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Checking the news and weather

The News and Weather application offers weather forecasts and news stories about common topics.

You can also customize the news topics that are displayed.

The News and Weather widget that you can place on your Home screen provides quick, summarized information. Open the News and Weather application to view the complete information in greater detail.

To open News and Weather

▶Touch the news headline or weather icon on the News and Weather widget on your Home screen, or touch its icon in the Launch screen.

You can add multiple News and Weather widgets to your home screen, each configured to show just news, just weather, or both.

When you open News and Weather, you view a summary of the weather or headlines.

Touch to scroll the category of news you’re interested in.

▶Touch the weather summary for a more detailed forecast.

Touch a time on the weather graph for a detailed, hour-by- hour forecast.

▶Touch a headline to read the full story.

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LG Electronics Vortex, MFL67011201(1.0)G manual Checking the news and weather, To open News and Weather

Contents

User Guide Page Use the correct external power source Important Health Information and Safety Precautions Important Health Information and Safety Precautions Safety Precautions for Direct Sunlight Environment Restrictions Interference with Medical Equipment Functions Regulatory requirements in your country HAC Installing the Battery and microSD Card Connecting to Networks and Devices Placing and Receiving Calls MicroSD Card Communication Changing Messaging Settings Entertainment Tool Settings Specifications FAQ FAQUpdated Safety325 Important Customer Information Technical Details Important Information TIA/EIA-95A FCC RF Exposure Information Technical Details Technical Details Front View Phone Overview Rear View Left Side Right Side Volume Keys MicroSD Slot Installing the battery Installing the Battery and microSD CardRemoving the battery Cover as shown Battery cover Above Clicks into place To remove the microSD card Inserting a microSD cardTo unmount the microSD card Charging the Phone Battery charge level Battery temperature protectionUsing the phone without battery Charging with USB Tips to extend the life of your battery Optimizing Battery LifeTo check the battery charge level To monitor and control what uses the battery Turning the phone on Turning the Phone On and OffTurning the phone off To unlock the phone To turn the phone sounds off Touch Begin to start using the phone Your Google Account Setting up your Google Account Additional accounts Status icons Phone’s Status IconsFollowing icons indicate the status of your phone Following icons indicate that youve received a notification Notification icons Getting to Know the Home Screen To return to the Home screen TouchscreenTo view other Home screen panes Press the Home Key at any time, from any application Basics Text Input Methods Using the Swype KeyboardSwype Tips To configure Swype settings Swype SettingsPreferences settings Help Swype Advanced SettingsAbout To enter text Using the Android keyboardYou can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing To change the keyboard orientation To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters To enter text by speaking Entering text by speakingYou can edit the text that you enter by typing or speaking To edit text Editing textTo select text To paste text To cut or copy textCopy or Cut the text to paste Overview Applications How to View, Open and Switch Customizing the Launch screen Opening and Closing the Launch screen Touch an application icon to open it Press the Home Key Opening and Switching ApplicationsTouch the icon for the other application you want to open Adding application icons to the Home screen Options menus Working with Menus Context menus Managing Notifications To respond to a notification To open the Notifications panelTouch and drag the Status bar to the bottom of the screen Searching Your Phone and the Web Phone and Web search using text entryTo clear all notifications To close the notifications panel Touch Search to search for the entered terms Locking the Screen Setting a Lock Pattern for the First TimeChanging Your Lock Pattern Touch Pattern Using a PIN or Password to Lock the Screen To add an item to the Home screen Customizing the Home Screen To remove an item from the Home screen To move an item on the Home screenTo change the Home screen wallpaper To rename a folder Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts To disable data when roaming Connecting to Mobile Networks To limit your data connection to 2G networks Connecting to Wi-Fi NetworksTouch 1x only To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network To add a Wi-Fi network To receive notifications when open networks are in range ActiveSync To forget a Wi-Fi networkWith ActiveSync, you can Touch the Applications Launcher Key Music Menu Key Sync Windows Media Sync Disconnect the USB Cable Follow the process below to Disconnect Touch Mass Storage mode to connect PC for Autorun To select USB mode