Google Android 2.3 User Manual

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AUG-2.3-103 Android User’s Guide
“Send email” “To” one or more con-
tacts
“Cc” one or more con-
tacts
“Bcc” one or more
contacts
“Subject” followed by
a subject
“Message” followed
by the message you
want to send (speak
any punctuation you
want to include)
Voice Search opens a
panel where you can
complete the mes-
sage before sending
via the Gmail applica-
tion.
“Send email to Hugh
Briss, subject, new
shoes, message, I
can’t wait to show
you my new shoes,
period.”
“Note to self” followed
by the message you
want to send to your-
self
Voice Search opens a
panel where you can
complete the mes-
sage before sending it
to yourself via the
Gmail application.
“Note to self: remem-
ber the milk”
“Set alarm” “Time” or “for” fol-
lowed by a time, such
as “10:45am” or “20
minutes from now”
“Label” followed by a
label for the alarm
Voice Search opens a
panel where you can
set the time and label
for the alarm, before
setting it via the
Clock application.
“Set alarm for
7:45pm, label, switch
the laundry”
“Listen to” followed
by words for music
you want to search
for, such as the name
of a song, artist, or
album
If you have an appli-
cation installed that
understands the “lis-
ten to” voice action,
that application
opens with the results
of your search for
music.
“Listen to: smells like
teen spirit”
Say
Followed by one or
more optional
words
Results Examples

Google Android 2.3 Specifications

General

Version	2.3
Codename	Gingerbread
Release Date	December 6, 2010
Kernel	Linux kernel 2.6.35
User Interface	Graphical (Multi-touch)
Supported architectures	ARM
Default user interface	Graphical (Multi-touch)
New Features	Near Field Communication (NFC) support, improved keyboard, copy/paste, improved power management
API Level	9
Preceded by	Android 2.2
Succeeded by	Android 3.0