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About this guide
This guide describes how to use release 2.3 of the Android™ mobile technology platform, including updates to Android applications that have been released on the Android Market™ downloadable applications service.
This guide does not describe the physical features of your phone (its parts and accessories, how to replace its battery, turn it on , and so on) or its specifications; for that information, refer to your phone’s owner’s guide.
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“Android basics” on | Starting Android the first time, signing into your Google™ Accounts so |
page 15 | you can take full advantage of Google Apps™, and performing basic |
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“Connecting to net- | Configuring how your phone connects to mobile and |
works and devices” on | works, to Bluetooth™ devices, and to a computer, and it describes how |
page 57 | to share your phone’s mobile data connection via USB or as a portable |
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| nections to virtual private networks (VPNs) and other networks. |
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“Placing and receiving | Using your phone to place, receive, and manage multiple calls. |
calls” on page 77 |
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“Searching by text and | Using Google Search to search your phone and the web by typing or |
voice” on page 93 | speaking. |
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“Contacts” on page 109 | Organizing and finding contact information for the people you know. |
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“Accounts” on page 127 | Adding and synchronizing email and other accounts, including Google |
| Accounts and Microsoft™ Exchange ActiveSync™ accounts. |
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“Gmail” on page 135 | Sending and receiving messages using Gmail™ webmail service. |
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“Calendar” on page 165 | Viewing and creating events on your calendar and synchronizing them |
| with the Google Calendar™ calendaring service on the web. |
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“Google Voice” on | Checking your voicemail and placing calls with Google Voice. |
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Android User’s Guide |