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Sound Settings

The Sound settings menu lets you control your phone’s audio, from ringtones and alerts to touch
tones and notifications.

Volumes

Configure your phone’s volume settings.

1. Touch

Apps

Settings

Sound

2. Touch

Volume

and use the sliders to set the volume level for

Music, video, games, and other

media

Ringtone

Notifications

, and

Alarms

3. Touch

to save your settings.

Phone Ringtone

Configure your phone’s silent mode sound settings.

1. Touch

Apps

Settings

Sound

Phone

ringtone

2. Select a ringtone and then touch

Vibration When Ringing

Configure the vibration intensity settings for your phone’s ringtones, notifications, and touch
feedback.

1. Touch

Apps

Settings

Sound

2. Touch the check box next to

Vibrate when ringing

to enable or disable the option.

Default Notification Sound

Choose the sound to play for notifications, such as for new messages and event reminders

1. Touch

Apps

Settings

Sound

Default notification

sound

2. Select a sound and then touch

Summary of Contents for Nexus 5

Page 1: ...Available applications and services are subject to change at any time ...

Page 2: ... 6 Phone Basics 7 Your Phone s Layout 7 Turn Your Phone On and Off 8 Turn Your Screen On and Off 9 Touchscreen Navigation 9 Your Home Screen 13 Home Screen Overview 14 Customize the Home Screen 14 Extended Home Screens 15 Status Bar 15 Enter Text 16 Text Input Methods 16 Google Keyboard 17 Google Voice Typing 18 Tips for Editing Text 18 Phone Calls 19 Make Phone Calls 19 Call Using the Phone Diale...

Page 3: ... Started with People 30 Access Contacts 30 Your Contacts List 31 Add a Contact 31 Save a Phone Number 32 Edit a Contact 32 Add or Edit Information for a Contact 32 Assign a Picture to a Contact 32 Delete a Contact 33 Share a Contact 33 Accounts and Messaging 35 Gmail Google 35 Create a Google Account 35 Sign In to Your Google Account 36 Access Gmail 36 Send a Gmail Message 37 Read and Reply to Gma...

Page 4: ...Uninstall an App 48 Get Help with Google Play 48 Google Maps 49 Google Play Music 49 Sprint Music Plus 49 Google Play Movies TV 50 Google Play Books 51 Google Play Newsstand 51 YouTube 51 Web and Data 52 Wi Fi 52 Turn Wi Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network 52 Check the Wireless Network Status 53 Connect to a Different Wi Fi Network 53 Launch a Web Connection 53 Data Services General Informatio...

Page 5: ... and Video 63 Camera 63 Open or Close the Camera 63 Viewfinder Screen 63 Take a Picture 63 Review Screen 64 Record Videos 65 Camera Settings 65 Video Camera Settings 66 View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery 66 Open or Close Gallery 67 View Pictures and Videos 67 Zoom In or Out on a Picture 67 Watch Video 68 Work with Pictures 68 Share Pictures and Videos 69 Send Pictures or Videos by Email 69 Sen...

Page 6: ...rom a Bluetooth Device 80 Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth 80 Near Field Communication NFC Technology 82 Turn NFC On and Off 82 Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer 83 Update Your Phone 83 Update Your System 83 Update Your Profile 84 Update Your PRL 84 Sprint Worldwide Wireless Service 85 Activate Sprint Worldwide Service on Your Account 85 Your Phone s SIM Card for Interna...

Page 7: ... 93 Mobile Networks Settings 93 NFC Settings 94 Tethering Settings Portable Hotspot 94 VPN Settings 94 Sound Settings 95 Volumes 95 Phone Ringtone 95 Vibration When Ringing 95 Default Notification Sound 95 Dial Pad Touch Tones 96 Touch Sounds 96 Screen Lock Sound 96 Vibrate on Touch 96 Emergency Tone 96 Display Settings 97 Brightness 97 Wallpaper 97 Auto Rotate Screen 97 Sleep 97 Daydream 98 Font ...

Page 8: ...ttings 104 Language 104 Spell Checker 104 Default Input Method 105 Google Keyboard 105 Google Hindi Input 105 Google Korean Keyboard 105 Google Pinyin 106 Google Voice Typing 106 iWnn IME 106 Voice Search Settings 106 Text to Speech Output Settings 107 Pointer Speed 107 Back Up and Reset Phone 107 Accounts 108 Date Time Settings 109 Accessibility Settings 110 Printing 110 About Phone 110 Copyright...

Page 9: ...nt to you The following topics will introduce the basic functions and features of your phone Your Phone at a Glance The illustrations and descriptions below outline your phone s basic layout Set Up Your Phone You must first charge your phone 1 Charge your phone l Connect the charging adapter and USB cable as shown the LG logo on the charging adapter should face toward you ...

Page 10: ... or you may need to activate it on your Sprint account n If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store it is probably activated and ready to use n If you received your phone in the mail and it is for a new Sprint account or a new line of service it is designed to activate automatically l When you turn the phone on for the first time you should see a Hands Free Activation screen which may be follow...

Page 11: ... the onscreen instructions to complete each section For each topic you will have the option to skip it and continue to the next screen l Wi Fi If prompted follow the prompts to sign in to an available Wi Fi network For secured Wi Fi networks you will need to enter a password See Wi Fi for more details l Got Google Touch Yes and complete the steps to sign in to your current Google Account or touch ...

