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1. To change the Calendar view choose Day Week Month or Agen da from the top of the screen From any of these views you can e Read or edit event details Touch an event to view its details e Manage events and calendars Touch icons across the top of the screen or the menu to search or create events return to today or adjust settings To email everyone who s invited to an event you have two options e Open the event from the Calendar app at any time and touch Email guests e When a notification of the event arrives just before the meet ing starts swipe down the notification shade Then swipe using one finger to expand the notification if necessary and touch Email guests For more information visit Calendar help ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 44 5 Settings Most apps include their own settings typically available from n Menu gt Settings on Nexus devices or from the Menu button on some Google Play edition devices The fastest way to adjust system settings that you access fre quently such as Wi Fi or brightness is through Quick Settings Here are the Quick Settings for a Nexus phone notifications O e Open all 3 1 Q SAT OCTOBER 19 Switch to akk 4 i q 7 BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS settings SEAN COTTEN a Al HILLCREST T MOBILE ae NETWORK ouch a specific setting to open it AIRPLANE MODE BLUETOOTH OFF LOCATION To open Quick Settings e On tablets Swipe down from the top2. speak the Voice Action you want to use Or say help to see ex amples of the kinds of things you can tell Google to do for you Examples include e Set alarm for 8 30 a m e Send email to Marcus Foster Subject Coming tonight Mes sage Hope to see you later e Navigate to Mike s Bikes in Palo Alto For a list of Voice Actions you can try visit Voice Action commands Notifications amp settings Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages calendar events and alarms as well as ongoing events such as video downloads When a notification arrives its icon appears at the top of the screen Icons for pending notifications appear on the left and system icons showing things like Wi Fi signal mobile carrier signal or battery strength on the right ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 15 Pending Bluetooth Wi Fi notifications mobile network amp battery status TIP Wi Fi and mobile signal strength are indicated at the top of the screen by white bars To see whether the se lected Wi Fi network has a full Internet connection open Quick Settings swipe down from the top right on tablets or with two fingers on phones In Quick Settings only white bars in the Wi Fi or mobile signal indicators indicate the signal strength of anormal Internet connection while orange bars indicate that some web services may not be functioning normally For example sometimes the mobile si
3. Settings ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 32 4 ry some apps All Apps To see all your apps touch the All Apps icon in the Favorites tray on any Home screen This is where you can see all your apps including All Apps those downloaded on Google Play You can move app icons to any of your Home screens From All Apps you can e Move between screens Swipe left or right e Open an app Touch its icon e Place an app icon ona Home screen Touch amp hold the app icon slide your finger and lift your finger to drop the icon in place Browse widgets Touch the Widgets tab at the top of any All Apps screen e Get more apps Touch the Play Store icon in the list of app icons or the Shop icon at the upper right To remove an app icon from the Home screen without remov ing it permanently from your device touch amp hold it slide your finger toward the top of the screen and drop the app over the gt X Remove icon ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 33 To view info about an app from an All App screen touch amp hold it slide your finger toward the top of the screen and drop the app over the i App Info icon TIP Some apps can harm you or your device However you don t need to purchase anti virus software for Nexus or Google Play edition devices Google can verify apps to help prevent harmful software from being installed To control app verification go to Google Settings gt Verify apps
4. Welcome to Android About Android 4 4 Set up your device Make yourself at home Get around Organize your Home screens Touch amp type Help amp support Android version amp updates Essentials Google Now Tell Google what to do Notifications amp settings Lock screen Android Beam Tap amp pay Printing Chromecast File storage Android Device Manager Screenshots Use the keyboard Enter amp edit text Gesture Typing Keyboard dictionaries Type by speaking ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE O O N Owns 10 13 15 18 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 29 30 31 Try some apps All Apps Google Play Phone Gmail Gallery Photos People Hangouts amp SMS Calendar Settings Accessibility ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE 33 33 34 35 36 39 40 41 42 43 45 48 Welcome to Android About Android 4 4 Android 4 4 KitKat is the latest version of the world s favorite Operating system for mobile phones and tablets This guide introduces the Android 4 4 software available on Nex us and Google Play edition mobile devices It doesn t describe hardware details such as SIM card instructions battery informa tion specs and so on For comprehensive information about all types of Android phones and tablets including more details about Nexus and Google Play edition devices visit support google com android Set up your device When you first turn on your phone o
