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Applications SD & phone storage Date & time Language & keyboard Accessibility Voice input & output About phone Settings 149 Manage running applications, move applications to or from the storage card, and install or uninstall programs. Check the available storage card and phone memory. From this screen, be sure to unmount your microSD card before you remove it from your phone. You can also do a factory reset. See the Update and reset chapter for more details. Set the date and time, time zone, and date or time format. To turn off auto time synchronization and be able to manually change time zone settings, see "Setting the time zone, date, and time" in the Clock and Weather chapter. Set the operating system language and region. You can also set onscreen keyboard options. This option appears only after you've downloaded and installed an accessibility tool, such as a screen reader that provides voice feedback. You can turn accessibility functions or services on or off. Set up the voice input options of your phone. Also, if you've installed a text-to-speech (voice data) application, use this to set the text-to-speech settings. Turn on or off scheduled checks for system software updates, or manually check for updates. View different information about your phone, such as the mobile network type, signal strength, battery level, battery use of individual applications, software version of your phone, and more. See "Checking information about your phone" in this chapter. Changing display settings Adjusting the screen brightness manually 1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Display > Brightness. 3. Clear the Automatic brightness check box. 4. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the screen brightness. Tap OK. Adjusting the time before the screen turns off After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off. 1. From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap Settings. 2. Tap Display > Screen timeout. 3. Tap the time before the screen turns off.

