts.
2 Touch the Google Quick Search Box. The on-screen keyboard
opens.
3 Type a keyword or text into the box using the keyboard. As you
type, the search results that fully or partially match the text being typed appear below the search box.
4 Scroll the listed search results and touch to select a desired one. If
you only want to view matching web links on Google, either
touch the key on the keyboard or the search icon on the search box.
5 The matching application or the browser with matching web links
opens.
6 Touch the desired link if you want to view a web page.

To search by vo ice

1 Touch on the right corner of the search box.
2 Say the name or keyword of the item you are looking for.
3 The browser with matching web links opens.
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NOTE: You can also access the Voice Search function by touching the
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Power Control widget

NOTE: To use the Power Control widget, you need to create it on the
Home screen of your device. For information on configuring the Internet connection, see "Connecting to the Internet" on page 70. For information on adding widgets to the Home screen, see "Customizing Your Home screen" on page 27.
NOTE: To conserve battery, you may choose to disable one of these modes when not in use.
1 Indicates if the appropriate mode is enabled or disabled.
2 Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi connection.
3
Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth
4 Touch to enable or disable the Use GPS satellites mode, which allows
you to pinpoint locations down to the street-level. This mode requires a clear view of the sky and more battery power.
5 Touch to enable or disable the Auto-sync mode, which lets your device
automatically sync your Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Outlook data, or the data from other accounts you set up on the device.
6 Touch repeatedly to adjust the brightness of your display backlight.
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Managing Your Device Settings

To check storage spaces

Touch the Home button → Menu button → Settings→
phone storage
.
The screen displays the total and available space on
SD card &
the device and on the microSD card.

To erase unwanted application data to free storage space

1 Touch the Home button Menu button
Settings
Applications Manage applications.
2 From the Manage applications list, touch the application whose
cache or data you want to remove.
3 In the Application info screen, touch Clear data under Storage to
erase unwanted application data; touch Clear cache under Cache to erase unwanted cache.

To format the microSD card

1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings SD
card & phone storage.
2 Touch Unmount SD card to enable the Format SD card option.
CAUTION: Formatting a microSD card erases all data and downloaded
applications stored on it. Ensure that you back up the data that you need before formatting your microSD card.
3 Touch Format SD card Format SD card button.

To remove the microSD card safely

Removing the microSD card while the device is working may cause data lost or result in application errors.
CAUTION: It is strongly recommended to unmount the microSD card
before removing it.
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings SD
card & phone storage.
2 Touch Unmount SD card.
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3 Turn off your device.
4 Remove the back cover.
5 Remove the microSD card from your device.

To erase all data from your device

CAUTION: The following steps will erase all the data including your
Google account and downloaded applications from your device. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed.
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Privacy Factory data reset.
2 Touch Reset phone.
NOTE: You need to draw your screen unlock pattern if it is enabled.
3 Touch Erase everything after you read the warning.

To reset your device to the default state

CAUTION: The following steps will restore your device to the default
state and erase all data and downloaded applications stored on it. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you reset the device.
1 Press and hold the power button and then touch the Power
off option on the screen to turn off the device.
2 Simultaneously press and hold the volume up button and
volume down button .
3 Without releasing the volume buttons, press and hold the power
button, until the device turns on the configuration screen.
4 Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar on the screen
to the Factory reset option.
5 Press the Camera button to start the reset process.
6 Wait for the device to restart.

