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GSmart Classic Pro
User Manual
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Copyright
All mobile products by GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC. mentioned in this document,
including the device, accessories, software, text, music, and pictures, are owned by, or
authorized by original manufacturers to GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC. Reproduction,
transfer, distribution, or storage of part or all of the contents in this document in any form
without the prior written permission of GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC. is prohibited.
GIGA-BYTE COMMUNICATIONS INC.
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General Information
This section contains important information on safe and efficient operation. Please read this
information before using the device. Ignorance of the following notices may lead to violations
of the law.
Before using the device, please make sure you have fully charged the battery.
Do NOT remove the battery from the device during charging.
Before inserting SIM card into the device, make sure that the device is switched off.
Keep the battery in low battery status for long time might cause battery over-discharged or
even reduce battery life. To maintain battery in good lifecycle please recharges it once in
low battery.
Please fully charge the battery if you are going to leave the phone without use for long time
to prevent battery goes over-discharged.
Do NOT attempt to dissemble the device on your own. This should be done by an
authorized person.
Use the device in accordance to instructions when in public facilities.
In some countries, it is a violation against the law to record phone conversations. Always
ask permission of the other party when you are going to record a conversation.
To protect your ears, turn down the volume before you use stereo headsets or other audio
devices.
To avoid damaging the touch screen and the device, do NOT apply excessive pressure on
them, and remove the device from your pants’ pocket before you sit down. It is also
recommended that you only use the stylus or your finger to interact with the touch screen.
It is not covered by the warranty that you crack the touch screen because of the improper
usage.
When you use the device for a long time, such as talking on the phone, browsing online, or
charging the battery, the device may become warm. In most cases, this condition is
normal.
Do NOT push unauthorized objects into slots and openings in your device.
The device should be placed away from heat sources such as stoves, radiators, heat
registers, or other products that produce heat.
Condensation may form on or within your device, when you move your device between
environments with very different temperature and/or humidity ranges. To avoid damaging
your device, make the moisture to evaporate before you use the device.
To avoid damaging your device, do NOT put your device on an unstable table, stand,
bracket, or other places.
Before you clean your device, unplug it, please. Use a damp cloth for cleaning, but do
NOT use water, liquid cleaners, or aerosol cleaners to clean the touch screen.
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Table of Contents
Copyright
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General Information
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1. Getting Started
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1.1 Your Phone
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1.2 Install or uninstall the SIM Card, Battery, and Memory Card
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1.3 Charging Battery
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1.4 Turn Phone On or Off
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2. Basic
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2.1 The Home Screen
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2.2 Contacts
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2.3 Phone Lock/Unlock
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2.4 Personalization
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2.5 Date and Time
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2.6 On-The-Go (OTG)
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3. Pre-Installed Programs Introduction
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4. Phone Calls & Messages
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4.1 Voice & Video Calls
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4.2 Create / send text message
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4.3 Multimedia Message
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5. Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
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5.1 Wi-Fi
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5.2 Bluetooth
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6. Camera
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7. Manage Phone
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7.1 Protect Phone
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7.2 Backup or Reset Phone
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8. Smart Cover (Optional Accessory)
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No
items
No
Items
1
Earphone Jack
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Back
2
Micro USB Port
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Microphone
3
LED Notification
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Power Key
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Receiver
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Volume Key
5
Front Camera
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Camera
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Display & Touch Screen
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Flash
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Recents
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Battery Cover
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Home
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Speaker
Install the SIM1 card
Install the SIM2 card
1. Getting Stared
1.1 Your Phone
1.2 Install / uninstall SIM Card, Battery, and Memory Card
Install SIM card
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In SIM1
3G in SIM1
In SIM2
3G in SIM2
SIM1
SIM2
Factory default
3G
2G
User switchable
2G
3G
Remove SIM card
Turn off phone slide SIM card out. (Don’t use sharp object.)
NOTE:
3G Data Service (if the SIM card supports)
• 3G data service is switchable between SIM1 and SIM2.
• One SIM card:
The inserted SIM slot will be assigned to 3G by default.
• Two SIM cards:
3G in SIM1 by default and switchable to SIM2.
• Tap More… Cellular networks Preferred network type
• Data on/off switch: tap Data usage cellular data
Battery
Phone comes with a battery. Battery life may vary depending on availability of local networks
and individual usage.
Install battery
Put battery contacts connected to the connectors in battery slot.
Remove battery
Use fingertip to lift battery and remove it.
Replace back cover
(1) Insert cover into slot from the bottom.
(2) Press all around back cover fully until hearing clicks.
Memory card
Micro SD card might be required to store photos, music, videos and other data if internal
memory is full.
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Install memory card
To remove the memory card
(1) For safe removal, tap Storage Unmount SD card OK.
(2) Push memory card to eject it from slot.
