Motorola DROID 3 user Manual
USER GUIDE
Congratulations
DROID3™ by Motorola
DROID3 by Motorola lets you do more and be more.
Pound out emails and texts faster than ever before,
efficiently and accurately, using the spacious fifth row
QWERTY keypad with improved tactile response.
Your new smartphone is a productivity powerhouse:
• Take crisp, quality photos with the 8MP camera on
the back, then videochat with the camera on the
front.
• Always stay a step ahead—edit documents and
presentations on the fly with Quick Office.
• Stay in the know wherever you go—
is like having a personal concierge. Find the hottest
retail deals or get into must-see concerts with
Social Location by Motorola. With a single click
you've got reservations and tickets. And Google
Maps™ gets you there in a flash with turn-by-turn
directions, traffic alerts, and arrival times.
Note: Certain apps and features may not be available
in all countries.
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
safety, regulatory and legal information in this guide.
Social Location
More
•Answers: Touch > Help Center.
•Updates: Smartphone updates, computer software,
online help, and more at
www.motorola.com/mydroid3
• Accessories: Find accessories for your smartphone
at www.motorola.com/products
Notes:
• All screen shots in this guide are simulated.
Actual displays may vary.
• Instructions to perform tasks in this guide may
change depending on the software version on
your phone.
• Unless specified otherwise, all instructions to
perform tasks in this guide assume that you are
starting from the home screen.
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1Congratulations
Your phone
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3.5mm
Headset
Connector
Microphone
Volume/
Zoom Keys
Power/
Lock Key
Back
Key
Search
Key
Micro USB
Connector
HDMI
Connector
Menu Key
Home Key
To u chscreen
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Scroll &
Select
Enter
Space
@ Key
Alternate
Shift
Delete
Search
Tab
Voice Recognition
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the important keys & connectors
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Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Social networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
MEDIA CONNECTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Apps & updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Bluetooth® wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Memory card & file management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Global Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Service & repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
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3Let’s go
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 54.
Note: GSM and UMTS-based global services work
only with a SIM card supplied by Verizon Wireless®.
When you set your phone to use a GSM 900/1800 or
UMTS 2100 network (see “Select a network” on
page 13), you may be prompted to enter a subsidy
code. To get this code, contact Verizon Wireless.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on
page 20.
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard
guides you through signing in to your Gmail™ account.
If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the wizard will help
you create one.
After you log into Gmail, you can set up social
networking, or you can do it later.
Note: This phone supports data-intensive apps and
services. It is strongly recommended that you
purchase a data plan that meets your needs. Contact
your service provider for details.
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1 Press and hold Power/Lock on
top of your phone to turn it on.
2 Select a language.
3 Follow the setup wizard to create or
log in to your Gmail account.
Note: If you have an existing Gmail
account, your contacts from that account are synced
to your phone. Whenever you choose to select all
contacts for the one you want, your phone shows
every contact, in every group.
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster
Internet access, touch Menu >
Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. Touch Wi-Fi to
>
search for and connect to wireless networks. There’s
more in “Wi- Fi” on page 40.
Settings
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market™.
Download new apps with “Apps & updates” on
page 37.
Touchscreen & keys
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a few essentials
Touch tips
It’s all in the touch:
• Touch: Choose an icon or option.
• Touch & Hold: Open options.
•Drag: Scroll or move slowly.
•Flick: Scroll or move quickly.
• Pinch-to-zoom: Get a closer look at Google
Maps™, web pages, or photos.
To zo om in or out,
slide two fingers
apart or together.
Drag or flick to
scroll.
Touchscreen on/off
On when you need it and off when you don’t.
• To make your touchscreen sleep or wake up, just
press Power/Lock .
• When you talk on your phone, the touchscreen
sleeps to prevent accidental touches.
• To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
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• To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, use
“Screen lock” on page 51. To unlock the screen,
press Power/Lock or open the phone. Then,
drag to the right.
Note: Your touchscreen
might stay dark if the
sensor above it is
covered. Don't use
covers or screen
protectors (even clear ones) that cover this sensor. To
find Motorola accessories for your phone, visit
www.motorola.com/products
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Key tips
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Back
Search
Menu
Home
Menu, home, back, & search
Touch Home to close any menu or app and return
to the home screen. In the home screen, touch and
hold Home to show the last few apps you used,
then touch an app to open it.
Touch Menu to open menu options.
Touch Back to go back.
Touch Search for text search, or touch and hold for
voice search.
