ZTE Blade Max 2S User Manual

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

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Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: September 20, 2018

Contents

Getting Started ....................................................... 11

Getting to Know Your Phone .............................................. 11

Knowing the Keys .............................................................. 13

Installing the nano-SIM Card and the microSDXC™ Card. 14

Charging the Battery .......................................................... 16

Powering Your Phone On/Off ............................................. 18

Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time ........................... 18

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys ........................... 18

Getting to Know the Home Screen .................................... 20

Personalizing ......................................................... 22

Changing the System Language ........................................ 22

Switching to Vibration or Silent (Do Not Disturb) Mode ..... 22

Setting Silent (Do Not Disturb) Mode Preferences ............. 23

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

Setting the Home Screen Options ..................................... 24

Using Night Light ............................................................... 25

Showing or Hiding the Navigation Keys ............................. 25

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ........................ 26

Using Your Fingerprint ....................................................... 27

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ...................... 29

Knowing the Basics ............................................... 31

Phone Status Icons ............................................................ 31

Notification Icons ............................................................... 32

Using Quick Settings ......................................................... 32

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets ...................................... 33

Organizing With Folders .................................................... 34

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ................................... 35

Using App Shortcuts .......................................................... 35

Notification Dots ................................................................ 36

Entering Text...................................................................... 37

Opening and Switching Apps ............................................. 41

Using Two Apps in Split-Screen Mode ............................... 42

Connecting to Networks and Devices .................. 43

Connecting to Mobile Networks ......................................... 43

Connecting to Wi-Fi ........................................................... 44

Using Wi-Fi Direct.............................................................. 47

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices ...................................... 47

Connecting to Your Computer via USB.............................. 49

Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Device Storage

.......................................................................................... 50

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection ............................... 54

Phone Calls ............................................................ 57

Placing and Ending Calls ................................................... 57

Answering or Rejecting Calls ............................................. 58

Working With the Call History ............................................ 59

Using Options During a Call .............................................. 60

Managing Multi-party Calls ................................................ 61

Adjusting Your Call Settings .............................................. 63

Contacts ................................................................. 70

Adding a New Contact ....................................................... 70

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts ...................... 70

Setting a Ringtone for a Contact ........................................ 72

Joining Duplicate Contacts ................................................ 73

Separating Contact Information ......................................... 73

Web Accounts ........................................................ 74

Adding or Removing Accounts ........................................... 74

Configuring Account Sync .................................................. 75

Email ....................................................................... 77

Setting Up the First Email Account .................................... 77

Checking Your Emails ........................................................ 77

Writing and Sending an Email ............................................ 78

Responding to an Email ..................................................... 78

Adding and Editing Email Accounts ................................... 79

Changing General Email Settings ...................................... 80

Messages ............................................................... 81

Opening the Messages Screen .......................................... 81

Sending a Message ........................................................... 81

Adding an Attachment ........................................................ 82

Replying to a Message ...................................................... 83

Forwarding a Message ...................................................... 83

More Message Options ...................................................... 84

Web Browser .......................................................... 85

Opening the Browser ......................................................... 85

Using Multiple Browser Tabs ............................................. 85

Downloading Files ............................................................. 86

Changing Browser Settings ............................................... 86

Camera .................................................................... 87

Capturing a Photo ............................................................. 87

Using Manual Camera Mode ............................................. 89

Using Other Camera Modes .............................................. 89

Recording a Video ............................................................. 90

Customizing Camera Settings ........................................... 91

Gallery ..................................................................... 94

Opening Gallery ................................................................ 94

Working With Albums ........................................................ 94

Working With Pictures ....................................................... 95

Making a GIF or a Collage ................................................. 96

Music ....................................................................... 98

Viewing Your Music Library ............................................... 98

Playing Music .................................................................... 98

Managing Playlists ........................................................... 100

Video ..................................................................... 101

Opening the Video Library ............................................... 101

Playing and Controlling Videos ........................................ 101

Voice Recorder ..................................................... 103

Recording a Voice Memo ................................................. 103

Playing a Voice Memo ..................................................... 103

Editing a Voice Memo ...................................................... 103

More Apps ............................................................ 105

Calculator ........................................................................ 105

Clock ................................................................................ 105

Dolby Audio...................................................................... 106

Downloads ....................................................................... 106

File Manager .................................................................... 107

Google Apps .................................................................... 107

Settings ................................................................ 110

Network & Internet ........................................................... 110

Connected Devices .......................................................... 112

Apps & Notifications ......................................................... 113

Features .......................................................................... 116

Battery ............................................................................. 116

Display ............................................................................. 117

Sound .............................................................................. 118

Storage ............................................................................ 118

Security & Location .......................................................... 119

Accounts .......................................................................... 122

Accessibility ..................................................................... 122

Google ............................................................................. 123

System ............................................................................. 123

Troubleshooting ................................................... 125

For Your Safety..................................................... 127

General Safety ................................................................ 127

FCC RF Exposure Information (SAR) .............................. 128

FCC Regulations ............................................................. 130

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) Regulations for Mobile

Phones ............................................................................ 131

CTIA Requirements ......................................................... 133

Distractions ...................................................................... 135

Product Handling ............................................................. 135

Electrical Safety ............................................................... 139

Radio Frequency Interference ......................................... 140

Explosive Environments .................................................. 142

Getting Started

Getting to Know Your Phone

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Speake

* Supports CTIA headsets only.

3.5mm headset jack*

Fingerprint sensor

Main microphone

Knowing the Keys

Key Function

Power key  Press and hold to power off, restart, or turn

Volume key

on or off airplane mode.