1.3 Charging Battery
Battery has been partially charged at factory, you may need to recharge it before you can
switch on phone for the first time.
(1) Connect USB cable to AC adapter connect to device via USB cable.
(2) Plug AC adapter to socket start charging.
(3) For safety, only use original charger that comes with your device. Any possible damage
caused by using non-original charger or any other equipment will not be under GIGABYTE
Communication Inc.’s liability.
NOTE:
CHARGE PHONE IMMEDIATELY IF BATTERY IS LOW. CHARGE FOR AT LEAST 10
MINUMTES TO REACTIVATE BATTERY IF IT IS OVERDISCHARGED.
For safety, don’t remove battery from phone while AC adapter is connected or while it is
being charged.
1.4 Turn Phone on / off
Turn phone on
Press and hold power button until phone shown GSmart logo.
Turn phone off
(1) Press and hold power button for few seconds.
(2) A pop-up window appears tap “Power off” “OK” to confirm.
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Icons
Function Switch
Tethering & Portable Hotspot
Data Network
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
GPS
Data Synchronization
Brightness
Red LED remains on
Charging
Green LED remains on
Fully charged
Green LED flashes
Unread/Missed notifications
Red LED flashes
Low battery (0%~15%)
Main Apps
Tap to launch Apps screen.
App Folder
Widget
App
Status Bar & Icons
Time Widget
2. Basic
2.1 Home Screen
Default Home Screen:
Self-defined Home Screen: Add your favorite APP shortcuts and widgets.
LED Notification
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Types
Icons
Descriptions
Phone call
Call in progress.
Call on hold.
Call muted.
Speaker on.
Volume
Vibration mode.
Wired headset connected.
Battery
Battery full.
Battery low.
Battery in charging.
Network
and
Connection
Signal strength indicator.
Left: SIM1
Right: SIM2
HSPA \3G \ EDGE \ GPRS is in progress.
H+: HSPA+
H: HSPA
3G: WCDMA
E: EDGE
G: GPRS
Wi-Fi connected.
Wi-Fi data in progress.
Wi-Fi network detected.
Airplane mode.
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot activated.
USB Tethering activated.
Wi-Fi hotspot activated.
Both USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot activated.
Bluetooth on.
Connected to PC via USB cable.
Notification
Unread text message.
Unread e-mail.
Unread Gmail.
Alarm.
Event notification.
Status Icons
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Types
Icons
Descriptions
Notification
Missed call.
General notification.
FM radio activated.
Playing music.
App downloading.
App download/updated completed.
2.2 Contacts
Add a Contact
(1) Tap add a new contact.
(2) Choose either of Google account/Phone/SIM1/SIM2 to store a new contact.
(3) New contact screen appears.
(4) Fill in contact information save.
NOTE:
Contact portrait is not editable to contacts stored in SIM cards.
Search for Contacts
Tap to search.
2.3 Phone Lock/Unlock
Sleep mode
Press power key to turn display on or off.
Unlock phone
Drag icon on screen slide up to unlock.
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2.4 Personalization
Wallpaper
Long press Home screen or tap Display Wallpaper get into settings.
(1) Tap select pictures.
(2) Tap pictures preview, tap confirm.
2.5 Date and Time
Set up date and time
(1) Tap Time Widget on Home screen.
(2) Tap (lower-right) to start settings.
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Icons
Programs
Description
Icons
Programs
Description
Battery
Doctor
Power management.
Browser
Web/Internet
browser.
Calculator
Calculation
Calendar
Schedule
management.
Camera
Capture images/videos.
Chrome
Google browser
service.
Clean
Master
System optimizer.
Clock
Arrange alarm
clocks.
CM Security
Antivirus app.
Contacts
Contacts folder.
Downloads
View downloaded files.
Drive
Google drive.
Email
E-mail app.
File
Manager
Manage all files.
FM Radio
FM radio app.
Gallery
Photos / videos
folder.
Alarms
(1) Tap Time Widget on Home screen.
(2) Tap
(3) Tap
Calendar
Add new event
(1) Tap tap (upper-right) add new event.
(2) Fill in event information.
2.6 On-The-Go (OTG)
OTG or On-The-Go is a feature that turns your smartphone into a host and lets you plug USB
storage.
3. Pre-Installed Programs Introduction
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Icons
Programs
Description
Icons
Programs
Description
Gmail
Google e-mail service.
Google
Google app.
Google
Settings
Google settings.
Google+
Google social app.
Hangouts
Messenger.
Maps
Map service.
Messaging
SMS/MMS messenger.
Music
Music player.
Phone
Phone dialer.
Photos
Google gallery.
Play Books
e-Bookstore.
Play
Games
Game center.
Play Movies
& TV
Video player.
Play Music
Music player.
Play
Newsstand
News services.
Play Store
App store.
Settings
Phone settings..
SIM Toolkit
SIM related apps.
