ZTE BLADEA72020 User Manual

ZTE Blade A7 2020

User Manual

About This Manual

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

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Notice

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For Your Safety to be sure to use your phone properly and safe ly.

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Disclaimer

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

Earpiece

Front camera

nano-SIM

microSDXC

card tra

Touch screen

Proximity sensor

Indicator light Light sensor

Vol ume ke

Power key

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.

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.

 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.

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.

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,

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

place you need.

NOTE:

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

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.

 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.

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 >

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.

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.

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.

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

effect when Night Light is on.

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.

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.

2. Touch at the bottom and do one of the following.

 Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the position you want.  Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the section below to

hide it.

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

to show it in the Quick Settings panel.

Using App Shortcuts

The app shortcuts feature allows you to quickly access common app functions from the home scr een and the app list screen.

 NOTE:

Not all apps support the app shortcuts feature.

1. Touch and hold an app icon on the home screen or the app list screen.

2. From the displayed menu, touch the function you want to use in the app.

NOTES:

 You can also touch and hold a function from the displayed

menu, and drag it to a home scr een panel to c re ate a shor tcut of the function.

 To disable the app shortcuts feature, touch and hold an

empty area of the home screen, touc h HOME SETTINGS and then switch off Long press app for menu options.

Notification Dots

Some apps will display a dot when they have notifications. The notification dots appear on the app icon s on bo th th e home screen and the app list screen.

To turn on/off notification dots for all apps:

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Apps & notifications > Notifications.

2. Touch the Allow notification dots switch to turn it on or off.

To turn on/off notification dots for specific apps:

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Apps & notifications > Notifications.

2. Switch on Allow notification dots.

3. Touch at the top left and then touch See all [number]

apps.

4. Touch the app you want to customize.

5. Touch Notifications > Advanced and touch the Allow

notification dot switch.

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

1. Open the app list to view apps.

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

 NOTE:

Drag the slider on the right side of th e scre en to th e init ial l etter o f the app you need, or touch the sear ch box at the top t o search f or apps.

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

1. Open the recent apps list. The apps you’ve used recently are displayed in a series of cards. Slide l eft and rig ht to see all t he cards.

 NOTE:

To view how to see recently used apps in different navigation styles, see Setting the Navigation Style.

2. Touch a card to open that app.

 NOTE:

You can swipe a card up to remove it from the screen, which will

free up running memory o n the phone.

Using Split-Screen Mode

You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen mode.

 NOTE:

Some apps may not support split-screen mode.

1. Open the first app you want to use and then open the recent apps list.

2. Touch the app icon at the top of the central card and select Split screen.

3. Swipe the rest of the cards and touch the second app you want to use. If the app is not among the cards, open the app list to select the app.

 NOTE:

To view how to open the app list in different navigation styles, see Setting the Navigation Style.

To exit split-screen mode, drag the border separating the two apps to the top or bottom of the screen.

Security

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

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

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Screen lock.

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

 Touch None to disable the screen lock.  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 lock, select whether to protect your phone by requiring your pattern, PIN or password before it starts up. Then follow the on-screen prompts to continue.

 NOTE:

When this feature is enabled, your phone cannot receive calls,

messages, or notifications until it starts up.

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

CAUTION:

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

Using Y our Fingerprint

NOTES:

 The fingerprint feature is usable only when a screen lock

(Pattern, PIN, or Password) is enabled. When the screen lock is reset to None or Swipe, all registered fingerprints are erased.

 If you restart your phone, you need to enter the screen lock

pattern, PIN or password you set to unlock the scre en for the first time.

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint > Fingerprint management.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern, P IN o r password you set. If you haven’t set a screen lock, follow the prompts to set it.

3. Touch REGISTER or Add fingerprint.

4. Follow the prompts to record the centre and the edges of a finger.

5. Touch OK.

NOTE:

Touch an existing fingerprint record to change its name or delete it.

Set Fingerprint Functions

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint > Fingerprint management.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN or password you set.

3. You can set the following options.

 Unlock your phone: Unlock the phone with a registered

fingerprint when the screen is off or locked.

 Access Private Space: When this feature is enabled,

you can access Private Space w ith a reg ister ed finge rprint. See Private Space.

 Quick launch app: When the screen is off or locked, you

can quickly open a selected app with a registered fingerprint. Each registered fingerprint ca n be assigned to

a different app.

Set Touch-Controlled and Swipe Functions

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint.

2. You can set the following options, for which no fingerprint verification is needed.

 Take photo: Press the fingerprint sensor to take a photo

when the Camera app is open.

 Answe r call: Press the fingerprint sensor to answer

incoming calls.

 View notification drawer: Swipe down on the fingerprint

sensor to open the notification panel; swipe up to close it.

 View recent apps: When viewing the home screen,

swipe up on the fingerprint sensor for recent apps.

Using Face Recognition

You can use face recognition to unlock the screen or open the apps locked by Private Space.

NOTES:

 The security strength of face recognition is lower than that of

password or pattern.

 If you restart your phone, you need to enter the screen lock

pattern, PIN or password you set to unlock the scre en for the first time.