To upgrade the software version on your device

CAUTION: The following steps will erase all data including your
Google account and downloaded applications from your device. Ensure that you back up all the required data before you proceed.
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1 Follow steps 1 to 3 in To reset your device to the default state to
turn on the configuration screen.
2 Press the volume buttons to move the highlight bar to the
Software upgrade via Update.pkg on SD Card option, and press
the Camera button to confirm your selection.
3 Press the Camera button to confirm and start emergency
software recovery.
NOTE: If you wish to cancel software recovery, press the volume down
button .
4 Wait for the device to load files and restart the system.
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Internet

Connecting to the Internet

To browse the web and access web-based utilities such as instant messaging, one of these data networking connections must be available:
•GPRS
•EDGE
•3G
•HSPA
•Wi-Fi

GPRS/EDGE/3G/HSPA

To connect to the web using GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA
Your device is configured with GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network available with the service provider of the SIM card installed in your device. However, this is only limited to voice calling and text messaging. If a Wi-Fi connection is currently available, the device automatically uses the Wi-Fi connection to access the Internet. The Internet connection through GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA becomes temporarily inactive, until the Wi-Fi connection ends.
If you wish to connect to the Internet using a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA data network:
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Wireless & networks, then touch Wi-Fi to disable it.
2 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Wireless & networks Mobile networks, then touch Data enabled to enable it.
NOTE: Depending on whether a GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA network is
currently in use, a corresponding data network icon appears on the status bar after a data connection is established. For information about the mapping of the data network icons, see Status Bar.
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You can set the device to search for available networks if you are outside your home network or want to register to a different network.
To manually select a new network
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Wireless & networks Mobile networks Network operators Search networks. The list of networks currently available is
displayed.
2 Select a network manually from the network list.
To automatically select a new network
Touch t he Home button Menu button Settings Wireless & networks Mobile networks Network operators Select
automatically.

Wi-Fi

You can connect your device to the Internet using Wi-Fi.
To use Wi-Fi on your device, you need access to a wireless point or “hotspot” within a distance of up to 300 feet (100 meters).
NOTE: The range and quality of the Wi-Fi signal is affected by the
number of connected devices, infrastructure, and objects through which the signal is transmitted.
To turn on Wi-Fi and connect to a network
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Wireless & networks Wi-Fi to select the Wi-Fi check box. The
device scans for available wireless networks.
2 Touch Wi-Fi settings. The network names and security settings
(Open network or Secured with WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS) of discovered Wi-Fi networks display in the Wi-Fi networks list.
3 Flick the list and touch to select a Wi-Fi network to connect to.
4 Enter a password (if necessary), then touch Connect to connect
to the Wi-Fi network.
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NOTE: To connect to a network protected by Wired Equivalent Privacy
(WEP), WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), WPA2, or WPS (Wireless Protected Setup), you must enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS security key to obtain authorized access to the network. The next time your device connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you will not be asked to enter the WEP/WPA/WPA2/WPS key again, unless you reset your device to its factory default settings.
NOTE: Your device has the ability to maintain a constant Internet
connection through Wi-Fi or mobile networks (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA). However, Wi-Fi connection has priority over mobile network connection if both are available.
To check the current Wi-Fi network connection
From the status bar:
When your device is connected to a wireless network, the Wi-Fi icon
in the status bar indicates the signal strength (number of bands
that light up). If Wireless & networksWi-Fi settingsNetwork
notification is enabled, this icon appears in the status bar as the device discovers an accessible Wi-Fi network within range.
From the Wi-Fi network:
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Wireless & networks Wi-Fi settings.
2 Touch the Wi-Fi network that the device is currently connected to
(labeled Connected). A window opens displaying the Wi-Fi network’s name, status, security info, signal strength, link speed, and IP address.
NOTE: If you want to disconnect the Wi-Fi network from your device,
touch Forget on this window. You will need to configure the Wi-Fi settings again if you want to restore connection to this wireless network.
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To connect to another Wi-Fi network
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Wireless & networks Wi-Fi settings. The detected Wi-Fi
networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks list.
NOTE: To start a new search for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi
settings screen, touch the Menu button
Scan.
2 Flick through the Wi-Fi networks list and touch the name of the
network you would like to connect to.
NOTE: If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of
detected networks, flick to the bottom of the list to touch Add Wi-Fi
network. Enter the Wi-Fi network settings, and then touch Save.

