Huawei U8687 User Manual
HUAWEI Vision Manual
Contents
1 Important Device Information ............................... .. ... .. ... .. 1
1.1 Safety Precautions..................................................................1
1.2 Personal Information and Data Security.................................2
1.3 Legal Notice............................................................................3
2 Getting Started.......................................... ... .. ..................6
2.1 Your Smartphone....................................................................6
2.2 Setting Up the Smartphone....................................................7
2.3 Power On or Off the Smartphone.........................................10
2.4 Using the Touchscreen.........................................................11
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen.......................................12
2.6 Home Screen........................................................................13
2.7 Applications and Widgets.....................................................17
2.8 Using a microSD Card..........................................................18
3 Calling ............................. ... ....................................... .....19
3.1 Making a Call........................................................................19
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call...............................................20
3.3 Other Operations During a Call ............................................21
4 People Application ............................................... .. ... .....22
4.1 Opening the People Application...........................................22
4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card....................................22
4.3 Adding a Contact..................................................................23
4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites......................................23
4.5 Searching for a Contact........................................................23
4.6 Editing a Contact ..................................................................24
4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts......................................24
4.8 Deleting a Contact................................................................25
4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts..............................25
4.10 Managing Groups...............................................................26
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4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts........................................26
4.12 Sending Contacts...............................................................27
5 Text Input.......................................................................28
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard.......................................................28
5.2 Choosing an Input Method....................................................28
5.3 Using the Android Keyboard.................................................29
5.4 Editing Text...........................................................................29
5.5 Using the Landscape Keyboard............................................30
5.6 Customizing Your Keyboard Settings...................................30
6 Messaging.......................... .................................... ... .. ... 30
6.1 Opening Messaging..............................................................30
6.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message................................31
6.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message......................31
6.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message.......................32
6.5 Replying to a Message.........................................................32
6.6 Searching for a Message......................................................32
6.7 Customizing Message Settings............................................33
7 Getting Connected .................... ..................................... 33
7.1 Mobile Networks...................................................................33
7.2 Wi-Fi® ..................................................................................34
7.3 Controlling Data Usage.........................................................34
7.4 Web Browser........................................................................35
7.5 Bluetooth® ..........................................................................37
8 E-mail............ .. ... ....................................... .....................38
8.1 Adding an E-mail Account....................................................39
8.2 Switching Between E-mail Accounts....................................39
8.3 Viewing an E-mail Message.................................................39
8.4 Saving an E-mail Attachment...............................................39
8.5 Creating and Sending an E-mail Message...........................40
8.6 Replying to an E-mail Message............................................40
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8.7 Deleting an E-mail Account..................................................40
8.8 Changing E-mail Account Settings.......................................41
9 Entertainment....................................................... .. ... .....41
9.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos..................................41
9.2 Using the Gallery..................................................................43
9.3 Enjoying Music......................................................................44
9.4 Listening to the FM Radio.....................................................45
10 Google Services...........................................................46
10.1 Creating a Google Account.................................................47
10.2 Gmail ..................................................................................47
10.3 Google Talk ........................................................................49
10.4 Google Maps......................................................................50
10.5 YouTube.............................................................................51
10.6 Google Play Store® ...........................................................52
11 Synchronizing Information............................................ 53
11.1 Managing Your Accounts....................................................53
11.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization.......................55
12 Using Other Applications.............................................. 56
12.1 All Back-up.......................................................... ................56
12.2 Calendar.............................................................................57
12.3 File Manager.......................................................................59
12.4 Clock...................................................................................61
12.5 Calculator............................................................................61
12.6 Notes ..................................................................................62
13 Managing the Smartphone...........................................62
13.1 Setting the Date and Time..................................................62
13.2 Setting the Display..............................................................63
13.3 Setting Ringers...................................................................63
13.4 Setting Smartphone Services.............................................64
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13.5 Adjusting the Speech Rate .................................................65
13.6 Protecting the Smartphone.................................................65
13.7 Managing Applications........................................................66
13.8 Resetting the Smartphone..................................................67
14 Appendix......................................................................68
14.1 FAQs...................................................................................68
14.2 Warranty Information ..........................................................70
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1 Important Device Information
1.1 Safety Precautions
Please read the safety precaut ions carefully to ens ure the correct u se of the
smartphone.
Do not crash, throw, or puncture the smartphone. Avoid
dropping, squeezing or bending the smartphone.
Do not use the smartphone in a moist environment, such as
the bathroom. Prevent the smartphone from being soaked or
washed in liquid.
Do not switch on the smartphone when it is prohibit ed to use
smartphones or when the smartphone may cause
interference or danger.
Do not use the smartphone while driving.
Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care
facilities. Switch off the smartphone near any medical
apparatus.
