HTC Nexus One User manual

User’s Guide
January 1, 2010
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Nexus One™ phone and Android™ mobile technology platform 2.1

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Legal
Copyright © 2010 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
Google, the stylized Google logo, Android, the stylized Android logo, Nexus One, the
stylized Nexus One logo, Android Market, the stylized Android Market logo, Gmail,
Google Apps, Google Calendar, Google Checkout, Google Earth, Google Latitude,
Google Maps, Google Talk, Picasa, and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc. All
other company and product names may be trademarks of the companies with which
they are associated.
For more information about your Nexus One phone, visit google.com/phone/support

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Contents
Contents 3
About this guide 11
Your phone and accessories 13
What’s in the box 14
Getting to know your phone 15
Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card 16
Charging your phone 20
Using the headset 21
Monitoring the status and trackball lights 22
Status light 22
Trackball 22
Turning the phone on and off 23
Android basics 25
Starting Android the first time 26
If you don’t have a SIM card 26
Your Google Account 27
Additional accounts 28
Google services 29
Getting to know the Home screen 30
Using the touchscreen 34
Using the phone’s buttons 35
Using the trackball 36
Using the onscreen keyboard 37
Entering text by speaking 40
Editing text 42
Opening and switching applications 44
Working with menus 46
Options menus 46
Context menus 47
Monitoring your phone’s status 48
Status icons 48
Notification icons 49

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Managing notifications 50
Searching your phone and the web 52
Locking your screen 55
Customizing the Home screen 56
Connecting quickly with your contacts 58
Optimizing battery life 59
Connecting to networks and devices 61
Connecting to mobile networks 62
Connecting to Wi-Fi networks 64
Connecting to Bluetooth devices 67
Connecting to a computer via USB 70
Connecting to virtual private networks 72
Working with secure certificates 74
Placing and receiving calls 75
Placing and ending calls 76
Answering or rejecting calls 78
Working with the Call log 80
Calling your contacts 82
Listening to your voicemail 83
Dialing by voice 84
Options during a call 85
Managing multiple calls 87
Contacts 89
Opening your contacts 90
Adding contacts 92
Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts 93
Adding a contact to your favorites 95
Searching for a contact 96
Editing contact details 97
Communicating with your contacts 100
Changing which contacts are displayed 102
Joining contacts 104
Separating contact information 105
Accounts 107
Adding and removing accounts 108
Configuring account sync and display options 111

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Gmail 115
Gmail is different 116
Opening Gmail and your Inbox 117
Reading your messages 119
Composing and sending a message 121
Replying to or forwarding a message 122
Working with conversations in batches 123
Labeling a conversation 124
Starring a message 125
Viewing conversations by label 126
Reporting spam 127
Searching for messages 128
Archiving conversations 129
Synchronizing your messages 130
Appending a signature to your messages 132
Changing Gmail settings 133
General Settings 133
Notification settings 133
Calendar 135
Viewing your calendar and events 136
Working in Agenda view 138
Working in Day view 139
Working in Week view 140
Working in Month view 141
Viewing event details 142
Creating an event 143
Editing or deleting an event 144
Setting an event reminder 145
Responding to an event reminder 146
Displaying and synchronizing calendars 147
Changing Calendar settings 148
Google Voice 149
Opening Google Voice and your Inbox 150
Reading or listening to your voicemail 152
Exchanging text (SMS) messages 154
Starring messages 155
Viewing messages by label 156
Configuring Google Voice 157
Placing calls with Google Voice 159

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Changing Google Voice settings 160
General Settings 160
Refresh and notification settings 161
Google Talk 163
Signing in and opening your Friends list 164
Chatting with friends 166
Changing and monitoring online status 169
Managing your Friends list 171
Changing Google Talk settings 173
Email 175
Opening Email and the Accounts screen 176
Reading your messages 179
Responding to a message 180
Starring messages 181
Composing and sending email 182
Working with account folders 183
Adding and editing email accounts 184
Changing email account settings 186
Messaging 187
Opening Messaging 188
Exchanging messages 189
Changing Messaging settings 193
Storage settings 193
Text message (SMS) settings 193
Multimedia message (MMS) settings 193
Notification settings 194
Browser 195
Opening Browser 196
Navigating within a webpage 199
Navigating among webpages 201
Working with multiple Browser windows 203
Downloading files 204
Working with bookmarks 205
Changing Browser settings 207
Page content settings 207
Privacy settings 208
Security settings 209
Advanced settings 209

