ZTE VFD710 User Manual
Vodafone Smart V8
User Manual
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Contents
Getting started .................................................... 8
Getting to know your phone ........................................... 8
Knowing the keys .......................................................... 9
Installing the nano-SIM ca rd and the microSD™ card .... 9
Charging the battery ................................................... 10
Extending the battery life .............................................11
Powering on/off ......................................................... 12
Setting up for the first time ......................................... 12
Locking/unlocking the screen and keys ....................... 12
Using the touch screen ............................................... 13
Getting to know the home screen ................................ 15
Personalising .................................................... 17
Changing the system language .................................... 17
Setting the date and time ............................................ 17
Changing ringtone and notification sound .................... 17
Turning on/off system sounds ..................................... 18
Adjusting volume ........................................................ 18
Using do not disturb mode .......................................... 18
Applying new wallpapers ............................................ 20
Changing screen brightness ........................................ 20
Using night mode ........................................................21
Protecting your phone with screen locks .......................21
Using your fingerprint ................................................. 22
Protecting your phone with screen pinning .................. 23
Knowing the basics ............................................ 24
Monitoring the phone status ....................................... 24
Managing notifications ............................................... 24
Managing shortcuts and widgets ................................ 27
Organising with folders ............................................... 27
Rearranging the primary shortcuts .............................. 28
Entering text ............................................................... 28
Editing text .................................................................. 31
Opening and switching apps ........................................ 31
Use two apps in split-screen mode .............................. 32
Uninstalling an app .................................................... 32
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Hiding apps ................................................................ 32
Connecting to networks and devices ................... 34
Connecting to mobile networks ................................... 34
Connecting to Wi-Fi ..................................................... 35
Using Wi-Fi Direct® ..................................................... 37
Connecting to Bluetooth devices ................................. 37
Exchanging data via NFC ............................................. 39
Using tap & pay .......................................................... 39
Connecting to your computer via USB .......................... 40
Using USB On-The-Go (OTG) ........................................ 41
Using the microSD card as por table or phone storage .. 41
Sharing your mobile data connection........................... 43
Connecting to virtual private networks ......................... 45
Phone calls ........................................................ 47
Placing and ending calls ............................................. 47
Answering or rejecting calls ......................................... 47
Working with the call history ........................................ 48
Calling your contacts .................................................. 49
Checking voicemail ..................................................... 49
Using options during a call .......................................... 49
Managing multi-party calls.......................................... 50
Adjusting your call settings .......................................... 51
Contacts ........................................................... 54
Checking contact details ............................................. 54
Adding a new contact .................................................. 5 4
Setting up your own profile .......................................... 54
Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts .................. 55
Working with favourite contacts ................................... 56
Searching for a contact ............................................... 56
Editing contacts .......................................................... 56
Web accounts ................................................... 59
Adding or removing accounts ...................................... 59
Configuring account sync ............................................ 59
Email ................................................................. 61
Setting up the first email account ................................ 61
Checking your emails .................................................. 61
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Responding to an email .............................................. 61
Writing and sending an email ...................................... 62
Adding and editing email accounts ............................. 63
Changing general email settings ................................. 63
Message+ ......................................................... 64
Opening the Message+ screen .................................... 64
Sending a message .................................................... 64
Replying to a message ................................................ 64
Forwarding a message ................................................ 65
Messaging ........................................................ 66
Opening the Messaging screen ................................... 66
Sending a message .................................................... 66
Replying to a message ................................................ 66
Forwarding a message ................................................ 67
Copying a message..................................................... 67
Web browser ..................................................... 68
Opening the browser ................................................... 68
Using multiple browser tabs ........................................ 68
Downloading files ....................................................... 68
Changing Chrome settings .......................................... 69
Camera ............................................................. 70
