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Android Basics

visit sprint.com/readynow for more information to get your phone up and running

 

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Home Screen 

Touch 

 to display your Home screen.

Notifications Panel

When you see a notification icon on the left  

side of the status bar, drag the status bar down 

to display the notifications panel. Touch a 

notification to open the related application,  

such as messaging, call list, or event.

 

To close the panel, drag the bottom bar up.

Status

Bar

Google 

Search Bar

     

Favorites

Tray

Shortcut

Содержание Sprin Force

Страница 1: ...Get Started All you need to know to get going ...

Страница 2: ...new phone take advantage of exclusive Ready Now resources at sprint com readynow You can even schedule a one on one appointment at a Sprint Store near you For ongoing support and resources visit sprint com support There you ll find guides tutorials and more to help you get the most out of your phone Note Available applications and services are subject to change at any time Welcome ...

Страница 3: ...cs about how to move around on your phone use the Home screen and enter text If you re familiar with Android phones you can probably skip these pages although a refresher course never hurt anyone Use Your Phone page 10 Take advantage of your phone s features and Sprint services from the basics making calls to the more advanced using Email YouTube GPS Navigation and more Tools Resources page 31 Fin...

Страница 4: ...e Earpiece LED Indicator Phone Applications Menu Key Touchscreen Back Key Home Key Speaker Charger Accessory Jack Battery cover Camera Lens Camera Button Front Camera Lens Volume buttons Flash Headset Jack Power Button ...

Страница 5: ...o gaps Charge the Battery 1 Plug the USB connector into the charger accessory jack on the lower left side of your phone 2 Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet Turn the Phone On Press and hold the Power button to turn your phone on Turn the Screen On and Off To quickly turn the display screen off press the Power button on top of the phone To turn the screen on and display the unlock screen...

Страница 6: ...n an existing number you re swapping phones you can activate on your computer online or directly on your phone Activate on your computer Go to sprint com activate and follow the instructions Activate on your phone Turn on your new phone Make sure the old one is turned off Your phone will automatically attempt Hands Free Activation Touch Activate to override auto activation and start the manual act...

Страница 7: ... Settings More Mobile networks Connections Optimizer Set Up a Google Account Setting up a Google Account lets you access many features of your Android phone It also allows you to sync Google contacts and apps you may previously have used 1 Touch Settings Accounts sync 2 Touch ADD ACCOUNT and then touch Google 3 Follow the prompts to set up a new Google Account or sign in to an existing Google Acco...

Страница 8: ...h a list or move slowly drag across the touchscreen horizontally or vertically For example touch People and then drag the list up or down Flick To scroll quickly through a list flick across the touchscreen drag quickly and release When you re flicking through a long list touch the screen to stop scrolling Tip When you drag or flick a list a scroll bar may appear For example in your Contacts list d...

Страница 9: ...creen Notifications Panel When you see a notification icon on the left side of the status bar drag the status bar down to display the notifications panel Touch a notification to open the related application such as messaging call list or event To close the panel drag the bottom bar up Status Bar Google Search Bar Favorites Tray Shortcut ...

Страница 10: ...ce to add it 5 Release your finger Your Home Screen Viewing Extended Screens Your phone s Home screen extends horizontally to four additional screens This gives you room to customize your phone and put the things you need front and center just a swipe away To display the Home screen touch from any screen To view extended screens flick the screen left or right There are two additional screens on ea...

Страница 11: ...uch to return to the Home screen Menu Key Touch to open context specific menus Open Applications If an application is on one of your screens just touch it to open it If an application is not available from your Home screen touch if you re not already on the Home screen touch to display the applications list and then touch the application from the alphabetical list You may have to scroll to the sid...

Страница 12: ...em settings Language input and then touch an option To change the language for your keyboard touch Language To select a keyboard type touch Default and select an input method To edit your word suggestion dictionary for the multi touch keyboard touch Personal dictionary Typing To change your keyboard settings touch next to Swype Android keyboard or TouchPal Keyboard Android Keyboard Use the Android...

Страница 13: ...rough the apostrophe key To correct a word touch anywhere in the word Swype shows a small menu of other word options Swype might also show a menu if it can t guess your word If Swype doesn t know a word touch individual letters to enter it Swype remembers so next time you can just drag over the letters Typing Swype Keyboard Example cool For double letters circle the letter Example dog Place your f...

