Zte A1R User Manual

User Manual

About This Manual

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

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Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: October 12, 2015

Contents

Getting Started ....................................................... 12

Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................ 12

Knowing the Keys ............................................................ 14

Installing the nano-SIM Card ............................................ 15

Charging the Battery ........................................................ 16

Extending the Battery Life ................................................ 18

Powering On/Off .............................................................. 18

Setting Up for the First Time ............................................. 19

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................... 19

Using the Touch Screen ................................................... 20

Getting to Know the Home Screen ................................... 23

Personalizing ......................................................... 26

Changing the System Language ...................................... 26

Setting the Date and Time ................................................ 26

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ...................... 27

Turning On/Off System Sounds ........................................ 27

Adjusting Volume ............................................................. 27

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ............................... 28

Selecting Headset HiFi Mode ........................................... 29

Applying New Wallpapers ................................................. 29

Changing Screen Brightness ............................................ 30

Setting the Theme ............................................................ 30

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ....................... 30

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ....................... 31

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption ............................ 32

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..................... 33

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 35

Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................ 35

Managing Notifications ..................................................... 36

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ..................................... 40

Organizing With Folders .................................................. 41

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts .................................. 42

Entering Text ................................................................... 42

Editing Text ...................................................................... 51

Opening and Switching Apps ........................................... 52

Uninstalling or Disabling an App ....................................... 53

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 54

Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................ 54

Connecting to Wi-Fi ......................................................... 56

Using Wi-Fi Direct® .......................................................... 59

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ..................................... 61

Exchanging Data via NFC ................................................ 63

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................. 64

Using USB On-The-Go (OTG) ......................................... 66

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................. 66

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................ 70

Phone Calls ............................................................ 72

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................. 72

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................ 73

Working With the Call History ........................................... 74

Calling Your Contacts ....................................................... 75

Checking Voicemail .......................................................... 76

Using Options During a Call ............................................. 76

Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................... 77

Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................. 79

Contacts ................................................................. 85

Checking Contact Details ................................................. 85

Adding a New Contact ...................................................... 85

Setting Up Your Own Profile ............................................. 86

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...................... 87

Working With Favorite Contacts ....................................... 88

Working With Groups ....................................................... 89

Searching for a Contact .................................................... 91

Editing Contacts ............................................................... 92

Web Accounts ........................................................ 95

Adding or Removing Accounts .......................................... 95

Configuring Account Sync ................................................ 96

Email ................................ ....................................... 98

Setting Up the First Email Account ................................... 98

Checking Your Emails ...................................................... 98

Responding to an Email ................................................... 99

Writing and Sending an Email ........................................ 100

Adding and Editing Email Accounts ................................ 101

Changing General Email Settings .................................. 102

Messaging ............................................................ 103

Opening the Messaging Screen ..................................... 103

Sending a Message ....................................................... 103

Replying to a Message .................................................. 104

Forwarding a Message .................................................. 105

Copying a Message ....................................................... 105

Changing Message Settings .......................................... 105

Calendar ............................................................... 106

Viewing Your Calendars and Events ............................... 106

Creating an Event .......................................................... 107

Editing, Deleting or Sharing an Event ............................. 108

Changing Calendar Settings .......................................... 108

Web Browser ........................................................ 109

Opening the Browser ..................................................... 109

Using Multiple Browser Tabs .......................................... 110

Downloading Files ......................................................... 110

Changing Chrome Settings ............................................. 111

Camera .................................................................. 112

Capturing a Photo .......................................................... 112

Recording a Video ......................................................... 114

Using Other Camera Modes .......................................... 115

Using Manual Camera Mode ................................ .......... 116

Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings ...................... 118

Gallery .................................................................. 120

Opening Gallery ............................................................. 120

Working With Albums ..................................................... 120

Working With Pictures .................................................... 121

Retouching Your Pictures ............................................... 123

Making a GIF Picture or a Collage .................................. 124

Playing Videos ............................................................... 125

Music .................................................................... 126

Copying Music Files to Your Phone ................................ 126

Viewing Your Music Library ............................................ 127

Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone .......................... 128

Playing Music ................................................................. 129

Managing Playlists ......................................................... 130

Video Player ......................................................... 132

Opening the Video Library .............................................. 132

Playing and Controlling Videos ....................................... 132

Managing Video Files ..................................................... 133

FM Radio .............................................................. 135

Scanning and Saving Channels ...................................... 135

Listening to FM Radio .................................................... 135

Editing a Saved Channel ................................ ................ 136

Other Options and Settings ............................................ 136

Sound Recorder ................................................... 138

Recording a Voice Memo ............................................... 138

Playing a Voice Memo ................................................... 139

More Apps............................................................. 140

Calculator ...................................................................... 140

Clock ............................................................................. 140

Dolby Audio ................................................................... 141

Downloads..................................................................... 142

File Manager ................................................................. 142

