Verizon Motorola Droid User Manual
User Guide
Congratulations
DROID by Motorola
DROID by Motorola gives you a premium browsing
and messaging experience with the very latest from
™
, all in a thin touch QWERTY slider.
Google
•Browsing. Get more from the Web, with a huge
screen and full HTML. Search, browse, everything
you want to do, all made easier.
• Maps, entertainment, and more. The latest
technology and apps. Google Maps
way. YouTube
™
to stay entertained. Easy access to
Google and thousands of Android applications to
expand your world.
Caution: Before assembling, charging or using your
phone for the first time, please read the important
legal and safety information packaged with your
phone. Once your phone is up and running, touch
Menu >
information
Settings >About phone >Safety
to read the full information.
™
to find your
More information
On your computer—Go to
http://www.motorola.com/support/droid
So, whether you want to read, watch, or play, we can
help.
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1Congratulations
Your phone
the important keys & connectors
3.5mm Headset Jack
Power Key
Press to put
the display to
sleep, or hold
to turn off.
When you open or turn your phone,
the screen adjusts for you.
Micro USB
Connector
Charge or
connect
to PC.
Menu Key
Touch to open
menu options.
Back Key
Touch to go
back.
2 Congratulations
Messaging Market
Phone
Contacts Browser Maps
Microphone
Volume Keys
Touchscreen
Home Key
Touch to return
to the home
screen.
Camera Key
Search Key
Touch for text
search.
Shift
Search
Press for
text search.
Space
Scroll &
Select
Delete
Return
Alternate
Menu
Contents
Your phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Let’s go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Touchscreen & keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Google Maps™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Latitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
YouTube™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Apps for all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Manage your life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Text entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Tips & tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Personalize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Photos & videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Bluetooth® wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
WiFi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
USB & memory card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety, Regulatory & Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Let’s go
let’s get you up and running
Assemble & charge
1 MicroSD in (may
already be inserted)
3 Cover on 4 Charge up
Note: Your device is always on when being charged.
Caution: Please read “Battery Use & Safety” on
page 42.
Set up & go
The first time you turn on your phone, a setup wizard
guides you through signing in to your existing Google
account. If you don’t have a Google account, you can
create one using the wizard.
2 Battery in
3H
™
3Let’s go
Tip: Remember to write down your user name and
password, and keep them in a safe place.
Turn it on & off
To turn on your phone, press and
hold Power (on top of the
phone).
To turn off your phone, press and
hold Power , then touch
off
.
Power
WiFi connect
If you want to use a WiFi computer network for even
faster Internet access, touch Menu >
Wireless & networks >Wi-Fi settings
>
Settings
.
Cool content & more
Browse and download thousands of the coolest apps
on the planet from Android Market
Your phone comes with a microSD memory card
installed—you can load it up with photos, videos, and
music from your computer using “USB drag & drop”
on page 38.
4 Touchscreen & keys
™
.
Touchscreen & keys
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
then touch and hold a contact
to open options.
Contacts
Phone
Contacts Browser Maps
,
J
Rick Wasser
L
Wallace Mans
M
Jennie Jenkins
R
Leo Heaton
W
Mick West
Drag
To scroll through a list or
move slowly, drag across the
touchscreen. Try it: In the
home screen, touch
Contacts
Contacts
, then drag your
list up or down.
Tip: When you drag or flick a
J
Rick Wasser
L
Wallace Mans
M
Jennie Jenkins
R
list, a scroll bar appears on
the right. Drag the scroll bar to move the list to a letter
AZ.
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.
Key tips
Menu, home, & back
Back Key
Menu Key
Home Key
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 go back .
Sleep & wake up
To save your battery, prevent
accidental taps, 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 open the phone.
Search Key
5Touchscreen & keys
To change how long your phone waits before the
screen goes to sleep automatically, touch Menu
Settings >Sound & display >Screen timeout
>
.
Tip: To make the screen lock when it goes to sleep,
use “Screen lock” on page 40.
