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Huawei U8686 Owner's Manual

T-Mobile Prism II
®
User Manual
Contents
1 Read Before Proceeding.................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Safety Precautions .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Personal Information and Data Security.............................................................................................................................. 2
2 Getting Started ................................................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Important Information About the Battery.............................................................................................................................. 5
2.3 Power Saving Tips .............................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone................................................................................................................................... 6
2.5 Using the Touchscreen..................................... .............................. .............................. ....................................................... 6
2.6 Locking and Unlocking the Screen ...................................................................................................................................... 7
2.7 Home Screen......... .............................. ............................. .............................. ................................... .............................. .... 8
2.8 Applications and Widgets .................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.9 Using a microSD Card .................................................... ............................. .............................. ................................ ........ 12
3 Calling ............................................................................................................................................................ 12
3.1 Making a Call ......................... .............................. .............................................................................................. ................ 12
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call .................................. .............................. ................................................................ ........... 13
3.3 Other Operations During a Call ...................................... ............................. ...................................................................... 14
3.4 TTY Operation .................................................................................................................................................................. 15
3.5 Setting Hearing Aid Compatibili ty ..................... .............................. .............................. ................................ ..................... 15
4 People ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
4.1 Opening the People Application........................................................................................................................................ 15
4.2 Importing Contacts from a S IM Card ................................................................................................................................. 16
4.3 Adding a Contact ....................................................................... ............................. ........................................ ................... 16
4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites................................................................................................................................... 16
4.5 Searching for a Contact ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
4.6 Editing a Contact ............................ ............................. .............................. ................................... ................................ ..... 16
4.7 Communicating with Your Contact s .................................................................................................................................. 17
4.8 Deleting a Contact ............................................ ................................................................................................................. 17
4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts .......................................... ............................. ................................................... 17
4.10 Managing Groups............................................................................................................................................................ 18
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4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts..................................................................................................................................... 18
4.12 Sending Contacts ........................................................... .............................. ................................................................... 19
5 Text Input ....................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard.................................................................................................................................................... 20
5.2 Choosing an Input Method ................................................................................................................................................ 20
5.3 Using the Android Keyboard ................................................................................... ........................................................... 20
5.4 Using the Swype Keyboard .......................................................................................................................................... ..... 21
5.5 Editing Text..................................................................................................... ................................................................... 21
5.6 Using the Landscape Keyboard .................................. .............................. ............................. ........................................... 22
5.7 Customizing Your Keyboard Set tings................................................................................................................................ 22
6 Messaging...................................................................................................................................................... 22
6.1 Opening Messaging............. ............................. .............................. .............................. ..................................................... 22
6.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message ............................................................................................................................. 22
6.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message ................................................................................................................... 23
6.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message ........................................................ ........................................................... 23
6.5 Replying to a Message ........................................................ .............................. ................................................................ 24
6.6 Searching for a Message................................ ............................. .............................. ........................................................ 24
6.7 Customizing Message Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 24
7 Getting Connected ......................................................................................................................................... 24
7.1 Mobile Networks ....................................................... .............................. ........................................................................... 24
7.2 Wi-Fi ...................................... .............................. .............................. ................................................................................ 25
7.3 Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection ............................................................................................................................ 25
7.4 Controlling Data Usage ..................................................................................................................................................... 26
7.5 Browser ............................................................................................................................................................................. 26
7.6 Bluetooth ..................................................................................... .............................. ............................. ........................... 28
8 Email .............................................................................................................................................................. 29
8.1 Adding an Email Account .................................................................................................. ................................................ 29
8.2 Switching Between Email Accounts .................................................................... .............................................................. 29
8.3 Viewing an Email Message ............................................................................................................................................... 29
8.4 Saving an Email Attachment ............ .............................. ................................................................................................... 29
8.5 Creating and Sending an Email Message ................................. ............................. ........................................................... 30
8.6 Replying to an Email Message .......................................................................................................................................... 30
8.7 Deleting an Email Account ........................................................................................................................................ ........ 30
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8.8 Changing Email Account Settings..................................................................................................................................... 30
9 Entertainment................................................................................................................................................. 30
9.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos .................................... ........................................................................................... 31
9.2 Using the Gallery ....................................................................................................................... ................................ ........ 32
9.3 Enjoying Music ...................... .............................. .............................................................................................. ................ 33
9.4 Listening to the FM Radio.......................................................................................................... .............................. .......... 34
10 Google Services........................................................................................................................................... 35
10.1 Creating a Google Account ............................................................................................................................................. 35
10.2 Gmail ......................................... ............................. ......................................................................................................... 36
10.3 Talk ............................ ............................. .............................. ............................. .............................................................. 37
10.4 Maps................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
10.5 YouTube .......................................................................................................................................................................... 39
10.6 Play Store ................................................................................................................................................ ........................ 39
11 Accounts and synchronization ..................................................................................................................... 40
11.1 Adding an Account ............................................... ............................. .............................................................................. 40
11.2 Deleting an Account ........................................................................................................................................................ 40
11.3 Turning on data synchronization ........................................................................................ ................................ ............. 41
11.4 Changing an Account's Synchronization Settings ........................................................... ............................. ................... 41
12 Using Other Applications.............................................................................................................................. 41
12.1 Calendar .................................................... .............................. ............................. ................................... ........................ 41
12.2 File Manager................ .............................. .............................. ............................. ........................................................... 42
12.4 Calculator ........................................................................................................................................................................ 44
12.5 Notes ......................................... ............................. .............................. ................................... .............................. .......... 45
13 Managing Your Mobile Phone...................................................................................................................... 45
13.1 Setting the Date and Time .................................................................................... ........................................................... 45
13.2 Setting the Display............................................................................................. .............................................................. 45
13.3 Setting Ringers ............................................... .............................. ................................ ................................................... 46
13.4 Setting Phone Services ................................................................................................................................................... 46
13.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech .......................... ............................. .............................. ........................................................ 46
13.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone ................................................................................................................. ........................ 47
13.7 Managing Applications .................................................................................................................................................... 48
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13.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone.......................................................................................................................................... 48
13.9 Online Update......... ............................................................................................................................ ............................. 49
14 FAQs ............................................................................................................................................................ 49
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1 Read Before Proceeding