Mi-Moment .................................................................... 143

RockMyRun ................................................................... 143

Task Manager ................................................................ 143

Voice Dialer ................................................................... 144

Google Apps .................................................................. 144

Google Play™ Store ............................................ 147

Browsing and Searching for Apps .................................. 147

Downloading and Installing Apps ................................ .... 147

Creating a Google Wallet™ Account .............................. 148

Managing Your Downloads ............................................ 149

Settings ................................................................. 150

General Settings ............................................................ 150

Wireless and Networks .................................................. 154

Device ........................................................................... 156

Personal ................................................................ ........ 159

System........................................................................... 163

Upgrading the Phone Software .......................... 165

Troubleshooting ................................................... 166

For Your Safety .................................................... 171

General Safety ............................................................... 171

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy ........................................ 172

FCC Regulations ............................................................ 174

IC Notice ........................................................................ 176

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile

phones ........................................................................... 177

Distraction ................................................................ ...... 179

Product Handling ........................................................... 179

Electrical Safety ............................................................. 183

Radio Frequency Interference ........................................ 184

Explosive Environments ................................................. 186

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Headset jack

uxiliary microphone

Front camera

nano-SIM card tray

Earpiece

Proximity & light sensor

Volume key

Home key (with

indicator light)

Back key

Main microphone

Touch screen

Recent apps key

Speaker

Dual-flash

Power key

Camera key

Dual-lens camera

Charging/ micro-USB jack

Knowing the Keys

Key Function

Power key

Home key

Back key Touch to go to the previous screen.

Recent apps key

Camera key

Volume key

NOTE:

The positions of the Back key and the Recent apps key are interchangeable through Settings > Navigation key.

• Press and hold to turn on or off airplane

mode, restart, or power off.

• Press to turn off or on the screen display.

• Touch to return to the home screen from any

application or screen.

• Touch and hold to use Google Search.

Touch to see recently used apps.

• Press twice quickly to open the Camera app

from any screen.

• When the Camera app is launched, press or

hold to take one or multiple pictures.

Press or hold either end of the key to turn the volume up or down.

Installing the nano-SIM Card

The nano-SIM card can be installed or removed while the phone is turned on.

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 service provider.

1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole next to the nano-SIM card tray on the left side of the phone.

2. Pull out the nano-SIM card tray and place the nano-SIM card on the tray, 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. As you charge your phone, the lock screen will show you the exact battery level on the status bar.

WARNING!

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

CAUTION:

Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery in your phone by yourself. The battery can only be changed by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider.

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:

• Reduce the screen backlight time.

• 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 Power off.

NOTE:

If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and hold the Power key for about 10 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 must set some settings before using it.

Touch the language field to select the language. Then follow the prompts to set up Wi-Fi, Google account, Google location and other options.

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.

2. Swipe up on the screen.

- or -

Swipe right to open the Phone app or swipe left to open the Camera app.

- or Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related

app.

NOTE:

If you set an unlock pattern, a PIN or a password for your phone, draw the pattern or type the PIN or password to unlock your screen. See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks for more information.

Using the Touch Screen

Use the touch screen to control activity.

• Touch

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

• 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 the same time and pinching them together to zoom out or spreading them apart to zoom in.

• 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 the Home key >

> Settings > Display and check Auto-rotate screen. You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status bar twice and touch Auto R otate.

Getting to Know the Home Screen

The home screen is the starting point for apps, functions, and menus. Customize the home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Status bar

Widget

Folder

Shortcut

Primary shortcuts

Extended Home Screen Panels

The home screen is extendable to provide more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more. 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 the Home key > , or touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select Widgets.

2. Touch and hold an application icon or a widget and drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the icon or widget on it.

To delete 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 on the top right corner of a thumbnail.

3. Touch OK. The items on the panel will also be removed.

NOTE:

When there are only two home screen panels, you cannot delete any of them.

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.

NOTE:

Touch at the bottom of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main home screen.

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Language & input > Language.

2. Select the language you need.

Setting the Date and Time

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Date & time.

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

f To adjust the date and time automatically, check

Automatic date & time.

f To adjust the date and time manually, uncheck

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

f To adjust the time zone automatically, check Automati c

time zone.

f To adjust the time zone manually, uncheck Automatic

time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct

time zone.

f To adjust the format of time and date, touch Use 24-hour

format or Choose date format.

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

To customize the default incoming call ringtone and the default notification sound:

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notifications.

2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification ringtone.

3. Select the ringtone you want to use and touch OK.

NOTE:

For information about how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact, see Set a Ringtone for a Contact.

Turning On/Off System Sounds

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notifications > Other sounds.

2. Touch Dial pad tones, Screen lock sounds, Touch sounds, or Vibrate on touch.

Adjusting Volume

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound &

notifications.