 Press to turn off or on the screen display.

Press or hold either end of the key to turn the volume up or down.

(

Home key)

(

Back key)

Recent apps

(

key)

 Touch to return to the home screen from

any application or screen.

 Touch and hold to use the Google

Assistant.

Touch to go to the previous screen.

 Touch to see recently used apps.  Double-tap to switch to the most recent

application.

 Touch and hold while using an app to

activate split-screen mode.

Installing the nano-SIM Card and the microSDXC™ Card

There is no need to power off the phone before installing or removing the nano-SIM card.

The microSDXC card (optional, not included) can be installed and removed while the phone is turned on. When the phone is on, unmount the microSDXC card before removing it (see Using the

microSDXC Card as Portable or Device Storage).

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.

2. Pull out the card tray. You can place a nano-SIM card on the right card slot, and place a microSDXC card on the left card slot, as shown. Carefully slide the tray back into place.

Charging the Battery

Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on, find a network signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible.

If the battery is low, a pop-up message will appear on the screen.

WARNING!

Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB Type-C cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your 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.

NOTE:

Use the USB Type-C charger that comes in-box with your phone to charge the battery. It’s specially built to support Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ 2.0.

1. Connect the charger adapter to the charging jack. Do not use force.

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as or ,

appear in the status bar.

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

NOTE:

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

Powering Your Phone On/Off

 Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.  To turn it off, press and hold the Power key to open the

options menu. Touch Power off.

NOTE:

If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and hold the Power key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone.

Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time

When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings, 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 into sleep mode) when not in use and also 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 fingerprint, an unlock pattern, a PIN, or a

password for your phone (see Using Your Fingerprint and

Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks), you’ll need to press

your finger against the fingerprint sensor, draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.

Getting to Know the Home Screen

The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.

Status bar

Widgets

Folder

Shortcut

Primary shortcuts

Extended Home Screen Panels

Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, or folders. Simply swipe right to 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.

3. Touch or .

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

Changing the System Language

1. Swipe up on the home screen 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.

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 (Do Not Disturb) Mode

You can set the phone to vibration or silent (Do Not Disturb) mode by using one of the following methods.

 Press the Volume key when no media application is active to

show the volume management window. Drag the slider to the left or keep pressing the Volume down key to switch the phone to vibration mode. Press the key again in vibration mode to switch the phone to silent mode.

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

panel and drag the panel downwards. Touch Sound, Vibrate, or Silent to switch the phone to vibration or silent mode or turn on the sound.

 Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sound >

Notification mode and select Vibrate or Mute to switch to

vibration or silent mode.

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

panel, and drag the panel downward. Touch Do not disturb or Alarms only to turn on or off silent mode.

NOTES:

 Alarms are still allowed in silent mode. You can also allow

certain notifications marked as priority.

 To quickly turn off silent mode, press the Volume key and

touch TURN OFF NOW.

Setting Silent (Do Not Disturb) Mode Preferences

You can set allowed and blocked disturbances, or manage rules that turn on or off silent mode automatically.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sound > Do Not Disturb preferences.

2. Touch an option to configure.

 Priority only allows: Set allowed disturbances in silent

mode.

 Block visual disturbances: Set the condition for

blocking notifications on the screen.

 Automatic rules: Touch an existing rule to set or delete it,

or touch Add more to create new rules.

Applying New Wallpapers

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

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

2. Touch WALLPAPERS.

3. Swipe left or right on the wallpaper panel along the bottom of

the screen to select a wallpaper, or touch My photos to choose the image you want to use as the wallpaper.

4. Touch or SET WALLPAPER and follow the instructions

on the screen.

NOTES:

 Alternatively, you can swipe up on the home screen and

touch Settings > Display > Wallpaper to set the wallpaper.

 For images from My photos, pinch or spread to select the

part you want to use.

Setting the Home Screen Options

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

2. Touch HOME SETTINGS.

3. You can customize the home screen by setting its options, including the app badge, the home screen transition effect,

the icon layout, the theme, Mi-Board, and the menu options of apps.

NOTE:

When Mi-Board is enabled, you can slide right on the leftmost home screen to open the Google Assistant.

Using Night Light

You can enable Night Light to tint the screen amber for eye care, or set a schedule when Night Light will be turned on.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Display > Night Light.

2. Turn on the switch beside Status 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 care effect when Night Light is on.

Showing or Hiding the Navigation Keys

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Features > Navigation keys.

2. To hide the navigation keys, switch off Always show navigation bar and touch on the navigation bar. To

display the navigation keys again, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

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, and then draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Security & location > Screen lock.

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

 Touch None to disable screen lock protection.  Touch Swipe to enable screen lock and allow unlocking

with a “swipe” gesture. You can unlock the screen by swiping up on the screen.

 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 would like notifications and their contents to show when the phone is locked, and then touch DONE.

NOTE:

Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to contact the customer service to upgrade the phone software.

Using Your Fingerprint

With the fingerprint sensor on the back of your phone, you can register up to 5 fingerprints and use them to unlock the phone or quickly open a selected app, or use other touch-control and swipe functions.

NOTE:

The fingerprint feature is available 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.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint > Fingerprint management.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN, or 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 a fingerprint.

5. Touch OK.

NOTE:

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

Set Fingerprint Functions

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Security & location > Fingerprint > Fingerprint management.

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

3. Touch to enable or disable the fingerprint functions:

 Wake up and unlock your phone: Press the fingerprint

sensor to unlock the phone with a registered fingerprint when the screen is off or locked.

