Document Outline

• About this guide
• Android basics
  • Starting Android for the first time
    • If you don’t have a SIM card in your GSM phone
    • Your Google Account
    • Resetting your Google Account password
    • Additional accounts
    • Google services
      • Location
      • Backup
      • Date and time
  • Getting to know the Home screen
    • Wake up the phone
    • Return to the Home screen
    • View other parts of the Home screen
  • Using the touchscreen
    • Touch
    • Touch & hold
    • Drag
    • Swipe or slide
    • Double-tap
    • Pinch
    • Rotate the screen
  • Using the phone’s buttons
  • Using a trackball
    • Use the Trackball
  • Working with menus
    • Options menus
    • Context menus
  • Monitoring your phone’s status
    • Status icons
    • Notification icons
  • Managing notifications
    • Open the Notifications panel
    • Respond to a notification
    • Clear all notifications
    • Close the Notifications panel
  • Using the onscreen keyboard
    • Enter text by typing
    • Enter numbers, symbols, and other characters
    • Change the keyboard orientation
    • Change the keyboard language
  • Entering text by speaking
    • Turn on voice input
    • Enter text by speaking
  • Editing text
    • Edit text
    • Select text
    • Cut or copy text
    • Paste text
  • Opening and switching applications
    • Open and close the Launcher
    • Open an application
    • Switch to a recently used application
  • Locking your screen
    • Lock your screen
  • Customizing the Home screen
    • Add an item to the Home screen
      • Shortcuts
      • Widgets
      • Folders
    • Move an item on the Home screen
    • Remove an item from the Home screen
    • Change the Home screen wallpaper
    • Rename a folder
  • Connecting quickly with your contacts
  • Optimizing battery life
    • Extend the life of your battery
    • Check the battery charge level
    • Monitor and control what uses the battery
  • Managing how applications use memory
    • Open the Manage applications screen
    • Get details about an application
    • Stop a misbehaving application
    • Uninstall an application
    • Change where an application is stored
  • Managing downloads
    • Open Downloads and manage downloaded files
• Connecting to networks and devices
  • Connecting to mobile networks
    • Connect to 4G networks
    • Determine what GSM network you’re using
    • Disable data when roaming
    • Limit your data connection to 2G networks
    • Edit or create a new GSM access point
  • Connecting to Wi-Fi networks
    • Turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network
    • Receive notifications when open networks are in range
    • Add a Wi-Fi network
    • Forget a Wi-Fi network
  • Connecting to Bluetooth devices
    • Turn Bluetooth on or off
    • Change your phone’s Bluetooth name
    • Pair your phone with a Bluetooth device
    • Connect to a Bluetooth device
    • Configure the Bluetooth features you want to use
    • Disconnect from a Bluetooth device
    • Unpair a Bluetooth device
  • Connecting to a computer via USB
    • Connect your phone to a computer via USB
    • Disconnect your phone from the computer
    • Safely remove an SD card from your phone
    • Erase your phone’s USB storage or SD card
  • Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection
    • Share your phone’s data connection via USB
    • Share your phone’s data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
    • Rename or secure your portable hotspot
  • Connecting to virtual private networks
    • Add a VPN
    • Connect to a VPN
    • Disconnect from a VPN
    • Edit a VPN
    • Delete a VPN
  • Working with secure certificates
    • Install a secure certificate from your phone’s USB storage or SD card
  • Configuring Internet (SIP) calling
    • Add an Internet calling account
    • Edit or remove an Internet calling account
    • Configure which calls use Internet calling
    • Change the primary Internet calling account
    • Configure your phone to receive Internet calls
• Placing and receiving calls
  • Placing and ending calls
    • Open Phone
    • Place a call by dialing
    • End a call
    • Disable phone calls (Airplane mode)
  • Answering or rejecting calls
    • Answer a call
    • Decline a call and divert it to voicemail
  • Working with the Call log
    • Open the Call log
    • Dial a number in the Call log
    • Add an entry’s number to your Contacts
