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Z855
User Manual and Safety Information
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About This Manual
Thank you for choosing this mobile device. In order to keep your device in its best condition, please read
this manual and keep it for future reference.
Copyright
Copyright © 2017 ZTE CORPORATION
All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be quoted, reproduced, translated or used in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without the prior written permission of
ZTE Corporation.
Notice
ZTE Corporation reserves the right to make modifications on print errors or update specifications in this
guide without prior notice. This manual has been designed with the utmost care to ensure the accuracy
of its content. However, all statements, information and recommendations contained therein do not
constitute a warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Please refer to For Your Safety to be sure
to use your phone properly and safely. We offer self-service for our smart terminal device users.
Disclaimer
ZTE Corporation expressly disclaims any liability for faults and damages caused by unauthorised
modifications of the software.
Images and screenshots used in this manual may differ from the actual product. Content in this manual
may differ from the actual product or software.
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Trade m ark s
ZTE and the ZTE logos are trademarks of ZTE Corporation.
Google and Android are trademarks of Google, Inc.
The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and
any use of such marks by ZTE Corporation is under license.
microSDHC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ processors are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States
and other countries. Used with permission.
Other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.
Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time: November16, 2017
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Getting Started ............................................................................................. 9
Getting to Know Your Phone ............................................................................................... 9
Knowing the Keys ............................................................................................................. 11
Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDHC™ Card ....................................................... 11
Charging the Battery ......................................................................................................... 13
Extending the Battery Life ................................................................................................. 14
Powering On/Off ............................................................................................................... 14
Setting Up for the First Time ............................................................................................. 14
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................................................................... 15
Using the Touch Screen .................................................................................................... 16
Getting to Know the Home Screen .................................................................................... 19
Personalizing .............................................................................................. 20
Changing the System Language ....................................................................................... 20
Setting the Date and Time................................................................................................. 20
Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound ....................................................................... 20
Turning On/Off System Sounds ......................................................................................... 21
Adjusting Volume .............................................................................................................. 21
Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ................................................................................ 21
Using Do Not Disturb Mode .............................................................................................. 22
Setting Notification Mode .................................................................................................. 23
Applying New Wallpapers ................................................................................................. 23
Setting the Theme ............................................................................................................ 23
Changing Screen Brightness ............................................................................................ 24
Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ........................................................................ 24
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................................................................ 24
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ...................................................................... 25
Knowing the Basics .................................................................................... 26
Monitoring the Phone Status ............................................................................................. 26
Managing Notifications...................................................................................................... 27
Managing Widgets ............................................................................................................ 29
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Organizing With Folders ................................................................................................... 30
Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts................................................................................... 30
Entering Text .................................................................................................................... 31
Editing Text ...................................................................................................................... 33
Opening and Switching Apps............................................................................................ 33
Uninstalling an App .......................................................................................................... 34
Connecting to Networks and Devices ........................................................ 35
Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................................................................ 35
Connecting to Wi-Fi.......................................................................................................... 36
Using W i-Fi Direct
®
.......................................................................................................... 38
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ...................................................................................... 39
Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................................................................. 41
Using the microSDHC Card as Portable or Internal Storage ............................................. 42
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection .............................................................................. 44
Connecting to Virtual Private Networks ............................................................................. 46
Phone Calls ................................................................................................ 47
Placing and Ending Calls ................................................................................................. 47
Placing a Video Calling .................................................................................................... 48
Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................................................................ 48
Working With the Call History ........................................................................................... 49
Calling Your Contacts ....................................................................................................... 50
Using Options During a Call ............................................................................................. 50
Managing Multi-party Calls ............................................................................................... 50
Adjusting Your Call Settings ............................................................................................. 52
Contacts ..................................................................................................... 56
Checking Contact Details ................................................................................................. 56
Adding a New Contact ..................................................................................................... 56
Setting Up Your Own Profile ............................................................................................. 57
Importing, Exporting and Sharing Contacts....................................................................... 57
Working With Favourite Contacts ..................................................................................... 59
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Working With Groups ........................................................................................................ 59
Searching for a Contact .................................................................................................... 60
Editing Contacts ............................................................................................................... 61
Web Accounts ............................................................................................ 63
Adding or Removing Accounts .......................................................................................... 63
Configuring Account Sync ................................................................................................. 63
Email ........................................................................................................... 65
Setting Up the First Email Account .................................................................................... 65
Checking Your Emails ....................................................................................................... 65
Responding to an Email .................................................................................................... 66
Writing and Sending an Email ........................................................................................... 67
Adding and Editing Email Accounts ................................................................................... 67
Changing General Email Settings ..................................................................................... 68
Messaging .................................................................................................. 69
Opening the Messaging Screen ........................................................................................ 69
Sending a Message .......................................................................................................... 69
Replying to a Message ..................................................................................................... 70
Forwarding a Message ..................................................................................................... 71
Changing Message Settings ............................................................................................. 71
Chrome ....................................................................................................... 72
Opening the Browser ........................................................................................................ 72
Using Multiple Browser Tabs ............................................................................................. 72
Downloading Files ............................................................................................................ 73
Changing Browser Settings............................................................................................... 73
Camera........................................................................................................ 74
Capturing a Photo ............................................................................................................. 74
Recording a Video ............................................................................................................ 75
Using Panorama Camera Mode ........................................................................................ 76
Using Manual Camera Mode ............................................................................................ 77
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Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings ........................................................................ 77
Gallery ........................................................................................................ 79
Opening Gallery ............................................................................................................... 79
Working With Albums ....................................................................................................... 79
Working With Pictures ...................................................................................................... 80
Retouching Your Pictures ................................................................................................. 81
Playing Videos ................................................................................................................. 82
Music .......................................................................................................... 83
Copying Music Files to Your Phone .................................................................................. 83
Viewing Your Music Library .............................................................................................. 83
Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone ............................................................................ 84
Playing Music................................................................................................................... 84
Managing Playlists ........................................................................................................... 86
Video Player ............................................................................................... 87
Opening the Video Library ................................................................................................ 87
Playing and Controlling Videos ......................................................................................... 87
Managing Video Files ....................................................................................................... 88
More Apps and Features ............................................................................ 90
Clock ............................................................................................................................... 90
Downloads ....................................................................................................................... 91
File Manager .................................................................................................................... 91
Calculator ........................................................................................................................ 91
Sound Recorder ............................................................................................................... 92
Google Apps .................................................................................................................... 93
Google Play™ Store ................................................................................... 94
Browsing and Searching for Apps ..................................................................................... 94
Downloading and Installing Apps ...................................................................................... 94
Creating a Google Wallet™ Account................................................................................. 95
Managing Your Downloads ............................................................................................... 95
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Settings ....................................................................................................... 96
Wireless and Networks ..................................................................................................... 96
Device .............................................................................................................................. 97
Personal ......................................................................................................................... 100
System ........................................................................................................................... 103
About Anti-theft ........................................................................................ 104
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................... 104
For Your Safety ......................................................................................... 108
General Safety................................................................................................................ 108
FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR).............................................................................. 109
FCC Regulations ............................................................................................................ 110
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile Phones ...................................... 111
Distraction ...................................................................................................................... 112
Product handling............................................................................................................. 112
Electrical safety .............................................................................................................. 115
Radio frequency interference .......................................................................................... 116
Explosive environments .................................................................................................. 117
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Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Phone
Recent apps key
Charging/
micro-USB jack
Power key
Volume key
Touch screen
Earpiece
Home key
Back key
Front camera
Indicator light
Proximity & light
sensor
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Flash
Headset jack
Back cover
Back camera
Speaker
Auxiliary
microphone
Main
microphone
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Knowing the Keys
Key
Function
Power key
Press and hold to turn on or off airplane mode, restart, or power off.
Press to turn off or on the screen display.
Volum e key
Press or hold either end of the key to turn the volume up or down.
Home key
Touch to return to the home screen from any application or screen.
Touch and hold to use Google Search.
Back key
Touch to go to the previous screen.
Recent apps key
Touch to see recently used apps.