Switch off the smartphone while on an aircraft. The
smartphone may cause interference to control equipment of
the aircraft.
Switch off the smartphone near high-precision ele ctronic
devices. The smartphone may affect the performance of
these devices.
Do not attempt to disassemble the smartphone or its
accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to service
or repair the smartphone.
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Do not place the smartphone or its accessories in containers
with a strong electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media near the smartphone.
Radiation from the smartphone may erase the information
stored on them.
Do not put the smartphone in a high-temperature place or
use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.
Keep the smartphone and its accessories away from
children. Do not allow children to use the smartphone
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 leg al rights wh en using
your wireless device.
Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while
using the USB cable. Otherwise the smartphone or PC may
be damaged.
1.2 Personal Information and Data Security
The use of some functions or third-party applicat ions on your device cou ld
result in your personal information and data being lost or becoming
accessible to others. Several measures are r eco mmended to help y ou
protect personal and confidential information.
• Place your device in a safe area to prevent it from unauthorized u se.
• Set your device screen to lock and create a password or un lock pattern to
open it.
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• Periodically back up personal information kept on your SIM/UIM ca rd,
memory card, or stored in your device memory. If you cha nge to a
different device, be sure to move or delete any personal inf ormation on
your old device.
• If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages or e-mails
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 persona l information.
• If you use services such as Bluetooth, set passwords for these services to
prevent unauthorized access. When these s ervices are not in use, t urn
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-par ty
application providers.
• Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result,
a third-party may be able to share your location inf ormation.
• Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to thirdparty application providers. Third party vendor s 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 document may be reproduced or tra nsmitt ed in any f orm or
by any means without prior written consent of H uawei Tec hno logies Co .,
Ltd.
The product described in this manual may include copyrighted soft ware of
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and possible licensors. Customer s shall not
in any manner reproduce, distribute, modify , dec ompile, dis assemble ,
decrypt, extract, reverse engineer, lea se, as sign, o r s ublicens e th e said
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software, unless such restrictions are prohibited by applicable laws or such
actions are approved by respective copyr ight hold ers.
Trademarks and Permissions
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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks own ed by
Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such mar ks by Hua wei Techn ologies
Co., Ltd. is under license.
Other trademarks, product, service and compa ny names mentioned are the
property of their respective owners.
Notice
Some features of the product and its ac cess ories d esc rib ed herein r ely on
the software installed, capacities and settings of local n etwor k, and
therefore may not be activated or may be limited by local network operators
or network service providers. Thus the descript ions he rein ma y no t matc h
exactly the product or its accessories yo u pur ch ase.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. reserves the right to chan ge or modif y any
information or specifications contained in this manual without pr ior notic e
and without any liability.
Third-Party Software Statement
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. does not own the intellectual proper ty of the
third-party software and applications that are delive red wi th th is produc t.
Therefore, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. will not p rovide a ny w arrant y of
any kind for these third-party software and applications. Neither will Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd. provide support to cus tom ers wh o us e these th irdparty software and applications, nor be respo nsib le or liab le fo r the
functions of these third-party software an d applicat ions.
Third-party software and applications serv ice s may be inte rrupte d or
terminated at any time. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. does not guarantee
that any content or service would be maintained fo r an y period d urin g its
availability. Third-party service providers provide content and services
through network or transmission tools outside of the con trol of Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd. To the greatest extent per mitted by applicable law, it
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interruption or termination of third-party cont ents or serv ices.
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be responsible for t he le gality,
quality, or any other aspects of any software ins talled on this produ ct, or for
any uploaded or downloaded third-party works, such as text s, images ,
videos, or software. Customers shall bear the risk for any and all effect s,
including incompatibility between the software and this product, which
result from installing software or uploading or downloading the third-party
works.
This product uses the open-source Android™ p lat form. H uaw ei
Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the plat fo rm.
Therefore, this product may not support all the fu nctions that are supp orted
by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible wit h third -part y
software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. sh all not be liab le for a ny of such
situation.
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Import and Export Regulations
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regulations and be responsible to obtain all necessary govern ment al
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mentioned in this manual including the software and technic al data therein .
Privacy Policy
To better understand how we protect your personal information, please s ee
the privacy policy at
http://consumer.huawei.com/en/privacy-policy /index. htm .
2 Getting Started
All the pictures in this guide are for reference only. the smartphone's
actual display features may be different to those described here,
depending on its software version.
2.1 Your Smartphone
2.1.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips
• Press and hold to power on the smartphone.
• When the smartphone is powered on, press and hold this
button to display the options menu. You can then choose to
power off the smartphone or perform sho rt cut operations.
• Press to lock the screen when the smartphone is act i ve.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to display recently used applications.
