Motorola Droid Bionic User Guide
USER GUIDE
BY MOTOROLA
Congratulations
DROID BIONIC™ by Motorola
DROID BIONIC by Motorola doesn’t just raise the bar—it
gives the bar altitude sickness. With tons of advanced
features, you'll be able to do nearly ever ything with your
smartphone—video, web browsing, multimedia,
and more.
• Surf the web with a blistering fast dual-core 1 GHz
processor. 4G LTE connectivity gives you download
speeds up to 10x faster than before.
• The webtop application lets you extend your DROID
BIONIC with a full Firefox® browser, multi-window
capabilities, keyboard and mouse support—all on the
big screen.
• Capture life’s moments in full 1080p HD video. Use
the connected Gallery to gather all your photos and
your friends’ online albums in one place.
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
legal and safety information in this guide.
More
•Answers: Touch >
• Updates: Smartphone updates, computer software,
user guides, online help, and more at
www.motorola.com/support
• Accessories: Find accessories for your smartphone at
www.motorola.com/bionicaccessories
Notes:
• All screens in this guide are simulated. Actual
displays may var y.
• Instructions to perform tasks in this guide may
change depending on the software version on your
smartphone.
• 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 smartphone
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the important keys & connectors
Webcam
Power
Key
Press = sleep
Hold = power
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Micro USB
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Charge or
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PC.
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Micro HDMI
Port
Menu
Home
Note: Your smartphone might look a little different.
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Contents
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Apps & updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Social networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tips & tricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Digital living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personalize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Webtop application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bluetooth® wireless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Memory card & file management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety, Regulatory & Legal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Caution: Please read “Battery Us e & Safety” on page 54.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 23.
Assemble & charge
1 Cover off 2 SIM in
3 microSD in (already
inserted)
5 Cover on 6 Charge up
4 Batter y in
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Set up & go
The first time you turn on your smartphone, a setup
wizard guides you through signing in to your Google™
Gmail™ account. If you don’t have one, don’t worry, the
wizard will help you create one.
After you log in to Gmail, you can set up social
networking, or you can do it later.
Note: You don’t need to have a Google Gmail account to
use your phone. Feel free to skip this step if you don’t
have a Gmail account.
Note: Your phone supports data-intensive apps and
services. It is strongly recommended that you purchase
a data plan that meets your needs. Contact Verizon
Wireless® for details.
1 Press and hold Power on
top of your smartphone to turn
it on.
2 Select a language.
3 Read and accept the
Motorola agreement.
4 Follow the setup wizard to
create or log in to your Gmail
account.
3Let’s go
Note: If you have an existing Google Gmail account,
your contacts from that account are synced to your
smartphone.
Touchscreen & keys
a few essentials
Wi-Fi connect
If you want to use a Wi-Fi network for even faster
Internet access, touch the status bar at the top of the
home screen and drag it down. Touch the
networks available
network.
You can also touch Menu >
networks
wireless networks. There’s more in “Wi-Fi” on page 39.
>
notification to select a preferred
Wi-Fi settings
Settings >Wireless &
to search for and connect to
Wi-Fi
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps on
the planet from Android Market™.
Download new apps with “Browse & install apps” on
page 10. Your smartphone comes with a microSD
memory card installed—you can load it up with photos,
videos, and music from your computer (see “Memory
card” on page 43).
4 Touchscreen & keys
Touchscreen on/off
Your touchscreen is on when you need it and off when
you don’t.
• To make your touchscreen sleep or wake up, just
press Power .
• When you hold the smartphone to your ear during
calls, your touchscreen sleeps to prevent accidental
touches.
• To change how long your smartphone waits before
the screen goes to sleep automatically, touch
Menu >
• To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep, see
“Screen lock” on page 50. To unlock the screen,
press Power , then drag to the right.
Note: Your
touchscreen might st ay
dark if the sensor just
above it is covered.
Don't use covers or screen protectors (even clear ones)
that cover this sensor.
Settings >Display >Screen timeout
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Touch tips
It’s all in the touch:
• Touch: Choose an icon or option.
• Touch & Hold: Show options.
•Drag: Scroll or move slowly.
•Flick: Scroll or move quickly.
• Zoom: Slide fingers apart or together to zoom in or
out on Google Maps™, web pages, or photos.