Installing the nano-SIM Card and microSDHC™ Card
Switch off your phone before installing or replacing the battery. The nano-SIM card and the microSDHC
card (not included) and can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on. Unmount the
microSDHC card before removing it.
1. Insert your fingernail into the slot at the bottom left of the back cover and lift it up gently.
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2. Hold the nano-SIM card with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the card holder.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM card, or any non-standard
nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your service
provider.
3. Hold the microSDHC card (not included) with the cut corner oriented as shown and slip it into the
card slot.
4. Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the metal contacts in the
battery compartment. Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.
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5. Align the back cover with the back of the phone and press the cover back into place. Ensure that all
the tabs are secure and there are no gaps around the cover.
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
screen can show you the exact battery level on the status bar.
WARNING!
Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage
your phone or cause the battery to explode.
1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack.
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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, the phone may not power on even while charging. In this case, charge the
phone at least for 20 minutes before trying to power on again. 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 and touch Power off.
Setting Up for the First Time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Backup and
Reset), you need to do some settings before using it.
Touch the language field to select a language. Then touch LET’S GO and follow the prompts to set up
Wi-Fi, name, device protection, Google services and other options.
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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. Touch and hold the screen.
- or -
Swipe to the right to open Voice search app.
- or -
Swipe to the left to open the Camera app.
NOTE:
If you have set a pattern, a PIN or a password for your phone (see Protecting Your Phone With Screen
Locks), you‟ll need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.
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Using the Touch Screen
Your phone‟s touch screen enables you to control actions through a variety of touch gestures.
Touch
When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items on the screen such as the
application and settings icons, or press the onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger.
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.
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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.
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Pinch
In some apps (such as Maps, web browser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two
fingers on the screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to
zoom in).
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 > When device is rotated and select Rotate the
contents of the screen. You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the status
bar twice and touch Auto-rotate.
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Getting to Know the Home Screen
The home screen is the starting point for your phone‟s applications, functions, and menus. You can
customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.
Extended Home Screen Panels
Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more. Simply swipe
left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels.
Status bar
Primary shortcuts
Folder
Widget
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Personalizing
Changing the System Language
1. Touch the Home key >
> Settings > Languages & input > Languages.
2. To add a system language, touch Add a language and then select the language you need.
3. Touch and hold a language and move it to the top to switch to that language.
Setting the Date and Time
1. Touch the Home key >
> Settings > Date & time.
2. Set the date, time, time zone and time format.
To adjust the date and time automatically, switch on Automatic date & time.
To adjust the date and time manually, switch off Automatic date & time and touch Set date /
Set time to change the date and time.
To adjust the time zone automatically, switch on Automatic time zone.
To adjust the time zone manually, switch off Automatic time zone and touch Select time zone
to set the correct time zone.
To adjust the format of time, switch on or off Use 24-hour format.
Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound
You can customize the default incoming call ringtone, message tone, and the default notification sound.
1. Touch the Home key >
> Settings > Sound.
2. Touch Phone ringtone, Default notification ringtone, Default alarm ringtone.
3. Scroll through the ringtone list, music file list or recorded sound list and select the ringtone you want
to use.
4. Touch OK.
NOTE:
See Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact.
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Turning On/Off System Sounds
1. Touch the Home key >
> Settings > Sound > Other sounds.
2. Switch on or off Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Charging sounds, Touch sounds, or
Vibrate on tap.
Adjusting Volume
1. Touch the Home key >
> Settings > Sound.
2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring volume, and Notification volume to
adjust the volume for each type of audio.
NOTE:
You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing the Volume key. If no
media application is active, press the Volume key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume
during a call).
Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode
You can set the phone to silent or vibration mode by using one of the following methods.
Press the Volume key when no media application is active to show the volume management window.
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 Sound or Vibrate to switch the phone to vibration or silent mode.
NOTE:
Silent and vibration modes will not silence your alarm sound.
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Using Do Not Disturb Mode
You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode. This mode silences your phone so that it doesn‟t
make sounds or vibrate when you don‟t want it to.
To turn on Do not disturb mode:
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Do not disturb > Do not disturb.
2. Touch Always or Scheduled as you need.
Touch Always to turn on the Do not disturb feature immediately, which keeps on until you turn it
off.
Touch Scheduled to if you want the feature turned on and off automatically during specific
periods.
3. If you select Scheduled, touch Days, Start time, and End time to specify the periods during which
Do not disturb is on.
To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode:
You can set reminders, events, certain calls and messages as exceptions when Do not disturb mode is
on, so these ringtones, sounds and vibration are not turned off.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Do not disturb.
2. When Do not disturb is on, set Disturb rules to Priority only.
3. Touch the switches next to the items you want to allow. Touch Messages or Calls and set who can
alert you of their messages or calls.
NOTES:
The Do not disturb feature will not silence your alarms.
To set exceptions based on apps, touch the Home key > > Settings > Notifications. Select an
app and switch on Override Do Not Disturb.
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Setting Notification Mode
You can configure your phone‟s notification mode settings.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound.
2. Touch Notification mode and select a setting:
Ring to turn on all sounds.
Vibrate to turn off all sounds but keep vibrate settings for notifications.
Mute to turn all sounds and vibration off.
Vibrate when ringing to let the phone vibrate the same time it rings.
Applying New Wallpapers
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen.
1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen. (If the current home screen doesn‟t have room,
swipe the screen left or right to display an extended screen.)
2. Touch Wallpapers and then select Lock screen or Home screen.
3. Swipe left or right on the wallpaper panel to select a wallpaper, or touch GALLERY or LIVE
WALLPAPER to choose the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping
may be needed for Gallery images.
4. Touch OK (GALLERY) or SET WALLPAPER (Live and Wallpapers).
NOTE:
In addition, from the home screen, you can touch > Settings > Display > Wallpaper to pick an
image from Gallery, Photos, Wallpaper, or an animation from Live Wallpapers.
Setting the Theme
1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen.
2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Themes.
3. Select a theme you like.
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Changing Screen Brightness
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display > Brightness level.
2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.
NOTE:
Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available light. Touch the Adaptive
brightness switch to turn the feature on or off.
Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect
1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen.
2. In the window that appears at the bottom, touch Home.
3. Pick an effect and the phone will demonstrate how it works. Touch other effects until you find the
favorite one.
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks
You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you need to touch and hold
on the screen, draw a pattern or enter 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, Long press, Pattern, PIN or Password.
Touch None to disable the screen lock.
Touch Long press to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with a „touch and hold‟ gesture.
You can unlock the screen by touching and holding the display.
Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a pattern that you must draw to unlock the screen.
Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a password that you must enter to unlock the
screen.
NOTE:
Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set.
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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 Screen pinning switch to On option.
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 > GOT IT.
Unpin the Screen
To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold the Back 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.
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Knowing the Basics
Monitoring the Phone Status
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status icons on the right side.
Below are some of the icons you may see.
EDGE connected
No signal
GPRS connected
Signal strength
4G LTE connected
Flight mode
Vibration on
Bluetooth on
Battery low
Speaker on
Battery partially drained
Phone microphone off
/
Battery charging
Alarm set
No nano-SIM card installed
Connected to a Wi-Fi®
network
Wi-Fi in use
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Managing Notifications
Notification Icons
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left. Below are some of
the icons you may see.
New SMS/MMS
New Wi-Fi network detected
New message(s) from the
Email app
Downloading data
/
New message(s) from the
Gmail™ app
Sending data
Missed call
USB connected
Call in progress
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot
Call on hold
Wired headset connected
/
Song playing
Open/Close the Notification Panel
Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing
events, such as when you are playing music. You can open the notification panel to view the details
of notifications.
To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down 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
In the notification panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications. The notification
panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions right from the
notification itself.
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To respond to a notification, just touch it.
Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications. You can also swipe two fingers vertically
or pinch-zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications.
To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.
To remove all notifications, touch CLEAR ALL below all the notifications.
To manage notifications you have received, press and hold a notification. You can then touch Show
notifications silently > DONE to hide future notifications from this app, or touch MORE SETTINGS
to configure other notification options for this app.
