ZTE Blade A3L User Manual

User Guide

About This Guide

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

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Contents

Getting Started .............................................................. 9

Getting to Know Your Phone .................................................................... 9

Key Functions .............................................................................................. 11

Setting Up Your Phone ............................................................................. 12

Charging the Battery ................................................................................ 14

Powering Your Phone On/Off ................................................................ 15

Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time .......................................... 16

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................................... 16

Getting to Know the Home Screen ...................................................... 17

Personalizing ............................................................... 20

Changing the System Language .......................................................... 20

Setting the Date and Time ...................................................................... 20

Changing the Ringtone, Notification Sound, and Alarm Sound 21

Turning System Sounds On/Off ............................................................ 21

Adjusting Volumes..................................................................................... 22

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ................................................ 22

Using Do Not Disturb Mode ................................................................... 23

Applying New Wallpapers ....................................................................... 24

Changing the Screen Brightness .......................................................... 25

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................................ 25

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ....................................... 26

Knowing the Basics ..................................................... 28

Monitoring the Phone Status ................................................................. 28

Managing Notifications ............................................................................ 29

Organizing With Folders .......................................................................... 33

Managing Shortcuts and Folders ......................................................... 33

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ..................................................... 34

Editing Text ................................................................................................... 34

Opening and Switching Apps ................................................................ 35

Uninstalling an Application .................................................................... 36

Connecting to Networks and Devices ........................ 37

Connecting to Mobile Networks ........................................................... 37

Connecting to Wi-Fi ................................................................................... 38

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ......................................................... 40

Connecting to Your Computer via USB ............................................... 42

Using the microSDHC Card as Portable or Device Storage ......... 43

Sharing Mobile Data Through Tethering............................................ 47

Phone Calls ................................................................... 48

Placing and Ending Voice Calls .............................................................. 48

Answering or Rejecting Voice Calls ...................................................... 49

Working With the Call History ................................................................ 50

Calling Your Contacts ................................................................................ 51

Checking Voicemail ................................................................................... 52

Using Options During a Call ................................................................... 52

Managing Multi-party Calls .................................................................... 53

Adjusting Your Call Settings ................................................................... 55

Contacts ....................................................................... 62

Checking Contact Details ........................................................................ 62

Adding a New Contact ............................................................................. 62

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ................................... 63

Working With Favorite Contacts ........................................................... 65

Managing Contacts With Labels ........................................................... 65

Searching for a Contact ........................................................................... 67

Editing Contacts ......................................................................................... 67

Web Accounts .............................................................. 70

Adding or Removing Accounts ............................................................. 70

Configuring Account Sync ...................................................................... 71

Gmail ............................................................................ 73

Setting Up an Email Account ................................................................. 73

Checking Your Emails ............................................................................... 73

Responding to an Email ........................................................................... 74

Writing and Sending an Email ............................................................... 75

Editing or Removing Email Accounts .................................................. 76

Changing General Email Settings ........................................................ 77

Messages ...................................................................... 78

Opening the Messages Screen .............................................................. 78

Sending a Message ................................................................................... 78

Replying to a Message ............................................................................. 79

Forwarding a Message ............................................................................. 80

Deleting Messages or Conversations .................................................. 80

Web Browser................................................................. 81

Opening the Browser ................................................................................ 81

Using Multiple Browser Tabs .................................................................. 82

Downloading Files ..................................................................................... 82

Camera .......................................................................... 83

Capturing a Photo ...................................................................................... 83

Using Manual Camera Mode .................................................................. 85

Recording a Video ...................................................................................... 86

Customizing Camera and Video Settings .......................................... 86

Voice Recorder ............................................................. 90

Recording a Voice Memo ......................................................................... 90

Playing a Voice Memo ............................................................................... 90

Trimming a Voice Memo .......................................................................... 91

More Apps .................................................................... 92

Calculator ...................................................................................................... 92

Clock ............................................................................................................... 92

Downloads .................................................................................................... 94

Google Apps ................................................................................................ 94

Settings ......................................................................... 96

Network & Internet .................................................................................... 96

Connected Devices .................................................................................... 98

Apps & Notifications .................................................................................. 99

Battery ......................................................................................................... 100

Features ...................................................................................................... 101

Display ......................................................................................................... 101

Sound ........................................................................................................... 101

Storage......................................................................................................... 101

Security & Location.................................................................................. 102

Accounts ..................................................................................................... 104

Accessibility................................................................................................ 105

Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls ............................................... 105

Google ......................................................................................................... 106

System .......................................................................................................... 106

Troubleshooting ........................................................ 108

For Your Safety ........................................................... 113

General Safety ........................................................................................... 113

Radio Frequency (RF) Energy ............................................................... 114

FCC Regulations ....................................................................................... 116

ISED Notice ................................................................................................. 117

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Mobile Phones

........................................................................................................................ 118

Distractions ................................................................................................ 120

Product Handling ..................................................................................... 121

Electrical Safety ......................................................................................... 126

Radio Frequency Interference ............................................................. 126

Explosive Environments ........................................................................ 128

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Front camera

Earpiece/ Speaker

Touch screen

Microphone

Indicator light

Volume key

Power key

Back camera

Flash

Headset jack

Charging/ microUSB jack

Key Functions

Key Function

 Press and hold to turn airplane mode on or off,

Power key

Volume key

(Home key)

(Recent apps

key)

(Back key)

NOTE:

You can exchange the position of the Recent apps key and the Back key. From the home screen, touch Settings > Features > Navigation keys to personalize the setting and see tutorial.

restart, power off, or toggle sound, silence, and vibration.

 Press to switch your phone to sleep mode or

wake up your phone.

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 see recently used applications.  Touch twice to switch between the two most

recent applications.

Touch to go to the previous screen.

Setting Up Your Phone

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

The microSDHC card can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on. Unmount the microSDHC card before removing it.

Power off before installing or removing 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 in the slot at the lower left of the back cover to lift and remove the cover.

