T-Mobile G1 manual

T -Mobile G1 ™ User Guide Android™ mobile technology platfo rm R1.0 Document R ev 08 - September 8, 2008 Cop yright 2008 © Google , Inc. All rights reser ved.[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 2 September 8, 2008 Contents Check that you’ve received ev erything . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Phone controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Control butto ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 3 September 8, 2008 Create Home screen shortcuts and widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Remove items from the Home screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Move obje cts on the Home scre en . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 4 September 8, 2008 Conversation label s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Read email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Compose email . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 5 September 8, 2008 Browser settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Browser sh ortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Google Maps . . . . . [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 6 September 8, 2008 Go to today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 View multiple calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Calendar sett ings . . . .[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 7 September 8, 2008 YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Getting started with You Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 16 Watch videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 8 September 8, 2008 Check tha t you’ve re ceived e ver ything These are the items that y ou should find inside y our bo x: . USB Sync Cable A C Adapter T -Mobile G1 Bat tery P ouch Wired Stereo Heads et Ti p s & Tri c k s Start Guide Te r m s & Conditions Tips & Tricks Star t Guide T erms & Condition s[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 9 September 8, 2008 Phone controls Control b uttons Use the control buttons on y o ur phone to do the follo wing: Home button • Press HOME to return to the Home screen from an ywhere on y our phone. • Press & hold HOME to bring up the recent applications windo w . Menu button • Press MENU to open a list of acti[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 10 September 8, 2008 Call button • Press CALL to do one of the f ollo wing , depending on the conte xt: - O pen the log of recent calls. - Call contact (when a contact/co ntact number is highlighted). - Add another call (while in a call). - D isplay call in pr ogress on the screen (if y ou had navig ated to another app[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 11 September 8, 2008 Sta tus light indica tors There is an LED light in the speaker that provides a status or activity indication. • Solid green - Battery is fully c harge d (while connected to po wer adapter). • Solid red - Battery is c harging. • Flashing red - Battery is low . Connect to c harger! • Flashing g[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 12 September 8, 2008 3 Pull the SD card cover open b y pulling the small bu mp on the inside, left edg e so that it rotates open to reveal the SD card slot . 4 Once the slot is revealed, y ou can inser t or remove the SD card: • T o insert an SD card, push the card into the slot, copper contacts facing do wn and with t[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 13 September 8, 2008 T o remov e y our SIM card, remove the battery cove r and battery as instructed above , then push the SIM card to the right, free of the brackets, and lift out. Ba tter y char ging 1 Connect the A C adapter plug to an electrical outlet and connect the other end to the USB port at the bottom of the ph[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 14 September 8, 2008 SHIFT key There are tw o SH IFT ke ys o n y our phone; one on the far left and the other on the far right of the lo w er ro w of ke ys. Press the SHIFT ke y while typing a letter to type the letter's capital. On number or symbol k e ys, pre ssing the SHIFT ke y causes the special c h aracter to [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 15 September 8, 2008 T ouch screen & tr ackball Selection T o select an item or button on the scre en, you can either: •R o l l t h e TRA CKBALL to highlight the item, then click the TRA CKB ALL to select the item; or • T ouc h the item directly with y our fingertip. Y ou will kno w when an it em on the screen is[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 16 September 8, 2008 Zoom in or out Zoom in on a picture when vie wed full-screen, W eb pag e, or map: 1 T ouc h the screen to open the zoom-in and zoom-out controls . 2 T ouc h the + control to zoom in. With eac h touc h you zoom in closer . Zoom out on a picture (when view ed full-screen), W eb pag e, or map: 1 T ouc h[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 17 September 8, 2008 Naviga te in lists When vie wing a list that scrolls off the scr een or menu, y ou can navigate using k e yboard shor tcuts: Silent mode T o silence your phone quic kly , press & hold END CALL (two seconds). The Phone options menu opens. Select Silent mode . Other w ays to silence y our phone: ?[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 18 September 8, 2008 Scr een lock While not on a call, to lock y o ur contro l buttons and screen fr om accidental touc h activation, press the END CALL button. T o unloc k your screen, press ME NU . Y ou can incre ase the security of y our phone b y setti ng a screen unloc k patter n. Once set, in order to unloc k y our[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 19 September 8, 2008 Applica tion “quick launch” Y ou can set ke yboard shor tcuts that open indivi dual applications when used together with the SEARCH ke y (located between the AL T and @ ke ys on your k e yboard). For example , if the short cut to the Bro wser application is “b”, then from an ywhere on the pho[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 20 September 8, 2008 Making phone calls T o dial a number , press the CALL button. T o call using the voice dialer , press & hold CALL . T o answer an incoming call, press CALL . T o end a call, press END CALL . While in a call, press MEN U to reveal the in-call options: P ower