NOTE:
If you turn off notifications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and updates. The notifications of
some apps cannot be turned off.
Use Quick Settings
The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most common settings for your phone.
To access the Quick Settings, open the notification panel and drag the panel downwards, or swipe down
from the top of the screen with two fingers.
You can find the following Quick Settings:
Brightness: Uncheck AUTO and drag the brightness slider to adjust the screen brightness.
Bluetooth: Touch to turn on or off Bluetooth. Touch and hold to open the Bluetooth menu in
Settings. See Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.
Wi-Fi: Touch to turn on or off Wi-Fi. Touch and hold to open the Wi-Fi menu in Settings. See
Connecting to Wi-Fi.
Data: Touch to turn on or off mobile data for the nano-SIM card. Touch and hold to open the Data
usage settings menu in Settings
Location: Touch to turn on or off GPS. Touch and hold to open the Location menu in Settings. See
Location.
Airplane mode: Touch to turn on or off airplane mode.
Flashlight: Touch to turn on or off the flash.
Sync: Touch to turn on or off auto-sync of accounts data. Touch and hold to add a new account on
the phone. See Accounts and Web Accounts.
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Do not disturb: Touch to turn on Do not disturb mode and select options. Touch MORE
SETTINGS for more options, or touch DONE to turn on Do not disturb mode with the options you
have selected. Touch again to turn off Do not disturb mode. Press and hold to open the Do not
disturb menu. (See Using Do Not Disturb Mode.)
Auto-rotate: Touch to turn on or off the auto-rotate screen feature.
Hotspot: Touch to turn on or off the portable hotspot feature. Press and hold to get to the settings
screen.
Battery Saver: Touch to turn Battery saver on or off. Press and hold to open the Battery saver
menu.
Sound/Vibrate/Silent: Touch to switch between sound, vibration, and mute. Touch and hold to
open the Sound & vibration menu in Settings. See Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode.
Wi-Fi Calling: Touch to turn Wi-Fi Calling on or off.
NOTE:
In the Quick Settings screen, touch at the top to get to the Settings menu; touch to change
control switch position; touch to switch between owner and guests.
Managing Widgets
Add Widgets
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen.
2. Touch Widgets.
3. Touch and hold a widget and drag it to a home screen panel.
Move Widgets
1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen.
2. Drag it to the place you need.
Remove Widgets
1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen.
2. Drag it to to remove it.
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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.
You can move or remove folders the same way as moving or removing shortcuts.
1. Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen and drag it to at the top left.
2. Release the shortcut. A new folder will be created and the shortcut is 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 to delete the folder.
Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts
The home screen includes a customisable primary shortcuts area at the bottom visible from all home
screens. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the area to rearrange it.
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Entering Text
You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it
by touching where you want to type. Touch the Back key to hide the onscreen keyboard.
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 enter 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.
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Touch to use Google voice typing.
Touch to change the input language between English and Spanish.
Touch and hold , and then select to change the input language or set up the Google
Keyboard.
- or -
Touch and hold , and then select to enable one handed mode.
Google Voice Typing
Google Voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text.
1. Touch to access the voice typing when you are using the Google keyboard.
2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.
3. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it.
NOTE:
Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or "exclamation point" to enter
punctuation.
Input Method Settings
Choose the input method settings by touching > Settings > Languages & input from the home
screen.
Touch Personal dictionary to add or delete customized words.
Touch Spell checker to enable or disable spell checking feature. You can touch to set more
options of installed spell checking services.
In the Keyboard and input methods section, you can configure onscreen virtual keyboards and
physical keyboard assistance.
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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 to cut or copy
the text to the clipboard.
Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace. Then touch PASTE.
Insert clipboard text to the text field: Touch and hold the tab below the cursor and then select
PASTE.
Share text: Select the text you want to share, touch SHARE, and select a method.
Opening and Switching Apps
Open an App
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Swipe up or down on the screen and touch an application icon 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:
You can swipe a tab sideways or touch on the tab to remove it from the screen.
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Uninstalling an App
1. Touch and hold an application icon and drag the icon to (Uninstall) or (Disable) at the top
of the screen.
2. Touch OK to uninstall or disable the app.
NOTES:
Pre-installed apps cannot be uninstalled, and not all apps can be disabled.
To find the disabled applications, touch the Home key > > Settings > Apps. You can then
touch the disabled application and touch ENABLE to restore it.
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Connecting to Networks and Devices
Connecting to Mobile Networks
Control Mobile Data Use
To enable or disable data access:
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks.
2. Touch 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 you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). And if you want to add a
new APN, please contact the service provider to get the necessary information.
1. Touch 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.
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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 100
meters, 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.
3. Touch a network name to connect to it.
4. If the network is secured, enter the password and touch CONNECT.
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 .
4. Slide the Network notification switch to the On position.
When Wi-Fi is on, you will receive notifications in the Status Bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi
network. Slide the Network notification switch to the Off position to turn off notifications.
Add a Wi-Fi Network
You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID), or add a Wi-Fi network
when you are out of range.
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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.
You can use one of the following methods to connect your phone to a wireless network using WPS.
Method one: WPS button (Recommended)
1. Touch 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, your phone automatically finds the access point and configures the
connection.
NOTE:
For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access point, please refer to its user documents.
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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 > Saved networks.
4. 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.
Install certificates: Install certificates needed for connecting to certain Wi-Fi networks.
Wi-Fi Direct: Use the Wi-Fi Direct feature. See Using Wi-Fi Direct
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WPS Push Button: Connect to a WPS network via the push button method.
WPS Pin Entry: Connect to a WPS network via the phone PIN method.
Passpoint: Enable or disable your phone to automatically connect to a passpoint-certified Wi-Fi
access point.
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).
To connect 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.
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4. Touch a device name below Peer devices and select Connect 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.
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.
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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. 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.
NOTE:
Received contacts (vCard files) are automatically imported to your contact list.
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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 Android System.
3. Choose one of the following options:
Charge only: Charge your phone via USB.
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.
Media device (MTP): Transfer files on Windows
®
PC or 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.
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
You can sync music, picture, and video files from the computer to your phone via Windows Media Player
on the computer.
1. Connect the phone with your computer via USB and choose Media device (MTP).
2. Open Windows Media Player and synchronize music, picture, and video files.
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Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer
To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you‟re finished.
Using the microSDHC Card as Portable or Internal Storage
You can use your microSDHC card as portable storage for photos, media, and other files so that you
don‟t lose them, or you can format the card for use as internal storage.
Set Up the microSDHC Card as Portable Storage
When you install a microSDHC card that has not been used on your phone before, the phone will mount
the card as portable storage by default.
You can also open the Notification Panel and touch the microSDHC card name, select Use as portable
storage and then touch NEXT > DONE.
Remove the microSDHC Card From Your Phone
If you need to remove the microSDHC card while the phone is on, you should unmount it first.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Storage.
2. Touch next to the card name in the Portable storage section.
3. When the screen prompts the card is safely ejected, you can remove it from the phone.
Erase and Formatting the microSDHC Card
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Storage.
2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section.
3. Touch Format > ERASE & FORMAT.
CAUTION:
The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDHC card, after which the files CANNOT be
retrieved.
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Set Up the microSDHC Card as Internal Storage
If your microSDHC card is new or doesn‟t have content you want to keep, you can format the card and
use it as part of the internal storage. If you move the microSDHC card to another device, it must be
formatted before it can be used.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Storage.
2. Touch the card name in the Portable storage section.
3. Touch Format as internal.
4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.
CAUTION:
The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDHC card, after which the files CANNOT
be retrieved.
5. The phone will prompt you to move your photos, files and other data from the internal storage to the
microSDHC card. Select Move now or Move later and touch NEXT. Follow the on-screen
instructions to continue.
CAUTION:
As part of the internal storage, the microSDHC card may have data on it that is necessary for some apps
to function normally. Therefore, do not remove or replace the card randomly.
Move Data Between the Internal Storage and the microSDHC Card
With the microSDHC card as part of the internal storage, you can move your photos, files and other data
between the internal storage and the card any time.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Storage.
