Huawei Y301-A1 User Manual

Google Services

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Google Services

Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to your country or carrier. Please follow local laws and regulations to use them.

When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as sign in to your Google account.

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

Talk, Gmail

, or

Play Store

, and you will be prompted to

If you already have a Google account, touch username and password.

Existing

and enter your

Creating a Google Account

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

After reading the setup information, touch

2. Enter the first name, last

3. Enter the user name for your Google account, and then touch . The mobile phone will connect to a 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 a

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

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

To use another Google account, go to the

Add account

to select which type of accounts you want to add.

name, and then touch .

ccount password, and then touch

New

Settings

then enter the

screen, and touch

Gmail

is Google's web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you may have configured it to use an existing create a new account. The first time you open the phone, your

Inbox

will contain the messages from your

Opening Gmail

Gmail

application on your

Gmail

Google Services

account or

web account.

On the Home screen, touch > emails you decide to keep on your mobile phone will go to your

Gmail

. The

Inbox

mail list appears. Any

Inbox

folder.

Switching Between Accounts

On the

Inbox

screen, touch the email address bar on the top, and choose an email account from the email account list displayed. The selected account's Inbox is then displayed by default.

Creating and Sending an Email

In the mail list, touch .

2. Enter the message recipient's email addre

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 recipients, touch , and then touch

3. Enter the email subject and write your email.

If you want to add a picture attachment, touch , and then touch

Attach picture

4. After writing your email, touch .

to select the picture you want to attach.

ss in the To field. If you are

(Bcc) of the email to other

Add Cc/Bcc

Replying to or Forwarding an Email

In the mail list, touch the email that you want to reply to or forward.

2. Touch to reply. You can also touch , and then touch

Forward

3. Do one of the following:

Reply all

Google Services

• If you selected or

• If you selected additional text you want to include in the forwarded message.

4. Touch to send, or touch to save as a draft.

Forward

Reply all

, enter your message.

, specify the message recipients and add any

Searching for an Email

In the mail list, touch .

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

Customizing Your Gmail Settings

In the mail list, touch >

Settings

to customizing your

Gmail

Talk

is Google's instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate

in real time with other people using

Opening Talk

On the Home screen, touch >

Your

Talk

account is based on the Google account you set up with your

mobile phone.

Talk

on a phone or on the web.

Talk

to open the application.

Adding a Friend

In the friends list, touch .

2. Enter the Gmail address of the friend you want to add.

3. Touch .

Accepting an Invitation

If someone else has invited you to chat, this information will appear in the friends list.

2. Touch a pending invitation, and then touch

Google Services

Starting a Chat

In the friends list, touch a friend's name in the friends list.

2. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text a

3. After entering your message, touch .

nd chat with your friend.

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 touch >

want to set. Now choose from one of the following:

Settings

. Then touch the account that you

IM notifications

Notification 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

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

Silent

Signing out of Talk

On the friends list screen, touch , and then touch

Sign out

to quit

Talk

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. You can view satellite images, traffic maps, or other kinds of maps of your current or other locations.

Enabling the Location Service

Before you open you must enable the location service.

Maps

to find your location or search for places of interest,

On the Home screen, touch >

Settings

Google Services

2. Touch

3. Select the

Location services

Google's location service

check box, or both.

check box, the

GPS satellites

Opening Maps

On the Home screen, touch >

Maps

to open the application.

Searching for Places of Interest

On the map, touch .

2. Enter the place you want to search for

the Search icon.

3. Your search results will then be displayed. Touch a place you are

inter

ested in and the application will show where it is on the map.

in the search box, and then touch

Getting Directions

While viewing a map, touch .

2. Enter the starting point in the first

in the second text box.

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

text box, and then enter your destination

4. Touch

5. Touch a direction item on the list to sh

6. When you finish viewing or following the

GET DIRECTIONS

Clear Map

touch

to reset the map.

. Your directions will appear in a list.

ow it on the map.

YouTube

searching for, and uploading videos.

is Google's free online video streaming service for watching,

directions, touch , and then

Opening YouTube

Google Services

On the Home screen, touch > screen.

YouTube

. You will then see the YouTube

Searching for a Video

On the

YouTube

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

3. You will see a number of search results disp

bar. Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it.

screen, touch .

layed below the notification

Sharing a Video

From the video list on the

to share the video.

YouTube

screen, select a video clip and touch

Play Store

Android you can download and install on your phone.

Opening Play Store

Play Store

On the Home screen, touch >

provides direct access to applications and games which

Play Store

2. When you open

window will appear. Touch

Service

Play Store

for the first time, the

to continue.