Software
update
System update
information.
Sound
Recorder
Record voice notes.
Voice
Search
Searching by voice.
WPS Office
Office Software.
YouTube
Video service.
4. Phone Calls & Messages
4.1 Voice and Video Calls
Make a call from Phone screen
(1) Tap Go into Phone screen.
(2) Input phone numbers.
(3) Tap to call.
NOTE:
Tap delete. Tap and hold erase entire numbers.
Make a call from Contacts
(1) Tap CONTACTS.
(2) Tap a contact to call.
Make emergency calls
Dial 112 for emergency call
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Answer a call
• Tap and hold slide to to answer call.
slide to to dismiss call.
slide to to dismiss call and send message.
• Tap answer call.
• Tap dismiss call.
End a call
Tap end call.
Make a video call
(1) Tap
(2) Tap
4.2 Create / send text message
From Message screen
(1) Tap .
(2) Tap create new message.
From Contact screen
(1) Tap
(2) Tap
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Icons
Function
Capital letter mode.
Symbols and numerical keyboard.
Voice typing.
Enter.
Input method switch.
Delete.
Google keyboard
4.3 Multimedia Message
To send MMS from Message screen
(1) Tap tap create new message.
(2) Tap attach pictures, videos, record audio, contact, calendar, or slide show.
Message converts to MMS message automatically.
5. Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
5.1 Wi-Fi
(1) Tap to Wi-Fi main screen.
(2) Switch to turn “Wi-Fi” on or off.
Connect to Wi-Fi network
(1) Choose a Wi-Fi network to connect.
(2) Enter password if it is encrypted.
5.2 Bluetooth
Turn Bluetooth on / off
Tap to Bluetooth main screen.
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Settings
Previous photo/video.
Shutter
Video shutter
Rear / front camera switch.
Smile capture
HDR
Flash
Normal mode.
Panorama mode.
Live Photo mode.
Face beauty mode.
6. Camera
Camera Function
Taking photo
Tap take pictures.
Recording video
(1) Tap start recording.
(2) Tap pause; tap continue recording.
(3) Tap again stop recording and saved file.
(5) During recording, tap take pictures.
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7. Manage Phone
7.1 Protect Phone
Screen lock
There are five screen lock types can protect your phone.
(1) Tap Security Screen lock Choose one screen lock type.
(2) Get into main setting screen and follow the instructions to set up.
Note:
Secure data by screen lock, required different screen unlock types every time after
phone is turned on or waked up from sleep mode every time (screen is off ).
Disable screen lock security
Tap Security Screen lock Choose one screen lock type to unlock tap “None”
disable it.
Enable the PIN of the SIM card
When PIN is enabled, required to enter PIN before using phone.
(1) Tap Security Set up SIM card lock.
(2) Tap “SIM1” or “SIM2”. (If SIM2 inserted).
(3) Check “Lock SIM card”. Input PIN tap “OK”.
7.2 Backup or Reset Phone
(1) Tap Backup & reset.
(2) Tap Factory data reset Reset phone Erase everything reset phone.
NOTE:
Before resetting device, please remember to back up all data and information.
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Standby screen
Open to wake up phone
Notifications
Check callings and
messaging
information.
Answer
Reject
End
8. Smart Cover (Optional Accessory)
NOTE: This function only work with GSmart flip cover.
• Close Smart Cover: Show standby screen.
• Open Smart Cover: Wake up the phone.
• Standby screen (2 styles): Long press standby screen to switch.
Answer / Reject call: End a Call:
Welcome to download the latest version on GSmart official website.
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Android, Google, Google Play and other marks are trademarks of Google Inc.
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Android 5.1, Lollipop
User Manual
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Set up your device
When you first turn on your phone, you’ll see a Welcome screen. Choose the
language you want and touch the arrow to continue.
When prompted, sign in with your Google Account or create one at that time. Signing
in lets you immediately access everything associated with your Google Account, like
Gmail. If you prefer, you can skip this step and create an account later.
After you finish setting up your device, the Home screen appears for the first time.
Here, you can add app icons and widgets (an “at-a-glance” view of an app’s most
important information) to your Home screens to easily find them.
• To move between Home screens, swipe left or right.
• To see notifications, swipe down from the top of the screen with one finger.
• To open Quick Settings — frequently used settings — swipe down from the top of
the screen twice with one finger or once with two fingers.
• To open Settings, swipe down from the top of any screen with two fingers or
swipe twice with one finger, then touch in the top right.
• From the Home screen, touch Google at the top of the screen, or say “Ok Google”
to search and start telling Google what to do.
Send an SMS (text message) from your phone
1. Touch Messenger on your Home screen.
2. Touch to create a new message.
3. At the top of the screen, enter a phone number or select a contact, then touch .
Type your message, then touch .
To change your default messaging app, go to Settings > Wireless & networks
> More > Default SMS app.