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

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

Set Touch-Control and Swipe Functions

1. Swipe up on the home screen 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.

 Answer call: Press the fingerprint sensor to answer

incoming calls.

 View notification drawer: Swipe down on the fingerprint

sensor to open the notification panel.

 View recent apps: When viewing the home screen,

swipe up on the fingerprint sensor for recent apps.

 View pictures: Swipe left or right on the fingerprint

sensor to view pictures in Gallery.

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. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Security & location > Screen pinning.

2. Touch the On/Off switch.

3. Touch YES.

4. For added security, you can switch on Lock device when unpinning, select a security option, and follow the on-screen instructions if you do not already have a pattern, PIN, or password set up.

Pin a Screen

1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.

2. Open the app you want to keep in view.

3. Touch .

4. If there are many app tabs, swipe up to find on the front-most tab.

5. Touch .

Unpin the Screen

1. To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold .

2. If you have enabled the Lock device when unpinning option,

swipe up on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password. You can also unlock the screen with your fingerprint if you have registered one.

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

4G LTE connected

Vibration on Silent (Do Not

Disturb) mode on

Battery low

Battery full

Battery charging

Alarm set

Wired headset connected

No signal

Signal strength

Airplane mode

Bluetooth

Connected to a Wi-Fi® network

Speaker on

Phone microphone off

GPS on

Notification Icons

The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left side. Below are some of the icons you may see.

New text or MMS message(s)

New message(s) from the Email app

New message(s) from the Gmail™ app

Missed call

Call in progress

New Wi-Fi network detected

Downloading data

Sending data

microSDXC card mounted

Song playing

Using Quick Settings

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

Open the notification panel and you can find a few Quick Settings on the top. To open the Quick Settings panel and find all setting tiles, drag the notification panel downwards, or swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers.

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 Drag to add tiles section, drag a tile up to show it

in the Quick Settings panel.

Managing Shortcuts and Widgets

Add Shortcuts and Widgets

1. Swipe up on the home screen to add shortcuts. Or, to add widgets, touch and hold an empty area of the home

screen and select WIDGETS.

2. Slide to browse the available applications or widgets.

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

NOTE:

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

Remove Shortcuts or Widgets

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

2. Drag it to to remove it.

Adjust Widget Size

1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then release it.

2. An outline appears around the widget. Drag the outline to resize the widget.

NOTE:

Not all widgets can be resized.

Organizing With Folders

You can create folders on the home screen and add several shortcuts to a folder. You can move or remove folders the same way as moving or removing shortcuts.

1. On the home screen, touch and hold the shortcut you want to add into a folder.

2. Drag the shortcut to . A new folder will be created and the shortcut is added into the folder.

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

NOTE:

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

Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts

The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom of all home screens. You can keep up to five items in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the area to rearrange them.

Using App Shortcuts

The app shortcuts feature allows you to quickly access common app functions from the home screen 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 screen panel to create a shortcut of the function.

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

empty area of the home screen, touch 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 icons on both the home screen and the app list screen.

Touch and hold an app icon with a dot to preview its notifications. You can swipe a notification left or right to dismiss it.

To turn on/off notification dots for all apps:

1. Swipe up on the home screen 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. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Apps & notifications > Notifications.

2. Switch on Allow notification dots.

3. Touch App notifications.

4. Touch the app you want to customize and touch the Allow

notification dot switch.

Entering Text

Enable or Disable Input Methods

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > System > Languages & input > Virtual keyboard > Manage keyboards.

2. Touch an input method in the list to enable/disable it as an option for entering text.

NOTE:

Some default input methods may not be disabled.

Change Input Methods

1. When you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text, touch the

icon at the bottom right corner of the screen.

NOTE:

The icon appears only when more than one input method is installed and enabled for use.

2. Select the input method you need.

Gboard

The Gboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape keyboard is not supported in all applications.

 Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold

some specific keys to enter associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter É, touch and hold and the

available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose É.

 As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard.

Touch to select the correct one.

 Touch to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock

uppercase. This key also changes color to indicate the current case you are using.

 Touch to delete the text before the cursor.

 Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then

touch to find more.

 Touch to enter emoji, GIF, or emoticon.

 Touch to use Google voice typing.

 Touch to access more Gboard functions.  Touch and hold to set up the Gboard.

 Touch and hold and then slide to to change to a

smaller keyboard for easier one-handed typing.

NOTE:

The keyboard layout may change in different apps.

Glide Typing

The Gboard supports the Glide typing feature. You can use this feature to input a word by sliding through the letters.

To enable and use Glide typing:

1. On the Gboard, touch and hold to access the Gboard settings.

2. Touch Glide typing > Enable glide typing if this feature is turned off.

3. Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.

End of

Start o

the word

NOTES:

 Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter,

go ahead and touch the key.

 Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added

automatically when you begin to input the next word.

Google Voice Typing

Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert speech to text.

1. Touch to access the voice typing feature when you are using Gboard.

If you have installed and enabled other input methods in addition to the pre-installed ones, you can also touch at the bottom right and select Google voice typing.

2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.

3. You can continue entering text or touch an underlined transcription to change or delete it.

NOTE:

Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mark," or "exclamation point" to enter punctuation.

Opening and Switching Apps

Open an App

1. Swipe up on the home screen to view apps.

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

NOTE:

Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial letter of the app you need, or touch the search box at the top to search for apps.

