Vodafone Smart V8, VFD 710 User Manual

Smart V8

User manual

VFD 710

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About this manual

Thank you for choosing this mobile phone. In order to keep
your phone in its best condition, please read this manual and
keep it for future reference.

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Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time: February 6, 2017

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Contents

Getting started .......................................................... 8

Getting to know your phone ................................................. 8

Knowing the keys...................................................................... 9

Installing the nano-SIM card and the microSD™ card .. 9

Charging the battery .............................................................. 10

Extending the battery life ..................................................... 11

Powering on/off ....................................................................... 12

Setting up for the first time ................................................. 12

Locking/unlocking the screen and keys ........................ 12

Using the touch screen ........................................................ 13

Getting to know the home screen .................................... 15

Personalising ......................................................... 17

Changing the system language ......................................... 17

Setting the date and time .................................................... 17

Changing ringtone and notification sound ................... 17

Turning on/off system sounds ........................................... 18

Adjusting volume .................................................................... 18

Using do not disturb mode .................................................. 18

Applying new wallpapers ...................................................... 20

Changing screen brightness ............................................... 21

Using night mode ................................................................... 21

Protecting your phone with screen locks ...................... 21

Using your fingerprint ........................................................... 22

Protecting your phone with screen pinning.................. 23

Knowing the basics .............................................. 24

Monitoring the phone status .............................................. 24

Managing notifications ......................................................... 24

Managing shortcuts and widgets ...................................... 27

Organising with folders ......................................................... 27

Rearranging the primary shortcuts .................................. 28

Entering text .............................................................................. 28

Editing text ................................................................................. 31

Opening and switching apps ............................................... 31

Use two apps in split-screen mode ................................... 32

Uninstalling an app ................................................................. 32

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Hiding apps ................................................................................ 33

Connecting to networks and devices ............. 34

Connecting to mobile networks ........................................ 34

Connecting to Wi-Fi ................................................................ 35

Using Wi-Fi Direct® .................................................................. 37

Connecting to Bluetooth devices ..................................... 37

Exchanging data via NFC....................................................... 39

Using tap & pay ........................................................................ 40

Connecting to your computer via USB ............................ 40

Using USB On-The-Go (OTG) ............................................... 41

Using the microSD card as portable or phone storage

....................................................................................................... 41



Sharing your mobile data connection ............................. 44

Connecting to virtual private networks .......................... 46

Phone calls ............................................................. 48

Placing and ending calls ...................................................... 48

Answering or rejecting calls ................................................ 49

Working with the call history .............................................. 49

Calling your contacts ............................................................. 50

Checking voicemail ................................................................ 50

Using options during a call .................................................. 51

Managing multi-party calls .................................................. 51

Adjusting your call settings ................................................. 52

Contacts ................................................................... 56

Checking contact details ...................................................... 56

Adding a new contact ............................................................ 56

Setting up your own profile ................................................. 56

Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts .................. 57

Working with favourite contacts ......................................... 58

Searching for a contact ......................................................... 58

Editing contacts ....................................................................... 58

Web accounts ......................................................... 61

Adding or removing accounts ............................................ 61

Configuring account sync .................................................... 61

Email ......................................................................... 63

Setting up the first email account .................................... 63

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Checking your emails ............................................................ 63

Responding to an email ........................................................ 63

Writing and sending an email ............................................. 64

Adding and editing email accounts .................................. 65

Changing general email settings ...................................... 65

Messaging ............................................................... 66

Opening the Messaging screen .......................................... 66

Sending a message ................................................................. 66

Replying to a message .......................................................... 66

Forwarding a message ........................................................... 67

Copying a message ................................................................. 67

Web browser ........................................................... 68

Opening the browser ............................................................. 68

Using multiple browser tabs ................................................ 68

Downloading files ................................................................... 68

Changing Chrome settings .................................................. 69

Camera .................................................................... 70

Capturing a photo ................................................................... 70

Recording a video ................................................................... 71

Using manual camera mode .............................................. 72

Using other camera modes ................................................. 73

Customising camera/camcorder settings ..................... 73

Gallery ...................................................................... 75

Opening gallery ....................................................................... 75

Working with albums ............................................................. 75

Working with pictures ............................................................ 75

Retouching your pictures .................................................... 76

Making a GIF picture or a collage ...................................... 77

Playing videos .......................................................................... 78

Music ........................................................................ 79

Viewing your music library .................................................. 79

Setting a song as the default ringtone ............................ 79

Playing music ........................................................................... 79

Managing playlists .................................................................. 80

Video player ........................................................... 82

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Opening the video library .................................................... 82

Playing and controlling videos .......................................... 82

Managing video files .............................................................. 82

FM radio ................................................................... 83

Scanning and saving channels........................................... 83

Listening to FM radio ............................................................. 83

Editing a saved channel ........................................................ 83

Other options and settings .................................................. 84

Recorder .................................................................. 85

Recording a voice memo ..................................................... 85

Playing a voice memo ........................................................... 85

Editing a voice memo ............................................................ 85

More apps ................................................................ 86

Calculator .................................................................................. 86

Clock ............................................................................................ 86

Downloads ................................................................................. 87

File manager ............................................................................. 87

Private Space ............................................................................. 87

Google apps .............................................................................. 89

Settings .................................................................... 91

Wireless and networks ........................................................... 91

Device .......................................................................................... 93

Personal ...................................................................................... 97

System ..................................................................................... 101

Troubleshooting ................................................. 102

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Getting started

Getting to know your phone

Earpiece

Proximity & light

senso

r

Front camera

Power key

Indicator light

Headset jack

Charging/
micro-USB jack

Speake

r

Dual-flash

Back camera

Fingerprint
sensor

nano-SIM

/

microSDXC

card tray

Volume key

Touch screen

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Knowing the keys

Key Function

Power key  Press and hold to turn on or off flight mode,

restart, turn on or off vibration or sound,
power off, or capture the screen.

 Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Volume key Press or hold either end of the key to turn the

volume up or down.

(Home)

 Touch to return to the home screen from

any application or screen.

 Touch and hold to use Google Search.

(Back)

Touch to go to the previous screen.

(Recent

apps)

Touch to see recently used apps.

Installing the nano-SIM card and the
microSD™ card

A microSD card (optional, not included) can be installed or
removed while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount
the microSD card before removing it. See Using the microSD

card as portable or phone storage.

WARNING!

To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM
cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card.
You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your Vodacom
service.

1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the card
tray.

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2. Pull out the card tray. You can place a nano-SIM card on
the right card slot, and place a microSD card on the left
card slot, as shown. Carefully slide the tray back into place.

Charging the battery

Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone
to turn on, find a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully
charge the battery as soon as possible.

If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the
screen.

NOTE:

Your phone supports QuickCharge 2.0. To use it, you need to
buy the compatible QuickCharge accessories which are sold
separately.

WARNING!

Use only approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved
accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to
explode.

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WARNING!

Do not remove the back cover. The battery is not
removable. Removal may cause fire or explosion.

1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the
adapter is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not
force the connector into the charging jack.

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the
phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as

or ,

appear on the status bar.

3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.

NOTE:

If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on
the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again
after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact the
customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after
prolonged charging.

Extending the battery life

Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and
Wi-Fi usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You
can follow the helpful tips below to conserve your battery
power:

 Use the Power Manager feature in Settings.
 Reduce the screen backlight time.

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 Lower the screen brightness.
 Turn Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync off when not in use.

 Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most

applications using this function will periodically query the
GPS satellites for your current location, and each query
drains your battery.

Powering on/off

 Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.
 To power off, press and hold the Power key to open the

options menu and touch Shut down > OK.

NOTE:

If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press
and hold the Power key for about 16 seconds to restart the
phone.

Setting up for the first time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or
reset it to factory settings (see Backup and reset), you need to
do some settings before using it.

Touch the language field to select the language. Then follow
the on-screen prompts to set up your phone.

Locking/unlocking the screen and keys

Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put
the phone to sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the
screen back on and unlock it when you need it.

To lock the screen and keys:

To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the

Power key.

NOTE:

To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the
screen after some time of inactivity. You will still be able to
receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.

To unlock the screen and keys:

1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on.

- or ­Double-tap on the screen to turn it on.

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NOTE:

To enable this feature, select

> Settings > Display >

Double tap to wake from the home screen.

2. Swipe up on the screen.

- or ­Swipe from a shortcut icon at the bottom to open the

related app or feature.

- or ­Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the

related app.

NOTE:

If you have set a fingerprint, an unlock pattern, a PIN or a
password for your phone (see Protecting your phone with

screen locks and Using your fingerprint), you’ll need to press

your finger against the fingerprint sensor, draw the pattern or
enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.

NOTE:

You can edit the shortcut icons on the lock screen. Select

> Settings > Display > Edit lock screen shortcuts from

the home screen, touch a shortcut to change it, or touch Add

shortcut to add one.

Using the touch screen

Your phone’s touch screen enables you to control actions
through a variety of touch gestures.

 Touch

When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select
items on the screen such as the application and settings
icons, or press the onscreen buttons, simply touch them
with your finger.

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 Touch and Hold

To open the available options for an item (for example, a
message or link in a web page), touch and hold the item.

 Swipe or Slide

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger
vertically or horizontally across the screen.

 Drag

To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure
before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not
release your finger until you have reached the target
position.

 Pinch

In some apps (such as Maps, web browser, and Gallery), you
can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at
once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or
spreading them apart (to zoom in).

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 Rotate the screen

For most screens, you can automatically change the screen
orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone
sideways.

NOTE:

The auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen
orientation to automatically change. Touch

> >

Settings > Display > When device is rotated and select
Rotate the contents of the screen.

You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding
down the status bar twice, slide left and touch

Auto-rotate/Portrait.

Getting to know the home screen

The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s
applications, functions, and menus. You can customise your
home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Primary shortcuts

Shortcut

Folder

Google search

Status bar

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Extended home screen panels

Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for
shortcuts, widgets, and more. Simply swipe left or right on the
home screen to see the extended panels. You can add or
remove home screen panels, or adjust their order.

To add a new home screen panel:

1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen to
access the home screen thumbnails.

2. Slide left until + appears.

3. Touch + to create a new home screen panel.

To adjust the order of a home screen panel:

1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and
slide left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.

2. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the
place you need.

To open your favourite home screen app:

You can slide right on the home screen to open your favourite
app quickly.

1. Slide right on the home screen to access the leftmost
home screen.

2. Slide right on the screen to open your favourite app.

NOTE:

Touch

> > Settings > Display and touch Favourite

app panel to turn on or off this feature, or touch Favourite
home screen app to select your favourite app.

To lock or unlock your home screen layout:

After the home screen layout is locked, you cannot add/remove
/adjust the home screen panel, or add/remove/move items on
the home screen.

1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen to
access the home screen thumbnails.

2. Touch

/ to lock/unlock the home screen layout.

NOTE:

You can also touch

> > Settings > Display and

touch Lock home screen layout to lock or unlock the home
screen layout.

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Personalising

Changing the system language

1. Touch > > Settings > Languages & input >
Languages. The first language in the list is the default

system language.

2. Touch Add a language to add another language to the list.
Select the regional variant of the language if prompted.

3. To change the system language, touch and hold

next

to the language you want and drag it to the top of the list.

NOTE:

To remove languages from the list, touch

> Remove and

select the languages you want to delete.

Setting the date and time

1. Touch > > Settings > Date & time.

2. Set the date, time, time zone, and time format.

 To adjust the date and time automatically, turn on

Automatic date & time.

 To adjust the date and time manually, turn off

Automatic date & time and touch Set date / Set
time to change the date and time.

 To adjust the time zone automatically, turn on

Automatic time zone.

 To adjust the time zone manually, turn off Automatic

time zone and touch Select time zone to set the

correct time zone.

 To adjust the time format, touch Use 24-hour format.

Changing ringtone and notification sound

You can customise the default incoming call ringtone and the
default notification sound.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Sound.

2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone.

