LG Optimus G User manual

User Guide
©2012 Sprint. Sprint and the logo are trademarks of Sprint. Other marks are trademarks of their
respective owners.
All materials in this guide including, without limitation, the design, the text, and any marks are
the property of LG Electronics, Inc. Copyright © 2012 LG Electronics, Inc. ALL RIGHTS
RESERVED. LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Electronics, Inc. LG optimus
GTM is a trademark of LG Electronics, Inc. The Bluetooth®word mark and logos are registered
trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. microSD™ is a trademark of SanDisk. Other
trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. Unless otherwise specified
herein, all accessories referenced herein are sold separately. All features, functionality, and
other product specifications are subject to change. Screen shots are simulated and subject to
change.

Important Messages
Important Messages
IMPORTANT: If the account type you want to set up is not in the phone database, you will be
asked to enter more details. You should get all pertinent information for the email
account such as incoming and outgoing server settings before you proceed.
WARNING: Use only Sprint-approved or manufacturer-approved batteries and chargers with
your phone. The failure to use a Sprint-approved or manufacturer-approved
battery and charger may increase the risk that your phone will overheat, catch
fire or explode, resulting in serious bodily injury, death or property damage.
Notice: NFC antenna for this model is on the battery cover and this battery cover is the
only one that is offered with the model.
DivX Mobile
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO: DivX® is a digital video format created by DivX, LLC, a subsidiary of Rovi
Corporation. This is an official DivX Certified® device that plays DivX video. Visit www.divx.com
for more information and software tools to convert your files into DivX video.
ABOUT DIVX VIDEO-ON-DEMAND: This DivX Certified® device must be registered in order to
play purchased DivX Video on- Demand (VOD) movies. To obtain your registration code, locate
the DivX VOD section in your device setup menu. Go to vod.divx.com for more information on
how to complete your registration.
DivX Certified® to play DivX® video up to HD 720p, including premium content.
DivX® , DivX Certified® and associated logos are trademarks of Rovi Corporation or its
subsidiaries and are used under license.
Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

TOC i
Table of Contents
Get Started ................................................................................................................................ 1
Your Phone at a Glance...................................................................................................... 1
Set Up Your Phone............................................................................................................. 1
Activate Your Phone........................................................................................................... 2
Make Your First Call ........................................................................................................... 3
Set Up Your Voicemail........................................................................................................ 3
Sprint Account Information and Help................................................................................... 4
Sprint Account Passwords........................................................................................... 4
Manage Your Account................................................................................................. 5
Sprint Support Services............................................................................................... 5
Phone Basics............................................................................................................................. 7
Your Phone Overview......................................................................................................... 8
Status Bar..........................................................................................................................10
Turn Your Phone On and Off.............................................................................................13
Lock and Unlock Your Phone .....................................................................................14
Battery and Charger...........................................................................................................15
Extend Your Battery Life.............................................................................................16
Phone Function Keys.........................................................................................................17
Menu Key...................................................................................................................17
Work with Menus........................................................................................................18
Notifications Panel......................................................................................................20
Home Key...................................................................................................................21
Back Key....................................................................................................................21
Touchscreen Navigation....................................................................................................21
Your Home Screen............................................................................................................22
Home Screen..............................................................................................................23
Extended Home Screens............................................................................................23
Use the Applications Key............................................................................................24
Applications: How to View, Open and Switch..............................................................24
Applications................................................................................................................26

TOC ii
Customize Your Home Screen....................................................................................29
Add and Remove Widgets on the Home Screen.........................................................30
Change the Phone's Wallpaper ..................................................................................31
Customize Applications Icons on Home screen..........................................................31
Access Recently-Used Applications............................................................................32
Home Screen Clean View...........................................................................................33
Change the Screen Orientation...................................................................................33
Enter Text With the On-screen Keyboard...........................................................................33
Tips for Editing Text....................................................................................................36
Search Your Phone and the Web.......................................................................................37
Phone and Web Search Using Text Entry...................................................................37
Phone and Web Search Using Voice Command.........................................................38
Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................................40
Make Phone Calls..............................................................................................................40
Call Using the Phone Dialer........................................................................................41
Dialing Options...........................................................................................................41
Missed Call Notification ..............................................................................................42
Call Emergency Numbers...........................................................................................42
In-Call Options............................................................................................................43
Dial and Save Phone Numbers With Pauses..............................................................43
Dial From the Contacts List.........................................................................................44
Use Direct Dialing.......................................................................................................44
Plus (+) Code Dialing..................................................................................................45
Receive Phone Calls..........................................................................................................45
Visual Voicemail ................................................................................................................46
Set Up Visual Voicemail..............................................................................................46
Review Visual Voicemail.............................................................................................47
Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages .......................................................................48
Configure Visual Voicemail Options............................................................................48
Configure Visual Voicemail Settings...........................................................................48
Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu..................................................49
Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu...........................................................49
Voicemail(Traditional)........................................................................................................50