Power key menu
Press and hold Power to open the power key
menu, where you can turn off the phone (
or turn
Airplane mode
or
Silent mode
Power off
on or off.
Adjust volu me
Press the volume keys to
change the ring volume (in
the home screen), or the
earpiece volume (during a
Volume Keys
call).
Spin the screen
When you rotate the phone 90 degrees
counterclockwise, the touchscreen can rotate to stay
rightside up:
Find it: Menu >
Orientation
>
6 Home screen
Settings >Sound & display
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:
Status Indicators
Status Bar
Touch & drag this bar down
to check notifications.
Messaging Market
Phone
Contacts Browser Maps
Shortcuts
Touch to open.
Applications Tab
Drag up to see
all your apps.
Note: Your home screen might look a little different.
The home screen extends beyond what you see on
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.
Messaging Market
Phone
Contacts Browser Maps
Widgets
Add a widget, such as a clock, music player, or a
calendar that shows upcoming appointments.
To open a widget, touch it. To add widgets, touch
Menu >
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.
Add > Widgets
.
Shortcuts
To add shortcuts to the home screen, open the
Applications tab, then touch and hold the shortcut you
want. It will be added to the home screen. Or, touch
Menu >
Add > Shortcuts
.
Apps
Your phone comes with some apps already, and you
can download and install more. To open an app, touch
it.
Applications tab
All the apps on your phone,
including the apps that
came with your phone, and
Messaging Market
the ones you download and
install, are listed in
alphabetical order in your
Applications tab.
To open the Applications
tab, touch and drag
up.
Running multiple apps
No need to close an app before opening another one.
Your phone runs multiple apps, all at once.
7Home screen
You can open a new app while already running another.
Touch Home to return to the home screen. Open
the Applications tab and touch the app you want. To
switch from one running app to another, touch and
hold Home to see what apps are already open,
then touch the one you want. You can view up to the
last six apps that you ran.
Search
To search, touch Search on the front of the phone,
or touch Search on the QWERTY keypad.
For a text search, touch
the text box & type
using the touch keypad
or the QWERTY keypad.
Then, touch the icon for
Google Search
Search by voice.
8 Home screen
a text search.
Phone status & notifications
The status bar at the top of the screen contains icons
that tell you about messages and phone status. To
view your notifications, touch the status bar and drag it
down. Icons on the right tell you about phone status:
Bluetooth® active network (full signal)
GPS active network (roaming)
WiFi active downloading
volume voicemail message
vibrate 3G (fastest data)
silent flight mode
mute call battery (charging)
signal (roaming) battery (full charge)
speakerphone active alarm set
Tip: To see today’s date, touch and hold the status bar
at the top of the screen.
Calls
it’s good to talk
Quick start: Calls
Dialing options
Find it: Home >
Call log FavoritesContactsPhone
Phone
Incall options
During a call, touch
Bluetooth
to use a
Bluetooth® device.
Tip: You can
touch Home or
Back to leave the
active call display. To
reopen it, touch Home >
call in progress
To mute a call, touch
.
Mute
.
Add Call
Bluetooth
End Dialpad
Mute
Phone >Return to
Speaker
Speaker
123
GHI JKL MNO
456
789
ABC DEF
TUVPQRS WXYZ
0
Contacts
Touch to open, then touch an
entry to call.
Recent Calls
Touch to open, then touch an
entry to call.
Call
Enter a phone number and
touch here to call it.
Make & answer calls
To make a call, touch Home >
number, then touch .
To answer a call, drag to the right.
End
To end a call, touch
.
To ignore a call, drag to the left.
Phone
, enter a
Handsfree
Note: Using a mobile device or accessory while
driving may cause distraction and may be illegal.
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
During a call:
Speaker
• To use the speakerphone, touch
.
9Calls
• To use a Bluetooth® device, touch
Add call
Bluetooth
Mute
Dialpad
Speaker
Bluetooth
.
