Google Android 3.0, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide Android 3 0 User s Guide February 23 2011 AUG 3 0 100 Android mobile technology platform 3 0...

Page 2: ...arket the stylized Android Market logo Gmail Google Apps Google Calendar Google Checkout Google Earth Google Latitude Google Maps Google Talk Picasa SafeSearch and YouTube are trademarks of Google Inc...

Page 3: ...aging notifications 24 Status Details and Quick Settings 26 Securing your tablet 29 Customizing Home screens 31 Working with widgets 34 Optimizing battery life 35 Working with apps 37 Opening and swit...

Page 4: ...ngs 120 Wireless networks settings 121 Wireless Network settings screen 121 Wi Fi settings screen 121 Advanced Wi Fi settings screen 122 Bluetooth settings screen 122 Tethering portable hotspot settin...

Page 5: ...hscreen and other Android fundamentals Working with apps on page 37 Starting and switching apps and how to learn more about your apps and how they use your tablet s resources Entering and editing text...

Page 6: ...on page 93 Adding and synchronizing email and other accounts including Google Accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync accounts Android apps on page 101 An overview of the diverse Google apps includ...

Page 7: ...ata service to sign into your Google Account and to decide how you want to use some Google services In this section Welcome to Android on page 8 Activating your mobile data service on page 9 Setting y...

Page 8: ...ter setting it up as described in your tablet s owner s guide you re welcomed to Android and invited to pick a language to work in and to start setting up and using your tablet S Touch English if you...

Page 9: ...rompts you to connect to a Wi Fi network instead see Connecting to Wi Fi networks on page 58 Then you can use that mobile data network Internet connection to sign into your Google Account and finish s...

Page 10: ...e location by GPS much faster it can also provide your location to apps when GPS isn t available When you use Google s location service Google collects data about your location and local networks with...

Page 11: ...a Google Account in the past and you want to restore those settings to your tablet you must sign into that account now during setup If you sign in after setup you can t restore your settings If you do...

Page 12: ...time you start an app that requires one such as Gmail or Android Market Resetting your Google Account password If you have a Google Account but forget your password you must reset it before you can si...

Page 13: ...used the backup service with the Google Account you just used to sign in you can also choose to restore your settings from your Google Account to your tablet now Important If you want to restore your...

Page 14: ...ndroid User s Guide Some third party apps also make use of the backup service so if you reinstall one its settings and data are restored You can change your backup settings after you finishing setting...

Page 15: ...t connected to a mobile network you re prompted to set the date and time on your tablet See Date time settings on page 139 Otherwise when setup is complete Home opens displaying your main Home screen...

Page 16: ...Starting Android the first time 16 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide...

Page 17: ...ing to status and notification messages and so on In this section Getting to know Home on page 18 Using the touchscreen on page 19 Using the Navigation buttons on page 20 Waking the tablet on page 21...

Page 18: ...switching apps on page 38 G The Customize button for adding items to your Home screens see Cus tomizing Home screens on page 31 At the bottom of the screen the System bar displays G The Back Home and...

Page 19: ...mizing Home screens on page 31 Swipe or slide To swipe or slide you quickly move your finger across the surface of the screen without pausing when you first touch it so you don t drag an item instead...

Page 20: ...u can touch a dot as it if were the control it stands for or touch a blank area of the System bar to restore it to full view Back Opens the previous screen you were working in If the onscreen keyboard...

Page 21: ...1 Press the Power button The lock screen opens unless you ve turned it off see Securing your tablet on page 29 2 Touch hold the lock icon and when it turns into a circle drag it to the edge of the la...

Page 22: ...you ve downloaded from Android Market See Market on page 259 S Swipe left or right to bring more apps into view If you have more apps installed than can fit on one screen you can see outlines of addi...

Page 23: ...ecting to networks and devices on page 55 Network status icons turn blue if you have a Google Account added to your tablet and the tablet is connected to Google services for syncing your Gmail Calenda...

Page 24: ...y blink and so on These settings and adjusting sound volume and other general notification settings are described in Sound settings on page 125 You can open the Notifications list to view all of your...

Page 25: ...ety of information and controls including G A summary of a message along with the date and even a picture of the sender G Controls such as buttons to pause a playing song or to skip to the next or pre...

Page 26: ...s Details S Touch the time in the System bar If you have any current notifications their summaries are listed below the Status Details touch one to respond to it See Managing notifications on page 24...

Page 27: ...ee Connecting to Wi Fi networks on page 58 Lock screen orientation Drag the switch to On to lock the screen in landscape orientation so it doesn t rotate when you turn the tablet See Using the touchsc...

