User Guide
Contents • Contents Foreword ................................................................................1 Safety precautions..................................................................2 Preparations ...........................................................................4 Your phone at a glance .......................................................................... 4 Inserting a SIM card ...............................................................................
Contents Viewing the call log............................................................................... 28 What you can do during a call .............................................................. 28 Making a conference call...................................................................... 29 Answering a third-party call .................................................................. 29 Making emergency calls .......................................................................
Contents Music .................................................................................................... 50 Internet connection...............................................................54 Mobile data connection......................................................................... 54 Wi-Fi network........................................................................................ 54 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection......................................
Contents FM radio ............................................................................................... 74 Accounts and synchronization..............................................76 Adding an account................................................................................ 76 Deleting an account.............................................................................. 76 Turning on data synchronization ..........................................................
Foreword • Foreword Thank you for choosing the Huawei Ascend Y300 smartphone. This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. Please read this guide carefully before start using your phone. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary. Symbols and definitions The following symbols are used in this document to indicate useful and important information: Note Provides additional information.
Safety precautions • Safety precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed in liquid. Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger.
Safety precautions Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions. Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices. Respect the privacy and legal rights of others when using your wireless device. Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while using the USB cable. Otherwise your mobile phone or computer may be damaged.
Preparations • Preparations Your phone at a glance 11 10 12 9 1 13 14 8 7 6 2 5 3 4 1 Status indicator 2 Screen 3 Return 4 Home 5 Menu 6 Volume button 7 Rear camera 8 Speaker 9 Front camera 10 Earpiece 11 Headset jack 12 Power button ( 4 )
Preparations 13 Flashlight 14 Micro USB port (for charging and data exchange) Buttons • Press and hold to power on your phone. • When your phone is powered on, press and hold to display an option menu. • When your phone is powered on, press to turn off the screen. • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application. • Touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. • Touch to return to the home screen. • Press and hold to display the list of recently used applications.
Preparations Installing the microSD card You can insert a microSD card to expand your phone's storage capacity. To do so, perform the operations shown in the following figure. To remove the microSD card: 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. Touch Storage > Unmount SD card. 3. Carefully remove the microSD card. Removing the microSD Card 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Pull the microSD card outward. 3. Rotate your phone until the microSD card falls out.
Preparations 3. Press the other end of the battery (position b in the preceding figure) against your phone to fix it to the battery compartment. 4. Close the battery cover. Charging the battery 1. Connect your charger to the provided USB cable. 2. Connect the charger to a power outlet. 3. Connect your phone to the USB cable to start charging. Battery indicator light The battery indicator shows your phone's battery level. • Blinking red: The battery level is lower than 10%.
Preparations • Touch > All > Display to set the screen brightness to a low value and the screen timeout period to a small value. When you are not using your phone, press to turn off the screen. • Exit and close applications you do not need. • Lower your tone volumes. Powering your phone on and off Powering on Press and hold to power on your phone. If your SIM card is protected by a PIN, a message will be displayed to prompt you to enter the PIN while your phone is powering on. Powering off 1.
Getting started • Getting started Gestures Touch: Touch to select an item or open an application. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or longer. You can touch and hold an application, a widget, or a blank area to display the related option menu. Flick: Where applicable, swipe your finger in the direction you want the screen to move. For example, you can flick left or right across the notification panel to dismiss a notification.
Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen not only prevents your phone from carrying out undesirable operations when you are not using it, but also protects it from unauthorized use. You can lock and unlock your screen in a number of ways. The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section. Locking the screen • You can press to lock the screen. • After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone automatically locks its screen.
Getting started Getting to know your home screen Your phone displays applications right on its home screen, giving you easy access to the applications. This section uses the default theme as an example to introduce the home screen. 10:30 1 2 3 4 1 Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2 Display area: displays the application icons, folders, and widgets.
Getting started G 3G 5 GPRS network connected 3G network connected E Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) network connected H High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network connected Roaming Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled Alarms enabled Charging Battery full Battery low Call in progress Missed calls New messages New emails New voicemail Select input method Wi-Fi network available Connected
Getting started Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on More notifications Connected to a VPN Headset plugged in Connected to a computer USB tethering on Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? No worries! Your phone lets you create more home screens for various application icons and widgets. • Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens. 10:30 • Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails.
