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Boost Warp 4G
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ZTE Boost Warp 4G User Guide

Boost Warp 4G
(N9510)
User Guide
Table of Contents
Get Started ................................................................................................................................ 1
Your Phone at a Glance ...................................................................................................... 1
Set Up Your Phone ............................................................................................................. 1
Set Up Voicemail ................................................................................................................ 3
Support Services ................................................................................................................ 3
Phone Basics ............................................................................................................................. 5
Your Phone’s Layout ........................................................................................................... 5
Turn Your Phone On and Off .............................................................................................. 6
Turn Your Screen On and Off ............................................................................................. 6
Touchscreen Navigation ..................................................................................................... 7
Your Home Screen ............................................................................................................. 8
Status Bar ..........................................................................................................................12
Enter Text ..........................................................................................................................14
Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................................22
Make Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................22
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Receive Phone Calls ..........................................................................................................26
Voicemail ...........................................................................................................................26
Phone Call Options ............................................................................................................28
Set Up Speed Dialing .........................................................................................................31
Call Log .............................................................................................................................31
Settings .....................................................................................................................................33
Airplane Mode ....................................................................................................................34
Wi-Fi Settings ....................................................................................................................34
Bluetooth Settings ..............................................................................................................34
Mobile Networks ................................................................................................................34
Data Usage ........................................................................................................................35
Call Settings ......................................................................................................................36
More Settings.....................................................................................................................39
Sound Settings ..................................................................................................................39
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Display Settings .................................................................................................................41
Storage Settings ................................................................................................................42
Battery ...............................................................................................................................43
Apps ..................................................................................................................................43
Connect to PC ...................................................................................................................44
System Updates ................................................................................................................44
Accounts & Sync ................................................................................................................44
Location Services ..............................................................................................................46
Security ..............................................................................................................................46
Language & Input ..............................................................................................................49
Backup & Reset .................................................................................................................51
Date & Time .......................................................................................................................51
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Accessibility Settings .........................................................................................................51
Developer Options .............................................................................................................52
About Phone ......................................................................................................................52
Contacts....................................................................................................................................53
Get Started With People ....................................................................................................53
Add a Contact ....................................................................................................................55
Save a Phone Number .......................................................................................................56
Edit a Contact ....................................................................................................................56
Synchronize Contacts ........................................................................................................58
Share a Contact ................................................................................................................. 59
Create Your Own Profile ....................................................................................................59
Import and Export Contacts ...............................................................................................59
Add a Contact to Favorites.................................................................................................60
Search for a Contact ..........................................................................................................60
Work With Contact Groups ................................................................................................60
Accounts and Messaging ..........................................................................................................63
Gmail / Google ...................................................................................................................63
Email .................................................................................................................................66
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Text Messaging and MMS .................................................................................................72
Social Networking Accounts ...............................................................................................80
Google Talk .......................................................................................................................82
Google+ .............................................................................................................................83
Apps and Entertainment ............................................................................................................85
Google Play Store App ......................................................................................................85
Navigation ..........................................................................................................................88
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Music .................................................................................................................................91
Web and Data ...........................................................................................................................97
Wi-Fi ..................................................................................................................................97
Sprint 4G Network .............................................................................................................99
Data Services ....................................................................................................................99
Virtual Private Networks (VPN) ........................................................................................ 101
NFC ................................ ................................................................ ................................. 103
Browser ........................................................................................................................... 103
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Camera and Video .................................................................................................................. 114
Take Pictures ................................................................................................................... 114
Record Videos ................................................................................................................. 116
Camera and Camcorder Settings ..................................................................................... 116
View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery .......................................................................... 118
View Photos in Your Social Networks .............................................................................. 120
Working With Photos ....................................................................................................... 121
Share Photos and Videos ................................................................................................ 123
Tools and Calendar ................................................................................................................. 127
Calendar .......................................................................................................................... 127
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Alarm & Timer .................................................................................................................. 134
Calculator ........................................................................................................................ 134
File Manager .................................................................................................................... 135
Sound Recorder ............................................................................................................... 135
Voice Commands ............................................................................................................ 136
Bluetooth ......................................................................................................................... 136
Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology ................................................................. 142
microSD Card .................................................................................................................. 142
Update Your Phone ......................................................................................................... 146
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Index ....................................................................................................................................... 149
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Get Started
The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and Boost Mobile service the first time.
Your Phone at a Glance Set Up Your Phone Set Up Voicemail Support Services
Your Phone at a Glance
The following illustration outlines your phone’s primary external features and buttons.
