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Press the Home Key > Menu Key and select System
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 (see Personalizing –
Changing the Ringtone), set up notification sound (see
Personalizing – Changing the Notification Sound), and
select system sounds (see Personalizing – Turning Touch
Sounds On/Off).
Display
• Brightness: Set the brightness of the display.
• Wallpaper: Select a background image for the
home screen or lock 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 the time zone, and how date and time are
displayed. You can also use network-provided
time zone.
Language and Input
• Language: Select a language for your system.
• Spell checker: Use Android Spell Checker to check
for spelling errors when entering text.
• 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.
Settings
– 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 “Google” when viewing the Google
Now screen rather than tapping the Microphone
icon to initiate a voice search or action.
– Offline speed recognition: Enable voice input
while you’re off the Internet.
– Block offensive words: Hide offensive words
when you use Google voice recognition to
transcribe your voice into text.
– Audio History: When using voice commands,
allow Google to record and store what you say to
help improve speech recognition.
– Manage Audio History: View your audio history
and remove items.
– 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.
• 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.
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 external SD card: Unmount the
memory card from your phone so that you can safely
remove the card while the phone is on.
Settings