ZTE VFD820 Users Manual

Vodafone Smart X9

User Manual

About this manual

Thank you for choosing this mobile phone. In order to keep your phone in its best condition, please read this manual and keep it for future reference.

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Notice

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Version No.: R1.0 Edition Time: March 13, 2018

Contents

Getting started ................................................... 8

Getting to know your phone............................................8

Knowing the keys ...........................................................9

Installing the nano-SIM card 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, notification and alarm sound ......... 17

Turning on/off other sounds and vibration ................... 18

Adjusting volume ........................................................ 18

Using do not disturb mode .......................................... 18

Adding a mute switch on the lock screen ..................... 20

Applying new wallpapers ............................................ 20

Changing screen brightness ......................................... 21

Using night light .......................................................... 21

Showing or hiding the navigation keys .......................... 21

Protecting your phone with screen locks ....................... 21

Using your fingerprint ................................................. 22

Protecting your phone with screen pinning .................. 23

Knowing the basics ........................................... 25

Monitoring the phone status ....................................... 25

Managing notifications ............................................... 25

Managing shortcuts and widgets .................................27

Organising with folders ............................................... 28

Rearranging the favourites tray ................................... 29

Using app shortcuts.................................................... 29

Notification dots......................................................... 29

Entering text ............................................................... 30

Editing text ................................................................. 33

Opening and switching apps ....................................... 33

Use two apps in split-screen mode .............................. 34

Uninstalling an app ..................................................... 34

Connecting to networks and devices ................... 35

Connecting to mobile networks ................................... 35

Connecting to Wi-Fi (WLAN) ......................................... 36

Using Wi-Fi Direct® ..................................................... 38

Connecting to Bluetooth devices ................................. 38

Exchanging data via NFC ............................................. 40

Using tap & pay .......................................................... 40

Connecting to your computer via USB .......................... 41

Using USB On-The-Go (OTG) ........................................ 42

Removing or Erasing the microSD card ........................ 42

Sharing your mobile data connection........................... 42

Connecting to virtual private networks ......................... 44

Using emergency mode ............................................... 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 ......................................................... 55

Checking contact details ............................................. 55

Adding a new contact .................................................. 55

Setting up your own profile .......................................... 55

Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts .................. 55

Working with favourite contacts ................................... 56

Searching for a contact ............................................... 57

Editing contacts .......................................................... 57

Web accounts .................................................. 58

Adding or removing accounts ...................................... 58

Configuring account sync ............................................ 58

Messages ........................................................ 60

Opening the Messages screen .................................... 60

Sending a message .................................................... 60

Adding an attachment ................................................ 60

Replying to a message .................................................61

Forwarding a message .................................................61

More message options ................................................61

Web browser .................................................... 63

Opening the browser................................................... 63

Using multiple browser tabs........................................ 63

Downloading files ....................................................... 63

Changing Chrome settings .......................................... 64

Camera ........................................................... 65

Capturing a photo....................................................... 65

Recording a video ....................................................... 66

Using manual camera mode ....................................... 67

Using other camera modes ......................................... 67

Customising camera/camcorder settings ................... 68

Gallery ............................................................ 71

Opening gallery ........................................................... 71

Working with albums ................................................... 71

Working with pictures .................................................. 71

Retouching your pictures ............................................ 72

Making a GIF picture or a collage ................................ 73

Playing videos ............................................................. 74

Music .............................................................. 75

Viewing your music library........................................... 75

Setting a song as the default ringtone or notification

sound ........................................................................ 75

Playing music ............................................................. 75

Managing playlists ...................................................... 76

Video .............................................................. 78

Opening the video library ............................................ 78

Playing and controlling videos..................................... 78

Managing video files ................................................... 78

Voice recorder .................................................. 80

Recording a voice memo ............................................. 80

Playing a voice memo .................................................. 80

Editing a voice memo .................................................. 80

More apps ....................................................... 81

Calculator ................................................................... 81

Clock .......................................................................... 81

