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Weather settings

Use my location Checkmark to use the phone’s location service to determine your location when displaying weather information. Uncheck to set the location manually, using Set Location.

Set location When Use my location is unchecked, touch to specify the location for weather information by entering a city or postal code.

Use Celsius Checkmark to use the Celsius temperature scale instead of Fahrenheit.

News settings

Select news topics Opens a screen where you can select the categories of news to include in the scrolling list of News and Weather tabs. You can also touch Custom topic to enter specific topics - for example, “solar power” or “Olympics”.

Prefetch articles Checkmark to download news articles so that they open more quickly and are available when you don’t have a data connection. Prefetching articles improves performance at the expense of more data use and decreased battery life between charges.

Prefetch images Checkmark to prefetch news images in addition to news text, when the headlines are downloaded. Prefetching images improves performance at the expense of more data use and decreased battery life between charges. This setting is only available when Prefetch articles is checkmarked.

Display images Checkmark to display images when reading news stories.

News terms of service Opens a screen with details about the terms of service for Google News.

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LG Electronics Vortex, MFL67011201(1.0)G manual Weather settings, News settings

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 Safety Specifications FAQ FAQUpdated325 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 Cover as shown Battery cover Above Clicks into place Installing the Battery and microSD CardInstalling the battery Removing the battery Inserting a microSD card To remove the microSD cardTo unmount the microSD card Charging the Phone Charging with USB Battery temperature protectionBattery charge level Using the phone without battery Optimizing Battery Life Tips to extend the life of your batteryTo check the battery charge level To monitor and control what uses the battery To unlock the phone Turning the Phone On and OffTurning the phone on Turning the phone off To turn the phone sounds off Touch Begin to start using the phone Your Google Account Setting up your Google Account Additional accounts Phone’s Status Icons 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 Press the Home Key at any time, from any application TouchscreenTo return to the Home screen To view other Home screen panes Basics Using the Swype Keyboard Text Input MethodsSwype Tips Swype Settings To configure Swype settingsPreferences settings Swype Advanced Settings HelpAbout Using the Android keyboard To enter textYou can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing To change the keyboard orientation To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters Entering text by speaking To enter text by speakingYou can edit the text that you enter by typing or speaking Editing text To edit textTo select text To cut or copy text To paste 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 Opening and Switching Applications Touch an application icon to open it Press the Home KeyTouch 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 open the Notifications panel To respond to a notificationTouch and drag the Status bar to the bottom of the screen To close the notifications panel Phone and Web search using text entrySearching Your Phone and the Web To clear all notifications Touch Search to search for the entered terms Touch Pattern Setting a Lock Pattern for the First TimeLocking the Screen Changing Your Lock Pattern Using a PIN or Password to Lock the Screen To add an item to the Home screen Customizing the Home Screen To move an item on the Home screen To remove an item from 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 Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks To limit your data connection to 2G 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 To forget a Wi-Fi network ActiveSyncWith 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 To select USB mode for Autorun Touch Mass Storage mode to connect PC for AutorunUSB Autorun Autorun is not available when Modem Mode with AutorunTo change the setting while Autorun is running You can change the settings while Autorun is running. Press 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 add a VPN Connecting to Virtual Private NetworksTo disconnect from a Bluetooth device To unpair a Bluetooth device To disconnect from a VPN To connect to a VPN Working With Secure Certificates To install a secure certificate from the microSD card MicroSD Card Your Devices microSD Card and AdapterMicroSD Card MicroSD Adapter Review the available information MicroSD Card SettingsViewing Memory in the microSD Card Formatting the microSD Card Connecting Your Device to Your Computer Carefully remove the USB cable from the phone Important Connection Information Placing and Ending Calls To open the Phone applicationTo place a call by dialing Airplane mode When unlocked Answering or Rejecting CallsTo answer a call To open