    • Take other actions on a Call log entry
    • Clear the Call log
  • Calling your contacts
    • Call a contact
    • Call a favorite contact
  • Placing an Internet (SIP) call
    • Call a contact’s Internet calling address
    • Call a phone number using Internet calling
  • Listening to your voicemail
    • Listen to your voicemail
  • Dialing by voice
    • Place a call by speaking
  • Options during a call
    • Place a call on hold
    • Mute the microphone during a call
    • Turn the speakerphone on or off
    • Switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phone
  • Managing multiple calls
    • Switch between current calls
    • Set up a conference call
    • End a conference call and disconnect all callers
• Searching by text and voice
  • Searching your phone and the web
    • Search your phone and the web by typing
    • Target where you want to search
    • Change what you can target when searching the phone
    • Add dedicated Search widgets to your Home screen
    • Manage your search privacy
  • Using Google Search tips and tricks
  • Changing Google Search settings
    • Search settings screen
      • Google Search
      • Searchable items
      • Clear shortcuts
    • Google Search settings screen
      • Show web suggestions
      • Use My Location
      • Search history
      • Manage search history
  • Using Voice Actions
    • Use Voice Actions to search the web or perform other tasks
    • Complete a Voice Action
  • Voice Action commands
• Contacts
  • Opening your contacts
    • Open your contacts
    • Open a list of your favorite contacts
    • View details about a contact
  • Adding contacts
    • Add a new contact
  • Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts
    • Import contacts from your SIM card
    • Import contacts from your SD card or USB storage
    • Export contacts to your SD card or USB storage
    • Share a contact
  • Adding a contact to your favorites
    • Add a contact to your favorites
    • Remove a contact from your favorites list
  • Searching for a contact
    • Search for a contact
  • Editing contact details
    • Edit contact details
    • Change a contact’s default phone number
    • Divert all of a contact’s calls to your voicemail
    • Set a ringtone for a contact
    • Delete a contact
  • Communicating with your contacts
    • Connect by using Quick Contact for Android
    • Communicate with a contact
    • Call a contact’s default number
    • Send a text or multimedia message to a contact’s default number
  • Changing which contacts are displayed
    • Set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed
    • Change what groups are displayed
    • Change how contacts are displayed
  • Joining contacts
    • Join contacts
  • Separating contact information
    • Separate contact information
• Accounts
  • Adding and removing accounts
    • Add an account
    • Remove an account
  • Configuring account sync and display options
    • Configure general sync settings
    • Sync information manually
    • Change an account’s sync settings
• Gmail
  • Gmail version and availability
  • Gmail is different
    • Gmail is web-based
    • Gmail is conversation-based
    • Gmail is organized by labels, not by folders
    • Gmail for the phone is optimized for mobile: for advanced tasks, use a web browser
    • Gmail is for Gmail
  • Opening Gmail and your Inbox
    • Open Gmail
    • Open your Inbox when Gmail is running
    • Switch accounts
    • Use Gmail offline
  • Reading your messages
    • Read a message
    • Work with attachments
    • Copy text from a message
    • Reread a message
  • Composing and sending a message
    • Compose and send a message
    • Send a copy or blind copy of a message
    • Attach a photo to a message
  • Replying to or forwarding a message
    • Reply to or forward a message
  • Working with Priority Inbox
    • Open Priority Inbox
    • Set Priority Inbox as your default inbox
    • Mark a conversation as important
    • Mark a conversation as not important
  • Working with conversations in batches
  • Starring a message
    • Star a message
    • Unstar a message
    • Unstar all messages in a conversation
  • Labeling a conversation
    • Label a conversation
    • Label a batch of conversations at once
    • Change a conversation’s labels
  • Viewing conversations by label
  • Synchronizing your conversations by label
    • Select which labels to synchronize