5. EON expand aii certain notifications Time to leave for Bookbinding class 6 PM to arrive on time Quick Settings Use Quick Settings to easily access Wi Fi settings manage display brightness open the main Settings menu and more To open Quick Settings e On tablets Swipe down from the top right corner of any screen On phones Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers On a Nexus 4 or Nexus 5 Quick Settings look like this 3 1 Q SAT OCTOBER 19 Switch to notifications O Q Open all BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS settings SEAN COTTEN a a Al HILLCREST T MOBILE EE NETWORK ouch a specific setting to open it AIRPLANE MODE BLUETOOTH OFF LOCATION If you have a signal but no Internet connection the bars indicat ing the strength of the Wi Fi or mobile signal turn orange On tablets you can also set Auto Rotate from Quick Settings to lock or unlock automatic screen rotation Lock screen If alock 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 lock settings 1 Goto o Settings gt Personal gt Security gt Screen lock 2 Touch the type of lock you d like to use Lock screen actions From the lock screen e If you have a tablet 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 lock screen e On a phone re
6. QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 27 VA Text selection H Es Google contact gi google com goog A Mark Twain 7 Ad rganization Emoji Android 4 4 vastly expands the variety of emoji available at your fingertips On a phone touch and hold the Return key to display emoji On a tablet just touch the emjoi symbol at the lower right You ll see a panel like this To move between categories swipe left or right or touch the symbols in the top row To type an emoji touch it UTY AIT LY TD ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 28 Use next word suggestions 1 Touch the location where you want to input text 2 Start typing out a word When the word you want is displayed in a list above the keyboard touch it 3 Continue to touch words unless the one you want doesn t appear If so type it Android continues to suggest words as you type Al To change your keyboard and input methods go to TO Settings gt Personal gt Language amp input To turn next word suggestions on or off go to Sends Settings gt Personal gt Language amp input gt Keyboard amp input methods gt Android keyboard Touch the Settings icon then check the box next to Next word suggestions Gesture Typing Gesture Typing works best for English Quality varies for other languages and some don t support it yet To input a word using Gesture Typing 1 Touch the location where you want to type to open t
7. even if it was in a different app Once you back up to the Home screen you can t go back any further Home Opens the central Home screen To open Google Now swipe up Recent apps Opens alist of thumbnail images of apps you ve worked with recently To open an app touch it To re move a thumbnail from the list swipe it left or right Some apps hide these buttons temporarily or fade them to small dots inthe same position To bring them back touch the dots touch the screen in the middle or swipe up from the bottom ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID Google Play edition navigation buttons Some Google Play edition devices have two or three physical buttons just below the screen e Menu This button opens options depending on the screen you re on e Home Opens Home If you re viewing a left or right Home screen opens the main Home screen To open Google Now touch amp hold this button e Back Opens 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 in your history Menus Many screens in apps and Settings include either a m Menu icon for example on Nexus devices or items in the permanent Menu button at the bottom of the screen on some Google Play edition devices Touch it to explore additional options including help Organize your Home screens To change the wallpaper for your Home screens touch amp h
8. example if you have searches stored in your Web History Google Now can show cards based on sports scores flight ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 11 status and so on To manage your Web History visit google com history You can delete or pause your Web History and still use Google Now but certain kinds of information such as flight details won t show up Similarly Google Now can use data that you may have stored in third party products that you allow Google to access For ex ample your device s synced calendar may include entries from non Google calendar products If you have a synced calendar en try for a dentist appointment that includes the dentist s address Google Now can check traffic and suggest when to leave Give it a try You have a chance to turn on Google Now when you first set up your phone or tablet You can turn also turn it on or off at any time 1 Touch the Google search bar on a Home screen 2 Touch Get Google Now if you don t already have it Or to access the menu for the next step perform a Google search for anything 3 Open n Menu gt Settings and turn it on or off from there To open Google Now follow the steps for your device e All Nexus devices Swipe your finger up from the bottom of any screen e Nexus 5 In addition to swiping up from any screen you can swipe to the leftmost Home screen e Google Play edition devices Touch amp hold the Home button When you want
9. it Then use the icons and menu along the top of the screen to manage the selected messages ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 36 To change your settings add an account or get help touch the menu icon or button No matter where you are in Gmail you can always get back to the Inbox by touching the be Gmail icon at the top of the screen From the Inbox touch the same icon to open the drawer that reveals available accounts labels and so on For more information visit Gmail help TIP If you re using Microsoft Exchange you need to set up the bod Email app which is available in All Apps Camera The Camera app lets you take photos panoramic e photos videos and immersive 360 degree photo sphere shots including what s above and below Camera you To open Camera From the lock screen swipe from right to left From the Home screen touch the Camera icon The first time you open Camera you may be asked if you want it to remember photo locations This allows you for example to pinpoint the location of a particular photo with Google Maps ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 37 The shutter and other controls float above the framed image at the bottom of the screen The camera icon indicates Camera mode To take a picture in this mode 1 Frame your subject and watch for the focus ring Q To focus on a different part of the image touch it 2 When the focus ring brackets change co