3. Select the ringtone you want to use.

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NOTE:
If you have additional audio files saved in the internal
storage or the microSD card, touch More Ringtones or
More Notifications on the top of the ringtone list to
choose one as the ringtone.

4. Touch OK.

NOTE:

See Set a ringtone for a contact for how to assign a special
ringtone to an individual contact.

NOTE:

To make the phone ringtone fade in when a call comes, switch
on Gradually increase ringtone.

Turning on/off system sounds

1. To uc h > > Settings > Sound > Other sounds.

2. To uc h Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Touch

sounds, or Vibrate on tap.

Adjusting volume

1. Touch > > Settings > Sound.

2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume and
Ring volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio.

NOTE:
You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in
use by pressing the Volume key. If no media application is
active, press the Volume key to adjust ringtone volume (or the
earpiece volume during a call).

Using do not disturb mode

You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode. This mode
silences your phone so that it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate
when you don’t want it to.

To turn on Do not disturb mode:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to

access the Quick Settings.

2. Touch

(Do not disturb).

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3. Touch Total silence, Alarms only, or Priority only
depending on whether you want to allow exceptions. You
can customise the exceptions when Priority only is
selected.

4. Touch Until you turn this off if you want to turn off Do
not disturb mode manually; touch

or to set the

time before Do not disturb mode turns off automatically.

5. Touch DONE.

NOTES:

 Press and hold the Power key and touch

to turn on

Alarms only quickly, or touch

to turn on vibration.

 Press the Volume key when no media application is active

to show the volume bar. Drag the slider to the left or keep
pressing the Volume down key to turn on vibration. Press
the key again to turn on Alarms only.

 To turn off Do not disturb mode quickly, press either end of

the Volume key and then touch END NOW when the
screen is on, or press and hold the Power key and touch

.

To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode (Priority only):

You can set reminders, events, and callers that you specify as
exceptions when Do not disturb mode is set to Priority only.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Sound > Do not disturb >

Priority only allows.

2. Turn on the switch next to the items you want to allow.
Touch Messages or Calls and set who can alert you of
their messages or calls.

NOTE:
When Repeat callers is switched on, you’ll receive a
notification if someone calls you a second time within a 15
minute period, regardless of whether notifications from that
person receive priority status.

To set a Do not disturb rule:

If you want to allow all notification alerts through most of the
time, but want to limit alerts during certain times (like at night
or on the weekends), you can set a rule for Do not disturb
mode.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Sound > Do not disturb >

Automatic rules.

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2. Touch Add rule.

3. Enter the rule name, select Time rule or Event rule.

4. Enter a name for the rule and touch OK.

5. For a time rule, set the days, the start and end times, and
set Do not disturb mode.

You can also choose whether to

allow the rule to stop at either the rule end time or by the
next alarm you've set in the Clock app.

For an event rule, select a Calendar account you want to
make the rule for, select the type of reply you want to use,
and set Do not disturb mode.

NOTE:
To turn on or off a rule, touch it to open its details screen and
then touch the on/off switch.

To block visual disturbances:

You can set Do not disturb mode to block visual disturbances
such as notifications.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Sound > Do not disturb >

Block visual disturbances.

2. Touch the on/off switches to choose whether to block

visual notifications when the screen is on and off.

Applying new wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen.

1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen and

then touch WALLPAPERS.

2. Slide left or right on the wallpaper panel to select a

wallpaper or animation, or touch My photos to choose the
image you want to use as the wallpaper. Pinch on the
image to crop it if needed.

3. Touch Set wallpaper and select to set the wallpaper for

the home screen, the lock screen or both.

NOTE:
In addition, you can touch

> > Settings > Display >

Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery, Photos or
Wallpapers, or an animation from Live Wallpapers.

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Changing screen brightness

1. Touch > > Settings > Display > Brightness
level.

2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.

NOTE:
Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for
available light. Touch Adaptive brightness in the Display
settings screen to turn the feature on or off.

Using night mode

You can enable night mode to adjust the warm filter for eye care,
or set a schedule when night mode will be turned on.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Display > Night mode.

2. Turn on the switch to enable night mode.

- or ­If you want to set a schedule when night mode will be

turned on automatically, touch Scheduled to switch it on
and set the start/end time.

3. Drag the slider below Warm filter intensity to adjust the

eye care effect when night mode is on.

Protecting your phone with screen locks

You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it
is enabled, you need to swipe up on the screen, draw a pattern
or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s
screen and keys.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Security > Screen lock.

2. Touch None, Swipe, Pattern, PIN or Password.

 Touch None to disable the screen lock.
 Touch Swipe to enable screen lock and allow

unlocking with a ‘swipe' gesture. You can unlock the
screen by touching the display and sliding up.

 Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a pattern that you

must draw to unlock the screen.

 Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a

password that you must enter to unlock the screen.

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3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select whether to
protect your phone by requiring your pattern, PIN or
password before it starts up. Then follow the onscreen
prompts to continue.

NOTE:

When this feature is enabled, your phone cannot receive
calls, messages, or notifications until it starts up.

4. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you want
notifications and their contents to show when the phone is
locked. Then touch DONE.

NOTE:
Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you
will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone.

Using your fingerprint

With the fingerprint sensor on the back of your phone, you can
register up to 5 fingerprints and use them to unlock the phone
or access Private Space, or simply press the fingerprint sensor
to take photos or answer calls. You can also swipe down on the
fingerprint sensor to open the notification panel.

NOTE:
The fingerprint feature is only usable when the screen lock

(Pattern, PIN or Password) is enabled. When the screen lock is
reset to None or Swipe, all registered fingerprints are erased.

To register a fingerprint:

1. Touch

> > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN or password you set. If

you haven’t set a screen lock, follow the prompts to set it.

3. Touch REGISTER or Fingerprint > Add fingerprint.

4. Follow the prompts to record a finger.

5. Touch DONE.

NOTE:
Touch an existing fingerprint record to change its name or
delete it.

To set fingerprint actions:

1. Touch

> > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN or password you set.

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3. You can set the following options.

 Access Private Space: Press the fingerprint sensor to

access Private Space with a registered fingerprint. See

Private Space.

 Take photo: Press the fingerprint sensor to take a

photo when the Camera app is opened. No fingerprint
verification is needed.

 Answer call: Press the fingerprint sensor to answer

incoming calls. No fingerprint verification is needed.

 View notification panel: Swipe down on the

fingerprint sensor to open the notification panel.

Protecting your phone with screen pinning

You can use the screen pinning feature to keep an app in view,
so others cannot switch to other apps or access your personal
information.

Turn on screen pinning

1. Touch > > Settings > Security >
Screen-pinning.

2. Touch the On/Off switch.

3. If you want to ask for the unlock pattern, PIN or password
before unpinning the screen, switch on Ask for unlock
pattern / PIN / password before unpinning when the
screen lock has been set.

Pin a screen

1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.

2. Open the app you want to keep in view.

3. Touch

.

4. If there are many app tabs, swipe up to find

on the

front-most tab.

5. Touch

.

Unpin the screen

To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold

.
If you have asked for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before
unpinning the screen, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the
pattern or enter the PIN/password. You can also unlock the
screen with your fingerprint if you have registered one.

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Knowing the basics

Monitoring the phone status

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone
and service status icons on the right side. Below are some of the
icons you may see.

EDGE connected

No signal

/

3G/HSPA+
connected

Signal strength

4G connected

Flight mode

Do not disturb mode
on (Alarms only or
Priority only)

Bluetooth

®

on

Do not disturb mode
on (Total silence)

Connected to a
Wi-Fi

®

network

Vibration on

Speaker on

Battery low

Phone microphone
off

Battery full

GPS on

/

Battery charging

Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot on

Alarm set

Wired headset
connected

Managing notifications

Notification icons

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides
notification icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you
may see.

New SMS/MMS

New Wi-Fi
network
detected

/

New message(s)
from the Email app

Downloading
data

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/

New message(s)
from the Gmail™
app

Sending data

Missed call

USB tethering
on

Call in progress

microSD card
mounted

Call on hold

/

Song playing

Open/close the notification panel

Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar
events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when
you are playing music. You can open the notification panel to
view the details of notifications.

 To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down

from the top of the screen.

 To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the

screen or touch

.

Respond to or remove a notification

In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or
remove the notifications. The notification panel also supports
expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions
right from the notification itself.

 To respond to a notification, just touch it.
 Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications.

You can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch-zoom to
expand or collapse certain notifications, or touch

/
to expand or collapse certain notifications and bundled
notifications.

 You can take quick actions on some notifications. For

example, you can expand a new message notification and
reply it.

 To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.
 To remove all non-persistent notifications, touch CLEAR

ALL below all the notifications.

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 To manage notifications you have received, touch and hold

a notification, or slide it left or right a small amount and
touch

, and then choose to silence or block the
application, or touch MORE SETTINGS to customise more
notification settings. See Notifications.

NOTE:
If you block notifications for an app, you may miss its important
alerts and updates.

Use Quick Settings

The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the
most common settings for your phone.

Open the notification panel and you can find a few Quick
Settings on the top. To open the Quick Settings panel and find
all setting tiles, drag the notification panel downwards, or swipe
down from the top of the screen with two fingers.

NOTE:
You can swipe left or right on the Quick Settings panel to find all
setting tiles.

To turn on or off settings quickly:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to

open the Quick Settings panel.

2. To turn on or off a setting, touch its tile. Touch and hold

certain tiles to access more setting options. For example,
touch and hold the Wi-Fi tile to open Wi-Fi settings.

To customise the Quick Settings panel:

You can add, remove or rearrange the tiles on the Quick
Settings panel.

1. Open the Quick Settings panel.

2. Touch

at the top and do one of the following.

 Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the position you

want.

 Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the section below

to hide it.

 In the Drag to add tiles section, drag a tile up to show

it in the Quick Settings panel.

NOTES:
 Additional setting tiles may appear after you use the

functions they control.

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 On the Quick Settings panel, touch

at the top to get to

the Settings menu; touch

to manage users or switch

between them.

Managing shortcuts and widgets

Add shortcuts and widgets

1. Touch > .

- or ­To add widgets, touch and hold an empty area of the home

screen and select WIDGETS.

2. Slide up or down to browse the available applications or
widgets.

3. Touch and hold a widget or an application icon and drag it
to a home screen panel.

NOTE:

While holding the item, you can drag it to the right edge of the
screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on
it.

Move shortcuts or widgets

1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen.

2. Drag it to the place you need.

Remove shortcuts or widgets

1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen.

2. Drag it to

(Remove) to remove it.

Adjust widget size

1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then
release it.

2. An outline appears around the widget. Drag the outline to
resize the widget.

NOTE:

Not all widgets can be resized.

Organising with folders

You can create folders on the home screen and add several
shortcuts to a folder.

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You can move or remove folders the same way as moving or
removing shortcuts.

1. Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen and drag it
quickly over another shortcut.

2. Release the shortcut. A new folder will be created and both
shortcuts are added into the folder.

3. To add more shortcuts into the folder, touch and hold each
shortcut and drag it over the folder before releasing it.

NOTE:

Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the
folder.

Rearranging the primary shortcuts

The home screen includes a customisable primary shortcuts
area at the bottom visible from all home screens. You can keep
at most four items in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcuts
or folders in or out of the area to rearrange it.

Entering text

You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps
open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where

you want to type. Touch

to hide the onscreen keyboard.
You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice
typing feature.

Enable or disable input methods

1. Touch > > Settings > Languages & input >

Virtual keyboard.

2. Touch Manage keyboards.

3. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or

disable them.

NOTE:

Some default input methods may not be disabled.

Change input methods

1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, touch

the icon

at the bottom right corner of the screen.

2. Select the input method you need.

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NOTE:

The icon

appears only when more than one input method

is installed and enabled.

Gboard

Gboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer
keyboard. When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn the
phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to
landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all
applications.

 Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold

some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or
numbers. For example, to enter È, touch and hold

and
the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then
slide to choose È.

 As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard.

Touch to select the correct one.

 Touch

to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock

uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current
case you are using:

for lowercase, for uppercase,

and

when locked in uppercase.

