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ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE    iiCopyright © 2014 Visual Land Inc. All rights reserved. Google, Android, Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome, Chromecast, Android Wear, Nexus, Google Play, YouTube, Google+, and other trademarks are property of Google Inc. A list of Google trademarks is available at http://www.google.com/permissions/trademark/our-trademarks.html. All other marks and trademarks are properties of their respective owners.This book introduces Android 5.0, Lollipop for Google Play edition devices. Its content may differ in some details from some of the products described or the software that runs on them. All information provided here is subject to change without notice. For best results, make sure you’re running the latest Android system update. To nd your device’s version number or check for the latest system update, go to   Settings > System >  About tablet and look for Android version or System updates.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE    iiiTable of contents1  Welcome to Android  1About Android 5.0, Lollipop  122Android Wear 3Set up your device Make yourself at home 43345567910Send an email Status bar Quick Settings Manage battery life Get around Navigation buttons MenusOrganize your Home screens Touch & type Android version & updates
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE    iv2  Essentials  00Google Now  00How it works  01Try it  02What you can ask Google to do for you  03Turn “Ok Google” on or off  03Display   03Sound and notication   04Manage accounts on your device  06Add an account  06Remove an account  07Share your device with other users  08Switch users  1/Remove a user  1/Guest user  1/Security  101011Smart Lock Protect against harmful apps Chromecast  12File storage   13Screenshots  14
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE    v3  Use the keyboard  15Enter & edit text  15Use next-word suggestions  18Gesture Typing  2/Keyboard dictionaries  20Type by speaking  204  Try some apps  22222325263/3031All Apps Gmail Google Play Camera Photos Contacts Hangouts  Calendar 315  Settings  336  Accessibility  35
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 11 Welcome to AndroidAbout Android 5.0, LollipopAndroid 5.0, Lollipop is the latest version of Android, the oper-ating system that powers not just tablets, but also wearables, TVs, and even cars.Android 5.0 features a bold and bright new design, 3D graphics support that are as good as on a desktop computer, and great new features that make your tablet work for you:•  Add guest users and other users without providing them ac-cess to your email, contacts, and whatever else you don’t want to share.Set priorities for notifcations and see them when your tabletis locked.Easier ways to manage battery usage, including a battery sav-er feature to extend battery life.More ways to secure your tablet. • • •
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 2Android WearAndroid  Wear  watches  from  other  manu-facturers  connect  your tablet to your wrist. Pause, play, and skip music tracks or quickly respond  to  text  messages  using  only  your  watch.  Android  Wear organizes your information, suggests what you need, and shows it to you before you even ask. Get messages from your friends, meeting notications, and weather updates at a glance. Set up your deviceWhen you frst turn on your tablet, you’ll see a Welcome screen.Choose the language you want and touch the arrow to continue.IMPORTANT: To complete the setup process, it’s best to have a Wi-Fi connection.When prompted, sign in with your Google Account or create one at that time. Signing in lets you immediately access everything associated with your Google Account, like Gmail. If you prefer, you can skip this step and create an account later.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 3An email address that you use for any of the following counts as a Google Account:•  Gmail•  YouTube•  Google Play•  Google Apps•  AdWords•  Any other Google productSigning in with a Google Account helps you get up and running quickly. When you sign in, you can easily get all the apps you’ve purchased on Google Play onto your new device. All the email, contacts, calendar events, and other data associated with that account are automatically synced with your device. If you have multiple Google Accounts, you can add others later from   Settings > Personal > Accounts. You can also add guest users in   Settings > Device > Users.Make yourself at homeAfter you nish setting up your device, the Home screen appears for the rst time. Here, you can add app icons and widgets (an “at-a-glance” view of an app’s most important information) to your Home screens to easily nd them.