Create a Face

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Face Verify.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern, P IN o r password you set. If you have not set a screen lock, choose one backup screen lock method to set the screen lock pattern, PIN or passwor d.

3. Read the disclaimer for face recognition and touch ACCEPT.

4. Check or uncheck Turn on Raise to wake to improve user experience of face unlock. If this option is enabled, your phone will turn on the screen and recognize your face to unlock the screen automatically each time you raise your phone and hold it to your face.

5. Touch CREATE NOW and follow the prompts to register your face.

Use Face Recognition to Unlock the Screen

After creating your face, you can unlock the screen with face recognition.

1. Press the Power key to turn on the screen display if the screen is off.

NOTE:

You can also pick up your phone to turn on the screen. To enable this feature, open the app list and touch Settings > Features > Gesture & motion and sw itch on Raise to wake.

2. Put your face in front of the scr een. I f the fa ce rec ogniti on fails , touch or swipe up on the screen to try again.

3. Depending on your setting, you may need to swipe up on the screen to unlock the phone.

Set Face Recognition Options

You can set what face recognition can do on your phone.

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Face Verify.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN or password you set.

3. You can set the following options.

 Unlock screen: Select how the screen is unlocked with

your face.

 Access App Lock: If this option is enabled, you can use

face recognition to open the apps locked by Private S pace. See Private Space.

 Bright display: If this option is enabled, the phone will

increase screen brightness automatically in a dim light to help verify your face.

 Delete face data: Delete your recorded face data.

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. Open the app list and touch Settings > Security & location > Advanced > Screen pinning.

2. Touch the On/Off switch.

3. To add security for unpinning, switch on Lock device when unpinning and set up a screen lock with or without finger print as prompted, or switch on Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/ password before unpinning if you’ve set a screen lock already.

Pin a Screen

1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.

2. Open the recent apps list. If the app you want to keep in view is not in recent apps, open it first.

3. Swipe left and right to find the app card. Then touch the app icon at the top of the card and select Pin.

Unpin the Screen

1. To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold both and for normal navigation; touch and hold both

and for swipe navigation.

2. If screen lock is enabled for screen pinning, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password. You can also unlock the screen with your fingerprint or face if you have registered it on the phone.

NOTE:

The screen pinning featur e is n ot availa ble f or ges ture nav igati on.

Connecting to Networks

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Control Mobile Data Use

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network.

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

Select Preferred Network Type

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network.

2. Touch Advanced > Preferred network type and select the type of network you prefer the phone to connect to.

Set Access Point Names

To connect to the Internet, you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). And if you want to add a new AP N, ple ase c ontac t the service provider to get the necessary information.

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network.

2. Touch Advanced > A ccess Po in t Names and then tou ch .

3. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your service provider.

4. Touch > Save to complete.

NOTE:

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

Connecting to Wi-Fi

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

To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network:

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

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

3. Touch a Wi-Fi network name to connect to it.

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

NOTE:

Your phone automatically connects to previousl y used W i-Fi networks when they are in range.

Connecting to Devices

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of a few meters. The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Connected devices > Connection preferences > Bluetooth.

2. Touch Pair new device. Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range.

3. Touch the device you want to pair with.

4. If necessary, confirm that the Bluetooth passkeys are the same between the two devices and touch PAIR. Altern atively, 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.

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

You can connect your ph one t o a c omput er w ith a U S B ca bl e an d transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in the phone storage or on a removable microSDXC card.

If you are using USB tethering, you must turn that off before you can use USB to transfer files between your phone and computer.

Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

1. Connect your phone to the computer with a USB cable.

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

 File Transfer: Transfer files on Windows

 NOTE:

For Windows XP, please install Media Player 11 (or later version) when you use File Transfer.

 PTP: Transfer photos or files if File Transfer is not

supported by your 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.

PC or Mac®.

Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer

To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when you’re finished.

Using USB On-The-Go (OTG)

Your phone supports USB On-The-Go. You can connect the phone and a USB peripher al d ev ice (suc h a s a US B fla sh d riv e, a USB mouse, or a USB keyboard) with an OTG adapter cable.

For example, when you connect the pho ne with a U SB flas h driv e, you can browse the files on the flash drive; connect the phone with a USB mouse and you can navigate the phone with the mouse.

NOTE:

To safely remove a connected USB storage device (such as a USB flash drive), open the app li st and t ouch Settings > Storage

and find the name of the device. Then touch next to it.

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection Through Tethering

You can use tethering to share your phone’s Internet connection with a computer that connects to your phone via USB cable or by Bluetooth.

 NOTE:

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

1. Open the app list and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering.

2. Switch on USB tethering or Bluetooth tethering.

 For USB tethering, connect your phone to the computer

with the supplied USB cable before touching USB tethering.

 For Bluetooth tethering, pair your phone with the

computer via Bluetooth and set the computer to obtain its network connection via Blue tooth.

