ZTE Max Blue LTE User Guide
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Z986DL
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Table of Contents
Getting Started ..................5
Installing the Nano-SIM Card and a
microSDXC Card .......................5
Charging the Battery ...................5
Extending the Battery Life ..............6
Powering Your Phone On/O ...........6
Setting Up Your Phone for the
First Time ..............................7
Locking/Unlocking the Screen
and Keys ...............................7
Using the Touch Screen ................8
Getting to Know Your Phone ...........9
Getting to Know the Home Screen .....11
Personalizing ...................13
Changing the System Language .......13
Setting the Date and Time .............13
Changing the Ringtone and
Notication Sound ....................13
Turning System Sounds On/O ........14
Adjusting Volumes ....................14
Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode ..14
Using Do Not Disturb Mode ...........14
Applying New Wallpapers .............15
Setting the Theme ....................16
Setting the Home Screen
Transition Eect .......................16
Changing the Screen Brightness .......16
Protecting Your Phone With
Screen Locks ..........................16
Using Your Fingerprint ................17
Protecting Your Phone With
Screen Pinning ........................18
Knowing the Basics .............20
Monitoring the Phone Status ..........20
Managing Notications ...............21
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets .....24
Organizing With Folders ...............25
Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts ....25
Entering Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Changing Input Methods ..............26
TouchPal Keyboard ....................26
Google™ Keyboard ....................30
Google Voice Typing ..................32
Editing Text ...........................32
Opening and Switching Apps .........33
Connecting to Networks
and Devices .....................35
Connecting to Mobile Networks .......35
Connecting to Wi-Fi® ..................35
Connecting to Bluetooth® Devices .....38
Connecting to Your Computer
via USB ...............................40
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Using the microSDXC Card as
Portable Storage ......................41
Using USB On-the-Go (OTG) ...........42
Sharing Your Mobile Data
Connection ...........................42
Connecting to Virtual Private
Networks .............................43
Phone Calls ..................... 45
Placing and Ending Calls ..............45
Answering or Rejecting Calls ..........45
Working With the Call History .........46
Calling Your Contacts .................47
Checking Voicemail ...................47
Using Options During a Call ...........48
Managing Multi-party Calls ............48
Adjusting Your Call Settings ...........49
Contacts ........................ 55
Checking Contact Details ..............55
Adding a New Contact ................55
Setting Up Your Own Prole ...........55
Importing, Exporting, and
Sharing Contacts ......................56
Working With Favorite Contacts .......56
Working With Groups .................57
Searching for a Contact ...............58
Editing Contacts ......................58
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Accounts ........................60
Adding or Removing Accounts ........60
Conguring Account Sync .............60
Email ............................ 62
Setting Up the First Email Account .....62
Checking Your Emails .................62
Responding to an Email ...............62
Writing and Sending an Email .........63
Adding a Signature to Your Emails .....64
Adding and Editing Email Accounts ....64
Changing General Email Settings ......65
Messaging ......................66
Opening the Messaging Screen. . . . . . . . 66
Sending a Message ...................66
Replying to a Message ................67
Forwarding a Message ................67
Deleting Messages or Threads .........67
Copying a Message ...................68
Changing Message Settings ...........68
Calendar ........................69
Viewing Your Calendars and Events ....69
Creating an Event .....................70
Editing, Deleting, or Sharing an Event ..70
Changing Calendar Settings ...........70
Searching an Event ....................71
Browser .........................72
Opening the Browser .................72
Setting the Home Page ................72
Using Multiple Browser Windows ......72
Downloading Files ....................73
Changing Browser Settings ............73
Camera .........................74
Capturing a Photo ....................74
Using Dual-Camera Mode .............75
Using Manual Camera Mode ..........76
Using Other Camera Modes ...........76
Recording a Video .....................77
Customizing Camera and
Video Settings ........................77
Gallery .......................... 79
Opening the Gallery ..................79
Working With Albums .................79
Working With Pictures .................80
Playing Videos ........................82
Music ...........................83
Viewing Your Music Library ............83
Playing Music .........................84
Managing Playlists ....................85
Video Player ....................86
Opening the Video Library ............86
Playing and Controlling Videos ........86
Managing Video Files .................87
Sound Recorder ................. 89
Recording a Voice Memo ..............89
Playing a Voice Memo .................89
More Apps ......................90
Calculator ............................90
Clock .................................90