•  To move between Home screens, swipe left or right.•  To see notications, swipe down from the top of the screen with one nger.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 4Send an emailUse the Gmail app to read and write email from your Gmail or other email addresses.1.  Touch   Gmail on a Home or   All Apps screen.2. If you already signed into a Gmail account during setup, your email will be synced to your device. Otherwise, add an email address now.Status barThe status bar is at the very top of the screen. On the right, you can see the Wi-Fi and mobile signal strength, how much battery power is left, and the time. On the left, you can see which apps have sent you notications. See “Sound & notication” on page 19.Quick SettingsUse Quick Settings to easily get to frequently used settings, like turning on airplane mode. To open Quick Settings, swipe down from the top of the screen with two ngers or twice with one n-ger. To change a setting, just touch the icon:•  Wi-Fi network:   Turn Wi-Fi on or off. To open Wi-Fi settings, touch the Wi-Fi network name.•  Bluetooth settings:  Turn Bluetooth on or off. To open Blue-tooth settings, touch the word “Bluetooth”.•  Airplane mode:   Turn airplane mode on or off. Airplane mode means your tablet won’t connect to Wi-Fi or a cell sig-nal, even if one is available.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 5•  Display brightness:   Slide to lower or increase the bright-ness of your screen.•  Auto-rotate:   Lock your device’s orientation in portrait or landscape mode.Quick Settings look like this:Open the main Settings app by touching   Settings in the top right. You can also turn Auto Rotate on or off from Quick Settings, to lock or unlock automatic screen rotation.Manage battery lifeThe status bar shows how much battery you have left, but you can also see the exact percentage and approximate time of bat-tery life remaining. Swipe down from the top of the screen, then touch   Battery.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 6Your Android device’s battery is built to get you through your day. When you’re running low, Android’s battery saver conserves your battery power. To turn it on, go to  Settings > Battery > Battery saver. For more information, visit Manage battery life.Get aroundAt the bottom of every Home screen you’ll nd the Favorites tray: another quick way to get to your apps. To open an app, touch it. To drag an app in or out of the Favorites tray or anywhere else on a Home screen, touch & hold it, then move it with your nger where you want it.Navigation buttonsAt the bottom of most tablet screens, no matter what you''`'''' ’redoing, you’ll always find the navigation bar with three but tons. -BackOpens the previous screen you were working in, even if it was in a different app. Once you back up to the Home screen, you can’t go back any further.HomeOpens the central Home screen. To open Google Now, swipe up.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 7OverviewOpens a list of thumbnail images of screens you’ve worked with recently. To open one, touch it. To remove a screen from the list, swipe it left or right or touch on the X.Some apps hide these buttons temporarily, or fade them to small dots in the same position. To bring them back, touch the dots, touch the screen in the middle, or swipe up from the bottom.MenusMany screens in Apps and in Settings include a   Menu icon at the top right of the screen. Touch it to explore additional options, including Help and Settings.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 8Organize your Home screens •  To change your wallpaper, add a widget, adjust Search set-tings, or change screen order, touch & hold the background of any Home screen. •  You can have any number of Home screens to the right. To add a new screen, swipe to the rightmost screen and drag an app or widget to the right edge.•  The screen to the left of the main Home screen is reserved for Google Now, and is available only when Google Now is turned on. •  To create a folder, slide one icon quickly on top of another. •  To name or rename a folder, open it and touch its name.To change the wallpaper:1.  