 Touch

to delete the text before the cursor.

 Touch

to select numbers and symbols. You can

then touch

to find more or touch to enter
miniature icons, such as expressions, horoscopes, and
animals.

 Touch

to use Google voice typing.

 Touch and hold

to change the input language or set

up Gboard.

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 Touch and hold

and then slide right to change the

keyboard layout for one-hand input.

 Touch

to access more options.

NOTE:

The keyboard layout may change in different apps.

Glide Typing

Gboard supports the glide typing feature. You can use this
feature to input a word by sliding through the letters.

To enable and use glide typing:

1. Touch and hold

on Gboard and then touch Gboard

keyboard settings.

2. Touch Glide typing and then touch Enable glide typing if
this feature is turned off.

3. Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to
trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the
end of the word.

NOTES:

 Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter,

go ahead and touch.

 Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added

automatically when you begin to input the next word.

Google voice typing

Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service
to convert speech to text.

1. To uc h

to access the voice typing feature when you are

using Gboard.
Or touch

at the bottom right and select Google voice

typing.

End of
the word

Start of

the word

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2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want
to type.

3. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it.

NOTE:

Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or
"exclamation point" to enter punctuation.

Input method settings

Choose the input method settings by touching >
Settings > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard from the

home screen. You can set the current input method and
choose the settings for input methods.

Editing text

 Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type.

The cursor blinks in the new position, and a tab appears
below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor.

 Select text: Touch and hold or double-tap within the text.

The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the
selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection.

 Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then

touch CUT or COPY to cut or copy the text to the
clipboard.

 Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you

want to replace. Then touch PASTE.

 Insert clipboard text to the text field: Touch the tab

below the cursor and then select PASTE.

Opening and switching apps

Open an app

1. Touch > to open the application list screen.

2. Slide up or down on the screen and touch an app to open it.

NOTE:

Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial letter
of the app you need, or touch the search box at the top to
search for apps.

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Switch between recently opened apps

1. Touch . The apps you’ve used recently are displayed in
a series of tabs. Slide up and down to see all the tabs.

2. Touch a tab to open that app.

NOTE:
You can swipe a tab sideways or touch X on the tab to remove it
from the screen; touch

on the tab to lock it; touch CLEAR

ALL to remove all unlocked tabs.

NOTE:
Double-tap

to quickly switch between two most recently

opened apps.

Use two apps in split-screen mode

You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen
mode.

NOTE:
Some apps may not support split-screen mode.

1. Open the first app you want to use and then touch and

hold

. The screen is divided into two.

-or­Touch

to view your recently used apps, touch and
hold the tab of the app you want to use and drag it to the
Drag here to use split screen area.

2. You can do one of the following.

 If the app you need is in the recent apps list, touch it to

set it as the second app.

 Touch > to find the app you need and open

it as the second app.

To turn off split-screen mode, touch and hold

, or drag the

handle

on the screen to the edge of the screen.

Uninstalling an app

1. Touch > to open the application list screen.

2. Touch and hold an application icon and drag the icon to
(Uninstall) at the top of the screen.

3. Touch OK to uninstall the app.

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NOTE:

The pre-installed apps may not be uninstalled.

Hiding apps

You can hide apps in the application list screen.

1. Touch

> to open the application list screen.

2. Touch

> Hide app.

3. Touch the apps you want to hide and touch

.

NOTE:

You can display the hidden apps again. Just touch

> Hide

app in the application list screen, touch the hidden apps at the
top and then touch

.

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Connecting to networks and
devices

Connecting to mobile networks

Control mobile data use

To enable or disable data access:

1. Touch

> > Settings > Data usage.

2. Touch the Mobile data switch to enable or disable mobile
data use.

To get data services when roaming:

1. Touch

> > Settings > More > Mobile networks.

2. Touch the Data roaming switch if it is turned off.

3. Touch the Data roaming reminder switch to turn on or off
the reminder of data roaming.

NOTE:

Data roaming may incur significant roaming charges.

Select preferred network type

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile networks.

2. Touch Preferred network type and touch the type of
network you prefer the phone to connect to.

Set access point names

To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point
Names (APN). And if you want to add a new APN, please contact
the service provider to get the necessary information.

1. Touch

> > Settings > More > Mobile networks.

2. Touch Access point names and then touch

.

3. Touch each item to enter the information you get from
your service provider.

4. Touch

> Save to complete.

NOTE:

To set the APN to default settings, touch

> Reset to

default.

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Select network operator

1. Touch > > Settings > More > Mobile networks.

2. Touch Network operators.

3. Touch Search networks to search for all available
networks.

4. Touch a network in the network list to register manually.

You can also touch Choose automatically to select the
preferred network automatically.

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide
Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on
the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.

Turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position to turn on Wi-Fi.

3. Touch a network name to connect to it.

4. If the network is secured, enter the password and touch
CONNECT.

NOTE:
Your phone automatically connects to previously used Wi-Fi
networks when they are in range.

Get notified of open networks

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch

.

4. Slide the Network notification switch.
When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar

when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Switch off this
option to turn off notifications.

Add a Wi-Fi network

You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast
its name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of
range.

To connect to a secured network, you first need to get the
security details from the network's administrator.

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1. Touch

> > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch Add network at the bottom of the Wi-Fi networks
list.

4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security
or other network configuration details.

5. Touch SAVE.

Connect to a WPS network

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that makes it easy to
add your phone to the access points which support WPS.

You can use one of the following methods to connect your
phone to a wireless network using WPS.

Method one: WPS button (Recommended)

1. Touch

> > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch

> Advanced > WPS Push Button.

4. Press the WPS button on the access point and the access
point will recognise your phone and add it to the network.

Method two: PIN number

1. Touch

> > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch

> Advanced > WPS Pin Entry.

4. The WPS PIN number displays on the screen. Enter the PIN
number into the access point's setup page.

After entering the PIN number, your phone automatically finds
the access point and configures the connection.

NOTE:

For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access
point, please refer to its user documents.

Forget a Wi-Fi network

You can make your phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi
network that you added – for example, if you don’t want the
phone to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that
you no longer use.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

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3. Touch

and touch Saved networks.

4. Touch the Wi-Fi network name and then touch FORGET.

Using Wi-Fi Direct®

Wi-Fi Direct allows Wi-Fi devices to share files and data directly
by connecting to each other without the need for wireless
access points (hotspots).

Connect to another device via Wi-Fi Direct

1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. If Wi-Fi is off, slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.

3. Touch

> Advanced > Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will
search for other devices enabled with Wi-Fi Direct
connections.

4. Touch a device name below Peer devices to connect with
it.
The other device will receive a connection prompt and
need to accept the request for connection. Both devices
may need to enter a common PIN.

5. Once connected the device is displayed as “Connected” in
the Peer devices list.

Send data via Wi-Fi Direct

1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item
you want to share.

2. Select the option for sharing via Wi-Fi Direct. The method
may vary by application and data type.

3. Touch a device the phone has connected with or wait for it
to search for new devices and touch one of them.

Connecting to Bluetooth devices

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology.
Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can
exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 10
metres (32.8 feet). The Bluetooth devices must be paired
before the communication is performed.

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Turn Bluetooth on/off

1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On or Off position.

When Bluetooth is on, the

icon appears in the status bar.

Change the device name

1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth
is off.

3. Touch

> Rename this device.

4. Edit the name and touch RENAME.

Pair with another Bluetooth device

1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the Bluetooth switch to the On position if Bluetooth
is off.

Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of
all available Bluetooth devices in range. You could touch

> Refresh if you want to scan again.

3. Touch the device you want to pair with.

4. Confirm that the Bluetooth passkeys are the same between
the two devices and touch PAIR. Alternately, enter a
Bluetooth passkey and touch PAIR.

Pairing is successfully completed when the other device
accepts the connection or the same passkey is entered.

NOTE:

The Bluetooth passkey may be fixed for certain devices, such as
headsets and hands-free car kits. You can try entering 0000 or
1234 (the most common passkeys), or refer to the documents
for that device.

Forget (unpair with) a Bluetooth device

You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with
another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you
need to search it and enter or confirm a passkey again.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Bluetooth and ensure

that Bluetooth is turned on.

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2. In the list of paired devices, touch the icon

beside the

Bluetooth device you want to forget.

3. Touch FORGET.

Send data via Bluetooth

1. Open the appropriate application and select the file or item
you want to share.

2. Select the option for sharing via Bluetooth. The method
may vary by application and data type.

3. Touch a Bluetooth device the phone has paired with or wait
for it to search for new devices and touch one of them.

Receive data via Bluetooth

1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via
Bluetooth.

2. Touch ACCEPT to start receiving the data. If necessary,
flick down the status bar, touch ACCEPT on the Bluetooth
sharing notification.

Received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder
(bluetooth, for instance) in the phone. You can access them
with the File Manager app.

Exchanging data via NFC

Near Field Communication (NFC) allows your phone to
exchange data with another NFC-enabled device when they
touch each other or in close proximity.

Depending on the applications that you have installed on your
phone, you might be able to use your phone as a transit pass or
as an access pass. To use this feature, tap the back of your phone
against an NFC-enabled access point, subject to applicable
terms and conditions from the particular vendor.

To turn on and use NFC:

1. Touch

> > Settings > More.

2. Slide the NFC switch to the on position.

3. If you want to share web pages, contact information,
YouTube videos or other content on your phone to another
NFC-capable device, touch Android Beam and slide the
switch to the On position.

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Using tap & pay

You can tap and pay with your phone at the merchants that
accept contactless payments.

NOTE:

To use tap & pay, you need to install a nano-SIM card which
supports NFC in your phone. For detailed information, please
contact your Vodacom service provider.

Set up tap & pay

To tap and pay, you must turn on NFC on your phone.

1. Touch

> > Settings > More.

2. Slide the NFC switch to the on position.

Manage apps using tap & pay

If you have more than one app that lets you tap and pay, you can
choose a default. Your default app is the one you’ll
automatically use when you tap and pay at a store. You can
browse Google Play Store for more payment apps. Your payment
apps need to support the tap and pay functionality in order to
show up.

To set your default payment app:

1. Open the payment app and turn on tap and pay.

2. Touch

> > Settings > Tap & pay.

3. Select your default payment app.

Turn off tap & pay

You can turn off tap and pay in two ways:

 Turn off NFC on your phone. Touch

> >

Settings > More and then slide the NFC switch to the off

position. This also turns off Android Beam and other NFC
features.

 Turn off the tap and pay functionality in your payment app.

Not all payment apps support this option.

Connecting to your computer via USB

You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable
and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions.
Your phone stores these files in the phone storage or on a
removable microSD card.

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If you are using USB tethering, you must turn that off before
you can use USB to transfer files between your phone and
computer.

Connect your phone to a computer via USB

1. Connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable.

2. Open the notification panel and touch

(USB...).

3. Choose one of the following options:

 Charge this device: Charge your phone via USB.
 Transfer files (MTP): Transfer files on Windows

®

or

Mac

®

.

NOTE:
For Windows XP, please install Media Player 11 (or later
version) when you use MTP.

 Transfer photos (PTP): Transfer photos or files if MTP

is not supported by your computer.

Disconnect your phone from the computer

To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug
the USB cable when you’re finished.

Using USB On-The-Go (OTG)

Your phone supports USB On-The-Go. You can connect the
phone and a USB peripheral device (such as a USB flash drive, a
USB mouse, or a USB keyboard) with an OTG adapter cable.

For example, when you connect the phone with a USB flash
drive, you can browse the files on the flash drive; connect the
phone with a USB mouse and you can navigate the phone with
the mouse.

NOTE:
To safely remove a connected USB storage device (such as a
USB flash drive), touch

> > Settings > Storage and

find the name of the device. Then touch

next to it.

Using the microSD card as portable or phone
storage

You can use your microSD card as portable storage when there's
already content such as your media and other files so that you
don't lose them.

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If your microSD card is new or doesn't have content you want to
keep, you can also set it up as an extension of the phone
storage, and this requires formatting that prevents the microSD
card from working with other devices.