Страница 14: ...trongly recommends setting a voicemail password Without a password anyone who has access to your phone can access your messages Use Your Phone Voicemail Retrieve YourVoicemail Touch and then touch and hold 1 From any other phone 1 Dial your wireless phone number 2 When your voicemail answers touch Visual Voicemail This gives you a quick and easy way to access your voicemail Now you can find the ex...

Страница 15: ...ant to call on the dialpad Touch to delete one or more digits 3 Touch to place the call Make Phone Calls People tab Tap to open and then tap an entry to call Call log tab Tap to open and then tap an entry to call Phone tab Tap to open and then tap the keys on the phone dialpad to enter a phone number Talk Enter a phone number and tap here to call it Delete Tap to delete a digit you entered ...

Страница 16: ... a message to the caller Note While on a call and holding the phone near your face to speak the touchscreen automatically deactivates to avoid accidental screen presses When you move the phone away from your face the touchscreen automatically reactivates In Call Options Speaker Touch to turn the speaker on or off Mute Touch to mute or unmute a call End Call Touch to hang up Dialpad Touch to enter ...

Страница 17: ...hrough the list to view your contacts Contacts List Touch to view contact information Touch and hold to edit delete and more Slider Your phone s Contacts application lets you access and manage contacts from a variety of sources including Gmail Exchange Facebook Twitter contacts synced from your computer and old fashioned contacts entered by hand ...

Страница 18: ...icture 3 Touch Done when you re finished Note If you have contacts associated with your Gmail account they are automatically synced with your phone Edit Contacts 1 Touch People 2 Touch a contact to open it and then touch Edit Touch a field to add or edit information 3 Touch Done when you re finished Note To delete a contact touch Delete OK Sync Contacts When you change one of your contacts on your...

Страница 19: ... message field and type your message To insert pictures or other files touch 4 When you are finished touch Note For information on taking pictures and recording videos with your phone see Camera Camcorder on page 23 Access Messages Touch Messaging Tap a message to open and read it or If you have a new message notification drag the status bar down to open the Notifications panel Tap a message to op...

Страница 20: ...sage opens the message and all its replies To reply to a text or social networking message open it and enter your reply in the text box at the bottom To forward a text message touch and hold the message to bring up an options menu touch Forward and select or enter a recipient Be a hero Don t drive distracted sprint com focusondriving ...

Страница 21: ...mail as the default account for your phone Note When setting up a new Google Account you will be prompted to add a secondary email address Enter a second Gmail address or any other email address from which you currently send and receive email This address is used to authenticate your account should you ever encounter problems or forget your password It is strongly encouraged for Android users so y...

Страница 22: ...equired information Note If you re not sure about your account touch Next after entering your email address and password If your phone can t autoconfigure your account you ll then be asked to configure it manually Set Up a Microsoft Exchange Account Use the Exchange option to set up Exchange server work email accounts Contact your IT administrator for account sign in requirements 1 Touch System se...

Страница 23: ...mail account you want to use 2 From the inbox touch the message you want to view Send an Email Message 1 Touch Email or Gmail If necessary touch the email account you want to use 2 On the email account inbox touch 3 Enter an email address or contact name 4 Enter a subject and a message To add attachments touch Attach file and select an attachment 5 Touch Using Email ...

Страница 24: ...2 Touch the Wi Fi ON OFF icon to turn Wi Fi on 3 Touch Wi Fi to display a list of available networks 4 Touch a Wi Fi network to connect If necessary enter the security key and touch Connect When you re connected to a Wi Fi network you ll see the Wi Fi icon in the status bar Note When you re not using Wi Fi touch the ON OFF icon to OFF on the WIRELESS NETWORKS settings page to extend battery life ...

Страница 25: ...he address bar and enter the Web address To access and manage bookmarks touch Bookmarks in the browser options menu or next to the address bar and then Find sports scores news and weather Shop online Tabbed browsing lets you browse the Web just the way you want to Touch to open a menu where you can open a new window access your bookmarks refresh a page and more ...

Страница 26: ...ogle Play Store app home screen enter the name or keyword and then touch on the keyboard 4 Touch an app or game to read a description and user reviews 5 Touch Download for free applications or the price button for paid applications Note You must have a Google Gmail Account set up on your phone to purchase and download applications from Google Play Opening Installed Applications and Games Touch Loc...

Страница 27: ...e a Picture 1 Press and hold the camera button on the right side of the phone 2 Touch and release or press the camera button to take the picture Record a Video 1 Press and hold the camera button on the right side of the phone 2 Touch then touch 3 Frame your subject in the screen 4 Touch to begin recording Touch to stop ...