10. other device When the devices connect you hear a sound the im age on your screen reduces in size and you see the message Touch to beam 3 Touch your screen anywhere The other device displays the transferred content Or if the necessary app isn t installed Google Play opens to a screen where your friend can download the app L To turn on NFC go to Settings gt Wireless amp net YO works gt More gt NFC Ar To turn on Android Beam go to Settings gt Wireless Settings amp networks gt More gt Android Beam Tap amp pay When NFC is turned on you can use the tap amp pay feature to pay for items just by touching your phone to a reader at a register To manage your tap amp pay apps ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 20 1 Go to Settings gt Device gt Tap amp pay 2 Touch an app to make it your default payment app If your device doesn t have a default payment app such as Goo gle Wallet you can browse Google Play for other payment apps IMPORTANT Tap amp pay manages payment apps like Goo gle Wallet The tap amp pay setting doesn t apply to Android Beam and won t include certain apps such as money transfer apps Printing With Android 4 4 you can print the content of certain screens such as web pages displayed in Chrome to a printer on the same WI FI network as your Android device Before you can print you need a printing service installed on your device To check what se
11. ANN 3 De Quick Start Guide Android Mobile Technology Platform 4 4 KitKat Copyright 2013 Google Inc All rights reserved Edition 1 05 Google Android Gmail Google Maps Chrome Nexus Google Play You Tube 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 prop erties of their respective owners This book introduces Android 4 4 for Nexus and 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 up date To find your device s version number or check for the latest system update go to Settings gt System gt About phone or About tablet and look for Android version or System updates If you don t have a Nexus or Google Play edition phone or tablet and are running Android 4 4 on some other device some details of the system as described in this book may vary For comprehensive online help and support including details about Nexus and Google Play edition hardware running the software described in this book and links to information about other Android devices visit support google com android ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ii Table of contents
12. Ero FO PS Eja EK 4 gt ZxXx cvbornrm a Touch amp hold Touch amp hold for to see input more options and keyboard including eMoji settings ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 26 Keyboards on tablets work in a similar way To make the key board go away touch the Back button below it Some apps open the keyboard automatically In others you first need to touch where you want to type Basic editing Move the insertion point Touch where you want to type The cursor blinks in the new position and a blue tab appears below it Drag the tab to move the cursor Select text Touch amp hold or double tap within the text The nearest word highlights with a tab at each end of the selection Drag the tabs to change the selection The tab disappears after a few moments To make it reappear touch the text again Delete text Touch to delete selected text or the charac ters before the cursor Type capital letters Touch the Shift key once to switch to capital letters for one letter Or touch amp hold Shift key while you type When you release the key the lowercase letters reappear Turn caps lock on Double tap or touch amp hold Shift key so it changes to 4 Touch 4 Shift key again to return to lowercase Cut copy paste Select the text you want to manipulate Then touch the Cut or E Copy icons If there s something on the clipboard to paste you ll also see a 7 Paste button ANDROID
13. For more details visit Protect against harmful apps Google Play m Google Play brings together all your favorite mov amp ies TV shows books music magazines apps and more in one place so you can reach it from any of your devices To open the Google Play Store app Play Store touch the Play Store icon If you purchased content on Google Play in the past you ll auto matically have access to this content on any Android device just make sure you re signed in using the same account that you used to purchase it To check 1 Open the Play Store app 2 Touch the Drawer icon at the top left From here you can view the current account or switch to anoth er view your purchased apps check your wish list and so on To set preferences clear your search history and turn on user controls go to Menu gt Settings For example to filter Android ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 34 apps based on maturity level or require a PIN before completing any purchase touch Content filtering or Password To find your content open any of the Google Play apps from the All Apps screen Google Play support For more details about Google Play including phone and email support options visit support google com googleplay Phone Using a Nexus or Google Play edition phone you can place calls from the Phone app the People app or other apps or widgets that display contact infor Phone mation Wherever you see a ph
14. O ANDROID 6 To create a folder slide one icon quickly over another To name or rename a folder open it and touch its name Gmail Unnamed Folder Touch amp type To 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 field Other common gestures include e Touch amp hold Touch amp hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until it responds For example this is how you access accent and other special characters on the keyboard e Touch hold amp drag Touch amp hold an item for a moment and then without lifting your finger move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position For example you can move apps around on the Home screen e Swipe or slide Quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen without pausing when you first touch so you don t drag something instead For example you can slide a Home screen left or right to view the other Home screens ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 7 Double tap Tap quickly twice on a webpage map or other screen to zoom For example double tap a picture in Chrome to zoom in and double tap again to zoom out Scale In some apps such as Maps Chrome and Gallery you can scale by placing two or more fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together to enla