Getting started Taking a screenshot Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Simply take a screenshot and share it. Press and the volume down button simultaneously to take a screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch to share the screenshot. Screenshots are saved to theScreenshots album in Gallery. Auto-rotate screen Your phone features a tilt sensor.
Getting started 2 Touch to delete all notifications. 3 Touch the switch shortcuts on the notification panel to turn the desired functions on or off. 4 Touch an application to start it and flick left or right across a notification to close it. Accessing applications Starting applications and switching between them On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. To switch to another application, touch to return to the home screen, and touch the icon of the desired application.
Getting started 2. Touch and select an input method. To change your phone's default input method, touch on the home screen. Then touch the All tab. In the PERSONAL area, touch Language & input > Default and select an input method. Android Input Method 1 2 3 q w e r 4 5 6 7 t y u i a s d f g h j 8 0 k l z x c v b n m 1 2 6 :-) ?123 4 3 5 • When you type in lower case, touch character to be entered.
Getting started • Touch 6 to delete the character to the left of the cursor. • Touch and hold cursor. to delete all characters to the left of the Editing text You can easily select, cut, copy, paste, and replace text on your phone. • Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up to select more or less text, or touch • Cut text: Select text and touch . Then drag to select all text. . • Copy text: Select text and touch .
Personalizing your phone • Personalizing your phone Setting the theme Your phone comes with a variety of themes. You can download more themes from the web and mix and match theme elements to find a perfect fit. Changing the theme 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select a theme and touch Apply to apply it. Customizing a theme 1. From the theme list, touch Customize current theme. 2. From the element list, choose the elements you wish to modify. 3.
Personalizing your phone 2. Touch Transitions. 3. Select the desired home screen transition effect. Organizing home screen widgets and application icons Adding a widget to the home screen 1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Widgets. 3. Drag a widget to the desired screen thumbnail. 4. Touch to return to the home screen.
Personalizing your phone Organizing home screen items using folders Managing folders on the home screen 1. On the home screen, drag an item onto another item to create a folder containing both of them. 2. You can then: • Touch the folder name to rename it. • Touch and add more items to the folder. Removing an item from a folder 1. On the home screen, touch the desired folder. 2. Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item.
Personalizing your phone 2. Touch to enter editing mode. 3. Touch in the upper right corner on the widget unit you wish to remove. 4. When you are done, touch . Adding a widget unit 1. Touch and hold Me Widget until Me Widget. 2. Touch appears in the upper right corner on to enter editing mode. 3. Flick left or right across the widget unit list, select a widget unit and drag it to a blank area on Me Widget. Each widget unit takes up certain space on Me Widget.
Personalizing your phone 2. Touch Thumbnails. 3. Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail until your phone vibrates. Then, drag the home screen thumbnail to the new location. Adding a home screen 1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Thumbnails. 3. Touch to add a home screen. Deleting a home screen Only blank home screens are deletable. 1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2.
Personalizing your phone Managing profiles Changing the profile 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. From the profile list, select a profile and touch the button to its right to activate the profile. You can also flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and change the profile using the switch shortcuts on the notification panel. Adding a profile 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . . 3. Touch the text box and name the profile. 4. Touch Next. 5. Configure the profile settings. 6.
Personalizing your phone Setting tones Setting the ringtone 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the DEVICE area, touch Sound. 3. Touch Phone ringtone and select either of the following options from the displayed dialog box: • Ringtone: choose from the default tones. • Local music: choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone. 4. Touch OK. Changing the message tone and other tones 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the DEVICE area, touch Sound. 3.
Personalizing your phone Setting the screen unlock method Once a screen unlock method is set, you will have to use it every time you want to unlock your screen. Face unlock 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the PERSONAL area, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > Face Unlock. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to take a photo of your face. Your phone will use face unlock as the primary unlock method. 5. Set a secondary unlock method.
Personalizing your phone 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock PIN. Unlocking the screen with a password 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the PERSONAL area, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > Password. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock password. 5. Repeat the password and touch OK. If you enter incorrect passwords five consecutive times, the screen will stop responding to your operations for 30 seconds.
Calls • Calls Smart dialing Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering their names or numbers. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter a phone number or contact name. Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then displayed in a list. 3. From the list, select the contact you wish to call. 4. To end the call, touch . Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in, you can perform the following operations.
