Android 2.3 User Manual

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AUG-2.3-103

Android User’s Guide

Contents

About this guide 11

Android basics 15

Starting Android for the first time 16

If you don’t have a SIM card in your GSM phone 16
Your Google Account 16
Resetting your Google Account password 17
Additional accounts 18
Google services 18

Getting to know the Home screen 19

Using the touchscreen 22

Using the phone’s buttons 23

Using a trackball 24

Working with menus 25

Options menus 25
Context menus 26

Monitoring your phone’s status 27

Status icons 27
Notification icons 28

Managing notifications 29

Using the onscreen keyboard 31

Entering text by speaking 35

Editing text 37

Opening and switching applications 40

Locking your screen 42

Customizing the Home screen 43

Connecting quickly with your contacts 45

Optimizing battery life 46

Managing how applications use memory 48

Managing downloads 54