Downloads ................................................................. 82

File manager ............................................................... 82

Private Space ............................................................. 82

Google apps ............................................................... 84

Settings .......................................................... 86

Network & Internet ...................................................... 86

Connected devices ...................................................... 87

Apps & notifications ................................................... 88

Features ..................................................................... 90

Battery ....................................................................... 91

Display ....................................................................... 91

Sound ........................................................................ 92

Storage ...................................................................... 92

Security & location...................................................... 92

Accounts .................................................................... 95

Accessibility ............................................................... 95

Google........................................................................ 96

System ....................................................................... 96

Software updates ....................................................... 97

Troubleshooting ............................................... 98

Power key

Headset jack*

Type-C jack

Speaker

Dual-flash

lens

camera

sensor

SIM/

microSD card

tray

e key

Touch screen

Getting started

Getting to know your phone

Front camera

Indicator light

nano-

Dual-

Volum

Proximity & light sensor

Earpiece

Fingerprint

Charging/USB

Press to turn off or on the screen dis play.

volume up or down.

Touch to go to the previous screen.

split-screen mode.

* Supports CTIA headsets only

Knowing the keys

Key Function

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

Volume key Press or hold either end of the key to turn the

(Home)

(Back)

(Recent apps)

or off flight mode, or capture the scre en.



 Touch to return to the home screen f rom any

application or screen.

 Touch and hold to use Google Assista nt.

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

application.

 Touch and hold while using an app to activate

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 nee d to unmount the microSD card before removing it. See Removin g the microSD card from your

phone.

WARNING! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM car d cut from a SIM card. You can get a standard nano-SIM card from yo ur 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 eno ugh power for the phone to turn on, find a network signal, and m ake a few calls. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possib le.

If the battery is low, there will be a po p-up message on the screen.

WARNING!

Use only approved chargers and USB Type-C cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or, in the worst case, cause the battery to explode.

WARNING!

Do not remove the back cove r. The battery is not removable. Removal may cause fire or exp losion.

1. Connect the charger adapter to the phone charging jack. Do

not force the charger connector into the phone charging jack.

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

appear on the status bar.

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

NOTE:

If the battery is extremely low, you m ay be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged. In t his case, try again after charging the phone for at least 20 m inutes. Contact the customer service if you still cannot power on th e phone after prolonged charging.

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 help conserve your battery power:

 Use the Power-saver feature in Settin gs. See Battery.  Reduce the screen backlight time.  Lower the screen brightness.  Turn Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and auto-sync of f when not in use.

 Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications

using this function will periodically qu ery the GPS satellites for

your current location, and each query d rains your battery.

Powering on/off

 Press and hold the Power key to turn on your phone.  To power off, press and hold the Power k ey to open the options

menu and touch Shut down.

NOTE: If the phone freezes or takes too long to re spond, you can press and hold the Power key for about 16 seco nds to restart the phone.

Setting up for the first time

When you first power on your phone af ter you purchase it or reset it to factory settings (see Reset options ), you will need to setup the device before use.

Select the language field and follow th e on-screen prompts to setup your phone.

Locking/unlocking the screen and keys

Your phone allows you to quickly lock the sc reen and keys (put the phone to sleep mode) when not in us e and to turn the screen back on and unlock it, as needed.

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 aut omatically turns off the screen after some time of inactivity. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone sc reen is off.

To unlock the screen and keys :

1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on.

2. Swipe up on the screen.

- or -

Swipe from a shortcut icon at the bot tom to open the related app or feature.

- or -

Touch a notification twice consecutive ly to open the related app.

NOTE:

If you have set a fingerprint, an unloc k pattern, a PIN or a password for your phone (see Protecting your p hone with screen locks and

Using your fingerprint), you’ll need to press your finger against the

fingerprint sensor, draw the pattern o r enter the PIN/password to unlock your screen.

NOTE:

You can edit the shortcut icons on th e lock screen. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Dis play > Edit lock screen shortcuts, and then touch Lock sc reen layout to set the number of shortcuts, touch a shortcut to change it, or touch Add shortcut to add one.