Enter numbers during a call
To enter numbers during a call, touch
Add call
Add call
Bluetooth
Bluetooth Mute
End Dialpad
Mute
Dialpad
Speaker
Speaker
Dialpad
.
Recent calls
Find it: Home >
• 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 >
Phone >Call log
Clear call log
Frequent calls
Find it: Home >
• To call a number, touch it.
• To send a text message, view a contact, or other
options, touch and hold an entry.
Phone >Favorites
Conference calls
To start a conference call, call the first number. After
they answer, touch
When the next number answers, touch
Add call
and call the next number.
Merge call
.
Your phone number
Find it: Menu >
My phone number
>
Settings >About phone >Status
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 preprogrammed 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 Home >
locked, touch
Emergency Call
2 Enter the emergency number.
3 Touch to call the emergency number.
Note: Your mobile device can use AGPS satellite
signals to help emergency services find you (“GPS &
AGPS” on page 44).
Phone
(if your phone is
).
10 Calls
Web
iGoogl
g
g
g
e Preference
s Help
p
p
p
you don’t need a PC, surf the web with your phone
Quick start: Browser
Find it: Home >
Web Images
Local News more
My Locaon: Off - Turn On
iGoogle Preferences Help
Google Search
Sign In
Browser
Connection
Over the air
or Wi-Fi.
Links
Touch to open.
Web Address
To enter a URL,
touch .
Drag or flick to scroll.
Connect
Your phone uses the mobile phone network (over the
air) to automatically connect to the Web.
Note: Your service provider may charge to surf the
Web or download data.
To use a wireless network, touch Menu >
Wireless & networks
>
Wi-Fi settings
touch
. Touch
Wi-Fi
to turn it on and
to search for nearby wireless
Settings
networks. Touch a network to connect.
Web touch tips
Zoom & magnify
In Web pages, when you scroll (drag or flick), zoom
icons appear at the bottom of your screen.
New window
Refresh
Bookmarks
Forward
Windows
More
Touch to display
options.
Note: If you can’t connect, contact your service
provider.
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Darwin Wings Baseball Team
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The Wings played in the Middle Atlanc League and were affiliates of the Chicago
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moniker was a reference to Ducky Heinz, the team’s manager and club owner.
Search
Choose your text size A
Time Period
Related Entries
Baseball
Darwin, Ohio
Wings
Zoom In/Out
A
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A
Region
11Web
Select links
y
When you touch a
link, your phone
outlines it and goes to
that page. If you touch
and hold the link, your
phone shows options, like
Bookmark link
.
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Searches related to: da
Open in new window
Browser options
Touch Menu to see browser options:
options
Refresh
Windows
New window
Back/Forward
Add bookmark
More
12 Google Maps™
Reloads the current page.
View the browser windows that
are currently open.
Add a new browser window to
your list.
Navigate to previously viewed
pages.
Add the current page to your
bookmark list. Touch to see
your bookmarks.
Shows additional browser
options.
or
Google Maps
™
where you are, where you’re going
Note: This feature is not available in all areas. Check
with your service provider.
Quick start: Google Maps
Where am I? Where do I want to go? Don’t worry—let
Google Maps
™
find out for you.
Find it: Home >
My Location
Accurate to 1800 meters
Search
Directions Layers
My Location Join Latitude More
Maps
Map View
Drag or flick to scroll.
Touch to show zoom.
Touch to show options.
Google Maps™ opens by default in “Map mode”. To
learn more about the different map modes, go to
“Select map mode” on page 14.
Set your location sources
Set your phone to determine your location using GPS
satellite signals (highly accurate, but uses battery
power) or using the mobile network (less accurate, but
conserves battery power).
Settings
To set your location, touch Menu >
Location & security >Use GPS satellites
>
wireless networks
.
and/or
Use
Find your location
Note: Don’t forget to set your location sources.
From the main Map screen, touch Menu >
Location
. Your location is shown on the map as .
The bigger the circle, the less accurate the location.
Find any location
1 Touch Menu >
Search
.
2 Enter text in the search box, like an address,
business, or city, then touch .
