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Lightning fast, Lightning strong. For
more information, visit verizonwireless.
com/4GLTE.
REGISTER at verizonwireless.com/
myverizon, to learn how to use your phone.
• G o to My Verizon
• Click on Support
• Click on Ge t Help with Your
• Click Device
• Click on Se lect Another Dev ice
My Verizon allows you to manage your
account, pay your bill, purchase accessories
& more.
Assistance is at your fingertips anytime at
verizonwireless.com.
Customer Service is at your disposal
at 1-800-922-0204 or at any
Verizon Wireless Store.
A User Guide is available on demand—
simply download at support.vzw.com/
phones or call 1-800-229-1235 to order
a copy.
NOTE: Devices and software are constantly evolving—the
screen images and icons you see here are for reference
only.
Phone FeaturesMy Verizon
power/lock
front camera
WARNING! Please use only an approved charging accessory
to charge your device. Improper handling of the charging
port, as well as the use of an incompatible charger, may
cause damage to your device and void the warranty.
earpiece
SIM card tray
tray
eject
hole
volume
touch
screen
home recent appsback
camera
notification
LED
USB connector
Non-Removable Battery: Phone equipped
with internal rechargeable battery. Never
attempt to open or disassemble the phone
yourself, doing so may cause damage that
voids your warranty.
3.5 mm
headset jack
flash
speaker
Home Screen
notifications
phone
all apps
• Swipe yo ur finger lef t or right to v iew
other Home screen panels.
• Ta p HOME to view, arrange,
remove, or add Home screen p anels.
• M issed call, n ew email, and upcoming
event n otificatio ns show on the
notifications panel. Slide dow n the
panel t o see all your no tification s.
camera
messagesmail
First Steps
Installing/Removing the SIM Card*
If not already inserted, follow the instructions below to insert your 4G SIM Card.
1. Hold th e phone face up and th e top
panel f acing you.
2. Inser t the tip of the SIM rem oval tool
into the small hole ne xt to the SIM
card t ray slot
3. Push t he tip all the way into the hole
until t he SIM card tray ejec ts.
4. Pull the SIM card tray o ut, and place
the SIM c ard (contacts faci ng down)
into the tray.
5. Inser t the SIM card tray ba ck into the
slot.
NOTE: When removing the SIM card, make sure that you
insert the empty SIM card tray back into the slot.
*A Subscriber Identity Module (SIM Card) is a “smartcard”
that houses personal information, such as your mobile
phone number, calling plan, and account information, such
as contacts, text messages, and call history. The Verizon
Wireless 4G LTE SIM Card is compatible with any Verizon
Wireless 4G LTE certified device. The 4G LTE SIM Card can
move from one device to another and your wireless service
will support the services that are compatible with your
new device. To see which devices are compatible with the
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE SIM Card, visit verizonwireless.
com/certifieddevice.
Charging the Battery
1. Open t he USB connector c over.
2. Connect the phone to the AC adapt er
using t he USB cable.
3. Plug the AC adap ter into an ele ctrical
outlet to sta rt charg ing.
NOTE: It’s important to fully charge the battery before
turning on your phone.
Powering Your Phone On or Off
Press and hold the POWER/LOCK button
for a few seconds until the screen turns on.
To turn it off, unlock the screen, press and
hold the POWER/LOCK button and then
tap Power off.
Setting Up Your Phone
When you turn on your phone for the first
time, you have the option to quickly set
up email accounts, and sign in to social
networking sites. Simply follow the
onscreen instructions to complete the
initial setup of your phone.
For more information visit verizonwireless.
com/smartphones. Click Support tab,
under Get Help with Your, click Device,
then Select Another Device for your phone
support.
Backup AssistantSM Plus
Backup Assistant and Media Manager are
now Backup Assistant Plus. Protect your
contacts and access your media when
you need it on the go or at home. Go to
verizonwireless.com/baplus.
Adding Your Google Account
Now your Gmail, Google contacts, and
Google calendar events can all be loaded to
your phone automatically.
1. Slide th e Notificat ions panel op en,
and th en tap > Accounts & s ync >
Google.
NOTE: If you don’t have a Google account, tap > Google
Account > New and follow screen instructions to create one.
You can also create a Google account online at google.com.
2. Enter y our email add ress and
passw ord, and th en tap Sign in.
Record your Google account information.
Please keep this document in a safe place.
Username: @gmail.com
Password:
Adding Other Email Accounts
1. Slide th e Notificat ions panel op en,
and th en tap > Accounts & s ync.
2. Tap > Mail.
3. Enter y our email add ress and
passw ord, and th en tap Next.
4. Follow onscreen instructions and
supply all required information.
Locking and Unlocking Your Phone
Prevent accidental key presses by locking
your phone.
To lock your phone and turn off the screen,
in standby mode, press the POWER/LOCK
button.