Google Play Terms of

Installing an Application

In the

Play Store

want to download. On the application details screen, you can view more information about the selected application, such as its cost, overall rating, user comments, and similar applications in which you might be interested. You can also scroll down to view information about the application developer, including other applications from the same developer and a link to the developer's website. In addition, you can send the developer an email.

, select a category, and then touch the application you

Google Services

2. To install the application, touch

Install

(if it is free) or touch the button with

its price (if it is not free), and confirm your download or purchase.

3. To check the progress of a download, ope

n the notification panel. Most applications are installed within seconds. To stop an application from downloading, touch the cross (×).

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

If you want to install a non-Play Store application, touch >

Security

, and then select the

Unknown sources

check box to allow

Settings

installation of the non-Play Store application.

Uninstalling an Application

On the

Play Store

2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch

3. When prompted, touch phone.

screen, touch >

to remove the application from your mobile

My Apps

Uninstall

Accounts and synchronization

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Accounts and

synchronization

You can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the web.

Adding an Account

On the Home screen, touch >

Settings

All

2. In the

3. Select an account type.

4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information.

5. Configure the account and set the type of data

When an account is set up, it appears in the

ACCOUNTS

The types of data you can set to synchronize to your phone vary by account type.

area, touch

Add account

ACCOUNTS

you wish to synchronize.

area.

Deleting an Account

On the Home screen, touch >

2. In the

3. Select the account you wish to delete.

4. Touch >

5. In the displayed dialog box, touch

ACCOUNTS

Remove account

area, select an account type.

Settings

Remove account

All

Turning on data synchronization

On the Home screen, touch >

Settings

All

2. In the

3. Select the account you wish to synchronize.

ACCOUNTS

area, touch

Accounts and synchronization

4. Touch

Sync Email

You can touch >

to turn on data synchronization.

Sync now

to have the account synchronize data

from the web in the background.

Changing an Account's Synchronization Settings

On the Home screen, touch >

2. In the

ACCOUNTS

area, touch

3. Select the account whose synchronization settin

Sync settings

The

area displays data you can synchronize.

4. Select the data you wish to synchronize.

Settings

Google

All

gs you wish to modify.

Using Other Applications

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Using Other Applications

Calendar

appointments. Depending on your synchronization settings, the calendar on your phone can be synchronized with the internet-based calendar you use.

enables you to create and manage events, meetings, and

Opening Calendar

On the Home screen, touch >

Calendar

to open the application.

Creating an Event

In any calendar view, touch , and then touch

If you have more than one calendar, select the calendar where you want to save the event.

2. Enter the event name.

• If there is a time frame

beginning and end times of the event.

• If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or a day-long activity,

set the date for

3. Enter the location of the event and a description.

4. Specify in frequently, and then set the time for your event reminder in

5. Touch

To quickly create an event in the day or week view, touch and hold an empty time slot, and then touch will appear with the selected time slot and date in the fields.

REPETITION

SAVE

for the event, touch

FROM

and TO, and then select the

whether the event recurs and, if it does, how

New event

FROM

and TO to set the

. A new event details screen

ALL DAY

REMINDERS

FROM

check box.

and TO

Setting an Event Reminder

In any calendar view, touch an event to view its details or an event summary.

Using Other Applications

2. Touch the reminder's button to delete an existing

3. Touch the reminder time, and then, from the lis

Add reminder

button to add a reminder, or touch the

reminder.

t displayed, touch the length of time before the event when you want to be reminded. When the time comes, you will receive a notification about the event.

Setting Synchronization and Display

The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you have added or subscribed to for each account that is configured to synchronize events to your phone, organized by account. (Calendars for accounts you have configured not to synchronize Calendar events are not included in the list.)

In any calendar view, touch >

Calendars to display

If you have an account to be synchronized to your phone, the account will be displayed in the

2. Touch >

Calendars to sync

Calendars to display

list.

3. Select the accounts you want to synchronize to enable their calendar synchronization function.

Customizing Calendar Settings

In any calendar view, touch >

Settings

. Follow the onscreen

instructions to configure the calendar settings.

File Manager

you organize, edit, and delete files and folders.

Opening File Manager

On the Home screen, touch >

Before performing operations on the microSD card is inserted.

Creating a Folder

On the

is like having a pocket-sized personal assistant (PA), letting

File Manager

SD card

File Manager

screen, touch

Internal

to open the application.

list, ensure that a

SD card

Using Other Applications

2. Touch >

3. Enter the name of the new folder in the text box.

4. Touch

Save

New folder

Moving or Copying a File

On the

File Manager

2. Touch and hold the file you wish to copy or cut.

3. From the displayed option menu, choose

4. Select where you wish to paste the file.

5. Touch

Paste

screen, touch

Internal

Cut

SD card

Copy

Searching for a File

On the

File Manager

folder to access the directory where the file you want is located.