Page 28: ...Home and Android basics 28 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide Settings Touch to open the Settings application See Settings on page 119...

Page 29: ...the time in the Status Details panel and touch Settings at the bottom of the Quick Settings You can also open Settings by touching its icon in the Apps screen or on a Home screen if you placed a shor...

Page 30: ...ity Encrypt tablet Read the information on the Encrypt Tablet screen carefully Warning You must not interrupt the encryption process or you will lose data The Encrypt tablet button is dimmed if your b...

Page 31: ...creen 3 Touch the category of item you want to add If there are no empty spots on the Home screen Add is dimmed you must delete or move an item before you can add another item or switch to another Hom...

Page 32: ...hey are added to a Home screen For example bookmarks prompt you to pick the Browser bookmark you want to add Contacts shortcuts prompt you to pick the contact you want and so on Move a a Home screen i...

Page 33: ...Gallery on page 225 Touch Live wallpapers to open a scrolling list of animated wallpapers installed on your tablet Some live wallpapers change according to the time of day in response to touching the...

Page 34: ...dgets from Android Market Browsing among available widgets and adding moving and removing them from you Home screens is described in Customizing Home screens on page 31 Some widgets simply display inf...

Page 35: ...n off automatic syncing for Gmail Calendar Contacts and other apps See Configuring account sync and display options on page 97 S Use the Quick Settings to check and control the status of radios the di...

Page 36: ...g you ve been running on battery power Thin green lines below the chart indicate short periods of time when you were connected to a charger The thin blue line shows when the tablet was active S Touch...

Page 37: ...ou so you don t need to quit one to get the most out of another one You can learn about how your apps memory You can also view and work with the files and other items you ve downloaded in such apps as...

Page 38: ...ge 259 to learn how to discover and install additional apps including productivity tools utilities games references and many other kinds of apps on your tablet Open the Apps screen S In Home touch the...

Page 39: ...the names and thumbnails of apps you ve used recently opens 2 Touch a name or thumbnail to open that app You can also touch the Back button or touch away from the Recent Apps list to return to your cu...

Page 40: ...ng All tablets have internal storage The operating system manages and carefully guards the portion of internal storage where the system image apps and some kinds of files and other data for those apps...

Page 41: ...in Stop a misbehaving app on page 42 Open the Manage Applications screen S Open the Settings app and touch Applications Manage applications The Manage Applications screen has three tabs with lists of...

Page 42: ...monly include G Use the Force stop button to stop an app that is misbehaving see Stop a misbehaving app on page 42 G If you installed the app from Android Market or another source you can use the Unin...

Page 43: ...pens touch the Stop button You can also touch the Report button to send the developer information about how the app misbehaved on your tablet Important Stopping an app or operating system processes an...

Page 44: ...Fi network when the download will resume automatically You can view and manage these queued files in the Downloads app as well Downloaded files are stored in the Download directory in your tablet s i...

Page 45: ...web pages when composing mail and anyplace else with a text field or you can enter text by speaking instead of typing You can also edit text insert delete copy and even paste between applicators In t...

Page 46: ...the Android keyboard settings by touching the Settings key You can enter text by speaking instead of by typing See Entering text by speaking on page 50 Enter text by typing S Touch a text field to op...

Page 47: ...ard to enter text As you type words that the keyboard has suggestions for are underlined If you set the keyboard to show correction suggestions they appear in a strip above the keyboard The underlined...

Page 48: ...ton Enter capital letters S Touch hold the Shift key while you type to enter capital letters when you release the Shift key the lowercase letters reappear S Touch Shift once to switch to capital lette...

Page 49: ...in the System bar when the onscreen keyboard voice input panel or other input method is open You can open the Input Method settings by touching the Keyboard Settings key on the onscreen keyboard by to...

Page 50: ...ou 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 prompted to Sp...

Page 51: ...ntering more text by speaking the underline disappears You can edit the text that you enter by typing or speaking See Editing text on page 52 You can change the language you want to use for voice inpu...

Page 52: ...irst appears it has an tab you can use to drag the cursor to move it where you want If you previously copied text the Paste panel appears briefly above the cursor touch the panel to paste see Paste te...

Page 53: ...te to replace the selected text You can also simply enter text by typing or speaking to replace the selection with what you type or touch the Delete key to deleted the selected text Cut or copy text 1...

Page 54: ...ste the text or select text you want to replace by pasting You can paste text that you copied from one app into a text field in any app 3 Touch Paste in the Application bar You can also touch the Past...

Page 55: ...USB connection or Bluetooth You can also share your tablet s mobile data connection via USB Bluetooth or as a portable Wi Fi hotspot In this section Connecting to mobile networks on page 56 Connecting...