on/of f T o pow er off your phone, pres[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 21 September 8, 2008 Home scr een Home scr een o verview The Home screen is y our star ting point for using al l the applications on your phone. Y ou can customize y our Home screen to display applications , shortcuts , and widg ets as you lik e. Wherever y ou are , whatever y ou’re doing on y our phone, simply press t[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 22 September 8, 2008 Extended Home scr een The Home screen actually e xtends be yond the screen width. After pressing HOME , slide y our fing ertip left and right along the screen to reveal the full width of the Home screen. This additional space gives y ou more ro om to customize Home with applications , shortcuts, and [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 23 September 8, 2008 Mo ve objects on the Home screen 1 T o move an icon or other item on the Home screen, you must first touc h & hold it to enter move mode. The object will magnify wh en it’s read y to be moved. 2 Without lifting y our finger (or you’ll dr op ou t of move mode), drag the object to the new posit[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 24 September 8, 2008 4 If you select Pictures , y our picture album opens. Note that if this is the first ti me y ou have view ed the pictures store d on y our SD card from y our phone, it may take a while for the pictures to load. • Navigate to find the picture y ou w ant to use , then select it. • The cropper appea[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 25 September 8, 2008 R ead your notifications When y ou see a notification in the status bar , touc h the bar and slide your fing er do wn the screen to open the list of notifications display ed in the sliding windo w . • Ongoing notifications repor t activities suc h as call forw arding ON, current call status, song p[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 26 September 8, 2008 System settings Control phone-wide settings fr om the Home se ttings screen: Press HOME , then press MENU and select Settings . Y ou can also select the Settings icon from the Home screen. Wir eless c ontrols Wi-Fi on /off Select this c he ck box if y ou prefer to use Wi-Fi fo r y our data connection[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 27 September 8, 2008 Call settings Note that when y o u open Call settings, y our cu rrent settings are fetc hed, whic h can take a few moments. Fixed Dialing Numbers This feature allo ws you to restrict outgoing calls to a fix ed set of numbers. T o enable this feat ure y ou must know the SIM PIN2 code for y our phone. [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 28 September 8, 2008 Basic phone settings Sound & di splay Sound settin gs • Silent mode - Select to sile nce y o ur phone. • Ringer v olume - Select to open the vo lume control, then slide y our finger along the volume bar to set an incoming call ring volume. • Media volume - Select to open the v olume control[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 29 September 8, 2008 Security & loca t ion My Loca tion Select a source f o r deter mining y our location: • Wireless networks, or • GPS satellites T ypically GPS will be more accurate (to street level) but it consumes more battery pow er . Note that GPS is acti ve only when in Maps or another application requiri[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 30 September 8, 2008 Manage applications - Vie w all the applicati ons stored on your phon e and ho w m uc h space the y occup y . If y ou’ve do wnloaded an application from Andr oid Mar ket, y ou can uninstall it fr om this screen. Select a specific application to: • Clear y o ur user data (if y ou hav e an y associ[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 31 September 8, 2008 Da ta synchroniza tion Some Google applications on y our phone (Gmail, Ca lendar , and Contacts) give y o u access to the same personal info rmation that you can add, vie w , and edit on y our com puter using Google W eb applications. This means that when y ou add, c hange , or delete y our inf ormat[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 32 September 8, 2008 Sync b y applica tion T o control sync hronization f o r Gmail, Ca lendar , and Contacts, do the f ollo wing: 1 Press HOME , then press MENU and select Settings . 2 Select Data sync hr onization . When an y of the applications are sync hronizing , you will see the “sync” icon: . Y ou will also se[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 33 September 8, 2008 Sync b y Gmail label Y ou can select to sync only Gmai l messages with certain labels from the Gmail application settings screen. R ead more in “Select labels to sync hronize” on pag e 46.[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 34 September 8, 2008 Bluetooth Y our phone is equipped wit h Bluetooth® wireless te c hnology Specification 2. 0. Y ou can use Bluetooth to send and receive calls using a headset or hands-free car kit. T ur n on Bluetooth ser vices 1 Press HOME , then press MENU and select Settings . 2 Select Wireless controls , then se[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 35 September 8, 2008 P air & connect with Bluetooth devices Before y our phone can comm unica te with a Bluetooth headset or hands-free ca r kit, the devices must “pair”, then “connect”: 1 Make sure y ou have turned Bluetooth on, as describe d in “T ur n on Bluetooth ser vices” on pag e 34. 2 Press HOME ,[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 36 September 8, 2008 Contacts Y our contact list The contacts on y our phone are sy nced with your Google account contacts stored on the W eb . T o view the contacts on your phone, press HOME and select Contacts . Y ou can also press the CALL button and select the Contacts tab. Contacts belonging to a specific group (y o[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 37 September 8, 2008 Another w ay to find a contact quickly is to use the “quic k scroll” tab. As soon as y ou start scrolling with y our fingertip, the quic k scro ll tab appears on the righ t, connected to the scr oll bar . Select, then drag the tab up or do wn to scroll thro ugh the alph abet rapidly . Release y o[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 38 September 8, 2008 5 T o associate this contac t with a ring tone for incoming calls , select the Ringtone pop-up menu. Select a ringtone , then select OK . When you select a ringtone , it plays briefly . 