Set Up Your Phone
You must first install and charge the battery to begin setting up your phone.
1. Install the battery. Insert a coin or other flat object into the slot at the bottom of the battery compartment
cover and lift the cover up gently.
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Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently press the battery into place.
Replace the battery compartment cover, making sure all the tabs are secure and
there are no gaps around the cover.
Note: When you insert the battery, your phone may power on automatically.
2. Charge your battery. Plug the USB connector into the charger/accessory jack on the lower left side of your
phone.
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Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet.
Note: Your phone’s battery should have enough charge for the phone to turn on and find a
signal, set up voicemail, and make a call. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible.
3. Press and hold the Power Button to turn the phone on.
Set Up Voicemail
You should set up your Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated. Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access. Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off.
1. Touch > . (If your screen is locked, press the Power Button to turn on the display and then touch and hold to unlock the screen.)
2. Touch , if the screen is not already on the dial screen.
3. Touch and hold to dial your voicemail number.
4. Follow the system prompts to:
Create your password. Record your name announcement. Record your greeting.
Note: Voicemail Password – Boost Mobile strongly recommend that you create a password
when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access. Without a password, anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your voicemail messages.
Support Services
411 and Operator Services let you easily access information and calling assistance from your Boost Mobile phone.
411
411 gives you access to a variety of services and information, including residential, business, and government listings; movie listings or showtimes; driving directions, restaurant reservations, and major local event information. You can get up to three pieces of information per call, and the operator can automatically connect your call at no additional charge.
There is a per-call charge to use 411, and you will be billed for airtime.
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► Touch > , and then touch ..
Operator Services
Operator Services provides assistance when you place collect calls or when you place calls billed to a local telephone calling card or third party.
► Touch > , and then touch .
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Phone Basics
Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you. The following topics will introduce the basic functions and features of your phone.
Your Phone’s Layout Turn Your Phone On and Off Turn Your Screen On and Off Touchscreen Navigation Your Home Screen Status Bar Enter Text
Your Phone’s Layout
The illustrations and descriptions below outline your phone’s basic layout.
Key Functions
● Power Button lets you turn the phone on or off or turn the screen on or off, restart the
phone, or switch your phone to silent mode, vibration mode, or airplane mode.
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● Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts.
● Volume Buttons allow you to adjust the ringer or media volume or adjust the voice
volume during a call.
● Camera Button lets you activate the camera and take pictures or videos.
● Touchscreen lets you view and control all the features of your phone.
● Front Camera Lens and Back Camera Lens let you take pictures and videos.
● 3.5 mm Headset Jack allows you to plug in either a stereo headset or an optional
headset for convenient, hands-free conversations.
CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone.
● Flash helps illuminate subjects in low-light environments when the camera is focusing
and capturing a photo or video.
● Speaker lets you hear the different ringers and sounds. The speaker also lets you hear
the caller’s voice in speakerphone mode.
● Charger/micro-USB Jack allows you to connect the phone charger or the USB cable
(included).
CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone.
Turn Your Phone On and Off
The instructions below explain how to turn your phone on and off.
Turn Your Phone On
► Press and hold the Power Button.
Turn Your Phone Off
► Press and hold the Power Button to open the phone options menu. Touch Power off
and then touch OK to turn the phone off.
Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery is charging).
Turn Your Screen On and Off
Your phone allows you to quickly turn the screen off when not in use and to turn it back on and unlock it when you need it.
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Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use
► To quickly turn the screen off, press the Power Button. Pressing the Power Button
again or receiving an incoming call will turn on your phone screen and show the lock screen or incoming call screen.
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’s screen is off.
Note: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see “Sleep” in
Display Settings.
Turn the Screen On and Unlock It
1. To turn the screen on, press the Power Button.
2. Touch and hold to unlock the screen. If you have set up a screen lock, you will be prompted to look at the phone, draw the
pattern, or enter the password or PIN. See “Screen Lock” in Security.
Touchscreen Navigation
Your phone’s touchscreen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures.
Touch
When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger.
Touch and Hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a link in a web page), touch and hold the item.
Swipe or Slide
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.
Drag
To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.
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Flick
Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quick strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.
Rotate
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. See Touchscreen Keyboards for more details.
Note: The Auto-rotate screen check box in > > Settings > Accessibility needs
to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change.
Pinch and Spread
“Pinch” the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or “spread” the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or a web page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to zoom in.)
Your 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 application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens.
Customize the Home Screen Extended Home Screens Open and Switch Apps
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Customize the Home Screen
Learn how to add, move, or remove items from the home screen.