Touch & hold the background, then touch   Wallpapers.2. Swipe right to left to choose a wallpaper image. Or choose an image from your Photos, Downloads or Drive.To add an app icon to a Home screen: 1.  Go to the Home screen where you want to place the app.2. Touch  All Apps.3. Swipe from right to left, if necessary, to nd the app you want.4. Touch & hold the app until the Home screen appears, slide it into place, and lift your nger.To add a widget:1.  Touch & hold the background, then touch Widgets. Open All Apps > Widgets.2. Swipe right to choose a widget, which provides a quick view or way to access information on your home screen, like a larger size clock or a view of information in your Google Play library.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 9To move an app or widget to another position:1.  Touch & hold the icon.2. Slide your nger to the new position. To move between Home screens, slide toward the edge of the screen.To bump another icon out of the way, slide slowly into it.3. Lift your nger. Touch & typeTo select or activate something, touch it.To type something, such as a name, password, or search terms, just touch where you want to type. A keyboard pops up that lets you type into the eld.Other common gestures include:•  Touch & hold. To select an item, touch & hold it by not lifting your nger until something happens. This is how you access accent and other special characters on the keyboard. Slide your nger to the accented letter you need.•  Touch, hold, & drag. Touch & hold an item for a moment and then, without lifting your nger, move your nger on the screen until you reach the target position. You can move apps around on the Home screen.•  Swipe or slide. Quickly move your nger across the surface of the screen, without pausing when you rst touch (so you don’t drag something instead). Slide a Home screen left or right to view the other Home screens.•  Double-tap. Tap quickly twice on a map or image to zoom in and out. •  Scale. In some apps (such as Maps, Chrome, and Photos), you can scale by placing two or more ngers on the screen at once
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   WELCOME TO ANDROID 10and pinching them together (to enlarge scale) or spreading them apart (to reduce it). •  Rotate the screen. The orientation of most screens rotates with your device as you turn it. To keep your screen locked in Portrait mode, swipe down with two ngers  from the top of any screen and touch   Portrait/Auto-Rotate in Quick Settings.Android version & updatesTo check your version number or get the latest system update, first go to   Settings > System >  About tablet. Then look for these labels:•  System updates. Touch to check whether you have any pend-ing system updates. •  Android version. Look partway down the list for this heading and the number just below it.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 112 EssentialsGoogle NowGoogle 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 trafc to expect before you leave for work, and even your favorite team’s score while they’re playing.For example, here’s a Google Now card that appears when you’re about to start your commute:
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 12After you start using Google Now, you don’t need to do anything else. If you like, you can ne-tune some settings, but Google Now doesn’t need any elaborate setup. How it worksTo know when to show information you’ll nd useful, Google Now uses contextual data from your device and from other Google products, plus data from third-party products that you allow Google Now to access. For example, if you have an appointment in Google Calendar that includes an address, Google Now can check trafc and suggest when to leave.When you decide to use Google Now, you’re also turning on Loca-tion Reporting and Location History:•  Location Reporting allows Google to periodically store and use your device’s most recent location data in connection with your Google Account. Location Reporting is a per-device setting.•  Location History allows Google to store a history of your location data from all devices where you’re logged into your Google Account and have turned on Location Reporting.You can control how Google Now uses your current location. To view the relevant settings, go to   Settings > Personal > Loca-tion. When location services are turned on for your account on a given device, certain apps can use them to give you more relevant information, such as nearby restaurants or commute trafc.To learn more about how Google Now uses your location and other information, visit f nnf kd-bnl . mnv .
