Vodafone Smart N10 Instruction Manual

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Smart N10

User Manual

Table of Contents

	1	Your phone.................................................................		4
		1.1	Keys and connectors......................................................	4
		1.2	Getting started..................................................................	6
		1.3	Home screen.....................................................................	9	7
	2	Text input		19
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		2.1	Using the onscreen keyboard	19
		2.2	Text editing.......................................................................	20
	3	Call, Call log & Contacts.....................................		21
		3.1	Phone call	21	9
		3.2	Recents	28
		3.3	Contacts.............................................................................	28
	4	Message & Email...................................................		34
		4.1	Messages...........................................................................	34
		4.2	Gmail	38
	5	Calendar, Alarm clock & Calculator................		40

6.4 Connecting to a computer via USB........................

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6.5To safely remove the microSD card from your

phone.................................................................................

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6.6Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection.51

6.7	Connecting to virtual private networks	................52
Google Play Store .................................................		54
Multimedia applications.....................................		55
8.1	Camera...............................................................................	55
8.2	Photos................................................................................	57
8.3	Play music.........................................................................	59
Google Maps ..............................................................		62
9.1	Get My Location.............................................................	62
9.2	Search for a location.....................................................	63
9.3	Save a location................................................................	63
9.4	Open Street View for a location...............................	63

9.5Get driving, public transportation or walking direc

tions....................................................................................

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5.1	Calendar.............................................................................	40	10	Others........................................................................		65
5.2	Clock...................................................................................	41		10.1	Files......................................................................................	65
5.3	Calculator..........................................................................	44		10.2	FM Radio............................................................................	65
6 Getting connected................................................		45	11	Settings.....................................................................		67
6.1	Connecting to the Internet........................................	45		11.1	Network & Internet.......................................................	67
6.2	Chrome..............................................................................	47		11.2	Connected devices........................................................	70
6.3	Connecting to Bluetooth devices ..........................	48		11.3	Apps & notifications.....................................................	71

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	11.4	Battery................................................................................	71
	11.5	Display................................................................................	72
	11.6	Sound..................................................................................	73
	11.7	Storage...............................................................................	73
	11.8	Security & location........................................................	74
	11.9	Accounts............................................................................	76
	11.10	Smart Safety....................................................................	76
	11.11	Parental restrictions......................................................	77
	11.12	Accessibility.....................................................................	78
	11.13	Google................................................................................	80
	11.14	Device rating & feedback............................................	80
	11.15	System................................................................................	81
12	Update your phone’s software..........................		87
13	Pictograms and graphic symbols....................		88
14	Regulatory information......................................		91
15	Warranty information........................................		103
16	Accessories .........................................................		105
17	Specifications......................................................		106

1 Your phone

1.1Keys and connectors

Headset connector

Front camera Proximity LED light and light

sensor

Touch screen

Back button

Recents button

Home button

Micro-USB connector

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Camera
Camera flash/ Flashlight
Volume
up	SIM/SD
Volume	card slot
down
Power
key

Recents button

•Touch: this shows your recently-used apps. Touch an image to open it, or swipe it up to remove it from the list.

Home button

•While on any app or screen, touch the Home button to return to the main Home screen.

•Touch & hold this button to access Google Assistant.

Back button

•Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a dialogue box, options menu, the Notification panel, etc.

These buttons are always visible when you use the screen.

Power key

• Press: activate the lock screen/wake up the screen.

•Press and hold: show the pop-up menu to select from

Power off, Restart, Screenshot, Flight mode. Press and hold: power on.

•Press and hold the Power key and the Volume down key to capture a screenshot.

Volume keys

•During a call, these keys serve to adjust the volume of the earpiece or headset.

• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, these keys serve to adjust the media volume.

•In general mode, these keys also serve to adjust the ringtone volume.

•Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.

1.2Getting started

1.2.1Set-up

Inserting or removing the SIM card or microSD card

You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls.

Dual SIM	Dual SIM
Single SIM	Single SIM

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Insert the pin into the hole and pull out the tray. Place the SIM card or microSD card with the chip facing downwards on the tray, and put the tray into its housing. Make sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the SIM card or microSD card, pull out the tray.

Your phone only supports nano-SIM card. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like mini and micro cards; otherwise you may damage your phone. Only FAT32 file system is supported on the microSD card.

Charging the battery

To charge the battery, connect the charger to your phone and mains socket. You can also charge your phone via a USB cable.

Your phone is battery embedded design with non-

removable battery or back cover. Unauthorised personnel are strictly prohibited from disassembling the phone. To reduce energy wastage, disconnect your charger from the plug when the battery is fully charged.

To reduce your phone’s power consumption, switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or apps running in the background when not needed. In Settings you can also lower the brightness of the screen, and shorten the length of time before the screen goes to sleep.

