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Google+ is a social networking service offered by
Google. The Google+ application on your phone
enables you to manage your data, chat with online
contacts, organize them in different circles, and share
your selected information.
Press the Home Key > and select Google+. Th e
first time you open the Google+ app, select the instant
upload and contact sync options.

Getting Updates

1. Open the Google+ app.
2. Tap > Home.
3. Swipe up or down to see different information
shared with you by other users. Tap to choose
what groups of information are shown.
• Nearby shows posts shared with you by users
near your current location.
• All Circles, Acquaintances, Family,
Following, and Friends show updates from
people you’ve added to your circles.
• What’s hot shows popular posts on Google+.

Chatting With Contacts

You can chat with your Google+ contacts through
instant messaging, similar to sending a text with the
Messaging app.
1. Tap > Messenger in the Google+ app or press
the Home Key > and select Messenger.
2. Tap to create a new message.
3. If you tapped at the top, tap to add
recipients. They can be contacts or circles.
4. Enter the message.
5. Tap to send the message.
TIP: Tap > Hangouts to hold a video chat with
your friends.

Checking Photos

You can see your own photo albums and those shared
by other users.
Tap > Photos in the Google+ app to see all
available albums.

Checking and Managing

Your Profile

1. Tap > Profile in the Google+ app.
2. Swipe up or down to see your posts and
personal info.
3. Tap and you can change your profile photo.
Use Browser to view web pages and search for
information.

Opening the Browser

Press the Home Key > . The last web page you
were viewing is displayed. If you have not used Browser
recently, your home page opens.
Browser also opens when you tap a web link— for
example, in an email or a text message.

Opening a Web Page or Searching

the Web

1. Open the Browser app.
2. Tap the address box at the top of the web page. If
the address box isn’t visible, swipe down a little to
show it.
3. Enter the address (URL) of a web page. Or, enter
terms you want to search for. You can also tap to
search by voice.
4. Tap a URL or search suggestion or tap Go on the
keyboard to open the web page or search results.
TIP: Tap the X if you want to stop opening the page.

Setting the Home Page

Your home page opens when you open a new browser
tab, when you start Browser after restarting your phone,
or after not using the app for a while.
1. Open the page you want to set as your home page.
2. Press the Menu Key > Settings > General >
Set homepage.
3. Tap Current page or one of the following options:
• Blank page: Open browser tab without opening
a web page by default. This can make new
browser tabs open more quickly.
• Default page: Set the factory default URL as the
home page.
• Most visited sites: Every new browser tab
displays a list of your frequently visited sites for
you to choose from.
• Site Navigation: Provide a series of sites for
you to view.
• Other: Type a URL as the home page.

Get Information About the

Current Page

Press the Menu Key > Page info.

Working With an

Opened Page

While viewing most web pages, you can do the
following operations:
• Scroll: Swipe the screen in any direction.
• Zoom out: Tap the screen with two fingers and
pinch them together.
• Zoom in: Tap the screen with two fingers and
spread them apart.
Google+ Browser