the Call log To silence the ringer, press the Down Volume KeyWorking with the Call Log To decline a call and divert it to voicemail To clear the Call log To dial a number in the Call logTo add an entry’s number to your Contacts To take other actions on a Call log entry To call a favorite contact Calling Your ContactsVoice Dialer To call a contact To mute the microphone during a call Options During a Call Managing Multiple Calls To switch between a Bluetooth headset and the phoneTo switch between current calls Speaker is turned off automatically when the call ends 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 Scroll the screen up, then touch Search Setting Web and Quick Search Box OptionsSearch Bing Search Searching the Web and Your Phone Using the Quick Search Box BrowserInternet Browse web pages 100 Web To delete the bookmark, touch Delete bookmark Bookmark your favorite web pages To get directions Bing Maps Searching For Locations and PlacesTo search for a location Getting 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 preview your route To view traffic conditions on 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 Using RSS Reader RSS ReaderCity ID To purchase City ID if you said no during the trial? Slacker To access the Slacker application Skype mobileTo 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 To open the Kindle application New Features on the Kindle for VortexTM applicationKindle Shop for books in the Kindle Store Video Cast Video on Demand Browse video clipsDownload video clips Cast Media Manager Verizon Wireless Media Store RingtonesMusic and Tones Ringback Tones Purchase songs or albums on your PC Cast Music with RhapsodyPurchase songs on your phone Download a PC copy of an over-the-air OTA purchased track Sync your music from your PC to your phone Play songs with your wireless deviceConnect your phone and PC using a USB cable Play songs Using Your Contacts Mobile IMContacts 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 Searching for a Contact Adding a Contact to Your FavoritesTo add a contact to your favorites list To remove a contact from your favorites list To edit contact details Editing Contact Details To change a contact’s default phone number To divert calls from a contact to your voicemailTo set a ringtone for a contact Communicating with Your Contacts To delete a contact To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTM To communicate with a contactTouch a contacts picture to open Quick Contact for Android To call a contact’s default number Selecting Which Contacts are DisplayedTo 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 Adding and Removing Accounts Separating Contact InformationTo 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 Opening Email and the Accounts Screen To open the Email applicationAccounts screen Accounts Screen To open your Combined Inbox To read a message Reading Your Messages To delete a message Responding to a MessageTo reply to or forward a message To mark a message as unread To view your starred messages Starring MessagesTo star a message To unstar a message To compose and send a message Composing and Sending Email Working with Account Folders To view an account’s foldersPress the Menu Key , then touch Refresh To add an email account Adding and Editing Email Accounts Communication Following settings can be changed for your Email accounts Changing Email Account SettingsEmail account settings To change an account’s settings Communication Incoming server settings Imap path prefix Settings for POP3 accountsPort Security type Require sign-in Outgoing server settings With the Facebook application you can Using the Facebook applicationFacebook Facebook for LG Application Press Adding a Facebook widgetMy Status Home screen Searching for Facebook users to add to your friends Share a status message You can also send a facebook message from your friends Setting Facebook optionsVisual Voice Mail Sending a facebook message 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 To label a batch of conversations at once When reading a conversations messages, press the MenuLabeling a Conversation To label a conversation Starring a Message Viewing Conversations by LabelTouch its star again Reporting Spam To report a conversation as spamSearching for Messages Archiving Conversations Synchronizing Your MessagesTo Archive a conversation To select which conversations to synchronize To set how many days of conversations to synchronizeEnter the number of days then touch OK Changing Gmail Settings Appending a Signature to Your MessagesEnter a signature or other information Touch OK Notification settings General Settings Messaging Opening Messaging To open MessagingTo delete a message thread from the Messaging window To send a text message Exchanging Messages To create and send a multimedia message Changing Messaging Settings To respond to messages you receiveTo view details about a message Storage settings Text message SMS settingsMultimedia message MMS settings How to select the type of keyboard you want To open Google Talk and sign TalkSigning in and Opening your Friends List To return to your friends list 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 Touch the name of