Lenovo K8 Plus Instruction Manual
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Volume
buttons
Power button
Press:
display on/o.
Press & hold:
phone on/o.
Front
camera
Back
Home
Recents
Back cameras
USB/
Charger
Headset
jack
SIM & microSD
card slots
Music key
Go to Settings >
Music Key for more
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First look – Lenovo K8 Plus
Let's get started. We'll guide you through start-up and tell
you a bit about your phone's features.
Note: software updates happen frequently, so your phone
may look a little dierent.
Tips & tricks
• Start: insert the SIM card or cards in your phone and
charge up. Then power on and follow the screen prompts
to set up your phone. See “Start: Lenovo K8 Plus”.
•Top topics: just want a quick list of what your phone can
do? See “Hot topics”.
• Help: all your questions about your new phone answered
right on your phone. Swipe up
Want even more? See “Get help & more”.
Note: certain apps and features may not be available in all
countries.
Caution: before using your phone, please read the Legal
information by swiping up > Settings> Legal
information.
> Lenovo Help.
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See what your phone can do.
Topic Location
Find these fast: Wi-Fi,
aeroplane mode, torch and
more.
Pinch, zoom, swipe and more. See “Controls and
Choose new wallpaper, add
widgets and more.
Find the right settings to get
the perfect shot.
Access the Internet. See “Browse”.
Browse, shop and download
apps.
Keep your info safe. Set up
your password and more.
Never get lost again. See “Locate & navigate”.
Save data charges. Use Wi-Fi. See “Wi-Fi networks”.
Stuck? Confused? See “Get help & more”.
See “Quick settings”.
gestures”.
See “Redecorate your
Home screen”.
See “Take photos”.
See “Download apps”.
See “Protect”.
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Start: Lenovo K8 Plus
Start: Lenovo K8 Plus
Put in the SIM cards
Charge up & power on
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Next
Put in the SIM cards
Your phone supports using two SIM cards.
Caution: make sure you use the correct sized SIM
cards and don't cut the SIM cards.
Put in the nano SIM and memory cards.
With the phone facing
up, insert the SIM tool
into the tray hole to
pop out the tray.
Push the tray back into
your phone.
Put in the SIM cards and
an optional microSD card
with the gold contacts
facing down.
SIM 2
SIM 1
microSD
(optional)
Nano SIM
Charge up & power on
Charge your phone fully and turn the power on. Then select
your language and follow the screen prompts to get started.
Charge up.
Before using your
phone, fully charge it
with the charger
provided.
Power on.
Press and hold Power
until the screen lights
up.
Start
let's get up and running
Start
Sign in
Battery life
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Sign in
After you power on, just follow the screen prompts to get
started.
If you use Gmail™, you already have a Google™ account – if
not, you can create an account during setup. Signing in to
your Google account lets you access, sync and back up your
stu. See your Google apps, contacts, calendar, photos and
more.
Tips and tricks
• Wi-Fi network: for faster Internet access or to conserve
mobile data use, swipe the status bar down with two
fingers, then tap
networks”.
• Accounts: to add, edit or delete accounts, swipe up
Settings> Accounts. To set up email accounts, see
“Email”.
For help with your Google account, visit
www.google.com/accounts.
Note: this phone supports apps and services that may use a
lot of data, so make sure your data plan meets your needs.
Contact your service provider for details.
> Wi-Fi. There's more in “Wi-Fi
>
Battery life
Your phone processes tons of information. Depending on
what you use, that can take a lot of power.
When your phone is stationary, not charging or not in use
for a period of time, unnecessary background processes are
shut down to optimise battery life.
To see what’s using up battery power, swipe up >
Settings> Battery.
To help improve battery life, swipe up
Battery> Battery saver, and turn it on.
Tip: to quickly open Settings, swipe down on the status bar
with two fingers and tap
.
Tips and tricks
To save even more battery life between charges, you could
reduce:
• Bluetooth® use: swipe up
and turn it o when you don't need it.
• GPS use: swipe up
Battery saving to turn o GPS tracking.
• Display brightness: swipe up
Display> Brightness level and drag the brightness
slider left.
• Display timeout delay: swipe up
Display> Sleep> (shorter setting).
> Settings> Bluetooth
> Settings> Location> Mode>
> Settings>
> Settings>
> Settings>
Start
Start
Sign in
Battery life
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• Activity of seldom used apps: swipe up >
Settings> Battery, then tap Menu > Battery
optimisation> All apps. Tap the app you want to adjust,
then tap Optimise.
