Htc G1 User Manual

T-Mobile G1™User GuideAndroid™ mobile technology platform R1.0Document Rev 08 - September 8, 2008Copyright 2008 © Google, Inc. All rights reserved.

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 10 September 8, 2008Call button• Press CALL to do one of the following, depending on the context:- Open the log of recent

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 100 September 8, 2008Capture settingsView your picturesTo view the pictures you’ve captured, as well as any you’ve stored

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 101 September 8, 20084 The individual pictures display in a grid in thumbnail format. You can select to display smaller or

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 102 September 8, 2008Picture optionsYou can do the following while in Pictures. Note: In all the instructions below, you c

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 103 September 8, 2008Play slideshowSlideshows include all the pictures in your albums. Before you play a slideshow, you ma

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 104 September 8, 20084 To begin the slideshow again, press MENU and select Slideshow. If you stopped the slideshow, it wil

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 105 September 8, 2008MusicYour Library of musicTo open your music Library, press HOME and select the Music icon . Your mu

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 106 September 8, 20083 Although your phone will find all music files on your SD card, it’s advisable to keep the number of

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 107 September 8, 2008Play back musicAt any level in your Library, touch & hold a listing (a song, artist, album, or pl

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 108 September 8, 2008If a song is playing while you are on the Library screen, you can switch to the Playback screen quick

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 109 September 8, 2008Manage your playlists1 Go to the Library screen and select Playlists.2 All your playlists appear. You

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 11 September 8, 2008Status light indicatorsThere is an LED light in the speaker that provides a status or activity indicat

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 110 September 8, 2008Create ringtones from songsYou can set any of your songs as a phone ringtone:1 From the Library, navi

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 111 September 8, 2008Android MarketAbout Android MarketAndroid Market™ provides you with direct access to software develop

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 112 September 8, 2008Install an item1 Navigate to an item you want to install and select it.2 The Item details screen appe

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 113 September 8, 20084 You can see the download progress of the item by opening the notifications window.Manage your downl

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 114 September 8, 2008You can further manage your Android Market applications from the Home > Settings > Applications

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 115 September 8, 20084 When ready, select OK to submit your rating.Write a commentOnce you’ve rated a downloaded item, you

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 116 September 8, 2008YouTubeGetting started with YouTubeTo open YouTube™, press HOME and select the YouTube icon .YouTube

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 117 September 8, 2008While you’re watching a video, touch the lower part of the screen to reveal the transport controls.Se

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 118 September 8, 2008View video detailsIf you want to see the details on any video, plus a list of related videos:1 Highli

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 119 September 8, 2008Add video to favoritesTo add a favorite video, do either of the following:• Touch & hold a video

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 12 September 8, 20083 Pull the SD card cover open by pulling the small bump on the inside, left edge so that it rotates op

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 120 September 8, 2008ToolsAlarm ClockTo open Alarm Clock, press HOME and select the Alarm Clock icon . The Alarm clock of

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 121 September 8, 2008Once your alarm goes off, you will receive an alert with the options to Snooze (for 10 minutes) or Di

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 122 September 8, 2008CalculatorTo open Calculator, press HOME and select the Calculator icon . The Calculator offers two

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 123 September 8, 2008T-Mobile is a federally registered trademark of Deutshe Telekom AG. T-Mobile G1 and G1 are trademarks

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 124 September 8, 2008IndexSymbols@ key 14Numerics2G networks, setting preference to use to save battery 26Aacceptfriend in

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 125 September 8, 2008auto-retrievesetting to download messages or just message headers 61auto-retrieve when roamingsetting

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 126 September 8, 2008calculatoradvanced functions 122using 122Calendarabout the Calendar views 89agenda view 90controlling

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 127 September 8, 2008pending notifications 25YouTube search history 117clear Bluetooth device list 35clockchanging display

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 128 September 8, 2008crop pictures 103current Web pagebookmark 66custom ringtone for contact, setting 38customizeHome scre

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 129 September 8, 2008SMS/MMS messages setting to auto-retrieve while roaming 61uninstalling from Android Market 113viewing

