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NEXUS 4 GUIDEBOOK ii
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Edition 1.2.2.11
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NEXUS 4 GUIDEBOOK iii
Table of contents
1. Get started 1
Insert a SIM card 1
Charge the battery 3
Set up your phone 5
Get around 7
Use your Home screens 10
Touch & type 13
Type text by speaking 15
What’s new in Android 16
2. Explore your phone 21
Swipe up for Google Now 21
Swipe down for notications
& settings 24
Relax with Google Play 28
Use & customize the lock screen 33
Try Face Unlock 36
Share content with Android Beam 38
Change the wallpaper 39
Take a screenshot 40
NEXUS 4 GUIDEBOOK iv
Connect to keyboards,
mice, & other devices 41
3. Use the Phone app 44
Make a phone call 44
Answer or divert calls 46
Work with the Call log 48
Listen to your voicemail 49
Options during a call 50
Place an Internet (SIP) call 52
4. Use the keyboard 55
Enter & edit text 55
Try Gesture Typing 60
Use keyboard dictionaries 62
5. Try some apps 63
Use All Apps 63
Start Gmail 65
Find People 66
Manage your Calendar 68
Open & use Clock 70
Manage downloads 72
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6. Google Now & Search 74
About Google Now 74
Use Google Now 81
Turn Google Now on or off 86
Control location access, reporting, &
history 87
Use your voice on Android 92
Voice Actions commands 95
Google Now Card list 99
About Gmail Cards 116
About the Activity summary card 117
About the Stocks card 118
About the Research topics card 119
Search settings 120
7. Settings 122
8. Accessibility 124
Appendix: Hardware reference 126
What’s in the box 126
Nexus 4 128
Specs 130
GET STARTED 1
1
Get started
Insert a SIM card
Before you start using your phone, you may
need to insert your micro SIM card. If no card
is installed, the message “No SIM card” ap-
pears on the phone’s lock screen.
Eject
button
aperture
GET STARTED 2
The SIM card tray is located on the left side
of the phone below the volume button. The
eject button is a small hole just above the
tray door. To install a new micro SIM card:
1. Insert the SIM ejection tool that comes
with the phone (or a thin pin) into the eject
button hole, and push rmly but gently un-
til the tray pops out.
2. Remove the tray and place the micro SIM
card inside it, with the contacts out and
the angled corner to the right.
3. Carefully reposition the tray in the slot
and push it gently back into the phone.
TIP: Your phone’s IMEI identication
number is on the SIM card tray. You
may need this number later to identify
your phone for service purposes. Write
down the IMEI number or take a photo
of the label on the product box.
GET STARTED 3
Charge the battery
Your battery will not be fully charged when
you rst unpack your Nexus 4. It’s a good
idea to fully charge the battery as soon as
you get a chance.
If you’re using the travel adapter that comes
with the phone, connect one end of the micro
USB cable to the charger port at the bottom
of the phone, and the other end to the travel
adapter. Then connect the travel adapter to a
power outlet.
GET STARTED 4
• The travel adapter varies by country
or region.
• Use only the travel adapter and mi-
cro USB cable that come with your
Nexus 4. Using a different travel
adapter or cable may damage your
phone.
• The input voltage range between
the wall outlet and this travel adapt-
er is AC 100V–240V, and the travel
adapter’s output voltage is DC 5V,
2A.
• Charging your phone through a USB
cable attached to another device,
such as a laptop computer, takes
longer than charging with a travel
adapter.
• Nexus 4’s battery can’t be removed.
Don’t attempt to open the phone.
GET STARTED 5
IMPORTANT: If you use a wireless
charger, you must use an approved
model and only as directed. The Nex-
us 4 travel adapter may not generate
enough current to power a wireless
charger.
DO NOT throw the battery in
municipal waste. The symbol
of the crossed out wheeled
bin indicates that the battery
should not be placed in mu-
nicipal waste.
Set up your phone
The rst time you turn on the phone, you’ll
see a Welcome screen.
• To choose a different language, touch the
menu.
GET STARTED 6
• To continue, touch Start and follow the
instructions.
When prompted, sign in using the email ad-
dress and password for your Google Ac-
count. If you don’t have one yet, create one.
An email address that you use for any of the
following counts as a Google Account:
• Gmail
• YouTube
• Google Apps
• AdWords
• Any other Google product
When you sign in with a Google Account, all
the email, contacts, Calendar events, and
other data associated with that account are
automatically synced with your phone.
If you have multiple Google Accounts, you
can add the others later.