Tip: If it’s an address you have visited before, select
from the list shown.
3 Touch the search box to view all the results, then
touch the one you want. Select
directions
Get directions
1 Touch Menu >
,
Call
or
Add as a contact
Directions
Show on map, Get
.
.
2 Enter a starting point address or touch and select
My current location, Contacts
, or
Points on map
My
.
13Google Maps™
3 Enter an end point address or touch and select
Contacts
or
Points on map
.
4 Select your mode of transport (car, public transport
Go
or walk), then touch
. Your directions are shown
as a list. To view your directions on a map, touch
Show on map
5 When you have finished, touch Menu >
Clear map
>
.
More
.
Select map mode
Touch Menu >
Satellite, Latitude
positions or directions.
Touch Menu >
My Maps, Wikipedia
Clear Map
Touch
Map view
Shows a map, complete with names of streets, rivers,
lakes, mountains, and borders. This is the default view.
Satellite view
Shows map on top of aerial photo.
Traffic view
If available in your area, realtime traffic conditions are
shown on the roads as colorcoded lines.
14 Latitude
Layers
to select from
Traffic
or recent searches, viewed
Layers >More layers
, or
Transit Lines
to se le ct from
.
to clear your selections.
,
Latitude
where are your friends & family?
Note: This feature is not available in all areas. Check
with your service provider.
Join Latitude
See where your friends and family are on Google
™
. Plan to meet up, check that your parents got
Maps
home safely, or just stay in touch.
Don’t worry, your location is not shared unless you
agree to it. You need to join Latitude, and then invite
your friends to view your location or accept their
invitations. When using Google Maps, touch Menu
Join Latitude
>
agree with it, touch
Add & remove friends
Find it: Home >
To add friends:
1 Touch Menu >
2 Touch
address
If your friends already use Latitude, they’ll receive an
email request and a notification. If they have not yet
joined Latitude, they’ll receive an email request that
. Read the privacy policy and if you
Agree & share
Maps
Add friends
Select from Contacts
, then touch a contact >
.
>Menu >
.
or
Add via email
Add friends
Latitude
.
invites them to sign in to Latitude with their Google
account.
To remove friends:
1 Touch Menu >
Latitude
to show your friend’s
list, then touch a friend in your list.
Remove
2 Touch
.
Share location
When you receive a request to share location details
you can choose to:
Accept and share back
•
—see your friend’s location,
and your friend can see yours.
Accept, but hide my location
•
—see your friend's
location, but they can't see yours.
Don't accept
•
—location information is not shared
between you and your friend.
Hide your location
Touch Menu >
Touch your contact name, then touch Menu
Privacy >Hide your location
>
Latitude
to show your friend’s list.
.
Turn off Latitude
Touch Menu >
Touch Menu >
Latitude
to show your friend’s list.
Privacy >Turn off Latitude
.
Yo u Tu be
™
go and create your own classic
Quick start: YouTube
Post that great video you’ve taken and see how many
hits you get.
Find it: Home > >
YouTube
TM
Most Viewed
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View all Most viewed
Search Upload
SettingsCategoriesMy account
YouTube
Categories
Touch a video to play.
Touch to show
options.
15YouTube™
YouTube usergenerated content web site lets you
share videos with YouTube users everywhere. You
don’t need a YouTube account to browse and view
videos.
Note: If you don’t have a YouTube account, visit
http://www.youtube.com
to find out more. To create
an account or sign in, go to “Your account” on
page 16.
Watch videos
See popular video categories, like Most viewed, Most
discussed and Most recent. Touch a category, then
touch the video to start playing it. To see more video
categories, touch Menu >
Categories
.
Search for videos
Find it: Menu >
Enter text, then touch .To clear your search history,
touch Menu >
Search
Settings >Clear search history
.
Share videos
Send someone a link to a video that you are watching.
1 Touch Menu >
2 Address and complete your email, then touch
16 YouTube™
Share
.