1.1 Safety Precautions

Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone.
Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone.
Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed in liquid.
Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger.
Do not use your mobile phone while driving.
Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities. Switch off your mobile phone near medical apparatus.
off your mobile phone in aircraft. The phone may cause interference to control equipment of the aircraft.
Switch off your mobile phone near high-precision electronic devices. The phone may affect the performance of these devices.
Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone.
Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field.
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Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them.
Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.
Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children. Do not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance.
Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions.
Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices. Respect others' privacy and legal rights when using your wireless device.
Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while using the USB cable. Otherwise your mobile phone or PC may be damaged.

1.2 Personal Information and Data Security

The use of some functions or third-party applications on your device could result in your personal information and data being lost or becoming accessible to others. Several measures are recommended to help you protect personal and confidential information.
• Place your device in a safe area to prevent it from unauthorized use.
• Set your device screen to lock and create a password or unlock pattern to open it.
• Periodically back up personal information kept on your SIM card, memory card, or stored in your device memory. If you change to a different device, be sure to move or delete any personal information on your old device.
• If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages or emails from a stranger, you can delete them without opening them.
• If you use your device to browse the Internet, avoid websites that might pose a security risk to avoid theft of your personal information.
• If you use services such as Wi-Fi tether or Bluetooth, set passwords for these services to prevent unauthorized access. When these services are not in use, turn them off .
• Install or upgrade device security software and regularly scan for viruses.
• Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses.
• Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third-party application providers.
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• Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third-party may be able to share your location information.
• Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to third-party application providers. Third party vendors use this information to improve their products and services.
• If you have concerns about the security of your personal information and data, please contact mobile@huawei.com.

1.3 Legal notice

Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2013. All rights reserved.

No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and its affiliat es (“Huawei”). The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei and possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner reproduce, distribute, modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, reverse engineer, lease, assign, or sublicense the said software, unless such restrictions are prohibited by applicable laws or such actions are approved by respective copyright holders.

Trademarks and permissions

, , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc.
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned may be the property of their respective owners.

Notice

Some features of the product and its accessories described herein rely on the software installed, capacities and settings of local network, and therefore may not be activated or may be limited by local network operators or network service providers. Thus, the descriptions herein may not exactly match the product or its accessories which you purchase. Huawei reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice and without any liability.