Switch Between Recently Opened Apps

1. Touch . The apps you’ve used recently are displayed in a series of tabs. Slide up and down to see all the tabs.

2. Touch a tab to open that app.

NOTES:

 You can swipe a tab sideways or touch on the tab to

remove it from the screen, (which will free up running memory on the phone). Touch on the tab to lock it.

 Double-tap to quickly switch between the two most recent

apps.

Using Two Apps in 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 touch and hold . The screen is divided into two parts.

-orTouch to view your recently used apps. Touch and hold

the tab of the first app you want to use and drag it to the Drag here to use split screen area.

2. You can do one of the following.

 If the app you need is in the recent apps list, touch it to set

it as the second app.

 Touch and swipe up on the home screen to find the

app you need and open it as the second app.

To turn off split-screen mode, touch and hold , or drag the borderline handle between the two apps to the top or bottom of the screen.

Connecting to Networks and Devices

Connecting to Mobile Networks

Control Mobile Data Use

1. Swipe up on the home screen 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. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network > Advanced > Preferred network type.

2. Touch the type of network you prefer the phone to connect to.

Check Access Point Names

You can use the default Access Point Names (APNs) to connect to the Internet. Swipe up on the home screen and touch

Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile network > Advanced > Access Point Names to check the default APN.

NOTE:

To restore the APNs 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 300 feet (100 meters), depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.

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

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the switch to the On position to turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone will search for available networks.

3. Touch a network name to connect to it.

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

NOTE:

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

Get Notified of Open Networks

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

2. Touch Wi-Fi preferences.

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

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

Add a Wi-Fi Network

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

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

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the switch to the On position.

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

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

5. Touch SAVE.

Forget a Wi-Fi Network

You can make your phone forget the details of a Wi-Fi network that you added – for example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

2. Touch Saved networks at the bottom.

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

Connect to a WPS Network

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that makes it easy to add your phone to the access points that support WPS.

You can use one of the following methods to connect your phone to a wireless network using WPS.

Method one: WPS button (Recommended)

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the switch to the On position.

3. Touch Wi-Fi preferences > Advanced > WPS Push Button.

4. Press the WPS button on the access point and the access point will recognize your phone and add it to the network.

Method two: PIN

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

2. Slide the switch to the On position.

3. Touch Wi-Fi preferences > Advanced > WPS Pin Entry.

4. The WPS PIN displays on the screen. Enter the PIN into the access point's setup page.

After entering the PIN, your phone automatically finds the access point and configures the connection.

NOTE:

For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access point, please refer to its user documents.

Using Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi Direct allows Wi-Fi devices to share files and data directly by connecting to each other without the need for wireless access points (hotspots).

To connect to another device via Wi-Fi Direct:

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi.

2. If Wi-Fi is off, slide the switch to the On position.

3. Touch Wi-Fi preferences > Advanced > Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will search for other devices enabled with Wi-Fi Direct connections.

4. Touch a device with which to connect below Peer devices.

5. Accept the connection on the other device.

Connecting to Bluetooth Devices

Bluetooth is a short-range wireless communication technology. Phones or other devices with Bluetooth capabilities can exchange information wirelessly within a distance of about 30 feet (10 meters). The Bluetooth devices must be paired before the communication is performed.

Turn Bluetooth On/Off

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Connected devices > Bluetooth.

2. Slide the switch to the On or Off position.

When Bluetooth is on, the icon appears in the status bar.

Pair With Another Bluetooth Device

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Connected devices > Bluetooth.

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

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

4. Touch the device you want to pair with.

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

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

NOTE:

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

Forget a Bluetooth Device

You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you must search for it and may need to enter or confirm a passkey again.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Connected devices > Bluetooth and ensure that Bluetooth is turned on.

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

3. Touch FORGET.

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

You can connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. Your phone stores these files in internal storage or on a removable microSDXC card.

Connect Your Phone to a Computer via USB

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

2. The Use USB to options menu will automatically open, or you can open the notification panel and touch .

3. Choose one of the following options:

 Charge this device: Charge your phone via USB.  Transfer files (MTP): Transfer files on Windows

Mac®.

NOTE:

For Windows XP, install the drivers and Windows Media® Player 11 (or later version) when you use MTP for the first time.

PC or

 Transfer photos (PTP): Transfer photos or files if MTP is

not supported by your computer.

 Install driver: Install the driver needed for some USB

connection modes (such as MTP). You only need to install the driver on the same PC once.

NOTE:

You can also install the driver on the PC by running the executable file in the new CD-ROM drive.

Disconnect Your Phone From the Computer

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

Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Device Storage

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

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

CAUTION:

As part of the device storage, the microSDXC card may have data on it that is necessary for some apps to function normally. Therefore, do not remove or replace the card randomly.

Set Up the microSDXC Card as Portable Storage

When you install a microSDXC card that has not been used in your phone before, the phone will mount the card as portable storage by default.

To remove the microSDXC card from your phone:

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

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Storage.

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

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

To erase and format the microSDXC card:

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Storage.

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

3. Touch > Storage settings and then touch Format.

4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.

CAUTION:

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

Set Up the microSDXC Card as Device Storage

If your microSDXC card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the card and use it as part of the device storage. If you move the microSDXC card to another device, you must format the card before using it.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Storage.

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

3. Touch > Storage settings and then touch Format as internal.

4. Touch ERASE & FORMAT.

CAUTION:

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

5. The phone will prompt you to move your photos, files and other data from the phone to the microSDXC card. Select Move now or Move later and touch NEXT. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue.

To move data between the phone and the microSDXC card:

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

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Storage.