for AutorunUSB Autorun To change the setting while Autorun is running Modem Mode with AutorunYou can change the settings while Autorun is running. Press Autorun is not available when Using the Status bar to change the settings Downloading LG USB Modem Driver Before you proceed Enable DUN Make Your Device a 3G Mobile Hotspot Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection Touch 3G Mobile Hotspot Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is active Portable hotspot are active Your portable hotspot is now created To turn Bluetooth on or off Connecting to Bluetooth Devices To pair your phone with a Bluetooth device To change your phone’s Bluetooth name To configure the Bluetooth features you want to use To connect to a Bluetooth device To disconnect from a Bluetooth device Connecting to Virtual Private NetworksTo unpair a Bluetooth device To add a VPN To disconnect from a VPN To connect to a VPN Working With Secure Certificates To install a secure certificate from the microSD card Your Devices microSD Card and Adapter MicroSD CardMicroSD Card MicroSD Adapter Viewing Memory in the microSD Card MicroSD Card SettingsFormatting the microSD Card Review the available information Connecting Your Device to Your Computer Carefully remove the USB cable from the phone Important Connection Information To open the Phone application Placing and Ending CallsTo place a call by dialing Airplane mode Answering or Rejecting Calls When unlockedTo answer a call Working with the Call Log To silence the ringer, press the Down Volume KeyTo decline a call and divert it to voicemail To open the Call log To add an entry’s number to your Contacts To dial a number in the Call logTo take other actions on a Call log entry To clear the Call log Voice Dialer Calling Your ContactsTo call a contact To call a favorite contact To mute the microphone during a call Options During a Call To switch between current calls To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phoneSpeaker is turned off automatically when the call ends Managing Multiple Calls To set up a conference call To listen to your Voicemail Listening to Your Voicemail To access your voice mail from your wireless device To set up your Voicemail Search Setting Web and Quick Search Box OptionsBing Search Scroll the screen up, then touch Search Browser Searching the Web and Your Phone Using the Quick Search BoxInternet Browse web pages 100 Web To delete the bookmark, touch Delete bookmark Bookmark your favorite web pages To search for a location Bing Maps Searching For Locations and PlacesGetting Directions To get directions VZ Navigator To navigate with turn-by-turn directions Navigating with Spoken, Turn-by-Turn Directions To view turn-by-turn directions in a list To view traffic conditions on your route To preview your routeTo get an alternate route to your destination To open News and Weather Checking the news and weather 108 Web Changing News and Weather Settings News settings Weather settings 110 Web Refresh settings RSS Reader Using RSS ReaderCity ID To purchase City ID if you said no during the trial? Slacker Skype mobile To access the Slacker applicationTo use the Skype mobile How to Access and Register Backup Assistant Backup Assistant Manually backing up your contacts Using Backup Assistant Change your PIN code Changing the backup schedule Kindle New Features on the Kindle for VortexTM applicationShop for books in the Kindle Store To open the Kindle application Cast Video on Demand Browse video clips VideoDownload video clips Music and Tones Verizon Wireless Media Store RingtonesRingback Tones Cast Media Manager Purchase songs on your phone Cast Music with RhapsodyDownload a PC copy of an over-the-air OTA purchased track Purchase songs or albums on your PC Connect your phone and PC using a USB cable Play songs with your wireless devicePlay songs Sync your music from your PC to your phone Mobile IM Using Your ContactsContacts To open your Contacts application Contact Multiselect To Use the Multiselect Feature To open a list of your favorite contacts To view details about a contact To add a new contact Adding Contacts To import contacts from your microSD card Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts To share a contact To export contacts to your microSD card To add a contact to your favorites list Adding a Contact to Your FavoritesTo remove a contact from your favorites list Searching for a Contact To edit contact details Editing Contact Details To divert calls from a contact to your voicemail To change a contact’s default phone numberTo set a ringtone for a contact Communicating with Your Contacts To delete a contact To communicate with a contact To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTMTouch a contacts picture to open Quick Contact for Android Selecting Which Contacts are Displayed To call a contact’s default numberTo set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed After youve made your selections, touch Done To change which groups are displayed To join contacts Joining Contacts Separating Contact Information Adding and Removing AccountsTo separate contact information Touch the kind of account you