Dolby Audio™ .........................91
Downloads ...........................91
File Manager ..........................91
Wi-Fi Utility ...........................92
Google™ Apps ........................92
Settings ......................... 94
Wireless & Networks ..................94
Personal ..............................95
Device ................................99
Accounts ............................102
System ..............................102
Upgrading the Phone
Software .......................103
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Getting Started
Troubleshooting ...............104
For Your Safety .................108
General Safety .......................108
Radio Frequency (RF) Energy .........109
FCC Regulations .....................110
Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC)
Regulations for Mobile Phones .......111
Distraction ...........................112
Product Handling ....................112
Electrical Safety ......................115
Radio Frequency Interference ........117
Explosive Environments ..............118
Specications ..................119
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Installing the Nano-SIM Card (Included) and a
microSDXC Card (Not Included)
Power o your phone before installing or removing the
nano-SIM card or the microSDXC card. Unmount the microSDXC
card before removing it (see Connecting to Networks and Devices –
Using the microSDXC Card as Portable Storage).
NOTE: Your phone will come with the nano-SIM card already installed.
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 next to the
card tray and pull the tray out.
2. Place the nano-SIM card and the microSDXC card on the tray, as shown.
3. Carefully slide the tray back into place.
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.
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.
WARNINGS!
• Use only ZTE-approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved
accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.
• Do not remove the back cover. The battery is not removable. Removal may
cause re or explosion.
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Getting Started
Getting Started
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 adapter to the charging port.
2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall 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.
This device contains a nonremovable battery. Attempting to remove will void
your warranty and could cause serious injury. Do not damage, alter, or try to
remove the battery.
Extending the Battery Life
Active applications, screen brightness levels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi usage, and GPS
functionality can drain your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below to conserve
your battery power:
• Reduce the screen backlight time.
• Lower the screen brightness.
• Turn auto-sync, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth o 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/O
• Press and hold the Power/Lock Key to turn on your phone.
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• To turn it o, press and hold the Power/Lock Key to open the options menu. Tap
Power o > OK.
NOTE: If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, press and hold the Power/Lock
Key for about 10 seconds to restart the phone.
Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time
When you rst power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory settings
(see Settings – Device – Backup & Reset), you will need to set it up before using it. Select
the language and then follow the 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.
Locking the Screen and Keys
To quickly turn the screen o and lock the keys, press the Power/Lock Key.
NOTE: To save battery power, the phone automatically turns o 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 o.
Unlocking the Screen and Keys
1. Press the Power/Lock Key to turn the screen on.
2. Press and hold a blank area of the screen to unlock the phone, press and hold at
the bottom right to open the Camera app, or press and hold
Google voice commands. You can also double-tap a notication to open the related app.
NOTE: If you have set a ngerprint, an unlock pattern, a PIN, or a password for your
phone (see Personalizing – Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks or Using Your
Fingerprint), you’ll need to press your nger against the sensor, draw the pattern, or enter
the PIN/password to unlock your screen.
at the bottom left to use
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Getting Started Getting Started
Getting to Know Your Phone 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 screen option needs to be turned on for the screen orientation
to automatically change. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Display >
Auto-rotate screen.
• You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the Status Bar twice
and tapping Auto-rotate or Portrait.
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3.5 mm
Headset
Jack
Microphone
Nano-SIM/
microSDXC
Card Tray
Touch
Screen
Back Key*
* You can switch the positions of the Back Key and Recent Apps Key. Press the Home Key >
> Settings > Navigation key and select one option.
Earpiece
Charging/USB
Type-C Port
Proximity &
Light Sensor
Front
Camera
Volume
Up/Down
Key
Home
Key
Recent
Apps
Key*
Dual Flash
Power/
Lock Key
Dual-Lens
Camera
Speaker
Fingerprint
Sensor
Microphone
Getting Started Getting Started
Key Functions
Key Description
Press and hold to turn Airplane mode on or o, restart, or to
Power/Lock Key
Home Key
Recent
Apps Key
Back Key Press to go to the previous screen.
