LG Android 4.4 Kitkat, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...ANDROIDTM Quick Start Guide Android Mobile Technology Platform 4 4 KitKat ...

Page 2: ...oftware that runs on them All information provided here is subject to change without notice For best results make sure you re running the latest Android system up date To find your device s version number or check for the latest system update go to Settings System About phone or About tablet and look for Android version or System updates If you don t have a Nexus or Google Play edition phone or ta...

Page 3: ...reens 5 Touch type 7 Help support 8 Android version updates 9 2 Essentials 10 Google Now 10 Tell Google what to do 13 Notifications settings 15 Lock screen 18 Android Beam 20 Tap pay 20 Printing 21 Chromecast 22 File storage 23 Android Device Manager 24 Screenshots 25 3 Use the keyboard 26 Enter edit text 26 Gesture Typing 29 Keyboard dictionaries 30 Type by speaking 31 ...

Page 4: ...ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE iv 4 Try some apps 33 All Apps 33 Google Play 34 Phone 35 Gmail 36 Gallery 39 Photos 40 People 41 Hangouts SMS 42 Calendar 43 5 Settings 45 6 Accessibility 48 ...

Page 5: ... describe hardware details such as SIM card instructions battery informa tion specs and so on For comprehensive information about all types of Android phones and tablets including more details about Nexus and Google Play edition devices visit support google com android Set up your device When you first turn on your phone or tablet you ll see a Welcome screen Choose the language you want and touch ...

Page 6: ...our device If you have more than one Android device they are all kept in sync For example if you change a friend s phone number on your phone that change also appears on your tablet and on any com puters where you re logged into your Google Account If you have multiple Google Accounts you can add others later from Settings Accounts Add account Make yourself at home After you finish setting up your...

Page 7: ...do the same thing On brand new devices you may also see your Google Play library widget on one of your Home screens This widget displays some of the Google Play content that you already own or that s available in your library for free Touch the item you want to view or play or touch the categories to explore Get around At the bottom of every Home screen you ll find the Favorites tray another quick...

Page 8: ...ack Opens the previous screen you were working in even if it was in a different app Once you back up to the Home screen you can t go back any further Home Opens the central Home screen To open Google Now swipe up Recent apps Opens a list of thumbnail images of apps you ve worked with recently To open an app touch it To re move a thumbnail from the list swipe it left or right Some apps hide these b...

Page 9: ...Home screen you can t go back any further in your history Menus Many screens in apps and Settings include either a Menu icon for example on Nexus devices or items in the permanent Menu button at the bottom of the screen on some Google Play edition devices Touch it to explore additional options including help Organize your Home screens To change the wallpaper for your Home screens touch hold the ba...

Page 10: ...e The screen to the left of the main Home screen is reserved for Google Now and is available only when Google Now is turned on To add a widget to the Home screen on a Nexus 4 7 or 10 follow the same steps and keep swiping right through the All Apps screens to find the widget you want On Nexus 5 touch hold the background of any home screen to reveal the widgets control To move an app or widget to a...

Page 11: ...n item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until it responds For example this is how you access accent and other special characters on the keyboard Touch hold drag Touch hold an item for a moment and then without lifting your finger move your finger on the screen until you reach the target position For example you can move apps around on the Home screen Swipe or slide Quickly ...

Page 12: ...s you turn it To lock or unlock a tablet s vertical orientation swipe down from the top right of any screen and touch the Rotation icon in Quick Settings To do the same thing on a phone go to Settings Device Display You can open your device s Settings app from the All Apps screen or from Quick Settings For example to change notification sounds vol umes and more go to Settings Device Sound To chang...

Page 13: ...ook for these labels System updates Touch to check whether you have any pend ing system updates Android version Look partway down the list for this heading and the number just below it If you don t have a Nexus or Google Play edition phone or tablet and are running Android 4 4 on some other device some details of the system as described in this book may vary For comprehensive online help and suppo...