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 13 September 8, 2008To remove your SIM card, remove the battery cover and battery as instructed above, then push the SIM c

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 130 September 8, 2008Fixed Dial Number feature, using 27, 87flag objectionable content in Android Market 115flashing light

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 131 September 8, 2008moving icons 23removing shortcuts and widgets 22Iiconsconnection status 24notification 24setting for

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 132 September 8, 2008Llabelsapplying to email messages 43synchronization settings 33, 46system labels 43launch application

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 133 September 8, 2008setting to receiving for text messages 60message read reportssetting to receiving for multimedia mess

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 134 September 8, 2008in Web pages 62, 63networkdisplay operator phone is connected to 25scanning available and selecting 2

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 135 September 8, 2008mute 83speakerphone 83the Dialer to call 80phone incoming call ringtonesetting 28phone information, v

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 136 September 8, 2008quick scrolling through contacts, how to 36Rradio, turning off 19ratedownloads from Android Market 11

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 137 September 8, 2008turning off 17screen lockdrawing unlock pattern 29setting 18screen orientationflipping for pictures 1

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 138 September 8, 2008search 18setting up application quick launch 29viewing Menu shortcutsMenu shortcuts, viewing 9show in

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 139 September 8, 2008Google services 28system labels in Gmail 46system-wide settings 26Ttalk, to place a call 81textadjust

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 14 September 8, 2008SHIFT keyThere are two SHIFT keys on your phone; one on the far left and the other on the far right of

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 140 September 8, 2008picture details 103pictures 100pictures as slideshow 103pictures in full-screen 102setting picture di

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 141 September 8, 2008week view, using in Calendar 90widget, removing from Home screen 22Wi-Fiturning on and signing in 26u

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 15 September 8, 2008Touch screen & trackballSelectionTo select an item or button on the screen, you can either:•Roll t

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 16 September 8, 2008Zoom in or out Zoom in on a picture when viewed full-screen, Web page, or map:1 Touch the screen to op

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 17 September 8, 2008Navigate in listsWhen viewing a list that scrolls off the screen or menu, you can navigate using keybo

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 18 September 8, 2008Screen lockWhile not on a call, to lock your control buttons and screen from accidental touch activati

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 19 September 8, 2008Application “quick launch”You can set keyboard shortcuts that open individual applications when used t

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 2 September 8, 2008ContentsCheck that you’ve received everything. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Phon

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 20 September 8, 2008Making phone callsTo dial a number, press the CALL button. To call using the voice dialer, press &

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 21 September 8, 2008Home screenHome screen overviewThe Home screen is your starting point for using all the applications o

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 22 September 8, 2008Extended Home screenThe Home screen actually extends beyond the screen width. After pressing HOME, sli

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 23 September 8, 2008Move objects on the Home screen 1 To move an icon or other item on the Home screen, you must first tou

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 24 September 8, 20084 If you select Pictures, your picture album opens. Note that if this is the first time you have viewe

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 25 September 8, 2008Read your notificationsWhen you see a notification in the status bar, touch the bar and slide your fin

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 26 September 8, 2008System settingsControl phone-wide settings from the Home settings screen: Press HOME, then press MENU

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 27 September 8, 2008Call settingsNote that when you open Call settings, your current settings are fetched, which can take

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 28 September 8, 2008Basic phone settingsSound & display Sound settings• Silent mode - Select to silence your phone.•

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 29 September 8, 2008Security & location My LocationSelect a source for determining your location:• Wireless networks,

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 3 September 8, 2008Create Home screen shortcuts and widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 30 September 8, 2008Manage applications - View all the applications stored on your phone and how much space they occupy. I

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 31 September 8, 2008Data synchronizationSome Google applications on your phone (Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts) give you ac

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 32 September 8, 2008Sync by applicationTo control synchronization for Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts, do the following:1 Pr

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 33 September 8, 2008Sync by Gmail labelYou can select to sync only Gmail messages with certain labels from the Gmail appli

