Enable lost phone features.
For peace of mind, check out
, in case you ever
need to remotely locate and lock or erase your phone.
Personalize your phone
While changing your
, don't stop there. Be sure to
explore your
to set ringtones, font sizes, data usage preferences, keyboard
preferences, and much more. It's a great way to learn many of your phone's capabilities while
customizing it to suit your needs.
In most apps you can touch
or for app-specific settings. Be sure to see what options are
available to you there, too.
Manage cellular data
Understand your data usage.
Keep an eye on your data usage and
to make the
most of it. See which apps use
and adjust their settings. If your phone is
using too much data, you can also stop accounts from
.
Use Wi-Fi to conserve cellular data.
When you connect to a Wi-Fi network, your data will use
that network connection instead of your carrier's network, saving your cellular data for when you
need it.
Learn how to connect to Wi-Fi networks.
Useful to know
Find phone info.
To find your phone number, device name, and other information, go to
Settings
>
System
>
About phone
.
Tell your phone what to do.
Use your phone hands-free with
. Tell it to
navigate you, and listen to it speak the directions to you as you drive--it'll even reroute you if
you've gone off course. Tell it to set alarms, find information on the web, make calls.
Never miss a photo opportunity.
Automatically open the
Swipe
left. You can
your photos and videos with your Google account
or with other photo sharing apps available from
.
Store your stuff.
. Store apps and content on your phone. For
more storage space, use an
for photos, videos, and music. You can open stored items
in associated apps, like Photos to see your photos and videos. For even more storage space,
plus the ability to access your media and files from any internet-connected device (phone,
computer, tablet), use cloud storage. Your
includes free cloud storage on Drive,
which has its own app and is also available from the
menu throughout other apps.
Wi-Fi hotspot.
to share your internet connection
with your other devices that need internet access (for example, a laptop or tablet).
Reboot phone.
In the unlikely event that your phone becomes unresponsive, frozen, shows a
blank or black screen, or doesn't respond to the
, you can reboot it. Press and hold
the Power button for 7 - 10 seconds. The phone will restart normally.
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