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Get StartedAll you need to know to get going. Thanks for choosing Sprint. This booklet introduces you to the basics of getting started with Sprint and your LG optimus G™. ReadyNow – For more help in getting up and running with your new phone, take advantage of exclusive Ready Now resources at sprint.com/readynow. You can even schedule a one-on-one appointment at a Sprint Store near you. For ongoing support and resources, visit sprint.com/support. There, you’ll find guides, tutorials, and more to help you get the most out of your phone. Note: Available applications and services are subject to change at any time. Using This Guide This Get Started guide is designed to help you set up and use your new LG optimus G. It’s divided into four sections to help you find the information you need quickly and easily. Get Ready − page 1 − Find out what Use Your Phone − page 13 − Take you need to do before you use your advantage of your phone’s features This Guide Using phone the first time, including inserting a and Sprint services, from the basics battery and activating Sprint service (making calls) to the more advanced on your phone. (using Google Play™, Wi-Fi, and more). Android Basics − page 4 − Learn some Tools & Resources − page 31 − Find basics about how to move around on useful tips for your phone and discover your phone, use the Home screen, and resources and other helpful Sprint enter text. If you’re familiar with Android information. For additional information phones, you can probably skip these including the full User Guide, videos, pages (although a refresher course tutorials, and community forums, visit never hurt anyone). sprint.com/support. Your LG optimus G Status Light Earpiece Proximity Front-Facing Sensor Camera Lens Power/ Lock Button 13 MP Volume Buttons Camera Lens Flash Touchscreen Speaker Back Key Menu Key Home Key Charger/ Accessory Port Note: Your phone has 32 GB of internal memory and does not support a MicroSD Memory Card. Get Your Phone Ready Before you start: Visit sprint.com/readynow to Unlock the Screen learn about transferring contacts, calendars, • Swipe the screen in any direction with your and more from your old phone. finger to unlock it. Charge the Battery Turn the Screen On and Off Get Ready 1. Insert the USB cable into the charging adapter. • To quickly turn the display screen off, press the 2. Insert the small end of the USB cable into Power/Lock Button on the right side the Charger/Accessory Port at the bottom of of the phone. the phone. • To turn the screen on and display the unlock 3. Plug the charging adapter into a standard AC screen, press the Power/Lock Button . Power outlet. Turn the Phone Off Note: The battery is pre-installed in the phone and • Press and hold the Power/Lock Button cannot be removed. and then tap Power off > OK to Turn the Phone On turn the phone off. • Press and hold the Power/Lock Button . visit sprint.com/readynow for more information to get your phone up and running 1 Activate Your Phone Activate Your Phone If you purchased your phone at a If you received your phone in the mail Sprint Store, it is probably activated and it is going to be activated on an and ready to use. existing number (you’re swapping phones), go to sprint.com/activate and follow the instructions. When you have If you received your phone in the mail, finished, make a phone call to confirm and it is a new Sprint account or a new your activation. phone number, your phone is designed to activate automatically when you first If your phone is still not activated or you do not turn it on. You will see a Hands Free have access to the Internet, contact Sprint Activation screen at startup. When it’s Customer Service at 1-888-211-4727 for finished, tap OK to continue. To confirm assistance. your activation, make a phone call. 2 Phone Basics These instructions help you set up various Set Up a Google Account options and applications, including setting up Setting up a Google Account lets you access your Google™ Account.* many features of your Android phone. It also Sprint Connections Optimizer allows you to sync Google contacts and apps you may previously have used. Following phone activation, you may see a Sprint Get Ready Connections Optimizer notice. Read the notice 1. Tap > > System settings > Accounts and tap I Agree to allow your phone to connect & sync. automatically to the best available data network, 2. Tap ADD ACCOUNT and then tap Google. including Wi-Fi. 3. Follow the prompts to set up a new Google Note: You can turn off Sprint Connections Account or sign in to an existing Google Optimizer at any time. Tap > > System Account. settings > More... > Mobile networks > Connections Optimizer. * You do not need to sign up for a Google Account to use your phone; however, to download content from the Google Play™ Store app, you must link your phone to a Google Account. visit sprint.com/readynow for more information to get your phone up and running 3 Android Basics: Getting Around Your Phone Move Around Your Phone’s Menus and Screens Your phone’s touchscreen lets you control Tap everything through various types of touches, or gestures. Tap: When you want to type using the onscreen Touch keyboard, select items such as application and and hold settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger. A light tap works best. Touch and hold: To display the available options for an item simply touch and hold the item. Flick Flick: Move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes than swiping. This finger gesture is always used in a vertical motion, such as when flicking through contacts or a message list. 4 Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Swipe or slide, Drag Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move it. Do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Rotate: Activate the auto-rotate feature to automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. Android Basics Rotate visit sprint.com/support for guides, tutorials and more 5 Your Home Screen Viewing Your Home Screen Status Bar Your phone’s Home screen extends horizontally The Status Bar at the top of the Home screen to seven full screens. This gives you room to lets you quickly see both your phone status customize your phone and put the things you (connections, signal strength, battery, GPS) need front and center, just a swipe away. and any current notifications. • To display the main (center) Home screen, tap from any screen. • To view extended screens, swipe the screen left or right. There are three additional screens on Notification icons Status icons each side of the main Home screen. • To display thumbnails of all seven screens, pinch any home screen. Tap a thumbnail to display the screen. 6 Notifications Panel Add Items to Your Home Screen You can expand the notification area to provide 1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home more detailed information about the current screen. onscreen notification icons. 2. Tap the Apps, Downloads, Widgets, or 1. Drag down the Notifications Panel to see your Wallpapers tab. notifications. 3. Touch and hold an item and drag it to an 2. Tap a notification entry to open the associated empty area on a Home screen. application. Android Basics visit sprint.com/support for guides, tutorials and more 7 Buttons and Keys Buttons and Keys • Back Key ( ) – Tap to return to the previous The bottom front of your phone contains three screen view. static keys that let you perform specific • Home Key ( ) – Tap to return to the main Home functions. Above this row is a row of Quick Keys screen. that are available from every Home screen. • Menu Key ( ) – Tap to open context-specific menus. Touch and hold to access Google Now and the Google search app. • Phone Key ( ) – Tap to open the dial pad. Messaging Key Sprint ID Key • Messaging Key ( )- Tap to open the Messaging app. Phone Key Apps • Sprint ID Key ( )- Tap to launch the Sprint ID. Key Back Key Menu • Apps Key ( ) – Tap to display the applications list. Key Home Key 8 Open Apps Access Recently-Used Apps • If an app is on one of your Home screens, just Your phone keeps a running list of your most tap it to open it. recently used apps. • If an app is not available from your Home screen, 1. Touch and hold to open the recently-used tap (if you’re not already on the Home screen), apps window. tap to display the apps list, and then tap the 2. Tap an icon to open an app. app icon from the alphabetical list. You Tap an application may have to scroll right icon to open the application. or left to find the app you’re looking for. Slide the screen left or Android Basics right to bring more icons into view. Tap to open the Applications screen. Home screen Applications screen visit sprint.com/support for guides, tutorials and more 9 Entering Text With the Onscreen Keyboard Your QWERTY Keyboards 2. If needed, select one of the following text mode options: Your LG optimus G uses LG Keyboard, a traditional one-tap key entry (typing). When you select a field • to use alphabetic characters from the onscreen keyboard.