6 If y ou want all calls fr om this contact to go directly to voicemail, select the S end calls directly to voicema[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 39 September 8, 2008 Call a contact From the contact list: 1 Highlight the contact y ou w ant to call. 2 Press CALL to dial that contact’s primary number (first in the list on their details screen). 3 T o dial a different number for the co ntact, select the contact’s name , then select the number on their details scr[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 40 September 8, 2008 Display a contact group T o select whic h contact group to displa y in Contact s , press MENU and select Display gr oup . Y ou can select from the fo llo wing: Contacts settings T o set Cont acts preferences, fr om Contacts or Favorites , press MENU and select Settings . Send an instant message to a [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 41 September 8, 2008 About the My Contacts group “My Contacts” is a special group of con t acts that displa ys b y default in Contacts. It includes the contacts that y ou comm unicate with f requently . T o dis play all y our contacts and not just those in My Contacts, press MENU , select Settings , then select the S[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 42 September 8, 2008 Email, IM, and Messa ging Gmail T o open Gmail™ we bmail ser vice, press HOME and select the Gmail icon . About messa ges With Gmail, eac h message y ou send is grouped with all the responses you receiv e. This “conversation view” continues to g ro w as new re plies arrive , so y ou can alwa ys[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 43 September 8, 2008 Conversation labels Org anize y our email b y labeling y o ur conversations. Y ou can filter the conv ersation list to sho w only those with a specific label. Y ou can apply as man y labels to a conversation as y o u wish. A “star” is a special system-provided label: =starred message; =unstarred [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 44 September 8, 2008 R ead email When y ou open a conversation f or reading, the subject will appear in a bo x at the top of the screen and the latest messag e will appear at the bottom of the conversation. Select labels to sy nc Y o u can select to sync hronize specific labels: 1 Fr om a conversation list, press MENU an[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 45 September 8, 2008 Here are some actions y ou can take on individual messag es and conversation: Open/collapse messa ges All read messages are collapsed. T o ex pand these messages , select the “read messages” header: Once the read messages are e x pan ded, their individual headers display . T ouc h the header to o[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 46 September 8, 2008 Compose email Search for messages In Gmail, y ou can searc h for a specific mess age b y sender , word in subject, or label: 1 Fr om a conversat ion list, pr ess MENU and select Searc h . Y o u can also open the ke yboard and press the SE ARCH button. 2 T ype y our searc h string into the box, then s[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 47 September 8, 2008 3 Select a label name to cycle thr ough the sync options: Sync recent , Sync all , or nev er (no sync option displays). Note: Y ou cannot tur n off sync for Inbo x ex cept through the Home > Settings > Data sync hro n ization options . Re ad more in “Sync b y application” on pag e 32. Set n[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 48 September 8, 2008 POP3 and IMAP email accounts Add an email account Y ou can fetc h messages fr om up to five PO P3 or IMAP accounts. Follo w these steps: 1 Press Home , then select the Email application . 2 The Set up new account screen appears . 3 T ype y our account em ail address and passw ord. 4 If y ou want, sel[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 49 September 8, 2008 R emov e an email account Y ou can alwa ys remove a POP3 or IMAP email a ccount from y our phone b y doing the follo wing: 1 Go to y o ur Inbox. 2 Press MENU and select Accounts . Y our Accounts screen opens. 3 T ouc h & hold the account y ou w ant to remove to open the conte xt menu. 4 Select R [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 50 September 8, 2008 Edit account settings T o open your Account settings screen, do the fo llo w ing: 1 Fr om your account Inbo x, press ME NU and select Account settings . 2 The Account settings screen appears. Y ou can do the f ollowing fr om this screen: 3 T o save y our settings, press the BA C K button. Account nam[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 51 September 8, 2008 Email shor tcuts Inbo x scr een Re f r e s h l i s t MENU + r Compose new MENU + c Open highlighted message to read ENTER Jump to top folder (Inbo x) Press AL T + TRA CKBALL ro ll UP Jump to last folder Press AL T + TRA CKBALL rol l DOWN Pa g e u p SHIFT + SP A CEBAR Pa g e d o w n SP A C EBA R R ead[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 52 September 8, 2008 Google T alk Y ou can use Google T alk™ instant messaging ser vice to send in stant messages to y our friends. All y ou need is a Gmail account and y o u’re set u p. T o open Google T alk, pr ess HOME and select the IM icon . The IM accounts screen opens. The number of open c hats displays opposi[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 53 September 8, 2008 View friend stat us T o the left of a friend’s name , you ca n see their online sta tus in the upper - right corner of their ico n: - A vailable - A w ay - Busy - Offline Mobile in dica tor T o the far right of your friend’ s name , you might see an icon that rev eals the last client from whic h [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 54 September 8, 2008 Cha t T o star t a c hat, select a friend from the F r iends list or highligh t the friend and press ENTER . The Chat screen opens. Fr om here you can: Switch between active chats If y ou have more than one c hat going, y ou can switc h between them b y pressing MENU and selecting S w i t ch ch a t s[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 55 September 8, 2008 Sign in automa tically If y ou w ant to sign in to y our Google T alk a ccount automatically every time y ou pow er on your phone, mak e this setting: 1 From t he Fri e nds li st , p re s s MENU and select More , then select Settings from the menu that opens. 