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 34 September 8, 2008BluetoothYour phone is equipped with Bluetooth® wireless technology Specification 2.0. You can use Blu

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 35 September 8, 2008Pair & connect with Bluetooth devicesBefore your phone can communicate with a Bluetooth headset or

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 36 September 8, 2008ContactsYour contact listThe contacts on your phone are synced with your Google account contacts store

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 37 September 8, 2008Another way to find a contact quickly is to use the “quick scroll” tab. As soon as you start scrolling

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 38 September 8, 20085 To associate this contact with a ringtone for incoming calls, select the Ringtone pop-up menu. Selec

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 39 September 8, 2008Call a contact From the contact list:1 Highlight the contact you want to call.2 Press CALL to dial tha

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 4 September 8, 2008Conversation labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 40 September 8, 2008Display a contact groupTo select which contact group to display in Contacts, press MENU and select Dis

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 41 September 8, 2008About the My Contacts group“My Contacts” is a special group of contacts that displays by default in Co

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 42 September 8, 2008Email, IM, and MessagingGmailTo open Gmail™ webmail service, press HOME and select the Gmail icon .Ab

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 43 September 8, 2008Conversation labels Organize your email by labeling your conversations. You can filter the conversatio

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 44 September 8, 2008Read emailWhen you open a conversation for reading, the subject will appear in a box at the top of the

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 45 September 8, 2008Here are some actions you can take on individual messages and conversation:Open/collapse messages All

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 46 September 8, 2008Compose email Search for messagesIn Gmail, you can search for a specific message by sender, word in su

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 47 September 8, 20083 Select a label name to cycle through the sync options: Sync recent, Sync all, or never (no sync opti

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 48 September 8, 2008POP3 and IMAP email accountsAdd an email accountYou can fetch messages from up to five POP3 or IMAP ac

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 49 September 8, 2008Remove an email accountYou can always remove a POP3 or IMAP email account from your phone by doing the

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 5 September 8, 2008Browser settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 50 September 8, 2008Edit account settingsTo open your Account settings screen, do the following:1 From your account Inbox,

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 51 September 8, 2008Email shortcuts Inbox screenRefresh listMENU + rCompose newMENU + cOpen highlighted message to readE

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 52 September 8, 2008Google TalkYou can use Google Talk™ instant messaging service to send instant messages to your friends

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 53 September 8, 2008View friend status To the left of a friend’s name, you can see their online status in the upper-right

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 54 September 8, 2008ChatTo start a chat, select a friend from the Friends list or highlight the friend and press ENTER. Th

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 55 September 8, 2008Sign in automaticallyIf you want to sign in to your Google Talk account automatically every time you p

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 56 September 8, 2008Set new message notificationsYou can receive a notification each time you receive a new instant messag

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 57 September 8, 2008SMS and MMS messagingTo open the SMS & MMS Messaging application, press HOME and select the Messag

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 58 September 8, 2008From a message read view, you can do the following: Open a message for reading Open a message for read

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 59 September 8, 2008Compose text and multimedia messages 1 Press MENU and select Compose. The Compose screen opens.2 Add r

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 6 September 8, 2008Go to today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 60 September 8, 2008Text and multimedia message settingsTo set text and multimedia message preferences, from the message l

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 61 September 8, 2008Read reports To receive a report on whether each recipient has read or deleted the message without rea

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 62 September 8, 2008BrowserAbout the BrowserTo open the Browser, press HOME and select the Browser icon .The Browser alwa

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 63 September 8, 2008The Browse screenFrom the Browse screen you can do the following:Go to a Web page 1 Make sure the focu

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 64 September 8, 2008Screen orientationWhen your keyboard is open, Web pages will always display using landscape orientatio

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 65 September 8, 2008Manage bookmarksYou can store as many bookmarks as you want on your phone.Close a window Touch the “X”

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 66 September 8, 2008Set your home pageYou set your home page from the Settings screen:1 Press MENU and select More > Se

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 67 September 8, 2008The shortcut to go to your home page is MENU + SPACEBAR. You can also press MENU and select More >

