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T-Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide

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Page 1: ...T Mobile myTouch 3G with 3 5mm Jack with Google User Guide February 2010 Android mobile technology platform 1 6 0 AUG 1 6 0 003...

Page 2: ...egistered trademark of Deutsche Telekom AG myFaves and the myFaves design are federally registered trademarks of T Mobile USA Inc Copyright 2009 Google Inc Used with permission Google the Google logo...

Page 3: ...chanical including photocopying recording or storing in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form without prior written permission of T Mobile Limitation of Damages TO THE MAXIMUM...

Page 4: ...nces SAFETY PRECAUTIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT Use the correct external power source A product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the electrical ratings label If you are...

Page 5: ...ors as it may lead to short circuit during operation The phone should be only connected to products that bear the USB IF logo or have completed the USB IF compliance program Do not use a battery that...

Page 6: ...ESTRICTIONS Do not use this product in gas stations fuel depots chemical plants or where blasting operations are in progress or in potentially explosive atmospheres such as fuelling areas fuel storeho...

Page 7: ...cal equipment to malfunction The use of this device is forbidden in most hospitals and medical clinics If you use any other personal medical device consult the manufacturer of your device to determine...

Page 8: ...r device for prolonged periods of time such as when you re talking on the phone charging the battery or browsing the web the device may become warm In most cases this condition is normal and therefore...

Page 9: ...roduct should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer Avoid unstable mounting Do not place the product with an unstable base Use prod...

Page 10: ...ng machinery Full attention must be given to operating the machinery in order to reduce the risk of an accident Electrostatic discharge ESD Do not touch the SIM card s metal connectors Seizures Blacko...

Page 11: ...creen 30 Using the Trackball 31 Using the Phone s Buttons 32 Using the Onscreen Keyboard 33 Editing Text 35 Opening Applications 37 Working with Menus 38 Monitoring Your Phone s Status 40 Managing Not...

Page 12: ...ning Gmail and Your Inbox 83 Reading Your Messages 84 Composing and Sending a Message 86 Replying to or Forwarding a Message 87 Working with Conversations in Batches 88 Labeling a Conversation 89 Star...

Page 13: ...0 Composing and Sending Email 122 Adding and Editing Email Accounts 123 Changing Email Account Settings 125 Work Email 127 Opening Work Email 128 Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Account 128 Syn...

Page 14: ...7 Changing Camera and Camcorder Settings 168 Gallery 169 Opening Gallery and Viewing Your Albums 170 Working with Pictures 172 Working with Videos 175 Changing Gallery Settings 177 YouTube 179 Opening...

Page 15: ...210 Call Settings 213 Sound Display Settings 214 Data Synchronization Settings 215 Security Location Settings 216 Applications Settings 217 SD Card Phone Storage Settings 219 Date Time Settings 220 Lo...

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Page 17: ...ace receive and manage multiple calls is described in Placing and Receiving Calls on page 61 Organizing and finding contact information for the people you know is described in Contacts on page 73 Send...

Page 18: ...169 Viewing YouTube videos is described in YouTube on page 179 Listening to music is described in Music on page 183 Setting one or more alarms is described in Alarm Clock on page 191 Calculating the...

Page 19: ...ing items and accessories Phone Battery USB cable AC adapter Wired stereo headset 3 5 headset adapter Pouch 8GB microSD card Screen protector Getting to Know Your T Mobile myTouch 3G Top and bottom pa...

Page 20: ...TRACKBALL refer to Using the Trackball on page 31 Back and left panels Notification LED See Notification LED indicators on page 41 for details Earpiece Listen to a phone call from here MENU HOME CALL...

Page 21: ...a rechargeable Lithium ion battery and is designed to use only manufacturer specified original batteries and accessories Battery performance depends on many factors including network configuration si...

Page 22: ...ver To remove the battery 1 Make sure the phone is turned off 2 Remove the back cover 3 The top side of the battery has a protruding grip Lift the battery from the grip to remove it SIM card The SIM c...

Page 23: ...cing out the SIM card slot 3 Slide the SIM card completely into the slot To remove the SIM card 1 Remove the back cover and the battery if it is installed 2 Locate the groove below the SIM card slot a...

Page 24: ...age card Insert the microSD card into the slot with its gold contacts facing down To remove the storage card Press the storage card to eject it from the slot Note If you want to remove the storage car...

Page 25: ...USB cable provided with your phone must be used to charge the battery Charging is indicated by a solid amber light in the Notification LED As the battery is being charged while the phone is on the cha...

Page 26: ...dentification number PIN for your SIM card if it s configured to require one Note If you entered the wrong PIN three times the SIM card will be blocked and you will not be able to use your phone If th...

Page 27: ...h and more In this section Launching Android the First Time on page 28 Getting to Know the Home Screen on page 29 Using the Touchscreen on page 30 Using the Trackball on page 31 Using the Phone s Butt...

