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The Facebook widget
From the Facebook widget you created on the Home screen, you can 
view your friends’ wall postings.
 NOTE: For more information on using Facebook, visit 
facebook.com/help. 1Touch to view a Facebook friend's wall postings.
2To respond to this friend’s postings, touch the text box then type the 
message you want to post on this friend’s wall.
3To u c h  Share to post your message on this friend’s wall.
4Touch the arrow buttons to scroll and view other friends’ postings.
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Tw i t t e r
Touch the Launcher button → Tw i t t e r .
Twitter is a social networking service application that allows you to 
view short messages called Tweets posted by Twitter users. You can 
also post your own Tweets for others to read.
To sign in to Twitter
You must have a Twitter account to use Twitter. To set up a Twitter 
account, touch Sign up now and follow the instructions on the screen.
1To sign in to Twitter, type your user name or e-mail address and 
your password, and then touch Sign in.
2Choose whether to sync the people you follow in your Twitter 
account to your Contacts list, then touch the Done button.
 NOTE: See "To use the Twitter widget" on page 23 as an alternative way 
of using Twitter.
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To use Twitter on your device
1Touch to compose and post your tweet. See "To create a tweet" on 
page 75.
2Touch to read the tweets from authors you choose to follow.
• Touch an author’s picture to view the profile of the author and the 
tweets from the author.
•Touch 
 on a tweet and choose to reply to the author, forward 
(Retweet) the tweet to your followers on Twitter, add the author to 
your favorites list, or share the tweet through Facebook, e-mail, 
Messaging, or Twitter.
3Tweets that contain “@username” in the body of the tweet are collected 
in here as “Mentions”.
4Touch to send private tweets, called direct messages, to people you 
follow. From the Direct messages screen, touch   to compose and 
send your message. Touch   and choose the person you want to send 
your message.
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5View the most popular trending topics at the moment.
•Touch the Current, Daily, and Weekly tabs to view the lists of current, 
daily, and weekly trending topics.
• Touch a trending topic to view the tweets related to that topic.
6• Touch to search for tweets about a desired topic, or tweets sent by 
authors around your location.
– To search for tweets about a topic, type the topic or keyword into 
the Search Tweets text box and then touch  .
– To search for tweets around your location, touch or drag   to 
turn Location on and then touch   to display available tweets 
around.
• Touch to find people who use Twitter.
– Touch  . From the pop-up menu, touch  . Type a name in the 
Search people text box, and then touch  .
7Touch to view your profile and the tweets you posted. To post your 
profile picture onto Twitter, touch the Menu button 
→ Change 
profile photo, and then select a desired picture from Gallery.
8Touch to read the tweets forwarded by you or by the people you follow.
9Organize users you follow into listed groups. To create a list:
1Touch   or the Menu button → Create list.
2Give the list a name and description.
3Choose to make the list public (everyone can see it) or private (only 
you can see it).
4Touch the Create list button to create the list.
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To create a tweet
 NOTE: For more information on using Twitter, visit Twitter.com/Help. 1Type your tweet message here.
2Touch the Update button to post your tweet.
3Touch the Cancel button to quit composing your tweet.
4Touch to view the people you follow, then select who you want to talk 
to in your tweet. Their names will appear in your tweet as “@name”.
5Touch to launch the camera and capture a picture to post along with 
your tweet.
6Touch to open Gallery and select a picture to post along with your 
tweet.
7Shows the number of remaining characters allowed in your tweet.
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Gmail
Gmail is a web-based e-mail service provided by Google.
To  o p e n  G m a i l
Touch the Launcher button → Gmail .
To set up your Google account
You need to sign in to a Google account to use Google applications 
and services such as Gmail, Google Talk, and Android Market. Signing 
in to your Google account also synchronizes all e-mails and contacts 
on your Google account with your device.
 NOTE: You will not be required to sign in with your Google account if 
you have already signed in when previously using an application that 
requires signing in to your Google account.
1On the Add a Google account screen, touch the Next button to 
proceed.
2Touch the Sign in button. Enter your Google user name and 
password, and then touch the Sign in button.
 NOTE: If you need to use another Google account with a different user 
name and password on your device, touch the Menu button 
→ 
Accounts
→ Add account→ Next→ Sign in. Enter your Google user 
name and password and then touch the Sign in button.