15. TART GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 2 e Tosend an SMS message from a phone use Hangouts From the Home screen say Ok Google to search your phone or the Internet and start telling Google what to do Nexus 5 only Or touch Google at the top of the screen to do the same thing On brand new devices you may also see your Google Play library widget on one of your Home screens REAL SIMPLE stan fc five LIFE MADE EASIER xe fla ex Ae gaia ON ALEXANDRE DUMAS j J 2N D E R S 0f Th Pa tuna OLAR SY Si Disnsp PIXAR Explore great content on Google Play DONE MUSIC Z MOVIES amp TV BOOKS MAGAZINES This widget displays some of the Google Play content that you already own or that s available in your library for free Touch the item you want to view or play or touch the categories to explore Get around At the bottom of every Home screen you ll find the Favorites tray another quick way to get to your apps Here s what it looks like on a Nexus 7 ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 3 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 amp hold it then move it with your finger into position Nexus navigation buttons At the bottom of every Nexus screen no matter what you re do ing you ll always find the navigation bar with three buttons gt Back Opens the previous screen you were working in
16. app Swipe from right to left Home screen Touch the Gallery icon ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 39 To get to the top level of the Gallery app touch the icon at the upper left From there open the drop down menu to view the available categories Albums Albums Locations Times Auto Backup People LELE Within each category you can browse groups of images crop edit and tag them create slideshows make pictures or videos available offline and share with friends For more details visit Camera amp Gallery help Photos The G Photos gives you instant access to all your photos and videos associated with any Google Account set up on your phone or tablet To open it G Photos touch the G Photos icon G Photos makes it easy to auto backup all the photos and vid eos you take organize them and share with friends ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 40 Highlights S a 3 D O i Highlights Ps Photos Albums Photos of you You can browse search crop edit and tag photos create al bums and use Google to share with circles of friends To share a photo video or album touch the lt lt Share icon For more details visit Photos help People p The People app gives you quick access to every one you want to reach To open it touch the People icon on a Home or All Apps screen People When you first turn on your device and sign into a Goog
17. cut touch Personal Dictionary then the Add icon ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 30 Add on dictionaries 1 Touch the TE Settings icon next to Android keyboard 2 Touch Add on dictionaries You ll see dictionaries for other languages that you can down load to your device 3 Touch the dictionary you want then Install Type by speaking You can speak to enter text in most places where you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard 1 Touch a text field or a location in text you ve already entered in a text field 2 Touch the Microphone key on the onscreen keyboard 3 When you see the microphone image speak what you want to type ned ned In English only you can also say comma period question mark exclamation mark or exclamation point to enter punctuation When you pause what you spoke Is transcribed by the speech recognition service and entered in the text field under lined You can touch the Delete key to erase the underlined text If you start typing or entering more text by speaking the under line disappears To improve processing of your voice input Google may record a few seconds of ambient background noise in temporary memory at any time This recording remains on the device only fleetingly and is not sent to Google ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 31 To change your speech settings go to Settings gt Personal gt Language amp input
18. e information you need is always at your fingertips ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 10 How it works When you decide to use Google Now you re also turning on Location Reporting and Location History e 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 e 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 enabled Location Reporting Google won t share this information with other users or market ers without your permission You can control how Google Now uses your current location To view the relevant settings go to Settings gt Personal gt Location When location services are turned on for your account on a giv en device certain apps can use them to give you more relevant information such as nearby restaurants or commute traffic If you opted in to Location History in the past Google Now uses your previously recorded locations as well as ongoing locations when making suggestions Turning off Location History pauses the collection of location information but it doesn t delete your history To know when to display what information Google Now uses contextual data from your device and from other Google prod ucts plus data from third party products that you allow Google Now to access For