Disable all Connections Using the Airplane Mode

Selecting the Airplane mode disables all mobile and Wi-Fi connections. This feature is useful when wireless connectivity is strictly prohibited, such as on an airplane.
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Browsing the Internet

To open the browser

Touch the Launcher button Browser .

To use the browser controls bar

1 Touch the web page address field and type the address of the web page
you want to go to.
2 Touch to view bookmarks, most visited web pages, and browsing
history.
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To go to a web page

1 On the browser screen, touch the web page address field on the
screen.
2 Type the web page address using the on-screen keyboard. As you
type the address, matching web page addresses appear.
3 Touch an address displayed on the screen to go directly to that
web page, or complete typing the web page address, then touch
Go.

To set up your home page

• To manually enter a home page:
1 Touch the Menu button More→ Settings→ Set home page.
2 Enter the web address of the web site you want to use as your
home page and then touch OK.
• To set the current page as the home page:
1 Go to the web page that you want to set as the home page.
2 Touch the Menu button More Settings Set home page.
3 Touch Use current page OK.
• To select a home page from bookmarks:
1 Touch from the browser control bar to call up the lists of
bookmarks, most visited sites, and browsing history.
2 Touch and hold a desired bookmark to call up the commands
menuSet as homepage.

Viewing Web Pages

To navigate on a web page
Flick your finger horizontally or vertically on the screen to scroll and view desired areas of a web page.
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To zoom in on a web page
Pinch-out a desired area of a web page by moving two fingers apart on the screen.
To zoom out on a web page
Pinch-in a desired area of a web page by bringing two fingers closer together on the screen.
NOTE: You can also double-tap the desired area of a web page to
toggle between the zoom-in and zoom-out views of the area.
To view the next or previous page
Touch the back button to view the previous page; touch Menu button MoreForward to view the next page.
To open a new window
Touch the Menu button New window. A new browser window opens and displays the home page.
To switch between browser windows
You can open multiple browser windows to easily switch from one web page to another.
1 On a browser window, touch the Menu button Windows.
2 Touch the web address of a desired web page. The window opens
displaying the page in full screen.
3 To close a browser window, touch on the browser window.
To find text within a web page
1 When viewing a web page, touch the Menu button More
Find on page.
2 Type the search item into the search bar.
3 Touch or to go to the previous or next matching item.
NOTE: To uch to close the search bar.
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To copy text on a web page
You can copy and paste text from a web page to your e-mail or text messages.
1 Go to the web page from where you want copy the text.
2 Locate the text you want to copy and then touch the Menu
button More→ Select text.
3 Position your finger at the start of the text you want to copy and
then drag to the end of the text you want to copy. The copied text is highlighted in pink.
4 Release your finger from the screen.
5 To paste text on an e-mail or text message, touch and hold the
text field on a message or e-mail screen and then touch Paste on the context menu.

Using Web Links, History, and Downloads

To select a link on a web page
Move to a link you want on a web page. The link is framed by an orange box when you touch it.
Link type Functionality
Web page address • Touch the link to open the web page.
• Touch and hold the link to open a context menu that allows you to open, bookmark, and save the link, copy the link of the web page to the clipboard, or share the link through Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, text messaging, or Twitter.
E-mail address • Touch to send an e-mail to the e-mail address.
• Touch and hold till a context menu appears. –Touch Send email to send an e-mail to the
e-mail address.
–Touch Copy to copy the e-mail address to
the clipboard. You can paste the e-mail address later to a new contact or while composing a new e-mail.
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Link type Functionality
Phone number Touch to open the Phone application to call the
phone number.
NOTE: You can call a number from the web
page only if the feature is supported by your service provider.
To check the history of visited web pages
1 On the browser screen, touch , or touch the Menu button
Bookmarks.
2 Touch t he History tab.
3 Touch the day when your desired web page was last visited.
4 Touch a web address to open the web page.
NOTE: To check your most visited web pages, touch the Most visited
tab.
To allow download of web applications
CAUTION: Applications downloaded from the web can be from
unknown sources. To protect your device and personal data, download applications only from trusted sources such as Android Market.
To download web applications, enable your device’s downloading feature.
1 Touch the Home button Menu button Settings
Applications.
2 Touch Unknown sources to select the check box.
3 When the Attention dialog box opens, touch OK.
NOTE: All downloaded applications are saved to the microSD card.
Before you download an application from the web, ensure that you have installed a microSD card on your device. For information on how to install a microSD card, see Install the microSD card.
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To install an application
1 On the browser screen, touch the application you want to
download.
2 The application details screen opens. Read details about the
application, such as its cost, overall rating, comments by users, the developer contact info, and more.
3 To install the application, select either Install if the item is free or
Buy if it requires purchase.
To chec k do wnloa ds
On the browser screen, touch the Menu button → More Downloads.