2. Touch >

3. Touch in the lower right corner of the keyboard.

4. A list of search results will be displayed.

5. Touch to return to the file manager screen.

screen, touch

to enter part or all of the file name.

Internal

SD card

Touch a file in the list to open it.

, and then touch a

Compressing or decompressing files

You can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar files.

On the

File Manager

2. Touch and hold the file or folder you wish to compr

3. From the displayed option menu, choose

4. Select the save path of the compressed file and name the file.

5. Touch OK.

To decompress a file, touch and hold it and choose displayed option menu.

screen, touch

Internal

SD card

ess.

Compress

Extract

from the

Using Other Applications

Viewing Your Memory Status

On the touch

File Manager

Storage

screen, touch to open the options panel, and then

. The memory management screen will be displayed. This screen allows you to view the memory status and available memory on your mobile phone and microSD card.

Clock

displays the date and time. You can also use

mobile phone into an alarm clock.

Opening the Clock

Clock

to turn your

On the Home screen, touch >

Clock

to open the application.

Opening the Alarms

On the

Clock

screen, touch to open the

Adding an Alarm

On the alarm list screen, touch .

2. Set the alarm time, sound, how

DONE

3. Touch

often it repeats, and more.

Setting an Alarm

On the alarm list screen, touch one of the alarms on the screen.

Time

2. Touch

3. Touch

4. Touch

5. Select the

to set the time of the alarm.

Repeat

to set the days when you want the alarm to sound.

Ringtone

to select a ringtone for the alarm.

Vibrate

check box to enable the phone to vibrate, in addition to

playing the ringtone.

Label

6. Touch

7. Touch

to enter a name for the alarm.

DONE

The alarm clock still works when the phone is powered off.

Alarms

Customizing Alarm Settings

On the alarm list screen, touch , and then touch

Calculator

Use

Calculator

operators to solve more complex equations.

Opening Calculator

to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced

Using Other Applications

Settings

On the Home screen, touch >

Calculator

to open the application.

Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel

On the between

Calculator

Advanced panel

screen, flick the screen to the right or left to switch

and

Basic panel

Notes

features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and

delete notes.

On the Home screen, touch >

2. Touch to create a note.

3. Touch to save the note.

Notes

to open the application.

Managing Your Mobile Phone

•

Managing Your Mobile

Phone

To configure your mobile phone, touch >

Settings

Setting the Date and Time

When your phone is using the date and time settings provided automatically by the network, you cannot change the settings.

On the

Settings

2. On the settings screen, perform any of the following operations:

• Clear the automatically obtaining the network date and time.

• Clear the automatically obtaining the time zone from the network.

• Touch

• Touch Scroll up or down to view more time zones.

• Select or clear the hour and 24-hour formats.

• Touch displayed.

screen, touch

Automatic date & time

Automatic time zone

Set date Set time Select time zone

Select date format

and flick up and down to set your phone's date. and flick up and down to set your phone's time.

and select the time zone you want from the list.

Use 24-hour format

Date & time

check box to stop your phone from

to select how you want the date to be

check box to stop your phone from

check box to switch between 12-

Setting the Display

On the

Settings

2. Perform any of the following operations:

• Touch screen brightness, clear the

• Touch

Auto-rotate screen

off. With this function enabled, if your rotate your phone when browsing a web page, viewing an image, or writing a message, your screen orientation will automatically change to landscape or portrait view.

screen, touch

Brightness

Display

to set the screen brightness. To manually adjust the

Automatic brightness

to turn the auto-rotate screen function on and

check box.

Managing Your Mobile Phone

• Touch

Sleep

to set a screen timeout period. If idle for the specified period of time, your phone automatically locks its screen to save battery power.

• Touch

Font size

to change the display font size.

Setting Ringers

On the

Settings

2. On the settings screen, you can:

• Touch ringtone, message notification tone, and more.

• Touch incoming call, new message, new email, upcoming event, and more.

• Touch

• Touch upcoming event, and more.

To adjust the volume, you can press the volume buttons from the home screen or most application screens (for example, the call, music, and video playback screens).

screen, touch

Volume

Vibration

Silent mode

and drag the sliders to set the volumes of music,

to set whether your phone vibrates when you have an

to turn silent mode on or off.

Phone ringtone Notification tone

Sound

to select a ringtone.

to select a tone for a new message, new email,

Setting Phone Services

Customizing Call Settings

Mobile phone service providers offer services including call forwarding, call waiting, fixed dialing numbers, and voicemail. You can customize the services included in your call fee package.

