Wingtech Group VFD525 User Manual
Smart 4G
User Manual
Table of Contents
1 Your phone ................................................................ 4
1.1 Keys and connectors ..................................................... 4
1.2 Getting started ................................................................. 6
1.3 Home screen ..................................................................... 9
2 Text input .................................................................18
2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard ..................................18
2.2 Text editing ......................................................................19
3 Phone call, Call log & People ............................20
3.1 Phone call ........................................................................20
3.2 Recents ..............................................................................28
3.3 Contacts ............................................................................29
4 Messaging & Email ...............................................34
4.1 Message ............................................................................34
4.2 Gmail ..................................................................................38
5 Calendar , Alarm clock & Calculator ..............41
5.1 Calendar ............................................................................41
5.2 To create new events ...................................................42
5.3 Clock ...................................................................................42
5.4 Calculator .........................................................................44
6 Getting connected ................................................45
6.1 Connecting to the Internet .......................................45
6.2 Chrome ..............................................................................47
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6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices .........................48
6.4 Connecting to a computer via USB .......................49
6.5 To safely remove the microSD card from your
phone .......................................................................50
6.6 Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection 50
6.7 Connecting to virtual private networks ...............52
7 Google Play Store ................................................54
8 Multimedia applications ....................................55
8.1 Camera...............................................................................55
8.2 Photos ................................................................................57
8.3 Play music ........................................................................60
8.4 Play Store ..........................................................................62
9 Maps Go ....................................................................63
9.1 Get My Location .............................................................63
9.2 Search for a location ....................................................64
9.3 Save a location ...............................................................64
9.4 Open Street View for a location ..............................65
9.5 Get driving, public transportation or walking
directions ................................................................65
10 Others .......................................................................66
10.1 Files Go ..............................................................................66
10.2 Sound Recorder .............................................................66
10.3 FM Radio ...........................................................................66
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11 Settings ....................................................................68
11.1 Network & Internet .......................................................68
11.2 Connected devices .......................................................69
11.3 Apps & Notifications ....................................................69
11.4 Battery ...............................................................................69
11.5 Display ...............................................................................70
11.6 Sound .................................................................................70
11.7 Storage ..............................................................................71
11.8 Security & location .......................................................72
11.9 Users & accounts ...........................................................74
11.10 Accessibility .....................................................................74
11.11 Google ................................................................................76
11.12 System ...............................................................................79
12 Update your phone’s software ..........................83
13 Specifications .........................................................84
14 Information about the RF exposure from FCC ....86
15 Caution .....................................................................86
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1 Your phone
1.1 Keys and connectors
Number Port Number Port
1 Auxiliary
microphone
2 Front camera 9 Power key
3 Indicator light 10 Volume keys
4 Earpiece 11 Promixity & light-sensor
5 Card slot/Card tray 12 Headset jack
6 Main microphone 13 Back camera
7 Speaker 14 Back flash
8 Charging/micro-USB
jack
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1.1.1 Knowing the keys
Recents key
• Touch this to show your recently-used apps. Touch
an app to open it, or swipe it left or right to remove
it from the list.
Home key
• While on any app or screen, touch the Home key to
return to the main Home screen.
• Long press this key to access Google Assistant.
Back key
• Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close
a dialogue box, options menu, the Notification panel,
etc.
Volume keys
• During a call, they adjust the earpiece or headset
volume.
• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, they adjust the
media volume.
• In general mode, they adjust the ringtone volume.
• Mute the ringtone of an incoming call.
Power key
• Press: activate the lock screen/wake up the screen.
• Long press: show the pop-up menu to select from,
Power off, Restart.
• Long press the Power key and the Volume down
key to capture a screenshot.
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1.2 Getting started
1.2.1 Setup
Inserting or removing the SIM card
You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls.
Power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card.
Use the pin to slide the card tray. Place the SIM card with the
chip facing downwards and slide it into its housing. Make sure
that it is correctly inserted. To remove the SIM card, press and
slide it out.
Your phone only supports a nano and a microSD card. Do
not attempt to insert other SIM types like mini cards, or
you may damage your phone.
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Inserting or removing the microSD card
Power off your phone before inserting or removing the microSD
card.
Use the pin to slide the card tray. Place the microSD card with
the chip facing downwards and slide it into its housing. Make
sure that it is correctly inserted. To remove the microSD card,
press and slide it out.
