ZTE Blade X Max User Guide
ZTE Blade
™
User Guide
X Max
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Contents
Getting started ..................................................7
Installing the nano-SIM card/microSDXC™ card ..................... 7
Charging the battery ........................................... 8
Extending the battery life ........................................8
Powering your phone on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Setting up your phone for the rst time .............................9
Locking/Unlocking the screen and keys ............................9
Using the touch screen .........................................10
Getting to know your phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Key functions .................................................13
Getting to know the home screen ................................ 14
Extending the home screen .....................................14
Personalizing ................................................... 16
Changing the system language ................................. 16
Setting the date and time ....................................... 16
Changing the ringtone and notication sound .....................16
Turning system sounds on/off ....................................17
Adjusting volumes ............................................. 17
Switching to silent or vibration mode ..............................17
Using Do not disturb mode ...................................... 18
Applying new wallpapers .......................................19
Changing the screen brightness .................................19
Setting the theme ............................................. 20
Setting the home screen transition effect .......................... 20
Protecting your phone with screen locks ........................... 20
Protecting your phone with screen pinning ........................21
Using your ngerprint ..........................................22
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Knowing the basics ..............................................24
Monitoring the phone status ....................................24
Managing notications .........................................25
Managing shortcuts and widgets ................................ 28
Organizing with folders .........................................29
Rearranging the primary shortcuts ............................... 30
Entering text ..................................................30
Changing input methods ....................................... 30
Google keyboard ............................................. 31
TouchPal keyboard ............................................ 33
Editing text ...................................................36
Opening and switching apps ...................................37
Uninstalling or disabling an app .................................38
Using two apps in split-screen mode ..............................38
Connecting to networks and devices .............................. 39
Connecting to mobile networks ..................................39
Disabling 2G service ...........................................40
Connecting to Wi-Fi
®
...........................................40
Using Wi-Fi Direct® .............................................43
Connecting to Bluetooth® devices ................................ 44
Connecting to your computer via USB ............................ 46
Using the microSDXC card as portable storage .....................48
Sharing your mobile data connection ............................ 48
Connecting to virtual private networks ............................50
Phone calls ....................................................52
Placing and ending calls .......................................52
Answering or rejecting calls .....................................53
Working with the call history ..................................... 54
Calling your contacts ..........................................55
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Checking voicemail ...........................................56
Using options during a call ...................................... 56
Managing multi-party calls .....................................57
Adjusting your call settings ...................................... 58
Contacts ....................................................... 63
Checking contact details .......................................63
Adding a new contact .........................................63
Setting up your own prole ...................................... 64
Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts ........................ 64
Working with favorite contacts ...................................65
Working with groups ...........................................66
Searching for a contact ........................................ 67
Editing contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Accounts ......................................................69
Adding or removing accounts ...................................69
Conguring account sync ...................................... 70
Email .......................................................... 71
Setting up the rst email account ................................71
Writing and sending an email ................................... 71
Checking your email ........................................... 72
Responding to an email ........................................72
Deleting an email account .....................................73
Adding and editing email accounts .............................. 73
Changing general email settings ................................ 74
Messaging .....................................................75
Opening the messaging screen ................................. 75
Sending a text message ........................................75
Adding an attachment ......................................... 76
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Replying to a message .........................................77
Deleting messages or threads ...................................77
Forwarding a message .........................................77
Changing message settings .................................... 77
Calendar ......................................................78
Viewing your calendars and events ..............................78
Creating an event .............................................79
Editing, deleting, or sharing an event .............................79
Changing calendar settings .................................... 80
Searching an event ............................................ 80
Browser ........................................................81
Opening the browser ..........................................81
Using multiple browser tabs .....................................81
Downloading les .............................................82
Using bookmarks .............................................. 82
Clearing browsing history .......................................83
Changing browser settings ......................................83
Camera ....................................................... 84
Capturing a photo ............................................84
Using manual camera mode ....................................86
Using other camera modes .....................................86
Recording a video ............................................. 87
Customizing camera and video settings ...........................88
Gallery ........................................................90
Opening the gallery ...........................................90
Working with albums ...........................................90
Working with pictures .......................................... 91
Playing videos ................................................ 93