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 68 September 8, 2008Browser historyThe Recently-visited pages (history) screen lists the last 250 sites you’ve visited on

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 69 September 8, 2008Browser settingsTo set Browser preferences, from the Browser screen, press MENU and select More > S

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 7 September 8, 2008YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 70 September 8, 2008Browser shortcuts Security settingsRemember passwords Select this check box to save usernames and pass

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 71 September 8, 2008Google MapsAbout Google MapsTo open Google Maps™ mapping service, press HOME and select the Maps icon

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 72 September 8, 2008Find your location1 Make sure you have enabled a “location source” in global Settings by doing the fol

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 73 September 8, 20083 Select Search when ready. Your search results display. 4 Select Show map to see the highlighted resu

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 74 September 8, 20085 Touch the result balloon to open the location’s details. In addition to seeing details about the loc

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 75 September 8, 20084 Select Route. You can choose to view your directions in a list, or you can select Show map, to view

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 76 September 8, 2008Select map modeWhenever you are viewing a map, you can switch your view. Press MENU and select Map mod

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 77 September 8, 2008Street ViewIn some areas, a street-level photo view is available. Street View imagery is not real-time

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 78 September 8, 20085 To have your view orient to your actual position as you turn, press MENU and select Compass mode. (T

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 79 September 8, 2008Dialer & Voice DialerAbout the dialersYou can use your phone to make phone calls by using either t

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 8 September 8, 2008Check that you’ve received everythingThese are the items that you should find inside your box:.USB Sync

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 80 September 8, 2008Make a call by dialing1 From anywhere on your phone, press CALL to open the Call log. Select the Diale

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 81 September 8, 2008Make a call by speakingYou can make a phone call by opening the Voice Dialer and speaking:1 Press &

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 82 September 8, 2008Answer an incoming callTo answer a call, simply press the CALL button The Call-in-progress screen appe

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 83 September 8, 2008In-call optionsWhile on a call, press MENU to reveal the in-call options: Speaker, Mute, and Hold. Not

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 84 September 8, 2008Multiple callsIncoming call during call in progressIf you are on a call (“call in progress”) when anot

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 85 September 8, 2008Conference callingWhile on a call, you can conference up to six callers, counting yourself. Note that

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 86 September 8, 20086 To end the conference call and disconnect all callers, press the END CALL button.Call logThe call lo

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 87 September 8, 2008Call settingsTo edit your call settings, open the Home > Settings screen:1 Press HOME, then press M

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 88 September 8, 2008Call forwarding Set the following:• Always forward calls - Select to specify a forwarding number and t

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 89 September 8, 2008Google CalendarTo open Google Calendar™ calendaring service, press HOME and select the Calendar icon

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 9 September 8, 2008Phone controlsControl buttons Use the control buttons on your phone to do the following:Home button• Pr

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 90 September 8, 2008Agenda viewWeek viewEvents in the current month are shown vertically in a list, one event after the ot

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 91 September 8, 2008Day viewDays are divided into hour time slots. Events are shown tiled and span the time they last. All

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 92 September 8, 2008Create an eventFrom any of the views, press MENU and select New event to open the new Event details sc

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 93 September 8, 2008The View event screenIn the Day and Week views, when you highlight an event, a pop-up window with more

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 94 September 8, 2008Event remindersIf you have set at least one reminder for an event (you can set up to five), the upcomi

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 95 September 8, 2008Edit an eventTo edit an event, you must have the View event screen open and you must have created, or

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 96 September 8, 2008Calendar settingsCalendar shortcuts Calendar view settingHide declined events Select this check box if

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 97 September 8, 2008View event screenAdd reminderMENU + rEdit eventMENU + eDelete eventDELEdit event details screenAdd rem

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 98 September 8, 2008Camera & PicturesBefore you beginAll the pictures you can capture or view on your phone are stored

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 99 September 8, 2008Take a pictureThe camera is 3.0 megapixels and able to capture resolutions up to 2048x1536. Captured p