want to add To add an account Confirm that you want to remove the account To remove an account To configure general sync settings Configuring Account Sync and Display Options Communication To sync information manually To change an account’s sync settings To open the Email application Opening Email and the Accounts ScreenAccounts screen Accounts Screen To open your Combined Inbox To read a message Reading Your Messages To reply to or forward a message Responding to a MessageTo mark a message as unread To delete a message To star a message Starring MessagesTo unstar a message To view your starred messages To compose and send a message Composing and Sending Email To view an account’s folders Working with Account FoldersPress the Menu Key , then touch Refresh To add an email account Adding and Editing Email Accounts Communication Email account settings Changing Email Account SettingsTo change an account’s settings Following settings can be changed for your Email accounts Communication Incoming server settings Port Settings for POP3 accountsSecurity type Imap path prefix Require sign-in Outgoing server settings Facebook Using the Facebook applicationFacebook for LG Application With the Facebook application you can My Status Adding a Facebook widgetHome screen Press Searching for Facebook users to add to your friends Share a status message Visual Voice Mail Setting Facebook optionsSending a facebook message You can also send a facebook message from your friends To use Visual Voice Mail Gmail is Different Gmail To open the Gmail application Opening Gmail and Your Inbox To switch accounts To open your Inbox when Gmail is running Touch the account that contains the email you want to read Touch the contact name to open that message To reread a message Composing and Sending a Message Scroll to the bottom of a message Replying to or Forwarding a Message You action affects the selected batch of messages Working with Conversations in Batches Labeling a Conversation When reading a conversations messages, press the MenuTo label a conversation To label a batch of conversations at once Viewing Conversations by Label Starring a MessageTouch its star again To report a conversation as spam Reporting SpamSearching for Messages Synchronizing Your Messages Archiving ConversationsTo Archive a conversation To set how many days of conversations to synchronize To select which conversations to synchronizeEnter the number of days then touch OK Appending a Signature to Your Messages Changing Gmail SettingsEnter a signature or other information Touch OK Notification settings General Settings Opening Messaging To open Messaging MessagingTo delete a message thread from the Messaging window To send a text message Exchanging Messages To create and send a multimedia message To respond to messages you receive Changing Messaging SettingsTo view details about a message Text message SMS settings Storage settingsMultimedia message MMS settings How to select the type of keyboard you want Signing in and Opening your Friends List TalkTo return to your friends list To open Google Talk and sign Chatting with Friends To chat with a friend To sign out of Google Talk To accept an invitation to chat To switch between active chats To chat on or off the record To invite a friend to join a group chatTo end a chat Touch the name of the friend to invite To change your online status Changing and Monitoring Online StatusStatus Icons To change your picture To change your status messageManaging Your Friends List To view and accept an invitation to become a friend To add a friend to your Friends listTo view a list of pending invitations to friends To view all friends or only those most popular with you To add a friend to the Most popular group Changing Google Talk SettingsTo block a friend To show or hide the mobile indicator to friends To configure notifications for new Google Talk messagesCheckmark or uncheck Mobile indicator To set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically Twitter for LG application TwitterTweeting on your phone Twitter home screen Sending a tweet Searching for Twitter users to follow Setting Twitter for LG optionsSending a direct message Phone Phone applicationCall log Contacts Favorites Open an Application Call a Contact by Voice Dialling Voice Search Getting to know the viewfinder Camera Taking a quick photo Using the focus modeOpen the Camera application Once you’ve taken the photo Using the advanced settings Entertainment You can access your saved photos from within the camera Reset Restores all the settings back the the defaultsViewing your saved photos Shooting a quick video Video Camera After shooting a video Setting a photo as wallpaper Adjusting the volume when viewing a videoYour Photos and Videos Watching your saved videos Gallery Adjust the cropping box, if necessary, then touch SaveOpening Gallery and Viewing Your Albums To open Gallery and view your albums Working with Albums To open an album and view its contents To change how the contents of an album are displayed To share an album To Work with Batches of Pictures or Videos To delete an album To get details about an album To view and browse pictures