2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring

volume, and Notification volume to adjust the volume for

each type of audio.

NOTE:

The Vol ume key adjusts media volume. If no media application is active, the Vol ume key adjusts the ringtone volume or the earpiece volume during a call.

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode

To set the phone to silent or vibration mode, use one of the following methods:

• Press the Volume key to adjust the ringtone volume when no

media application is active. Drag the slider to the left or keep pressing the lower end of the Volume key to switch the phone to vibration mode. Press the key again in vibration mode to switch the phone to silent mode.

• Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the notification

panel and drag the panel downwards. Touch Normal or Vibrate to change the phone to vibration or silent mode.

• Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound &

notifications > Interruptions > When calls and notifications arrive, touch Don’t interrupt and select a time

period to switch the phone to silent mode.

• Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound &

notifications > Notification mode and select Vibrate or Mute to switch to vibration or silent mode.

NOTE:

You can also allow priority apps to send notifications when you switch the phone to priority interruption mode.

Selecting Headset HiFi Mode

Select a HiFi mode to enhance the audio quality when using a wired headset with your phone.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound & notifications > Headset HiFi.

2. Touch the option you need.

3. Touch the play button to try the option out. Keep trying options until you find one you like.

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 tab to select a wallpaper, or touch GALLERY or LIVE WALLPAPER to choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Gallery and Photos images may need cropping.

NOTE:

Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display > Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery, Photos or Wallpapers, or an animation from Live Wallpapers.

Changing Screen Brightness

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display > Brightness level.

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

NOTE:

Touch Adaptive brightness in the Display settings screen to toggle automatically adjusting the screen brightness for available light.

Setting the Theme

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

2. Touch Themes at the bottom of the screen.

3. Select a theme.

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect

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

2. Touch Effects at the bottom of the screen.

3. Select an effect. The phone will demonstrate how it works. Touch other effects

until you find one you like.

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

To unlock the screen, swipe the screen, draw a pattern or type a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security > Screen lock.

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

X Touch None to disable the screen lock. X Touch Slide to enable screen lock and allow unlocking

with a ‘slide' gesture. To unlock the screen, touch the display and slide up.

X Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a pattern that you

must draw to unlock the screen.

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

password that you must enter to unlock the screen.

3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how notifications and their contents are shown when the phone is locked. Then touch DONE.

NOTE:

Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you must upgrade the phone software to use the phone. For more information, see Upgrading the Phone Software.

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

You can encrypt all the data on your phone: your accounts, application data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on. If you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or a password each time you power on your phone.

WARNING!

Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an unencrypted phone is to perform a factory data reset, which erases all your data.

Encryption provides additional protection in case your phone is stolen, and may be required or recommended in some organizations. Consult your system administrator before turning it on. In many cases, the system administrator controls the PIN or password you set.

Before turning on encryption, prepare as follows:

● Set a lock screen PIN or password.

● Charge the battery.

● Keep the phone connected to the charger.

● Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you

must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data.

To turn on encryption:

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone.

2. Read the information about encryption carefully.

The ENCRYPT PHONE button is dimmed if your battery is not charged or your phone's not plugged in.

If you change your mind about encrypting your phone, touch

the Back key.

WARNING!

If you interrupt the encryption process, you will lose data.

3. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE.

4. Enter your lock screen PIN or password and touch NEXT.

5. Touch ENCRYPT PHONE again. Encryption can take an hour or more, during which time your

phone may restart several times. When encryption is completed, you're prompted to enter your

PIN or password. Subsequently you must enter your PIN or password each time

you power on your phone in order to decrypt it.

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 the Home key > > 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 the Recent apps key.

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 the Recent apps key.

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.

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.

2G connected

3G/HSPA+ connected

4G LTE connected

Silent mode

Vibration mode

Priority mode

Battery low Wi-Fi in use

Battery partially drained

Battery full

Battery charging

Alarm set

NFC on

No signal

Signal strength

No nano-SIM card installed

Airplane mode

Bluetooth Connected to a Wi-Fi®

network

Speaker on

Phone microphone off

GPS on

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on

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

New MMS

New message(s) from the Email app

New message(s) from

the Gmail™ app

Missed call

Call in progress

Call on hold

Song playing

Wired headset connected

Upcoming event

New Wi-Fi network detected

Downloading data

Sending data

USB connected

USB tethering on

Mass storage device connected

Unmount mass storage device

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, like playing music. Open the notification panel to view the details of notifications.

• To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down on the

home screen or from the top of the screen.

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

screen or touch the Back key.

Respond to or Remove a Notification

Use the notification panel to respond to or remove a notification. The notification panel supports expandable notifications to perform other actions from the notification.

• To respond to a notification, just touch it.

• To expand a notification, slide down with one finger.

• To expand or collapse a notification:

Swipe two fingers vertically.

- or - Pinch-zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications.

• To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.

