LG G5 User Guide
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Phone Settings111 LG AirDrive You can use your LG account from a computer to manage files saved on the device. You do not need a USB connection. 1 On the settings screen, tap Networks Share & connect LG AirDrive. 2 Use a single LG account to sign in to LG Bridge on the computer and LG AirDrive on the device. • LG Bridge software can be downloaded from www.lg.com. 3 Manage files on the device from the computer. Printing You can connect your device to a Bluetooth printer and print photos or documents saved on the device. 1 On the settings screen, tap Networks Share & connect Printing Cloud Print. 2 Swipe to activate it. 3 Select a printer from the printer list screen. • To add a printer, tap Add printer. • To search for a printer name, tap Search. • Tap Settings from the printer list screen. 4 Select a file and tap Print. • The document prints. • If you do not have a Google account, tap Add account to create an account.
Phone Settings112 USB tethering You can connect the device to another device via USB and share mobile data. 1 Connect your device and other devices via USB cable. 2 On the settings screen, tap Networks Tethering USB tethering and then swipe to activate it. • This option uses mobile data and may incur data usage fees, depending on your pricing plan. • When you connect to your computer, download the the USB driver from www.lg.com to the computer. • You cannot send of receive files between your device and a computer while USB tethering is turned on. Turn off USB tethering to share files. • Operating systems that support tethering are Window XP or higher, or Linux.
Phone Settings113 Mobile HotSpot You can set the device as a wireless router so that other devices can connect to the internet by using your device's mobile data. 1 On the settings screen, tap Networks Tethering Mobile HotSpot and then swipe to activate it. 2 Tap Configure Mobile HotSpot, and enter the Wi-Fi ID (SSID) and password. 3 Turn on Wi-Fi on the other device, and select the name of the device network on the Wi-Fi list. 4 Enter the network password. • This option uses mobile data and may incur data usage fees, depending on your pricing plan. • More informartion is available at this web site: http://www.android.com/tether#wifi Help Displays Help information about USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot. On the settings screen, tap Networks Tethering Help.
Phone Settings114 Wi-Fi Calling You can use Wi-Fi calling to improve your coverage and to make phone calls over a Wi-Fi network when the network is available. On the settings screen, tap Networks More Wi-Fi Calling. Mobile networks You can customize mobile data settings. 1 On the settings screen, tap Networks More Mobile networks. 2 Customize the following settings: • Mobile data: Turn mobile data on or off. • Data roaming: Browse the web, use emails, multimedia messages and other data services overseas. • Network mode: Change the preferred network mode. • Access point names: View or change the access point for using mobile data services. To change the access point, select a choice from the access point list. • Network operator: Select a network operator. VPN You can connect to a safe virtual network, such as an IntraNet. You can also manage connected virtual private networks. Adding VPN 1 On the settings screen, tap Networks More VPN. • If the screen lock is unlocked, all VPN information saved on the device is erased. Please be cautious.
Phone Settings115 2 Tap Basic VPN Add Basic VPN network or tap LG VPN Add LG VPN network. • If the screen is not locked, a notification screen appears. Tap SETTINGS from the notification screen and lock the screen. See Configuring lock screen settings for details. 3 Enter VPN details and tap SAVE. Configuring VPN settings 1 Tap a VPN from the VPNS list. 2 Enter the VPN user account details and tap CONNECT. • To save the account details, select the Save account information checkbox. • While connecting VPN, tap Always-on VPN and tap the VPN name to remember current VPN settings. Sound & notification You can customize sound, vibrate and notification settings. On the settings screen, tap Sound & notification and customize the following settings: • Sound profile: Set the device to sound, vibrate only, or silent. • Volume: Adjust the sound volume for various items. • Ringtone: Select a ringtone for incoming calls. Add or delete ringtones. • Ringtone ID: Set the device to automatically create a ringtone for an incoming call from a particular contact. See Ringtone ID for details. • Vibration strength: Adjust the vibration intensity.
Phone Settings116 • Sound with vibration: Set the device to vibrate and play a ringtone simultaneously. • Vibration type: Select or create a vibration pattern for incoming calls. • Do not disturb: Set the time, range and app type to receive notification messages. You can also choose to receive notification messages only on particular days of the week. See LG Backup for details. • Lock screen: Display or hide a notification message on the lock screen. • Apps: Select an app to show notification messages and set the priority for the notifications. • Notification LED: Indicate device status via LED. • More Notification sound: Select a sound for notifications. You can also set music saved on the device as a notification sound. • More Vibrate on tap: Set the device to vibrate when you tap certain items on the screen. • More Sound effects: Select a sound effect to play when you tap the dial pad, select an option, lock or unlock the screen, and the behavior when an emergency call is made. • More Message/call voice notifications: Set the device to read the content of calls or messages via voice.