Capturing a photo ....................................................... 70
Recording a video ........................................................ 71
Using manual camera mode ....................................... 72
Using other camera modes ......................................... 72
Customising camera/camcorder settings ................... 73
Gallery .............................................................. 75
Opening gallery .......................................................... 75
Working with albums .................................................. 75
Working with pictures ................................................. 75
Retouching your pictures ............................................ 76
Making a GIF picture or a collage ................................ 77
Playing videos ............................................................ 78
Music ............................................................... 79
Viewing your music library ........................................... 79
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Setting a song as the default ringtone .......................... 79
Playing music ............................................................. 79
Managing playlists ...................................................... 80
Video player ...................................................... 82
Opening the video library ............................................ 82
Playing and controlling videos ..................................... 82
Managing video files ................................................... 82
FM radio ........................................................... 83
Scanning and saving channels .................................... 83
Listening to FM radio .................................................. 83
Editing a saved channel .............................................. 83
Other options and settings .......................................... 84
Recorder ........................................................... 85
Recording a voice memo ............................................. 85
Playing a voice memo.................................................. 85
Editing a voice memo .................................................. 85
More apps ........................................................ 86
Calculator ................................................................... 86
Clock .......................................................................... 86
Downloads ................................................................. 87
File manager ............................................................... 87
Private Space ............................................................. 87
Google apps ............................................................... 89
Settings ............................................................. 91
Wireless and networks ................................................ 91
Device ........................................................................ 93
Personal ..................................................................... 97
System ..................................................................... 100
Troubleshooting .............................................. 102
Getting started
Getting to know your phone
Front cam era
Proximity & ligh
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nano-SIM/
microSDXC
card tra
Power ke
Headset jac
Back camera
olume ke
Indicator light
Earpiece
ouch screen
Dual-flash
Fingerprint
sensor
Charging/
Speake
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micro-USB jack
Knowing the keys
Key Function
Power key Press and hold to turn on or off fl ight mode,
Volume key Press or hold either end of the key to turn the volume
(Home)
(Back)
(Recent
apps)
restart, turn on or off vibration or sound, power
off, or capture the screen.
Press to turn off or on the
up or down.
Touch to return to the home screen from any
application or screen.
Touch and hold to use Google Search.
Touch to go to the previous screen.
Touch to see recently used apps.
screen display.
Installing the nano-SIM card and the microSD™
card
A microSD card (optional, not included) can be installed or removed
while the phone is turned on. You need to unmount the microSD
card before removing it. See Using the microSD card as portable or
phone storage.
WARNING!
To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any oth er 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 Vodafone service.
1. Insert the tip of the tray eject tool into the hole on the card tray.
2. Pull out the card tray. You can place a nano-SIM card on the
right card slot, and place a microSD card on the left card slot,
as shown. Carefully slide the tray back into place.
Charging the battery
Your phone’s battery should have enough power for the phone to
turn on, find a 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.
NOTE:
Your phone supports QuickCharge 2.0. To use it, you need to buy the
compatible QuickCharge accessories which are sold separately.
WARNING!
Use only approved chargers and cables. The use of unapproved
accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to
explode.
WARNING!
Do not remove the back cover. The battery is not removable.
Removal may cause fire or explosion.
1. Connect the adapter to the charging jack. Ensure that the
adapter is inserted with the correct orientation. Do not force
the connector into the charging jack.
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2. Connect the charger to a standard AC power outlet. If the
phone is on, you’ll see a charging icon, such as
appear on the status bar.
3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.
NOTE:
If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on the
phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again after
charging the phone for at least 20 minutes. Contact the customer
service if you still cannot power on the phone after prolonged
charging.
Extending the battery life
Active applications, screen brightness le vels, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
usage and GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can follow
the helpful tips below to conserve your battery power:
Use the Power Manager feature in Settin gs.
Reduce the screen backlight time.
Lower the screen brightness.
Turn Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync 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, and each query drains your battery.
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Powering on/off
Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.
To power off, press and hold the Power key to open the options
menu and touch Shut down > OK.
NOTE:
If the phone freezes or takes too long to respond, you can press and
hold the Power key for about 16 seconds to restart the phone.
