Motorola DROID PRO User Guide

USER GUIDE

Congratulations

DROID Pro by Motorola
You work. You have a life. DROID Pro by Motorola helps you handle it all, hassle free.
Stay on top of your work and personal email.
computer and favorite websites for anytime access to important meetings and appointments.
Sync your work and personal contacts.
View and edit documents from anywhere.
Use your device as a mobile hotspot to connect up
to 5 laptops or other WiFi® devices.
Browse the web at lightening speeds and view full
Flash content.
Take and share great images and video with a high
performing 5MP camera.
Caution: Before assembling, charging, or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important legal and safety information packaged with your product.
More
•Answers: Touch Launcher icon > Help
Center.
You can also flick your home screen left or right to see the Tips & Tricks widgets.
•Updates: Phone updates, PC software, online help
and more at motorola.com/mydroidpro
• Accessories: Find accessories for your phone 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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Power Key
Press=Sleep/
Wake up.
Hold=Turn
on/off.
3.5mm Headset Jack
Home Key
Back Key
Microphone
Menu Key
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect to PC.
Notification
LED
On=Charged.
Flashing=New
notification.
Volume Keys
Search Key
Programmable Key
Touchscreen
International calling, press ALT + C.
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http://www.motorola.com
Delete Enter
Shift
Space
Symbols
Alternate
For some features, when you turn your phone, the screen adjusts for you.
Voice
the important keys & connectors
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Note: Your phone might look a little different.

Contents

Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Digital living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
YouTube™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Social networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Bluetooth® wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Wi-Fi®. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Memory card & file management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Let’s go

let’s get you up and running

Assemble & charge

1 Cover off 2 SIM in
3 microSD in (may
already be inserted)
5 Cover on 6 Charge up
4 Battery in
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Caution: Please read the battery use and safety text in
Power
Key
the important legal and safety information packaged with your phone.
Tip: To save battery life, see “Battery tips” on page 19.
Note: Your phone comes with a SIM card pre-installed
so you can make and receive calls and text messages while outside of the U.S. in supported areas. If you’re new to owning a SIM card, insert it so that its metal contacts face down and its cut off corner points toward the bottom corner of your phone.

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.
1 Press and hold Power
on top of your phone to turn it on.
2 Select a language.
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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 groups.

Wi-Fi® connect

If you want to use a Wi-Fi computer network for even faster Internet access, touch Menu > Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
Touch Wi-Fi to search for and connect to wireless networks. There’s more in “Wi-Fi®” on page 44.

Cool content & more

Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps on the planet from Android Market™. Look in “Apps for all” on page 41.
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card installed—you can load it up with photos, videos, and music from your computer using “Memory card” on page 46.

Touchscreen & keys

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a few essentials

Touch tips

Here are some tips on how to navigate around your phone.
Touch
To choose an icon or option, touch it.
Touch & hold
To open special options, touch and hold an icon or other item. Try it: In the home screen, touch
Contacts, then touch
and hold a contact to open options.
Contacts: A-Z
Contacts: All contacts
Arthur Baudo
Arthur Bando
View contact
Call contact
Send text message
Send email
Drag
To scroll through a list or move slowly, drag across the touchscreen. Try it: In the home screen, touch
Contacts, then drag
your Contacts list up or down.
Tip: When you drag or
flick a list, a scroll bar appears on the right.
Contacts: A-Z
Contacts: All contacts
Arthur Baudo
Barry Smyth
Cheyenne Medina
Christine Fanning
Jim Somers
Kat Bleser
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Drag the scroll bar to move the list to a letter A - Z.
Flick
To scroll through a list or move quickly, flick across the touchscreen (drag quickly and release).
Tip: When you flick a long list, touch the screen to stop
it from scrolling.
Zoom
Get a closer look at maps or web pages. To zoom in, double-touch the screen. To zoom out, double touch the screen again.
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You can also zoom in or out by pinching your fingers
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Pinch to zoom out.
Home Key
Back Key
Menu Key
Search Key
Power
Key
together or moving them apart on the screen.
Phone covers