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Maps 211
Opening Maps and viewing your location 212
Changing map layers 215
Searching for locations and places 217
Getting directions 218
Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions 220
Finding your friends with Google Latitude 225
Camera 229
Opening Camera and taking pictures 230
Reviewing your pictures 233
Reviewing your videos 234
Changing Camera settings 235
Camera settings 235
Camcorder settings 236
Gallery 237
Opening Gallery and viewing your albums 238
Working with albums 240
Working with pictures 244
Working with videos 248
YouTube 251
Opening YouTube and watching videos 252
Music 255
Transferring music files to your phone 256
Opening Music and working with your library 257
Playing music 259
Working with playlists 262
News & Weather 265
Checking the news and weather 266
Changing News & Weather settings 269
News & Weather settings 269
Weather settings 269
News settings 269
Refresh settings 270
Clock 271
Viewing the date, time, and other information 272
Setting alarms 275

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Changing Clock alarm settings 277
Car Home 279
Using Car Home 280
Calculator 281
Using the Calculator 282
Market 283
Opening Android Market and finding applications 284
Downloading and installing applications 287
Managing your downloads 289
Settings 293
Opening Settings 294
Wireless & networks 295
Wireless controls screen 295
Wi-Fi settings screen 295
Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen 296
Bluetooth settings screen 296
VPN settings screen 296
Mobile networks settings screen 297
Call settings 298
Call settings screen 298
Additional settings 298
Fixed Dialing Numbers screen 299
Sound & display settings 300
Sound & display settings screen 300
Location & security settings 302
Applications settings 304
Applications settings screen 304
Application Info screen 304
Development screen 305
Accounts & sync settings 306
Accounts & sync settings screen 306
Account screen 306
Privacy settings 307
SD card & phone storage settings 308
SD Card & Phone Storage screen 308
Search settings 309
Search settings screen 309

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Language & keyboard settings 310
Language & Keyboard screen 310
Android Keyboard settings screen 310
Device Keyboard settings screen 311
Accessibility settings 312
Text-to-speech settings 313
Text-to-Speech settings screen 313
Date & time settings 314
About phone 315
About Phone screen 315
Specifications 317

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About this guide
This guide describes your Google™ Nexus One™ phone, its components and
accessories, and how to use release 2.1 of the Android™ mobile technology platform.
Chapter Describes
“Your phone and acces-
sories” on page 13
Your handset, its parts, preparing it for use, and the accessories that
come with it.
“Android basics” on
page 25
Starting Android the first time, signing into your Google Accounts so
you can take full advantage of Google Apps™, and performing basic
Android tasks.
“Connecting to net-
works and devices” on
page 61
Configuring how your phone connects to mobile and Wi-Fi™ net-
works, to Bluetooth™ devices, and to a computer. This chapter also
describes how to secure your connections to virtual private networks
(VPNs) and other networks.
“Placing and receiving
calls” on page 75
Using your phone to place, receive, and manage multiple calls.
“Contacts” on page 89 Organizing and finding contact information for the people you know.
“Accounts” on page 107 Adding and synchronizing email and other accounts, including Google
Accounts and Microsoft™ Exchange ActiveSync™ accounts.
“Gmail” on page 115 Sending and receiving messages using Gmail™ webmail service.
“Google Voice” on
page 149
Checking your voicemail and placing calls with Google Voice.
“Calendar” on page 135 Viewing and creating events on your calendar and synchronizing them
with the Google Calendar™ calendaring service on the web.
“Google Talk” on
page 163
Communicating with friends by using the Google Talk™ instant mes-
saging service.
“Email” on page 175 Configuring your phone so you can send and receive email via a con-
ventional email service.

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“Messaging” on
page 187
Exchanging text and multimedia messages with other phones.
“Browser” on page 195 Browsing the web on your phone.
“Maps” on page 211 Discovering the world with street and satellite data from the Google
Earth™ mapping service, getting directions, finding your location,
sharing your location through the Google Latitude™ user location ser-
vice, navigating with spoken turn-by-turn directions from Google
Maps Navigation, and the many other features available on your
phone in the Google Maps™ mapping service
“Camera” on page 229 Taking and previewing photos and videos.
“Gallery” on page 237 Viewing, sharing, and uploading your photos and videos to the
Picasa™ photo organizing software service and the YouTube™ user-
generated content website.
“YouTube” on page 251 Viewing YouTube videos.
“Music” on page 255 Listening to music by the song, album, or playlist.
“News & Weather” on
page 265
Checking the news and weather on your Home screen or in detail.
“Clock” on page 271 Checking the time and setting alarms.
“Car Home” on
page 279
Using your phone effectively in the car.
“Calculator” on
page 281
Calculating the solutions to math problems.
“Market” on page 283 Finding new applications on Android Market™ downloadable applica-
tions service, purchasing paid applications with Google Checkout™
payment and billing service, and installing them.
“Settings” on page 293 Opening the Settings application and its many tools for configuring
and customizing your phone.
“Specifications” on
page 317
Details about your phone and its features.
Chapter Describes

