Optimus M
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Contents
Front View
Phone Overview
Rear View
Inserting a microSD card
Installing the Battery and microSD Card
Charging the Phone
Optimizing Battery Life
Tips to extend the life of your battery
Charging with USB
To check the battery charge level
To monitor and control what uses the battery
How to change settings
Turning the phone off
Press and hold the Power/Lock Key for a couple of seconds
Turning the Phone On and Off
Turning the phone on
Creating a Google Account
Your Google Account
To turn the phone sounds off
Signing into Your Google Account
Status icons
Phone’s Status Icons
Notification icons
Getting to Know the Home Screen
Touchscreen
Swype Tips
Text Input Methods
Using the Android keyboard
To enter text
You can also enter text by speaking instead of by typing
To enter numbers, symbols, and other characters
To enter text by speaking
Entering text by speaking
To change the keyboard orientation
To turn on voice input
Launch screen
Overview
Options menus
Adding application icons to the Home screen
Context menus
Notifications
To open the Notifications panel
Touch and drag the Status Bar downwards
Phone and Web search using text entry
Web search using voice command
Locking the Screen
Press and hold the Search Key
Setting a Lock Pattern
From the Home screen, press the Menu Key
Youre prompted to draw and redraw your own pattern
To change the Home screen wallpaper
Customizing the Home Screen
Touch a Quick Contact icon to communicate with the contact
Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network
Connecting to Mobile Networks
Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
To disable data when roaming
MetroPCS Easy Wifi
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks
To turn Bluetooth on or off
To add a VPN
Working With Secure Certificates
To install a secure certificate from the microSD card
Connecting Your Device to Your Computer
Important Connection Information
Placing and Ending Calls
Airplane mode
When unlocked
Answering or Rejecting Calls
To answer a call
To open the Call log
To silence the ringer, press the up/down Volume Key
Working with the Call Log
To decline a call and divert it to voicemail
To clear the Call log
Calling Your Contacts
To add an entry’s number to your Contacts
To take other actions on a Call log entry
To call a favorite contact
To set up a conference call
Voice Dialer
Managing Multiple Calls
Listening to Your Voice mail
To listen to your Voice mail
Place a call to the first participant
Google Search
Browse web pages
Navigate web pages using the keys
MetroWEB
Internet
To search for text on the web page, Menu Key More
To send the web address URL of the web page to others
To view the download history, press Menu Key More
To get an address and additional information for a location
Google MapsTM
Searching For Locations and Places
To open Google Maps and view your location
To search for a location
Getting Directions To get directions
While viewing a map, press the Menu Key and touch
Finding Your Friends with Google LatitudeTM
Latitude
To view turn-by-turn directions in a list
To search for locations along your route
To find places
Using RSS reader
Places
RSS Reader
Mobile Banking
MetroBACKUP
Boingo Wifi
Metro411
MetroNavigator
MocoSpace
Pocket Express
To open your Contacts application
Using Your Contacts
Contacts
To view details about a contact
To connect by using Quick Contact for AndroidTM
To communicate with a contact
To set whether contacts without phone numbers are displayed
To change which groups are displayed
To join contacts
Open your Contacts application
Opening Email and the Accounts Screen
To open the Email application
Accounts screen
Accounts Screen
To open your Combined Inbox
To read a message
Reading Your Messages
To compose and send a message
Composing and Sending Email
Working with Account Folders
To view an account’s folders
Press the Menu Key , then touch Refresh
Adding and Editing Email Accounts To add an email account
Open the Accounts screen
To change an account’s settings
Facebook for LG
To delete an email account
Adding the Facebook widget
Using the Facebook application
To open the Gmail application
To open your Inbox when Gmail is running
Gmail
Opening Gmail and Your Inbox
To switch accounts
When viewing a list of labeled conversations, press
Touch the account that contains the email you want to read
To reread a message
Composing and Sending a Message
Replying to or Forwarding a Message
To reply to or forward a message
Scroll to the bottom of 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 Menu
Labeling a Conversation
To label a conversation or change the conversations label
To star or unstar all messages in a conversation
Starring a Message
To star a message
To unstar a message
Searching for Messages
Changing Gmail Settings
From the Home screen, touch Messaging
Messaging
Opening Messaging To open Messaging
To delete a message thread from the Messaging window
Screen, press the Menu Key , then touch Settings Call
Excuse Message
To send a text message
Touch Send to send the message
To create and send a multimedia message
Google Talk
To view details about a message
Signing in and Opening your Friends List
To open Google Talk and sign
Chatting with Friends To chat with a friend
To set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically
Twitter for LG
Home screen
Updating your status
Contacts
Phone
Call a contact by voice dialling
Call log
Mail@metro
Loopt
Voice Search
Mobile IM
Slideshow Touch to see your photos played in a slideshow
Camera
Getting to know the viewfinder
Viewing your saved photos
Video Camera
Shooting a quick video
Gallery
Opening Gallery and Viewing Your Albums
To open Gallery and view your albums
Open a Gallery album and touch a picture
To view and browse pictures
Working with Videos
To play videos
Touch the video to view the playback controls
To open Android Market application
Android MarketTM
Opening Android Market and Finding Applications
To get help with Android Market
To open Music and view your music library
How to use
Music
Opening Music and Working with Your Library
To control playback volume
To control playback
To use a song as a ringtone
Video Player
To watch and interact with YouTube videos
YouTubeTM
Opening YouTube and Watching Videos
To open the YouTube application
Play a voice memo
Voice Recorder
AppStore
Record a voice memo
VirtualCard
Free Games
Touch Calendar on the Home screen or in the Launch screen
Calendar
Working in Agenda view
To open Calendar
Viewing event details
Working in Day view
Working in Week view
Working in Month view
Calculator
To open and use the Calculator
Touch Calculator on the Home screen or in the Launch screen
Touch Clock on the Home screen or in the Launch screen
Clock
Viewing the Date, Time, and Other Information
To open the Clock application
Name, then press the Back Key to exit
ThinkFreeOffice
Create a new document
View and edit a document on your device
Home Selector
Using Car Home
Use the correct external power source
Important Health Information and Safety Precautions
Important Health Information and Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions for Direct Sunlight
Prevention of Hearing Loss Safety in Aircraft
Safety Precautions for RF Exposure
Hearing Aids
Technical Details
Technical Details
Technical Details
HAC
TIA Safety Information
Safety
Safety Information
Battery doesn’t need to be empty before recharging
Safety
Avoid potential hearing loss
FDA Consumer Update
Safety
What are the results of the research done already?
Safety
Safety
Federal Communications
Driver Safety Tips
Consumer Information on SAR
Safety
Safety
Safety
Specifications
Platform
Connectors
124 FAQ
FAQ
Filter emails? Supported via the phone Is it possible to
What is
Remember to back up any
Menu Key Touch Settings Location Security
Will I know
VPN access configuration is
Remove an
Alarm
134 FAQ
FAQUpdated
Can I import contacts to my Optimus M?
To confirm the selection, touch OK
How can I separate the grouped contacts?
Menu Key and touch Sync now to manually synchronize data
From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings
How can I sync contacts?
How can I check that my data is synchronizing?
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
Safety Precautions for Power Supply Unit
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