LG Nexus 4 User Manual

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• Rearrange Home screens 
Slide an icon slowly to move other icons 
or widgets gently aside. 
Touch  &  hold  an  icon  and  slide  slowly  to 
the  location  of  your  choice.  Slide  an  icon 
quickly over another to create a folder.
• Screen magnification (Android 4.2)  
Users with visual impairments can enter 
full-screen  magnification  by  triple-tap ­
ping the screen. 
Go  to  Settings > System > Accessibility > 
Magnification  gestures   to  turn  on  screen 
magnification. 
• Google Now  
Google Now shows you information at 
just the right time, such as today’s weath ­
er before you star t your day, how much 
traf fic to expect before you leave for work, 
and even your favorite team’s score while 
they’re playing. 
Swipe  up  from  the  bottom  center  of  any  
						

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screen, or touch the Google Search bar on 
any Home screen.
• Say “Google” to search 
When the Google Now screen is open, 
you can say “Google” to activate a voice 
search. 
Open  Google  Now,  then  say  “Google”  and 
your query to search. 
						

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Explore your 
phone
Swipe up for Google Now
Google Now is about getting you just the 
right information, at just the right time. 
It tells you today’s weather before you star t 
your  day,  how  much  traf fic  to  expect  before 
you leave for work, and even your favorite 
team’s score while they’re playing.
All of this happens automatically. Google 
Now intelligently brings you the information 
you want to see, when you want to see it. No 
digging required.
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appears when you’re about to star t your 
commute home:
Give  it  a  tr y!  Swipe  your  finger  up  from  the 
bottom of any screen, or touch the Google 
Search bar at the top of the screen.
When you want to see more cards, touch 
Show more cards at the bottom of the 
screen. When you don’t need them any more, 
swipe them out of the way. 
You’re in control
When you decide to use Google Now, you’re 
turning on location reporting and location  
						

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histor y. Google Now also uses location 
information provided by Google’s location 
ser vice and GPS, if those are currently turned 
on. 
Google Now also uses data that you may 
have stored in other Google products. For 
example, if you have searches stored in your 
Web Histor y, Google Now can show cards 
based on spor ts scores, flight status, and 
so on.
Similarly, Google Now can use data that you 
may have stored in third­par ty products that you allow Google to access. For example, 
your phone’s synced calendar may include 
entries from non­Google calendar products. If you have such an entr y for a dentist 
appointment that includes the dentist’s 
address,  Google  Now  can  check  traf fic  and 
suggest when to leave.
You’re in control. You can choose exactly 
which cards you’d like to see, adjust the 
details of what they display, and adjust your 
privacy settings.  
						

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For more information about Google Now and 
your location information, see “Chapter 5, 
Use Google Now & Search.”
Swipe down for notifications & 
settings
Notifications  aler t  you  to  the  arrival  of  new 
messages, calendar events, and alarms, 
as well as ongoing events, such as video 
downloads.
When  a  notification  arrives,  its  icon  appears 
at the top of the screen. Icons for pending 
notifications  appear  on  the  left,  and  system 
icons showing things like Wi­Fi signal or bat­
ter y strength on the right:
Bluetooth, Wi­Fi , & 
batter y status 
Pending 
notifications       
						

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To  open  the  notification  shade,  swipe  down 
from the top left corner of any screen.
Cer tain  notifications  can  be  expanded  to 
show more information, such as email pre­
views or calendar events. The one at the top 
is always expanded when possible. 
To  open  the  related  app,  touch  the  notifica ­
tion icon on the left. Some notifications also 
allow  you  to  take  specific  actions  by  touch ­
ing  icons  within  the  notification.  For  ex ­
ample,  Calendar  notifications  allow  you  to 
Snooze (remind you later) or send email to 
other guests.
When you’re finished with a notification, just 
swipe  it  away.  To  dismiss  all  notifications, 
touch the Dismiss icon at the top right of the 
notification shade. 
You can perform these actions from the no ­
tification shade: 
						

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Touch to 
respond 
to other 
guestsSwipe down 
using one 
finger to 
expand 
cer tain 
notifications
Dismiss allGo to Quick Settings           
						

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Quick Settings
Use Quick Settings to easily toggle Wi­Fi, manage display brightness, open the main 
Settings menu, and more. To open Quick Set­
tings, swipe down from the top right corner 
of any screen: 
Touch to 
open all 
settings Go to notifications
Touch a square to 
open the specific 
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Relax with Google Play
Google Play brings together all your favorite 
content in one place – movies, T V shows, 
books, music, magazines, apps, and more – 
so you can reach it from any of your devices.
Use Google Play widgets
These widgets are available on your Home 
screens:
• My Library. Displays your most recently 
used music, books, and so on. Touch any 
of  the  images  to  see  your  content  –  plus 
free gifts from Google.
• Recommended on Play. Suggests music, 
movies, and other content that may inter ­
est you. Touch the suggestion to learn 
more about it.
• Recommended apps.  Recommends apps 
that you can add to your Home screen. 
Touch the recommendation to learn more 
about it.