Volume Up/
Down Key
power o.
Press to change your phone to Sleep mode.
Press to wake up your phone.
Press to return to the home screen from any application or screen.
Press and hold to access Google Now™.
Press to see recently used applications.
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 application icons, shortcuts, folders,
widgets, and more.
Status &
Widget
Shortcut
Primary
Shortcuts
Notications
Wallpaper
Folder
Extended Home Screen Panels
Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more.
Simply swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels. You can add or
remove home screen panels, or adjust their order.
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Getting Started
Personalizing
To add a new home screen panel:
1. Press the Home Key > , or press and hold an empty area of the home screen and
select Widgets.
2. Press and hold an application icon or a widget and drag it to the right edge of the
screen to create a new home screen panel and put the icon or widget on it.
To delete a home screen panel:
1. Press and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide left or right to view the
home screen thumbnails.
2. Tap on the top right corner of a thumbnail.
3. Tap OK. The items on the panel will also be removed.
NOTES:
• A home screen panel cannot be left empty. If the icon, widget, or folder is the only
item on the current home screen panel, the panel will be deleted as you remove
the item.
• When there are only three home screen panels, you cannot delete any of them.
To adjust the order of a home screen panel:
1. Press and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide left or right to view
the home screen thumbnails.
2. Press and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place you need.
NOTE: Tap at the bottom of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main
home screen.
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Changing the System Language
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > Language.
2. Select the language you need.
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 turn on Automatic date & time.
• To adjust the date and time manually, tap to turn o Automatic date & time and
tap Set date / Set time to change the date and time.
• To adjust the time zone automatically, tap to turn on Automatic time zone.
• To adjust the time zone manually, tap to turn o Automatic time zone and tap
Select time zone to set the correct time zone.
•
To adjust the time format,
tap to turn on
Use 24-hour format.
Changing the Ringtone and Notication Sound
You can quickly customize the default ringtone for incoming calls and the default
notication sound.
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Sound & notication.
2. Tap Phone ringtone or Default notication ringtone.
3. Scroll through the list and select the ringtone you’d like to use.
4. Tap OK.
NOTE: See Contacts – Editing Contacts – Setting a Ringtone for a Contact for how to assign
a special ringtone to an individual contact.
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Turning System Sounds On/O
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Sound & notication > Other sounds.
2. Tap the switch beside each option to turn it on or o.
Adjusting Volumes
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Sound & notication.
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 Up/Down Key. If no media application is active, press the Volume Up/Down
Key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call).
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 Up/Down 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 Notication Panel and drag
the panel downward. Tap Sound or Vibrate to switch the phone to vibration or
silent mode.
• Press the Home Key > > Settings > Sound & notication > Notication mode
and select Vibrate or Mute to switch to vibration or silent mode.
NOTE: To restore normal sound settings, press or hold the Volume Up Key.
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 & notication > Do not disturb.
2. Tap Do not disturb and select Always or Scheduled.
3. Set the detailed settings.
• If you have selected Scheduled, set the days and start/end time you’d like your
phone to be in Do not disturb mode.
• Tap Disturb rules to choose if you’d like to allow certain notications or not.
– Priority only: Only notications you have marked as priority are allowed.
– Alarms only: Only alarms are allowed.
– Total silence: No notications are allowed.
• If you have allowed priority interruptions, you can customize the types of allowed
sounds or vibration under Priority interruptions.
NOTE: To turn o Do not disturb mode quickly, press the Volume Up/Down Key and
then tap END NOW.
Applying New Wallpapers
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen or lock screen.
1. Press and hold an empty place on the 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.
4. For Gallery images, tap , , or and tap to set the image as the lock screen
wallpaper, the home screen wallpaper, or both.
NOTES:
• In addition, you can press the Home Key > > Settings > Display > Wallpaper
to pick an image from Gallery, Photos, or Wallpapers, or an animation from
Live Wallpapers.
• Some cropping may be needed for Gallery and Photos images.