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Your phone and accessories
Your phone comes with a number of accessories, including a headset
and a protective pouch. For safety reasons, the battery is not shipped
inside the phone, so you need to insert it and charge it fully before using
your phone. This chapter describes the parts of your phone, how to
install and charge the battery, how to turn the phone on and off, and
other useful information.
In this section
“What’s in the box” on page 14
“Getting to know your phone” on page 15
“Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card” on page 16
“Charging your phone” on page 20
“Using the headset” on page 21
“Monitoring the status and trackball lights” on page 22
“Turning the phone on and off” on page 23

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What’s in the box
Your Nexus One phone comes with the following accessories.
A 4GB microSD card (not shown) is installed in the phone. If you purchased the phone
with a contract with a GSM mobile carrier, a SIM card for your carrier is also installed.
See “Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card” on page 16 to learn how to insert or
remove the battery, microSD card, and SIM.
Nexus One Phone
Quick-start card, safety
and regulatory booklet,
warranty booklet
Headset
Battery
Pouch
Charger
(plug varies
by country)
USB cable

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Getting to know your phone
Before you use the phone, insert the battery and charge it fully. (See “Installing the
battery, SIM, and microSD card” on page 16 and “Charging your phone” on page 20.)
Other sections in this chapter describe the use and function of the headset and its
remote, status light, turning the phone on and off, and so on.
“Android basics” on page 25 describes how to place calls, use the trackball, and take
advantage of other basic features of the phone, including turning it on for the first time
and signing into your Google Account.
The 5-megapixel camera’s lens is underneath a protective lens that is built into the
camera’s back cover. The camera features an autofocus mechanism and up to 2x
digital zoom. Be sure to keep the lens clean with lint-free cloth; smudges and
fingerprints will distort your pictures. The camera’s LED flash is next to the lens. Taking
pictures and shooting videos is described in “Camera” on page 229.
Touchscreen
Soft buttons
3.5mm
headphone jack
Power button
Speaker
Back cover
Earpiece
Status light
Trackball USB port
Microphone
Dock connectors
(for optional dock accessories)
Proximity &
light sensors
Volume
up/down
button
5-megapixel camera
with autofocus
LED
camera
flash
Noise-
cancellation
microphone

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Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card
You must insert the battery before you can use the phone. The phone comes with a
4GB microSD card for storage already installed. If you purchased the phone with a
contract, it also comes with a SIM card for your carrier installed. You can replace the
microSD card or insert a SIM card at any time. (See “Connecting to mobile networks”
on page 62.) To perform any of these tasks, you must remove the phone’s back cover.
To open the phone’s back cover
SFirmly press your thumbs on either side of the back cover, just below the camera
lens, and push the cover up to remove it.
To replace the phone’s back cover
SPlace the cover on the back of the phone and push it down into place.

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To remove or insert the battery
You must open the phone’s back cover to remove or insert the battery.
SLift out the battery by slipping your finger under the small corner tab.
SSlide the battery into place by aligning the gold contacts on the phone and the
battery and then gently pressing the battery into place.
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To remove or insert a microSD card
You must open the phone’s back cover and remove the battery to remove or insert the
microSD card.
SRemove the microSD card by pressing it toward the bottom of the phone. When
you release the card it starts to pop out of its slot, so you can pull it the rest of the
way out.
SInsert the microSD card by aligning it and then sliding it into its slot.
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To remove or insert a SIM card
You must open the phone’s back cover and remove the battery to remove or insert the
SIM card.
SRemove the SIM card by sliding it out of its slot with the tip of your finger.
SInsert the SIM card by aligning it (notch to the top left and gold contacts down) and
then sliding it into its slot.

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Charging your phone
Before you can use your phone, you must charge it fully, until the status light turns
green. See “Monitoring the status and trackball lights” on page 22.
The phone also charges when it is connected to a computer’s USB port with the
included USB cable, and when inserted in an optional desktop or car dock accessory.
For information about connecting the phone to a computer, see “Connecting to a
computer via USB” on page 70.
To charge the phone
1Plug one end of the charger into an AC outlet.
2Plug the other end into the USB port on your phone
The phone’s status light turns orange, indicating that it’s charging.
When charging is complete, the status light turns green.
3When the phone is fully charged, disconnect it from the charger.