ZTE Blade V580 Quick Start Guide Headset Jack Noise-Reduction MIC Light/Proximity Front Camera Sensor Earpiece Card Tray

ZTE Blade V580 Quick Start Guide Headset jack Noise-reduction MIC Light/proximity Front camera sensor Earpiece Card tray

Display

Options key

Back key Home key

Back camera Flashlight Volume keys Fingerprint recognition

Power key

Speaker

USB port Microphone ZTE Australia is on Facebook , Google+, Twitter and Instagram

Insert 1 SIM card or 2 SIM cards Insert 1 or 2 valid nano-SIM cards into your phone before use. 1. Insert the ejector pin into the hole on the SIM tray. Firmly press the pin until the tray pops out. 2. Put the nano-SIM card into the tray. 3. Insert the SIM tray back into the phone.

Important Notes: 1. Two SIM cards cannot support 4G/3G networks at the same time. When one SIM card supports 4G/3G network, the other SIM card supports GSM only. 2. Only one card supports data service. When one card is used for data service, the other card cannot be used for data. A nano-SIM card is a small SIM card. Do not use a micro-SIM or SIM card adaptor which may damage your device. Insert the memory card Insert the memory card into the card slot as shown.

Key Functions Keys Function

Hold down to power on your phone. Press to switch to sleep mode. Press to wake up. Power Key Hold down for Silent mode, Airplane mode or Power off.

Back Press to go to the previous screen. Press to exit applications.

Home Press to return to the Home Screen from any screen. Hold down to access Google Now

Overview View all the recently used applications.

Volume Use to control the volume Up and Down, Vibrate Keys and Silent mode, Media and Earpiece Volumes.

Phone icon – Open the dialler for Calls

Contacts – Access your Phonebook Contacts

Messages – Messages app, for SMS and MMS

Apps – Open the Applications menu

Switch your device On or Off • Press and hold the Power Key to turn on your phone. • If your screen is locked, slide the padlock icon to unlock the device. • To turn it off, press and hold the Power Key to open the options menu. • Touch Power off and then touch OK.

Charge your Battery Insert the charger lead carefully. Ensure the plug is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force the connector into the charger jack. Disconnect the charger when fully charged. When the phone is on the charging icon / is shown on the status bar. How much charge have you got? If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen. During charging the charge level is shown on the lock screen or pull the notifications bar down twice to see the power.

Volume Controls From the Home screen, the volume keys control the Ring volume. Turn all the way down to engage Vibrate mode (this can also be configured in Settings > Sound & notification). From within a game or media app the volume keys control the media volume. If you are on a Call the volume keys control the in call

(earpeice) volume.

Setting Up for the First Time When you first power on your phone or after a factory reset you need to enter some settings before use. 1. Touch the Arrow to begin and step through the wizard selecting your personal preferences. Note that selecting Backup and Restore options will consume data. 2. Further assistance is given in the form of pop ups describing how to use various features. Press OK to clear these notices. Connect to a Wi-Fi Network Connect to a Wi-Fi network reduce your network data use. Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, switch On and then touch a network to

4 join. If the network is secured you need to know the password. Wi-Fi passwords are case sensitive so enter exactly as it is written. The Home Screen

Drag the notifications bar

down to review

Phone Contacts Apps Messages Chrome Settings Touch the Settings icon on the home screen

Screen Locks & Fingerprint You can secure your handset with a variety of different screen locks. Go to Settings > Security > Screen Lock to set a Pattern, PIN or Password to lock your front screen or Settings > Security Fingerprint to add a fingerprint lock.

Access the Quick Settings Panel Swipe down from the top of the screen twice to access the Quick Settings panel. Tap to enable or disable the features. Some icons can be configured with a long press (press and hold).

Change your Ringtone and other Audio Settings Press Settings > Sound & notification > > Phone Ringtone, Default Notification sound, Vibrate mode etc.

Phone Status Icons

G GPRS network No Signal

E EDGE network Signal strength (no data)

Signal strength (data 3G 3G network ready)

H HSDPA network Mobile data in use

Flight mode Ringer off

Emergency calls only Microphone off (muted)

Battery flat Vibrate on

Battery low Speaker on

Battery partially Connected to Wi-Fi

drained network

Battery full Wi-Fi data in use

Battery charging Headset connected

Bluetooth on Tips for using your Android Phone • Learn to swipe down for notifications, the quick settings panel and to get to Settings • Long press on an item to see extended menus • Press the power key to wake up the phone during a call • Use the volume keys to quickly change notifications priorities (ring, vibrate, silent for different notifcations)

Notification Icons

New SMS microSD card not mounted

New MMS microSD card removed

New Email Upcoming event

New Gmail message Call on hold New Hangouts message New Wi-Fi network detected

SMS or MMS issue Downloading data

Missed call Uploading data

Call in progress USB tethering is on

USB connected Wi-Fi hotspot is on

Song is playing Bluetooth is on

Updates available

Making Calls

1. Touch Home Key > > Touch to open the Dial pad. 2. Enter the phone number using the dial pad. Touch to delete wrong digits.

3. Press Options to add a Pause or Wait if required 4. Press and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol for international dialling. 5. Touch the Phone icon below the keypad to dial. Options during a call

Press to open the number pad

Press to use loudspeaker (Handsfree) mode

Press to mute the microphone

Press to put the current call on hold

Press to End the call When you receive a phone call The display shows the caller ID and any additional information about the caller saved in Contacts. Press to answer the call.

Press to reject the call. You can set a Reject Message at Dialler > Settings > General > Quick responses. TIP: Silence the incoming ring by pressing the Volume keys.

Messaging Use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS).

Open the Messaging Screen Touch in the Home Screen or from Apps The Messaging screen opens, where you can create a new message, search for messages, or open an ongoing message thread. 1. Touch to write a new message. 2. Touch to search within messages 3. Touch an existing message to open the thread.

Send a Text Message On the Messaging screen, touch to create a new message. Enter the recipient’s number or, if the recipient is stored in Contacts the first letters of their name. As matching contacts appear, you can touch a suggested recipient. Touch the Type text message field, and enter your message using the keypad. Touch to Send.

Reply to a Message Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number. A new thread is created for new numbers. 1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to reply to. 2. Type your reply in the text box at the bottom. You can touch the attach icon + if you want to reply with an MMS. 3. Touch to Send. View Message Details 1. Touch and hold a message in a thread. 2. Touch View message details to see the message type, sender or receiver, time and date . Send a Multimedia Message On the Messaging screen, touch at the bottom to create a new message. Enter the recipient and the text of the message, as you do when sending a text message. Touch the icon to add an attachment Touch to Send. TIPS: The default MMS size is 300KB, you can change this at MMS Settings. Large images are automatically re-sized but video files may be too large to send. Send large Video files by email instead or share using Social Media.

Forward a Message In Messaging touch the thread to open the SMS. 1. Touch and hold the message. 2. Touch Forward in the menu that opens. 3. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want. 4. Touch to Send.

Delete messages: 1. On the Messaging screen, touch a thread. 2. Touch > Select item(s). 3. Touch the messages you want to delete. 4. Touch at the bottom.

5. Touch Delete. Delete message threads: 1. On the Messaging screen, touch and hold the thread to delete. 2. If there are more threads you want to delete, touch them one by one. 3. Touch at the bottom. 4. Touch Delete.

Message Settings Touch > Settings in the Messaging screen to change Messaging settings.

Enable Group MMS Go to Message Settings (see above) > Multimedia and check Group messaging. All multi party SMS will be converted to MMS. Recipients can use Reply All to reply to the whole group. MMS requires the sender and receiver to have an active data account. Users without data will not receive the MMS.

Transfer files to a Computer Connecting to a computer enables you to transfer music, pictures and other files to and from your handset. There are various ways to do this. 1. Connect using a USB lead. First time select ‘Built in CDROM’ to install the handset drivers. Subsequently select MTP on the handset to browse the handset folders on your PC. 2. Use Google Drive to share files in the cloud 3. Connect via Bluetooth to share files with other devices.

MAC users need to download the File Transfer app from Android onto your MAC device.

TM QuickStartGuide

Edition1.0

Google,Android,Gmail,GoogleMaps,Chrome,Chromecast,AndroidWear, Nexus,GooglePlay,YouTube,Google+,andothertrademarksareproperty ofGoogleInc.AlistofGoogletrademarksisavailableathttp://www.google. com/permissions/trademark/our-trademarks.html.Allothermarksand trademarksarepropertiesoftheirrespectiveowners.

ThisbookintroducesAndroid5.0,LollipopforNexusandGooglePlayedi tiondevices.Itscontentmaydifferinsomedetailsfromsomeoftheprod uctsdescribedorthesoftwarethatrunsonthem.Allinformationprovided hereissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Forbestresults,makesureyou’rerunningthelatestAndroidsystemupdate. Tofindyourdevice’sversionnumberorcheckforthelatestsystemupdate, goto Settings>System>AboutphoneorAbouttabletandlookfor AndroidversionorSystemupdates.

Ifyoudon’thaveaNexusorGooglePlayeditionphoneortabletandare runningAndroid5.0onsomeotherdevice,somedetailsofthesystemas describedinthisbookmayvary.