2. Touch Phone in the Device storage section.
3. Touch Migrate data.
4. Touch MOVE.
NOTE:
Whenever you move data between the internal storage and the microSDHC card, the destination is
used to save new apps and personal data (such as photos and videos) and this destination is only
accessible from a computer.
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Reformat the microSDHC Card as Portable Storage
If you no longer want to use your microSDHC card as internal storage, you can reformat the card as
portable storage.
NOTE:
Before the formatting, ensure that you have moved data and apps to the internal storage.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Storage.
2. Touch your card name below Device storage.
3. Touch Format as portable.
4. Touch FORMAT.
CAUTION:
The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSDHC card, after which files CANNOT be
retrieved.
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection
You can share your phone‟s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature
to create a mobile hotspot.
Share Your Mobile Data Connection via USB
You can access the Internet on your computer via the USB tethering feature of your phone. The feature
needs 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 > Tethering & Mobile HotSpot.
3. Switch on USB tethering. A new network connection will be created on your computer.
NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, switch off USB tethering or disconnect the USB cable.
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Share Your Mobile Data Connection as a Wi-Fi Hotspot
You can share your phone‟s data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a portable
Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature needs data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges.
NOTE:
When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot use your phone‟s Wi-Fi capability to
access the Internet. You still remain connected to the Internet via your mobile data network.
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > Tethering & Mobile HotSpot.
2. Check Mobile HotSpot.
After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID).
3. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect with it to start using the phone‟s mobile
data.
NOTE:
To stop sharing your data connection, uncheck Mobile HotSpot.
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 > More > Tethering & Mobile HotSpot > Mobile HotSpot
settings.
2. Touch Configure Mobile HotSpot and set your name and security options as follows.
Network name: Enter or edit a network SSID (name) that other devices see when scanning for
Wi-Fi networks.
Channel: To avoid interference with other Wi-Fi networks, try using a different channel.
Security: Choose a security option: Open (not recommended) or WPA2 PSK (other users can
access your mobile hotspot only if they enter the correct password). When you select WPA2
PSK, touch the Password field to edit the security password.
Show Password: Check or uncheck to display or hide the password.
Broadcast network name(SSID): Broadcast or hide your network 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.
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Connecting to Virtual Private Networks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network.
VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions to let people access local
network resources when not on campus, or when connected to a wireless network.
Depending on the type of VPN you are using, you may be required to enter your login credentials or
install security certificates before you can connect to your VPN. You can get this information from your
network administrator.
Add a VPN
1. Touch 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 beside the VPN that you want to modify.
3. Edit the VPN settings and then touch SAVE.
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Phone Calls
You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or other apps or widgets that display contact
information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial.
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 enter the phone number or the contact name, your phone searches for matching information in
your contacts. If you see the number and contact you want to call, touch it to place the call
immediately.
3. Touch below the keypad to dial.
You can also touch the search box at the top of the Phone app screen and enter the phone number or
contact name you want to call. Touch the matching contact or Call [number] to place the call.
NOTE:
To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the
country code, followed by the city/area code and then the phone number.
NOTE:
To redial the last call you made, just touch the Home key > > > and touch
again.
End a Call
During a call, touch on the screen.
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Placing a Video Calling
Your phone supports video calling. The Video call must be enabled before you can place or receive
video calls.
NOTE:
Not available in all calls. See carrier for details.
Place a Video Call
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch and enter the phone number or the contact name with the dialpad.
3. Touch to place the call.
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
If the phone screen is active, touch (voice call) or (video call).
If the phone screen is locked, slide down to (voice call) or right to (video call).
NOTE:
To silence the ringer before answering the call, press either end of the Volume key or the Power key.
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Reject a Call
If the phone screen is active, touch .
If the phone screen is locked, slide up to .
You can also reject the call and select a preset text message or write one to send to the caller.
If the phone screen is active, touch .
If the phone screen is locked, touch Message reject or drag left to .
NOTE:
To edit the preset text response from within the Phone app, touch in the top search field and select
Settings > Quick responses.
Working With the Call History
The call history is a list of all the calls you've placed, received, or missed. It provides a convenient way to
redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your contacts.
To open the call history, you can touch the Home key > > RECENTS.
Place a Call From the Call History
1. Open the call history.
2. Touch beside a listing to call back.
NOTE:
You can touch View full call history to see more entries, and then touch , , or to filter the
records by call type.
Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry
Open the call history, touch a listing number.
Touch to place a video call to the number.
Touch to create a new contact.
Touch to add the number to a contact.
Touch to send message to this number.
Touch to view more call information.
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NOTE:
In the call history screen, touch > Clear call history to delete the call history record.
Calling Your Contacts
1. Touch the Home key > > CONTACTS.
2. Touch beside a contact to make a call.
Using Options During a Call
During a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it.
Touch to put the call on hold.
Touch to make another call separately from the first call, which is put on hold.
Touch to open the Contacts app and view your contacts list.
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 speakerphone.
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.
Managing Multi-party Calls
When the call waiting and three-way call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set
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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 voice call:
Touch to answer the voice call. (This puts the first caller on hold and
answers the second call.)
Touch to answer the voice call. (This end the first call and answer the
second call.)
Touch to answer the video call as a video call.
Touch to answer the video call as a voice call.
Touch to reject the second call.
Touch to reject the second call and select a preset text message or write one to send to
the caller.
To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a video call:
Touch to answer the voice call.
Touch to answer the voice call.
Touch to answer the video call as a video call.
Touch to answer the video call as a voice call.
To Switch Between Two Calls:
Touch to switch back to the other call.
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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 Phone app.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Display options.
2. Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the contacts and the format of the contact names.
Set Sound and Vibration
Set the sound and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad sounds.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Sounds and vibration.
2. Touch the following options you want to configure.
Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming call notification.
Check Also vibrate for calls to enable vibration for incoming call notification.
Check Dialpad tones to play sounds when you touch the dialpad keys.
Answer and End Calls
This option allows you to end call by pressing the Power key.
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Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Answer and end calls.
Check Power button ends call to end call by pressing the Power key.
Check Vibrate when call is answered to turn on or off the function.
Set Speed Dials
You can 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 > Speed dial.
2. Touch a speed dial key.
3. Enter a phone number or select one from the contact list.
4. Touch OK.
Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > 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 > Voicemail.
2. Configure voicemail settings.
Touch Service to select the voicemail service provider. Your carrier is the default.
Touch Setup to set the voicemail number.
Touch Sound to select the notification sound for new voicemails.
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 > Fixed Dialing
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Numbers.
2. Set the following options.
Enable FDN: Input the PIN2 code to enable the FDN feature.
Change PIN2: Change the PIN2 code for FDN access.
FDN list: Manage the FDN list.
NOTE:
The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect PIN2 code more times than allowed can
get your nano-SIM card locked. Contact the service provider for assistance.
Use LTE Network for Calls
Voice over LTE preferred allows transferring of voice over LTE networks and provides faster call
connections and better call quality.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings.
2. Touch Voice over LTE Preferred to turn it on or off.
Check Call Timers
Call Timers allows you to view the talking time and mobile data usage.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings.
2. Touch Call Timers to view the talking time and mobile data usage.
Wi-Fi Calling
When Wi-Fi calling is on, your phone can route calls via Wi-Fi networks or your carrier's network,
depending on your preference and which signal is stronger.
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Wi-Fi calling.
2. Switch on Wi-Fi calling settings and set your preferred network for Wi-Fi calling.
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
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forwarding.
2. Touch an available option (Always forward, When busy, When unanswered, or When
unreachable) to enable it.
Call Waiting
1. Touch the Home key > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Call waiting.
2. Check Call waiting to get notified of incoming calls during a call.
Additional Settings
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.
NOTE:
Please contact the service provider to check whether the caller ID feature is available.
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Contacts
You can add contacts on your phone and synchronise them with the contacts in your Google account or
other accounts that support contact syncing.
To see your contacts, touch the Home key > > Contacts. 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 > > Contacts > 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:
If you have a lot of contacts stored, you'll see a slider on the right side of the screen. Drag the slider to
the initial letter you need.