Page 56: ...et to access a different set of networks entirely or to behave in special ways when roaming Icons in the System bar to the right of the time indicate which kind of data network you re connected to and...

Page 57: ...u are connected to a 2G network you may want to postpone activities that transmit a lot of data such as sending uploading or downloading pictures or video until you are connected to a faster mobile or...

Page 58: ...en you re not using it to extend the life of your battery between charges You can also set whether you want to disconnect from Wi Fi networks when your tablet is sleeping see Set a Wi Fi disconnect po...

Page 59: ...details By default you obtain an address on the network from the network itself using the DHCP protocol You can touch DHCP to change the IP settings to Static so you can enter an address and other net...

Page 60: ...eck Network notification You can uncheck this option to stop receiving notifications Add a Wi Fi network You can add a Wi Fi network so the tablet will remember it along with any security credentials...

Page 61: ...t forget about the details of a Wi Fi network that you added for example if you don t want the tablet to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use 1 Turn on Wi Fi if it...

Page 62: ...your tablet you must pair the device with your tablet so that both devices know how to connect securely to each other After that you can simply connect to a paired device Turn off Bluetooth when you...

Page 63: ...documentation that came with your device to learn how to make it discoverable by your tablet and for other instructions for pairing 5 If your tablet stops scanning before your other device is ready t...

Page 64: ...t which profiles you want to use with your tablet You can also change the name of the Bluetooth device as it appears on your tablet 1 In the Bluetooth settings touch the Wrench icon for the Bluetooth...

Page 65: ...sh computer via USB on page 66 If you are using USB tethering you must turn that off before you can use USB to transfer files between your tablet and computer See Sharing your mobile data connection o...

Page 66: ...r files to or from a Macintosh computer Once you have installed Android File Transfer on your Macintosh you can connect your tablet to your computer using the USB cable that came with your tablet so y...

Page 67: ...a folder in the current folder S Select one or more files or folders and choose Delete from the File menu to delete the selected files or folders from your tablet S Drag one or more files to a folder...

Page 68: ...on page 24 For the latest information about tethering and portable hotspots including supported operating systems and other details visit android com tether Share your tablet s data connection via US...

Page 69: ...ngoing notification icon is added to the System bar to the left of the time 5 Uncheck USB tethering to stop sharing your data connection Or just disconnect the USB cable Share your tablet s data conne...

Page 70: ...r data connection via Wi Fi Rename or secure your portable hotspot You can change the name of your tablet s Wi Fi network name SSID and secure its Wi Fi network 1 Open the Settings application See Ope...

Page 71: ...Connecting to networks and devices 71 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide other device Or touch Open in the Security menu to remove security from your Wi Fi network 6 Touch Save...

Page 72: ...ecure certificates or other schemes to ensure that only authorized users can connect For information about installing secure certificates see Working with secure certificates on page 74 To configure V...

Page 73: ...See Managing notifications on page 24 Disconnect from a VPN S Touch the notification for the VPN connection in the System bar Edit a VPN 1 Open the Settings application 2 Touch Wireless networks VPN s...

Page 74: ...ure certificate from your tablet s USB storage or SD card 1 Copy the certificate from your computer to the root of its USB storage or SD card that is not in a folder See Connecting to a Windows comput...

Page 75: ...id User s Guide information about credential storage see Location security settings on page 127 You can now use the certificate that you installed when connecting to a secure network For security the...

Page 76: ...Connecting to networks and devices 76 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide...

Page 77: ...et and on the web using Google Search You can also search the web by speaking instead of typing see Voice Search and Voice Actions on page 85 In this section Searching your tablet and the web on page...

Page 78: ...Google Search 78 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide Searching your tablet and the web You can use Google Search to find information on your tablet and the web...

Page 79: ...t You can touch a suggestion s arrow icon to enter it in the Search box If you do new suggestions appear and you can enter more text or touch the arrow icon next subsequent suggestions to quickly refi...

Page 80: ...or touch the Return key on the onscreen keyboard to search the web The Browser opens displaying results of a Google Search on the web See Browser on page 219 Change what you target when searching the...

Page 81: ...hether you want to inform Google of your location when using Google Search to see local results 5 Check or uncheck Personalized search depending on whether you want Google servers to make search sugge...

Page 82: ...of cats Convert measurements original measurement in new measurement 30 degrees Celsius in Fahr enheit Movie showtimes Movie Movie location movie name Movie Movie Chicago The Horse s Mouth Word defin...

Page 83: ...Google Search 83 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide Food Type of food Type of food in location Mexican food Mexican food in Urbana Illinois What you want What to type or say Examples...

