T-Mobile G2
User’s Guide
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Contents
About this guide ........................................................................................... 10
Android basics............................................................................................... 13
Inside the box............................................................................................................................ 14
Your phone.................................................................................................................................15
Front panel with keyboard opened .........................................................................15
Top panel ..............................................................................................................................16
Back panel ............................................................................................................................17
Bottom panel .................................................................................................................17
Left and right panels .......................................................................................................18
Before turning on your phone ..........................................................................................19
Back cover............................................................................................................................ 19
SIM card................................................................................................................................. 20
Storage card........................................................................................................................ 21
Battery.................................................................................................................................... 22
Starting Android for the first time.................................................................................. 26
Your Google Account ..................................................................................................... 26
Customizing your phone............................................................................................... 28
Additional accounts and settings .............................................................................28
Getting to know the Home screen ................................................................................. 29
Customizing the Home screen ......................................................................................... 32
Using the touchscreen.......................................................................................................... 35
Using the Trackpad ................................................................................................................ 37
Monitoring your phone’s status ....................................................................................... 38
Status icons.......................................................................................................................... 38
Notification icons ..............................................................................................................39
Managing notifications ......................................................................................................... 40
Entering text.............................................................................................................................. 42
Using the hardware QWERTY.................................................................................... 42
Using the onscreen keyboard..................................................................................... 44
Using your voice to enter text.................................................................................... 47
Editing text................................................................................................................................. 49
Opening and switching applications .............................................................................51
Working with menus..............................................................................................................53
Options menus ...................................................................................................................53
Context menus ...................................................................................................................54
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Searching your phone and the web............................................................................... 55
Searching and doing things by voice............................................................................ 59
Locking your phone ............................................................................................................... 61
Connecting quickly with your contacts ....................................................................... 62
Optimizing battery life.......................................................................................................... 63
Performing a hard/factory reset ..................................................................................... 65
Connecting to networks and devices................................................... 66
Connecting to mobile networks.......................................................................................67
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks ......................................................................................... 69
Connecting to Bluetooth devices ................................................................................... 72
Connecting to a computer via USB ............................................................................... 75
Connecting to virtual private networks ....................................................................... 77
Working with secure certificates..................................................................................... 79
Placing and receiving calls ....................................................................... 80
Placing and ending calls ...................................................................................................... 81
Answering or rejecting calls............................................................................................... 84
Working with the Call log.................................................................................................... 86
Calling your contacts............................................................................................................. 88
Listening to your voicemail ................................................................................................ 89
Dialing by voice........................................................................................................................90
Options during a call ............................................................................................................. 91
Managing multiple calls........................................................................................................ 93
Contacts........................................................................................................... 95
Opening your contacts......................................................................................................... 96
Adding contacts ......................................................................................................................98
Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts............................................................... 99
Adding a contact to your favorites................................................................................ 101
Searching for a contact........................................................................................................ 102
Editing contact details.......................................................................................................... 103
Communicating with your contacts .............................................................................. 106
Changing which contacts are displayed...................................................................... 108
Joining contacts....................................................................................................................... 110
Separating contact information....................................................................................... 111
Accounts.......................................................................................................... 112
Adding and removing accounts ...................................................................................... 113
Configuring account sync and display options........................................................116
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Gmail ................................................................................................................. 119
Gmail is different...................................................................................................................... 120
Opening Gmail and your Inbox ........................................................................................ 121
Reading your messages....................................................................................................... 123
Composing and sending a message.............................................................................. 126
Replying to or forwarding a message........................................................................... 128
Working with conversations in batches....................................................................... 130
Labeling a conversation....................................................................................................... 131
Starring a message.................................................................................................................132
Viewing conversations by label ....................................................................................... 133
Copying text from messages ............................................................................................134
Reporting spam........................................................................................................................ 135
Searching for messages....................................................................................................... 136
Archiving conversations ......................................................................................................137
Synchronizing your messages .......................................................................................... 138
Appending a signature to your messages.................................................................. 140
Changing Gmail settings...................................................................................................... 141
General Settings ................................................................................................................141
Notification settings ........................................................................................................ 142
Calendar........................................................................................................... 143
Viewing your calendar and events .................................................................................144
Working in Agenda view .....................................................................................................146
Working in Day view.............................................................................................................. 147
Working in Week view.......................................................................................................... 148
Working in Month view ........................................................................................................ 149
Viewing event details ............................................................................................................150
Creating an event....................................................................................................................151
Editing or deleting an event .............................................................................................. 152
Setting an event reminder ..................................................................................................153
Responding to an event reminder .................................................................................. 154
Synchronizing and displaying calendars .....................................................................155
Changing Calendar settings............................................................................................... 156
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Google Voice.................................................................................................. 157
Configuring Google Voice...................................................................................................158
Opening Google Voice and your Inbox........................................................................ 160
Reading or listening to your voicemail......................................................................... 161
Exchanging text (SMS) messages ..................................................................................163
Starring messages .................................................................................................................. 164
Viewing messages by label ................................................................................................165
Placing calls with Google Voice....................................................................................... 166
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Changing Google Voice settings..................................................................................... 167
General Settings ................................................................................................................167
Sync and notifications settings.................................................................................. 168
Google Talk..................................................................................................... 169
Signing in and opening your Friends list .....................................................................170
Chatting with friends............................................................................................................. 171
Changing and monitoring online status....................................................................... 174
Managing your Friends list ................................................................................................. 176
Changing Google Talk settings ........................................................................................178
Email.................................................................................................................. 179
Opening Email and the Accounts screen....................................................................180
Reading your messages....................................................................................................... 183
Responding to a message .................................................................................................. 184
Starring messages .................................................................................................................. 185
Working with message in batches.................................................................................. 186
Composing and sending email .........................................................................................187
Working with account folders .......................................................................................... 188
Appending a signature to your messages.................................................................. 189
Adding and editing email accounts ...............................................................................190
Changing email account settings.................................................................................... 192
Account settings ...............................................................................................................192
Incoming server settings............................................................................................... 193
Outgoing server settings .............................................................................................. 194
Messaging........................................................................................................ 195
Opening Messaging................................................................................................................ 196
Exchanging messages .......................................................................................................... 197
Changing Messaging settings ...........................................................................................201
Storage settings ................................................................................................................ 201
Text message (SMS) settings .....................................................................................201
Multimedia message (MMS) settings ...................................................................... 201
Notification settings ........................................................................................................ 202
Browser ............................................................................................................ 203
Opening Browser .................................................................................................................... 204
Navigating within a webpage ........................................................................................... 207
Navigating among webpages........................................................................................... 210
Working with multiple Browser windows................................................................... 212
Downloading files.................................................................................................................... 213
Working with bookmarks.................................................................................................... 215
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Changing Browser settings................................................................................................ 217
Page content settings..................................................................................................... 217
Privacy settings.................................................................................................................. 218
Security settings................................................................................................................219
Advanced settings............................................................................................................ 220
Maps ..................................................................................................................221
Opening Maps and viewing your location .................................................................. 222
Obtaining details about a location ................................................................................. 224
Starring a location................................................................................................................... 226
Changing map layers............................................................................................................. 228
Searching for locations and places ................................................................................ 230
Getting directions ................................................................................................................... 231
Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions.................................................... 233
Finding your friends with Google Latitude ................................................................ 241
Camera ............................................................................................................. 245
Opening Camera and taking pictures ...........................................................................246
Changing Camera settings .................................................................................................249
Camera settings.................................................................................................................250
Camcorder settings ......................................................................................................... 251
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Gallery............................................................................................................... 253
Opening Gallery and viewing your albums ................................................................ 254
Working with albums ............................................................................................................256
Working with pictures .......................................................................................................... 260
Working with videos.............................................................................................................. 264
Goggles ............................................................................................................ 266
Opening Goggles and searching with pictures ........................................................ 267
Working with your search history................................................................................... 269
YouTube........................................................................................................... 270
Opening YouTube and watching videos .....................................................................271
Changing YouTube settings .............................................................................................. 274
Music.................................................................................................................. 275
Transferring music files to your phone......................................................................... 276
Opening Music and working with your library.......................................................... 277
Playing music ............................................................................................................................ 279
Working with playlists .......................................................................................................... 282
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News & Weather...........................................................................................284
Checking the news and weather .....................................................................................285
Changing News & Weather settings.............................................................................. 288
Weather settings............................................................................................................... 288
News settings...................................................................................................................... 288
Refresh settings ................................................................................................................. 289
Clock.................................................................................................................. 290
Viewing the date, time, and other information......................................................... 291
Setting alarms ...........................................................................................................................293
Changing Clock alarm settings......................................................................................... 295
Car Home......................................................................................................... 296
Using Car Home....................................................................................................................... 297
Calculator ........................................................................................................ 299
Using the Calculator............................................................................................................... 300
Market ............................................................................................................... 301
Opening Android Market and finding applications ................................................302
Downloading and installing applications.....................................................................306
Managing your downloads .................................................................................................308
Settings ............................................................................................................ 312
Opening Settings..................................................................................................................... 313
Wireless & networks .............................................................................................................. 314
Wi-Fi settings screen ...................................................................................................... 314
Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen ...............................................................................315
Bluetooth settings screen............................................................................................. 315
VPN settings screen ........................................................................................................ 316
Mobile networks settings screen............................................................................... 316
Call settings................................................................................................................................318
Voicemail............................................................................................................................... 318
Other call settings............................................................................................................. 318
Fixed Dialing Numbers screen.................................................................................... 319
Sound settings.......................................................................................................................... 320
Display settings........................................................................................................................ 322
Location & security settings .............................................................................................. 323
Screen unlock screen ...................................................................................................... 324
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Applications settings............................................................................................................. 325
Applications settings screen .......................................................................................325
Application Info screen ..................................................................................................326
Development screen ....................................................................................................... 326
Accounts & sync settings.................................................................................................... 328
Accounts & sync settings screen .............................................................................. 328
Account screen.................................................................................................................. 329
Privacy settings........................................................................................................................ 330
SD card & phone storage settings..................................................................................331
Search settings......................................................................................................................... 332
Search settings screen ...................................................................................................332
Google search settings screen ...................................................................................332
Language & keyboard settings ........................................................................................ 333
Language & Keyboard screen .................................................................................... 333
Android keyboard settings screen........................................................................... 334
Device Keyboard settings screen .............................................................................335
Voice input & output settings ...........................................................................................336
Voice recognizer settings screen.............................................................................. 336
Text-to-Speech settings screen ................................................................................ 336
Accessibility settings............................................................................................................. 338
Date & time settings .............................................................................................................. 339
About phone.............................................................................................................................. 340
About Phone screen........................................................................................................ 340
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This guide describes how to use release 2.2 of the Android™ mobile
technology platform.