Page 12: ... a call You should fully charge your battery as soon as possible Set Up Voicemail You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail even if your phone is in use or turned off 1 Touch If your screen is locked press the Power b...

Page 13: ...receives the bill for your Sprint service you can get a sub account password at sprint com Voicemail Password You ll create your voicemail password when you set up your voicemail See Voicemail Setup for more information on your voicemail password Data Services Password With your Sprint phone you may elect to set up an optional data services password to control access and authorize purchases For mo...

Page 14: ...ives you access to a variety of services and information including residential business and government listings movie listings or showtimes driving directions restaurant reservations and major local event information You can get up to three pieces of information per call and the operator can automatically connect your call at no additional charge There is a per call charge to use Sprint 411 and yo...

Page 15: ...r Phone s Layout The illustrations and descriptions below outline your phone s basic layout Key Functions n Front Facing Camera Lens takes pictures and records videos while facing the screen and allows you to video conference n Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts n Touchscreen displays all the information needed to operate your phone such as the call status and the date and tim...

Page 16: ...SB cable included n Mic transmits your voice for phone calls or records your voice or ambient sounds for voice recordings and videos n Flash helps illuminate subjects in low light environments when the camera is focusing and capturing a picture or video n Volume Button allows you to adjust the ringtone or media volume or adjust the voice volume during a call n Back Facing Camera Lens lets you take...

Page 17: ...e able to receive messages and calls while the phone s screen is off Note For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off see Sleep Turn the Screen On and Unlock It 1 To turn the screen on press the Power button 2 Touch and drag it to the outer circle that appears to unlock the screen l If you have set up a screen lock you will be prompted to draw the pattern or enter the pas...

Page 18: ... Hold To open the available options for an item for example a contact or link in a Web page touch and hold the item Swipe or Slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen ...

Page 19: ...inger While dragging do not release your finger until you have reached the target position Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping except that you need to swipe your finger in light quick strokes This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction such as when flicking the contacts or message list ...

Page 20: ...ng up a bigger keyboard See Enter Text for more details Note The Auto rotate check box needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change Touch Apps Settings Display Auto rotate screen Pinch and Spread Pinch the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or spread the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to ...

Page 21: ...sics 13 Your Home Screen The home screen is the starting point for your phone s applications functions and menus You can customize your home screen by adding application icons shortcuts folders widgets and more ...

Page 22: ...current screen position Tip Touch to return to the main home screen from any other screen Customize the Home Screen Learn how to add move or remove items from the home screen Add Items to the Home Screen 1 Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen If the current home screen doesn t have room swipe the screen left or right to display an extended screen 2 On the Home screen menu touch the type o...

Page 23: ...item drag it to the Remove icon at the top of the screen and release it Extended Home Screens In addition to the main home screen your phone has extended Home screens to provide more space for adding icons widgets and more Touch and then drag across the screen to move from the main screen to an extended screen You can have any number of Home screens to the right of the main Home screen n To add a ...

Page 24: ...various input methods for entering letters and words n Google Keyboard is your phone s default touchscreen keyboard It appears automatically onscreen when you touch a text entry field and can be used in either portrait or landscape mode n Google Hindi Input lets you enter letters and words using Hindi characters n Google Korean Keyboard lets you enter letters and words using Korean characters n Go...

Page 25: ...WERTY keyboard setup for entering text by touching keys like on a computer along with enhancements and options that allow you to enter text faster and more accurately such as Gesture Typing personalized usage dictionaries and more Configure Google Keyboard n Touch Apps Settings Language input and then touch next to Google Keyboard Gesture Typing The Google Keyboard s Gesture Typing feature lets yo...

Page 26: ...next to Google voice typing Tips for Editing Text Your phone gives you many options to make entering text easier including copying cutting and pasting text using voice to text input customizing the user dictionary using predictive text and more To cut copy and paste 1 Touch and hold a word to highlight it 2 Drag the blue highlight markers to highlight the text you want or To select all the text ta...

Page 27: ...he Phone Dialer The most traditional way to place a call is by using the phone s dialer screen 1 Touch to display the phone s dialpad 2 Touch the number keys on the dialpad to enter the phone number l As you enter digits Smart Dial searches for contacts that match If you see the number you want to dial touch it to place the call immediately without entering the rest of the number 3 Touch to call t...

Page 28: ...h to display the phone app 2 Touch to display All contacts 3 Touch a contact number to place a call l For additional information on Contacts see Contacts Receive Phone Calls The following information lets you know how to answer incoming calls mute the ringer on incoming calls reject incoming calls and more When you receive a phone call from a contact the Incoming call screen appears and displays t...

Page 29: ...ne is turned off all calls automatically go to voicemail Answer an Incoming Call n Drag the call icon to the right to answer the call Mute the Ringing Sound n To mute the ringer without rejecting the call press the volume down button ...

Page 30: ...The call will be sent directly to voicemail Reject a Call and Send a Text Message You can reject an incoming call and automatically send a text message to the caller n Drag the call icon to the top Touch one of the quick responses or write your own to send it to the caller ...

Page 31: ... n For information on setting up your voicemail see Set Up Voicemail Voicemail Notification There are a couple of different ways your phone alerts you to a new voicemail message n By sounding the assigned ringer type n By displaying within the Notifications area of the Status bar when a single new unheard voicemail message is received Note When you are roaming off the network you may not receive n...

