Dell Streak 5 User Manual

							Understanding Your Dell™ Streak31
To add an application shortcut from the main applications view
1Touch the Launcher button   at the bottom of the screen to enter 
the main applications view.
2On the main applications view, touch and hold a desired application and 
drag it onto the current Home screen, then the application’s icon appears 
on the Home screen. Wallpapers
Change the wallpaper of your Home 
screen.
NOTE: You can also touch the 
Home button 
→ the Menu 
button 
→ Wallpaper to 
change your Home screen 
wallpaper.•Gallery: Open the Gallery 
application and select a saved 
picture as a wallpaper, or touch 
 to open the camera 
application and capture a picture 
that you can set as a wallpaper.
1Touch a picture category from your 
collection, such as Camera, 
downloaded, and so on.
2Flick the picture thumbnails 
horizontally to locate the desired 
picture.
3Touch the picture to display it.
4To cut a portion of the picture as 
the wallpaper, move the crop frame 
and drag the angles to locate the 
desired part.
5To u c h  t h e  Save button to set the 
wallpaper.
•Live wallpapers: Select an 
animated and interactive wallpaper.
•Wallpapers: Flick to or touch a 
picture thumbnail to display a 
picture, then touch Set wallpaper 
to set it as a wallpaper. Items Steps
bk0.book  Page 31  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM 
						

							32Understanding Your Dell™ Streak
To move a Home screen item
1Touch and hold the item you want to reposition until it magnifies 
and becomes movable. The device vibrates to indicate that the 
item’s moving mode is activated.
 NOTE: To disable the item’s moving mode, release the item.
2With your finger remaining in contact with the item on the screen, 
drag the item to another location on the screen.
3Release the item in the desired location.
To remove a Home screen item
1Touch and hold an item such as a widget, shortcut, or folder that 
you want to remove, until it magnifies and becomes movable.
2Drag the item onto the top of the Trash icon  , and when the 
item turns red release it.
To open a Home screen folder
1Touch the folder to open a black panel displaying the contents of 
the folder.
2Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.
To close a Home screen folder
Touch the Close icon   to close the black panel.
To move a Home screen shortcut into a folder
1Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable.
2Drag and drop the shortcut into a folder on the Home screen.
 NOTE: Widgets and folders cannot be moved inside a folder.
To remove a Home screen shortcut from a folder
1Touch a folder on the Home screen to view the contents.
2Touch and hold a shortcut to make it movable. The shortcut 
jumps out and the folder closes automatically.
3Drag the shortcut to another location on the Home screen.
bk0.book  Page 32  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM 
						

							Understanding Your Dell™ Streak33
To rename a Home screen folder
1Touch a folder to open the folder panel.
2Touch and hold the top area of the folder panel 
, until the Rename 
folder menu opens.
3To u c h  t h e  Folder name text box to type the name using the on-
screen keyboard.
4To u c h  OK to confirm.
Status Bar
The status bar at the top of the Home screen displays the notification, 
status, and time areas.
1Notification area • The notification area displays notification 
icons to inform you of missed calls, new e-
mail, messages, and so on.
• Touch and drag down the status bar to view 
the notifications listed in the order of arrival 
time, and then touch a notification to view the 
desired message, e-mail, or missed call record.
2Status area • Displays status icons to show the current state 
of your device, such as battery power, 
charging progress, alarms set, network 
connections, and so on.
• Touch and drag down the status bar to view 
the information regarding the carrier currently 
in use, remaining battery charge, and so on.
3Time area Displays the current time.
1
23
bk0.book  Page 33  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM 
						

							34Understanding Your Dell™ Streak
The status area may also display some of the following icons:
Alarm is set 3G data network is connected
Battery status — 100% full 3G data network is in use
Battery is low and needs to be 
chargedGPRS data network is 
connected
Battery is extremely low and 
needs to be charged 
immediatelyGPRS data network is in use
Battery is chargingEDGE data network is 
connected
Vibrate mode is enabled EDGE data network is in use
Silent mode is enabledHSPA data network is 
connected (only available for 
carrier-specific versions)
Microphone is on muteHSPA data network is in use
(only available for carrier-
specific versions)
Speakerphone is onRoaming signal strength — 
strong
Signal strength — strong Connected to a Wi-Fi network
No signal No SIM card is inserted
Airplane mode is enabledGPS satellites function is 
enabled 
Bluetooth is enabledReceiving location data from 
GPS satellites
Connected to a new Bluetooth 
deviceOngoing data synchronization
bk0.book  Page 34  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM 
						