 
NOTE: Signing in to your Google Account requires an Internet 
connection. Ensure that your device has an active Wi-Fi or mobile data 
connection (GPRS, EDGE, 3G, 4G, or HSPA) before you sign in. For more 
information on setting up a data connection, see "Connecting to the 
Internet" on page 54.
 
NOTE: Touch the Create button if you do not have a Google Account.
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Your Gmail inbox opens as the default Gmail view. All your received e-
mails are delivered to your inbox.
To  r e f r e s h  G m a i l
Touch the Menu button → Refresh to send or receive e-mails a nd to 
synchronize your e-mails with your Gmail account on the Internet.
To view e-mails in different folders or with labels
To view e-mails stored in the folders other than the inbox, such as in 
the Sent or All Mail folders, or to view labeled or starred e-mails:
1Touch the Menu button → Go to labels.
2Touch the folder that stores the e-mails you want to view, or 
touch the label with which the e-mails are marked.
1Folder (or Label) and number of unread e-mails.
2Touch the check box   to select the e-mail thread. To use this feature, 
touch the Menu button 
→ More→ Settings, then enable Batch 
operations.
3To u c h  Archive to store the selected e-mail thread in the All Mail folder.
4To u c h  Delete to delete the selected e-mail thread.
5To u c h  Labels to label the selected e-mail thread.
6Starred e-mail. Touch the star to add or remove the star.
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To  r e a d  e - m a i l s
• When you receive a new e-mail, the e-mail icon   appears on 
the status bar to alert you of a new e-mail. Drag down the status 
bar to open the Notifications panel and touch the new e-mail to 
view it.
• While in the inbox or in any other folder, scroll the e-mail threads 
on the screen, and then touch an e-mail thread to view the e-
mails inside.
1Touch to view previous e-mails with the same subject.
2Touch to read the next or previous e-mail thread.
3Touch to open or close the Reply all and Forward buttons.
4To u c h  Reply to reply to the contact.
To u c h  Reply all to reply to all contacts in the mail loop.
To u c h  Forward to forward the e-mail to another contact.
5Touch   to star an e-mail. To check the starred e-mails, in the Inbox, 
touch the Menu button 
→ Go to labels→ Starred.
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To create and send an e-mail
1Touch the Menu button → Compose.
2Type the contact’s e-mail address in the To field. To send e-mail 
to multiple contacts, separate their e-mail addresses with a 
comma. To send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc), 
touch the Menu button → Add Cc/Bcc.
3Type the e-mail subject.
4Compose your e-mail. To attach a picture, touch the Menu 
button → Attach. Select the picture you want to attach from the 
Gallery application.
 NOTE: Touch   to remove an attachment.
5To u c h  Send to send the e-mail.
Google Talk
Google Talk is an instant messaging program provided by Google.
To activate Google Talk
1Touch the Launcher button → Ta l k .
2Sign in to Google Talk with your Google account. If you do not 
have a Google account, follow the instructions on the screen to 
create an account (see "To set up your Google account" on 
page 76).
3The Google Talk window opens with your friends list.
To sign in automatically
You can sign in to your Google Talk account automatically whenever 
you turn on the device.
1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Settings.
2Select Automatically sign in.
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To add a new friend to your friends list
 NOTE: You can only add users who have a Google Account.
1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → Add friend.
2Enter the Google Talk instant messaging ID or Gmail address of 
the friend you want to add to your friends list.
 NOTE: When you type the instant messaging ID of a friend who is 
already a contact saved in Contacts with the same ID, this matching 
contact will display on the screen before you finish typing. You can touch 
the contact whose ID is then entered automatically.
3To u c h  Send invitation.
To view and accept an invitation
1In the friends list, touch the Menu button → More→ Invites. All 
chat invitations you have sent or received but have not been 
answered are listed on the pending invitations screen.
2Touch a pending invitation.
3To u c h  Accept or Cancel.
When a friend accepts your chat invitation, the pending invitation 
disappears from the list.
To change your online status and message
1Touch the online status icon   next to your name.
2Select the status you want from the Set Status menu.
3To enter your status message, touch the text box and enter your 
message.
4To change your ID photo, touch the photo icon to open Gallery, 
then select the photo to use.
5To u c h  Done.
To start a conversation
1Touch to select a friend in the friends list.
2Type your message in the text box.
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