Page 28: ...ons and services on the web are synchronized with your phone If you don t have a Google Account touch Create Touch Sign In and then enter your username and password using the onscreen keyboard For inf...

Page 29: ...page 47 Along the top of the screen is the Status bar which displays the time information about the status of your phone and icons for notifications you ve received To learn more see Monitoring Your P...

Page 30: ...touch hold an item on screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs For example to open a menu for customizing the Home screen you touch an empty area on the Home screen un...

Page 31: ...as opening an event in a crowded calendar or selecting where you want to edit text can be easier to do with the TRACKBALL than with the touchscreen To use the trackball Roll the TRACKBALL to select i...

Page 32: ...d Returns you to the applica tion s main screen or to the Home screen SEARCH In most application opens a search box for the information in that application In other applica tions opens the Quick Searc...

Page 33: ...r other custom keyboards to make it easier to enter the required information You can also use the TRACKBALL to select a text field and then press the TRACKBALL to open the onscreen keyboard 2 Start ty...

Page 34: ...keyboard Touch the Alt key to view additional symbols press it again to switch back Touch hold a vowel or the C N or S key to open a small window where you can touch an accented vowel or other altern...

Page 35: ...Done button on the keyboard depending on the application and text field you re typing in To select text 1 Touch the text field or other portion of the screen that contains the text you want to select...

Page 36: ...e 2 Touch the text field where you want to paste the text You can paste text you copied from one application into a text field in any application 3 Use the TRACKBALL to move the cursor to the location...

Page 37: ...th several at once See Market on page 197 to learn how to discover and install additional applications and games on your phone To open the Applications tab On the Home screen drag up from the bottom o...

Page 38: ...on s icon on the Home screen OR Touch an application s icon on the Applications tab To open a recently used application 1 Press and hold the HOME button A small window opens with icons of applications...

Page 39: ...hat can fit in the main menu Touch More to open a menu of additional items Context menus Context menus contain tools that apply to a specific item on the screen You open a context menu by touching hol...

Page 40: ...Notifications panel to view them all see Managing Notifications on page 42 Status icons The following icons indicate the status of your phone GPRS connected Roaming GPRS in use No signal EDGE connect...

Page 41: ...puter Solid amber Battery is charging Flashing amber Battery is low Flashing green You have a pending notification New Gmail message 3 more notifications not dis played New text or multimedia message...

Page 42: ...and the Notification LED may blink as well Adjusting sound volume and other general notifications settings is described in Sound Display Settings on page 214 Applications whose activities produce not...

Page 43: ...ext depends on the notification For example new voicemail notifications dial your voicemail box or network disconnect notifications open the list of configured networks so you can reconnect To clear a...

Page 44: ...uick Search Box opens Many applications such as Gmail Contacts and Browser make special use of the SEARCH button which they indicate with an application icon to the left of the search box See the sect...

Page 45: ...is not in the list touch to search the web The Browser opens displaying results of a Google search on the web For more information about working with Browser see Browser on page 139 To search the web...

Page 46: ...screen press MENU and then touch Settings Security location 2 Scroll to the Screen unlock pattern section and then touch Set unlock pattern The first time you do this you re presented with a short tu...

Page 47: ...mail label a music playlist and other items Widgets Add a clock music player a picture frame the Google search bar a power manager or a calendar that shows upcoming appointments You can also add widge...

Page 48: ...in the menu that opens touch Wallpapers 2 Touch Pictures or Wallpaper gallery Touch Pictures to use a picture that you have captured using the camera or copied to your phone as a wallpaper You can cro...

Page 49: ...transmission Wi Fi data networks and Bluetooth devices such as headsets You can also connect your phone to a computer to transfer files from your phone s SD card In this section Connecting to Mobile N...

Page 50: ...ys when roaming The status bar indicates which kind of data network you re connected to and the overall voice and data network signal strength When you re connected to slower networks you may wish to...

Page 51: ...that transmit a lot of data such as sending uploading or downloading pictures or video until you are connected to a faster mobile or other wireless network 1 Press HOME MENU and then touch Settings t...

Page 52: ...l You can configure the phone with a fixed IP address and make other advanced settings by pressing MENU and then touching Advanced see Advanced Wi Fi settings screen on page 211 To turn Wi Fi on and c...

Page 53: ...ials and connect to it automatically when it is in range You must also add a Wi Fi network to connect to it if it does not broadcast its name SSID or to add a Wi Fi network when you are out of range T...

Page 54: ...ces are headphones for making calls or listening to music and hands free kits for cars There are several Bluetooth profiles that define the features and communications standards for Bluetooth devices...

Page 55: ...urn it on 4 Touch Device name enter a name and then touch OK To pair your phone with a Bluetooth device You must pair your phone with another device before you can connect to it You only need to do th...

Page 56: ...evices touch a paired but unconnected device in the list If the device you expected isn t displayed touch Scan for devices When the phone and the device are connected the device is displayed as connec...