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Music .........................................................94
Copying music les to your phone ................................94
Viewing your music library ...................................... 95
Setting a song as the default ringtone ............................95
Playing music ................................................. 96
Managing playlists ............................................97
Video Player ....................................................98
Opening the video library ....................................... 98
Playing and controlling videos ...................................98
Managing video les ..........................................99
FM Radio .....................................................101
Scanning and saving channels ................................. 101
Listening to FM Radio ......................................... 101
Editing a saved channel ....................................... 102
Turning off FM Radio .......................................... 102
Setting your radio region. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
More apps .................................................... 103
Argus ......................................................103
Backup & Restore ............................................103
Calculator ..................................................104
Clock ......................................................104
Dolby Audio
™
................................................105
Downloads .................................................. 105
File Manager ................................................106
Sound Recorder ..............................................106
Google apps ................................................107
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Settings ....................................................... 109
Wireless & networks ...........................................109
Device ..................................................... 111
Personal ....................................................115
System .....................................................119
Upgrading the phone software ...................................120
Troubleshooting ................................................121
Health and safety information .................................... 124
General safety ...............................................124
Radio frequency (RF) energy ...................................125
FCC compliance ............................................. 126
Hearing aid compatibility (HAC) regulations for mobile phones ......127
CTIA requirements ............................................128
Distraction ..................................................129
Product handling .............................................129
Electrical safety ..............................................132
Radio frequency interference ................................... 133
Explosive environments ........................................ 134
Warranty ...................................................... 135
Consumer limited warranty ....................................136
How to get warranty service ....................................139
Other warranty programs ......................................139
Specications ................................................. 140
Getting started
Installing the nano-SIM card/microSDXC card
The nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card can be installed or removed
while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSDXC card
before removing it (see Connecting to networks and devices – Using the
microSDXC card as portable storage).
Warning! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any nonstandard
nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard nano-SIM
card from your service provider.
1. Insert the tray eject tool into the hole on the
nano-SIM/microSDXC card tray, and pull
the tray out.
2. Place the nano-SIM and microSDXC cards
in the tray with the gold-colored contacts
facing down.
3. Carefully slide the tray back into place.
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CONTENTS GETTING STARTED
Charging the battery
Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to turn on,
nd a signal, and make a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as
soon as possible.
If the battery is low, there will be a pop-up message on the screen. As you
charge your phone, the screen will tell you the exact battery level each time
you wake up your phone.
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.
• Do not change the built-in rechargeable battery
in your phone by yourself. The battery can only be
changed by ZTE or a ZTE authorized service provider.
1. Connect the adapter to the charging/USB Type-C port.
2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet. If the
phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as
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.
or ,
• Use the Battery saver feature in Settings.
• Reduce the screen backlight time.
• Lower the screen brightness.
• Turn auto-sync, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth off when not in use.
• Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications using this
function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location;
each query drains your battery.
Powering your phone on/off
• Press and hold the Power key to power on your phone.
• To turn it off, press and hold the Power key to open the options menu. Tap
Power off.
Note: If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, press and hold the
Power key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone.
Setting up your phone for the rst time
When you rst power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory
settings (see Settings – Personal – Backup & reset), you may need to set it up
before using it.
1. Tap the language eld to select the language you want, and tap LET’S GO.
2. Follow the prompts to set up your Wi-Fi connection, Google services, name,
device protection, and other options.
Note: Users with low vision can tap Vision Settings on the initial setup screen
to customize accessibility features.
Extending the battery life
Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage, and
GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can follow these helpful tips to
conserve your battery power:
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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.
GETTING STARTEDGETTING STARTED
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 a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to
receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.
To unlock the screen and keys:
1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on.
2. Press and hold an empty area of the screen or
• Press and hold
• Press and hold
• Double-tap a notication to open the related app.
Note: If you have set a ngerprint, pattern, PIN, or password for your phone
(see Personalizing – Protecting your phone with screen locks and Using your
ngerprint), you’ll need to press your nger against the Fingerprint sensor,
draw the pattern, or enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.
to make a call.
to open the front camera.
to wake the phone, or
Using the touch screen
Your phone’s touch screen lets you control actions through a variety of
touch gestures.
• Tap – When you want to type using the on-screen keyboard, select on-
screen items (such as application and settings icons), or press on-screen
buttons, simply tap them with your nger.
• Press and Hold – To open the available options for an item (for example, a
message or link in a web page), press and hold the item.
• Swipe or Slide – To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your nger
vertically or horizontally across the screen.