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PersonalizingPersonalizing
Setting the Theme
1. Press and hold an empty place on the home screen.
2. Tap Themes.
3. Tap a theme to select it.
Setting the Home Screen Transition Eect
1. Press and hold an empty place on the home screen.
2. Tap Eects.
3. Tap an eect and the phone will demonstrate how it works. When you have found one
you like, press the Home Key to exit.
Changing the Screen Brightness
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Display > Brightness level.
2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.
NOTE: With the proximity and light sensor, your phone can automatically adjust the
screen brightness for available light. Tap Adaptive brightness in the Display settings
screen to turn the feature on or o.
Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks
You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you can press and
hold a blank area on the home 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.
2. Tap Screen lock.
3. 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 tapping and holding a blank area on the
lock screen.
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• 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.
4. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select whether to protect your phone by requiring
your pattern, PIN, or password before it starts up. Tap CONTINUE.
NOTE: When this feature is enabled, your phone cannot receive calls, messages, or
notications until it starts up.
5. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you would like notications and their
contents to show when the phone is locked, then tap DONE.
NOTES:
• Screen lock options are listed in the approximate order of the strength of their security,
starting with None and Long press, which provide no security. A pattern provides
minimal security, although it can be more convenient than the stronger options.
• Remember the pattern, PIN, or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to upgrade
the phone software to use the phone (see Upgrading the Phone Software).
Using Your Fingerprint
With the ngerprint sensor on the back of your phone, you can register up to ve
ngerprints and use them to unlock the phone, or simply press the ngerprint sensor to
take photos, answer calls, or open a bound app when the screen is o or locked.
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 Fingerprint
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.
Personalizing
Personalizing
4. Follow the prompts to record the center and edges of a nger.
5. Tap OK.
NOTE: Tap an existing ngerprint record to change its name or delete it.
Setting Fingerprint Actions
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Security > Fingerprint.
2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN, or password you set.
3. Tap the switches to adjust the following settings:
• Wake up and unlock your phone: Press the ngerprint sensor to wake up the
phone and unlock it with a registered ngerprint.
• Quick-open app: Press the ngerprint sensor to open the bound app when the
screen is o or locked with a registered ngerprint.
• Take photo: Press the ngerprint sensor to take a photo when the Camera app is
open. No ngerprint verication is needed.
• Answer call: Press the ngerprint sensor to answer incoming calls. No ngerprint
verication is needed.
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-most tab.
5. Tap .
Unpinning the Screen
1. To unpin the screen and return to normal use, press and hold the Recent Apps Key.
2. If you have checked Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password before unpinning when
pinning the screen, press and hold on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter
the PIN/password.
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.
Turning on Screen Pinning
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Security > Screen pinning.
2. Tap the On/O switch.
3. If you have set a screen lock, you can tap Ask for unlock pattern/PIN/password
before unpinning. You will need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/password to
unpin the screen.
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Knowing the Basics
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
2G connected
/
4G / 3G connected
/
4G LTE™ connected
Do not disturb mode on
(Alarms only or Priority only)
Do not disturb mode on
(Total silence)
Ringer o
Vibration on
Battery low
Battery full
Battery charging
/
Alarm set
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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
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on
Mobile data in use
Speaker on
Phone microphone o
GPS on
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
/
New email message(s)
/
New Gmail message(s)
/
Missed call
Call in progress / Call on hold
/
microSDXC card mounted
Indicator What it means
Song playing
/
Upcoming event
New Wi-Fi network detected
Downloading / sending data
/
USB connected
Wired headset connected
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Knowing the Basics
Opening/Closing the Notication Panel
Notications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as
ongoing events. You can open the Notication Panel to view the details of notications.
• To open the Notication Panel, swipe your nger down from the top of the screen.
• To close the Notication Panel, swipe your nger up
press the Back Key.
from the bottom of the screen or
Responding to or Removing a Notication
In the Notication Panel, you can respond to a notication or remove the 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 right.
• To block notications from an app, swipe the app's notication left and tap . The
notications of some apps cannot be blocked.
• To remove all notications, tap .
• To manage notications you have received, press and hold a notication to identify
the application that created it. You can then tap and turn on/o some or all of the
following settings:
– Block all: Hide future notications from this app.