Send
Your account
Log in or create account
Find it: Menu > My account
1 To create your YouTube account, touch the “Don’t
have a YouTube account? Click here to create one”
link.
If you already have a YouTube account, enter your
user name and password, and touch Sign in.
2 For a new account, enter a user name, complete the
fields, then touch I accept.
Upload videos
Find it: Menu > Upload
1 Touch the video you want to upload. You can change
the video title, description, set the access, and add
tags.
2 Touch Upload.
.
Apps for all
get the app you want
Android Market
Note: You must set up a Gmail account (see “Gmail”
on page 18) in order to buy and download apps from
the Android Market.
Find it: Home >
Get all the fun games and cool apps you want! Market
provides you with access to software developers
everywhere, so you can find the app you want. If you
need help or have questions about Android Market,
touch Menu >
Browse & install apps
Scroll to and touch the app you want to install. Then,
Install
touch
Warning: If an app you are downloading requires
access to your data or control of functions on your
phone, you’ll be asked to give your permission. After
selecting
selecting
additional Google
Purchase now
instructions. To see the download progress, open the
notifications window.
Install
Buy
™
Market
Help
.
(if app is free) or
Buy
.
, the app will download. After
, you may be asked to sign in to an
™
account. Sign in and select
to proceed. Follow the onscreen
After you download an app, the icon for that app
appears on your Applications tab (see “Apps” on
page 7).
Manage & restore apps
To manage your apps, from your phone’s home screen
touch Menu >
applications
Settings >Applications >Manage
.
Touch the app to open the details screen—from here
you can review, uninstall, and more.
To reinstall any downloaded items, touch Home
Market >Download
>
. All previously installed apps
are listed and available for download.
Important customer information
Please be advised that many services and applications
offered through this unique device are provided by
™
and various application developers. If you
Google
use, link to, or download a Google service, or an
application such as a nonVerizon Wireless
locationbased 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 nonVerizon
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.
17Apps for all
Motorola, 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 review carefully any and all terms and
conditions applicable to those applications and
services including those related to any locationbased
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.
18 Manage y our life
Manage your life
stay on top of things
What can you manage?
Email, contacts, and calendar on your phone give you
access to the same personal information that you add,
view, and edit on your computer with the use of
Microsoft
You can:
• View Google
• Schedule and respond to meeting requests.
• Access your company directory.
For more information, see “Synchronize with
Microsoft™ Office Outlook™” on page 20.
Gmail
Create a new email
Find it: Home > >
>
Enter the recipient email address and message, then
touch
Tip: Touch Menu for options, like
Cc/Bcc
Compose
Send
.
™
Outlook™.
™
and Exchange contacts in one list.
Gmail
.
> Menu
Attach
or
Add
Tips
• To search for messages, touch Menu >
Search
• To set new email notifications, such as having a
special sound play when you receive a message,
touch Menu >
Settings >Email notifications
,
then select the ringtone and vibrate options.
• To label an email thread, touch and hold a message,
then touch
Change labels
.
Shortcuts
To refresh list, touch Menu + U.
To compose new, touch Menu + C.
To open conversation, press Enter.
To archive conversation, touch Menu + Y.
To jump to top of list, press Alternate + up.
To jump to end of list, press Alternate +
down.
To page up, press Shift + spacebar.
To page down, press spacebar.
Set up an account
Find it: Home > >
Email
The email setup wizard will guide you through setting
.
up your email account.
Create a new email
Email
Find it: Home > >
Compose
>
>Menu
Enter the recipient email address and message, then
Send
touch
Tip: Touch Menu for options, like
.
Attach
or Add
Cc/Bcc.
Calendar
Find it: Home > >
Calendar
19Manage your life
View your calendar in
different ways: Touch
Agenda
Menu >
Day
, or
Week
,
. When
you highlight an event
Sun
30 31 12345
September 2009
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
in the day and week
views, more details
appear.
Add calendar events
From any calendar
67 89 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
view, touch Menu
New event
>
event details and touch
Done
Manage calendar
. Enter
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
.