CAUTION:

As part of the phone storage, the microSD card may have data
on it that is necessary for some apps to function normally.
Therefore, do not remove or replace the card randomly.

Set up the microSD card as portable storage

When you install a microSD card that has not been used on your
phone before, the phone will mount the card as portable
storage by default.

You can also open the notification panel and touch the microSD
card name, select Use as portable storage and then touch

NEXT > DONE.

To remove the microSD card from your phone:

If you need to remove the microSD card used as portable
storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Storage.

2. Touch

next to the card name in the Portable storage

section.

3. When the screen prompts the card is safely ejected, you
can now remove it from the phone.

To erase and format the microSD card:

1. Touch

> > Settings > Storage.

2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section.

3. Touch

> Storage settings and then touch Format.

4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD
card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

Set up the microSD card as phone storage

If your microSD card is new or doesn't have content you want to
keep, you can format the card and use it as part of the phone
storage. If you move the microSD card to another device, it’ll be
formatted before it can be used.

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1. Touch

> > Settings > Storage.

2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section.

3. Touch

> Storage settings and then touch Format as

internal.

4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the
microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

5. The phone will prompt you to move your photos, files and
other data from the internal storage to the microSD card.
Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.

To move data between the internal storage and the
microSD card:

With the microSD card as part of the phone storage, you can
move your photos, files and other data between the internal
storage and the card any time.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Storage.

2. Touch Internal shared storage or the microSD card name.

3. Touch

> Migrate data.

4. Touch MOVE.

NOTE:

Whenever you move data between the internal storage and the
microSD card, the destination is used to save new apps and
personal data (such as photos and videos) and only the
destination is accessible from a computer.

To remove the microSD card from your phone:

If you need to remove the microSD card used as phone storage
while the phone is on, you must unmount it first.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Storage.

2. Touch your card name below Internal shared storage.

3. Touch

> Eject.

NOTE:

Before ejecting the card, ensure that you have moved data
and apps to the internal storage.

4. Touch EJECT.

5. When the screen prompts the card is safely ejected, you
can now remove it from the phone.

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To reformat the microSD card as portable storage:

If you no longer want to use your microSD card as phone
storage, you can reformat the card as portable storage.

NOTE:

Before the formatting, ensure that you have moved data and
apps to the internal storage.

1. Touch

> > Settings > Storage.

2. Touch your card name below Internal shared storage.

3. Touch

> Format as portable.

4. Touch FORMAT.

CAUTION:

The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD
card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved.

Sharing your mobile data connection

You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering
or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile
hotspot.

Share your mobile data connection via USB

You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB
tethering feature of your phone. The feature needs a data
connection on a mobile network and may result in data
charges.

NOTE:
You cannot transfer files between your phone and your
computer when the phone is USB tethered.

1. Connect your phone to your computer with a USB cable.

2. Touch

> > Settings > More > Tethering &

portable hotspot.

3. Switch on USB tethering. A new network connection will

be created on your computer.

NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, switch off USB tethering
or disconnect the USB cable.

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Share your mobile data connection via Bluetooth

If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via
Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to share its mobile
data connection with your computer.

1. Pair your phone with your computer via Bluetooth.

2. Configure your computer to obtain its network connection
via Bluetooth. For more information, please see your
computer's documentation.

3. Touch

> > Settings > More > Tethering &

portable hotspot.

4. Switch on Bluetooth tethering. Your computer is now
sharing your phone's data connection.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, switch off Bluetooth

tethering.

Share your mobile data connection as a Wi-Fi
hotspot

You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices
by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature
needs a data connection on a mobile network and may result in
data charges.

NOTE:
When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot
use your phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the Internet. You
still remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data
network.

1. Touch

> > Settings > More > Tethering &

portable hotspot.

2. Switch on Portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi
network name (SSID).

3. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect

with it to start using the phone’s mobile data.

NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, switch off Portable Wi-Fi

hotspot.

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Set your Wi-Fi hotspot

You can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID),
secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and set other options.

1. Touch

> > Settings > More > Tethering &

portable hotspot.

2. Touch Set up Wi-Fi hotspot and set your name and
security options as follows.

 Network name: Enter or edit a network SSID (name)

that other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi
networks.

 Security: Choose a security option: None (not

recommended) or WPA2 PSK (other users can access
your Wi-Fi hotspot only if they enter the correct
password). When you select WPA2 PSK, touch the
Password field to edit the security password.

3. Touch SAVE to save your settings.

NOTE:

In the Tethering & portable hotspot screen, you can also
touch Disable hotspot to set the hotspot sleep policy.

Connecting to virtual private networks

Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the
resources inside a secured local network. VPNs are commonly
deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let
people access local network resources when not on campus, or
when connected to a wireless network.

Depending on the type of VPN you are using, you may be
required to enter your login credentials or install security
certificates before you can connect to your VPN. You can get
this information from your network administrator.

Add a VPN

1. Touch > > Settings > More > VPN.

2. Touch

at the top right corner and fill in the

information provided by your network administrator.

3. Touch SAVE.

The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen.

NOTE:
You must set a lock screen pattern, PIN or password before
using VPN.

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Connect to a VPN

1. Touch > > Settings > More > VPN.

2. Touch the VPN that you want to connect to.

3. When prompted, enter any requested credentials, and then
touch CONNECT.

Modify a VPN

1. Touch > > Settings > More > VPN.

2. Touch

beside the VPN that you want to modify.

3. Edit the VPN settings and then touch SAVE.

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Phone calls

You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or
other apps or widgets that display contact information.
Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to
dial.

NOTE:

You can change the default app for phone calls by touching

> > Settings > Default Apps > Phone app.

Placing and ending calls

Place a call by dialling

1. Touch > > .

2. Touch

and enter the phone number or the contact

name with the dialpad. Touch

to delete incorrect

digits.

NOTE:

As you enter the phone number or the contact name, your

phone searches for matching information in your contacts.
If you see the number and contact you want to call, touch
it to place the call immediately.

3. Touch

below the keypad to dial.

You can also touch the search box at the top of the Phone app
screen and enter the phone number or contact name you want
to call. Touch the matching contact or Call [number] to place
the call.

NOTE:
To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter
the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the country code, followed by
the city/area code and then the phone number.

NOTE:
To redial the last call you made, just touch

> > >

> and touch again.

End a call

During a call, touch on the screen.

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Answering or rejecting calls

When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens,
displaying the caller ID or the information about the caller that
you've entered in the Contacts app. You can answer or reject
the call, or reject it with a text message.

Answer a call

When you receive a phone call, drag over to answer
the call.

- or ­If the screen is unlocked, touch ANSWER to answer the call.

NOTE:
To silence the ringer before answering the call, press either end
of the Volume key.

Reject a call

When you receive a phone call, drag over to reject
the call.

You can also drag

over to reject the call and select

a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.

- or ­If the screen is unlocked, touch DISMISS to reject the call.

NOTE:
To edit the preset text response from within the Phone app,
touch

in the top search field and select Settings > Quick

responses.

Working with the call history

The call history is a list of all the calls you've placed, received, or
missed. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return
a call, or add a number to your contacts.

To open the call history, you can touch

> > >

(in the top search field) > Call history.

Place a call from the call history

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch

beside a listing to call back.

Add a number from call history as a contact

1. Open the call history.

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2. Touch the contact icon in front of a number.

3. Touch

on the contact information tab.

4. To add the number to an existing contact, touch a contact
in the list. To add a new contact, touch Create new

contact.

Take other actions on a call history entry

Open the call history, touch a listing and then touch Call
details to view more call information.

 Touch

to delete the entry.

 Touch Copy number to copy the number.
 Touch Edit number before call to edit the number in the

dialler before calling it.

 Touch the contact icon in front of the entry to open the

contact information tab from the bottom, where you can
send a message, call back, edit the contact, add the
contact to favourites, or add the number to contacts.

NOTE:

To uc h

> Clear call history in the call history screen to

select and delete the history records you want to clear.

Calling your contacts

1. Touch > > . Your favourite contacts and
frequently called contacts are displayed in the

tab.

2. Touch a contact to place the call, or touch or swipe to the

tab to view all your contacts, touch a contact and

then touch its number to make a call.

Checking voicemail

If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can
leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s
how to check the messages they left.

1. Touch

> > > .

2. Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialler. If prompted, enter
your voicemail password.

3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your
voicemail messages.

NOTE:

See Set voicemail for how to set your voicemail service. For
detailed information, please contact the service provider.

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Using options during a call

During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch
an option to select it.

 Touch

to turn on or off the speaker.

 Touch

to mute or unmute your microphone.

 Touch

to switch to the keypad when you need to
enter a code (for example, the PIN for your voicemail or
bank account) during the call.

 Touch

to put the call on hold.

 Touch

to make another call separately from the first

call, which is put on hold.

 Touch

to merge the separate calls into a single

conference call.

 Touch On hold at the bottom to put the caller you are

speaking to on hold, and switch to the other call that has
been put on hold.

 Touch

to end the current call.

WARNING!

Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near
your ear during speakerphone use.

Managing multi-party calls

When the call waiting and three-way call features are available,
you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call.

NOTE:
The call waiting and three-way call features need network
support and may result in additional charges. Please contact
your Vodacom service provider for more information.

Switch between current calls

When you’re on a call and another call comes in, your phone
screen informs you and displays the caller ID.

To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:

 Drag

over to answer the call. (This puts the first

caller on hold and answers the second call.)

 Drag

over to reject the call.

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NOTE:

You can also drag

over to reject the call and select

a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.

To switch between two calls:
Touch On hold at the bottom of the screen.

Set up a conference call

With this feature, you can talk to two people at the same time.

1. Place the first call.

2. Once you have established the connection, touch

and

dial the second number. (This puts the first caller on hold.)

3. When you’re connected to the second party, touch

.

If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you
and the remaining caller stay connected. If you initiated the call
and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected.

To end the conference call, touch

.

Adjusting your call settings

Set contact display options

You can set the order of the contacts displayed in the ta b
of the Phone app.

1. Touch

> > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Display options.

2. Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the
contacts and the format of the contact names.

Set sound and vibration

Set the sound and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad
sounds.

1. Touch

> > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Sounds and vibration.

2. Touch the following options you want to configure.

 Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for

incoming call notification.

 Check Also vibrate for calls to enable vibration for

incoming call notification.

 Check Dialpad tones to play sounds when you touch

the dialpad keys.

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Edit quick response to rejected callers

1. Touch > > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Quick responses.

2. Touch a text message to edit it.

Set voicemail

1. Touch > > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Calls.

2. Touch Voicemail to configure voicemail settings.

 Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider.

Your carrier is the default.

 Touch Setup > Voicemail number to edit the

voicemail number.

 Touch Sound to select the notification sound for new

voicemails.

 Check Vibrate to enable vibration for notification.

Use fixed dialling numbers

Fixed Dialling Numbers (FDN) allows you to restrict outgoing
calls to a limited set of phone numbers.

1. Touch

> > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Calls.

2. Touch Fixed dialling numbers and the following options
are available.

 Enable FDN: Input the PIN2 code to enable the FDN

feature.

 Change PIN2: Change the PIN2 code for FDN access.
 FDN list: Manage the FDN list.

NOTE:

The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect
PIN2 code more times than allowed can get your nano-SIM card
locked. Contact your Vodacom service provider for assistance.

Set speed dials

You can touch and hold the 1 to 9 keys from the dialler to call
the corresponding speed dial number.

The number key 1 is reserved to speed dial your voicemail.

To assign a speed dial key:

1. Touch

> > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Calls > Speed dial.

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2. Touch a speed dial key.

3. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list.

4. Touch OK.

Forward incoming calls

Call forwarding feature allows you to forward your incoming
calls to another phone number.

1. Touch

> > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Calls.

2. Touch Call forwarding.

3. Touch an available option to enable it.

Set caller ID and call waiting

1. Touch > > > (in the top search field) >
Settings > Calls.

2. Touch Additional settings.

3. Touch Caller ID to choose whether your number is
displayed when someone receives your outgoing call. Or
check Call waiting to get notified of incoming calls during
a call.