Page 32: ...other touch tone phone Use Traditional Voicemail to Access Your Messages 1 Touch 2 Touch and hold If prompted enter your voicemail password 3 Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages Note You are charged for airtime minutes when you access voicemail from your wireless phone Use Another Phone to Access Messages 1 Dial your wireless phone number 2 When your voicemail ...

Page 33: ... can adjust the speaker volume using the volume buttons l Deactivate Speaker to use the phone s earpiece Warning Because of higher volume levels do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use n Mute Mute the microphone during an active call Touch again to unmute the microphone n Add call Touch and hold to initiate a conference call 3 way call Note If Mute is activated the speaker mod...

Page 34: ... before placing your call Call Waiting is automatically reactivated once you end the call Conference Calling With conference calling also known as 3 way calling you can talk to two people at the same time When using this feature the normal airtime rates will be charged for each of the two calls 1 On the Phone screen enter a number and touch or place a call from Log or Contacts 2 Once you have esta...

Page 35: ...1 Touch 2 Touch 3 Enter the area code and phone number to which you want your calls forwarded 4 Touch You will hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding To deactivate Call Forwarding 1 Touch 2 Touch 3 Touch You will hear a tone to confirm the deactivation History Your Phone application s History lists all recent incoming outgoing and missed calls View Call Logs 1 Touch to display th...

Page 36: ...ne for incoming calls 1 Touch 2 Touch Settings Call settings Phone ringtone 3 Select a ringtone Voicemail Settings If you need to adjust your voicemail provider or access settings use the Voicemail settings menu 1 Touch 2 Touch Settings Call settings Voicemail Quick Responses The Quick responses menu lets you customize your quick responses messages 1 Touch 2 Touch Settings Call Settings Quick resp...

Page 37: ...urn TTY Mode on or off 1 Touch Settings Callsettings TTY mode 2 Touch TTY Full TTY HCO or TTY VCO to turn TTY mode on or Touch TTY Off to turn TTY mode off Note When enabled TTY mode may impair the audio quality of non TTY devices connected to the headset jack Warning 9 1 1 Emergency Calling It is recommended that TTY users make emergency calls by other means including Telecommunications Relay Ser...

Page 38: ...e and sign into a Google Account any existing contacts from that account are synced with your People app Contact entries are sorted alphabetically n Google contacts are synchronized between your phone and a Google Account you set up on your phone n Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync contacts are synchronized between your phone and an Exchange Server or Microsoft Outlook account set up on your phone n P...

Page 39: ...d drag it to a letter Add a Contact You can add contacts from your phone s People application Enter details such as name phone numbers email addresses mailing addresses and more 1 Touch Apps People Contacts 2 Touch to add a contact 3 If you have multiple account types associated with your phone select an account 4 Enter as much information as you want l Picture Touch the picture icon to assign a p...

Page 40: ... you ve added a contact you can add or edit any of the information in the entry assign a caller ID picture customize with a unique ringtone and more Add or Edit Information for a Contact Use the Edit contact menu to add or edit information for an existing contact 1 Touch Apps People Contacts 2 Touch a contact to display it and then touch Edit contact 3 Touch any field you want to change or add 4 A...

Page 41: ...ch and drag the side of the square to resize the square 6 Touch SAVE to assign the picture and then touch DONE to save the contact Delete a Contact You can delete a contact from the contacts details page 1 Touch Apps People Contacts 2 Touch a contact to display it and then touch Delete 3 Touch OK Share a Contact You can quickly share contacts using Bluetooth email Gmail or text messaging 1 Touch A...

Page 42: ...il account Address the message add a subject and a message and then touch Send See Compose and Send Email for details on sending email l Gmail to send the information as a Gmail attachment Address the message add a subject and a message and then touch Send See Send a Gmail Message for details ...

Page 43: ...ate one online or using your phone Note You can also create and sign into your Google Gmail account through your phone s Setup application Note Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your phone such as Google Play you do not need to use Gmail as the default account for your phone Create a Google Account Online 1 From a computer launch a Web browser and navigate to google com ...

Page 44: ...onnects with the Google servers select the items you would like to sync with your phone and then touch Sync now 10 Touch Finish setup and your phone will synchronize the selected items Sign In to Your Google Account If you have a Google Account but have not yet signed in with your phone follow these instructions to sign in to your Google Account 1 Touch Apps Settings Add account 2 Touch Google and...

Page 45: ...dress directly 4 If you want to send a carbon copy Cc or a blind carbon copy Bcc of the email to other recipients touch Add Cc Bcc 5 Enter the email subject and then compose your email Note If you want to attach a picture touch Attach picture Locate and then touch the picture you want to attach 6 After composing your message touch Send Note While composing the message touch Save as draft to save i...

Page 46: ...ther accounts using POP3 or IMAP or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs Add an Email Account You can add several types of personal email accounts such as POP3 and IMAP accounts on your phone Add an Email Account from the Settings Menu 1 Touch Apps Settings Add account Email 2 Enter the Email address and Password for the email account and then touch Next l Touchin...

Page 47: ...hronize your phone with your Exchange ActiveSync account you can read manage and send email in the same easy way as with a POP3 IMAP account However you can also access some powerful Exchange features Important Before setting up a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Account contact your company s Exchange Server administrator for required account settings information 1 Touch Apps Settings Add account Co...