Forcomprehensiveonlinehelpandsupport,includingdetailsaboutNexus andGooglePlayeditionhardwarerunningthesoftwaredescribedinthis bookandlinkstoinformationaboutotherAndroiddevices,visitsupport. google.com/android.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ii Tableofcontents

1 WelcometoAndroid 1 AboutAndroid5.0,Lollipop 1 AndroidAuto,AndroidTV,andAndroidWear 2 AndroidAuto 2 AndroidTV 2 AndroidWear 2 Setupyourdevice 3 Makeyourselfathome 4 SendanSMS(textmessage)fromyourphone5 Makeaphonecall 5 Makeavideocall 6 Sendanemail 7 Statusbar 7 QuickSettings 7 Managebatterylife 8 Getaround 9 Nexusnavigationbuttons 9 GooglePlayeditionnavigationbuttons 10 Menus 10 OrganizeyourHomescreens 11 Touch&type 12 Help&support 13 Androidversion&updates 13

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE iii 2 Essentials 15

GoogleNow 15 Howitworks 16 Tryit 17 WhatyoucanaskGoogletodoforyou 18 Turn“OkGoogle”onoroff 18 Display 18 Soundandnotification 19 Manageaccountsonyourdevice 22 Addanaccount 22 Removeanaccount 23 Shareyourdevicewithotherusers 24 Switchusers 25 Removeauser 25 Guestuser 25 Security 26 SmartLock 26 Screenpinning 27 Protectagainstharmfulapps 28 AndroidDeviceManager 28 AndroidBeam 29 Tap&pay 30 Printing 30 Chromecast 31 Filestorage 32 Screenshots 33

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE iv 3 Usethekeyboard 34 Enter&edittext 34 Usenext-wordsuggestions 37 GestureTyping 38 Keyboarddictionaries 39 Typebyspeaking 39

4 Trysomeapps 41 AllApps 41 Gmail 42 GooglePlay 44 Camera 45 Photos 48 Contacts 49 Messenger 50 Hangouts 52 Calendar 52

5 Settings 54

6 Accessibility 56

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE v 1 WelcometoAndroid

AboutAndroid5.0,Lollipop

Android5.0,LollipopisthelatestversionofAndroid,theoper atingsystemthatpowersnotjustphonesandtablets,butalso wearables,TVs,andevencars.

ThisguideintroducestheAndroid5.0softwareavailableon NexusandGooglePlayeditionmobiledevices.Forhardware detailsforthesedevices,suchashowtoinsertaSIMcard,specs, andsoon,visitsupport.google.com/android.There,youcanfind comprehensiveinformationaboutalltypesofAndroidphones andtablets,includingmoredetailsaboutNexusandGooglePlay editiondevicesandotherversionsofAndroid.

Android5.0featuresaboldandbrightnewdesign,3Dgraphics supportthatareasgoodasonadesktopcomputer,andgreat newfeaturesthatmakeyourphoneworkforyou:

• Addguestusersandotheruserswithoutprovidingthemac cesstoyouremail,contacts,andwhateverelseyoudon’twant toshare. • Setprioritiesfornotificationsandseethemwhenyourphone islocked. • Easierwaystomanagebatteryusage,includingabatterysav erfeaturetoextendbatterylife. • Morewaystosecureyourphone.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID1 AndroidAuto,AndroidTV,andAndroidWear

AndroidAuto

AndroidAutowillbesupportedbymostmajorcarmanufacturers startingwith2015models.Itallowsyoutopluginyourphoneto displayyourmusic,contacts,andmessagesonthecar’sbuilt-in screen.Withasimplifiedinterface,integratedsteeringwheelcon trols,andpowerfulnewvoiceactions,it’sdesignedtominimize distractionsoyoucanstayfocusedontheroad.It’seasytoget whereyou’regoingwithfreevoice-guidednavigationviaGoogle Maps,livetrafficinformation,laneguidance,andmore.

Formoreinformation,visitandroid.com/auto.

AndroidTV

NexusPlayer(currentlyavailableonGooglePlay)andotherset topboxesandTVscomingonthemarketin2015letyouwatch allyourGooglePlaymovies&TVcontentusingAndroidTV.The AndroidTVRemoteControlappsupportsvoicesearchandan on-screenkeyboard,givingyoufullcontrolofyourTVfromyour phoneortablet.Youcanalsobrowsepersonalizedcontentrec ommendationsfromGooglePlay,YouTube,andyourapps.Oruse voicesearchtoquicklyfindwhatyouwant:say“BacktotheFu ture,”“Oscarnominatedmoviesfrom2006”or“BradPittmovies,” andletAndroidTVdothework.

Formoreinformation,visitplay.google.com/store/devices.

AndroidWear

AndroidWearwatchesfromLG,Motorola,Sony,andothermanu facturersconnectyourphonetoyourwrist.Pause,play,andskip musictracksorquicklyrespondtotextmessagesusingonlyyour

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID2 watch.AndroidWearorganizesyourinformation,suggestswhat youneed,andshowsittoyoubeforeyouevenask.Getmessages fromyourfriends,meetingnotifications,andweatherupdatesat aglance.

Formoreinformation,visitplay.google.com/store/devices.

Setupyourdevice

Whenyoufirstturnonyourphoneortablet,you’llseeaWelcome screen.Choosethelanguageyouwantandtouchthearrowto continue.

IMPORTANT:Tocompletethesetupprocess,it’sbestto haveaWi-Ficonnection.

Whenprompted,signinwithyourGoogleAccountorcreateone atthattime.Signinginletsyouimmediatelyaccesseverything associatedwithyourGoogleAccount,likeGmail.Ifyouprefer, youcanskipthisstepandcreateanaccountlater.

TIP:IfyouhaveanotherAndroiddevice,Tap&Goletsyou quicklysetupanewdevicejustbytappingittoyourother one.AnyGoogleAccountsandappsthatwerealready backedupwillautomaticallybecopiedovertothenew device.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID3 Anemailaddressthatyouuseforanyofthefollowingcountsas aGoogleAccount:

• Gmail • YouTube • GooglePlay • GoogleApps • AdWords • AnyotherGoogleproduct

SigninginwithaGoogleAccounthelpsyougetupandrunning quickly.Whenyousignin,youcaneasilygetalltheappsyou’ve purchasedonGooglePlayontoyournewdevice.Alltheemail, contacts,calendarevents,andotherdataassociatedwiththat accountareautomaticallysyncedwithyourdevice.

Forexample,ifyouchangeafriend’sphonenumberonyour phone,thatchangealsoappearsonyourtabletandonanycom puterswhereyou’resignedintoyourGoogleAccount.

IfyouhavemultipleGoogleAccounts,youcanaddotherslater fromSettings>Personal>Accounts.Youcanalsoaddguest usersin Settings>Device>Users.

Makeyourselfathome

Afteryoufinishsettingupyourdevice,theHomescreenappears forthefirsttime.Here,youcanaddappiconsandwidgets(an“at a-glance”viewofanapp’smostimportantinformation)toyour Homescreenstoeasilyfindthem.

• TomovebetweenHomescreens,swipeleftorright. • Toseenotifications,swipedownfromthetopofthescreen withonefinger.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID4 • ToopenQuickSettings—frequentlyusedsettings—swipe downfromthetopofthescreentwicewithonefingeroronce withtwofingers.See“QuickSettings”onpage7. • ToopenSettings,swipedownfromthetopofanyscreen inwiththetwotopfingersright.orswipetwicewithonefinger,thentouch

• FromtheHomescreen,touchGoogleatthetopofthescreen, orsay“OkGoogle”tosearchandstarttellingGooglewhatto do.

SendanSMS(textmessage)fromyourphone

TosendanSMSfromyourNexus6phone:

1.TouchMessengeronyourHomescreen. 2.Touchtocreateanewmessage. 3.Atthetopofthescreen,enteraphonenumberorselectacon tact,thentouch.Typeyourmessage,thentouch.

ForNexus4and5,youcangettheMessengerapponGoogle Play.YoucanalsousethedefaultSMSappthatcomesonthe phone—HangoutsonNexus5,theMessagingapponNexus4.

Tochangeyourdefaultmessagingapp,goto Settings>Wire less&networks>More>DefaultSMSapp.

Makeaphonecall

UsingaNexusorGooglePlayeditionphone,you canplacecallsfromthePhoneapp,theContacts app,orotherappsorwidgetsthatdisplaycontact information.Whereveryouseeaphonenumber,you canusuallytouchittodial.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID5 Toplaceacalltooneofyourcontacts:

1.TouchPhoneonaHomeor AllAppsscreen. 2.Tochoosesomeonetocall,scrollorsearch.Ifthekeypadisin theway,touchtheBackbuttontolowerit. 3.Toplaceacall,touchthecontact’sname.

Toviewrecentcalls,touchtheRecentstab.Tousethekeypad, touchthe keypad.

TIP:OnNexus4andNexus5only,CallerIDbyGoogleiden tifiesinboundandoutboundnumbers,evenforcallersnot savedascontactsintheContactsapp.

Formoredetails,visitUseyourphone.

Makeavideocall

TheHangoutsappletsyousendandreceivevideo calls.Toopenit,touchHangoutsonaHomeor AllAppsscreen.

Tostartavideocall:

1.TouchAddatthetopofthemainHangoutsscreenand starttypinganame,emailaddress,orphonenumber.Match ingnamesandnumbersfromyourcontactsappearasyou type. 2.Chooseaname,thentouchVideoatthetopofthescreen.

ToMenu>adjustSettings.notificationpreferencesandothersettings,touch

Formoredetails,visitHangoutshelp.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID6 Sendanemail

UsetheGmailapptoreadandwriteemailfromyour Gmailorotheremailaddresses.

