Huawei U8520-1 User Manual

Google Services

When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Talk, Gmail, or Market, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account.

Note:

Ensure that your mobile phone has an active data connection (3 G/ GPRS) before you sign in to your Google account .

If you already have a Google account, touch Sign in and enter your username and password.

Creating a Google Account

If you do not have a Google account, you can create one:

1. After reading the setup information, touch Next.

2. Touch Create.

3. Enter a first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then touch Next. The mobile phone will connect to the Google server to check whether the username is available. If the username you entered is already in use, you will be prompted to choose another one or select one from a list.

4. Enter and confirm your Google account password.

5. Select a security question from the drop down menu, and then enter the answer.

6. Touch Create.

7. When the Google Terms of Service screen appears, touch I agree, Next.

8. Enter the characters that appear on the screen, and then touch Next.

Tip:

To use another Google account, go to the Accounts & sync settings screen, and touch Add account to select which type of acco unts you want to add.

Using Gmail

Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you may have configured it to use an existing Gmail account or create a new account. The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone, your Inbox will contain the messages from your Gmail account on the web.

Opening Gmail

Touch > Gmail. The Inbox mail list appears. Any emails you decide to keep on your mobile phone will go to your Inbox folder.

Switching Between Accounts

1. In the mail list, press , and then touch Accounts.

2. Touch the account that contains the email you want to read.

Creating and Sending an Email

1. In the mail list, press , and then touch Compose.

2. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipients,

separate the email addresses with commas. You can add as many message recipients as you want.

If you want to send a copy (Cc) or a blind copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, press , and then touch Add Cc/Bcc.

3. Enter the email subject and write your message.

If you want to add a picture attachment, press , and then touch Attach to select the picture you want to attach.

4. After composing your email, touch Send.

Replying To or Forwarding an Email

1. In the mail list, touch the email that you want to reply to or forward, and then scroll down to the end of the email.

2. Touch Reply, Reply to all, or Forward.

3. Do one of the following:

• If you selected Reply or Reply to all, enter your

message.

• If you selected Forward, specify the message recipients

and add any additional text you want to include with the forwarded message.

4. Touch Send.

Searching for an Email

1. In the mail list, press , and then touch Search.

2. Enter the search keywords in the box, and then touch .

Customizing Your Gmail Settings

1. In the mail list, press , and then touch Settings.

2. Set the following options:

• Signature: Touch to enter a signature that is appended

at the end of all your emails.

• Confirm delete: Select the check box to show a

confirmation box when you delete an email.

• Batch operations: Select the check box to show the

batch operations feature. This feature lets you archive, delete, or apply a label to multiple emails at the same time.

• Clear search history: Touch to remove the history of

previous message searches.

• Labels: Touch to select which Gmail labels to

synchronized with your web-based Gmail account.

• Email notifications: Select the check box to show a

notification icon on the notification bar when you receive an email.

• Select ringtone: Touch to choose a ringtone for a new

email message. A short sample of the ringtone will play when you select it. If you prefer no ringtone to play when you receive a new email message, touch Silent. Then touch OK to confirm your ringtone selection.

• Vibrate: Select the check box if you want your mobile

phone to vibrate when you receive a new email message.

Using Talk

Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web.

Opening Talk

Touch > Talk to open the application.

Note:

Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone.

Adding a Friend

1. In the friends list, press , and then touch Add friend.

2. Enter the Talk instant messaging ID or Google email address of the friend you want to add.

3. Touch Send invitation.

Accepting an Invitation

1. If you have invited anyone to chat or if someone else has invited you to chat, this information will appear in the friends list.

2. Touch a pending invitation, and then touch Accept or Cancel.

Starting a Chat

1. In the friends list, do one of the following:

• Touch a friend's name in the friends list.

• Use the Navigation key to select a friend's name, and

then press .

2. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text and chat with your friend.

3. After entering your message, touch Send.

Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages

Whenever you receive an instant message, your mobile phone can play a sound, vibrate, or display an icon. To set up one of these handy notifications, start in the friends list, and

then press . Then touch More > Settings. Now choose from one of the following:

IM notifications

Select ringtone

Vibrate

Select the check box to receive a notification on the notification bar when you receive an instant message.

Touch to choose the ringtone used for a new instant message. You will hear a short sample of the ringtone when you select it. To turn the ringtone off, select Silent.

Select the check box to make your mobile phone vibrate when you receive a new instant message.

Signing Out of Talk

In the friends list screen, press , and then touch More > Sign out to quit Talk.

Using Maps

Maps lets you find your current location, view real-time traffic conditions (depending on availability in your locale), and get detailed directions to various destinations on a satellite, traffic, or other kind of map.

Enabling Location Source

Before you open Maps to find your location or search for places of interest, you must enable "location source".

1. Touch > Settings.

2. Touch Location & security.

3. In the My Location section, select the Use wireless networks check box, Use GPS satellites check box, or both.

Opening Maps

Touch > Maps to open the application.

Searching for Places of Interest

1. On the map, press , and then touch Search.

2. Enter the place you want to search for in the search box, and then touch the Search icon.

3. Your search results will then be displayed. Touch a place you are interested in and the application will show where it is on the map.