• Drag – To drag, press and hold your nger with some pressure before you
start to move your nger. While dragging, do not release your nger until
you have reached the target position.
• Pinch – In some apps (such as Maps, Browser, and Gallery), you can zoom
in and out by placing two ngers on the screen at once and pinching
them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).
• Rotate the Screen – For most screens, you can automatically change
the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the
phone sideways.
Notes:
• The auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen orientation
to automatically change. Press the Home key > > Settings > Display >
When device is rotated > Rotate the contents of the screen.
• You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the
Status Bar twice and tapping Auto-rotate/Portrait.
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GETTING STARTEDGETTING STARTED
Getting to know your phone
Proximity and light sensor
Microphone
Front camera
Headset port
Earpiece
(back)
Back camera
Flash
Fingerprint
sensor
Nano-SIM/
microSDXC
card tray
Volume key
Key functions
Key Function
Power key Press and hold to turn Airplane mode on or off,
Power key
restart, or power off.
Press to turn the screen display on or off.
Touch screen
Home key Press to return to the home screen from any
application or screen.
Press and hold to access Google Search or
Now on Tap.
Home key/
Indicator light
Press to see recently used applications.
Double-tap to switch to the most recent application.
Back key*
Recent apps key*
Recent apps key
Press and hold to activate split-screen mode
(see Knowing the basics – Using two apps in split-
screen mode).
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* You can switch the positions of the Back key and Recent apps key.
Press the Home key > > Settings > Navigation key and select an option.
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GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED
Back key Press to go to the previous screen.
Volume key Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.
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 and
notication bar
Widgets
Folder
Shortcut
Primary shortcuts
Extending the home screen
Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets,
and more. Simply swipe your nger to the left or right to see the extended
home screen panels. You can add or remove home screen panels or adjust
the order.
Adding a new home screen panel
1. Press and hold an empty area of the home screen.
2. Tap Widgets or Themes.
3. Slide the home screen thumbnails left or right and tap
.
Deleting a home screen panel
1. Press and hold an empty area of the home screen.
2. Tap Home.
3. Swipe left or right to view the home screen thumbnails. Tap
right corner of a thumbnail.
4. Tap OK. The items on the panel will also be removed.
Note: When there is only one home screen panel, it cannot be deleted.
on the top
Adjusting the order of a home screen panel
1. Press and hold an empty area of the home screen.
2. Tap Home.
3. Swipe left or right to view the home screen thumbnails. Press and hold a
thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place you need.
Note: Tap
home screen.
at the bottom of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main
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GETTING STARTED
GETTING STARTED
Personalizing
Changing the system language
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Languages & input > Languages.
2. If the language you need is not shown in the list, tap Add a language and
select the one you want.
3. Press and hold next to the language you want to use, and drag it to
the top of the list.
3. Scroll through the list and select the ringtone you’d like to use.
4. Tap OK.
Notes:
• Many applications have their own notication sound settings.
• See Contacts – Editing contacts – Setting a ringtone for a contact for how
to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact.
• When selecting ringtones or sounds, tap the Music or Recording tab to
select an audio le saved on the phone or the microSDXC card.
Setting the date and time
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Date & time.
2. Set the date, time, time zone, and time format.
• To adjust the date and time automatically, tap to enable Automatic
date & time.
• To adjust the date and time manually, tap to disable Automatic date
& time, and then tap Set date / Set time.
•
To adjust the time zone automatically, tap to enable Automatic time zone.
• To adjust the time zone manually, tap to disable Automatic time zone,
and then tap Select time zone.
• To adjust the time format, tap to enable or disable Use 24-hour format.
Turning system sounds on/off
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Other sounds.
2. Tap Dial pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Charging sounds, Touch
sounds, Vibrate on tap, or Power up tone to toggle on or off.
Adjusting volumes
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Sound.
2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume, Ring volume, and
Notication volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio.
Note: You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use
by pressing the Volume key. If no media application is active, press the
Volume key to adjust the ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a
call), or tap and drag a volume slider to adjust other types of volume.
Changing the ringtone and notication sound
You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default
notication sound.
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Sound.
2. Tap Phone ringtone or Default notication ringtone.
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Switching to silent or vibration mode
You can set the phone to silent or vibration 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 ringtone volume slider to the left
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or press and hold the Volume down key to switch the phone to vibration
mode. Press the Volume down key again in vibration mode to switch the
phone to silent mode.
• Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Notication Panel, and
swipe down again to access the Quick Settings. Tap Sound, Vibrate, or
Silent to switch the phone to vibrate or silent mode or turn on the sound
(see Knowing the basics – Managing notications – Using Quick Settings).
• Press the Home key >
select Vibrate or Mute to switch to vibration or silent mode.
Note: Refer to Using Do not disturb mode below for another method.
> Settings > Sound > Notication mode and
Using Do not disturb mode
You can limit interruptions with Do not disturb mode. This mode silences your
phone so that it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate when you don’t want it to.
Turning on Do not disturb mode
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Sound > Do not disturb.
2. Tap Do not disturb and choose an option:
• Tap Never to disable the feature.
• Tap Always to immediately enable the feature.
• Tap Scheduled to enable the feature for a selected time period. Under
Set schedule, tap Days, Start time, and End time to make selections.
3. If you select Always or Scheduled, tap Disturb rules and choose an option:
• Tap Priority only to allow only notications that you have marked as
priority. Set these under Priority interruptions.
• Tap Alarms only to allow only alarms.
• Tap Total silence to block all notications.
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Notes:
• To set a Do not disturb exception for a specic app, press the Home
key >
tap to enable Override Do Not Disturb to allow its notications in Priority
only mode.
• You can also enable Do not disturb mode from the Quick Settings menu.
Swipe down twice to open Quick Settings, and then tap Do not disturb.
Adjust the settings and tap DONE when ready or MORE SETTINGS for the
full menu.
• To quickly turn off Do not disturb mode, press the Volume key and tap
END NOW.
> Settings > Notications. Select the app you want, and then
Applying new wallpapers
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen.
1. Press and hold an empty area of a home screen.
2. Tap Wallpapers.
3. Swipe left or right on the wallpaper panel to select a wallpaper, or tap
GALLERY or LIVE WALLPAPER to choose the image or animation you want
to use as the wallpaper.
Notes:
• Alternatively, you can press the Home key > > Settings > Display >
Wallpaper to pick an image from Gallery, Photos, Wallpapers, or an
animation from Live Wallpapers.
• If you select a photo from Gallery, you must position and resize the image
by swiping/zooming, tap , , or to select whether to apply it to the lock
screen, the home screen, or both, and then tap .
Changing the screen brightness
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Display > Brightness level.
2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.
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Notes:
• Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for available
light. Tap Adaptive brightness in the Display settings menu to turn the
feature on or off.
• You can also use the Quick Settings to manage the screen brightness
(see Knowing the basics – Managing notications – Using Quick Settings).
Setting the theme
1. Press and hold an empty area on the home screen.
2. Tap Themes.
3. Select a theme you like.
• Tap Pattern to create a pattern that you must draw to unlock the screen.
• Tap 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, select how you would like notications and
their contents to show when the phone is locked, then tap DONE.
Note: Remember the pattern, PIN, or password you set. Otherwise, you will
have to upgrade the phone software or contact customer service to use the
phone. See Upgrading the phone software.
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.
Setting the home screen transition effect
1. Press and hold an empty area on the home screen.
2. Tap Home.
3. Tap an effect, and the phone will demonstrate how it works. Tap other
effects until you nd one you like.
Protecting your phone with screen locks
You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you
need to press and hold the screen, and then draw a pattern or enter a
numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys.
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Security > Screen lock.
2. Tap None, Long press, Pattern, PIN, or Password.
• Tap None to disable screen lock protection.
• Tap Long press to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with a “press
and hold” gesture. You can unlock the screen by pressing and holding
an empty area on the lock screen.
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Turning on screen pinning
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Security > Screen pinning.
2. Tap the On/Off switch.
3. To add security for unpinning, tap the Lock device when unpinning switch,
select a security option, and follow the on-screen instructions if you do not
already have a pattern, PIN, or password set up.
Pinning a screen
1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.
2. Open the app you want to keep in view.
3. Press the Recent apps key.
4. If there are many app tabs, swipe up to nd on the front tab.
5. Tap > GOT IT.
Unpinning the screen
To unpin the screen and return to normal use, press and hold the Back key.
If you enabled the Lock device when unpinning option, unlock the screen with
your ngerprint, pattern, PIN, or password, depending on your screen lock and
ngerprint settings.