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1.2.2Power on your phone

Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on. It will take a few seconds before the screen lights up. Swipe to unlock your phone, or use the PIN, Password, Pattern if you have set this up already.

If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your network operator. Do not leave your PIN code with your phone. Store this information in a safe place when not in use.

Set up your phone for the first time

The first time you power on the phone you will be asked to set the following options: language, mobile data, Google account, date & time, etc.

1.Select the phone’s language, and then touch LET'S GO.

2.Insert a SIM card or touch SKIP.

3.Select a Wi-Fi network, or touch SKIP and then CONTINUE.

4.Adjust Date & time if needed, then touch NEXT.

5.Read Google Services and then ACCEPT.

6.Touch SET UP to set up Face Unlock, or touch SKIP.

7.Protect your phone, set screen lock now or touch Not now and then touch SKIP ANYWAY.

8.Touch the switch to disable/enable the improvement of your phone by sending anonymous diagnostics and usage data, learn privacy policy on data protection and software updates, and touch NEXT.

9.Set font size, and touch DONE.

10.View the display size, adjust if needed, and touch DONE.

11.Read more warnings about this device before you using it, then touch Done.

If you power on your phone with no SIM card inserted, you will still be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your Google account and to use some features.

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1.2.3Power off your phone

Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the Phone options appear, then select Power off.

1.3Home screen

Touching the Home button always takes you to your main Home screen, and you can personalise all your Home screens by adding your favourite apps, shortcuts and widgets to them.

				Status bar
				• Status/Notification indicators
a	b			• Touch and drag down to open the
				Notification panel

Google Search bar

•Touch a to enter text search screen

•Touch b to enter voice search screen

Slide left or right to view other panels on the Home screen

Favourite tray apps

•Touch to enter the app

•Touch and hold to move or access to more options for apps.

Application tab

• Touch to open all apps

The Home screen extends on either side of the screen to allow more space for adding apps, shortcuts, etc. Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right to get a complete view of the Home screen.

1.3.1 Using the touchscreen

Touch

To access an app, touch it with your finger.

Touch and hold

Touch and hold the Home screen to access the available options for setting the wallpaper.

Drag

Touch and hold an item to be able to drag it to another location.

Slide/Swipe

Slide the screen to scroll up and down lists, screens of apps, images, web pages, etc.

Flick

Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it moves quicker.

Pinch/Spread

Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart or together to scale an element on the screen.

Rotate

Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.

1.3.2Status bar

From status bar, you can view both phone status (on the right side) and notification information (on the left side).

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Status icons

	GPRS connected		Signal strength
	EDGE connected		Vibrate mode
	3G connected		Do not disturb mode
			is on
	HSDPA (3G) connected		Phone microphone
			is mute
	HSPA (3G) connected		Battery is very low
	4G connected		Battery is low
	Bluetooth is on		Battery is partially
			drained
	Connected to a		Battery is full
	Bluetooth device
	Flight mode		Battery is charging
	Alarm is set		Headset connected
	GPS is on		Roaming
	Connected to a Wi-Fi
	network

Notification icons

	New GmailTM message		Call in progress
	New text or multimedia		Missed call
	message
	Problem with SMS or		Call on hold
	MMS delivery
	New Hangouts		Call forwarding is on
	message
	New voicemail		Uploading data
	Upcoming event		Download finished
			Carrier data use
	Data is synchronising		threshold approaching
			or exceeded
	No SIM card installed		An open Wi-Fi network
			is available
	Song is playing		Radio is on
	Screenshot error		System update
			available
	USB tethering is on		Connected to VPN
	Portable Wi-Fi hotspot		More notifications are
	is on		hidden
	Screenshot captured

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Notification panel

Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick settings panel and drag down again to open the Quick settings panel. Touch and drag up to close it. From the Notification panel, you can open items and other reminders indicated by notification icons or view wireless service information.

Touch to access Quick settings bar

Touch and drag twice downward to access Quick settings bar

Touch a notification and slide it sideways to delete it.

Touch CLEAR ALL to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing notifications will remain).

In Quick settings panel, touch the Settings to access Settings.

Quick setting bar

•Touch icons to enable/disable functions or to change modes

1.3.3Search bar

The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the phone or the web.

a b

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a Search by text

•Touch the Search bar from the Home screen.

•Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.

•Touch on the keyboard if you want to search on the web. b Search by voice

•Touch from Search bar to display a dialog screen.

•Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search results will display for you to select from.

1.3.4Lock/Unlock your screen

To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock your phone screen with a variety of patterns, PIN or password, etc. through

Settings > Security & location > Screen lock.

To create a screen unlock pattern (Follow onscreen instructions)

•Touch Settings > Security & location > Screen lock > Pattern.