• Widgets that stream information to your Home screen,
such as news or weather.
• Unused online accounts that you registered:
swipe up
you want to remove. Tap it again, then tap Menu
Remove account.
• Recording or watching videos, listening to music or
taking pictures.
> Settings> Accounts. Tap the account
>
Home screen & apps
you have quick access
Home screen & apps
Quick start: Home screen & apps
Help & more
Search
Status & notifications
Volume & interruptions
Do not disturb
Download apps
Take care of your apps
Update your phone
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Next
Quick start: Home screen & apps
The Home screen is what you see when you turn on your
phone. From here you can explore apps and more.
Note: software updates happen frequently, so your screen
may look a little dierent.
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finger for notifications
or with two fingers for
profiles and settings.
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Search by typing or
say "OK, Google".
Google
Contacts
Play StoreDuo
Swipe up to see
all your apps.
Tips and tricks
• Open app list: swipe up , then swipe up to scroll
through apps.
• Return: to return to the Home screen from any location,
tap Home
• Pages: to add a page, drag an app to the right side of
the screen until you see a white bar. You can add multiple
pages. To see other pages of shortcuts and widgets (if
available), swipe the Home screen left.
• Settings: to quickly open common settings, swipe the
status bar down with two fingers. To open more settings,
tap
• Shortcuts: swipe up
it to one of your Home screen pages. To see all your apps,
swipe up
• Apps: to remove an app from a Home screen page, touch
and hold the app, then drag it to
isn't removed from your phone, just the Home screen.)
To uninstall apps from your Home screen, touch and hold
the app, then drag it to Uninstall. (You can't uninstall
some apps. See “Take care of your apps”.)
• Customisation: for more about changing your Home
screen, see “Redecorate your Home screen”.
.
.
, touch and hold an app, then drag
.
Remove. (The app
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Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps
Quick start: Home screen & apps
Help & more
Search
Status & notifications
Volume & interruptions
Do not disturb
Download apps
Take care of your apps
Update your phone
Menu More
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Next
Help & more
Watch a tutorial. Read a how-to. Find out anything about
your phone.
Find it: Swipe up
> Lenovo Help
Search
In the middle of the Home screen, tap the Google Search
box for a text search or tap
When you type, suggestions appear below the search field:
• To search for a suggestion, tap it.
• To search for text in the search field, tap
keyboard.
Tip: to close the keyboard, tap
to search by voice.
on the
.
Status & notifications
At the top of the screen, icons on the left notify you about
new messages or events. If you don't know what an icon
means, swipe the status bar down for details.
Tip: getting too many notifications? Touch and hold a
notification to see which app is sending them to you. Then
you can turn them o.
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Tip: to quickly change common settings, swipe the status
bar down with two fingers. For more, see “Quick settings”.
Swipe down to see
your notifications.
Tip: to remove a notification,
swipe left or right.
Tap to clear your
notifications.
Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps
Quick start: Home screen & apps
Help & more
Search
Status & notifications
Volume & interruptions
Do not disturb
Download apps
Take care of your apps
Update your phone
Menu More
Back
Next
Icons at the top right of the screen tell you about phone
status:
Status Icons
Network strength Do not disturb
/ Wi-Fi in range/
connected
Bluetooth on/connected
Aeroplane mode / Battery charging/full
Note: apps you download from Google Play™ might show
other icons in the status bar to alert you to specific events.
Portrait/Auto-rotate
Data saver
Volume & interruptions
Press the side volume buttons up or down to select a ringer
volume from high to vibrate
Ring
Media
Alarm
.
Tap to show all volume
controls. Tap again to
show only the ringtone
volume.
Set the ringtone,
media or alarm
volume.
Tap an icon to mute
or set to vibrate.
Do not disturb
To turn o some or all sounds, swipe the status bar down
with two fingers and tap Do not disturb. Select one of these
options:
• Total silence: turn o all sounds and alarms. Override
sound settings from other apps. Set how long to stay in
this mode, or choose indefinitely.
• Alarms only: set how long you want to only hear alarms,
or choose indefinitely. Tap MORE SETTINGS to customise
which other interruptions to receive.
• Priority only: set how long you want to only hear priority
interruptions, or choose indefinitely. Tap MORE SETTINGS
to customise which interruptions to receive.