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Make a phone call
1. Touch Phone on a Home or All Apps screen.
2. To choose someone to call, scroll or search. If the keypad is in the way, touch the
Back button to lower it.
3. To place a call, touch the contact’s name.
To view recent calls, touch the Recents tab. To use the keypad, touch the keypad.
Make a video call
The Hangouts™ app lets you send and receive video calls. To open it, touch
Hangouts on a Home or All Apps screen.
To start a video call:
1. Touch Add at the top of the main Hangouts screen and start typing a name, email
address, or phone number. Matching names and numbers from your contacts appear as
you type.
2. Choose a name, then touch Video at the top of the screen.
To adjust notification preferences and other settings, touch Menu > Settings.
Send an email
Use the Gmail app to read and write email from your Gmail or other email addresses.
1. Touch Gmail on a Home or All Apps screen.
2. If you already signed into a Gmail account during setup, your email will be synced
to your device. Otherwise, add an email address now.
Status bar
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The status bar is at the very top of the screen. On the right, you can see the Wi-Fi and
mobile signal strength, how much battery power is left, and the time. On the left, you
can see which apps have sent you notifications.
Quick Settings
Use Quick Settings to easily get to frequently used settings, like turning on airplane
mode. To open Quick Settings, swipe down from the top of the screen with two
fingers or twice with one finger. To change a setting, just touch the icon:
• Wi-Fi network : Turn Wi-Fi on or off. To open Wi-Fi settings, touch the
Wi-Fi network name.
• Bluetooth settings : Turn Bluetooth on or off. To open Bluetooth settings, touch
the word “Bluetooth”.
• Cellular data : See cellular usage data and turn it on or off.
• Airplane mode : Turn airplane mode on or off. Airplane mode means your
phone won’t connect to Wi-Fi or a cell signal, even if one is available.
• Flashlight : Turn the flashlight on or off.
• Display brightness : Slide to lower or increase the brightness of your screen.
• Auto-rotate : Lock your device’s orientation in portrait or landscape mode.
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Open the main Settings app by touching Settings in the top right.
You can also turn Auto Rotate on or off from Quick Settings, to lock or unlock
automatic screen rotation.
Manage battery life
• The status bar shows how much battery you have left, but you can also see the
exact percentage and approximate time of battery life remaining. Swipe down
from the top of the screen, then touch Battery.
Your Android device’s battery is built to get you through your day. When you’re
running low, Android battery saver conserves your battery power so you can still
make calls and send SMS (text) messages. To turn it on, go to Settings > Battery
> Battery saver.
Get around
At the bottom of every Home screen you’ll find the Favorites tray: another quick way
to get to your apps.
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To open an app, touch it. To drag an app in or out of the Favorites tray or anywhere
else on a Home screen, touch & hold it, then move it with your finger where you want
it.
Navigation buttons
At the bottom of most phone or tablet screens, no matter what you’re doing, you’ll
always find the navigation bar with three buttons.
Back
Opens the previous screen you were working in, even if it was in a different app.
Once you back up to the Home screen, you can’t go back any further.
Home
Opens the central Home screen. To open Google Now™, swipe up.
Overview
Opens a list of thumbnail images of screens you’ve worked with recently. To open one,
touch it. To remove a screen from the list, swipe it left or right or touch on the X.
Organize your Home screens
• To change your wallpaper, add a widget, adjust Search settings, or change screen
order, touch & hold the background of any Home screen.
• You can have any number of Home screens to the right. To add a new screen,
swipe to the rightmost screen and drag an app or widget to the right edge.
• The screen to the left of the main Home screen is reserved for Google Now, and is
available only when Google Now is turned on.
• To create a folder, slide one icon quickly on top of another.
• To name or rename a folder, open it and touch its name.
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To change the wallpaper:
1. Touch & hold the background, then touch Wallpapers.
2. Swipe right to left to choose a wallpaper image. Or choose an image from your
Photos, Downloads or Drive.
To add an app icon to a Home screen:
1. Go to the Home screen where you want to place the app.
2. Touch All Apps.
3. Swipe from right to left, if necessary, to find the app you want.
4. Touch & hold the app until the Home screen appears, slide it into place, and lift
your finger.
To add a widget:
1. Touch & hold the background, then touch Widgets.
2. Swipe right to choose a widget, which provides a quick view or way to access
information on your home screen, like a larger size clock or a view of information in
your Google Play™ library.
To move an app or widget to another position:
1. Touch & hold the icon.
2. Slide your finger to the new position. To move between Home screens, slide
toward the edge of the screen. To bump another icon out of the way, slide slowly
into it.
3. Lift your finger.
Touch & type
To select or activate something, touch it.