Page 57: ...ging or corrupting the files on your SD card To connect your phone to a computer 1 Use the USB cable that came with your phone to connect the phone to a USB port on your computer You receive a notific...

Page 58: ...on page 19 But if you need to remove the storage card while the phone is on you must unmount the storage card from the phone first to prevent corrupting or damaging the storage card 1 Press HOME MENU...

Page 59: ...e them in your phone s secure credential storage before you can configure VPN access on your phone If your network administrator instructs you to download the certificates from a web site you ll be pr...

Page 60: ...any requested credentials and then touch Connect When you re connected to a VPN you receive an ongoing notification in the status bar If you are disconnected you receive a notification that you can us...

Page 61: ...ng them or sending them to your voicemail box You can even set up conference calls with several participants In this section Placing and Ending Calls on page 62 Answering or Rejecting Calls on page 64...

Page 62: ...plications tab OR If you re already working with Contacts or the Call Log touch the Dialer tab To place a call by dialing 1 Open the Dialer 2 Touch keys on the Dialer to enter the phone number If you...

Page 63: ...During a Call on page 69 To end a call Press the END CALL POWER button To quickly redial the last number you called Press the CALL button twice OR If you have the Dialer open touch the Call log tab an...

Page 64: ...see Managing Notifications on page 42 Selecting a ringtone and its volume are described in Sound Display Settings on page 214 To answer a call Press the CALL button If you were already on a call the...

Page 65: ...Contacts To open the Call log Press the CALL button OR If you have the Dialer or Contacts open touch the Call log tab Calls are listed with the most recent at the top You can scroll to view earlier en...

Page 66: ...ake other actions on a Call log entry Touch a Call log entry to open a screen where you can call the contact again send the contact a message add the number to your Contacts and learn more about the o...

Page 67: ...d then touch the Contacts tab 2 Touch the contact you want to call 3 Touch the phone number you want to use to call the contact See Communicating with Your Contacts on page 79 for other options To cal...

Page 68: ...is described in Placing and Ending Calls on page 62 Your carrier s voicemail system guides you through the process of listening to and managing your voicemail The first time you call your voicemail it...

Page 69: ...Hold The hold icon appears in the status bar to remind you that you have a call on hold From any other application you can open the Notifications panel and touch the entry for the call on hold to retu...

Page 70: ...h headset is paired and connected to your phone you can conduct all calls on the headset for hands free conversation For details about configuring the phone to use a Bluetooth headset see Connecting t...

Page 71: ...age 62 for details 2 When you re connected press MENU and then touch Add call The first participant is put on hold and you re prompted to dial the second caller 3 Place the next call using the Dialer...

Page 72: ...Placing and Receiving Calls 72 AUG 1 6 0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide...

Page 73: ...hone Subsequently changes to either set of contacts are synchronized Information about your contacts is shared with other applications such a Gmail Google Talk Messaging Gallery for sharing photos and...

Page 74: ...t up and down to scroll it or slide your finger up or down to scroll quickly Either way a tab briefly appears to the right of the list which you can drag up and down to scroll very quickly while displ...

Page 75: ...the contact using the listed number address and so on Touch an address to view it on Google Maps see Maps on page 153 You can also press MENU and then touch Edit contact to edit the contact s informa...

Page 76: ...to the left of the item of contact information to open a menu with some preset labels such as Mobile or Work for a phone number or touch Custom in the menu to create your own label 6 Press MENU and th...

Page 77: ...emove a contact from your favorites list 1 Open your Contacts and then touch the Favorites tab 2 Touch hold the contact you want to remove 3 Touch Remove from favorites in the menu that opens Searchin...

Page 78: ...ontact s default phone number A contact s default phone number appears below the contact s name in the contacts list The default phone number is used when you initiate a call or send a text message fr...

Page 79: ...ng your list of Contacts Contacts shares your contacts with many other applications such as Gmail and Messenger See the sections on those applications to learn how to access your contacts from within...

Page 80: ...ng Calls on page 61 To send a text or multimedia message to a contact s default number 1 Open your Contacts or Favorites 2 Touch hold the contact 3 Touch Send SMS MMS in the menu that opens You switch...

Page 81: ...s Different on page 82 Opening Gmail and Your Inbox on page 83 Reading Your Messages on page 84 Composing and Sending a Message on page 86 Replying to or Forwarding a Message on page 87 Working with C...

Page 82: ...on Gmail is organized by labels not folders Bytaggingmessageswithlabels you can organize your conversations in as many ways as you want In other email applications each message can live only in one fo...

Page 83: ...isplays conversations with the newest messages at the top All your conversations are in your Inbox unless you delete archive or filter them Conversations with new messages have bold subjects To read a...

Page 84: ...s messages To read a message Touch a conversation that contains the message you want to read A conversation opens to the first new unread message or to the first starred message if you ve previously s...