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 13Try itYou have a chance to turn on Google Now when you rst set up your device. You can also turn it on or off at any time:1.  Touch & hold any empty space on your Home screen. 2. Go to   Settings > Google Now.To open Google Now, swipe up from the Home  button.  Updates appear in the form of Google Now cards. When you don’t need a card anymore, swipe it from left to right. Swiping from right to left returns you to the main Home screen. When you want to see more cards, touch More at the bottom of the screen. To adjust the way certain cards get updated:•  Manage reminders: From the   Menu at the top left of the screen, touch   Reminders.•  Request updates for your sports teams, stocks, and more: From the   Menu, touch   Customize.•  Customize other updates: At the top right of each card, touch the   three dots.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 14What you can ask Google to do for youWhen you use Google Now, you can speak to your device to search, get directions, and create reminders. For example, say “Ok Google, do I need an umbrella tomorrow?” to see if there’s rain in the weather forecast.Turn “Ok Google” on or offYou can start a search or task by saying “Ok Google.” To turn it off or on, open Google Now or the Google app and touch Menu > Settings > Voice > OK Google detection.Display Change the display settings on your device by following these steps:1.  Go to   Settings > Device > Display.2. Choose from the following settings. Some of these settings may vary by your device and version of Android. All can affect battery life. See “Manage battery life” on page 8 for more information. •  Brightness level: Move the   slider to set the brightness level on your device. •  Adaptive brightness: Turn on adaptive brightness to au-tomatically optimize the brightness level on your device based on the available light around you. Adaptive bright-ness is on by default. You can still adjust your brightness when needed.•  Sleep: Change how long it takes for your device’s screen to go black when you’re not using it. Learn more about Sleep Settings. •  Daydream: Set up screensavers that display photos, color-
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 15ful backgrounds, and more when your device is charging or docked.•  if you want your tablet to wake up when you pick it up or when a notication arrives.Sound & notication You can change the sound and notication settings on your de-vice by going to   Settings > Device >   Sound & notication.Notications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calen-dar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as downloads:•  Interruptions. Prioritize sound notications so they don’t inter-rupt you. In Downtime, select which days and times you allow forsound notifications. •  When device is locked. Manage whether notications can be seen when your tablet is locked, and whether sensitive con -tent in a notication can be seen. Sensitive content includes things like the title of a song you downloaded, who sent you an email, or the details of a calendar event. For more information, visit the Help Center. •  App Notications. Modify the notication settings individu-ally for apps such as Gmail. The setting under When device is locked will always take precedence over the setting for an individual app. •  Notication access. See which apps can access your notications.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 16When a notication arrives, its icon appears at the top of the screen. Icons for pending notications appear on the left, and system icons showing things like the Wi-Fi signal, mobile carrier signal, or battery strength are on the right:  Notications Wi-Fi signal BatteryCertain notications can be expanded to show more information, such as email previews or calendar events. The one at the top is always expanded when possible. To expand a notication, posi-tion one nger inside it and swipe down slowly.To open the related app, touch the notication icon on the left. Some notications also allow you to take specic actions by touching icons within the notication. For example, Calendar notications allow you to Snooze (remind you later) or send email to other guests.When you’re nished with a notication, swipe it away. To dismiss all notications, touch   Dismiss at the very bottom of the noti-cations list.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 17Manage accounts on your deviceYou can add accounts so that information associated with that account automatically syncs with your device. You’ll need to set up an account on your device if you want to get email or get apps on Google Play.You can also add multiple users for your device, like if several people share a tablet. Adding users is different from adding accounts. Each user has separate settings and can’t access the accounts of other users, whereas a single user can have multiple accounts and switch between them anytime they’re signed in. Make sure you’re signed in as the correct user before adding or removing any account information.Add an account1.  Go to   Settings > Personal > Accounts. Touch “Add account.” 2. Touch the type of account you want to add. You may be able to choose from choices like “Google,” “Personal (IMAP),” or “Personal (POP3).” If you’re not sure whether to choose IMAP