1.TouchGmailonaHomeor AllAppsscreen. 2.IfyoualreadysignedintoaGmailaccountduringsetup,your emailwillbesyncedtoyourdevice.Otherwise,addanemail addressnow.

Statusbar

Thestatusbarisattheverytopofthescreen.Ontheright,you canseetheWi-Fiandmobilesignalstrength,howmuchbattery powerisleft,andthetime.Ontheleft,youcanseewhichapps havesentyounotifications.Visit“Soundandnotification”on page19.

QuickSettings

UseQuickSettingstoeasilygettofrequentlyusedsettings,like turningonairplanemode.ToopenQuickSettings,swipedown fromthetopofthescreenwithtwofingersortwicewithonefin ger.Tochangeasetting,justtouchtheicon:

• Wi-Finetwork:TurnWi-Fionoroff.ToopenWi-Fisettings, touchtheWi-Finetworkname. • Bluetoothsettings:TurnBluetoothonoroff.ToopenBlue toothsettings,touchtheword“Bluetooth”. • Cellulardata:Seecellularusagedataandturnitonoroff. • Airplanemode:Turnairplanemodeonoroff.Airplane modemeansyourphonewon’tconnecttoWi-Fioracellsig nal,evenifoneisavailable.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID7 • Flashlight:Turntheflashlightonoroff. • Displaybrightness:Slidetolowerorincreasethebright nessofyourscreen. • Auto-rotate:Lockyourdevice’sorientationinportraitor landscapemode.

OnaNexus5,QuickSettingslooklikethis:

OpenthemainSettingsappbytouchingSettingsinthetop right.

Ontablets,youcanalsoturnAutoRotateonorofffromQuick Settings,tolockorunlockautomaticscreenrotation.

Managebatterylife

Thestatusbarshowshowmuchbatteryyouhaveleft,butyou canalsoseetheexactpercentageandapproximatetimeofbat teryliferemaining.Swipedownfromthetopofthescreen,then touchBattery.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID8 YourAndroiddevice’sbatteryisbuilttogetyouthroughyourday. Whenyou’rerunninglow,Android’sbatterysaverconservesyour batterypowersoyoucanstillmakecallsandsendSMS(text) messages.Toturniton,goto Settings>Battery>Battery saver.Formoreinformation,visitManagebatterylife.

Getaround

AtthebottomofeveryHomescreenyou’llfindtheFavoritestray: anotherquickwaytogettoyourapps.

Toopenanapp,touchit.TodraganappinoroutoftheFavorites trayoranywhereelseonaHomescreen,touch&holdit,then moveitwithyourfingerwhereyouwantit.

Nexusnavigationbuttons

Atthebottomofmostphoneortabletscreens,nomatterwhat you’redoing,you’llalwaysfindthenavigationbarwiththreebut tons.OnNexus,itlookslikethis:

Back

Opensthepreviousscreenyouwereworkingin,even ifitwasinadifferentapp.Onceyoubackuptothe Homescreen,youcan’tgobackanyfurther.

Home

OpensthecentralHomescreen.ToopenGoogleNow, swipeup.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID9 Overview

Opensalistofthumbnailimagesofscreensyou’ve workedwithrecently.Toopenone,touchit.Toremove ascreenfromthelist,swipeitleftorrightortouch ontheX.

Someappshidethesebuttonstemporarily,orfadethemtosmall dotsinthesameposition.Tobringthemback,touchthedots, touchthescreeninthemiddle,orswipeupfromthebottom.

GooglePlayeditionnavigationbuttons

SomeGooglePlayeditiondeviceshavetwoorthreebuttonsjust belowthescreen.Thesecouldbephysicalbuttonsorbuttons thatonlyappearwhenyoutouchbelowthescreen.

• Menu:Thisbuttonopensoptionsdependingonthescreen you’reon. • Home:OpensHome.Ifyou’reviewingaleftorrightHome screen,itopensthemainHomescreen.Ifyouhavesetup GoogleNow,youcanalsotouch&holdthisbuttontoopen GoogleNow. • Back:Opensthepreviousscreenyouwereworkingin,evenifit wasinadifferentapp.OnceyoubackuptotheHomescreen, youcan’tgobackanyfurtherinyourhistory.

Menus

ManyscreensinAppsandinSettingsincludea Menuiconat thetoprightofthescreen.Touchittoexploreadditionaloptions, includingHelpandSettings.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID10 OrganizeyourHomescreens

OnNexus5,6,and9:

• Tochangeyourwallpaper,addawidget,adjustSearchset tings,orchangescreenorder,touch&holdthebackgroundof anyHomescreen. • YoucanhaveanynumberofHomescreenstotheright.Toadd anewscreen,swipetotherightmostscreenanddraganapp orwidgettotherightedge. • ThescreentotheleftofthemainHomescreenisreservedfor GoogleNow,andisavailableonlywhenGoogleNowisturned on. • Tocreateafolder,slideoneiconquicklyontopofanother. • Tonameorrenameafolder,openitandtouchitsname.

Tochangethewallpaper:

1.Touch&holdthebackground,thentouchWallpapers. 2.Swiperighttolefttochooseawallpaperimage.Orchoosean imagefromyourPhotos,DownloadsorDrive.

ToaddanappicontoaHomescreen:

1.GototheHomescreenwhereyouwanttoplacetheapp. 2.TouchAllApps. 3.Swipefromrighttoleft,ifnecessary,tofindtheappyouwant. 4.Touch&holdtheappuntiltheHomescreenappears,slideit intoplace,andliftyourfinger.

Toaddawidget:

1.Touch&holdthebackground,thentouchWidgets.OnNexus 4,7,or10,openAllApps>Widgets. 2.Swiperighttochooseawidget,whichprovidesaquickviewor waytoaccessinformationonyourhomescreen,likealarger sizeclockoraviewofinformationinyourGooglePlaylibrary.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID11 Tomoveanapporwidgettoanotherposition:

1.Touch&holdtheicon. 2.Slideyourfingertothenewposition. TomovebetweenHomescreens,slidetowardtheedgeofthe screen. Tobumpanothericonoutoftheway,slideslowlyintoit. 3.Liftyourfinger.

Touch&type

Toselectoractivatesomething,touchit.

Totypesomething,suchasaname,password,orsearchterms, justtouchwhereyouwanttotype.Akeyboardpopsupthatlets youtypeintothefield.

Othercommongesturesinclude:

• Touch&hold.Toselectanitem,touch&holditbynotlifting yourfingeruntilsomethinghappens.Thisishowyouaccess accentandotherspecialcharactersonthekeyboard.Slide yourfingertotheaccentedletteryouneed. • Touch,hold,&drag.Touch&holdanitemforamomentand then,withoutliftingyourfinger,moveyourfingeronthescreen untilyoureachthetargetposition.Youcanmoveappsaround ontheHomescreen. • Swipeorslide.Quicklymoveyourfingeracrossthesurfaceof thescreen,withoutpausingwhenyoufirsttouch(soyoudon’t dragsomethinginstead).SlideaHomescreenleftorrightto viewtheotherHomescreens. • Double-tap.Tapquicklytwiceonamaporimagetozoomin andout. • Scale.Insomeapps(suchasMaps,Chrome,andPhotos),you canscalebyplacingtwoormorefingersonthescreenatonce

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID12 andpinchingthemtogether(toenlargescale)orspreading themapart(toreduceit). • Rotatethescreen.Theorientationofmostscreensrotates withyourdeviceasyouturnit.Tokeepyourscreenlocked inPortraitmode,swipedownwithtwofingersfromthetop ofanyscreenandtouchPortrait/Auto-RotateinQuick Settings.

Help&support

FormostGoogleapps,youcangettohelpandsupportfromthe navigationmenu.Otherappsincludea Menuiconthatyou cantouch.

Thisbookintroducesjustafewofthekeyfeaturesandappsthat comewithAndroid5.0.FormoredetailsaboutAndroidsoftware andapps,NexusandGooglePlayeditiondevicesavailableon GooglePlay,andallformsofsupport,visit:

• support.google.com/nexus • support.google.com/playedition

GooglealsowelcomesfeedbackfromyouaboutyourNexusor GooglePlayeditiondevice.It’seasytosendyourfeedback.Just goto Settings>Aboutphone(orAbouttablet)>Sendfeed backaboutthisdevice.

Androidversion&updates

Tocheckyourversionnumberorgetthelatestsystemupdate foraNexusorGooglePlayeditionphone,firstgoto Settings >System>AboutphoneorAbouttablet.Thenlookforthese labels:

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID13 • Systemupdates.Touchtocheckwhetheryouhaveanypend ingsystemupdates. • Androidversion.Lookpartwaydownthelistforthisheading andthenumberjustbelowit.

Ifyoudon’thaveaNexusorGooglePlayeditionphoneortablet andarerunningAndroid5.0onsomeotherdevice,somedetails ofthesystemasdescribedinthisbookmayvary.

Forcomprehensiveonlinehelpandsupport,includingdetails aboutNexusandGooglePlayeditionhardwarerunningthesoft waredescribedinthisbookandlinkstoinformationaboutother Androiddevices,visitsupport.google.com/android.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE WELCOMETOANDROID14 2 Essentials

GoogleNow

GoogleNowisaboutgettingyoujusttherightinformation,atjust therighttime.Ittellsyoutoday’sweatherbeforeyoustartyour day,howmuchtraffictoexpectbeforeyouleaveforwork,and evenyourfavoriteteam’sscorewhilethey’replaying.

