ZTE Blade A3 2019 User Manual
ZTE Blade A3 2019
User Manual
LEGAL INFORMATION
Thank you for choosing this ZTE mobile device. In order to
keep your device in its best condition, please read this
manual and keep it for future reference.
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 ZTE CORPORATION
All rights reserved.
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Notice
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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
sure to use your phone properly and safely. We offer
self-service for our smart terminal device users. Please visit
the ZTE official website (at http://www.ztedevices.com
more information on self-service and supported product
models. Information on the website takes precedence.
to be
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Disclaimer
ZTE Corporation expressly disclaims any liability for faults
and damages caused by unauthorized modifications of the
software.
Images and screenshots used in this manual may differ from
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actual product or software.
Trademarks
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Other trademarks and trade names are those of their
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Instructional Icons
NOTE Additional information, supplementary
CAUTION Safety information that, if ignored, may
WARNING Safety information that, if ignored, may
Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time: October 16, 2019
instruction or tips for the operation of
the product.
cause minor damage to the equipment
or service interruption.
cause serious damage to the
equipment or danger to personal
safety.
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Contents
Getting Started ......................................................... 9
Overview .......................................................................... 9
Knowing the Keys .......................................................... 11
Setting Up Your Phone .................................................. 12
Charging the Phone ....................................................... 14
Powering On/Off ............................................................ 15
Setting Up for the First Time .......................................... 16
Knowing the Home Screen ............................................ 16
Personalizing ......................................................... 17
Choosing Your Wallpaper .............................................. 17
Removing Items From Your Home Screen .................... 17
Using Do Not Disturb Mode ........................................... 18
Knowing the Basics ............................................... 20
Monitoring the Phone Status ......................................... 20
Managing Notifications .................................................. 21
Using Quick Settings ..................................................... 22
Opening and Switching Apps ......................................... 23
Security .................................................................. 24
Protecting Your Phone With a Screen Lock .................. 24
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ................. 25
Connecting to Networks ....................................... 27
Connecting to Mobile Network ....................................... 27
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network ...................................... 28
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Connecting to Devices .......................................... 29
Bluetooth® ...................................................................... 29
Connecting to a Computer via USB .............................. 30
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ................. 32
Phone Calls ............................................................ 33
Placing Calls .................................................................. 33
Answering or Rejecting Calls ........................................ 34
Contacts ................................................................. 37
Creating a Contact ........................................................ 37
Searching for a Contact ................................................. 38
Importing and Exporting Contacts ................................. 38
Setting a Ringtone for a Contact ................................... 40
Joining Duplicate Contacts ............................................ 40
Separating Contact Information ..................................... 41
Setting Call/Message Blocking ...................................... 41
Gmail ....................................................................... 43
Setting Up the First Email Account ................................ 43
Writing and Sending an Email ....................................... 43
Responding to an Email ................................................ 44
Messages ................................................................ 45
Opening the Messages Screen ..................................... 45
Sending a Message ....................................................... 45
Message Options .......................................................... 46
Message Settings .......................................................... 47
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Camera ................................................................... 48
Taking Pictures .............................................................. 48
Recording Videos .......................................................... 49
Using Other Camera Modes .......................................... 50
Gallery .................................................................... 51
Opening Gallery ............................................................. 51
Sharing Pictures and Videos ......................................... 51
Retouching Your Pictures .............................................. 51
YT Music ................................................................. 53
Playing Your Music ........................................................ 53
Managing Playlists ......................................................... 53
Settings .................................................................. 55
Network & Internet ......................................................... 55
Connected Devices ........................................................ 57
Apps & Notifications ....................................................... 57
Battery ............................................................................ 59
Display ........................................................................... 59
Scheduled Power On/Off ............................................... 59
Sound............................................................................. 60
Storage .......................................................................... 60
Security & Location ........................................................ 60
Users & Accounts .......................................................... 63
Accessibility ................................................................... 63
Google ........................................................................... 63
System ........................................................................... 63
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Software Update ............................................................ 65
For Your Safety ...................................................... 66
General Safety .............................................................. 66
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy ...................................... 68
Distractions .................................................................... 71
Product Handling ........................................................... 72
Electrical Safety ............................................................. 77
Radio Frequency Interference ....................................... 78
Explosive Environments ................................................ 80
Disposal of Your Old Appliance ........................... 81
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Getting Started
Overview
Front
camera
Earpiece/
Speaker
Touch
screen
Microphone
Indicator light
Volume key
Power key
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Back camera
Flash
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Headset jack
Charging/
micro-USB jack
Knowing the Keys
Key Function
Press and hold to turn on or off
Power key
Volume key
(Home key)
(Back key)
(Recent apps key)
aeroplane mode, restart or power off.
Press to turn off or on the screen
display.
Press or hold either end of the key to
turn the volume up or down.
Touch to return to the home screen
from any application or screen.
Touch and hold to use the Google
Assistant.
Touch to go to the previous screen.
Touch to see recently used apps.
Double-tap to switch to the most
recent application.
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Setting Up Your Phone
The nano-SIM card can be installed or removed while the
phone is turned on.
Power off your phone before removing or replacing the battery.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of
SIM cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a
SIM card. You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your
service provider.
1. Place your finger into the slot at the bottom of the back
cover, and gently lift and remove the cover.
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2. Install the nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card as
shown.
nano-SIM
card
microSDXC
card
3. Insert the battery, making sure the connectors align.
Gently push down on the battery until it clicks into place.
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4. Replace the back cover.
Charging the Phone
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.
WARNING!
Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB cables. The use
of unapproved accessories could damage you r phone o r
cause the battery to explode.