 NOTE:

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

Phone Calls

Placing Calls

Place a Call by Dialing

1. From the home screen, touch .

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

 NOTE:

As you enter the phone number or the contact name, your

phone searches for matching information in your contacts. If you see the number and contact you want to call, touch it to place the call immediately.

3. Touch

 NOTE:

To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter th e country code, followed by the city/area code and then the phone number.

Place a Call From 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.

below the keypad to dial.

1. From the home screen, touch > (in the top search field) > Call history.

2. Touch beside a listing to call back.

 NOTE:

Touch MISSED, INCOMING or OUTGOING to filter the records by call type.

Call Y our Cont act s

1. From the home screen, touch > the tab to view all

your contacts.

2. Touch a contact and then touch its number to make a call.

Answering or Rejecting Calls

Answer a Call

When you receive a phone call, swipe up on the screen to answer the call.

- or -

If the screen is unlocked, touch ANSWER.

NOTE:

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

Reject a Call

When you receive a phone call, swipe down on the screen to reject the call.

- or If the screen is unlocked, touch DECLINE to reject the call.

Using Options During a Call

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

 Touch to turn on or off the speaker.  Touch to mute or unmute your microphone.  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 put the call on hold.  Touch to make another call separately from the first call,

which is put on hold.

 Touch to go to Contacts.  Touch to merge the separate calls into a single

conference call.

 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 end the current call.



 WARNING!

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

Managing Multi-party Calls

When the call waiting and three-way call features are available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call.

NOTE:

The call waiting and three-way call features need network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.

Switch Between Current Calls

When you’re on a call and another call comes in, your phone screen informs you and displays the caller ID.

To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call:

 Swipe up on the screen to answer the call. This puts the first

caller on hold and answers the second call.

 Swipe from at the bottom right to answer the call. This

ends the first call and answers the second call.

 Swipe down on the screen to reject the second call.

To switch between two calls:

Touch .

Set Up a Conference Call

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

1. Place the first call.

2. Once you have established the connection, touch and dial the second number. This puts the first caller on hold.

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

If one of the people you called hangs up during the call, you and the remaining caller stay connected. If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected.

To end the conference call, touch .

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, open the app list and touch Contacts.

Adding a New Contact

1. Open Contacts.

2. Touch to add a new contact.

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

4. Enter the con tact name , p hone number s, email addre sses , and other information. Touch More fields if necessary.

5. Touch SAVE.

Importing and Exporting Contacts

You can import/export cont acts from/to your nano-SIM card, the phone storage or an installed microSDXC card. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices.

Import Contacts From th e nano-SIM Card

1. Open Contacts.

2. Touch > Settings > Import > Import from [na no-SIM card name].

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Import Contacts From th e Phone Storage or the microSDXC Card

1. Open Contacts.

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

3. Touch and find the vCard file(s) on the phone storage or microSDXC card and touch one to import contacts.

NOTE:

Touch > Show internal storage if needed to find your vCard file(s).

Export Contact s to the nano-SIM Card

1. Open Contacts.

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

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Export Contacts to the Phone Storage or the microSDXC Card

1. Open Contacts.

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

3. Touch and select the directory in which the vCard file will be saved. Touch > Show internal storage if needed.

4. Edit the file name if needed and touch SAVE to create the file.

Setting a Ringtone for a Contact

Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone.

1. Open Contacts.

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

3. Touch More fields > Default ringtone.

NOTE:

The contact must be saved on the phone, not the nano-SIM card.

4. Select a ringtone you like and touch OK.

5. Touch SAVE.

Joining Duplicate Contacts

As your phone synchronizes with multiple online accounts, you

may see duplicate entries for the same contact. You can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the Contacts list.

1. Open Contacts.

2. Touch a contact, and then touch

3. Touch the contact whose information you want to join with the first entry.

The information from the second contact is added to the first contact, and the second contact will no longer be displayed in the contacts list.

4. To join another contact to the main contact, touch

linked contacts > ADD.

> Link.

> View

Separating Contact Information

If contact information from different sources was joined in error, you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone.

1. Open Contacts.

2. Touch a joint contact you want to separate.

3. Touch > View linked contacts > UNLINK.

4. Touch UNLINK to confirm.

Setting Call Blocking

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

1. Open Contacts.

2. Touch > Settings > Blocke d numbers.

3. Touch AD D A N U MBER.

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

5. Touch BLOCK.

NOTE:

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

Messages

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

Sending a Message

1. Open the app list and touch Messages.

2. Touch Start chat.

3. Add recipients by one of the following ways.

 Manually enter the recipient’s number or contact name.

(You can touch to enter numbers with a dialpad.) If the phone presents a few suggestions, touch the one you want to add.

 Select a recipient from your contact list.  To add more recipients for a group conversation, touch

to choose the recipients and then touch . You

can edit the group name if ne cessary.

4. Touch the text box and enter the message text.

5. If you want to send a multimedia message, touch select existing photos/videos or shoot new ones and add

them to the message, or touch recordings or files to the message.

6. Touch .

to add location, voice

 NOTES:

 If you add two or more recipients, the message may be sent

as a group MMS where everyone can reply and see each other’s messages. For group message setting, touch >

Settings > Advanced > Group messaging from the Messages screen.