Forexample,here’saGoogleNowcardthatappearswhenyou’re abouttostartyourcommute:

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS15 AfteryoustartusingGoogleNow,youdon’tneedtodoanything else.Ifyoulike,youcanfine-tunesomesettings,butGoogleNow doesn’tneedanyelaboratesetup.

Howitworks

Toknowwhentoshowinformationyou’llfinduseful,GoogleNow usescontextualdatafromyourdeviceandfromotherGoogle products,plusdatafromthird-partyproductsthatyouallow GoogleNowtoaccess.Forexample,ifyouhaveanappointment inGoogleCalendarthatincludesanaddress,GoogleNowcan checktrafficandsuggestwhentoleave.

WhenyoudecidetouseGoogleNow,you’realsoturningonLoca tionReportingandLocationHistory:

• LocationReportingallowsGoogletoperiodicallystoreand useyourdevice’smostrecentlocationdatainconnection withyourGoogleAccount.LocationReportingisaper-device setting. • LocationHistoryallowsGoogletostoreahistoryofyour locationdatafromalldeviceswhereyou’reloggedintoyour GoogleAccountandhaveturnedonLocationReporting.

YoucancontrolhowGoogleNowusesyourcurrentlocation.To viewtherelevantsettings,goto Settings>Personal>Loca tion.Whenlocationservicesareturnedonforyouraccountona givendevice,certainappscanusethemtogiveyoumorerelevant information,suchasnearbyrestaurantsorcommutetraffic.

TolearnmoreabouthowGoogleNowusesyourlocationand otherinformation,visitAboutGoogleNow.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS16 Tryit

YouhaveachancetoturnonGoogleNowwhenyoufirstsetup yourdevice.Youcanalsoturnitonoroffatanytime:

1.Touch&holdanyemptyspaceonyourHomescreen. 2.Goto Settings>GoogleNow.

ToopenGoogleNowafteryouturniton,onNexus5,6,and9, swipeupfromtheHomebutton.Updatesappearintheformof GoogleNowcards.Whenyoudon’tneedacardanymore,swipe itfromlefttoright.Swipingfromrighttoleftreturnsyoutothe mainHomescreen.

Whenyouwanttoseemorecards,touchMoreatthebottomof thescreen.

TIP:OnNexus4and7,toopenGoogleNow,swipetothe leftmostHomescreen.

Toadjustthewaycertaincardsgetupdated:

• Managereminders:Fromthe Menuatthetopleftofthe screen,touchReminders. • Requestupdatesforyoursportsteams,stocks,andmore: Fromthe Menu,touchCustomize. • Customizeotherupdates:Atthetoprightofeachcard,touch the threedots.

Formoredetails,visitAboutGoogleNow.Foracompletelistof cardsavailable,visitgoogle.com/now.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS17 WhatyoucanaskGoogletodoforyou

WhenyouuseGoogleNow,youcanspeaktoyourdeviceto search,getdirections,andcreatereminders.Forexample,say “OkGoogle,doIneedanumbrellatomorrow?”toseeifthere’s rainintheweatherforecast.

Toseeotherexamplesofwhatyoucansay,visit“OkGoogle”and voicesearch.YoucansaymostoftheseexamplesinEnglish, French,German,Italian,Japanese,Korean,Russian,Spanish,and BrazilianPortuguese,butsomeexamplesaren’tavailableinevery language.

Ifyouwanttosay“OkGoogle”inlanguagesotherthanEnglish, youalsoneedtochangethemainlanguageonyourdevice.Visit ChangeyourlanguageonGoogle.

Turn“OkGoogle”onoroff

Youcanstartasearchoractionbysaying“OkGoogle.”Toturnit offoron,openGoogleNowortheGoogleappandtouchMenu> Settings>Voice>OKGoogledetection.

Display

Changethedisplaysettingsonyourdevicebyfollowingthese steps:

1.Goto Settings>Device>Display. 2.Choosefromthefollowingsettings.Someofthesesettings mayvarybyyourdeviceandversionofAndroid.Allcanaffect batterylife.See“Managebatterylife”onpage8formore information. • Brightnesslevel:Movethe slidertosetthebrightness levelonyourdevice.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS18 • Adaptivebrightness:Turnonadaptivebrightnesstoau tomaticallyoptimizethebrightnesslevelonyourdevice basedontheavailablelightaroundyou.Adaptivebright nessisonbydefault.Youcanstilladjustyourbrightness whenneeded. • Sleep:Changehowlongittakesforyourdevice’sscreento goblackwhenyou’renotusingit.LearnmoreaboutSleep Settings. • Daydream:Setupscreensaversthatdisplayphotos,color fulbackgrounds,andmorewhenyourdeviceischargingor docked.LearnmoreaboutusingDaydream. • Ambientdisplay(Nexus6only):Turnonambientdisplay ifyouwantyourphonetowakeupwhenyoupickitupor whenanotificationarrives.

Soundandnotification

Youcanchangethesoundandnotificationsettingsonyourde vicebygoingto Settings>Device> Sound¬ification.

Notificationsalertyoutothearrivalofnewmessages,calen darevents,andalarms,aswellasongoingevents,suchas downloads:

• Interruptions.Prioritizesoundnotificationssotheydon’tinter ruptyou.Touchthesettingstoturnphonecallandmessage interruptionsonoroff.IfyouturnMessagesnotificationson, touchFromtospecifyfromwhomyouacceptnotifications (Anyone,StarredcontactsorContactsOnly).InDowntime,se lectwhichdaysandtimesyouallowforsoundnotifications. • Whendeviceislocked.Managewhethernotificationscanbe seenwhenyourphoneislocked,andwhethersensitivecon tentinanotificationcanbeseen.Sensitivecontentincludes thingslikethetitleofasongyoudownloaded,whosentyouan

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS19 email,orthedetailsofacalendarevent.Formoreinformation, seeHelpCenter. • AppNotifications.Modifythenotificationsettingsindividu allyforappssuchasGmail.ThesettingunderWhendevice islockedwillalwaystakeprecedenceoverthesettingforan individualapp. • Notificationaccess.Seewhichappscanaccessyour notifications.

Whenanotificationarrives,itsiconappearsatthetopofthe screen.Iconsforpendingnotificationsappearontheleft,and systemiconsshowingthingsliketheWi-Fisignal,mobilecarrier signal,orbatterystrengthareontheright:

Notifications Wi-FisignalBattery

Mobilestrengthsignal

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS20

TIP:Wi-Fiandmobilesignalstrengthareindicatedatthe topofthescreenbywhitebars.Toseewhethertheselect edWi-FinetworkhasafullInternetconnection,openQuick Settingsbyswipingdownwithtwofingersfromthetopof thescreen.

InQuickSettingsonly,whitebarsintheWi-Fiormobile signalindicatorsindicatethesignalstrengthofanormal Internetconnection.

Certainnotificationscanbeexpandedtoshowmoreinformation, suchasemailpreviewsorcalendarevents.Theoneatthetopis alwaysexpandedwhenpossible.Toexpandanotification,posi tiononefingerinsideitandswipedownslowly.

Toopentherelatedapp,touchthenotificationiconontheleft. Somenotificationsalsoallowyoutotakespecificactionsby touchingiconswithinthenotification.Forexample,Calendar notificationsallowyoutoSnooze(remindyoulater)orsendemail tootherguests.

Whenyou’refinishedwithanotification,swipeitaway.Todismiss allnotifications,touchDismissattheverybottomofthenoti ficationslist.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS21

Manageaccountsonyourdevice

Youcanaddaccountssothatinformationassociatedwiththat accountautomaticallysyncswithyourdevice.You’llneedtoset upanaccountonyourdeviceifyouwanttogetemailorgetapps fromtheGooglePlaystore.

Youcanalsoaddmultipleusersforyourdevice,likeifseveral peopleshareatablet.Addingusersisdifferentfromadding accounts.Eachuserhasseparatesettingsandcan’taccessthe accountsofotherusers,whereasasingleusercanhavemultiple accountsandswitchbetweenthemanytimethey’resignedin. Makesureyou’resignedinasthecorrectuserbeforeaddingor removinganyaccountinformation.

Addanaccount

1.Goto Settings>Personal>Accounts.Touch“Add account.” 2.Touchthetypeofaccountyouwanttoadd.Youmaybeable tochoosefromchoiceslike“Google,”“Personal(IMAP),”or “Personal(POP3).”Ifyou’renotsurewhethertochooseIMAP

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS22 orPOP3,tryIMAPfirst.ManyemailservicesuseIMAP.Learn moreaboutthedifferencesbetweenIMAPandPOP3. i. Choose“Google”ifyouwanttoaddyourGoogleAccount. WhenyousigninwithaGoogleAccount,alltheemail,con tacts,calendarevents,andotherdataassociatedwiththat accountareautomaticallysyncedwithyourdevice. ii.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoaddtheaccount.

Tochangethesettingsofanyoftheaccountsyouadded,follow thesesteps:

1.Goto Settings>Personal>Accounts. 2.Selectyouraccount.Ifyou’reusingaGoogleaccount,touch Googleandthenyouraccount.

Removeanaccount

Whenyouremoveanaccountthatyou’veaddedtoyourdevice, everythingassociatedwiththataccount,includingemail,con tacts,andsettingsisalsodeleted.Youcan’tdeletetheaccount youusedtoinitiallysetupyourdevice.