Third-Party software statement

Huawei does not own the intellectual property of the third-party software and applications that are delivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei will not provide any warranty of any kind for third party software and applications. Neither will Huawei provide support to customers who use third-party software and applications, nor be responsible or liable for the functions or performance of third-party software and applications. Third-party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at any time, and Huawei does not guarantee the availability of any content or service. Third-party service providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei. To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, it is explicitly stated that Huawei shall not compensate or be liable for services provided by third­party service providers, or the interruption or termination of third-party contents or services. Huawei shall not be responsible for the legality, quality, or any other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or downloaded third-party works in any form, including but not limited texts, images, videos, or software etc. Customers shall bear the risk for any and all effects, including incompatibility between the software and this product, which result from installing software or uploading or downloading the third­party works.
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This product is based on the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei does not provide any warranty and representation in connect with any such compatability and expressly excludes all liability in connection with such matters.

DISCLAIMER

ALL CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCL UDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW , IN NO EVENT SHALL HUAWEI BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS, REVENUE, DATA, GOODWILL SAVINGS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LOSSES ARE FORSEEABLE OR NOT. THE MAXIMUM LIABILITY (THIS LIMITATION SHALL N OT APPLY TO LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS SUCH A LIMITATION) OF HUAWEI ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PRODUCT.

Import and export regulations

Customers shall comply with all applicable export or import laws and regulations and be responsible to obtain all necessary governmental permits and licenses in order to export, re-export or import the product mentioned in this manual including the software and technical data therein.

Privacy policy

Please refer to our privacy policy on our websites for the information about how we protect your personal information.

2 Getting Started

All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone's actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version.

2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips

• Press and hold to power on your mobile phone.
Power Key
Menu
• When your mobile phone is powered on, press and hold this button to display the options menu. You can then choose to power off the phone or perform shortcut operations.
• Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
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Home
Back
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to display recently used applications.
• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.

2.2 Important Information About the Battery

• If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting to power the phone on.
• As it ages, the battery's performance will degrade, in particular it will not hold charge as it did when it was new. When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter than usual after being charged properly, replace the battery with a new one of the same type.
• Using data services increases the power consumption of the phone and will therefore reduce the length of time that the phone can be used between battery charges.
• The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and the age of the battery.
• When the battery power is low, the phone will alert you and display a message. When the battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off automatically.

2.3 Power Saving Tips

The longevity of battery power depends on the network to which you connect, and how you use your mobile phone. Try the following to conserve battery power:
• When you do not need 3G services, set your phone to connect to a 2G network.
• When your mobile phone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight.
• Reduce the time it takes for your screen backlight to turn off when your phone is idle.
• Lower the screen brightness.
• Turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it. Only make your phone visible to other Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a Bluetooth connection.
• Turn off Wi-Fi when you are not using it.
• Turn off your phone's GPS receiver when you are not using it.
• Lower the volume.
• Close power-draining programs, when you do not need them.
• Turn off the data service when you are not using it.
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2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone

2.4.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone

Press and hold . If you have protected your mobile phone with a personal identification number (PIN), enter it before using the mobile phone.

2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone

The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone. The setup wizard helps you:
• Create or sign in to your account
• Make some initial decisions about how you want to use your mobile phone

2.4.3 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone

1. Press and hold to display the options menu.
2. Touch
Power off
3. Touch OK.
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2.4.4 Using Airplane Mode

Some locations may require you to turn off your phone's wireless connections. Rather than powering off your phone, you can place it in
mode
.
1. Press and hold .
2. Touch
Airplane mode
in the options menu.
Airplane

2.5 Using the Touchscreen

2.5.1 Touchscreen Actions

Touch
: Tap the screen with your finger to select an item, confirm a selection, or start an application.
Touch and hold
the options menu for the active screen, touch and hold the screen until the menu appears.
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: Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the mobile phone responds. For example, to open
Flick
: Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen.
Drag
: Touch and hold the desired item with your finger. To move an item, drag the item to any part of the screen. You can drag
an icon to move or delete it.

2.5.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen

The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait view when you rotate your phone sideways.
On the Home screen, touch >
Settings
>
All
>
Display
>
Auto-rotate screen
to disable this function.

2.6 Locking and Unlocking the Screen

2.6.1 Locking the Screen

• When your phone is on, press to lock the screen. When the screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls.
• If your phone is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically.

2.6.2 Unlocking the Screen

1. Press to wake up the screen.
2. Drag the unlocking icon to the small open lock, the screen is unlocked.
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it.
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2.7 Home Screen

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Touch to view all your applications.
Shortcuts
Notifications bar: Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel.
Display area: Shows the operation and display areas of your phone.
H
G
E
3G
R
Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vibrates, you can then drag it to your desired location or move it to the trash. You can also drag an icon from another area of the screen to the shortcut position.