2. Hold your nano-SIM card and microSDHC card with the metal contacts facing down and slide them into their respective slots.

nano-SIM card

microSDHC card

NOTE:

Some applications may require a microSDHC card to work normally and/or may store data on the card. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSDHC card installed and not remove or replace it randomly.

3. Insert the battery, making sure the gold contacts line up. Press down gently to secure.

4. Replace the cover over the back of the phone, and then press down along the edges to secure. Make sure there are no gaps.

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.

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 cable to the charging jack. Ensure that the cable is inserted in the correct direction.

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 in the

status bar.

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

NOTE:

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

Powering Your Phone On/Off



Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.



To turn it off, press and hold the Power key to open the options menu and touch > .

Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Reset Options), you will need to set it up before using it. Select the language and then follow the prompts to set up your phone.

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

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

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 a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.

Unlock the Screen and Keys

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

2. Swipe up on the screen.

- or -

Swipe away from at the bottom right of the screen to open the Camera app.

- or -

Swipe away from at the bottom left to dial a phone call.

- or -

Double-tap a notification to open the related app.

NOTE:

If you have set a pattern, a PIN, or a password as the screen lock, you’ll need to unlock the screen by drawing the pattern or entering the PIN/password. See Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks.

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 and folders.

Google search

Status & notifications

Folder

Shortcut

Primary shortcuts

Navigation bar

Extended Home Screen Panels

Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts and more. Swipe left or right to switch between home screen panels.

To add a new home screen panel:

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

– or –

Swipe up on the home screen and touch and hold an app.

2. Drag the item to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on it.

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > System > Languages & input > Languages.

2. Touch and hold the language you need and drag it to the top to switch to that language.

To add a system language, touch Add a language and then the language you need.

Setting the Date and Time

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > System > Date & time.

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

 To adjust the date and time automatically, touch to turn on

Automatic date & time.

 To adjust the date and time manually, touch to turn off

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

 To adjust the time zone automatically, touch to turn on

Automatic time zone.

 To adjust the time zone manually, touch to turn off

Automatic time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct time zone.

 To adjust the time format, touch to turn on/off Use 24-hour

format or Automatic 24-hour format.

Changing the Ringtone, Notification Sound, and Alarm Sound

You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls, the default notification sound, and the default alarm sound.

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Sound > Advanced.

2. Touch Phone ringtone, Default notification sound, or Default alarm sound.

3. Scroll through the list and select the ringtone you’d like to use.

4. Touch OK.

NOTES:

 Many applications have their own notification sound settings.

 See Set a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign a special

ringtone to an individual contact.

 When selecting ringtones, touch Add ringtone to select an

audio file in your phone or microSDHC card.

Turning System Sounds On/Off

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Sound > Advanced.

2. In the Other sounds and vibrations section, touch the switches beside each option to turn it on or off.

Adjusting Volumes

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Sound.

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

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode

You can set the phone to silent or vibration mode by using one of the following methods.

NOTE:

Silent and vibration modes will not silence your alarms.

 Press the Volume key and touch or to switch the

phone to vibration or silent mode.

NOTE:

Press the Volume key and touch to restore sound.

 From the home screen, touch Settings > Sound > Notification

mode and select Vibrate or Mute to switch to vibration or silent

mode.

NOTE:

Select Ring to restore sound.

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

panel and drag the panel downwards. Touch Ring or Vibrate to switch the phone to vibration or silent mode. See Use Quick

Settings.

NOTE:

Touch Silent to restore sound.

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 panel.

2. Swipe left and right to find the “Do not disturb” icon and touch it.

Set Do Not Disturb Mode

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Sound > Do not disturb.

2. Touch the following options as you need.

 Sound & vibration: Turn on or off sound/vibration for listed

items in Do Not Disturb mode.

 Notifications: Set notification behavior in Do Not Disturb

mode. You can block sound or visuals from notifications, or customize more restrictions. Note that critical notifications for phone activity and status cannot be blocked.

 Calls: When Do Not Disturb is on, incoming calls are blocked.

You can adjust settings to allow friends, family, or other contacts to reach you.

 Messages, events & reminders: When Do Not Disturb is on,

messages, reminders, and events will be muted, except for the items you allow.

 Duration: Turn off Do Not Disturb automatically, manually,

or set the duration each time you turn on Do Not Disturb mode.

 Turn on automatically: Use rules to turn on/off Do Not

Disturb automatically. Touch an existing rule to set or use it, or touch Add rule to create new rules.

Applying New Wallpapers

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

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

2. Touch Wallpapers.

3. Select a built-in wallpaper along the bottom, or touch My photos to select a picture on which you can pan and zoom to choose the area you need.

4. Touch Set wallpaper.

5. Choose where the wallpaper should be used by touching 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.

Changing the Screen Brightness

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Display > Brightness level.

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

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

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

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Security & location > Screen lock.

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

 Touch None to disable screen lock protection.

 Touch Swipe to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with

a “swipe” gesture. You can unlock the screen by touching the display and sliding up.

 Touch Pattern to 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.

3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password, choose whether to further protect your phone with secure start-up. When it is enabled, you must enter the pattern, PIN, or password when powering on the phone in order to use it normally.

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

NOTE:

Remember the pattern, PIN, or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to contact the customer service to reflash the phone software to use the phone, and all data on your phone will be erased.

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 > Advanced > Screen pinning.

2. Touch the On/Off switch.

3. To automatically lock the phone after unpinning, switch on Lock device when unpinning and set up a screen lock.

If you have set a screen lock, you can switch on Ask for unlock

pattern/PIN/password before unpinning.

Pin a Screen

1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.