19. ed images as your Home screen wallpaper For example to attach an image to an email you re composing choose Menu gt Attach picture or Attach video A set of thumbnails appears To view more choices touch the Drawer icon at the top left You ll see something like this Open from O Recent Drive gmail com aa Images amp Downloads Gallery From here you can view any of these sources e Recent shows you the photos or videos you ve taken or opened most recently Drive lets you attach any Drive documents associated with your account e Images displays any photos videos or other images on your device Downloads includes most files excluding Play content you ve downloaded from emails or the Web ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 23 e Gallery lets you browse all the images and videos that have been uploaded to your account Use the Downloads app to view reopen or delete files you download from Gmail or other sources excluding Google Play books videos magazines and other media Downloads In the Downloads app e Touch an item to open it e Touch headings for earlier downloads to view them e Check items you want to share Then touch the Share icon and choose a sharing method from the list e Check items you want to delete Then touch the 5 Trash icon e At the bottom of the screen touch Sort by size or Sort by date to switch back and forth Because Google Play streams
20. gardless of the lock you choose it s always easy to take a picture Swipe left from the right edge to bring Camera into view e To open Google Now from the lock screen swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen Enter your PIN pattern or pass word if prompted For more information visit Customize the lock screen Face Unlock Face Unlock is one of the locks available After you ve set it up you can unlock your device just by looking at it Although Face Unlock is not as secure as Pattern PIN or Password it can be convenient and fun to use TIP After you set up Face Unlock look under Settings gt Personal gt Security for two additional settings Improve face matching and Liveness check Use these to make Face Unlock more reliable and secure ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 19 Android Beam You can beam a web page a video or other content from your screen to another device by bringing the devices together typi cally back to back Before you begin Make sure both devices are unlocked sup port Near Field Communication NFC and have both NFC and Android Beam turned on To check go to Settings gt Wireless amp networks gt More Also make sure you know where the NFC area is on the back of both devices typically in the center 1 Open a screen that contains something you d like to share such as a webpage YouTube video or place page in Maps 2 Move the back of your device toward the back of the
21. gnal bars turn orange briefly when you turn on your device until a full connection is established Also in Quick Settings only you may notice small up or down arrows just to the right of the Wi Fi or mobile signal indicators The up arrow indicates data streaming from your device to the Internet and the down arrow data streaming from the Internet to your device Certain notifications can be expanded to show more informa tion such as email previews or calendar events The one at the ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 16 top is always expanded when possible To expand a notification position one finger inside it and swipe down slowly To open the related app touch the notification icon on the left Some notifications also allow you to take specific actions by touching icons within the notification For example Calendar no tifications allow you to Snooze remind you later or send email to other guests When you re finished with a notification just swipe it away To dismiss all notifications touch the Dismiss icon at the top right 1 0 1 6 Dismiss all FRI OCTOBER 26 EE Bookbinding class 8 45pm San Francisco Center for the Book Touch to ntroduction to bookbinding techniques first lecture respond to other Q ma aa guests 3 new messages Google Calendar Reminder Bookbinding class Fri J Swipe down Sean Cotten Invitation Bookbindinc ss Fri Jun using one Tina Zhale Fwd L10n Production Report Android 6 finger to
22. he keyboard 2 Slide your finger slowly across the letters of the word you want to input 3 Release your finger when the word you want is displayed in the floating preview or the middle of the suggestion strip To select one of the other words in the suggestion strip touch it If the word you want isn t shown while using Gesture Typing you Can type it out manually If you gesture a word and want to ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 29 change it touch the word to see other choices in the suggestion strip TIP If there are letters you want to emphasize for instance if the keyboard displays a similar word instead of the one you want pause over it slightly longer before moving on to the next letter Use Gesture Typing without the space bar When you use Gesture Typing there s no need to use the space bar just continue to slide your finger across the letters you want to input then lift your finger to start the next word Pr _ To change Gesture Typing settings go to Settings TO gt Language amp input gt Keyboard amp input methods gt ArT Android keyboard Then touch Settings and look Settings under Gesture Typing Keyboard dictionaries To manage keyboard dictionaries go to Settings gt Personal gt Language amp input Personal dictionary You can add your own words to your personal dictionary so that your device remembers them To add a word or phrase including an optional short
23. ked up by your device s microphone in intervals of a few seconds or less The sound Is immediately dis carded after analysis and is not stored on the device or sent to Google To see some examples of what you can tell Google to do say or type help Turn hotword detection on or off The ability to trigger a search or action by saying Ok Google is called hotword detection To turn it off or on open Google Now or the Google app and touch Menu gt Settings gt Voice gt Hotword detection Voice Search Spoken answers are supported for English only at this time After you touch the Microphone icon or say Ok Google Goo gle listens as you speak and initiates the search or action you describe If Voice Search doesn t understand you it lists some suggestions Just touch the one you want If you ask Google a question by speaking the answer may be spoken back to you The answer can be a fact weather condi tion stock price flight status sports score Currency conversion mathematical calculation and more Spoken answers are turned on by default for Voice Search For examples and more details visit Voice Search ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 14 Voice Actions Voice Actions are supported only in English French German Spanish and Italian You can use Voice Actions to perform common tasks such as sending an email or opening an app After touching the U Microphone icon or saying Ok Google