Toremoveanaccountfromyourdevice,followthesesteps:

1.Checktoseeiftheaccountyouwanttodeleteistheaccount youusedtosetupyourdevice. • Ifit’snot,gotostep2andfollowtheinstructions. • Ifitis,resetyourdevicetoitsfactorysettingsinsteadof followingthestepsbelow.Thiserasesallofthedatafrom yourdeviceandyou’llneedaGoogleAccounttosetupyour deviceagain.Learnhowtodoafactorydataresetonyour NexusdeviceorGooglePlayeditiondevice. 2.Openthe Settingsmenuonyourdevice.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS23 3.Under“Accounts,”touchthenameoftheaccountyouwantto remove.Ifyou’reusingaGoogleaccount,touchGoogleand thentheaccount. • WhenyousignoutofyourGoogleAccount,alltheemail, contacts,Calendarevents,andotherdataassociatedwith thataccountwillnolongerautomaticallysyncwithyour device. 4.TouchMenuinthetoprightcornerofthescreen. 5.TouchRemoveaccount.

Shareyourdevicewithotherusers

Youcaneasilyshareyourdevicewithfamilyandfriendsbycreat ingaseparateuserforeachperson.Eachpersonhastheirown spaceonthedeviceforcustomHomescreens,accounts,apps, settings,andmore.Youmustbethedeviceownertoaddusers.

Toaddanewuser,followthesesteps:

1.Goto Settings>Device>Users. 2.TouchAdduser,thentouchOK. i. Ifyou’rewiththenewuser:Touch“Setupnow”andyou’ll betakentothelockscreen.Selectthenewuser,unlockthe screen,andallowthemtosetuptheirGoogleAccountand otherdetails. ii.Ifthenewuserisn’taround:Touch“Notnow.”A“Newuser” willappearinthelist.Thenexttimeyou’rewiththeuser,go backtotheuserlistandselect“Newuser”orclicktheuser imageonthelockscreen.

Afterauserissetup,whenyougotothelockscreen,you’llseea seconduserprofilepictureoravatarinthestatusbar.Tochoose auser,touchthepictureandunlockthescreen.Eachusercanset theirownscreenlock.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS24 Switchusers

Toswitchusers,swipedownfromthetopofanyscreentwiceto openQuickSettings.Touchtheimageofthecurrentuserinthe toprightcornerofthescreen,thentouchanotheruser’simage.

Removeauser

Thedevice’sownercandeleteanyuserthattheyadded:

1.Goto Settings>Device>Users. 2.TouchSettingsnexttotheuser’sname,thentouchRe moveuser.

Otheruserscanonlydeletetheirownspace.

1.Goto Settings>Device>Users. 2.TouchMenu>Deleteusernamefromthisdevice.

Guestuser

Ifsomeonewantstotemporarilyuseyourdevice,buttheydon’t needtobesetupasaregularuser,theycanuseitasaguest. Guestusersdon’thaveaccesstoyourmail,yourapps,orany contentonyourphonethat’stiedtoyouraccount,likephotosor downloadedfiles.Youmustbethedevice’sownertoaddaguest.

1.Goto Settings>Device>Users. 2.TouchGuest.

Whenyourguestisfinishedusingyourdevice,youcanswitch backtoanotheruser.

Toswitchtoanotheruser:Swipedownfromthetopofany screen,andthentouchthebaratthetoptoopenQuickSettings. Tochooseanotheruser,touchtheimageinthetoprightcornerof thescreen,thentouchanotheruser’simage.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS25 Security

Ifalockissetforyourscreen,thescreengoesdarkandlocks whenthedisplaygoestosleeporifyoupressthePowerbutton.

YoucansetlocksofdifferentstrengthsusingScreenLock settings:

1.GotoSettings>Personal>Security>Screen lock. 2.Touchthetypeoflockyou’dliketouse.

Evenwhenyourscreenislocked,youcanperformcertain activities.

• QuickSettings:Slidedownfromthetopofthescreentoopen QuickSettingswithoutenteringyourpassword. • Camera:SlidefromrighttolefttoopentheCamera. • AccessDialer:Slidefromlefttorighttomakeaphonecall. (Firstyouhavetoenteryourpassword.) • EmergencyCalls:Slidefromlefttorighttomakeanemergen cyphonecallwithouthavingtoenteryourpassword.

Ifyouhaveatabletthat’ssetupformorethanoneuser,youmay needtotouchyourimageatthebottomofthescreentoseeyour ownlockedscreen.

Formoreinformation,visitCustomizethescreenlock.

SmartLock

YoucanturnonSmartLocktokeepyourdeviceunlockedwhen it’sclearthatyouhaveitwithyou—forexample,whenit’scon nectedtoyourBluetoothwatchorwhenitrecognizesyourface.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS26 Trusteddevicesandfacematching Youcansetyourdevicetostayunlockedwhileconnectedtoa Bluetoothdevice—likeawatch,fitnesstracker,headset,orcar speakersystem.Youcanalsosetyourphonetounlockwhenit touchesanNFCtag.

Youcanalsohaveyourdeviceunlockwhenitrecognizesyour face.Aftersettingatrustedface,everytimeyouturnonyour device,itwillsearchforyourfaceandunlockifitrecognizesyou. Keepinmindthatsomeonewholookssimilartoyoucouldunlock yourphone.

Note:Facematchingdoesn’tstoreanyphotosofyou.Datausedto recognizeyourfaceisonlystoredonyourdeviceandisnotacces siblebyappsorbackeduponGoogleservers.

Formoreinformationonhowtousethesefeatures,seeTrusted devicesandfacematching.

Screenpinning

Youcanenableyourdevicetoonlyshowacertainapp’sscreen usingscreenpinning.Screenpinningcanbehandyifyouwantto playagamewithoutaccidentallyminimizingtheappifyoutouch theHomebutton.Someappsmayaskyouifyouwanttouse screenpinning.

Whenascreenisunpinned,youcanchoosetoreturntothe screenwhereyouenteryourpasswordorPIN.

Topinascreen:

1.Goto Settings>Security>Screenpinningandturnscreen pinningon. 2.Openanapp.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS27 3.TouchOverviewonyourdevice.Swipeupthefirstscreen onthebottomtobringitintoview. 4.Touchthepin.Here,youcanselectanoptiontoreturnto thelockscreenafterascreenisunpinned. 5.Toexitfromthepinnedscreen,touchandholdand at thesametime.

Protectagainstharmfulapps

AppsfromGooglePlayarealwaysverifiedbyGoogletoprotect youandyourdevicefromharm.Bydefault,yourdevicedoesn’tal lowtheinstallationofappsfromsourcesotherthanGooglePlay.

Ifyouchoosetoallowtheinstallationofappsfromunknown sourcesandinstallappsfromsourcesotherthanGooglePlay,it’s morelikelythatappswillbeinstalledthatcouldharmyouoryour device.

Ifyouallowtheinstallationofappsfromunknownsources,the VerifyAppsfeatureprotectsyouwheninstallingappsoutside ofGooglePlaybycontinuallycheckingyourdevicetomakesure thatallappsinstalledarebehavinginasafemanner,evenafter installation.

Formoreinformationortochangethedefaultbehavior,visitPro tectagainstharmfulapps.

AndroidDeviceManager

Ifyouloseyourphoneortablet,theAndroidDeviceManagercan helpyoufinditsapproximatelocation,makeitring,lockit,or eraseitsdata.

Theseoptionsareturnedonbydefault.Tovieworchangethem, openthe GoogleSettingsapp(foundin AllApps)and touchAndroidDeviceManager.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS28 Ifyouloseyourdevice,gotoAndroidDeviceManagerandfollow theinstructions.

AndroidBeam

Youcaninstantlysend,orbeam,awebpage,avideo,orother contentfromyourscreentoanotherdevicebybringingthedevic estogether(typicallybacktoback).Insomeapps,youcanalso startabeamfromtheSharemenu.

Beforeyoubegin:Makesurebothdevicesareunlocked,support NearFieldCommunication(NFC),andhavebothNFCandAndroid Beamturnedon.Tocheck,goto Settings>Wireless&net works>More.Also,makesureyouknowwheretheNFCareais onthebackofbothdevices.

1.Openascreenthatcontainssomethingyou’dliketoshare, suchasawebpage,YouTubevideo,orplacepageinMaps. 2.Movethebackofyourdevicetowardthebackoftheother device.Whenthedevicesconnect,youhearasound,theim ageonyourscreenreducesinsize,andyouseethemessage Touchtobeam. 3.Touchyourscreenanywhere.Theotherdevicedisplaysthe transferredcontent.Or,ifthenecessaryappisn’tinstalled, GooglePlayopenstoascreenwhereyourfriendcandown loadtheapp.

ToturnonNFC,gotoSettings>Wireless&net works>More>NFC.

ToturnonAndroidBeam,gotoSettings>Wireless &networks>More>AndroidBeam

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS29 Tap&pay

WhenNFCisturnedon,youcanusetheTap&payfeaturetopay foritemsjustbytouchingyourphonetoareaderataregister.To manageyourTap&payapps:

1.Goto Settings>Device>Tap&pay. 2.Touchanapptomakeityourdefaultpaymentapp.

Ifyourdevicedoesn’thaveadefaultpaymentapp,suchasGoo gleWallet,youcanbrowseGooglePlayforotherpaymentapps.

IMPORTANT:Tap&paymanagespaymentappslikeGoo gleWallet.TheTap&paysettingdoesn’tapplytoAndroid Beamandwon’tincludecertainapps,suchasmoney transferapps.

Printing

WithAndroid5.0,youcanpreviewandprintthecontentofcertain screens(suchaswebpagesdisplayedinChrome)toaprinteron thesameWi-FinetworkasyourAndroiddevice.

