Google Nexus 4 Manual Book

For Android

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mobile technology

platform 4.2.2

NEXUS 4 GUIDEBOOK ii

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 notications

& 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

NEXUS 4 GUIDEBOOK v

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 identication

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 notication 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.

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