• To remove all notifications, touch below all the

notifications.

• To manage notifications, touch and hold a notification to

identify the application that created it. You can then touch and enable Block to hide future notifications from this app, or enable Priority to show notifications from this app in priority mode.

NOTE:

If you block notifications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and updates. The notifications of some apps cannot be blocked.

Use Quick Settings

Quick Settings are a convenient way to view or change the most common settings.

Open the notification panel and drag the panel down to find these Quick Settings on the screen.

• Auto Rotate: Touch to turn on or off the auto-rotate screen

feature.

• Sync: Touch to turn on or off auto-sync of accounts data.

Touch and hold to open the Accounts menu in Settings. For more information, see Accounts and Web Accounts.

• Cast Screen: Touch to turn on or off the wireless display

feature. Touch and hold to open the Cast screen menu in Settings. For more information, see “Cast Screen” in Display.

• PowerSaver: Touch to turn on or off Battery saver. For more

information, see Battery.

• Airplane: Touch to turn on or off the airplane mode.

• Data: Touch to enable or disable data access over the mobile

network. Touch and hold to open the Data usage menu in Settings. For more information, see Data Usage.

• Hotspot: Touch to turn on or off the Wi-Fi hotspot feature.

Touch and hold to open the Wi-Fi hotspot menu in Settings. For more information, see Share Your Mobile Data

Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot.

• Flashlight: Touch to turn on or off the flash.

• Wi-Fi: Touch to turn on or off Wi-Fi. Touch and hold to open

the Wi-Fi menu in Settings. For more information, see

Connecting to Wi-Fi.

• Bluetooth: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth. Touch and hold

to open the Bluetooth menu in Settings. For more information, see Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.

• Normal / Vibrate / Mute: Touch to switch between sound,

vibration, and mute.

• Location: Touch to turn on or off location services. Touch and

hold to open the Location menu in Settings. For more information, see Location.

• Brightness: Uncheck Auto and drag the brightness slider to

adjust the screen brightness.

NOTE:

In the Quick Settings screen, touch at the top to get to the Settings menu; touch to manage users or switch between

them; touch EDIT at the bottom to change control switch position.

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets

Add Shortcuts and Widgets

1. Touch the Home key > .

- or To add widgets, touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select Widgets.

2. Slide left or right 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, 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 (Delete) 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.

Organizing With Folders

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

NOTES:

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

folder.

• Drag the folder to (Extract) to delete the folder and

replace its shortcuts on the home screen.

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts

The home screen includes a customizable 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

Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to type. Touch the Back key 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 the Home key > > Settings > Language & input > Current Keyboard.

2. Touch CHOOSE KEYBOARDS at the bottom.

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

Change Input Methods

1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, the icon appears on the status bar.

2. Open the notification panel and touch Change keyboard.

3. Select the input method you need.

NOTE:

The icon appears only when more than one input method is installed and enabled.

Google Keyboard

The Google Keyboard 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 type a word, candidates appear above the keyboard. Touch to select the correct one; touch and hold to see more possible options.

• 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.

• Touch to enter miniature icons, such as expressions, horoscopes, and animals.

• Touch and hold to change the input language or set up the Google Keyboard.

Gesture Typing

The Google Keyboard supports the gesture typing feature. You use this feature to input a word by sliding through the letters.

To enable and use gesture typing:

1. Touch and hold on the Google Keyboard and then touch

Google Keyboard Settings.

2. Touch Gesture Typing and then touch Enable gesture

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.

End of the word

Start 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.

TouchPal X Keyboard

TouchPal X Keyboard offers three layouts: T26, T12 and T+. You can touch to select a layout or an input language. You can also use Curve® to speed up text input by replacing the

key tapping operation with a tracing gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.

The T26 Layout

The T26 layout offers an input experience similar to a computer keyboard.

• The alphabetic keys: Touch the keys to enter letters. Touch a key and slide down to enter the number or symbol on the key. You can also touch and hold a key and slide to choose more characters.

• The capital key: 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.

• Word prediction: Slide left or right on the space key to turn on or off prediction, as indicated by and .

• Languages: Touch to select input language.

• Pre-defined texts: Touch to enter digits, symbols,

emoticons and other pre-defined texts. You can touch or

to turn pages, or touch to go back to the alphabetic

keys. Touch and hold to enter emoji and emoticons.

• The delete key: Touch to delete text before the cursor. You can also slide left on the key to delete an entire word.

• Voice input: Touch and speak through the microphone.

• Edit text: Touch to open text editing options. You can

move the cursor, select, cut, copy, paste, or delete text.

• More options: Touch to access the quick settings of TouchPal X keyboard, change the keyboard theme, and more options.

• Close the keyboard: Touch . You can touch the text field again to show the keyboard.

The T12 Layout

The layout is similar to a phone pad in T12 mode.

