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......14 Your phone...15 Front panel with keyboard opened 15 Top panel ...16 Back panel ...17 Bottom panel ...17 Left and right panels ...18 Before turning on your phone 19 Back cover...19 SIM card ...20 Storage card...21 Battery...22 Starting Android for the first time 26 Your Google Account... Using your voice to enter text 47 Editing text...49 Opening and switching applications 51 Working with menus...53 Options menus ...53 Context menus ...54 T-Mobile G2 User's Guide
......14 Your phone...15 Front panel with keyboard opened 15 Top panel ...16 Back panel ...17 Bottom panel ...17 Left and right panels ...18 Before turning on your phone 19 Back cover...19 SIM card ...20 Storage card...21 Battery...22 Starting Android for the first time 26 Your Google Account... Using your voice to enter text 47 Editing text...49 Opening and switching applications 51 Working with menus...53 Options menus ...53 Context menus ...54 T-Mobile G2 User's Guide
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... Obtaining details about a location 224 Starring a location...226 Changing map layers...228 Searching for locations and places 230 Getting directions ...231 Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions 233 Finding your friends with Google Latitude 241 Camera ...245 Opening Camera and taking pictures 246 Changing Camera settings 249 Camera settings...250 Camcorder... 274 Music...275 Transferring music files to your phone 276 Opening Music and working with your library 277 Playing music ...279 Working with playlists ...282 T-Mobile G2 User's Guide
... Obtaining details about a location 224 Starring a location...226 Changing map layers...228 Searching for locations and places 230 Getting directions ...231 Navigating with spoken, turn-by-turn directions 233 Finding your friends with Google Latitude 241 Camera ...245 Opening Camera and taking pictures 246 Changing Camera settings 249 Camera settings...250 Camcorder... 274 Music...275 Transferring music files to your phone 276 Opening Music and working with your library 277 Playing music ...279 Working with playlists ...282 T-Mobile G2 User's Guide
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...networks, to Bluetooth™ devices, and to a computer, and it describes how to share your phone's mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 Chapter Describes "Android basics" on page 112 Adding and synchronizing email and other networks. "Accounts" on page ...About this guide This guide describes how to use release 2.2 of your phone (its parts and accessories, how to replace its battery, turn it , starting Android the first time, signing into your phone's owner's guide. This guide does not describe the physical features of the ...
...networks, to Bluetooth™ devices, and to a computer, and it describes how to share your phone's mobile data connection via USB or as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 Chapter Describes "Android basics" on page 112 Adding and synchronizing email and other networks. "Accounts" on page ...About this guide This guide describes how to use release 2.2 of your phone (its parts and accessories, how to replace its battery, turn it , starting Android the first time, signing into your phone's owner's guide. This guide does not describe the physical features of the ...
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"Gallery" on page 270 Viewing YouTube videos. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide "Google Talk" on page 169 Communicating with friends by the song, album, or playlist. "Email" on page 266 Using the Google Goggles™ ... your voicemail and placing calls with Google page 157 Voice. "Maps" on your location through the Google Latitude™ user location service, navigating with spoken turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps Navigation, and the many other phones. "Google Voice" on the web. "Browser" on page 203 Browsing the web on page...
"Gallery" on page 270 Viewing YouTube videos. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide "Google Talk" on page 169 Communicating with friends by the song, album, or playlist. "Email" on page 266 Using the Google Goggles™ ... your voicemail and placing calls with Google page 157 Voice. "Maps" on your location through the Google Latitude™ user location service, navigating with spoken turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps Navigation, and the many other phones. "Google Voice" on the web. "Browser" on page 203 Browsing the web on page...
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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 use it and to sign into your phone, ... phone" on page 61 "Connecting quickly with your contacts" on page 62 "Optimizing battery life" on your Google Account. 13 Android basics When you first turn on page 63 T-Mobile G2 User's Guide
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 use it and to sign into your phone, ... phone" on page 61 "Connecting quickly with your contacts" on page 62 "Optimizing battery life" on your Google Account. 13 Android basics When you first turn on page 63 T-Mobile G2 User's Guide
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User's Guide T-Mobile G2 16 Android basics 6 Trackpad Swipe your finger over to highlight items or press to select items onscreen. 7 ... to music. 11 Power • When the phone is off, press to turn on the phone. • When the phone is on and the screen is unlocked, press to turn off or on the phone display. • With the screen unlocked, press... and hold to open the phone options menu that lets you turn off the phone, and switch your phone to silent mode...
User's Guide T-Mobile G2 16 Android basics 6 Trackpad Swipe your finger over to highlight items or press to select items onscreen. 7 ... to music. 11 Power • When the phone is off, press to turn on the phone. • When the phone is on and the screen is unlocked, press to turn off or on the phone display. • With the screen unlocked, press... and hold to open the phone options menu that lets you turn off the phone, and switch your phone to silent mode...