27 28 29 30
123
events
To edit an event, touch
45678910
and hold the event,
then touch
Edit event
you’re done, touch
. Edit event details, then when
Done
.
Google data synchronization
Find it: Menu >
The Google apps on your phone give you access to the
same personal information (emails, events, and
contacts) that you have on a computer using Gmail,
20 Manage y our life
Settings >Accounts & sync
Calendar, and Contacts. It’s easy to synchronize the
Google apps information you want to keep up to date.
Select apps to synchronize
1 Touch
Background data
Tip: To save battery power do not touch
data
.
Add account
2 Touch
synchronize, like
Synchronize with Microsoft™Office
Outlook
™
.
Background
to add the apps you want to
Google
or
Corporate
.
If you use Microsoft™Office Outlook™ on your work
computer, your phone can synchronize emails, and
events with your Microsoft
Find it: Menu >
account
>
1 Enter your user name (username@company.com),
Corporate
™
Exchange server.
Settings >Accounts & sync >Add
password, email address, and server details
including domain name and security type (server
address is the same URL you use to access your
company’s email using the Web on your computer).
Note: Contact your business IT department for
server details.
Next
2 Touch
.
3 Set up your sync options: select email, contacts, or
calendar.
4 Touch Save & sync.
Contacts
contacts like you’ve never had before
Quick start: Contacts
Find it: Home >
Displaying 5 contacts
J
Jennie Jenkins
L
Leo Heaton
M
Mick West
R
Rick Wasser
W
Wallace Mans
Tip: To search the list, just open your phone and type a
name. When you flick or drag this list, a scroll bar
appears on the right. Drag the scroll bar to move the
list faster.
Contacts
ContactsPhone Call log Favorites
Contacts List
Touch to view
contact information.
Touch & hold to edit,
delete, & more.
Menu Options
Touch Menu to
edit sync groups or
to add/import new
contacts.
21Contacts
Call, text, or email contacts
Find it: Home >
For
View contact, Call contact, Text contact, Add to
favorites
, or other options, touch and hold the contact.
Contacts
Edit or delete contacts
Find it: Home >
Touch the contact, then touch Menu >
Delete contact
or
Tip: When editing a contact, you can set a ringtone,
address, and other details that will be saved on your
phone.
Contacts
Edit contact
.
Create contacts
Find it: Home >
contact
22 Contacts
Contacts
>Menu >
New
Select the account to save the contact to, then type
the contact name and details.
Edit contact
Google
mcg30203@gmail.com
Touch Home to choose a
Given name
Family name
Phone
Home
Email
Home
Done
Phone
Email
Revert
When you’re finished, touch
different type for this entry.
Touch + to add another
entry.
Touch - to remove this entry.
To see more details, flick up.
Done
.
Groups
Find it:
You can put your
(like “friends”, “family”, or “work”). Then, you can find
contacts faster by showing one group at a time.
Contacts
Contacts
>Menu >
Display options
into groups that you create
Messaging
sometimes it’s best 2 text, or IM, or email . . .
Quick start: Messaging
Find it: Home >
Messaging
Create messages
Find it:
Enter the recipient and message. In text messages
and emails, touch Menu for options, like
smiley
Messaging >New message
or
Attach
.
Insert
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The Kenton Review
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Steven Sherer
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Jack bradley
FW: Coming Home to Parad...
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Laura Lehman
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e@email.comInbox
Message List
Touch to open a message.
9:57 AM
Touch & hold to move,
10/3/2009
10/3/2009
delete, & more.
Tip: To see more messages, flick or drag up.
Read & reply to messages
• To open a 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 open options, touch and hold a message.
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 phone will show a button that says
Get HTML version
Tip: To send and receive large attachments faster, use
a WiFi connection, in “WiFi” on page 37.
Google Talk
Google Talk instant messaging lets you chat with other
Google Talk users on phones or on the web.
Find it: Home > >
™
Attach
.
.
Talk
23Messaging
Touch to change your online status message.
Touch to
change your
picture.