2.7.1 Notification and Status Icons

Signal strength No signal
Connected to HSDPA mobile network HSDPA in use
Connected to GPRS mobile network GPRS in use
Connected to EDGE mobile network EDGE in use
Connected to 3G mobile network 3G in use
Roaming Airplane mode
Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS
H
G
E
3G
Vibration mode Ringer silenced
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Call muted Charging battery
Battery full Battery extremely low
Call in progress Missed call
Alarm enabled New mail from Gmail
New text message Problem with text or multimedia message delivery
New chat message New email
New voicemail Connected to a computer
Open Wi-Fi network available Connected to a Wi-Fi network
Select input method Upcoming event
Uploading Downloading
Phone storage space is getting low Sign-in or synchronization problem
Preparing the mircoSD card More undisplayed notifications
Synchronizing data Connected to a VPN
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on USB tethering on

2.7.2 Notification Panel

Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. The notification panel also informs you of alarms and settings. Open the notification panel to see your network operator or to view a message, reminder, or event notification.
Opening the Notification Panel
1. When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar, place your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the notification panel.
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2. On the panel, you can:
• Touch a notification to open the corresponding application.
• Flick left or right on a notification to delete it.
• Touch to clear all notifications.
• Touch to display the settings screen.
Closing the Notification Panel
Touch and hold the bottom of the panel. Then flick up to close it.

2.7.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen

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Flick your finger left or right across the Home screen.

2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen

Adding a New Home Screen Item
1. On the Home screen, touch to display the application list.
2. Press and hold an application icon, and then drag the icon to a blank area on the Home screen.
Moving a Home Screen Item
1. Touch and hold the item on the Home screen that you want to move until your mobile phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired position on the screen, and then release it.
Removing an Icon from the Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen that you want to remove until your mobile phone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can. Wait until the item and the trash can turn red.
3. Release the item.
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Managing Folders on the Home Screen
• To create a folder: Drag an application icon onto another application icon to create a new folder that contains both icons.
• To rename a folder: On the Home screen, touch a folder, and then touch the folder name field beneath it.
• To delete a folder: On the Home screen, touch and hold a folder, and then drag it to the trash can.
• To move a folder to the shortcut bar: On the Home screen, touch and hold a folder, and then drag it to the shortcut bar.

2.7.5 Service Shortcuts

1. Open the notification bar.
2. Touch , or to turn the corresponding services on or off.
You can touch to display the switch shortcut list.

2.7.6 Changing the Wallpaper

1. On the Home screen, touch >
2. Touch the following menu items to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper:
•
Gallery
•
Live Wallpapers
•
Wallpapers
Wallpaper
.

2.8 Applications and Widgets

The Application screen holds icons for all of the applications on your phone. You can touch on the Home screen to open the application screen.

2.8.1 Accessing Widgets

On the application screen, touch the then drag it to the Home screen.

2.8.2 Viewing Recently Used Applications

To display the list of recently used applications, press and hold . To open an application, touch the corresponding thumbnail. To close the
application, flick left or right across the screen. To clear the list, touch .
WIDGETS
tab to switch to the widget screen. From the widget screen, you can touch and hold a widget, and
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2.9 Using a microSD Card

2.9.1 Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage

To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC to your mobile phone's microSD card, set the microSD card as a USB mass storage.
1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable provided. Your PC will detect the microSD card as a removable storage device.
2. Open the notification bar, and then touch
3. Touch
USB storage device
You can now transfer files from your PC to your mobile phone's microSD card.
When your microSD card acts as a USB mass storage, your mobile phone will not use this memory space. Ensure that you follow the correct procedures to disconnect the USB mass storage device (your mobile phone) from the PC when you have finished transferring files.
Connected as USB Storage
in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files.
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2.9.2 Removing the microSD Card

1. On the Home screen, touch >
2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch
3. Carefully remove the microSD card.
Settings
Storage
>
All
.
>
Unmount SD card
.

3 Calling

To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the keypad or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places. When you are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicemail. You can also set up conference calls with several participants.

3.1 Making a Call

To make a call, you can use the
When you are in a call, you can touch to use other functions. To return to the call screen, flick the notification bar down and touch
Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard by the other parties in a call.

3.1.1 Making a Call with the Phone Application

1. On the Home screen, touch >
2. Enter the phone number.
3. Touch to initiate the call.
During a call, touch to enter other numbers on the dialer.
Phone
application, or select a number from
Phone
.
People
.
Current call
.
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