Page 14: ...fic to expect before you leave for work and even your favorite team s score while they re playing For example here s a Google Now card that appears when you re about to start your commute home After you decide to start using Google Now you don t need to do anything else If you like you can fine tune some settings but Google Now doesn t need any elaborate setup The information you need is always at...

Page 15: ...r current location To view the relevant settings go to Settings Personal Location When location services are turned on for your account on a giv en device certain apps can use them to give you more relevant information such as nearby restaurants or commute traffic If you opted in to Location History in the past Google Now uses your previously recorded locations as well as ongoing locations when ma...

Page 16: ...ggest when to leave Give it a try You have a chance to turn on Google Now when you first set up your phone or tablet You can turn also turn it on or off at any time 1 Touch the Google search bar on a Home screen 2 Touch Get Google Now if you don t already have it Or to access the menu for the next step perform a Google search for anything 3 Open Menu Settings and turn it on or off from there To op...

Page 17: ...the Reminders icon Specify your sports teams stocks places and more Touch the Customize icon Answer questions about an individual card Touch the Menu icon For more details visit Google Now For a complete list of cards available visit google com now Tell Google what to do You can speak to your phone or tablet to search get directions send messages and perform other common tasks To initiate a Voice ...

Page 18: ...To turn it off or on open Google Now or the Google app and touch Menu Settings Voice Hotword detection Voice Search Spoken answers are supported for English only at this time After you touch the Microphone icon or say Ok Google Goo gle listens as you speak and initiates the search or action you describe If Voice Search doesn t understand you it lists some suggestions Just touch the one you want If...

Page 19: ...xamples include Set alarm for 8 30 a m Send email to Marcus Foster Subject Coming tonight Mes sage Hope to see you later Navigate to Mike s Bikes in Palo Alto For a list of Voice Actions you can try visit Voice Action commands Notifications settings Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages calendar events and alarms as well as ongoing events such as video downloads When a notificatio...

Page 20: ...he signal strength of a normal Internet connection while orange bars indicate that some web services may not be functioning normally For example sometimes the mobile signal bars turn orange briefly when you turn on your device until a full connection is established Also in Quick Settings only you may notice small up or down arrows just to the right of the Wi Fi or mobile signal indicators The up a...

Page 21: ...he notification For example Calendar no tifications allow you to Snooze remind you later or send email to other guests When you re finished with a notification just swipe it away To dismiss all notifications touch the Dismiss icon at the top right Touch to respond to other guests Swipe down using one finger to expand certain notifications Dismiss all Quick Settings Use Quick Settings to easily acc...

Page 22: ...ttings Switch to notifications Touch a specific setting to open it If you have a signal but no Internet connection the bars indicat ing the strength of the Wi Fi or mobile signal turn orange On tablets you can also set Auto Rotate from Quick Settings to lock or unlock automatic screen rotation Lock screen If a lock is set for your screen the screen goes dark and locks when the display goes to slee...

Page 23: ...wipe left from the right edge to bring Camera into view To open Google Now from the lock screen swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen Enter your PIN pattern or pass word if prompted For more information visit Customize the lock screen Face Unlock Face Unlock is one of the locks available After you ve set it up you can unlock your device just by looking at it Although Face Unlock is not as se...

Page 24: ...e such as a webpage YouTube video or place page in Maps 2 Move the back of your device toward the back of the other device When the devices connect you hear a sound the im age on your screen reduces in size and you see the message Touch to beam 3 Touch your screen anywhere The other device displays the transferred content Or if the necessary app isn t installed Google Play opens to a screen where ...

Page 25: ...ages payment apps like Goo gle Wallet The tap pay setting doesn t apply to Android Beam and won t include certain apps such as money transfer apps Printing WIth Android 4 4 you can print the content of certain screens such as web pages displayed in Chrome to a printer on the same Wi FI network as your Android device Before you can print you need a printing service installed on your device To check...

Page 26: ...vice that plugs into the back of your TV It allows you to send videos and music straight from your phone or tablet to your TV Supported apps currently include YouTube Netflix Google Play Movies TV Google Play Music Hulu Plus Make sure your phone or tablet is using the same Wi Fi network as your Chromecast and that Chromecast is selected as your TV s source input To display content from your phone ...