24. le Ac count any existing contacts from that account are synced with your People app After that all your contacts stay in sync auto matically on your different devices or a Web browser If you use Exchange you can also sync that contact information with People All your People information is available from Gmail Google Talk ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 41 and other apps As you add contacts from different sources they re synced automatically across all the places you need them When you open the People app you can e View all contacts favorites or groups Choose from the top left of the screen e Read details Touch a name to see details for a contact or group e View recent activity When viewing a contact swipe to the right to see recent updates e Edit details While viewing a contact touch icons at the top of the screen or the n Menu icon to edit or share contact details delete a contact and so on You can also touch the star beside the contact s name to add that contact to your Favorites list e Change your settings While viewing the main list screen touch the menu to import or export contacts choose display options for the Groups and All tabs and add or edit accounts No matter where you are within People you can always get back to the main lists by touching the 0 People icon at the top of the screen For more information visit People help Hangouts amp SMS The Hangouts app lets y
25. lor touch the shutter 3 To see the image you just took swipe from right to left Keep swiping to see other images in your Gallery To change to a different mode touch the Mode icon Panorama To take a panoramic photo touch the blue shutter button slowly pan across the scene and touch the button again to stop Video To start recording a video touch the red shutter but ton Touch it again to stop ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 38 Photo Sphere To capture a 360 degree or wide angle shot pan or tilt until the circle in the center of the screen moves over a white dot and records that portion of the im age Keep moving over the dots until you re finished and then touch the shutter button to finish To change camera settings such as flash exposure and so on touch the circle to the right of the shutter NEXUS 5 TIP HDR on Nexus 5 automatically snaps a rap id burst of photos and combines them to give you the best possible single shot Daytime shots are vivid with clean shadows and nighttime shots are sharp with less noise To turn on HDR touch the circle to the right of the shut ter then HDR For more details visit Camera amp Gallery help Gallery The Gallery app gives you an easy way to browse pictures and videos you ve taken with Camera It also displays screenshots synced G or Picasa albums and auto backups from other devices Gallery To open Gallery from the e Camera
26. old the background To add an app icon to a Home screen 1 Go to the Home screen where you want to place the app 2 Touch the All Apps icon 3 Swipe from right to left if necessary to find the app you want 4 Touch amp hold the app until the Home screen appears slide it into place and lift your finger ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 5 NEXUS 5 TIPS The Home screens on Nexus 5 work differ ently from Home screens on the other Nexus devices e To change your wallpaper add a widget adjust Search settings or change screen order touch amp hold the back ground of any Home screen e You can have any number of Home screens to the right To add one swipe to the rightmost screen and drag an app or widget to the right edge e 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 add a widget to the Home screen on a Nexus 4 7 or 10 follow the same steps and keep swiping right through the All Apps screens to find the widget you want On Nexus 5 touch amp hold the background of any home screen to reveal the widgets control To move an app or widget to another position 1 Touch amp hold the icon 2 Slide your finger 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 finger ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME T
27. one number you can usually touch it to dial To place a call to one of your contacts 1 Touch the Phone icon on a Home or All Apps screen 2 To choose someone to call scroll or search If the keypad s in the way touch the Back button to lower it 3 To place a call touch the contact s name To view recent calls touch the 9 call log icon at the bottom of the screen To use the keypad touch keypad icon ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 35 TIP On Nexus 4 and Nexus 5 only Caller ID by Google identifies inbound and outbound numbers even for callers not saved as contacts in the People app For more details visit Use your phone Gmail Use the Gmail app to read and write email from any ey mobile device To open it touch the Gmail icon on a Home or All Apps screen Gmail But Gmail isn t just about email You can use your Gmail account to sign in to all Google apps and services including these and many more e Google Now for getting just the right information at just the right time e Calendar e People for keeping track of your contacts e Google Drive for working with documents While you re reading a message e Touch the icons and menu along the top of the screen to archive throw away label or perform other actions on that message e Swipe left or right to read the previous or next conversation Organize your conversations From the Inbox touch amp hold a conversation to select
