Google Nexus One Users Guide

2015-08-11

• Contents
• About this guide
• Your phone and accessories
  • What’s in the box
  • Getting to know your phone
  • Installing the battery, SIM, and microSD card
    • To open the phone’s back cover
    • To replace the phone’s back cover
    • To remove or insert the battery
    • To remove or insert a microSD card
    • To remove or insert a SIM card
  • Charging your phone
    • To charge the phone
  • Using the headset
  • Monitoring the status and trackball lights
    • Status light
    • Trackball
  • Turning the phone on and off
    • To turn on the phone
    • To unblock a SIM
    • To turn off the phone
• Android basics
  • Starting Android for the first time
    • If you don’t have a SIM card
    • Your Google Account
    • Additional accounts
    • Google services
      • Location
      • Settings backup
      • Date and time
  • Getting to know the Home screen
    • To wake up the phone
    • To return to the Home screen
    • To view other parts of the Home screen
  • Using the touchscreen
    • Touch
    • Touch & hold
    • Drag
    • Swipe or slide
    • Double-tap
    • Pinch
    • Rotate the screen
  • Using the phone’s buttons
  • Using the trackball
    • To use the trackball
  • Using the onscreen keyboard
    • To enter text
    • To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters
    • To change the keyboard orientation
  • Entering text by speaking
    • To turn on voice input
    • To enter text by speaking
  • Editing text
    • To edit text
    • To select text
    • To cut or copy text
    • To paste text
  • Opening and switching applications
    • To open and close the Launcher
    • To open an application
    • To switch to a recently used application
  • Working with menus
    • Options menus
    • Context menus
  • Monitoring your phone’s status
    • Status icons
    • Notification icons
  • Managing notifications
    • To open the Notifications panel
    • To respond to a notification
    • To clear all notifications
    • To close the Notifications panel
  • Searching your phone and the web
    • To search your phone and the web by entering text
    • To search the web by speaking
  • Locking your screen
    • To lock your screen
  • Customizing the Home screen
    • To add an item to the Home screen
      • Shortcuts
      • Widgets
      • Folders
    • To move an item on the Home screen
    • To remove an item from the Home screen
    • To change the Home screen wallpaper
    • To rename a folder
  • Connecting quickly with your contacts
  • Optimizing battery life
    • To extend the life of your battery
    • To check the battery charge level
    • To monitor and control what uses the battery
• Connecting to networks and devices
  • Connecting to mobile networks
    • To determine what network you’re using
    • To disable data when roaming
    • To limit your data connection to 2G networks
    • To edit or create a new access point
  • Connecting to Wi-Fi networks
    • To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network
    • To receive notifications when open networks are in range
    • To add a Wi-Fi network
    • To forget a Wi-Fi network
  • Connecting to Bluetooth devices
    • To turn Bluetooth on or off
    • To change your phone’s Bluetooth name
    • To pair your phone with a Bluetooth device
    • To connect to a Bluetooth device
    • To configure the Bluetooth features you want to use
    • To disconnect from a Bluetooth device
    • To unpair a Bluetooth device
  • Connecting to a computer via USB
    • To connect your phone to a computer via USB
    • To disconnect your phone from the computer
    • To safely remove the microSD card from your phone
    • To format a microSD card
  • Connecting to virtual private networks
    • To add a VPN
    • To connect to a VPN
    • To disconnect from a VPN
    • To edit a VPN
    • To delete a VPN
  • Working with secure certificates
    • To install a secure certificate from the microSD card
• Placing and receiving calls
  • Placing and ending calls
    • To open Phone
    • To place a call by dialing
    • To end a call
    • To disable phone calls (Airplane mode)
  • Answering or rejecting calls
    • To answer a call
    • To decline a call and divert it to voicemail
  • Working with the Call log
    • To open the Call log
    • To dial a number in the Call log
    • To add an entry’s number to your Contacts
    • To take other actions on a Call log entry
    • To clear the Call log
  • Calling your contacts
    • To call a contact
    • To call a favorite contact
  • Listening to your voicemail
    • To listen to your voicemail
  • Dialing by voice
    • To place a call by speaking
  • Options during a call
    • To place a call on hold
    • To mute the microphone during a call
    • To turn the speakerphone on or off
    • To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phone
  • Managing multiple calls
    • To switch between current calls
    • To set up a conference call
    • To end a conference call and disconnect all callers
• Contacts
  • Opening your contacts
    • To open your contacts
    • To open a list of your favorite contacts
    • To view details about a contact
  • Adding contacts
    • To add a new contact
  • Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts
    • To import contacts from your SIM card
    • To import contacts from your microSD card
    • To export contacts to your microSD card
    • To share a contact
  • Adding a contact to your favorites
    • To add a contact to your favorites