Page 48: ...ur message touch Send Note While composing the message touch Save as draft to save it as a draft To view your draft email messages in the inbox touch the account name at the top of the screen and then touch Drafts Note To view your sent messages in the inbox touch the account name at the top of the screen and then touch Sent Note To open a draft email in the email account inbox touch the account n...

Page 49: ...unt you want to synchronize touch Refresh Delete an Email Message n On the email account inbox touch the message you want to delete and then touch Email Account Settings You can edit settings for your individual email accounts such as email address and password name display and signature frequency of retrieval and more 1 Touch Apps Email 2 Switch to the email account you want to edit 3 Touch Setti...

Page 50: ...ress or phone number Matching names and numbers from your contacts appear as you type 3 Touch the Send an SMS message box and then start composing your message 4 When done touch Send to send the text message New Messages Notification Depending on your notification settings the phone will play a ringtone vibrate or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multime...

Page 51: ... Touch the new message to open and read it Note If a message contains a link to a Web page touch the link to open it in the Web browser Note If a message contains a phone number touch the phone number to dial the number or add it to your contacts Reply to a Message 1 Touch Apps Hangouts 2 Touch a message thread to open it 3 Touch the text box at the bottom of the screen enter your reply message an...

Page 52: ...Video Calls l Sound l Vibrate n Account l Join Google l Confirm phone number l Blocked people l Sign out SMS n General l SMS Enabled n Notifications l Sound l Vibrate n Advanced l Delete old messages l Auto retrieve MMS o Roaming auto retrieve l Wireless alerts About Google Hangouts n About l Hangouts l Build version ...

Page 53: ...Accounts and Messaging 45 l Open source licenses l Privacy policy l Terms of service ...

Page 54: ...e your customer information to the third party application provider To find out how a third party application will collect access use or disclose your personal information check the application provider s policies which can usually be found on their website If you aren t comfortable with the third party application s policies don t use the application Find and Install an App When you install apps ...

Page 55: ...ications that have access to many functions or a significant amount of your data Once you touch OK on this screen you are responsible for the results of using this item on your phone Create a Google Wallet Account You must have a Google Wallet account associated with your Google Account to purchase items from the Google Play Store app Do one of the following n On your computer go to google com wal...

Page 56: ...y Store 2 Touch My Apps Installed tab 3 Touch the app and then touch Open to open it Uninstall an App You can uninstall any app that you have downloaded and installed from Google Play 1 Touch Apps Play Store 2 Touch My Apps 3 On the Installed screen touch the app you want to uninstall and then touch Uninstall 4 When prompted touch OK to remove the app from your phone Get Help with Google Play The ...

Page 57: ...ack songs purchased from Google Play as well as songs you have loaded from your own music library The music you choose is automatically stored in your Google Play Music library and instantly ready to play via streaming or download For more information about Google Play Music visit play google com about music Note For information about loading music onto your phone see Transfer Files Between Your P...

Page 58: ...Enter a song or artist in the search field or browse through options in the Featured New Releases Top Downloads Free Songs on Sprint or Genre pages 3 Touch a song to select it The song information screen is displayed 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to preview or purchase the song Touch to display the Sprint Music Plus menu Tip For ringtones or ringback tones touch Ringtone Store or Ringback Ton...

Page 59: ...ich users can upload and share videos The site is used to display a wide variety of user generated video content including movie clips TV clips and music videos as well as video content such as video blogging informational shorts and other original videos Note YouTube is a data intensive feature Sprint recommends that you upgrade to an unlimited data plan to avoid additional data charges 1 Tap App...

Page 60: ...ps Settings Wi Fi 2 Touch the Wi Fi slider to turn Wi Fi on 3 The network names and security settings Open or Secured of detected Wi Fi networks are displayed in the Wi Fi networks section 4 Touch a Wi Fi network to connect If you selected an open network you will be automatically connected to the network If you selected a network that is secured with a password enter the password and then touch C...

Page 61: ...ings Wi Fi Detected Wi Fi networks are displayed in the Wi Fi networks section To manually scan for available Wi Fi networks on the Wi Fi settings screen touch 2 Touch another Wi Fi network to connect to it Note If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks scroll down the screen and touch Enter the wireless network settings and touch Save Launch a Web Conn...

Page 62: ...re information about the availability of LTE in your location visit sprint com coverage Note The availability and range of the LTE network depends on a number of factors including your distance to the LTE base station and infrastructure and other objects through which the signal passes Turn LTE On and Connect to the LTE Network 1 Touch Apps Settings More Mobile networks Preferred network type 2 Se...

Page 63: ...the screen The following symbols are used Your phone is connected to the LTE network When the signal bands are animated your phone is scanning and connecting When the signal bands are gray your phone is connected to the network signal is weak When both the bands and the LTE icon are not displayed there is no coverage and you are disconnected from the 4G network Your phone is connected to the 3G mo...

Page 64: ...Network Set Up Secure Credential Storage If your network administrator instructs you to download and install security certificates you must first set up the phone s secure credential storage 1 Touch Apps Settings Security Screen lock and then touch Password 2 Enter a new password at least eight characters without any spaces for the credential storage scroll down and confirm the password and then t...