Manage Bookmarks

You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your device.
To bookmark a web page
1 On the browser screen, go to the web page you want to
bookmark.
2 Touch or touch the Menu button Bookmarks. The
Bookmarks window opens.
3 On the Bookmarks tab, touch the Add thumbnail .
4 Enter the bookmark name or edit the web address as needed.
5 Touch OK to save the web page as a bookmark.
To open a bookmark
1 On the browser screen, touch or touch the Menu button
Bookmarks. The Bookmarks window opens.
2 On the Bookmarks window, you can either:
• Touch the bookmark you want to open in the same browser window.
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• Touch and hold the bookmark you want to open, then on the
context menu touch Open to open the bookmark in the same browser window, or touch Open in new window to open the bookmark in a new window.
To manage your bookmarks
1 On the browser window, touch or touch the Menu button
Bookmarks.
2 On the Bookmarks window, touch and hold a desired bookmark
to open the context menu that provides the following options:
Open Open the bookmarked website in the same browser
window.
Open in new window Open the bookmarked website in a new window.
Edit bookmark Touch to open the Edit bookmark window. Enter the
bookmark’s name and address and touch OK.
Add shortcut to Home Touch to create the bookmark’s shortcut on the
current Home screen. You can touch the shortcut on the Home screen to start the browser and go directly to the bookmarked page.
Share link Touch to share the bookmark’s address through
Bluetooth, e-mail, Facebook, text messaging, or Twitter.
Copy link URL Copy the web address of the bookmarked website to
the clipboard.
Delete bookmark Touch to delete the selected bookmark.
Set as homepage Set the bookmarked website as your browser
homepage.
To configure browser settings
On the browser screen, touch to adjust the browser settings.
the Menu button
More Settings
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E-mail

You can create POP3, IMAP, and exchange e-mail accounts from web­based e-mail services on your device.

To open the e-mail application

Touch the Launcher button

To set up an e-mail account

Email .
1 On the Set up email screen, type the e-mail address and
password of the e-mail account you want to add and then touch Next.
NOTE: If the e-mail account you want to set up is not in the device e-
mail database, you will be asked to manually enter the e-mail account settings, including the e-mail server, protocol, and so on after touching
Next.
NOTE: Touc h Manual setup rather than Next to directly enter incoming
and outgoing settings for the account being set up.
2 Enter the name for the account and the name you want displayed
in outgoing e-mails and then touch Done.
After creating one e-mail account, touch the Menu button Add
account if you need to create another e-mail account.
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To view your e-mails

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2 E-mail not sent and saved as drafts are stored in the Drafts folder.
3 Select an account to view e-mails received in the inbox of the account.
4 The number of new e-mails received in this account.
5 The check symbol indicates that this account is the default one for
sending e-mail.
6 Touch to view e-mails in the other folders of this account.

To select an account as default for sending e-mail

1 Touch an account Menu button Account settings, or touch
and hold the account, then touch Account settings from the context menu.
2 Touch Default account to select the check box.