Charging the battery
To charge the battery, connect the charger to your phone and
mains socket. You can also charge your phone via a USB cable.
To reduce your phone’s power consumption, switch off
Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or apps running in the background
when not needed. In Settings you can also lower the
brightness of the screen, and shorten the length of time
before the screen goes to sleep.
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1.2.2 Power on your phone
Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on. It will take
a few seconds before the screen lights up. Swipe to unlock your
phone, or use the PIN, Password, Pattern if you have set this up
already.
If you do not know your PIN code or if you have forgotten it,
contact your network operator. Do not leave your PIN code with
your phone. Store this information in a safe place when not in
use.
Set up your phone for the first time
The first time you power on the phone you will be asked to set
the following options: language, Google account, date & time,
etc.
1. Select the phone’s language, then touch STARTED.
2. Insert a SIM card or touch SKIP.
3. Select a Wi-Fi network, or touch SKIP and then CONTINUE.
4. Adjust Date & time if needed, then touch NEXT.
5. Input your Name, then touch NEXT.
6. Choose PIN, Pattern or Password to lock your screen or
choose Not now, then touch SKIP ANYWAY.
7. Touch the switch on/off to select Google servies, once
finished, then touch I AGREE.
8. Then touch ALL SET.
If you power on your phone with no SIM card inserted, you
will still be able to connect to a Wi-Fi network to sign into your
Google account and to use some features.
1.2.3 Power off your phone
Hold down the Power key from the Home screen until the
Phone options appear, then select Power off.
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1.3 Home screen
In Home screen, the bottom set of icons is always visible,
whichever of your Home pages you are on. This also includes
the Application tab, which shows all your available apps.
a
The Home screen extends on the right side of the screen to
allow more space for adding apps, shortcuts, etc. Slide the
Home screen horizontally right to get a complete view of the
Home screen. The white line in the lower part of the screen
indicates which screen you are viewing more space for adding
apps, shortcuts, etc.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an app, touch it with your finger.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
b
• Touch and drag down to open the
Notification panel
Google Search bar
• Touch a to enter text search screen
• Touch b to enter voice search screen
Favourite tray apps
• Touch to enter the app
• Long press to move apps
Application tab
• Touch to open All apps
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Long press
Long press the Home screen to access the available options for
setting the wallpaper.
Drag
Long press an item to be able to drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down lists, screens of apps,
images, web pages, etc.
Flick
Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.
Pinch/Spread
Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw
them apart or together to scale an element on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to
landscape by turning the phone sideways.
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1.3.2 Status bar
From status bar, you can view both phone status (on the right
side) and notification information (on the left side).
Status icons
GPRS connected GPS is on
EDGE connected No SIM card inserted
3G connected Vibrate mode
4G connected Ringer is silenced
HSDPA (3G) connected Do not disturb mode
HSPA (3G) connected
Data roaming Battery is very low
Signal strength Battery is low
Phone microphone
muted
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
Bluetooth is on Battery is full
Connected to a
Bluetooth device
Flight mode Headset connected
Alarm is set
Battery is partially
drained
Battery is charging
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Notification icons
New Gmail TM message Missed call
New text or multimedia
message
Problem with SMS or
MMS delivery
Call in progress Uploading data
Call on hold
Call forwarding is on
New voicemail
Upcoming event
Data is synchronising
No microSD card
installed
Screenshot error
USB tethering is on
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
is on
Download finished
Carrier data use
threshold approaching
or exceeded
An open Wi-Fi network
is available
Radio is on
System update
available
Connected to VPN
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Notification panel
Touch and drag down the Status bar to open the Quick settings
panel and drag down again to open the Quick settings panel.
Touch and drag up to close it. From the Notification panel, you can
open items and other reminders indicated by notification icons or
view wireless service information.
Touch to access the Quick
settings bar
Touch and drag downwards twice
to access the Quick settings bar
Touch a notification and slide it sideways to delete it.
Touch CLEAR ALL to clear all event–based notifications (other
ongoing notifications will remain).
Touch the Settings icon to access Settings.
Quick settings bar
• Touch icons to enable/disable
functions or to change modes
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1.3.3 Search bar
The phone provides a Search function which can be used to find
the information you want on your phone, in your applications
or on the web.
a
b
Search by text
a
• Touch the Search bar from the Home screen.
• Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.
• Touch on the keyboard if you want to search on the web.
Search by voice
b
• Touch from the Search bar to display a dialogue screen.
• Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search
results will display for you to select from.
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1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen
To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock your phone
screen with a variety of patterns, Pattern, PIN or password, etc.
through Settings > Security & location > Screen lock.
To create a screen unlock pattern (follow the onscreen
instructions)
• Touch Settings > Security & location > Screen lock >
Pattern.
• Draw your own pattern.
Draw your unlock pattern
Touch to confirm by
drawing pattern again
• Select the notification patterns when your phone is locked.
To create a screen unlock PIN/Password
• Touch Settings > Security & location > Screen lock > PIN
or Password.
• Set your PIN or password.
To lock phone screen
Press the Power key once to lock the screen.
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To unlock phone screen
Press the Power key once to light up the screen, draw the
unlock pattern you have created or enter PIN or password to
unlock the screen.
If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, slide upward to
unlock the screen.
1.3.5 Personalise your Home screen
Add an app or widget
Touch the Application tab , then long press the app to
activate the Move mode, and drag the item to any Home screen.
Reposition an app or widget
Long press the item to be repositioned to activate the Move
mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release.
You can move items both on the Home screen and the
Favourites tray. Hold the icon on the right edge of the screen to
drag the item to another Home screen.
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Remove
Long press the item to be removed to activate the Move mode,
drag the item up to the top of Remove icon, and release after
the item turns grey.
Create folders
To make it easier to organise apps and shortcuts on the Home
screen and the Favourite tray, you can add them to a folder by
stacking one item on top of another. To rename a folder, open it
and touch the folder’s title bar to input the new name.
Wallpaper customisation
Long press an empty area on the Home screen or go to
Settings > Display > Advanced > Wallpaper to customise your
wallpaper.
1.3.6 Volume adjustment
Using volume key
Press Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate the vibrate
mode, press the Volume down key until the phone vibrates.
Press the Volume down key once more to activate the silent
mode. In silent mode, only alarms could be used.
Using Settings menu
Drag down from the notification panel and touch the settings
icon to open Settings, then touch Sound. You can set the
volume of Media, Alarm, Ring and etc. to your preference.
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2 Text input
2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard
Onscreen keyboard settings
Touch the Application tab from the Home screen, select
Settings > System > Languages & input.
Adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation
Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen
Keyboard orientation. You can also adjust it by changing the
settings (go to Settings > Display > Advanced > Auto-rotate
screen).
2.1.1 Gboard
Touch to enter names,
numbers or email
addresses
Touch to
switch case
Touch to switch between the
symbol and numeric keyboard
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Touch and select
to enter symbols/
emoticons
2.2 Text editing
You can edit the text you have entered.
• Long press or double touch the text you want to edit.
• Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.
• The following options will show: CUT, COPY, SHARE, and
SELECT ALL.
You can also insert new text
• Touch where you want to type, or long press a blank space,
the cursor will blink and the tab will show. Drag the tab to
move the cursor.
• If you have selected any text, touch the tab to show PASTE
which allows you to paste any text you have previously copied.
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3 Phone call, Call log & People
3.1 Phone call
3.1.1 Placing a call
To make a call when the phone is active, go to the Home screen
and touch the Phone icon in the Favourites tray.
Long press to
access voicemail
Call log
Contacts
Touch to show the dial pad
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Enter the number you want from the dial pad directly or select
a contact from or by touching tabs, then touch to
place the call.
The number you entered can be saved to Contacts by press
the log, and choose Creat new contact , or select Add to a
contact, then press Creat contact.
If you make a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by
touching .
To hang up a call, touch .
International call
To dial an international call, long press to enter "+", then
enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone
number and finally touch .
Emergency call
If your phone has network coverage, dial the emergency
number and touch to make an emergency call. This works
even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code.
Answering or rejecting a call
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When you receive a call, a call window will be presented on top
of the screen. Touch DECLINE to decline a call or ANSWER to
answer a call.
Touch the call window to open the Phone call screen.
On the Phone call screen, touch
• Slide the icon up to answer the call;
• Slide the icon down to reject the call;
• Swipe from icon to decline with a message.
To mute incoming calls, press the Volume up/down ke y.