Page 27: ... composing choose Menu Attach picture or Attach video A set of thumbnails appears To view more choices touch the Drawer icon at the top left You ll see something like this From here you can view any of these sources Recent shows you the photos or videos you ve taken or opened most recently Drive lets you attach any Drive documents associated with your account Images displays any photos videos or o...

Page 28: ... touch the Trash icon At the bottom of the screen touch Sort by size or Sort by date to switch back and forth Because Google Play streams your purchases and rentals from Google servers while you re playing them they don t occupy storage space persistently Although you can pin download books movies and other content in your Google Play apps so you can access it offline Google Play content never app...

Page 29: ...s or Google Play edition devices 1 Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the screen 2 Press the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously The screenshot is automatically saved in your Gallery TIP To easily share your screenshot via Gmail Google and more swipe down the notification shade and touch the Share icon below the preview of your screenshot ...

Page 30: ...yboard Enter edit text Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text Here s what it looks like on a Nexus phone Touch a suggestion to type it Touch hold to type this character Touch hold to see input and keyboard settings Touch hold for more options including eMoji ...

Page 31: ...with a tab at each end of the selection Drag the tabs to change the selection The tab disappears after a few moments To make it reappear touch the text again Delete text Touch to delete selected text or the charac ters before the cursor Type capital letters Touch the Shift key once to switch to capital letters for one letter Or touch hold Shift key while you type When you release the key the lower...

Page 32: ...of emoji available at your fingertips On a phone touch and hold the Return key to display emoji On a tablet just touch the emjoi symbol at the lower right You ll see a panel like this To move between categories swipe left or right or touch the symbols in the top row To type an emoji touch it ...

Page 33: ... input methods Android keyboard Touch the Settings icon then check the box next to Next word suggestions Gesture Typing Gesture Typing works best for English Quality varies for other languages and some don t support it yet To input a word using Gesture Typing 1 Touch the location where you want to type to open the keyboard 2 Slide your finger slowly across the letters of the word you want to input...

Page 34: ...use the space bar just continue to slide your finger across the letters you want to input then lift your finger to start the next word To change Gesture Typing settings go to Settings Language input Keyboard input methods Android keyboard Then touch Settings and look under Gesture Typing Keyboard dictionaries To manage keyboard dictionaries go to Settings Personal Language input Personal dictionar...

Page 35: ...one key on the onscreen keyboard 3 When you see the microphone image speak what you want to type In English only you can also say comma period question mark exclamation mark or exclamation point to enter punctuation When you pause what you spoke is transcribed by the speech recognition service and entered in the text field under lined You can touch the Delete key to erase the underlined text If yo...

Page 36: ...ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE USE THE KEYBOARD 32 To change your speech settings go to Settings Personal Language input Settings ...

Page 37: ...left or right Open an app Touch its icon Place an app icon on a Home screen Touch hold the app icon slide your finger and lift your finger to drop the icon in place Browse widgets Touch the Widgets tab at the top of any All Apps screen Get more apps Touch the Play Store icon in the list of app icons or the Shop icon at the upper right To remove an app icon from the Home screen without remov ing it...

Page 38: ...lay brings together all your favorite mov ies TV shows books music magazines apps and more in one place so you can reach it from any of your devices To open the Google Play Store app touch the Play Store icon If you purchased content on Google Play in the past you ll auto matically have access to this content on any Android device just make sure you re signed in using the same account that you use...

Page 39: ...Using a Nexus or Google Play edition phone you can place calls from the Phone app the People app or other apps or widgets that display contact infor mation Wherever you see a phone number you can usually touch it to dial To place a call to one of your contacts 1 Touch the Phone icon on a Home or All Apps screen 2 To choose someone to call scroll or search If the keypad s in the way touch the Back ...