To compose and send e-mail

1 Touch the Launcher button Email .
2 Select an email account to use if you have set up more than one
account on your device.
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NOTE: If you do not select an account, the one marked as default by a
check symbol will be the one used for sending e-mail.
3 In an e-mail account inbox, touch the Menu button
Compose.
4 Type the recipient’s e-mail address in the To field. As you type
information, matching contacts appear on the screen. Touch the recipient to automatically add the e-mail address, or continue typing the e-mail address manually. If you are sending the e-mail to multiple recipients, separate their e-mail addresses with a comma. You can add as many recipients as you need.
5 Type the subject.
6 Compose your message.
7 Touch the Menu button Send.
NOTE: If you want to save the message as a draft and modify it later,
touch or touch Save as draft.

To delete an e-mail

1 On the e-mail account inbox, touch and hold the e-mail you want
to delete.
2 On the context menu, touch Delete.

To delete or edit an e-mail account on your device

1 Touch the Launcher button Email .
2 Touch the Menu button Accounts.
• To delete an e-mail account, touch and hold the account you want to remove under the Accounts bar, then touch Remove account on the context menu. When asked to confirm deletion, touch OK.
• To edit an e-mail account, touch an account→ Menu button
Account settings, or touch and hold the account then touch Account settings on the context menu.
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Web Applications

NOTE: To use the following applications, you require an active Wi-Fi or
mobile data network connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, or HSPA) to be able to connect to the Internet. For more information about configuring your device for Internet connectivity, see Connecting to the Internet.
NOTE: Available applications may vary from region to region.

Facebook

Touch the Launcher button
Facebook is a social networking website where you can post your personal profile and pictures, find and contact your friends, classmates or work associates, and exchange messages with them.
To log in to Facebook
1 Type your e-mail and password with which you registered your
Facebook account.
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If you do not have a Facebook account, touch the Sign Up button and follow on-screen instructions to create one.
Login button
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1 Touc h News feed to view the messages and pictures you and your
friends posted. From here you can also:
• Type the message you want your friends to know into the What’s on your mind? text box, then touch the Share button to post the message on the Wall of your Facebook Profile page.
• Touch to take a picture, then touch the Upload button to post it to your Facebook account for your friends to see.
2 To uc h Inbox to view e-mails sent between you and your friends. Touch
a desired email to read it.
• To delete an email, touch the check box next to a desired e-mail, then touch the Delete button.
• To reply to the e-mail, type your reply into the text box at the bottom then touch the Send button.
• To compose a new e-mail, touch the Menu button
Compose.
3 To uc h Profile to view your Facebook Profile page.
• Touch the Wall tab to view your Facebook wall, where you can see the messages and pictures you and your friends posted.
• Touch the Info tab to view your account details.
• Touch the Photos tab to view the pictures you posted.
4 Touc h Notifications to view notifications of your friends’ wall postings.
5 To uc h Photos to view the pictures you posted.
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6 Type the name of a friend you are looking for on Facebook, then touch
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• View the friend’s wall, info, and pictures on their profile page.
• On your friend’s Wall screen, type a message into the Write something... text box, then touch Share to post your message on their wall.
The Facebook widget
From the Facebook widget you created on the Home screen, you can view your friends’ wall postings.
1 Touch to view a Facebook friend's wall postings.
2 To respond to this friend’s postings, touch the text box then type the
message you want to post on this friend’s wall.
3 To uc h Share to post your message on this friend’s wall.
4 Touch the arrow buttons to scroll and view other friends’ postings.
NOTE: For detailed information on using Facebook, visit
facebook.com/help.
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Twitter