Working with Pictures To rotate a picture To watch a slideshow of your picturesTouch a picture to view the control buttons, then touch Picture is saved with the new orientation To crop a picture To share a picture To get details about a pictureTo delete a picture To play videos Working with VideosTouch the video to view the playback controls To delete a video To share a video Opening Android Market and Finding Applications MarketTo get help with Android Market To open Android Market application To browse for applications To search for applications To open a screen with details about an applicationTo return to Android Market home screen Touch Search at the top right of the screen or press To download and install an application Downloading and Installing Applications Entertainment Managing Your Downloads To create a Google Checkout accountTo view your downloaded applications To request a refund for an application To uninstall an application To rate an application To set whether you’re notified about updated applicationsTo flag inappropriate applications Transferring Music Files to Your Phone MusicTo copy music files onto the phones microSD card To open Music and view your music library Opening Music and Working with Your Library To delete a song from the microSD card To search for music in your library To play music Playing Music To control playback To control playback volumeTo play your tracks in a party shuffle Working with Playlists To use a song as a ringtoneTo create a playlist To remove a song from a playlist To add a song to a playlistTo rename or delete a playlist To sync from your phone Playback controls Video PlayerVideo player list options Touch the video you want to play Opening YouTube and Watching Videos YouTubeTMTo open the YouTube application Touch YouTube on the Home screen or on the Launch screen To search for videos To watch and interact with YouTube videos To share your videos on YouTube Voice Recorder Play a Voice Memo Record a Voice MemoManaging your Voice Memos Touch the voice memo you wish to play Scrabble To access ScrabbleVoice Recorder Context Menu Dynamic resolution To access TetrisTetris Viewing Your Calendar and Events CalendarTo open the Calendar application To change your calendar view Working in Agenda View To switch to Agenda viewTo learn more about events in Agenda view Press the Menu Key , then touch Agenda Working in Day View To switch to Day viewTo learn more about events in Day view To add an event in Day view Working in Week View To switch to Week viewTo learn more about events in Week view To add an event in Week view Working in Month View To switch to Month viewTo view more information about events in Month view Press the Menu Key , then touch Month To view information about an event Viewing Event Details To create an event Creating an Event To edit an event Editing or deleting an eventTo delete an event To set an event reminder Setting an Event ReminderTo delete an event reminder To respond to an event reminder Responding to an Event Reminder To set whether calendars are stored on the phone or visible Synchronizing and Displaying Calendars Changing Calendar Settings To open and use the Calculator CalculatorAllows you to perform simple mathematical calculations Viewing the Date, Time, and Other Information ClockTo open the Clock application To play a slideshow To set an alarm Setting AlarmsTo dim the Clock display Changing Clock Alarm Settings Create a New Document ThinkFree Office ThinkFree document tools View and edit a document on your deviceDocument, press the Menu Key , then touch Edit Manage documents online Opening Settings SettingsTo open Settings Changing Browser settings Settings Wireless & networks Regulatory domain Set the number of channels to use Mobile networks Call settings Sound Incoming calls Location & security Display Screen unlock Applications Device administration Settings Accounts & sync SD card & phone storage PrivacyPersonal data Language & keyboard Search Menu Key and touch Add to add a word Voice input & output Connectivity Accessibility About phone Date & time TIA Safety Information Phone Operation Safety Safety Safety Information Safety Safety Safety Avoid potential hearing loss Safety FDA Consumer Update Safety Safety Safety Safety Safety Safety Safety Driver Safety Tips Safety Specific Absorption Rate Consumer Information on SAR Safety Safety Safety FCC Hearing Aid Compatibility and Volume Control Specifications Sensors Platform 306 FAQ FAQ 308 FAQ What is Remember to back up any Menu Key Touch Settings Location Security 312 FAQ VPN access configuration is Remove an Alarm 316 FAQ FAQUpdated Can I import contacts to my VortexTM? To confirm the selection, touch the OK button How can I separate the grouped contacts? How can I check that my data is synchronizing? How can I sync contacts?Menu Key and touch Sync now to manually synchronize data Email Information Other Email-Related Issues Supported Email Features Why do my Exchange emails only go back a few days? How do I sync Facebook/Twitter for LG with the phone? FAQUpdated Limited Warranty Statement What LG will do State LAW Rights Limited Warranty Statement Index Index Index