Adding a New Contact
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch to add a new contact.
3. Choose where to save the contact. If a sync account is selected, the contacts will be synced
automatically with your account online.
4. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. If necessary,
touch More Fields to include additional information such as IM accounts, Notes, Website, etc
5. Touch .
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Setting Up Your Own Profile
You can create your own name card in your phone.
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch Set up my profile.
If a profile has already been set up, touch the name beside ME and touch .
3. Edit your profile information.
4. Touch .
Importing, Exporting and Sharing Contacts
You can import/export contacts from/to your nano-SIM card, the phone storage or the microSDHC card.
This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also
quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, Google Drive, Gmail, Messaging, etc.
Import Contacts From the SIM Card
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch > Import/Export.
3. Touch Import from SIM card.
4. Select the contacts you need and touch .
Import Contacts From the Phone Storage
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch > Import/Export > Import from storage.
3. Choose to import one, multiple, or all vCard files, and then touch OK.
Export Contacts to the Phone Storage
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch > Import/Export > Export to storage.
3. Select the contact accounts that will be exported.
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4. 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.
Export Contacts to the SIM Card
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch > Import/Export.
3. Touch Export to SIM card.
4. Select the contacts you need and touch .
Share visible contacts
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch > Import/Export > Share visible contacts.
3. Choose how to share the contacts. The options available depend on the applications and services
installed.
Share Contacts
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch > Multi-select.
3. Touch the contacts you want to share to select them, and then touch .
4. Choose how to share the contacts. The options available depend on the applications and services
installed.
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Working With Favorite Contacts
In the favourite contacts tab, you can find your favorite contacts and frequently contacted contacts.
Add a Contact to Favorites
You can add the contacts you use frequently to FAVOURITES so that you can find them quickly.
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch a contact and then touch at the top.
Remove a Contact From Favorites
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch a favourite contact and then touch at the top.
Working With Groups
View Your Contact Groups
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > 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 from the
groups list.
Set Up a New Group
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > 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.
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5. Touch Add member and select the contacts you wish to be the group members.
6. Touch .
7. Touch the field below RingTone or Notification sound to select the ringtone and vibrate pattern for
incoming calls and notifications from the group members, and then touch OK.
8. Touch to save the group.
Delete a Group
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > 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 > > Contacts > GROUPS tab.
2. Touch a group, and add or remove group members or rename the group as you wish.
Touch to select contacts and add them to the group.
Touch > Multi-select to select group members and touch > OK to move them out of the
group.
Touch > Edit group to give the group a new name and touch .
Searching for a Contact
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch at the top of the screen.
3. Input the contact name or any information the contact has to search for it. The contacts matched will
be listed.
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Editing Contacts
Edit Contact Details
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch a contact you need to edit and then touch .
3. Edit the contact and touch .
Set a Ringtone for a Contact
Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone.
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch a contact you want to set a ringtone for and then touch .
3. Touch More Fields.
4. Touch the current ringtone next to to select a ringtone, or touch the current vibrate pattern
next to to select a vibration pattern.
5. Touch .
Delete Contacts
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch > Multi-select.
3. Check the contacts you want to remove and then touch .
4. Touch OK to confirm.
Link Contacts
As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, you may see 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 > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch a contact to display the contact‟s details.
3. Touch > > Link.
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4. Touch the contact whose information you want to join with the first entry.
5. Touch .
NOTES:
The information from the second contact is added to the first, and the second contact is no longer
displayed in the CONTACTS list.
You can repeat these steps to join another contact to the main contact.
Unlink Contact Information
If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can separate the information back
into individual contacts on your phone.
1. Touch the Home key > > Contacts > CONTACTS tab.
2. Touch a contact you want to separate.
3. Touch > > Unlink.
4. Touch UNLINK to confirm.
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Web Accounts
Adding or Removing Accounts
You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® accounts. You may also
add other kinds of accounts depending on the apps installed on your phone.
Add an Account
1. 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 will delete it and all information associated with it from your phone, such as 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 > Account s.
2. Touch and check or uncheck Auto-sync data.
When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make to information on your phone or on the
web are automatically synced with each other.
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When automatic sync is turned off, you need to sync manually to collect emails, updates, or
other recent information.
Sync Manually
1. Touch the Home key > > Settings > Acco unts.
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 > Acco unts.
2. Touch the account category and then the account. The Sync screen appears, showing a list of
information the account can sync.
3. When auto-sync is enabled, switch on or off items as you need. The types of information enabled on
the phone and the web will be kept in auto-sync. W hen auto-sync is disabled, touch a listing to sync
that type of information between the phone and the web.
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Email
Touch the Home key > > 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 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
Yo ur phone can automatically check for new emails at the interval you set when setting up the account.
You can also check new emails manually by dragging down on the message list.
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Responding to an Email
You can reply to or forward a message that you receive. You can also delete messages and manage
them in other ways.
Reply to or Forward an Email
1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox.
2. Do the following as you need:
To reply to the sender, touch .
To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original email, touch .
To forward the email to someone else, touch .
3. Edit your message and touch .
Mark/Flag an Email
You can mark an email as read or unread, or flag important emails with a star.
While reading a message, touch > Mark unread.
While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the sender images beside the messages and
then touch .
While reading a message, touch to flag the email.
While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the sender images beside the messages and
then touch > Add star to flag the email.
Delete an Email
You can delete an email from its folder. You can also delete a batch of emails.
While reading a message, touch .
While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the sender images beside the messages and
then touch .
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Writing and Sending an Email
1. Open your email Inbox and touch .
NOTE:
If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch the sender line to select the
account you want to use for sending the message.
2. Enter a contact name or email address in the To field. Separate each recipient with a comma. Yo u
can also touch to select recipients from your contacts, groups or call history.
NOTE: To send a carbon copy or blind carbon copy to other recipients, touch to open the
Cc/Bcc fields and enter the contact names or email addresses.
3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text.
4. Touch to add audio files, images, videos and other types of files as attachments.
5. Touch at the top right of the screen to send the message.
Adding and Editing Email Accounts
Add an Email Account
After setting up your first email account (see Setting Up the First Email Account), you can add more
email accounts and manage them separately.
1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.
2. Touch > Settings > Add account.
3. Set up the account as you did with the first one.
NOTE:
You can also add accounts from the Settings app. See Add an Account.
Edit an Email Account
1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.
2. Touch > Settings and touch the account whose settings you want to change.
3. Make the changes and press the Back key when you‟re finished.
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The options you can configure depend on the type of the account. For some accounts, you may set the
signature; for other accounts, you may change more settings such as servers, name, or folder.
Remove an Email Account
1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.
2. Touch > Settings and touch the account you want to remove.
3. Touch Remove account from this device > OK.
Changing General Email Settings
General settings apply to all email accounts you add.
1. Open Email to get the Inbox screen.
2. Touch > Settings > General settings.
3. Make the changes and press the Back key when you‟re finished.
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Messaging
You can use Messaging to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS).
Opening the Messaging Screen
Touch the Home key > .
The Messaging screen opens, where you can create a new message, search for messages, delete
messages, or open an ongoing message thread.
Touch to write a new text or multimedia message.
Touch to search for a message using keywords.
Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation you‟ve had with a certain number.
Sending a Message
1. On the Messaging screen, touch at the bottom.
2. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:
Enter the phone number or contact name directly in the "To" field. Touch Send to [number] or a
match from your contacts displayed below the "To" field to add the number or contact as the
recipient.
Select a contact from FREQUENTS or ALL CONTACTS.
NOTE:
If you add two or more recipients, the message may be sent as a group MMS where everyone
can reply and see each other's messages.
3. Touch the Send message field and enter the message text.
- or Touch and then touch and hold to send a voice message.
4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch .
5. In the attachment window, select from the following file attachment:
Camera: Take a photo or shoot a video clip to attach to your MMS. Slide the viewfinder
area upwards to expand the viewfinder.
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File: Touch to select a picture, a video clip, an audio file, or other types of file to attach to
your MMS.