2. Touch Internal shared storage or the microSDXC card name.

3. Touch > Migrate data > MOVE.

NOTE:

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

To remove the microSDXC card from your phone:

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

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Storage.

2. Touch the card name below Device storage.

3. Touch > Eject.

NOTE:

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

4. Touch EJECT.

5. When the screen shows that the card is safely ejected, you

can remove it from the phone.

To reformat the microSDXC card as portable storage:

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

NOTE:

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

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Storage.

2. Touch the card name below Device storage.

3. Touch > Format as portable > FORMAT.

CAUTION:

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

Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection

You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the Wi-Fi hotspot feature to create a mobile hotspot.

NOTE:

The Wi-Fi hotspot and tethering features need network support. Please contact your service provider for more information.

Share Mobile Data 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.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > 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 Bluetooth.

NOTE:

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

Share Mobile Data Through a Wi-Fi Hotspot

You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. The feature requires a data connection on a mobile network and may result in data charges.

NOTE:

When the portable Wi-Fi hotspot feature is enabled, you cannot use the phone’s Wi-Fi capability to access the Internet. You still remain connected to the Internet via the mobile data network.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi Hotspot.

2. Slide the switch to the On position. (If Wi-Fi was on, touch OK to turn it off.)

After a moment, the phone starts broadcasting its Wi-Fi network name (SSID).

3. On another device, locate your phone via Wi-Fi and connect with it to start using the phone’s mobile data.

NOTE: To stop sharing mobile data connection, slide the switch to the Off position.

Set Up the Wi-Fi Hotspot

You can change your phone's Wi-Fi network name (SSID), secure your portable Wi-Fi hotspot, and set other options.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi Hotspot.

2. Touch an option to configure its settings.

 Configure: Set your network name and security options

for the Wi-Fi hotspot

 Manage users: Block or unblock users, set the maximum

number of devices that can connect to the hotspot simultaneously, and view the list of connected users.

 More Settings: Set hotspot sleep notification and policy.

Phone Calls

You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial.

Placing and Ending Calls

Place a Call by Dialing

1. From the home screen, touch > .

2. Enter the phone number or the contact name with the

on-screen diapad. Touch to delete incorrect digits.

NOTE:

As you enter the number or the contact name, your phone searches for contacts that match. If you see the number and contact you want to dial, touch it to place the call immediately.

3. Touch below the dialpad to dial. You can also touch the search box at the top of the Phone app

screen and enter the phone number or contact name you want to call. Touch the matching contact or Call [number] to place the call.

NOTES:

 To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to

enter the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the country code, followed by the city/area code and then the phone number.



To redial the last call you made, touch > > >

and touch again.

End a Call

During a call, touch on the screen.

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/down key.

Reject a Call

When you receive a phone call, you can: Swipe down on the screen to reject the call.

- or -

Swipe from at the bottom left to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.

- or –

If the screen is unlocked, touch DECLINE to reject the call, or touch MESSAGE to reject the call and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.

NOTE:

To edit the preset text response from within the Phone app, touch

(in the top search field) > Settings > Quick responses.

Working With the Call History

The call history is a list of all the calls you've placed, received, or missed. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your contacts.

To open the call history, touch > > (in the top search field) > Call history.

Place a Call From the Call History

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch beside a number to call back.

NOTE:

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

Add a Call History Number as a Contact

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch the circle in front of a number.

3. Touch on the contact information tab.

4. To add the number to an existing contact, touch a contact in the list. To add a new contact, touch Create new contact.

Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry

1. Open the call history.

2. Touch a listing and then touch Call details to view more call information. While viewing the call details, you can:

 Touch to delete the entry.  Touch to call the number.  Touch Copy number to copy the number to the clipboard.  Touch Edit number before call to edit the number in the

dialer before calling it.

 Touch the circle in front of an entry to open the contact

information tab from the bottom of the screen. You can send a message, call back, edit the contact, add the contact to favorites, or add the number to contacts.

You can also block a number. Just touch a listing in the call history and touch Block number > BLOCK.

NOTE:

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

Using Options During a Call

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

NOTE:

The call merging and call holding features need network support. Please contact your service provider for more information.

 Touch to switch to the dialpad when you need to enter a

code (for example, the PIN for your voicemail or bank account) during the call.

 Touch to turn on or off the speaker.  Touch to mute or unmute the microphone.

 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.  Swipe from at the bottom left to reject the second call

and select a preset text message or edit one to send to the caller.

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 .

Adjusting Your Call Settings

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

NOTE:

Available options depend on the network. Some features need network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.

Set Contact Display Options

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

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings >

Display options.

2. Touch Sort by or Name format to set the order of the

contacts and the format of the contact names.

Set Sound and Vibration

Set the sound and vibration for incoming calls as well as dialpad sounds.

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Sounds and vibration.

2. Touch the option you want to configure.

 Touch Phone ringtone to select the ringtone for incoming

call notification.

 Switch on Also vibrate for calls to enable vibration for

incoming call notification.

 Switch on Dialpad tones to play sounds when you touch

the dialpad keys.

Set Options for Answering and Ending Calls

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Answer and end calls.

2. Touch the option you want to configure.

 Power button ends call: This option allows you to end a

call by pressing the Power key.

 Vibrate when call is answered: Select whether the

phone will vibrate when a call is answered.

Set Speed Dials

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

The 1 key is reserved to speed dial your voicemail.

To assign a speed dial key:

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Speed dial.

2. Touch a speed dial entry.

3. Select a number from the contact list.

Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Quick responses.

2. Touch a text message to edit it.

3. Touch OK to save the message.

Use Fixed Dialing Numbers

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

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings.

