ZTE BLADEA72020 User Manual
ZTE Blade A7 2020
User Manual
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About This Manual
Thank you for choosing this ZTE mobile device. In order to keep
your device in its best condition, please read this manual and
keep it for future reference.
Copyright
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Disclaimer
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damages caused by unauthorized modifications of the software.
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Instructional Icons
Additional information, supplementary
NOTE
CAUTION
instruction or tips for the operation of the
product.
Safety information that, if ignored, may
cause minor damage to the equipment
or service interruption.
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Safety information that, if ignored, may
WARNING
cause serious damage to the equipment
or danger to personal safety.
Version No.: R1.0
Edition Time: January 7, 2020
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Contents
Exciting New Features .......................................... 10
Face Recognition ............................................................... 10
Fingerprint Identification .................................................... 10
Split-Screen Mode ............................................................. 10
Private Space ..................................................................... 10
Camera Features ............................................................... 11
Getting Started ....................................................... 12
Getting to Know Your Phone .............................................. 12
Knowing the Keys .............................................................. 13
Setting Up Your Phone ...................................................... 14
Charging the Phone ........................................................... 15
Powering On/Off ................................................................ 17
Setting Up for the First Time .............................................. 17
Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................... 18
Getting to Know the Home Screen .................................... 19
Personalizing ......................................................... 21
Setting the Navigation Style ............................................... 21
Changing the System Language ........................................ 23
Switching to Vibration or Silent Mode ................................ 24
Using Do Not Disturb Mode ............................................... 25
Choosing Your Wallpaper .................................................. 27
Using Night Light ............................................................... 27
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Knowing the Basics ............................................... 29
Phone Status Icons ............................................................ 29
Notification Icons ............................................................... 29
Using Quick Settings ......................................................... 30
Using App Shortcuts .......................................................... 31
Notification Dots ................................................................ 32
Opening and Switching Apps ............................................. 33
Using Split-Screen Mode ................................................... 34
Security ................................................................... 35
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 35
Using Your Fingerprint ....................................................... 36
Using Face Recognition .................................................... 38
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..................... 40
Connecting to Networks ........................................ 43
Connecting to Mobile Networks ......................................... 43
Connecting to Wi-Fi ........................................................... 44
Connecting to Devices .......................................... 45
Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ...................................... 45
Connecting to Your Computer via USB.............................. 46
Using USB On-The-Go (OTG) ........................................... 47
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection Through
Tethering ................................................................. 48
Phone Calls ............................................................ 49
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Placing Calls ...................................................................... 49
Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................. 50
Using Options During a Call............................................... 51
Managing Multi-party Calls ................................................ 52
Contacts ................................................................. 54
Adding a New Contact ....................................................... 54
Importing and Exporting Contacts ...................................... 54
Setting a Ringtone for a Contact ........................................ 56
Joining Duplicate Contacts ................................................ 56
Separating Contact Information ......................................... 57
Setting Call Blocking .......................................................... 58
Messages ............................................................... 59
Sending a Message ........................................................... 59
Message Options ............................................................... 60
Web Browser .......................................................... 62
Opening the Browser ......................................................... 62
Using Multiple Browser Tabs .............................................. 62
Changing Browser Settings ............................................... 63
Camera ................................................................... 64
Capturing a Photo .............................................................. 64
Recording a Video ............................................................. 66
Using Wide-Angle Camera Mode ...................................... 67
Using PORTRAIT Mode ..................................................... 67
Using Manual Camera Mode ............................................. 67
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Using Other Camera Modes .............................................. 68
Photos ..................................................................... 70
Opening Photos ................................................................. 70
Sharing Your Photos or Videos .......................................... 70
Deleting Unwanted Photos or Videos ................................ 70
Restoring a Photo or Video ............................................... 71
FM Radio ................................................................. 72
Scanning for Channels ...................................................... 72
Listening to FM Radio ........................................................ 72
Voice Recorder ....................................................... 73
Recording a Voice Memo .................................................. 73
Playing a Voice Memo ....................................................... 73
Trimming a Voice Memo .................................................... 74
Private Space.......................................................... 75
Opening Private Space for the First Time .......................... 75
Encrypting Pictures/Videos/Files ....................................... 76
Locking Apps ..................................................................... 76
Using Password Book ....................................................... 77
Setting Private Space ........................................................ 77
Settings ................................................................... 79
Network & Internet ............................................................. 79
Connected Devices ........................................................... 81
Apps & Notifications .......................................................... 81
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Features ............................................................................ 83
Battery ............................................................................... 84
Display ............................................................................... 84
Sound ................................................................................ 85
Storage .............................................................................. 85
Security & Location ............................................................ 86
Accounts ............................................................................ 88
Accessibility ....................................................................... 88
Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls ................................ 88
Google ............................................................................... 89
System ............................................................................... 89
For Y our Safety ...................................................... 92
General Safety ................................................................... 92
FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) ................................ 94
FCC Regulations ............................................................... 95
Distractions ........................................................................ 97
Product Handling ............................................................... 97
Electrical Safety ............................................................... 102
Radio Frequency Interference ......................................... 103
Explosive Environments................................................... 105
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Exciting New Features
Face Recognition
You can use your face to unlock the screen or to open the apps
locked by Private Space. Your phone can automatically turn on
the screen and recognize your face to unlock the screen each
time you raise your phone.