TOC iii
Set Up Voicemail........................................................................................................50
Voicemail Notification .................................................................................................50
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages ............................................................................51
Phone Call Options............................................................................................................52
Caller ID .....................................................................................................................52
Call Waiting ................................................................................................................52
3-way Calling..............................................................................................................53
Call Forwarding ..........................................................................................................53
In-call Options.............................................................................................................54
Set Up Speed Dialing.........................................................................................................55
Call Logs............................................................................................................................56
Save a Phone Number.......................................................................................................58
Find a Phone Number........................................................................................................58
Voice Command................................................................................................................59
Text-to-Speech..................................................................................................................60
Settings.....................................................................................................................................61
Wireless & Networks Settings............................................................................................61
Wi-Fi Settings.............................................................................................................62
Bluetooth Settings.......................................................................................................62
Data Usage.................................................................................................................62
Airplane Mode ............................................................................................................62
File Networking...........................................................................................................63
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot................................................................................................64
Wi-Fi Direct.................................................................................................................64
Miracast......................................................................................................................64
Bluetooth Tethering ....................................................................................................64
NFC Settings..............................................................................................................64
Android Beam.............................................................................................................65
VPN Settings..............................................................................................................65
Mobile Networks Settings ...........................................................................................65
Call Settings ......................................................................................................................66
Quick Messages.........................................................................................................66
North American Dialing...............................................................................................67

TOC iv
International Dialing....................................................................................................67
TTY mode...................................................................................................................67
Proximity Sensor ........................................................................................................68
Noise Reduction.........................................................................................................68
Voicemail Settings......................................................................................................68
Save Unknown Numbers............................................................................................68
Roaming Settings ..............................................................................................................68
Set Roam Mode..........................................................................................................69
Roaming Guard..........................................................................................................70
Data Roam Guard.......................................................................................................70
Device Settings..................................................................................................................71
Sound Settings...........................................................................................................71
Ringtones and Notifications........................................................................................72
Touch Feedback & System.........................................................................................74
Display Settings..........................................................................................................75
Home screen..............................................................................................................77
Lock screen................................................................................................................79
Gestures.....................................................................................................................82
Storage.......................................................................................................................83
Power saver................................................................................................................83
Apps Settings .............................................................................................................83
Quad Core Control......................................................................................................84
Personal Settings...............................................................................................................85
Accounts & sync.........................................................................................................85
Location services........................................................................................................85
Security ......................................................................................................................86
Language & Input Settings..........................................................................................87
Backup & reset...........................................................................................................88
System Settings.................................................................................................................89
Date & time.................................................................................................................89
Accessibility................................................................................................................89
PC connection............................................................................................................89
Developer Options......................................................................................................90

TOC v
Activate This Device...................................................................................................91
System Updates.........................................................................................................92
About Phone...............................................................................................................92
Transfer User Contents From an Android Phone to LG optimus GTM .................................92
Transfer Via PC or Laptop..........................................................................................93
Transfer Via Bluetooth connection..............................................................................93
Transfer Via Cloud Storage ........................................................................................94
Contacts....................................................................................................................................96
Get Started With Contacts .................................................................................................96
Add a Contact....................................................................................................................97
Add a Contact to Your Favorites........................................................................................98
Edit a Contacts Entry.........................................................................................................98
Communicate with Your Contacts....................................................................................102
Import, Export, and Share Contacts.................................................................................103
Import contacts from your internal storage................................................................103
Export contacts to your internal storage....................................................................104
Share a contact ........................................................................................................104
Accounts and Messaging........................................................................................................105
Gmail...............................................................................................................................105
Create a Google Account..........................................................................................105
Sign into Your Google Account.................................................................................106
Access Gmail............................................................................................................106
Send a Gmail Message ............................................................................................108
Read and Reply to Gmail Messages.........................................................................109
Change Gmail Settings.............................................................................................111
Email ...............................................................................................................................113
Add an Email Account (POP3 or IMAP)....................................................................114
Corporate Email (Outlook)........................................................................................114
Open Email...............................................................................................................115
Create and Send Email.............................................................................................116
Reply to or Delete an Email Message.......................................................................116
Configure and Sync Corporate Email Settings..........................................................117
Text and Multimedia Messaging.......................................................................................118