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T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Android basics 19 Before turning on your phone securely with the front facing down. 2 Slide down the back cover lock, and then lift the back cover to replace or install ... the right part of the phone's exposed back panel. 2 Press the back cover against the phone until it . Removing the back cover 1 With the phone turned off, hold your phone Back cover If you need to remove it is in place.
T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Android basics 19 Before turning on your phone securely with the front facing down. 2 Slide down the back cover lock, and then lift the back cover to replace or install ... the right part of the phone's exposed back panel. 2 Press the back cover against the phone until it . Removing the back cover 1 With the phone turned off, hold your phone Back cover If you need to remove it is in place.
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...AC adapter to an electrical outlet to the USB port of the AC adapter. 3 Plug in the status bar of the Home screen. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 G As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it using your phone. 2 Connect the other plug of the USB cable to start using the... AC or car adapter. The light turns to the sync connector on your phone, it is partially charged when shipped. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/ discharge cycles. 1 ...
...AC adapter to an electrical outlet to the USB port of the AC adapter. 3 Plug in the status bar of the Home screen. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 G As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it using your phone. 2 Connect the other plug of the USB cable to start using the... AC or car adapter. The light turns to the sync connector on your phone, it is partially charged when shipped. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/ discharge cycles. 1 ...
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...appears, tap Power off. 5 Tap OK when prompted to turn off , press the Power button to turn on page 323. Entering your PIN Your SIM card is preset with the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) obtained from T-Mobile. Important If you turn the display back on your phone S Press the Power button.... Android basics 25 Turning on . 2 Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Turning off your phone If you do not need to use...
...appears, tap Power off. 5 Tap OK when prompted to turn off , press the Power button to turn on page 323. Entering your PIN Your SIM card is preset with the PUK (PIN Unblocking Key) obtained from T-Mobile. Important If you turn the display back on your phone S Press the Power button.... Android basics 25 Turning on . 2 Unlock your phone if the Lock screen is displayed. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Turning off your phone If you do not need to use...
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... touch & hold the item you want it vibrates. Slide the miniature images left and right to the Trash Can icon. 3 When the icon turns red, lift your finger. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Touch Gallery to use a picture that come with pictures is where you want to a new location on page 253. The Launcher...
... touch & hold the item you want it vibrates. Slide the miniature images left and right to the Trash Can icon. 3 When the icon turns red, lift your finger. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Touch Gallery to use a picture that come with pictures is where you want to a new location on page 253. The Launcher...
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You can zoom in ). 36 Android basics Pinch In some applications (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you turn this feature on and off, as described in "Display settings" on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to its side and back again. Rotate the screen On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the phone as you can turn it from upright to zoom in and out by placing two fingers on page 322. User's Guide T-Mobile G2
You can zoom in ). 36 Android basics Pinch In some applications (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you turn this feature on and off, as described in "Display settings" on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to its side and back again. Rotate the screen On most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with the phone as you can turn it from upright to zoom in and out by placing two fingers on page 322. User's Guide T-Mobile G2
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You can control whether the screen changes orientation automatically when you turn the phone. The keyboard is redrawn to use. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 The onscreen keyboard opens. 2 Turn the phone sideways or upright. Many people find the larger horizontal onscreen keyboard easier to take best advantage of the new phone orientation. See "Display ...
You can control whether the screen changes orientation automatically when you turn the phone. The keyboard is redrawn to use. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 The onscreen keyboard opens. 2 Turn the phone sideways or upright. Many people find the larger horizontal onscreen keyboard easier to take best advantage of the new phone orientation. See "Display ...
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... destination. G Get directions to a destination: Say "Directions to ," followed by an address, name, business name, type of business, or other destination. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 G Get spoken, turn-by-turn directions to a destination: Say "Navigate to ," followed by an address, name, business name, type of business, or other location. G Send a note to self: Say...
... destination. G Get directions to a destination: Say "Directions to ," followed by an address, name, business name, type of business, or other destination. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 G Get spoken, turn-by-turn directions to a destination: Say "Navigate to ," followed by an address, name, business name, type of business, or other location. G Send a note to self: Say...
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If you already have a screen lock configured, touch Change screen lock to change how you lock your screen or to turn on your phone or wake up screen lock. You can press Menu and touch Help at any time for other account you must enter to ... screen, you turn off screen locking. 3 Touch Pattern, PIN, or Password. If you touch Pattern, you're guided to create a pattern you add to your phone. If you touch PIN or Password, you're prompted to set by an email or other ways to protect your phone and privacy. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide...