This guide does not describe the physical features of your phone (its
parts and accessories, how to replace its battery, turn it on , and so
on) or its specifications; for that information, refer to your phone’s
owner’s guide.
Chapter Describes
About this guide
“Android basics” on
page 13
“Connecting to
networks and
devices” on
page 66
“Placing and
receiving calls” on
page 80
“Contacts” on
page 95
“Accounts” on
page 112
“Gmail” on page 119 Sending and receiving messages using Gmail™ webmail
Getting to know the phone and the accessories that
come with it, starting Android the first time, signing into
your Google™ Accounts so you can take full advantage
of Google Apps™, and performing basic Android tasks.
Configuring how your phone connects to mobile and
Wi-Fi™ networks, to Bluetooth™ devices, and to a computer, and it describes how to share your phone’s mobile
data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
This chapter also describes how to secure your connections to virtual private networks (VPNs) and other networks.
Using your phone to place, receive, and manage multiple
calls.
Organizing and finding contact information for the people you know.
Adding and synchronizing email and other accounts,
including Google Accounts.
service.
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Chapter Describes
“Calendar” on
page 143
Viewing and creating events on your calendar and synchronizing them with the Google Calendar™ calendaring
service on the web.
“Google Voice” on
page 157
“Google Talk” on
page 169
Checking your voicemail and placing calls with Google
Voice.
Communicating with friends by using the Google Talk™
instant messaging service.
“Email” on page 179 Configuring your phone so you can send and receive
email via a conventional email service.
“Messaging” on
page 195
“Browser” on
Exchanging text and multimedia messages with other
phones.
Browsing the web on your phone.
page 203
“Maps” on page 221 Discovering the world with street and satellite data from
the Google Earth™ mapping service, getting directions,
finding your location, sharing your location through the
Google Latitude™ user location service, navigating with
spoken turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps Navigation, and the many other features available on your
phone in the Google Maps™ mapping service
“Camera” on
Taking and previewing photos and videos.
page 245
“Gallery” on
page 253
Viewing, sharing, and uploading your photos and videos
to the Picasa™ photo organizing software service and
the YouTube™ user-generated content website.
“Goggles” on
page 266
Using the Google Goggles™ visual search service to
search the web for information about the subjects of
photos you take or to get information about nearby
businesses.
“YouTube” on
Viewing YouTube videos.
page 270
“Music” on
Listening to music by the song, album, or playlist.
page 275
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Chapter Describes
“News & Weather”
on page 284
“Clock” on
page 290
“Calculator” on
page 299
“Market” on
page 301
“Settings” on
page 312
Checking the news and weather on your Home screen
or in detail.
Checking the time and setting alarms.
Calculating the solutions to math problems.
Finding new applications on Android Market™ downloadable applications service, purchasing paid applications with Google Checkout™ payment and billing
service, and installing them.
Opening the Settings application and its many tools for
configuring and customizing your phone.
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Android basics
When you first turn on your phone, you have the
opportunity to learn more about it and to sign into your
Google Account. Then it’s a good idea to become familiar
with the basics of your phone and how to use it—the
Home screen, the touchscreen and buttons, applications,
search, and so on.
In this section
“Inside the box” on page 14
“Your phone” on page 15
“Before turning on your phone” on page 19
“Starting Android for the first time” on page 26
“Getting to know the Home screen” on page 29
“Customizing the Home screen” on page 32
“Using the touchscreen” on page 35
“Using the Trackpad” on page 37
“Monitoring your phone’s status” on page 38
“Managing notifications” on page 40
“Entering text” on page 42
“Editing text” on page 49
“Opening and switching applications” on page 51
“Working with menus” on page 53
“Searching your phone and the web” on page 55
“Searching and doing things by voice” on page 59
“Locking your phone” on page 61
“Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62
“Optimizing battery life” on page 63
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Inside the box
You will find the following inside the box:
G T-Mobile G2™ Phone
G USB cable
G AC adapter
G 3.5mm stereo headset
G Battery
G microSD card
G Quick start guide
G Terms & Conditions
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Your phone
Front panel with keyboard opened
8
1
9
2
3
1 Hardware QWERTY
See "Using the hardware QWERTY" to learn how to use the hardware
QWERTY keyboard.
2 Menu
Press to open a list of actions that you can do on the current screen.
3 Home
• While on any application or screen, press to return to the Home
screen.
• Press and hold to open the recently-used applications window.
7
6
5
4
4 Search
Press to do a search.
5 Back
Press to go back to the previous screen, close a dialog box, options
menu, or the Notifications panel, or hide the onscreen keyboard.
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6 Trackpad
Swipe your finger over to highlight items or press to select items
onscreen.
7 Notification LED
This LED shows a:
• Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power
adapter or a
computer and the battery is fully charged.
• Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.
• Solid red light when the battery is being charged.
• Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low.
8 Earpiece
Listen to a phone call here.
9 Touch screen
Top panel
10
10 3.5mm audio jack
Connect a 3.5mm stereo headset for hands-free conversation or for
listening to music.
11 Power
• When the phone is off, press to turn on the phone.
• When the phone is on and the screen is unlocked, press to turn off
or on the phone display.
• With the screen unlocked, press and hold to open the phone
options menu that lets you turn off the phone, and switch your
phone to silent mode or airplane mode.
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Back panel
12
13
14
15
12 5.0 megapixel camera
13 Speaker
14 LED flashlight
15 Back cover
Bottom panel
16
16 Microphone
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Left and right panels
17
18
20
19
17 Volume Up
• While on a call, press to increase earpiece volume.
• While not on a call, press to increase the ringer volume.
• While watching videos, press to increase the volume.
18 Volume Down
• While on a call, press to decrease earpiece volume.
• While not on a call, press to decrease the ringer volume.
• While watching videos, press to decrease the volume.
19 USB connector
• Connect the power adapter to charge the battery.
• Connect the supplied USB cable to transfer files to your phone
from your computer.
20 Camera
• When not using the camera, press and hold to open the camera.
• When using the camera to take photos, press to take the shot.
• When using the camcorder to shoot videos, press to start recording. Press again to stop recording.
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21 Back cover lock
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Before turning on your phone
Back cover
If you need to replace or install the battery, SIM card, or storage card,
you must remove the back cover.
Removing the back cover
1 With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the
front facing down.
2 Slide down the back cover lock, and then lift the back cover to
remove it.
Back cover lock
Replacing the back cover
1 Insert and secure the tabs of the right part of the back cover into
the two openings located at the right part of the phone’s exposed
back panel.
2 Press the back cover against the phone until it is in place. The
back cover lock clicks when the back cover is in place.
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SIM card
The SIM card contains your phone number and phonebook/message
memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards.
Inserting the SIM card
1 Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."
2 If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to "Removing
the battery."
3 Locate the SIM card slot at the top of the battery compartment.
4 Insert the SIM card into the slot with its cut-off corner first and its
gold contacts facing down, and then push it in completely into the
slot.
Removing the SIM card
1 Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."
2 If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to "Removing
the battery."
3 Slide the SIM card towards the direction of the battery
compartment.
4 Slide the SIM card out from the slot using your thumb.
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If your GSM phone doesn’t have a SIM card installed, you can’t
connect to T-Mobile for voice and data services such as voice calling
and sending SMS/MMS messages. But you can connect to a Wi-Fi
network to sign into your Google Account and to use all other
features of your phone.
Storage card
Store your pictures, music, and applications in the microSD card that
came with your phone.
Inserting the storage card
1 Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."
2 If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to "Removing
the battery."
3 Slide down the storage card holder towards the edge of the
battery compartment, and then flip it to open.
4 Insert the storage card with its gold contacts facing the
connectors on the storage card slot, and then slide the storage
card completely into the holder.
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5 Close the storage card holder, and then slide it up to lock it in
place.
Removing the storage card
1 Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."
2 If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to "Removing
the battery."
3 Slide down the storage card holder towards the edge of the
battery compartment, and then flip it to open.
4 Pull out the storage card, and then close the storage card holder.
Battery
Your phone uses a rechargeable battery. Please use only original
batteries and accessories that came with your phone or
replacements that we recommend.
How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on
how you use your phone. Among these are the phone features and
accessories you use (for example, leaving your Bluetooth connection
always on uses more power). Long phone calls and frequent web
browsing use up much battery. Also, consider your location: poor
signal strength from your mobile network and extreme temperature
make the battery work harder.
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Inserting the battery
1 Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."
2 Insert the contacts side of the battery first and then gently push
the battery into place.
Removing the battery
1 Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover."
2 Lift out the battery from the notch at the top of the battery
compartment.
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Charging the battery
The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on
and start using your phone, it is recommended that you charge the
battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/
discharge cycles.
1 Connect the smaller plug of the USB cable to the sync connector
on your phone.
2 Connect the other plug of the USB cable to the USB port of the
AC adapter.
3 Plug in the AC adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the
battery.
As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid
red light when the battery is being charged. The light turns to solid
green when the phone is fully charged.
When you charge the battery while the phone is on, the charging
battery icon ( ) is displayed in the status bar of the Home screen.
After the battery has been fully charged, a full battery icon ( ) will
be displayed in the status bar of the Home screen.
Important
G Only the AC adapter and USB sync cable provided with your phone must
be used to charge the battery
G Do not remove the battery from the phone while you are charging it using
the AC or car adapter.
G As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.
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Turning on your phone
S Press the Power button.
Important
When you turn on the phone for the first time, you will be prompted to set
up your phone. For more information on how to set up your phone for the
first time, see "Starting Android for the first time."
Entering your PIN
Your SIM card is preset with a PIN (personal identification number),
you will be prompted to enter the PIN to proceed. Enter the SIM PIN,
then tap OK.
To learn how to enable or disable the SIM PIN, see “Location &
security settings” on page 323.
Important If you enter the wrong PIN three times, the SIM card is blocked. If this hap-
pens, you can unblock it with the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) obtained from
T-Mobile.
Turning off your phone
If you do not need to use your phone, you can turn the power off to
save battery life.
