Settings
Settings
Press the Home Key > 
and select Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your device.
General Settings
Airplane Mode
Tap or slide the Airplane Mode switch to turn airplane mode on. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off.
Wi-Fi
Turn
– Connecting to
Bluetooth
Turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections. (See Connecting to Networks and Devices
– Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.)
Mobile Networks
Control mobile data use and data roaming. (See Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to Mobile Networks.)
Personalizing – Changing the Notification Sound), and select system sounds (refer to Turning On/Off Touch Sounds). Tap Silent mode to turn off all sounds except media and alarm, or enable silent mode with vibration.
Display
•Brightness: Set the brightness of the display.
•Wallpaper: Select a background image for the Home Screen.
•Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen turns off automatically.
•Font size: Set the font size of the text on the screen.
•Pulse notification light: Flash the LED light to notify you of missed calls, new messages, and other events.
Date and Time
Set date, time, time zone, and how date and time are displayed. You can also use
Language and Input
• | Language: Select a language and region for your |
| system. |
• | Personal dictionary: Add new words to the |
| phone’s dictionary or remove words from the |
| dictionary. The words you add are used for spelling |
•Voice Search:
–Language: Select the language you use when entering text by speaking or searching by speaking.
–Speech output: Set always or only
–Block offensive words: Replace offensive words with an asterisk (*) when you use Google voice recognition to transcribe your voice into text.
–Hotword detection: Say hotword to launch Google voice search.
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–PREFERRED ENGINE: Select the speech synthesis engine you want to use or change its settings.
–Speech rate: Select how quickly you want the synthesizer to speak.
–Listen to an example: Play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, using your current settings.
•Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse should scroll when you connect the phone to a track pad or mouse accessory.
Wireless and Networks
Data Usage
Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn on or off mobile data.
You can check how much data has been used during the time cycle you set, set mobile data limit and warning, see what apps have been using mobile data, allow data roaming, or restrict background data for individual apps.
VPN
Set up and connect to virtual private networks. (See Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to Virtual Private Networks.)
Device
Storage
Check memory information for your external memory card and internal storage.
•Unmount SD card: Unmount the memory card from your phone so that you can safely remove the card while the phone is on.
•Erase SD card: Erase all data on your memory card and prepare it for use with your phone.
Sound
Adjust volumes (see Personalizing – Adjusting Volumes), toggle sound and mute (see Personalizing – Switching to Silent Mode), set up ringtone (see Personalizing – Changing the Ringtone) and notification sound (see
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check and word suggestion. |
• KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS: Configure text |
input settings. (See Knowing the Basics – Entering |
Text – Touch Input Settings.) |
Battery
Check how much power remains for the battery and what has been using the battery.
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