Add Items to the Home Screen
1. Touch > .
2. Touch the APPS tab or the WIDGETS tab on top.
3. Touch and hold an application icon or a widget. Then drag it to the position you want in the home screen and release it.
Tip: You can drag the item to the right or left edge of the screen, to add the item to an
extended home screen.
Move or Remove Items on the Home Screen
► Touch and hold the item you want to move or remove from the home screen.
To move the item, drag it to a new area and release it.
To remove the item, drag it to and release it.
Note: Removing an item from the home screen will not remove it from your apps list.
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Organize Icons With Folders
1. Touch if the screen is not already the home screen. Swipe the screen left or right if necessary.
2. Touch and hold an application icon. Then drag it over another one and release it. Both icons are now moved into the folder.
3. Touch and hold other icons and drag them to the folder and release them.
Note: To remove an icon from a folder, touch the folder to open it, and then touch and hold the
icon and release it after dragging it to the home screen.
Rename a Folder
1. Touch to display the home screen. Swipe the screen left or right if necessary.
2. Touch the folder to open it.
3. Touch the folder name area below the icons, and enter a new name.
4. Touch any blank area outside the folder to save the new name and close the folder.
Adjust Widget Size
1. Touch to display the home screen. Swipe the screen left or right if necessary.
2. Touch and hold the widget and then release it. An outline appears around the widget.
3. Drag the outline to resize the widget.
Note: Not all widgets can be resized.
Apply a New Wallpaper
1. Touch and then touch and hold a blank area of the home screen. – or –
Touch > > Settings > Display > Wallpaper.
2. Select a wallpaper source from Default wallpaper, Gallery, ID Wallpapers, Live Wallpapers, or Wallpapers.
3. Select the image or animation you want to use as the wallpaper. Some cropping may be needed for Gallery images.
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4. Touch Set wallpaper.
Extended Home Screens
In addition to the main home screen, your phone has four extended home screens to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and more. Touch and then drag across the
screen to move from the main screen to an extended screen.
● You cannot add more screens.
● While on an extended screen, touch to return to the main home screen.
Open and Switch Apps
All applications on your device, including those preinstalled and those you downloaded and installed, are grouped together so that you can access from the home screen. You can easily switch among several opened applications.
Open Apps
1. If the current screen is not the home screen, touch .
2. Touch .
3. Swipe left or right if necessary to find the icon of the app, and touch the icon.
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Note: To open other apps, touch to return to the home screen and repeat the above
Icon
Description
Bluetooth® on
Bluetooth® connected
Wi-Fi® connected
Wi-Fi® active
3G network available
4G network available
Signal strength
Mobile data active
Battery flat
Current battery charge level
Battery (charging)
steps.
Switch Between Recent Apps
1. Touch and hold to display a list of names and thumbnails of recently opened apps. If you’ve been using more apps recently than can fit on the screen, you can scroll the list up and down.
2. Touch a thumbnail to open that app.
Status Bar
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status information on the right side and notification alerts on the left. To view notification alerts, touch the status bar and drag it down.
Status Icons
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Airplane mode
Alarm set
Ringer off
Vibrate mode
Wired headset connected
Icon
Description
New message
New email
New Gmail
New Talk message
Problem with SMS/MMS delivery
/
Music playing
Updates available from the Play Store
Missed call
Call in progress
USB connected
GPS connected
Downloading data
Sending data
microSD card unmounted
Notification Icons
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microSD card removed
Enter Text
You can type on your phone using one of the available touchscreen keyboards.
Touchscreen Keyboards Android Keyboard Swype Text Input TouchPal Keyboard Tips for Editing Text Text Input Settings
Touchscreen Keyboards
The touchscreen keyboards let you enter text directly onscreen. They appear automatically when you touch a text entry field.
There are three types of input methods that you can use: Android keyboard, Swype, and TouchPal.
1. Touch a text entry field, so that a keyboard displays on the screen.
2. Flick down the status bar and touch Choose input method.
3. Select the input method that you need.
Android Keyboard
The Android Keyboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. Turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change to a larger layout as the phone switches to the landscape display.
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Note: The Auto-rotate screen check box in > > Settings > Accessibility needs to
be selected for using the keyboard in landscape mode. The landscape QWERTY 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 È, touch and hold . As the available accented letters and number 3 appear, slide your finger to choose È and release.
● Touch 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.
● Touch to delete the text before the cursor.
● Touch to select numbers and symbols. You can then touch to find more.
Also, often used symbols are displayed on top of the keyboard.