Page 85: ...ates the number of hidden messages 1 Touch the tab that indicates the number of previously read messages The tab expands into tabs that list the sender and first line of each read message 2 Touch an e...

Page 86: ...Add Cc Bcc to address a copy or blind copy of the message 4 Enter a subject for the message 5 Enter the text of the message For more information about entering and editing text see Using the Onscreen...

Page 87: ...rent conversation Forwarding a message or changing the subject starts a new conversation The message opens in a new screen where you can add or remove addresses edit the subject and add or remove text...

Page 88: ...ck a conversation the Archives Labels and Delete buttons appear at the bottom of the screen 2 Touch Archive Label or Delete Or press MENU and touch Add star Report spam Mute Mark read Mark unread or D...

Page 89: ...batch of conversations at once You can assign or change the labels of one or more conversations at once 1 In your Inbox or other conversation list check the conversations you want to label See Working...

Page 90: ...n a conversation list Viewing Conversations by Label You can view a list of the conversations that have the same label including conversations with starred messages See Labeling a Conversation on page...

Page 91: ...s spam by viewing messages with the Spam label see Viewing Conversations by Label on page 90 Searching for Messages You can search for messages that contain one or more words in their contents or in t...

Page 92: ...s OR When reading a message press MENU and then touch Archive Synchronizing Your Messages The Gmail webmail service has enormous resources for storing your messages your phone does not Gmail only down...

Page 93: ...versations with this label To set how many days of conversations to synchronize 1 Open your Inbox 2 Press MENU and then touch Settings Labels 3 Touch Number of days to sync 4 Enter the number of days...

Page 94: ...og each time you delete messages asking you to confirm that you want to delete them Batch operations When checked adds a check box to the left of each conversation so you can add it to a batch See Wor...

Page 95: ...dars and inviting guests to events that are only available in Calendar on the web Be sure to visit Google Calendar on the web http calendar google com to learn more about the features the web and phon...

Page 96: ...alendar on the web events from each calendar are displayed in a different color For more information about which calendars are displayed on your phone see Displaying and Synchronizing Calendars on pag...

Page 97: ...elect events in Agenda Day and Week views and to select days in Month view Press the TRACKBALL for more information about the selected event or day Working in Agenda View Agenda view is a list of your...

Page 98: ...ws corresponding to when it occurs To switch to Day view Press MENU and then touch Day To learn more about events in Day view Touch an event to view a quick summary of the event Touch the summary to v...

Page 99: ...h the summary to view the event s details For more information see Viewing an Event s Details on page 100 Touch hold an event to open a menu with options for viewing editing or deleting the event and...

Page 100: ...summary Touch the summary to view details about the event In Month view touch a day to switch to Day view and then touch the event whose details you want to view to open a summary and touch the summar...

Page 101: ...can choose the calendar you want to add the event to You can touch the plus button to add additional reminders see Setting a Reminder for an Event on page 102 3 Press MENU and then touch Show extra o...

Page 102: ...ewing the summary of an event press MENU and then touch Delete event When editing an event scroll to the bottom of the Event details screen and touch Delete If the event repeats you re asked whether y...

Page 103: ...der time arrives See Managing Notifications on page 42 for more information on responding to notifications To respond to an event reminder If you receive notifications in the status bar touch the stat...

Page 104: ...re My calendars and then check or uncheck a calendar to show or hide it Calendars in the My calendars list are kept synchronized on your phone whether or not you hide them To set which calenders are s...

Page 105: ...to Set alerts notifications Opens a dialog where you can configure event reminders to open an alert send you a notification or turn off event notifications on your phone See Setting a Reminder for an...

Page 106: ...Calendar 106 AUG 1 6 0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide...

Page 107: ...communicate in real time with other people who also use Google Talk on a phone or on the web In this section Signing In and Opening Your Friends List on page 108 Chatting with Friends on page 109 Cha...

Page 108: ...lk icon in the Applications tab See Opening Applications on page 37 to learn more about opening and switching applications When you first open Google Talk you view your Friends list This list includes...

Page 109: ...ers Google Talk status in other applications such as Gmail Chatting with Friends To chat with a friend 1 Touch a friend in your Friends list If you re already chatting with someone you can press MENU...

Page 110: ...een or the Friends list press MENU and then touch Switch chats Touch the friend you want to chat with To invite a friend to join a group chat When you re chatting you can invite additional friends to...

Page 111: ...Status Icons in Google Talk Gmail Google Maps and other applications indicate your and your friends Google Talk status You can change your online status and status message You can also change the pic...

Page 112: ...g Your Friends List Your Google Talk Friends list contains the friends you ve invited or accepted invitations from to become friends in Google Talk Google Talk friends can invite each other to chat in...

Page 113: ...uch Invites All the friends you ve extended invitations to become friends on Google Talk appear in the list until they accept or cancel your invitation To view all friends or only those most popular w...