Using your ngerprint
With the Fingerprint sensor on the back of your phone, you can register up
to ve ngerprints and use them to unlock the phone or quickly open a
selected app, or simply press the Fingerprint sensor to take photos or
answer calls.
Note: The ngerprint feature is available only when a screen lock (Pattern, PIN,
or Password) is enabled. When the screen lock is reset to None or Long press,
all registered ngerprints are erased.
Registering a ngerprint
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.
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. Tap REGISTER or Fingerprint > Add ngerprint.
4. Follow the prompts to record the center and edges of your ngerprint.
5. Tap OK.
Note: Tap an existing ngerprint record to change its name or delete it.
Setting ngerprint actions
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.
2. Enter your pattern, PIN, or password.
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3. Tap to enable the ngerprint actions you want:
• Wake up and unlock your phone: When the screen lock is enabled with
a pattern, PIN, or password, you can wake up the phone and unlock it
with a registered ngerprint.
• Quick-open app: When the screen is locked, you can quickly open a
selected app with a registered ngerprint. Each registered ngerprint
can be assigned to a different app.
• 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.
Note: The Take photo and Answer call actions do not require a registered
ngerprint. Pressing the Fingerprint sensor with any nger can take a photo
or answer a call.
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Knowing the basics
Monitoring the phone status
The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service
status icons on the right side. Below are some of the icons you may see.
Indicators and icons
Indicator What it means
EDGE / 2G connected
3G connected
4G connected
4G LTE™ connected
Silent mode
Vibration mode
Do not disturb mode
(Priority only or Alarms only)
Do not disturb mode
(Total silence)
Battery low
Battery full
Battery charging
/
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Indicator What it means
No signal
Signal strength
Airplane mode
Bluetooth on
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network
Wi-Fi in use
Speakerphone on
Phone microphone off
GPS on
Wired headset
connected
Alarm set
Managing notications
The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides notication icons on
the left side. Below are some of the icons you may see.
Indicators and icons
Indicator What it means
New SMS/MMS
/
message(s)
New message(s) from
the Email app
New message(s) from
the Gmail app
Missed call
Call in progress
Call on hold
Song playing
/
Opening/Closing the Notication Panel
Notications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms,
as well as ongoing events, such as when you are playing music. You can
open the Notication Panel to view the details of notications.
Indicator What it means
Upcoming event
New Wi-Fi network
detected
Incoming le via
Bluetooth
Downloading data
Sending data
USB connected
Play Store updates
available
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• To open the Notication Panel, swipe your nger down from the top of
the screen.
• To close the Notication Panel, swipe your nger up from the bottom of the
screen or press the Back key.
Responding to or removing a notication
In the Notication Panel, you can respond to or remove notications. The
Notication Panel also supports expandable notications that let you perform
additional actions right from the notication itself.
• To respond to a notication, tap it.
• Slide down with one nger to expand certain notications. You can
also swipe two ngers vertically or pinch-zoom to expand or collapse
certain notications.
• To remove a notication, swipe it left or right.
• To remove all notications, tap CLEAR ALL at the end of the list of
notications.
To manage notications, press and hold a notication and tap MORE
SETTINGS. You can then congure the notication settings of the app that
created it. The options may include the following:
• Block all: Hide future notications from the app.
• Show silently: Do not allow the app’s notications to make sound, vibrate,
or appear briey on screen.
• On the lock screen: Show, hide all, or hide sensitive contents of the app’s
notications on the lock screen.
• Override Do Not Disturb: Allow this app’s notications when Do not disturb
mode is on and set to Priority only.
Note: If you block notications for an app, you may miss its important alerts
and updates. The notications of some apps cannot be blocked.
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Using Quick Settings
The Quick Settings in the Notication Panel make it convenient to view or
change the most common settings for your phone.
Swipe down with two ngers from the top of the screen, or open the
Notication Panel and drag the panel downward to view the following Quick
Settings. Swipe left or right to view more options; tap to add more.
• Brightness: Uncheck AUTO and drag the slider to adjust the screen
brightness.
• Bluetooth: Tap to turn Bluetooth on or off. Press and hold to open the
Bluetooth menu. (See Connecting to networks and devices – Connecting
to Bluetooth devices.)
• Wi-Fi: Tap to turn Wi-Fi on or off. Press and hold to open the Wi-Fi menu.
(See Connecting to networks and devices – Connecting to Wi-Fi.)