    • To remove a contact from your favorites list
  • Searching for a contact
    • To search for a contact
  • Editing contact details
    • To edit contact details
    • To change a contact’s default phone number
    • To divert all of a contact’s calls to your voicemail
    • To set a ringtone for a contact
    • To delete a contact
  • Communicating with your contacts
    • To connect by using Quick Contact for Android
    • To communicate with a contact
    • To call a contact’s default number
    • To send a text or multimedia message to a contact’s default number
  • Changing which contacts are displayed
    • To set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed
    • To change what groups are displayed
  • Joining contacts
    • To join contacts
  • Separating contact information
    • To separate contact information
• Accounts
  • Adding and removing accounts
    • To add an account
    • To remove an account
  • Configuring account sync and display options
    • To configure general sync settings
    • To sync information manually
    • To change an account’s sync settings
• Gmail
  • Gmail is different
    • Gmail is web-based
    • Gmail is conversation-based
    • Gmail is organized by labels, not by folders
    • Gmail for the phone is optimized for mobile: for advanced tasks, use a web browser
    • Gmail is for Gmail
  • Opening Gmail and your Inbox
    • To open Gmail
    • To open your Inbox when Gmail is running
    • To switch accounts
  • Reading your messages
    • To read a message
    • To reread a message
  • Composing and sending a message
    • To compose and send a message
  • Replying to or forwarding a message
    • To reply to or forward a message
  • Working with conversations in batches
  • Labeling a conversation
    • To label a conversation
    • To label a batch of conversations at once
    • To change a conversation’s labels
  • Starring a message
    • To star a message
    • To unstar a message
    • To unstar all messages in a conversation
  • Viewing conversations by label
  • Reporting spam
    • To report a conversation as spam
  • Searching for messages
  • Archiving conversations
  • Synchronizing your messages
    • To select which conversations to synchronize
    • To set how many days of conversations to synchronize
  • Appending a signature to your messages
  • Changing Gmail settings
    • General Settings
      • Signature
      • Confirm delete
      • Batch operations
      • Clear search history
      • Labels
    • Notification settings
      • Email notifications
      • Select ringtone
      • Vibrate
• Calendar
  • Viewing your calendar and events
    • To open your calendar
    • To change your calendar view
  • Working in Agenda view
    • To switch to Agenda view
    • To learn more about events in Agenda view
  • Working in Day view
    • To switch to Day view
    • To learn more about events in Day view
    • To add an event in Day view
  • Working in Week view
    • To switch to Week view
    • To learn more about events in Week view
    • To add an event in Week view
  • Working in Month view
    • To switch to Month view
    • To view more information about events in Month view
  • Viewing event details
    • To view information about an event
  • Creating an event
    • To create an event
  • Editing or deleting an event
    • To edit an event
    • To delete an event
  • Setting an event reminder
    • To set an event reminder
    • To delete an event reminder
  • Responding to an event reminder
    • To respond to an event reminder
  • Displaying and synchronizing calendars
    • To show or hide calendars
    • To set which calenders are synchronized on your phone
  • Changing Calendar settings
    • Hide declined events
    • Set alerts & notifications
    • Select ringtone
    • Vibrate
    • Set default reminder
• Google Voice
  • Opening Google Voice and your Inbox
    • To open Google Voice
    • To open your Inbox
    • To check your account balance
  • Reading or listening to your voicemail
    • To read a transcript of your voicemail
    • To listen to your voicemail
    • To reply to a message
    • To delete a message
  • Exchanging text (SMS) messages
    • To send a text message
    • To read and reply to a text message
  • Starring messages
    • To star a message
    • To unstar a message
    • To view your starred messages
  • Viewing messages by label
  • Configuring Google Voice
    • To configure Google Voice
  • Placing calls with Google Voice
  • Changing Google Voice settings
    • General Settings
      • Making calls
      • This phone’s number
      • Voicemail playback
      • Refresh and notification
      • Sign out
      • Legal information
      • My Google Voice number
      • Build number
    • Refresh and notification settings
      • Refresh inbox
      • Inbox notifications
      • Select ringtone
      • Vibrate
      • Light
• Google Talk
  • Signing in and opening your Friends list
    • To open Google Talk and sign in
    • To return to your Friends list
    • To sign out of Google Talk
  • Chatting with friends
    • To chat with a friend
    • To accept an invitation to chat
    • To switch between active chats
    • To invite a friend to join a group chat
    • To chat on or off the record
    • To end a chat
  • Changing and monitoring online status
    • To change your online status
    • To change your status message
    • To change your picture
  • Managing your Friends list
    • To add a friend to your Friends list
    • To view and accept an invitation to become a friend