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to show options.
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Slide two fingers
apart or together
to zoom in or out.
Drag or flick to scroll.
Key tips
Menu, home, back, & search
Touch H o m e t o
close any menu or app
and return to the home
screen. In the home
screen, touch and hold
Home to show the
most recent apps used,
then touch an app to
open it.
Touch Me n u to
open menu options.
Menu
Key
Home
Key
Touch Back to go back.
Touch Search for text search, or touch and hold for
voice search.
Power key menu
Press and hold Power to open the power key menu,
where you can turn off your smartphone (
turn off all wireless connections and put the phone into
low-power
mode
Sleep
on and off.
mode, or turn
Airplane mode
Search
Back
Key
Power off
or
Key
),
Silent
5Touchscreen & keys
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to
change ring volume (in the
home screen) or 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 smartphone, the touchscreen can
rotate to stay right-side up:
Find it: Menu >
screen
6 Touchscreen & keys
Settings >Display >Auto-rotate
Quick tips
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 menu—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
smartphone—Turn on a
sleeping touchscreen.
Touch the message,
contact, or item.
Touch Menu .
Touch & hold the
item.
Touch H o m e .
Press Power .
Home screen
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Status Indicators
Flick left or right to see
more panels of widgets
& shortcuts.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Open the app menu.
Notifications
Drag this bar down to
see details.
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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 the
smartphone or touch Home from a menu. It’s
basically like this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
The home screen extends left and right to give you 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.
Tip: From the home
screen, touch
Home to see
thumbnails of the five
home screen panels.
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Touch a thumbnail to
go to the panel.
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.
To see other panels of shortcuts and widgets, flick the
home screen left or right. Or, touch and touch a
htt
www
thumbnail to go to the panel.
• To open something, touch it. Touch Home to
return to the home screen.
Tip: When you open a widget, touch Menu to see
any options or settings (you can choose accounts for
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widgets).
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There’s more about social networking widgets in
“Your social networking account” on page 20.
• To resize widgets, touch
and hold a corner until you
feel a vibration, then drag.
• To add something or
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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.
Shortcuts in the dock row at the bottom of the home
screen always appear in all panel views. You can change
the dock shortcuts (except for the launcher icon that
opens the app menu). Touch and hold a dock shortcut,
then select the shortcut you want to replace it.
8 Home screen
Search
Touch Search , then use the window that appears.
Touch here to enter text.
Touch for more
search options.
Touch to search
by voice.
Smartphone status & notifications
Icons at the top of the
screen notify you about
messages and smartphone
status. To see your
notifications, touch the
status bar and drag it
down. Touch a notification
to select it.
To dismiss a single
notification, touch . To
dismiss all notifications,
Clear
touch .
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network (full signal) 3G (fast data)
network (roaming) 4G (fastest data)
network (no
GPS active
connection)
Wi-Fi in range Wi-Fi connected
Bluetooth® on Bluetooth
connected
USB connected sync
downloading warning
active call missed call
airplane mode microSD card
new text message alarm set
new email calendar
new voicemail music
vibrate speakerphone on
sound off call mute
battery (charging) battery (full charge)
Apps & updates
get the app you want
Quick start: Apps & updates
You can find all of your apps in one place. From the
home screen, touch to open the app menu. To see all
of your app panels, flick left and right.
From the app menu, touch to view or create app
groups.
Open the app groups menu.
All apps
New group
All apps
Verizon Wireless
Recent
Downloaded
Find new apps
on Android Market™.
Create a new app group.
Choose which app group
you want to see.
Tip: To see today’s date, touch the status bar at the top
of the screen.
To close the app menu, touch Home or Back .
9Apps & updates
Browse & install apps
Get all the fun games and cool apps you want! Android
Market™ provides access to applications developed by
developers worldwide, so you can find the app you
want.
Find it: >
Scroll to and touch the app you want to install. Then,
Install
touch
New apps that you install are added to the app menu.
Tip: Find more apps by going to market.android.com
your computer.
Tip: Choose your apps and updates carefully, from
trusted sites like
phone’s performance—see “Choose carefully” on
page 10.
Note: When installing an app, make sure you read the
alerts that tell you what information the app will access.
If you don’t want the app to have access to this
information, cancel the installation.