2 Select the Automatically sign in ch e c[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 56 September 8, 2008 Set ne w messa ge notifications Y ou can receive a notification eac h time y o u receive a ne w instant message: 1 Fr om a Friends list, press ME NU and select Settings . 2 Select the IM notifications c hec k box to receive a notification in the status bar when a ne w message arriv es. 3 If y ou w an[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 57 September 8, 2008 SMS and MMS messa ging T o open the SMS & MMS Me ssaging applicat ion, press HOME and select the Messaging icon . About te xt and multimedia messa ges SMS messages are also kno w as “tex t” messages and can each be around 160 c haracters. If y ou continue to type after the limit is reac hed, [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 58 September 8, 2008 Fr om a message read vie w , you can do the f ollowing: Open a messa ge for reading Open a message f or reading b y either select ing it, or highlighting it and pressing ENTER . Re p l y t o a m e s s a g e 1 Simply start typing your messag e in the text bo x at the bottom of the screen to reply to a[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 59 September 8, 2008 Compose te xt and multimedia messa ges 1 Press MENU and select Compose . The Compose screen opens. 2 Add recipients b y typing a name , phone number , or email address in the T o field. Matc hing contacts will appear . Select the re cipient or continue typing. Add as man y recipients as you wish. If [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 60 September 8, 2008 T e xt and multimedia messa ge settings T o set text and multimedia message pref erences , from the messag e list, press MENU and select Settings . Y ou can set the follo wing from this screen: Notifica tion set tings New messag e notifications Y ou can receive a notification eac h time y ou receive [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 61 September 8, 2008 R ead repor ts T o receiv e a report on whet her eac h recipient has read or deleted the message without reading it, select this c hec k bo x. Auto-retrieve T o retrieve all y o ur MMS me ssages automatically (the h eader plus the message will do wnlo ad to y o ur phone), select this c hec k box. If [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 62 September 8, 2008 Bro wser About the Bro wser T o open the Bro wser , press HOME and select the Bro wser icon . The Bro wser alw ays opens to the last W eb pag e yo u w ere viewing. The first time y ou enter the Bro wser after po wering on, y our home page will displa y . Y ou can c hange y our home page b y pressing [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 63 September 8, 2008 The Bro wse scr een Fr om the Bro wse screen y o u can do the follo wing: Go to a Web pa ge 1 Make sure the focus is not on a te xt bo x and then star t typing the URL. 2 The Go to windo w opens. P ossible matc hes appear in the drop-do wn menu. Select a matc h or continue typing the URL. 3 Press ENT[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 64 September 8, 2008 Scr een orienta tion When y our ke yboard is open, W eb pag es will alw a ys displa y using landscape orientation. How ever , when y our ke yboard is closed, yo u can c hange orientation b y pressing MENU and selecting Flip orientation . The orientation will “stick” unt il you e xplicit ly c hang[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 65 September 8, 2008 Mana ge bookmar ks Y ou can store as many bookmarks as y ou w ant on your phone. Close a windo w T ouc h the “X” in the lo w e r -right cor ner of the windo w y ou want to close . Alternatively , you can use the conte xt menu: 1 Fr om a W eb pag e , press MENU and select Window . 2 T ouc h & [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 66 September 8, 2008 Set your home pa ge Y ou set y our ho me page fr om the S ettings screen: 1 Press MENU and select More > Settings . The Settings screen opens. 2 In the Pa g e c o n t e n t se ction, select Set home page to open the dialog bo x. 3 T ype the URL of the page y ou w ant to set as home , then select O[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 67 September 8, 2008 The shortcut to go to your home pag e is MENU + SP A CEBAR . Y ou can also press MENU and select More > Home pag e . Links in Web pages Navigate the links on a pag e using the TRA CKBALL . Links are outlined in yello w when highlighted. T o go to a link, highlight the link using the TRA CKB ALL or[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 68 September 8, 2008 Bro wser histor y The R ecently-visited pages (history) screen lists the last 250 sites y ou’ve visited on the W e b. T o view y our W eb site history: • Fr o m the Bro wser scree n, press MENU and select More > History , or •P r e s s MENU + h . Select a W eb site from the R ecently-visited[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 69 September 8, 2008 Bro wser settings T o set Bro wser preferences, from the Br owser screen, press MENU and select More > Settings . P a ge c ontent settings Te x t s i z e Select to open the Te x t s i z e menu. Default setting is Nor mal , but you can increase the size to Larger or Largest , o r decrease to Smalle[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 70 September 8, 2008 Brow ser shor tcuts Security setting s R emembe r passw ords Select this c hec k bo x to save usernames and passw ords to various We b s i t e s . Clear passw ords Select Clear passw ords to clear all y o ur sav ed passw ords. Sho w security w ar nings Select this c hec k bo x if you w ant a warning [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 71 September 8, 2008 Google Maps About Google Maps T o open Google Maps™ mapping ser vice , press HOME and select the Maps icon . Maps opens b y default in “Map mode”. T o read mo re about the different map modes, read “Select map mode” on pag e 76. Zoom and navigation in maps While viewing a m ap , take adv an[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 72 September 8, 2008 Find your location 1 Make sure y ou hav e enabled a “location source ” in global Settings b y doing the follo wing: •P r e s s HOME , then press MENU and select Settings . • Select Security & location . • Select either Wireless networks or GPS satellites , or both. 2 Fr om the main Map [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 73 September 8, 2008 3 Select Searc h when re ad y . Y our searc h results display . 