1.1 Color schemes ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.5 Home screen ................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.5.1 How do I add or delete a home screen? ..................................................................................................................... 5
1.5.2 How do I configure the home screens? ...................................................................................................................... 5
1.5.3 How do I manage the applications and widgets on the home screen? ....................................................................... 6
1.6.1 How do I create a contact? How do I assign a photo to a contact? ............................................................................ 7
1.6.2 How do I import contacts from or export contacts to a SIM card? ............................................................................ 8
1.6.3 How many contacts does my phone support? .......................................................................................................... 11
1.6.4 How do I add a contact to a contact group? ............................................................................................................. 11
1.6.5 How do I manage the contacts? ............................................................................................................................... 13
1.7 Text messaging ........................................................................................................................................................... 13
1.7.1 How do I delete or lock a message in a conversation? How do I delete multiple conversations simultaneously? .. 13
1.7.2 How do I forward a text message, send a text message to multiple recipients, or save a text message as a draft? .. 13
1.7.3 How many English characters can be contained in a long text message? ................................................................ 13
1.7.4 How many text messages can be saved on my phone? ............................................................................................ 13
1.7.5 How do I set the SMS center number? .................................................................................................................... 13
1.8.1 How do I record a call, and where is the recording saved? ...................................................................................... 14
1.8.2 How do I switch between calls or merge two calls to have a conference call? ........................................................ 14
1.8.3 Does my phone support dual SIM cards? ................................................................................................................ 14
1.9.1 How do I send a multimedia message? .................................................................................................................... 14
1.9.2 I cannot send or receive multimedia messages, why? How can I solve this problem? ............................................ 15
1.9.3 Is there any restriction on the size, format, or resolution of the file to be attached to a multimedia message? ....... 15
1.9.4 Where are my multimedia messages' attachments saved? ....................................................................................... 15
1.10 Music ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15
1.10.1 How are my songs sorted? ..................................................................................................................................... 15
1.10.2 How do I create a playlist? .................................................................................................................................... 16
1.10.3 What playing modes does my phone support? ....................................................................................................... 17
1.10.4 How do I play songs in the background, exit Music, and view the lyrics when a song is playing? ....................... 17
1.11 Camera ...................................................................................................................................................................... 17
1.11.1 If my phone has no microSD card installed, can I take pictures or shoot videos? ................................................. 17
1.11.2 My phone cannot open some pictures or videos. Why? ......................................................................................... 18
1.11.3 Where are my photos and videos saved? Can I change the save location? ............................................................ 18
1.11.4 How do I edit a photo or video or add a photo frame? ........................................................................................... 19
1.11.5 Does my phone support HD videos? ...................................................................................................................... 20
1.11.6 Can I turn off the shutter sound? ............................................................................................................................ 20
1.11.7 How do I switch between front and rear cameras? ................................................................................................ 20
1.11.8 What video formats and resolutions does my phone support? ............................................................................... 20
1.11.9 What picture formats and resolutions does my phone support? ............................................................................. 22
1.12 Streaming media ....................................................................................................................................................... 23
1.12.1 Will my phone stop playing streaming media when a call comes in? If yes, will it resume playing after the call
1.12.2 My phone cannot play some streaming media. Why? ........................................................................................... 23
1.12.3 What may cause poor quality of online streaming media played on my phone? ................................................... 24
1.12.4 When online streaming media are playing, will the phone storage become insufficient?...................................... 24
1.13 Bluetooth .................................................................................................................................................................. 24
1.13.1 What files can be transmitted using Bluetooth? ..................................................................................................... 24
1.13.2 How do I send data using Bluetooth? .................................................................................................................... 24
1.13.3 My phone cannot be discovered by other Bluetooth devices. Why? ..................................................................... 26
1.13.4 What is the Bluetooth working range? ................................................................................................................... 27
1.13.5 I cannot pair my phone with other Bluetooth devices. Why? ................................................................................ 27
1.13.6 Can my computer use my phone's data connection through Bluetooth? Can I play games with other devices using
1.14.1 What navigation applications does my phone come with? .................................................................................... 33
1.14.2 What can I do if the navigation application experiences data loss? What should I do if the authorization file or
activation code is lost? ...................................................................................................................................................... 33
1.14.3 The navigation application on my phone cannot receive signals from GPS satellites. What can I do? ................. 33
1.15 Does my phone support FM radio? If yes, how do I save manually found channels? .............................................. 35
1.16 Can I download themes to my phone? Does my phone support live wallpapers? .................................................... 36
1.17 Does my phone support video calls or video chats? ................................................................................................. 36
1.18 Can I take a screenshot? If yes, how? ....................................................................................................................... 36
1.19 Does my phone support flash playback? If not, can I install a third-party flash player for flash playback? ............. 37
1.20 What line order does the headset use? ...................................................................................................................... 37
1.21 Pre-installed applications and versions ..................................................................................................................... 37
1.22 microSD card compatibility test ............................................................................................................................... 37
2.1.1 How do I configure email settings? ......................................................................................................................... 38
2.1.2 Can I view emails when no Internet connection is available on my phone? ............................................................ 54
2.1.4 How do I synchronize contacts and calendar events? .............................................................................................. 54
2.2.1 How do I connect my phone to a Wi-Fi network? ................................................................................................... 58
2.2.2 What Wi-Fi protocols does my phone support? What are the data rates supported by each protocol? .................... 59
2.2.3 I cannot open web pages sometimes over a Wi-Fi connection. Why? ..................................................................... 59
2.2.4 I have turned on Wi-Fi on my phone, but it cannot detect signals from Wi-Fi hotspots. What can I do? ................ 59
