Samsung Android 2.3 - Manual (Page 16)

Android basics 16
AUG-2.3-103 Android User’s Guide
Starting Android for the first time
The first time you power on your phone (after setting it up, as described in your
phone’s owner’s guide), you’re prompted to touch the Android logo to begin using your
phone.
Then you’re prompted to create or to sign into your Google Account and to make
some initial decisions about how you want to use Android and Google features.
If you don’t have a SIM card in your GSM phone
If your GSM phone doesn’t have a SIM card installed, you can’t connect to mobile
networks for voice and data services, but you can connect to a Wi-Fi network to sign
into your Google Account and to use all the features of your phone, except placing a
cell phone call. (CDMA phones don’t rely on a SIM card to connect to mobile
networks.)
If you start a GSM Android phone the first time without a SIM card, you’re asked if you
want to touch
Connect to Wi-Fi to connect to a Wi-Fi network (instead of to a
mobile network) to set up your phone. To learn more, see “Connecting to Wi-Fi
networks” on page 61.
Your Google Account
You must sign into a Google Account to use Gmail, Google Talk, Google Calendar, and
other Google Apps; to download applications from Android Market; to back up your
Touch the android to begin.