1 If the display is off, press the Power button to turn the display
back on.
2 Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. See “To wake
up the phone” on page 30 to learn how to unlock the screen.
3 Press and hold the Power button for a few seconds.
4 When the Phone options options menu appears, tap Power off.
5 Tap OK when prompted to turn off the phone.
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Starting Android for the first time
The first time you power on your phone (after setting it up, as
described in the previous section), you’re introduced to the latest
features of your phone. Touch Next to proceed.
Your Google Account
You must sign into a Google Account to use Gmail, Google Talk,
Google Calendar, and other Google Apps; to download applications
from Android Market; to back up your settings to Google servers; and
to take advantage of other Google services on your phone.
If you don’t sign into a Google Account during setup, you are
prompted to sign in or to create a Google Account the first time you
start an application that requires one, such as Gmail or Android
Market.
Important If you want to restore your settings to this phone from another phone that
was running Android release 2.0 or later, you must sign into your Google
Account now, during setup. If you wait until after setup is complete, your settings are not restored.
If you don’t have a Google Account, touch Google Account in the
Customize your phone screen, and then tap Next > Sign in.
Touch to open the onscreen
keyboard, to enter your Google
Account username.
Touch to enter your password.
When you’re finished, press the
phone’s Back button to close
the onscreen keyboard, so you
can touch the Sign in button at
the bottom of the screen.
When you sign in, you’re prompted to enter your username and
password, using the onscreen keyboard.
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For information about navigating the touchscreen and entering text,
see “Using the touchscreen” on page 35 and “Using the onscreen
keyboard” on page 44.
If you have an enterprise Gmail account through your company or
other organization, your IT department may have special instructions
on how to sign into that account.
When you sign in, your contacts, Gmail messages, Calendar events,
and other information from these applications and services on the
web are synchronized with your phone.
If you have a Google Account but have forgotten your password, you
must reset it before you can sign in. On your computer, go to http://
www.google.com, click Sign In, click “Can’t access your account?” in
the sign-in box, and then follow the instructions for resetting your
password.
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Customizing your phone
After setting up your Google Account, you can touch Finish setup or
press Back to return to the Customize your phone screen and set
up Google Voice, Quick Keys, or add a POP3/IMAP email account.
Touch Next when you’re done setting these up.
You can then choose whether to take advantage of Google’s location
service, which provides applications with your approximate location
without using GPS, and whether to use your location for Google
search results and other Google services. For information about
changing these settings later, see “Location & security settings” on
page 323 and “Privacy settings” on page 324. Touch Next to proceed.
Touch any of the options and then touch Home to display the Home
screen. You can set these settings and applications later by touching
Setup on the Launcher screen.
Additional accounts and settings
After setup, you can add Google, Facebook, conventional email, and
other kinds of accounts to your phone, and sync some or all of their
data, as described in “Accounts” on page 112. However, only the first
Google Account you sign into is backed up to Google servers. Some
applications that only work with a single account display data only
from the first account that you sign into.
You can choose to back up some of your data, such as your
bookmarks, your user dictionary, your Wi-Fi passwords, and many
other settings, to your Google Account, on Google servers. Some
third-party applications may also take advantage of this feature. That
way, when you need to replace your phone (when you upgrade or
replace a lost phone), your data and settings are restored to your
new phone when you first sign in. For information about changing
this setting later, see “Privacy settings” on page 324.
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Getting to know the Home screen
After setting up Android for the first time, the Home screen opens.
The Home screen is your starting point to access all the features on
your phone. It displays application icons, widgets, shortcuts, and
other features. You can customize the Home screen with different
wallpaper and display the items you want. See “Connecting quickly
with your contacts” on page 62.
The Status bar shows the time,
signal strength, battery status,
and other information. It also
displays notification icons.
Widgets are applications
that you can use directly
on the Home screen.
Touch items on the Home screen to
open them. Touch & hold an empty
spot to add a shortcut to an
application, a widget, and so on.
Touch the Launcher icon to
open the Launcher and view
all your applications.
At the top of the screen, the Status bar displays the time, information
about the status of your phone, and icons for notifications that
you’ve received. To learn more, see “Monitoring your phone’s status”
on page 38 and “Managing notifications” on page 40.
Touch the Launcher icon at the bottom of the screen to view all
installed applications. See “Opening and switching applications” on
page 51.
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To wake up the phone
If you don’t use the phone for a while, the Home screen or other
screen you are viewing, is replaced with the lock screen and then the
screen darkens, to conserve the battery.
1 Press the Power button.
If you’ve locked your screen, you must draw an unlock pattern or
enter a PIN or password to unlock it. See “Locking your phone” on
page 61.
If you haven’t locked your screen, this lock screen appears.
2 Drag the lock icon to the right.
The last screen you were working on opens.
To return to the Home screen
S Press the Home button at any time, in any application.
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To view other parts of the Home screen
S Slide your finger left or right across the Home screen.
The six extensions to the Home screen provide more space for
widgets, shortcuts, and other items. For more on sliding, see
“Using the touchscreen” on page 35.
Small dots at the lower left and right indicate which screen you’re
viewing.
S Touch & hold the small dots on the lower left or right of the screen
to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions, which
you can touch to open.
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Customizing the Home screen
You can add application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to
any part of the Home screen. You can also change the wallpaper.
For an introduction to the Home screen, see “Getting to know the
Home screen” on page 29.
To add an item to the Home screen
1 Open the Home screen where you want to add the item.
For an introduction to working with the Home screen, including
how to switch Home screens, see “Getting to know the Home
screen” on page 29.
2 Press Menu and touch Add.
Or just touch & hold an empty location on the Home screen.
If there are no empty spots on the Home screen, Add is dimmed;
you must delete or move an item before you can add another
item, or switch to another Home screen.
3 In the menu that opens, touch the type of item to add.
You can add the following types of items to the Home screen.
Shortcuts
Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked webpage, a favorite
contact, a destination in Maps, a Gmail label, a music playlist, and
many other items. The shortcuts available depend on the
applications you have installed.
Widgets
Add any of a variety of miniature applications (widgets) to your
Home screen, including a clock, a music player, a picture frame, the
Google search bar, a power manager, a calendar that shows
upcoming appointments, and a News & Weather widget. You can
also download widgets from Android Market.
Folders
Add a folder where you can organize Home screen items, or folders
that contain all your contacts, contacts with phone numbers, or
starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up to date
automatically.
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To move an item on the Home screen
1 Touch & hold the item you want to move, until it vibrates.
Don’t lift your finger.
2 Drag the item to a new location on the screen.
Pause at the edge of the screen to drag the item onto another
Home screen pane.
3 When the item is where you want it, lift your finger.
To remove an item from the Home screen
1 Touch & hold the item you want to remove, until it vibrates.
Don’t lift your finger.
The Launcher icon changes to a Trash Can icon.
2 Drag the item to the Trash Can icon.
3 When the icon turns red, lift your finger.
To change the Home screen wallpaper
1 Press Menu and touch Wallpaper.
You can also touch & hold an empty area of the Home screen and
in the menu that opens, touch Wallpapers.
2 Touch Gallery, Live wallpaper, or Wallpapers.
Touch Gallery to use a picture that you have captured using the
camera or copied to your phone as a wallpaper. You can crop the
picture before setting it as a wallpaper. Working with pictures is
described in “Gallery” on page 253.
Touch Live wallpaper to open a scrolling list of animated
wallpapers installed on your phone. Some live wallpapers change
according to the time of day, in response to touching the screen,
tell the time, or offer other information. Some live wallpapers have
a Settings button.
Touch Wallpapers to open a screen where you can sample the
wallpaper images that come with the phone. Slide the miniature
images left and right to view the samples. Touch a sample to view
a larger version.
3 Touch Save or Set wallpaper.
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To rename a folder
1 Touch the folder to open it.
2 Touch & hold the folder window’s title bar.
3 Enter a new name in the dialog that appears.
4 Touch OK.
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Using the touchscreen
The main way to control Android features is by using your finger to
manipulate icons, buttons, menu items, the onscreen keyboard, and
other items on the touchscreen. You can also change the screen’s
orientation.
Touch
To act on items on the screen, such as application and settings icons,
to type letters and symbols using the onscreen keyboard, or to press
onscreen buttons, you simply touch them with your finger.
Touch & hold
Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your
finger until an action occurs. For example, to open a menu for
customizing the Home screen, you touch an empty area on the Home
screen until the menu opens.
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 drag items on the Home screen to reposition them, as
described in “Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62,
and you drag to open the Notifications panel, as described in
“Managing notifications” on page 40.
Swipe or slide
To swipe or slide, you quickly move your finger across the surface of
the screen, without pausing when you first touch it (so you don’t
drag an item instead). For example, you slide the screen up or down
to scroll a list, and in some Calendar views you swipe quickly across
the screen to change the range of time visible.
Double-tap
Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other screen to zoom. For
example, you double-tap a section of a webpage in Browser to zoom
that section to fit the width of the screen. You can also double-tap to
control the Camera zoom, in Maps, and in other applications. Doubletapping after pinching to zoom in some applications, such as
Browser, reflows a column of text to fit the width of the screen.
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Pinch
In some applications (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you can
zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once and
pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to
zoom in).
Rotate the screen
On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the
phone as you turn it from upright to its side and back again. You can
turn this feature on and off, as described in “Display settings” on
page 322.
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Using the Trackpad
Some actions are easier using the Trackpad than your finger, such as:
G Opening an event in a crowded calendar
G Selecting a link or form field on a web page
G Selecting text to edit
To use the Trackpad
S Swipe your finger over the Trackpad to select items on the screen.
.
S Press the Trackpad to select the item.
S Press and hold the Trackpad to open an options menu for the
selected item, if any.
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Monitoring your phone’s status
The Status bar appears at the top of every screen. It displays icons
indicating that you’ve received notifications (on the left) and icons
indicating the phone’s status (on the right), along with the current
time.
Notification icons
Status icons
If you have more notifications than can fit in the status bar, a plus
icon prompts you to open the Notifications panel to view them
all. See “Managing notifications” on page 40.
Status icons
The following icons indicate the status of your phone. To learn more
about the different kinds of mobile networks, see “Connecting to
networks and devices” on page 66.