 You can also include email addresses as recipients for a

multimedia message.

 Do not add any attachment if you want to send a text

message. Otherwise you may be charged for a multimedia message.

Message Options

On the Messages screen, touch and hold a thread and the following options are available.

 Touch to archive the thread. You can touch >

Archived from the Messages screen to find all archived

messages.

 Touch > Delete to delete the thread.  Touch to add the new number in the thread to your

contacts.

 Touch > OK to block the contact or number in the

thread, and the thread will be archived. You can touch Blocked contacts from the Messages screen to find all blocked numbers.

 NOTE:

You can touch and hold a thread a n d to uc h more to select them, and then choose to archive or delete them.

Web Browser

Opening the Browser

Open the app list and touch Browser to launch the web browser.

To open a web page or search the web:

1. Open the Browser app.

2. Touch the address box at the top of the web page.

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

4. T ouch a UR L or s earc h sugge stion or touch the e nter k ey on the keyboard to open the web page or search results.

 NOTE:

Touch in the address box if you want to stop opening the page.

Using Multiple Browser Tabs

Y ou ca n o pen s evera l w eb p age s at the sam e tim e (on e p age i n each tab) and switch between them freely.

To open a new browser tab:

Touch at the bottom and then touch . A new browser tab opens.

To switch between tabs:

1. Touch (the number shows how many tabs you have opened).

2. Swipe left or right to view all opened tabs.

3. Touch the thumbnail of the tab you want to open.

NOTE:

Swipe a thumbnail up or down or touch its to close the tab.

Changing Browser Settings

You can configure a number of settings to customise the way you browse the web. To open the Browser settings screen,

touch > .

Camera

Capturing a Photo

1. Open the app list and touch Camera.

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

Number Function

Use the filter. Use auto-beauty mode or customize the personal

options to beautify faces in the picture.

Change the flash setting.

Change the HDR setting.

Number Function

Change the camera settings.

View pictures and videos you have taken.

Capture a picture.

Switch between the front an d back cameras. Swipe left or right to switch among the default

PHOTO mode, VIDEO mode, WIDE (wide-angle

camera) mode, and PORTRAIT mode. Touch MORE to use other special photo or video camera modes: MANUAL, PANORAMA and TIMELAPSE.

WARNING!

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

 NOTE:

You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out before taking pictures.

3. Touch the area where you want the camera to focus, or leave the camera to autofocus on the centre of the image.

 NOTE:

In PHOTO (auto camera) mode, when you touch the screen to focus and the exposure bar appears beside the focal

point, you can drag up or down to adjust the exposure.

4. Lightly touch .

Recording a Video

1. Open the app list and touch Camera.

2. Touch VIDEO.

3. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustments. You can touch any area on the screen that y ou want the camcorder to focus on before and during recording.

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

5. Touch to stop recording.

 NOTES:

 You can spread or pinch on the screen to zoom in or out

before and during recording.

 When you touch the screen to focus, the exposure bar

appears beside the focal point. You can drag up or down to adjust the exposure. Touch and hold the focal point to l oc k the focus.

 To capture time lapse videos with the back camera, touch

MORE > TIMELAPSE.

Using Wide-Angle Camera Mode

You can use the wide-angle camera to take photos with a wider vision range.

1. Open the app list and touch Camera.

2. Touch WIDE.

3. Touch to turn on distortion correction if necessary.

4. Touch to take the photo.

 NOTE:

You cannot touch the viewfinder screen to focus in this mode.

Using PORTRAIT Mode

You can use PORTRAIT mode to focus on your subject with a depth effect and blur backgrou nd s.

1. Open the app list and touch Camera.

2. Touch PORTRAIT.

3. Aim the camera at the subject and make any necessary adjustments.

4. Touch to take the photo.

Using Manual Camera Mode

You can use manual camera mode to adjust more camera options for your photo such as ISO, white balance, exposure,

etc.

1. Open the app list and touch Camera.

2. Touch MORE > MANUAL.

3. Aim the camera at the subject and you can make the following adjustments.

 Drag the blue square to any area on the screen that you

want to focus on. Touch and hold it to lock or unlock the focus.

 Drag the yellow circle to any area on the screen where

you want the camera to meter exposure so as to adjust the photo brightness. Touch and hold the circle to lock or unlock exposure.

 Touch the camera option icons and use the slider to

adjust them, including ISO, overall exposure, whit e balance, and interval for time lapse pictures.

4. Touch to take the photo.

Using Other Camera Modes

Your camera app offers other powerful and i nte re sting camera modes.

 PANORAMA: Capture panoramic photos both horizontally

and vertically.

 TIMELAPSE: Set the time interval between each frame

when you shot time lapse videos.

 NOTE:

These camera modes are only available for the back camera.

Photos

Opening Photos

Open the app list and touch Photos. You'll see all the photos and videos on your phone and, if you turned on “back up & sync,” anything else synced to your Google Photos library.

