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Press the Home Key > Apps icon > Settings.
Settings contains most of the tools for customizing and
configuring your device.
General Settings
Airplane Mode
Turn voice and data transmission on or off.
Wi-Fi
Turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi
connections (see Connecting to Networks and Devices
– Connecting to Wi-Fi).
Bluetooth
Turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth
connections (see Connecting to Networks and Devices
– Connecting to Bluetooth Devices).
Mobile Networks
Control mobile data use and data roaming (see
Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to
Mobile Networks).
Sound
Adjust volumes (see Personalizing – Adjusting Volumes),
toggle sound and mute (see Personalizing – Switching
to Silent Mode), set up ringtone and notification
sound (see Personalizing – Changing the Ringtone
and Notification Sound), and select system sounds
(see Personalizing – Turning Touch Sounds On/Off). Tap
Silent mode to turn off all sounds except media and
alarm, or enable silent mode with vibration.
Display
• Brightness: Set the brightness of the display.
• Wallpaper: Select a background image for the
home screen or lock screen.
• Auto-rotate screen: Click the checkbox to auto-
rotate screen.
• Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the
screen turns off automatically.
• Daydream: Set the daydream on the screen.
• Font size: Set the font size of the text on the screen.
• Pulse notification light: The LED flashes to notify
you of missed calls, new messages, and other events.
• Touch key light duration: Tap to set the duration
of the touch key light.
Date and Time
Set date, time, time zone, and how date and time are
displayed. You can also use network-provided data.
Language and Input
• Language: Select a language for your system.
• Spell checker: Use Google Spell Checker to check
for spelling errors when entering text and change its
settings.
• Personal dictionary: Add new words to the
phone’s dictionary or remove words from the
dictionary. The words you add are used for spelling
check and word suggestion.
• KEYBOARD & INPUT METHODS: Configure text
input settings (see Knowing the Basics – Entering
Text – Touch Input Settings).
• Voice Search
–
Languages: Select the language you use
when entering text by speaking or searching by
speaking.
– Speech output: To turn on speech output only
when you’ve got a headset attached to your
phone, select Hands-free only.
– “OK Google” Detection: When this is checked,
you can say “OK Google” when viewing the
Google Now screen rather than tapping the
Microphone icon to initiate a voice search
or action.
– Offline speech recognition: Select one or
more additional language packages so you can
use speech recognition when you do not have a
network connection.
– Block offensive words: Replace offensive
words with an asterisk (*) when you use Google
voice recognition to transcribe your voice into text.
– Audio History: When enabled, helps recognize
your voice and improve speech recognition.
– Manage Audio History: View and delete saved
voice search history.
– Bluetooth headset: Listen for your voice input
through a Bluetooth headset when it is connected
to your phone.
• Text-to-speech output
– PREFERRED ENGINE: Select the speech
synthesis engine you want to use or change
its settings.
– Speech rate: Select how quickly you want the
synthesizer to speak.
– Listen to an example: Play a brief sample of
the speech synthesizer, using your current settings.
– Default language status: Check the default
language status.
• Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse
should scroll when you connect the phone to a
trackpad or mouse accessory.
Wireless and Networks
Data Usage
Tap the ON/OFF switch to turn on or off mobile
data.
You can check how much data has been used during
the time cycle you set, set a mobile data limit and
warning, see what apps have been using mobile data,
allow data roaming, or restrict background data for
individual apps.
NOTE: The data usage is measured by your phone,
and your carrier’s data usage accounting may differ.
Settings
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