To unlock the phone, press the POWER/
LOCK button. Drag the ring up the screen
to unlock.
Setting Up Your Phone
Selecting a Ringtone
1. Slide th e Notificat ions panel op en,
and th en tap > Personalize.
2. Tap the Sound tab at the bottom of
the sc reen, and then tap Ringtone.
3. Tap the ring tone you wa nt to use. The
ringtone briefly plays when selected.
TIP: If the audio file is in another folder on your phone,
tap , select the item you want to import, and then tap OK.
4. Tap Apply.
Making a Call
On the Home screen, tap , and then do
one of the following:
• Dial the n umber, and the n tap Call.
• Tap the People tab, p ress and hold t he
conta ct you want t o call, and th en tap
Call mobile.
NOTE: The available options depend on the information you
saved for the contact.
Receiving a Call
Tap Answer.
Or if the screen is off, it will turn back on
and show the lock screen. Drag the ring up
the screen to answer the call.
Setting Up Voice Mail
1. On the H ome screen , tap .
2. Dial *86 (*VM) and ta p Call. If you
hear a g reeting , tap # to interrupt, and
follow t he setup tu torial.
Accessing Voice Mail
From your phone—dial *86 and tap Call.
When you hear the greeting, tap # to
interrupt, follow the prompts.
From any phone—dial your wireless
number. When you hear the greeting,
press # to interrupt, follow the prompts.
NOTE: Voice mailboxes not set up within 45 days will be
canceled. Your voice mailbox is not password protected
until you create a password by following the setup tutorial.
Using Visual Voice Mail
View a list of messages without dialing into
a mailbox. Listen or erase with the touch of
a button.
1. If you ar e a new Verizon Wireless
subscribe r, fi rst dial *86 to set up
your voice mail service.
2. On t he Home sc reen, tap Voice Mail .
3. Tap Visual Voice Mail and fo llow the
prom pts to downlo ad it for fut ure use.
Please note that it may take five minutes for Visual Voice
Mail to set up. Your password and voice mail messages will
be stored on the phone and messages will be available to
anyone with access to the phone.
To limit unauthorized access to the voice mail, consider
locking the phone when not in use. To cancel your Visual
Voice Mail service, go to verizonwireless.com/myverizon
or contact Customer Service. V Block must be removed
to use Visual Voice Mail. Data charges apply only to the
application download, which requires approximately 1 MB
of data.
Connecting a Bluetooth® Device
1. Slide th e Notificat ions panel op en,
and th en tap .
2. Tap the Bluetooth On/Off switch, and
then tap Bluetooth.
3. Tap the na me of the Blue tooth dev ice in
the lis t. Your ph one then au tomatic ally
tries t o pair with t he device.
4. If aut omatic pair ing fails, en ter the
passcode supplied with the Bluetooth
device.
Capturing Photos and Videos
With cutting-edge camera features
embedded in your phone, you can capture
stunningly clear photos and videos anytime.
Taking a Photo
1. On the H ome screen , tap Camera .
If the screen in locked , drag to
the ring to launch the Camera app.
2. Point t he camera at what you wan t to
capt ure. The camera ad justs the fo cus
auto matically as y ou move it.
3. When you’re ready to take th e photo,
tap or tap any where on the scree n.
Capturing Video
1. On the H ome screen , tap Camera .
If the screen in locked , drag to
the ring to launch the Camera app.
2. Point t he camera at what you wan t to
recor d, and then tap . The camera
instantly starts recording.
3. When you’re done re cording, tap .
Sounding Better
The HTC Music app keeps all your music
sources and services in one place. While
Beats Audio™ integration gives you a rich,
authentic sound experience, whether you’re
listening to music, watching aYouTube®
video, or playing a game.
Apps & More Customer Information
Play it up with music, ringtones, wallpapers,
apps and games. Keep up with Twitter™ and
Facebook. For details and pricing, go to
verizonwireless.com.
Data charges may apply.
Installing Apps
More than hundreds of thousands of apps
are available to download from Google Play.
1. On the Home screen of your phone, tap
Play Store >Apps.
2. Navig ate or searc h for the item yo u
want to down load and then selec t it.
3. On the a pplication d etails screen, ta p
Download (for free apps) or tap the
price (for paid apps).
4. Follow screen instructions to
down load and inst all the app.
Google Now
Do you want to know the weather or your
morning commute time before you start
your day? Google Now delivers quick and
up-to-date information that matters to
you—all without the search.
To get Google Now, log in to your Google
account and then tap the Google search bar
on the Home screen.
Verizon Tones
Search, preview, purchase and manage
ringback tones and ringtones from your
favorite artists all in one place.
On the Home screen of your phone,
tap > Verizon Tones.
For more information, go to
verizonwireless.com/mediastore.
Media Store
Find apps for entertainment, travel,
productivity, navigation, ringback tones,
ringtones, games, wallpaper and more.