Market
(if app is free) or
Market
, as some may impact your
Buy
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on
Recent apps
Your smartphone remembers the apps that you used
most recently. From the app menu, touch
Recent
>
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.
All apps
Manage & restore apps
From the home screen, touch Menu >
Apps
.
Touch an app in the list, then touch
you downloaded),
To reinstall apps from Android Market, touch
Market
>
Previously installed apps are listed and available for
download.
Clear cache
, then touch Menu >
, or other options.
Uninstall
My apps
Manage
(for apps
.
Choose carefully
Apps are great. There's something for ever yone. Play,
communicate, work, or have fun. But remember, choose
your apps carefully. Here are a few tips:
• To help prevent spyware, phishing, or viruses from
affecting your phone or privacy, use apps from trusted
sites, like
• In
Market
before installing.
• If you doubt the safety of an app, don't install it.
• Like all apps, downloaded apps will use up memory,
data, battery, and processing power—some more
than others. For example, a simple battery level
widget will use less than a streaming music player
app. After installing an app, if you're not happy with
how much memory, data, battery or processing
Market
.
, check the apps’ ratings and comments
power it's using, uninstall it. You can always install it
again later.
• Just like web browsing, you may want to monitor
childrens’ access to apps to help prevent exposure to
inappropriate content.
• Certain apps may not provide completely accurate
information. Use caution, especially when it comes to
personal health.
review carefully any and all terms and conditions
applicable to those applications and services including
those related to any location-based services for any
particular privacy policies, risks or waivers.
Your Verizon Wireless customer agreement terms and
conditions and certain other specifically identified terms
govern your use of any Verizon Wireless products and
services.
Important customer information
Please be advised that many ser vices and applications
offered through this unique device are provided by
Google™ and various application developers. If you use,
link to, or download a Google service, or an application
such as a non-Verizon Wireless location based GPS-type
service, chat room, marketplace or social network from
this device, you should carefully review the terms of
such service or application. If you use any of these
non-Verizon Wireless services or applications, personal
information you submit may be read, collected, or used
by the service or application provider and/or other users
of those forums.
Motorola Mobility, Inc. and Verizon Wireless are not
responsible for your use of those applications or
information you choose to submit or share with others.
Specific terms and conditions, terms of use, and privacy
policies apply to those applications and services. Please
Update my smartphone
You can check, download, and install smartphone
software updates using your smartphone, or using your
computer:
• Using your smartphone:
You may get an automatic notification of an available
update on your smartphone. Simply follow the
instructions to download and install.
To manually check for updates, touch Menu
Settings >About phone >System updates
>
Your smartphone downloads any updates over your
mobile network. Remember, these updates can be
quite large (25MB or more) and may not be available
in all countries. If you don’t have an unlimited data
plan, or mobile network updates are not available in
your country, you can update using a computer.
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11Apps & updates
• Using your computer:
On your computer, go to www.motorola.com/support
and check the “Software” links. If an update is
available, follow the installation instructions.
12 Calls
Calls
it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
Dialing options
From the home screen, touch
Dialer FavoritesRecent
Most Recent
Julie Smith
Mobile 1-555-555-5555 1 hour ago
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TUV
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Contacts
Dialer
.
Recent Calls List
Touch an entry to call.
Return Call
Backspace
Delete digits you entered.
DEF
3
MNO
6
WXYZ
9
#
Add Number To Contacts
Call
Enter a phone number
& touch here to call it.
Voice Dial
In-call options
Answer
Ignore
Connected
Add call End call Dialpad
Bluetooth
To use a Bluetooth® device, touch
device must be turned on and previously paired—see
“Connect new devices” on page 42.)
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while driving
may cause distraction and may be illegal. Always obey
the laws and drive safely.
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Kristine Kelley
Mobile (555) 555-7931
Chicago, IL
Mute
Speaker
Call Timer
End Call
Hang up.
Dialpad
Enter numbers during a call.
Speakerphone
Turn the speakerphone
on or off.
Mute
Mute or unmute the call.
Bluetooth
. (The
Tip: You can touch Home or Back to leave the
active call display. To reopen it, touch Home
Dialer
>
.
Make & answer calls
To make a call, touch
touch .
Tip: If the screen is locked, drag to the right first.