4 Select Sho w map to see the highlighted result on a map. Select the left/right arro ws to display th e location of the previous/ne xt result.[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 74 September 8, 2008 5 T ouc h the result balloon to open the location’ s details. In addition to seeing details about th e location, from this screen you can: • Zoom in to address • Dial the number • Get directions to address to another location • Get directions from this address to another location • Add to[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 75 September 8, 2008 4 Select Ro u t e . Y ou can c hoose to view y our direct ions in a list, or y ou c an select Sho w map , to view the same directions overlaid on a map. 5 When finished reading or follo wing the directions, press MENU and select Clear map . Y our destination is saved in History . After selec ting Ro [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 76 September 8, 2008 Select map mode Whenever y ou are viewing a map , y ou can switc h y our view . Press MENU and select Map mode to select from Map , Satellite , T raffic , or Street View . Map vie w This is the default view and displa ys a map , complete with names of st reets, riv e rs, lak es, mountains, parks, and[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 77 September 8, 2008 Street View In some areas, a street-lev el phot o view is av ailable. Street View imagery is not real-time but is g athered b y vehicles driving on pu blic street s. The imagery consists of a combination of Google- o wned data and data obtained from partners. T o use street view , do the follo wing: [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 78 September 8, 2008 5 T o have y our view orient to y our actual position as y o u turn, press MENU and select Compass mode . (T o tur n off Compass mode , select the menu item again.) 6 If y ou encounter a street view imag e that is in appropriate in an y wa y , y ou can report the image b y pressing MENU and selecting[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 79 September 8, 2008 Dialer & V oice Dialer About the dialers Y ou can use your phone to mak e phone calls b y using either the Diale r or the V oice Dialer: • T o dial a number using the on-screen dial pad or the k e yboard, press CALL , or pr ess HOME and select the Dialer icon . • T o dial b y speaking either [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 80 September 8, 2008 Make a call b y dialing 1 Fr om anywhere on y our phone, press CALL to op en the Call log. Select the Dialer tab to open the Dialer . 2 Y ou have sev eral c hoices for placing a call: Dialer tab T ouc h the on-screen dial pad to enter a number , or open the display to type using the k e yboard number[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 81 September 8, 2008 Make a call by speaki ng Y ou can make a phone call b y open ing the V oice Dialer and speaking: 1 Press & hold CALL , or press HOME and select the V oice Dialer icon . 2 W ait until yo u hear a tone and the V oice Dialer repor ts on the screen that it is “listening”. 3 Y ou can tell the V oi[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 82 September 8, 2008 Ans wer an incoming call T o answer a call, simply press the CA LL button The Call-in-progress sc reen appears. If y ou w ant to send the call directly to voicemail instead of answ ering, press the END CALL button. Call duration Caller ID icon Name & number if stored in Contacts Slide dialer tab [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 83 September 8, 2008 In-call options While on a call, press MENU to reveal the in-call options: Spea k er , Mute , and Hold. Note that if Bluetooth ser vices are on and y ou are connected to a hands-free device, the menu indicator will sho w Bluetooth on . Speaker T o use the speaker , press MENU and select Speaker so it[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 84 September 8, 2008 Multiple calls Incoming call during call in progress If y ou are on a call (“call in pr ogress”) when another call comes in ( “incoming call”), y ou have a fe w ch o i c e s : If y ou are on a call with a second call on hold when another call comes in, you can: •P r e s s CALL t o e nd t h [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 85 September 8, 2008 Confer ence calling While on a call, y ou can conference up to si x caller s, counting y ourself. Note that you can also hav e an additional caller on hold duri ng a conference call, regardless of ho w many participants are on the conference. 1 Dial the first conference participant as instr u cted in[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 86 September 8, 2008 6 T o end the conference call and di sconnect all callers, press the END CALL button. Call log The call log is one of the tabs on the Dialer . T o open the call log, press the CALL button. The Ca ll log displays b y default. The call log lists all i ncoming and outgoing calls, including missed calls.[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 87 September 8, 2008 Call settings T o edit your call settings , open the Home > Settings screen: 1 Press HOME , then press MENU and select Settings . 2 In the Mobile ne twork section, se lect Call se ttings . 3 W ait a fe w moments while your current call settings are fetc hed from the ser vice. 4 The fo llo wing set[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 88 September 8, 2008 Call forwarding Set the follo wing: • Alw ays f orw ard calls - Select to specify a forw arding number and to enable this feature. When this feat ure is enabled, the f o llo wing three features are disabled. • Forw ard when busy - Select to enable this feature. When enabled, incoming calls are fo[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 89 September 8, 2008 Google Calendar T o open Google Calendar™ calendaring se r vice, press HOME and select the Calendar icon . The Calendar on y our phone stays in sync wi th y our Google Calendar events on the W eb. Calendar vie ws Y ou can view multiple calendars on your phone, so eac h calendar event is coded with [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 90 September 8, 2008 Agenda vie w Week vie w Events in the current month are sho wn vertically in a list, one event after the other . Days with no ev ents are not display ed. • R ep ea ting ev ents - Mar ked with icon f o llo wing the time or date. • View e vent de tails - Select the event to view its details. • Ed[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 91 September 8, 2008 Day vie w Da ys are divided into hour time slots. Ev ents are shown tiled and span the time the y last. All-day ev ents are display ed at the top of the day list. • View e vent de tails - Highlight an event to open a small pop- up windo w in the low er par t of the screen that provides more ev ent [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 92 September 8, 2008 Cr ea te an ev ent Fr om any of the vie ws, press MENU and select Ne w event to open the new Ev ent details screen. 