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NOTE:
If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power
on the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try
again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes.
Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on the
phone after prolonged charging.
Powering On/Off
Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.
To switch it off, hold the Power key to open the options
menu and touch Shut Down > OK.
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Setting Up for the First Time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or
reset it to factory settings, you need to do some settings
before using it.
Touch the language to select the language you want to use
and then touch START. Then follow the prompts to set up
Wi-Fi, name, screen lock, Google services, and other
options.
Knowing 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 folders, shortcuts, and more.
Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for
shortcuts and folders. Touch and hold a shortcut or folder
and drag it to the right edge of the screen to create an
extended panel for the shortcut/folder. Swipe left or right on
the screen to switch between panels.
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Personalizing
Choosing Your Wallpaper
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and the lock
screen.
1. Touch and hold on a blank area of the home screen and
touch WALLPAPERS.
2. Touch My photos to select an image or directly touch a
built-in static wallpaper. For images in My photos, you can
pan and zoom on them to select the area you need.
3. Touch Set wallpaper.
4. Touch Home screen, Lock screen, or Home screen
and lock screen.
NOTE:
You can also set the wallpaper by opening the Settings app
and selecting Display > Wallpaper.
Removing Items From Your Home
Screen
1. Touch and hold the item you want to delete.
2. Drag it to Remove to delete it.
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NOTE:
If the item is an app icon, you may also drag it to
Uninstall and touch OK to uninstall the app. Some
preinstalled apps cannot be uninstalled.
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.
Turn on Do Not Disturb Mode
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to
access the Quick Settings.
2. Find and touch the word “Do not disturb.”
3. Touch Total silence, Alarms only, or Priority only
depending on whether you want to allow exceptions. You
can customize the exceptions when Priority only is
selected.
4. Touch Until you turn off Do not disturb if you want to
turn off Do not disturb mode manually; touch or to
set the time before Do not disturb mode turns off
automatically.
5. Touch DONE.
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NOTE:
Press the Volume key when no media application is active to
show the volume bar. Drag the slider to the left or keep
pressing the Volume down key to turn on vibration. Press
the key again to turn on Alarms only.
Set Do Not Disturb Mode
1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Sound > Do
not disturb preferences.
2. Touch the following options as you need:
Priority only allows: Set reminders, events, message
senders, and callers that you specify as exceptions.
Block visual disturbances: Set Do not disturb mode
to block visual disturbances. Turn on/off the switches
to choose whether to block visual notifications when
the screen is on and off.
Automatic rules: If you want to turn on and off Do not
disturb mode during certain periods or events, use the
default time rules and event rule, or touch Add more
to set new rules.
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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.
3G connected No signal
HSDPA+ connected Signal strength
4G connected Aeroplane mode
Mobile data in use Bluetooth® on
Vibration on
Do not disturb mode
on (Alarms only or
Priority only)
Do not disturb mode
on (Total silence)
Battery low Location service active
Battery full
Battery charging Alarm set
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Connected to a Wi-Fi®
network
Speaker on
Phone microphone off
Wired headset
connected
Managing Notifications
Notification Icons
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides
notification icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you
may see.
New SMS/MMS USB tethering on
New message(s) from
the Gmail™ app
Missed call Call in progress
Downloading/
Receiving data
Call on hold
Open/Close the Notification Panel
Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar
events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as when
you are playing music. You can open the notification panel to
view the details of notifications.
To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down
from the top of the screen.
To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on
the screen or touch the Back key.
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Open Wi-Fi network
detected
Uploading/Sending
data
Using Quick Settings
The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the
most common settings for your phone.
Swipe down from the status bar and drag the notification
panel downwards to open the Quick Settings panel.
To turn on or off settings quickly:
1. Open the Quick Settings panel.
2. To turn on or off a setting, touch its tile. Touch and hold
certain tiles to access more setting options. For example,
touch and hold the Wi-Fi tile to open Wi-Fi settings.
To customize the Quick Settings panel:
You can add, remove or rearrange the tiles on the Quick
Settings panel.
1. Open the Quick Settings panel.
2. Touch below the tiles and do one of the following.
Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the position you want.
Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the Drag here to
remove section to hide it.
In the Drag to add tiles section, drag a tile up to show
it in the Quick Settings panel.
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Opening and Switching Apps
Open an App
1. Swipe up on the home screen to view apps.
2. Slide up or down on the screen and touch an app to open
it.
NOTE:
Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial
letter of the app you need, or touch the search box at the top
to search for apps.
Switch Between Recently Opened Apps
1. Touch the Recent apps key. The apps you’ve used
recently are displayed as a series of cards. Slide up and
down to see all the cards.
2. Touch a card to open that app.
NOTES:
You can swipe a card left to remove it from the screen,
which will free up running memory on the phone.
Double-tap the Recent apps key to switch to the most
recent app.
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Security
Protecting Your Phone With a Screen
Lock
1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Security &
location > Screen lock.
2. Touch None, Swipe, Pattern, PIN, or Password.
Touch None to disable the screen lock.
Touch Swipe to allow unlocking with a ‘swipe' gesture.
Anyone can unlock the screen by touching the display
and sliding up.
Touch Pattern to create 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:
When setting up a Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, you can
touch YES to enable or NO to disable secure start-up, which
requires you to unlock before the phone starts up.
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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. From the home screen, touch Settings > Security &
location > Screen pinning.
2. Touch the Off switch.
3. To add security for unpinning, switch on Lock device
when unpinning and set up a screen lock as prompted,
or switch on Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password
before unpinning if you’ve set a screen lock already.
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 .
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