Setting up for the first time
When you first power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it
to factory settings (see Backup and reset), you need to do some
settings before using it.
Touch the language field to select the language. Then follo w the
on-screen prompts to set up your phone.
Locking/unlocking the screen and keys
Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the
phone to sleep mode) when not in use and to turn the screen back
on and unlock it when you need it.
To lock the screen and keys:
To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power key.
NOTE:
To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen
after some time of inactivity. You will still be able to receive
messages and calls while the phone screen is off.
To unlock the screen and keys:
1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on.
- or Double-tap on the screen to turn it on.
NOTE:
To enable this feature, select
Double tap to wake from the hom e screen.
2. Swipe up on the screen.
- or -
Swipe from a shortcut icon at the bottom to open the related
app or feature.
- or -
> Settings > Display >
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Touch a notification twice consecutively to open the related
app.
NOTE:
If you have set a fingerprint, an unlock pattern, a PIN or a password
for your phone (see Protecting your phone with screen locks and
Using your fingerprint), you’ll need to press your finger against the
fingerprint sensor, draw the pattern or enter the PIN/passwor d to
unlock your screen.
NOTE:
You can edit the shortcut icons on the lock screen. Select
Settings > Display > Edit lock screen shortcuts from the home
screen, touch a shortcut to change it, or touch Add shortcut to add
one.
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Using the touch screen
Your phone’s touch screen enables you to control actions through a
variety of touch gestures.
Touch
When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select
items on the screen such as the application and settings icons,
or press the onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your
finger.
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.
Pinch
In some apps (such as Maps, web browser, and Gallery), you
can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at
once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading
them apart (to zoom in).
Touch and Hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a
message or 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
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Getting to know the home screen
The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications,
functions, and menus. You can customise your home screen by
adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more.
Status bar
Google search
Folder
Shortcut
Primary shor tcuts
Extended home screen pane ls
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.
To add a new home screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen to access
the home screen thumbnails.
2. Slide left until + appears.
3. Touch + to create a new home screen panel.
To adjust the order of a ho me screen panel:
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide left
or right to view the home screen thumbnails.
2. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place
you need.
To open your favourite home screen app:
You can slide right on the home screen to open your favourite app
quickly.
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Rotate the screen
For most screens, you can automatically change the screen
orientation from por trait to landscape by turning the phone
sideways.
NOTE:
The auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the screen
orientation to automatically c hange. Touch
Settings > Display > When device is rot ated and select Rotate
the contents of the screen.
You can also acce ss the screen rot ation control by slidi ng down
the status bar twice, slide lef t and touch Auto-rotate/Portrait.
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> >
1. Slide right on the home screen to access the leftmost home
screen.
2. Slide right on the screen to open your favourite app.
NOTE:
> > Settings > Display and touch Favourite app
Touch
panel to turn on or off this feature, or touch Favourite home screen
app to select your favourite app.
To lock or unlock your home screen layout:
After the home screen layout is locked, you cannot add/remove
/adjust the home screen panel, or add/remove/move items on the
home screen.
1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen to access
the home screen thumbnails.
2. Touch
You can also touch
Lock home screen layout to lock or unlock the home screen layout.
/ to lock/unlock the home screen layout.
NOTE:
> > Settings > Display and touch
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Personalising
Changing the system language
1. Touch > > Settings > Languages & input >
Languages. The first language in the list is the default system
language.
2. Touch Add a language to add another language to the list.
Select the regional variant of the language if prompted.
3. To change the system language, touch and hold
the language you want and drag it to the top of the list.
NOTE:
To remove languages from the list, touch
the languages you want to delete.
> Remove and select
Setting the date and time
1. Touch > > Settings > Date & time.
2. Set the date, time, time zone, and time format.
To adjust the date and time automatically, turn on
Automatic date & time.
To adjust the date and time manually, turn off Automatic
date & time and touch Set date / Set time to change the
date and time.
To adjust the time zone automatically, turn on Automatic
time zone.
