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T-Mobile G2
User’s Guide
Contents
About this guide ........................................................................................... 10
Android basics............................................................................................... 13
Inside the box............................................................................................................................ 14
Your phone................................................................................................................................. 15
Front panel with keyboard opened ......................................................................... 15
Top panel .............................................................................................................................. 16
Back panel ............................................................................................................................ 17
Bottom panel ................................................................................................................. 17
Left and right panels ....................................................................................................... 18
Before turning on your phone .......................................................................................... 19
Back cover............................................................................................................................ 19
SIM card ................................................................................................................................. 20
Storage card........................................................................................................................ 21
Battery.................................................................................................................................... 22
Starting Android for the first time .................................................................................. 26
Your Google Account ..................................................................................................... 26
Customizing your phone ............................................................................................... 28
Additional accounts and settings ............................................................................. 28
Getting to know the Home screen ................................................................................. 29
Customizing the Home screen ......................................................................................... 32
Using the touchscreen.......................................................................................................... 35
Using the Trackpad ................................................................................................................ 37
Monitoring your phone’s status ....................................................................................... 38
Status icons.......................................................................................................................... 38
Notification icons .............................................................................................................. 39
Managing notifications ......................................................................................................... 40
Entering text.............................................................................................................................. 42
Using the hardware QWERTY .................................................................................... 42
Using the onscreen keyboard..................................................................................... 44
Using your voice to enter text.................................................................................... 47
Editing text................................................................................................................................. 49
Opening and switching applications ............................................................................. 51
Working with menus.............................................................................................................. 53
Options menus ................................................................................................................... 53
Context menus ................................................................................................................... 54
Summary of Contents for G2
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