Phone Settings117 Display You can customize detailed settings for each screen type. On the settings screen, tap Display and customize the following settings: • Home screen: Customize settings for the Home screen. See Home screen for details. • Lock screen: Customize the lock screen settings. See Screen lock for details. • Home touch buttons: Rearrange the Home touch buttons or change their background colors. You can also choose to hide the Home touch buttons while using apps. • Font type: Change the font face. • Font size: Change the font size. • Bold text: Bold the text on the screen. • Brightness: Use the slide bar to change the device's screen brightness. To automatically adjust screen brightness according to ambient light intensity, swipe the Auto switch. • Always-on display: Always display information, such as the date, time and notifications, even when the screen is turned off. For details, see Always-on display. • Auto-rotate screen: Automatically rotate the screen according to the device's orientation. • Screen timeout: Automatically turn off the screen when the device is left idle for a specified period of time. • More Daydream: Display a screen saver when the device is connected to the holder or charging. Select a screen saver type to display. • More Motion sensor calibration: Correct the angle and speed of the motion sensor to improve the sensor's tilt accuracy and speed. • When correcting the motion sensor, make sure to place the device on a flat surface. Failure to do so may cause motion sensor related errors, such as automatic screen rotation.
Phone Settings118 General Language & keyboard You can customize language and keyboard settings for your device. 1 On the settings screen, tap General Language & keyboard. 2 Customize the following settings: • Language: Set the display language for the device. • Current keyboard: View the keyboard type currently in use. You can also select a keyboard to use when entering text. • LG Keyboard: Customize LG keyboard settings. • Google voice typing: Configure the options for text dictation by Google. • Text-to-speech output: Configure the settings for text-to- speech output. • Pointer speed: Adjust the pointer speed of a mouse or trackpad. • Reverse buttons: Let the right mouse button perform primary direct-manipulation actions. Location You can customize settings to access your location information from a particular app. 1 On the settings screen, tap General Location. 2 Customize the following settings: • Mode: Select a method to provide your location information. • My place: Set the device to analyze frequently visited places so that it can automatically recognize a residential address. • RECENT LOCATION REQUEST: View apps that recently requested location information.
Phone Settings119 • Low power location estimation: Estimate the device location by using low power consumption. • Camera: Save location information when taking photos or recording videos. • Google Location History: Permit Google services to collect your location information. Accounts & sync You can add or manage accounts, including a Google account. You can also sync particular apps or user information automatically. 1 On the settings screen, tap General Accounts & sync. 2 Customize the following settings: • Auto-sync data: Sync all the registered accounts automatically. • ACCOUNTS : View a list of registered accounts. To view or change details of an account, tap the account. • ADD ACCOUNT: Add accounts. Cloud You can register a cloud account and view content saved on your computer or cloud from your device. 1 On the settings screen, tap General Cloud. 2 Customize settings. Accessibility You can manage accessibility plug-ins installed on your device. 1 On the settings screen tap General Accessibility. 2 Customize the following settings: • Vision TalkBack: Set the device to notify the screen status or actions via voice. • Vision Message/call voice notifications: Set the device to read the caller information or message content via voice.
Phone Settings120 • Vision Font size: Change the font size. • Vision Bold text: Bold the text on the screen. • Vision Touch zoom: Zoom in or out by tapping the screen three times. • Vision Screen color inversion: Increase the display color contrast for people with poor eyesight. • Vision Screen color adjustment: Adjust the display color. • Vision Grayscale: Switch the screen to grayscale mode. • Vision End calls with the Power key: End a call by pressing the Power/Lock key. • Hearing Captions: Turn on the subtitle service when playing videos for the hearing impaired. • Hearing Notification LED: Indicate device status via LED. • Hearing Flash alerts: Set the device to notify of incoming calls and notifications with a blinking light. • Hearing Turn off all sounds: Turn off all sounds and lower the volume on the receiver. • Hearing Audio type: Select the audio type. • Hearing Sound balance: Adjust the audio output balance. Use the slide bar to change the balance. • Motor & cognition Touch assistant: Turn on the touch board to make buttons and gestures easier to use. • Motor & cognition Touch and hold delay: Adjust the touch input time. • Motor & cognition Touch and hold for calls: Answer or decline calls by tapping and holding the call button instead of dragging it. • Motor & cognition Screen timeout: Turn off the screen automatically when the device is left idle for a specified period of time.