Saturday, June 5, 2010

Google Nexus One shortcuts



Basic controls
How to Shortcut
Unlock phone

Slide the unlock bar to the right.
Mute phone

Slide the unlock bar to the left.
Manage notifications and identify operator network

Slide down from status bar at the top of screen to see list of notifications and name of the operator network your phone is connected to.
Return to home screen

Tap home button.
Access recently used applications

Long press home button.
Search

Tap magnifying glass button.
Do a voice search

Long press magnifying glass button.
Do a voice search for calling

Long press magnifying glass button and say "call" and the person's name.
Extend battery life

Go to power control widget and tap icons to quickly shut off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, sync and screen brightness.
Move or delete widget on home screen

Long press widget.
Add application shortcuts

Go to Applications list, long press the application you want to make a shortcut of.
Bring up list of applications installed on the phone

Tap grid pattern.
Access different home screens

Swipe left/right or touch dots on the bottom left and right of the home screen.
Jump to different home screens

Touch and hold the dots on the bottom left and right of your home screen to see all five home screens at a glance. Tap on a home screen to jump there.
Activate live wallpapers

Long press home screen, select wallpapers, select live wallpapers.


Messaging
How to Shortcut
Get to quick contacts menu from anywhere in the phone

Touch a contact's image or status bubble, then a row of available communications options will appear (e.g. phone, contact details, SMS, email, chat). Click on any of the icons to choose how you'd like to interact with this person.
Access onscreen keyboard

Long press Menu key.
Input text by speaking

Tap microphone icon next to spacebar on virtual keyboard. Available for any text field in any app on the phone.
Access common punctuation symbols

Long press period key.
Cut/copy text

Select the text, touch and hold the selected text, then choose cut or copy.
Paste text

Move to the location where you want to paste the selected text, touch and hold the location, then choose paste.
Lock a text message

Long press an individual text message.
Access highlighted text in a message (numbers, URLs or search for a word on the Web)

Touch and hold respective text in messages.


Web browser
How to Shortcut
To go to a Web page

Touch the URL box at the top of the browser screen. Enter Web page address or search term. Suggestions list appears as you type. Tap on one of the suggestions or complete your entry and touch "go".
Zoom in/zoom out on Web page

Reverse pinch/pinch.
Quickly zoom in and out of a section of the Web page

Double tap the section.
Open history, most visited Web pages and bookmarks

Long press back button.
Open/Open in new window/Bookmark link/Save link/Share link/Copy Link URL

Long press a link/bookmark.
Bookmark a Web page

Tap on the star icon at the top of the browser screen next to the URL box.
Work with multiple browser windows

Press menu button and touch "windows". You can open up to eight browser windows at once and switch among them.


Gallery
How to Shortcut
Zoom in/zoom out when viewing photos

Reverse pinch/pinch.
Share photos via email / SMS / Bluetooth or upload to Picasa / Facebook / Twitter

After you take a picture with the phone, tap on the thumbnail image and select "share".
Set picture as contact icon or wallpaper

After you take a picture with the phone, tap on the thumbnail image and select "set as".
Share videos via email / SMS / Bluetooth or upload to YouTube / Twitter

After you take a video with the phone, tap on the menu button and select "share".

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