Android Users Guide.pdf

Android
User’s Guide
October 23, 2010
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Android™ mobile technology platform
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Legal
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stylized Nexus One logo, Android Market, the stylized Android Market logo, Gmail,
Google Apps, Google Calendar, Google Checkout, Google Earth, Google Goggles,
Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Talk, Picasa, SafeSearch, and YouTube are
trademarks of Google Inc. All pany and product names may be trademarks
of panies with which they are associated.
Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary by country, carrier,
phone model, and manufacturer.
For more information about the Android mobile technology platform and your phone,
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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
Additional accounts 18
Google services 18
Getting to know the Home screen 19
Using the touchscreen 22
Using the phone’s buttons 23
Using the Trackball 24
Working with menus 25
Options menus 25
Context menus 26
Monitoring your phone’s status 27
Status icons 27
Managing notifications 29
Using the onscreen keyboard 31
Entering text by speaking 34
Editing text 36
Opening and switching applications 38
Locking your screen 40
Customizing the Home screen 41
Connecting quickly with your contacts 43
Optimizing battery life 44
Connecting works and devices 47
Connecting to works 48
Connecting to Wi-works 50
Connecting to Bluetooth devices 53
Connecting to puter via USB 56
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Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection 58
Connecting to virtual works 61
Working with secure certificates 63
Placing and receiving calls 65
Placing and end