2.2.5 How do I know whether my phone is using its mobile data connection or a Wi-Fi connection to access the Internet?
2.2.6 I cannot connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot. Why? .............................................................................................................. 59
2.2.7 My phone's Wi-Fi connection automatically disconnects after the screen times out. What can I do? ..................... 59
2.3 Can I use my phone as a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot and access the Internet from another device using my phone's data
2.4 How do I connect my phone to a Wi-Fi hotspot with a static IP address to access the Internet? ................................ 61
2.5 How do I set my phone to work as a modem and provide Internet access for computers?......................................... 62
2.6 Tone settings ............................................................................................................................................................... 63
2.6.1 How do I set the phone ringtone? ............................................................................................................................ 63
2.6.2 How do I turn on or off vibration for incoming calls and messages? ...................................................................... 63
2.6.3 How do I set a custom audio file as the ringtone or message tone? ......................................................................... 64
2.6.4 How do I set the ringtone for a contact group? ........................................................................................................ 65
2.6.5 How do I disable touch sounds? .............................................................................................................................. 65
2.7 Language and keyboard .............................................................................................................................................. 66
2.7.1 What languages does my phone support? How do I change the phone language? .................................................. 66
2.7.2 I installed a new text input method but cannot use it. Why?.................................................................................... 66
2.7.3 How do I change the system font size? .................................................................................................................... 66
2.7.4 What text input methods does my phone support? .................................................................................................. 66
2.7.5 How do I turn off the key press vibration? .............................................................................................................. 67
2.8 Internet access ............................................................................................................................................................. 67
2.8.1 How do I clear my browser's cache and browsing history? ..................................................................................... 67
2.8.2 How do I view a web page in full screen or save a web page to bookmarks? ......................................................... 68
2.8.3 Can I log in to my email account using the browser on my phone? ........................................................................ 70
2.8.4 Can I log in to my online banking account from my phone? ................................................................................... 70
2.8.5 How do I save an image from a web page? ............................................................................................................. 70
2.8.6 How do I set my browser's home page? ................................................................................................................... 71
2.8.7 How do I save a web page for offline reading? ....................................................................................................... 72
2.8.8 How do I configure network settings? ..................................................................................................................... 72
2.8.9 How do I enable or disable the data service? ........................................................................................................... 73
2.8.10 How do I view my phone's data service status? ..................................................................................................... 73
2.8.11 Can I use my phone to access the Internet during a call? ....................................................................................... 73
2.8.12 Are there any restrictions to data services? ............................................................................................................ 73
2.8.13 What does a VPN do? How do I set VPN parameters? ................................ ................................ .......................... 73
2.9.1 How do I enable a screen lock that must be unlocked using a PIN? ........................................................................ 76
2.9.2 How do I use the Face Unlock function? ................................................................................................................. 78
2.9.3 How do I enable a screen lock that must be unlocked using a pattern? ................................................................... 79
2.9.4 How many times can I try the screen unlock pattern before my phone becomes permanently locked? Can I unlock
the phone by sending an email from my Gmail? .............................................................................................................. 81
2.9.5 How do I lock and unlock the screen? ..................................................................................................................... 81
2.10.1 How do I add and delete an alarm? ........................................................................................................................ 81
2.10.2 Will the alarms go off when my phone is powered off? ........................................................................................ 82
2.11.1 What application formats does my phone support? Is JAVA supported? ............................................................... 82
2.11.2 How do I download third-party applications? ........................................................................................................ 82
2.11.3 Can I change the default installation location for applications? ............................................................................. 82
2.11.4 How do I install, manage, and uninstall applications? ........................................................................................... 82
2.11.5 I cannot install an application. What can I do? ...................................................................................................... 83
2.11.6 What third-party applications are pre-installed on my phone? Can I uninstall system applications or applications
customized by my service provider?................................................................................................................................ . 84
2.12.1 Can I install third-party applications to a microSD card? If so, will running these third-party applications take up
my phone's storage? .......................................................................................................................................................... 84