1 T ype the informatio n in the fields. 2 When finished , select Save or Discard c hanges . P ressing BA C K also saves the ev ent. Tip: Create an event quickly in the Day or W eek view[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 93 September 8, 2008 The Vie w e vent scr een In the Day and W eek vie ws, when y ou highlight an ev ent, a pop-up window with more details opens (the windo w stays open f or t hree seconds). T o see even more details, open the View event screen b y touc hing the pop-up window . Fr om the Agenda view , simply select an e[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 94 September 8, 2008 Event reminders If y ou have set at least one reminder for an ev ent (y ou can set up to five), th e upcoming ev ent icon will appear in the left side of the status bar to remind y ou. T o view , dismiss , or snooze the reminder , do the follo wing: 1 T ouc h the status bar and slide y our finger do [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 95 September 8, 2008 Edit an e vent T o edit an e vent, y ou m ust have the Vie w event screen open and y ou m ust have created, or hav e write privileges , for the ev ent. 1 Navigate to the Vie w e v ent screen as described in “Calendar views” on pag e 89. 2 Press MENU and select Edit ev ent . If Edit event isn ’t[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 96 September 8, 2008 Calendar settings Calendar shor tcuts Calendar view setting Hide declined events Select this c hec k box if y o u w ant all the events y ou decline to be hidden from all calendar views. R emind er settings Aler ts & notifications Select to set th e type o f event reminder y ou w ant: • Aler t -[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 97 September 8, 2008 Vie w event screen Add reminder MENU + r Edit ev ent MENU + e Delete event DEL Edit e vent details screen Add reminder MENU + r[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 98 September 8, 2008 Camera & Pictur es Before you be gin All the pict ures y ou can capture or vie w on yo ur phone are st ored on an SD card, whic h m ust be installed in y our phone. Before y ou can use the Camera or view pictures in Pictures , make sure y ou hav e a card installed. (R ead more in “SD card slot?[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 99 September 8, 2008 Ta k e a p i c t u r e The camera is 3.0 meg apixels and able to captur e resolutions up to 2048x 1536. Captured pictures are saved to the “DCIM” f older on your SD card. Tip: Bef ore you tak e a picture , w ipe the sensor wi ndo w (on the bac k cover) to remov e any small amounts of oil. 1 T o o[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 100 September 8, 2008 Captur e settings Vie w your pictures T o view the pictures y ou’ve capt ured, as well as an y y ou’ve stor ed on your SD card, go to the Pictures application: 1 T o open Pictures, press HOME and select the Pictures icon . 2 Depending on ho w many pictures y o u’ve st ored, the y may tak e a f[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 101 September 8, 2008 4 The individual pictures display in a grid in thum bnail f or mat. Y ou can select to display smaller or larg e thumbnails in Settings. R ead mo re in “Picture settings” on page 104. 5 T o open a pic tur e in full-scr een view , touc h the picture , or highlight it and click the TRA CKBALL . On[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 102 September 8, 2008 Picture options Y ou can do the follo w ing while in Pictures. Note: In all the instr uctions belo w , y ou can touc h & hold a picture to open the context menu to access all acti ons., r ather than open the picture in full-screen view . Vie w full-scr een Select a picture to open it in full-scr[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 103 September 8, 2008 Play slideshow Slidesho ws include all the pictures in your albums. Bef ore y ou play a slidesho w , you ma y want to adjust the slidesho w settings, desc ribed in “Slidesho w ” on page 104. 1 In full-screen view , press ME NU and select Slidesho w . 2 Y our slideshow begins! While y our slidesh[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 104 September 8, 2008 4 T o begin the slideshow ag ain, press MENU and select Slidesho w . If y ou stopped the slideshow , it will resume where you left off . Picture settings T o view picture settings , you must be viewing one of y our albums, then press MENU and select Settings . Picture vie w Picture size Y ou can sel[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 105 September 8, 2008 Music Y our Librar y of music T o open your music Library , press HOME and select the Music icon . Y our m usic is organized into f o ur categories: Artists, Albums, Songs , and Playlists. Select a category to view the lists within eac h. Once in a catego ry , keep selecting until yo u reac h the m [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 106 September 8, 2008 3 Although y our phone will find all music files on y our SD card, it’s advisable to k eep the number of files or folders at the root leve l to a minim um. So, if y ou wish, create a folder at the top-level called “m usic” (or whatever y ou w ant) to store your files . 