Calls Viewing the call log 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch to display your recent calls. > Missed calls to view your missed calls. What you can do during a call 10:30 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 1 Touch > to place the current call on hold, and touch to resume the call. 2 Touch > to start a three-way call. Before you use threeway calling, make sure that you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider. 3 Touch to use the speakerphone. 4 Touch to end the call.
Calls 7 Touch to display the dialer. To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Current call. Making a conference call Making conference calls with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy with your phone. Before you make a conference call, make sure that you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider. 1. Call the first participant. 2. When the call is connected, touch participant.
Calls 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter your local emergency number, and touch . Whether you can make emergency calls depends on your cellular network quality, use environment, service provider policies, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely on your phone for critical communications when emergencies occur. Other call services Your phone also supports other call functions, such as call forwarding, call waiting, and voicemail.
Calls Setting up your voicemail Apart from forwarding calls to another phone number, you can forward calls (including the calls missed when you are on the phone or when your phone is powered off) to your voicemail. Before you use voicemail, make sure that you have subscribed to this service and have obtained your voicemail number. For details, contact your service provider. In addition, you must enable the call forwarding function and set all incoming calls to be forwarded to your voicemail. 1.
People • People Forget about lugging around business card holders. With your phone, you can easily store and manage contacts and add important contacts to favorites. Creating a contact 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the People screen, touch . 3. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other information. Touch Add another field to enter more contact details. 4. When you are done, touch DONE. Searching for a contact 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the People screen, touch the search box.
People 6. Touch Copy and select the account to which you wish to copy the contacts. Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports contact files in standard .vcf format only. Importing contacts from a storage device You can import contacts from a storage device to your phone. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the People screen, touch . 3. Touch Manage contacts > Import from storage. 4. Select one or more .vcf files and touch OK to import the contacts.
People 3. Touch Manage contacts > Export to storage. A dialog box is then displayed, indicating the exported .vcf file name and its save location. 4. Touch OK. To view the .vcf file you just exported, start the File Manager application and open your phone's root directory. Adding a contact to your favorites 1. On the home screen, touch and then the Favorites tab. 2. On the Favorites screen, touch . 3. Touch the contact you wish to add to favorites. 4. Touch ADD. Deleting a contact 1.
People 2. On the People screen, select the main contact you want the other contacts to be joined to. 3. Touch Manage joined contacts > Add contact to select contacts to be joined. After you join the contacts, they are all saved to the main contact. Splitting contacts Joined the wrong contacts by mistake? No worries, you can simply split the joined contact. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the People screen, select the contact you want to split. 3.
People 2. On the Groups screen, touch . 3. Name the contact group. 4. Touch Add members to select one or more contacts. 5. Touch ADD MEMBERS. 6. When you are done, touch DONE. Editing a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch and then theGroups tab. 2. On the Groups screen, touch and hold the contact group you wish to edit. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit. 4. Rename the group or manage group members. 5. When you are done, touch DONE. Sending messages or emails to a contact group 1.
Messaging • Messaging Sending a text message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts and send the message to them simultaneously. 4. Write your message. 5. When you are done, touch . Sending a multimedia message Before you send a multimedia message, turn on your phone's mobile data. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch 3.
Messaging Replying to a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. Touch the text field and write your reply. 4. When you are done, touch . Searching for a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3. Enter the message or contact keyword. Your phone then displays matching messages. Managing messages Copying a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Messaging 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. Touch and hold the message you wish to forward. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Forward. 5. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts and forward the message to them simultaneously. 6. When you are done, touch . Locking a message You can lock important messages to avoid deleting them by mistake.
Messaging 2. In the list of message threads, touch and hold the thread you wish to delete until 3. Touch appears. . 4. Touch Delete to delete the thread. Modifying message settings 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3. Touch Settings. 4. Change the message tone, add a message signature, and more.
Browser • Browser Your phone's browser lets you surf the web and stay on the ball with up-todate news and information. Staying connected has never been easier. Browsing web pages 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone displays matching websites as you type. 3. Touch the website you wish to visit to open it. Managing bookmarks Bookmarks let you keep track of your favorite websites. Adding a bookmark 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Browser 3. Touch and hold the bookmark you wish to edit. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Edit bookmark. 5. Edit the bookmark, such as renaming it. 6. When you are done, touch OK. Setting the home page Would you like to access your most visited web page every time you open the browser? Set your favorite web page as your browser's home page to make life a little easier. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Browser screen, touch homepage. > Settings > General > Set 3.