Using the touch screen

Your phone’s touch screen enables yo u to control actions through a variety of touch gestures.

 Touch

When you want to type using the ons creen keyboard, select items on the screen such as the ap plication and settings icons, or press the onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger.

 Touch and Hold

To open the available options for an item (for example , a message or link in a web page), touc h and hold the item.

 Swipe or Slide

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag yo ur finger verticall y or horizontally across the s creen.

 Drag

To drag, press and hold your finger w ith some pressure before you start t o move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger from the s creen until you have reached the target position.

 Pinch

In some apps (such as Maps, web br owser, and Gallery), you can zoom in and out by placing two fing ers on the screen at once and pinching them toge ther (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in).

 Rotate the screen

For most screens, you can autom atically change the screen orientation from por trait to landscape by turning the phone sideways.

NOTE:

The auto-rotate fea ture needs to be enabled for the screen orientation to automat ically change. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > D isplay, and then switch on Auto-rotate scr een if it is turned off.

You can also access the screen rotation c ontrol by sliding down the status bar twice, slide left and touch Auto-rotate/Por trait.

Shortcut

Folder

Getting to know the home screen

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

Status bar

Google search

Favourites tray

Extended home screen panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more spac e for shortcuts,

widgets, or folders. Simply swipe righ t to left on the home screen to see the extended panels, if already con figured. You can also add or remove home screen panels, or adjus t their order.

To add a new home screen panel :

1. Touch to access the home screen.

2. Touch and hold an item such as a shortcut, a folder or a widget on the screen and drag it to the right edge of the screen to create a new home screen panel and put the item on it.

To move a home screen pane l:

1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide left or right to view the home screen thum bnails.

2. Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place you need.

To delete a home screen pane l:

No empty home screen panel is allow ed to exist. If the shortcut, widget or folder is the only item on th e current home screen panel, the panel will be deleted as you remov e the item.

To open your favourite home s creen app:

You can slide left to right on the hom e screen to open your favourite app quickly, which will require you to set i t up first time round.

Slide left to right on the home screen to access your favourite home screen app.

NOTE:

Swipe up on the home screen and to uch Se ttings > Display, and then touch Favourite app 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 s creen layout:

After the home sc reen layout is locked, you cannot add/remove /adjust the home screen panel, or add/remove/move items on the home screen.

1. To do this simply, touch and hold an empty area of the home screen to access the home screen th umbnails.

2. Touch the / symbol a t the top of the screen to lock/unlock the home screen layout.

NOTE:

Swipe up on the home screen and to uch Se ttings > Display > Lock home screen layout to lock or un lock the home screen layout.

Personalising

Changing the system language

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Syste m > Languages & input > Languages. The first language in the list is the default system language.

2. Touch Add a language and then the language you need. Select the regional variant of the language if prom pted.

3. Touch and hold a language and move it to the top to switch to that language.

NOTE:

To remove languages from the list, to uch > Remove and select the languages you want to delete.

Setting the date and time

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Syste m > Date & time.

2. Set the date, time, time zone, and time format.



To adjust the date and time automatic ally, 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, tur n off Automatic time zone and touch Select time zone to set the correct time zone.



To adjust the time format, touch Use 24- hour format.

Changing ringtone, notification and alarm sound

You can customise the default incoming call ringto ne, notification sound, and alarm sound.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sou nd > Ringtones.

2. Touch Phone ringtone, Default notification sound , or Default alarm sound.

3. Select the ringtone you want to use.

NOTE: If you have additional audio files save d in the internal storage or the microSD card, touch Add ringto ne at the bottom of the ringtone list to choose one as the ring tone.

4. Touch OK.

NOTE:

See Set a ringtone for a cont act for how to assign a special ringtone to an individual contact.

NOTE:

To make the phone ringtone fade in when a call comes, touch Settings > Sound and switch o n Gradually increase ringtone.

Turning on/off other sounds and vibration

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

2. Touch Dial pad tones, Screen-locking sounds, Charging sounds, Touch sounds, Vibrate on t ap, or Gradually increase ringto ne.