2.12.2 Does my phone support online banking transitions? ............................................................................................. 84
2.13 Backup and restoration ............................................................................................................................................. 84
2.13.1 How do I back up and restore contacts? ................................................................................................................ 84
2.13.2 Can I back up my contact groups? ......................................................................................................................... 86
2.13.3 How do I back up data to or restore data from the cloud? ..................................................................................... 86
2.13.4 What data can be backed up on my phone? ........................................................................................................... 86
2.14.1 What applications can be managed? ...................................................................................................................... 86
2.14.2 How do I access the application management screen? .......................................................................................... 86
2.14.3 What does the application management screen look like? ..................................................................................... 87
2.14.4 How do I manage a specific application? .............................................................................................................. 87
2.15 What cloud services do my phone provide? ............................................................................................................. 88
2.16.1 How do I update the weather? ............................................................................................................................... 88
2.16.2 How do I manage cities displayed in the Weather application? ............................................................................. 89
2.18 Can I synchronize my phone's date and time with the network? .............................................................................. 92
2.19 Can I use my phone as a USB flash drive? ............................................................................................................... 92
2.20 How do I free up the internal storage? ...................................................................................................................... 93
2.21 How do I adjust the screen brightness? ..................................................................................................................... 93
2.22 Does my phone support any power-saving functions for key backlight? ................................................................. 93
2.23 How do I turn on or off airplane mode? .................................................................................................................... 93
2.24 How do I restore my phone to its default settings? ................................................................................................... 94
2.25 How do I enter and exit safe mode? .......................................................................................................................... 94
2.27 Does my phone support HDMI? ............................................................................................................................... 96
2.28 Does my phone support TV-out? .............................................................................................................................. 96
2.29 Does my phone support OTG? ................................................................................................................................. 97
2.30 Status indicator ......................................................................................................................................................... 97
2.31 Can I use other power adapters than the included one to charge my phone? ............................................................ 97
3.1 How do I save battery power? .................................................................................................................................... 98
3.2 How do I reduce my mobile data usage? .................................................................................................................... 98
3.3 My phone runs very slow. What can I do? .................................................................................................................. 98
3.4 My customized wallpaper automatically stretches. Can I set it to not stretch? ........................................................... 99
3.5 How do I enter recovery mode and restore my phone to its default settings? ............................................................. 99
3.6 Can I scan a QR code using my phone?...................................................................................................................... 99
3.7 Does my phone support 3D acceleration?................................................................................................................... 99
3.8 How do I know whether my phone has been rooted? ................................................................................................. 99
3.9 If I remove the battery, do the date and time on my phone return to zero? Will configuring my phone to
automatically set the date and time generate data traffic? .............................................................................................. 100
3.10 Can I use my phone for recording? ......................................................................................................................... 100
3.11 Does my phone come with a protective film? ......................................................................................................... 100
3.12 Does my phone support mobile TV? ...................................................................................................................... 100
3.13 How are the phone ROM and RAM allocated? ...................................................................................................... 100
3.14 How do I check the available space in my phone storage and microSD card? ....................................................... 101
Touch the menu key then Thumbnails to display the following screen. You will then be able
to add or delete a home screen.
1.5.2 How do I configure the home screens?
Touch the menu key. You will then be able to touch Wallpapers to set the home screen
wallpaper, Widgets to add widgets to or delete widgets from your home screen, Thumbnails
to add or delete home screens, or Transitions to select a home screen transition effect.
1.6.1 How do I create a contact? How do I assign a photo to a
contact?
1. Creating a contact
Touch then , choose where you want to save the contact, enter the contact
details, and touch DONE.
2. Assigning a photo to a contact
You cannot assign a photo to a contact saved to your SIM card.
Method 1: Go to Contacts and touch a contact to display the contact details. Touch the
contact photo area then Take photo or Choose photo from Gallery, as shown in the
following figure.
Method 2: Go to Contacts and touch a contact to display the contact details. Touch the menu
key then Edit to display the contact editing screen. Touch the contact photo area then Take photo or Choose photo from Gallery, as shown in the following figure.