Connected to GPRS mobile network Roaming
GPRS in use No signal
Connected to EDGE mobile network No SIM card installed
EDGE in use Vibrate mode
Connected to 3G mobile network Ringer is silenced
3G in use Phone microphone is mute
Mobile network signal strength Battery is very low
Connected to a Wi-Fi network Battery is low
Bluetooth is on Battery is partially drained
Connected to a Bluetooth device Battery is full
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Airplane mode Battery is charging
Alarm is set GPS is on
Speakerphone is on Receiving location data from
GPS
Notification icons
The following icons indicate that you’ve received a notification. See
“Managing notifications” on page 40 for information about
responding to these notifications. In addition to these icons,
applications you install on your phone may use their own notification
icons.
New Gmail message More notifications not displayed
New text or multimedia message Call in progress
Problem with text or multimedia
message delivery
New Google Talk message Missed call
New voicemail Call on hold
Upcoming event Call forwarding is on
Data is syncing Song is playing
Problem with sign-in or sync Uploading data
SD card is full Downloading data
An open Wi-Fi network is available Download finished
Phone is connected via USB cable Connected to VPN
Application update available Disconnected from VPN
New Google Voice mail or text
message
System update available
Call in progress using a
Bluetooth headset
Carrier data use threshold
approaching or exceeded
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Managing notifications
Notification icons report the arrival of new messages, calendar
events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when call
forwarding is on or the current call status.
When you receive a notification, its icon appears in the Status bar,
along with a summary that appears only briefly. For a table of
notification icons, see “Notification icons” on page 39.
Depending on your settings, you may also hear a notification sound,
the phone may vibrate, and the LED may blink. These settings and
adjusting sound volume and other general notifications settings is
described in “Sound settings” on page 320.
You can open the Notifications panel to view a list of all your
notifications.
Applications whose activities produce notifications, such as Gmail
and Google Talk, have their own settings, which you can use to
configure whether and how they send notifications, whether they
sound a ringtone, vibrate, and so on. See the sections on those
applications for details.
To open the Notifications panel
S Drag the Status bar down from the top of the screen.
On the Home screen, you can also press Menu and touch
Notifications.
The Notifications panel displays your wireless provider and a list of
your current notifications. Notifications about ongoing activities
are listed first, followed by Notifications about events, such as new
mail notifications or Calendar reminders.
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Touch a notification to open it in
its application.
To respond to a notification
1 Open the Notifications panel.
Your current notifications are listed in the panel, each with a brief
description.
2 Touch a notification to respond to it.
The Notifications panel closes. What happens next depends on
the notification. For example, new voicemail notifications dial your
voicemail box, and network disconnect notifications open the list
of configured networks so you can reconnect.
To clear all notifications
1 Open the Notifications panel.
2 Touch Clear at the top right of the panel.
All event-based notifications are cleared; ongoing notifications
remain in the list.
To close the Notifications panel
S Drag the tab at the bottom of the Notifications panel to the top of
the screen. Or just press the Back button.
The panel also closes when you touch a notification to respond to
it.
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Entering text
Using the hardware QWERTY
Hold your phone sideways, with the control buttons on the right, and
then push the display up to reveal the hardware QWERTY. When you
open the hardware QWERTY your display will always be in landscape
and you will not be able to use the onscreen keyboard.
Warning! The ribbon (flexible printed circuit) above the top left keys of the hardware
QWERTY is sensitive. Please don’t touch it.
1
2
3
4
1 Menu key
Instead of pressing the Menu button, press this key to open the available menu options for the current screen.
2 ALT key
• Press once to type the character shown in color on some of the
keys. For example, if you need to type the dollar sign ($), press the
ALT key and then press the D key (ALT, D).
• Press twice to lock the ALT key and type a series of characters. The
cursor shape changes while the key is locked: . Unlock the
ALT key by pressing it once again.
3 Shift key
• Press once and then press a letter key to type that letter in uppercase. On number or symbol keys, pressing the Shift key causes the
special character to appear.
• Lock the Shift key to type a series of characters by pressing Shift
twice. The cursor shape changes while the key is locked: .
Unlock the Shift key by pressing it once again.
44
5
2
3
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4 Quick keys
These are keys that let you quickly open applications, access phone
settings, and other items such as bookmarks. To know how to use
the Quick keys, see "Using the Quick keys."
5 Search
Press to open the search box and type anything you want to search.
Press the Enter key to begin the search.
Using the Quick keys
Assigning the Quick keys
You can assign the Quick keys to open an application, a phone
setting, or an item on your phone.
1 Press Home , press Menu, then touch Settings > Quick keys.
2 Touch the Quick key (left, middle, or right) you want, and then do
any of the following:
G Touch an item on the list (such as Direct dial or Music playlist)
and then follow the screen instructions.
G Scroll up the screen, touch Application or Settings, and then
touch the application or setting that you want to open every
time you press the selected Quick key.
3 Open the hardware QWERTY and then press any of the Quick
keys you’ve assigned. The application or item should open.
Changing the Quick key assignment
You can replace or remove the application, setting or item that
you’ve previously assigned to a Quick key.
1 Press Home , press Menu, then touch Settings > Quick keys.
2 Touch the Quick key that you want to change, and then tap:
G Replace assignment to assign the Quick key to another applica-
tion, setting or item. See "Assigning the Quick keys."
G Unassign key to remove the application, setting or item
assigned to the Quick key.
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Using the onscreen keyboard
When you close the hardware QWERTY, you can still enter text using
the onscreen keyboard. Some applications open the onscreen
keyboard automatically. In others, you touch a text field where you
want to enter text to open the onscreen keyboard.
You can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing. See “Using
your voice to enter text” on page 47.
Touch the keys to enter text.
Touch once to capitalize the
next letter you type. Touch &
hold for all caps.
To enter text
1 Touch a text field. The onscreen keyboard opens.
You can also use the Trackpad to select a text field and then press
the Trackpad to open the onscreen keyboard.
2 Touch the keys on the keyboard to type.
3 Touch the Delete key to erase characters to the left of the
cursor. Tap and hold to erase a word to the left of the cursor.
4 When you’re finished typing, press Back to close the keyboard.
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To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters
S Touch & hold a vowel or the C, N, or S key to open a small window
where you can touch an accented vowel or other alternate letter.
Touch to enter the accented
character or symbols.
Touch to close the window.
S Press the Symbols key to switch to the numbers and symbols
keyboard.
Touch & hold a number or
symbol key to open a window
of additional symbols.
Touch to display
additional symbols.
Touch to return to
the letter keyboard.
To enter words using Swype
Instead of tapping the keys on the Swype keyboard, you can use
Swype® to type words. Swype lets you slide your finger on the
onscreen keyboard to enter words.
1 Touch a text field. The onscreen keyboard opens.
2 Touch the first letter of the word you want to enter, and then slide
your finger to the next letters of the word. When you have finished
sliding to all the letters, lift your finger from the screen.
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For example, if you want to type “The”, put your finger on the “T”
key, and then slide your finger to the “h” and “e” keys.
Learn more about Swype by touching & holding .
If you want to change the Swype settings, press Home , press
Menu, and then touch Settings > Language & keyboard > Swype.
To change the onscreen keyboard orientation
1 Touch a text field. The onscreen keyboard opens.
2 Turn the phone sideways or upright.
The keyboard is redrawn to take best advantage of the new phone
orientation. Many people find the larger horizontal onscreen
keyboard easier to use.
You can control whether the screen changes orientation
automatically when you turn the phone. See “Display settings” on
page 322.
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To change the keyboard language
1 Touch a text field. The onscreen keyboard opens.
2 Touch & hold the Language key (for example, if you’re using
the English language keyboard), and then tap the language that
you want to use.
Using your voice to enter text
You can use Voice Actions from Google to enter text by speaking.
Voice Actions from Google is an experimental feature that uses
Google’s speech-recognition service, so you must have a data
connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it.
To enter text by speaking
You can enter text by speaking, in most places that you can enter
text with the onscreen keyboard.
1 Touch a text field.
2 Touch the Microphone key .
The first time you use voice input, the Voice Actions window
opens to tell you how to use voice actions to search, control, and
communicate.
3 Tap “Speak now,” and then speak what you want to enter.
Text that you enter by speaking.
You can delete it, or you can
continue entering text.
Touch to enter text by speaking.
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When you pause, what you spoke is transcribed by the speechrecognition service and entered in the text field. You can press the
Delete key to erase the text.
You can edit the text that you enter by typing or speaking. See
“Editing text” on page 49.
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Editing text
You can edit the text you enter in text fields and use menu
commands to cut, copy, and paste text, within or across applications.
Some applications don’t support editing some or all of the text they
display; others may offer their own way to select text you want to
work with.
To edit text
1 Touch the text field that contains the text to edit.
2 Use the Trackpad to move the cursor to the location where you
want to add or delete text.
The cursor is a vertical bar that indicates where text you type or
paste will be inserted.
3 Press & hold the Trackpad and then tap what you would like to do
with the text. You can select, cut, or copy text.
To select text
You select text that you want to cut or copy. Selected text is
highlighted in orange.
1 Touch the text field or other portion of the screen that contains
the text to select.
2 Use the Trackpad to move the cursor to the beginning or end of
the text to select.
You can also touch in the text field to move the cursor in text.
3 Press & hold the Trackpad, or touch & hold the text field.
A menu opens with options for cutting, copying, and performing
other tasks with the text field.
4 Touch Select text.
Or touch Select all to select all the text in the text field.
5 Swipe your finger over the Trackpad to select the text you want.
6 Press & hold the Trackpad again (or touch & hold the text field) to
open a menu you can use to cut or copy your selection, select all
the text, or stop selecting text.
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To cut or copy text
1 Select the text to cut or copy.
2 Press & hold the Trackpad, or touch & hold the selected text.
3 Touch Cut or Copy in the menu that opens.
If you touch Cut, the selected text is removed from the text field.
In either case, the text is stored in a temporary area on the phone,
so that you can paste it into another text field.
To paste text
1 Copy the text to paste.
2 Touch the text field where you want to paste the text.
You can paste text that you copied from one application into a
text field in any application.
3 Use the Trackpad to move the cursor to the location where you
want to paste the text.
4 Press & hold the Trackpad, or touch & hold the text field.
5 Touch Paste in the menu that opens.
The text is inserted at the cursor. The text that you pasted also
remains in a temporary area on the phone, so you can paste that
same text in another location.
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Opening and switching applications
The Launcher, which you open from the Home screen, holds icons for
all of the applications on your phone, including any applications that
you downloaded and installed from Android Market or other sources.