    • Set how many days to synchronize
  • Reporting spam
    • Report a conversation as spam
  • Searching for messages
  • Archiving conversations
  • Appending a signature to your messages
  • Using keyboard shortcuts
    • Conversation list shortcuts
    • Message shortcuts
  • Changing Gmail settings
    • General Settings
      • Priority Inbox
      • Signature
      • Confirm actions
      • Reply all
      • Auto-advance
      • Message text size
      • Batch operations
      • Clear search history
      • Labels
    • Notification settings
      • Email notifications
      • Select ringtone
      • Vibrate
      • Notify once
• Calendar
  • Viewing your calendar and events
    • Open Calendar
    • Change your calendar view
  • Working in Agenda view
    • Switch to Agenda view
    • Learn more about events in Agenda view
  • Working in Day view
    • Switch to Day view
    • Learn more about events in Day view
    • Add an event in Day view
  • Working in Week view
    • Switch to Week view
    • Learn more about events in Week view
    • Add an event in Week view
  • Working in Month view
    • Switch to Month view
    • View more information about events in Month view
  • Viewing event details
    • View information about an event
  • Creating an event
    • Create an event
  • Editing an event
    • Edit an event
  • Deleting an event
    • Delete an event
  • Setting an event reminder
    • Set an event reminder
    • Delete an event reminder
  • Responding to an event reminder
    • Respond to an event reminder
  • Synchronizing and displaying calendars
    • Set whether calendars are stored on the phone or visible
  • Changing Calendar settings
    • Use home time zone
    • Home time zone
    • Hide declined events
    • Set alerts & notifications
    • Select ringtone
    • Vibrate
    • Default reminder time
    • Build version
• Google Voice
  • Opening Google Voice and your Inbox
    • Open Google Voice
    • Open your Inbox
    • Check your account balance
  • Reading or listening to your voicemail
    • To read a transcript of your voicemail
    • Listen to your voicemail
    • Reply to a message
    • Delete a message
  • Exchanging text messages
    • Send a text message
    • Read and reply to a text message
  • Starring messages
    • Star a message
    • Unstar a message
    • View your starred messages
  • Viewing messages by label
  • Configuring Google Voice
    • Configure Google Voice
  • Placing calls with Google Voice
  • Changing Google Voice settings
    • General Settings
      • Making calls
      • This phone’s number
      • Voicemail playback
      • Sync and notifications
      • Sign out
      • Legal information
      • My Google Voice number
      • Build number
    • Sync and notifications settings
      • Synchronize inbox
      • Background data
      • Notifications via text message
      • Inbox notifications
      • Select ringtone
      • Vibrate
      • Light
• Google Talk
  • Signing in and opening your Friends list
    • Open Google Talk and sign in
    • Return to your Friends list
    • Sign out of Google Talk
  • Chatting by voice or video
    • Invite a friend to a voice chat
    • Invite a friend to a video chat
    • Accept an invitation to chat by voice or video
  • Chatting by text
    • Chat with a friend
    • Accept an invitation to chat
    • Switch between active chats
    • Invite a friend to join a group chat
    • Chat on or off the record
    • End a chat
  • Managing your Friends list
    • Add a friend to your Friends list
    • View and accept an invitation to become a friend
    • View a list of pending invitations to friends
    • View all friends or only those most popular with you
    • Make a friend popular
    • Block a friend
  • Changing and monitoring online status
    • Change your online status
    • Change your status message
    • Change your picture
  • Changing Google Talk settings
    • Configure notifications for new Google Talk messages
    • Configure notifications for new friend invitations
    • Show or hide the mobile indicator to friends
    • Set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically
• Email
  • Opening Email and the Accounts screen
    • Open Email
    • Open the Accounts screen
    • Open your Combined Inbox
  • Reading your messages
    • Read a message
  • Responding to a message
    • Reply to or forward a message
    • Mark a message as unread