Page 65: ...access resources such as intranet sites on your corporate network For more information about browsing the Web see Learn to Navigate the Browser Disconnect from a VPN 1 Drag the title bar down to open the Notifications panel 2 Touch the VPN connection to return to the VPN settings screen and then touch the VPN connection to disconnect from it When your phone has disconnected from the VPN you will s...

Page 66: ...e s page n In a single motion touch and drag across or up and down a page Selecting To select onscreen items or links n Drag across a page and then touch an item or touch an onscreen link to select the link Links which are displayed as underlined text allow you to jump to Web pages select special functions or even place phone calls Pinching and Zooming Zooming in and out on a Web page can be done ...

Page 67: ...Touch Apps Chrome 2 From any open Web page touch You will see the browser menu Options available within the browser menu may include n New tab displays a new tab so you can browse multiple URLs n New incognito tab displays a new tab so you can browse multiple URLs without showing up in your browser history n Bookmarks allows you to add a URL to your bookmark list n Other devices allows you to add ...

Page 68: ...ite Follow the instructions to go to a particular website by entering a URL website address 1 Touch the URL field and enter a website address l As you type the address if your desired website appears within the suggested sites list touch the entry to begin surfing 2 Touch Go Note Not all websites are viewable on your phone Adjust Browser Settings You can control many of the settings for your brows...

Page 69: ...ps Chrome 2 From any open Web page touch Settings Content settings Website settings 3 Select the settings you want to configure for the current website Bookmarks Make browsing easier by setting up and using custom bookmarks Access Bookmarks 1 Touch Apps Chrome 2 From any open Web page touch Bookmarks Create Bookmarks 1 From any open Web page touch 2 Enter a descriptive name for the new bookmark an...

Page 70: ... a much faster rate than when using any other feature combination The best way to keep using the phone as a hotspot is to have it connected to a power supply Important Write down the passkey password for this communication shown onscreen Connect to Portable Hotspot Follow the steps below to connect to a portable hotspot 1 Enable Wi Fi wireless functionality on your target device laptop media devic...

Page 71: ...mera through the applications list and close it from the camera menu In addition to using the applications list to open the camera you may be able to launch the camera from within other applications such as Contacts or Messaging Open the Camera n To open the camera in picture mode and take pictures touch Apps Camera Close the Camera n To close the camera screen touch or Viewfinder Screen The Viewf...

Page 72: ...ch another area on the screen that you want to focus on 6 Touch to take the picture 7 Choose what you want to do with the picture you ve just taken See Review Screen for details Review Screen After capturing a picture or video touch the thumbnail image at the top right corner of the screen to see the item in the review screen From there you can access options such as view share edit or delete the ...

Page 73: ...you want to focus on 6 Touch to start capturing video 7 Touch to stop recording 8 Choose what you want to do with the video you ve just captured See Review Screen for details Camera Settings You can adjust your camera s settings using the icons on the main camera screen and the full camera settings menu 1 Touch Apps Camera 2 Touch Camera Settings to display the Settings menu and access all your ca...

Page 74: ... Options to display the Options menu and access all your video camera settings You can change the following settings l White Balance l Settings o Time lapse o Video quality o Store location l Switch camera lens Lets you assign the front facing video camera lens l Flash mode Set the camera s flash mode to OFF AUTO or ON View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery Using the Gallery application you can vi...

Page 75: ... in that album Note Depending on the number of pictures stored it may take some time for Gallery to load all your pictures on the screen Close the Gallery App n To close the Gallery app and return to the home page touch View Pictures and Videos You can access and view all your stored pictures and videos from your phone s Gallery 1 Touch Apps Gallery 2 Touch an album such as Camera and then touch a...

Page 76: ...Touch an album containing a video you want to watch and then touch an image to view the video l Use the onscreen Play Pause Rewind and Forward icons to control your playback Work with Pictures Whether you re browsing pictures in filmstrip or grid view in the Gallery application you can touch and hold on a picture to open a selection menu and choose to delete the picture rotate or crop it and more ...

Page 77: ...also send them to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth Send Pictures or Videos by Email You can send several pictures videos or both in an email or Gmail message They are added as file attachments in your email For more information about using email and Gmail see Compose and Send Email or Send a Gmail Message 1 Touch Apps Gallery 2 Touch the album that contains the pictures or videos you...

Page 78: ...os Using Bluetooth You can select several pictures videos or both and send them to someone s phone or your computer using Bluetooth 1 Touch Apps Gallery 2 Touch the album that contains the pictures or videos you want to share 3 Touch the pictures or videos you want to share l To select multiple items touch and hold an image to turn on multiple select Touch all the items you want to include 4 Touch...

Page 79: ...o select multiple videos touch and hold an image to turn on multiple select Touch all the videos you want to include 4 Touch Share via and then touch YouTube 5 Enter the prompted information such as description and tags and select a privacy option 6 Touch Upload ...

Page 80: ... in Google Calendar on the Web After creating them in Google Calendar on the Web you ll be able to see them in the Calendar application on your phone For more information about creating and managing multiple Google Calendars visit the Google website calendar google com Note If you have synchronized your phone with an Exchange ActiveSync account or Outlook on your computer you can also select these...