NOTE:

Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller
ID and call waiting features are available.

Bar certain calls

Call barring feature allows you to forbid certain types of calls
from your phone.

1. Touch

> > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Calls.

2. Touch Call barring.

3. Set the restriction of specific types of calls from your
phone.

Block phone numbers

When you block a phone number, all calls and messages from
the blocked number will be declined automatically.

1. Touch

> > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Call blocking.

2. Touch ADD A NUMBER to enter the phone number you
want to block.

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3. Touch BLOCK. The blocked number is displayed in the list.

NOTE:

To unblock a number, touch

next to the number and touch

UNBLOCK.

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Contacts

You can add contacts on your phone and synchronise them
with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts
that support contact syncing.

To see your contacts, touch

> > . From there, you
can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to
favourite contacts.

Checking contact details

1. Touch > > and touch the ALL tab to access

your contact list.

2. Scroll through the list to view all your contacts.

3. Touch a contact to view its details.

NOTE:
If you have a lot of contacts stored, you'll see a slider on the
right side of the screen. Drag the slider to the initial letter you
need.

Adding a new contact

1. Touch > > .

2. Touch

to add a new contact.

3. Touch Saving to to choose where to save the contact. If a

sync account is selected, the contacts will be synced
automatically with your account online.

4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses,

and other information. Touch More fields if necessary.

5. Touch

to save the contact.

Setting up your own profile

You can create your own name card in your phone.

1. Touch

> > and touch the ALL tab.

2. Touch Set up my profile.

If a profile has already been set up, touch the listing beside
ME and touch

.

3. Edit your profile information.

4. Touch

.

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Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts

You can import/export contacts from/to your nano-SIM card,
the phone storage or the microSD card. This is especially useful
when you need to transfer contacts between different devices.
You can also quickly share contacts using Messaging,
Bluetooth, Android Beam (NFC), Gmail, Google Drive, etc.

Import contacts from the nano-SIM card

1. Touch > > .

2. Touch

> Import/export > Import from SIM card.

3. Select an account in which to save the contacts.

4. Check the contacts you need and then touch OK.

5. Touch OK to confirm.

Import contacts from the phone storage or the
microSD card

1. Touch > > .

2. Touch

> Import/export > Import from .vcf file.

3. Select an account in which to save the contacts.

4. Touch

and find the vCard file(s) on the phone

storage or microSD card and touch one to import contacts.

NOTE:

Touch

> Show internal storage if needed to find your

vCard file(s).

Export contacts to the nano-SIM card

1. Touch > > .

2. Touch

> Import/export > Export to SIM card.

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch OK.

Export contacts to the phone storage or the
microSD card

1. Touch > > .

2. Touch

> Import/export > Export to .vcf file.

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch OK.

4. Touch

and select the directory in which the vCard

file will be saved. Touch

> Show internal storage if

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needed.

5. Edit the file name if needed and touch SAVE to create the

file.

Share contacts

1. Touch > > and touch the ALL tab.

2. Touch and hold the contact you want to share.

3. Check more contacts if needed and then touch

>

Share.

4. Choose how to share the contacts. Options depend on the

applications and services installed.

Working with favourite contacts

In the favourite contacts tab, you can find your favourite
contacts and frequently contacted contacts.

Add a contact to favourites

You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVOURITES
so that you can find them quickly.

1. Touch

> > and touch the ALL tab.

2. Touch a contact and then touch

at the top.

Remove a contact from favourites

1. Touch > > and touch the FAVOURITES

tab.

2. Touch a favourite contact and then touch

at the top.

Searching for a contact

1. Touch > > .

2. Touch

at the top of the screen.

3. Input the contact name or any information the contact has

to search for it. The contacts matched will be listed.

Editing contacts

Edit contact details

1. Touch > > .

2. Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch

.

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3. Edit the contact and touch

.

Set a ringtone for a contact

Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is
calling when you hear the ringtone.

1. Touch

> > .

2. Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then
touch

.

3. Touch

> Set ringtone.

NOTE:
The contact must be saved on the phone, not on the
nano-SIM card.

4. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK.

5. Touch

.

Delete contacts

1. Touch > > and touch the ALL tab.

2. Touch and hold the contact you want to remove.

3. Check more contacts if needed and then touch

>

Delete.

4. Touch OK to confirm.

Link contacts

As your phone synchronises with multiple online accounts, you
may see duplicate entries for the same contact. You can link all
the separate information of a contact into one entry in the
contacts list.

1. Touch

> > .

2. Touch a contact entry to display the contact’s details and
then touch

.

3. Touch

> Link.

4. Touch the contact whose information you want to join with
the first entry.

5. Touch

.

The information from the second contact is added to the first
contact, and the second contact is no longer displayed in the
contacts list.
You can repeat these steps to join another contact to the main
contact.

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Unlink contact information

If contact information from different sources was linked in error,
you can separate the information back into individual contacts
on your phone.

1. Touch

> > .

2. Touch a contact entry you have linked and want to
separate, and then touch

.

3. Touch

> Unlink.

4. Follow the onscreen prompts to confirm.

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Web accounts

Adding or removing accounts

You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange
ActiveSync

®

accounts. You may also add other kinds of accounts

depending on the apps installed on your phone.

Add an account

1. To uc h > > Settings > Accounts > Add account.

2. Touch the type of account you want to add.

3. Follow the onscreen steps to enter the information about
the account. Most accounts require a username and
password, but the details may vary. You may also need to
obtain some information from IT support or your system
administrator.

When the account is successfully added, it is displayed in the

Accounts menu.

Remove an account

Removing an account will delete it and all information
associated with it from your phone, such as emails and contacts.

1. To uc h

> > Settings > Accounts.

2. Touch the account category and then touch the account.

3. To uc h

> Remove account > REMOVE ACCOUNT.

Configuring account sync

Configure auto sync setting

1. To uc h > > Settings > Accounts.

2. To uc h

and check or uncheck Auto-sync data.

 When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make

to information on your phone or on the web are
automatically synced with each other.

 When automatic sync is turned off, you need to sync

manually to collect emails, updates, or other recent
information.

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Sync manually

1. To uc h > > Settings > Accounts.

2. Touch the account category and then the account you
want to sync.

3. To uc h

> Sync now. Or touch the types of information

you want to sync.

Change an account’s sync settings

1. To uc h > > Settings > Accounts.

2. Touch the account category and then the account. The
Sync screen appears, showing a list of information the
account can sync.

3. When auto-sync is enabled, switch on or off items as you
need. The types of information enabled on the phone and
the web will be kept in auto-sync. When auto-sync is
disabled, touch a listing to sync that type of information
between the phone and the web.

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Email

Touch in the home screen and select Email. Use it to
receive and send emails from your webmail or other accounts,
using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync
account for your corporate email needs.

Setting up the first email account

1. When you open Email for the first time, enter your email
address and password.

2. Touch NEXT to let the phone retrieve the network
parameters automatically.

NOTE:

Touch MANUAL SETUP if you want to enter these details
manually or set up an Exchange ActiveSync account.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the setup.

Your phone will show the inbox of the email account and start
to download email messages.

Checking your emails

Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the
interval you set when setting up the account.

You can also check new emails manually by dragging down on
the message list.

Responding to an email

You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can
also delete messages and manage them in other ways.

Reply to or forward an email

1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the
Inbox.

2. Do the following as you need:

 To reply to the sender, touch .
 To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original

email, touch

or > Reply all.

 To forward the email to someone else, touch or

> Forward.

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3. Edit your message and touch

.

Mark an email as unread

You can return a read email to the unread state - for example, to
remind yourself to read it again later. You can also mark a batch
of emails as unread.

 While reading a message, touch

.

 While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the

sender images beside the messages and then touch

.

Delete an email

You can delete an email from its folder. You can also delete a
batch of emails.

 While reading a message, touch

.

 While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), slide a

message left or right to delete it, or touch the sender
images beside the messages and then touch

.

NOTE:

If you accidentally delete one, touch Undo to retrieve it.

Writing and sending an email

1. Open your email Inbox and touch .

NOTE:

If you have more than one email account added on the
phone, touch the sender line to select the account you
want to use for sending the message.

2. Enter a contact name or email address in the To field.
Separate each recipient with a comma. You can also touch

to add recipients from your contacts.

NOTE:
To send a carbon copy or blind carbon copy to other
recipients, touch > Add Cc/Bcc to open the Cc/Bcc

field and enter the contact names or email addresses.

3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text.

4. To uc h

to add audio files, images, videos and other

types of files as attachments.

5. To uc h

at the top right of the screen to send the

message.

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Adding and editing email accounts

Add an email account

After setting up your first email account (see Setting up the first

email account), you can add more email accounts and manage

them separately.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. To uc h

> Settings > Add account.

3. Follow the prompts to set up the account as you did with
the first one.

Edit an email account

You can change a number of settings for an account, including
how often you check for email, how you’re notified of new mails,
your email signature, and details about the servers the account
uses to send and receive mails.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. To uc h

> Settings and touch the account whose

settings you want to change.

3. Make the changes and touch

when you finish.

Changing general email settings

General settings apply to all email accounts you add.

1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.

2. To uc h

> Settings > General settings.

3. Make the changes and touch

when you finish.

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Messaging

You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and
multimedia messages (MMS).

Opening the Messaging screen

To uc h > > Messaging.
The Messaging screen opens, where you can create a new
message, search for messages, or open an ongoing message
thread.

 To uc h

to write a new text or multimedia message.

 To uc h

to search for conversations with a contact using
keywords of the contact name or number, or search for
messages using keywords of the message content.

 To uc h

to view all your messages, unread messages,
favourite messages, or mobile broadcasts.

 Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation

you’ve had with a certain number.

Sending a message

1. On the Messaging screen, touch at the bottom right
corner.

2. Add recipients by one of the following ways.

 Touch the To field and manually enter the recipient’s

number or the contact name. If the phone presents a
few suggestions, touch the one you want to add.

 Select recipients from your contacts or most contacted

numbers by touching

.

3. Touch the text box and enter the message text.
If you want to send a multimedia message, touch

to
add a picture, audio, video or other type of file to the
message.

4. To uc h

.

Replying to a message

Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the
same number. If the new message comes from a new number, a
new thread is created.

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1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the
message you want to reply to.

2. Type your reply in the text box at the bottom or touch
to add a picture, audio, video or other type file to the
message.

3. To uc h

.

Forwarding a message

1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the
message you want to forward.

2. Touch and hold the message and then touch Forward in
the menu that opens.

3. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if
you want.

4. To uc h

.

Copying a message

You can copy text messages between the nano-SIM card and the
phone storage.

To copy a text message from the phone storage to the
nano-SIM card:

1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the
message you want to copy.

2. Touch and hold the message and then touch Copy to the
SIM card in the menu that opens.

NOTE:

Only a message which has no more than 160 alpha-numeric
characters can be copied to the nano-SIM card.

To copy a text message from the nano-SIM card to the
phone storage:

1. On the Messaging screen, touch

> Settings >

SMS/MMS settings > Manage SIM card messages.

2. Touch and hold a message and then touch Copy to phone
memory.

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Web browser

Use Chrome to view web pages and search for information.

Opening the browser

To uc h > > Chrome to launch the web browser.
Chrome also opens when you touch a web link - for example, in

an email or a text message.
To open a web page or search the web:

1. Open the Chrome app.

2. Touch the address box at the top of the web page.

3. Enter the address (URL) of a web page or enter terms you
want to search for. You can also touch

to search by

voice.

4. Touch a URL or search suggestion or touch enter key on
the keyboard to open the web page or search results.

NOTE:

To uc h

> if you want to stop opening the page.

Using multiple browser tabs

You can open several web pages at the same time (one page in
each tab) and switch between them freely.

To open a new browser tab:

To uc h

> New tab. A new browser tab opens.

To switch between tabs:

1. Touch the icon

at the top right of the screen. The
number in the icon indicates the number of currently active
browser windows.