When you open an application, the other applications you’ve been
using don’t stop; they keep on running: playing music, rendering
webpages, and so on. You can quickly switch among your
applications, to work with several at once. The Android operating
system and applications work together to ensure that applications
you aren’t using don’t consume resources unnecessarily, stopping
and starting them as needed. For this reason, there’s no need or
facility for quitting applications.
See “Market” on page 301 to learn how to discover and install
additional applications and games on your phone.
To open and close the Launcher
S On the Home screen, touch the Launcher icon to open it.
If you have more applications than can fit on the Launcher in one
view, you can slide the Launcher up or down to view more.
Touch an application to open it
Slide the Launcher up or down
to bring more icons into view.
Touch to close the
You can add an application icon to the Home screen by touching
& holding it on the Launcher until it vibrates and then dragging it
to a location on the Home screen.
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S Touch the Home icon on the Launcher or the Home button to
close the Launcher.
The Launcher closes automatically if you touch an icon to open its
application or if you move an icon from the Launcher to the Home
screen.
To open an application
S Touch an application's icon on the Launcher.
OR
S Touch an application’s icon on the Home screen.
To switch to a recently used application
1 Press & hold the Home button .
A small window opens, with icons of applications that you’ve used
recently.
2 Touch an icon to open its application.
Or press Back to return to the current application.
Touch an icon to open an
application you’ve used recently.
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Working with menus
There are two kinds of Android menus: options menus and context
menus.
Options menus
Options menus contain tools that apply to the activities of the
current screen or application, not to any specific item on the screen.
You open options menus by pressing the Menu button. Not all
screens have options menus; if you press Menu on a screen that has
no options menu, nothing happens.
Some screens have more options menu items than can fit in the main
menu; you touch More to open a menu of additional items.
Options menus contain items
that apply to the current screen
or to the application as a whole.
Touch to open more menu items.
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Context menus
Context menus contain tools that apply to a specific item on the
screen. You open a context menu by touching & holding an item on
the screen. Not all items have context menus. If you touch & hold an
item that has no context menu, nothing happens. You can also open
a context menu for an item by selecting it with the Trackpad and
then pressing the Trackpad.
When you touch
& hold some
items on a screen,
a context menu
opens.
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Searching your phone and the web
You can search for information on your phone and on the web using
Google search.
You can search the web by speaking instead of typing, by using
Voice Actions from Google (see “Searching and doing things by
voice” on page 59). You can also dial a phone number and control
your phone in other ways with the Voice Actions from Google, as
described in “Dialing by voice” on page 90.
To search your phone and the web
1 Press the Home button to return to the Home screen.
2 Press the Search button .
The Google search box opens.
Touch to search by voice.
Touch to change the target of
your search.
Shortcuts to previously chosen
search suggestions.
In applications such as Gmail and Contacts, the application’s own
search box opens when you press the Search button . These
search boxes are identified by the application’s own icon in the
search box. See the sections about those applications for
information about searching in them.
You can also open Google search by touching the Search widget
on the Home screen, if you have added it there. See “Connecting
quickly with your contacts” on page 62.
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Touch to search the web.
As you type, search results from
your phone, previously chosen
search results, and web search
suggestions appear. Touch a
suggestion to open it.
As you type, matching items on your phone and suggestions from
Google web search are added to the list of previously chosen
search results.
You can use the Search preferences to configure some aspects of
Google web search (for example, whether it makes suggestions
below the search box as you type), and what phone features you
want to include in searches. You can also clear the list of recently
chosen searches. See “Search settings” on page 332.
3 If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, phone
search results, or previously chosen search results, touch it in the
list.
The item opens in the appropriate application, such as Contacts or
the Browser.
4 If what you’re searching for is not in the list, touch the arrow icon
in the search box to search the web.
The Browser opens, displaying results of a Google search on the
web. For more information, see “Browser” on page 203.
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To target where you want to search
Initially, the Google search box displays the All icon , indicating
that it’s configured to search both the web and to provide
suggestions from both the web and your phone. But you can target
your searches to just the web or to just a single application’s
information on your phone.
You can configure what applications and other collections of
information you want to be able to search for on the phone; see “To
change what you can target when searching the phone” on page 58.
1 Press the Search button to open Google search.
2 Touch the icon at the left of the Google search box.
A panel opens with icons for All, for Web, and for the applications
you’ve checked in the Searchable items settings (see “To change
what you can target when searching the phone” on page 58).
Touch Web to search only the
web. Or touch an application to
target your search to just that
application’s information.
If the panel of icons does not open, you pressed the
Search button while working in an application that has its own
search feature (see the documentation for that application to
learn about searching it). To search elsewhere, return to the Home
screen and press the Search button again.
3 Touch the icon that represents where you want to search.
You can now target your searches to just that application, by
entering text. As you type, only suggestions from that application
are displayed below the search box.
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To change what you can target when searching the phone
Many applications can make some or all of their information
searchable from the Google search box. The applications whose
information is searchable are included in searches targeted at all
information, as suggestions below the box as you type. They also
make their icons available so you can target your searches just to
their information (see “To target where you want to search” on
page 57).
You can change which applications are targetable by Google search.
1 From the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings > Search >
Searchable items.
The Searchable Items screen lists the applications you can target
when searching, along with a description of information they
make searchable.
2 Check or uncheck the applications whose information you want to
be able to search.
To add a dedicated Search widget to your Home screen
You can add one or more Search widgets to your Home screen,
dedicated to searching in a particular place: just the web or a specific
application’s information on your phone. When you touch a
dedicated Search widget on your Home screen, it opens Google
search with that location targeted by default.
1 Touch & hold an empty location on a Home screen.
See “Getting to know the Home screen” on page 29 and
“Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62 for more
about your Home screens and adding widgets.
2 Touch Widgets in the Add to Home screen menu.
3 Touch Google Search in the Choose widget menu.
4 Touch the Web icon or the icon for the application you want to
dedicate the widget to targeting.
See “To target where you want to search” on page 57 and “To
change what you can target when searching the phone” on
page 58 for more about targeting searches and making
information on your phone available for searching.
The widget is added to your Home screen.
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Searching and doing things by voice
You can use Voice Actions from Google to search the web by
speaking, instead of by typing (as described in “Searching your
phone and the web” on page 55).
To search the web by voice
1 Press & hold the Search button
OR
Press the Search button and touch the Microphone icon in
the Google search box.
2 Speak the words that you want to search for.
When you’re finished speaking, Google search by voice analyzes
your speech and displays the results of your search.
If Google search by voice misunderstood you, the search box
presents a list of similar-sounding search terms.
To perform other things by voice
Voice Actions from Google lets you control your phone using your
voice and complete common tasks such as calling contacts and
businesses, sending messages, browsing the web, and listening to
music.
1 Press & hold the Search button
OR
Press the Search button and touch the Microphone icon in
the Google search box.
2 Speak the words that you want to do. Here are some examples of
voice actions that you can do:
G Call a contact: Say “Call,” followed by a name from your con-
tacts, followed by the kind of phone number (“mobile,” “work,”
and so on)—for example, “Call Mike LeBeau home.” If there is a
single match, the number is dialed automatically. See “Dialing
by voice” on page 90.
G Send a text message: Say "Send text to Mike Wilson, stuck in
traffic, be there soon."
G Send an email: Say "Send email to Dave Smith, subject: meeting
later, message: which restaurant?"
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G Set an alarm: Say "Set alarm for 8:30 am."
G Call a business name: Say "Call Adagio Hotel in San Francisco."
G Send a note to self: Say "Note to self remember the milk."
G Go to a website: Say "Go to wikipedia."
G Get directions to a destination: Say “Directions to,” followed by
an address, name, business name, type of business, or other
destination.
G Get spoken, turn-by-turn directions to a destination:
Say “Navigate to,” followed by an address, name, business
name, type of business, or other destination.
G View a location in Google Maps: Say “Map of,” followed by an
address, name, business name, type of business, or other location.
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Locking your phone
You can lock your phone so that only you can unlock it to make calls,
access your data, buy applications, and so on. You may also be
required to lock your phone by a policy set by an email or other
account you add to your phone.
See “Location & security settings” on page 323 for other ways to
protect your phone and privacy.
To lock your phone
1 On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings >
Location & security.
2 Touch Set up screen lock.
If you already have a screen lock configured, touch Change screen
lock to change how you lock your screen or to turn off screen
locking.
3 Touch Pattern, PIN, or Password.
If you touch Pattern, you’re guided to create a pattern you must
draw to unlock the screen. The first time you do this, a short
tutorial about creating an unlock pattern appears. You can press
Menu and touch Help at any time for a refresher. Then you’re
prompted to draw and redraw your own pattern.
If you touch PIN or Password, you’re prompted to set a numeric
PIN or a password you must enter to unlock your screen.
The next time you turn on your phone or wake up the screen, you
must draw your unlock pattern or enter your PIN or password to
unlock the screen.
To remove the pattern, PIN, or password lock
1 On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings >
Location & security.
2 Touch Change screen lock.
3 Draw the correct lock pattern or enter the PIN or password, and
then touch None.
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Connecting quickly with your contacts
As you build up your list of contacts on your phone, you can use
Quick Contact for Android in many applications to quickly start a
chat, email, or text message, to place a call, or to locate your
contacts. Quick Contact for Android is a special icon that you can
touch to open a bubble with options for quickly initiating a
connection to that contact.
S Identify a Quick Contact icon by its frame.
Contacts that you can access with Quick Contact are displayed
differently in different applications, but usually with a picture
frame that looks like this:
S Touch a Quick Contact icon to open a bubble with icons for all the
ways you can communicate with the contact.
If there are more icons than can fit in the bubble, drag them left
and right to view them all.
Touch an icon to start
communicating with the
contact in that application.
S Touch an icon to open its application, where you can start
communicating with your contact right away.
You can also touch an icon to edit the contact’s information in
Contacts, to view the contact’s address in Google Maps, and so
on, depending on which applications and accounts are configured
on your phone.
You can add a shortcut for a contact to your Home screen, which you
can then touch to open Quick Contact for Android for that contact.
For more information about adding shortcuts to the Home screen,
see “Customizing the Home screen” on page 32.
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Optimizing battery life
You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off
features that you don’t need. You can also monitor how applications
and system resources consume battery power.