Page 114: ...e in a chat and to also sound a ringtone or vibrate the phone You can also configure Google Talk to sign you in automatically when you turn on your phone instead of having to open Google Talk to recei...

Page 115: ...ther you sign into Google Talk automatically 1 In the Friends list press MENU and then touch More Settings 2 Check or uncheck Automatically sign in When Automatically sign in is checked you are signed...

Page 116: ...Google Talk 116 AUG 1 6 0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide...

Page 117: ...l includes a wizard that makes it easy to configure it for several popular email service providers In this section Opening Email and Reading Your Messages on page 118 Responding to a Message on page 1...

Page 118: ...opens to the last screen you were viewing or if you have not used Email in a while it displays the contents of your Inbox in the mailboxes window if you have only one account or the Accounts screen T...

Page 119: ...x Sent Trash and other mailboxes 2 Touch the name of the account you want to work with The mailboxes screen opens with a scrolling list of the mailboxes in the account You can touch a mailbox to view...

Page 120: ...manage them in other ways To reply to or forward a message When reading a message touch Reply or Reply all OR Press MENU and then touch Reply Reply all or Forward A compose message window opens with t...

Page 121: ...ourself to read it again later When reading a message press MENU and then touch Mark as unread To delete a message You can delete a message from its mailbox When reading a message touch Delete OR Pres...

Page 122: ...MENU and then touch Add Cc Bcc to address a copy or blind copy of the message 4 Enter a subject for the message 5 Enter the text of the message For more information about entering and editing text se...

Page 123: ...etup if you need to enter email account settings the two step wizard can t configure for you If you touch Next Email attempts to communicate with your email service provider to validate your account f...

Page 124: ...the menu that opens touch Account settings For descriptions of the settings you can change see Changing Email Account Settings on page 125 2 When you re done changing settings press BACK To delete an...

Page 125: ...otifications Set whether you want to receive notifications when you receive new email sent to this account Select ringtone Pick a ringtone to sound when you receive an email notification for this acco...

Page 126: ...Email 126 AUG 1 6 0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide...

Page 127: ...change ActiveSync account on your phone In this section Opening Work Email on page 128 Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Account on page 128 Synchronizing Exchange ActiveSync Emails on page 128 R...

Page 128: ...icrosoft Exchange Server 2007 To set up Work Email 1 Open Work Email 2 Enter your email address and password and then touch Next Your Work Email Inbox is displayed Note Your corporate Exchange Server...

Page 129: ...ctions on a message as described in Responding to a Message on page 130 To sort messages 1 In your Inbox press MENU and then touch Sort 2 Select from the following sort options Date Most recent Oldest...

Page 130: ...the message you re responding to filled in You can now address compose and send this message as you would a new message as described in Composing and Sending Email on page 131 To mark a message as unr...

Page 131: ...dd 3 Press MENU and then touch Show Cc Bcc to address a copy or blind copy of the message 4 Enter a subject for the message 5 Enter the text of the message For more information about entering and edit...

Page 132: ...set the signature set the account as the default email account and set where to save email attachments Send Receive Set the maximum email file size limit when receiving and frequency to check for new...

Page 133: ...er Guide Messaging You can use Messaging to exchange text SMS and multimedia messages MMS with your friends mobile phones In this section Opening Messaging on page 134 Exchanging Messages on page 135...

Page 134: ...e about opening and switching applications The Messaging window opens where you can create a new message or open an ongoing message thread Touch New message to start a new text or multimedia message T...

Page 135: ...end a text SMS message 1 On the Messaging screen touch New message 2 Enter a mobile phone number in the To field As you enter the phone number matching contacts appear You can touch a recipient or con...

Page 136: ...f you touch Pictures you re prompted to touch a picture to attach it If you touch Capture picture Camera opens so you can take a picture and attach it If you touch Videos you re prompted to touch a vi...

Page 137: ...uld in a thread you started If the message contains a media file touch Play to view watch or listen to it Touch hold the media file to open a menu with an option for saving the message on your SD card...

Page 138: ...essages are read or deleted Auto retrieve Uncheck to download only the heading of multimedia messages which you can then touch to open a menu to download the whole message This is useful for controlli...

Page 139: ...for information on the web In this section Opening Browser on page 140 Navigating within a Webpage on page 141 Navigating among Webpages on page 143 Working with Multiple Browser Windows on page 145...

Page 140: ...touch a web link for example in an email or text message When you open Browser it displays the last webpage you were viewing or if you have not used Browser in a while it opens your home page To go to...

Page 141: ...RL To set your home page Your home page opens when you open a new Browser window 1 On a Browser screen press MENU and then touch More Settings Set home page 2 Enter the address URL of the page and the...

Page 142: ...ide your finger slightly on the screen to reveal the zoom and scale and scroll controls 2 Touch the scale and scroll control You can also press the TRACKBALL twice to scale and scroll The webpage zoom...