Section	Page
Basics	8
Front panel	8
Left and right panels	9
Back panel	9
Top panel	9
Back cover	10
Removing the back cover	10
Replacing the back cover	10
SIM card	10
Inserting the SIM card	10
Removing the SIM card	11
Storage card	11
Inserting the storage card	11
Removing the storage card	11
Removing the storage card while the phone is on	12
Battery	12
Removing the battery	12
Inserting the battery	13
Charging the battery	13
Switching your phone on	14
Switching your phone off	14
Getting started	15
Setting up your phone for the first time	15
Home screen	15
Extended Home screen	15
Using Leap view	16
Status and notifications	16
Status icons	16
Notification icons	17
Notification LED	18
Opening the Notifications panel	19
Switching between recently-opened apps	19
Closing the Notifications panel	19
Copying files to or from the storage card	20
Searching your phone and the Web	21
Searching using the Genius button	21
Setting Web and Phone search options	21
Searching your phone using the Quick Search Box	21
Adjusting the ringer volume	22
Adjusting the media volume	22
Adjusting the earpiece volume for phone calls	22
Adjusting the volume via settings	22
Sleep mode	22
Switching to Sleep mode	23
Waking up from Sleep mode	23
Unlocking the screen	23
Personalizing	24
Using a preset mode	24
Creating and saving a new mode	24
Renaming or deleting a mode	24
Adding a widget	25
Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen	26
Creating a new folder and adding items to it	26
Renaming a folder	26
Moving a widget or icon	27
Removing a widget or icon	27
Phone calls	28
Making a call on the Phone dialer screen	28
Calling a contact in your phone using the Genius button	29
Using Speed dial	29
Calling a phone number in a text message	29
Calling a phone number in an email	29
Making an emergency call	30
Receiving calls	30
Answering, deferring, or rejecting an incoming call	31
Putting a call on hold	32
Switching between calls	32
Setting up a conference call	32
Turning the speakerphone on or off during a call	33
Muting the microphone during a call	33
Ending a call	33
Using Call log	33
Checking a missed call	33
Checking calls in the call log	33
Adding a new phone number to your contacts from call log	34
Clearing the call log list	34
Wi-Fi calling	34
Call services	34
Turning Airplane mode on or off	35
Contacts	36
Contacts screen	36
Setting up My contact card	36
Adding a new contact	37
Importing contacts from your SIM card	37
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account	38
Merging contact information	38
Accepting matched contacts suggestions	38
Viewing a list of all your linked contacts	39
Manually merging contact information	39
Breaking the contact information link between contacts	39
Your contacts list	39
Filtering your contacts list	40
Searching for a contact	40
Backing up your contacts to the storage card	41
Importing contacts from the storage card	41
Deleting contacts	41
Editing a contact’s information	42
Sending contact information as a vCard	42
Keyboard	43
Entering text	43
Entering words using Swype	43
Switching to another input method	44
Enabling multiple keyboard languages	44
Changing to the landscape onscreen keyboard	44
Setting the voice input language	44
Editing text	45
Selecting text	45
Copying and pasting text	45
Touch Input settings	46
Text input	46
Messages	47
Sending a text message (SMS)	47
Sending a picture message (MMS)	48
Creating a slideshow	49
Viewing a message	50
Replying to a message	50
Replying to another phone number of the contact	51
Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message	51
Viewing push messages	51
Managing message conversations	52
Protecting a message from deletion	52
Copying a message to your SIM card	52
Deleting a single message	52
Deleting several messages within a conversation	52
Deleting a conversation	53
Deleting several conversations	53
Setting message options	53
Accounts and sync	55
About online accounts	55
Synchronizing with a Google Account	55
Adding a social network account and other accounts	56
Managing your online accounts	56
Social	58
Using Peep	59
Sending a tweet	60
Unfollowing a Twitter user	60
Sending a direct message	60
Setting Peep options	60
About the Twitter widget	60
Friend Stream	61
Updating your status	61
Commenting on and liking Facebook posts	63
Checking notifications from your social networks	63
About the Friend Stream widget	63
Chatting with friends	63
Accepting chat invitations	64
Changing your online status and picture	64
Adding and managing friends	64
Changing the settings and signing out	65
Email	66
Viewing your Gmail Inbox	66
Sending a new message	67
Reading your messages	67
Replying to or forwarding an email message	68
Searching and organizing your emails	68
Changing Gmail settings	69
Adding a POP3/IMAP email account	70
Adding a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account	70
Checking your Mail inbox	71
Managing email messages	73
Switching to other mail folders	74
Sending an email message	74
Reading and replying to an email message	75
Setting the priority for an email message	75
Working with Exchange ActiveSync email	75
Changing email account settings	76
Calendar	77
Inviting guests to your event (Google Account only)	78
Sending a meeting request using Calendar (Exchange ActiveSync only)	78
Month view	79
Day and Agenda views	79
Week view	80
Viewing an event	80
Editing an event	80
Deleting an event	81
Sharing an event (vCalendar)	81
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders	81
Displaying and synchronizing calendars	82
Showing or hiding calendars	82
Choosing which Google Calendars are synchronized on your phone	82
Changing Calendar settings	82
Reminder settings	82
Calendar view settings	83
Clock and Weather	84
Setting your home city	85
Setting the time zone, date, and time	85
Adding a city to the World Clock screen	86
Setting an alarm	86
Deleting an alarm	87
Changing alarm sound settings	87
Checking weather	87
Adding a city to the Weather widget	88
Changing the order of cities on the Weather widget	88
Deleting cities from the Weather widget	89
Changing weather options	89
Internet connections	90
Turning the data connection on or off	90
Enabling data roaming	90
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a wireless network	90
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network with EAP-TLS security	91
Checking the wireless network status	91
Connecting to another Wi-Fi network	91
Adding connection widgets	92
Setting up secure credential storage	92
Adding a VPN connection	92
Connecting to a VPN	93
Disconnecting from a VPN	93
Using your phone as a modem (tethering)	93
Using your phone as a wireless router	93
Web browser	95
Going to a webpage	95
Setting your home page	95
Changing the screen orientation	95
Browsing full versions of all websites	95
Choosing when to show Flash content	96
Navigating on a webpage	96
Zooming in or out on a webpage	96
Selecting a link in a webpage	96
Selecting an address or phone number in a webpage	96
Opening a new browser window	97
Switching between browser windows	97
Downloading applications from the web	97
Finding text within a webpage	98
Selecting text	98
Copying and pasting text	99
Pasting text in a new message or social network status update	99
Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages	99
Bookmarking a webpage	99
Opening a bookmark	99
Editing a bookmark	99
Viewing a previously visited page	99
Clearing the list of previously visited pages	99
Viewing a page that you often visit	100
Clearing the list of most visited pages	100
Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages	100
Bluetooth	101
Turning Bluetooth on or off	101
Changing the phone name	101
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit	101
Reconnecting a headset or car kit	102
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device	102
Disconnecting a Bluetooth device	102
Unpairing from a Bluetooth device	102
Sending information using Bluetooth	103
Where sent information is saved	104
Receiving information using Bluetooth	104
Adding the Bluetooth received folder to the Home screen	105
Camera	106
Viewfinder screen	106
Zooming	107
Taking a photo	107
Auto focusing	108
Auto capturing	108
Recording video	109
Changing camera settings	110
Photos, videos, and music	112
About the Gallery app	112
Selecting an album	112
Viewing photos	113
Viewing videos	114
Editing your photos	114
Sending your photos and videos	115
Sharing your photos and videos on the Web	116
Viewing photos in your T-Mobile Album social networks	118
Listening to music	119
Flipping through your albums	121
Browsing music in the Library	121
Creating a playlist	121
Sharing music using Bluetooth	122
About the Media Room widget	122
Sharing media on your home network	122
Maps and location	123
About Google Maps	123
Getting around maps	123
Looking at a location in Street View	124
Viewing map layers	124
Searching for a location	125
Getting directions	126
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country)	127
More apps	130
Searching for videos	130
Sharing a video link	130
Capturing a video and sharing it on YouTube	130
Subscribing to news channels	131
Reading a story	132
Manually checking for new stories	132
Starring a story	132
Adding a keyword	132
Changing update schedule and font settings	132
Adding the News widget	133
Viewing a document, spreadsheet, or presentation	133
Editing a document or worksheet	133
Creating a new document or worksheet	134
Adding a stock quote or stock market index	134
Changing the stock list order	134
Deleting stock quotes and indices	135
Manually updating stock information	135
Changing update schedule and color settings	135
About the Stocks widget	135
Listening to FM Radio	135
Tuning in to an FM station	136
Closing or turning off FM Radio	136
Sharing a voice clip	137
Setting a voice clip as a ringtone	137
Renaming a voice clip	137
Using Flashlight	138
Using Desk dock	138
Finding and installing apps from Android Market	139
Finding and installing an app	139
Creating a Google Checkout account	140
Requesting a refund for a paid app	140
Opening an installed app	140
Uninstalling an app	141
Getting help	141
T-Mobile Applications	142
Adding Faves contacts	142
Communicating with a Faves contact	142
Editing a Faves contact	143
Removing a Faves contact	143
Adding the Faves/Family widget	143
T-Mobile My Account	143
Opening My Account	143
My Account tabs	144
Opening My Device	144
My Device tabs	144
Opening AppPack	144
Changing the category	144
Downloading and installing apps	145
Using T-Mobile TV	145
Security	146
Restoring a SIM card that has been locked out	146
Protecting your phone with a screen lock	146
Changing your screen lock	147
Forgot your screen lock pattern?	147
Settings	148
Adjusting the screen brightness manually	149
Adjusting the time before the screen turns off	149
Turning automatic screen rotation off	150
Recalibrating the G-sensor	150
Keeping the screen on while charging the phone	150
Switching animation effects on or off	150
Changing sound settings	150
Switching between silent, vibration, and normal modes	150
Enabling or disabling audible selection	150
Choosing the notification sound	151
Turning on or off automatic ring volume adjustment	151
Switching to speakerphone automatically	151
Using the GSM network of your mobile operator	152
Checking the power usage of applications	152
Checking how much phone memory is available for use	152
Checking the available storage card space	152
Clearing application cache and data	152
Uninstalling third-party applications	153
Moving applications to or from the storage card	153
Update and reset	154
Restarting or factory resetting your phone	154
Restarting your phone (soft reset)	154
Performing a factory reset (hard reset)	155
Trademarks and copyrights	156