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Your touchscreen might stay dark during calls if the sensor just above it is covered. Don’t use covers or screen protectors (even clear ones) that cover this sensor.
Screen protectors can also interfere with touchscreen performance.
To find Motorola accessories for your phone, visit www.motorola.com/products
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Key tips

Menu, home, & back
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 Search for text search, or touch and hold for voice search.
Touch Menu to open menu options, or touch Back t o g o back.
Sleep & wake up
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 . To wake
up the touchscreen, just press Power again, or
Volume
Keys
open the phone.
To change how long your phone waits before the screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu > Settings > Display > Screen timeout.
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,
use “Screen lock” on page 50. To unlock the screen, press Power or open the phone. Then, drag to the right.
Power key menu
Press and hold Power to open the power key menu, where you can turn off the phone (Power off), or turn Airplane mode or Silent mode on or off.
Adjust volume
Press the volume keys to change the ring volume (in the home screen), or the earpiece volume (during a call).

Rotate the screen

When you turn the phone, the touchscreen can rotate to stay right-side up:
Find it: Menu > Settings > Display
> Auto-rotate screen

Quick tips

If you’re not sure what to do next, tr y 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.
Touch the message, contact, or item.
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Touch & hold the item.
To u c h H om e .
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See all your apps.
Touch the Launcher icon.
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Status Indicators
Flick left or right to see more screens.
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Launcher Icon
Open the app menu.
Notifications
Flick this bar down to see details.
Wake up your phone—Turn on a sleeping
touchscreen.
See recently used apps—See features that
you’ve used most recently.
Go to quick launch shortcuts—Access your
quick launch shortcuts.
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Press Power or open the phone.
Touch and hold Home .
Double-touch Home .

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 the phone or touch Home from a menu. It’s basically like this:
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
The home screen extends beyond what you see on
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Touch the Launcher icon.
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the screen 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.
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Widgets

A widget is small app on the home screen that typically displays information such as weather, news, and social networking updates. You can add a widget, such as a clock, music player, or a calendar that shows upcoming appointments. To open a widget, touch it.
To add a widget, touch an empty spot on the home screen. (You can also touch Menu > Add > Motorola Widget or Android Widget.) If your home screen is full, you won’t see the add option. You’ll need to move or delete widgets or shortcuts to make room.
You can change a widget’s size. Just touch and hold the widget. When the widget’s outline turns white, drag one of the corners to make it the size you want.
Note: If you install apps from Android Market that
have widgets, touch and hold the home screen, then select a widget to add to the home screen.

Shortcuts

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To add shortcuts to the home screen, open the app menu, then touch and hold the shortcut you want. It will be added to the home screen. Or, touch Menu > Add > Shortcuts.

App menu

Quick start: app menu
The app menu shows you all of your applications. To open it from the home screen, touch Launcher icon .
Flick up and down to see all of your apps. Any new apps that you download (see page “Android Market™” on page 41) are added to the app menu.
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Voicemail
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To close the app tray, touch at the bottom of the
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Search

All Web Apps
Search by voice.
For a text search, touch the text box & type using the keyboard. Then, touch the icon for a text search.
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Notifications
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Clear
menu, or touch Home or Back .
Recent apps
Touch and hold Home to see the last few apps you used, then touch the app you want. Touch Home to return to the home screen.
Search
Touch Search on the front of the phone, or touch Search on the phone’s slide-out keyboard.
Note: You can also use the Voice search key on the
keypad.
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Phone status & notifications

At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about new messages or events. Icons on the right tell you about phone status. To access a message, email or meeting reminder, drag the status bar down and touch the notification.
Icons on the right tell you about phone status:
Bluetooth® active network (full signal)
GPS active network (roaming)
Wi-Fi® active 3G (fastest data)
downloading airplane mode
vibrate sync active
silent alarm set
mute call battery (charging)
speakerphone active battery (full charge)
Tip: To see today’s date, touch and hold the status bar
at the top of the screen.