To adjust the time zone manually, turn off Automatic time
zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct ti me
zone.
To adjust the time format, touch Use 24-hour format.
Changing ringtone and notification sound
You can customise the default incoming call ringtone and the
default notification sound.
1. Touch
2. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification rington e.
3. Select the ringtone you want to use.
> > Settings > Sound.
NOTE:
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next to
If you have additional audio file s saved in the internal storage
or the microSD card, touch More Ringtones or More
Notifications on the top of the ringtone list to choose one as the
ringtone.
4. Touch OK.
NOTE:
See Set a ringtone for a contact for how to assign a special ringtone
to an individual contact.
NOTE:
To make the phone ringtone fade in when a call comes, switch on
Gradually increase ringtone.
Turning on/off system sounds
1. Touch > > Settings > Sound > Other sounds.
2. Touch Di al pad tones, Screen locking sounds, Touch sounds, or
Vibrate on tap.
Adjusting volume
1. Touch > > Settings > Sound.
2. Drag the sliders below Media volume, Alarm volume and Ring
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 Volu me key. If no media application is active, p ress
the Volum e key to adjust ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume
during a call).
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 o r vibrate when
you don’t want it to.
To turn on Do not disturb mode:
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to
access the Quick Settings.
2. Touch
3. Touch Total silence, Alarms only, or Priority only depending on
(Do not disturb).
whether you want to allow exceptions. You can customise the
exceptions when Priority only is selected.
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4. Touch Until you turn this off if you want to turn off Do not
disturb mode manually; touch
before Do not disturb mode turns off automatically.
5. Touch DONE.
NOTES:
Press and hold the Power key and touch
only quickly, or touch
Press the Volume key when no media application is active to
show the volume bar. Drag the slider to the left or keep
pressing the Volume down key to turn on vib ration. Press the
key again to turn on Alarms only.
To turn off Do not disturb mode quickly, press either end of the
Volume key and then touch END NOW when the screen is on, or
press and hold the Power key and touch
To set exceptions for Do not disturb mode (Priority only):
You can set reminders, events, and callers that you specify as
exceptions when Do not disturb mode is set to Priority only.
1. Touch
2. Turn on the switch next to the items you want to allow. Touch
NOTE:
When Repeat callers is switched on, you’ll receive a notification if
someone calls you a second time within a 15 minute period,
regardless of whether notifications from that person receive prio rity
status.
To set a Do not disturb rule:
If you want to allow all notification alerts through most of the time,
but want to limit alerts during certain times (like at night or on the
weekends), you can set a rule for Do not disturb mode.
1. Touch
2. Touch Add rule.
3. Enter the rule name, select Time rule or Event rule.
4. Enter a name for the rule and touch OK.
5. For a time rule, set the days, the start and end times, and set
> > Sett ings > Sound > Do not disturb >
Priority only allows.
Messages or Calls and set who can alert you of their messages
or calls.
> > Sett ings > Sound > Do not disturb >
Automatic rules.
or to set the time
to turn on Alarms
to turn on vibration.
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Do not disturb mode.
rule to stop at either the rule end time or by the next alarm
you've set in the Clock app.
For an event rule, select a Calendar account you want to make
the rule for, select the type of reply you want to use, and set Do
not disturb mode.
NOTE:
To turn on or off a rule, touch it to open its details screen and then
touch the on/off switch.
To block visual disturbances:
You can set Do not disturb mode to block visual disturbances such
as notifications.
1. Touch
Block visual disturbances.
2. Touch the on/off sw itches to choose whet her to block visual
notifications when the screen is on and off.
You can also choose whether to allow the
> > Settings > S ound > Do not disturb >
Applying new wallpapers
You can set the wallpaper for the home screen and lock screen.
1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen and then
touch WALLPAPERS.
2. Slide left or right on the wallpaper panel to select a wallpaper
or animation, or touch My photos to choose the image you want
to use as the wallpaper. Pinch on the image to crop it if
needed.