 NOTE:

You can touch > Help & feedback to get detailed help information about Google Photos.

Sharing Your Photos or Videos

1. Open the app list and touch Photos.

2. Touch and hold a photo or video to select it.

3. Touch more items that you want to share.

4. Touch and select how you want to share the items.

Deleting Unwanted Photos or Videos

1. Open the app list and touch Photos.

2. Touch and hold a photo or video to select it.

3. Touch more items that you want to move to trash.

4. Touch > Move to trash.

 NOTE:

Items in the trash will be removed after 60 days.

Restoring a Photo or Video

1. Open the app list and touch Photos.

2. Touch > Trash.

3. Touch and hold the photo or video you want to restore and touch Restore.

FM Radio

Scanning for Channels

1. Plug in a wired headset, open the app list and touch FM Radio.

2. Touch > Scan. Y our phone scans for all available channels and saves the m t o the All channels list.

NOTE: When you open the FM Radio app for the first time, it will automatically scan for channels an d show the All channels list.

You can also touch > All channels to view the list.

Listening to FM Radio

1. Open FM Radio while the headset is connected.

2. Touch > All channels and select a channel. You can also drag the red line along the frequency panel or

touch or to switch to other channels.

NOTES:

 Touch to add the channel to favourites.  Touch to listen to the radio through the phone speaker.

Voice Recorder

Voice Recorder enables you to record and listen to voice

memos.

Recording a Voice Memo

1. Open the app list and touch Voice 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 a time tag or photo tag to the

recording.

 Touch an added time tag to attach a picture or add text.

4. Touch 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 View tag to view all tags, touch or to add

a time tag or photo tag, or touch and hold a tag to delete it.

T rimming 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. Touch TRIM.

4. Edit the new file name and touch SAVE.

Private Space

Private Space allows you to encrypt your files, lock your apps and manage your account passwords. To access Private Space, you need to draw a pattern, enter a password, or use your registered fingerprint.

Opening Private Space for the First Time

When you use Private Space for the first time, you need to set a new lock pattern or password for Private Space.

1. Open the app list and touch Private Space.

2. Touch SETUP PASSWORD.

3. Draw and redraw a pattern that you must draw to access Private Sp ac e, or touch Or set passwo rd to set a password that you must enter to access Private Space.

NOTE:

The pattern and passw or d ar e different from the scree n lo ck pattern and password.

4. Select the security question and enter your answer, and then touch DONE.

NOTE:

If you forget the pattern or password you set, you can reset it by entering the answer to the security question.

5. If you have registered a finger print in your phone, the phone will prompt you to use your fingerprint to access Private Space. Touch OK to confirm.

Encrypting Pictures/Videos/Files

After the pictures, videos, and files are encrypted, they can be accessed only in Private Space.

1. Open the app list and touch Private Space.

2. Enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set.

3. Touch Pictures, Videos or Files.

4. Touch to add pictures, videos, or files from your phone storage or the microSDXC card. You can also take pictures or videos and encrypt them directly.

The added items will be moved into Private Space.

NOTE: To decrypt pictures, videos, or files, touch an d hold an item and touch more to select them, and then touch > OK.

Locking Apps

After an app is locked, you need to enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set before using that app. You can also use face recognition to open the locked apps. See Set

Face Recognition Options.

1. Open the app list and touch Private Space.

2. Enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set.

3. Touch App lock.

4. Turn on the switches beside the apps you want to lock. NOTE:

Touch on t he App lock screen and touch App lock to turn on or off this feature, or touch Lock mode to set when the locked apps will be locked again after you open them.

Using Password Book

1. Open the app list and touch Private Space.

2. Enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set.

3. Touch Password book. You can add and manage your

account description, us er name, password and note in the password book.

Setting Private Space

1. Open the app list and touch Private Space.

2. Enter the lock pattern, password or fingerprint you set.

3. Touch and set the following options.

 Password manager:

- Login type: Select pattern or passwo rd as the login

type to access Private Space and the locked apps.

- Security question: Edit your security question and

answer.

NOTE:

If you forget the lock pattern or password, you can touch Forgot password on the screen and enter your answer to reset the pattern or password.

- Pattern feedback: Set whether the phone vibrates or

whether the pattern is visible when you draw the lock pattern.

- Fingerprint access Private Space: Set whether to

use the fingerprint you set to access Private Space and the locked apps.

 Private Space backup: Back up Private Space data. If

you forget the pattern or password of Private Space, you cannot restore the data.

 Private Space restore: Restore Private Space data.  Backup reminder notification: Set whether to be

notified to back up regularly when Private Space has new data.

Settings

Open the app list and touch Settings. The Settings app contains most of the tools for customising and configuring your phone.

Network & Internet

Wi-Fi

Open Settings and touch Net work & Internet > Wi-Fi. You can turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections. See

Connecting to Wi-Fi.

Mobile Network

Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Mobile network to control mobile data and data roaming, set network

type, and set access point names and other network options. See Connecting to Mobile Networks.