Calls

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Contacts
Recent Favorites
Dialer
Backspace
Delete digits.
Recent Calls List
Call
Enter a phone number & then touch here.
Call Voicemail
Touch and hold for voicemail.
Voice Commands
Add Number To Contacts
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Add call
Bluetooth Mute
DialpadEnd call
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Speaker
Call Timer
Mute
Touch to mute or
unmute the call.
Speakerphone
Touch to turn the speakerphone on or off.
Dialpad
Touch to enter numbers during a call.
it’s good to talk

Quick start: Calls

Dialing options
From the home screen, touch Phone.
In-call options
During a call:
To use a Bluetooth® device, touch Bluetooth.
(First, turn on your phone and pair it—see “Connect new devices” on page 43.)
To mute a call, touch Mute.
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To use the speakerphone, touch Speaker.
Answer
Add call
Bluetooth Mute Speaker
DialpadEnd call
End call
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 > Phone > Return to call in progress.

Make & answer calls

To make a call, touch Phone, enter a number, then touch .
Tip: If the screen is locked, drag to the right.
To answer a call while the display is active, touch
. When the display is not active, answer by
dragging to the right.
To end a call, touch .
End call
To ignore a call, touch Ignore.

End calls

Touch .
Note: Your phone
includes a proximity sensor. When you hold the phone to your ear, the display goes dark to prevent accidental
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touches. When you move your phone away from your ear, the display lights up again.
Note: Screen protectors can interfere with
touchscreen performance. Aftermarket screen protectors must have an opening for the proximity sensor to operate properly. If not, abnormal function might occur if an after-market-protector or protective film covers proximity sensor area at the top of the phone.

Recent calls

Find it: Phone > Recent
To call a number, touch it.
To send a text message, create a contact, view a
contact, or other options, touch and hold an entry.
To clear the list, touch Menu > Clear list.

Frequent calls

Find it: Phone > Favorites
To call a number, touch it.
To send a text message, view a contact, or other
options, touch and hold an entry.

Conference calls

To start a conference call, call the first number. After the call connects, touch Add Call. Dial the next
number, or select it from contacts or favorites. When the next number answers, touch Merge calls.

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 (such as 911 or 112) 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 Phone (if your phone is locked, touch
Emergency Call).
2 Enter the emergency number.
3 Touch to call the emergency number.
Note: Your mobile device can use GPS and AGPS
signals to help emergency services find you. See ”GPS & AGPS” in your legal and safety information.

Cool down

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
Contacts: A-Z
Contacts: All contacts
Arthur Baudo
Barry Smyth
Cheyenne Medina
Christine Fanning
Jim Somers
Kat Bleser
Kristin Cullen
Tip: To search the list, begin typing a name.
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Group
Touch Menu to choose which group to show (like All or Favorites).
Create Contacts
Contacts List
Touch to view contact information. Touch & hold to call, send a text message, & more.

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 14.
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
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to your SIM card.
Tip: For Motorola Android phones, touch >
Manage SIM card > Export contacts to save your contacts to your SIM card.
2 Insert your SIM card in your new phone, see
“Assemble & charge” on page 3.
3 Import the contacts from your SIM card,
touch Contacts, then press Menu > Settings > Import from SIM card.
Link contacts
You might have two or more Contacts for the same person, maybe a Facebook friend who is also stored on your SIM card, or one friend with two email addresses. To combine these contacts:
Find it: Contacts
Touch a contact to open it, then press Menu > Link contact and touch the second entry.

Call or email contacts

Find it: Contacts
For View contact, Call contact, Send text message, Send email, or other options, touch and hold the
contact.