Tip: to create an exception for repeat callers that allows a
call from the same person within a 15 minute period, tap
MORE SETTINGS> Priority only allows> Repeat callers.
Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps
Quick start: Home screen & apps
Help & more
Search
Status & notifications
Volume & interruptions
Do not disturb
Download apps
Take care of your apps
Update your phone
Menu More
Back
Next
Download apps
Google Play™
Get music, movies, books, apps, games and more.
Find it:
• Search: use the search bar to search for apps.
• Download: to download an app, tap it to see details, then
• Share: to share an app you found on Google Play, tap
• Reinstall: to show or reinstall apps you downloaded from
• Use a computer: to find and manage apps from any
• Enjoy music, movies and more: you can also use Google
• Get help: to get help and more, tap .
Play Store
tap INSTALL or the BUY button.
it to see details and then tap
Google Play, tap
computer, go to http://play.google.com using your Google
account and password.
There, you can browse apps on the big screen, manage
your apps across devices (such as a phone and tablet)
and even set new apps to download to your devices.
Play to download music, movies, TV programmes and
more. See “Play Music” and “Play Movies & TV” apps.
> My apps & games.
.
Apps from the web
You can get apps from other online app stores using your
browser.
Tip: choose your apps and updates carefully, as some may
impact your phone's performance – see “Choose carefully”.
Note: when installing an app, make sure you read the alerts
that tell you what information the app will access. If you
don't want the app to access this information, cancel the
installation.
To let your phone install apps that are not on Google
Play, swipe up
Unknown sources switch to turn it on.
For information about downloading files from your browser,
see “Downloads”.
> Settings> Security, then tap the
Choose carefully
Here are a few tips:
• To help prevent spyware, phishing or viruses, use apps
from trusted sites, such as Google Play.
• In Google Play, check the app's ratings and comments
before installing.
• If you doubt the safety of an app, don't install it.
• Apps use up memory, data, battery and processing
power – some more than others. If you're not happy with
how much memory, data, battery or processing power an
app is using, uninstall it.
Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps
Quick start: Home screen & apps
Help & more
Search
Status & notifications
Volume & interruptions
Do not disturb
Download apps
Take care of your apps
Update your phone
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• Monitor children's access to apps to help prevent
exposure to inappropriate content.
• Certain apps may not provide completely accurate
information. Take care, especially when it comes to
personal health.
Set app permissions
You will only be asked for permissions when you use a
feature in an app, instead of immediately when you install
the app.
To modify the app permissions settings, swipe up
Settings> Apps, then select the app and tap
Permissions.
To modify the app permissions by app type (such as
Calendar or Camera) at any time, swipe up
Settings> Apps, then tap > App permissions.
>
>
Take care of your apps
Find it: swipe up , then swipe up to scroll through apps
To close the apps screen, tap Home
• Uninstall apps: to remove an app from a Home screen
page, touch and hold the app, then drag it to Remove.
The app isn't removed from your phone, just the Home
screen.
To remove an app from your phone, touch and hold the
app, then drag it to Uninstall.
To disable an app or force it to stop running,
swipe up
> Settings> Apps.
or Back .
DISABLE removes the app from your menu – to enable
it, reopen this window and tap ENABLE (tap Disabled to
get quicker access to the disabled apps list first).
If an app locks up your phone as soon as you turn it on,
restart in Safe Mode: press and hold the Power button.
When you see the Power o option, press and hold it
to select the Reboot to safe mode option. Your phone
restarts with Safe mode in the lower left. Then, try
removing the app.
• Reinstall apps: to reinstall apps from Google Play, swipe
> Play Store, then tap > My Apps & games.
up
The apps you downloaded are listed and available for
download.
• See app data usage: to show which apps are using the
most data, swipe up
more, see “Data usage”.
> Settings> Data usage. For
Update your phone
Use your phone to check, download and install phone
software updates.
If your phone notifies you about an update, follow the
instructions to download and install it.
To manually check for updates, swipe up
About phone> System updates.
> Settings>
Home screen & apps
Home screen & apps
Quick start: Home screen & apps
Help & more
Search
Status & notifications
Volume & interruptions
Do not disturb
Download apps
Take care of your apps
Update your phone
Menu More
Back
Your phone downloads updates over your Wi-Fi connection
(if available) or mobile network. We recommend that you
download updates over a Wi-Fi connection. Remember,
these updates can be quite large (25MB or more) and may
not be available in all countries.
