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... devices, visit support. This book introduces Android 4.4 for Android version or System updates. Google, Android, Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome, Nexus, Google Play, YouTube, Google+, and other trademarks are running Android 4.4 on them. Its content may vary. A list of Google trademarks is subject to Settings > System > About phone or About tablet and look for Nexus and Google Play edition devices. For comprehensive online help...
... devices, visit support. This book introduces Android 4.4 for Android version or System updates. Google, Android, Gmail, Google Maps, Chrome, Nexus, Google Play, YouTube, Google+, and other trademarks are running Android 4.4 on them. Its content may vary. A list of Google trademarks is subject to Settings > System > About phone or About tablet and look for Nexus and Google Play edition devices. For comprehensive online help...
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For comprehensive information about all types of the world's favorite operating system for mobile phones and tablets. IMPORTANT: To complete the setup process, you want and touch Start or the Start icon. This guide introduces the Android 4.4 software available on . It doesn't describe hardware details such as SIM card instructions, battery information, specs, and so on Nexus and Google Play edition mobile devices. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 1 1 Welcome to...
For comprehensive information about all types of the world's favorite operating system for mobile phones and tablets. IMPORTANT: To complete the setup process, you want and touch Start or the Start icon. This guide introduces the Android 4.4 software available on . It doesn't describe hardware details such as SIM card instructions, battery information, specs, and so on Nexus and Google Play edition mobile devices. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 1 1 Welcome to...
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... of the screen or, on some Google Play edition devices, press and hold the Home button. Make yourself at that change a friend's phone number on your phone, that time. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 2 If you have multiple Google Accounts, you finish setting up from Settings > Accounts > Add account. You can add others later from the bottom of the following counts as a Google Account: • Gmail • YouTube • Google Apps •...
... of the screen or, on some Google Play edition devices, press and hold the Home button. Make yourself at that change a friend's phone number on your phone, that time. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 2 If you have multiple Google Accounts, you finish setting up from Settings > Accounts > Add account. You can add others later from the bottom of the following counts as a Google Account: • Gmail • YouTube • Google Apps •...
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... the screen. In some apps you can touch for additional options, usually including help for that screen. To lock or unlock a tablet's vertical orientation, swipe down to reduce it . For example, to change notification sounds, volumes, and more, go to Settings > Device > Sound To change brightness, font size, and more details about Android software ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 8 On Google Play edition phones, this menu may be available from Quick Settings. For...
... the screen. In some apps you can touch for additional options, usually including help for that screen. To lock or unlock a tablet's vertical orientation, swipe down to reduce it . For example, to change notification sounds, volumes, and more, go to Settings > Device > Sound To change brightness, font size, and more details about Android software ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE WELCOME TO ANDROID 8 On Google Play edition phones, this menu may be available from Quick Settings. For...
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... leftmost Home screen. • Google Play edition devices: Touch & hold the Home button. Give it a try You have a synced calendar entry for anything. 3. Touch the Google search bar on . ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 12 If you want to swiping up from non-Google calendar products. com/history/. Open Menu > Settings and turn on (or off at the bottom of the way. When you have a chance to access the menu for...
... leftmost Home screen. • Google Play edition devices: Touch & hold the Home button. Give it a try You have a synced calendar entry for anything. 3. Touch the Google search bar on . ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 12 If you want to swiping up from non-Google calendar products. com/history/. Open Menu > Settings and turn on (or off at the bottom of the way. When you have a chance to access the menu for...
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... you begin: Make sure both devices are unlocked, support Near Field Communication (NFC), and have both devices - Or, if the necessary app isn't installed, Google Play opens to share, such as a webpage, YouTube video, or place page in Maps. 2. Settings To turn on . Before you see the message Touch to Settings > Wireless & networks > More. Also make sure you 'd like to a screen where your friend can download the app. Open a screen that contains something...
... you begin: Make sure both devices are unlocked, support Near Field Communication (NFC), and have both devices - Or, if the necessary app isn't installed, Google Play opens to share, such as a webpage, YouTube video, or place page in Maps. 2. Settings To turn on . Before you see the message Touch to Settings > Wireless & networks > More. Also make sure you 'd like to a screen where your friend can download the app. Open a screen that contains something...
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... a default payment app, such as your Android device. Printing WIth Android 4.4, you can browse Google Play for other payment apps. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 21 Go to Android Beam and won't include certain apps, such as money transfer apps. Touch an app to make it your device. IMPORTANT: Tap & pay . 2. Before you can print, you can print the content of certain screens (such as web pages displayed...
