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app from the list, swipe it left or right. To scroll the list, swipe
up or down.
Tip:
You don’t need to remove apps from Overview for your
phone to run efficiently.
• Menus:
When or
appears on a screen, you can tap it to
open options for the current screen.
• Close keyboard:
To close a touchscreen keyboard, tap
.
• Reboot:
To reboot your phone, press and hold the Power
button until the screen goes dark and your phone restarts.
Press
Power button
Your power button helps in a few ways:
• Power off:
Press and hold the Power
button to choose
Power off
.
• Sleep:
To conserve battery power,
prevent accidental touches, or when
you want to wipe smudges off your
touchscreen, put the touchscreen to
sleep by pressing the Power button.
• Wake up:
Press the Power button
again.
Tip:
To add security to your phone, see “
Protect
”.
Power
Button
Volume buttons
Your volume buttons help in a few ways:
• Ringer volume:
Press the buttons when your phone is
ringing to silence it.
• Earpiece volume:
Press the buttons during a call.
• Music/video volume:
Press the buttons during a song or
video.
Tip:
For more on volume control, see “
Volume &
interruptions
”.
Speak
Just tell your phone what you want.
Tip:
Speak naturally but clearly, like using a speakerphone.
• Search:
Tap
on the home screen to search by voice, or
say, “OK Google” to speak your search.
To change your voice input and text-to-speech settings, tap
Apps
>
Settings
>
Language & input
.
• Dialing and commands:
Tap
. To dial, say “Call” and then
a contact name or phone number. Or, say a command like
“Send text,” “Go to” an app, or “Help” for voice command
help.
Tip:
If a contact has more than one number, you can say
which number to call. For example, “Call Joe Black Mobile”
or “Call Suzi Smith Work.”
• Text entry:
On a touchscreen keyboard, tap
, then speak
your message or search text. You can also speak
punctuation.
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