Google Android 2.3 User manual

Android 2.3
User’s Guide
December 13, 2010
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Android™ mobile technology platform 2.3

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Contents
About this guide 11
Android basics 15
Starting Android for the first time 16
If you don’t have a SIM card in your GSM phone 16
Your Google Account 16
Resetting your Google Account password 17
Additional accounts 18
Google services 18
Getting to know the Home screen 19
Using the touchscreen 22
Using the phone’s buttons 23
Using a trackball 24
Working with menus 25
Options menus 25
Context menus 26
Monitoring your phone’s status 27
Status icons 27
Notification icons 28
Managing notifications 29
Using the onscreen keyboard 31
Entering text by speaking 35
Editing text 37
Opening and switching applications 40
Locking your screen 42
Customizing the Home screen 43
Connecting quickly with your contacts 45
Optimizing battery life 46
Managing how applications use memory 48
Managing downloads 54

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Connecting to networks and devices 57
Connecting to mobile networks 58
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks 61
Connecting to Bluetooth devices 64
Connecting to a computer via USB 67
Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection 69
Connecting to virtual private networks 72
Working with secure certificates 74
Configuring Internet (SIP) calling 75
Placing and receiving calls 77
Placing and ending calls 78
Answering or rejecting calls 80
Working with the Call log 82
Calling your contacts 84
Placing an Internet (SIP) call 85
Listening to your voicemail 86
Dialing by voice 87
Options during a call 88
Managing multiple calls 90
Searching by text and voice 93
Searching your phone and the web 94
Using Google Search tips and tricks 100
Changing Google Search settings 101
Search settings screen 101
Google Search settings screen 101
Using Voice Actions 102
Voice Action commands 105
Contacts 109
Opening your contacts 110
Adding contacts 112
Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts 113
Adding a contact to your favorites 115
Searching for a contact 116
Editing contact details 117
Communicating with your contacts 120

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Changing which contacts are displayed 122
Joining contacts 124
Separating contact information 126
Accounts 127
Adding and removing accounts 128
Configuring account sync and display options 131
Gmail 135
Gmail version and availability 136
Gmail is different 137
Opening Gmail and your Inbox 138
Reading your messages 141
Composing and sending a message 145
Replying to or forwarding a message 147
Working with Priority Inbox 149
Working with conversations in batches 152
Starring a message 153
Labeling a conversation 154
Viewing conversations by label 155
Synchronizing your conversations by label 156
Reporting spam 158
Searching for messages 159
Archiving conversations 160
Appending a signature to your messages 161
Using keyboard shortcuts 162
Conversation list shortcuts 162
Message shortcuts 162
Changing Gmail settings 163
General Settings 163
Notification settings 164
Calendar 165
Viewing your calendar and events 166
Working in Agenda view 168
Working in Day view 169
Working in Week view 171
Working in Month view 172

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Viewing event details 173
Creating an event 174
Editing an event 175
Deleting an event 176
Setting an event reminder 177
Responding to an event reminder 178
Synchronizing and displaying calendars 179
Changing Calendar settings 180
Google Voice 181
Opening Google Voice and your Inbox 182
Reading or listening to your voicemail 184
Exchanging text messages 186
Starring messages 187
Viewing messages by label 188
Configuring Google Voice 189
Placing calls with Google Voice 191
Changing Google Voice settings 192
General Settings 192
Sync and notifications settings 193
Google Talk 195
Signing in and opening your Friends list 196
Chatting with friends 198
Changing and monitoring online status 201
Managing your Friends list 203
Changing Google Talk settings 205
Email 207
Opening Email and the Accounts screen 208
Reading your messages 210
Responding to a message 212
Starring messages 213
Working with message in batches 214
Composing and sending email 215
Working with account folders 216
Appending a signature to your messages 217
Adding and editing email accounts 218

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Changing email account settings 221
Account settings 221
Incoming server settings 222
Outgoing server settings 224
Messaging 227
Opening Messaging 228
Exchanging messages 229
Changing Messaging settings 234
Storage settings 234
Text message (SMS) settings 234
Multimedia message (MMS) settings 234
Notification settings 235
Browser 237
Opening Browser 238
Navigating within a webpage 241
Navigating among webpages 243
Working with multiple Browser windows 245
Downloading files 246
Working with bookmarks 248
Changing Browser settings 250
Page content settings 250
Privacy settings 251
Security settings 252
Advanced settings 252
Maps, Navigation, Places, and Latitude 253
Opening Maps 254
Viewing My Location and location services 255
Searching, exploring, and starring places 257
Using the Places feature in the Launcher 260
Changing map layers 261
Getting directions 263
Navigating with Google Maps Navigation (Beta) 264
Previewing and changing views of your route 265
Finding your friends with Google Latitude 268

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Camera 271
Opening Camera and taking pictures or videos 272
Changing Camera settings 275
Camera mode settings 276
Video mode settings 277
Gallery 279
Opening Gallery and viewing your albums 280
Working with albums 282
Working with pictures 286
Working with videos 290
YouTube 293
Opening YouTube and watching videos 294
Discovering videos 297
Rating and commenting on videos 299
Uploading and sharing videos 300
Working with playlists 302
Working with channels 303
Changing YouTube settings 304
Music 305
Transferring music files to your phone 306
Opening Music and working with your library 307
Playing music 309
Working with playlists 312
News & Weather 315
Checking the news and weather 316
Changing News & Weather settings 319
News & Weather settings 319
Weather settings 319
News settings 319
Refresh settings 320
Clock 321
Viewing the date, time, and other information 322
Setting alarms 324
Changing Clock alarm settings 326

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Car Home 327
Opening Car Home 328
Customizing Car Home 330
Starting Car Home with a Bluetooth Device 332
Changing Car Home settings 333
Calculator 335
Using the Calculator 336
Tags 337
Scanning tags 338
Working with tags 339
Market 341
Opening Android Market and finding applications 342
Downloading and installing applications 345
Managing your downloads 348
Settings 353
Opening Settings 354
Wireless & networks 355
Wireless & Network settings screen 355
Wi-Fi settings screen 355
Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen 357
Bluetooth settings screen 357
Tethering & portable hotspot settings screen 358
VPN settings screen 358
Mobile networks settings screen 358
Call settings 360
Call settings screen 360
Fixed Dialing Numbers screen 361
Additional settings 361
Internet calling (SIP) accounts screen 361
Sound settings 362
Display settings 364
Location & security settings 365
Applications settings 367
Applications settings screen 367
Development screen 367

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Accounts & sync settings 369
Accounts & sync settings screen 369
Account screen 369
Privacy settings 370
Storage settings 371
Language & keyboard settings 372
Language & Keyboard screen 372
Android Keyboard settings screen 372
Device Keyboard settings screen 373
Voice input & output settings 374
Google Voice Recognition settings screen 374
Text-to-Speech settings screen 374
Accessibility settings 376
Dock settings 377
Date & time settings 378
About phone 379
About Phone screen 379