2. Touch Fixed Dialing Numbers and the following options are available.

 Enable FDN: Input the PIN2 code to enable the FDN

feature.

 Change PIN2: Change the PIN2 code for FDN access.  FDN list: Manage the FDN list.

NOTE:

The PIN2 code is provided by your carrier. Entering an incorrect PIN2 code more times than allowed can get your nano-SIM card locked. Contact your service provider for assistance.

Forward Incoming Calls

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

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings.

2. Touch Call forwarding.

3. Touch an available option to enable it.

Set Voice Privacy

This option allows you to enable enhanced privacy mode.

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings.

2. Switch on Voice privacy to enable this feature.

Set Plus Code Dialing

Plus Code Dialing allows the phone to automatically dial the international access code for your location when you touch and hold the 0 key in the dialpad.

To activate Plus Code Dialing:

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings > Plus code dialing setting.

2. Switch on Setup Plus Code Replacement to enable this feature.

To change the international dialing code:

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call settings > Additional settings > Plus code dialing setting.

2. Touch Replace Code of Plus Code.

3. Enter a new code and touch OK.

Set Call Blocking

You can add numbers to a blacklist to filter out calls and messages from these numbers.

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Call blocking.

2. Touch ADD A NUMBER.

3. Enter the phone number or touch > > Contacts and select a number from the contact list.

4. Touch BLOCK.

NOTE:

To unblock a number, touch on its right and touch UNBLOCK.

Set TTY Mode

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

Select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a TTY device, or turn TTY off.

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Accessibility > TTY mode.

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

 TTY Off: Users who can hear and talk can disable TTY

support.

 TTY Full: Users who cannot talk or hear may use this

mode to send and receive text messages through TTY device.

 TTY HCO: Users who can hear, but cannot talk, may use

this mode to listen to the other party, and respond via text messages.

 TTY VCO: Users who can talk, but cannot hear, may use

this mode to talk through the phone and receive responses via text messages.

Set Hearing Aids

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

clearly during the phone call.

1. Touch > > (in the top search field) > Settings > Accessibility.

2. Switch on Hearing aids to turn on hearing aid compatibility.

CAUTION:

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

Contacts

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

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

Contacts.

Adding a New Contact

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch 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 contact name, phone numbers, email addresses, and other information. Touch More fields if necessary.

5. Touch SAVE to save the contact.

Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts

You can import/export contacts 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. You can also quickly share contacts using Messages, Email, Gmail, Bluetooth and Google Drive.

Import Contacts From the nano-SIM Card

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

2. Touch > Settings > Import > Import SIM card.

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Export Contacts to the nano-SIM Card

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

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

3. Check the contacts you need and then touch .

Import Contacts From the Phone Storage or microSDXC Card

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch 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 Contacts to the Phone Storage or microSDXC Card

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

2. Touch > Settings > Export > Export 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.

Share Contacts

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

2. In the contact list, touch and hold the contact you want to share.

3. Check more contacts if needed and then touch .

4. Choose how to share the contacts. Options depend on the applications and services installed.

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

2. Touch a contact, and then touch > Link.

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 is no longer displayed in the contacts list.

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

linked contacts > ADD.

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. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts.

2. Touch a joint contact you want to separate.

3. Touch > View linked contacts > UNLINK.

4. Touch UNLINK to confirm.

Web Accounts

Adding or Removing Accounts

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

Add an Account

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts > Add account.

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

3. Follow the on-screen steps to enter the information about the account. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details may vary. You may also need to obtain some information from IT support or your system administrator.

When the account is successfully added, it is displayed in the Accounts menu in Settings.

Remove an Account

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

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts.

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

3. Touch REMOVE ACCOUNT > REMOVE ACCOUNT.

Configuring Account Sync

Configure Auto Sync Setting

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts.

2. Switch Automatically sync data on or off.

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

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

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

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

Sync Manually

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts.

2. Touch an account and touch Account sync.

3. Touch > Sync now. Or touch the types of information you want to sync.

Change an Account’s Sync Settings

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts.

2. Touch an account and touch Account sync. The Account sync screen appears, showing a list of information the account can sync.

3. When auto-sync is on, enable or disable items as you need. Items enabled on the phone will be kept in sync with the web. When auto-sync is off, touch a listing to sync that type of information between the phone and the web.

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

Setting Up the First Email Account

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

2. Touch an email server, and then enter the email address and password.

3. Touch NEXT to let the phone retrieve the network parameters automatically.

NOTE:

You can also enter these details manually by touching MANUAL SETUP or if automatic setup fails.

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

Your phone will show the inbox of the email account and start to download email messages.

Checking Your Emails

Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the interval you set when setting up the account.

You can also check new emails manually by swiping down on the message list.

Writing and Sending an Email

1. Open your email Inbox and touch .

NOTE:

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

2. Enter a contact name or email address in the To field.

Separate each recipient with a comma. You can also touch

to select recipients from your contacts or history.

NOTE:

To send a carbon copy or blind carbon copy to other recipients, touch beside the To field to open the Cc/Bcc field and enter the contact names or email addresses.

3. Enter the email subject and compose the email text.

4. Touch to add audio files, images, videos, and other types of files as attachments.

5. Touch at the top right of the screen to send the message.

Responding to an Email

Reply to or Forwarding an Email

1. Open the email you want to reply to or forward from the Inbox.

2. Choose one of the following:

 To reply to the sender, touch .

 To reply to the sender and all recipients of the original

email, touch .

 To forward the email, touch .