2. Open the app you want to keep in view and then touch the Recent apps key to view recent apps.

3. Swipe up to find on the bottom card.

4. Touch .

Unpin the Screen

1. To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold both the Back key and the Recent apps key.

2. If the screen is locked, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password.

Knowing the Basics

Monitoring the Phone Status

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

Indicator What it means

LTE co nnec te d

Mobile data in use

Do not disturb mode on

Vibration only mode on

Silent mode on

Battery low

Battery full

Battery charging

Alarm set

No signal

Signal strength

Airplane mode

Connected to a Wi-Fi network

Speaker on

Phone microphone off

Location service active

Wired headset connected

Data Saver on

Managing Notifications

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.

Indicator What it means

New message

New message(s) from the Gmail™ app

Missed call

Call in progress

Call on hold

Low battery

Upcoming event

New Wi-Fi network detected

Downloading/sending data

USB tethering on

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events. 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.

 To respond to a notification, touch it.

 Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications. You

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

 To remove a notification, swipe it left or right. If you want to

handle it later, swipe slightly and touch to set the snooze time.

 To remove all notifications, touch CLEAR ALL below all the

notifications.

 To manage notifications you have received, touch and hold a

notification and then choose to turn off this type of notification.

NOTE:

If you turn off notifications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and updates. Some notifications (such as those from the system) cannot be turned off.

Use Quick Settings

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

Swipe down with two fingers from the top of the screen, or open the notification panel and drag the panel downward to view the Quick Settings. You can swipe left or right to find all Quick Settings tiles.

To turn on or off settings quickly:

From the Quick Settings panel, touch a tile to turn its feature on or off.

Touch and hold certain tiles to access more settings 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.

Touch below the panel 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 below “Drag here to remove” to

hide it.

 In the Hold and drag to add tiles section, drag a tile up to show

it in the Quick Settings panel.

Organizing With Folders

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

1. On the home screen, touch and hold a shortcut.

2. Drag the shortcut over another and release your finger. A new folder will be created and both shortcuts are added into the folder.

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

NOTES:

 To remove a shortcut from a folder, touch the folder to open it.

Touch and hold the shortcut and drag it to the home screen.

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

folder.

Managing Shortcuts and Folders

Add Shortcuts

1. To add a shortcut, swipe up on the home screen.

2. Slide to browse the available applications.

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

NOTE:

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

Move Shortcuts or Folders

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

2. Drag it to the place you need.

Remove Shortcuts or Folders

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

2. Drag it to at the top.

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts

The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area near the bottom above the navigation bar. You can keep up to four items in the primary shortcuts area visible from all home screens. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the area to rearrange them.

Editing Text

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

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

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

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

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

Cut or Copy to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.

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

to replace. Then touch Paste.

 Insert clipboard text in the text field: Touch the tab below the

cursor. Then touch Paste.

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

1. Swipe up on the home screen.

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

NOTES:

 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.

 Some apps offer shortcuts to certain features. Touch and hold

the app icon to get these shortcuts. You can also drag these shortcuts to the home screen as shortcut icons.

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 sideways to remove it from the screen,

which will free up running memory on the phone. Touch CLEAR ALL to remove all cards.

 Touch the Recent apps key twice to switch to the most recent

app you used.

Uninstalling an Application

1. Swipe up on the home screen.

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

3. Touch OK to uninstall the app.

NOTE:

Some preinstalled apps cannot be uninstalled.

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Control Mobile Data Use

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network.

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

Check Access Point Names

To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). From the home screen, touch Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network > Advanced > Access point names to check the default APN.

NOTE:

To set the APN to default settings, touch > Reset to default.

Select Network Operator

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network > Advanced.

2. Touch to turn off Automatically select network.

3. Wait for the phone to search for available networks and touch a network in the network list to register manually.

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters), depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.

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

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

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

3. Touch a network name to connect to it.

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

NOTE:

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

Get Notified of Open Networks

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

2. Touch Wi-Fi preferences.

3. Slide the Open network notification switch to the On position.

When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar when your phone detects a high-quality public Wi-Fi network. Switch off this option to turn off notifications.

Add a Wi-Fi Network

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

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

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

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

3. At the bottom of the available Wi-Fi networks, touch Add network.

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

5. Touch SAVE.

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. From the home screen, touch Settings > Network & Internet >

Wi-Fi.

2. Touch Saved networks.

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

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

Change the Device Name

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Connected devices > Connection preferences > Bluetooth.

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

3. Touch Device name.

4. Edit the name and touch RENAME.

Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Connected devices > Pair new device.

Your phone automatically turns Bluetooth on and scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range.

2. Touch the device you want to pair with.

3. If necessary, confirm that the Bluetooth passkeys are the same between the two devices and touch PAIR. Alternatively, enter a Bluetooth passkey and touch PAIR.

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

NOTE:

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

Forget 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 for it and enter or confirm a passkey again.

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Connected devices.

2. Ensure that Bluetooth is turned on and touch Previously connected devices.

3. In the list of paired devices, touch beside the Bluetooth device you want to forget.

4. Touch FORGET > FORGET DEVICE.

Send Data via Bluetooth

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

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

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

Receive Data via Bluetooth

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

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

Depending on your storage setting and whether a microSDXC card is installed, received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (bluetooth, for instance). You can access them with the File Manager app.

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable to transfer files in both directions, charge the phone, or install software to update or repair the phone.

Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

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

2. The Use USB for options menu will automatically open, and you can choose one of the following options.

 File transfer: Transfer files between the phone and the

computer.

 PTP: Transfer photos or files if MTP (File Transfer) mode is not

supported by the computer.

 Charge this device: Charge your phone via USB.

 Install driver: Install the driver needed for some USB

connection modes (such as File transfer). 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.

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 Device Storage

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

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

CAUTION:

As part of the device 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.

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.

To remove the microSDHC card from your phone:

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

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Storage.

2. Touch next to the microSDHC card name in the Portable storage section.

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

To erase and format the microSDHC card:

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Storage.