4 Open this f older and [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 107 September 8, 2008 Play back music At an y level in y our Library , touc h & hold a list in g (a song, artist, album, or playlist) to open the conte xt menu. Select Play to begin pla y and go to the Playback screen. Y ou can do the follo wing using the Playback screen: Shuf fle son gs Shuffle plays songs in random[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 108 September 8, 2008 If a song is pla ying while yo u are on the Librar y screen, y ou can switc h to the Playback screen quic kly b y selecting the lo wer song bar . Playlists Y ou can create as many pla ylists as you wish. Note that the “R ecently added” playlist is a system playlist and cannot be deleted or renam[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 109 September 8, 2008 Manage your playlists 1 Go to the Library screen and select Pla ylists . 2 All y our playlists appear . Y ou can do the follo wing from this screen: Load your o wn playlists Y ou can create your o wn playlists then load them on y our SD card for access thr ough the Music Pla yer . The playlist f or [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 110 September 8, 2008 Cr ea te ringtones from songs Y ou can set an y of y our songs as a phone ringtone: 1 Fr om the Library , navigate to a song y ou w ant to use as a phone ringtone. 2 T ouc h & hold the song in the list to open the conte xt menu. 3 Select Use as phone ringtone . The ringtone is set as y our defau[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 111 September 8, 2008 Android Market About Android Market Andr oid Mar ket ™ pr ovides y ou with di rect access to softw are develope rs throughout the w or ld. It is the place to go to find fun games and cool applications that hav e been rated b y your fello w Androids . T o open the Mar ket, press HOME and select the[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 112 September 8, 2008 Install an item 1 Navigate to an item y ou w ant to install and select it. 2 The Item details screen appears. R e ad more about the item on this screen, including its over all rating and comments b y users. If y ou scr oll do wn to the About the developer section, y ou can view more applications b y[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 113 September 8, 2008 4 Y ou can see the download pr ogress of the item b y opening the notifications window . Mana ge your downloads Fr om the Android Market Home screen, select My downloads to vie w your do wnloaded items. Fr om an y of the Android Mar ket screens , you can press MENU and select My do wnloads to go to [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 114 September 8, 2008 Y ou can fur ther manage y our Android Market applications fr om the Home > Settings > Applications > Manage applications screen. R ead more in “ Applications” on page 29. R e view your do wnloaded items R a te a downloaded item If y ou’d lik e to rate one of the ite ms y ou’ve do w[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 115 September 8, 2008 4 When read y , select OK to submit y our rating. Write a comment Once y ou’ve r ated a do wnloaded item, you can post a comment: 1 Fr om the Android Mar ket Home screen, press MENU and select My do wnloads . 2 Select the item you w ant to co mment on to open its details screen. 3 Select the P ost[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 116 September 8, 2008 Y ouT ube Getting star ted with Y ouTube T o open Y ouT ube™, press HOME and select the Y ouT ube icon . Y ouT ube is a free online video st reaming ser vice that allows an yone to vie w and share videos that hav e been uploaded b y the Y ouT ube members. Y ou do not need a Y ouT ube account to br[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 117 September 8, 2008 While y ou’re watching a video, touc h the low er par t of the screen to reveal the transport controls. Search for videos T o find a video b y typing a ke yword, press the SEARCH key , o r p r e ss MENU and sel ect Searc h . The searc h window appears. T ype your k eyw ord, then select Searc h . T[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 118 September 8, 2008 Vie w video details If y ou want to see the details on an y video, plus a list of related videos: 1 Highlight a video in a list. 2 T ouc h & hold the listing. 3 Select Details . The Details screen appears. Fr om the Details scre en y o u can view the author’ s comments, more inf or mation abou[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 119 September 8, 2008 Add video to favorites T o add a favorite video , do either of the follo wing: • T ouc h & hold a video in a list to op en the conte xt menu. Select Ad d to favorites . • While a video is pla ying, press MENU and select Favor it e (the icon sho uld sho w a + sign). R emo ve video from fav or[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 120 September 8, 2008 To o l s Alar m Clock T o open Alar m Cloc k, press HOME and select the Alar m Cloc k icon . The Alarm cloc k offers as man y alar ms as you w ant. Set an alar m Three alar ms are set up for y ou, re ad y to custom ize. All three alar ms are tur ned off b y default. T o begin, select one of the de f[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 121 September 8, 2008 Once y our alar m goes off , you will receiv e an alert with t he options to Sn ooze (for 10 minutes) or Dismiss . Add mor e alar m s T o add more than three alar ms, fr om the main Alar m Cloc k screen, press MENU and select Add alar m . Change clock display Y ou can c hange the appearance of the c[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 122 September 8, 2008 Calcula tor T o open Calculator , press HOME and s elect the Calculator ico n . The Calculator offers two panels: basic and advan ced. Switc h back and forth between panels b y pressing MENU and selecting Advanced panel or Basic panel , as y ou wish. Calculator panels T wo calculators panels are av [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 123 September 8, 2008 T - Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutshe T elekom A G . T - Mobile G1 and G1 are trade marks of T -Mobile US A, Inc. Jav aScript is a trademar k or registered trademark of Sun Micr osystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned b[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 124 September 8, 2008 Inde x Symbols @ ke y 14 Numerics 2G networks, setting preference to use to save battery 26 A accept friend invitation in Go ogle T alk 54 pendin g invit es to c hat 54 accounts adding IM accounts 56 setting up POP3 or IMAP email accounts 48 accuracy ci rcle, My Location 72 add a contac t 37 Caller [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 125 September 8, 2008 auto-retriev e setting to do wnload messages or just messag e headers 61 auto-retriev e when roaming setting to do wnload messages or just messag e headers 61 auto-s ignin Google T alk 55 auto-sync, se tting 32 av ailable netw or ks, scannin g for 26 B Back button, using 9 background, settin g to op[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 126 September 8, 2008 calculator adva nced functions 122 using 122 Calendar about the Calendar vie ws 89 agenda view 90 contr olling data sync 32 day view 91 jumping to toda y’s date 95 view ev ent details 93 week vie w 90 Calendar events setting default reminder time 96 setting to hide declined events 96 remind 96 cal[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 127 September 8, 2008 pending notific ations 25 Y ouTube search history 117 clear Bluetooth device list 35 clock c hanging displa y in Alar m Clock 12 1 close IM c hat 54 multiple W eb pag e window s 65 collapse email messag es 44 comments on do wnloads from Andr oid Mar ket 115 reading on Y ouTube videos 118 removing y [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 128 September 8, 2008 crop pictures 103 current W eb pag e bookmark 66 custom ringtone f or contact, setting 38 customiz e Home screen w allpaper 23 Home screens 22 D data roaming, tur ning on/ off 26 data sync hronization contr olling 32 email labels 33 setting auto-sync 32 date & time c hanging displa y in Alar m C[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 129 September 8, 2008 SMS/MMS messages setting to auto-retrieve while roami ng 61 uninstalling fr om Android Market 113 vie wing W eb application do wnloads 68 w arning on downloadin g W eb applications 68 W eb applicat ions 68 draft email messag e 46 , 49 te xt and m ultimedia messag es 59 drag items on the screen 15 E [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 130 September 8, 2008 Fix ed Dial Number feature , using 27 , 87 flag objectionab le content in Android Market 11 5 flashing lig hts, what the y mean 11 fol ders, cr eating on Home screen 23 fon t, adjusting size in W eb pag es 69 for m d a t a clearing W eb pag es 69 setting to remember on W eb sites 69 formats of suppo[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 131 September 8, 2008 moving icons 23 removing shortcuts and widgets 22 I icons connectio n status 24 notification 24 setting f or a contact 102 illustra tions agenda view in Cale ndar 90 answ ering/ending a call 82 creating ne w calendar eve nt 92 creating shortcut on Home screen 22 da y view in Calendar 91 email thread[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 132 September 8, 2008 L labels applying to email messag es 43 sync hronization set tings 33 , 46 system labels 43 launc h applications using shortcut k eys 29 launc hing applications 21 Library , m usic 105 light indicators , meaning of colors 11 limits length of alarm ringtone 121 number of sites in Bro wser history 68 [...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 133 September 8, 2008 setting to receiving f or text messag es 60 messag e read reports setting to receiving f or m ultimedia messag es 61 messag e threads deleting te xt and multimedia 58 te xt and m ultimedia messag es 57 messag es about te xt and m ultimedia messag es 57 reading email 44 multimedia messages 57 text me[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 134 September 8, 2008 in W eb pag es 62 , 63 network displa y operator phone is connected to 25 scanning a vail able and selec ting 26 setting preference to connect to 2G (rather tha n 3G) netw or ks 26 new email messag e, comp osing 46 multimedia message , composing 59 te xt message , composing 59 ne w message light i n[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 135 September 8, 2008 mute 83 speakerphone 83 the Dialer to call 80 phone incoming call ringtone setting 28 phone inf or mation, viewin g 31 phone numbers storing f or a contact 37 using links in W eb pag es 67 phone storag e, spa ce used/remaining 30 picture messag es, See mu ltimedia messag es pictur es capturing 99 co[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 136 September 8, 2008 quick scrolling th rough contacts , how to 36 R radio , turning off 19 rate do wnloads from Andr oid Market 114 rati n g removing y our revie w of an item from Andr oid Mar ket 115 read email fr om POP3 or IMAP accounts 48 email messag es 44 multimedia messages 57 te xt message s 57 read reports set[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 137 September 8, 2008 turning off 17 screen lock drawing un loc k patter n 29 setting 18 screen orientation flipping f or pictures 101 flipping f or W eb pag es 64 scr oll on the touc h screen 15 with the trac kba ll 15 scrubber mus ic 10 7 SD card cop yi ng m usic to 105 cop ying pictures to and fr om computer 98 deleti[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 138 September 8, 2008 searc h 18 setting up applicat ion quic k launc h 29 viewing Menu shor tcuts Menu shortcuts, viewing 9 sho w in list Google T alk friend 53 shuffle setting for slid esho w of pictures 104 songs 107 shut do wn phone 20 sign in automatically Google T alk 55 sign out Google T alk 56 signature adding to[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 139 September 8, 2008 Google services 28 system labels in Gmail 46 system-wide settings 26 T talk, to plac e a call 81 text adjusting s ize in W eb pag es 69 te xt a contact 38 te xt message s about 57 composing 59 deleting messag es and message threads 58 deliv ery pr oblem icon indicator 58 deliver y repor ts 59 list o[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 140 September 8, 2008 picture details 103 pictur es 100 pictures as slidesho w 103 pictures in full-screen 102 setting pictur e display size 104 setting picture sort order 104 View ev ent screen in Calendar 93 views map modes 76 of y our upcoming events 89 visibility , setting in Bluetooth 34 v oice dialer , using 81 voi[...]

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 141 September 8, 2008 week view , using in Calendar 90 widget, removing fr om Home screen 22 Wi-Fi turning on and signing in 26 using as lo catio n source 29 windo ws closing W eb pag e windo ws 65 opening W eb pag es in separate windo ws 64 wireless netw or ks connecting y our phone 26 using as lo catio n source 29 wire[...]