Power/Lock
Press and hold Power/Lock to turn Airplane mode
Silent mode on or off, or turn off your smartphone
or
Power off).
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To save your battery, prevent accidental touches, or
when you want to wipe smudges off your
touchscreen, put the touchscreen to sleep by pressing
Power/Lock . To wake up the touchscreen, just
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press Power/Lock again, or open the slide-out
keypad.
To change how long your smartphone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
>
Tip: To lock the screen when it goes to sleep, use
“Screen lock” on page 51.
Volume
Press the volume keys to change the
ring volume (in the home screen), or
the earpiece volume (during a call).
When playing music or video files,
press the volume keys to adjust
media volume.
Rotate the screen
When you turn your phone, the touchscreen can rotate
to stay right-side up:
Find it: Menu >
screen
Settings > Display > Auto-rotate
Quick tips
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Flick left or right to
see more panels.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Status
Indicators
Notifications
Flick this bar down
to see details.
Open the app menu.
Touch Back to close.
Voicemail Email Browser Market
If you’re not sure what to do next, try one of these:
To .. .
Get the details—Open a
text message, see details
for a contact, or open
items in other lists.
See screen me nu—Open
a menu for the current
screen.
See item options—Open
an options menu (if
available) for an item on
the screen.
Start again—Go back to
the home screen.
Wake up your
phone—Turn on a
sleeping touchscreen.
Touch the message,
contact, or item.
Touch Menu .
Touch & hold the item.
Touch Home .
Press Power/Lock
or open the phone.
Home screen
quick access to the things you need most
Quick start: Home screen
The home screen gives you all your latest information
in one place. It’s what you see when you turn on your
phone or touch Home from a menu:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
7Home screen
The home screen extends left and right to give you
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more room for adding shortcuts, widgets, and more.
Flick the home screen left and right to see more panels
or to add widgets or shortcuts.
Use & change your home screen
On your home screen, shortcuts are icons that open
your favorite apps, web bookmarks, contacts, mail
labels, or music playlists. Widgets show you news,
weather, messages, and other updates.
Flick the home screen left or right to open other panels
of shortcuts and widgets.
• To open something, touch it. Touch Home to
return to the home screen.
Tip: When you open a widget, touch Menu to
show any options or settings (you can choose
accounts for
Messages, or Calendar widgets).
There’s more about social networking widgets in
“Social networking” on page 22.
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Social Networking, Social Status,
• To resize a widget, touch
and hold the widget until
you feel a vibration, then
drag.
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• To add something or
change your wallpaper,
touch and hold an empty
spot until you see the
to Home screen
Add
menu.
You can add a folder to organize your shortcuts.
• To move or delete something, touch and hold it
until you feel a vibration, then drag it to another
spot, another panel, or the trash at the top of the
screen.
Search
Google
Touch here to enter text,
then touch Go to search.
Touch to
search by voice.
Touch to search:
Web
Apps
Contact Search
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New voicemail
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Notifications
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Touch Search on the front of the phone, or press
Search on your phone’s slide-out keypad. Then use
the search window that appears.
To search by voice, touch , then speak your
keyword(s) when prompted.
To type your search, touch the search window, then
enter your keyword(s) and touch
Smartphone status & notifications
The status bar at the top of the screen has icons that
tell you about messages and smartphone status. To
view your notifications, touch the status bar and drag it
down. Touch a notification to select it.
Go.
Tip: To see today’s date, touch and hold the status bar
at the top of the screen.
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Calls
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Bluetooth Mute
Dialpad
End call
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Call Timer
Mute or
unmute the call.
Hang up.
Turn the speaker
on or off.
Enter numbers
during a call.
Switch to a
Bluetooth device.
Create a 3-way call.
it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
Dialing options
From the home screen, touch .
Dialer
Most recent
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Touch to open,
then touch an
entry to call.
Return call.
Delete
Add number to
contacts.
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Enter a phone
number &
touch here to
call it.
Voice dial.
In-call options
During a call:
• To use a Bluetooth® device, touch Bluetooth. (The
device must be turned on and previously
paired—see “Connect new devices” on page 39.
• To mute a call, touch Mute.
Ignore
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End call
• To use the speakerphone, touch
Speaker.
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while
driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
Tip: You can touch Home or Back to leave the
active call display. To reopen it, touch Home >
Return to call in progress.
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Make & answer calls
To make a call, touch , enter a number, then touch
.
To answer a call when the screen is locked, drag
to the right.
To answer a call when the display is active:
• Answer—Touch .