To extend the life of your battery
S Turn off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS when you’re not using them via
the Settings. See “Wireless & networks” on page 314 and “Location
& security settings” on page 323. (The GPS receiver is only turned
on when you’re using an application that makes use of it.)
S Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout.
See “Display settings” on page 322.
S If you don’t need them, turn off automatic syncing for Gmail,
Calendar, Contacts, and other applications.
See “Configuring account sync and display options” on page 116.
S Use the Power Control widget to check and control the status of
radios, the display brightness, and syncing.
Adding widgets is described in “Connecting quickly with your
contacts” on page 62.
To check the battery charge level
S On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings > About
phone > Status.
The battery status (charging, discharging) and level (as a
percentage of fully charged) are displayed at the top of the
screen.
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To monitor and control what uses the battery
The Battery Use screen shows which applications consume the most
battery power. You can also use it to turn off applications that you’ve
downloaded, if they are consuming too much power.
S On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings > About
phone > Battery use.
The Battery Use screen lists the applications that have been using
the battery, from greatest to least battery use.
The top of the screen displays the time since you were last
connected to a charger or, if you’re currently connected to one,
how long you were running on battery power before you
connected to a charger.
Then each application or service that used battery power during
that time is displayed, in order of the amount of power they used.
S Touch an application in the Battery Use screen to learn details
about its power consumption.
Different applications offer different kinds of information. Some
applications include buttons that open screens with settings to
adjust power use.
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Performing a hard/factory reset
You can return your phone to its original state, as it was when it left
the factory. This is also called a hard reset. You might want to do this
if you are giving your phone to a friend or relative and you want to
remove all your data first, or if your phone has a persistent problem
that is not solved by powering off the phone and then powering it on
again.
A factory reset is a drastic measure. It permanently erases all your
personal data and customized settings, and also removes any
programs you have installed. Make sure that you have backed up the
information and files you want to keep.
Important If your phone hangs or freezes, we recommend that you do a “soft” reset
instead of a hard/factory reset. To perform a soft reset, remove the battery,
wait for a few seconds, and then re-install it. After re-installing the battery,
turn on the phone.
Performing a factory reset via settings
The most convenient way to do a factory reset is via the phone settings.
1 Press Home, press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Scroll down the screen, and then tap Privacy > Factory data reset.
3 On the Factory data reset screen, tap Reset phone, and then tap
Erase everything.
Performing a factory reset using phone buttons
If you cannot turn on your phone or access the phone settings, you can
still perform a factory reset by using the buttons on the phone.
1 With the phone turned off, press and hold the Volume Down
button, and then briefly press the Power button.
2 When the Android images appear on the screen, release the
Volume Down button.
3 Press Volume Down to select Clear Storage, and then press Power.
4 Press Volume Up to start the factory reset.
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Connecting to networks
and devices
Your phone can connect to a variety of networks and
devices, including mobile networks for voice and data
transmission, Wi-Fi data networks, and Bluetooth
devices, such as headsets. You can also connect your
phone to a computer to transfer files from your phone’s
SD card.
In this section
“Connecting to mobile networks” on page 67
“Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 69
“Connecting to Bluetooth devices” on page 72
“Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 75
“Connecting to virtual private networks” on page 77
“Working with secure certificates” on page 79
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Connecting to mobile networks
Your phone is configured to use the T-Mobile network for voice calls
and for transmitting data. If your phone does not connect to the
network, contact T-Mobile.
Initially, your phone is configured to use the fastest mobile network
available for data. But you can configure your phone to use only a
slower 2G network for data, to extend the life of your battery
between charges. You can also configure your phone to access a
different set of networks entirely, or to behave in special ways when
roaming.
The icons in the Status bar indicate which kind of data network
you’re connected to and the voice and data network signal strength.
Connected to the fastest 3G networks (UMTS or HSDPA)
Connected to the second-fastest network (EDGE)
Connected to a 2G network (GPRS)
The more bars are lit, the stronger the wireless signal
Connected to a T-Mobile partner network (roaming)
When you’re connected to slower networks, you may want to
postpone using your phone for data-intensive tasks until you are
connected to a faster network again, or find a Wi-Fi network to
connect to. See “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 69.
To know what network you’re using
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks > Access Point
Names.
The name of the wireless service provider you’re currently
registered with is selected in the list.
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To disable data when roaming
You can prevent your phone from transmitting data over other
carriers’ mobile networks when you leave an area that is covered by
your carrier’s networks. This is useful for controlling expenses if your
cell plan doesn’t include data roaming.
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks and uncheck
Data roaming.
With Data roaming unchecked, you can still transmit data with a
Wi-Fi connection. See “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on
page 69.
To limit your data connection to 2G networks
You can extend your battery life by limiting your data connections to
2G networks (GPRS or EDGE). When you are connected to a 2G
network, you may want to postpone activities that transmit a lot of
data, such as sending, uploading, or downloading pictures or video,
until you are connected to a faster mobile or other wireless network.
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks and check
Use only 2G networks.
To edit or create a new access point
If T-Mobile needs to change the settings of your current access point
name (APN) or if you need to create a new one, you must obtain the
APN and detailed settings from T-Mobile.
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks >
Access Point Names.
3 Touch an existing APN to edit it. Or press Menu and touch
New APN.
Enter the APN settings that you obtained from your wireless
service provider by touching each setting that you need to edit.
4 When you’re finished, press Menu, and touch Save.
5 If you’ve created a new APN, touch it in the APNs screen to
connect to it.
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Connecting to Wi-Fi networks
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet
access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi
router and your surroundings.
To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you access a wireless access point, or
“hotspot.” Some hotspots are open and you can simply connect to
them. Others are hidden or implement other security features, so you
must configure your phone so it can connect to them.
There are numerous systems for securing Wi-Fi connections,
including some that rely on secure certificates or other schemes to
ensure that only authorized users can connect. For information about
installing secure certificates, see “Working with secure certificates”
on page 79.
Turn off Wi-Fi when you’re not using it, to extend the life of your
battery.
The Status bar displays icons that indicate Wi-Fi status.
Connected to a Wi-Fi network (bars indicate connection strength)
Notification that an open Wi-Fi network is in range
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network
If you’re adding a Wi-Fi network when setting up your phone for the
first time, Wi-Fi is turned on automatically, so you can skip to step 4.
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
3 Check Wi-Fi to turn it on.
The phone scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays the
names of those it finds. Secured networks are indicated with a
Lock icon.
If the phone finds a network that you connected to previously, it
connects to it.
4 Touch a network to connect to it.
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5 If the network is open, you are prompted to confirm that you want
to connect to that network by touching Connect.
OR
If the network is secured, you’re prompted to enter a password or
other credentials. (Ask your network administrator for details.)
6 When you’re connected to a network, you can touch its name in
the Wi-Fi settings screen for details about the speed, security,
address, and related settings.
When you connect to a Wi-Fi network, the phone obtains a network
address and other information it needs from the network, using the
DHCP protocol. To configure the phone with a fixed IP address and
other advanced settings, press Menu and touch Advanced. See
“Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen” on page 315.
To receive notifications when open networks are in range
By default, when Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the Status
bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network.
1 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s off.
2 In the Wi-Fi settings screen, check Network notification.
You can uncheck this option to stop receiving notifications.
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To add a Wi-Fi network
You can add a Wi-Fi network so the phone will remember it, along
with any security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it
is in range. You must also add a Wi-Fi network to connect to it, if it
does not broadcast its name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when
you are out of range of it.
To join a secured network, you need to contact the network’s
administrator to learn what security scheme is deployed on it and to
obtain the password or other required security credentials. For more
information about installing secure certificates, see “Working with
secure certificates” on page 79.
1 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s off.
If you’re adding a Wi-Fi network when first setting up your phone,
Wi-Fi is turned on automatically.
2 In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi-Fi network (at the
bottom of the list of discovered networks).
3 Enter the SSID (name) of the network. If the network is secured,
touch the Security menu and then touch the type of security
deployed on the network.
4 Enter any required security credentials.
5 Touch Save.
The phone connects to the wireless network. Any credentials that
you entered are saved, so you are connected automatically the
next time you come within range of this network.
To forget a Wi-Fi network
You can make the phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network
that you added— for example, if you don’t want the phone to
connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use.
1 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s off.
2 In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch & hold the name of the
network.
3 Touch Forget network in the dialog that opens.
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Connecting to Bluetooth devices
Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communications technology that
devices can use to exchange information over a distance of about 8
meters. The most common Bluetooth devices are headphones for
making calls or listening to music, hands-free kits for cars, and other
portable devices, including laptops and cell phones.
There are several Bluetooth profiles that define the features and
communication standards for Bluetooth devices. For a list of the
profiles supported by your phone, check the phone specifications in
the web.
To connect to a Bluetooth device, you must turn on your phone’s
Bluetooth radio. The first time you use a new device with your phone,
you must “pair” them, so that they know how to connect securely to
each other. After that, you can simply connect to a paired device.
Turn off Bluetooth when you’re not using it, to extend the life of your
battery between charges. You may also be required to turn Bluetooth
off in some locations. Bluetooth is turned off in Airplane mode.
The Status bar displays icons that indicate Bluetooth status.
Bluetooth is on
Connected to a Bluetooth device
To turn Bluetooth on or off
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks.
3 Check or uncheck Bluetooth to turn it on or off.
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To change your phone’s Bluetooth name
Your phone has a generic Bluetooth name by default, which is visible
to other devices when you connect them. You can change the name
so that it is more recognizable.
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.
The Bluetooth settings screen opens.
3 If Bluetooth is off, check Bluetooth to turn it on.
4 Touch Bluetooth name, enter a name, and touch OK.
To pair your phone with a Bluetooth device
You must pair your phone with a device before you can connect to it.
Once you pair your phone with a device, they stay paired unless you
unpair them.
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.
3 If Bluetooth is off, check Bluetooth to turn it on.
Your phone scans for and displays the names of all available
Bluetooth devices in range.
4 If the device you want to pair with isn’t in the list, make it
discoverable.
See the documentation that came with your device to learn how
to make it discoverable by your phone, and for other instructions
for pairing.
5 If your phone stops scanning before you make the other device
discoverable, touch Scan for devices.
6 Touch the name of the other device in the list in Settings to pair
them.
The devices pair with each other. If you’re prompted to enter a
passcode, try entering 0000 or 1234 (the most common
passcodes), or consult the documentation that came with the
device to learn its passcode.