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• Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application
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you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
2.2 Setting Up the Smartphone
2.2.1 Installing the SIM Card
There are two steps to install the SIM ca rd:
1. Remove the battery co ver.
2. Insert the SIM card.
2.2.2 Installing the microSD Card
The smartphone is already equ ipped with a lar ge-volume built-in embedded
MultiMediaCard (eMMC). If you want to expand the smartpho ne memo ry,
you can also insert a microSD c ard .
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1. Remove the battery co ver.
2. Insert the microSD card into the card slot as shown in the diagram.
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2.2.3 Installing the Battery
a
b
1. Angle the edge labeled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end of the
battery compartment.
2. Push the edge labeled b into the compartment until the battery clicks
firmly into place.
2.2.4 Charging the Battery
Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been pr operly installed on the
smartphone.
1. Connect the USB cable t hat came w ith the smartpho ne to the charger.
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the smartphone. Then, to start
charging, plug the charger into an electrical out let.
If you charge the smartphone while it is powered on, the battery icon on the
notification bar indicates the charging status. W hen the batte ry icon
changes to , the smartphone is fully charged.
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Status Indicator
The color of the status indicator tells you the s tatus of the sma rtphon e's
battery.
Status Indicator
Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).
Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger).
Red: Battery low.
2.2.5 Important Infor mation About the Battery
• If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to
power on the smartphone immediately after you begin charging the
battery. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the smartphone
powered off before attempting to power the smartphone 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 prope rly, replace the
battery with a new one of the same type.
• Using data services increases the power consumption of the smartp hone
and will therefore reduce the length of time that the smartphone 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 smartphone will alert you and display
a message. When the battery power is almost exhausted, the
smartphone will power off automatically.
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2.2.6 Power Saving Tips
The longevity of battery power depends on the netwo rk to w hich yo u
connect, and how you use the smartphon e.
Try the following to conserve battery power:
• When the smartphone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight.
• Reduce the time it takes for your screen backlight to turn off when the
smartphone is idle.
• Lower the screen brightness.
• Turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it. Only make the s martphone
visible to other Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a Blue tooth
connection.
• Turn off Wi-Fi when you are not using it.
• Turn off the smartphone'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.
2.3 Power On or Off the Smartphone
2.3.1 Powering the Smart phone On
Press and hold . If you have protected the smartphone with a personal
identification number (PIN), enter it before using t he smartp hone .
2.3.2 Setting Up the Smart phone
The first time you power on the smartphone, the sma rtpho ne display s a
set-up wizard to help you set-up the smart phone.
The set-up wizard helps you:
• Create or sign in to your account
• Make some initial decisions about how you want to use the smartphone
2.3.3 Powering Of f the Smartphone
1. Press and hold to display the options menu.
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2. Touch
Power off
.
If
Quick Pwr On
mode. If
smartphone.
is enabled, the smartphone will enter deep sleep
Quick Pwr On
is disabled, touch OK to power off the
2.3.4 Turning On Fast Boot
1. Touch
2. Touch the button next to
> Settings
Do not turn on
.
Quick Pwr On
Quick Pwr On
.
while on an airplane.
2.3.5 Restarting t he Smartphone
1. Press and hold to display the options menu.
2. Touch
Restart
3. Touch OK.
.
2.3.6 Using Airpl ane Mode
Some locations may require you to turn of f th e sma rtphon e's w irele ss
connections. Rather than powering off the s martp hone, you ca n plac e it in
Airplane mode
1. Press and hold .
2. Touch
.
Airplane mode
in the options menu.
2.4 Using the Touchscreen
2.4.1 Touchscreen Acti ons
Touch
: Tap the screen with your finger to select an
item, confirm a selection, or start an application.
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Touch and hold
not release it until the smartphone responds. For
example, to open the options menu for the active
screen, touch and hold the screen until the menu
appears.
Flick
across the screen.
Drag
To move an item, drag the item to any part of the
screen. You can drag an icon to move or delete it.
: Touch an item with your finger and do
: Move your finger either vertically or horizontally
: Touch and hold the desired item with your finger.
2.4.2 Rotating the Smart phone Screen
The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or po rt rait vie w
when you rotate the smartphone sideways.
On the Home screen, touch
screen
to disable this function.
> Settings > Display > Auto-rotate
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the
Screen
2.5.1 Locking the Scre en
• When the smartphone is on, press to lock the screen. When the
screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls.
• If the smartphone is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically.
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2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen
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Touch to view all your applications.
Shortcuts
Notifications bar:
Displays the reminders and status icons of
your smartphone. Flick down to open the
notifications panel.
Display area:
Shows the operation and display areas of
your smartphone.
1. Press to wake up the screen.
2. Drag the unlocking icon to the small open lock, the scree n is unlocked.
If you have set up a screen unloc k pattern, you will be prom pted to draw
the pattern on the screen to unlock it.