Fingerprint Identification
With the fingerprint sensor on the back of your phone, you can
register up to 5 fingerprints and use them to unlock th e phone,
access Private Space, or open a bound app when the screen is
off or locked. You can also use other touch-controlled and swipe
functions.
Split-Screen Mode
You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen
mode.
NOTE:
Not all apps support split-screen mode.
Private Space
Private Sp ace allo ws you to encry pt y our files, lo ck y our app s and
manage your account passwords. To access Private Space, you
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need to draw a pattern, enter a password, or use your registered
fingerprint.
Camera Features
Wide-angle camera: Take photos with a wider vision range.
You can turn on distortion correction if necessary.
PORTRAIT mode: Use PORTRAIT mode to focus on your
subject with a depth effect and blur backgrounds.
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Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Phone
Earpiece
Front camera
nano-SIM
microSDXC
card tra
Touch screen
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Proximity
sensor
Indicator light
Light sensor
Vol ume ke
Power key
s
Knowing the Keys
Key Function
Power key
Volume keys
NOTE:
You can use virtual keys or gest ures to navigate your phone, a nd
three navigation styles are available. See Setting the Navigatio n
Style.
Press and ho ld to turn on or off airplane
mode, turn on or off vibration or sound,
restart, or power off.
Press to turn off or on the screen display.
Press or hold the Volume up/down key to
turn the volume up or down.
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Setting Up Your Phone
The nano-SIM card can be installed or removed while the phone
is turned on.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM
cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card.
You can get a standard nano-SIM card from your service
provider.
1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the card
tray.
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2. Pull out the card tray and place a nano-SIM card and a
microSDXC card (optional) on the tray, as shown. Carefully
slide the tray back into place.
microSDXC
card
nano-SIM
card
Charging the Phone
Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phon e 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 dama ge y our phone or cause the
battery to explode.
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WARNING!
Do not remove the back cover. The battery is not removable.
Removal may cause fire or explosion.
1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Do not force the
connector into the jack.
2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the
phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as or ,
appear on the status bar.
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3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.
NOTE:
If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on
the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again
after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact the
customer service if you still cannot power on the phone after
prolonged charging.
Powering On/Off
Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.
To power off, press and hold the Power key to open the
options menu, and touch > .
NOTE:
If the screen freezes or takes too long to respond, try pressing
and holding the Power key for about 10 seconds to restart the
phone.
Setting Up for the First Time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or
reset it to factory settings, you need to do some settings before
using it.
Select the language field and follow the on-screen prompts to set
up your phone.
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Locking/Unlocking the Screen and
Keys
Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put
the phone to sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen
back on and unlock it when you need it.
To lock the screen and keys:
To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power
key.
NOTE:
To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the
screen after some time of inactivity. You will still be able to
receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.
To unlock the screen and keys:
1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on.
2. Swipe up on the screen.
- or Swipe from to use the Google Assistant, or swipe from
to open the camera.
- or Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related
app.
NOTE:
If you have set a face verificati on, a fing erpri nt, an u nlock patt ern,
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a PIN or a password for y our pho ne (see Usi ng F ace R eco gniti on,
Using Your Fingerprint and Protecting Your Phone With Screen
Locks), you’ll need to use your face or fingerprint, draw the pattern,
or enter the PIN/password to unlock the screen.
Getting to Know the Home Screen
Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for
shortcuts, widgets, or folders. Simply swipe left on the home
screen to see the extended panels. You can also add, remove or
move home screen panels.
To add a new home screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen.
2. Swipe left through the home screen thumbnails until you see
. Touch to create a new home screen panel.
To delete a home screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen. You can
slide left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.
2. Touch on the top right corner of a thumbnail.
3. Touch OK if prompted. The items on the panel will also be
removed.
To move a home screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen. You can
slide left or right to view the home screen thumbnails.
2. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the
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place you need.
NOTE:
Touch at the top of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the
main home screen.
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Personalizing
Setting the Navigation Style
You can set the navigation style as normal navigation, swipe
navigation or gesture navigation.
Use Normal Navigation
To enable normal navigation:
1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Features >
Navigation keys.
2. Select Normal.
NOTE:
Touch beside Normal to change the navigation key layout,
or turn on or off the concealable navigation bar. To hide the
navigation bar, switch off Always s how navigation bar and
touch on the navigation bar. To display the navigation bar
again, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
To use normal navigation:
Touch (the Home key) to return to the home screen from
any application or screen.
Touch and hold to use the Google Assistant.
Touch (the Back key) to go to the previous screen.
Touch (the Recent apps key) to see recently used apps.
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Touch twice to switch to the most recent application.
Swipe up on the home screen to open the app list.
Use Swipe Navigation
To enable swipe navigation:
1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Features >
Navigation keys.