Email • Email Don't want to miss important emails from your friends or clients during your business trip? Use your phone to read and reply to emails when you are on the go. Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) or Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) email account. For details, contact your email service provider. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select an email account type. 3.
Email Switching between email accounts 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. TTouch the email address on the top to display your email account list. 3. Touch an email account. Sending emails 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Open an email account. 3. On the Inbox screen, touch . 4. Enter the recipient and subject and write your message. Attach files to the message if any. 5. When you are done, touch to send the email. Checking your emails 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Open an email account. 3.
Email Removing an email account After you delete an email account, your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Inbox screen, touch . 3. Touch Settings. 4. Select the account you want to delete. 5. In the Remove account section, touch Remove account. 6. Touch OK.
Multimedia • Multimedia Camera As time flies by, there must be some memories you wish to keep forever. Camera is a great tool for this. It supports a variety of capture modes, such as group, panoramic, and smile. Photo taking screen 7 8 1 A 6 2 3 4 5 1 • Drag the slider to to switch to photo mode. • Drag the slider to to switch to video mode. • Touch 2 to take a photo. • Touch and hold to focus the camera. Then release your finger to take a photo.
Multimedia Drag 6 to display an option menu, from which you can: • Touch to select a capture mode. • Touch to select a filter. • Touch Auto • Touch to select a white balance. to set the capture scenario, ISO, and more. 7 Touch to toggle between the rear and front cameras. 8 Touch to set the flashlight mode. Taking a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Frame the scene you wish to capture. 3.
Multimedia 3. Frame the scene you wish to capture. 4. Touch . 5. Move your phone slowly to capture the view along the direction indicated by the arrow. Your phone will capture multiple photos. If the viewfinder turns red, the view will not be captured. This may happen because you have moved your phone too fast or the viewfinder scope exceeds the limit of the panoramic view. 6. Your phone stops shooting when it has taken enough photos for a panoramic photo. You can also touch to stop shooting.
Multimedia Editing a photo You can remove red eye, crop a photo, and apply a number of effects to make your photos even more stunning. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo you wish to edit. 3. Touch • Touch > Edit and then you can: to lighten or shadow the photo. • Touch FX to cross-process or posterize the photo. • Touch to tint the photo, make it negative. • Touch to rotate or crop the photo. 4. When you are done, touch SAVE. Rotating a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Multimedia Deleting a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo you wish to delete. 3. Touch . 4. Touch OK to delete the photo. Sharing a photo or video Want to share your best shots or an amusing trick your dog just did? Simply share the photos and videos using email, Bluetooth, and more. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo or video you wish to share. 3. Touch . 4. Select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the photo or video.
Multimedia Copying songs to your phone You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself with an extraordinary audio experience anytime. Add songs to your phone in the following ways: • Copy songs from your computer using USB. • Download songs from the web. • Copy songs from other devices using Bluetooth. • Copy songs from other devices using Wi-Fi. Listening to music 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Choose a category. 3. Touch the song you want to play.
Multimedia 4 • Touch to play and touch to pause. • Touch to play the previous song. • Touch to play the next song. When a song is playing, touch to exit the playback screen and have the song still be played. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification panel and touch the playing song. Creating a playlist Creating playlists and adding songs to them let you listen to songs that fit your mood most. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Playlists > New playlist. 3.
Multimedia 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete. Sharing a song You can share your favorite songs with your family and friends using email, Bluetooth, and more. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Choose a category. 3. Touch and hold the song you wish to share. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Share. 5. Select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the song.
Internet connection • Internet connection Mobile data connection After you insert a SIM card into your phone and power it on for the first time, your phone automatically registers with your service provider's data services. Enabling data services 1. On the home screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2. Touch to enable your phone's data services. When you don't need to access the Internet, disable data services to save battery power and reduce data usage.
Internet connection phone automatically switches to the mobile data connection. Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Want to access the Internet from multiple devices when you are on the go? Use USB tethering or set your phone as a Wi-Fi hotspot to share its data connection with other devices. USB tethering You can share your phone's data connection with a computer using USB.