Sticker: Add stickers to your MMS. You can slide the available stickers upwards to find and
download more.
Atta chment: Touch to select another attachment option: Video, Voice, Recorder, Files,
Contacts, Quick reply, or Subject.
6. Touch .
NOTES:
You can also include email addresses as recipients for a multimedia message.
Do not add a message subject or any attachment if you want to send a text message. Otherwise you
may be charged for a multimedia message.
Replying to a Message
Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number. If the new message
comes from a new number, a new thread is created.
1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to reply to.
2. Type your reply in the text box at the bottom. You can touch if you want to reply with an MMS.
3. Touch .
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Forwarding a Message
1. On the Messaging screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward.
2. Touch and hold the message and then touch in the menu that opens.
3. Touch to create a new message.
4. Enter a recipient for the message and edit the content if you want.
5. Touch .
Changing Message Settings
Touch > Settings in the Messaging screen to change the messages settings.
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Chrome
Use Chrome to view web pages and search for information.
Opening the Browser
Touch the Home key > to launch the web browser.
You can also open the browser by touching a web link - for example, in an email or a text message.
1. Open the Chrome app.
2. Touch the address box on the web page.
3. Enter the address (URL) of a web page or enter terms you want to search for and touch on the
keyboard.
NOTE:
Touch > to go to the next webpage.
Using Multiple Browser Tabs
You can open several web pages at the same time (one page in each tab) and switch between them
freely.
To open a new browser tab:
Touch > New tab. A new browser window opens.
To switch between tabs:
1. Touch at the top of the screen.
2. Touch the tab you want to view.
To close the browser tabs:
Touch and then swipe left or right to close the browser tab.
Touch > > Close all tabs to close all the browser tabs except the home page.
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Downloading Files
1. Touch and hold an image or a link to a file or to another web page.
2. In the menu that opens, touch Download image or Download link.
The downloaded files are saved to your phone or the microSDHC card. You can view or open them in
the Downloads app.
Changing Browser Settings
You can configure a number of Browser settings to customize the way you browse the web, including
several that you can use to control your privacy.
To open the Browser settings screen, touch > Settings in the web page screen.
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Camera
You can use your phone to take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the
microSDHC card you have installed or in the phone storage. You can copy them to your computer or
access them in the Gallery app.
Capturing a Photo
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustment. Auto camera mode is used by
default.
Number
Function
1
Select a color effect or other special effects.
2
Change the flash setting, only available for the back camera.
3
Turn on or off the High-Dynamic Range (HDR) feature, only available for the back
camera.
4
Change the camera settings.
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Number
Function
5
View pictures and videos you have taken.
6
Capture a picture.
7
Switch between the front and back cameras.
8
Switch among video camera, photo camera, manual photo camera mode, or
panorama photo camera mode.
WARNING!
Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point the flash towards the eyes of people or
animals.
NOTE:
You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before taking pictures.
3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus, or leave the camera to autofocus on the center
of the image.
NOTE:
In Auto camera mode, when you touch the screen to focus, the exposure bar appears beside
the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure.
4. Lightly touch .
Recording a Video
You can record normal-speed video clips.
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch VIDEO if you want to capture a video.
3. Aim the camera at the subject. You can touch any area on the screen that you want the camcorder
to focus on before and during recording.
NOTE:
You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording.
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NOTE:
When you touch the screen to focus during normal-speed recording, the exposure bar appears
beside the focus point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure.
4. Touch to start recording a video clip.
NOTE:
While the recording is in progress, you can touch / to pause or resume recording, or touch
to save the frame as a photo.
5. Touch to stop recording.
Using Panorama Camera Mode
Besides capturing photos and videos in the traditional way, your camera app offers panorama camera
mode.
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch PAN ORAM A.
3. If necessary, touch the arrows on the screen to adjust the direction.
4. Touch and move your phone in the direction of the arrows.
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Using Manual Camera Mode
You can use manual camera mode to adjust more camera options for your photo such as ISO, white
balance, exposure, etc.
1. Touch the Home key > .
2. Touch MANUAL.
3. Aim the camera at the subject and you can make the following adjustments.
Drag the green square to any area on the screen that you want to focus on. Touch and hold it to
lock the focus.
Drag the yellow circle to any area on the screen where you want the camera to meter exposure
so as to adjust the photo brightness. Touch and hold the square to lock exposure.
Touch , , , to set ISO, overall exposure, white balance, or interval for time
lapse pictures.
4. Touch the shutter icon to take the photo.
Customizing Camera/Camcorder Settings
Before capturing a photo or a video, you can touch to open the following camera and camcorder
setting options.
NOTE:
Some camera and video options will change in different camera modes.
Options in Photo Mode
Resolution: Set the resolution for your photo.
Timer: Set a time delay before the camera takes a picture automatically after you touch the
shutter icon.
Composition: Set whether to display the grids or guides on the screen.
Gradienter: Turn on or off gradienter.
Shutter tone: Turn on or off the shutter tone.
Geo-tagging: Select whether to store the GPS location in your captured photos and videos.
Volume key: Assign the function of the Volume key.
Anti-banding: Set the anti-banding value when you take pictures of TV or computer screens to
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avoid stripes on the screen.
Save location: Change the storage location for captured photos and videos.
Help: View help details or enable help icon on the viewfinder screen.
Restore defaults: Restore default camera and video settings.
Options in Video Mode
Video quality: Set the quality for your video.
Shutter tone: Turn on or off the shutter tone.
Geo-tagging: Select whether to store the GPS location in your captured photos and videos.
Anti-banding: Available for the back camera. Set the anti-banding value when you record
videos of TV or computer screens to avoid stripes on the screen.
Save location: Change the storage location for captured photos and videos.
Help: View help details or enable help icon on the viewfinder screen.
Restore defaults: Restore default camera and video settings.
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Gallery
Opening Gallery
Touch t he Home key > > Gallery to view albums of your pictures and videos.
Working With Albums
When you open Gallery, all pictures and videos on your phone are displayed in chronological order.
Touch Photos/Albums or slide left or right to switch between photo view and album view.
To view photos and videos:
Touch a picture or video in Photos view, or touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains in
Albums view.
To share albums, pictures, or videos:
1. Touch and hold a picture or video in Photos view.
- or Touch and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an item after you open an album to select a
picture or a video in Albums view.
2. Touch more items that you want to share.
3. Touch and select how you want to share the items.
To delete albums, pictures, or videos:
1. Touch and hold a picture or video in Photos view.
- or Touch and hold an album to select it or touch and hold an item after you open an album to select a
picture or a video in Albums view.
2. Touch more albums that you want to delete.
3. Touch > OK.
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Working With Pictures
Touch a picture to view the picture in full screen.
When viewing a picture in full screen, the following features are available.
Swipe horizontally to see other pictures or videos.
Pinch a picture or video to make it smaller. You'll then see a filmstrip-style view of all your pictures
and videos in a row. Swipe left or right to scan through them all.
NOTE:
You can delete a picture or video by swiping it up in the filmstrip view.
Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in.
Touch ,
or
to edit, share or delete the picture. Touch to rename, rotate, print the
picture, set it as wallpaper or contact photo, check file details, or browse the album contents in a
slideshow.
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NOTE:
Some options may not be available for certain albums or pictures.
Retouching Your Pictures
You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in Gallery. The changed picture is saved in
the same album as the original image, which is not affected.
1. Touch > Other edit > Photo Editor while viewing a picture in full screen to open the Photo
Editor interface.
NOTE:
You can also choose to edit the picture with Photos. Some editing tools need to be downloaded.
2. Touch an edit option along the bottom of the screen and edit the picture.
NOTE:
Slide left or right at the bottom of the screen to find all options.
Apply filters and photo effects.
Crop, rotate, or flip (mirror) the picture.
Adjust exposure, contrast, sharpness, vignette, and
shadows.
Adjust curves, hue, saturation, and vibrance.
Select a color and draw anything on the picture, or add
some text and mosaic to the picture.