Touch the Launcher button
Twitter is a social networking service application that lets you view short messages called Tweets posted by Twitter users. You can also post your own Tweets for others to read.
To sign in to Twitter
1 To use Twitter, you need to create a Twitter account if you do not
have one. Touch Sign up now and follow the instructions to proceed.
2 To sign in to Twitter, type your user name or e-mail address and
your password, and then touch Sign in.
3 Choose whether to sync the people you follow in your Twitter
account to your Contacts list, then touch the Done button.
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1 Touch to read the tweets from authors you choose to follow.
• Touch an author’s picture to view the tweets from the author.
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on a tweet and choose to reply to the author, forward
(Retweet) the tweet to your followers on Twitter, add the author to your favorites list, or share the tweet through Bluetooth, Facebook, e-mail, Messaging, or Twitter.
2 Tweets that contain “@username” in the body of the tweet are collected
in here as “Mentions”.
3 Touch to send private tweets, called direct messages, to the people you
follow. From the Direct messages screen touch to compose and
send your message. Touch and choose the person you want to send your message.
4 View the most popular trending topics at the moment. Touch a trending
topic to view the tweets related to that topic.
5 Touch the lower blank area of the Twitter home screen to view the lists
of current, daily and weekly trending topics.
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6 Touch to view your profile and the tweets you posted. To post your
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profile photo, then select a desired picture from Gallery.
7 Touch to read the tweets forwarded by you or by the people you follow.
8 Organize users you follow into listed groups. To create a list:
1 Touch or the Menu button Create list.
2 Give the list a name and description.
3 Choose to make the list public (everyone can see it) or private (only
you can see it).
4 Touch the Create list button to create the list.
9 • Touch to search for tweets about a desired topic, or tweets sent by
authors around your location. –To search for tweets about a topic, type the topic or keyword into
the Search Tweets text box, then touch .
–To search for tweets around your location, touch or drag to
turn Location on, then touch to display available tweets around.
• Touch to find people who use Twitter.
–Touch . From the pop-up menu, touch to select . Type a
name in the Search people text box, then touch .
10 Touch to compose and post your tweet. See To create a tweet.
To crea te a tweet
1 Type your tweet message here.
2 Touch the Update button to post your tweet.
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3 To uch the Cancel button to quit composing your tweet.
4 Touch to view the people you follow, then select who you want to talk
to in your tweet. Their names will appear in your tweet as “@name”.
5 Touch to start the camera and capture a picture to post along with your
tweet.
6 Touch to open Gallery and select a picture to post along with your
tweet.
7 Shows the number of remaining characters allowed in your tweet.
NOTE: For information on how to use Twitter, visit Twitter.com/Help.

Gmail

Gmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google.
To open Gmail
Touch the Launcher button Gmail .
To set up your Google account
You need to sign in to a Google account to use Google applications and services such as Gmail, Google Talk, and Android Market. Signing in to your Google account also synchronizes all e-mails and contacts on your Google account with your device.
NOTE: You will not be required to sign in with your Google account if
you have already done this when previously using an application that requires signing in to your Google account.
1 On the Add a Google account screen, touch the Next button to
proceed.
2 Touch t he Sign in button. Enter your Google user name and
password, then touch the Sign in button.
NOTE: If you need to use another Google account with a different user
name and password on your device, touch the Menu button
Accounts name and password, then touch the Sign in button.
Add account Next Sign in. Enter your Google user
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NOTE: Touc h th e Create button if you do not have a Google Account.
Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view. All your received e­mails are delivered to your inbox.
1 Folder (or Label) and number of unread e-mails.
2 Touch the check box to select the e-mail thread. To use this feature,
touch the Menu button
operations.
3 To uc h Archive to store the selected e-mail thread in the All Mail folder.
4 Touc h Delete to delete the selected e-mail thread.
5 To uc h Labels to label the selected e-mail thread.
6 Starred e-mail. Touch the star to add or remove the star.
7 The number of e-mails grouped under the same subject.
More Settings, then enable Batch
To refresh Gmail
Touch the Menu button Refresh to send or receive e-mails and to synchronize your e-mails with your Gmail account on the Internet.
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To view e-mails in different folders or with labels
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1 Touch the Menu button Go to labels.
2 Touch the folder that stores the e-mails you want to view, or
touch the label with which the e-mails are marked.
To re ad e-m ail s
• When you receive a new e-mail, the e-mail icon appears on the status bar to alert you of a new e-mail. Drag down the status bar to open the Notifications panel and touch the new e-mail to view it.
• While in the inbox or in any other folder, scroll the e-mail threads on the screen, and then touch an e-mail thread to view the e­mails inside.
1 Touch to view previous e-mails with the same subject.
2 Touch to read the next or previous e-mail thread.
3 Touch to open or close the Reply all and Forward buttons.
4 Touc h Reply to reply to the contact.
Touc h Reply all to reply to all contacts in the mail loop.
Touc h Forward to forward the e-mail to another contact.
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5 Touch to star an e-mail. To check the starred e-mails, in Inbox, touch
the Menu button
To create and send an e-mail
Go to labels Starred.
1 Touch the Menu button Compose.
2 Enter the contact’s e-mail address in the To field. To send e-mail
to multiple contacts, separate their e-mail addresses with a comma. To send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc),
touch the Menu button Add Cc/Bcc.
3 Enter the e-mail subject.
4 Compose your e-mail. To attach a picture, touch the Menu
button Attach. Select the picture you want to attach from the Gallery application.
NOTE: Touch to remove an attachment.
5 Touch Send to send the e-mail.