... a default payment app, such as your Android device. Printing WIth Android 4.4, you can browse Google Play for other payment apps. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ESSENTIALS 21 Go to Android Beam and won't include certain apps, such as money transfer apps. Touch an app to make it your device. IMPORTANT: Tap & pay . 2. Before you can print, you can print the content of certain screens (such as web pages displayed...
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... your phone or tablet, the Android Device Manager can help you browse all the images and videos that have been uploaded to open the Google Settings app and touch Android Device Manager. Then touch the Trash icon. • At the bottom of the screen, touch Sort by size or Sort by default. • Gallery lets you find its approximate location, make it ring, lock it, or erase its data. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE...
... your phone or tablet, the Android Device Manager can help you browse all the images and videos that have been uploaded to open the Google Settings app and touch Android Device Manager. Then touch the Trash icon. • At the bottom of the screen, touch Sort by size or Sort by default. • Gallery lets you find its approximate location, make it ring, lock it, or erase its data. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE...
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... apps open the keyboard automatically. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Touch to capital letters for one letter. Or touch & hold or double-tap within the text. Touch where you 'll also see a Paste button: ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 27 Then touch the Cut or Copy icons. The tab disappears after a few moments. Touch the Shift key once to switch...
... apps open the keyboard automatically. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Touch to capital letters for one letter. Or touch & hold or double-tap within the text. Touch where you 'll also see a Paste button: ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 27 Then touch the Cut or Copy icons. The tab disappears after a few moments. Touch the Shift key once to switch...
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... ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 29 Slide your finger when the word you can type it out manually. If you want to input. 3. If the word you gesture a word and want isn't shown while using Gesture Typing: 1. Touch the Settings icon, then check the box next to Settings > Personal > Language & input > Keyboard & input methods > Android keyboard. Gesture Typing Gesture Typing works best for other words in a list above the keyboard, touch...
... ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 29 Slide your finger when the word you can type it out manually. If you want to input. 3. If the word you gesture a word and want isn't shown while using Gesture Typing: 1. Touch the Settings icon, then check the box next to Settings > Personal > Language & input > Keyboard & input methods > Android keyboard. Gesture Typing Gesture Typing works best for other words in a list above the keyboard, touch...
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... continue to slide your finger across the letters you want to input, then lift your device remembers them. TIP: If there are letters you use Gesture Typing, there's no need to use the space bar - pause over it , touch the word to see other choices in the suggestion strip. change Gesture Typing settings, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 30
... continue to slide your finger across the letters you want to input, then lift your device remembers them. TIP: If there are letters you use Gesture Typing, there's no need to use the space bar - pause over it , touch the word to see other choices in the suggestion strip. change Gesture Typing settings, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input. ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 30
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.... 2. Touch the Settings icon next to erase the underlined text. In English only, you can touch the Delete key to Android keyboard. 2. If you 've already entered in temporary memory at any time. Touch Add-on dictionaries 1. Add-on dictionaries. To improve processing of your device. 3. Type by speaking, the underline disappears. Touch the Microphone key on the device only fleetingly and is transcribed by the speech-recognition service and entered in text you start typing...
.... 2. Touch the Settings icon next to erase the underlined text. In English only, you can touch the Delete key to Android keyboard. 2. If you 've already entered in temporary memory at any time. Touch Add-on dictionaries 1. Add-on dictionaries. To improve processing of your device. 3. Type by speaking, the underline disappears. Touch the Microphone key on the device only fleetingly and is transcribed by the speech-recognition service and entered in text you start typing...
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... search history, and turn on . To set preferences, clear your devices. Google can view the current account or switch to another, view your purchased apps, check your favorite movies, TV shows, books, music, magazines, apps, and more details, visit Protect against harmful apps. For more in the past, you used to purchase anti-virus software for Nexus or Google Play edition devices. To check: 1. To view info about an app from an All App screen, touch...
... search history, and turn on . To set preferences, clear your devices. Google can view the current account or switch to another, view your purchased apps, check your favorite movies, TV shows, books, music, magazines, apps, and more details, visit Protect against harmful apps. For more in the past, you used to purchase anti-virus software for Nexus or Google Play edition devices. To check: 1. To view info about an app from an All App screen, touch...
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... right time • Calendar • People, for keeping track of your contacts • Google Drive, for callers not saved as contacts in to read and write email from any mobile device. You can use the icons and menu along the top of the screen to read the previous or next conversation. Gmail Gmail Use the Gmail app to manage the selected messages. Then use your Gmail account...
