Android Mobile Technology Platform 4.0 User's Guide
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Android mobile technology platform 4.0 User’s Guide Copyright © 2011 Google Inc. All rights reserved. Google, Android, YouTube, and other trademarks are property of Google Inc. A list of Google trademarks is available at http://www.google.com/permissions/guidelines.html. All other marks and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary by country, carrier, phone model, and manufacturer. Table of Contents GET STARTED 4 Manage downloads 28 For Google apps 30 WHAT’S IN THE BOX 4 MAKE SEARCH PERSONAL 32 Set up your phone 4 Why use a Google Account? 6 About Google Now 32 Jelly Bean tips 8 About location access, reporting, & history 34 Home screens 8 Edit card settings 36 Notifications 10 Turn off Google Now 38 PLAY & EXPLORE 12 Turn off location reporting & history 40 Delete location history details 40 Swipe up for Google Now 12 Search & Voice Actions basics 42 Swipe down for notifications 14 Search tips & tricks 44 Voice settings 50 MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME 20 Privacy & accounts 52 Make a phone call 20 Check battery level and usage Organize your Home screens 22 details 62 Set ringtone to Vibrate 24 Set data usage limit 66 Change other Sound settings 24 Advanced data usage settings 68 2 Work with the Call log 76 Add a VPN 102 Place an Internet (SIP) call 78 Connect to a VPN 102 Listen to your voicemail 80 Control airplane mode & other Options during a call 82 network settings 104 Connect to Bluetooth devices 106 ENTER & EDIT TEXT 84 Turn Bluetooth on or off 106 Use the keyboard 84 Pair your phone with a Bluetooth device 108 Tips & shortcuts 86 Connect to keyboards, mice & other devices 114 CONNECT TO NETWORKS 88 Keyboards 114 Connect to mobile networks 88 Connect to a Windows computer Connect to Wi-Fi networks 90 via USB 116 Add a Wi-Fi network 92 Configure proxy settings for a MANAGE ACCOUNTS 118 Wi-Fi network 94 Add or remove accounts 118 Share your phone’s data connection Remove an account 120 via USB 98 Configure auto-sync for all apps 122 Rename or secure your portable hotspot 100 Sync a Google account manually 124 3 Encrypt your phone 130 Work with certificates 132 Work with CA certificates 134 Users with low vision 136 Shortcut gestures in TalkBack 138 Use TalkBack 142 Feedback settings 144 Touch exploration 144 Use Explore by Touch with TalkBack 146 Navigate the Home screen 148 Shop on Google Play 152 Find your content 152 Use Gmail 154 Read your messages 154 Search your Inbox 156 Gmail settings 156 Use the lock screen 158 4 September 4, 2012 AndroidTM mobile technology platform 4.1.2 Copyright © 2012 Google Inc. All rights reserved. Google, Android, YouTube, and other trademarks are property of Google Inc. A list of Google trademarks is available at http://www.google.com/permissions/guidelines.html. All other marks and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary by country, carrier, phone model, and manufacturer. Get started What’s in the box Galaxy Nexus phones purchased from the Google Play Store come with the following items: ● Galaxy Nexus CDMA/4GLTE phone ● USB sync/charge cable ● Dual-voltage USB wall charger ● Stereo earbud headphones ● Quick Start Guide Set up your phone The first time you turn on the phone, you’ll see a Welcome screen. X To choose a different language, touch the menu. X To continue, touch Start and follow the instructions. A series of screens takes you through the setup process. When prompted, sign in using the email address and password for your Google Account. If you don’t have a Google Account, go ahead and create one. An email address that you use for any of the following counts as a Google Account: ● Gmail ● YouTube ● Google Apps ● AdWords ● Any other Google product When you sign in with a Google Account, all the email, contacts, Calendar events, and other data associated with that account are automatically synced with your phone. If you have multiple Google Accounts, you’ll be able to add the others later. As you go through the setup screens, you have the option to skip some steps. To set up options you skipped, or for more information, see these topics: ● Why use a Google Account? ● Connect to mobile networks ● Connect to Wi-Fi networks ● Google+ Help ● Add or remove accounts ● Why use a Google Account? Why use a Google Account? A Google Account lets you organize and access your personal information from any computer or mobile device: X Use Google Play. Google Play brings together all your favorite content in one place: movies, TV shows, books, music, magazines, apps, and more. When you sign in with your Google Account, you can reach any