2. Swipe vertically to scroll through the list of opened tabs.

3. Touch the thumbnail of the tab you want to open.

NOTE:

Swipe a thumbnail horizontally or touch its X to close the tab.

Downloading files

1. Touch and hold an image or a link to a file or to another
web page.

2. In the menu that opens, touch Download image or
Download link.

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The downloaded files are saved to your phone. You can view or
open them in the Downloads app.

Changing Chrome settings

You can configure a number of settings to customise the way
you browse the web, including several that you can use to
control your privacy.

To open the Chrome settings screen, touch

> Settings.

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Camera

You can use your phone to take photos and record videos.
Photos and videos are stored on the microSD card you have
installed or in the phone storage. You can copy them to your
computer or access them in the Gallery app.

Capturing a photo

1. To uc h > > Camera.

NOTE:
You can quickly open the camera when the phone is in
sleep mode or in the lock screen by double-pressing either

end of the Volume key. To use this feature, touch

on

the camera screen and switch on Camera quick launch.

2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary
adjustment. PHOTO (auto camera) is used by default.

Number Function

1

Change the flash setting.

2

Enable active photo mode. You can shoot active
photos, which include a still image and a short
video clip.

3

Set a time delay before the camera takes a
picture automatically after you touch the
shutter icon.

4

Turn on or off the HDR feature.

5

Change the camera settings.

6

View pictures and videos you have taken.

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Number Function

7

Use special photo or video camera modes
including super night, slow exposure, slow
motion, manual, multi-exposure, time lapse, and
wide selfie.

8

Capture a picture.

9

Use the filter to select a colour effect or other
special effects.

10

Switch between the front and back cameras.

11

Switch among panorama camera, photo
camera, and video camera modes.

WARNING!

Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point the
flash towards the eyes of people or animals.

NOTE:
You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out
before taking pictures.

3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus, or
leave the camera to autofocus on the centre of the image.

NOTE:

In PHOTO (auto camera) mode, when you touch the screen

to focus, the exposure bar appears beside the focus
point. You can drag

up or down to adjust the exposure.

4. Lightly touch

. You can also press either end of the
Volume key or touch the fingerprint sensor to take a photo.
See Using your fingerprint.

NOTE:

When you use the front camera, you can also touch

or

BEAUTY to use smile detection or beauty face.

Recording a video

You can record normal-speed video clips. The back camera also
allows you to record slow motion or time lapse video.

1. To uc h

> > Camera.

2. To uc h VIDEO if you want to capture a normal-speed video.
To capture slow motion or time lapse video, touch

>

SLOW MOTION or TIME-LAPSE.

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3. Aim the camera at the subject. You can touch any area on
the screen that you want the camcorder to focus on before
and during recording.

NOTE:
You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out
before and during recording.

NOTE:
When you touch the screen to focus during recording, the

exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can
drag

up or down to adjust the exposure. Touch and

hold the focus point to lock the focus.

4. To uc h

to start recording a normal-speed video clip, or

touch

to record a slow motion or time lapse video.

NOTE:
While the normal-speed recording is in progress, touch

to pause the recording. When you record a normal-speed or
time lapse video, touch

to save the frame as a

separate photo.

5. To uc h

or to stop recording.

Using manual camera mode

You can use manual camera mode to adjust more camera
options for your photo such as ISO, white balance, exposure,
etc.

1. To uc h

> > Camera.

2. To uc h

> MANUAL.

3. Aim the camera at the subject and you can make the
following adjustments.

 Drag the green circle to any area on the screen that you

want to focus on. Touch and hold it to lock the focus.

 Drag the yellow square to any area on the screen where

you want the camera to meter exposure so as to adjust
the photo brightness. Touch and hold the square to
lock exposure.

 Touch to unfold the options, including shutter

speed, ISO, overall exposure, white balance, interval for
time lapse pictures, and focus.

4. Touch the shutter icon

to take the photo.

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Using other camera modes

Besides capturing photos and videos in the traditional way, your
camera app offers other powerful and interesting camera
modes. Touch

in the viewfinder screen to find them all.

 SUPER NIGHT: Capture pictures in low-light environment.
 SLOW EXPOSURE: Capture water flow, star trail, or car trail.
 SLOW MOTION: Capture slow motion video clips.
 MANUAL: Adjust more camera options for your photo such

as ISO, white balance, exposure, etc.

 MULTI EXPOSURE: Capture two pictures for collage.
 TIME-LAPSE: Set the time interval between each frame

when you shot time lapse videos with the back camera.

 WIDE SELFIE: Take a wide-angle selfie with the front

camera.

NOTE:

Some camera modes are only available for the back camera.

Customising camera/camcorder settings

Before capturing a photo or a video, you can touch to open
the following camera and camcorder setting options.

NOTE:

Some camera and video options will change according to
different camera modes.

 Options in photo mode

 Resolution: Set the image size for your photo.
 Metering: Adjust the metering setting.
 Composition: Show or hide grid or golden spiral for

balanced photo composition.

 Level guide: Enable or disable the level.
 Point-and-shoot: Available for the front camera.

When this feature is enabled, you can touch the
viewfinder screen to take a photo.

 Mirror image: Available for the front camera. When

this feature is enabled, the captured photo will be
saved as it is shown in the preview.

 Watermark: Apply a watermark to your photos. You

can customise the watermark.

 Shutter sound: Turn on or off the shutter tone.
 Location tag: Select whether to store the location

information in your captured photos and videos.

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 V gesture: Available for the front camera. When this

feature is enabled, the phone will take a photo
automatically when you show the V gesture.

 Anti shake: Turn on the feature to reduce blurring

when taking a picture.

 Histogram: Turn on or off histogram, which can show

the brightness and darkness of the current view.

 Volume key control: Use the Volume key as the

shutter button or to zoom in and out.

 Camera quick launch: If this feature is enabled, you

can quickly open the camera and take a photo when
the screen is off and locked by double-pressing either
end of the Volume key.

 Anti-banding: Set the anti-banding value when you

take pictures of TV or computer screens to avoid
stripes on the screen.

 Save original image: Choose whether to keep both

the original and HDR/filter versions of the photo.

 Save location: Touch Save location to change the

storage location for captured photos and videos when
a microSD card is installed.

 Restore defaults: Restore default camera and video

settings.

 Options in video mode

 Video quality: Set the quality for your video.
 Shutter sound: Turn on or off the shutter tone.
 Location tag: Select whether to store the location

information in your captured photos and videos.

 Anti-banding: Set the anti-banding value when you

record videos of TV or computer screens to avoid
stripes on the screen.

 Save location: Touch Save location to change the

storage location for captured photos and videos when
a microSD card is installed.

 Restore defaults: Restore default camera and video

settings.

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Gallery

Opening gallery

To uc h > > Gallery to view albums of your pictures
and videos.

Working with albums

When you open Gallery, all pictures and videos on your phone
are displayed in a number of albums. Touch Camera/Others or
slide left or right to switch between the Camera album and
other albums.

To view album contents:

Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains.

To share albums, pictures, or videos:

1. Touch and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an
item after you open an album to select a picture or a video.

2. Touch more items that you want to share.

3. To uc h

and select how you want to share the items.

To delete albums, pictures, or videos:

1. Touch and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an
item after you open an album to select a picture or a video.

2. Touch more items that you want to delete.

3. To uc h

> OK.

Working with pictures

Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen.

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When viewing a picture in full screen, the following features are
available.

 Swipe horizontally to see more pictures or videos.
 Pinch a picture or video to make it smaller. You'll then see

a filmstrip-style view of all your pictures and videos in a row.
Swipe left or right to scan through them all.

 In the filmstrip-style view, you can delete a picture or video

by swiping it up. If you accidentally delete one, touch
UNDO to retrieve it.

 In the filmstrip-style view, you can encrypt a picture or

video by swiping it down when Privacy Space is enabled.
See Privacy Space.

 Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or

spread them apart to zoom out or in.

 Touch

, or to rotate, share or delete the

picture. Touch

to edit or print the picture, set it as
wallpaper or contact photo, check file details, rename the
picture or video, encrypt the picture or video when Privacy
Space is enabled, or browse the album contents in a
slideshow.

 If the picture is an active photo you have captured, touch

to play it.

NOTE:
Some options may not be available for certain albums or
pictures.

Retouching your pictures

You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in
Gallery. The changed picture is saved in the same album as the
original image, which is not affected.

1. To uc h

> Edit > Editor while viewing a picture in full

screen to open the Editor interface.

NOTE:

You can also choose to edit the picture with Photos.

2. Touch an edit option along the bottom of the screen and

edit the picture.

NOTE:
Slide left or right at the bottom of the screen to find all
options.

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Apply filters and old photo effects.

Crop, straighten, or flip (mirror) the picture.

Adjust exposure, saturation, hue, sharpness, and other
colour options.

Add a frame to the picture.

Decorate people in the picture with comical
moustaches, eye glasses, hats and more.

Apply a blur effect to the picture.

Select a colour and draw anything on the picture.

Add some text to the picture and adjust its effect.

3. Touch to keep the change or touch to cancel it.

4. Touch

to save the new picture.

NOTE:

To uc h

in the Editor screen to see the edits you have made

and undo or redo them.

Making a GIF picture or a collage

You can put together a few pictures in the albums to make an
animated GIF picture or a collage of pictures.

1. Open the Gallery app and touch

> Gif Maker or Collage

Maker.

2. Touch an album.

3. Touch the pictures you need. You can exit the album and
open other albums to add more pictures.

 To make a GIF, touch 2 to 50 pictures in the order or

reverse to the order that you want them to appear in
the GIF.

 To make a collage, touch 2 to 9 pictures.

The pictures you touched are displayed along the bottom.
To uc h

to remove the pictures you do not need.

4. Exit the album and touch

. The GIF or collage is

displayed.

5. Touch the options along the bottom to adjust the final
picture.

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 For GIF, you can adjust the speed, play order, image size,

or touch Advanced to change picture order or adjust
each picture.

 For collage, touch Te m pl a te , Freestyle, or Collage

and then select a frame, texture or layout.

6. When you are satisfied with the final picture, touch

to

save the GIF or the collage.

The picture is saved to the picture_editor/GIF or
picture_editor/Collage folder in your phone storage or the
microSD card.

Playing videos

1. Touch an album in the gallery and then touch the
thumbnail of a video.

2. To uc h

at the centre and select a player to start playing.

Touch the video to view the playback controls.

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Music

To uc h > > Music to play audio files stored on your
phone. Music supports a wide variety of audio formats, so it can
play music you purchase from online stores, music you copy
from your CD collection, and so on.

Viewing your music library

To uc h > > Music to open the Music app. There you
can touch All songs to view all your audio files or by
categorised lists of artists, albums, and genres. You can also
touch Favourites, Recently played or Folders to find songs, or
view all your playlists in the My playlist section.

NOTE:

If an audio file is being played, its name and player controls are
displayed at the bottom of the screen. Touch the area to open
the playback screen.

Setting a song as the default ringtone

The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls,
except those from contacts to whom you have assigned special
ringtones (see Set a Ringtone for a Contact).

1. To uc h

> > Music > All songs to see the music

library.

NOTE:

If you are in the playback screen, touch

at the top left

of the screen to return to the music library.

2. Touch and hold a song in any list.

3. In the menu that opens, touch Set as the ringtone.

4. If prompted, select part of the song or full song as the
ringtone and touch SET AS RINGTONE.

NOTE:
If the song is being played and you’re in the playback screen,
you can touch

> Set as the ringtone.

Playing music

Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the
bottom of the screen to open the following playback screen.

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Number Function

1

Return to the music library.

2

Track name and artist information.

3

Album artwork.

4

Turn on or off shuffle.

5

Toggle repeat mode. You can repeat the current
track, repeat the current playlist, or turn off repeat.

6

Playback control: Skip songs or pause and resume
playback. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part
of the track.

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Get more options.

8

Add the track to the Favourites playlist.

9

View the current playlist.

Managing playlists

Create playlists to organise your music files into sets of songs, so
that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer.

 Touch and hold a song in the music library and select Add

to to add it to a playlist or create a new playlist.