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

3. Touch Format > FORMAT SD CARD.

4. Touch Done when formatting is finished.

CAUTION:

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

Set Up the microSDHC Card as Device 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 device storage. If you move the microSDHC card to another device, it’ll be

formatted before it can be used.

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Storage.

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

3. Touch Format as internal > FORMAT SD CARD.

CAUTION:

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

4. The phone will prompt you to move your photos, files and other data from the phone to the microSDHC card. Select Move content or Move content later. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue.

5. Touch Done.

To move data between the phone and the microSDHC card:

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

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Storage.

2. To move data from the phone to the microSDHC card, touch the microSDHC card name; to move data from the card to the phone, touch Internal shared storage.

3. Touch > Migrate data.

4. Touch Move content.

5. If prompted, touch Done.

NOTE:

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

To remove the microSDHC card from your phone:

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

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Storage.

2. Touch your microSDHC card name below Device storage.

3. Touch > Eject.

NOTE:

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

4. Touch EJECT.

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

To reformat the microSDHC card as portable storage:

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

NOTE:

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

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Storage.

2. Touch your microSDHC card name below Device storage.

3. Touch > Format as portable.

4. Touch FORMAT.

5. Touch Done.

CAUTION:

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

Sharing Mobile Data Through Tethering

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

NOTE:

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

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering.

2. Touch USB tethering or Bluetooth tethering.

 For USB tethering, connect your phone to the target device

with the supplied USB cable before touching USB tethering.

 For Bluetooth tethering, pair your phone with the other

device via Bluetooth and set the device to obtain data connection via Bluetooth.

NOTE:

To stop sharing your data connection, switch off USB tethering or Bluetooth tethering.

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 Voice Calls

Place a Voice Call by Dialing

1. From the home screen, touch > .

2. Enter the phone number or the contact name with the dialpad. Touch to delete incorrect digits/letters.

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 the call.

NOTES:



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.



To redial the last call you made, open the dialpad, touch and touch again.

End a Call

During a call, touch on the screen.

Answering or Rejecting Voice Calls

When you receive a voice 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 Voice Call

To answer an incoming call,

 If the phone screen is active, touch ANSWER.

 If the phone screen is locked, swipe up on the screen to answer

the call.

NOTE:

To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume key or the Power key.

Reject a Voice Call

To reject an incoming voice call:

 If the phone screen is active, touch DECLINE to reject the call, or

touch MESSAGE to reject the call and send a message to the caller.

 If the phone screen is locked, swipe down on the screen to reject

the call, or swipe away from to reject the call and send a message to the caller.

NOTE:

To edit the preset text responses, open the Phone app and touch

> 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, open the Phone app and touch > Call

history.

Place a Call From the Call History

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch a number for more options about the call, or touch beside it to call back.

NOTE:

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

Save a Call History Number to a Contact

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch the number.

3. To add the number to an existing contact, touch Add to a contact and select a contact in the list. To add a new contact, touch Create new contact.

4. Edit the contact information if necessary, and touch SAVE.

Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch a number.

3. Touch an option.



Touch Send a message to send a message to the number.



Touch Block number to block calls and messages from the number.



Touch Call details to view more call information. You can also touch Delete to delete the entry, Edit number before

call to edit the number in the dialer before calling it, or Copy number to copy the phone number to the clipboard.

NOTE:

You can touch > Clear call history in the call history screen to delete all history records.

Calling Your Contacts

1. From the home screen, touch .

2. Touch or to find the contact you want to call. Your favorite contacts and frequently called contacts are displayed in

the tab.

3. Touch a contact in the tab, or touch beside a contact in

the tab.

Checking Voicemail

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

1. From the home screen, touch > .

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

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

NOTE:

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

Using Options During a Call

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

NOTE:

Options availability depends on your network.



Touch to make another call separately from the first call, which is put on hold.



Touch to put the call on hold.



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 go to Contacts.



Touch to mute or unmute your microphone.



Touch to turn the speakerphone on or off.

WARNING!

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



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 the conferences call feature are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call.

NOTE:

Options and interface will vary. The three-way call feature needs 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, you can place/answer a second call without ending the first one.

To place the second call:

Once you have established the first call, touch and dial the second number.

To answer the second call:

When you’re on a call and another call comes in:



Swipe up to answer the call. (This puts the first call on hold and answers the second call.)



Swipe from to answer the call. (This ends the first call and answers the second call.)



Swipe down to reject the second call.



Swipe from to reject the second call and select a preset text message or write one to send to the caller.

To switch between two calls:

Touch .

Set Up a Conference Call

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

1. Place the first call.

2. Once you have established the connection, answer an incoming

call or touch and dial the second number.

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

4. If you need to add more parties, touch to dial the numbers,

and touch to merge the calls one by one.

When a conference call is set up, you can touch > Manage conference to see connected parties. Then you can end the call with a party by touching or, when VoLTE is turned off, separate a caller from the conference to talk privately by touching .

To end the conference call, touch .

NOTES:



The number of calls you can merge depends on your network. Contact your mobile service provider for more information.



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.

Adjusting Your Call Settings

You can configure a number of settings for the Phone application.

NOTE:

Some call options are usable only when these features are available, and some features require network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.

Set Contact Display Options

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

1. From the home screen, touch > > 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. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Sounds and vibration.

2. Touch the option you want to configure.



Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming call notification.



Touch Also vibrate for calls to enable/disable vibration for incoming call notification.



Touch Keypad tones to play/mute sounds when you touch the dialpad keys.

Set Options for Answering and Ending Calls

When enabled, the options allow you to make the phone vibrate when a call is answered or end calls by pressing the Power key.

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Answer and end calls.

2. Touch Power button ends call or Vibrate when call is answered.

Set Speed Dials

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

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

To assign a speed dial key:

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Speed dial.

2. Touch a speed dial entry.

3. Touch a contact from the contact list.

Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Quick responses.

2. Touch a text message to edit it.

3. Touch OK to save the message.

Use Fixed Dialing Numbers

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

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Call settings > Fixed dialling numbers.

