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T-Mobile G1
User Guide
Android™ mobile technology platform R1.0
Document Rev 08 - September 8, 2008
Copyright 2008 © Google, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Contents Check that you’ve received everything. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Phone controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Status light indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 SD card slo
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Create Home screen shortcuts and widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Remove items from the Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Move objects on the Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Create and delete folders on the Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Custom
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Conversation labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Read email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Compose email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Search for messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Browser settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Browser shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Google Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 About Google Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Go to today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 View multiple calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Calendar settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Calendar shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Getting started with YouTube. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Watch videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Search for videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Check that you’ve received everything These are the items that you should find inside your box: . USB Sync Cable AC Adapter T-Mobile G1 Battery Pouch Terms & Tips & Tricks Start Guide Conditions Wired Stereo Headset Tips & Tricks Start Guide Terms & Conditions T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 8 September 8, 2008
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Phone controls Control buttons Volume buttons Menu Camera capture Call End call / Power Home Back Trackball Use the control buttons on your phone to do the following: Home button • Press HOME to return to the Home screen from anywhere on your phone. • Press & hold HOME to bring up the recent applications window. Menu button • Press MENU to open a list of actions you can take on the current screen. • Press MENU once to open the list of actions, then press & hold MENU again to see the menu short
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Call button • Press CALL to do one of the following, depending on the context: - Open the log of recent calls. - Call contact (when a contact/contact number is highlighted). - Add another call (while in a call). - Display call in progress on the screen (if you had navigated to another application during the call). - Call number (when a phone number is highlighted, e.g., in Browser). • Press & hold CALL to open the voice dialer. End call button • When on a call, press END CALL to hang up. • Whe
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Status light indicators There is an LED light in the speaker that provides a status or activity indication. Status light • Solid green - Battery is fully charged (while connected to power adapter). • Solid red - Battery is charging. • Flashing red - Battery is low. Connect to charger! • Flashing green - You have a pending notification. The indicators are listed in order of priority. This means, for example, that if your phone is connected to a power adapter, the LED will be solid red and not sw
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3 Pull the SD card cover open by pulling the small bump on the inside, left edge so that it rotates open to reveal the SD card slot. SD card slot cover (represented in green) Small bump 4 Once the slot is revealed, you can insert or remove the SD card: • To insert an SD card, push the card into the slot, copper contacts facing down and with the notched edge facing right. Push the card in gently until you feel it “snap” into place. SD card slot Notched edge faces right Copper contacts face dow
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To remove your SIM card, remove the battery cover and battery as instructed above, then push the SIM card to the right, free of the brackets, and lift out. Battery charging 1 Connect the AC adapter plug to an electrical outlet and connect the other end to the USB port at the bottom of the phone. To fully charge when the phone is discharged, keep connected for at least three hours. 2 To power on your phone, press & hold the END CALL button. (Later, should you want to power off, press & hold t
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SHIFT key There are two SHIFT keys on your phone; one on the far left and the other on the far right of the lower row of keys. Press the SHIFT key while typing a letter to type the letter's capital. On number or symbol keys, pressing the SHIFT key causes the special character to appear. • Lock the SHIFT key to type a series of characters by pressing SHIFT twice. The cursor shape changes while the key is locked: . • Unlock the SHIFT key by pressing it once again. @ key When you type an email a
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Touch screen & trackball Selection To select an item or button on the screen, you can either: •Roll the TRACKBALL to highlight the item, then click the TRACKBALL to select the item; or • Touch the item directly with your fingertip. You will know when an item on the screen is selected when its color changes, usually to yellow or orange. Tip: To hear a sound when an item is selected, select the Audible selection check box in Home > Settings > Sound & display. Context menus To open the context m
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Zoom in or out Zoom in on a picture when viewed full-screen, Web page, or map: 1 Touch the screen to open the zoom-in and zoom-out controls . 2 Touch the + control to zoom in. With each touch you zoom in closer. Zoom out on a picture (when viewed full-screen), Web page, or map: 1 Touch the screen to open the zoom-in and zoom-out controls . 2 Touch the – control to zoom out. With each touch you zoom out further. Scale & scroll To navigate quickly to a section of a large Web page, use the “sc
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Navigate in lists When viewing a list that scrolls off the screen or menu, you can navigate using keyboard shortcuts: Page down Press SPACEBAR Page up Press SHIFT + SPACEBAR Jump to end of list Press ALT + TRACKBALL roll DOWN Jump to top of list Press ALT + TRACKBALL roll UP Silent mode To silence your phone quickly, press & hold END CALL (two seconds). The Phone options menu opens. Select Silent mode. Other ways to silence your phone: •Press & hold the – volume button to zero volume. •Press
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Screen lock While not on a call, to lock your control buttons and screen from accidental touch activation, press the END CALL button. To unlock your screen, press MENU. You can increase the security of your phone by setting a screen unlock pattern. Once set, in order to unlock your screen, you’ll have to draw the correct unlock pattern. You can set your screen unlock pattern as follows: 1 Press HOME, then press MENU and select Settings. 2 Select Security & location, then scroll down to the Sc
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Application “quick launch” You can set keyboard shortcuts that open individual applications when used together with the SEARCH key (located between the ALT and @ keys on your keyboard). For example, if the shortcut to the Browser application is “b”, then from anywhere on the phone, you could press SEARCH + b to jump to the Browser application. You can customize the shortcut keys from the Quick launch settings screen: 1 Press HOME, then press MENU and select Settings. 2 Select Applications, th
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Making phone calls To dial a number, press the CALL button. To call using the voice dialer, press & hold CALL. To answer an incoming call, press CALL. To end a call, press END CALL. While in a call, press MENU to reveal the in-call options: Dial pad Displays the on-screen dial pad so you can respond to in-call menu prompts. Add call Puts current call on hold and displays the on-screen dial pad so you can dial another number. Speaker Turns on the speakerphone. Mute Mutes your side of the conver