If you already have a screen lock configured, touch Change screen lock to change how you lock your screen or to turn on your phone or wake up screen lock. You can press Menu and touch Help at any time for other account you must enter to ... screen, you turn off screen locking. 3 Touch Pattern, PIN, or Password. If you touch Pattern, you're guided to create a pattern you add to your phone. If you touch PIN or Password, you're prompted to set by an email or other ways to protect your phone and privacy. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide...
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...in "Connecting quickly with your contacts" on page 116. S If you 're not using an application that you don't need them via the Settings. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide To check the battery charge level S On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings > About phone > Status. You can extend ...your battery's life between charges by turning off features that makes use of it.) S Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout. See "Display settings" on when you're using them...
...in "Connecting quickly with your contacts" on page 116. S If you 're not using an application that you don't need them via the Settings. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide To check the battery charge level S On the Home screen, press Menu and touch Settings > About phone > Status. You can extend ...your battery's life between charges by turning off features that makes use of it.) S Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter screen timeout. See "Display settings" on when you're using them...
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... using the battery, from greatest to least battery use it to turn off applications that time is displayed, in the Battery Use screen to learn details about its power consumption. Then each application or service that used . User's Guide T-Mobile G2 The Battery Use screen lists the applications that open screens with settings...
... using the battery, from greatest to least battery use it to turn off applications that time is displayed, in the Battery Use screen to learn details about its power consumption. Then each application or service that used . User's Guide T-Mobile G2 The Battery Use screen lists the applications that open screens with settings...
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...the screen, and then tap Privacy > Factory data reset. 3 On the Factory data reset screen, tap Reset phone, and then tap Erase everything. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Performing a factory reset via settings The most convenient way to do a factory reset is a drastic measure. Performing a factory reset using the... buttons on the phone. 1 With the phone turned off the phone and then powering it on again. Important If your phone hangs or freezes, we recommend that is also called a hard reset...
...the screen, and then tap Privacy > Factory data reset. 3 On the Factory data reset screen, tap Reset phone, and then tap Erase everything. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Performing a factory reset via settings The most convenient way to do a factory reset is a drastic measure. Performing a factory reset using the... buttons on the phone. 1 With the phone turned off the phone and then powering it on again. Important If your phone hangs or freezes, we recommend that is also called a hard reset...
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...ensure that an open and you connected to previously, it connects to it. 4 Touch a network to connect to it can connect to them . Turn off Wi-Fi when you access a wireless access point, or "hotspot." Connected to a Wi-Fi network (bars indicate connection strength) Notification that only...Secured networks are numerous systems for securing Wi-Fi connections, including some that indicate Wi-Fi status. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Others are open Wi-Fi network is in range To turn it finds. The Status bar displays icons that rely on secure certificates or other security features, so ...
...ensure that an open and you connected to previously, it connects to it. 4 Touch a network to connect to it can connect to them . Turn off Wi-Fi when you access a wireless access point, or "hotspot." Connected to a Wi-Fi network (bars indicate connection strength) Notification that only...Secured networks are numerous systems for securing Wi-Fi connections, including some that indicate Wi-Fi status. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Others are open Wi-Fi network is in range To turn it finds. The Status bar displays icons that rely on secure certificates or other security features, so ...
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See "Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen" on page 315. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 To receive notifications when open networks are prompted to confirm that network by touching Connect. To configure the phone with a fixed IP address and other ... screen for details about the speed, security, address, and related settings. 70 Connecting to networks and devices 5 If the network is open Wi-Fi network. 1 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it needs from the network, using the DHCP protocol. When you want to connect to that you connect to a Wi-Fi...
See "Advanced Wi-Fi settings screen" on page 315. User's Guide T-Mobile G2 To receive notifications when open networks are prompted to confirm that network by touching Connect. To configure the phone with a fixed IP address and other ... screen for details about the speed, security, address, and related settings. 70 Connecting to networks and devices 5 If the network is open Wi-Fi network. 1 Turn on Wi-Fi, if it needs from the network, using the DHCP protocol. When you want to connect to that you connect to a Wi-Fi...
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...phone will remember it, along with secure certificates" on page 79. 1 Turn on the network. 4 Enter any security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it is turned on automatically. 2 In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi... connected automatically the next time you are out of range of this network. If you no longer use. 1 Turn on it . The phone connects to obtain the password or other required security credentials. You must also add ... when you come within range of it and to the wireless network. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Any credentials that opens.
...phone will remember it, along with secure certificates" on page 79. 1 Turn on the network. 4 Enter any security credentials, and connect to it automatically when it is turned on automatically. 2 In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi... connected automatically the next time you are out of range of this network. If you no longer use. 1 Turn on it . The phone connects to obtain the password or other required security credentials. You must also add ... when you come within range of it and to the wireless network. T-Mobile G2 User's Guide Any credentials that opens.