2. Select the following options you need:



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 service provider. Entering an incorrect PIN2 code more times than allowed can get your nano-SIM card locked. Contact your mobile service provider for assistance.

Forward Incoming Calls

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

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Call settings > Call forwarding.

2. Touch an available option to enable or disable it.

Block Certain Types of Calls

If the call barring feature is available, you can use it to forbid certain types of calls. For example, you may forbid international roaming calls to avoid roaming charges.

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Call settings > Call barring.

2. Select a call type to forbid or allow that type of calls. You can also deactivate all call barring settings or change the call barring password.

Use Call Waiting

Call Waiting can notify you of new incoming calls during a call.

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Call settings > Call waiting.

2. Touch Call waiting to enable or disable this feature.

NOTE:

Please contact your service provider to check whether the Call waiting feature is available.

Set Caller ID

Choose whether your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call.

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings.

2. Touch Caller ID and select an option.

Block Certain Numbers

The call blocking feature allows you to forbid calls and messages from certain numbers.

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Blocked numbers.

2. Touch ADD A NUMBER.

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

4. Touch BLOCK.

NOTE:

To unblock a number, touch next to the number and touch UNBLOCK.

Set Voicemail

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings.

2. Touch Voicemail > Advanced Settings to select the voicemail service provider or view the voicemail number.

Set TTY Mode

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

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Accessibility > TTY mode.

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



TTY off: Users who can hear and talk can disable TTY support.



TTY full: Users who cannot talk or hear may use this mode to send and receive text messages through TTY device.



TTY HCO: Users who can hear, but cannot talk, may use this mode to listen to conversation of the other party, and respond via text messages.



TTY VCO: Users who can talk, but cannot hear, may use this mode to talk through the phone and receive responses via text messages.

Set Hearing Aids

Your phone supports HAC (Hearing Aid Compatibility) function. When you turn on the hearing aid compatibility and use a hearing aid with a telecoil to answer the phone, it will help you hear more clearly during the phone call.

1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Accessibility.

2. Touch Hearing aids to turn on/off hearing aid compatibility.

CAUTION:

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

Contacts

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

To see your contacts, swipe up on the home screen and touch

Contac ts.

Checking Contact Details

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

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

3. Touch a contact to view its details.

Adding a New Contact

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch to add a new contact.

3. Enter the contact name, phone numbers, and email addresses. Touch More fields to enter other information. If you have multiple account types associated with your phone, touch Saving to and select an account. If a sync account is selected, the contacts can be synced automatically with the account online.

4. Touch SAVE to save the contact.

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts

You can import/export contacts from/to the 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 your contacts using Bluetooth, Gmail, or Messages.

Import Contacts From the nano-SIM Card

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch > Settings > Import > Import from [nano-SIM card name].

3. If prompted, select the account the contacts will be imported to.

4. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Import Contacts From the microSDHC Card or Phone Storage

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch > Settings > Import > .vcf file.

3. If prompted, select the account the contacts will be imported to.

4. Navigate to the folder where the file is and touch the file.

Export Contacts to the nano-SIM Card

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch > Settings > Export > Export to SIM card.

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Export Contacts to the microSDHC Card or Phone Storage

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch > Settings > Export > Export to .vcf file.

3. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file. You can change the default name or touch to change the directory that the file will be saved to.

4. Touch SAVE to create the file.

Share Contacts

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch > Settings > Export > Share all contacts.

3. Open the notification panel and touch Finished exporting contacts.

4. Choose how to share the contacts. The options available depend on the applications and services installed.

NOTE:

To share a few selected contacts, touch and hold one in the contact list and then touch the other ones you need. After the selection,

touch and choose how to share them.

Working With Favorite Contacts

You can mark contacts as favorite to put them at the top of the contacts list.

Add a Contact to Favorites

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

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

Remove a Contact From Favorites

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch a favorite contact and then touch .

Managing Contacts With Labels

View Your Contact Labels

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch to view existing contact labels in the Labels section.

3. Touch a label to view contacts with that label.

NOTE:

To send a message or an email to all contacts with the label, touch the label and touch > Send message / Send email. Or touch the label and touch > Multi-select, check the contacts you need, and touch > Send message / Send email.

Set Up a New Label

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch > Create label.

3. Enter the label name and touch OK.

4. Touch ADD CONTACTS or and select the contact you wish to add the label to. To add multiple contacts, touch and hold one contact to select it. Then touch the others contacts and touch

ADD.

Delete a Label

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch and then touch a label.

3. Touch > Delete label.

4. Touch OK. The contacts themselves will not be deleted.

Edit a Label

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch and then touch a label.

3. Touch > Remove contacts or Rename label.

4. Touch to remove the corresponding contact from the label, or edit the label name and touch OK.

Searching for a Contact

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contac ts.

2. Touc h to sear ch.

3. Enter the contact name or other information (such as phone number) you want to search for. The contacts matched will be listed.

Editing Contacts

Edit Contact Details

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contac ts.

2. Touch a contact and then touch .

3. Edit the contact and touch SAVE.

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. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contac ts.

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

> More fields > Default ringtone.

3. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK.

4. Touc h SAVE.

NOTE:

When selecting ringtones, touch Add ringtone to select an audio file in your phone or microSDXC card.

Delete Contacts

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

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

3. Check more contacts if needed, and then touch > Delete >

OK.

Link Contacts

If there are duplicate entries for the same person in your contacts, you can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the Contacts list.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch and hold a contact to select it.

3. Touch to select the duplicate contact(s).

4. Touch > Link.

5. Touch LINK to confirm. All selected contacts are merged into one entry in the contacts list.

Separate Contact Information

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

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch a linked contact you want to separate.

3. Touch > View linked contacts > UNLINK.

4. Touch UNLINK to confirm.

Web Accounts

Adding or Removing Accounts

You can add multiple Google accounts, Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® accounts, and other kinds of accounts, depending on the apps installed on your phone.