• Flashlight: Tap to turn the ashlight on or off.
• Location: Tap to turn location services on or off. Press and hold to open
the Location menu. (See Settings – Personal – Location.)
• Airplane mode: Tap to turn Airplane mode on or off. Press and hold to
access additional network settings.
• Data: Tap to turn mobile data service on or off. Press and hold to open
the Data usage menu. (See Connecting to networks and devices –
Connecting to mobile networks – Controlling mobile data use.)
• Sync: Tap to turn auto-sync of accounts data on or off. Press and hold
to open the Accounts menu. (See Accounts and Settings – Personal –
Accounts.)
• Do not disturb: Tap to turn on Do not disturb mode and select options.
Tap MORE SETTINGS for more options, or tap DONE to turn on Do not
disturb mode with the options you have selected. Tap again to turn off Do
not disturb mode. Press and hold to open the Do not disturb menu. (See
Personalizing – Using Do not disturb mode.)
• Auto-rotate / Portrait: Tap to turn auto-rotation of the screen on or off. Press
and hold to open the Display menu.
• Mobile Hotspot: Tap to turn the Wi-Fi hotspot feature on or off. Press and
hold to open the Mobile Hotspot menu. (See Connecting to networks and
devices – Sharing your mobile data connection – Sharing your mobile
data connection as a Wi-Fi hotspot.)
• Battery Saver: Tap to turn Battery saver on or off. Press and hold to open
the Battery saver menu. (See Settings – Device – Battery.)
• Sound / Vibrate / Silent: Tap to switch between sound, vibration, and silent
mode. (See Personalizing – Switching to silent or vibration mode.)
• Data Saver: Tap to turn Data Saver on or off. Press and hold to open the
Data usage menu. (See Settings – Wireless & networks – Data usage.)
• Nearby: Tap to open the Nearby menu. Nearby shows you apps and
websites for what’s around you.
Note: At the top of the Quick Settings screen, tap
rearrange Quick Settings icons, and tap to open the Settings menu
to add, remove, or
.
Managing shortcuts and widgets
Adding shortcuts and widgets
1. Press the Home key > to view apps.
Or, to view widgets, press and hold an empty area of the home screen and
tap Widgets.
2. Slide up or down to browse the available apps; slide left or right to browse
the available widgets.
3 .
Press and hold a widget or an app icon and drag it to a home screen panel.
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Moving shortcuts or widgets
1. Press and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen.
2. Drag it to the place you need.
Removing shortcuts or widgets
1. Press and hold a widget or shortcut on the home screen.
2. Drag it to to remove it.
Adjusting widget size
1. Press 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 shortcuts to them.
You can move or remove folders in the same way that you move or
remove shortcuts.
1. Press and hold a shortcut on the home screen and drag it to at the
top left.
2. Release the shortcut. A new folder will be created with the shortcut inside.
3. To add more shortcuts to the folder, press and hold each shortcut and
drag it over the folder before releasing it.
Notes:
• To rename a folder, tap the folder and then tap the name eld.
• To delete a folder, drag it to
.
Rearranging the primary shortcuts
The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area at the
bottom of all home screen panels. You can keep up to four items in addition
to Apps in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the
area to rearrange it.
Google keyboard
The Google keyboard 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.
Entering text
You can enter text using the on-screen keyboard. Some apps open it
automatically. In others, you open it by tapping where you want to type. You
can press the Back key to hide the on-screen keyboard. You can also enter
text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.
Enabling or disabling input methods
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Languages & input > Virtual
keyboard > Manage keyboards.
2. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or disable them.
Note: Some default input methods may not be disabled.
Changing input methods
1. When you use the on-screen keyboard to enter text, the icon appears
in the Status Bar.
Note: The icon appears only when more than one input method is
installed and enabled for use.
2. Open the Notication Panel and tap Change keyboard.
3. Select the input method you need.
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• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Press and hold some specic keys
to enter associated accented letters or numbers. For example, to enter È,
press and hold and
Then slide to choose È.
• As you type, suggested words appear above the keyboard. Tap a correctly
suggested word to select it. Press and hold a suggested word and drag it
to to remove it from suggestions.
• Tap to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also
changes to indicate the current case you are using: for lowercase, for
uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.
• Tap to delete the text before the cursor.
•
Tap to select numbers and symbols. You can then tap to nd more.
