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T-Mobile G2 User’s Guide

Contents

About this guide ........................................................................................... 10

Android basics............................................................................................... 13

Inside the box............................................................................................................................14
Your phone................................................................................................................................. 15
Front panel with keyboard opened .........................................................................15
Top panel ..............................................................................................................................16
Back panel ............................................................................................................................17
Bottom panel .................................................................................................................17
Left and right panels .......................................................................................................18
Before turning on your phone .......................................................................................... 19
Back cover............................................................................................................................19
SIM card................................................................................................................................. 20
Storage card........................................................................................................................ 21
Battery....................................................................................................................................22
Starting Android for the first time.................................................................................. 26
Your Google Account ..................................................................................................... 26
Customizing your phone............................................................................................... 28
Additional accounts and settings ............................................................................. 28
Getting to know the Home screen ................................................................................. 29
Customizing the Home screen ......................................................................................... 32
Using the touchscreen.......................................................................................................... 35
Using the Trackpad ................................................................................................................37
Monitoring your phone’s status .......................................................................................38
Status icons..........................................................................................................................38
Notification icons ..............................................................................................................39
Managing notifications ......................................................................................................... 40
Entering text..............................................................................................................................42
Using the hardware QWERTY....................................................................................42
Using the onscreen keyboard..................................................................................... 44
Using your voice to enter text.................................................................................... 47
Editing text.................................................................................................................................49
Opening and switching applications .............................................................................51
Working with menus..............................................................................................................53
Options menus ...................................................................................................................53
Context menus ...................................................................................................................54