GET STARTED 7
Get around
Every Home screen shows the Favorites tray:
another quick way to get to your apps.
At the bottom of every screen, no matter
what you’re doing, you’ll always nd these
three navigation buttons:
Back
Opens the previous screen you
were working in, even if it was in
a different app. Once you back
up to the Home screen, you
can’t go back any further in your
history.
GET STARTED 8
Home
Opens Home. If you’re view-
ing a left or right Home screen,
opens the central Home screen.
To open Google Now, swipe up.
Google Now gives just what you
need to know, right when you
need it.
Recent apps
Opens a list of thumbnail images
of apps you’ve worked with re-
cently. To open an app, touch it.
To remove a thumbnail from the
list, swipe it left or right.
If you don’t use these buttons often, they
may shrink to dots or fade away, depending
on the current app. To bring them back, touch
their location.
GET STARTED 9
On the All Apps screen avail-
able from the Favorites tray,
notice the Settings icon. This
brings you to the Settings
screens for your phone, where
you can adjust things like net-
work, sound, and account set-
tings, among many others.
TIP: You can use Quick Settings to ac-
cess Wi-Fi settings quickly, change
display brightness, and more. To open
Quick Settings, swipe down with two
ngers from the top of any screen.
Or, swipe down with one nger to pull
down the notication shade, then
touch the Quick Settings icon at the
top right.
At the top of the screen you’ll nd Google
Search, which lets you search your phone
or the Internet. Touch Google to type your
search terms, or the
Microphone icon to
speak them.
Settings
GET STARTED 10
Many screens in apps and Settings include a
Menu icon. Touch it to explore additional
options, often including Help for that screen.
Use your Home screens
Browse Home screens
To move between screens, swipe left or right.
The My Library widget displays music, mov-
ies, magazines, and books you already have.
Touch any
title to
open it
GET STARTED 11
When you’re ready to shop for more, try the
suggestions in one of the Play Recommenda-
tions widgets:
To resize a widget, touch & hold, then let go
and drag the blue dots. To remove it, touch &
hold, then drag it to the Remove icon at the
top of the screen.
Touch to avoid future
suggestions like this
Touch to
learn more
Touch to see a
different suggestion
GET STARTED 12
Organize Home screens
To add an app or widget to a Home screen:
1. Go to the Home screen where you want to
place the app or widget.
2. Touch the All Apps icon.
3. Swipe right, if necessary, to nd the app
or widget you want.
4. Touch & hold the app or widget until the
Home screen appears, slide it into place,
and lift your nger.
To move an app or widget icon to a different
location on a Home screen:
1. Touch & hold the icon.
2. Slide your nger to the new position.
To move between Home screens, slide to-
ward the edge of the screen.
To bump another icon out of the way, slide
slowly into it.
3. Lift your nger.
The icon drops into its new position.
GET STARTED 13
To create a folder, slide one icon quickly over
another.
To rename a folder, touch its name.
Touch & type
To select or activate something, touch it.
To type something, such as a name, pass-
word, or search terms, just touch where you
want to type. A keyboard pops up that lets
you type into the eld.
Other common gestures include:
• Touch & hold. Touch & hold an item on the
screen by touching it and not lifting your
nger until it responds.
GET STARTED 14
• Drag. Touch & hold an item for a moment
and then, without lifting your nger, move
your nger on the screen until you reach
the target position. For example, you can
move apps around on the Home screen.
• Swipe or slide. Quickly move your nger
across the surface of the screen, with-
out pausing when you rst touch (so you
don’t drag something instead). For exam-
ple, you can slide a Home screen left or
right to view the other Home screens.
• Double-tap. Tap quickly twice on a web-
page, map, or other screen to zoom. For
example, double-tap a picture in Chrome
to zoom in, and double-tap again to zoom
out.
• Pinch. In some apps (such as Maps,
Chrome, and Gallery), you can zoom in
and out by placing two ngers on the
screen at once and pinching them togeth-
er (to zoom out) or spreading them apart
(to zoom in).
GET STARTED 15
To change your phone’s noti-
cation sounds, volumes, and
more, go to
Settings > De-
vice > Sound.
To change your phone’s bright-
ness, font size, and more, go
to
Settings > Device >
Display.
Type text by speaking
You can speak to enter text in most places
that you can enter text with the onscreen
keyboard.
1. Touch a text eld, or a location in text
you’ve already entered in a text eld.
2. Touch the Microphone key on the on-
screen keyboard.
3. When you see the microphone image,
speak what you want to type.
Say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” “ex-
clamation mark,” or “exclamation point” to
enter punctuation.
Settings
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