3. Touch to keep the change or touch to cancel it.
4. Touch to save the new picture.
NOTE:
Touch in the Photo Editor screen to see the edits you have made and undo or redo them.
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Playing Videos
1. Touch a video in Photo view, or touch an album in the gallery and then touch the thumbnail of a
video in Albums view.
2. Touch at the center to start playing. Touch the video to view the playback controls.
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Music
Touch the Home key > > Music to play audio files stored on your phone. Music supports a wide
variety of audio formats, so it can play music you purchase from online stores, music you copy from your
CD collection, and so on.
Copying Music Files to Your Phone
Before using Music, you need to copy or download audio files to your phone.
Copy From a Computer
1. Connect your phone and the computer with a USB cable.
2. Touch Media device (MTP) as the connection mode (see Connect Your Phone to a Computer via
USB).
3. Copy the music file from the PC to the phone storage or microSDHC card.
Download From the Internet
You can download music files using certain apps, such as Google Play Music.
Receive via Bluetooth
You can receive music files from other devices via Bluetooth. (see Receive Data via Bluetooth).
Viewing Your Music Library
Touch the Home key > > Music and your music library is displayed. All your audio files are
cataloged according to the information stored in the files.
Your music is organized by All Songs, Favorites, Playlists, Albums, Folders, and Artists. You can
also tap a song under Recently Played to play it again.
NOTE:
If an audio file is being played, its name and player controls are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Touch the area to open the playback screen.
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Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone
The song will be used as the ringtone for all incoming calls, except those from contacts to whom you
have assigned special ringtones to (see Set a Ringtone for a Contact).
1. Touch the Home key > > Music to see the music library.
2. Touch next to a song in any list.
3. In the menu that opens, touch Set as ringtone.
NOTE:
If the song is being played and you‟re in the playback screen, you can touch > Set as ringtone.
4. Touch Phone Ringtone or Notification Ringtone.
Playing Music
Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the playback bar at the bottom of the screen to
open the following playback screen.
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Number
Function
1
Song, album, and artist information.
2
Return to the music library.
3
Album artwork.
4
Tap to see the detailed information about the song.
5
Playback control. Skip songs, pause and resume playback. Drag the
progress bar to jump to any part of the song.
6
Tap to play the current playlist in shuffle mode, where tracks are
played in random order.
7
Tap to toggle repeat the song, the current playlist, or turn off repeat.
8
Add the song to your favorite.
9
Tap to see more options.
10
Tap to see the current playlist.
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You can still control the music when you are not in the playback screen.
In other apps, swipe down the Notification Panel. Tap the song title to restore the playback screen,
or you can pause/resume playback or skip songs.
When the screen is locked, the song information, album cover, and playback controls are displayed
on the screen. Tap the song title to restore the playback screen, or you can pause/resume playback
or skip songs.
Managing Playlists
Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, so that you can play the songs you like in
the order you prefer.
Touch > Add to playlist next to a song to add it to a playlist or create a new playlist.
Touch > Delete next to a playlist to delete the playlist.
Touch > Rename next to a playlist to rename the playlist
Touch a playlist to view its content. You can touch > Remove next to the song you want to
remove.
NOTE:
The above options may not be available for certain automatically created playlists, such as Recently
Added.
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Video Player
Use the Video Player app to manage your video library and watch videos.
Opening the Video Library
Touch in the home screen and select Video Player to view your video library, where your video
files are displayed.
Swipe up or down to find the video you want. You can also touch to search for video files, or touch
> View by or Sort by to change the display mode or sort the list.
Playing and Controlling Videos
Touch a video in the video library to play it. Touch the screen to show the playback controls. You can
control the video and audio or carry out other operations.
Touch the play/pause button at the bottom to pause or resume the playback.
Slide horizontally on the screen to rewind or fast forward.
Slide vertically on the right or left part of the screen to adjust volume or brightness.
Touch to skip to the next video.
Touch to rotate the video.
Touch or to hide or show the control panel.
Touch to save the frame as a separate photo.
Touch to share, trim, delete the video, or change the settings.
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Managing Video Files
Delete Videos
1. In the video library, touch > Multi-Select.
2. Touch the videos you want to delete.
3. Touch > OK.
Share Videos
1. Touch and hold a video in the video library.
2. Touch the videos you want to share.
3. Touch and select how you want to share them.
Rename a Video
1. Touch next to the video you want to rename.
2. Touch Rename.
3. Type the new video name and touch OK.
Trim a Video
1. Touch a video to start playing it.
2. Touch > Trim.
3. Drag the two tabs on the progress bar to select the portion you want to keep. You can touch to
preview the selected portion.
4. Once the preview ends, touch . The trimmed video is saved as a new video file.
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View Details of a Video
1. Touch next to a video you want to view the details of.
2. Touch Details.
3. Check the file title, time, duration, file size, and path. Touch CLOSE when you finish.
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More Apps and Features
Clock
Touch the Home key > > Clock. The Clock app allows you to check local time in places around
the world, set alarms, and use timers.
Set a New Alarm
1. Touch the tab in the Clock app.
2. Touch an existing alarm to configure it, or touch at the bottom of the screen to create a new
alarm.
3. Set up the alarm options, such as time, alarm days, snooze, alarm ringtone, and label.
4. Touch Save to save and exit.
NOTES:
To enable or disable existing alarms directly, just touch the switches on the right side.
Touch in the tab to configure alarm settings, including ringtone volume and duration,
vibration, volume crescendo, and alarm in silent mode.
Check World Time
Touch the tab in the Clock app to check local time around the world.
Touch at the bottom to add a new city or country.
Use the Stopwatch and Countdown
Touch the or tab in the Clock app to use the stopwatch or the countdown timer.
Stopwatch allows you to record lap times (100 laps at most), while countdown allows you to set a time
and count down to zero.
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Downloads
The Downloads app keeps a record of the files you have downloaded using apps such as Chrome or
Email.
Touch the Home key > > Downloads to check the record.
Touch a file to open it with the appropriate applications.
Touch and hold a file to delete, share it, or check file information.
File Manager
Quickly access all of your images, videos, audio clips, and other types of files on your phone storage.
1. Touch the Home key > > File Manager.
2. Find the file you need by category in the CATEGORY tab, or touch LOCAL to browse folders and
files on the phone's internal storage or the microSDHC card.
Touch folders and files to access stored items.
Touch and hold an item to access option icons such as (copy), (move), (share), or
(delete).
To copy or move an item, navigate to a new location and touch PASTE.
Calculator
Your phone's convenient built-in calculator lets you perform basic and advanced mathematical
equations and calculate tips.
1. Touch the Home key > > Calculator.
2. Enter numbers and arithmetic operators.
NOTE:
Touch to delete the last number or operator you entered. Touch and hold to delete all of
the entered information.
3. If necessary, hold the phone on its side to display the advanced panel.
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4. Touch to view the result.
Sound Recorder
Sound Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like.
Record a Voice Memo
1. Touch the Home key > > Sound Recorder.
2. Touch to turn on or off high-quality recording.
3. Touch to start recording. During recording, touch / to pause or continue the
recording.
4. Touch to stop the recording. The memo is automatically saved.
NOTE:
You can touch the name to edit the file name and touch OK to save the recording.
Play a Voice Memo
To play a memo you just recorded:
Touch at the bottom of the screen.
To play any saved memo:
1. Touc h at the top right of the screen to see all recordings.
2. Touch the title of a memo to play it.
Edit a Voice Memo
You can trim a voice recording.
While playing a recording, touch to open the editing screen. You can drag the “S” and “E” tabs to
trim the recording, then share or set it as the ringtone.
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NOTE:
You can also touch next to a recording in the list to delete, share, rename the file, tag, trim it, view
file details, or set it as the default ringtone.
Google Apps
Open the Google apps to use Google services. Some apps are put in the Google folder on the home
screen.
NOTE:
Some contents or Google services may not be available in certain regions.
Chrome: Use the Chrome app to browse the Internet and get your bookmarks, browsing history,
and more synced with your Google account.
Drive: Store files on Google servers for free after you sign in to your Google account. You can
access them on your computers, your phones and other devices, share them, or collaborate with
others.
