T-Mobile G2 Operation & User’s Manual

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Android basics...............................................................................................13 Inside the box............................................................................................................................14 Your phone................................................ ...

Searching and doing things by voice............................................................................59 Locking your phone...............................................................................................................61 Connecting quickly with your contacts ................................. ...

Opening Gmail and your Inbox ........................................................................................121 Reading your messages.......................... ...

General Settings ................................................................................................................167 Sync and notifications settings..................................................................................168 Google Talk................................................... ...

Page content settings.....................................................................................................217 Privacy settings..................................................................................................................218 Security settings............................. ...

Checking the news and weather .....................................................................................285 Changing News & Weather settings..............................................................................288 Weather settings......................................................................... ...

Application Info screen..................................................................................................326 Development screen ................................. ...

This guide describes how to use release 2.2 of the Android™ mobile technology platform. This guide does not describe the physical features of your phone (its parts and accessories, how to replace its battery, turn it on , and so on) or its specifications; for that information, refer to your phone’s owner’s guide. Chapter Describes “Android basics” on page 13 Getting to know the phone and the accessor ...

11 T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide “Calendar” on page 143 Viewing and creating events on your calendar and syn- chronizing them with the Google Calendar™ calendaring service on the web. “Google Voice” on page 157 Checking your voicemail and placing calls with Google Voice. “Google Talk” on page 169 Communicating with friends by using the Google Talk™ instant messaging service. “Email” on page 179 Configuring your phone so yo ...

User’s Guide T-Mobile G2 “News & Weather” on page 284 Checking the news and weather on your Home screen or in detail. “Clock” on page 290 Checking the time and setting alarms. “Calculator” on page 299 Calculating the solutions to math problems. “Market” on page 301 Finding new applications on Android Market™ down- loadable applications service, purchasing paid applica- tions with Google Checkout™ payment and billin ...

opportunity to learn more about it and to sign into your Google Account. Then it’s a good idea to become familiar with the basics of your phone and how to use it—the Home screen, the touchscreen and buttons, applications, search, and so on. In this section “Inside the box” on page 14 “Your phone” on page 15 “Before turning on your phone” on page 19 ...

You will find the following inside the box: G T-Mobile G2™ Phone G USB cable G AC adapter G 3.5mm stereo headset G Battery G microSD card G Quick start guide G Terms & Conditions ...

1 Hardware QWERTY See "Using the hardware QWERTY" to learn how to use the hardware QWERTY keyboard. 2 Menu Press to open a list of actions that you can do on the current screen. 3 Home • While on any application or screen, press to return to the Home screen. • Press and hold to open the recently-used applications window. 4 Search Press to do a search. 5 Back Press ...

onscreen. The trackpad edge also flashes when you have a pending notification. 7 Notification LED This LED shows a: • Solid green light when the phone is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged. • Solid red light when the battery is being charged. • Flashing red light when the batte ...

13 Speaker 14 LED flashlight 15 Back cover 16 Microphone 12 15 13 14 16 ...

17 Volume Up • While on a call, press to increase earpiece volume. • While not on a call, press to increase the ringer volume. • While watching videos, press to increase the volume. 18 Volume Down • While on a call, press to decrease earpiece volume. • While not on a call, press to decrease the ringer volume. • While watching videos, press to decrease the volume. 19 USB connecto ...

Back cover If you need to replace or install the battery, SIM card, or storage card, you must remove the back cover. Removing the back cover 1 With the phone turned off, hold your phone securely with the front facing down. 2 Slide down the back cover lock, and then lift the back cover to remove it. Replacing the back cover 1 Insert and secure the tabs of the right part of the back co ...

memory. Your phone supports both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards. Inserting the SIM card 1 Remove the back cover. Refer to "Removing the back cover." 2 If the battery is installed, remove the battery. Refer to "Removing the battery." 3 Locate the SIM card slot at the top of the battery compartment. 4 Insert the SIM card into the slot with its cut-off c ...