To type something, such as a name, password, or search terms, just touch where you
want to type. A keyboard pops up that lets you type into the field. Other common
gestures include:
• Touch & hold. To select an item, touch & hold it by not lifting your finger until
something happens. This is how you access accent and other special characters
on the keyboard. Slide your finger to the accented letter you need.
• Touch, hold, & drag. Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without
lifting your finger, move your finger on the screen until you reach the target
position. You can move apps around on the Home screen.
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• Swipe or slide. Quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen,
without pausing when you first touch (so you don’t drag something instead).
Slide a Home screen left or right to view the other Home screens.
• Double-tap. Tap quickly twice on a map or image to zoom in and out.
• Scale. In some apps (such as Maps, Chrome™, and Photos), you can scale by
placing two or more fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together
(to enlarge scale) or spreading them apart (to reduce it).
• Rotate the screen. The orientation of most screens rotates with your device as
you turn it. To keep your screen locked in Portrait mode, swipe down with two
fingers from the top of any screen and touch Portrait/Auto-Rotate in Quick
Settings.
Android version & updates
To check your version number or get the latest system update, first go to Settings
> System > About phone. Then look for these labels:
• System updates. Touch to check whether you have any pending system updates.
• Android version. Look partway down the list for this heading and the number
just below it.
Display
Change the display settings on your device by following these steps:
Go to Settings > Device > Display.
• Brightness level: Move the slider to set the brightness level on your device.
• Adaptive brightness: Turn on adaptive brightness to automatically optimize the
brightness level on your device based on the available light around you. Adaptive
brightness is on by default. You can still adjust your brightness when needed.
• Sleep: Change how long it takes for your device’s screen to go black when you’re
not using it.
• Daydream: Set up screensavers that display photos, colorful backgrounds, and
more when your device is charging or docked.
Prompt & notification
You can change the sound and notification settings on your device by going to
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Wi-Fi signal
Mobile signal strength
Battery
Settings > Device > Prompt & notification.
Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms,
as well as ongoing events, such as downloads:
• Interruptions. Touch the settings to turn phone call and message interruptions
on or off. If you turn Messages notifications on, touch Calls/messages from to
specify from whom you accept notifications (Anyone, Starred contacts or
Contacts Only). In Downtime, select which days and times you allow for sound
notifications.
• When device is locked. Manage whether notifications can be seen when your
phone is locked, and whether sensitive content in a notification can be seen.
Sensitive content includes things like the title of a song you downloaded, who
sent you an email, or the details of a calendar event.
• App Notifications. Modify the notification settings individually for apps such as
Gmail. The setting under When device is locked will always take precedence over
the setting for an individual app.
• Notification access. See which apps can access your notifications.
When a notification arrives, its icon appears at the top of the screen. Icons for
pending notifications appear on the left, and system icons showing things like the
Wi-Fi signal, mobile carrier signal, or battery strength are on the right:
Certain notifications can be expanded to show more information, such as email
previews or calendar events. The one at the top is always expanded when possible.
To expand a notification, position one finger inside it and swipe down slowly.
To open the related app, touch the notification icon on the left. Some notifications
also allow you to take specific actions by touching icons within the notification. For
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example, Calendar notifications allow you to Snooze (remind you later) or send email
to other guests.
When you’re finished with a notification, swipe it away. To dismiss all notifications,
touch Dismiss at the very bottom of the notifications list.
Manage accounts on your device
Add an account
1. Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts. Touch “Add account.”
2. Touch the type of account you want to add. You may be able to choose from
choices like “Google,” “Personal (IMAP),” or “Personal (POP3).” If you’re not sure
whether to choose IMAP or POP3, try IMAP first. Many email services use IMAP.
i. Choose “Google” if you want to add your Google Account. When you sign in
with a Google Account, all the email, con¬tacts, calendar events, and other data
associated with that account are automatically synced with your device.
ii. Follow the on-screen instructions to add the account.
To change the settings of any of the accounts you added, follow these steps:
1. Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts.
2. Select your account. If you’re using a Google Account, touch Google and then
your account.
Remove an account
To remove an account from your device, follow these steps:
1. Check to see if the account you want to remove is the account you used to set up
your device.
• If it’s not, go to step 2 and follow the instructions.
• If it is, reset your device to its factory settings instead of following the steps
below. This erases all of the data from your device and you’ll need a Google
Account to set up your device again.
2. Open the Settings menu on your device.
3. Under “Accounts,” touch the name of the account you want to remove. If you’re
using a Google Account, touch Google and then the account.
• When you sign out of your Google Account, all the email, contacts, Calendar
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events, and other data associated with that account will no longer automatically
sync with your device.
4. Touch Menu in the top right corner of the screen.
5. Touch Remove account.
Security
1. Go to Settings > Personal > Security > Screen lock.
2. Touch the type of lock you’d like to use.
Even when your screen is locked, you can perform certain activities.
• Quick Settings: Slide down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings
without entering your password.