TOC vi
Compose Text Messages.........................................................................................119
Read and Reply to Text Messages...........................................................................119
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS).........................................................................120
Save and Resume a Draft Message .........................................................................121
Managing Message Conversations...........................................................................121
Delete Messages......................................................................................................123
Text and Multimedia Message Options.....................................................................124
Synchronize Accounts .....................................................................................................126
Synchronize Your Google Account...........................................................................126
Synchronize Your Corporate Account.......................................................................127
Apps and Entertainment..........................................................................................................128
Play Store™ ....................................................................................................................128
Sprint ID...........................................................................................................................129
Sprint Applications...........................................................................................................131
Sprint Zone...............................................................................................................132
NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile .....................................................................................132
NBA Game Time ......................................................................................................133
Sprint TV & Movies..........................................................................................................134
Music...............................................................................................................................134
Music Player.............................................................................................................134
Back Up Your Downloaded Music Files....................................................................135
Sprint Music Plus......................................................................................................136
YouTube™ ......................................................................................................................136
Media Home ....................................................................................................................137
GPS Navigation...............................................................................................................138
Google Maps™.........................................................................................................138
ScoutTM by Telenav...................................................................................................141
Google Navigation....................................................................................................142
LG Tag+ ..........................................................................................................................142
Web and Data.........................................................................................................................144
Connect Wi-Fi..................................................................................................................144
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Network.................................................................144
Add a Wi-Fi Network.................................................................................................145

TOC vii
Wi-Fi Direct...............................................................................................................146
Data Services ..................................................................................................................146
Your User Name.......................................................................................................147
Launch a Web Connection........................................................................................147
Data Connection Status and Indicators.....................................................................147
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)........................................................................................148
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection.................................................................148
Set Up Secure Credential Storage............................................................................148
Add a VPN Connection.............................................................................................148
Connect to or Disconnect From a VPN.....................................................................149
Browser ...........................................................................................................................149
Learn to Navigate the Browser .................................................................................150
Go to a Specific Website...........................................................................................151
Browser Menu ..........................................................................................................151
Adjust Browser Settings............................................................................................152
Create Website Settings...........................................................................................152
Create Bookmarks....................................................................................................153
Tethering and Portable Hotspot .......................................................................................154
Camera and Video..................................................................................................................156
Take Pictures...................................................................................................................156
Camera Settings.......................................................................................................157
View Your Pictures ...................................................................................................158
Gallery Options.........................................................................................................158
Assign Pictures.........................................................................................................159
Record Videos.................................................................................................................160
Video Settings ..........................................................................................................160
Video Gallery Options...............................................................................................161
Video Wiz ........................................................................................................................162
Tools and Calendar.................................................................................................................164
QuickMemoTM ..................................................................................................................164
Notebook.........................................................................................................................166
FileShare.........................................................................................................................168
SmartShare .....................................................................................................................168

TOC viii
Calendar..........................................................................................................................170
Change Calendar View.............................................................................................171
View Event Details....................................................................................................173
Create an Event........................................................................................................173
Edit or Delete an Event.............................................................................................174
Set an Event Reminder.............................................................................................174
Respond to an Event Reminder................................................................................175
Display and Synchronize Calendars .........................................................................175
Change Calendar Settings........................................................................................175
Folders.............................................................................................................................176
Alarm/Clock .....................................................................................................................177
Calculator ........................................................................................................................179
Bluetooth .........................................................................................................................180
Turn Bluetooth On and Off........................................................................................180
Bluetooth Settings Menu...........................................................................................181
Pairing Bluetooth Phones .........................................................................................181
Send Items via Bluetooth..........................................................................................182
Disconnect Bluetooth Connection During an Active Call...........................................183
System Updates ..............................................................................................................184
Index.......................................................................................................................................185