On the Home screen, touch > to customize call functions.

Turning on Data Roaming

On the

Settings

2. Select the Accessing data services while roaming may incur additional charges.

screen, touch

Data roaming

Phone

Mobile networks

check box.

, and then touch >

Settings

Managing Your Mobile Phone

Ask your wireless service provider about data roaming fees.

Disabling the Data Service

On the

Settings

2. Clear the

screen, touch

Data enabled

Mobile networks

check box.

Configuring Text-to-Speech

Use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech synthesizer, for applications that can take advantage of this feature.

Adjusting the Speech Rate

On the

Settings

output

2. Select a speed at which the text is to be spoken.

screen, touch

Speech rate

Language & input

Text-to-speech

Protecting Your Mobile Phone

Turning on Your SIM Card PIN

On the

Settings

2. Select the

3. Use the keyboard to enter the PIN, and then touch

4. To change the PIN at any time, touch You can dial emergency numbers any time from your mobile phone.

screen, touch

Lock SIM card

Security

check box.

Set up SIM card lock

Change SIM PIN

Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock

To keep your data more secure, lock the screen and/or require a screen unlock pattern every time your mobile phone is turned on or wakes up from sleep mode.

On the

Settings

screen, touch

Security

Screen lock

Pattern

Managing Your Mobile Phone

2. Flick your finger vertically, horizontally or diagonally, connect at least four

dots in any order you choose. Lift your finger from the screen when you are finished.

You must drag your finger between the dots on the screen to create the pattern,

3. Your mobile phone will record the

not simply touch individual dots.

pattern. Touch

Continue

4. When prompted, draw the screen unlock pattern again, and then touc

Confirm

To change your unlock screen pattern, touch

Pattern

Security

Screen lock

Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN

You can set up a numeric PIN to lock your phone.

On the

Settings

2. Enter at least four characters.

3. Touch

4. Enter the same characters again and touch

To change your PIN, touch

Continue

screen, touch

Security

Screen lock

Unlocking Your Mobile Phone If You Forget the Screen Lock Pattern

If you have already created a Google account, you can unlock your mobile phone using the following methods.

• After you have entered the wrong sequence five times, a

button will appear. Touch this button to enter the Google account interface. After you have entered your Google account password, you will be able to reset the unlock pattern.

• After you have entered the wrong pattern twenty

directly to the Google account interface. After you have entered your Google account password, you will be able to reset the unlock pattern.

Forgot pattern?

times, you will be taken

Managing Applications

Viewing an Installed Application

On the

Settings

2. In the applications list, do either of

screen, touch

Manage apps

the following:

Managing Your Mobile Phone

• Touch , and then touch view its details.

• Touch an application directly to view its

Sort by size

. Then touch an application to

details.

Uninstalling an Application

You cannot uninstall the applications that are pre-installed on the system.

On the

Settings

2. Touch an application, and then touch

screen, touch

Manage apps

Uninstall

Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory

• Move files and email attachments to the microSD card.

Browser

• In information.

• Uninstall any downloaded programs that you no longer use.

• Reset your mobile phone.

, clear all temporary Internet files and Browser history

Resetting Your Mobile Phone

Backing Up My Data

You can use your Google account to back up your mobile phone's settings to Google servers. If you replace your mobile phone, the settings you have backed up will be transferred to the new mobile phone the first time you sign in to your Google account.

On the

Settings

2. Select the

screen, touch

Back up my data

Backup & reset

check box.

Managing Your Mobile Phone

Restoring Factory Data

If you reset your phone to its factory settings, all of your personal data stored on the phone, including information about your Google account, any other accounts that you have configured, your system and application settings, and any applications you have installed will be erased. Resetting the phone does not erase any system updates you have downloaded. Using the check box provided, you can also select to erase all the data stored on your SD card or on the phone's internal SD card, which includes files that you have downloaded or copied there, such as music or photos.

On the

Settings

screen, touch

Backup & reset

Factory data reset

2. When prompted, touch mobile phone resets the settings to the original factory settings, and then restarts.

Reset phone

, and then touch

Reset phone

. The

Online Update

Your mobile phone has pre-installed the online update function. When there is new software available, the version information appears and prompts you to update. You can also touch to check whether the new software is available.

When updating:

Back up your personal information. All personal information will be removed after the update.

Make sure that your microSD card has sufficient space to store the new software version.

Perform the online update following the onscreen instructions.

Settings

About phone

System updates

Please visit www.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/support/hotline for recently updated hotline and email address in your country or region.

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.

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