3. Touch Set wallpaper and select to set the wallpaper for the
home screen, the lock screen or both.
NOTE:
In addition, you can touch
Wallpaper to pick an image from Photos or Wallpapers, or an
animation from Live Wallpapers.
> > Settings > Display >
Changing screen brightness
1. Touch > > Settings > D isplay > Brightness level.
2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.
NOTE:
Your phone can automatically adjust the screen brightness for
available light. Touch Adaptive brightness in the Di splay settings
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screen to turn the feature on or off.
Using night mode
You can enable night mode to adjust the warm filter for eye care, or
set a schedule when night mode will be turned on.
1. Touch
2. Turn on the switch to enable night mode.
3. Drag the slider below Warm filter intensity to adjust the eye
> > Settings > Display > Night mode.
- or If you want to set a schedule when night mode will be turned on
automatically, touch Scheduled to switch it on and set the
start/end time.
care effect when night mode i s on.
Protecting your phone with screen locks
You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is
enabled, you need to swipe up on the screen, draw a pattern or
enter a numeric PIN or password to unlock the phone’s screen and
keys.
1. Touch
2. Touch None, Swipe, Pattern, PIN or Password.
3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select whether to protect
4. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you want
> > Settings > Security > Screen lock.
Touch None to disable the screen lock.
Touch Swipe to enable screen lock and allow unlocking
with a ‘swipe' gesture. You can unlock the screen by
touching the display and sliding up.
Touch Pattern to draw and redraw a pattern that you must
draw to unlock the screen.
Touch PIN or Password to set a numeric PIN or a password
that you must enter to unlock the screen.
your phone by requiring your pattern, PIN or password before it
starts up. Then follow the onscreen prompts to continue.
NOTE:
When this feature is enabled, your phone cannot receive calls,
messages, or notifications until it starts up .
notifications and their contents to show when the phone is
locked. Then touch DONE.
NOTE:
Remember the pattern, PIN or password you set. Otherwise, you will
have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone.
Using your fingerprint
With the fingerprint sensor on the back of your phone, you can
register up to 5 fingerprints and use them to unlock the phone or
access Private Space, or simply press the fing erprint sensor to take
photos or answer calls. You can also swipe down on the fingerprint
sensor to open the notification panel.
NOTE:
The fingerprint feat ure is only usable when the screen lock (Pattern,
PIN or Password) is enabled. When the screen lock is reset t o None
or Swipe, all registered fingerpr ints are erased.
To register a fingerprint:
1. Touch
2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN or password you set. If you
3. Touch REGISTER or Fingerprint > Add fingerprint.
4. Follow the prompts to record a finger.
5. Touch DONE.
Touch an existing fingerprint record to change its name or delete it.
To set fingerprint actions:
1. Touch
2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN or password you set.
3. You can set the following options.
> > Se ttings > Security > Fingerprint.
haven’t set a screen lock, follow the prompts to set it.
NOTE:
> > Se ttings > Security > Fingerprint.
Access Private Space: Press the fingerprint sensor to
access Private Space with a registered fingerprint. See
Private Space.
Take photo: Press the fingerprint sensor to take a photo
when the Camera app is opened. No fingerprint
verification is needed.
Answer call: Press the fingerprint sensor to answer
incoming calls. No fingerprint verification is needed.
View notification panel: Swipe down on the fingerprint
sensor to open the notification panel.
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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 per sonal
information.
Turn on screen pinning
1. Touch > > Settings > Security > Screen-pinning.
2. Touch the On/Off switch.
3. If you want to ask for the unlock pattern, PIN or password
before unpinning the screen, switch on Ask for unlock patte rn /
PIN / password before unpinning when the screen lock has
been set.
Pin a screen
1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on.
2. Open the app you want to keep in view.
3. Touch
4. If there are many app tabs, swipe up to find
5. Touch
Unpin the screen
To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touch and hold .
If you have asked for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before
unpinning the screen, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the
pattern or enter the PIN/password. You can also unlock the screen
with your fingerprint if you have regist ered one.