Touch an alphabetic key repeatedly until the desired letter appears. You can also touch and hold the key and slide left or right to choose the letter or number you need.

If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys once and choose the right word.

The T+ Layout

Touch to enter the left letter on the key; double-tap or flick right to enter the right letter/symbol on the key. You can also touch and hold a key and slide left or right to choose more letters and symbols.

If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys and choose the right word.

To enable and use Curve:

1. In the TouchPal X keyboard screen, touch > and

check Curve® - Word gesture.

2. If prompted, touch OK to switch to the T26 layout.

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.

NOTE:

Curve is only available in the T26 layout.

End of the word

Start 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 trace the next word.

Google Voice Typing

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

1. Touch to access the voice typing feature when you are

using the Google Keyboard. Or flick down the status bar when entering text and touch

Change keyboard, and then select Google voice typing.

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 > Language & input from the home screen.

In the Keyboard & input methods section, 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 the Cut or Copy button to cut or copy the text to

the clipboard.

• Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace. Then touch or PASTE.

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Slide left or right on the screen and touch an app to open it.

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

1. Touch the Recent apps key. 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:

Swipe a tab sideways or touch X on the tab to remove it from the screen. Touch Clear all to remove all tabs.

Uninstalling or Disabling an App

1. Touch the Home key > to open the application list screen.

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

3. Touch OK to uninstall or disable the app.

NOTES:

• Not all apps can be uninstalled or disabled.

• To find the disabled applications, touch the Home key > >

Settings > Apps > DISABLED. You can then touch an application and touch ENABLE to restore it.

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Control Mobile Data Use

To enable or disable data access:

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks.

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

To get data services when roaming:

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks.

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

NOTE:

Data roaming may incur significant roaming charges.

Select Preferred Network Type

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Preferred network type.

2. Touch the type of network you prefer to connect to.

Set Access Point Names

To connect to the Internet, 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 the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Access Point Names.

2. 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.

Select Network Operator

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Network operators.

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

3. Touch a network in the network list to register manually. You can also touch Choose automatically to select

preferred network automatically.

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 300 feet, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.

Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

1. Touch the Home key > > 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 the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

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

3. Touch > Advanced.

4. Slide the Network notification switch. When Wi-Fi is on, there is a notification in the status bar when the

phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Switch off this option to disable 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.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

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

3. Touch > Add network.

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.

Use one of the following methods to connect the phone to a wireless network using WPS.

Method one: WPS button (Recommended)

1. Touch the Home key > > 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 recognize your phone and add it to the network.

Method two: PIN number

1. Touch the Home key > > 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, the 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 the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

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

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

Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.

2. Touch > Advanced to adjust the following settings.

f Network notification: Get notifications in the status bar

when Wi-Fi is on and an open network is available.

f Scanning always available: Allow Google location

services and other apps to scan for networks even when Wi-Fi is turned off.

f Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Set whether to keep Wi-Fi

on in sleep mode.

f Wi-Fi frequency band: Set the preferred frequency band

on the phone and the hotspot to avoid radio interference.

f Install certificates: Install certificates needed for

connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks.

f Wi-Fi Direct: Use the Wi-Fi Direct feature. For more

information, see Using Wi-Fi Direct®.

f WPS Push Button: Connect to a WPS network via the

push button method.

f WPS Pin Entry: Connect to a WPS network via the

phone PIN method.

f MAC address: Check the MAC address. f IP address: Check the phone’s IP address.

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 the Home key > > 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.

Receive Data via Wi-Fi Direct

When an attempt to transfer data via Wi-Fi Direct is received, a notification will appear in the status bar. Open the notification panel, touch the notification and select Accept to start receiving the data.

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

Manager app.

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 30 feet. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.

Turn Bluetooth On/Off

1. Touch the Home key > > 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 the Home key > > 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 the Home key > > 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 the Home key > > Settings > Bluetooth and ensure that Bluetooth is turned on.

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. Flick down the status bar and touch .

3. Touch ACCEPT to start receiving the data.

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, by tapping 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 the Home key > > Settings > More.

2. Slide the NFC switch to the on position.

3. 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.

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 its internal storage.

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 (Connected as...).

3. Choose one of the following options:

f Charge only: Charge your phone via USB. f Install driver: Install the driver needed for some USB

connection modes (such as MTP). You only need to install the driver on the same PC once.

NOTE:

You can also install the driver on PC by running the executable file in the new CD-ROM drive.

f Media device (MTP): Transfer files on Windows

Mac®.

NOTE:

For Windows XP, please install the drivers and Media Player 11 (or later version) when you use Media device (MTP) for the first time.

f Camera (PTP): Transfer photos using camera software.

NOTE:

To make your phone connect to the computer automatically using the selected connection type, check Don’t ask me again.

Connect With Windows Media® Player

Use Windows Media Player to sync music, picture, and video files on your phone and computer.