Google Talk

Google Talk is an instant messaging program provided by Google.
To activate Google Talk
1 Touch the Launcher button Talk .
2 Follow the instructions on the screen to create a Google account
if you don’t have one, or sign in with your account if you already have one. For more information, see To set up your Google account.
NOTE: Skip step 2 if you have already signed in to your Google account.
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To sign in automatically
You can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically whenever you turn on the device.
1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button Settings.
2 Select Automatically sign in.
To add a new friend to your friends list
NOTE: You can only add people who have a Google Account.
1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button Add friend.
2 Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of
the friend you want to add to your friends list.
NOTE: When you type the instant messaging ID of a friend who is
already a contact saved in Contacts with the same ID, this matching contact will display on the screen before you finish typing. You can touch the contact whose ID is then entered automatically.
3 Touch Send invitation.
To view and accept an invitation
1 In the friends list, touch the Menu button More→ Invites. All
chat invitations you have sent or received but have not been answered are listed on the pending invitations screen.
2 Touch a pending invitation.
3 Touch Accept or Cancel.
When a friend accepts your chat invitation, the pending invitation disappears from the list.
To change your online status and message
1 Touch the online status icon next to your name.
2 Select the status you want from the Set Status menu.
3 To enter your status message, touch the text box and enter your
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4 To change your ID photo, touch the photo icon to open Gallery,
then select the photo to use.
5 When finished, touch Done.
To start a conversation
1 Touch to select a friend in the friends list.
2 Type your message in the text box.
3 Touch t he Send button to send the message.
To add a friend to an active conversation
1 On the chat screen, touch the Menu button Add to chat.
2 Select the friend you want to invite to the current conversation.
To disa ble the ch at l og
On the chat screen, touch the Menu button Chat off record. The subsequent chat conversations will not be recorded. To resume the
chat log, touch Chat on record.
To switch between active conversations
1 While on a chat screen or in the friends list, touch the Menu
button Switch chats.
2 In the panel that opens, touch the name of the friend you want to
chat with.
To close a conversation
• In your friends list, touch and hold the name of a friend with an
active chat. Touch End chat on the menu that pops up.
• On a chat screen, touch the Menu button End chat.
To display all friends in your friends list
Only the friends that you chat with most frequently are listed as the most popular ones. If you want to display all your friends,
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To show a friend in the most popular list
1 In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the
options menu.
2 Touch Show friend.
To always show a friend in most popular list
You can let a friend always appear in your most popular friends list.
1 In the friends list, touch and hold the friend’s name to open the
options menu.
2 Touch Always show friend.
NOTE: To remove a friend from the most popular list, in the friends list,
touch and hold the friend you want to remove from the list, and then touch Auto show friend in the options menu.
NOTE: To keep a friend from appearing in the most popular list, touch
and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Hide friend in the menu.
To block a friend from sending you messages
1 In the friends list, find the friend to block.
2 Touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Block friend.
Your friend is removed from your friends list and is added to the blocked friends list.
NOTE: To unblock a friend, in the friends list, touch the Menu button
MoreBlocked. In the blocked friends list, touch the name of the
friend to unblock, then touch OK.
To pe rmanentl y re mov e a f rie nd
1 In the friends list, find the friend to remove.
2 Touch and hold the friend’s name, and then touch Remove
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To find out what device your friend uses to chat on Google talk
1 In the friends list, ensure that the Menu button Settings
Mobile indicator is selected.
2 In the friends list, check the image that appears to the right of
your friend’s name. For example, if your friend is using an Android phone, the Android image will appear. If no image is displayed, it indicates that your friend has signed in to Google using a computer.
To sign out from Google Talk
In the friends list, t
ouch the Menu button →
Sign out.