Page 143: ...type the first word with matching characters is highlighted on the screen and subsequent matches are boxed 3 Touch the left or right arrow to scroll to and highlight the previous or next matching wor...

Page 144: ...way back later Changing Browser Settings on page 149 describes the setting that clears your history 1 Press MENU and then touch Bookmarks Working with bookmarks is described in Working with Bookmarks...

Page 145: ...ing saving and sending the link via email Touch a phone number to open the Dialer with the number entered For more information see Placing and Ending Calls on page 62 Touch a street address to open it...

Page 146: ...our SD card see Connecting to a Computer on page 57 to learn more about SD cards To allow installing applications from the web or email By default your phone is configured to prevent you from installi...

Page 147: ...NU again and then touch Cancel all downloads To view the files you ve downloaded Press MENU and then touch More Downloads The files you ve downloaded are listed in order You can touch one to open it T...

Page 148: ...ks 2 Touch hold the bookmark you want to edit 3 Touch Edit bookmark in the menu 4 Edit the name or address in the dialog 5 Touch OK To share a bookmark 1 Press MENU and then touch Bookmarks 2 Touch ho...

Page 149: ...ebpage This speeds webpage display which can be useful when you have a slow connection but many websites make little sense with text alone Auto fit pages Check to have Browser optimize the presentatio...

Page 150: ...in forms your name address other information you enter frequently and automatically enter that text in subsequent forms This can greatly speed up filling out forms for fields you enter frequently Unch...

Page 151: ...ge that uses Gears and may offer settings for how each webpage uses gears You can use this page to disable gears for a webpage Reset to default Touch to delete all Browser data including your browsing...

Page 152: ...Browser 152 AUG 1 6 0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide...

Page 153: ...ou can even view some locations as if you were strolling down that street If you join Google Latitude you can view your friends locations on your maps and share your location and other information wit...

Page 154: ...Check Use wireless networks to allow the phone to determine your approximate location using Wi Fi and mobile networks Check Enable GPS satellites to allow the phone to determine your loca tion to the...

Page 155: ...d a thumbnail from street view if available 2 Touch the balloon to open a screen with tools for learning more about the location these tools are described in this section and on the http maps google c...

Page 156: ...a street map complete with names of streets rivers lakes mountains parks boundaries and other fea tures Satellite mode uses the same satellite data as Google Earth Satellite images are not real time G...

Page 157: ...in any direction to pan up and down or to look in other directions Zoom into the direction you re looking Touch the screen to open navigation controls Touch a left or right navigation arrow to move u...

Page 158: ...le museums in San Francisco As you enter information previous searches appear in a list below the search box You can touch one to search again 3 Touch the Search icon Markers with letter labels indica...

Page 159: ...nd 2 Touch the icon for car public transit or walking directions 3 Touch Go The directions to your destination appears in a list When you re done you can clear the map press MENU and touch More Clear...

Page 160: ...via email address in the menu that opens If you touch Select from Contacts a scrolling list of all your contacts opens You can check as many contacts as you want to invite If you touch Add via email...

Page 161: ...last known locations status and so on Touch a friend in the list to open a screen with details about the friend and many connection options To connect with and manage connections with your friends To...

Page 162: ...Edit privacy setting You can set the following privacy options Detect your location Let Latitude detect and update your location as you move The update frequency is determined by several factors such...

Page 163: ...d Camcorder see Getting Started on page 19 You can copy your pictures and videos from the SD card to a computer for backup and other purposes as described in Connecting to a Computer on page 57 In thi...

Page 164: ...ge 169 To open Camera Touch the Camera icon on the Home screen or in the Applications tab OR Touch the slider in Camcorder to open Camera See Opening Applications on page 37 to learn more about openin...

Page 165: ...Changing Camera and Camcorder Settings on page 168 You can play and share your videos with the Gallery application as described in Gallery on page 169 To open Camcorder Touch the Camcorder icon in the...

Page 166: ...ra 2 Touch the thumbnail image at the top right of the Camera screen The picture review screen opens displaying your most recent picture 3 Touch the picture to see the navigation and zoom controls 4 T...

Page 167: ...thumbnail image at the top right of the Camcorder screen A still image from the start of your most recent video is displayed 3 Touch a navigation button to open the video you want to play 4 Touch the...

Page 168: ...using the phone s GPS Video settings Select video quality Opens a dialog where you can set the video quality appropriate for sending to your friends via the Messaging application or for viewing on a...

Page 169: ...asks set them as your wallpaper or contact picture and so on You can also share your pictures and videos with friends via email or messaging or on the Picasa and YouTube web sites In this section Open...

Page 170: ...more about opening and switching applications Gallery presents the pictures and videos on your SD card in albums The first two are for the pictures and videos you took with Camera and Camcorder Other...

Page 171: ...you open is described in Working with Pictures on page 172 Working with the videos you open is described in Working with Videos on page 175 You can change settings for the size and order of the pictu...