3. Edit your message and touch .

Mark an Email as Unread

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

 While reading a message, touch > Mark unread.  While in a message list (for instance, the Inbox), touch the

sender image beside the message(s), and then touch .

Adding and Editing Email Accounts

Add an Email Account

After setting up your first email account (see Setting Up the First

Email Account), you can add more email accounts and manage

them separately.

1. Open the Email app.

2. Touch > Settings > Add account.

3. Set up the account as you did with the first one.

Edit an Email Account

You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you check for email, how you’re notified of new mails, your email signature, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails.

1. Open the Email app.

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

3. Make the changes you want, and touch or touch when you’re finished.

Remove an Email Account

1. Open the Email app.

2. Touch > Settings and touch the account you want to remove.

3. Touch Remove account from this device > OK.

Changing General Email Settings

General settings apply to all email accounts you add.

1. Open the Email app.

2. Touch > Settings > General settings.

3. Make the changes you want, and touch or touch when you’re finished.

Messages

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

Opening the Messages Screen

Touch > . The Messages screen opens, where you can create a new message, search for messages, or open an ongoing message thread.

 Touch to write a new message or group chat.  Touch to search for a message using keywords.  Touch an existing message thread to open the conversation.

Sending a Message

1. On the Messages screen, touch .

2. Add recipients in 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 add more recipients and then touch .

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

If you want to send a multimedia message, touch to add a sticker, picture, video, audio, or location information to the message. See Adding an Attachment below.

4. Touch .

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

multimedia messages.

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

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

Adding an Attachment

 To add a photo, touch . Touch to snap a photo.

 To add a video, touch . Touch to start recording a

video and touch to stop recording.

 To add images or videos, touch . Touch a photo or video

thumbnail or swipe up to select more images or videos. You can also touch > to add audio files, images or

videos.



To add a GIF, touch .

 To add stickers, touch .  To add your location information, touch .  To add a voice recording, touch and hold to record a

voice message.

NOTE:

You can touch at the corner of an attachment to remove it from the message.

Replying to a Message

Messages you receive are appended to existing threads of the same number. If the new message comes from a new number, a new thread is created.

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

2. Type your reply in the text field at the bottom. You can touch

if you want to reply with an MMS.

3. Touch .

Forwarding a Message

1. On the Messages screen, touch the thread that has the message you want to forward.

2. Touch and hold the message you would like to forward.

3. Touch in the menu that opens.

4. Touch an existing thread, or touch NEW MESSAGE to enter a

recipient for the message.

5. Edit the content if you want.

6. Touch .

More 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 > BLOCK 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 and touch more to select them, and then choose to archive or delete them.

Web Browser

Use Browser to view web pages and search for information.

Opening the Browser

Swipe up on the home screen and touch Browser to launch the web browser. The browser also opens when you touch a web link

- for example, in an email or a text message.

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

Using Multiple Browser Tabs

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

Open a New Browser Tab

Touch > New tab. A new browser tab opens.

Switch Between Tabs

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

2. Swipe vertically to scroll through the list of opened tabs.

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

NOTE:

Swipe a thumbnail horizontally or touch its X to close the tab.

Downloading Files

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

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

The downloaded files are saved to your phone. You can view or open them in the Downloads app.

Changing Browser Settings

You can configure a number of settings to customize the way you browse the web, including several that you can use to control your privacy.

To open the Browser settings screen, touch > Settings.

Camera

Capturing a Photo

1. Touch > .

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

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

4. Lightly touch to take the picture.

Number Function

Use the filter to select a color effect or other special

effects. Change the flash setting (available only for the back

camera). Turn on or off the HDR feature (available only for the

back camera).

Change the camera settings.

View pictures and videos you have taken.

Capture a picture. Switch among the default PHOTO mode, VIDEO

mode, MANUAL mode and PANORAMA mode.

Touch to use special camera modes: MONO, TIMELAPSE and COLLAGE.

Switch between the front and back cameras.

WARNING!

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

NOTES:

 You can pinch or spread your fingers on the screen to zoom

in or out before taking a picture.

 In PHOTO (auto camera) mode, when you touch the screen

to focus, the exposure bar appears beside the focus point. You can drag

up or down to adjust the exposure.



When you use the front camera, you can touch FUNNY FACE to select a funny face effect for your selfie.

Using Manual Camera Mode

You can use the MANUAL camera mode to adjust more camera options for your photo, such as ISO, white balance, exposure, etc.

1. Touch > > MANUAL.

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

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

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

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

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

 Touch the camera option icons and use the slider to

adjust them, including ISO, exposure, white balance, and interval for time-lapse pictures.

3. Touch to take the photo.

Using Other Camera Modes

Besides capturing photos and videos in the traditional way, your Camera app offers other powerful and interesting camera modes.

Touch in the viewfinder screen to find them all.



MONO: Take a photo with only one color visible. Touch a color option, and then use the range slider to adjust the color selection to achieve the desired effect.

 TIMELAPSE: Set the time interval between each frame when

you record time-lapse videos with the back camera.

 COLLAGE: Capture two photos to create a collage.

Recording a Video

1. Touch > > VIDEO.

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

NOTE:

You can pinch or spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in or out before and during recording.

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

as a photo.

4. Touch to stop recording.

NOTES:

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

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

touch at the top to lock the focus.

To capture time-lapse video, touch > TIMELAPSE and



slide the time bar to select recording speed. Touch to start recording and to stop.