Maps

Google Maps helps you find your current location, view real-time traffic situations, and get directions to your destination. You can also use the search tool to locate addresses or places of interest on a map or in a street view.
NOTE: The Google Maps application does not completely cover every
location.
To enable location source
To search for desired places or find your current location using Google Maps, you need to enable My location sources:
1 Touch Home button Menu button → Settings→ Location
& security.
2 Select Use wireless networks, Use GPS satellites, or both.
NOTE: Selecting Use GPS satellites allows you to pinpoint locations
down to the street-level. However, this mode requires a clear view of the sky and more battery power.
To open Google Maps
Touch the Launcher button Maps .
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To see your location on a map
On the Maps screen,
touch the Menu button
My Location. Your
location is marked on the map with a blinking blue dot.
NOTE: Enabling GPS satellites allows you to pinpoint your current
location down to the street-level. However, this mode requires a clear view of the sky and more battery power.
To find a location on the map
1 On the Maps screen, touch the Menu button Search.
2 To sea rch by t ypin g :
a Type the place you want to find into the search box. You can
enter an address, a city or country, or a type of business or organization such “restaurant” or “school”.
b Touch the search key on the keyboard or the
search icon on the search box.
To search by voice:
a To u ch .
b Say your destination.
NOTE: As you enter information, previous searches or matching
locations appear below the search box. You can touch a place name or address to show the location on the map.
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3 The search results are marked on the map by lettered balloons.
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1 Touch the place name to view the address, details, and reviews for the
place if the information is available (For more information, see To view the details of a place).
2 Touch to show the list of search results.
3 Touch to zoom in or out on the map.
4 The search result is marked by a lettered marker. Touch the marker to
display the name of the place.
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To view the details of a place
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1 Touch to display the map view.
2 Touch to obtain directions. (see To get directions for more information).
3 Touch to call the contact number of the place if available.
4 Touch to switch to street view for the location (see To view a map in
street view for more information).
5 Touch the photo thumbnail to open the browser and find more
information about the location on Google.
6 • Touch to view the address, details, and reviews for the place if the
information is available.
• Select the action you can do with the location. You can select Buzz
about this place to post your opinions about the place, or select Share this place to share the address and contact information about
the place using e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, Bluetooth, and more. Scroll down the list to find more actions you can do.
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To move around a map
1 Flick or drag the map in any direction on the screen to view
desired areas.
2 If you spot a place of interest while navigating the map, touch and
hold the place to display the address (a picture thumbnail is also displayed if the street view for the location is available).
To zoom in or out on a map
• Touch to zoom out and touch to zoom in.
• Move two fingers close together on the screen to zoom out; move two fingers further apart to zoom in.
To chan ge m ap lay ers
Google Maps opens with the default map layer. You can apply different types of layers to view additional information or images on the map.
1 Touch the Menu button Layers.
2 From the Layers menu, touch the desired layer to display it on the
map.
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