1. Connect the phone with your computer via USB and choose Media device (MTP).

2. Open Windows Media Player on the computer and synchronize music, picture, and video files.

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), open the notification panel and touch > OK.

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

To share your phone’s data capabilities, use tethering or activate 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 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 the Home key > > Settings > More.

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.

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 the Home key > > Settings > More.

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

To share your phone’s data connection with other devices, turn your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.

NOTES:

• This feature requires a data connection on a mobile network

and may result in data charges.

• You cannot use the phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the

Internet when the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled. You remain connected to the Internet through your mobile data network.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi hotspot.

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

Or, if the device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup, touch the WPS icon on the device, and then touch WPS on the Wi-Fi

hotspot screen on your phone.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, slide the Wi-Fi hotspot switch to the Off position.

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 the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi hotspot.

2. Touch Configure and set the following options.

f Network name: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that

other devices see when scanning for Wi-Fi networks.

f Channel: To avoid interference with other Wi-Fi networks,

try using a different channel.

f Security: Choose a security option, Open (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.

f Broadcast network name (SSID): Check to broadcast or

uncheck to hide your network name (SSID). If the broadcast is disabled, other users need to get your network SSID to find the Wi-Fi hotspot.

3. Touch SAVE to save your settings.

NOTE:

To manage your connected Wi-Fi hotspot users, touch Manage users on the Wi-Fi hotspot screen on your phone.

Connecting to Virtual Private Networks

Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow the phone 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 login credentials or install security certificates before connecting to the VPN. Ask the network administrator for this information.

Add a VPN

1. Touch the Home key > > 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.

Connect to a VPN

1. Touch the Home key > > 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 the Home key > > Settings > More > VPN.

2. Touch and hold the VPN that you want to modify.

3. Touch Edit profile and edit the VPN settings you want.

4. Touch SAVE.

Phone Calls

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.

Placing and Ending Calls

Place a Call by Dialing

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Touch and enter the phone number or the contact name with the dialpad. Touch to delete incorrect digits.

NOTE: As you type 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 the Home key > >

> and touch again.

End a Call

During a call, touch on the screen.

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, slide down the green bar to answer the call.

NOTE:

To silence the ringer before answering the call, you can press the

Volume key, the Power key, the Camera key, the Home key, the Back key, or the Recent apps key.

Reject a Call

When you receive a phone call, slide up the red bar to reject the call.

You can also slide up to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.

NOTE:

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

in the top search field and select Settings > General 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 the Home key > > (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. NOTE:

You can touch MISSED, OUTGOING, or INCOMING to filter the records by call type.

Add a Number From Call History as a Contact

1. Open the call history.

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

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 at the top right corner.

Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry

Open the call history and touch a listing to view more call information.

• Touch to delete the entry.

• While viewing the call details, touch > Edit number before

call to edit the number in the dialer 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 favorites, or add the number to contacts.

NOTE:

Touch > Clear call log in the call history screen to delete all history records.

Calling Your Contacts

1. Touch the Home key > . Your favorite contacts and frequently called contacts are displayed in the SPEED DIAL tab.

2. Touch a contact to place the call, or touch or swipe to the CONTACTS tab to view all your contacts and touch

beside a contact 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 the Home key > > .

2. Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer. 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.

Using Options During a Call

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

• Touch to view all call options.

• 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 mute or unmute your microphone.

• Touch / to turn on or off the speaker.

Touch to make another call separately from the first call,

•

which is put on hold.

• Touch to open the Contacts app.

• Touch to open the Messaging app.

• Touch to put the call on hold.

• Touch to put the caller you are speaking to on hold, and

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

• Touch to merge the separate calls into a single

conference call.

• 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 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 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:

• Touch (Hold current and answer) to answer the call.

(This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call.)

• Touch (End current and answer) to answer the

second call and end the first one.

• Touch to reject the second call.

• Touch to reject the second call and select a preset text

message or edit one to send to the caller.

To switch between two calls:

Touch > to switch back to the other call.

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 CONTACTS tab of the Phone app.

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > General settings.

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 the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > General settings.

2. In the Sounds and vibrate section, touch the option you want to configure.

f Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming

call notification.

f Check Dialpad tones to play sounds when you touch the

dialpad keys.

f Check Also vibrate for calls to enable vibration for

incoming call notification.

NOTE:

You can set the vibration pattern for incoming call notification. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Call settings > Vibrate pattern and select one.

Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > General settings > Quick responses.

2. Touch a text message to edit it.

Set Voicemail

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings.

2. Touch Voicemail to configure voicemail settings.

f Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider.

Your carrier is the default.

f Touch Setup > Voicemail number to edit the voicemail

number.

f Touch Sound to select the notification sound for new

voicemails.

f Check Vibrate to enable vibration for notification.

Use Fixed Dialing Numbers

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

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings.