28. ou send and receive instant messages and video calls including SMS messages To open it touch the Hangouts icon on a Home or All Apps screen Hangouts To start a Hangout or SMS message touch the Add icon at the top of the main Hangouts screen and start typing a name ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 42 email address or phone number Matching names and numbers from your contacts appear as you type What you do next depends on the type of Hangout you want to start e SMS message touch a phone number e Text hangout touch a name e Video call touch a name then touch the Video icon at the top of the screen To switch from one type of message to another or in the case of SMS to a different phone number touch the drop down menu at the top of the screen To adjust notification preferences and other settings touch Menu gt Settings For more details visit Hangouts help Calendar Use the Calendar app to view and edit your sched 3 ule To open it touch the Calendar icon on a Home or All Apps screen Calendar When you first set up your Android device you have a chance to configure it to use a Google Account such as Gmail The first time you open the Calendar app on your phone or tablet it displays any existing calendar events from that Google Account on the web As you edit events they re synced automatically across all the places you need them ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 43
29. r tablet you ll see a Welcome screen Choose the language you want and touch Start or the gt Start icon IMPORTANT To complete the setup process you must have a WI Fi or mobile Internet connection ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 1 When prompted you can sign in with your Google Account or create one at that time You can also choose to skip this step and create one later An email address that you use for any of the following counts as a Google Account e Gmail e YouTube e Google Apps e AdWords e 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 device If you have more than one Android device they are all kept in sync For example if you change a friend s phone number on your phone that change also appears on your tablet and on any com puters where you re logged into your Google Account If you have multiple Google Accounts you can add others later from Settings gt Accounts gt Add account Make yourself at home After you finish setting up your device the Home screen appears for the first time To move between Home screens swipe left or right e To use Google Now swipe up from the bottom of the screen or on some Google Play edition devices press and hold the Home button On Nexus 5 you can also swipe to the leftmost Home screen ANDROID QUICK S
30. rge scale or spread ing them apart to reduce it Alternatively in some apps you can double tap and then without lifting your finger drag up to reduce or down to enlarge the scale of the image Rotate the screen The orientation of most screens rotates with your device as you turn it To lock or unlock a tablet s vertical orientation swipe down from the top right of any screen and touch the Rotation icon in Quick Settings To do the same thing on a phone go to Settings gt Device gt Display L You can open your device s Settings app from the O All Apps screen or from Quick Settings Ar For example to change notification sounds vol Settings umes and more go to Settings gt Device gt Sound To change brightness font size and more go to Settings gt Device gt Display Help amp support M fo ost Nexus screens include a 5 Menu icon that you can touch r additional options usually including help for that screen On Google Play edition phones this menu may be available from a button below the main screen This book introduces just a few of the key features and apps that come with Android 4 4 For more details about Android software ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 8 and apps Nexus and Google Play edition devices available on Google Play and all forms of support visit support google com nexus support google com playedition Android version amp updates To check your
31. right corner of any screen On phones Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers To open the Settings app from Quick Settings touch the Set tings Icon L _ The Settings app controls the core Android set IO tings for networks hardware location security a atl language accounts and so on Settings You can also open the Settings app from All Apps To get more information about most Settings screens choose Help from the screen s menu These are the main types of system settings available Click the links to see related help articles e Wireless amp networks Wi Fi Bluetooth data usage Android Beam and related settings e Device Sound battery sleep and other display settings e Personal Location language and backup reset options e Personal gt Security Passwords and certificates app verifica tion screen lock and encryption e Accounts Sync and other account settings e System Date time accessibility and device information Some useful settings are also available from the Google Settings app ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE SETTINGS 46 Google Settings let you adjust adjust preferences for commonly used Google apps and services in one place including Google Location Search and the Android Device Manager Settings To open Google Settings touch its icon in All Apps From here you can also e Control how interest based Google ads are displayed in non Google app
32. rvices are currently available go to Settings gt System gt Printing MEMEO O Printing PRINT SERVICES HP Print Service Plugin On Cloud Print On 21 From here you can open each available service to turn It on or off check which printers it makes available add new printers and adjust the service s settings To print a document such as a webpage in Chrome 1 Touch Menu gt Print 2 Inthe dialog that appears adjust settings such as printer copies orientation and so on 3 Touch Print Chromecast Chromecast is a small device that plugs into the back of your TV It allows you to send videos and music straight from your phone or tablet to your TV Supported apps currently include e YouTube e Netflix e Google Play Movies amp TV e Google Play Music e Hulu Plus Make sure your phone or tablet is using the same Wi Fi network as your Chromecast and that Chromecast is selected as your TV s source input To display content from your phone or tablet on your TV 1 Open the video or music in one of the apps listed above 2 Touch the _ Cast button 3 Play the content as usual to stream it to your TV For more information see Cast from apps to your TV ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 22 File storage Android 4 4 makes it easy to store and browse through pictures videos and other files on your device and attach them to an email Hangout messsage and so on You can also use stor
