Cricket L70 User Manual

Clear and Simple
Quick Start Guide

Getting to know your
LG Optimus L70

Volume keys

Earpiece

Headset port

Microphone

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Proximity sensor

Charging/data port

Front-facing
camera

Status and
notications bar

Power/lock key

Touch screen

Home key
(Long press for
Google Now™)

Menu key
(Long press for

recent apps/

task manager)

Back key

Microphone

Phone setup

Inserting the battery, micro-SIM
card, and microSD

1. Remove the back cover
by pressing your thumb
against the center of the
back cover while using a
nger to pull from the bottom
center of the device.

2. Insert the micro-SIM with the

gold-colored contacts
facing down.

3. Insert the microSD
card (optional) with
the gold-colored
contacts facing down.

4. Insert the battery making
sure the connectors align.

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card

5. Replace the back cover
and charge your phone.

Touch screen

Navigating your phone

• Use your ngertip to lightly
touch the screen.

• Use quick icks of your nger
on the touch screen to swipe
up, down, left, and right.

• To return to the previous
screen, tap the Back key .

• Press the Home key at any
time to return to the main
home screen.

• Tap the Menu key to
access menu options for the screen you are on.

• Tap Apps to access applications on your
phone.

Notications panel

The Notications panel provides
quick access to alerts including
new messages, emails, and
software updates.

• Tap the top of the home
screen and drag your
nger down to see the
Notications panel.

• Swipe left or right to clear
individual notications or
tap Clear to remove all.

Personalize

Customizing home screens

Tap and hold a blank part
of the home screen and
choose Apps, Widgets, or

Wallpapers. Swipe to scroll

through available options.
Tap an item to add it to a
home screen.

Organizing home screens

• To move a widget, shortcut,

or folder, tap and hold
and then drag it to a
new location.

• To delete, tap and hold
and then drag an item
to Remove.

• To create a folder, tap and

hold an icon and drag it on
top of another icon.

• To rename a folder, tap it,

tap the name, and tap the
Folder name eld to bring

up the keyboard.

Calls and voicemail

Make a call

1. From the home screen, tap
Phone .

2. Select an option to place
a call:

• Dial: Manually enter

telephone number.

• Call logs: Return or retry

a call.

• Contacts: Call from your

address book.

• Favorites: Frequent and

favorite contacts.

• Groups: Contacts

organized by category.

Use call waiting

Call waiting helps you answer
a call while you are on an

existing call.

1. While on a call, you will

hear a tone if another
call comes in.

2. Answer the new call. Your current call will
automatically be placed on hold, and both
calls will be listed on-screen.

3. Simply tap a call in the list to make it active.

Check voicemail

1. From the home screen, tap Phone .

2. From the Dial tab at the top of the screen, tap

Voicemail or tap and hold the 1 key .

Text and picture messaging

Send a text message

1. From the home screen, tap
Messaging .

2. Tap Compose to start a

new text message.

3. In the To eld, enter a

number or a contact
name or tap Contacts
to access your contacts.

4. Tap the Enter message eld
and enter your text.

5. Tap Send.

Send a picture message

1. Follow steps 1-4 above.

2. Tap Paperclip .

3. Tap Image and follow
on-screen instructions to
select a picture.

4. Tap Send.

Please don’t text and drive.

More information

On the web

Detailed support information, including device
specications, troubleshooting and FAQs are
available at: www.cricketwireless.com/support/

devices.

On the phone

• Call Customer Care at 1-855-246-2461 or

• Dial 611 from your phone

Accessories

Cricket offers a full line of accessories. For more

information, go to www.cricketwireless.com/shop/
accessories or visit your local Cricket retailer.

Product meets FCC Radio Frequency Exposure Guidelines—FCC ID
ZNFD321. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation

is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Copyright © 2014 LG Electronics USA, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. LG, LG
Life’s Good, and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Corp. All

features, functionality, and other product specications are subject

to change without notice. Screen shots are simulated and subject to

change.

© 2014 Cricket Wireless LLC. All rights reserved. Cricket is a trademark
of Cricket Wireless LLC. Other marks are the property of their respective

owners.