If the pairing is successful, your phone connects to the device.
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To connect to a Bluetooth device
Once paired, you can connect to a Bluetooth device—for example, to
switch devices or to reconnect after the phone and the device come
back into range.
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings.
3 If Bluetooth isn’t turned on, check Bluetooth to turn it on.
4 In the list of devices, touch a paired but unconnected device in the
list.
If the device you expected isn’t displayed, touch Scan for devices.
When the phone and the device are connected, the device is
displayed as connected in the list.
To configure the Bluetooth features you want to use
Some Bluetooth devices have multiple profiles. Profiles can includes
the ability to transmit your phone conversations, to play music in
stereo, or to transfer files or other data. You can select which profiles
you want to use with your phone.
1 Touch & hold the device in the Bluetooth settings screen.
2 Touch Options in the menu that opens.
A screen opens with a list of the device’s profiles.
3 Check or uncheck a profile to use it or not.
4 When you’re finished, press Back .
To disconnect from a Bluetooth device
1 Touch the device in the Bluetooth settings screen.
2 Touch OK to confirm that you want to disconnect.
To unpair a Bluetooth device
You can unpair a Bluetooth device to erase all pairing information
about it.
1 Touch & hold the device in the Bluetooth settings screen.
2 Touch Unpair or Disconnect & unpair in the menu that opens.
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Connecting to a computer via USB
You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable, to
transfer music, pictures, and other files between your phone’s SD
card and the computer.
Warning! When connecting your phone to a computer and mounting its SD
card, you must follow your computer’s instructions for connecting
and disconnecting USB devices, to avoid damaging or corrupting the
files on your SD card.
To connect your phone to a computer via USB
1 Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect the
phone to a USB port on your computer.
You receive a notification that the USB is connected.
2 Open the Notifications panel and touch USB connected.
For details on working with the Notifications panel, see “Managing
notifications” on page 40.
3 Touch Turn on USB storage in the screen that opens to confirm
that you want to transfer files.
When the phone is connected as USB storage, the screen
indicates that USB storage is in use and you receive a notification.
Your phone’s SD card is mounted as a drive on your computer.
You can now copy files to and from the SD card. For more
information, see the documentation for your computer.
During this time, you can’t access the SD card from your phone, so
you can’t use applications that rely on the SD card, such as
Camera, Gallery, and Music. You also can’t share your phone’s data
connection with your computer via USB.
To disconnect your phone from the computer
Warning! Carefully follow your computer’s instructions to unmount the SD
card and disconnect USB devices correctly, to avoid losing information on the card.
1 Unmount the SD card on your computer.
2 Open the Notifications panel and touch Turn off USB storage.
3 Touch Turn off USB storage in the screen that opens.
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To format a SD card
If you purchase a new SD card, you may need to format it before you
can use it with your phone. You can also format a SD card to erase its
contents.
1 Remove the previously-installed SD card, and then install the new
SD card. See “Storage card” on page 21 for details.
2 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
3 Touch SD card & phone storage.
4 Touch Unmount SD card. You can format a SD card only when it is
unmounted.
5 Touch Format SD card. On the screen that warns you that
formatting the SD card will erase its contents, touch Format SD
card.
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Connecting to virtual private networks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the
resources inside a secured local network, from outside that network.
VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other
institutions so that their users can access local network resources
when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.
There are numerous systems for securing VPN connections, including
some that rely on secure certificates or other schemes to ensure that
only authorized users can connect. For information about installing
secure certificates, see “Working with secure certificates” on page 79.
To configure VPN access from your phone, you must obtain the
details from your network administrator.
To add a VPN
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings.
3 Touch Add VPN.
4 Touch the type of VPN to add.
5 In the screen that opens, follow the instructions from your
network administrator to configure each component of the VPN
settings.
6 Press Menu and touch Save.
The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen.
To connect to a VPN
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings.
3 Touch the VPN to which you want to connect.
4 In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials and
touch Connect.
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When you’re connected to a VPN, you receive an ongoing
notification in the Status bar. If you are disconnected, you receive
a notification that you can use to return to the VPN settings
screen so that you can reconnect to it. See “Managing
notifications” on page 40.
To disconnect from a VPN
S Open the Notifications panel and touch the ongoing notification
for the VPN connection.
To edit a VPN
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings.
3 Touch & hold the VPN whose settings you want to edit.
4 In the dialog that opens, touch Edit network.
5 Edit the VPN settings you want.
6 Press Menu and touch Save.
To delete a VPN
1 Press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
2 Touch Wireless & networks > VPN settings.
3 Touch & hold the VPN you want to delete.
4 In the dialog that opens, touch Delete network.
5 Touch OK in the dialog that asks you to confirm you want to delete
the VPN.
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Working with secure certificates
If your organization’s VPN or Wi-Fi networks rely on secure
certificates, you must obtain the certificates (in files that conform to
the PKCS #12 standard) and store them in your phone’s secure
credential storage, before you can configure access to those VPN or
Wi-Fi networks on your phone.
If your network administrator instructs you to download the
certificates from a website, you’re prompted to set a password for
the credential storage when you download the certificates.
For more information about working with credential storage, see
“Location & security settings” on page 323.
To install a secure certificate from the SD card
1 Copy the certificate from your computer to the root of the SD
card (that is, not in a folder).
See “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 75 for
information about connecting your phone to a computer and
copying files to the SD card.
2 On your phone, press Home , press Menu, and touch Settings.
3 Touch Location & security.
4 Touch Install from SD card.
5 Touch the file name of the certificate to install.
Only the names of certificates that you have not already installed
on your phone are displayed.
6 If prompted, enter the certificate’s password and touch OK.
7 Enter a name for the certificate and touch OK.
If you have not already set a password for your phone’s credential
storage, you’re prompted to enter a password for it twice and
then touch OK. For more information about credential storage, see
“Location & security settings” on page 323.
You can now use the certificate that you installed when
connecting to a secure network. For security, the certificate is
deleted from the SD card.
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Placing and receiving calls
You can place a phone call by dialing a phone number.
You can also touch a number in your contacts, on web
pages, and other places. When you're on a call, you can
answer incoming calls or send them to your voicemail
box. You can even set up conference calls with several
participants.
In this section
“Placing and ending calls” on page 81
“Answering or rejecting calls” on page 84
“Working with the Call log” on page 86
“Calling your contacts” on page 88
“Listening to your voicemail” on page 89
“Dialing by voice” on page 90
“Options during a call” on page 91
“Managing multiple calls” on page 93
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Placing and ending calls
You can place calls with the Phone application. You can also place
calls when working in the Call log (see “Working with the Call log” on
page 86) or in Contacts (see “Communicating with your contacts” on
page 106).
To open Phone
S Touch the Phone icon on the Home screen or the Phone
application icon in the Launcher or on the Home screen.
OR
S If you’re already working with Contacts or the Call log, touch the
Phone tab.
To place a call by dialing
1 Open Phone.
Touch & hold to enter +.
Touch to erase a digit. Touch &
hold to erase the entire number.
2 Touch the keys on the Phone tab to enter the phone number.
If you enter a wrong number, touch to erase digits one by
one.
To erase the entire number, touch & hold .
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To dial an international number, touch & hold the 0 key to enter the
plus ( + ) symbol. Then enter the international prefix for the
country, followed by the full phone number.
3 Touch the green phone icon to dial the number that you
entered.
The duration of the call.
Information from Contacts
about the person you’re calling.
Touch to enter additional
numbers during your call.
You can switch applications during a call—for example, to look up
information by using the Browser. The green phone icon appears
in the Status bar while the call is underway.
Press the Volume Up / Down button to adjust the call volume.
Use the onscreen buttons to place the current call on hold, to add
a caller, and for other options, as described in “Options during a
call” on page 91.
To end a call
S Touch End .
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To disable phone calls (Airplane mode)
Some locations may require you to turn off your phone’s mobile,
Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth wireless connections. You can turn off all these
wireless connections at once by placing your phone in Airplane
mode.
1 Press & hold the Power button
2 Touch Airplane mode.
You can also use the Settings application to turn Airplane mode
on and off and to configure other mobile and network settings.
See “Wireless & networks” on page 314.
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Answering or rejecting calls
When you receive a phone call, the Incoming Call screen opens with
the caller ID and any additional information about the caller that you
have entered in Contacts. See “Contacts” on page 95.
All incoming calls are recorded in the Call log. See “Working with the
Call log” on page 86. If you miss a call, you receive a notification. See
“Managing notifications” on page 40.
To answer a call
S Drag the green phone icon to the right.
If you were already on a call, the first call is placed on hold while
you answer the new call.
To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume
Up or Volume Down button.
Drag the green phone to the
right to answer the call.
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To decline a call and divert it to voicemail
S Drag the red phone button to the left.
The caller is sent directly to your voicemail box to leave a
message.
Drag the red phone to the left to
send the caller directly to your
voicemail box.
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Working with the Call log
The Call log is a list of all the calls you’ve placed, received, or missed.
It offers a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a
number to your Contacts.
To open the Call log
S Touch the Phone icon on the Home screen. Or if you have the
Phone or Contacts tab open, touch the Call log tab.
Calls are listed with the most recent at the top. Calls exchanged
sequentially with the same number are grouped. Scroll to view
earlier entries in the log.
Touch to call back
Missed call
Outgoing call
Touch to open a group of calls
exchanged sequentially with the
same number.
Incoming call
Touch & hold an entry for more
options
To dial a number in the Call log
S Touch the green phone icon at the right of the entry.
You can also touch & hold the entry to open a menu with options
for communicating with that contact in other ways.
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To add an entry’s number to your Contacts
1 Touch & hold the entry.
2 Touch Add to contacts in the menu that opens.
3 In the list of contacts that opens, touch Create new contact at the
top, or scroll to find and then touch an existing contact to which
you want to add the number.
For more information about creating and editing contacts, see
“Contacts” on page 95.
To take other actions on a Call log entry
S Touch a Call log entry to open a screen where you can call the
contact again, send the contact a message, add the number to
your Contacts, and learn more about the original call.
S Touch & hold a Call log entry to open a menu where you can call
the contact, view contact information, edit the number before you
redial, and more.
To clear the Call log
S While viewing the Call log, press Menu and touch Clear call log.
You can also touch & hold an entry in the log. In the menu that
opens, touch Remove from call log to remove just that entry from
the log.