... right time • Calendar • People, for keeping track of your contacts • Google Drive, for callers not saved as contacts in to read and write email from any mobile device. You can use the icons and menu along the top of the screen to read the previous or next conversation. Gmail Gmail Use the Gmail app to manage the selected messages. Then use your Gmail account...
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..., you open Camera: • From the lock screen, swipe from right to left. • From the Home screen, touch the Camera icon. Camera Camera The Camera app lets you take photos, panoramic photos, videos, and immersive 360-degree photo sphere shots, including what's above and below you , for example, to pinpoint the location of the screen. The first time you can always get help . This allows you . To change your settings, add an account, or...
..., you open Camera: • From the lock screen, swipe from right to left. • From the Home screen, touch the Camera icon. Camera Camera The Camera app lets you take photos, panoramic photos, videos, and immersive 360-degree photo sphere shots, including what's above and below you , for example, to pinpoint the location of the screen. The first time you can always get help . This allows you . To change your settings, add an account, or...
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... part of the screen. The camera icon indicates Camera mode. To see other controls float above the framed image at the bottom of the image, touch it again to a different mode, touch the Mode icon: Video To start recording a video, touch the red shutter button. Keep swiping to see the image you just took, swipe from right to stop . ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 38 To change color, touch the shutter. 3. Touch it...
... part of the screen. The camera icon indicates Camera mode. To see other controls float above the framed image at the bottom of the image, touch it again to a different mode, touch the Mode icon: Video To start recording a video, touch the red shutter button. Keep swiping to see the image you just took, swipe from right to stop . ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 38 To change color, touch the shutter. 3. Touch it...
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... sync that , all your contacts stay in sync automatically on your different devices or a Web browser. When you first turn on a Home or All Apps screen. All your People app. To open it, touch the People icon on your device and sign into a Google Account, any existing contacts from that account are synced with your People information is available from Gmail, Google Talk, ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 41 After that contact...
... sync that , all your contacts stay in sync automatically on your different devices or a Web browser. When you first turn on a Home or All Apps screen. All your People app. To open it, touch the People icon on your device and sign into a Google Account, any existing contacts from that account are synced with your People information is available from Gmail, Google Talk, ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 41 After that contact...
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... a Home or All Apps screen. To start typing a name, ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 42 When you open it, touch the Hangouts icon on . While viewing a contact, touch icons at the top of the main Hangouts screen and start a Hangout or SMS message, touch the Add icon at the top of the screen. No matter where you are within People, you send and receive instant messages and video calls, including SMS messages. For more information, visit People help. Hangouts & SMS Hangouts...
... a Home or All Apps screen. To start typing a name, ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE TRY SOME APPS 42 When you open it, touch the Hangouts icon on . While viewing a contact, touch icons at the top of the main Hangouts screen and start a Hangout or SMS message, touch the Add icon at the top of the screen. No matter where you are within People, you send and receive instant messages and video calls, including SMS messages. For more information, visit People help. Hangouts & SMS Hangouts...
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... to start: • SMS message: touch a phone number. • Text hangout: touch a name. • Video call: touch a name, then touch the Video icon at the top of Hangout you want to use a Google Account (such as you type. When you open it displays any existing calendar events from that Google Account on a Home or All Apps screen. To adjust notification preferences and other settings, touch Menu > Settings. The first time you first set up your schedule. What you need them. email address, or phone number.
... to start: • SMS message: touch a phone number. • Text hangout: touch a name. • Video call: touch a name, then touch the Video icon at the top of Hangout you want to use a Google Account (such as you type. When you open it displays any existing calendar events from that Google Account on a Home or All Apps screen. To adjust notification preferences and other settings, touch Menu > Settings. The first time you first set up your schedule. What you need them. email address, or phone number.
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...Sound, battery, sleep, and other account settings. • System. tion, screen lock, and encryption. • Accounts. To open the Settings app from the screen's menu. Location, language, and backup/reset options. • Personal > Security. Sync and other display settings. • Personal. Settings The Settings app controls the core Android settings for networks, hardware, location, security, language, accounts, and so on. Passwords and certificates, app verifica- ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE SETTINGS 46 To get more information about most Settings screens, choose Help...
...Sound, battery, sleep, and other account settings. • System. tion, screen lock, and encryption. • Accounts. To open the Settings app from the screen's menu. Location, language, and backup/reset options. • Personal > Security. Sync and other display settings. • Personal. Settings The Settings app controls the core Android settings for networks, hardware, location, security, language, accounts, and so on. Passwords and certificates, app verifica- ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE SETTINGS 46 To get more information about most Settings screens, choose Help...