Page 172: ...saved in the new orientation Touch the picture to view the navigation zoom and other controls Touch the magnifiers to zoom in or out Drag the picture to view parts that are not in view Touch the left...

Page 173: ...rd To use a picture as a contact icon or as Home screen wallpaper 1 When viewing a picture touch the picture to view the controls and then touch the Set as icon Or press MENU and then touch More Set a...

Page 174: ...a new message For more information about addressing and sending the message see the section on that application To share a picture by uploading it to Picasa You can upload pictures to the Picasa accou...

Page 175: ...bums is described in Opening Gallery and Viewing Your Albums on page 170 Touch the video to view the playback controls To share a picture by sending it to friends You can send any video that is 3MB or...

Page 176: ...hen viewing an album touch hold the video you want to send 2 Touch Share 3 Touch YouTube 4 Enter a title description and tags for your video 5 Check Public if you want to share the video with everyone...

Page 177: ...g where you can set whether pictures in albums are sorted Newest first or Newest last Confirm deletions Check to open a confirmation dialog when you delete a picture or video Uncheck to delete without...

Page 178: ...Gallery 178 AUG 1 6 0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide...

Page 179: ...6 0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide YouTube YouTube is the free online video streaming service for viewing searching for and uploading videos In this section Opening YouTube and Watching Videos on...

Page 180: ...such as Featured Most popular Most viewed Top rated and more To watch and interact with YouTube videos On a YouTube screen touch a video to play it Touch the video to view the playback controls You c...

Page 181: ...der application see Camera and Camcorder on page 163 by uploading them to YouTube Before you do this you must create a YouTube account and sign into it on your phone You can upload any video that is 3...

Page 182: ...YouTube 182 AUG 1 6 0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide...

Page 183: ...usic to organize and listen to music and other audio files you transfer to your SD card from your computer In this section Transferring Music Files to Your Phone on page 184 Opening Music on page 184...

Page 184: ...n the SD card to organize your music files 4 Unmount the SD card from the computer and disconnect the phone Be sure to follow your computer s instructions and those in Connecting to a Computer on page...

Page 185: ...ou can listen to music using the phone s built in speaker using a wired headset or using a wireless Bluetooth stereo headset that supports the A2DP profile see Getting Started on page 19 and Connectin...

Page 186: ...een from any other application by opening the Notifications panel and touching the ongoing music notification see Managing Notifications on page 42 To control playback volume Press your phone s VOLUME...

Page 187: ...old a song in a library list and in the menu that opens touch Delete You can also delete music files from the SD card when your phone is connected to a computer as described in Transferring Music File...

Page 188: ...to add the song to The song is added to the playlist You can also add the song playing in the Playback screen by pressing MENU and then touching Add to playlist Touch the name of the playlist you wan...

Page 189: ...03 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide To rename or delete a playlist 1 Open the playlist library 2 Touch hold a playlist and in the menu that opens touch Rename or Delete playlist No songs are affected by...

Page 190: ...Music 190 AUG 1 6 0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide...

Page 191: ...alarm clock You can set one time alarms or alarms that play on weekdays every day or other times You can use one of your music tracks as a ringtone or use one of the alarm ringtones that comes with yo...

Page 192: ...change its time and other attributes Or press MENU and then touch Add alarm to add a new one 3 Touch Time to set the time of the alarm You can change the time by touching the and buttons and AM or PM...

Page 193: ...CK When the time you set arrives the alarm sounds Customizing Alarm Clock You can change the face of the alarm clock or hide the face entirely You can also set whether the alarm sounds when the phone...

Page 194: ...face entirely Press MENU and then touch Hide clock To play alarms even when the phone is in Silent mode Press MENU touch Settings and then check Alarm in silent mode Or uncheck this option to honor si...

Page 195: ...0 003 T Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide Calculator Use Calculator to figure simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations In this section Using the Calculator...

Page 196: ...splay to open a menu where you can copy what you ve entered and access other tools Touch Clear to delete the last number or operator you entered Touch hold Clear to delete everything in the display To...

Page 197: ...rovides direct access to useful applications and fun games which you can download and install on your phone In this section Opening Android Market and Finding Applications on page 198 Downloading and...

Page 198: ...about opening and switching applications When you open Android Market for the first time you must read and accept the terms of service to continue To get help with Android Market The Android Market H...

Page 199: ...plications on page 200 You can also rate uninstall and perform other actions on the application see Managing Your Downloads on page 202 To search for applications 1 Touch the search icon at the top ri...

Page 200: ...ou scroll down to the About the developer section you can view more applications by this developer visit the developer s web site or send the developer an email message 2 Press MENU and then touch Sec...

Page 201: ...g Applications on page 37 You have 24 hours to try out an application and if you decide you don t want it uninstall it for a refund See To request a refund for an application on page 203 If you have a...