Getting Directions

1. While viewing a map, press , and then touch Directions.

2. Enter the starting point in the first text box, and then enter your destination in the second text box.

3. Touch the icon for car, public transit, or walking directions.

4. Touch Go. Your directions will appear in a list.

5. Touch a direction item on the list to show it on the map.

6. When you finish viewing or following the directions, press

and touch More > Clear Map to reset the map.

Using YouTube

YouTube is Google’s free online video streaming service for viewing, searching for, and uploading videos.

Opening YouTube

Touch > YouTube. You will then see the YouTube screen. The videos will be grouped into categories, such as Most viewed, Most discussed, Top rated, and more.

Searching for a Video

1. On the YouTube screen, press , and then touch Search.

2. Enter a search keyword, and then touch the Search icon.

3. You will see a number of search results displayed below the notification bar. Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it.

Sharing a Video

1. On the YouTube screen, do one of the following:

• While viewing a list of videos, touch and hold a video

entry, and then touch Share on the options menu.

• While watching a video, press , and then touch Share.

2. Compose a message if you like, address the email, and send it.

Using Market

Android Market provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone.

Opening Market

1. Touch > Market.

2. When you open Market for the first time, the Android

Market Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue.

Searching for Applications

There are a few different ways to find applications on the Market home screen, including:

• Featured applications: Scroll horizontally to view more.

• List of applications by category: Includes subcategories,

which you can sort by popularity (most to least) or by date (newest to oldest).

• List of games.

• Search function.

• Your downloads.

Installing an Application

Note:

If you want to install a non-Market application, touch > Settings > Applications, and then select the Unknown sources check box to

allow installation of the non-Market application.

1. In the Market, touch Apps.

2. Touch a category, and then touch the item you want to download.

3. On the item details screen, read more about the application, including its cost, overall rating, and user comments. If you scroll down to the About the developer section, you can see other applications from the same developer, link to the developer's website, or send the developer an email.

4. To install the item, touch Install (if the item is free) or Buy, whichever is displayed.

5. To check the progress of a download, open the notification panel. Most applications are installed within seconds. To stop an item from downloading, touch Cancel download.

6. After the application has been downloaded and installed on your mobile phone, the content download icon appears in the notification bar.

Uninstalling an Application

1. On the Market screen, touch Downloads.

2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then tou ch Uninstall.

3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone.

4. Choose the reason for removing the application, and then touch OK.

Synchronizing Information

Some applications on your mobile phone give you access to the same personal information that you can add, view, and edit on your computer. If you add, change, or delete your information in any of these applications on the web, the updated information also appears on your mobile phone.

This is made possible through over-the-air data synchronization. The process occurs in the background and does not interfere with use of your mobile phone. When your phone is synchronizing, a data synchronization icon will be shown in the notification bar.

Managing Your Accounts

You can synchronize contacts, email, and other information on your mobile phone with multiple Google accounts or other kinds of accounts, depending on the applications installed on your mobile phone.

For example, you can start by adding your personal Google account, so your personal email, contacts, and calendar are always available. You could then add a work account, so your work-related emails work contacts are handy. If you like, you may add multiple Google accounts or other accounts.

Adding an Account

When you add an account, Contacts compares contacts from the newly synchronized account with contacts from your existing mobile phone accounts and attempts to merge duplicates into a single entry in Contacts. While it is presented as a single contact entry, the contact data itself is not merged.

1. Touch > Settings > Accounts & sync. The screen displays your current synchronization settings and a list of your current accounts.

Note: In some cases, you may need to obtain account details from

an IT support. For example, you may need to know the account’s domain or server address.

2. Touch Add account.

3. Touch the kind of account to add.

4. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the required and optional information about the account. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details depend on the kind of account and the configuration of the service to which you are connecting.

5. Configure the account. Depending on the kind of account, you may be asked to configure what kind of data you want to sync to the mobile phone, to name the account, and for other details. When you are finished, the account is added to the list in the Accounts & sync settings screen.

Removing an Account

You can remove an account, deleting it and all information associated with it from your mobile phone, including email, contacts, settings, and so on. You cannot, however, remove some accounts, such as the first account you signed into on the mobile phone. If you attempt to remove certain accounts, all personal information associated with it will be deleted.

1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account to delete.

2. Touch Remove account.

3. Confirm that you want to remove the account.

Customizing Your Account Synchronization

You can configure background data use and synchronization options for all the applications on your phone. You can also configure what kind of data you synchronize for each account.

Some applications, such as Contacts and Gmail, can synchronize data from multiple applications. Others, such as Calendar, synchronize data only from the first Google account you signed into on your phone, or from an account associated specifically with that application.

For some accounts, synchronizing is two-directional; changes that you make to the information on your mobile phone are made to the copy of that information on the web. Some accounts support only one-way synchronize; the information on your mobile phone is read-only.

Configuring General Sync Settings

On the Accounts & sync settings screen, do the following:

• Select or clear the Background data check box to control

whether applications and services can transmit data when you are not working with them directly (that is, when they are running in the background).

If you clear this option, Gmail stops receiving new mail, Calendar stops synchronizing events, and so on, until you touch the Refresh menu item or send an email.

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