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Settings

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Changing display settings

Adjusting the screen brightness manually

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap

Settings

2. Tap

Display

Brightness

3. Clear the

Automatic brightness

check box.

4. Drag the brightness slider to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the

screen brightness. Tap

Adjusting the time before the screen turns off

After a period of inactivity, the phone screen turns off to conserve battery power. You

can set the idle time before the screen turns off.

From the Home screen, press MENU, and then tap

Settings

2. Tap

Display

Screen timeout

3. Tap the time before the screen turns off.

Applications

Manage running applications, move applications to or from

the storage card, and install or uninstall programs.

SD & phone storage



Check the available storage card and phone memory.



From this screen, be sure to unmount your microSD card

before you remove it from your phone.



You can also do a factory reset. See the Update and reset

chapter for more details.

Date & time

Set the date and time, time zone, and date or time format.

To turn off auto time synchronization and be able to

manually change time zone settings, see "Setting the time

zone, date, and time" in the Clock and Weather chapter.

Language & keyboard

Set the operating system language and region. You can

also set onscreen keyboard options.

Accessibility

This option appears only after you’ve downloaded and

installed an accessibility tool, such as a screen reader that

provides voice feedback. You can turn accessibility

functions or services on or off.

Voice input & output

Set up the voice input options of your phone. Also, if you’ve

installed a text-to-speech (voice data) application, use this

to set the text-to-speech settings.

About phone



Turn on or off scheduled checks for system software

updates, or manually check for updates.



View different information about your phone, such as the

mobile network type, signal strength, battery level,

battery use of individual applications, software version of

your phone, and more. See "Checking information about

your phone" in this chapter.