Page 202: ...MENU and then touch Downloads In the list of the free and paid applications that opens you can touch one to rate it uninstall it request a refund and so on To uninstall an application 1 On the Androi...

Page 203: ...celled 4 Touch the explanation that best matches why you re uninstalling and then touch OK To set whether you re notified about updated applications 1 On the Android Market home screen press MENU and...

Page 204: ...nsive content you can report it to the Android Market team 1 Open the details screen for an application You can do this by browsing or searching for the application and then touching it or if you ve d...

Page 205: ...Mobile myTouch 3G User Guide T Mobile Applications Your T mobile applications help you easily manage your account device and favorite contacts In this section T Mobile myFaves on page 206 T Mobile My...

Page 206: ...ing the circles you see You can also associate your contacts with preset icons or their actual photos Press MENU to let you edit replace or change the order of the myFaves contacts To add myFaves cont...

Page 207: ...do the following Call Send email Uses Gmail to send the email Send message Send IM Uses Google Talk to chat Activity log Touch to view the information for the selected contact To edit myFaves contact...

Page 208: ...ion It is also a hub where you can easily personalize your phone manage connections and monitor storage and battery levels To open My Account Press HOME touch the Applications tab and then touch My Ac...

Page 209: ...ut those applications to learn more In this section Opening Settings on page 210 Wireless Controls on page 210 Call Settings on page 213 Sound Display Settings on page 214 Data Synchronization Setting...

Page 210: ...tooth and mobile networks You also use Wireless controls to configure connections between your phone and virtual private networks VPNs and for turning off all radios with airplane mode Wireless contro...

Page 211: ...o Wi Fi Networks on page 52 Advanced Wi Fi settings screen Regulatory domain Opens a dialog where you can override your phone s default settings for the number of Wi Fi channels which is regulated dif...

Page 212: ...or details see Connecting to Virtual Private Networks on page 59 Mobile networks settings screen Data roaming Uncheck to prevent your phone from transmitting data on mobile networks via other carriers...

Page 213: ...the phone s SIM Enable FDN Opens a dialog that asks you to enter your PIN2 and then places the phone in FDN mode Changes to Disable FDN when FDN is enabled Change PIN2 Opens a series of dialogs that p...

Page 214: ...ou can drag a slider to set the volume for music video soundtracks and other media Phone ringtone Opens a dialog where you can pick the ringtone to sound when you receive a phone call You can touch a...

Page 215: ...plications may also have their own settings to control how they synchronize data see the sections on those applications for details Data synchronization screen Background data Check to permit applicat...

Page 216: ...ogle Check to include your position when using Google search and other Google services When you check this option you re asked if you consent to allowing Google to use your location when providing the...

Page 217: ...pplication settings to view details about the applications installed on your phone to manage their data and force them to stop and to set whether you want to permit installation of applications you ob...

Page 218: ...on to launch certain file types by default you can clear that setting here Controls Use the Force stop button to stop an application that is misbehaving The application is stopped without confirmation...

Page 219: ...the card This setting is dimmed if there is no SD card installed if you have already unmounted it or if you have mounted the SD card on your computer see Connecting to a Computer on page 57 Format SD...

Page 220: ...ns a dialog where you can set the phone s time Use 24 hour format Check to display the time using 24 hour time format for example 13 00 rather than 1 00 pm Select date format Opens a dialog where you...

Page 221: ...to have the onscreen keyboard automatically capitalize the first letter of the first word after a period the first word in a text field and each word in name fields Quick fixes Check to automatically...

Page 222: ...gs page in Browser Searchable items Opens a screen where you can check or uncheck the kinds of data you want to include in phone searches Clear search shortcuts Erases the list of search results that...

Page 223: ...his setting is not available if the data is installed Always use my settings Check to use the settings on this screen in place of speech synthesizer settings available in other applications Speech rat...

Page 224: ...n to open a settings or information screen for that component or application Legal information Opens a screen where you can obtain legal information about the software included with your phone System...

Page 225: ...x 480 HVGA resolution Networks HSPA WCDMA 1700 2100 MHz Up to 7 2 Mbps down link and 2 Mbps up link speeds Quad band GSM GPRS EDGE 850 900 1800 1900 MHz Band frequency HSUPA availability and data spee...

Page 226: ...ce received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rul...

Page 227: ...worn operations with the back of the phone kept 1 5 cm from the body To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure requirements use only belt clips holsters or similar accessories that maintain a 1 5 cm...

Page 228: ...variations in usage As with other mobile radio transmitting equipment users are advised that for satisfactory operation of the equipment and for the safety of personnel it is recommended that no part...

Page 229: ...e guidelines use only original manufacturer approved accessories SAR Information 1 39 mW g 1g Telecommunications Internet Association TIA Safety Information Pacemakers The Health Industry Manufacturer...

Page 230: ...ce disposal The WEEE logo shown at the left on the product or on its box indicates that this product must not be disposed of or dumped with your other household waste You are liable to dispose of all...

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