    • To view a list of pending invitations to friends
    • To view all friends or only those most popular with you
    • To make a friend popular
    • To block a friend
  • Changing Google Talk settings
    • To configure notifications for new Google Talk messages
    • To show or hide the mobile indicator to friends
    • To set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically
• Email
  • Opening Email and the Accounts screen
    • To open Email
    • To open the Accounts screen
    • To open your Combined Inbox
  • Reading your messages
    • To read a message
  • Responding to a message
    • To reply to or forward a message
    • To mark a message as unread
    • To delete a message
  • Starring messages
    • To star a message
    • To unstar a message
    • To view your starred messages
  • Working with message in batches
  • Composing and sending email
    • To compose and send a message
  • Working with account folders
    • To view an account’s folders
  • Adding and editing email accounts
    • To add an email account
    • To change an account’s settings
    • To delete an email account
  • Changing email account settings
    • Email account settings
      • Account name
      • Your name
      • Email check frequency
      • Default account
      • Email notifications
      • Select ringtone
      • Vibrate
      • Incoming settings
      • Outgoing settings
      • Sync contacts
    • Incoming server settings
    • Outgoing server settings
• Messaging
  • Opening Messaging
    • To open Messaging
    • To delete a message thread from the Messaging window
  • Exchanging messages
    • To send a text message
    • To create and send a multimedia message
    • To respond to messages you receive
    • To forward a message
    • To lock a message
    • To view details about a message
  • Changing Messaging settings
    • Storage settings
      • Delete old messages
      • Text message limit
      • Multimedia message limit
    • Text message (SMS) settings
      • Delivery reports
      • Manage SIM card messages
    • Multimedia message (MMS) settings
      • Delivery reports
      • Read reports
      • Auto-retrieve
      • Roaming auto-retrieve
    • Notification settings
      • Notifications
      • Select ringtone
      • Vibrate
• Browser
  • Opening Browser
    • To open Browser
    • To go to a webpage
    • To refresh the current page
    • To stop opening a page
    • To get more information about the current page
    • To set your home page
  • Navigating within a webpage
    • To scroll a webpage
    • To zoom in or out on a webpage
    • To quickly zoom into a section of a webpage
    • To find text on a webpage
  • Navigating among webpages
    • To open a link
    • To go back and forward among the pages you’ve opened
    • To view your Browser history
    • To view your most frequently visited pages
    • To follow shortcuts for links, phone numbers, and addresses
  • Working with multiple Browser windows
    • To open a new Browser window
    • To switch Browser windows
    • To close a Browser window
  • Downloading files
    • To allow installing applications from the web or email
    • To download a file
    • To cancel a download
    • To view the files you’ve downloaded
  • Working with bookmarks
    • To bookmark a webpage
    • To open a bookmark
    • To edit a bookmark
    • To share a bookmark
    • To add a bookmark shortcut to the Home screen
    • To delete a bookmark
  • Changing Browser settings
    • Page content settings
      • Text size
      • Default zoom
      • Open pages in overview
      • Text encoding
      • Block pop-up windows
      • Load images
      • Auto-fit pages
      • Landscape-only display
      • Enable JavaScript
      • Enable plug-ins
      • Open in background
      • Set home page
    • Privacy settings
      • Clear cache
      • Clear history
      • Accept cookies
      • Clear all cookie data
      • Remember form data
      • Clear form data
      • Enable location
      • Clear location access
    • Security settings
      • Remember passwords
      • Clear passwords
      • Show security warnings
    • Advanced settings
      • Website settings
      • Reset to default
• Maps
  • Opening Maps and viewing your location
    • To use location services with Maps
    • To open Maps and view your location
    • To move the map
    • To zoom in and out of a map
    • To clear the map
  • Obtaining details about a location
    • To get the address and additional details about a location
  • Starring a location
    • To star or unstar an location
    • To view a list of starred items
  • Changing map layers
    • To view map, satellite, or traffic layers
    • To open Street View for a location
    • To navigate in Street View
  • Searching for locations and places
    • To search for a location
  • Getting directions
    • To get directions
  • Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions
    • To navigate with turn-by-turn directions
    • To view turn-by-turn directions in a list
    • To return to Navigation View
    • To change views of your route
    • To search for locations along your route
    • To preview your route
    • To view traffic conditions on your route
    • To get an alternate route to your destination
    • To exit navigation
  • Finding your friends with Google Latitude
    • To join Latitude
    • To open Latitude
    • To invite friends to share their locations
    • To respond to an invitation
      • Accept and share back
      • Accept, but hide my location
      • Don’t accept.