33. s e View all the apps that have access to your Google Account in formation including the type of access granted to each app ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE SETTINGS 47 6 Accessibility To use the accessibility options open Settings gt System gt Accessibility To view detailed information about setting up these options visit Nexus Accessibility Options for people with visual impairments include the following e TalkBack is a pre installed screen reader from Google It uses spoken feedback to describe events such as notifications and the results of your actions such as opening an app Explore by Touch is a system feature that works with Talk Back allowing you to touch your device s screen and hear what s under your finger via spoken feedback This feature is helpful to people with no vision e Accessibility settings let you modify your device s display and sound options such as increasing the text size changing the speed at which text is spoken and more If you have low vision and don t plan to use Explore by Touch visit support google com nexus to see Help content formatted for sighted users You can make reading and navigating this ma terial easier by increasing the text size just open Chrome go to Menu gt Settings gt Accessibility and drag the slider to adjust the text size You can also try magnification gestures which allow you to ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ACCESSIBILITY 48 zoom in and out a
34. s well as temporarily magnify what s under your finger To try magnification gestures go to Settings gt Accessibility gt Magnification gestures ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ACCESSIBILITY 49
35. to see more cards touch More at the bottom of the screen When you don t need them any more swipe them out of the way ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 12 NEXUS 5 TIP To dismiss a card on Nexus 5 swipe from left to right Swiping from right to left returns you to the main Home screen Updates appear in the form of Google Now cards When you don t need a card any more swipe it out of the way That s all there is to it Google Now is always working for you as you go through your day If you want you can adjust the way certain cards get updated e Set reminders Touch the Reminders icon e Specify your sports teams stocks places and more Touch the J Customize icon Answer questions about an individual card Touch the Menu icon For more details visit Google Now For a complete list of cards available visit google com now Tell Google what to do You can speak to your phone or tablet to search get directions send messages and perform other common tasks To initiate a Voice Action or Voice Search from Google Now or a Home screen say Ok Google or touch the amp Microphone icon Note For devices other than Nexus 5 saying Ok Google works in Google Now but not on Home screens This feature is current ly available in English only ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 13 IMPORTANT To detect when you say Ok Google to launch Voice Search or Voice Actions Google analyzes sound pic
36. version number or get the latest system update for a Nexus or Google Play edition phone first go to Settings gt System gt About phone or About tablet Then look for these labels e 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 If you don t have a Nexus or Google Play edition phone or tablet and are running Android 4 4 on some other device some details of the system as described in this book may vary For comprehensive online help and support including details about Nexus and Google Play edition hardware running the soft ware described in this book and links to information about other Android devices visit support google com android ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 9 2 Essentials 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 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 home 1 10 to Home Heavy traffic on US 101 N A Navigate After you decide to start using Google Now you don t need to do anything else If you like you can fine tune some settings but Google Now doesn t need any elaborate setup Th
37. your purchases and rentals from Google servers while you re playing them they don t occupy storage space persistently Although you can pin download books movies and other content in your Google Play apps so you can access it offline Google Play content never appears in Downloads Android Device Manager If you lose your phone or tablet the Android Device Manager can help you find its approximate location make it ring lock it or erase its data These options are turned on by default To view or change them open the i Google Settings app and touch Android Device Manager ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 24 Then if you lose your device go to Android Device Manager and follow the instructions Screenshots To take a screenshot from Nexus or Google Play edition devices 1 Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the screen 2 Press the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously The screenshot is automatically saved in your Gallery TIP To easily share your screenshot via Gmail Google and more swipe down the notification shade and touch the lt Share icon below the preview of your screenshot ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 25 3 Use the keyboard Enter amp edit text Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text Here s what it looks like on a Nexus phone Touch a Touch amp hold suggestion to type this to type it character Search Sea Season qwertiyiou al ES CaS
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