Customize your Homescreen Wallpaper with Scrolling effect
1.On the Home screen, tap Themes.
2.Tap -> Wallpapers.
3.Tap to select an image.
4.Tap screen to open a Homescreen Preview which shows a preview of the currently selected wallpaper without applying it.
5.Check Scrolling effect, and then zoom and move the image to adjust the maximum display area of the wallpaper.
6.Tap APPLY to set the homescreen wallpaper.
8. 3 Change the icons
1.On the Home screen, tap Themes.
2.Tap -> Icons.
3.Select the desired icons and follow the onscreen instructions to set it as the applications’ icons.
8. 4 Change the sounds
1.On the Home screen, tap Themes.
2.Tap -> Sounds.
3.Select the desired sounds for SIM1 ringtone or SIM2 ringtone or SMS alerts or Other notification. You can also tapto add audios as the sounds for SIM1 ringtone or SIM2 ringtone.
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9 Calendar
Calendar helps you to plan your daily schedule. For example, it helps you to plan ahead and displays information about public holidays.
•Use the calendar
•Calendar settings
9. 1 Use the calendar
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Show events for current day
Add event
View the calendar
1.On the Home screen, tap Calendar.
2.Tap to select Schedule/Day/3 Day/ Week/ Month to zoom in or out your calendar.
Create an event
Add events and set reminders to help you plan ahead.
1.On the Home screen, tap Calendar.
2.Tap to creat an event.
•Title: Enter the event title.
•Time: Set the start and end time.
•Location: Add a location.
•Add a notificaton: You can choose No notification, At time of event, 10 minutes before, 30 minutes before or Custom… to customize your notification time and way.
•Invite people: Enter the people that you want to invite.
•Add note: Enter the note you want to add.
•Calendar default: Set your event’s visibility as Public or Calendar default or Private.
•Busy: Set your event show as Busy or Available.
3.Tap SAVE.
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Search an event
1.On the Home screen, tap Calendar.
2.Tap -> Search to search an event.
3.Enter the key words of the event you want to search, and tap .
Edit/delete an event
1.On the Home screen, tap Calendar and tap the event you want to edit or delete.
2.Tap to start editing or tap
-> Delete to delete the event.
9. 2 Calendar settings
On the Home screen, tap Calendar ->
-> Settings -> General.
•Start of the week: Tap to choose the day when a week starts on (Saturday/Sunday/Monday).
•Use device time zone: Toggle the switch to turn it on/off to use device time zone, or choose a country time zone.
•Alternate calendar: Tap to choose an alternate calendar, such as Chinese calendar.
•Show week number: Toggle the switch to turn it on/off to show/hide week number.
•Show declined events: Toggle the switch to turn it on/off to show/hide declined events.
•Clear search history: Tap to remove all the searches you’ve performed.
•Default event duration: This is the default duration of a newly created event. For non-Google accounts, the default is 1 hour.
•Notify on this device: Check the option to enable notifications.
•Use standard tone: Tap to choose the sound when receiving notifications.
•Vibrate: Check the option to make the phone vibrate when receiving notifications.
•Quick responses: Tap to edit the quick responses.
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10 Clock
In the Clock application, you can add alarms, view world time, use the stopwatch and timer features.
•Alarm
•Worldclock
•Stopwatch
•Timer
•Settings
10. 1 Alarm
Set an alarm to wake you up or remind you about important events.
Launch your Alarm
•On the Home screen: Go to Clock ->
Alarm.
•On the Lock screen: When your phone doesn’t have a screen lock, just swipeup and tap
->
Alarm.
Create an alarm
1.Tap , choose a time for the alarm.
2.Tap Repeat to select the mode for your alarm clock frequency:
•Choose Only once to make the alarm ring for once.
•Choose Every day to make the alarm ring every day.
•Choose Week customized to customize your alarm clock frequency as desired.
3.Tap Alarm Ringtone -> System to select the alarm sound, or tap Alarm Ringtone -> Custom -> Add ringtone to select an audio to customize your alarm sound.
4.Tap the switch Vibrate to enable or disable vibration when the alarm rings.
5.Tap Label to add a label for your alarm clock.
6.Configure the alarm settings above and tap to save.
Manage alarms
• Enable or disable an alarm: Toggle the switch next to the alarm to enable or disable the alarm.
• Delete an alarm: Touch and hold the alarm you want to delete and then tap -> DELETE. You can also delete alarms in batches by touching and holding an alarm to select multiple alarms at a time.
• Snooze: You can snooze the alarm in three ways:
1 ) When the screen is locked, tap then the alarm will go off again after 5 minutes; when the screen is on, tap SNOOZING on the pop-up prompts then the alarm will go off again after 5 minutes.
2 ) Press the Power button then the alarm will go off again after 5 minutes.
3) Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notification Panel, and then tap the alarm notification. Press the Volume button then the alarm will go off again after 5 minutes.
•Dismiss: When the screen is locked, slide to stop the alarm; when the screen is on, tap DISMISS on the pop-up prompts to stop the alarm.
•Mute an alarm: When the alarm goes off, tap Clock and you can touch and hold the Volume-down button to mute an alarm.
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10. 2 Worldclock
Check the time in various cities around the world using Worldclock.
Launch your Worldclock
•On the Home screen: Go to Clock ->
Worldclock.
•On the Lock screen: When your phone doesn’t have a screen lock, just swipe up and tap
->
Worldclock.
Configure the Worldclock
1.On the Home screen, go to Clock ->
Worldclock.
2.From the Worldclock tab, you can:
• Add a city: Tap. Enter a city name or select a city from the list.
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Chosen cities
Add city
10. 3 Stopwatch
You can use Stopwatch to keep time or record lap times.
Launch your Stopwatch
•On the Home screen: Go to Clock ->
Stopwatch.
•On the Lock screen: Just swipeup and tap
->
Stopwatch.
Configure the Stopwatch
1.On the Home screen, go to Clock ->
Stopwatch.
2.Tapto start timing. While timing, Tap
to count laps. Lap data will be displayed on the screen.
3.Tapto pause the stopwatch.
4.Tap to clear the stopwatch records and restart.
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10. 4 Timer
Set a timer to count down and alert you when time’s up.
Launch your Timer
•On the Home screen: Go to Clock ->
Timer.
•On the Lock screen: Just swipe up and tap ->
->
Timer.
Configure the Timer
1.On the Home screen, go to Clock ->
Timer.
2.Tap to add the timer’s label.
3.Turn the wheel to set the countdown time. You can also quickly add 5/15/30 minutes by using the shortcut keys under the wheel.
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10. 5 Settings
On the Home screen, go to Clock ->
-> Settings to personalize your clock.
•Ring duration: Tap to select the ring duration.
•Interval before ringing again: If you tap SNOOZING when the alarm rings, then it will ring again after some time. Tap to choose a proper interval time.
•Sound after shutdown: Turn on the switch if you want to enable the alarm after turning off your phone.
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11 Browser
Use your phone browser to surf the Internet and find out all that you are curious about.
•Go to a webpage
•Browser tabs
•Browser settings
11. 1 Go to a webpage
Before you use the Chrome, it will pop up Chrome’s Terms of service and Privacy Notice, tap ACCEPT & CONTINUE, then you can sign in to Chrome.
View a webpage
1.On the Home screen, tap Chrome, then tap the address bar and enter the web address you want to visit.
2.Tap .
Do more options about the web page
Tap and choose the options that you want to configure.
•Add a bookmark: Tap site next time by taping
to add a bookmark for the site you want to collect so that you can quickly find the -> Bookmarks.
•Download a site: Tap to download the site you want so that you can quickly find the site next time by tapping
-> Downloads.
•Check the site: Tap to check whether the website you open is safe or not.
•Refresh the site: Tap to refresh the site.
•New tab: Open a new tab.
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•New incognito tab: Open a new incognito tab.
•Bookmarks: View your bookmarks.
•Recent tabs: View the recent visited tabs.
•History: View your browsing history.
•Downloads: View the files you have downloaded.
•Request desktop site: Check the option to turn the page to a desktop site.
•Settings: Configure the Browser settings.
•Help & feedback: Search for help or send your feedback.
11. 2 Browser tabs
You can view multiple pages simultaneously using tabs. Tap the icon and all the pages will be displayed. The number on the icon means the current number of the web pages.
Open a new tab
•On the Home screen, tap Chrome ->
-> New tab.
•On the Home screen, tap Chrome ->
->
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Close a tab
1.Tap the icon and choose the tab you want to close.
2.Drag the tab left or right to close the tab (You can also tap to close the tab).
11. 3 Browser settings
Go to Chrome ->
-> Settings to configure the browser settings.
Sign in to Chrome
This item only appears when you did not sign in to Chrome. Tap it to sign in so that you can get your bookmarks, history, passwords and other settings on all your devices. When a Google account had been added in Account settings (Settings -> Accounts), Chrome will automatically sign in.
Basic settings
•Search engine: Tap to choose a search engine.
•Autofill and payments: Switch on to enable autofill forms. You can also add billing address and cards.
•Save passwords: Switch on to enable saved passwords; check Auto Sign-in to enable to automatically sign in to websites using stored credentials.
Advanced settings
•Privacy: Configure the settings about privacy.
•Accessibility: Configure the text scaling and force enable zoom.
•Site settings: Configure the site settings.
•Data Saver: Turn on the switch to enable the data saver.
•About Chrome: Tap to know about the application version, operating system and legal information.
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