• Camera: Slide from right to left to open the Camera.
• Access Dialer: Slide from left to right to make a phone call. (First you have to
enter your password.)
• Emergency Calls: Slide from left to right to make an emergency phone call
without having to enter your password.
Printing
With Android 5.1, Lollipop, you can preview and print the content of certain screens
to a printer on the same Wi-Fi network as your Android device.
Before you can print, you need a printing service installed on your device. To check
what services are currently available, go to Settings > System > Printing.
From here, you can open each available service to turn it on or off, check which
printers it makes available, add new printers, and adjust the service’s settings.
1. Touch Menu > Print.
2. In the dialog that appears, adjust settings such as printer, copies, orientation,
and so on.
3. Touch Print.
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File storage
To attach an image to an email you’re composing, touch the Paper Clip in the top
right and choose to either Attach file or Insert from Drive to select stored images in
your Drive folder.
From here, you can view any of these sources:
• Recent shows you the photos or videos you’ve taken or opened most recently.
• Drive lets you attach any files stored in Google Drive™.
• Images displays any photos, videos, or other images on your device.
• Downloads includes most files (excluding Play content) you’ve downloaded from
emails or the Web
• Photos lets you browse all the images and videos that are on your device or have
been uploaded to your Google account.
Use the Downloads app to view, reopen, or delete files you download from Gmail or
other sources (excluding Google Play books, videos, magazines, and other media.)
In the Downloads app:
• Touch an item to open it.
• In your list of downloads, touch & hold an item to select it. Touch Share and
choose a sharing method from the list. Touch to delete.
Google Play streams purchases and rentals via the Internet. So the purchases and
rentals don’t always occupy storage space when you play them. Although you can
download content in Google Play apps to access offline, Google Play content never
appears in Downloads.
Screenshots
1. Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the screen.
2. Press the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously.
The screenshot is automatically saved in your Photos.
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Use the keyboard
To select a keyboard language other than English, go to Settings, Personal >
Language & input.
Enter & edit text
Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text.
Basic editing
Select text
Touch and hold or double-tap within the text.
The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs to
change the selection.
Delete text
Touch the Delete key to delete the characters before the cursor or selected
text.
Type capital letters
To switch to capital letters for one letter, touch the Shift key once.
You can also touch and hold the Shift key while you type or you can touch the
Shift key and slide to another key.
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When you release the key, the lowercase letters reappear.
Turn caps lock on
Double-tap or touch and hold the Shift key so that it changes to. Touch the
Shift key again to return to lowercase.
Change word capitalization
If you want to quickly change the capitalization of a word you’ve already typed, you
can select it and touch the Shift key.
You’ll have the option to select the capitalized word or the word in all capital letters.
Type a symbol or character
To switch to symbol keys for one word, touch the symbol key once.
You can also touch and hold the symbol key
while you type or you can touch the symbol key and slide to another
key. When you release the key, the letter keys reappear.
View more symbols and characters
Touch and hold symbols or characters to get accented characters or additional
symbols.
Cut, copy, paste
Select the text you want to cut or copy. Then touch the Cut button or Copy
button . To paste, touch the space where you want to paste your text and then
touch Paste. If you want to replace other text with the text you copied, highlight the
text, then touch the Paste button .
Emoji
Use Google Keyboard to choose from a variety of small, colorful images used to
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express emotion (known as emoji) to add some fun to your messages.
Use next-word suggestions
1. Touch the location where you want to input text
2. Start typing out a word. When the word you want is displayed in a list above the
keyboard, touch it.
3. Continue to touch words unless the one you want doesn’t appear. If so, type it.
Android continues to suggest words as you type.
To change your keyboard and input methods, go to Settings > Personal >
Language & input.
To turn next-word suggestions on or off, go to Settings > Personal > Language &
input > Keyboard & input methods > Google Keyboard > Text correction >
Next-word suggestions.
Gesture typing
To input a word using Gesture Typing:
1. Touch the location where you want to type to open the keyboard.
2. Slide your finger slowly across the letters of the word you want to input.
3. Release your finger when the word you want is displayed in the floating preview
or the middle of the suggestion strip. To select one of the other words in the
suggestion strip, touch it.
If the word you want isn’t shown while using Gesture Typing, you can type it out
manually. If you gesture a word and want to change it, touch the word to see other
choices in the suggestion strip.
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If there are letters you want to emphasize, like repeated letters, such as the “e” in
sleep, pause over the “e” slightly longer before moving on to the next letter.
Use Gesture Typing without the space bar
When you use Gesture Typing, there’s no need to use the space bar — just continue
to slide your finger across the letters you want to input, then lift your finger to start
the next word.
To change Gesture Typing settings, go to Settings > Language & input >
Keyboard & input methods > Google Keyboard> Gesture Typing.
Keyboard dictionaries
To manage keyboard dictionaries, go to Settings > Personal > Language &
input.