• Tap to choose emoji and emoticons.
• Tap to use Google voice typing.
• Press and hold to change the input languages or set up the Google
keyboard.
the available accented letters and number 3 appear.
•
Press and hold and slide to to change to a smaller keyboard for easier
one-handed typing. Tap / to switch to the right-hand or left-hand
keyboard, respectively. Tap to switch back to the full-sized keyboard.
Gesture typing
The Google keyboard supports the gesture-typing feature. Use this feature to
input a word by sliding from letter to letter on the keyboard.
To enable and use gesture typing:
1. Press and hold
Keyboard settings.
2. Tap Gesture typing > Enable gesture typing if this feature is turned off.
3. On the Google keyboard, slide your nger from letter to letter to trace a
word without lifting your nger until you reach the end of the word.
Start of the word
Notes:
• Tap to type when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, simply tap
the key once.
• Lift your nger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically
when you begin to trace the next word.
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TouchPal keyboard
The TouchPal keyboard offers three layouts: FULL, PHONEPAD, and T+. You can
tap to select a layout or an input language.
Note: The TouchPal keyboard defaults to the FULL layout.
You can also use Curve
nger from letter to letter or from word to word without lifting the nger.
®
and Wave™ to speed up text input by moving your
The FULL layout
The FULL layout offers an input experience similar
to a computer keyboard.
• The alphabetic keys: Tap the keys to enter letters.
You can also press and hold a key and slide to
choose more characters.
• The shift key: Tap to use uppercase. Double-
tap
to lock uppercase. This key also changes
to indicate the current case you are using:
uppercase, and
• Word prediction: Press and hold and tap the Prediction switch to turn
prediction off or on.
• Pre-dened texts: Tap
text. You can tap the arrow keys to turn pages, or tap
alphabetic keys.
• Slide up on the space bar or tap
• The delete key: Tap to delete text before the cursor. You can also slide
left on the key to delete an entire word.
• More options: Tap
use voice input, edit text, resize the keyboard, change keyboard themes,
and more.
when locked in uppercase.
to enter digits, symbols, and other pre-dened
to enter emoji or emoticons.
to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard,
for lowercase, for
to go back to the
The PHONEPAD layout
The PHONEPAD layout is similar to a phone pad.
Tap an alphabetic key repeatedly until the desired
letter or number appears. Press and hold the key
and slide left or right to choose the text you need.
If word prediction is enabled, just tap the keys once
and choose the right word.
End of the word
Start of the word
The T+ layout
If word prediction is disabled, tap to enter the left
letter on the key. Double-tap to enter the right
letter/symbol on the key. Press and hold a key and
slide left or right to choose more letters and symbols.
If word prediction is enabled, just tap the keys and
choose the right word.
Curve - Word gesture
Curve - Word gesture allows you to enter text by sliding your nger on the
screen from letter to letter to enter each word.
To enable and use Curve - Word gesture:
1. On the TouchPal keyboard screen, tap
check Curve® - Word gesture.
2. Tap
3. Move your nger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word
Note: Curve - Word gesture is only available in the FULL layout.
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> and tap inside a text eld to open the keyboard, and then tap
> FULL to switch to the FULL layout.
without lifting the nger until you reach the end of the word.
> Settings > Smart input and
Notes:
• Tap to type when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, simply tap
the key once.
• Lift your nger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically
when you begin to trace the next word.
Wave - Sentence gesture
Wave - Sentence gesture allows you to enter words by dragging candidate
words to the space key.
To enable and use Wave - Sentence gesture:
1. On the TouchPal keyboard screen, tap >
Settings > Smart input and check Wave™ -
Sentence gesture.
2. Tap > and tap inside a text eld to open the
keyboard, and then tap > FULL to switch to the
FULL layout.
3. Tap or use Curve to enter the rst word. As the rst
word appears on the text eld, candidate words
appear on the keyboard for you to choose from as the following word.
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4. Drag the correct candidate word to the space key to add the word to
the text eld.
Notes:
• If none of the suggested words are correct, type the word as you
normally would.
• Wave - Sentence gesture is only available in the FULL layout.
Google voice typing
Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to convert
speech to text. You must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network
to use it.
1. Tap on the Google keyboard or > on the TouchPal keyboard to
access the voice-typing feature.
2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.
3. You can continue entering text or tap an underlined word to change or
delete it.