Page 84: ...ge 80 Google Search settings Use My Location Check to include your location when using Google Search and other Google services When you check this option you re asked whether you consent to allowing G...

Page 85: ...and control your tablet by speaking with Voice Search You can also use Voice Actions to control your tablet in a number of ways such as sending messages or setting Clock alarms In this section Search...

Page 86: ...typing see Google Search on page 77 Search the web by speaking 1 Return Home 2 Touch the Microphone button at the top left of the screen The first few times you open Voice Search it offers hints about...

Page 87: ...h and Browser opens displaying results of a Google Search on the web See Browser on page 219 If you have the Use My Location setting checked in the Google Search settings local results are featured in...

Page 88: ...le Mobile Help Center at http www google com support mobile You can search and control your tablet with the following Voice Action commands Say Followed by one or more optional words Results Examples...

Page 89: ...pick a con tact Mike LeBeau Go to followed by a search string or URL Voice Search searches for a matching web site and if it finds one opens its URL in Browser Other wise it opens the result of a Goo...

Page 90: ...by a label for the alarm Clock opens prompting you to confirm the details before setting the alarm Set alarm for 7 45pm label switch the laundry Listen to followed by words for music you want to searc...

Page 91: ...SafeSearch filtering to block some results when you search Block no search results off only explicit or offensive content moderate or both explicit or offensive content strict Block offensive words C...

Page 92: ...Voice Search and Voice Actions 92 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide...

Page 93: ...ur personal email contacts and calendar are always available Then you could add an Exchange ActiveSync account from work so you can read your work email and have your work contacts handy You configure...

Page 94: ...count To add some accounts you may need to obtain details from an IT support representative about the service to which the account connects For example you may need to know the account s domain or ser...

Page 95: ...ount Most accounts require a username and password but the details depend on the kind of account and the configuration of the service you re connecting to For details about adding accounts based on Mi...

Page 96: ...u configured the account email contacts and other information start syncing to your tablet See Configuring account sync and display options on page 97 for details about changing how the account is con...

Page 97: ...the first Google Account you sign into on your tablet or from an account associated specifically with that application For some accounts syncing is two directional changes that you make to the informa...

Page 98: ...ey are running in the background If you uncheck this option Gmail stops receiving new mail Calendar stops syncing events and so on until you touch the Refresh menu item or send an email 3 Check or unc...

Page 99: ...a list of the kinds of information the account can sync Checked items are configured to sync to your tablet 3 Check or uncheck the kinds of information you want to sync to the tablet Unchecking an op...

Page 100: ...Accounts 100 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide...

Page 101: ...r tablet s documentation for details about its specific apps Visit Android Market on the web http market android com or on your tablet see Market to search or browse among thousands of free and paid a...

Page 102: ...online or mark them for availability offline so you can read them when you don t have an Internet connection such as on an Airplane You can also use Books as your starting point for browsing or search...

Page 103: ...PC based browsers you can bookmark pages you want to return to view your history and even synchronize your bookmarks with Google Chrome Use Browser s tabs to switch quickly from one site to another To...

Page 104: ...ot and share pictures and videos using your front or back camera lens Camera offers a variety of preset and manual settings for controlling your exposures in many lighting conditions To learn more vis...

Page 105: ...Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync calendaring service You can view your Calendar events by the day week or month and in other views You can also create and change events and configure Calendar to notify y...

Page 106: ...o solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations Then paste the results into Gmail or another app To learn more visit the Android Apps page on the Googl...

Page 107: ...time in large characters on your screen You can also use it to set alarms to sound once or on a repeating schedule such as at 8 every weekday morning To learn more visit the Android Apps page on the...

Page 108: ...veSync account you add to your tablet any changes you make to your contacts on the tablet on the web or on another device are made everywhere the next time you sync Information about your contacts is...

Page 109: ...mail Email includes a wizard that makes it easy to configure it for several popular email service providers including those based on IMAP POP3 and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync To learn more visit the...

Page 110: ...ew pictures in Picasa web albums You can perform basic editing tasks on pictures and set them as your wallpaper or contact picture You can also share your pictures and videos with friends via email or...

Page 111: ...web based email service you can read send label and respond to messages and Gmail keeps everything synced among the web your tablet and any other places you work with Gmail To learn more visit the An...

Page 112: ...dio and video chat service You can use it to communicate in real time with other people who also use Google Talk on another Android tablet or phone or on a computer To learn more visit the Android App...

Page 113: ...treet addresses landmarks and places of business and locate these points of interest directly on a street map or satellite image In some areas you can view street level images of businesses and neighb...