2. Touch Fixed Dialing Numbers and the following options are available.

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

feature.

f Change PIN2: Change the PIN2 code for FDN access. f 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 the service provider for assistance.

Set TTY Mode

The phone is a TTY compatible device. A TTY device can allow people who have hearing or speech disabilities to communicate by telephone. Simply connect the TTY device to the phone’s headset jack.

Select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a TTY device, or turn TTY off.

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Call settings > TTY mode.

2. Select one of the following options. Consult your teletypewriter manufacturer’s manual if necessary.

X TTY Off: Users who can hear and talk can disable TTY

support.

X TTY Full: Users who cannot talk or hear may use this

mode to send and receive text messages through TTY device.

X TTY HCO: Users who can hear, but cannot talk, may use

this mode to listen to conversation of the other party, and respond via text messages.

X TTY VCO: Users who can talk, but cannot hear, may use

this mode to talk through the phone and receive responses via text messages.

Set Hearing Aids

When you enable hearing aid compatibility and use a hearing aid with a telecoil to answer the phone, it will help you hear more clearly during the phone call. To do so:

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) >

Settings > Call settings.

2. Check Hearing aids to turn on hearing aid compatibility.

CAUTION: Do not turn on the Hearing aids option unless you use a hearing aid with a telecoil. Using this setting without a hearing aid or with a hearing aid without a telecoil may be harmful to your hearing.

Set Speed Dials

Touch and hold the 1 ~ 9 keys from the dialer 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 the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Speed dial.

2. Touch + on a speed dial key.

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

4. Touch OK.

Set DTMF Tones

Set the length of Dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signal tones.

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > DTMF tones.

2. Touch Normal or Long.

Call Ended Operation Tips

When this feature is enabled, the phone will prompt you to call back, send a message to the contact, or add the new number to your contacts after you finish a call.

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings.

2. Check Call ended operation tips to enable this feature.

Bar Certain Calls

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

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Call Barring Settings.

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

Forward Incoming Calls

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

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Call forwarding.

2. Touch an available option (Always forward, When busy,

When unanswered, or When unreachable) to enable it.

Other Options

1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings.

2. 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.

Contacts

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

To see your contacts, touch the Home key > . From there, you can touch the tabs on the top of the screen to quickly switch to contact groups or favorite contacts.

Checking Contact Details

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the CONTACTS 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:

When the phone stores more contacts than fit on a screen, it displays a slider on the right side of the screen. Drag the slider to the initial letter.

Adding a New Contact

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Touch to add a new contact.

3. Touch the account field near the top of the screen to choose where to save the contact. If a sync account is selected, the contacts will be synced automatically with your account online.

4. Type the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information.

5. Touch to save the contact.

Setting Up Your Own Profile

You can create your own name card in your phone.

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the CONTACTS tab.

2. Touch Set up my profile.

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

3. Edit your profile information. Touch ADD ANOTHER FIELD to add more information if you want.

4. Touch .

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts

Importing and exporting contacts between your nano-SIM card and the phone storage is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between devices. You can also quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, Google Drive, Wi-Fi Direct, Email, Gmail, Android Beam (NFC), or Messaging.

Import Contacts From the nano-SIM Card

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Touch > Import/Export > Manage SIM card contacts.

3. If you have added contact accounts other than the phone, select an account in which to save the contacts.

4. Touch > Import SIM Contacts.

5. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Import Contacts From the Phone Storage

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from storage.

3. If you have added contact accounts other than the phone, select an account in which to save the contacts.

4. Select the vCard file(s) and touch OK.

Export Contacts to the nano-SIM Card

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to SIM card.

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Export Contacts to the Phone Storage

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to storage.

3. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file and the directory in which the file will be saved. Touch OK to create the file.

Share Contacts

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the CONTACTS tab.

2. Touch > Multi-Select.

3. Check the contacts you want to share and then touch .

4. Choose how to share the contacts. Options depend on the applications and services installed.

Working With Favorite Contacts

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

Add a Contact to Favorites

Add the contacts you use frequently to FAVORITES so that you can find them quickly.

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the CONTACTS tab.

2. Touch a contact and then touch at the top.

Remove a Contact From Favorites

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the FAVORITES tab.

2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch at the top.

Working With Groups

View Your Contact Groups

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab.

2. Scroll through the list to view the preset groups and any groups you have created.

3. Touch a group to view its members.

NOTE:

To send a message or an email to all or some of the group members, you can touch > Send Group message / Send

Group email after you open the group.

Set Up a New Group

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab.

2. Touch to create a new group.

3. If you have added contact accounts other than the phone, select an account for the new group.

4. Touch the Group’s name field and enter the group name.

5. Touch Add member and select the contacts you wish to be the group members.

6. Touch .

7. Touch the field below RingTone to select the ringtone for incoming calls from the group members.

8. Touch OK.

9. Touch to save the group.

Delete a Group

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab.

