Android

Android 2.3 User’s Guide

December 13, 2010 AUG-2.3-103 Android™ mobile technology platform 2.3

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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 Contextmenus 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 Managingdownloads 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 75Placing 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 ChangingGoogle 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 orforwarding 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 listshortcuts 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...