● Touch and hold and then swipe to choose the emoticons.
● Touch to use Google’s networked voice input.
● Touch and hold to change the input languages or Android keyboard settings.
Swype Text Input
While you can touch the onscreen keyboard to enter text, Swype Text Input can also speed up text input with a tracing finger gesture where you move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.
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● Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold a key to enter the number or
symbol located on the top of the key. Keep holding the key to bring up a series of characters available on that key, including associated accented letters, symbols or numbers.
For example, in English mode, touch and hold to enter 5. Keep holding to open a character and number list. You can select to enter T, þ, ^, or 5.
● Touch to use uppercase or lowercase. This key also indicates the current case:
for lowercase, for uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.
● Touch to change the text input language. Touch and hold this key to open a pop-up
menu for language selection.
● Touch to select numbers and symbols. Touch to enter the alternate symbol on a
key. Touch to go back to enter letters. Touch and hold to open a simple keyboard and you can enter numbers and certain symbols.
● Hold or touch to open an emoticon list. You can touch to find more emoticons.
● Touch to delete a character before the cursor. Touch and hold to delete an
entire word.
● Touch to start a new line.
● Touch to use voice input.
● Touch and hold to open the Swype settings.
To enter text via Swype:
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Move your finger from letter to letter to trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.
The following example shows how to enter the word “here”. Put your finger on “h”, and without
lifting, slide it to “e”, and then to “r”, and back to “e”. When complete, lift your finger off the screen and the matched words are displayed.
Tips for using Swype Text Input:
● To enter double letters, scribble slightly or make a loop on the letter. For example, to get
the "ll" in "hello", scribble (or make a loop) on the "l" key.
● Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you “Swype”
the next word.
TouchPal Keyboard
TouchPal Keyboard offers three layouts: Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad and CooTek T+. You can swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to switch the layout.
You can also use TouchPal CurveTM to speed up text input by replacing the key tapping operation with a tracing gesture where you can move your finger from letter to letter without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word.
Take the following steps to switch the keyboard layout.
1. Touch > > Settings > Language & input > (TouchPal Keyboard) > Keyboard layout.
2. Check Swipe layout.
3. In the TouchPal keyboard screen, touch and uncheck Curve, and then touch Close.
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4. Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to select the Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad or CooTek T+ layout.
Full QWERTY
● Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters.
● Touch to use uppercase or lowercase. This key also changes to indicate the current
case you are using: for lowercase, for uppercase, and when locked in uppercase.
● Slide right on to enable word prediction. Slide left on to disable word
prediction.
● Touch to change input language.
● Touch to enter digits, symbols, emoticons and other pre-defined texts. Touch
to find more. Touch / to lock or unlock the keyboard. Touch to go back to enter letters.
● Touch to start a new line.
● Touch or hold to delete text before the cursor.
● Touch to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard.
● Touch to set the TouchPal keyboard.
● Touch to open text editing options. You can select, cut, copy, paste, and delete text,
or move the cursor.
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● Touch to use voice input.
● Touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. You can touch the text field again to show
the keyboard.
12-Key PhonePad
Touch a key repeatedly until the desired letter or symbol appears. If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys once and choose the right word.
CooTek T+
Touch to enter the left letter on the key; Double-tap or flick right to enter the right letter/symbol on the key. If word prediction is enabled ( ), just touch the keys and choose the right
word.
TouchPal Curve
You can use TouchPal Curve to trace words on the Full QWERTY TouchPal keyboard.
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To enable and use TouchPal Curve:
1. When a TouchPal keyboard appears, touch and check Curve, and then touch
Close.
2. If you are not using the Full QWERTY layout, swipe left or right to switch to it.
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.
Tips for using TouchPal Curve:
● Touch when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, go ahead and touch.
● Lift your finger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically when you begin to
trace the next word.
Tips for Editing Text
Your phone gives you many options to make entering text easier, including copying, cutting, and pasting text, using voice-to-text input, customizing the user dictionary, using predictive text, and more.
● To move the insertion point, touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new
position, and a tab appears below it. Then drag the tab to move the cursor.
● To select text when editing, touch and hold or double-tap the text, so that the text
selection tabs appear. Then drag the tabs to change the text in between. To cancel the selection, simply touch unselected text.
● To cut or copy text, select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch (cut) or
(copy), or in landscape mode touch Edit > Cut or Edit > Copy.
● To paste text from the clip board, do one of the following:
Move the cursor to the insertion point and touch it. Then touch PASTE that appears.
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