8 Control
Note: Your
touchscreen might stay
dark if the sensor just
above it is covered.
Don't use covers or
screen protectors (even clear ones) that cover
this sensor.
Rotate the screen
When you turn your smartphone, the touchscreen can
rotate to stay right-side up:
Find it: Apps >
Settings
>
Display
>
Auto-rotate
screen
Press
Power key menu
Press and hold the Power key to turn off your
smartphone (
Power off
), turn off all wireless connections
and put the smartphone into low-power
Sleep
mode,
turn
Airplane mode
on and off, or change the sound
setting.
Volume keys
Press the volume keys to change
ring volume (in the home screen) or
earpiece volume (during a call).
When playing music or videos, press
the volume keys to adjust media
volume.
Tip: When your smartphone rings,
press a volume key to quickly silence
your ringtone.
Speak
Voice actions
You can do a lot of things just by talking to your
smartphone—call or text your friends, get directions, set
an alarm, and more.
1 Touch in the Google™ Search widget in the home
screen.
2 Say what you want to do.
If voice actions doesn’t understand what you said, it
shows a list of search terms and actions you can touch
to choose.
Some actions, like “send email” and “note to self,”
prompt you to complete the action by saying or typing
more information.