Page 81: ...to invite to the event Separate multiple addresses with commas 4 Touch Save to add the event to your Google Calendar If the people to whom you send invitations use Google Calendar they ll receive an invitation in Calendar and by email Send a Meeting Request Exchange ActiveSync Only If you have an Exchange ActiveSync account set up on your phone you can use Calendar to create a meeting appointment ...

Page 82: ...en to open the Notifications panel 2 Touch the upcoming event name to display the event Note If you have other pending event reminders these events will also appear on the screen 3 Do one of the following l Touch Snooze all to snooze all event reminders for five minutes or Touch Dismiss all to dismiss all event reminders To set reminder settings n On any Calendar view touch Settings General settin...

Page 83: ... day n Touch and hold a day to open an options menu from which you can also choose to create an event or switch to either Day or Agenda view n Slide up or down the screen to view earlier or later months Erase Calendar Events It s easy to erase scheduled events from your calendar 1 Touch Apps Calendar 2 Open the calendar event details l In Agenda Day and Week views touch the calendar event you want...

Page 84: ...ur phone or which ones to stop synchronizing Add an Outlook or Google Calendar to Synchronize Only the calendars that you ve created or subscribed to on the Web but previously removed from your calendars list are shown in the list of calendars that you can add 1 Touch Apps Calendar 2 In any Calendar view touch Settings 3 Touch ADD ACCOUNT 4 Touch an account type from the list and follow the steps ...

Page 85: ...d touch Done Timer Use a timer with your phone s Clock app 1 Touch Apps Clock 2 Touch the Timer tab 3 Enter the amount of time and touch START to start the timer Stopwatch Use a stopwatch with your phone s Clock app 1 Touch Apps Clock 2 Touch the Stopwatch tab 3 Touch START to start the stopwatch 4 Touch STOP to stop Calculator Your phone s convenient built in calculator lets you perform basic mat...

Page 86: ...hen touch Bluetooth to turn Bluetooth on or off Note Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power or in places where using a wireless phone is prohibited such as aboard an aircraft and in hospitals The Bluetooth Settings Menu The Bluetooth settings menu gives you access to information and controls for your phone s Bluetooth feature n Touch Apps Settings Bluetooth l Touch SEARCH FOR...

Page 87: ... car kit you have connected you can then start using the headset or car kit to listen to music or make and receive phone calls Note Due to different specifications and features of other Bluetooth compatible devices display and operations may be different and functions such as transfer or exchange may not be possible with all Bluetooth compatible devices Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit When you have...

Page 88: ...eceive Information Using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to transfer information between your phone and another Bluetooth enabled device such as a phone or notebook computer The first time you transfer information between your phone and another device you need to enter or confirm a security passcode After that your phone and the other device are paired and you will not need to exchange passcodes t...

Page 89: ...ter the same passcode on both your phone and the other device or confirm the auto generated passcode 7 On the receiving device accept the file Receive Information from Another Device Your phone is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth including pictures music tracks and documents such as PDFs To receive files from another device you need to have a microSD card installed ...

Page 90: ... Near Field Communication NFC Technology NFC Near Field Communication technology is a short range wireless technology that lets you quickly and wirelessly exchange information between your phone and other NFC enabled smartphones smart accessories and NFC enabled access points You can also use NFC technology to save view create or change smart tags Depending on the apps that you have added to your ...

Page 91: ...pears in the notifications area touch the notifications bar to open the panel 3 You will see either Connected as a media device or Connected as a camera l For most transfers you ll want to use Connected as a media device l To change the option touch it in the notifications panel to open the Storage settings USB PC Connection window and then touch the desired option 4 On your computer navigate to t...

Page 92: ...hen update the user name on your phone 1 Touch Apps Settings More Mobile networks Carrier settings Update Profile 2 Follow the onscreen instructions Note If your data services or account syncing ever seems to go out unexpectedly use this feature to reconnect with the network Update Your PRL This option allows you to download and update the PRL preferred roaming list automatically 1 Touch Apps Sett...

Page 93: ... Sprint Worldwide Customer support at 1 888 226 7212 Your Phone s SIM Card for International GSM Roaming Your phone comes with a preinstalled SIM Subscriber Identity Module card to support roaming on compatible GSM networks Note Your SIM card should be preinstalled If you need to reinstall your SIM card follow the instructions below Note The SIM included contains information specific to your phone...

Page 94: ...e Phone Calls and Receive Phone Calls although some additional instructions may be required to place a call Some features and services are not available in all countries For more information on services that are available while roaming visit sprint com sww Make Calls Using Plus Code Dialing Placing calls from one country to another country is simple with the Plus Code Dialing feature When placing ...

Page 95: ... voicemail may not be available on all networks check sprint com sww for service information Set Up Your Voicemail Access Number for International Use To simplify accessing your Sprint Voicemail while traveling you can set up your voicemail access number as a Contacts entry This will make it faster and easier to access your messages while roaming internationally 1 Touch 2 Touch 1 your area code an...

Page 96: ...oubleshooting There are a few tips to keep in mind when using Sprint voicemail while traveling n Some carriers may not support voicemail indicators It may be necessary to call your voicemail to see if you have any new messages n If you hear the message Please enter the number of the subscriber you wish to call enter your 10 digit wireless phone number International Data Roaming Sprint Worldwide Wi...

Page 97: ... Not in Service The number that you entered is not valid User Not Available The phone that you called is either busy out of range or turned off Please try again later User Not Authorized The phone that you called is either busy out of range or turned off Please try again later Please Try Later This service is temporarily not available Please try again later Service Restricted Service may not be ac...