Beforeyoucanprint,youneedaprintingserviceinstalledonyour Settingsdevice.To>checkSystemwhat>Printing.servicesarecurrentlyavailable,goto

Fromhere,youcanopeneachavailableservicetoturnitonoroff, checkwhichprintersitmakesavailable,addnewprinters,and adjusttheservice’ssettings.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS30 Toprintadocument,suchasawebpageinChrome:

1.TouchMenu>Print. 2.Inthedialogthatappears,adjustsettingssuchasprinter,cop ies,orientation,andsoon. 3.TouchPrint.

Chromecast

ChromecastisasmalldevicethatplugsintothebackofyourTV. Itallowsyoutosendvideosandmusicstraightfromyourphone ortablettoyourTV.YoucanuseChromecastwithappslike:

• YouTube • Netflix • GooglePlayMovies&TV • GooglePlayMusic • HuluPlus

Toseemoreapps,visitchromecast.com/apps.

WhenusingChromecast,makesureyourphoneortabletisusing thesameWi-FinetworkasyourChromecast,andthatChrome castisselectedasyourTV’ssourceinput.

TodisplaycontentfromyourphoneortabletonyourTV:

1.Openthevideoormusicinoneoftheappslistedabove. 2.TouchCast. 3.PlaythecontentasusualtostreamittoyourTV.

Formoreinformation,seeCastfromappstoyourTV.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS31 Filestorage

Android5.0makesiteasytostoreandbrowsethroughpictures, videos,andotherfilesonyourdeviceandattachthemtoan email,Hangoutmessage,andsoon.Youcanalsousestored imagesasyourHomescreenwallpaper.

Forexample,toattachanimagetoanemailyou’recomposing, touchthe PaperClipinthetoprightandchoosetoeither AttachfileorInsertfromDrivetoselectstoredimagesinyour Drivefolder.

Fromhere,youcanviewanyofthesesources:

• Recentshowsyouthephotosorvideosyou’vetakenor openedmostrecently. • DriveletsyouattachanyfilesstoredinGoogleDrive. • Imagesdisplaysanyphotos,videos,orotherimagesonyour device. • Downloadsincludesmostfiles(excludingPlaycontent)you’ve downloadedfromemailsortheWeb • Photosletsyoubrowsealltheimagesandvideosthatareon yourdeviceorhavebeenuploadedtoyourGoogleaccount.

UsetheDownloadsapptoview,reopen,ordelete filesyoudownloadfromGmailorothersources (excludingGooglePlaybooks,videos,magazines, andothermedia.)

IntheDownloadsapp:

• Touchanitemtoopenit. • Inyourlistofdownloads,touch&holdanitemtoselectit. TouchShareandchooseasharingmethodfromthelist. Touchtodelete.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS32 GooglePlaystreamspurchasesandrentalsviatheInternet.So thepurchasesandrentalsdon’talwaysoccupystoragespace whenyouplaythem.Althoughyoucandownloadcontentin GooglePlayappstoaccessoffline,GooglePlaycontentnever appearsinDownloads.

Screenshots

TotakeascreenshotfromNexusorGooglePlayeditiondevices:

1.Makesuretheimageyouwanttocaptureisdisplayedonthe screen. 2.PressthePowerandVolumedownbuttonssimultaneously.

ThescreenshotisautomaticallysavedinyourPhotos.

TIP:ToeasilyshareyourscreenshotviaGmail,Google+, andmore,selectyourscreenshotinPhotosandtouchthe atthebottom.TouchEdittomodify.Touchto delete.ForGooglePlayeditiondevices,touchShare.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ESSENTIALS33 3 Usethekeyboard

TIP:ToselectakeyboardlanguageotherthanEnglish,go to Settings,Personal>Language&input.Formore details,visittheKeyboardhelp.

Enter&edittext

Usetheonscreenkeyboardtoentertext.Here’swhatitlookslike onaNexusphone:

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE USETHEKEYBOARD34 Keyboardsontabletsworkinasimilarway.Tomakethekeyboard goaway,touchtheBackbuttonbelowit.

Someappsopenthekeyboardautomatically.Inothers,youfirst needtotouchwhereyouwanttotype.

Basicediting

Change Touchthecursor,thentouchanddragthe whereyou tabthatappearsbelowittothenewposition. wanttotype

Selecttext Touchandholdordouble-tapwithinthetext.

Thenearestwordhighlights,withatabat eachendoftheselection.Dragthetabsto changetheselection.

Deletetext Touchthe Deletekeytodeletethechar actersbeforethecursororselectedtext.

TypecapitalToswitchtocapitallettersforoneletter, letters touchthe Shiftkeyonce.

Youcanalsotouchandholdthe Shiftkey whileyoutypeoryoucantouchthe Shift keyandslidetoanotherkey.

Whenyoureleasethekey,thelowercase lettersreappear.

Turncaps Double-taportouchandholdthe Shift lockon keysothatitchangesto.Touchthe Shift keyagaintoreturntolowercase.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE USETHEKEYBOARD35 ChangewordIfyouwanttoquicklychangethecapitaliza capitalizationtionofawordyou’vealreadytyped,youcan selectitandtouchthe Shiftkey.

You’llhavetheoptiontoselectthecapital izedwordorthewordinallcapitalletters.

Typea Toswitchtosymbolkeysforoneword,touch symbolor thesymbolkey?123once. character Youcanalsotouchandholdthesymbolkey ?123whileyoutypeoryoucantouchthesym

bolkey?123andslidetoanotherkey.When youreleasethekey,theletterkeysreappear.

Viewmore Touchandholdsymbolsorcharacterstoget symbolsand accentedcharactersoradditionalsymbols. characters

Cut,copy, Selectthetextyouwanttocutorcopy.Then paste touchtheCutbuttonorCopybutton. Topaste,touchthespacewhereyouwant topasteyourtextandthentouchPaste.If youwanttoreplaceothertextwiththetext youcopied,highlightthetext,thentouchthe Pastebutton.

Emoji UseGoogleKeyboardtochoosefromavarietyofsmall,colorful imagesusedtoexpressemotion(knownasemoji)toaddsome funtoyourmessages.

Dependingonyourdevice,youmayneedtotouchandholdthe Returnkeyandthenslideyourfingertothehappyfacetodisplay emoji.Onatablet,justtouchtheemojisymbolatthelowerright.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE USETHEKEYBOARD36 You’llseeapanellikethis.Tomovebetweencategories,swipe leftorrightortouchthesymbolsinthetoprow.Totypeanemoji, touchit:

Usenext-wordsuggestions

1.Touchthelocationwhereyouwanttoinputtext. 2.Starttypingoutaword.Whenthewordyouwantisdisplayed inalistabovethekeyboard,touchit. 3.Continuetotouchwordsunlesstheoneyouwantdoesn’t appear.Ifso,typeit.

Androidcontinuestosuggestwordsasyoutype.

Tochangeyourkeyboardandinputmethods,goto Settings>Personal>Language&input.

Toturnnext-wordsuggestionsonoroff,gotoSet tings>Personal>Language&input>Keyboard& inputmethods>GoogleKeyboard>Textcorrection >Next-wordsuggestions.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE USETHEKEYBOARD37 GestureTyping

GestureTypingworksbestforEnglish.Qualityvariesforotherlan guages,andsomedon’tsupportityet.

ToinputawordusingGestureTyping:

1.Touchthelocationwhereyouwanttotypetoopenthe keyboard. 2.Slideyourfingerslowlyacrossthelettersofthewordyouwant toinput. 3.Releaseyourfingerwhenthewordyouwantisdisplayedin thefloatingprevieworthemiddleofthesuggestionstrip.To selectoneoftheotherwordsinthesuggestionstrip,touchit.

Ifthewordyouwantisn’tshownwhileusingGestureTyping, youcantypeitoutmanually.Ifyougestureawordandwantto changeit,touchthewordtoseeotherchoicesinthesuggestion strip.

TIP:Iftherearelettersyouwanttoemphasize,likerepeat edletters,suchasthe“e”insleep,pauseoverthe“e”slight lylongerbeforemovingontothenextletter.

UseGestureTypingwithoutthespacebar WhenyouuseGestureTyping,there’snoneedtousethespace bar—justcontinuetoslideyourfingeracrossthelettersyouwant toinput,thenliftyourfingertostartthenextword.

TochangeGestureTypingsettings,goto Set tings>Language&input>Keyboard&inputmeth ods>GoogleKeyboard>GestureTyping.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE USETHEKEYBOARD38 Keyboarddictionaries

Tomanagekeyboarddictionaries,goto Settings>Personal> Language&input.

Personaldictionary Youcanaddyourownwordstoyourpersonaldictionarysothat yourdeviceremembersthem.Toaddawordorphrase,including anoptionalshortcut,goto Settings>Personal>Language& input>GoogleKeyboard>TextCorrection>Personaldictio naryandthelanguageofthedictionaryyouwanttomodify,then chooseAddandtypeintheword.Whenyouusetheoptional shortcutwhentyping,yourwordorphraseappearsasanoption inthesuggestedwordsabovethekeyboard.

Add-ondictionaries

1.Goto Settings>Personal>Language&input>Google Keyboard>TextCorrection>Add-ondictionaries. 2.You’llseedictionariesforotherlanguagesthatyoucandown loadtoyourdevice. 3.Touchthedictionaryyouwant,thenInstall.

Typebyspeaking

Youcanspeaktoentertextinmostplaceswhereyoucanenter textwiththeonscreenkeyboard.