Duo: Make video calls with your friends.
Gmail: Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or other personal email accounts.
Google: Use Google search or get information when you need it with Google Now.
Maps: Find your place and find your way in the world.
Photos: Manage photos on the phone and your Google account.
Play Movies & TV: Purchase, download and watch the latest and your favorite movies and
TV shows.
Play Music: Play music on the phone and on your Google account.
Play Store: Buy and download apps, games, and other content from the Google Play Store.
Voice Search: Search for information with your voice.
YouTube: Watch video clips from YouTube.com, or upload your own and share with the world.
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Google Play™ Store
Touch the Home key > . You can buy or rent music, books, movies, apps, and download them to
your phone.
NOTE:
The content you can access in Google Play Store depends on your region and your service provider.
Browsing and Searching for Apps
Browse through the categories (APPS & GAMES, MOVIES, MUSIC, or BOOKS), find an item you're
interested in, and touch the name.
You can also search for apps using an app‟s name or description, or the developer‟s name. Just touch
the search box at the top and enter the search terms.
Downloading and Installing Apps
When you find the app you are interested in through browsing or searching, touch it to open its details
screen, where more information about the app is displayed.
1. Touch INSTALL (free apps) or the price (paid apps). If the app is not free, you need to sign in to
your Google Wallet™ account and select a payment method.
CAUTION:
Once installed, some apps can access many functions or a significant amount of your personal
data. The Play Store will show you what the app can access. Touch ACCEPT to proceed, or touch
the Back key to cancel.
2. Wait for the app to be downloaded and installed automatically. Payment needs to be authorized
before paid apps start downloading.
After the app is successfully installed, you can find it on your phone after touching the Home key >
.
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Creating a Google Wallet™ Account
You must have a Google Wallet account associated with your Google account to purchase items from
the Google Play Store app.
Do one of the following:
On your computer, go to wallet.google.com to create a Google Wallet account.
The first time you use your phone to buy an item from Google Play Store, you‟re prompted to enter
your billing information to set up a Google Wallet account.
WARNING!
When you‟ve used Google Wallet once to purchase items from the Google Play Store app, the phone
remembers your password so you don‟t need to enter it the next time. For this reason, you should
secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your permission.
Managing Your Downloads
After you‟ve downloaded and installed an app, you can rate it, view it in a list with your other
downloaded apps, configure it to update itself automatically, and so on.
View Your Downloaded Apps
1. In the Play Store screen, touch > My apps & games.
2. Your list of installed apps opens, you can touch one to rate it, uninstall it, request a refund, and so
on.
Uninstall an App
1. In the Play Store screen, touch > My apps & games.
2. Touch an app to open its details screen.
3. Touch Uninstall > OK.
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Settings
Touch the Home key > > Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customizing
and configuring your phone.
Wireless and Networks
Wi-Fi
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi. You can turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi
connections. See Connecting to Wi-Fi.
Wi-Fi Calling
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi Calling. You can select your prefer network for Wi-Fi
Calling.
Bluetooth
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Bluetooth. You can turn Bluetooth on or off and configure
your Bluetooth connections. See Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.
Mobile networks
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks. Control mobile data use and data roaming
(see Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to Mobile Networks).
Data Usage
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Data usage to manage mobile data use.
Touch the Cellular data switch to turn on or off mobile data.
Airplane Mode
Touch the Home key > > Settings > More and slide the switch beside Airplane mode to turn
airplane mode on or off. All the phone‟s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when airplane
mode is on.
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VPN
Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > VPN to set up and connect to virtual private networks.
See Connecting to Virtual Private Networks.
Tethering and Mobile HotSpot
Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > Tethering & Mobile HotSpot to share your phone‟s
mobile data connection with PCs or other devices via USB or Wi-Fi. See Sharing Your Mobile Data
Connection.
Network Settings Reset
Touch the Home key > > Settings > More > Network settings reset > RESET SETTINGS >
RESET SETTINGS to reset all your network settings, including Wi-Fi, cellular data, Bluetooth, APN,
Airplane mode, and data roaming.
Device
Display
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Display to configure the following options.
Brightness level: Set the brightness of the display.
Adaptive brightness: Automatically adjust screen brightness.
Wallpaper: Select a background image for the home screen and the lock screen.
Sleep: Set the length of time of inactivity before the screen turns off automatically.
Jump to camera: Quickly open the Camera app by pressing the Power key twice even when the
screen is locked.
Screen saver: Manage the Screen saver function. When this feature is enabled, photos or
animations will be displayed as a screensaver.
Ambient display: Touch to enable/disable this feature, which causes the screen to wake when you
receive notifications.
Font size: Set the font size of the text on the screen.
Display size: Set the size of the items on the screen.
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When device is rotated: Select whether the screen contents should rotate when the phone is
rotated.
Pulse notification light: The indicator flashes to notify you of missed calls, new messages, and
other events.
Navigation key light duration: Set the backlight duration of the navigation key.
Notifications
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Notifications to control the display of notifications.
Touch an app to control its notifications. You may turn off its notifications, allow it to sound in Do not
disturb mode, or allow it display notifications silently. The available options are dependent on the app.
NOTE:
The notifications of some apps cannot be turned off. Content hiding is only available if you have set a
pattern, a PIN or a password as the screen lock.
Sound
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Sound. You can adjust different types of volume (see
Adjusting Volume), toggle sound, vibration and mute (see Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode), set up
ringtone and notification sound (see Changing Ringtone and Notification Sound), or select system
sounds (see Turning On/Off System Sounds).
Apps
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Apps to see apps installed on your phone and manage them.
Touch an app to see its information. The following options may be available:
FORCE STOP: Stop the app.
UNINSTALL: Uninstall the app.
DISABLE/ENABLE: Disable or enable the app.
Storage: Check its storage information, clear its data or cache.
Data usage: Check how much data has been used by the app during the time cycle you set and
restrict background data for the app.
Permissions: Check or change the app permissions.
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Notifications: Manage the app notifications in the notification panel and the lock screen. You can
set the priority, sensitivity, and more.
Open by default: Check the app‟s supported links and set whether to open the links in the app, and
clear the app‟s defaults.
Battery: Check the battery use details of the app since last full charge.
Memory: Check how much memory has been used by the app.
NOTE:
Not all options are available for the apps.
Storage
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Storage to view the memory information of the internal phone
storage and the microSDHC card.
Battery
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Battery to check the battery use details of the app since last
full charge, or turn on or off battery saver.
Memory
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Memory to monitor the average memory use and
performance of your phone. You can also check which apps use the most memory.
Call Settings
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Call settings to set your call settings. See Adjusting Your Call
Settings.
Connect to PC
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Connect to PC to select your USB connection type between
your phone and PC. See Connecting to Your Computer via USB.
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Personal
Location
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Location to manage location services, which help your phone
and apps determine your location. To use location-related applications, such as finding your location on
Google Maps, you must have location services turned on on your phone.
1. Slide the switch at the top to turn location services on or off.
2. When location is enabled, touch Mode to select location sources you want to use.
High accuracy: Get accurate location using both GPS and Wi-Fi as well as mobile networks.
Battery saving: Use only Wi-Fi and mobile networks to get your approximate location. This will
drain less power from your battery than using GPS.
Device only: Use GPS to pinpoint your location.
In the Location menu, touch Google Location History to configure Google location options.
Security
Touch the Home key > > Settings > Security to configure options that help keep your phone and
data safe.
Screen lock: Disable the screen lock or enable it with long press, pattern, PIN, or password. See
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks.
Smart Lock: Keep the phone unlocked when connected to trusted devices, in trusted places, or
unlocked by trusted faces or voice, or unlocked when your phone is being carried on the body.
NOTE:
Yo u n eed to sign in to your Google account on the phone to use the Smart Lock feature.
Encrypt phone: Encrypt your data on the phone to protect your privacy.
Set up SIM card lock:
Lock SIM card: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to require PIN before accessing the
nano-SIM card.
Change SIM PIN: Change the PIN used to access the nano-SIM card.
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