Adjusting volume

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

2. Drag the sliders below Ringtone volume, Notification vo lume, Media volume, and Alarm volume to adjust the volume for each type of audio.

NOTE: You can adjust the media volume when a media app lication is in use by pressing the Volume key. If no media application is active, pres s the Volume 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 or vibrate when you don’t want it to.

To turn on Do not disturb mod e:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to

access the Quick Settings.

2. Touch the word “Do not disturb” and turn on the switch at the

top right corner.

3. Touch Total silence, Alarms only, or Priority only depe nding on whether you want to allow exceptions . You can customise the exceptions when Priority only is se lected.

4. Touch Until you turn off Do not disturb if you want to tur n off Do not disturb mode manually; touch or to set the time before Do not disturb mode turns of f automatically.

5. Touch DONE.

NOTES:

 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 vibration. Press the key again to turn on Alarms only.

 To turn off Do not disturb mode quick ly, press either end of the

Volume key when the screen is on an d then touch TURN OFF NOW.

To set exceptions for Do not d isturb mode (Priority only): You can set reminders, events, and ca llers that you specify as

exceptions when Do not disturb mod e is set to Priority only.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sou nd > Do not disturb preferences > Prior ity only allows.

2. Turn on the switch next to the items you want to allow. Touch Messages or Calls and set who can ale rt you of their messages or calls.

NOTE: When Repeat callers is switched on, yo u’ll receive a notification if someone calls you a second time with in a 15 minute period, regardless of whether notifications fro m that person receive priority status.

To set a Do not disturb rule: If you want to allow all notification al erts 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 d isturb mode.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sou nd > Do

not disturb preferences > Ad d more.

2. Enter the rule name, select Time rule or Event rule.

3. Enter a name for the rule and touch OK.

4. For a time rule, set the days, the start and end times, and set

Do not disturb preferences. You can also choose whether to

allow the 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 a ccount you want to make

the rule for, select the type of reply yo u want to use, and set Do

not disturb preferences.

NOTE: To turn on or off a rule, touch it to op en its details screen and then touch the on/off switch.

To block visual disturbances: You can set Do not disturb mode to bl ock visual disturbances such as notifications.

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sou nd > Do

not disturb preferences > Bloc k visual disturbances.

2. Touch the on/off switches to choose whether to block visual

notifications when the screen is on an d off.

Adding a mute switch on the lock screen

This feature allows you to quickly enab le or disable silent mode on your phone via a virtual mute switch on the lock screen.

To add the mute switch:

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

2. Switch on Silent mode mute switch.

3. Touch Turn on mute switch to to select Allow alarms only or

Total silence for the mute switch.

To use the mute switch:

1. Slide left on the mute switch bar on the right side of the lock

screen.

2. Touch the switch to enable or disable silent mode.

Applying new wallpapers

You can set the wallpaper for the hom e screen and lock screen.

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

touch WALLPAPERS.

2. Pick an image from Gallery, Photos or Wallpapers, or an

animation from Live wallpapers. Pinch on the image from Gallery and Photos to crop it if needed .

3. If prompted, select to set the wallpaper for the home screen, the lock screen or both.

NOTE:

In addition, you can swipe up on the h ome screen and touch Settings > Display > Wallpape r to pick an image from Gallery, Photos or Wallpapers, or an anim ation from Live wallpapers.

Changing screen brightness

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Disp lay > Brightness level.

2. Drag the slider to manually adjust the screen brightness.

NOTE:

Your phone can automatically adjust th e screen brightness for available light. Touch beside the slider to turn the feature on

or off.

Using night light

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

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

2. Turn on the switch beside Status to enable Night Light.

- or If you want to set a schedule when N ight Light will be turned on

automatically, touch Schedule an d select an option.

3. Drag the slider below Intensity to adjust the eye care ef fect when Night Light is on.

Showing or hiding the navigation keys

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

2. To hide the navigation keys, switch off Always show the navigation keys and touch on the navigation bar. To display the navigation keys again, swi pe up from the bottom of the screen.