Page 40: ...to sign in to all Google apps and services including these and many more Google Now for getting just the right information at just the right time Calendar People for keeping track of your contacts Google Drive for working with documents While you re reading a message Touch the icons and menu along the top of the screen to archive throw away label or perform other actions on that message Swipe left...

Page 41: ...tion visit Gmail help TIP If you re using Microsoft Exchange you need to set up the Email app which is available in All Apps 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 To open Camera From the lock screen swipe from right to left From the Home screen touch the Camera icon The first time you open...

Page 42: ...fferent part of the image touch it 2 When the focus ring brackets change color touch the shutter 3 To see the image you just took swipe from right to left Keep swiping to see other images in your Gallery To change to a different mode touch the Mode icon Video To start recording a video touch the red shutter but ton Touch it again to stop Panorama To take a panoramic photo touch the blue shutter bu...

Page 43: ... TIP HDR on Nexus 5 automatically snaps a rap id burst of photos and combines them to give you the best possible single shot Daytime shots are vivid with clean shadows and nighttime shots are sharp with less noise To turn on HDR touch the circle to the right of the shut ter then HDR For more details visit Camera Gallery help Gallery The Gallery app gives you an easy way to browse pictures and vide...

Page 44: ...rop edit and tag them create slideshows make pictures or videos available offline and share with friends For more details visit Camera Gallery help Photos The G Photos gives you instant access to all your photos and videos associated with any Google Account set up on your phone or tablet To open it touch the G Photos icon G Photos makes it easy to auto backup all the photos and vid eos you take or...

Page 45: ...cess to every one you want to reach To open it touch the People icon on a Home or All Apps screen When you first turn on your device and sign into a Google Ac count any existing contacts from that account are synced with your People app After that all your contacts stay in sync auto matically on your different devices or a Web browser If you use Exchange you can also sync that contact information ...

Page 46: ...contact and so on You can also touch the star beside the contact s name to add that contact to your Favorites list Change your settings While viewing the main list screen touch the menu to import or export contacts choose display options for the Groups and All tabs and add or edit accounts No matter where you are within People you can always get back to the main lists by touching the People icon a...

Page 47: ...touch the drop down menu at the top of the screen To adjust notification preferences and other settings touch Menu Settings For more details visit Hangouts help Calendar Use the Calendar app to view and edit your sched ule To open it touch the Calendar icon on a Home or All Apps screen When you first set up your Android device you have a chance to configure it to use a Google Account such as Gmail...

Page 48: ... the top of the screen or the menu to search or create events return to today or adjust settings To email everyone who s invited to an event you have two options Open the event from the Calendar app at any time and touch Email guests When a notification of the event arrives just before the meet ing starts swipe down the notification shade Then swipe using one finger to expand the notification if n...

Page 49: ... on Nexus devices or from the Menu button on some Google Play edition devices The fastest way to adjust system settings that you access fre quently such as Wi Fi or brightness is through Quick Settings Here are the Quick Settings for a Nexus phone Open all settings Switch to notifications Touch a specific setting to open it ...

Page 50: ... get more information about most Settings screens choose Help from the screen s menu These are the main types of system settings available Click the links to see related help articles Wireless networks Wi Fi Bluetooth data usage Android Beam and related settings Device Sound battery sleep and other display settings Personal Location language and backup reset options Personal Security Passwords and...

Page 51: ...ace including Google Location Search and the Android Device Manager To open Google Settings touch its icon in All Apps From here you can also Control how interest based Google ads are displayed in non Google apps View all the apps that have access to your Google Account in formation including the type of access granted to each app Settings ...

Page 52: ...ith Talk Back allowing you to touch your device s screen and hear what s under your finger via spoken feedback This feature is helpful to people with no vision Accessibility settings let you modify your device s display and sound options such as increasing the text size changing the speed at which text is spoken and more If you have low vision and don t plan to use Explore by Touch visit support g...

Page 53: ...ANDROID QUICK START GUIDE ACCESSIBILITY 49 zoom in and out as well as temporarily magnify what s under your finger To try magnification gestures go to Settings Accessibility Magnification gestures ...