To answer a call when the screen is active, touch .
When the screen is locked, answer by dragging to
the right.
To ignore a call, touch .
Your smartphone gives you
the option to send a text
message to the caller. Select
a message and touch
send it, or touch
exit without sending a
message.
Tip: To silence an incoming
call alert, press Power or
the volume keys.
Note: When you hold the
smartphone to your ear, the display goes dark to prevent
accidental touches. When you move the smartphone
away from your ear, the display lights up again.
Cancel
Ok
Dialer
, enter a number, then
Text Message Reply
Create new message
”Sorry I was unable to
to
answer your call”
to
”Please call me again
in a few minutes”
”I will call you back in
a few minutes”
Turn off text message
reply
Ok Cancel
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Recent calls
Find it:
• To select a call list, touch and select
• To call a number, touch next to the entry.
• To send a text message, create a contact, view a
• To clear the list, touch Menu >
Dialer >Recent
All calls
Missed calls, Received calls
contact, or other options, touch and hold an entry.
, or
Outgoing calls
Clear list
,
.
.
Frequent calls
Find it:
• To call a number, touch next to the entry.
• To send a text message, view a contact, or other
• To add a contact to
Dialer >Favorites
options, touch and hold an entry.
touch the star in the upper right corner. The star turns
Favorites
green.
, select the contact, and
Conference calls
To start a conference call, call the first number. After the
call connects, touch
select it from contacts or favorites. When the next
number answers, touch
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Add call
. Dial the next number, or
Merge
.
Your phone number
Find it: Menu >
My Phone number
>
Settings >About phone >Status
TTY mode
Your smartphone 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 smartphone’s headset
jack.
2 Touch Menu >
mode
, and choose a TTY setting.
Settings >Call settings >TTY
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.
1 Touch
Emergency Call
2 Enter the emergency number.
3 Touch to call the emergency number.
Dialer
(if your smartphone is locked, touch
).
Note: Your phone can use location based services (GPS
and AGPS) to help emergency services find you. See
“Location Services (GPS & AGPS)” on page 58.
Contacts
contacts like you’ve never had before
Cool down
In very limited circumstances, such as where your
phone has been exposed to extreme heat, you may see
“Cool Down” messages. 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.
Quick start: Contacts
Find it: >
Dialer
Displaying 297 contacts
In case of emergency
A
Abe Baudo
Allie Smyth
Anna Medina
Astrid Fanning
Tip: To search the list, touch to open a touchscreen
keypad, then type a name. When you flick or drag the
list, a scroll bar appears that you can drag to move the
list faster.
Contacts
Contacts
FavoritesRecent
Group
Create & view groups of
contacts.
#
A
B
Add contacts.
C
D
E
F
G
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Contacts List
I
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Touch to view contact
K
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information. Touch & hold
M
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to call, send a text message,
O
P
& more.
Q
R
S
T
U
Touch a letter to jump to
V
W
contact names that start
X
with the letter.
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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
Gmail account on your computer and select “Help”.
• More
There are other methods and tools to help you at
www.motorola.com/transfercontacts
or log in to your
.
Link contacts
You might have two or more contacts for the same
person, maybe a Gmail contact who is also stored on
your phone, or one friend with two email addresses. To
combine these contacts:
Find it: >
Touch a contact to open it, then touch Menu >
contact
> Menu >
Save
.
>
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Contacts
Join
> touch the second contact
Edit
Call or email contacts
Find it: >
For
View contact, Call contact, Text contact
options, touch and hold the contact.
Contacts
, or other
View & use contacts
When you set up a social networking account (see
“Social networking” on page 20), 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,
sure, 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, type the contact name.
Touch a contact to open its details. While viewing
details, you can start a call or message by touching
icons next to the phone number, email address, or
social network. To see your interactions with the
person, touch
• To change which group of contacts is shown (
Facebook
• To change how you view the list of contacts, flick left
or right at the bottom of the screen to select
(recently used),
with status).
Contacts
Contact History
, and so on) touch the filter name at the top.
A-Z
(list without status), or
.
All
,
History
Status
(list
Create contacts
Find it: >
Contacts
Google contact
from youraccount@gmail.com
Sara
Walker
Phone
Home
Email
Home
Postal address
More
Save Cancel
Touch any entry area to open the touchscreen keypad.