Protecting your phone with screen locks

You can protect your phone by creatin g 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 u nlock the phone’s screen and keys.

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

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



Touch None to disable the screen loc k.



Touch Swipe to enable screen lock and allow unlocking with a ‘swipe' gesture. You can unloc k the screen by touching the display and sliding up.



Touch Pattern to draw and redra w a pattern that you must draw to unlock the screen.

Touch PIN or Password to set a numer ic PIN or a password



that you must enter to unlock the scre en.

3. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select whether to protect your phone by requiring your pattern, PIN or password before it starts up. Then follow the onscreen pr ompts to continue.

NOTE:

When this feature is enabled, your pho ne cannot receive calls, messages, or notifications until it star ts up.

4. For Pattern, PIN, or Password lock, select how you want notifications and their contents to sho w when the phone is locked. Then touch DONE.

CAUTION: Remember the pattern, PIN or passwo rd you set. Otherwise, you will have to reflash the phone software to use the phone and all data in your phone will be erased.

Using your fingerprint

With the fingerprint sensor on the bac k of your phone, you can register up to 5 fingerprints and use th em to unlock the phone, or access Private Space. You can also simply press the fingerprint sensor to take photos or answer calls , or swipe down on the fingerprint sensor to open the notific ation panel.

NOTE: The fingerprint feature is only usable when the screen lock (Pattern,

PIN or Password) is enabled. When the screen lock is reset to None or Swipe, all registered f ingerprints are erased.

To register a fingerprint:

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sec urity &

location > Fingerprint > Finge rprint management.

2. Enter the screen lock pattern, PIN or password you set. If you haven’t set a screen lock, follow the p rompts to set it.

3. Touch REGISTER or Add fingerprint.

4. Follow the prompts to record a finger.

5. Touch OK.

NOTE:

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

To set touch-control functions :

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sec urity & location > Fingerprint.

2. You can set the following options.

Take photo: Press the fingerprint sens or to take a photo



when the Camera app is opened. No fing erprint verification is needed.



Answer call: Press the fingerprint sens or to answer incoming calls. No fingerprint verifica tion is needed.

View notification panel: Swipe do wn on the fingerprint



sensor to open the notification panel.

To set fingerprint functions:

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sec urity & location > Fingerprint > Finge rprint management.

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

3. Switch on or off Access Private Space. When this featu re is enabled, you can press the fingerprin t sensor to access Private Space with a registered fingerprint. Se e Private Space.

Protecting your phone with screen pinning

You can use the screen pinning feature to keep an app in view, so others cannot switch t o other apps or access your personal information.

Turn on screen pinning

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sec urity & location > Screen pinning.

2. Touch the switch to turn it on.

3. If you want to ask for the unlock pattern, PIN or password before unpinning the screen, switch on Ask for unlock pattern / PIN / password before unpinn ing 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 on the front-most tab.

5. Touch .

Unpin the screen

To unpin the screen and return to normal use, touc h and hold and at the same time. If you have asked for the unlock patt ern, PIN or password before unpinning the screen, swipe up on the lock screen and draw the pattern or enter the PIN/passwor d. You can also unlock the screen with your fingerprint i f you have registered one.

Do not disturb mode Do not disturb mode Wi-Fi® network

Phone microphone GPS on

Portable W i-Fi hotspot detected

Knowing the basics

Monitoring the phone status

The status bar at the top of the hom e 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

on (Alarms only or Priority only)

on (Total silence)

Vibration on

Battery low

Battery full

Battery char ging

Alarm set

Managing notifications

Notification icons

The status bar at the top of the hom e screen provides notification icons on the left. Below are some of t he icons you may see. Applications may present their own no tification icons.

New SMS/MMS

No signal

Signal strength

No data connection

Issues with data connection

Flight mode

Bluetooth® on

Connected to a

Speaker on

off

New Wi-Fi network

app

New message(s) from the Gmail™

Downloading data

Missed call

Call in progress

Call on hold

Sending data

USB tethering

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 y our finger down from the

top of the screen.

 To close the notification panel, swipe y our finger up on the

screen or touch .