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Email

Email setup (Gmail™,
Yahoo!

1. From the home screen, tap

2. Select an email provider.

3. Enter the email address and

4. Your email will begin to

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, etc.)

Email .

password and then tap Next.

synchronize with your phone.
Tap Done.

Create and send an email
message

1. From the home screen, tap
Email .

2. To compose a new message,
tap Compose .

3. Tap the To eld and enter an
email address or name.

4. Enter a subject and message.

5. To attach les, tap Attach
and follow on-screen
instructions.

6. Tap Send.

Note: To set up corporate email, contact your IT

administrator.

Cricket services

These services make using Cricket even
better and easier!

My Cricket: Access billing, make
a quick payment, view usage and

access support from the palm of
your hand.

Cricket Wi-Fi: Automatically connect

to free and open Wi-Fi
helping you to maximize data usage

and enhance coverage.

Cricket Voicemail: Quickly view,
access and play back your
voicemail messages. Easily save

important numbers to your Favorites
list and respond to messages by

calling back or texting.

To update and use apps

1. From the home screen, tap Apps and tap
the Cricket folder.

2. Tap a Cricket app.

3. You will be directed to Google Play™. Tap

Update and then tap Accept.

4. Once installed, you will see a notication in the
Notications panel. Open the app from this

notication or by locating it in Apps .

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hotspots,

Apps on Google Play

Access Google Play

1. From the home screen, tap
Play Store .

2. Use your existing Google™

account or create one
following the steps on
the screen.

Navigate Google Play

From the Play Store, you will
have multiple ways to search
for apps, games, and more.

1. Tap a category to browse
popular apps, games,
movies, and music
organized by popularity
or category.

2. Tap Search to search
the Play Store for a specic
game or app.

3. To install, tap the app and
follow instructions. Once
installed, you will see a
notication in the Notications
panel. Open the app from this
notication or by locating it in

Apps .

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Note: A Google Wallet™ payment method is
required to purchase apps.

Camera and video

Take a picture

1. From the home screen, tap
Camera .

2. Tap Settings to adjust
your camera settings. Zoom
in and out by pinching/
spreading two ngers on
the screen.

3. Tap Shutter or press a

Volume key to take a photo.

View pictures

1. From the home screen,
tap Apps .

2. Tap Gallery .

Take a video

1. In camera mode, drag

Camera/camcorder
slider to switch to

the camcorder.

2. Tap Record to start
and tap Stop recording
to end recording.

Send a picture

1. After taking a picture, tap the thumbnail in the

corner of the screen and then tap Share .

2. Tap to choose a sharing option, such as text

message or email.

QSlide Function

Multitask with QSlide

1. From any screen, swipe
down from the top of
the screen to see the
Notications panel.

2. Tap a QSlide app from the

menu. The app will appear
as a resizable, moveable
window on the screen.

3. Drag the corner to enlarge
the window and drag the
top bar to move it. Tap
to make the QSlide app
full size. Tap to make
it smaller again. Tap
Slider to adjust the
transparency of the window.

4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to
open a second QSlide app.

5. To exit a QSlide app, tap

Close .

Knock Code™ and
informative LED

Set Up Knock Code

Get direct access to the home
screen while keeping your

phone secure.

1. From the home screen,
tap the Menu key , then
tap Lock screen settings,
then tap Select screen lock,
then tap Knock Code.

2. Using the quadrants on
the screen, tap to set your
pattern code.

3. Tap Continue, enter the pattern again, and then
tap Conrm.

4. Enter a backup PIN and tap Continue. Conrm

it and tap OK.

Informative LED

Receive color-coded, lighted
notications on the home
button for alarms, missed calls,
reminders, and more.

• To turn the Home Button
LED on or off, tap the Menu

key

, then tap All settings,

then tap Display, then tap

Home button LED. Tap
On/Off Switch .

• To enable/disable an alert,
tap the checkbox next to it. You’ll see a
preview when you enable most alerts.

• Drag the Slider to adjust the LED brightness.