of this content from any of your devices – as long as you have a network connection. You can also shop for more in the Google Play store. X Synchronize and back up everything. Whether you draft an email, add an event to your calendar, or add a friend’s address, your work gets backed up continuously by Google and synchronized with any computer where you use the same Google Account. X Access from anywhere. Check your latest calendar, email, text messages, or social stream, no matter what computer or mobile device you’re using. X Keep your stuff secure and available. Google works round the clock to protect your personal data from unauthorized access and to ensure that you get it when you need it, wherever you need it. X Simplify shopping. You can connect your Google account with Google Wallet, which makes it easy to purchase music, books, apps, and more on Google Play and other online stores. Create a Google Wallet account here. X Use other Google services. Your Google Account also lets you take full advantage of other Google apps and services that you may want to use, such as Gmail, Google Maps, Navigation, Google Play, YouTube, Google Talk, Messaging, and more. Related topic Add or remove accounts Jelly Bean tips Whether you’re new to Android or an old hand, check out these new features in Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). For a comprehensive list of all changes since Android 4.0, see What’s New in Jelly Bean. Home screens Feature Description Action Add Google Play widgets that display recently used apps, Touch a widget to access content music, movies, books, or games you already have to your on Google Play. Google Play widgets Home screens. Other widgets offer suggestions for browsing Touch & hold a widget to resize or Google Play. remove it. Touch & hold an icon and slide Slide an icon slowly to move other icons or widgets gently slowly to the location of your Rearrange Home aside. This makes it much easier to change your Home screen choice. screen layout. Slide an icon quickly to drop it into a folder. Google Search Feature Description Action Google Now gets you just the right information, at just Swipe up from the bottom center of the right time – such as today’s weather before you start any screen. Google Now your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, and even your favorite team’s score while they’re Touch the Google Search bar at the playing. top of any Home screen. Touch the Google Search bar at the When the Google Now screen is open, you can just say top of any Home screen, or swipe up Say “Google” “Google” to activate a voice search. from the bottom of any screen. Say “Google” and your query to search. Notifications Feature Description Action Swipe one finger from the top of any screen to open the notification shade. Supports expandable notifications that let you Swipe two fingers vertically or pinch- Notification shade perform additional actions right from the zoom to expand or collapse a notification. notification itself. Touch an icon inside certain notifications to handle a task directly. Swipe to dismiss a notification. Touch Email guests in the calendar event You can email attendees from the Calendar app, Email guests for a or notification. From the notification, you’ll or send a canned or custom response directly calendar event have the option to choose a canned or from a calendar notification. custom response. Press the volume button on the side of your You can now control the volume for notifications Notification volume phone, then touch the Settings icon. Drag separately from your phone’s main volume. slider to change the volume for notifications. Other improvements Feature Description Action To try shortcut gestures in TalkBack, swipe us- Gesture Mode supports navigation by using ing a single motion: touch and swipe gestures in combination Up then right: Open notifications Accessibility with speech output. Up then left: Home button Platform supports external Braille input and output devices via USB and Bluetooth. Down then right: Recent apps button Down then left: Back button For improved security, you can now set Face Blink for Face Unlock Unlock to request a blink when you unlock Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock. your phone. Easily add an email account to your device Add an account Touch Settings > Accounts > Add account. from the main Settings screen. Play & explore Swipe up for Google Now Google Now is about getting you just the right information, at just the right time. It tells you today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, the next train as you’re standing on the platform, and even your favorite team’s score while they’re playing.