Add an Account

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Accounts > Add account.

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

3. Follow the on-screen 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 in Settings.

Remove an Account

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

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Accounts.

2. Touch the account you’d like to remove.

3. Touc h REMOVE ACCOUNT > REMOVE ACCOUNT.

Configuring Account Sync

Configure Auto Sync Setting

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Accounts.

2. Touc h Automatically sync data to enable or disable automatic sync.

3. Touc h OK.

 When automatic sync is turned on, changes you make to

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

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

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

Sync Manually

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Accounts.

2. Touch the account you want to sync.

3. Touc h Account sync > > Sync now.

Change an Account’s Sync Settings

1. From the home screen, touch Settings > Accounts.

2. Touch the account.

3. Touc h Account sync. The Account sync screen appears, showing a list of information the account can sync.

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

Gmail

Swipe up on the home screen and touch Gmail. Use it to read and send emails from Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Gmail, Yahoo!®, and more.

Setting Up an Email Account

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Gmail.

2. Touch Add an email address and select an email server.

3. Enter the email address and password. Touch NEXT as prompted. The phone will try to retrieve the server parameters automatically. You can also enter these details manually by touching MANUAL SETUP if automatic setup fails.

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

When the account is successfully added, it is displayed in the email account list. You can touch Add another email address below the list to add more email accounts.

Checking Your Emails

Swipe up on the home screen and touch Gmail > TAKE ME TO GMAIL to view your emails. If you have added different accounts,

touch and the account at the top to switch accounts.

Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the interval you set when setting up the account. You can also check new emails manually by dragging down on the message list. Touch LOAD MORE

at the bottom of the email list to download earlier messages.

You can adjust how often your account downloads new emails. From your inbox, touch > Settings > name of the account > Sync

frequency. Touch an option to select it.

Responding to an Email

You can reply to or forward an email that you receive. You can also delete emails 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. Choose one of the following:



To reply to the sender, touch .



To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original

message, touch



To forward the email to someone else, touch or > Forward.

3. Edit your message and touch .

Mark an Email as Unread

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

> Reply all.



While reading a message, touch .



While in a message list (for instance, the inbox), touch the sender icon on the left and then touch .

Delete an Email

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



While reading a message, touch .



While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the sender icon on the left and then touch .

NOTE:

If you accidentally delete an email, touch UNDO to retrieve it.

Writing and Sending an Email

1. Open your email Inbox and touch .

NOTE:

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

2. Enter a contact name or email address in the To field. Enter a comma, a semi-colon, or a space to separate each recipient.

NOTE:

To send a carbon copy or blind carbon copy to other recipients, touch beside the To field 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 near the top right of the screen to send the message.

Editing or Removing Email Accounts

Edit an Email Account

You can change a number of settings for an account. The options you can configure depend on the type of account.

1. Open the Gmail app.

2. Touc h > Settings and touch the account whose settings you want to change.

3. Make the changes you want and touch or the Back key when you finish.

Remove an Email Account

Email accounts you have added are displayed in the Accounts menu in the Settings app. Remove them the same way as removing any web accounts. See Remove an Account.

Changing General Email Settings

General settings apply to all email accounts you add.

1. Open the Gmail app.

2. Touc h > Settings > General settings.

3. Make the changes you want and touch or the Back key when you finish.

Messages

You can use Messages to exchange text messages (SMS), multimedia messages (MMS), and chat messages.

Opening the Messages Screen

Touch on the home screen.

The Messages screen opens, where you can create a new message or open an existing conversation.



Tou ch Start chat to write a new text or multimedia message.



Touch an existing conversation to open the exchanged messages.

Sending a Message

1. On the Messages screen, touch Start chat.

2. Add recipients in one of the following ways.



Manually enter the recipient’s number or the contact name. If the phone presents a few suggestions, touch the one you want to add.



Touch a contact listed below the To field.



To add more recipients for an MMS group conversation, touch to add more recipients and then touch . Then edit the group name and touch .

3. Touch the Text message field and enter the message text. Touch

to add emoji to your text message.

4. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch to add pictures, videos, or audio clips.

5. Touc h .

NOTES:

 You can also include email addresses as recipients for multimedia

messages.

 Do not add 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 conversations of the same number. If the new message comes from a new number, a new conversation is created.

1. On the Messages screen, touch the conversation that has the message you want to reply to.

2. Type your reply in the text field at the bottom. You can touch if you want to reply with an MMS.

3. Touc h .

Forwarding a Message

1. On the Messages screen, touch the conversation that has the message(s) you want to forward.

2. Touch and hold one message you want to forward, and then

touch > Forward .

3. Touch the conversation you’d like to forward the message(s) to, or touch New message to enter new recipient(s).

4. Edit the message if necessary and touch .

Deleting Messages or Conversations

Delete a Message in a Conversation

1. On the Messages screen, touch a conversation.

2. Touch and hold the message you want to delete.

3. Touc h > Delete.

Delete Message Conversations

1. On the Messages screen, touch and hold the conversation you want to delete.

2. If there are more conversations you want to delete, touch them one by one.

3. Touc h > Delete.

Web Browser

Use Chrome to view web pages and search for information.

Opening the Browser

Touch on the home screen to launch the web browser. The browser also opens when you touch a web link—for example, in an email or a text message.

1. Open the Chrome app.

2. Touch the address box at the top.

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

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

NOTE:

Touch the Back key or > to go to the previous or the next web page.

Using Multiple Browser Tabs

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

Open a New Browser Tab

Tou c h > New tab / New incognito tab. A new browser window opens

Switch Between Browser Tabs

1. Touch the icon. The number in the icon indicates the number of currently active browser windows. Opened web pages will be listed. Swipe up and down to see them all.

2. Touch a listing to switch to that tab.

NOTE:

Swipe a listing horizontally or touch to close the tab.