•Draw your own pattern.

Draw your unlock pattern

Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again

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To create a screen unlock PIN/Password

•Touch Settings > Security & location > Screen lock > PIN or Password.

•Set your PIN or password.

To lock phone screen

Press the Power key once to lock the screen.

To unlock phone screen

Press the Power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter PIN or password to unlock the screen.

If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, slide upward to unlock the screen.

Swipe from the icon to open the app

To unlock your phone using facial recognition

For ease of use, you can also unlock your phone by simply looking at it, through Settings > Security & location > Face unlock.

•To set up facial recognition select Face unlock, and follow the on-screen instructions.

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•WARNING: Face-matching is less secure than a pattern, PIN or password. Someone who looks like you, or who has a photo or video of you may be able to unlock your phone .

1.3.5Personalise your Home screen

Touch and hold an empty place on the Home screen, a popup options menu will display for your selection.

Add an app or widget

Touch the Application tab , then touch and hold the app to activate the Move mode, and drag the item to any Home screen.

Touch and hold the blank space on any Home screen, choose WIDGETS and drag widget to the Home screen.

Reposition an app or widget

Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release. You can move items both on the Home screen and the Favourites tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen.

Remove

Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to the top of Remove icon, and release after the item turns grey.

Create folders

To make it easier to organise apps and shortcuts on the Home screen and the Favourite tray, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another. To rename a folder, open it and touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name.

Wallpaper customisation

Touch and hold an empty area on the Home screen or go to Settings > Display > Wallpaper to customise your wallpaper.

1.3.6 Volume adjustment

Using volume key

Press Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate silence mode, press the Volume down key until the phone is silenced.

Using Settings menu

Drag down twice from the notification panel and touch the settings to enter Settings, then touch Sound, you can set the volume of calls, media, notification, system and etc. to your preference.

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2 Text input

2.1Using the onscreen keyboard

Onscreen keyboard settings

Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, select

Settings > System > Language & input.

Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation

Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen keyboard orientation. You can also adjust it by changing the settings (go to Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen).

2.1.1Google keyboard

Touch to switch between "abc/ Abc" mode; Double tap to switch between "abc/ABC" mode

Touch to enter text or numbers

Touch & hold, then select to enter symbols

Touch to select

emoticons

Touch to switch between letter keyboard and symbol/ numeric keyboard

2.2Text editing

You can edit the text you have entered.

•Touch and hold or double-tap on the text you would like to edit.

•Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.

•The following options will show: Cut, Copy, Paste(1), Share,

Select all and Translate.

You can also insert new text

•Touch where you want to type, or touch and hold a blank space, the cursor will blink and the tab will show. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

•If you have selected any text, touch the tab to show PASTE icon which allows you to paste any text you have previously copied.

(1) It won't appear until you copied some text.

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3 Call, Call log & Contacts

3.1Phone call

3.1.1Placing a call

To make a call when the phone is active, go to the Home screen and touch in the Favourites tray.

Touch to show the dial pad

Touch and hold to access voicemail

Enter the number you want from the dial pad directly or touch a contact from Contacts, Recent or Favourites tab to place the call.

The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by touching

Create new contact or Add to a contact.

If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by touching .

To hang up a call, touch .

International call

To dial an international call, touch and hold to enter "+", then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and finally touch .

Emergency call

If your phone has network coverage, dial emergency number and touch to make an emergency call. This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code(1).

(1) Depending on your network operator.

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3.1.2Answering or rejecting a call

When you receive a call, a call window will be presented on top of the screen. Touch DECLINE to dismiss a call or ANSWER to answer a call.

Touch the call window to open the Phone call screen. On the Phone call screen, touch

•Swipe the icon up to answer the call;

•Swipe the icon down to reject the call;

•Touch Reply to reject the call by sending a preset message. To mute incoming calls, press the Volume up/down key.

3.1.3Calling your voicemail

Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing calls. It works like an answering machine that you can access at any time.

To listen to your voicemail, touch and hold on dial pad.

To set your voicemail number, touch from the phone screen and touch Settings > Voicemail.

If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon appears on the Status bar. Open the Notification panel, touch New voicemail.

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3.1.4During a call

To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key.

Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call.

Touch to display the dial pad.

Touch to end the current call.

Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call.

Touch to activate the speaker during the current call. Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker.

Touch to place a call to another contact.

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3.1.5Managing multiple calls

With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time.

Conference calls (1)

You can set up a conference call.

•Place a call to the first participant of the conference call.

•Touch .

•Enter the phone number of the person you want to add to

conference and touch  . You can also add participants from

Contacts or Recents.

•Touch to start a conference call.

•During a conference call, touch to drop a participant or to talk privately to one of the participants. Touch to drop the

participant from the conference, touch to talk privately to the participant and put the other participants on hold.