the friend to invite To invite a friend to join a group chatTo chat on or off the record To end a chat Changing and Monitoring Online Status To change your online statusStatus Icons To change your status message To change your pictureManaging Your Friends List To view all friends or only those most popular with you To add a friend to your Friends listTo view and accept an invitation to become a friend To view a list of pending invitations to friends Changing Google Talk Settings To add a friend to the Most popular groupTo block a friend To set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically To configure notifications for new Google Talk messagesTo show or hide the mobile indicator to friends Checkmark or uncheck Mobile indicator Twitter home screen TwitterTwitter for LG application Tweeting on your phone Sending a tweet Setting Twitter for LG options Searching for Twitter users to followSending a direct message Contacts Phone applicationPhone Call log Favorites Open an Application Call a Contact by Voice Dialling Voice Search Getting to know the viewfinder Camera Using the focus mode Taking a quick photoOpen the Camera application Once you’ve taken the photo Using the advanced settings Entertainment Reset Restores all the settings back the the defaults You can access your saved photos from within the cameraViewing your saved photos Shooting a quick video Video Camera After shooting a video Watching your saved videos Adjusting the volume when viewing a videoSetting a photo as wallpaper Your Photos and Videos To open Gallery and view your albums Adjust the cropping box, if necessary, then touch SaveGallery Opening Gallery and Viewing 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 Picture is saved with the new orientation To watch a slideshow of your picturesTo rotate a picture Touch a picture to view the control buttons, then touch To crop a picture To get details about a picture To share a pictureTo delete a picture Working with Videos To play videosTouch the video to view the playback controls To delete a video To share a video To open Android Market application MarketOpening Android Market and Finding Applications To get help with Android Market To browse for applications Touch Search at the top right of the screen or press To open a screen with details about an applicationTo search for applications To return to Android Market home screen To download and install an application Downloading and Installing Applications Entertainment To create a Google Checkout account Managing Your DownloadsTo view your downloaded applications To request a refund for an application To uninstall an application To set whether you’re notified about updated applications To rate an applicationTo flag inappropriate applications Music Transferring Music Files to Your PhoneTo 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 volume To control playbackTo play your tracks in a party shuffle To use a song as a ringtone Working with PlaylistsTo create a playlist To sync from your phone To add a song to a playlistTo remove a song from a playlist To rename or delete a playlist Touch the video you want to play Video PlayerPlayback controls Video player list options Touch YouTube on the Home screen or on the Launch screen YouTubeTMOpening YouTube and Watching Videos To open the YouTube application To search for videos To watch and interact with YouTube videos To share your videos on YouTube Voice Recorder Touch the voice memo you wish to play Record a Voice MemoPlay a Voice Memo Managing your Voice Memos To access Scrabble ScrabbleVoice Recorder Context Menu To access Tetris Dynamic resolutionTetris Calendar Viewing Your Calendar and EventsTo open the Calendar application To change your calendar view Press the Menu Key , then touch Agenda To switch to Agenda viewWorking in Agenda View To learn more about events in Agenda view To add an event in Day view To switch to Day viewWorking in Day View To learn more about events in Day view To add an event in Week view To switch to Week viewWorking in Week View To learn more about events in Week view Press the Menu Key , then touch Month To switch to Month viewWorking in Month View To view more information about events in Month view To view information about an event Viewing Event Details To create an event Creating an Event Editing or deleting an event To edit an eventTo delete an event Setting an Event Reminder To set 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 Calculator To open and use the CalculatorAllows you to perform simple mathematical calculations To play a slideshow ClockViewing the Date, Time, and Other Information To open the Clock application Setting Alarms To set an alarmTo dim the Clock display Changing Clock Alarm Settings Create a New Document ThinkFree Office View and edit a document on your device ThinkFree document toolsDocument, press the Menu Key , then touch Edit Manage documents online Changing Browser settings SettingsOpening Settings To open 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 Privacy SD card & phone storagePersonal 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 sync contacts? How can I check that my data is synchronizing?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