Android Quick Start Guide, Android 5.0, Lollipop
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TM QuickStartGuide English Android5.0,Lollipop Copyright©2014GoogleInc.Allrightsreserved. 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.