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T-Mobile G2
User’s Guide
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2 Trademarks and copyrights Copyright © 2010 T-Mobile. All Rights Reserved. T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG. Copyright © 2010 Google Inc. Used with permission. Google, the stylized Google logo, Android, the stylized Android logo, Android Market, the stylized Android Market logo, Gmail, Google Apps, Google Calendar, Google Checkout, Google Earth, Google Goggles, Google Latitude, Google Maps, Google Talk, Google Voice, Picasa, SafeSearch, and YouTube are tra
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3 Contents About this guide ...........................................................................................10 Android basics...............................................................................................13 Inside the box............................................................................................................................14 Your phone...................................................................................................................
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4 Searching your phone and the web...............................................................................55 Searching and doing things by voice............................................................................59 Locking your phone...............................................................................................................61 Connecting quickly with your contacts .......................................................................62 Optimizing battery life...
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5 Gmail .................................................................................................................119 Gmail is different......................................................................................................................120 Opening Gmail and your Inbox ........................................................................................121 Reading your messages.............................................................................................
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6 Changing Google Voice settings.....................................................................................167 General Settings ................................................................................................................167 Sync and notifications settings..................................................................................168 Google Talk.....................................................................................................169 Signing in an
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7 Changing Browser settings................................................................................................217 Page content settings.....................................................................................................217 Privacy settings..................................................................................................................218 Security settings................................................................................................
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8 News & Weather...........................................................................................284 Checking the news and weather .....................................................................................285 Changing News & Weather settings..............................................................................288 Weather settings...............................................................................................................288 News settings............
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9 Applications settings.............................................................................................................325 Applications settings screen .......................................................................................325 Application Info screen..................................................................................................326 Development screen ....................................................................................................
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10 About this guide This guide describes how to use release 2.2 of the Android™ mobile technology platform. This guide does not describe the physical features of your phone (its parts and accessories, how to replace its battery, turn it on , and so on) or its specifications; for that information, refer to your phone’s owner’s guide. Chapter Describes “Android basics” on Getting to know the phone and the accessories that page 13 come with it, starting Android the first time, signing into yo
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About this guide 11 Chapter Describes “Calendar” on Viewing and creating events on your calendar and syn- page 143 chronizing them with the Google Calendar™ calendaring service on the web. “Google Voice” on Checking your voicemail and placing calls with Google page 157 Voice. “Google Talk” on Communicating with friends by using the Google Talk™ page 169 instant messaging service. “Email” on page 179 Configuring your phone so you can send and receive email via a conventional email service. “M
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12 About this guide Chapter Describes “News & Weather” Checking the news and weather on your Home screen on page 284 or in detail. “Clock” on Checking the time and setting alarms. page 290 “Calculator” on Calculating the solutions to math problems. page 299 “Market” on Finding new applications on Android Market™ down- page 301 loadable applications service, purchasing paid applica- tions with Google Checkout™ payment and billing service, and installing them. “Settings” on Opening the Settings
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13 Android basics When you first turn on your phone, you have the opportunity to learn more about it and to sign into your Google Account. Then it’s a good idea to become familiar with the basics of your phone and how to use it—the Home screen, the touchscreen and buttons, applications, search, and so on. In this section “Inside the box” on page 14 “Your phone” on page 15 “Before turning on your phone” on page 19 “Starting Android for the first time” on page 26 “Getting to know the Home scr
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14 Android basics Inside the box You will find the following inside the box: G T-Mobile G2™ Phone G USB cable G AC adapter G 3.5mm stereo headset G Battery G microSD card G Quick start guide G Terms & Conditions User’s Guide T-Mobile G2
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Android basics 15 Your phone Front panel with keyboard opened 8 1 7 9 2 6 3 5 4 1 Hardware QWERTY See "Using the hardware QWERTY" to learn how to use the hardware QWERTY keyboard. 2 Menu Press to open a list of actions that you can do on the current screen. 3 Home � While on any application or screen, press to return to the Home screen. � Press and hold to open the recently-used applications window. 4 Search Press to do a search. 5 Back Press to go back to the previous screen, close a dialog b
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16 Android basics 6 Trackpad Swipe your finger over to highlight items or press to select items onscreen. 7 Notification LED This LED shows a: � Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. � Flashing green light when you have a pending notification. � Solid red light when the battery is being charged. � Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low. 8 Earpiece Listen to a phone call here. 9 Touch screen Top p
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Android basics 17 Back panel 12 13 14 15 12 5.0 megapixel camera 13 Speaker 14 LED flashlight 15 Back cover Bottom panel 16 16 Microphone T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide
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18 Android basics Left and right panels 17 18 20 21 19 17 Volume Up � While on a call, press to increase earpiece volume. � While not on a call, press to increase the ringer volume. � While watching videos, press to increase the volume. 18 Volume Down � While on a call, press to decrease earpiece volume. � While not on a call, press to decrease the ringer volume. � While watching videos, press to decrease the volume. 19 USB connector � Connect the power adapter to charge the battery. � Connect t
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Android basics 19 Before turning on your phone Back cover If you need to replace or install the battery, SIM card, or storage card, you must remove the back cover. Removing the back cover 1 With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down. 2 Slide down the back cover lock, and then lift the back cover to remove it. Back cover lock Replacing the back cover 1 Insert and secure the tabs of the right part of the back cover into the two openings located at the right
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20 Android basics SIM card The SIM card contains your phone number and phonebook/message memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards. Inserting the SIM card 1 Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover." 2 If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to "Removing the battery." 3 Locate the SIM card slot at the top of the battery compartment. 4 Insert the SIM card into the slot with its cut-off corner first and its gold contacts facing down, and then push it