Answer
• Ignore—Touch . You can send a text
message to the caller and touch
Ok, or touch
Cancel.
While the display is not active, answer by dragging
to the right. To ignore a call, drag to the left.
End calls
Touch .
Note: When you hold your phone to your ear, the
display goes dark to prevent accidental touches. When
you move the phone away from your ear, the display
lights up again.
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calls (outside the U.S.)
Your phone has an assisted dialing feature that makes
dialing easy. For local calls, just dial the local number.
For international calls, dial the country code, the area
code (if applicable), then the phone number.
Recent calls
Find it: > Recent
• To call an entry, touch beside it.
• To remove the entry from the list, send a text
message to the entry, or for other options, touch
and hold an entry.
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• To clear the list, touch Menu > Clear list.
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Recent FavoritesContacts
Dialer
All calls
Abe Baudo
mobile 654-322-4343
Allie Smyth
mobile 223-555-2323
Anna Medina
mobile 564-234-2424
Astrid Fanning
mobile 434-123-4567
Abe Baudo
mobile 654-322-4343
Unknown
5 mins ago
35 mins ago
2 hours ago
5 hours ago
13 hours ago
13 hours ago
Set how calls
are viewed.
Call
Touch & hold to
remove from
list, send a text
message, &
more.
Frequent calls
Find it: > Favorites
• To call a number, touch it.
• To send a text message, view a contact, or other
options, touch and hold an entry.
• To add a contact to Favorites, select the contact and
Favorites until the star is green.
touch
Conference calls
To start a conference call, dial the first number. After
the call connects, touch
number, or select it from contacts or favorites. When
the next number answers, touch
Add Call. Dial the next
Merge calls.
TTY mode
Your phone can use an optional teletypewriter (TTY)
device, for people who are hard of hearing or have a
speech impairment.
1 Plug the TTY device into the phone’s headset
connector.
2 Touch Menu >
mode
and choose a TTY setting.
Settings > Call settings > TTY
Select a network
DROID3 by Motorola switches effortlessly between
CDMA, GSM 900, GSM 1800, and UMTS 2100
networks, so you can make calls in over 200 countries
worldwide.
Note: To use your phone on a GSM or UMTS network,
you need to insert a SIM card (see “Assemble &
charge” on page 3), supplied by Verizon Wireless®.
To set your phone to roam globally:
Find it: Menu >
Mobile networks > Network Mode > Global
>
Settings > Wireless & networks
Your phone number
Find it: Menu > Settings > About phone > Status
My phone number
>
Emergency calls
Note: Your service provider programs one or more
emergency phone numbers that you can call under any
circumstances, even when your phone is locked.
Emergency numbers vary by country. Your
pre-programmed emergency number(s) may not work
in all locations, and sometimes an emergency call
cannot be placed due to network, environmental, or
interference issues.
Note: Your phone can use location based services
(GPS and AGPS) to help emergency services find you.
See ”GPS & AGPS” in your legal and safety
information.
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Cool down
Abe Baudo
Dialer
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Allie Smyth
Anna Medina
Astrid Fanning
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Group
Create & view
groups of contacts.
Create Contacts
Contacts List
Touch to view contact
information. Touch & hold
to call, send a text
message, & more.
Touch a letter to jump to
contact names that start
with that letter.
In very limited circumstances, such as where your
phone has been exposed to extreme heat, “Cool
Down” message screens will appear. To avoid possible
damage to your battery and phone, you should follow
these instructions until the phone is within its
recommended temperature range. When your phone
is in “Cool Down” mode, only emergency calls can be
made.
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Contacts
contacts like you’ve never had before
Quick start: Contacts
Find it: > Contacts
Tip: You can also touch > Contacts.
Call contacts
Find it: > Contacts
Touch a contact to open its details. If a phone number
is available for the contact, you’ll see to the right of
the contact name. Touch to call the contact.
View & use contacts
When you set up a social networking account (see
“Social networking” on page 22), you’ll know what
everybody’s up to and when. Every time you pick up a
call, check a message, or look up a friend’s contact
info, you’ll see their name and number, but you can
see their social network status and smiling face, too.
Find it: >
• To find a contact, just type the name.
Touch a contact to open its details. While viewing
details, you can start a call or message by touching a
phone number or other info.
• To change which contacts are shown and how they
are sorted, touch Menu >
Contacts
Display options.
Edit or delete contacts
Find it: > Contacts
Touch and hold the contact, then touch Edit contact or
Delete contact.