Internet connection better secure the Wi-Fi network. 6. Set the key to the Wi-Fi hotspot. When other devices want to access your phone's network, this key must be entered. 7. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box. 8. You can now search for and access your phone's Wi-Fi network from other devices. Controlling your data usage Your phone's data usage control function lets you check and control your data usage.
Internet connection 2 Turns the mobile data usage limit on or off. Sets the data usage cycle. 3 Touch Data usage cycle then Change cycle... to set the data usage cycle. Sets the data usage limits. The yellow line indicates the warning limit, and the red line indicates the data usage limit. 4 Drag the red and yellow lines to adjust the values or touch the lines to set specific values. When your data usage reaches the yellow line, you will receive a warning notification.
Sharing data • Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When you use Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. Turning on Bluetooth 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the WIRELESS & NETWORKS area, touch Bluetooth. When Bluetooth is turned on, your phone's name is displayed at the top of the Bluetooth screen.
Sharing data Transferring files using Bluetooth Bluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to your family and friends. You can share files with Bluetooth-enabled devices directly without an Internet connection. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the file you wish to send. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Share > Bluetooth. 4. From the detected Bluetooth device list, select a device. Receiving files using Bluetooth 1.
Sharing data On the home screen, touch to display the DLNA screen. You can then share photos, videos, and songs with other DLNA devices, as well as view and download the multimedia files shared by other DLNA devices. Connecting your phone to a computer When you connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable, select a USB connection type when prompted. Media device (MTP) Send multimedia files, such as photos, songs, and videos, between your phone and the computer.
File Manager • File Manager File Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card. You can view, create, edit, delete, move, archive, compress, and decompress files. Creating a folder You can create folders to better manage files stored in your phone's internal memory and microSD card. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select where you wish to create the folder, namely, Internal or SD card. 3. Touch > New folder. 4.
File Manager 5. Touch Paste. Compressing or decompressing files You can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar files. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the file or folder you wish to compress. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Compress. 4. Select the save path of the compressed file and name the file. 5. Touch OK. To decompress a file, touch and hold it and choose Extract from the displayed option menu. Renaming a file 1.
File Manager Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the file or folder you want to create a shortcut for. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Desktop shortcuts. Checking the memory status Before you put large files into your phone's internal storage or microSD card, make sure that there is enough memory. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Storage. 3.
Managing applications • Managing applications Obtaining applications Want to discover a rich collection of applications and try out the hottest games? You can either download applications from an application store, or connect your phone to a computer and copy downloaded applications from the computer. Installing an application It is recommended that you download applications from Play Store, because some third-party applications may not be compatible with your phone. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Managing applications Uninstalling an application You can uninstall unwanted applications to increase your phone's available memory. 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the Apps area, touch Manage apps. 3. Flick to ALL. 4. Select the application you wish to uninstall. 5. Touch Uninstall > OK. Some pre-installed applications can't be uninstalled. Clearing the application cache You can clear the application cache to free up some phone memory. 1.
Google services • Google services To use Google services, you must sign in to a Google account. If you don't have one, open a Google application and follow the onscreen instructions to create your Google account. Google applications, services, and functions vary by country and service provider. Please follow local laws and regulations when you use Google services. Gmail Gmail is an email service provided by Google. When you first use Gmail, emails on your web account will be synchronized to your phone.
Google services Google Talk Google Talk is an instant chat application provided by Google. With Google Talk, you can reach your friends using messages, or voice and video chats. Adding a friend 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . . 3. Enter the email address of the person you wish to add. 4. Touch . If the recipient accepts your invitation, he or she will appear in your friend list. Starting a conversation 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Google services Searching for places of interest 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . . 3. Enter the location you wish to search for. 4. Touch . The search results are marked on the map by letters. 5. Touch a mark to see how to get there and view more details Checking how to get to a place 1. When you browse a map, touch . 2. Touch the first text box to enter the start point. Then, touch the second text box to enter the destination. 3.
Google services Sharing a video From the video list, select the video you wish to share. Then, touch to share it with your family and friends in a number of ways, for example, Bluetooth and email. Play Store Play Store is application market provided by Google, where you can download applications, games, and view and update downloaded content. Installing an application 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Find the desired application. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install it.