    • To view your friends’ locations
    • To connect with and manage connections with your friends
      • Show on map
      • Chat using Google Talk
      • Send email
      • Directions
      • Hide from this friend
      • Share only city level location
      • Remove
    • To control what you share
      • Detect your location
      • Set your location
      • Hide your location
      • Turn off Latitude.
• Camera
  • Opening Camera and taking pictures
    • To open Camera
    • To take a picture
    • To take pictures with digital zoom
    • To shoot a video
  • Reviewing your pictures
    • To review your pictures
  • Reviewing your videos
    • To review your videos
  • Changing Camera settings
    • To change Camera settings
    • Camera settings
      • Flash mode
      • White balance
      • Color effect
      • Store location
      • Picture size
      • Picture quality
      • Focus mode
    • Camcorder settings
      • Video quality
      • Video duration
• Gallery
  • Opening Gallery and viewing your albums
    • To open Gallery and view your albums
  • Working with albums
    • To open an album and view its contents
    • To change how the contents of an album are displayed
    • To work with batches of pictures or videos
    • To share an album
    • To get details about an album
    • To delete an album
  • Working with pictures
    • To view and browse pictures
    • To watch a slideshow of your pictures
    • To rotate a picture
    • To use a picture as a contact icon or as Home screen wallpaper
    • To crop a picture
    • To get details about a picture
    • To view the location of a picture in Google Maps
    • To share a picture
    • To delete a picture
  • Working with videos
    • To play videos
    • To share a video
    • To delete a video
• Goggles
  • Opening Goggles and searching with pictures
    • To open Goggles
    • To search with pictures
    • To get information about nearby places
    • To learn more about Goggles
  • Working with your search history
    • To review your search history
    • To remove images from your search history
    • To disable or enable Goggles search history
• YouTube
  • Opening YouTube and watching videos
    • To open YouTube
    • To watch and interact with YouTube videos
    • To search for videos
    • To share your videos on YouTube
• Music
  • Transferring music files to your phone
    • To copy music files onto the phone’s microSD card
  • Opening Music and working with your library
    • To open Music and view your music library
    • To search for music in your library
    • To delete a song from the microSD card
  • Playing music
    • To play music
    • To control playback
    • To control playback volume
    • To play your tracks in a party shuffle
    • To use a song as a ringtone
  • Working with playlists
    • To create a playlist
    • To add a song to a playlist
    • To rearrange songs in a playlist
    • To remove a song from a playlist
    • To rename or delete a playlist
    • To create playlists on your computer
• News & Weather
  • Checking the news and weather
    • To open News & Weather
    • To get details about the news and weather
  • Changing News & Weather settings
    • News & Weather settings
      • Weather settings
      • News settings
      • Refresh settings
      • Application version
    • Weather settings
      • Use my location
      • Set location
      • Use Celsius
    • News settings
      • Select news topics
      • Prefetch articles
      • Prefetch images
      • Display images
      • News terms of service
    • Refresh settings
      • Auto-refresh
      • Refresh interval
      • Refresh status
• Clock
  • Viewing the date, time, and other information
    • To open the Clock application
    • To play a slideshow
    • To play music
    • To dim the Clock display
    • To change desktop dock audio settings
  • Setting alarms
    • To set an alarm
  • Changing Clock alarm settings
    • Alarm in silent mode
    • Alarm volume
    • Snooze duration
    • Side button behavior
• Car Home
  • Using Car Home
    • To change car dock audio settings
• Calculator
  • Using the Calculator
    • To open and use the Calculator
    • To access your history of operations
• Market
  • Opening Android Market and finding applications
    • To open Android Market
    • To get help with Android Market
    • To browse for applications
    • To open a screen with details about an application
    • To search for applications