Data Usage

Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Data usage to check and manage mobile data use. You can view Wi-Fi data usage as well. Touch Data Saver to enable or disable it, which prevents apps from using data connection in the background. Apps you’re currently using can access data, but may do so less frequently when Data Saver is enabled. You can touch

Unrestricted data to allow some apps to always have data connection access, even when Data Saver is enabled.

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

Hotspot & Tethering

Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Hotspot & tethering to share your phone’s mobile data connection with

PCs or other devices via USB or Bluetooth. See Sharing Your

Mobile Data Connection Through Tethering.

Airplane Mode

Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Airplane mode to turn airplane mode on or off. All the phone’s radios

that transmit voice or data are turned off when airplane mode is on.

Call Settings

Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Advanced > Call settings to configure calling options.

VPN

Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Advanced > VPN to set up and connect to virtual private networks.

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.

Open Settings and touch Network & Internet > Advanced > Private DNS to turn Private DNS on or off, or change its settings.

Connected Devices

Open Settings and touch Connected devices > Connection preferences > Bluetooth. You can turn Bluetooth on or off and

configure your Bluetooth connections. See Connecting to

Bluetooth Devices.

You can also touch Connected devices > Connection preferences > Printing to use the default printing service or

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

Apps & Notifications

App Info

Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications to see recently opened apps or all apps installed on your phone and manage

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

Screen Time

Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Screen time to find out how much time you spend on apps and set the total time per day that you can use an app. When you reach your limit, the app closes and its icon dims.

Notifications

Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Notifications to manage app notifications.

Default Apps

Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Advanced > Default apps to select the default app for voice assistant and

input, web browsing, phone calling, messaging, etc. Touch Opening links to set Instant apps options, or touch an install ed app to check its supported links and set whether to open the links in the app, and clear the app’s defaults.

App Permissions

Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Advanced > 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.

Emergency Alerts

Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Advanced > Emergency alerts to configure the emergency broadcast

notifications.

Special App Access

Open Settings and touch Apps & notifications > Advanced > Special app access to set special access options of apps.

Features

Open Settings and touch Features. The following features are available.

 Navigation keys: Set the navigation style as normal

navigation, swipe navigation or gesture navigation. See

Setting the Navigation Style.

 Record screen: Set the video quality and the touch

interaction option for screen recordin g.

NOTE:

To record the screen and save it as a video, swipe dow n the status bar with two fingers and touch Record screen in the

Quick Settings panel, touch or to mute or unmute the recording, and then touch to start recording and

or to pause or stop.

 Z-POP: While Z-POP is on, a floating bubble appears on

the edge of the screen. You can drag the bubble to reveal navigation operations. Touch Custom button to customize the default and expanded buttons.

 Gesture & motion: You can control the phone with special

finger gestures or by moving the phone in different ways. Touch the switches to enable each function; touch each function to view how to use it or try it out.

NOTE:

The use of phone cover/case may stop certain functions from working.

Battery

Open Settings and touch Battery to view the battery level, check what has been using the battery, enable different battery saving modes, or optimise apps automatically to improve battery life.

Display

Open Settings and touch Display to configure the display options, including brightness level, Night Li ght, wallpaper, screen sleep time, auto-rotate screen, font size, etc.

Sound

Open Settings and touch Sound. Adjust different types of volume, toggle sound mode (see Switching to Vibration or

Silent Mode), set Do Not Disturb options (see Us ing Do Not Disturb Mode), set up ringtone, notification and alarm sound,

and set other sounds and vibration.

Storage

Open Settings and touch Storage to view the memory information of the internal phone storage and the microS D X C card (if one is installed).

 Saving location: When a microSDXC card is installed, you

can select Phone or SD card as the default location for new data.

 Device storage: Touch Internal shared storage to get a

detailed breakdown of space us age by type.

 Portable storage: Safely mount, unmount (eject), and

format your microSDXC card. If you need to store large applications, games, and their data in your microSDXC card , you can format the card and use it as part of the device storage.

When you connect a USB stor age d ev ice (s uch as a U SB flash) to your phone with an OTG adapter cable, you can view its storage status, unmount it, or erase all data on it. See Using

USB On-The-Go (OTG).

Security & Location

Open Settings and touch Security & location to configure options that help keep your phone and data safe, and manage location services, which help your phone and apps determine your location.

 Google Play Protect: Google Play Protect regularly checks

your apps and phone for harmful behaviour and warns you about any detected potential harm.

 Find My Device: Use Find My Device to locate, lock, or

wipe your lost device remotely. The lost device must be signed in to a Google account.

 Security update: Check for security update of your system.  Screen lock: Disable the screen l ock or enable it w ith sw ipe,

pattern, PIN, or password. See Protecting Your Phone With

Screen Locks.

Touch

 Lock screen preferences: Choo se how notifications show,

allow adding users from the lock screen, set whether to have a message on your lock screen, and show the lockdown option.

 Fingerprint: Set up to 5 fingerprints and enable them to

unlock the phone, quickly open a selected app, or access Private Space. Enable the touch-controlled and swipe functions of the fingerprint sensor. See Us ing Your

Fingerprint.

