Optimus M
Page
 Contents
 Phone Overview
Front View
 Rear View
 Installing the Battery and microSD Card
Inserting a 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 on
Press and hold the Power/Lock Key for a couple of seconds
Turning the Phone On and Off
Turning the phone off
 Creating a Google Account
Your Google Account
To turn the phone sounds off
 Signing into Your Google Account
 Phone’s Status Icons
Status icons
 Notification icons
 Getting to Know the Home Screen
 Touchscreen
 Text Input Methods
Swype Tips
 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 turn on voice input
Entering text by speaking
To change the keyboard orientation
To enter text by speaking
 Overview
Launch screen
 Adding application icons to the Home screen
Options menus
 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
 Customizing the Home Screen
To change the Home screen wallpaper
 Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts
Touch a Quick Contact icon to communicate with the contact
 To disable data when roaming
Connecting to Mobile Networks
Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network
 Connecting to Bluetooth Devices
MetroPCS Easy Wifi
 Connecting to Virtual Private Networks
To turn Bluetooth on or off
To add a VPN
 To install a secure certificate from the microSD card
Working With Secure Certificates
 Connecting Your Device to Your Computer
 Important Connection Information
 Airplane mode
Placing and Ending Calls
 When unlocked
Answering or Rejecting Calls
To answer a call
 To decline a call and divert it to voicemail
To silence the ringer, press the up/down Volume Key
Working with the Call Log
To open the Call log
 To take other actions on a Call log entry
Calling Your Contacts
To add an entry’s number to your Contacts
To clear the Call log
 Managing Multiple Calls
To set up a conference call
Voice Dialer
To call a favorite contact
 Listening to Your Voice mail
To listen to your Voice mail
Place a call to the first participant
 Google Search
 Internet
Navigate web pages using the keys
MetroWEB
Browse web pages
 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 open Google Maps and view your location
Google MapsTM
Searching For Locations and Places
To get an address and additional information for a location
 To search for a location
Getting Directions To get directions
While viewing a map, press the Menu Key and touch
 To search for locations along your route
Latitude
To view turn-by-turn directions in a list
Finding Your Friends with Google LatitudeTM
 RSS Reader
Using RSS reader
Places
To find places
 Metro411
MetroBACKUP
Boingo Wifi
Mobile Banking
 MetroNavigator
MocoSpace
Pocket Express
 To view details about a contact
Using Your Contacts
Contacts
To open your Contacts application
 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
 To open your Combined Inbox
Accounts Screen
 Reading Your Messages
To read a message
 Composing and Sending Email
To compose and send a message
 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
 To delete an email account
To change an account’s settings
Facebook for LG
Open the Accounts screen
 Using the Facebook application
Adding the Facebook widget
 Opening Gmail and Your Inbox
To open your Inbox when Gmail is running
Gmail
To open the Gmail application
 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
 Working with Conversations in Batches
You action affects the selected batch of messages
 To label a conversation or change the conversations label
When reading a conversations messages, press the Menu
Labeling a Conversation
To label a batch of conversations at once
 To unstar a message
Starring a Message
To star a message
To star or unstar all messages in a conversation
 Changing Gmail Settings
Searching for Messages
 To delete a message thread from the Messaging window
Messaging
Opening Messaging To open Messaging
From the Home screen, touch Messaging
 Screen, press the Menu Key , then touch Settings Call
Excuse Message
To send a text message
 To create and send a multimedia message
Touch Send to send the message
 Google Talk
To view details about a message
Signing in and Opening your Friends List
 Chatting with Friends To chat with a friend
To open Google Talk and sign
 To set whether you sign into Google Talk automatically
 Twitter for LG
Home screen
Updating your status
 Call log
Phone
Call a contact by voice dialling
Contacts
 Mobile IM
Loopt
Voice Search
Mail@metro
 Viewing your saved photos
Camera
Getting to know the viewfinder
Slideshow Touch to see your photos played in a slideshow
 Video Camera
 To open Gallery and view your albums
Gallery
Opening Gallery and Viewing Your Albums
Shooting a quick video
 To view and browse pictures
Open a Gallery album and touch a picture
 Working with Videos
To play videos
Touch the video to view the playback controls
 To get help with Android Market
Android MarketTM
Opening Android Market and Finding Applications
To open Android Market application
 Opening Music and Working with Your Library
How to use
Music
To open Music and view your music library
 To control playback volume
To control playback
To use a song as a ringtone
 Video Player
 To open the YouTube application
YouTubeTM
Opening YouTube and Watching Videos
To watch and interact with YouTube videos
 Record a voice memo
Voice Recorder
AppStore
Play a voice memo
 Free Games
VirtualCard
 To open Calendar
Calendar
Working in Agenda view
Touch Calendar on the Home screen or in the Launch screen
 Working in Month view
Working in Day view
Working in Week view
Viewing event details
 Calculator
To open and use the Calculator
Touch Calculator on the Home screen or in the Launch screen
 To open the Clock application
Clock
Viewing the Date, Time, and Other Information
Touch Clock on the Home screen or in the Launch screen
 View and edit a document on your device
ThinkFreeOffice
Create a new document
Name, then press the Back Key to exit
 Using Car Home
Home Selector
 Important Health Information and Safety Precautions
Use the correct external power source
 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
 Connectors
Platform
 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?
 How can I separate the grouped contacts?
To confirm the selection, touch OK
 How can I check that my data is synchronizing?
From the Home screen, press the Menu Key and touch Settings
How can I sync contacts?
Menu Key and touch Sync now to manually synchronize data
 Other Email-Related Issues
Email Information
 Why do my Exchange emails only go back a few days?
Supported Email Features
 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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 Index
 Memo
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