1.Touchatextfield,oralocationinthetextyou’vealreadyen teredinatextfield. 2.Touchthe Microphonekeyontheonscreenkeyboard. 3.Whenyouseethemicrophoneimage,speakwhatyouwantto type.

Insomelanguages,youcanalsoenterpunctuationbyspeaking it,like“comma,”“period,”“questionmark,”“exclamationmark,”

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE USETHEKEYBOARD39 or“exclamationpoint.”SupportedlanguagesincludeEnglish, French,Italian,German,Spanish,andRussian.

Toimproveprocessingofyourvoiceinput,Googlemayrecorda fewsecondsofbackgroundnoiseintemporarymemoryatany time.Thisrecordingremainsonthedeviceonlytemporarilyand isnotsenttoGoogle.

Tochangeyourspeechsettings,gotoSettings> Personal>Language&input.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE USETHEKEYBOARD40 4 Trysomeapps

AllApps

Toseeallyourapps,touchthe intheFavorites trayonanyHomescreen.

Thisiswhereyoucanseeallyourapps,including thosethatcomewithyourphoneandthoseyou downloadedonGooglePlay.Youcanmoveapp iconstoanyofyourHomescreens.

FromAllApps,youcan:

• Movebetweenscreens.Swipeleftorright. • Openanapp.Touchitsicon. • PlaceanappicononaHomescreen.Touch&holdtheapp icon,slideyourfinger,andliftyourfingertodroptheiconinto yourdesiredHomescreen. • Browsewidgets.TouchtheWidgetstabatthetopofanyAll Appsscreen. • Getmoreapps.TouchGooglePlayinthelistofappicons.

ToremoveanappiconfromtheHomescreenwithoutremoving itpermanentlyfromyourdevice,touch&holdit,slideyourfinger towardthetopofthescreen,anddroptheappoverRemove.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS41 ToviewinfoaboutanappfromanAllAppscreen,touch&holdit, slideyourfingertowardthetopofthescreen,anddroptheapp overAppInfo.

TIP:Someappscanharmyouoryourdevice.However,you don’tneedtopurchaseanti-virussoftwareforNexusor GooglePlayeditiondevices.Googlecanverifyappstohelp preventharmfulsoftwarefrombeinginstalled.

Formoredetails,visitProtectagainstharmfulapps.

Gmail

UsetheGmailapptoreadandwriteemailfrom anymobiledevice.Toopenit,touchGmailona Homeor AllAppsscreen.

Gmailisn’tjustaboutemail.YoucanuseyourGmailaccountto signintoallGoogleappsandservices,includingtheseandmany more:

• GoogleNow,forgettingtheinformationyouneedatjustthe righttime • Calendar • People,forkeepingtrackofyourcontacts • GoogleDrive,forworkingwithdocuments

Whileyou’rereadingamessage:

• Touchtheiconsalongthetopofthescreentoarchive,throw away,andmarkasread.Touchtomarkamessageas

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS42 unread.Lookunderthe Menutomove,changelabels, mute,printanddootheractionstotheemail. • Swipeleftorrighttoreadthepreviousornextconversation.

Organizeyourconversations:FromtheInbox,touch&holdacon versationtoselectit.Thenusetheiconsandmenualongthetop ofthescreentomanagetheselectedmessages.

Tochangeyoursettings,addanaccount,orgethelp,touchthe menuiconorbutton.

NomatterwhereyouareinGmail,youcanalwaysgetbacktothe Inboxbytouchingthe Backbuttonatthetopofthescreen.

FromtheInbox,touchMenutoopenthedrawerthatrevealsavail ableaccounts,labels,andsoon.

Formoreinformation,visitGmailhelp.

TIP:Youcanaccessyouremailfromotheraccounts,like MicrosoftExchange,inGmailbyaddingtheaccountin GmailSettings.

Toaddanon-GmailemailaccounttoGmail:

1.Goto Settings>Personal>Accounts>Addaccount. 2.Touchthetypeofaccountyouwanttoadd.Youmaybeableto choosefromchoiceslike“Google,”“Personal,”or“Work.” 3.Choose“Google”ifyouwanttoaddyourGoogleAccount. WhenyousigninwithaGoogleAccount,alltheemail,con tacts,Calendarevents,andotherdataassociatedwiththat accountareautomaticallysyncedwithyourdevice. 4.Followtheon-screeninstructionstoaddtheaccount.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS43 Tochangethesettingsofanyoftheaccountsyouadded,follow thesesteps:

1.Openthe Settingsmenuonyourdevice. 2.Under“Personal,”touch“Accounts”andselectyouraccount. Ifyou’reusingaGoogleaccount,touchGoogleandthenyour account.

GooglePlay

GooglePlaybringstogetherallyourfavoriteapps &games,movies&TVshows,books,music,and news&magazinesinoneplace,soyoucanreachit fromanyofyourdevices.

ToopentheGooglePlayapp,touchGooglePlay.

IfyoupurchasedcontentonGooglePlayinthepast,you’llauto maticallyhaveaccesstothiscontentonanyAndroiddevice— justmakesureyou’resignedinusingthesameaccountthatyou usedtopurchaseit.Tocheck:

1.Openthe GooglePlayapp. 2.TouchMenuatthetopleft.

Fromhere,youcanviewthecurrentaccountorswitchtoanother, viewyourpurchasedapps,checkyourwishlist,andsoon.

Tosetpreferences,clearyoursearchhistory,andturnonuser controls,goto Menu>Settings.Forexample,tofilterapps basedonmaturitylevelorrequireaPINforpurchases,touch ContentfilteringorRequireauthenticationforpurchases.

Tofindyourcontent,openanyoftheGooglePlayappsfromthe AllAppsscreenandtouchMenu.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS44

GooglePlaysupport

FormoredetailsaboutGooglePlay,includingphoneandemail supportoptions,visitsupport.google.com/googleplay.

Camera

TheCameraappletsyoutakephotos,panoramic photos,videos,andimmersive360-degreephoto sphereshots,includingwhat’saboveandbelow you.

ToopenCamera:

• Fromthethelockscreen,swipefromrighttoleft. • FromtheHomescreen,touchCamera.

ThefirsttimeyouopenCamera,youmaybeaskedifyouwant ittorememberphotolocations.Thisallowsyou,forexample,to pinpointthelocationofaparticularphotowithGoogleMaps.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS45 WhenyouopenCamera,youcanchoosefromfivedifferentcam eramodes.Toseethemodes,swipelefttoright.

The CameraiconindicatesCameramode.Totakeapicture:

1.Frameyoursubjectandwatchforthefocusring. Tofocusonadifferentpartoftheimage,touchit.Tozoomin, pinchtwofingersoutwards.Tozoomout,pinchtwofingers inwards. 2.Whenthefocusringbracketsdisappear,touchtheshutter button,whichisthecamerabutton.`` 3.Toseetheimageyoujusttook,swipefromrighttoleft.Tosee storedphotos,touchPhotosinthetopright.Whenviewing storedphotos,touchtoshare,Edittomodifyphotos and todelete.

KeepswipingtoseeotherimagesinPhotos.

Tochangetoadifferentmode,swipelefttorighttoshowthelist ofcameramodes:

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS46 Photo Tocapturea360-degreeorwideangleshot, Sphere panortiltuntilthecircleinthecenterofthe screenmovesoverabluedotandrecordsthat portionoftheimage.Keepmovingoverthe dotsuntilyou’refinished,thentouchthecheck markatthebottomofthescreen.

PanoramaTouchPanoramatobegintakingapanoramic photo.

Findyourstartingpoint,andtouchtheshutter totakethefirstpictureinthepanorama.

Totakethesubsequentpictures,slowlyswivel thephoneinplacetomovethetargeticonover eachgraydotuntilthedotturnsblue.

Keephoveringoverthedotsuntilallofthemare blueandyourimageiscomplete.Thentouch thecheckmarkatthebottomofthescreen.

LensBlur TouchLensBlur,thenslowlyraisethedevice followingthearrow.

CameraTouchCameratotakeregularpictures.

Video Tostartrecordingavideo,touchthevideobut ton.Touchitagaintostop.

Tochangesettingsforeachmodesuchasflash,exposure,and soon,touchthecirclewiththethreedotsatthebottomrightof theframedimage.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS47 TIP:HDR+onNexus5and6automaticallysnapsarapid burstofphotosandcombinesthemtogiveyouthebest possiblesingleshot.ToturnonHDR+,touchthe…atthe lowerrightoftheshutterandselectHDR+.

Formoredetails,visitCamerahelp.

Photos

ThePhotosappgivesyouinstantaccesstoallyour

photosandvideosassociatedwithanyGoogle Accountsetuponyourphoneortablet.Toopenit, touchPhotos.

ToopenPhotosfromthe:

• Cameraapp.Swipefromrighttoleft. • AllAppsscreen.TouchPhotos.

Whenyou’resignedintoyourdevicewithyourGoogleAccount, thePhotosappmakesiteasytoauto-backupallthephotosand videosyoutake,organizethem,andsharewithfriends.

Youcanalsobrowse,search,crop,edit,andtagphotos,andcre atealbumsandmovies.

TouchMenuto:

• SwitchtoorfromGoogle+. • Organizeandedityourphotosandvideos. • Createandbrowsealbums. • ExploreAutoAwesomeanimations,panoramas,ormerged groupshotscreatedforyouautomatically. • Browsephotosofyourself.

Formoredetails,visitPhotoshelp.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS48 Contacts

TheContactsappgivesyouquickaccesstoevery oneyouwanttoreach.Toopenit,touchtheCon tactsicononaHomeorAllAppsscreen.

