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Press the Home Key > and select Settings. The
Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing
and configuring your device.
General Settings
Airplane Mode
Tap or slide the Airplane Mode switch to turn airplane
mode on. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or
data are turned 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 (see Personalizing –
Changing the Ringtone) and notification sound (see
Personalizing – Changing the Notification Sound), and
select system sounds (refer to Turning On/Off Touch
Sounds). 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.
• Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the
screen turns off automatically.
• Font size: Set the font size of the text on the screen.
• Pulse notification light: Flash the LED light to
notify you of missed calls, new messages, and
other events.
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 and region for your
system.
• 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:
– Language: Select the language you use when
entering text by speaking or searching by
speaking.
– Speech output: Set always or only hands-free
using the speech output function.
– Block offensive words: Replace offensive
words with an asterisk (*) when you use Google
voice recognition to transcribe your voice into
text.
– Hotword detection: Say hotword to launch
Google voice search.
• 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.
• Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse
should scroll when you connect the phone to a track
pad 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 mobile data limit and
warning, see what apps have been using mobile data,
allow data roaming, or restrict background data for
individual apps.
VPN
Set up and connect to virtual private networks. (See
Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to
Virtual Private Networks.)
Device
Storage
Check memory information for your external memory
card and internal storage.
• Unmount SD card: Unmount the memory card
from your phone so that you can safely remove
the card while the phone is on.
• Erase SD card: Erase all data on your memory card
and prepare it for use with your phone.
Battery
Check how much power remains for the battery and
what has been using the battery.
Settings
Settings