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Press the
Home Key
>
Apps icon
>
Settings
.
Settings contains most of the tools for customizing and
configuring your device.
General Settings
Airplane Mode
Turn voice and data transmission on or off.
Wi-Fi
Turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi
connections (see
Connecting to Networks and Devices
– Connecting to Wi-Fi
).
Bluetooth
Turn
Bluetooth
on or off and configure your
Bluetooth
connections (see
Connecting to Networks and Devices
– Connecting to Bluetooth Devices
).
Mobile Networks
Control mobile data use and data roaming (see
Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to
Mobile Networks
).
Sound
Adjust volumes (see
Personalizing – Adjusting Volumes
),
toggle sound and mute (see
Personalizing – Switching
to Silent Mode
), set up ringtone and notification
sound (see
Personalizing – Changing the Ringtone
and Notification Sound
), and select system sounds
(see
Personalizing – Turning Touch Sounds On/Off
). Tap
Silent mode
to turn off all sounds except media and
alarm, or enable silent mode with vibration.
Display
•
Brightness:
Set the brightness of the display.
•
Wallpaper:
Select a background image for the
home screen or lock screen.
•
Auto-rotate screen:
Click the checkbox to auto-
rotate screen.
•
Sleep:
Set the length of time of inactivity before the
screen turns off automatically.
•
Daydream:
Set the daydream on the screen.
•
Font size:
Set the font size of the text on the screen.
•
Pulse notification light:
The LED flashes to notify
you of missed calls, new messages, and other events.
•
Touch key light duration:
Tap to set the duration
of the touch key light.
Date and Time
Set date, time, time zone, and how date and time are
displayed. You can also use network-provided data.
Language and Input
•
Language:
Select a language for your system.
•
Spell checker:
Use Google Spell Checker to check
for spelling errors when entering text and change its
settings.
•
Personal dictionary:
Add new words to the
phone’s dictionary or remove words from the
dictionary. The words you add are used for spelling
check and word suggestion.
•
KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS:
Configure text
input settings (see
Knowing the Basics – Entering
Text – Touch Input Settings
).
•
Voice Search
–
Languages:
Select the language you use
when entering text by speaking or searching by
speaking.
–
Speech output:
To turn on speech output only
when you’ve got a headset attached to your
phone, select
Hands-free only
.
– “
OK Google” Detection:
When this is checked,
you can say “OK Google” when viewing the
Google Now screen rather than tapping the
Microphone icon to initiate a voice search
or action.
–
Offline speech recognition:
Select one or
more additional language packages so you can
use speech recognition when you do not have a
network connection.
–
Block offensive words:
Replace offensive
words with an asterisk (*) when you use Google
voice recognition to transcribe your voice into text.
–
Audio History:
When enabled, helps recognize
your voice and improve speech recognition.
–
Manage
Audio History:
View and delete saved
voice search history.
–
Bluetooth headset:
Listen for your voice input
through a
Bluetooth
headset when it is connected
to your phone.
•
Text-to-speech output
–
PREFERRED ENGINE:
Select the speech
synthesis engine you want to use or change
its settings.
–
Speech rate:
Select how quickly you want the
synthesizer to speak.
–
Listen to an example:
Play a brief sample of
the speech synthesizer, using your current settings.
–
Default language status:
Check the default
language status.
•
Pointer speed:
Select how fast the pointer/mouse
should scroll when you connect the phone to a
trackpad or mouse accessory.
Wireless and Networks
Data Usage
Tap the
ON/OFF
switch to turn on or off mobile
data.
You can check how much data has been used during
the time cycle you set, set a mobile data limit and
warning, see what apps have been using mobile data,
allow data roaming, or restrict background data for
individual apps.
NOTE:
The data usage is measured by your phone,
and your carrier’s data usage accounting may differ.
Settings
Settings