Personal dictionary
You can add your own words to your personal dictionary so that your device
remembers them. To add a word or phrase, including an optional shortcut, go to
Settings > Personal > Language & input > Google Keyboard > Text Correction >
Personal dictionary and the language of the dictionary you want to modify, then
choose Add and type in the word. When you use the optional shortcut when typing,
your word or phrase appears as an option in the suggested words above the
keyboard.
Add-on dictionaries
1. Go to Settings > Personal > Language & input > Google Keyboard > Text
Correction > Add-on dictionaries.
2. You’ll see dictionaries for other languages that you can download to your device.
3. Touch the dictionary you want, then Install.
Type by speaking
You can speak to enter text in most places where you can enter text with the
onscreen keyboard.
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1. Touch a text field, or a location in the text you’ve already entered in a text field.
2. Touch the Microphone key on the onscreen keyboard.
3. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.
In some languages, you can also enter punctuation by speaking it, like “comma,”
“period,” “question mark,” “exclamation mark,” or “exclamation point.” Supported
languages include English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Russian.
To change your speech settings, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input.
Try Some apps
All apps
This is where you can see all your apps, including those that come with your phone
and those you downloaded on Google Play. You can move app icons to any of your
Home screens.
From All Apps, you can:
• Move between screens. Swipe left or right.
• Open an app. Touch its icon.
• Place an app icon on a Home screen. Touch & hold the app icon, slide your finger,
and lift your finger to drop the icon into your desired Home screen.
• Browse widgets. Touch the Widgets tab at the top of any All Apps screen.
• Get more apps. Touch Google Play in the list of app icons.
To remove an app icon from the Home screen without removing it permanently from
your device, touch & hold it, slide your finger toward the top of the screen, and drop
the app over Remove.
To view info about an app from an All Apps screen, touch & hold it, slide your finger
toward the top of the screen, and drop the app over App Info.
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Gmail
Use the Gmail app to read and write email from any mobile device. To open it, touch
Gmail on a Home or All Apps screen.
You can use your Gmail account to sign in to all Google Apps™ and services,
including these and many more:
• Google Now, for getting the information you need at just the right time
• Calendar
• People, for keeping track of your contacts
• Google Drive, for working with documents
While you’re reading a message:
• Touch the icons along the top of the screen to archive, throw away, and mark as
read. Touch to mark a message as unread. Look under the Menu to
move, change labels, mute, print and do other actions to the email.
• Swipe left or right to read the previous or next conversation.
Organize your conversations: From the Inbox, touch & hold a conversation to select
it. Then use the icons and menu along the top of the screen to manage the selected
messages.
To change your settings, add an account, or get help, touch the menu icon or
button.
No matter where you are in Gmail, you can always get back to the Inbox by touching
the Back button at the top of the screen.
From the Inbox, touch Menu to open the drawer that reveals available accounts,
labels, and so on.
To add a non-Gmail email account to Gmail:
1. Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts > Add account.
2. Touch the type of account you want to add. You may be able to choose from
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choices like “Google,” “Personal,” or “Work.”
3. Choose “Google” if you want to add your Google Account. When you sign in with
a Google Account, all the email, contacts, Calendar events, and other data
associated with that account are automatically synced with your device.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to add the account.
To change the settings of any of the accounts you added, follow these steps:
1. Open the Settings menu on your device.
2. Under “Personal,” touch “Accounts” and select your account. If you’re using a
Google account, touch Google and then your account.
Google Play
1. Open the Google Play app.
2. Touch Menu at the top left.
From here, you can view the current account or switch to another, view your
purchased apps, check your wish list, and so on.
To set preferences, clear your search history, and turn on user controls, go to
Menu > Settings. For example, to filter apps based on maturity level or require a PIN
for purchases, touch Content filtering or Require authentication for purchases.
To find your content, open any of the Google Play apps from the All Apps screen
and touch Menu.
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Camera
To open Camera:
• From the the lock screen, swipe from right to left.
• From the Home screen, touch Camera.
The first time you open Camera, you may be asked if you want it to remember photo
locations. This allows you, for example, to pinpoint the location of a particular photo
with Google Maps™.
When you open Camera, you can choose from five different camera modes. To see
the modes, swipe left to right.
The Camera icon indicates Camera mode. To take a picture:
1. Frame your subject and watch for the focus ring. To focus on a different part of
the image, touch it. To zoom in, pinch two fingers outwards. To zoom out, pinch
two fingers inwards.
2. When the focus ring brackets disappear, touch the shutter button, which is the
camera button.
3. To see the image you just took, swipe from right to left. To see stored photos,
touch Photos in the top right. When viewing stored photos, touch to
share, Edit to modify photos and to delete.
Keep swiping to see other images in Photos.
To change to a different mode, swipe left to right to show the list of camera modes:
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Camera
Touch Camera to take regular pictures.