Downloading Files

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

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

The downloaded files are saved to your phone or the microSDHC card. You can view or open them by touching > Downloads in Chrome.

Camera

You can take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSDHC card, if you have installed one, or to the phone’s internal storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app.

Capturing a Photo

1. Touch on the home screen.

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

NOTE:

You can pinch or spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in or zoom out before taking a picture.

Number Functi on

1 Change the camera settings.

Switch among the default PHOTO mode, VIDEO mode,

and more.

3 View pictures and videos you have taken.

4 Capture a photo.

5 Switch between the front and back cameras.

6 Change the flash setting (back camera only).

3. Lightly touch to take the picture.

WARNING!

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

Using Manual Camera Mode

You can use Manual camera mode to adjust more camera options for your photo.

1. From the home screen, touch > MORE > MANUAL.

2. Aim the camera at the subject. You can make the following adjustments.

 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 circle to lock exposure.

 Touch the icons near the bottom of the preview area and

drag the sliders to adjust ISO, exposure, white balance, and interval for taking consecutive shots.

3. Touch to take the photo.

Recording a Video

1. From the home screen, touch > VIDEO.

2. Aim the camera at the subject.

3. Touch to start recording. You can also touch or to pause or resume recording, or touch to save the frame as a

photo.

4. Touch to stop recording.

NOTES:

 You can pinch or spread on the screen or press the Volume key

to zoom in or zoom out before and during recording.

 To capture a time-lapse video, touch MORE > TIMELAPSE below

the preview area. Adjust the time interval. Then touch to begin recording and to stop. You can also touch to

save the frame as a photo.

Customizing Camera and Video Settings

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

NOTE:

Some camera and video options will change in different camera modes.

Options in Photo Mode (Back Camera)

 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: Show or hide the grid or golden spiral to help with

balanced photo composition.

 Gradienter: Show or hide the gradienter.

 Volume key: Assign the function of the Vol ume key.

Options in Selfie Mode (Front Camera)

 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.

 Point-and-shoot: When this feature is enabled, you can touch

the viewfinder screen to take a photo.

 Mirror image: When enabled, allows you to capture a photo that

is the same as the viewfinder preview.

 Volume key: Assign the function of the Vol ume key.

Options in Video Mode (Front or Back Camera) and Timelapse Mode

Video quality: Set the quality for your video.

Options in Manual Mode (Back Camera)

 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.

 Metering: Adjust the light metering setting.

 Composition: Show or hide the grid or golden spiral to help with

balanced photo composition.

 Gradienter: Show or hide the gradienter.

 Volume key: Assign the function of the Vol ume key.

Options in Panorama Mode (Back Camera)

 Timer: Set a time delay before the camera takes a picture

automatically after you touch the shutter icon.

 Volume key: Assign the function of the Vol ume key.

General Options

 Shutter tone: Turn the shutter tone on or off.

 Geo-tagging: When enabled, store the location data in your

captured photos and videos.

 Anti-banding: Set the anti-banding value when you take

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

 Save location: Change the storage location for captured photos

and videos.

 Help: Enable the Help icon on the viewfinder screen, or touch

More to view help details.

 Restore defaults: Restore default camera and video settings.

Voice Recorder

Voice Recorder enables you to record and listen to voice memos.

Recording a Voice Memo

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Voic e Recorder.

2. Touch to select the audio format of the recording.

3. Touch to start recording. During recording, you can do the following:

 Touch or to pause or continue the recording.

 Touch or to add an empty tag or photo tag to the

recording.

4. Touc h DONE to stop recording.

5. Edit the file name and touch SAVE to save the recording.

If you don’t want to save the memo after recording it, touch

DELETE > DELETE to delete it.

Playing a Voice Memo

1. Touch at the top right of the screen to see all recordings.

2. Touch the title of a memo to play it. During the playing, you can touch or to add an empty tag or photo tag.

NOTE:

Tou ch View tag to check all time tags. You can touch “+” after an empty tag to add an image or text, touch an image to delete it or replace it with another image, or touch and hold a tag to delete it.

Trimming a Voice Memo

1. While playing a recording, touch EDIT to open the editing screen.

2. Drag or to trim the recording. You can touch to preview the trimmed recording.

3. Touc h TRIM.

4. Edit the new file name and touch SAVE.

More Apps

Calculator

Swipe up on the home screen and touch Calculator to use the builtin calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations.

NOTE:

To see more calculator options, swipe left while holding the phone in portrait view or turn the phone to landscape view.

Clock

Swipe up on the home screen and touch Clock. The Clock app allows you to check local time in places around the world, set alarms, and use timers and nightstand clock.

Set a New Alarm

1. Open the Clock app and touch the tab.

2. Touch a default 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, repeat, alarm ringtone, vibration, and label.

NOTES:



To enable or disable existing alarms directly, touch the switches on the right side of each alarm.



To change the default alarm ringtone, on the home screen touch Settings > Sound > Advanced > Default alarm sound.

Use World Time

1. Open the Clock app and touch the tab.

2. World time lets you check local times for cities around the world. Touch to add a new city.

NOTE:

Tou c h > Screensaver to enable the screen saver, where your local time is displayed silently on a dark background. You can then dock the phone and use it as a nightstand clock.

Using Stopwatch and Countdown

1. Open the Clock app and touch or .

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

Configure the Clock App Settings

Open the clock app and touch > Settings to access options for clocks, alarms, timers, and clock screen saver.

Downloads

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

Swipe up on the home screen and touch Downloads.

 Touch a file to open it with the appropriate application.

 Touch and hold a file to delete or share it.

 Touch on the top right to sort the downloaded files by date,

name, or size.

Google Apps

NOTE:

Google services may not be available in certain region.

 Assistant: Get help with your calendar, commute, and more

when and where you need it from the AI-powered Google Assistant.