Page 98: ...int for the default PIN and PUK Insert SIM Your SIM Card is not being detected Please check to ensure that you have inserted the SIM Card Check SIM Card Please check your SIM card to make sure it is properly inserted Contact Sprint for Assistance with International Service If you experience any issues with voice or data services while outside of the United States Sprint offers customer support 24 ...

Page 99: ...om a landline phone when outside the United States Sprint Worldwide Customer Support can be reached from a landline phone at 1 817 698 4199 Access or connection fees may apply The toll free numbers below can also be used to contact Sprint Worldwide Customer Support in the following countries Country From Landline Phone Caribbean Anguila Barbados Cayman Islands and Dominica 1 888 226 7212 France 08...

Page 100: ...i Advanced Wi Fi Settings The advanced Wi Fi settings menu lets you set up and manage wireless access points 1 Touch Apps Settings Wi Fi 2 Touch Advanced 3 Configure your Wi Fi settings which may include l Network notification l Keep Wi Fi on during sleep l Scanning always available l Avoid poor connections l Wi Fi frequency band l Install certificates l Wi Fi optimization l MAC address l IP addre...

Page 101: ...aking or receiving calls or data is prohibited When you set your phone to Airplane Mode it cannot send or receive any calls or access online information To quickly turn Airplane Mode on or off n Press and hold the Power button and then touch Airplane mode in the Device options menu While in Airplane Mode the status bar will display To turn Airplane Mode on or off in Settings 1 Touch Apps Settings ...

Page 102: ... Touch Apps Settings More 2 Touch the check box next to NFC to activate Tethering Settings Portable Hotspot Use the settings menu to configure your hotspot settings which allow you to share your phone s data service with multiple Wi Fi capable devices 1 Touch Apps Settings More Tethering portable hotspot 2 Touch the Portable Wi Fi hotspot checkbox 3 Touch Set up Wi Fi hotspot to set up your hotspo...

Page 103: ... your settings Phone Ringtone Configure your phone s silent mode sound settings 1 Touch Apps Settings Sound Phone ringtone 2 Select a ringtone and then touch OK Vibration When Ringing Configure the vibration intensity settings for your phone s ringtones notifications and touch feedback 1 Touch Apps Settings Sound 2 Touch the check box next to Vibrate when ringing to enable or disable the option De...

Page 104: ...een Lock Sound When Screen lock sound is enabled tones play when you touch the screen to lock or unlock it 1 Touch Apps Settings Sound Sound and vibration 2 Touch the check box next to Screen lock sound to enable or disable the option Vibrate on Touch When Vibrate on touch is enabled your phone will vibrate when you touch the screen 1 Touch Apps Settings Sound Keytones 2 Touch the check box next t...

Page 105: ...llpaper 1 Touch Apps Settings Display Wallpaper 2 Touch an option to set the wallpaper Note If you select Gallery you will need to select an album and a picture Once selected use the crop tool to resize and position the image and then touch Done Note If you select Live Wallpapers before you touch Set wallpaper you can touch Settings to select custom animation settings etc for the live wallpaper Au...

Page 106: ...e You can set the font for all text that displays on the screen 1 Touch Apps Settings Display 2 Touch Font size and then select a size Pulse Notification Light You can enable a Pulse notification light when receiving notifications 1 Touch Apps Settings Display 2 Touch the check box next to Pulse notification light to enable or disable the option Wireless Display Your Nexus 5 is compatible with dev...

Page 107: ...ttings Battery 2 View your phone s battery usage statistics 3 For additional details and settings options touch a usage category Application Manager You can download and install applications from the Google Play Store or create applications using the Android SDK and install them on your device Use Application manager to manage applications on your device 1 Touch Apps Settings Apps 2 Touch Download...

Page 108: ...pps Settings Location 2 Touch the ON OFF switch next to Location to turn the option On or Off Security Settings The lock screen settings let you set your method for unlocking your phone customize lock screen options determine whether to show pop up tips for unlocking the phone and enter your owner information to be displayed on the lock screen Screen Lock You can increase the security of your phon...

Page 109: ...tern on the screen and then touch Next 5 Draw the screen unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical horizontal or diagonal direction Lift your finger from the screen when finished 6 The phone records the pattern Touch Continue 7 When prompted draw the screen unlock pattern again and then touch Confirm 8 Enter a backup PIN touch Continue re enter the PIN and touch OK to save your...

Page 110: ... the safety of your phone and personal data Disable the Screen Lock Follow the instructions below to turn off your current screen lock 1 Touch Apps Settings Security Screen lock 2 Draw your unlock screen pattern enter your PIN or enter your password 3 Touch None If you fail to enter the correct password after five attempts you will be prompted to wait for 30 seconds before you can try again Owner ...

Page 111: ...ircumstances such as if your phone is lost or stolen These applications enforce remote or local phone security policies Some of the features a device administration application might control are n Setting the number of failed password attempts before the phone is restored to factory settings n Automatically locking the phone n Restoring factory settings on the phone Device Administrators 1 Touch A...

Page 112: ...rd only available when credentials are installed Language Input Settings Your phone s language and input settings let you select a language for the phone s menus and keyboards select and configure keyboard settings configure speech input settings and set your phone s mouse trackpad options Language Choose the language for operating your phone 1 Touch Apps Settings Language and input Language 2 Sel...