WhenyoufirstturnonyourdeviceandsignintoaGoogleAc count,existingcontactsfromthataccountaresyncedwithyour Contactsapp.Afterthat,yourcontactsstayinsyncautomatically onyourdifferentdevicesoraWebbrowser.

IfyouuseExchange,youcanalsosyncthatcontactinformation withContacts.

AllyourContactsinformationisavailablefromGmail,Google Talk,andotherapps.Asyouaddcontactsfromdifferentsources, they’resyncedautomaticallyacrossalltheplacesyouneedthem.

WhenyouopentheContactsapp,youcan:

• Viewallcontactsorfavorites.Choosefromthetopofthe screen. • Addacontact.TouchAddContact. • Readdetails.Touchanametoseedetailsforacontactor group. • Sharethecontactorplaceafrequentlyusedcontactonthe Homescreen.TouchMenu. • Editdetails.Whileviewingacontact,touchEditatthetop ofthescreentoeditthecontact’sinformation. • Changeyoursettings.Whileviewingthemainlistscreen, touchMenutoimportorexportcontacts,choosedisplay optionsandaddoreditaccounts.

Formoreinformation,visitContactshelp.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS49 Messenger

TheMessengerappforsendingSMS/textmessag esisavailablefordevicesrunningAndroidLollipop, 5.0orhigher.

Toreadandrespondtomessages,followthesesteps:

1.Whenyoureceiveanewmessage,you’llgetanotificationon yourdeviceandanewmessageiconwillappearinyour notificationpanel. 2.Toopenandreadthemessage,touchthenewmessagenotifi cationinthenotificationspanel. 3.Torespondtoamessage,touchtheSendmessageboxand typeyourmessage. 4.Tosend,touchSend.

Tocreateandsendatextmessage,followthesesteps:

1.GotoAllAppsandtouchMessenger. 2.InthemainMessengerscreen,touch. 3.Enteranamefromyourcontactsoramobilephonenumber groupintheToiconfield.intheToTosendfieldagroupandtouchtextmessage,additionaltouchcontactstheor

enteradditionalmobilephonenumbers.. • BelowtheTofield,youcanchoosefromyourfrequent contactsbytouching“Frequents”oryourlistofcontactsby touching“Allcontacts.” • Ifyou’resendingagroupmessage,makesureyouturnon groupmessaginginMessengersetting. • IfyouchoosetoenteranameormobilenumberintheTo field,matchingcontactsappearasyoutype,ifanyexist amongyourcontacts.Youcantouchasuggestedrecipient orcontinueenteringthephonenumber. 4.Towriteyourmessage,touchtheSendmessageboxandtype

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS50 yourmessage.LearnmoreaboutusingGoogleKeyboardand emoji.See“Usethekeyboard”onpage34. 5.Ifyoutouchthe Backbuttonwhilecomposingamessage, it’ssavedasadraftinMessenger.Touchtheconversationto resumecomposingit. 6.Tosend,touchSend.

Youcanmanageyourmessages,conversations,notifications, andcontactsrightfromMessengerhomescreen.Youcanalso changeyoursound,notification,andothersettings.

Deletemessages

1.OpenaconversationinMessenger. 2.Touchandholdthemessageyouwishtodelete. 3.Whenthe“Messageoptions”boxappears,touchDelete.

Deleteconversations

1.WhileviewingyourlistofconversationsinMessenger,touch andholdaconversationtoselectit. 2.Todeletetheconversation,touchTrashinthetopright cornerofthescreen.

Manageconversations FromtheMessengerhomescreen,touchandholdaconversation oraselectionofconversationstotakeanyoftheseactions:

• Archive.TouchArchivetostoretheconversation. • Delete.TouchtodeletetheconversationfromtheMessen gerapp. • Turnnotificationsonoroff.TouchNotificationtoturnnoti ficationsonorofffortheconversation. • Addcontact.TouchAddcontacttoaddtheconversation’s contacttoyourlistofcontacts.

Formoreinformation,visitMessengerhelp.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS51 Hangouts

WithHangouts,youcanmakevideocallstoanyone withaGoogleAccount.Youcansharephotosand yourlocationwithothers.OnsomeNexusdevices, Hangoutsisalsoyourdefaultmessagingapp.

FormoreinformationaboutusingHangouts,visitHangoutshelp.

Calendar

UsetheCalendarapptoviewandedityoursched ule.Toopenit,touchCalendaronaHomeorAll Appsscreen.

WhenyoufirstsetupyourAndroiddevice,youhaveachance toconfigureittouseaGoogleAccount(suchasGmail).The firsttimeyouopentheCalendarapponyourphoneortablet,it displaysanyexistingcalendareventsfromthatGoogleAccount ontheweb.

Asyoueditevents,they’resyncedautomaticallyacrossallthe placesyouneedthem.

TochangetheCalendarview,touchthe Menuandchoose Schedule,Day,orWeekfromthetopofthescreen.

Fromanyoftheseviews,youcan:

• Readorediteventdetails.Touchaneventtoviewitsdetails. • Manageeventsandcalendars.Touchiconsacrossthetopof thescreenorthemenutosearchorcreateevents,returnto today,oradjustsettings.

Toemaileveryonewhoisinvitedtoanevent,youhavetwo options:

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS52 • OpentheeventfromtheCalendarappatanytimeandtouch Emailguests.Youhavealistofquickresponsesoryoucan writeyourown. • Whenanotificationoftheeventarrivesjustbeforethemeet ingstarts,swipedownthenotificationshade.Thenswipe usingonefingertoexpandthenotificationifnecessary,and touchEmailguests.

Formoreinformation,visitCalendarhelp.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE TRYSOMEAPPS53 5 Settings

SettingscontrolsthecoreAndroidsettingsfor networks,hardware,location,security,language, accounts,etc.

Thefastestwaytoadjustsystemsettingsthatyouaccessfre quently,suchasWi-Fiorbrightness,isthroughQuickSettings. See“QuickSettings”onpage7.

Youcancontrolmanyothersettingsforyourdeviceandaccount byswipingdownfromthetopofthescreentwiceandtouching .Thesearethemaintypesofdeviceoraccountsettingsavail able.Clickthelinkstoseerelatedhelparticles.

• Wireless&networks.Wi-Fi,Bluetooth,datausage,Android Beam,andrelatedsettings. • Device.Sound,battery,sleep,andotherdisplaysettings. • Location. • Language. • Sync. • Backup/resetoptions. • Accounts. • Security.Passwordsandcertificates,screenlock,encryption, andappinstallationsources. • System.Date,time,accessibility,anddeviceinformation.

Mostappsalsoincludetheirownsettings,typicallyavailable

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE SETTINGS54 fromthe menuontheupperleftsideoftheapp,orfromthe Menu>Settings.OnGooglePlayeditiondevices,settings maybeintheMenubutton.

SomeusefulsettingsarealsoavailablefromtheGoogleSettings app.

TheGoogleSettingsappletyouadjustadjust preferencesforcommonlyusedGoogleappsand servicesinoneplace,includingGoogle+,Location, Search,andtheAndroidDeviceManager.

ToopenGoogleSettings,touchthe in AllApps.

Fromhere,youcanalso:

• Controlhowinterest-basedGoogleadsaredisplayedin non-Googleapps. • UnderConnectedapps,youcanviewalltheappsthathave accesstoyourGoogleAccountinformation,includingthetype ofaccessgrantedtoeachapp.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE SETTINGS55 6 Accessibility

Tousetheaccessibilityoptions,openSettings>System> Accessibility.

Toviewdetailedinformationaboutsettinguptheseoptions,visit AndroidAccessibility.Optionsforpeoplewithvisualimpairments includethefollowing:

Captions:Youcanturnoncaptionsforyourdeviceandspecify thelanguage,textsize,andstyle.Forsomeapps,youhavetoturn onthecaptionsintheappitself.

TalkBackisascreenreaderfromGooglethatcomeswithyour Androidphone.Itusesspokenfeedbacktodescribeevents,such asnotifications,andtheresultsofyouractions,suchasopening anapp.WhenTalkBackison,youhavetodouble-tapinorderto selectsomething.TalkBacksettingsletyoucontrolthenatureof TalkBackspeech,feedback,andtouchexploration(Exploreby touch).

ExplorebytouchisasystemfeaturethatworkswithTalkBack, allowingyoutotouchyourdevice’sscreenandhearwhat’sunder yourfingerviaspokenfeedback.Itishelpfultopeoplewithlowor novision.InTalkBacksettings,youcanchangethesettingsofEx plorebytouch,likemanaginggesturesandhowlistsarescrolled.

ANDROIDQUICKSTARTGUIDE ACCESSIBILITY56 Displayandsoundaccessibilityoptionsincludeincreasingthe textsize,changingthespeedatwhichtextisspoken,colorinver sion,colorcorrection,andhighcontrasttext.

Ifyouhavelowvisionanddon’tplantouseExplorebyTouch,visit support.google.com/androidtoseeHelpcontentformattedfor sightedusers.Youcanmakereadingandnavigatingthismaterial easierbyincreasingthetextsize–justopenChrome,gotoMenu >Settings>Accessibility,anddragtheslidertoadjustthetext size.

Youcanalsotrymagnificationgestures,whichallowyoutozoom inandout,aswellastemporarilymagnifywhat’sunderyourfin ger.Totrymagnificationgestures,goto Settings>Accessi bility>Magnificationgestures.

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