– Treat as priority: Show notications from this app when Do not disturb mode is
set to Priority only.
– Allow peeking: Allow this app to show certain notications briey in the
current screen.
– Hide sensitive content: Hide content in this app’s notications when the phone
is locked.
• Most apps that send notications, such as Gmail, have notication settings that you
can adjust.
NOTE: If you turn o notications for an app, you may miss its important alerts and
updates. The notications of some apps cannot be turned o.
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.
• Auto-rotate/Portrait: Tap to turn on or o the auto-rotate screen feature.
• Battery Saver: Tap to turn on or o Battery Saver. Press and hold to access 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.
•
Hotspot: Tap to enable the mobile hotspot feature and create a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Press and hold to access the Wi-Fi hotspot menu. See Connecting to Networks and
Devices – Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection.
• Airplane mode: Tap to turn on or o airplane mode.
• Flashlight: Tap to turn on or o the ashlight.
• Sync: Tap to turn on or o auto-syncing of accounts data. Press and hold to access the
Accounts menu. See Accounts or Settings – Accounts.
• Do not disturb/Priority only/Alarms only/Total silence: Tap to access the Do not
disturb menu and change its settings. See Personalizing – Using Do Not Disturb Mode.
• Bluetooth: Tap to turn on or o Bluetooth. Press and hold to access the Bluetooth menu.
See Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to Bluetooth Devices.
• Wi-Fi: Tap to turn on or o Wi-Fi. Press and hold to access the Wi-Fi menu. See
Connecting to Networks and Devices – Connecting to Wi-Fi.
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• Data: Tap to enable or disable data access over the mobile network. Press and hold to
access the Data usage menu. See Settings – Wireless and Networks – Data Usage.
• Location: Tap to turn location services on or o. Press and hold to access the Location
menu. See Settings – Device – Location.
• Brightness: Drag the brightness slider to adjust the screen brightness. Check AUTO to
make the phone adjust the brightness automatically.
NOTE: In the Quick Settings screen, tap at the top to access the Settings menu; tap
to view your prole in the Contacts app; tap to change control switch position.
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets
Adding Shortcuts and Widgets
1. Press the Home Key > to add shortcuts.
Or, to add widgets, press and hold an empty area of the home screen and
select Widgets.
2. Slide to browse the available applications or widgets.
3. Press 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.
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.
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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 several shortcuts to a folder.
You can move or remove folders the same way as moving or removing shortcuts.
1. On the home screen, press 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, press and hold each shortcut and drag it over
the folder before releasing it.
4. To remove a shortcut from a folder, tap the folder to open it. Press and hold the
shortcut and drag it to the home screen.
NOTES:
• Tap the folder and then tap the name eld to rename the folder.
• Drag the folder to to delete the folder and replace its shortcuts on the last
home screen.
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 four items in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcuts or
folders in or out of the area to rearrange the area.
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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 > Language & input.
2. Tap Current Keyboard > CHOOSE KEYBOARDS.
3. Tap a keyboard in the list to enable/disable it as an option for entering text.
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.
TouchPal Keyboard
The TouchPal keyboard oers three layouts: FULL, PHONEPAD, and T+. You can tap to
select a layout or an input language.
You can also use Curve® and Wave™ to speed up text input by replacing the key tapping
operation with a tracing gesture where you move your nger from letter to letter without
lifting the nger until you reach the end of the word.
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The FULL Layout
The FULL layout oers 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 capital key: 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.
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Word prediction: Press and hold and tap the Prediction switch to turn o or on .
• Pre-dened texts: Tap to enter digits, symbols, and more. You can tap the arrow
keys to turn pages, or tap to go back to the alphabetic keys. Slide up on the space
key or tap to enter emojis and emoticons.
• The delete key: Tap to delete text before the cursor. You can also press and hold
the key to quickly delete multiple characters, or slide left on the key to delete a
whole word.
• Voice input: Press and hold the space bar and speak into the microphone.
• More options: Tap to access the quick settings of TouchPal keyboard, use voice
input, edit text, resize the keyboard, change keyboard themes, and more.
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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.
Start of the word
End 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 > Settings > Smart input and check
Curve® - Word gesture.