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Calling your contacts
Instead of entering the number in the Phone tab, you can touch one
of your contact’s phone numbers to dial it.
You can also quickly call a contact by using Quick Contact. See
“Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62.
Adding, editing, and performing other tasks with your contacts is
described in “Contacts” on page 95. If you have contacts on the web,
they’re synchronized with your phone when you first connect to your
Google Account.
To call a contact
1 Open your contacts.
For example, touch the Contacts icon in the Launcher. Or
touch the Phone icon on the Home screen and then touch the
Contacts tab.
2 Touch the contact to call.
You can search for or scroll to find a contact.
3 Touch the phone number to use to call the contact.
See “Communicating with your contacts” on page 106 for more
options.
To call a favorite contact
1 Touch the Phone icon on the Home screen and then touch the
Favorites tab.
2 Touch the favorite to call.
3 Touch the phone number to use to call the contact.
The list of your favorite contacts is followed by a list of the numbers
that you call most often.
You can add and remove favorites by touching the star next to their
names, while you’re viewing information about the Contact. See
“Adding a contact to your favorites” on page 101.
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Listening to your voicemail
When you have a new voicemail message, the voicemail icon
appears in the Status bar.
If you have not set up your voicemail number, or if you need to
change it, you can do that with the Call settings. See “Call settings”
on page 318.
You can also use Google Voice to manage your voicemail and to
place calls from your phone, as described in “Google Voice” on
page 157.
To listen to your voicemail
S Open the Notifications panel and touch New voicemail.
Responding to notifications is described in “Managing
notifications” on page 40.
OR
S Open Phone and touch the voicemail icon on the Phone tab.
Opening Phone is described in “Placing and ending calls” on
page 81.
Typically, your carrier’s voicemail system guides you through the
process of listening to and managing your voicemail. The first time
you call your voicemail, it also guides you through the process of
recording greetings, setting a password, and so on.
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Dialing by voice
You can use the Voice Dialer application to place a phone call by
speaking the name of a contact or a phone number.
You can also use Voice Actions from Google to dial a number and
search for information by speaking, as described in “To perform other
things by voice” on page 59.
To place a call by speaking
1 Touch the Voice Dialer icon in the Launcher.
The Voice Dialer opens, listening for your spoken instructions, and
displaying some hints for how to use it.
2 Say “Call” followed by the name of the contact to call.
Or follow one of the suggestions for dialing a number or
controlling your phone in other ways.
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Options during a call
When a call is in progress, you can put a call on hold, create a phone
conference, mute your microphone, and more. See “Managing
multiple calls” on page 93.
To place a call on hold
S Touch the Hold icon .
The current call screen indicates that you have a call on hold.
A Hold icon appears in the Status bar to remind you that you
have a call on hold. From any other application, you can open the
Notifications panel and touch the entry for the call on hold to
return to the current call screen.
Take the call off hold by touching the Unhold button.
To mute the microphone during a call
S Touch Mute.
The Mute button lights up green to indicate that the microphone
is muted.
The Mute icon appears in the Status bar to remind you that the
microphone is turned off.
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When viewing the current call screen, you can unmute the
microphone by touching the Mute icon again.
The microphone is unmuted automatically when the current call
ends.
To turn the speakerphone on or off
S Touch Speaker.
The Speaker button lights up green to indicate that the
speakerphone is on.
The Speaker icon appears in the Status bar and the sound from
your call is played through the phone’s speaker.
When viewing the current call screen, you can turn the
speakerphone off by touching the Speaker icon again.
The speaker is turned off automatically when your current call
ends.
Warning! To avoid damage to your hearing, do not hold the phone against your
ear when the speakerphone is turned on.
To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phone
When a Bluetooth headset is paired and connected to your phone,
you can conduct all calls on the headset for hands-free conversation.
S Touch the Bluetooth icon to switch from the headset to the phone
or vice versa.
When using the Bluetooth headset during a call, the current call
screen has a blue border and the Ongoing Call icon turns blue in the
Status bar.
For details about configuring the phone to use a Bluetooth headset,
see “Connecting to Bluetooth devices” on page 72.
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Managing multiple calls
If you accept a new call when you’re already on a call, you can switch
between the two callers or merge the two calls into a single
conference call. You can also set up a conference call with multiple
callers.
To switch between current calls
S Touch the Swap icon .
The current call is put on hold and you join the other call.
Touch to swap calls.
The call on hold.
Touch to merge the calls into a
conference call.
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To set up a conference call
Contact T-Mobile to know whether conference calling is part of your
call plan.
1 Place a call to the first participant.
2 When you’re connected, touch Add call.
The first participant is put on hold and you’re prompted to dial the
second caller.
3 Place the next call, using the Phone tab, the Call log, or your
contacts.
4 When you’re connected, touch Merge calls.
The participant is added to the conference call.
You can add as many callers as your carrier supports.
During a conference call, touch Manage to drop a conference call
participant or to talk privately with one of the participants.
To end a conference call and disconnect all callers
S Touch End.
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Contacts
Contacts gives you quick and easy access to the people
you want to reach. When you first turn on your phone
and sign into your Google Account, any existing Google
contacts are downloaded to your phone. After that,
changes to your contacts are synchronized. Information
about your contacts is shared with other applications,
such a Gmail, Google Talk, Messaging, Gallery (for sharing
photos and videos), and so on.
If you have more than one account with contact
information, Contacts merges duplicate contacts into a
single entry. You can also manage that process manually.
In this section
“Opening your contacts” on page 96
“Adding contacts” on page 98
“Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts” on page 99
“Adding a contact to your favorites” on page 101
“Searching for a contact” on page 102
“Editing contact details” on page 103
“Communicating with your contacts” on page 106
“Changing which contacts are displayed” on page 108
“Joining contacts” on page 110
“Separating contact information” on page 111
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Opening your contacts
Open Contacts to add, view, and communicate with your friends and
acquaintances.
To open your contacts
S Touch the Contacts icon on the Home screen or in the
Launcher.
You can also open Contacts by using Quick Contact. See
“Connecting quickly with your contacts” on page 62.
All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a scrolling list.
Each contact is followed by the default phone number.
If you have a new phone and haven’t added any contacts yet,
Contacts displays a message with hints on how to start adding
contacts to your phone.
Touch to view only your favorite contacts.
Touch a contact to view its details.
Touch an icon to open Quick Contact.
You can drag the list up or down to scroll it, or slide your finger up
or down to scroll quickly. Either way, a tab briefly appears to the
right of the list, which you can drag up and down to scroll very
quickly, while displaying the letter of the alphabet for the contacts
you’re scrolling past.
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To open a list of your favorite contacts
S Open your contacts and touch the Favorites tab.
The Favorites tab lists the contacts you’ve added to the list (see
“Adding a contact to your favorites” on page 101), followed by a
list of your most frequently called contacts.
To view details about a contact
1 Open your contacts.
2 Touch the contact whose details you want to view.
Entries for communicating with the contact are followed by
details.
Touch to open Quick Contact.
The contact’s status and where it’s from.
Touch a contact method to start
communicating with the contact.
Touch an icon to call, email, text,
chat, map, and so on.
Touch an address to view it on
Google Maps.
Touch a communication method to start dialing, texting, or
emailing the contact by using the listed number, address, and so
on.
Touch an address to view it on Google Maps. See “Maps” on
page 221.
You can also press Menu and touch Edit contact to edit the
contact’s information (see “Editing contact details” on page 103),
or touch Delete contact to delete all information about the
contact.
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Adding contacts
You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the
contacts in your Google Account or other accounts that support
syncing contacts.
When you reply to or forward an email message to an email address
that is not in Contacts, the email address is added as a contact.
To add a new contact
1 Open your contacts.
2 Press Menu and touch New contact.
3 If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the
account to which you want to add the contact.
4 Enter the contact’s name.
5 Touch a category of contact information, such as phone numbers
and email addresses, to enter that kind of information about your
contact.
Scroll the page to view all categories.
6 Touch a category’s plus button to add more than one entry for
that category—for example, to add both work and home numbers.
Touch the button to the left of the item of contact information to
open a menu with preset labels, such as Mobile and Work for a
phone number, or touch Custom in the menu to create your own
label.
7 Touch the Picture Frame icon to select a picture to display next to
the name in your lists of contacts and in other applications.
8 When you’re finished, touch Done.
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Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts
If you have contacts stored in on a SD card (in vCard format) or SIM,
you can import them into Contacts on your phone. You can export
contacts in vCard format onto a SD card, to back them up to a
computer or other device. And you can send a contact via email.
To import contacts from your SIM card
Your service provider may store some contacts on your SIM card,
such as customer care and voicemail numbers. You may also have
stored contacts on the SIM card if you’re moving it from another
phone. You can add some or all of these contacts to the Contacts
application.
1 Open your contacts.
2 Press Menu and touch Import/Export.
3 Touch Import from SIM.
4 If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the
account into which you want to import the contacts.
A list of the contacts on the SIM appears.
5 Touch & hold a contact and touch Import in the menu that opens.
Or press Menu and touch Import all.
To import contacts from your SD card
You can copy individual or group contacts in vCard format onto your
SD card and then import them into one of your accounts on the
phone. See “Connecting to a computer via USB” on page 75 for
details about copying files to a SD card from your computer.
You may also have contacts stored on a SD card from another device.
1 Open your contacts.
2 Press Menu and touch Import/Export.
3 Touch Import from SD card.
4 If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the
account into which you want to import the contacts.
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5 If you have more than one vCard file on the SD card, touch the
option to import a single contact file, multiple contact files, or all
of the contact files on the SD card.
The contacts are then imported to your phone.
To export contacts to your SD card
You can export all of the contacts on your phone to your SD card, as
a group vCard file. You can then copy this file to a computer or
another device that can work with files in this format, such as an
address book application.
1 Open your contacts.
2 Press Menu and touch Import/Export.
3 Touch Export to SD card.
4 Touch OK to confirm.
Contacts creates a file with the .vcf extension on your SD card.
This file contains all of your contacts.
To share a contact
You can share a contact with someone by emailing it to them in
vCard format.
1 Open Contacts.
2 Open the contact you want to share.
3 Press Menu and touch Share.
A Gmail compose message screen opens, with the contact
attached as a vCard (.vcf) file.
Address, write, and send the email, as described in “Composing
and sending a message” on page 126.
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