Page 114: ...r your favorite games ranging from casual to arcade action to brain puzzle and more Don t forget to check out the entertainment section or search for wallpapers and widgets to customize your new table...

Page 115: ...dio to edit the videos you take with Camera or copy onto your tablet into movies You can cut and order scenes add a sound track and so on To learn more visit the Android Apps page on the Google Mobile...

Page 116: ...c to listen to music and other audio files that you copy from your computer see Connecting to networks and devices on page 55 To learn more visit the Android Apps page on the Google Mobile Help Center...

Page 117: ...uide YouTube YouTube is Google s online video streaming service for viewing discovering and sharing videos To learn more visit the Android Apps page on the Google Mobile Help Center http www google co...

Page 118: ...Android apps 118 AUG 3 0 100 Android User s Guide...

Page 119: ...tation for those applications In this section Opening Settings on page 120 Wireless networks settings on page 121 Sound settings on page 125 Screen settings on page 126 Location security settings on p...

Page 120: ...ost commonly used settings See Status Details and Quick Settings on page 26 Open Settings S Touch the time in the lower right of the System bar to open the Status Details touch in the Status Details t...

Page 121: ...Bluetooth Check to turn on Bluetooth so you can connect to Bluetooth devices Bluetooth settings See Bluetooth settings screen on page 122 Tethering portable hotspot See Tethering portable hotspot sett...

Page 122: ...s Control MAC address of your tablet when connected to a Wi Fi network IP address The Internet Protocol IP address assigned to the tablet by the Wi Fi network you are connected to unless you used the...

Page 123: ...tethering as well as information about where to learn more VPN settings screen For details about these settings see Connecting to virtual private networks VPNs on page 72 Add VPN Opens a screen that p...

Page 124: ...u can configure your tablet to connect only to the carrier you have a contract with Home or to allow you to connect to other mobile networks Automatic Activate device Touch to activate your tablet on...

Page 125: ...eedback when touching or locking and unlocking the screen Volume Opens a dialog with three sliders for adjusting the volume of music and other media audio notification ringtones and alarms Notificatio...

Page 126: ...the dimmest comfortable brightness Auto rotate screen Check to automatically switch the orientation of the screen as you turn the tablet sideways or upright Animation Opens a dialog where you can set...

Page 127: ...several meters street level Actual GPS accuracy depends on a clear view of the sky and other factors Use location for Google Search Check to use include information about your location when you use Go...

Page 128: ...you disable in this way but that have accounts that require them to be a device administrators typically notify you how to restore their authority when you try to use them unless you delete those acco...

Page 129: ...all applications on your tablet with information about the storage they use See Managing how apps use memory on page 40 Battery use Opens a list of the applications that have used battery power since...

Page 130: ...ted to a charger Don t use this setting with a static image on the tablet for long periods of time or the screen may become marked with that image Allow mock locations Check to permit a development to...

Page 131: ...ns to synchronize data on their own schedule If you uncheck this setting you must touch an account in the list on this screen and touch to synchronize data for that account Synchronizing data automati...

Page 132: ...if you reinstall an application If you uncheck this option you stop backing up your data to your account and any existing backups are deleted from Google servers Backup account Displays the Google Acc...

Page 133: ...and available space on your tablet s internal storage You can also view and manage the storage used by applications see Managing how apps use memory on page 40 You can view reopen and delete files you...

Page 134: ...you ve added to the dictionary as described in Using the onscreen keyboard on page 46 Touch a word to edit it Touch the red X next to a word to delete it Touch the Plus button at the top right of the...

Page 135: ...ering text by speaking to improve voice recognition for your own voice Touch More information in the dialog that opens to learn more Google Account dashboard Touch to open your Google Account dashboar...

Page 136: ...keyboard See Android Keyboard settings screen on page 136 Active input methods Touch to open a screen where you can check the languages you want available for typing and speaking when using the onscre...

Page 137: ...suggested word highlighted in the strip above the keyboard when you enter a space or punctuation See Using the onscreen keyboard on page 46 Show correction suggestions Check to show suggested words i...

Page 138: ...e tablet vibrate briefly as feedback as you navigate the user interface touch buttons and so on This setting is only included if your tablet has a vibration feature TalkBack Check to have an installed...

Page 139: ...me zone Uncheck to set the time zone on the tablet manually rather than obtaining the local time zone from the mobile network Set date If Automatic date time is unchecked opens a dialog where you can...

Page 140: ...ils Battery use Opens a list of the applications and operating system components you have used since you last charged the tablet sorted by the amount of power they have used See Optimizing battery lif...