Note: when updating your phone, make sure you have
enough battery power to complete the update.
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Control & customise
how it acts & looks
Control & customise
Quick start: control & customise
Controls and gestures
On, o, lock & unlock
Customise sounds & appearance
Redecorate your Home screen
Quick settings
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Quick start: control & customise
Take control of your phone.
• Touch, press and speak: learn phone gestures and
commands. See “Controls and gestures”.
• Customise your Home screen: to put widgets such as
a clock, interactive calendar and more on your Home
screen, see “Redecorate your Home screen”.
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Touch and hold an empty
spot to change widgets,
wallpaper and more.
Tap a shortcut to open.
Google
Contacts
Play StoreDuo
Touch and hold to move
or delete.
Drag shortcuts on top of
each other to make a folder.
Tips and tricks
• Speak: tap in a search window or on a keyboard.
• Add a Home screen page: drag an app icon to the right
side of the Home screen until a new page appears. You
can add multiple pages.
• Quick settings: to change Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Aeroplane
mode and other settings, swipe the status bar down with
two fingers. For even more settings, tap
• Can't find a setting? Swipe up
.
> Settings> .
Controls and gestures
Touch
Find your way around:
• Tap: choose an icon or option.
• Touch and hold: see more options.
• Drag: move items on the Home screen.
• Swipe: scroll through lists or between screens.
• Pinch or double tap: zoom in and out on websites,
photos and maps.
• Twist: twist a map with two fingers to rotate it, and pull
two fingers down to tilt it.
• Back: tap Back
• Home: tap Home
to go to the previous screen.
to return to the Home screen.
Control & customise
Control & customise
Quick start: control & customise
Controls and gestures
On, o, lock & unlock
Customise sounds & appearance
Redecorate your Home screen
Quick settings
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• Recents: tap Recents to see your recent apps (or
browser tabs) and tap an app to reopen it. Double tap to
quickly switch between your recent apps.
To remove an app from the recent list, swipe it left, right
. To scroll the list, swipe up or down.
or tap
Tip: you don't need to remove apps from Overview for
your phone to run eciently.
• Split screen: from the recent apps list, touch and hold an
app and then drag it to the top of the screen to view two
apps at once. Not all apps will work in split screen.
• Menus: when
to open options for the current screen.
• Close Keyboard: to close a keyboard, tap
or appears on a screen, you can tap it
.
Press Power button
Your Power button helps in a few ways.
• Power o: press and hold the Power button, then tap
Power o.
• Sleep: to conserve battery power, prevent accidental
touches or to wipe smudges o your touchscreen, put
the touchscreen to sleep by pressing the Power button.
• Wake up: press the Power button again.
• Reboot: to reboot your phone, press and hold the
Power button until the screen goes dark and your phone
restarts.
Tip: to add security to your phone, see “Protect”.
Press Volume buttons
Your volume buttons help in a few ways:
• Ringer volume: press the buttons when your phone is
ringing to silence it.
• Earpiece volume: press the buttons during a call.
• Music/video volume: press the buttons during a song
or video.
Tip: for more on volume control, see “Volume &
interruptions”.
Press Music Key
Your Music Key helps in a few ways:
• Music control: want to play or pause a song? Want to
play the next or previous song? See “Music Key”.
• Customised features: press and hold the Music Key to
turn the torch on or o, open the back camera, capture
your phone’s screen or open an app. To customise the
Music key, swipe up
select an option.
> Settings> Music Key, then
Speak
Just tell your phone what you want.
Tip: speak naturally but clearly, as if using a speakerphone.
• Dialling and commands: say "OK Google" to control your
phone by voice. See “Download apps”.
To dial, say "Call" and then a contact name or phone
number. Or, say a command such as "Send text", "Go to" an
Control & customise
Control & customise
Quick start: control & customise
Controls and gestures
On, o, lock & unlock
Customise sounds & appearance
Redecorate your Home screen
Quick settings
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app or "Help" for voice command help.
Tip: if a contact has more than one number, you can
say which number to call (for example, "Call Joe Black
Mobile" or "Call Suzi Smith Work").
• Search: tap
say "OK Google" to speak your search.
• To change your voice input and text-to-speech settings,
swipe up
• Text entry: on a keyboard, tap
message or search text. You can also say punctuation.
Tip: To make your phone read out loud, see “TalkBack”.
on the Home screen to search by voice or
> Settings> Languages & input.