 In My playlist section, touch and hold a playlist and select

Delete/Rename to delete or rename the playlist.

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 In My playlist section, touch a playlist to view its content.

You can touch

to add more songs to the playlist, or

touch

to select songs for removal from the playlist.

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Video player

Use the Video app to manage your video library and watch
videos.

Opening the video library

To uc h > > Video to view your video library, where
your video files are displayed in a list.

Swipe up or down to find the video you want. You can also
touch

> Search to search for video files, or touch > View

or Sort to change the display mode or sort the list.

Playing and controlling videos

Touch a video in the video library to play it. Touch the screen to
show the playback controls. You can control the video and
audio or carry out other operations.

 Touch the play/pause button at the bottom to pause or

resume the playback.

 Slide horizontally on the screen to rewind or fast forward.
 Slide vertically on the right or left part of the screen to

adjust volume or brightness.

 Spread or pinch two fingers on the screen to zoom the

video in or out.

 To uc h

or to skip to the previous or the next video.

 To uc h

or to hide or show the control panel.

 To uc h

to share or delete the video, or change the video

ratio.

Managing video files

Delete video clips

1. To uc h > Delete in the video library.

2. Touch the videos you want to delete.

3. To uc h DELETE > OK.

Share a video clip

1. Touch and hold a video in the video library.

2. In the menu that opens, touch Share and select how you
want to share them.

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FM radio

With the FM radio, you can search for radio channels, listen to
them, and save them on your phone. Note that the quality of
the radio broadcast depends on the coverage of the radio
station in your area. The wired headset works as an antenna, so
always connect the headset when using the radio. When you
receive an incoming call while listening to the radio, the radio
will be turned off.

Scanning and saving channels

1. Plug in a wired headset and touch > > FM Radio.

2. To uc h

> Scan. Your phone scans for all available

channels and saves them to the All channels list.

NOTE:

When you open the FM Radio app for the first time, it will
automatically scan for channels and show the All channels list.

You can also touch

> All channels to view the list.

Listening to FM radio

1. To uc h > > FM Radio while the headset is
connected.

2. To uc h

> All channels and select a channel.

You can also drag the red line along the frequency panel or

touch

or to switch to other channels.

NOTES:

 To uc h

to add the channel to favourites. Favourite
channels are put on the FM Radio main screen. Touch
to view all favourite channels.

 You can save at most 16 channels to favourites.

 To uc h

to listen to the radio through the phone

speaker.

Editing a saved channel

1. Open the FM Radio app and touch > All channels to
display the list of saved channels.

2. Touch and hold a channel and select Rename or Delete, or
touch

to the right of a channel to add it to favourites.

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Other options and settings

To turn off FM radio automatically:

To uc h

> Auto off and select the time you want to turn off

the radio.
A count-down clock appears above the frequency and the radio

is turned off when the clock counts down to 0:00.

To turn off FM radio immediately:

To uc h

> Exit.

To record the FM radio program:

To uc h

> Record/Stop Recording to record the current radio
program. The recorded files are saved in the phone storage or
microSD card.

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Recorder

Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to

them whenever you like.

Recording a voice memo

1. To uc h > > Recorder.

2. To uc h

to start recording. During recording, you can do

the following:

 To uc h / to pause or continue the recording.
 To uc h to add time tags to the recording.

3. To uc h DONE to stop recording.

4. Edit the file name and touch DONE to save the recording.
If you don’t want to save the memo after recording it, touch

DELETE > OK to delete it.

Playing a voice memo

1. To uc h at the top right of the screen to see all
recordings.

2. Touch the title of a memo to play it.

Editing a voice memo

You can add a note to a voice recording, trim it, add or remove
time tags.

 To uc h in the recordings list to edit a note to the voice

recording.

 While playing a recording, touch

to open the editing

screen. You can drag the “S” and “E” tabs and touch TRIM
to trim the recording, touch a tag to delete it, or touch

to add a tag.

NOTE:

Touch and hold a recording in the list to delete, share, edit,
rename, encrypt the file, view file details, or set it as the default
phone ringtone.

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More apps

Calculator

Touch > > Calculator to use the phone’s convenient
built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced
mathematical equations.

NOTE:

Slide left while holding the phone upright, or hold the phone on
its side, to access advanced buttons.

Clock

To uc h > > Clock. The Clock app allows you to check
local time in places around the world, set alarms, and use
timers.

Set a new alarm

1. Touch the tab in the Clock app.

2. Touch an existing alarm to configure it, or touch

at

the bottom of the screen to create a new alarm.

3. Set the time and touch OK. Then edit repeat, alarm sound,
vibration, and label.

NOTES:

 To enable or disable existing alarms directly, just touch the

switches on the right side.

 To uc h

to set more alarm options in the Alarms

section.

Check world time

Touch the tab in the Clock app to check local time around
the world as well as the next alarm.

To uc h

at the bottom to add other cities.

Use the stopwatch and countdown

Touch the or tab in the Clock app to use the
stopwatch or the countdown timer.

Stopwatch allows you to record lap times, while countdown
allows you to set a time and count down to zero.

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Downloads

The Downloads app keeps a record of the files you have
downloaded using apps such as Chrome or Email.

To uc h

> > Downloads to check the record.

 Touch a file to open it with the appropriate applications.
 Touch and hold a file to delete or share it, or get more

options.

File manager

Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other
types of files on your phone storage, the microSD card and the
connected USB device.

To uc h

> > File Manager. You can touch a file
category to find the file you need, or touch Phone, SD Card, or
External devices to browse folders and files on the phone
storage, the microSD card, or the connected USB device.

 Touch folders and files to access stored items.
 Touch and hold an item to access option icons such as Copy,

Move, Share, or Delete.

 To copy or move an item, navigate to a new location and

touch Paste.

 To uc h

to create a new folder in the current directory.

Private Space

Private Space allows you to encrypt your files, lock your apps
and manage your account passwords. To access Private Space,
you need to draw a pattern, enter a password, or use your
registered fingerprint.

Open Private Space for the first time

When you use Private Space for the first time, you need to set a
new lock pattern or password for Private Space.

1. To uc h

> > Private Space.

2. Draw and redraw a pattern that you must draw to access

Private Space, or touch Or set password to set a password
that you must enter to access Private Space.

NOTE:

The pattern and password are different from the screen lock
pattern and password.

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3. Select the security question and enter your answer, and
then touch Done.

NOTE:

If you forget the pattern or password you set, you can reset
it by entering the answer of the security question.

4. If you have registered a fingerprint in your phone, the
phone will prompt you to use your fingerprint to access
Private Space. Touch OK to confirm.

Encrypt pictures/videos/files

After the pictures, videos, and files are encrypted, they can be
accessed only in Private Space.

1. To uc h

> > Private Space.

2. Enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set.

3. To uc h Pictures & videos or File.

4. To uc h

to add pictures, videos, or files from your phone
storage or the microSD card. You can also take pictures or
videos and encrypt them directly.

The added items will be moved into Private Space.

NOTE:

To decrypt pictures, videos, or files, touch

> Move to local

and select the items you need to decrypt.

Lock apps

After an app is locked, you need to enter the lock pattern,
password or fingerprint you set before using that app.

1. To uc h

> > Private Space.

2. Enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set.

3. To uc h App lock.

4. Turn on the switches beside the apps you want to lock.

Use password book

1. To uc h > > Private Space.

2. Enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set.

3. To uc h My password book. You can add and manage your
account description, user name and password in the
password book.

Set Private Space

1. To uc h > > Private Space.

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2. Enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set.

3. To uc h

and set the following options.

 Security settings: Modify the lock pattern or password

you set. The pattern or password is used to access
Private Space and the locked apps.

 Security question: Edit your security question and

answer.

NOTE:

If you forget the lock pattern or password, you can
touch Forgot your pattern/password? at the bottom
of the screen and enter your answer to reset the
pattern or password.

 Login type: If you have registered a fingerprint, you

can choose to use the fingerprint to access Private
Space and the locked apps.

 Pattern settings: Set whether the phone vibrates or

whether the pattern is visible when you draw the lock
pattern.

Google apps

Open the Google apps to use Google services.

NOTE:

Some contents or Google services may not be available in your
region.

 Android Wear: Connect your Android Wear smartwatch

with your phone.

 Calendar: Organise your time and reminds you of

important events.

 Cardboard: Help you set up a Cardboard viewer and

include a few experiences to get you started.

 Cardboard Camera: Takes VR photos and share with

friends. To experience these photos in virtual reality, pop
your phone into a Cardboard viewer.

 Chrome: Use the Chrome app to browse the Internet and

get your bookmarks, browsing history, and more synced
with your Google account.

 Docs/Sheets/Slides:

Use words documents, excel sheets,

and slideshows offered by Google for your work and
projects.

 Drive: Store files on Google servers for free after you sign in

to your Google account. You can access them on your
computers, your phones and other devices, share them, or
collaborate with others.

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 Duo: Make a simple video calling which brings you

face-to-face with all the people that matter most.

 Fit: Make it easy to store, access, and manage your fitness

data and help you measure and achieve fitness goals.

 Gmail: Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or

other personal email accounts.

 Google: Use Google search or get information when you

need it with Google Now.

 Google+: Socialise with friends on the Google+ online

community.

 Keep: Create, share, and collaborate notes quickly and

easily.

 Maps: Find your place and find your way in the world.
 News & Weather: View weather forecasts and news stories

about common topics. You can also customise the news
topics that are displayed.

 Photos: Manage photos on the phone and your Google

account.

 Play Books:

Read eBooks downloaded from the Google

Play Store. You can read books online or mark them for
availability offline, so you can read them when you don't
have an Internet connection.

 Play Games:

Buy and play games from the Google Play

Store. Share your gaming experience and progress with
your friends.

 Play Movies & TV: Purchase, download and watch the

latest and your favourite movies and TV shows.

 Play Music: Play music on the phone and on your Google

account.

 Play Newsstand: Purchase and read newspapers and

magazines.

 Play Store: Buy and download apps, games, and other

content from the Google Play Store.

 Tr ans l at e: Type, speak or point the camera at text to

translate with Google Translate.

 Voice Search: Search for information with your voice.
 YouTube: Watch video clips from YouTube.com, or upload

your own and share with the world.

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Settings

To uc h > > Settings. The Settings app contains most
of the tools for customising and configuring your phone.

At the top of the Settings screen, you can see setting
suggestions. Touch to check or customise the recommended
settings.

You can also swipe right from the left edge of most setting
screens to access the main settings quickly without going back
to the main settings screen by screen.

Wireless and networks

Wi-Fi

To uc h > > Settings > Wi-Fi. You can turn Wi-Fi on or
off and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See Connecting to

Wi-Fi.

When Wi-Fi is on, touch

> Advanced > Wi-Fi Direct in the

Wi-Fi menu to share data between two devices via Wi-Fi directly.

See Using Wi-Fi Direct

®

.

Bluetooth

To uc h > > Settings > Bluetooth. You can turn
Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections.
See Connecting to Bluetooth devices.

Data usage

To uc h > > Settings > Data usage to check and
manage mobile data use. You can view and restrict Wi-Fi data
usage as well.

 To uc h Data Saver to enable Data Saver which prevents

apps from using data connection in the background. For an
app you’re currently using, it can access data, but may do so
less frequently when Data Saver is enabled. You can also
touch Unrestricted data access and allow some apps to
always have access to data connection even when Data
Saver is turned on.

 Touch the Mobile data switch to turn on or off mobile data.
 To uc h Mobile data usage to check how much data has

been used during the time cycle you set, see what apps
have been using mobile data, restrict background data for
individual apps, or allow unrestricted data usage when Data
Saver is on for individual apps.

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 To uc h Billing cycle to set the reset date of the data usage

cycle, and set mobile data warning and limit.

 To uc h Wi-Fi data usage to view the Wi-Fi usage of apps.
 To uc h Network restrictions to select Wi-Fi networks that

are mobile hotspots. Apps may warn before using these
networks for large downloads to avoid high mobile data
bills.