Respond to or remove a notification

In the notification panel, you can respond t o a notification or remove the notifications. The notifica tion panel also supports expandable notifications that let you p erform additional actions right from the notification itself.

 To respond to a notification, just touc h it.  Slide down with one finger to expand cert ain notifications. You

can also swipe two fingers vertically o r pinch-zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications, or touc h / to expand or collapse certain notifications and bun dled notifications.

 You can take quick actions on some n otifications. For example,

you can expand a new message notif ication and reply it.

 To remove a notification, swipe it left o r right.  To remove all non-persistent notificat ions, touch CLEAR ALL

below all the notifications.

 To manage notifications you have rece ived, touch and hold a

notification to see and customise the notification settings available. See Notifications.

NOTE:

If you block notifications f or an app, you may miss its important alerts and update s.

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 c an find a few Quick Settings on the top. To open the Quick Settings panel and find all setting tiles, drag the notification panel down wards, or swipe down from the top of the screen with two finger s.

NOTE:

You can swipe left or right on the Quic k Settings panel to find all setting tiles.

To turn on or off settings quick ly:

1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to ope n the Quick Settings panel.

2. To turn on or off a setting, touch its tile. Touch and hold certain tiles to access more setting options. For example, touch and hold the Wi-Fi tile to open Wi-Fi settings.

To customise the Quick Settings p anel: You can add, remove or rearrange the tiles on the Quic k Settings

panel.

1. Open the Quick Settings panel.

2. Touch at the bottom and do one of the following.

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Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the pos ition you want.



Touch and hold a tile and drag it to the sec tion below to hide it.

In the Drag to add tiles section, dr ag a tile up to show it in

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the Quick Settings panel.

NOTE:

On the Quick Settings panel, touch at the bottom to ge t to the Settings menu.

Managing shortcuts and widgets

Add shortcuts and widgets

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

- or To view widgets, touch and hold an empt y area of the home

screen and select WIDGETS.

2. Slide up or down to browse the available apps or widgets.

3. Touch and hold a widget or an app 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 pan el 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 place 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 s creen and add several shortcuts to a folder. You can move or remove folders the s ame 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 b efore releasing it.

NOTE:

Touch the folder and then touch the nam e field to rename the folder.

Rearranging the favourites tray

The home screen includes a custo misable Favourites tray at the bottom visible from all home screens. You can keep at most five items in the Favourites tray. Drag shor tcuts or folders including the

icon in or out of the tray to rear range it.

Using app shortcuts

The app shortcuts f eature allows you to quickly access common app functions from the home screen an d the app list screen.

NOTE:

Not all apps suppor t the app shortcuts feature.

1. Touch and hold an app icon on the home screen or the app list screen.

2. From the displayed menu, touch the function you want to use in the app.

NOTE:

You can also touch and hold a function fr om the displayed menu, and drag it to a home screen panel to create a shortcut of the function.

Notification dots

Some apps will display a dot when they h ave notifications. The notification dots appear on th e app icons on both the home screen and the app list screen.

Touch and hold an app icon with a dot to preview its no tifications. You can swipe a notification lef t or right to dismiss it.

To turn on/off notification dots for all apps:

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

2. Touch the Allow notification dots switch to turn it on or off.

To turn on/off notification dots for specific apps:

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

2. Switch on Allow notification dots.

3. Touch App notifications.

4. Touch the app you want to customise and touch the Allow notification dot switch.

Entering text

You can enter text using the onscreen keyb oard. Some apps open it automatically. In others, you open it b y touching where you want to type. Touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. You can also enter text by speaking with the Google voice typing feature.

Enable or disable input methods

1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Syste m > Languages & input > Virtual ke yboard.

2. Touch Manage keyboards.

3. Slide the switches beside the input methods to enable or disable them.

NOTE:

Some default input methods may not be disabled.

Change input methods

1. When you use the onscreen keyboard to enter text, touch the icon at the bottom right corner of the s creen.

2. Select the input method you need.

NOTE:

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

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 portra it to landscape. The landscape

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