 Face Verify: Use face recognition to unlock the screen or

beside Screen lock to set its opti on s.

open the apps locked by Private Space. See Using Face

Recognition.

 Smart Lock: Keep the phone unlocked when connected to

trusted devices, in trusted places, or unlocked when your phone is being carried on the body.

NOTE:

You need to sign in to your Google account on the phone to use all the Smart Lock features.

 Location: Manage location services, which help your

phone and apps determine your location. To use location-related applications, such as finding your location on Google Maps, you must have location services enabled on your phone.

 Show passwords: Display passwords as you enter them.  Device admin apps: View or deactivate apps you have

authorised to be device administrators.

 SIM card lock:

 Lock SIM card: Activate or deactivate the PIN lock to

require the PIN before accessing the nano-SIM card.

 Change SIM PIN: Change the PIN used to access the

nano-SIM card.

NOTE:

Put all your confidential passwords in a safe place for future use. If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more times than allowed, your nano-SIM card will be locked and you cannot access the mobile phone ne twork. Contact your opera tor for

a PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to restore the nano-SIM card.

 Encryption & credentials: Check t he encryption status of

your phone and set the credential storage options.

 Trust agents: View or deactivate trust agents.  Screen pinning: Keep a screen of your choice in view, so

that others cannot switch to other apps and access your personal information. See Prot ect ing Your Phone With

Screen Pinning.

Accounts

Open Settings and touch Accounts to manage your accounts and synchronization. Touch Add account to sign in to or create accounts on your phone. Touch an account you have added to adjust its settings.

Accessibility

Open Settings and touch Accessibility to configure accessibility plug-in s and services on your phone, such as using Color inversion or Display size for users with sight problems.

Digital Wellbeing & Parental Controls

Open Settings and touch Digital Wellbeing & parental controls to get information about how you spend time on your

phone, like how often you unlock it and how long you use each

app. You can use that information to improve your digital wellbeing. For example, you can set app timers and schedule display changes.

NOTE:

You can also manage your child’s account if you are the default parent account on your child’s device.

 Dashboard: Find out how much time you spend on apps

and set the total time per day that you can use an app. When you reach your limit, the app c loses a nd its icon dims.

 Wind Down: Schedule changes to help you get ready for

sleep, like dimming your display and stopping notifications.

 Reduce interruptions: Change related options from your

Digital Wellbeing settings.

Google

Open Settings and touch Google to manage settings for Google apps and services.

System

Languages & Input

Open Settings and touch System > Languages & input to configure options related to system language, input methods and assistance, speech output as well as mouse/trackpad input.

Date & Time

Open Settings and touch System > Date & time to set date, time, time zone, and the time format. Yo u can also use network-provided data.

Backup

Open Settings and touch System > Backup to manage data backup options. To easily restore or switch phones at any time, you can enable automatic backup to Google Drive of important data. You need to sign in to your Google account to use this feature.

Reset Options

Open Settings and touch System > Reset options to reset network settings, app preferences, or the phone to factory default status.

Multiple Users

Open Settings and touch System > Advanced > Multiple users to manage the user accounts of your phone.

You can share your phone with other people by creating additional user accounts. Each user w ith a separate account has his/her own storage space, wallpaper, screen lock and so on. Users can also adjust phone settings like Wi-Fi t hat affect everyone and update apps for all other users.

By default, a Guest account is available for anyone who needs

to use your phone temporarily. You can touch Add user to create more user accounts.

If you want users to add more users when the phone is locked, switch on Add users from lock screen. Any one can then open

the Quick Settings panel from the lock screen and touch > Add user to create new user accounts.

NOTES:

 Touch next to an account to configure its options.  When a guest user has finished usin g y our phon e, h e/she can

touch Remove guest in the Multiple users menu to delete all his/her data from your phone.

System Update

Open Settings and touch System > Advanced > System Update to check for system updates and insta ll them w hen they

become available.

About Phone

Open Settings and touch System > Advanced > About phone to view phone number, nano-SIM card status, legal

information, and other information. You can also touch Emergency information to edit your medical information and emergency contacts for first responders to read from your lock screen.

For Your Safety

General Safety

Don’t make or receive handheld calls while driving. Never text while driving.

Keep your phone at least 10 mm away from your body while making calls.

Don’t use at gas stations.

Your phone may produce a bright or flashing light.

Small parts may cause choking.

Your phone can produce a loud sound.

Don’t dispose of your phone in fire.

To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods. Exercise caution when holding your phone near your ear while the loudspeaker is in use.

Avoid contact with anything magnetic.

Keep away from pacemakers and other electronic medical devices.

Turn off when asked to in hospitals and medical facilities.

Turn off when told to on aircraft and at airports.

Turn off when near explosive materials or liquids.

For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

Avoid extreme temperatures.

Avoid contact with liquids. Keep your phone dry.

Do not attempt to disassemble your phone.

Only use approved accessories.

Don’t rely on your phone as a primary device for emergency communications.

FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR)

This phone is designed and manufactured not to ex ceed the emission limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States.