When you’re finished, touch
Where are contacts saved? Your smartphone saves
new contacts in its memory and on the Google Server or
Backup Assistant™, if you have a subscription. It also
updates your social networking account.
Contacts
>
Select a picture
for the contact.
Add more name details.
Add another number.
Remove this number.
Set the number type.
Save
.
Edit or delete contacts
Find it: >
Touch the contact, then touch Menu >
Delete contact
or
Contacts
Edit contact
.
Synchronize contacts
When you change one of your contacts, your
smartphone automatically updates your other social
networking accounts. When you change a social
networking friend, your smartphone updates your
contacts.
Groups
Find it: >
You can put your contacts into groups that you create
(like “friends”, “family”, or “work”). Then, you can find
contacts faster by showing one group at a time.
To create a new group, touch
touch Menu >
Contacts
New group
> >group name
Contacts
> , then
.
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Messaging
sometimes it’s best to text, or IM, or email . . .
Quick start: Messaging
Find it: >
Universal Inbox (1)
Anna Medina
Copy Revisions
Hi Paul, Please take a look at the ...
Jim Somers
Meet me outside the theater at 8
and don’t forget your ID. Would yo...
Arther Bando
Meeting invitation
Meeting is set for next Thursday at ...
Mary Morgan
freelancers
Paul, We’re going to need help w...
Tip: To see more messages, flick or drag up.
Read & reply to messages
Find it: >
Note:
Universal Inbox
together—text, email, and social networking messages.
To show only one type of message, touch a message
type instead of
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Messaging >Universal Inbox
Check for messages now.
2:50 PM
2:47 PM
2:45 PM
2:41 PM
Create messages.
Message Type
Message List
Touch to open a message.
Touch & hold to move,
delete, & more.
Messaging >Universal Inbox
shows all of your messages
Universal Inbox
.
• To open a text message or social networking
message and all of its replies, touch it.
• To respond to a message, just open it and enter your
response in the text box at the bottom.
To forward a text message, touch and hold a
message in the conversation, then touch
message
.
Forward
For email, touch to choose a reply or forward
option.
• To open options, touch and hold a message.
Create messages
Find it: >
Choose a message type, such as
Facebook
text messages and emails, touch Menu for options
Insert...
like
Messaging
>
Text Message
or
. Then, enter the recipient and message. In
or
Attach Files
.
Send & receive attachments
To send a file in a message, open a new message and
touch Menu >
When you receive a message with an attachment, open
the message and touch the file name to download it.
Then, touch the name again to open it. Some file
formats can be converted to HTML for faster viewing,
and your smartphone will show
Insert
.
Get HTML version
.
While viewing the attachment, touch it to save it, share
Account Manager
Account Manager
it, and more.
Tip: To send and receive large attachments faster, use a
Wi-Fi connection (see “Wi-Fi” on page 39).
Set up messaging
To add email accounts, touch >
Add account
>
•
Corporate Sync
.
is for Exchange server work email
accounts. Enter details from your IT administrator.
Tip: You might need to enter your domain name with
your user name (like domain/username).
is for most personal email accounts. For
•
account details, contact the account provider.
To change your settings, touch >
touch Menu , then touch:
Manage accounts
•
•
Edit Universal Inbox
messages in the
•
Settings
to set the notification for each account type
to add or remove an account.
to choose which accounts show
Universal Inbox
(along with other preferences, for email).
Tip: For social network accounts, see “Add accounts” on
page 20.
My Accounts
Messaging
.
Email
The first time you turned on your smartphone (see “Set
up & go” on page 3), you probably logged in to your
Gmail™ account. You can add any other email account
that you set up.
To add other email accounts to your
Universal Inbox
and
account
>
Email
, touch >
.
Messages
My Accounts >Add
widget
Instant messages
To send and receive instant messages, you can use
Google Talk™.
Find it: >
Talk
Tip: You can also download an instant messaging app
,
from Android Market™.
Voicemail
When you have a new voicemail, appears at the top
of the screen. Drag down the status bar and touch the
New voicemail
message.
If you need to change your voicemail number, in the
home screen touch Menu >
Voicemail settings
>
notification to listen to your voicemail
Settings >Call settings
.
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