LG Lucid User Guide

49The Basics
Changing your PIN or Password to Lock the Screen
1.  From the Home Screen, tap the Apps Key  > Settings  > Lock 
screen.
2. Tap Select screen lock. 
3.  Enter your current lock sequence.
4. Tap PIN to change your number lock sequence or tap Password to 
change your alphanumeric lock sequence. 
5.  You’re prompted to enter and reenter your new lock sequence.
  From then on, you will need to enter the sequence and tap OK to unlock 
the screen.
  NOTES 
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You have 5 opportunities to enter...

50The Basics
The default Lock screen
Press the Power/Lock Key  to illuminate the touchscreen if it has timed 
out. If the unlock sequence is set to Swipe, a default Lock screen is 
displayed, but you can still conveniently check the date, time, and Status 
Bar icons. You can drag the Status Bar down to open the Notifications 
Panel without unlocking the screen. In addition, you can also quickly access 
four applications (Phone, Messaging, Voicemail, and Camera) without fully 
unlocking the screen. Simply...

51The Basics
Customizing the Home Screen
You can personalize your Home screen by adding application icons, 
shortcuts, widgets, and other items to any Home screen canvas. You can 
also change the wallpaper.
To add an item to the Home screen
1.  From the Home screen, touch and hold an empty space on a Home 
screen canvas.
2.  The following four category tabs appear at the bottom of the screen: 
Apps, Downloads, Widgets, and Wallpapers. Touch the one that 
corresponds to the item you want to add.
 
O Apps:...

52The Basics
3. When the item is where you want it, lift your finger.
  NOTE If Move home screen items is enabled in the Gesture settings, simply tilt the device in 
the direction you want to move the item to one of the canvases. Lift your finger when it 
arrives at the canvas you want.
To remove an item from the Home screen
1.  Tap and hold the item.
2. Drag the item to the Remove icon .
3. When  the Remove icon  changes to , lift your finger.
To change the Home screen wallpaper
1.  From the Home Screen,...

53The Basics
To rename a folder
1.  Tap the folder icon to open it.
2. Tap the folder window’s title bar.
3. Enter the new folder name. 
4. Tap OK.
 NOTE  You can also change the folder color under the Folder color section.
To reposition Home screen canvases
1.  Pinch in on the Home screen to display the mini canvas view. 
2.  Tap and hold the canvas you want to move, then drag it to the new 
position and lift your finger. If the position has an existing canvas, the 
canvases shift to the right. 
To add...

54The Basics
Connecting Quickly With Your Contacts
As you build up your list of contacts on your phone, you can use Quick 
Contact for Android to quickly chat, email, text message, place a call, or 
locate your contacts. Quick Contact for Android is a special set of icons that 
you can use to quickly and easily connect to a contact.
 
 Open your Contacts list and tap the contact’s picture 
. 
Taping the contact’s picture opens a Quick Contact bubble displayed 
directly above the contact’s name. This...

55Connecting to Networks and Devices
Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access 
at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your 
surroundings.
To use Wi-Fi on your phone, you must connect to a wireless access point, 
or “hotspot.” Some access points are open and you can simply connect to 
them. Others are hidden or implement other security features, so you must 
configure your phone so it can connect to them.
Turn off...

56Connecting to Networks and Devices
New network detection and notification
Checkmark the Notify Me box in the Wi-Fi settings screen to be notified 
when new networks are detected. 
 
 When Wi-Fi is on and the user launches an application that uses Wi-Fi, 
a dialog box will appear when new networks are detected. 
 
 When Wi-Fi is off and the user launches an application that uses Wi-
Fi, the device will turn on Wi-Fi and display a dialog box when new 
networks are detected. 
 
 If  the Notify Me...

57Connecting to Networks and Devices
To forget a Wi-Fi network
You can make the phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network that 
you added. For example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it 
automatically or if it’s a network that you no longer use.
1. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
2. In the Wi-Fi settings screen, tap and hold the name of the network that 
you want to forget.
3. Tap Forget network in the Context menu that appears.
Wi-Fi Direct connection
You can make a connection...

58Connecting to Networks and Devices
USB Autorun
USB Autorun is a feature that allows your phone to connect to a PC using a 
USB Cable and set it up on that PC without a physical CD-ROM.
 Automatically installs the LG USB Modem driver.
 Allows the phone to be used as mass storage when a microSD card is 
present in the phone. It allows transfer of unprotected content from the 
phone to the PC and vice versa.
  NOTE  User content such as photos, videos, and voice recordings can be stored on a removable...