.
front-most tab.
.
on the
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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.
EDGE connected
3G/HSPA+ connected
/
4G connected
Do not disturb mode
on (Alarms only or
Priority only)
Do not disturb mode
on (Total silence)
ibration on
Battery low
Battery full
Battery char ging
/
Alarm set
Managing notifications
Notification icons
The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification
icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see.
New SMS/MMS
New message(s)
/
from the Email app
No signal
Signal strength
Flight mode
Bluetooth
Connected to a
®
Wi-Fi
network
Speaker on
Phone microphone
off
GPS on
Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot on
Wired headset
connected
New Wi-Fi
network
detected
Downloading
data
®
on
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/
New message(s)
from the Gmail™
app
Missed call
Call in progress
Call on hold
/
Sending data
USB tethering
on
microSD card
mounted
Song playing
Open/close the notification panel
Notifications 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 notification panel to view the details of
notifications.
To open the notification panel, swipe your finger down from the
top of the screen.
To close the notification panel, swipe your finger up on the
screen or touch
.
Respond to or remove a notification
In the notif ication panel, you can re spond to a notification or
remove the notifications. The n otification panel also supports
expandable notifications that let you perform additional actions
right from the notification itself.
To respond to a notification, just touch it.
Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications. You
can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch-zoom to expand or
collapse certain notifications, or touch
collapse certain notifications and bundled notifications.
You can take quick actions on some notifications. For example,
you can expand a new message notification and reply it.
To remove a notification, swipe it left or right.
To remove all non-persistent notifications, touch CLEAR ALL
below all the notifications.
To manage notifications you have recei ved, touch and hold a
notification, or slide it left or right a small amount and touch
, and then choose to silence or block the application, or
touch MORE SETTINGS to customise mo re notification settings.
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/ to expand or
See Notifications.
NOTE:
If you block notifications for an app, you may miss its impor tant
alerts and updates.
Use Quick Settings
The Quick Settings make it convenient to view or change the most
common settings for your phone.
Open the notification panel and you can find a few Quick Settings
on the top. To open the Quick Settings panel and find all setting
tiles, drag the notification panel downwards, or swipe down from
the top of the screen with two fingers.
NOTE:
You can swipe left or right on the Quick Settings panel to f ind all
setting tiles.
To turn on or off settings quickly:
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to open
the Quick Settings panel.
2. To turn on or off a se tting, touch its tile. To uch and hold certain
tiles to access more setting options. For example, touch and
hold the Wi-Fi tile to open Wi-Fi settings.
To customise the Quick Settings panel:
You can add, remove or rearrange the tiles on the Quick Settings
panel.
1. Open the Quick Settings panel.
2. Touch
Additional setting tiles may appear after you use the functions
On the Quick Settings panel, touch
at the top and do one of the following.
Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the position you want.
Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the section below to
hide it.
In the Drag to add tiles section, drag a tile up to show i t in
the Quick Settings panel.
NOTES:
they control.
Settings menu; touch
them.
to manage users or switch between
at the top to get to the
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Managing shortcuts and widgets
Add shortcuts and widgets
1. Touch > .
- or To add widgets, touch and hold an empty area of the home
screen and select WIDGETS.
2. Slide up or down to browse the available application s or
widgets.
3. Touch and hold a widget or an application icon and drag i t 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.
Move shortcuts or widgets
1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen.
2. Drag it to the pl ace you need.
Remove shortcuts or widgets
1. Touch and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen.
2. Drag it to
(Remove) to remove it.
Adjust widget size
1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then release
it.
2. An outline appears around the widget. Drag the outline to
resize the widget.
NOTE:
Not all widgets can be resized.
Organising 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. Touch and hold a shortcut on the home screen and drag it
quickly over another shortcut.
2. Release the shortcut. A new folder will be created and both
shortcuts are added into the folder.
3. To add more shortcuts into the folder, touch and hold each
shortcut and drag it over the folder before releasing it.