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 18or POP3, try IMAP first. Many email services use IMAP.i. Choose “Google” if you want to add your Google Account. When you sign in with a Google Account, all the email, con-tacts, calendar events, and other data associated with that account are automatically synced with your device.ii. Follow the on-screen instructions to add the account.To change the settings of any of the accounts you added, follow these steps:1.  Go to   Settings > Personal > Accounts.2. Select your account. If you’re using a Google Account, touch Google and then your account.Remove an accountWhen you remove an account that you’ve added to your device, everything associated with that account, including email, con-tacts, and settings is also deleted. You can’t remove the account you used to initially set up your device.To remove an account from your device, follow these steps:1.  Check to see if the account you want to remove is the account you used to set up your device.•  If it’s not, go to step 2 and follow the instructions.•  If it is, reset your device to its factory settings instead of following the steps below. This erases all of the data from your device and you’ll need a Google Account to set up your device again.2. Open the   Settings menu on your device.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 193. Under “Accounts,” touch the name of the account you want to remove. If you’re using a Google Account, touch Google and then the account.•  When you sign out of your Google Account, all the email, contacts, Calendar events, and other data associated with that account will no longer automatically sync with your device. 4. Touch   Menu in the top right corner of the screen.5. Touch Remove account. Share your device with other usersYou can easily share your device with family and friends by creat-ing a separate user for each person. Each person has their own space on the device for custom Home screens, accounts, apps, settings, and more. You must be the device owner to add users. To add a new user, follow these steps:1.  Go to   Settings > Device > Users.2. Touch Add user, then touch OK.i. If you’re with the new user: Touch “Set up now” and you’ll be taken to the lock screen. Select the new user, unlock the screen, and allow them to set up their Google Account and other details.ii. If the new user isn’t around: Touch “Not now.” A “New user” will appear in the list. The next time you’re with the user, go back to the user list and select “New user” or click the user image on the lock screen.After a user is set up, when you go to the lock screen, you’ll see a second user prole picture or avatar in the status bar. To choose a user, touch the picture and unlock the screen. Each user can set their own screen lock.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 20Switch usersTo switch users, swipe down from the top of any screen twice to open Quick Settings. Touch the image of the current user in the top right corner of the screen, then touch another user’s image. Remove a userThe device’s owner can delete any user that they added:1.  Go to   Settings > Device > Users.2. Touch   Settings next to the user’s name, then touch Re-move user.Other users can only delete their own space.1.  Go to   Settings > Device > Users.2. Touch   Menu > Delete username from this device.Guest userIf someone wants to temporarily use your device, but they don’t need to be set up as a regular user, they can use it as a guest. Guest users don’t have access to your mail, your apps, or any content on your device that’s tied to your account, like photos or downloaded les. You must be the device’s owner to add a guest. 1.  Go to   Settings > Device > Users.2. Touch Guest.When your guest is nished using your device, you can switch back to another user.To switch to another user: Swipe down from the top of any screen, and then touch the bar at the top to open Quick Settings. To choose another user, touch the image in the top right corner of the screen, then touch another user’s image.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 21SecurityIf a lock is set for your screen, the screen goes dark and locks when the display goes to sleep or if you press the Power button.You can set locks of different strengths using Screen Lock settings:1.  Go to  Settings > Personal > Security > Screen lock.2. Touch the type of lock you’d like to use.Even when your screen is locked, you can perform certain activities. •  Quick Settings: Slide down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings without entering your password. •  Camera: Slide from right to left to open the Camera. •  Access Dialer: Slide from left to right. (First you have to enter your password.)If you have a device that’s set up for more than one user, you may need to touch your image at the bottom of the screen to see your own locked screen.For more information, visit Customize the screen lock. Smart LockYou can turn on Smart Lock to keep your device unlocked when it’s clear that you have it with you—for example, when it’s con-nected to your Bluetooth watch or when it recognizes your face.
ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE   ESSENTIALS 22Trusted devices and face matchingYou can set your device to stay unlocked while connected to a Bluetooth device—like a watch, tness tracker, headset, or car speaker system. You can also set your device to unlock when it touches an NFC tag. You can also have your device unlock when it recognizes your face. After setting a trusted face, every time you turn on your device, it will search for your face and unlock if it recognizes you. Keep in mind that someone who looks similar to you could unlock your tablet.Note: Face matching doesn’t store any photos of you. Data used to recognize your face is only stored on your device and is not acces-sible by apps or backed up on Google servers.Protect against harmful appsApps from Google Play are always veried by Google to protect you and your device from harm. By default, your device doesn’t al-low the installation of apps from sources other than Google Play.If you choose to allow the installation of apps from unknown sources and install apps from sources other than Google Play, it’s more likely that apps will be installed that could harm you or your device.If you allow the installation of apps from unknown sources, the Verify Apps feature protects you when installing apps outside of Google Play by continually checking your device to make sure that all apps installed are behaving in a safe manner, even after installation.

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