2. Touch a group and then touch > Delete Group.

3. Touch OK to disband the group. The contacts in the group will not be deleted.

Edit a Group

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the GROUPS tab.

2. Touch a group and then touch > Edit.

3. Touch the group name to edit it, or touch the field below MEMBER or RingTone to add more members or change the ringtone.

4. Touch .

NOTE:

To remove group members, touch a group in the GROUPS tab and touch > Multi-Select to choose members. Then touch

> OK.

Searching for a Contact

1. Touch the Home key > .

2. Touch at the top of the screen.

3. Type 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 the Home key > .

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

3. Edit the contact and touch .

Set a Ringtone for a Contact

Assigning a special ringtone to a contact alerts you to know who is calling when you hear the ringtone.

1. Touch the Home key > .

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

3. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK.

Delete Contacts

1. Touch the Home key > and touch the CONTACTS tab.

2. Touch > Multi-Select.

3. Check the contacts you want to remove and then touch .

4. Touch OK to confirm.

Join Contacts

As the phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, it may create duplicate entries for the same contact. You can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the contacts list.

1. Touch the Home key > .

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

3. Touch > Join.

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.

Repeat these steps to join another contact to the main contact.

Separate Contact Information

If the phone joined contact information from different sources, follow these steps to separate the information into individual contacts on your phone.

1. Touch the Home key > .

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

3. Touch > Separate.

4. Touch OK to confirm.

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. Touch the Home key > > 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 deletes all information associated with it from your phone including emails and contacts.

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts.

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

3. Touch > Remove account > REMOVE ACCOUNT.

Configuring Account Sync

Configure Auto Sync Setting

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts.

2. Touch and check or uncheck Auto-sync data.

X When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make

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

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

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

NOTE:

You can also turn on or off auto sync in the Quick Settings screen. For more information, see Use Quick Settings.

Sync Manually

1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Accounts.

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

3. Touch > Sync now. Or touch the types of information you want to sync.

Change an Account’s Sync Settings

1. Touch the Home key > > 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, check or uncheck items as you need. Checked types of information 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.

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. Touch the Home key > > Email.

2. Select an email server and enter the email address and password.

3. Touch Next to let the phone retrieve the network parameters automatically.

NOTE: You can also enter these details manually by touching Manual setup or when automatic setup fails.

4. 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

You can:

• Automatically check for new emails at the interval set when

setting up the account.

• Check new emails manually by dragging down on the

message list.

• Check earlier emails for your IMAP or POP3 accounts by

swiping upwards to the bottom of the message list and touching Load more messages.

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:

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

email, touch .

X To forward the email to someone else, touch .

3. Edit your message and touch .

Mark an Email as Unread

To return one or more read emails to the unread state, for example, to remind you to read them later:

•

While reading a message, touch > Mark as unread.

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

checkboxes before the messages and then touch .

Delete an Email

To remove one or more emails from a folder:

• While reading a message, touch > OK.

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

checkboxes before the messages and then touch > OK.

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

to select recipients from your contacts.

NOTE:

Touch > Add Cc/Bcc to send a carbon copy or blind carbon copy to other recipients.

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

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Zte A1R User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Knowing the Keys

Installing the nano-SIM Card

Charging the Battery

Extending the Battery Life

Powering On/Off

Setting Up for the First Time

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

Using the Touch Screen

Getting to Know the Home Screen

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

Setting the Date and Time

Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound

Turning On/Off System Sounds

Adjusting Volume

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode

Selecting Headset HiFi Mode

Applying New Wallpapers

Changing Screen Brightness

Setting the Theme

Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

Protecting Your Phone With Encryption

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

Turn On Screen Pinning

Pin a Screen

Unpin the Screen

Knowing the Basics

Monitoring the Phone Status

Managing Notifications

Notification Icons

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Respond to or Remove a Notification

Use Quick Settings

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets

Add Shortcuts and Widgets

Move Shortcuts or Widgets

Remove Shortcuts or Widgets

Adjust Widget Size

Organizing With Folders

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts

Entering Text

Enable or Disable Input Methods

Change Input Methods

Google Keyboard

TouchPal X Keyboard

Google Voice Typing

Input Method Settings

Editing Text

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

Uninstalling or Disabling an App

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Control Mobile Data Use

Select Preferred Network Type

Set Access Point Names

Select Network Operator

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

Get Notified of Open Networks

Add a Wi-Fi Network

Connect to a WPS Network

Forget a Wi-Fi Network

Adjust Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

Using Wi-Fi Direct®

Connect to Another Device via Wi-Fi Direct

Send Data via Wi-Fi Direct

Receive Data via Wi-Fi Direct

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices

Turn Bluetooth On/Off

Change the Device Name

Pair With Another Bluetooth Device