NOTE:
Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the
folder.
Rearranging the primary shortcuts
The home screen includes a customisable primar y shortcuts area at
the bottom visible from all home screens. You can keep at most four
items in the primary shor tcuts area. Drag shortcuts or folders in or
out of the area to rearrange it.
Entering text
You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some apps open it
automatically. In others, you open it by touching where you want to
type. Touch
text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.
Enable or disable input methods
1. Touch > > Setting s > Languages & input > Virtual
2. Touch Manage keyboards.
3. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or
NOTE:
Some default input methods may not be disabled.
Change input methods
1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, touch the
2. Select the input method you need.
NOTE:
The icon
installed and enabled.
to hide the onscreen keyboard. You can also enter
keyboard.
disable them.
at the bottom right corner of th e screen.
icon
appears only when more than one input method is
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Gboard
Gboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard.
When screen auto-rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and
the keyboard will change from portrait to landscape. The landscape
keyboard is not supported in all a pplications.
Gboard supports the glide typing feature. You can use this feature to
input a word by sliding through the letters.
To enable and use glide typing:
1. Touch and hold
keyboard settings.
2. Touch Glide typing and then touch Enable glide typing if this
feature is turned off.
3. Move your finger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a
word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the
word.
on Gboard and then touch Gboard
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
available accented letters and number 3 appear. Then slide to
choose È.
As you enter a word, candidates appear above the keyboard.
Touch to select the correct one.
Touch
Touch
Touch
Touch
Touch and hold
Touch and hold
Touch
NOTE:
The keyboard layout may change in different apps.
Glide Typing
to use uppercase. Double-tap to lock
uppercase. This key also changes to indicate the current case
you are using:
when locked in uppercase.
touch
icons, such as expressions, horoscopes, and animals.
Gboard.
keyboard layout for one-hand input.
for lowercase, for u ppercase, and
to delete the text before the cursor.
to select numbers and symbols. You can then
to find more or touch to enter miniature
to use Google voice typing.
to change the input language or set up
and then slide right to change the
to access more options.
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and the
End of the
Start of
the word
NOTES:
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 input the next word.
word
Google voice typing
Google voice typing uses the Google voice recognition service to
convert speech to text.
1. Touch
2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to
3. You can continue entering text to keep it or to delete it.
Say "comma," "period," "question mark," "exclamation mar k,"
or "exclamation point" to enter punctuation.
to access the voice typing feature when you are
using Gboard.
Or touch
typing.
type.
NOTE:
at the bottom right and select Google voice
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Input method settings
Choose the input method settings by touching > Settings >
Languages & input > Virtual keyboard from the home screen. You
can set the current input method and choose the settings for input
methods.
Editing text
Move the insertion point: Touch 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: Touch 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.
Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch
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 touch PASTE.
Insert clipboard text to the text field: Touch the tab below the
cursor and then select PASTE.
Opening and switching apps
Open an app
1. Touch > to open the application list screen.
2. Slide up or down on the screen and touch an app to op en it.
NOTE:
Drag the slider on the right side of the screen to the initial letter of
the app you need, or touch the search box at the top to search for
apps.
Switch between recently opened apps
1. Touch . The apps you’ve used recently are displayed in a
series of tabs. Slide up and down to see all t he tabs.
2. Touch a tab to open that app.
NOTE:
You can swipe a tab sideways or touch X on the tab to remove it from
the screen; touch
remove all unlocked tabs.
on the tab to lock it; touch CLEAR ALL to
NOTE:
Double-tap
opened apps.
to quickly switch between two most recently
Use two apps in split-screen mode
You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen mode.
NOTE:
Some apps may not support split-screen mode.
1. Open the first app you want to use and then touch and hold
The screen is divided into two.
-or to view your recently used apps, touch and hold the
Touch
tab of the app you want to use and drag it to the Drag here to
use split screen area.
2. You can do one of the following.
If the app you need is in the recent apps list, touch it to set
it as the second app.