• Touch to end the conference call and disconnect all callers.

3.1.6Call settings

From the phone screen, touch and touch Settings, the following options are available:

Display options

• Sort by

Touch to set the contacts display to First name or Surname.

• Name format

Touch to set the name format to First name first or Surname first.

Sounds and vibration

Touch to set phone ringtone, keypad tones, etc.

Quick responses

Touch to edit quick responses which will be used when you reject a call with messages.

(1) Depending on your network operator.

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Calling accounts

Touch to view your network operators of each SIM card(1).

Blocked numbers

Select ADD A NUMBER to block a specific number. You will not receive any calls or texts from that number.

Voicemail

• Notifications

Touch to set notifications when a voicemail is received.

• Advanced Settings

Service

Opens a dialogue box where you can select your carrier’s voicemail service or another service.

Setup

If you are using your carrier’s voicemail service, this opens a dialogue box where you can enter the phone number to use for listening to and managing your voicemail.

Accessibility

• TTY mode

TTY mode can be used by people who are deaf, have poor hearing or speech impairments. Touch to set TTY mode. Touch to select TTY mode.

• Hearing aids

Touch the switch to enable/disable hearing-aid compatibility.

• Noise Reduction

Touch the switch to enable/disable your background noise reduction during calls.

Caller ID & spam

Touch the switch to enable/disable Caller ID & spam when you receive a call.

(1) Dual SIM phone only.

Nearby places

Touch the switch to enable/disable Nearby places, which will use your location to find nearby places that match your query.

• Personalised search results

Touch the switch to enable/disable function of Personalised search results, which improves your results from your search history.

• Google Account

Touch to add your Google account in order to use the functionality of Nearby places.

• Location settings

Touch to get more location settings information.

3.2Recents

You can view your call history in Recents tab from the Phone screen.

Touch a contact's photo to open the Quick Contact panel.

In Quick Contact panel, you can view detailed information of a call, launch a new call or send messages to a contact or number, or add numbers to Contacts (only available for unsaved phone numbers), etc.

To clear the entire call memory, touch from the Phone screen and touch Clear frequents.

3.3 Contacts

You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronise these with your Gmail contacts or other apps on the web or on your phone.

3.3.1View your contacts

To access Contacts app, touch the Application tab on the Home screen, then select Contacts.

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Touch to search in Contacts

Touch to access options menu

Contact list

Touch to add a new contact

Touch to display contacts list option menu. Following actions are available:

Create label

Touch to create label, which allows you to add contacts in the label.

Settings

• Your info

Set up your profile.

• Accounts

Manage the synchronisation settings for different accounts.

• Sort by

Touch to set the contacts display to First name or Surname.

• Name format

Touch to set the name format to First name first or Surname first.

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• Phonetic name

Touch to set phonetic name to show or hide.

• Import/Export

Import or export contacts between phone, SIM card, and microSD card, or share contacts.

• Blocked numbers

When defining specific numbers as blocked numbers, then you won't receive calls and texts from them any more.

3.3.2Adding a contact

Touch the Application tab on the Home screen, select the Contacts, then touch in the contact list to create a new contact.

Touch to save

Touch to take a photo or select a picture for the contact

Touch to add a new label

If you want to add more information, scroll the screen down and touch More fields to add a new category.

When finished, touch to save.

To exit without saving, you can touch and then Discard.

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Add to/remove from Favourites

To add a contact to favourites, you can touch a contact to view details then touch to add the contact to favourites.

To remove a contact from favourites, touch on contact details screen.

Only phone and account contacts can be added to favourites.

3.3.3Editing your contacts

To edit contact information, touch in the contact details screen. When finished, touch .

Change a contact’s default phone number

The default phone number (the number which has priority when making a call or sending a message) will always be displayed under the contact name.

To change the default phone number, touch and hold the number you want to set as the default number from the contact’s details screen, then select Set default. A appears before the number.

This choice is only available when the contact has more than one number.

Delete a contact

To delete a contact, touch from the Contacts detail screen and touch Delete.

The contact you have deleted will also be removed from other applications on the phone or web the next time you synchronise your phone.

3.3.4Communicating with your contacts

From contact details screen, you can communicate with your contacts by making a call or exchanging messages.

Touch to make a call.

Touch to send a text message.

Touch to set up a video call.

3.3.5Importing, exporting and sharing contacts

From the Contacts screen, touch to open the options menu, touch Settings then touch Import or Export to import/export contacts from/to your SIM card, Phone, microSD card, Phone storage, Accounts, etc.

You can share a single contact or multiple contacts with others via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc.

To do this, touch a contact you want to share, touch and Share from contact details screen, then select the app to perform this action.

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