, then speak your
On, o, lock & unlock
Your touchscreen is on when you need it and o when you
don't. To turn the screen on, press the Power button.
• Screen o and on: press the Power button to turn the
screen o and on.
• Screen lock: to unlock the screen, touch
To use a pattern, PIN or password to unlock your screen,
swipe up
“Screen lock”).
You can also use the fingerprint sensor on your phone.
After you set it up, you’ll see it on the lock screen
instead of the regular lock. To find lock/unlock settings,
swipe up
• Notifications: double tap a notification in the lock screen
to open it. You'll be prompted to enter your password.
> Settings> Security> Screen lock (see
> Settings> Security> Fingerprint.
and drag up.
• Owner info: to add a message to your lock screen, swipe
> Settings> Security, tap > Lock screen
up
message.
Tip: don't put your mobile number as your contact info
unless you can access your voicemail from another
device.
• Screen timeout: to change your timeout (screen locks
automatically), swipe up
Sleep.
> Settings> Display>
Customise sounds & appearance
Customise your phone's sounds and display settings:
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Thanks for finding my phone!
Add a lock screen message
for anyone who finds your
phone.
Drag up for voice assist.
Drag up to unlock
your screen.
Drag up to open the camera.
Control & customise
Control & customise
Quick start: control & customise
Controls and gestures
On, o, lock & unlock
Customise sounds & appearance
Redecorate your Home screen
Quick settings
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• Ringtone and notifications: swipe up > Settings>
Sound.
• Vibrate or silent: to make your phone vibrate, turn on
Also vibrate for calls. To turn o ringtones for incoming
calls, swipe up
ringtone> None.
• Ringtone for a contact: to set a personal ringtone for a
contact, swipe up
then tap
• Display settings: to change brightness, animation and
other display settings, swipe up
Display.
• Rotate: in many apps, the touchscreen switches from
portrait to landscape when you rotate your phone. To
turn this on or o, swipe the status bar down with two
fingers and tap Auto-rotate or Portrait.
• Language and region: to set your menu language and
region, swipe up
Languages.
> Settings> Sound> Phone
> Contacts, tap the contact,
> Menu > Set ringtone.
> Settings>
> Settings> Languages & input>
Redecorate your Home screen
For quick access to your favourite things, customise your
Home screen the way you want.
• Change wallpaper: touch and hold an empty spot on the
Home screen, then tap WALLPAPER.
• Add a Home screen page: drag an app to the right side
of the Home screen until a new page appears. You can
add multiple pages.
• Add shortcuts: swipe up
drag it to one of your Home screen pages. To see all your
apps, swipe up
• Create shortcut folders: drag one shortcut onto another.
Add more shortcuts by dragging them onto the first
shortcut. To name the folder, tap it and enter a name
below the apps.
• Add widgets: touch and hold an empty spot on the
Home screen, tap WIDGETS, touch and hold a widget,
then drag it to your Home screen.
• Resize widgets: you can resize some widgets – touch
and hold a widget until you feel a vibration, then release.
Drag the white circles at the edges to resize.
• Move or delete widgets & shortcuts: touch and hold
a widget or shortcut until you feel a vibration (or see
the icon expand if vibrate is turned o). Then drag it to
another spot, another page or
Note: removing a shortcut from your Home screen
doesn't uninstall the app from your phone.
> Settings> Apps.
, touch and hold an app, then
Remove.
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See all phone settings.
Set screen brightness.
Use the torch.
Tap an icon to turn it
on/o.
Turn Wi-Fi on/o.
Control & customise
Control & customise
Quick start: control & customise
Controls and gestures
On, o, lock & unlock
Customise sounds & appearance
Redecorate your Home screen
Quick settings
Direct Share
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Quick settings
For quick access to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Aeroplane mode,
brightness and other settings, swipe the status bar or lock
screen down with two fingers. For even more settings,
.
tap
Note: your quick settings may look a little dierent.
Tap
at the top of the screen to rearrange your settings
and add or remove settings.
Tip: you can press and hold the Music Key to turn the torch
on or o. To enable this feature, swipe up
Settings> Music Key, then select Torch.
>
Direct Share
In some apps, you can share something directly to a contact
or conversation.
When you select the share option within an app, a list of
contacts with app icons will pop up. Then select the contact
and send.
Share via
Abe
Anna Medina Astrid Fanning
Allie
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Kevin
Tap a contact to
share information.
Swipe up to see all
share options.
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