2. Select Swipe type.
NOTE:
Touch beside Swipe type to change the navigation key
layout.
To use swipe navigation:
Touch (the Home key) to return to the home screen from
any application or screen.
Touch and hold (the Home key) to use the Google
Assistant.
Touch (the Back key) to go to the previous screen.
Swipe up from the bottom of your screen to the top to open
the app list.
Swipe up from the bottom of your screen to the middle to see
recently used apps.
Swipe right along the navigation bar at the bottom of the
screen to view recent apps. Then slide left and right to scroll
the app cards and release to switch to the central ap p.
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Use Gesture Navigation
To enable gesture navigation:
1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Features >
Navigation keys.
2. Select Gesture.
NOTES:
Touch beside Gesture to enable or disable visual
feedback for gesture navigation.
The screen pinning feature is not available for gesture
navigation.
To use gesture navigation:
Swipe up from the bottom of your screen to return to the
home screen from any application or screen.
Swipe up from the bottom of your screen to the middle and
hold to see recently used apps.
Swipe inside from the left or ri ght ed ge of y our scree n to go to
the previous screen.
Swipe up on the home screen to open the app list.
Swipe up from the bottom left or bottom right of your screen
to activate the Google Assistant.
Changing the System Language
1. Open the app list and touch Settings > System >
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Languages & input > Languages. The first language in the
list is the default system language.
2. Touch Add a language and then the language you need.
Select the regional variant of the language if prompted.
3. Touch and hold a language and move it to the top to switch
to that language.
NOTE:
To remove languages from the list, touch > Remove and select
the languages you want to delete.
Switching to Vibration or Silent Mode
You can set the phone to vibration or silent mode by using one of
the following methods.
Press the Volume up/down key and then touch the icon
above the slider to switch the phone to vibration or silent
mode or turn on the sound.
Press the Volume up key and the Power key at the same
time to switch to vibration mode.
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel
and drag the panel downwards. Touch Ring, Vibrate, or
Silent to switch the phone to vibration or silent mode or turn
on the sound.
Open the app list and touch Settings > Sound > Notification
mode and select Vibrate or Mute to switch to vibration or
silent mode.
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Using Do Not Disturb Mode
You can limit interruptions with Do Not Disturb mode. This mode
can mute sound, stop vibration, and block visual disturbances.
You can pick what you block and what you allow.
Turn On or Off 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 Do not disturb.
NOTE:
You can open the app list and touch Settings > Apps &
notifications > Notifications > Do Not Disturb to access the
Do Not Disturb setting screen.
Set What to Block or Allow
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to
access the Quick Settings.
2. Touch and hold Do not disturb.
3. Under the Behavior section, choose what to block or allow.
Sound & vibration: Block or allow alarms, media, or
touch sounds.
Notifications: Have no sounds from notifications, or no
sounds and no visuals. Or set custom restrictions.
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Set the Exceptions for Do Not Disturb Mode
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to
access the Quick Settings.
2. Touch and hold Do not disturb.
3. Under the Exceptions section, touch Calls or Messages,
events & reminders and choose what to allow.
Set How Long Do Not Disturb Mode Lasts
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to
access the Quick Settings.
2. Touch and hold Do not disturb.
3. Touch Duration and set how long Do Not Disturb mode will
stay on when you turn it on.
Set an Automatic Rule
You can set automatic rules to activate Do Not Disturb mode for
specific times or events.
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to
access the Quick Settings.
2. Touch and hold Do not disturb.
3. Touch Turn on automatically.
4. Touch an existing rule to set it, or touch Add rule to create
new rules.
5. At the top, check that your rule is turned on.
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Choosing Y our W allp aper
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen or lock screen.
1. Touch and hold an empty place o n the home screen and then
touch WALLPAPERS.
2. Swipe left or right on the wallpaper panel along the bottom of
the screen to select a wallpaper, or touch My photos to
select a picture and pan and zoom on it to select the area for
the wallpaper.
3. Touch SET WALLPAPER and choose where the wallpaper
should be used.
NOTE:
Alternatively, you can open the app list and touch Settings >
Display > Wallpaper to set the wallpaper.
Using Night Light
You can enable Night Light to tint the screen amber for eye
protection, or set a schedule when Night Light will be turned on.
1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Display > Night
Light.
2. Touch TURN ON NOW to enable Night Light.
- or If you want to set a schedule when Night Light will be turned
on automatically, touch Schedule and select an option.
3. Drag the slider below Intensity to adjust the eye protection
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effect when Night Light is on.
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Knowing the Basics
Phone Status Icons
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
LTE connected
Mobile data in use
Vibration on
Silent mode on
Do Not Disturb mode
on
Battery low
Battery full
Battery charging
Notification Icons
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notific ation
icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see.
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No signal
Signal strength
Airplane mode
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
Speaker on
Phone microphone off
Location service active
Alarm set
Wired headset
connected
New message(s) from
the Messages app
Missed call
Call in progress
Call on hold
Song playing
New Wi-Fi network
detected
Downloading data
Sending data
USB tethering on
microSDXC card
mounted
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.
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