Video
To start recording a video, touch the video button. Touch it again to stop.
To change settings for each mode such as flash, exposure, and so on, touch the circle
with the three dots at the bottom right of the framed image.
Photos
To open Photos from the:
• Camera app. Swipe from right to left.
• All Apps screen. Touch Photos.
When you’re signed into your device with your Google Account, the Photos app
makes it easy to auto-backup all the photos and videos you take, organize them, and
share with friends.
You can also browse, search, crop, edit, and tag photos, and create albums and
movies.
Touch Menu to:
• Switch to or from Google+™.
• Organize and edit your photos and videos.
• Create and browse albums.
• Explore Auto Awesome animations, panoramas, or merged group shots created
for you automatically.
• Browse photos of yourself.
Contacts
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When you first turn on your device and sign into a Google Account, existing contacts
from that account are synced with your Contacts app. After that, your contacts stay
in sync automatically on your different devices or a Web browser.
If you use Exchange, you can also sync that contact information with Contacts.
All your Contacts information is available from Gmail, Google Talk, and other apps.
As you add contacts from different sources, they’re synced automatically across all
the places you need them.
When you open the Contacts app, you can:
• View all contacts or favorites. Choose from the top of the screen.
• Add a contact. Touch Add Contact.
• Read details. Touch a name to see details for a contact or group.
• Share the contact or place a frequently used contact on the Home screen. Touch
Menu.
• Edit details. While viewing a contact, touch Edit at the top of the screen to
edit the contact’s information.
• Change your settings. While viewing the main list screen, touch Menu to
import or export contacts, choose display options and add or edit accounts.
Messenger
To read and respond to messages, follow these steps:
1. When you receive a new message, you’ll get a notification on your device and a
new message icon will appear in your notification panel.
2. To open and read the message, touch the new message notification in the
notifications panel.
3. To respond to a message, touch the Send message box and type your message.
4. To send, touch Send.
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To create and send a text message, follow these steps:
1. Go to All Apps and touch Messenger.
2. In the main Messenger screen, touch .
3. Enter a name from your contacts or a mobile phone number in the To field. To
send a group text message, touch the group icon in the To field and touch
additional contacts or enter additional mobile phone numbers. .
• Below the To field, you can choose from your frequent contacts by touching
Frequents or your list of contacts by touching All contacts.
• If you’re sending a group message, make sure you turn on group messaging in
Messenger setting.
• If you choose to enter a name or mobile number in the To field, matching
contacts appear as you type, if any exist among your contacts. You can touch a
suggested recipient or continue entering the phone number.
4. To write your message, touch the Send message box and type your message.
Learn more about using Google Keyboard and emoji.
5. If you touch the Back button while composing a message, it’s saved as a
draft in Messenger. Touch the conversation to resume composing it.
6. To send, touch Send.
You can manage your messages, conversations, notifications, and contacts right from
Messenger home screen. You can also change your sound, notification, and other
settings.
Delete messages
1. Open a conversation in Messenger.
2. Touch and hold the message you wish to delete.
3. When the “Message options” box appears, touch Delete.
Delete conversations
While viewing your list of conversations in Messenger, touch and hold a
conversation to select it.
To delete the conversation, touch Trash in the top right corner of the screen.
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• Archive. Touch Archive to store the conversation.
• Delete. Touch to delete the conversation from the Messenger app.
• Turn notifications on or off. Touch Notification to turn notifications on or
off for the conversation.
• Add contact. Touch Add contact to add the conversation’s contact to your
list of contacts.
Hangouts
With Hangouts, you can make video calls to anyone with a Google Account. You can
share photos and your location with others.
Calendar
As you edit events, they’re synced automatically across all the places you need them.
To change the Calendar view, touch the Menu and choose Schedule, Day, or
Week from the top of the screen.
From any of these views, you can:
• Read or edit event details. Touch an event to view its details.
• Manage events and calendars. Touch icons across the top of the screen or the
menu to search or create events, return to today, or adjust settings.
To email everyone who is invited to an event, you have two options:
• Open the event from the Calendar app at any time and touch Email guests. You
have a list of quick responses or you can write your own.
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• When a notification of the event arrives just before the meeting starts, swipe
down the notification shade. Then swipe using one finger to expand the
notification if necessary, and touch Email guests.
Accessibility
To use the accessibility options, open Settings > System > Accessibility.
Captions: You can turn on captions for your device and specify the language, text
size, and style. For some apps, you have to turn on the captions in the app itself.
TalkBack is a screen reader from Google that comes with your Android phone. It
uses spoken feedback to describe events, such as notifications, and the results of
your actions, such as opening an app. When TalkBack is on, you have to double-tap
in order to select something. TalkBack settings let you control the nature of TalkBack
speech, feedback, and touch exploration (Explore by touch).
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