    • To return to the Android Market home screen
  • Downloading and installing applications
    • To download and install an application
    • To create a Google Checkout account
  • Managing your downloads
    • To view your downloaded applications
    • To uninstall an application
    • To request a refund for an application
    • To set whether you’re notified about updated applications
    • To rate an application
    • To flag inappropriate applications
• Settings
  • Opening Settings
    • To open Settings
  • Wireless & networks
    • Wireless controls screen
      • Wi-Fi
      • Wi-Fi settings
      • Bluetooth
      • Bluetooth settings
      • VPN settings
      • Mobile networks
      • Airplane mode
    • Wi-Fi settings screen
      • Wi-Fi
      • Network notification
      • Wi-Fi networks
      • Add Wi-Fi network
    • Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen
      • Wi-Fi sleep policy
      • MAC address
      • IP settings
    • Bluetooth settings screen
      • Bluetooth
      • Device name
      • Discoverable
      • Scan for devices
      • Bluetooth devices
    • VPN settings screen
      • Add VPN
      • VPNs
    • Mobile networks settings screen
      • Data roaming
      • Use only 2G networks
      • Network operators
      • Access Point Names
  • Call settings
    • Call settings screen
      • Fixed Dialing Numbers
      • Voicemail service
      • Voicemail Settings
      • Voicemail settings
    • Additional settings
      • Call forwarding
      • Caller ID
      • Call waiting
    • Fixed Dialing Numbers screen
      • Enable FDN
      • Change PIN2
      • FDN list
  • Sound & display settings
    • Sound & display settings screen
      • Silent mode
      • Ringer volume
      • Media volume
      • Dock audio
      • Phone ringtone
      • Phone vibrate
      • Notification ringtone
      • Pulse notification light
      • Audible touch tones
      • Audible selection
      • Haptic feedback
      • SD card notifications
      • Emergency tone
      • Orientation
      • Animation
      • Brightness
      • Screen timeout
  • Location & security settings
    • Use wireless networks
    • Use GPS satellites
    • Set unlock pattern
    • Require pattern
    • Use visible pattern
    • Use tactile feedback
    • Set up SIM card lock
    • Visible passwords
    • Use secure credentials
    • Install from SD card
    • Set password
    • Clear storage
  • Applications settings
    • Applications settings screen
      • Unknown sources
      • Manage applications
      • Running services
      • Development
    • Application Info screen
      • Storage
      • Cache
      • Launch by default
      • Controls
      • Permissions
    • Development screen
      • USB debugging
      • Stay awake
      • Allow mock locations
  • Accounts & sync settings
    • Accounts & sync settings screen
      • Background data
      • Auto-sync
      • Manage accounts
    • Account screen
  • Privacy settings
    • Use My Location
    • Back up my settings
    • Factory data reset
  • SD card & phone storage settings
    • SD Card & Phone Storage screen
      • SD card, Total space and Available space
      • Unmount SD card
      • Format SD card
      • Internal phone storage, Available space
  • Search settings
    • Search settings screen
      • Google search settings
      • Searchable items
      • Clear search shortcuts
  • Language & keyboard settings
    • Language & Keyboard screen
      • Select locale
      • Android keyboard
      • Device keyboard
      • User dictionary
    • Android Keyboard settings screen
      • Vibrate on keypress
      • Sound on keypress
      • Auto-capitalization
      • Quick fixes
      • Show suggestions
      • Auto-complete
    • Device Keyboard settings screen
      • Auto-replace
      • Auto-cap
      • Auto-punctuate
  • Accessibility settings
    • Accessibility
    • KickBack
    • TalkBack
    • SoundBack
  • Text-to-speech settings
    • Text-to-Speech settings screen
      • Listen to an example
      • Install voice data
      • Always use my settings
      • Speech rate
      • Language
  • Date & time settings
    • Automatic
    • Set date
    • Select time zone
    • Set time
    • Use 24-hour format
    • Select date format
  • About phone
    • About Phone screen
      • System updates
      • Status
      • Battery use
      • Legal information
      • System tutorial
      • Version information
• Specifications