1.6.2 How do I import contacts from or export contacts to a SIM
card?
1. Importing contacts from a SIM card
Go to Contacts. Touch the menu key then Import/export. From the displayed screen,
choose your operator (for example, Iusacell as shown in the following figure) then
Phone to display your SIM card contacts. Select the contacts you want to import, and
touch OK.
Go to Contacts. Touch the menu key then Import/export. From the displayed screen,
choose Phone then Iusacell to display your phone contacts. Select the contacts you want
to export, and touch OK.
You can save 2000 or more contacts to your phone storage. How many contacts can the SIM
card save depends on the SIM card.
1.6.4 How do I add a contact to a contact group?
Choose either of the following methods:
On the contact editing screen, choose a group from the drop-down list under GROUPS.
Touch the groups tab, select the desired group, and touch the menu key then Edit to
display the group editing screen. Touch and add a contact to the group.
See section 2.13.1 "How do I back up and restore contacts?"
1.7 Text messaging
1.7.1 How do I delete or lock a message in a conversation? How
do I delete multiple conversations simultaneously?
Go to Messaging and touch a conversation to display all messages in the conversation. Touch
and hold the message you want to lock or delete. From the displayed option menu, choose
Lock or Delete.
To simultaneously delete multiple conversations, touch and hold a conversation to enter
multi-selection mode, select the conversations you want to delete, and touch .
1.7.2 How do I forward a text message, send a text message to
multiple recipients, or save a text message as a draft?
To forward a text message, touch and hold the message, choose Forward from the displayed
option menu, enter a recipient, and send the message.
To send a text message to multiple recipients, compose your message, touch , select the
desired recipients, touch OK, and send the message.
To save a text message as a draft, compose a message, touch , select the desired
recipients, and touch the back key. The message is then automatically saved as a draft.
1.7.3 How many English characters can be contained in a long text
message?
A long text message can contain a maximum of 3000 English characters.
1.7.4 How many text messages can be saved on my phone?
A conversation can contain a maximum of 500 text messages or 50 multimedia messages by
default. You can set the maximum numbers from Settings.
How many messages can be saved to your phone depends on your phone's available storage
space.
1.7.5 How do I set the SMS center number?
Go to Messaging and touch the menu key. From the displayed option menu, touch Settings >
Text Message (SMS) > Service center.
1.9.2 I cannot send or receive multimedia messages, why? How
can I solve this problem?
Reason: The network condition or signal reception is poor.
Solution: Try again later.
The message is denied by the network (MMS center).
Reason 1: The network is busy.
Solution: Try again later.
The message failed to be sent due to network reasons.
Reason 1: The recipient number is invalid.
Solution: Check that the recipient number is correct and try again.
Reason 2: The multimedia message exceeds the maximum size allowed by your service
provider.
Solution: Delete some content from the multimedia message to make sure that it is
smaller than the maximum size, and try again.
The balance is insufficient.
Reason: The balance is insufficient.
Solution: Top up your account and try again.
Your phone's available storage is insufficient.
Reason: The storage is insufficient.
Solution: Free up some space.
1.9.3 Is there any restriction on the size, format, or resolution of
the file to be attached to a multimedia message?
If an audio or video file exceeds the maximum size allowed by your service provider, it
cannot be attached to a message. If a picture is too large, it may be automatically compressed
before being attached to the message. As a result, the resolution of the picture received by the
recipient decreases.
1.9.4 Where are my multimedia messages' attachments saved?
By default, after you receive a multimedia message, the attachment is automatically saved to
the /data directory, which is invisible to users.
You can save the attachment to the Download folder in the phone storage or microSD card.
1.10 Music
1.10.1 How are my songs sorted?
Artists: Sorts songs by artist.
Albums: Sorts songs by album.
All songs: Sorts all songs by name.
Playlists: Contains the playlists you have created.
1.11.2 My phone cannot open some pictures or videos. Why?
1. The phone does not support the file format.
2. The phone memory is insufficient.
3. The file has corrupted.
4. The file is copyright-protected (for example, a .dcf file).
5. The phone does not have sufficient resources. Close some third-party applications, and
try again.
6. In some rare cases, unknown errors occurred on the phone's operating system or
applications. Restart the phone and try again.
1.11.3 Where are my photos and videos saved? Can I change the
save location?
By default, photos and videos captured by your phone are saved to the microSD card. If no
microSD card is available, they will be saved to the phone storage. To change the save
location when a microSD card is available:
1. Touch Camera > Settings > Preferred save location, as shown in the following figure.
2. Choose SD card or Internal storage, as shown in the following figure.