Страница 28: ...y pictures or videos Touch a picture or video to display it full size For video playback touch the play and pause icons Share Pictures and Videos by Email Gmail or Messaging 1 Touch Gallery 2 Touch an album to display the thumbnails 3 Touch and hold a thumbnail and then touch or Touch the thumbnail to open it and then touch 4 Choose Bluetooth Messaging Google YouTube Email or Gmail as a share meth...

Страница 29: ...r a passcode often 0000 to complete pairing 3 Once you re paired your connection should launch Share Contacts Files or Pictures Using Bluetooth 1 Open the application containing the file you want to share For example touch Gallery 2 Locate the file you want to share You can send pictures and videos directly from the camera or from Gallery Calendar events or Contacts Not all devices will be able to...

Страница 30: ...in to Gmail you are already signed in to Google Talk Google Maps and Google Navigation The Google location programs let you track your current location view real time traffic situations and receive detailed directions to your destination They also provide search tools where you can locate places of interest or an address on a vector or aerial map or view locations in street level Touch Maps or Nav...

Страница 31: ...utes Get Scout 1 Touch Play Store 2 Touch Apps Sprint Scout and follow the prompts to download and install the app Use Scout 1 Touch Scout 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to access launch and use Note Before using any navigation programs make sure your phone is set to allow location detection and then select which sources you want to use Touch Settings Location services Select Use wireless netw...

Страница 32: ...e for your hotspot Broadcast SSID Choose to enable or disable Channel Select a channel you wish to be on Portable Wi Fi Hotspot Security Select the type of security you want Other users can access your mobile hotspot only if they enter the correct password Password Add a password depending on your Security settings Connect a Device to the Mobile Hotspot 1 Enable Wi Fi on your device for example a ...

Страница 33: ...h Shuffle all to randomly play all songs Getting Music Before you can listen to your music you need to load songs into your phone s microSD card Here s one way to do it 1 Use the supplied USB cable to connect your phone to an available USB port on your computer 2 Touch Media Transfer 3 On your computer locate the new removable disk open it and open or create a Music folder 4 Copy music files from ...

Страница 34: ...nt Zone as described above Live TV and video on demand Complete episodes and clips of your favorite primetime shows and movies Over 50 channels of news entertainment weather sports and streaming music 1 Touch Sprint TV Movies 2 In the top bar touch Home Live TV On Demand Movies or Shop to find what you want to watch For quick access touch a featured item in the center of the screen or select a liv...

Страница 35: ...NETWORKS or Location services or Add a Power Control widget to your Home screen See Add Items to Your Screens on page 6 for more information about adding widgets For more useful tips about battery care and safety see the User Guide at www sprint com support Sprint ID lets you instantly personalize your phone with mobile ID packs featuring apps ringtones wallpapers widgets and more customized to su...

Страница 36: ... Wi Fi Bluetooth Data usage Call More Sound Display Storage Battery Apps Connect to PC System updates Activate this device Accounts sync Location services Security Language input Backup reset Date time Accessibility Developer options About phone For detailed information about settings please see the User Guide at sprint com support Explore ways to customize your phone set permissions update your p...

Страница 37: ...See or modify the details of your Sprint service plan Get detailed instructions and download content From Your Sprint Phone Touch to check minute usage and account balance Touch to make a payment Touch to access the Sprint Zone where you can check your account update your phone watch video tutorials or contact Sprint Customer Service From Any Other Phone Sprint Customer Service Dial 1 888 211 4727...

Страница 38: ... at a Sprint Store near you Online Support For ongoing help over the life of your phone visit sprint com support to find videos tutorials troubleshooting tips and the complete User Guide for your Sprint Force Community Visit community sprint com to join the discussion about all things Sprint Here people help each other make the most of their wireless services with tips forums blogs and the latest ...

Страница 39: ...support resources online for you Less paper more and better information Just visit sprint com support from any computer to access your complete user guide and the rest of our support materials What else has Sprint been doing Plenty To find out just what we ve been up to use your phone to scan the QR code below or visit sprint com green for more information To scan the code download and install a Q...

Страница 40: ...rvices you select a phone must be turned on and set to allow collection of location information in order to function Please be advised that if you use a third party application the application may collect your personal information or require Sprint to disclose your customer information including location information when applicable to the application provider or some other third party Sprint s pol...

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