Friends list
Friends list b@gmail.com
on android phone
Hey what’s up?
Jen
Alfred
offline
Alvin
offline
Anson
offline
Anu
Touch to change
your status.
Opened chats.
Touch a callout
to open the chat
screen and start
chatting with
your friend.
Online
status:
Available
Idle
Busy
Offline
Touch Menu to see a list of your Google Talk
friends, send invitations to add new friends, and much
more.
Instant messages
To send and receive instant messages, you can use an
instant messaging app (such as Google Talk
browser.
24 Messaging
™
) or your
• To download and use an instant messaging app,
touch Home >
Communication
>
Market >Apps
, then choose an app for your
provider. Once you download the app, you’ll see it
on your Applications tab (see “Apps” on page 7).
• If you don’t see an app for your IM provider, you can
use your Web browser. Touch Home
Browser
>
and touch
, then enter your provider’s Web site
Go
. Once you’re there, follow the link to
sign in.
Note: Your IM options will depend on your IM provider.
To browse instant messaging apps from your
computer, go to http://www.android.com/market
.
Voi c e mail
When you have a new voicemail, shows at the top
of your screen. To hear the voicemail, touch
then touch and hold .
Phone
,
Text entry
think keyboard, now think smaller
Typing tips
Here are some tips for using your phone’s keypad:
• To choose symbols from a list, press Alternate
>Symbols .
• To e n te r alternate characters in the corners of keys,
press Alternate .
• To enter several alternate characters until you
press Alternate again, press Alternate
twice.
• To enter one capital letter, press Shift .
• Enter only capital letters, until you press Shift
again, press Shift twice.
• To select text, press and hold Shift , then
press left or right.
• To cut or copy selected text, touch and hold text
Cut
or
Copy
>
• To paste cut or copied text, touch and hold >
• To delete a character (hold to delete more), press
Delete .
• To delete the current line, press Alternate +
Delete .
.
Paste
• To jump to the beginning/end of a line, press
Alternate + Scroll .
• To start a new line (email), press Return .
To change text entry settings, change languages, and
see the dictionary of terms you’ve used, from the
home screen, touch Menu >
& keyboard
.
Settings >Language
Touchscreen keypad
When your phone is closed, you can open a display
keypad by touching a text field. To close the keypad,
touch Back .
To
q
we r ty ui op
as
df g hj kl
zxcvbnm
,.
?123
Shift
Symbols/Numbers
Touch to open a keypad for symbols and numbers.
Space
Next
Next
DEL
x
Text Entry
Touch to open
the touchscreen
keypad.
Delete
Return
25Te xt entry
Note: You must set
feature—touch Menu >
>
Orientation
.
Orientation
to on to use this
Settings >Sound & display
To change your settings for this keypad, from the home
screen, touch Menu >
keyboard
>
Android keyboard
Settings >Language &
.
Text entry settings
When you use the touchscreen keypad, your phone
suggests words from your dictionary and chosen
language. Your phone also automatically enters
apostrophes in some words, like “dont.”
Find it: Menu >
• To change the language and style for your
touchscreen keypad, touch
• To edit your dictionary, touch
• To change the sounds, correction, and other settings
for your touchscreen keypad, touch
keyboard
• To change the automatic correction settings for your
full keypad, touch
26 Tips & tricks
Settings >Language & keyboard
Select locale
User dictionary
.
Device keyboard
.
.
Android
.
Tips & tricks
a few handy hints
General tips
• To return to home screen, touch Home .
• To see recently dialed numbers, touch
Call log
>
.
• To sleep/wake your phone, press Power .
• To set screen timeout, touch Menu >
Sound & 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
Silent mode
>
.
• To turn airplane mode on/off, press and hold
Power >
Airplane mode
.
• To go to the top of a list, press and hold
Alternate > Scroll up.
• To go to the bottom of al list, press and hold
Alternate > Scroll down.
Phone
Settings
.