Customizing Camera Settings

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

NOTE:

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

Options in photo mode:

 Resolution: Set the image size for your photo.  Metering: Adjust the metering setting.  Timer: Set a time delay before the camera takes a picture

automatically after you touch the shutter icon.

 Composition: Show or hide grid or golden spiral for

balanced photo composition.

 Point-and-shoot: Available for the front camera. When this

feature is enabled, you can touch the viewfinder screen to take a photo.

 Smile: Available for the front camera. When this feature is

enabled, the phone will take a photo automatically when a smile face is detected.

 Mirror image: Available for the front camera. When this

feature is enabled, the captured photo will be saved as it is shown in the preview.



Selfie indicator: Available for the front camera. Capture natural-looking photos by looking at the selfie indicator on the screen.

 Gradienter: Enable or disable the level guide.  Shutter tone: Turn on or off the shutter tone.  Water mark: Apply a watermark to your photos. You can

customize the watermark.

 Geo-tagging: Select whether to store the location information

in your captured photos and videos.

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

automatically after you touch the shutter icon, or turn off this feature.

 Volume key: Use the Vol ume key as the shutter button or to

zoom in and out.

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

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

 Save location: Change the storage location for captured

photos and videos when a microSDXC card is installed.

 Help: Enable the Help icon on the viewfinder screen and

touch the icon to view help details.

 Reset defaults: Restore default camera and video settings.

Options in video mode:

 Video quality: Set the quality for your video.  Shutter tone: Turn on or off the shutter tone.



Geo-tagging: Select whether to store the location information in your captured photos and videos.

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

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

 Save location: Change the storage location for captured

photos and videos when a microSDXC card is installed.

 Help: Enable the Help icon on the viewfinder screen and

touch the icon to view help details.

 Reset defaults: Restore default camera and video settings.

Gallery

Opening Gallery

Swipe up on the home screen and touch Gallery to view your pictures and videos.

Working With Albums

When you open Gallery, touch ALBUMS to view all pictures and videos on your phone in a number of albums, or touch PHOTOS to view only the Camera album.

View Album Contents

Touch an album to view the pictures and videos it contains.

Share Albums, Pictures, or Videos

1. Touch and hold an item in the ALBUMS tab to select an album, or after you open an album, to select a picture or a video.

2. Touch more items that you want to share.

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

Delete Albums, Pictures, or Videos

1. Touch and hold an item in the ALBUMS tab to select an album, or after you open an album, to select a picture or a video.

2. Touch more items that you want to delete.

3. Touch > DELETE.

Working With Pictures

Touch a picture in an album to view the picture in full screen.

When viewing a picture in full screen, the following features are available.

Swipe horizontally to see more pictures or videos.

  Pinch a picture or video to make it smaller. You'll then see a

filmstrip-style view of all your pictures and videos in a row. Swipe left or right to scan through them all.

 In the filmstrip-style view, you can delete a picture or video by

swiping it up. If you accidentally delete one, touch Undo to retrieve it.

 Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or

spread them apart to zoom out or in.

 Touch , or to edit, share or delete the picture.

 Touch to rotate, edit or print the picture, set it as wallpaper

or contact photo, check file details, rename the picture or video, or browse the album contents in a slideshow.

NOTE:

Some options may not be available for certain albums or pictures.

Making a GIF or a Collage

You can put together a few pictures to make an animated GIF or a collage of pictures.

1. Open the Gallery app and touch > GIF maker or Collage maker.

2. Touch an album.

3. Touch the pictures you want. You can exit the album and open other albums to add more pictures.

 To make a GIF, touch 2 to 50 pictures in the order (or

reverse of the order) that you want them to appear in the GIF.

 To make a collage, touch 2 to 9 pictures.

The pictures you touched are displayed along the bottom of the screen. Touch to remove the pictures you do not

want.

4. Touch NEXT. The GIF or collage is displayed.

5. Touch the options along the bottom to adjust the final picture.

 For GIF, you can adjust the speed, play order, and image

size. Touch MORE to adjust each picture, and then touch MANAGE FRAME to change their order.

 For collage, touch TEMPLATE, FREE, or COLLAGE and

then select a border, shading, or style.

6. When you are satisfied with the final picture, touch to save the GIF or touch to save the collage.

NOTE:

The picture is saved to the picture_editor/GIF or picture_editor/Collage folder in your phone storage or your

microSDXC card.

Music

Swipe up on the home screen and touch Music to play audio files stored on your phone. Music supports a wide variety of audio formats, so it can play music you purchase from online stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and more.

Viewing Your Music Library

Open Music and touch All songs to view all your audio files or by categorized lists of artists, albums, and genres. You can also touch Favorites, Recently played or Folders to find songs, or view all your playlists in the My playlist section.

NOTE:

If an audio file is being played, its name and player controls are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Touch the area to open the playback screen.

Playing Music

Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the playback bar at the bottom of the screen to open the following playback screen.

Number Function

Return to the music library.

Song, album, and artist information.

Album artwork.

Turn on or off shuffle.

Add the song to the Favorites playlist.

Number Function

Playback control: Skip songs or pause and resume

playback. Drag the progress bar to jump to any part of the track.

Turn on or off Dolby sound effect. Toggle repeat mode. You can repeat the current

song, repeat the current playlist, or turn off repeat.

View the current playlist.

Get more options.

Managing Playlists

Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, so that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer.

 From any music library category, touch > Add to next to a

song to add it to a playlist or create a new playlist.

 In the My playlist section, touch a playlist to view its content.

You can then touch at the top right and select to add more songs to the playlist, rename or delete the playlist; touch >

Remove next to the song to remove it from the playlist.

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