Tip: Say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” “exclamation mark,” or
“exclamation point” to enter punctuation.
• Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace.
Then tap PASTE.
• Insert text from the clipboard: Tap the tab below the cursor, and then
tap PASTE.
Opening and switching apps
Opening an app
1. Press the Home key > .
2. Slide up or down on the screen and tap an app to open it.
Editing text
• Move the insertion point: Tap where you want to type. The cursor blinks
in the new position, and a tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move
the cursor.
• Select text: Press and hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest
word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs
to change the selection, or tap > SELECT ALL to highlight all words
for selection.
• Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then tap CUT or
COPY to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.
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Switching between recently opened apps
1. Press the Recent apps key. The apps you’ve used recently are displayed in
a series of tabs. Swipe up and down to see all the tabs.
2. Tap a thumbnail to open that app.
Notes:
• You can swipe a tab left or right or tap
remove it from the list. Tap Clear all to remove all tabs.
• Double-tap the Recent apps key to switch to the most recently used app.
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on the corner of the tab to
Uninstalling or disabling an app
1. Press the Home key > to open the application list screen.
2. Press and hold an application icon and drag the icon to or at the
top of the screen.
3. Tap OK to uninstall or disable the app.
Notes:
•
Not all apps can be uninstalled or disabled.
• To nd the disabled applications, press the Home key > > Settings >
Apps > All apps > Disabled. You can then tap a disabled app and tap
ENABLE to restore it. (Some apps cannot be enabled again, only uninstalled.)
Using two apps in 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.
Method one:
1. Press the Recent apps key to view your recently used apps.
2. Press and hold the tab of the rst app you want to use, and then drag it to
Drag here to use split screen.
3. If the second app you want to use is in the recent apps list, tap its tab. If
not, press the Home key > to nd and open the app you need.
Method two:
1. Open the rst app you want to use, and then press and hold the Recent
apps key.
2. Find and open the second app you want to use, either by pressing the
Recent apps key and tapping a tab or by pressing Home key > .
To turn off split-screen mode, drag to the top or bottom of the screen.
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Connecting to networks and devices
Connecting to mobile networks
Controlling mobile data use
To enable or disable data access:
1. Press the Home key >
2. Slide the Mobile Data switch to enable or disable mobile data use.
To get data services when roaming internationally:
1. Press the Home key >
Data Roaming.
2. Slide the Mobile Data switch to enable or disable roaming.
Note: Data roaming may incur signicant roaming charges.
Setting Access Point Names
You can use the default Access Point Names (APNs) to connect to the
Internet. To add a new APN, you may need to contact your service provider for
the required information.
1 .
Press the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks > Access Point Names.
2. Tap .
3. Tap each item to enter the required information.
4. Tap
Note: To set the APN to default settings, tap
> Save.
> Settings > Mobile networks > Mobile Data.
> Settings > Mobile networks > International
> Reset to default > CONTINUE.
Disabling 2G service
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Mobile networks.
2. Slide the Disable 2G switch to enable this feature, which disables 2G
service on the device.
Note: If 2G service is disabled, some apps and functions may not work in
areas with limited coverage.
Connecting to Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet
access at distances of up to 300 feet, depending on the Wi-Fi router
and your surroundings.
Turning Wi-Fi on and connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On
3. Tap a network name to connect to it.
4. If the network is secured, enter the password and tap CONNECT.
Note: Your phone automatically connects to previously used Wi-Fi networks
when they are in range.
Getting notied of open networks
1. Press the Home key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On
3. Tap
4. Slide the Network notication switch to the On
.
position to turn on Wi-Fi.
position.
position.
When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notications in the Status Bar when your phone
detects an open Wi-Fi network. Slide the Network notication switch to the
Off
position to turn off notications.
Adding a Wi-Fi network
You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name
(SSID) or when you are out of range.
To connect to a secured network, you rst need to get the security details from
the network’s administrator.
1. Press the Home key >
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On
3. At the bottom of the list of available Wi-Fi networks, tap Add network.
4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security or other network
conguration details.
5. Tap SAVE.
> Settings > Wi-Fi.
position.
Forgetting 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. Press the Home key >
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On
3. Tap the Wi-Fi network name, and then tap FORGET.
Note: If the Wi-Fi network you want to forget is not in the current list, tap
Saved networks for more.
> Settings > Wi-Fi.
position.
>
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