View & use contacts

When you set up a social networking account (see “Social networking” on page 33), 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: Contacts
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 a phone number or other info. Flick the screen left or right to see Social Networking updates or History.
Tip: To change which account provides the pictures
for your Contacts, from the home screen touch Launcher icon > My Accounts >Menu > Picture source.
To change which group of contacts is shown (All,
Facebook, and so on) touch the filter name at the
top.
To change how you view the list of contacts, flick
left or right at the bottom of the screen to select
History (recently used), A-Z (list without status), or Status (list with status).

Edit or delete contacts

Find it: Contacts
Touch the contact, then touch Menu > Edit or Delete.
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Link contacts

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Touch to add more name details.
Touch to remove this number.
Touch to set the number type.
To see more details, flick up.
Touch to select a picture for the contact.
Touch to add another number.
You might have two Contacts for the same person, such as a friend with two email addresses. To combine these two contacts:
Find it: Contacts
Touch a contact to open it, then touch Menu > Link contact and touch the second entry. Your social networking account remembers this connection.

Create contacts

Find it: Contacts >Menu >Add contact
When you’re finished, touch Save.
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Where are contacts saved? Your phone saves new
contacts in its memory and in the Google Server or the subscription-only Backup Assistant, if you have a subscription. It also updates your social networking account. There’s more about Backup Assistant on page 51.

Synchronize contacts

When you change one of your Contacts, your phone automatically updates your other social networking accounts. Also, your phone updates your Contacts and social networking account whenever you change a friend in your social networking accounts.

Groups

Find it: Contacts >Menu >Display group
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.

Text entry

Voice Key
Symbols
Alternate
Keys
think keyboard, now think smaller

Typing tips

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Enter alternate characters From the number
Enter one capital letter Touch Shift .
Enter only capital letters, until you touch Shift again
Cut or Copy selected text Double touch to
keyboard, touch Alternate . Touch again to return to numbers.
Tou ch Shi ft twice. Touch again to revert to lowercase.
select text, then drag to left or right to highlight words. Touch and hold on or near the highlighted text and select Cut or Copy.
To...
Move the cursor Touch where you
want to move the cursor. When you see a red icon, drag it to where you want the cursor.
Paste cut or copied text Touch and hold
location to paste then touch Paste.
Delete a character (hold to
To u c h D el e te .
delete more)

Physical keypad

You can type using the phone’s keypad.
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Tip: When you type, your phone shows you word
suggestions. You can turn this on/off by touching Menu > Settings > Language & Keyboard.

Input methods

To select an input method, touch and hold a text entry area on the screen to open the Edit text menu. Touch Input method, then touch the method you want.
Multi-touch keyboard
Enter text a 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 input settings

Find it: Menu > Settings > Language &
keyboard
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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 Phone
> Recent.
To sleep/wake your phone, press Power/Lock .
To set screen timeout, touch Menu > Settings
> 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.

Battery tips

Want to extend your battery life? Try these:
To select a battery profile that suits your phone use,
touch Menu > Settings > Battery Manager.
To turn off automatic applications sync, touch
Menu > Settings > Data manager > Data Delivery.
To turn off Bluetooth power, touch Menu
> Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth.
To turn off Wi-Fi™, touch Menu > Settings
> Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi.

Digital living

connect and enjoy
Note: Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow
the rules. See “Content Copyright” in your legal and safety information.

Media Share

Media Share gives you an easy way to share your media content—photos, videos, and tunes—with friends and family.
Share your media via DLNA devices: The Media
Share wizard guides you through the easy setup
steps.
Swap photos & videos: Share any photos or videos
on your phone, even the ones you created.
More tunes: Enjoy favorites from your phone playlist
on your sound system at home. Or get music from your portable music player and add it to your phone’s music library.
Connect
First, connect to a Wi-Fi network or another device:
Connect to your computer with a USB cable
(see “USB connection” on page 47).
Connect to a Wi-Fi network or use your own Wi-Fi
hotspot (see “Wi-Fi®” on page 44).
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