3.1.2 Calling your voicemail
Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing
calls. It works like an answering machine that you can access at
any time.
To listen to your voicemail, long press on Phone tab.
To set your voicemail number, from the phone screen touch key
and touch Settings > Voicemail.
If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon appears on the
Status bar. Open the Notification panel, touch New voicemail.
3.1.3 During a call
To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down ke y.
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Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to
retrieve the call.
Touch to display the dial pad.
Touch to end the current call.
Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to
unmute the call.
Touch to activate the speaker during the current call.
Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker.
Touch to place a call to another contact.
To avoid accidentally pressing the touchscreen during a
call, the screen will be locked automatically when you
put your phone close to your ear; and it will be unlocked
when the phone is taken away from your ear.
3.1.4 Managing multiple calls
With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time.
Conference calls
You can set up a conference call.
• Place a call to the first participant of the conference call.
• Touch .
• Enter the phone number of the person you want to add to
conference and touch . You can also add participants from
CALLS or CONTACTS.
• Touch the menu icon then Merge calls to start a conference
call.
(1)
(1)
Depending on your network operator.
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• During a conference call, touch to drop a participant or to
talk privately to one of the participants. Touch to drop the
participant from the conference, or touch to talk privately
to the participant and put the other participants on hold.
• Touch to end the conference call and disconnect all
callers.
3.1.5 Call settings
From the phone screen, touch and select Settings. The
following options are available:
Look & feel
• Display Options
Sort by Touch to set the contacts display to First name or
surname.
Name format Touch to set the name format to First name first
or Last name first.
Call
• Service Options
Say why you called notification
Mark the check box to enable sending "why you called"
messages after a call is not answered.
Automatic download
All automatic download settings will be applicable to both Call+
and Message+ sharing.
When connected
to Wi-Fi
When using
mobile data
When roaming Mark the checkbox to allow automatically
Mark the checkbox to allow automatically
downloading media files when the device is
connected to Wi-Fi.
Mark the checkbox to allow automatically
downloading media files when the device is
using mobile data.
downloading media files when roaming.
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Edit quick messages after call
Touch to edit quick messages after a call.
Phone
• Display Options
Sort by Touch to set the contacts display to First
name or Last name.
Name format Touch to set the name format to First
• Sounds and vibrations
Media volume
Alarm volume
Ring volume
Also vibrate for
calls
Dot not disturb
preferences
Phone ringtone
Advanced-
-Default
notification sound
Advanced-Default alarm
sound
Advanced--Other
sounds and
vibrations
• Quick responses
Touch to edit quick responses which will be used with messages
when you reject a call.
name first or surname first.
Slide to adjust your phone's media
volume.
Slide to adjust your phone's alarm volume.
Slide to adjust your phone's ring volume.
Touch the switch to activate vibration
when a call is received.
Touch to enter Dot not disturb settings.
Touch to set your phone's ringtone.
Touch to set your phone's default
notification ringtone.
Touch to set your phone's default alarm
ringtone.
Touch to set your phone's other sounds
such as dial pad tones, screen locking
sounds, touch sounds, and vibration on
tap.
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• Calls
1. Calling accounts
SIP accounts
Use SIP calling
Touch to add a SIP account.
Choose to use SIP calling Only for SIP calls
or For all calls.
Receive incoming
Touch to recevice incoming calls.
calls
2. Fixed dialling numbers
Fixed Dialling Number (FDN) is a service mode of SIM, where
outgoing calls are restricted to a set of phone numbers. These
numbers are added to the FDN list. The most common practical
application of FDN is for parents to restrict the phone numbers
which their children can dial.
For security reasons, you’ll be prompted to enable FDN by
entering SIM PIN2 which is usually acquired from your service
provider or SIM maker.
3. WiFi Calling
(1)
Touch the switch to enable/disable WiFi Calling.
4. GSM call settings
4.1 Call forwarding
Touch to configure whether your calls are always forwarded or
only when you are busy, unanswered or unreachable.
4.2 Additional settings
Caller ID
Call waiting
Opens a dialogue box where you can set whether
your phone number is displayed when making calls.
Mark the check box to notify you of a new incoming
call.
4.3 Call barring
You can activate or deactivate the call barring for outgoing and
incoming calls. The various options are:
(1)
Depending on your country and operator.
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