    • Delete a message
  • Starring messages
    • Star a message
    • Unstar a message
    • View your starred messages
  • Working with message in batches
  • Composing and sending email
    • Compose and send a message
  • Working with account folders
    • View an account’s folders
  • Appending a signature to your messages
  • Adding and editing email accounts
    • Add an email account
    • Change an account’s settings
    • Delete an email account
  • Changing email account settings
    • Account settings
      • Account name
      • Your name
      • Signature
      • Inbox check frequency
      • Amount to synchronize
      • Default account
      • Email notifications
      • Select ringtone
      • Vibrate
      • Incoming settings
      • Outgoing settings
      • Sync contacts
      • Sync calendar
    • Incoming server settings
    • Outgoing server settings
• Messaging
  • Opening Messaging
    • Open Messaging
    • Delete a message thread from the Messaging window
  • Exchanging messages
    • Send a text message
    • Create and send a multimedia message
    • Respond to messages you receive
    • Forward a message
    • Lock a message
    • View details about a message
  • Changing Messaging settings
    • Storage settings
      • Delete old messages
      • Text message limit
      • Multimedia message limit
    • Text message (SMS) settings
      • Delivery reports
      • Manage SIM card messages
    • Multimedia message (MMS) settings
      • Delivery reports
      • Read reports
      • Auto-retrieve
      • Roaming auto-retrieve
    • Notification settings
      • Notifications
      • Select ringtone
      • Vibrate
• Browser
  • Opening Browser
    • Open Browser
    • Open a webpage or search the web
    • Refresh the current page
    • Stop opening a page
    • Get more information about the current page
    • Set your home page
  • Navigating within a webpage
    • Scroll a webpage
    • Zoom in or out on a webpage
    • Quickly zoom into a section of a webpage
    • Find text on a webpage
  • Navigating among webpages
    • Open a link
    • Go back and forward among the pages you’ve opened
    • View your Browser history
    • View your most frequently visited pages
    • Follow shortcuts for links, phone numbers, and addresses
  • Working with multiple Browser windows
    • Open a new Browser window
    • Switch Browser windows
    • Close a Browser window
  • Downloading files
    • Allow installing applications from the web or email
    • Download a file
    • Cancel a download
    • View the files you’ve downloaded
  • Working with bookmarks
    • Bookmark a webpage
    • Open a bookmark
    • Edit a bookmark
    • Share a bookmark
    • Add a bookmark shortcut to the Home screen
    • Delete a bookmark
  • Changing Browser settings
    • Page content settings
      • Text size
      • Default zoom
      • Open pages in overview
      • Text encoding
      • Block pop-up windows
      • Load images
      • Auto-fit pages
      • Landscape-only display
      • Enable JavaScript
      • Enable plug-ins
      • Open in background
      • Set home page
    • Privacy settings
      • Clear cache
      • Clear history
      • Accept cookies
      • Clear all cookie data
      • Remember form data
      • Clear form data
      • Enable location
      • Clear location access
    • Security settings
      • Remember passwords
      • Clear passwords
      • Show security warnings
    • Advanced settings
      • Set search engine
      • Website settings
      • Reset to default
• Maps, Navigation, Places, and Latitude
  • Opening Maps
    • Open Maps
    • Move the map
    • Zoom on the map
  • Viewing My Location and location services
    • Enable location services
    • View your location
  • Searching, exploring, and starring places
    • Search
    • View search results
    • View location details
    • Star and unstar a location
    • View a list of Starred Places
    • Clear your search history
  • Using the Places feature in the Launcher
  • Changing map layers
    • Change map layers
    • Access Street View
    • Navigate within Street View
  • Getting directions
    • Get directions
  • Navigating with Google Maps Navigation (Beta)
    • Use Navigation (Beta) within Maps
    • Add a navigation shortcut to the Home screen
    • Use voice commands
  • Previewing and changing views of your route
    • Preview your route
    • Change views of your route