During SAR testing, this device w as set to tr ansmit at it s highes t certified power level in all tested frequency band s, and placed in positions that simulate RF exposure in usage against the head with no separation, and near the body with the separation of 0.4 inches (10 mm). Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because the phone is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the pow er requi red t o reach the netw ork. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna, the lower the power output.

The exposure standard for wireless devices employing a unit of measurement is known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg.

This device is complied with SAR for general population/uncontrolled expo sure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1992 and had been tested in accordance w ith the measurement methods and procedures specified in IEEE1528.

The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this model phone with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR information on this model phone is on fil e with the FCC and can

be found under the Display Gra nt section of

www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid after searching on FCC ID: SRQ-BLADEA72020. The FCC ID also can be found on the

device when you touch Settings > System > About phone For this device, the highest reported SAR value for usage

against the head is 0.269W/kg, and for usage near the body is

1.143W/kg. While there may be differences between the SAR levels of

various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirements.

SAR compliance for body-worn operation is based on a separation distance of 0. 4 inc hes ( 10 mm) be tw een the uni t and the human body. Carry this device at least 0.4 inches (10 mm) away from your body to ensure RF exposure level compliant or lower to the reported level. To support body-worn operation, choose the belt clips or holsters, which do not con tain metallic components, to maintain a separation of 0.4 inches (10 mm) between this device and your body.

RF exposure compliance with any body-worn accessory that contains metal was not tested and certified, and use of such body-worn accessory should be avoided.

FCC Regulations

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. O per ation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may

cause undesired opera tion. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class B digit al device, pursua nt t o p art 15 of th e FC C Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interferen ce in a res i d ent ial installation. This equi pment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be dete rmin ed by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the follow ing measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.  Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

for help.

CAUTION:

Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Distractions

Driving

Full attention must be given to d rivin g at al l times in or der to reduce the risk of an accident. Using a phone while dr iving (even with a hands-free kit) can cause d istract ion and lead to an accident. You must comply with local la ws and regu lat ions restricting the use of wireless devices while driving.

Operating Machinery

Full attention must be given to operating the machinery in order to reduce the risk of an accident.

Product Handling

General Statement on Handling and Use

You alone are responsible for how you use your phone and any consequences of its use. You must always switch off your phone wherever the use of a phone is prohibited. Use of your phone is subject to safety measures designed to protect users and their environment.

 Always treat your phone and its accessories with care and

keep them in a clean place.

 Keep the screen and camera lens clean. An unclean screen

or camera lens may slow down the phone's reaction to your

operations or interfere with the image quality.

 Clean your phone and its accessories with a soft material

such as cleaning cloth for eyeglass lenses. Do not us e alcohol or other corrosive substanc es for cl ea ning or allow them to get inside.

 Do not expose your phone or its accessories to open flames

or lit tobacco products.

 Do not expose your phone or its accessories to liquid,

moisture or high humidity.

 Do not drop, throw or try to bend your phone or its

accessories.

 Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or aeroso ls to

clean the phone or its accessories.

 Do not paint your phone or its accessories.  Do not attempt to disassemble your phone or its accessories.

Only authorized personnel can do so.

 Do not place your phone inside or near heating equipment or

high-pressure containers, such as water heaters, microwave ovens, or hot cooking utensils. O therw ise, y our phone may be damaged.

 Please check local regulations for disposal of electronic

products.

 Do not carry your phone in your back pocket as it could break

when you sit down.

Battery Safety

 Using ZTE-unapproved or incompatible battery, charger or

power adapter may damage your device, shorten its lifespan or cause a fire, explosion or other hazards.

 The recommended operating temperatures are 0 °C to 35 °C

and the storage temperatures are -20 °C to +45 °C. Extreme temperatures can damage the device and reduce the charging capacity and lifespan of your device and battery.

 WARNING!

Do not remove the back cover. The battery is not removable. Removal may cause fire or explosion.

 Do not change or replace the built-in rechargeable battery in

your device by yourself. The battery can only be changed or replaced by ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider.

 Do not place the device or the battery in or near heating

equipment, such as microwave ovens, stov es or ra diators. Keep the device and the battery away from excessive heat and direct sunlight. If not, the device or the battery may overheat and cause explosion or fire.

 Do not disassemble, squeeze or puncture the device, as this

can cause explosion or fire.

 Do not throw the device into a fire to avoid explosion.  Please disconnect the charger when the battery is fully

charged. Overcharging may shorten the battery life.

When not using the device for a long period, please charge



the battery about half and then store the device in a cool dry place.

 If the battery damages or shows signs of swelling or leakage,

please stop use immediately and contact ZTE or ZTE authorized service provider for replacement.

Small Children

Do not leave your phone and its accessories within the reach of small children or allow them to play with it. They could hurt themselves or others, or could accidentally damage the phone.

Your phone contains small parts with sharp edges that may cause an injury or may beco me detached and create a choking hazard.

Demagnetization

To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media close to your phone for a long time.

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Do not touch the metallic connectors of the nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card.

Antenna

Do not touch the antenna unnecessarily.

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