NOTE:

The data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier’s
data usage accounting may differ.

Flight mode

To uc h > > Settings > More and slide the switch
beside Flight mode to turn flight mode on or off. All the
phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when
flight mode is on.

NFC and Android beam

To uc h > > Settings > More > NFC to exchange data
with another NFC-enabled device when they touch each other
or in close proximity. Touch Android Beam and turn it on if you
want to share web pages, contact information, YouTube videos
or other content on your phone to another NFC-capable device.
See Exchanging data via NFC.

Tethering and portable hotspot

To uc h > > Settings > More > Tethering & portable
hotspot to share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs

or other devices via USB, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. See Sharing your

mobile data connection.

VPN

To uc h > > Settings > More > VPN to set up and
connect to virtual private networks. See Connecting to virtual

private networks.

Mobile networks

To uc h > > Settings > More > Mobile networks to
control mobile data roaming, set network type, set access point
names and select mobile network. See Connecting to mobile

networks.

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Network settings reset

To uc h > > Settings > More > Network settings
reset, touch RESET SETTINGS and follow the onscreen

prompts to reset all network settings including Wi-Fi, mobile
data and Bluetooth.

Device

Display

To uc h > > Settings > Display to configure the
following options.

 Favourite app panel: When this feature is enabled, you can

swipe right on the leftmost home screen to open the
favourite app you set.

 Favourite home screen app: Select the app opened when

swiping right on the leftmost home screen.

 Lock home screen layout: When the home screen layout

is locked, you cannot make any changes to your home
screen.

 Navigation buttons: Touch and hold the navigation keys

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/ / ) at the bottom and drag to rearrange them.

 Lock screen shortcuts: Show shortcut icons on the lock

screen. You can swipe from a shortcut icon at the bottom of
the lock screen to open the related app or feature.

 Edit lock screen shortcuts: Touch a lock screen shortcut

to change or remove it, or touch Add shortcut to add one.

 Brightness level: Set the brightness of the display.
 Adaptive brightness: Automatically adjust screen

brightness.

 Night mode: Enable night mode to adjust the warm filter

for eye care. You can set a schedule when night mode will
be turned on. See Using night mode.

 Network operator name: Touch the switch to hide or

display the network operator name on the status bar.

 Battery percentage: Show or hide the battery percentage

on the status bar.

 Wallpaper: Select a background image or animation for the

home screen and the lock screen.

 Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen

turns off automatically.

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 Double tap to wake: Double-tap on the screen to turn it on

when the phone is in sleep mode.

 Screen saver: Manage the screen saver function. When it is

enabled, clock, photos or animations will be displayed as a
screensaver.

 Pulse notification light: Flash the indicator light to notify

you of missed calls, new messages, and other events.

 Font size: Set the font size of the text on the screen.
 Display size: Adjust the display size of items including

fonts, icons and images on the screen.

 When device is rotated: Select whether the screen

contents should rotate when the phone is rotated.

 Cast: Connect with TVs, projectors or other devices that

support wireless display and project your phone’s content
wirelessly to that device. You need to turn on Wi-Fi first. For
detailed introduction, please refer to the device manual.

Notifications

To uc h > > Settings > Notifications. You can set
different notification options for individual apps. Touch an app
to block or mute its notifications, select its notification content
to display on the lock screen, or let its notifications override
your Do No Disturb settings.

Sound

To uc h > > Settings > Sound. You can adjust different
types of volume (see Adjusting volume), set Do not disturb
options (see Using do not disturb mode), set up ringtone and
notification sound (see Changing ringtone and notification

sound), set up alarm ringtone, set emergency broadcasts

options, and select system sounds (see Turning on/off system

sounds).

Apps

To uc h > > Settings > Apps to see apps installed on
your phone and manage them.

Touch an app to see its information. The following options may
be available:

 FORCE STOP: Stop the app.
 UNINSTALL: Uninstall the app.
 DISABLE/ENABLE: Disable or enable the app.

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 Storage: Check its storage information, clear its data or

cache.

 Data usage: Check how much data has been used by the

app during the time cycle you set and restrict background
data for the app.

 Permissions: Check or change the app permissions.
 Notifications: Set the notification options for the app.
 Open by default: Check the app’s supported links and set

whether to open the links in the app, and clear the app’s
defaults.

 Battery: Check the battery use details of the app since last

full charge.

 Memory: Check how much memory has been used by the

app.

 Draw over other apps: Allow the app to display on top of

other apps that you’re using.

 Modify system settings: Allow the app to modify system

settings.

NOTE:

Not all options are available for the apps. Some apps may have
more options.

Default apps

To uc h > > Settings > Default Apps to set the
following options.

 Opening links: Check the app’s supported links and set

whether to open the links in the app, and clear the app’s
defaults.

 Assist & voice input: Select the default app for voice

assistant and input, and set the app’s related options.

 Home app/Browser app/Phone app/SMS app: Select

the default app for the launcher, web browsing, phone
calling and messaging.

 Special access: Set special access options of apps.

Storage

To uc h > > Settings > Storage to view the memory
information of the internal phone storage and the microSD
card.

You can choose the default location for new data, such as
photos captured and voice recorded. Touch Save location and

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select Phone or SD card to store items in the phone storage or
the installed microSD card.

To uc h Internal shared storage to get a detailed breakdown of
space usage by type. Touch a data type to see more information
or delete the files you do not need, or touch Explore to view
and manage all files in the storage.

For more information about using the internal storage and the
microSD card, see Using the microSD card as portable or phone

storage.

When you connect a USB storage device (such as a USB flash) to
your phone with an OTG adapter cable, you can view its storage
status, unmount it, or erase all data on it. See Using USB

On-The-Go (OTG).

Power Manager

To uc h > > Settings > Power Manager to view the
battery level, enable different battery saving modes, manually
optimise apps to improve battery life, or check what has been
using the battery.

Memory

To uc h > > Settings > Memory to monitor the
average memory use and performance of your phone. You can
also check which apps use the most memory.

Users

To uc h > > Settings > Users to manage the user
accounts of your phone.

You can share your phone with other people by creating
additional user accounts. Each user with a separate account has
his/her own storage space, wallpaper, screen lock and so on.
Users can also adjust phone settings like Wi-Fi that affect
everyone and update apps for all other users.

By default, a Guest account is available for anyone who needs to
use your phone temporarily. You can touch Add user to create
more user accounts.

If you want to add users when the phone is locked, switch on
Add users. You can then open the Quick Settings panel and

touch > Add user to create new user accounts.
You can touch Emergency information to enter your

emergency information and contacts. The information you
enter can help the first-response team in an emergency. Anyone
can read it from the emergency dialler without unlocking your
phone.

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NOTES:

 To uc h

next to an account to configure its options.

 When a guest user has finished using your phone, he/she

can touch Remove guest in the Users menu to delete all
his/her data from your phone.

Tap and pay

To uc h > > Settings > Tap & pay. You can tap and pay
with your phone at the merchants that accept contactless
payments. A nano-SIM card which supports NFC is needed. See

Using tap & pay.

Personal

Smart cover

To uc h > > Settings > Smart cover. When you put
the phone in an optional case and close its cover, the phone can
display important information through the opening on the
cover.

You can turn on the switch to enable the Smart cover feature
and slide up and down to select a clock style you like.

NOTE:

The case is sold separately.

Location

To uc h > > Settings > Location to manage location
services, which help your phone and apps determine your
location. To use location-related applications, such as finding
your location on Google Maps, you must have location services
enabled on your phone.

1. Slide the switch at the top right to turn location services on
or off.

2. When location is enabled, touch Mode to select location
sources you want to use. To get your accurate location,
choose High accuracy. To save battery power and get
approximate location, choose Battery saving. To use only
GPS to pinpoint your location, choose Device only.

Security

To uc h > > Settings > Security to configure options
that help keep your phone and data safe.

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 Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with swipe,

pattern, PIN, or password. See Protecting your phone with

screen locks.

To uc h

beside Screen lock to set the following options.

 Make pattern visible: Show the pattern as you draw it.

This option is available when unlock pattern is set.

 Automatically lock: Set the time needed for the lock

protection to be activated after the screen turns off.
This option is available when unlock pattern, PIN or
password is set.

 Power button instantly locks: Lock protection is

activated immediately when you press the Power key.
This option is available when unlock pattern, PIN or
password is set.

 Lock screen message: Set the text that you may

display on the lock screen.

 Fingerprint: Set up to 5 fingerprints and use them to

unlock the phone. You can also use the fingerprint sensor
to access Private Space, take a photo, answer incoming call,
or open the notification panel. See Using your fingerprint.

 Smart Lock: Keep the phone unlocked when connected to

trusted devices, in trusted places, or unlocked by trusted
faces or voice, or unlocked when your phone is being
carried on the body.

NOTE:

You need to sign in to your Google account on the phone
to use the Smart Lock feature.

 Set up SIM card lock:

 Lock SIM card: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to

require PIN before accessing the nano-SIM card.

 Change SIM PIN: Change the PIN used to access the

nano-SIM card.

NOTE:

Put all your confidential passwords in a safe place for future
use. If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more times than
allowed, your nano-SIM card will be locked and you cannot
access the mobile phone network. Contact your operator
for a PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to restore the nano-SIM card.

 Make passwords visible: Display passwords as you enter

them.

 Device administrators: View or deactivate apps you have

authorised to be device administrators.

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 Unknown sources: Check this option to permit installation

of apps from sources other than the Play Store.

 Storage type: Check the credential storage type.
 Trusted credentials: Display trusted CA certificates.
 User credentials: View and modify stored credentials.
 Install from SD card: Install certificates from the internal

storage or the microSD card.

 Clear credentials: Delete all certificates.
 Trust a gents: View or deactivate trust agents.
 Screen-pinning: Keep a screen of your choice in view, so

that others cannot switch to other apps and access your
personal information. Touch this option to see how it works.
See Protecting your phone with screen pinning.

 Apps with usage access: Turn on or off some apps’ access

to your phone usage information.

App permissions

To uc h > > Settings > App permissions to check
what apps have been allowed to access certain permissions. You
can also change the app permissions.

WARNING!

Changing the app permissions may result in the app not
working correctly or as originally intended.

Accounts

To uc h > > Settings > Accounts to manage your web
accounts and synchronisation. Touch Add account to sign in to
or create accounts on your phone.

Touch an account type to see that type of accounts you have
added and adjust the accounts settings.

Google

To uc h > > Settings > Google to easily manage
settings for Google apps and features. You can set the options
for Google account and services.

Languages & input

To uc h > > Settings > Languages & input to
configure options related to system language, input methods,
speech input and output as well as mouse/trackpad input.

 Languages: Select a language for your system.

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 Spell checker: Use Google Spell Checker to check for

spelling errors when entering text.

 Personal dictionary: Add new words to the phone’s

dictionary or remove words from the dictionary. The words
you add are used for spelling check and word suggestion.

 Keyboard and input methods: Configure text input

settings. See Input method settings. You can also set
related options when a physical keyboard is connected to
your phone.

 Text-to-speech output: Select the speech synthesis

engine or change its settings, set speech rate and pinch,
play a brief sample of the speech synthesizer, and check
whether the text-to-speech output feature supports the
current system language.

 Pointer speed: Select how fast the pointer/mouse should

scroll when you connect the phone to a trackpad or mouse
accessory.

Backup and reset

To uc h > > Settings > Backup & reset to manage
data backup and restoration options, and to reset the network
setting or the phone to factory status.

 Back up my data: Back up app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and

other settings to Google servers after you sign in to your
Google account.

 Backup account: Set the Google account that the data is

backed up to.

 Automatic restore: Restore previously backed up settings

and data when you reinstall an app.

 Factory data reset: Reset your phone to factory default

settings. All your data in the internal storage will be erased
during the process.

Gesture & motion

To uc h > > Settings > Gesture & Motion. You can
control the phone with special finger gestures or moving the
phone in different ways.

Touch the switches to enable each function; touch each
function to view how to use it or try it out.

NOTE:

The use of phone cover/case may stop certain functions from
working.