Page 113: ...ptions Google Hindi Input Google Hindi Input is an Indic IME which allows you to type messages update on social networks or compose emails in Hindi on your phone 1 Touch Apps Settings Language and input 2 Touch the check box next to Google Hindi Input to enable or disable Hindi transliteration 3 Touch Settings to configure your Google Hindi Input options Google Korean Keyboard The Google Korean Ke...

Page 114: ...ox next to Google voice typing to enable or disable the feature 3 Touch Settings to configure your Google voice typing options iWnn IME iWnn IME is a Japanese IME which supports emoji input on your phone 1 Touch Apps Settings Language and input 2 Touch the check box next to iWnnIME to enable or disable Emoji 3 Touch Settings to configure your iWnn IME options Voice Search Settings The Voice Search...

Page 115: ...to speech TTS provides audible readout of text for example the contents of text messages and the Caller ID for incoming calls 1 Touch Apps Settings Language and input 2 Touch Text to speech output to configure s l Preferred Engine Tap to configure settings l Speech Rate Choose a rate for text readouts l Listen to an example Play an example of speech used for readouts Pointer Speed Adjust the speed...

Page 116: ...ming a factory data reset on your phone you may want to unmount the microSD card to avoid losing any data you may have stored on it Touch Apps Settings Storage Unmount SD card to unmount the storage card 1 Touch Apps Settings Back up and reset 2 Touch Factory data reset 3 Read the factory data reset information page and touch Reset device 4 Touch Delete all Your phone will power down and reset its...

Page 117: ...time and date format options 1 Touch Apps Settings Date and time 2 Touch Automatic date time to disable the feature l If enabled you cannot alter the date time zone or time values 3 Touch Setdate Adjust the date month and year Touch Done when finished 4 Touch Settime Adjust the hour and minute Touch Done when finished 5 Touch Automatic time zone to disable the feature l If enabled you cannot alter...

Page 118: ...rotate screen l Speak passwords l Accessibility shortcut l Text to speech output l Touch hold delay Printing The Printing menu lets you allows you to connect your phone wirelessly to a printer 1 Touch Apps Settings Printing 2 Touch Cloud Print or HP Print Service Plugin to search for printers 3 Follow the prompts to connect to an available printer About Phone The About Phone menu lets you access i...

Page 119: ...e license settings including your DivX VOD registration and Google info l Regulatory information View regulatory information related to your phone l Model number View your phone s model number l Android version View the firmware version of your phone l Baseband version View the baseband version of your phone l Kernel version View the kernel version of your phone l Build number View the build numbe...

Page 120: ...Copyright Information 112 Copyright Information 2013 Sprint Sprint and the logo are trademarks of Sprint Other marks are trademarks of their respective owners ...

Page 121: ... Connect 78 Disconnect 80 Receive information 81 Send information 80 Settings 92 Settings menu 78 Share pictures and videos 70 Turn on or off 78 Bookmarks 61 Books 51 Brightness 97 Browser 57 Bookmarks 61 Go to a website 60 Launch connection 53 57 Menu 59 Navigate 58 Select text on a Web page 60 Settings 60 Website settings 61 Zoom 58 C Calculator 77 Calendar 72 Add event 72 Erase events 75 Event ...

Page 122: ... 38 Account settings 41 Add account 38 Add Exchange ActiveSync account 39 Add widget 41 Compose and send 39 Manage inbox 41 Send Gmail 37 Share pictures 69 View and reply 40 Emergency Tone 96 Encrypt Device 102 Enter Text 16 Exchange ActiveSync Add account 39 Extended Home Screen 15 F Factory Data Reset 108 Files Transfer between phone and computer 83 Flash 8 Flick 11 Folder 15 Font Size 98 G Gall...

Page 123: ...IME 106 K Keyboard Gesture Typing 17 Google Keyboard 17 L Language 104 Language and Input Settings 104 Location GPS satellites 100 Wireless networks 100 Location Services 100 LTE 54 M Make and Receive Worldwide Calls 86 Make Your First Call 4 Maps 49 Messaging 35 Mic 8 Mobile Network Settings 93 More Settings 93 Movies TV Google Play 50 Multimedia Messaging Share pictures and videos 70 Music Sprin...

Page 124: ...96 Screen Unlock Face 101 Motion 101 Swipe 101 Screen Unlock Password 102 Screen Unlock Pattern 101 Screen Unlock PIN 101 Secure Credential Storage 56 Security Settings 100 Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth 80 Set Up Your Phone 1 Settings 92 Setup Screens 3 Share Contacts 33 Share Pictures and Videos 69 SIM Card 85 Sleep 97 Slide 10 Sound Settings 95 Speaker 8 Spell Checker 104 Spread 1...

Page 125: ...ia YouTube 70 View 67 Watch 68 Voice Search Settings 106 Voice Typing 18 Voicemail 23 International 87 Notification 23 Password 5 Retrieve messages 24 Set up 23 Settings 28 Setup 4 Voicemail Access Number 87 Volume Button 8 Volume Settings 95 VPN 56 Add connection 56 Connect or disconnect 57 Prepare for connection 56 Secure credential storage 56 Settings 94 W Wallpaper 97 Web 52 Launch connection ...

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