2.6 Home Screen
Touch and hold a shortcut until the smartphone 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.
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2.6.1 Notificat ion and Status Icons
Signal strength No signal
Connected to GPRS
mobile network
Connected to 3G
mobile network
Roaming Airplane mode
Bluetooth on
Vibration mode Ringer silenced
Call muted Charging battery
Battery full Battery extremely low
Call in progress Missed call
Alarm enabled New mail from Gmail
New text message
New chat message New e-mail
New voicemail Connected to a PC
GPRS in use
3G in use
Receiving location
data from GPS
Problem with text or
multimedia message
delivery
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Open Wi-Fi network
available
Uploading Downloading
Smartphone storage
space is getting low
Preparing the mircoSD
card
Synchronizing data Synchronization failed
Connected to a VPN
Upcoming event
Sign-in or
synchronization
problem
More undisplayed
notifications
Disconnected from a
VPN
2.6.2 Notification Panel
The smartphone will notify you when you re ceive a n ew mess age or t here
is an upcoming event. The notification panel also informs you of alarms and
settings. Open the notification panel to see your network ope rator 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 d own to ope n the notif ication pa nel.
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 the cross sign (×) 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 clos e it.
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2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen
10:23
10:23
+
Flick your finger left or right
across the Home screen.
Touch to view thumbnails
of the Home screen and its
extensions. Touch a thumbnail
to open the screen.
2.6.4 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, an d 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
the smartphone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, dr ag the ite m 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 t he Home sc reen that you want to remove
until the smartphone vibrates.
2. Without lifting your finger, dr ag the ite m to the trash c an. Wait until the
item and the trash can turn red.
3. Release the item.
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2.6.5 Service Shor tcuts
1. Open the notification bar.
2. Touch at the top of the screen to switch data services on or off.
You can also touch , , or to turn the corresponding
services on or off.
2.6.6 Changing the Wal lpaper
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
.
2.6.7 Changing the Th eme
On the Home screen, touch
> Theme settings
to select a theme.
2.7 Applications and Widgets
The Application screen holds icons for all of the applications o n th e
smartphone. You can touch on the Home screen to open the
application screen.
2.7.1 Moving Icons on the Applicat ion Screen
1. On the application screen, touch .
2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move on the application screen.
3. Without lifting your finger, dr ag the icon to th e desired location, a nd then
release it.
To move more icons, repeat steps 2 and 3.
4. Touch or to save.
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2.7.2 Accessing Widgets
On the application screen, touch the
screen. From the widget screen, you can tou ch and hold a widget, and t hen
drag it to the Home screen.
WIDGETS
tab to switch to the widget
2.7.3 Viewing Recently Used Applications
To display the list of recently used applications, press a nd hold . To
open an application, touch the corresponding thumbnail. To close t he
application, flick left or right across the screen.
2.8 Using a microSD Card
2.8.1 Using the microSD Car d as a USB Mas s St or age
To transfer all your favorite music and pictures f rom your P C to t he
smartphone's microSD card, set the microSD card as a US B mass storage.
1. Connect the smartphone to your PC with the USB cable provided. Yo ur
PC will detect the microSD card as a removable storage device.
2. Open the notification bar, and then touch
3. Touch
Turn on USB storage
you want to transfer files.
You can now transfer files from you r PC to th e smartpho ne's microSD c ard.
When your microSD card acts as a USB mass storage, the smartphone
will not use this memory space. Ensure that you follow the correct
procedures to disconnect the USB mass storage device (the
smartphone) from the PC when you have finished transferring files.
2.8.2 Removing the mic roSD Card
1. On the Home screen, touch
2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch
3. Touch
OK
4. Carefully remove the microSD card.
USB connected
in the dialog box that opens to confirm that
> Settings
.
Storage > Unmount SD card
.
.
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3 Calling
To make a smartphone call, you can dial a number using the key pa d or
touch a number saved in your con tact list, on a webpa ge, or in other p laces.
When you are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redir ect
them to your voicemail. You can also set up conf erenc e calls w ith s evera l
participants.
3.1 Making a Call
To make a call, you can use the
People
.
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 t ouch
Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of the smartpho ne
if you want your voice heard by the other parties in a call.
3.1.1 Making a Call with the Phone Applic ation
1. On the Home screen, touch
touch .
2. Enter the phone number.
3. Touch to initiate the call.
During a call, touch to enter other numbers on the dialer.
3.1.2 Making a Call from People
1. On the Home screen, touch
2. Touch to display the contacts saved on the smartphone. Select a
contact to place a call.
3.1.3 Making a Call f rom the Call Log
1. On the Home screen, touch
the call log.
Phone
application, or select a number from
> Phone
. If the dialer is not displayed,
> Phone
.
> Phone
, and then touch to display
Current call
.
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