Go to verizonwireless.com/mediastore.
Email
Check email on the go with popular
Internet-based email accounts, including
Yahoo!® Mail, AOL® Mail, Gmail®, Windows
Live® Hotmail® and Verizon.net.
Mobile Web
Take the Internet on the go. You can reach
the latest news, get the weather and follow
your stocks. Enjoy HTML5 content and
no more panning left and right. The web
browser’s text reflow automatically adjusts
text to the width of your screen.
On the Home screen of your phone,
tap Internet .
Verizon SafeGuards
Family and Safety Apps & Services. Get
the most robust parental controls. Go to
verizonwirelss.com/safeguards.
My Verizon Mobile
Use My Verizon Mobile to access your
Verizon Wireless account right on your
phone. View your call, messaging, and data
usage, check and pay your bill, and more.
On the H ome screen , tap > My Verizon
Mobile.
Global Ready™
Verizon Wireless keeps you connected
around the corner and around the world. For
up-to-date information on destinations and
rates go to verizonwireless.com/tripplanner.
Location Based Services
This phone can determine its location, which
is useful for services such as navigation,
shopping and weather. For your safety,
it’s defaulted to only acquire your location
when you dial 911. To use Location Based
Services, go to Settings > Location.
Your wireless device can determine its (and your)
physical, geographical location (“Location Information”)
and can associate Location Information with other data.
Additionally, certain applications, services and programs
are capable of accessing, collecting, storing and using
Location Information and disclosing Location Information
to others. You should use caution when determining
whether or not Location Information should be made
available to others and you should review any applicable
third party policies before providing access. To limit
potential unauthorized access to your Location Information,
Verizon Wireless offers various mechanisms and settings
to manage access to location data. By enabling location
settings you are permitting third party access to Location
Information through software, widgets or peripheral
components you choose to download, add or attach to
your wireless device or through web access, messaging
capabilities or other means and you are authorizing
Verizon Wireless to collect, use and disclose your Location
Information as appropriate to provide you with any location
services that you enabled.
VZ Navigator®
Get premium GPS voice navigations and
3D maps with spoken real-time traffic
alerts. Find movie times, event info and
gas stations. Go to verizonwireless.com/
navigator.
Share Content Using NFC*
Don’t wait to share that perfect vacation
photo or that really cool blog you wrote. Use
NFC to instantly share a photo, website, or
contact information to other NFC-enabled
device.
*Near field communication
1. Slide th e Notificat ions panel op en,
and th en tap .
2. Unde r Wireless & networks, tap More,
and th en select t he NFC option.
3. Ta p Android Beam and th en tap the
Android Beam On/Off switch.
4. Op en the pho to, website , or contac t you
want t o share.
5. Place your phone back to back with the
othe r NFC-ena bled device , and then ta p
the sc reen to shar e what you ’re viewin g.
Getting the Most of Your Phone
Explore the functions and features of your
phone right at the palm of your hand.
On the Home screen, tap > Help, and then
tap Tips & Hel p to download the latest
How-to s and Show Me videos.
Tips & Help has all the in formatio n you
need to m ake the most o ut of your phone.
Your Wireless Device and Third Pa rty Ser vices
Veriz on Wirel ess is th e mobile c arrier a ssocia ted wit h this
wire less dev ice, but m any ser vices a nd feat ures of fered
thro ugh th is wirel ess devi ce are pro vided by o r in conju nctio n
with t hird pa rties . Verizo n Wirele ss is not re sponsi ble for
your u se of thi s wireles s device o r any non -Verizo n Wirele ss
appl icatio ns, ser vices an d produ cts in cludin g any per sonal
info rmati on you cho ose to use , submi t or shar e with ot hers.
Spec ific th ird par ty ter ms and con dition s, term s of use,
and pr ivacy p olicie s shall ap ply. Pleas e review c arefu lly all
appl icable te rms and c ondit ions and p olicies p rior to us ing
this w ireles s device a nd any as sociat ed applic ation , produ ct
or ser vice.
Hearing Aid Compatibility Information
This p hone ha s been tes ted and r ated for u se with h earin g
aids fo r some of t he wire less tec hnolog ies tha t it uses.
Howe ver, there m ay be som e newer w ireless t echno logies
used i n this ph one tha t have not b een test ed yet for u se with
hear ing aids . It is imp ortan t to try t he dif ferent f eatur es of
this p hone th oroug hly and i n diffe rent loc ation s, using y our
hear ing aid or c ochlea r impla nt, to de termin e if you he ar
any in terfe ring no ise. Con sult you r serv ice prov ider or th e
manu fact urer of t his pho ne for inf ormat ion on he aring ai d
comp atibil ity. If you h ave que stions a bout re turn or e xchan ge
polic ies, con sult you r serv ice prov ider or ph one ret ailer.