							Understanding Your Dell™ Streak35
The notification area may also display some of the following icons:
Missed call Problem with sign-in or sync
Call in progress SD card is full
Call on hold A Wi-Fi network is found
Call forwarding is enabled USB cable is connected
Call in progress using a 
Bluetooth headsetSome notifications not 
displayed
New Gmail message New e-mail message
New SMS/MMS Download in progress
Problem with SMS/MMS 
deliveryDownload finished
New Google Talk message Application update available
New voicemail The SD card is safe to remove
Upcoming calendar event Song is playing
bk0.book  Page 35  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM 
						

							36Understanding Your Dell™ Streak
Quick Buttons
The quick buttons at the bottom of the Home screen allows you to 
quickly access the application drawer and some main functions.
1Phone button  Touch the Phone button   to open the 
Phone application to make calls or find contacts.
2Launcher button  • Touch the Launcher button   to display 
the applications menu.
• Touch and hold the Launcher button   to 
display shortcuts to the Home screens.
3Browser button  Touch the Browser button   to open the 
Browser application.
4Home screen dots Touch the dots at the bottom right and left of the 
screen to move to the desired room of the Home 
screen.
44
213
bk0.book  Page 36  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM 
						

							Understanding Your Dell™ Streak37
Navigating the Applications
You can find applications available on your device in these screen 
elements:
Application Drawer
The application drawer can be accessed from any home screen and 
contains all of the applications installed on the device, including those 
you have downloaded from the Android Market.
To open the application drawer
1Touch the Home button   to display the default Home screen 
on the desktop.
2From any of the desktop Home screens, you can:
• Drag up in the lower area of the screen.
• Touch the Launcher button  .
To navigate pages of applications
Flick the applications drawer horizontally and touch an application to 
run it.
To close the application drawer
• Drag down anywhere within the application drawer.
• To return to the default Home screen, touch  .
• To return to the current Home screen, touch  .
bk0.book  Page 37  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM 
						

							38Understanding Your Dell™ Streak
Application Shortcuts
To quickly launch applications on the Home screen, you can add 
shortcuts for frequently-used applications to the Home screen or to 
the folder that you created on the Home screen. For more 
information, see "Customizing Your Home screen" on page 27.
To open an application using the application shortcuts
1Touch the Home button  .
2If the desired application shortcut displays on the Home screen, 
touch the shortcut to run the application.
If the desired application is stored in a folder on the Home screen, 
touch the folder to display the contents of the folder, and then 
touch the desired application shortcut.
Recent Applications
To open a recently used application
1Touch and hold the Home button  to view the recently used 
applications, or create the
 HOME Stage widget on the Home 
screen which contains the most recently used applications. See 
Adding a Stage Widget.
2Touch the desired application shortcut to run the application.
bk0.book  Page 38  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM 
						

							Understanding Your Dell™ Streak39
The Screen Lock Wallpaper
You can set the display to turn off automatically after a timeout period 
of inactivity, or turn it off manually by pressing the power button  .
When you press the power button   to wake up the display, the 
screen lock wallpaper appears to help prevent unintentional touches 
of the screen, and displays current time, date, and the alarm set 
indicator.
 NOTE: To set how long the screen remains on before turning off after 
the last operation, touch the Home button 
→ Menu button → 
Settings
→ Display→ Screen timeout. 1Drag or flick this button downward to enable or disable the vibration 
mode.
2Drag or flick this button upward to unlock the screen.
1
2
bk0.book  Page 39  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM 
						

							40Using Your Dell™ Streak
Using Your Dell™ Streak
Calling
Making Calls
To open the Phone application
• Touch the Phone button   on the Home screen to open the 
Phone application quickly.
• Touch the Home button →
 the Launcher button → 
Phone   on the Home screen.
bk0.book  Page 40  Friday, November 19, 2010  12:24 PM