Battery tips
Want to extend your battery life? Try these:
• To turn off automatic applications sync, touch
Menu >
• To turn off Bluetooth power, touch Menu
Settings >Wireless & networks >Bluetooth
>
• To turn off WiFi, touch Menu >
Wireless & networks >Wi-Fi
>
• To add a
Add >Widgets >Power Control
>
Note: The
enable/disable WiFi, Bluetooth® wireless, GPS,
Sync (turns on/off all active accounts, Google, and
Exchange), and display brightness.
You can expect the following battery charge times:
Usage—up to 385 minutes
Standby—up to 270 hours
Note: All usage times are approximate. Battery
performance depends on network configuration, signal
strength, operating temperature, features selected,
and voice, data and other application usage patterns.
Settings >Accounts & sync
Power Control
Power Control
widget, touch Menu
widget is a simple way to
.
Settings
.
.
.
Personalize
add your personal touch
Widgets
To create a new widget:
1 Find an empty spot on your home screen where you
want to add a widget, then touch and hold.
Tip: You can flick left or right to open other panels
on your home screen.
Widgets
2 Touch
3 Touch the type of widget. If necessary, enter the
widget settings.
You can personalize widgets with content that you
choose.
Ringtones
To personalize your ringtones:
Find it: Menu >
Phone ringtone
>
To set your vibrate options:
Find it: Menu >
Phone vibrate
>
.
Settings>Sound & display
or
Notification ringtone
Settings >Sound & display
27Personalize
Wallpaper
To apply a new wallpaper:
1 Find an empty spot on your home screen, then
touch and hold.
Wallpapers
2 Touch
Media gallery
3 Touch
wallpaper, or touch
.
to select a photo as your
Wallpaper gallery
to choose a
wallpaper that comes with your phone.
Sounds
• To set volume for media and videos, touch Menu
Settings >Sound & display >Media volume
>
.
• To play tones when using dial pad, touch Menu
Settings >Sound & display >Audible touch
>
tones
.
• To play sound on a screen selection, touch Menu
Settings >Sound & display >Audible selection
>
.
Display settings
• To set display brightness, touch Menu
Settings >Sound & display >Brightness
>
• To set orientation, touch Menu >
Sound & display >Orientation
>
.
• To set animation, touch Menu >
Sound & display >Animation
>
28 Personalize
.
Settings
Settings
.
Quick launch shortcuts
To set keyboard shortcuts to launch your favorite app,
touch Menu >
launch
>
To use a quick launch shortcut, touch Search and
the assigned key, like Search and B to launch the
browser.
Settings >Applications >Quick
Assign application
.
Language & region
Set your menu language and region:
Find it: Menu >
Select locale
>
Settings >Language & keyboard
Photos & videos
see it, capture it, share it!
Photos
Take & share photos
Take that family photo, and post it online for everyone
to see.
Note: To get the clearest photos, wipe the lens clean
with a soft, dry cloth before you take a photo.
Find it: Press Camera
Thumbnail of
Last Photo
Touch to view.
Drag up to
change to
camcorder.
Touch to take the
photo.
Note: Photos are stored on your microSD memory
Picture Resolution
card.
To t ake the photo, touch and hold , or press
Camera .
A thumbnail of the photo you’ve just taken is shown on
the right. Touch the thumbnail to view it.
is 5MP, unless you change it.
• To set the photo as a wallpaper or contact photo,
Set as
touch Menu >
.
• To send the photo in a message or post it online,
Share
touch Menu >
. For more info on sharing
your photos, see “Share your photo gallery” on
page 30.
Delete
• To delete the photo, touch Menu >
• For more options, touch Menu >
More
.
.
Photo options
In the viewfinder, touch Menu >
Settings
to open
the camera menu:
options
Store location
Save the details of where the
photo was taken.
Scene mode
Set the scene, from loads of
options.
Flash mode
White balance
Choose from
Off
.
Choose from
Automatic, On
Daylight, Cloudy
, and
, and
more.
Color effect
Choose from
Sepia, Blue tint
, and
more.
Picture size
Set the size of your photo.
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