Transfer contacts
Get all your contacts, all in one place. Here’s a few
helpful hints:
• Use Gmail
All your Gmail contacts will automatically get
synced to your phone. Various computer
applications for mobile phones and email accounts
allow you to export your contacts as a “.CSV” file.
You can then use Gmail to import the file. For more
details, go to www.motorola.com/transfercontacts
or log in to your Gmail account on your computer
and select ”Help”.
• Use a SIM
You can transfer contacts from your old phone to
your new Motorola phone using your SIM card—see
“Transfer contacts using your SIM” on page 15.
• More
There are other methods and tools to help you at
www.motorola.com/transfercontacts
Transfer contacts using your SIM
1 On your old phone, copy all the contacts you want
to your SIM card.
2 Insert your SIM card in your new phone, see
“Assemble & charge” on page 3.
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3 Import the contacts from your SIM card,
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Google contact
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Home
Email
Home
Postal address
Save
Cancel
More
Organization
Add
details.
Add a line for
another entry.
Remove the
entry.
Save your
entries.
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Touch to create
& view groups.
touch >
Settings > Import from SIM card.
>
Contacts, then touch Menu
Where are contacts saved? Your phone saves new
contacts in its memory and to your Google™ account.
It also updates your social networking account.
Create contacts
Find it: > Contacts > Menu > Add contact
Slide out the keypad, or touch any entry area to open
the touchscreen keypad.
When you’re finished, touch
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Save.
Synchronize contacts
When you change one of your contacts, your phone
automatically updates your other social networking
accounts. Whenever you change a friend in your social
networking accounts, your phone updates your
contacts and social networking account.
Groups
Find it: > Contacts >
You can put your contacts into groups that you create
(like “friends”, “family”, or “work”). You can then find
contacts faster by showing one group at a time.
Tip: Your phone updates your contacts and social
networking account whenever you change a friend in
your social networking accounts.
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Letters/Numbers
Touch to open a keypad for
symbols or numbers.
Shift
Microphone
Touch for voice
input.
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Touchscreen keypad
When your phone is closed, you can open a
touchscreen keypad by touching a text entry field.
To...
Enter one capital letter Press Shift .
Enter only capital letters Press Shift
twice. Press again to
revert to lowercase.
Select text Hold Shift and
press a navigation
key.
Cut, Copy, or Paste
selected text
Touch and hold the
text box to open the
editing menu.
Delete a character (hold to
Press Delete .
delete more)
Typing tips
To use the full keypad, just open your phone:
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Enter symbols Touch Symbol .
Input methods
To select an input method for a touchscreen keypad,
touch and hold a text entry area on the screen to open
Edit text menu. Touch Input method, then touch
the
the method you want:
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Swype lets you enter words on your touchscreen
keypad with one continuous motion. To enter a word,
just drag your finger over the letters in the word.
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Tips:
• To enter apostrophes in common words (like “I’ll”),
drag through the
• To enter several symbols, touch
n as though it was an apostrophe.
SYM.
• To correct a word, double-tap it. Swype shows a
small menu of other word options. Swype might
also show a menu if it can’t guess your word.
• If Swype doesn’t know a word, you can still touch
the letter keys to enter it. Swype remembers, so
next time you can just drag over the letters.
Multi-touch keyboard
Enter text on a touchscreen keypad one letter at a
time. As you type, your phone suggests words from
your dictionary and chosen language. Your phone also
automatically enters apostrophes in some words, like
“dont.” You can also touch two keys at the same time,
such as Shift with a letter.
Text entry settings
When you enter text, your phone automatically
corrects or suggests words. To change these settings,
touch Menu >
then:
• To edit your word suggestion dictionary, touch
dictionary
Settings > Language & keyboard,
User
.
• To change the language and the style for your
touchscreen keypad, touch
• To change the sounds, corrections, and other
settings for your touchscreen keypad, touch
Multi-touch keyboard.
or
• To change the automatic correction settings for your
full keypad, touch
Built-in keyboard.
Select locale.
Swype
Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
General tips
• If you can’t to see the screen while wearing
sunglasses, take them off. Screen brightness
changes as your phone senses the current lighting
conditions.
• To return to home screen, touch Home .
• To see recently dialed numbers, touch >
• To sleep/wake your phone, press Power/Lock .
• To set screen timeout, touch Menu >
Display > Screen timeout.
>
• To search, touch Search .
• To show last few apps, touch and hold Home .
• To turn sound on/off, press and hold Power/Lock
Silent mode.
>
• To turn airplane mode on/off, press and hold
Power/Lock >
Airplane mode.
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