Touch > to find the app you need and open it as
the second app.
To turn off split-screen mode, touch and hold
handle
on the screen to the edge o f the screen.
, or drag the
Uninstalling an app
1. Touch > to open the application list screen.
2. Touch and hold an application icon and drag the icon to
(Uninstall) at the top of the screen.
3. Touch OK to uninstall the app.
NOTE:
The pre-installed apps may not be uninst alled.
Hiding apps
You can hide apps in the application list screen.
1. Touch
2. Touch
3. Touch the apps you w ant to hide and touch
> to open the application list screen.
> Hide app.
.
NOTE:
.
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You can display the hidden apps again. Just touch
the application list screen, t ouch the hidden apps at the top and
then touch
.
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> Hide app in
Connecting to networks and devices
Connecting to mobile networks
Control mobile data use
To enable or disable data access:
1. Touch
2. Touch the Mobile data switch to enable or disable mobile data
To get data services when roaming:
1. Touch
2. Touch the Data roaming switch if it is turned off.
3. Touch the Data roaming reminder switch to turn on or off the
Data roaming may incur significant roaming charges.
Select preferred network type
1. Touch > > Se ttings > More > Mobile networks.
2. Touch Preferred network type and touch the type of network you
Set access point names
To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point
Names (APN). And if you want to add a new APN, please contact the
service provider to get the necessary information.
1. Touch
2. Touch Access point names and then touch
3. Touch each item to enter the information you get from your
4. Touch
To set the APN to default settings, touch
Select network operator
1. Touch > > Se ttings > More > Mobile networks.
2. Touch Network operators.
> > Se ttings > Data usage.
use.
> > Se ttings > More > Mobile networks.
reminder of data roaming.
NOTE:
prefer the phone to connect to.
> > Setting s > More > Mobile networks.
.
service provider.
> Save to complete.
NOTE:
> Reset to default.
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3. Touch Search networks to search for all available networks.
4. Touch a network in the network list to register manually.
You can also touch Choose automatically to select the
preferred network automatically.
Connecting to Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Intern et
access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi
router and your surroundings.
Turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network
1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position to turn on Wi-Fi.
3. Touch a network name to connect to it.
4. If the network is secured, enter the password and touch
CONNECT.
NOTE:
Your phone automatically connects to previously used Wi-Fi
networks when they are in range.
Get notified of open networks
1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi.
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch
4. Slide the Network notification switch.
When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar when
your phone detects an open Wi-Fi netwo rk. Switch off this option to
turn off notifi cations.
Add a Wi-Fi network
You can add a Wi-Fi network if the network does not broadcast its
name (SSID), or to add a Wi-Fi network when you are out of range.
To connect to a secured network, you first need to get the security
details from the network's administrator.
1. Touch
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch Add network at the bottom of the Wi-Fi networks list.
4. Enter the network SSID (name). If necessary, enter security or
.
> > Settings > Wi-Fi.
other network configuration details.
5. Touch SAVE.
Connect to a WPS network
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a feature that makes it easy to add
your phone to the access points which support WPS.
You can use one of the following methods to connect your phone to
a wireless network using WPS.
Method one: WPS button (Recommended)
1. Touch
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch
4. Press the WPS button on the access point and the access point
Method two: PIN number
1. Touch
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch > Advanced > WPS Pin Entry .
4. The WPS PIN number displays on the screen. Enter the PIN
After entering the PIN number, your phone automatically finds the
access point and configures the connection.
For detailed information about the WPS feature of the access point,
please refer to its user documents.
> > Se ttings > Wi-Fi.
> Advanced > WPS Push Button.
will recognise your phone and add it to the network.
> > Se ttings > Wi-Fi.
number into the access point's setup page.
NOTE:
Forget a Wi-Fi network
You can make your phone forget about 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. Touch
2. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the On position.
3. Touch
4. Touch the Wi-Fi network name and then touch FORGET.
> > Se ttings > Wi-Fi.
and touch Saved networks.
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