 Calendar: Keep track of life’s important events with Google

Calendar synced across your devices.

 Chrome: Use the Chrome app to browse the Internet and get

your bookmarks, browsing history, and more synced with your Google account.

 Duo: Video chat one-on-one using Wi-Fi or mobile data.

 Files: The file management app that helps you free up space

with cleaning recommendations, find files faster with search and

simple browsing, share files offline with others, and back up files to the cloud to save you space on device.

 Gallery: Organize, browse, share, delete, and edit your photos

and videos.

 Gmail: Send and receive emails via your Gmail account or other

personal email accounts.

 Google Go: A lighter, faster way to search, with search results

optimized to save up to 40% data.

 Maps Go: Find your place and find your way in the world.

 News: Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated

from sources all over the world by Google News.

 Play Store: Buy and download apps, games, and more from the

Google Play store.

 Yo u Tu be : Watch video clips from YouTube.com, or upload your

own and share with the world.

 YT Music: Play music on your phone or stream music from your

YouTube Music account.

Settings

Touch Settings on the home screen. Settings contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. In some menus, you may need to touch Advanced to see all the options.

Network & Internet

Wi-Fi

Turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections (see

Connecting to Wi-Fi).

Mobile Network

Control mobile data use, select network operators, and check access point names (see Connecting to Mobile Networks).

Data Usage

Check and manage mobile data use. You can view Wi-Fi data usage as well.

 Data Saver: Enable Data saver which prevents apps from using

data connection in the background. For an app you’re currently using, it can access data, but may do so less frequently when Data saver is enabled. You can also touch Unrestricted data and allow some apps to always have access to data connection even when Data saver is turned on.



Mobile data: Switch to turn on or off mobile data.



App data usage: Check how much data has been used during the time cycle you set, see what apps have been using mobile data, restrict background data for individual apps, or allow unrestricted data usage when Data saver is on for individual apps.



Data warning & limit: Set the data usage cycle, data warning, data limit, and alert.



Wi-Fi data usage: View the Wi-Fi usage of apps.

NOTE:

The data usage is measured by your phone, and your carrier’s data usage accounting may differ.

Hotspot & Tethering

Share your phone’s mobile data connection with PCs or other devices. See Sharing Mobile Data Through Tethering.

Airplane Mode

Turn airplane mode on or off. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when airplane mode is on.

Call Settings

Configure call options that you can also access from the Phone app by touching (next to Search contacts) > Settings > Call settings.

VPN

Set up and connect 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.

NOTE:

You need to set a lock screen pattern, PIN, or password before you can use a VPN.

Private DNS

To get information from a website, your phone first asks where the website is. Private DNS is a way to help secure these questions and answers.

By default, your phone uses Private DNS with all networks that can use Private DNS. We recommend keeping Private DNS turned on.

Connected Devices

Tou ch Connection preferences > Bluetooth. You can turn Bluetooth on or off and configure your Bluetooth connections. See

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.

Other features you can use in the Connection preferences menu include:

 Cast: Mirror your phone screen to a smart TV or TV box in the

same Wi-Fi network.

 Printing: Use the default printing service or other printer plug-

ins installed from the Google Play Store or your printer manufacturer for wireless printing.

 Received files: Check files received via Bluetooth.

Apps & Notifications

App Info

Touch an app to see its information and configure the available options.

Screen Time

Tou ch Screen time to find out how much time you spend on the phone and set daily time limits for most apps. When you reach the time limits, apps are closed and their icons dim for the rest of the day so that you can disconnect from the digital world.

Notifications

Tou ch Notifications to manage app notifications.

Default Apps

Tou ch Default apps to select the default app for voice assistant and input, web browsing, messaging, etc. Touch Opening links to set Instant apps options, or touch an installed app to check its supported links and set whether to open the links in the app and clear the app’s defaults.

App Permissions

Tou ch App permissions to check what apps have been allowed to access certain permissions. You can also change the app permissions.

WARNING!

Changing the app permissions may result in the app not working correctly or as originally intended.

Special App Access

Tou ch Special app access to set special access and authorizations of apps.

Battery

View the battery level, check what has been using the battery, enable different battery saving modes, manage battery for apps automatically, and more.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

About This Guide

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Key Functions

Setting Up Your Phone

Charging the Battery

Powering Your Phone On/Off

Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

Lock the Screen and Keys

Unlock the Screen and Keys

Getting to Know the Home Screen

Personalizing

Changing the System Language

Setting the Date and Time

Changing the Ringtone, Notification Sound, and Alarm Sound

Turning System Sounds On/Off

Adjusting Volumes

Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode

Using Do Not Disturb Mode

Turn on Do Not Disturb Mode

Set Do Not Disturb Mode

Applying New Wallpapers

Changing the Screen Brightness

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

Turn On Screen Pinning

Pin a Screen

Unpin the Screen

Knowing the Basics

Monitoring the Phone Status

Managing Notifications

Open/Close the Notification Panel

Respond to or Remove a Notification

Use Quick Settings

Organizing With Folders

Managing Shortcuts and Folders

Add Shortcuts

Move Shortcuts or Folders

Remove Shortcuts or Folders

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts

Editing Text

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

Uninstalling an Application

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Control Mobile Data Use

Check Access Point Names

Select Network Operator

Connecting to Wi-Fi

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

Get Notified of Open Networks

Add a Wi-Fi Network

Forget a Wi-Fi Network

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices

Change the Device Name

Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

Forget a Bluetooth Device

Send Data via Bluetooth

Receive Data via Bluetooth

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer

Using the microSDHC Card as Portable or Device Storage

Set Up the microSDHC Card as Portable Storage

Set Up the microSDHC Card as Device Storage

Sharing Mobile Data Through Tethering

Phone Calls

Placing and Ending Voice Calls

Place a Voice Call by Dialing

End a Call

Answering or Rejecting Voice Calls

Answer a Voice Call

Reject a Voice Call