2. Tap > and tap inside a text eld to open the keyboard, and then tap > FULL
to switch to the FULL layout.
3. Move your nger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word without lifting
the nger until you reach the end of the word.
NOTE: Curve - Word gesture is only available in the FULL layout.
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.
4. Drag the correct candidate word to the space key to add the word to the text eld.
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• Tap to delete the text before the cursor.
• Tap to select numbers and symbols. You can then tap to nd more or tap
to enter miniature icons.
• Tap to enter miniature icons such as expressions, astrological signs, and animals.
• Tap to use Google voice typing.
• Press and hold to change the input language or set up the Google Keyboard.
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 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.
• Press and hold and slide to to change to a smaller keyboard for easier onehanded 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. You use this feature to input a
word by sliding through the letters.
To enable and use gesture typing:
1. On the Google Keyboard, press and hold > Google Keyboard settings.
Or, press the Home Key > > Settings > Language & input > Google Keyboard.
2. Tap Gesture typing > Enable gesture typing if the feature is turned o.
3. Move your nger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word without lifting
the nger until you reach the end of the word.
• 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
the available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to choose È.
• As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard. Tap the correct one to
select it.
• Tap to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock uppercase. This key also changes color
to indicate the current case you are using.
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NOTES:
• Tap when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, go ahead and tap.
• Lift your nger 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.
You must have a data connection on a mobile or Wi-Fi network to use it.
1.
Tap to access voice typing when you are using the Google Keyboard, or ick down
the Status Bar when entering text and tap Change keyboard > Google voice typing.
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.
NOTE: Say “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” “exclamation mark,” or “exclamation point”
to enter punctuation.
Input Method Settings
Choose the input method settings by pressing the Home Key > > Settings >
Language & input.
In the Keyboard & input methods section, you can set the current input method and
choose the settings for input methods.
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. Tap >
SELECT ALL to select all the text, tap SHARE and choose an option, or tap ASSIST to
open Google Now.
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• Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then tap CUT or COPY to cut or
copy the text to the clipboard.
• Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace.
Then tap PASTE.
• Insert clipboard text in the text eld: Press and hold the tab below the cursor. 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.
NOTE: Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial letter of the app you
need, or tap the search box at the top to search for apps.
Switching Between Recently Opened Apps
1. Press the Recent Apps Key. A list of the names and thumbnails of apps you’ve recently
used opens. If you’ve been using more apps recently than can t on the screen, you
can scroll the list up and down.
2. Tap a thumbnail to open that app.
NOTE: You can swipe a thumbnail left or right or tap on the thumbnail to remove it
from the list. Tap Clear all to remove all thumbnails.
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Uninstalling or Disabling an Application
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:
• Preinstalled apps cannot be uninstalled, and not all apps can be disabled.
• To nd the disabled applications, press the Home Key > > Settings > Apps. Tap
All apps and select Disabled. You can then tap an application and tap ENABLE to
enable it.
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Controlling Mobile Data Use
To enable or disable data access:
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Data usage.
2. Slide the Mobile data switch to enable or disable mobile data use.
To get data services when roaming:
1.
Press the Home Key > > Settings > Mobile networks.
2. Slide the Data roaming 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 > Save.
NOTE: To set the APN to default settings, tap > Reset to default > CONTINUE.
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.
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 position to turn on Wi-Fi.
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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 position.
3. Tap > Advanced.
4. Slide the Network notication switch to the On 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 O position to
turn o notications.
Adding a Wi-Fi Network
You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its name (SSID) or add a
Wi-Fi network 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 > > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Tap > Add network.
4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security or other network
conguration details.
5. Tap SAVE.
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 > > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Tap the Wi-Fi network name and then tap FORGET.
Connecting 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 supply 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. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Tap > Advanced > WPS Push Button.
4. Press the WPS button on the wireless router and the access point will recognize your
phone and add it to the network.
Method two: PIN
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Tap > 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
the connection.
NOTE: For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access point, please refer to
its documentation.
nds the access point and congures
Adjusting Advanced Wi-Fi Settings
1. Press the Home Key > > Settings > Wi-Fi.
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