Basic utilities • Basic utilities Your phone comes with a variety of useful applications, such as Calendar, Clock, and Calculator, helping you keep yourself organized. Calendar Always forgetting birthdays and other important events? Problem solved! Calendar on your phone is a personal assistant that helps you keep track of all your important dates. You will never miss another anniversary, meeting, or appointment again. Creating an event 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > New event. 3.
Basic utilities 2. Touch > Calendars to display. If you have an account to be synchronized to your phone, the account will be displayed in the Calendars to display list. 3. Touch > Calendars to sync. 4. Select the accounts you want to synchronize to enable their calendar synchronization function. Configuring calendar settings 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Settings. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the calendar settings. Clock Clock helps you keep track of time.
Basic utilities 4. Touch OK. Configuring alarm settings 1. On the home screen, touch 2. From the alarm list, touch . . 3. Change the alarm sound, volume, how often it repeats, and more. Calculator Need to make a calculation on the go? Your phone can work as a calculator. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Calculator screen, flick left or right to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel. Notes Notes lets you record your thoughts anytime, anywhere. 1. On the home screen, touch 2.
Basic utilities 2. Touch > . Apart from your current city, you can add up to nine cities. 3. Enter a city name. Your phone displays matching cities as you type. 4. Touch a city to add it. Setting the default city 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch > . . 3. Touch the city you wish to set as the default city. Deleting a city 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch > . . 3. Select the unwanted city and touch DELETE. Updating weather 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Basic utilities 3. Touch to create a text message. 4. You can then: • Enter a phone number. • Touch 5. Touch to select a contact. to send weather information to the recipient. FM radio Want to listen to your favorite broadcast programs? Use your phone as a radio. Connect a headset to the phone because the FM radio uses the headset as its antenna. Searching for stations 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Basic utilities Listening to FM radio On the FM radio screen, you can: 87.5 MHz 1 2 4 3 5 6 1 Slide left or right to fine tune the radio. 2 Touch to return to the previous station. 3 Touch to enable or disable the speaker. 4 Touch to go to the next station. 5 Touch to display the station list. 6 Touch to turn the FM radio on or off.
Accounts and synchronization • Accounts and synchronization You can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the web. Adding an account 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the ACCOUNTS area, touch Add account. 3. Select an account type. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your account information. 5. Configure the account and set the type of data you wish to synchronize. When an account is set up, it appears in the ACCOUNTS area.
Accounts and synchronization 4. Touch Sync email to turn on data synchronization. You can touch > Sync now to have the account synchronize data from the web in the background. Modifying account synchronization settings 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the ACCOUNTS area, select an account type. 3. Select the account whose synchronization settings you wish to modify. The Sync settings area displays data you can synchronize. 4. Select the data you wish to synchronize.
Settings • Settings Turning on or off airplane mode Your phone's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight system. Power off your phone or switch to airplane mode as required when you are on a flight. In airplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games using your phone. Use either of the following methods to turn on or off Airplane mode: • Press and hold the power button.
Settings video playback screens). Display settings 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the DEVICE area, touch Display. 3. Perform any of the following operations: • Touch Brightness to set the screen brightness. To manually adjust the screen brightness, clear the Automatic brightness check box. • Touch Auto-rotate screen to turn the auto-rotate screen function on and off.
Settings • Clear the Automatic time zone check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the time zone from the network. • Touch Set date and flick up and down to set your phone's date. • Touch Set time and flick up and down to set your phone's time. • Touch Select time zone and select the time zone you want from the list. Scroll up or down to view more time zones. • Select or clear the Use 24-hour format check box to switch between 12hour and 24-hour formats.
Settings Turning on or off fast boot 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the SYSTEM area, turn on or off Fast boot. When fast boot is on, your phone does not power off. Instead, it enters deep sleep mode when you try to power it off. This may interfere with an airplane's flight system, so please turn off fast boot when you are on a flight.
Settings Accessibility You can turn on or off preset or installed accessibility features. 1. On the home screen, touch and then the All tab. 2. In the SYSTEM area, touch Accessibility. 3. Select the desired feature.
FAQs • FAQs How can I free up additional phone memory? • Move files and email attachments from your phone memory to your microSD card. • Open the Browser application, and delete locally cached content. • Uninstall applications you no longer use. • Restore your phone to its factory settings. How can I save battery power? • When you do not need Internet access, open the notification panel and touch to turn off your mobile data connection.
FAQs How can I set a song as my ringtone? In Music, touch and hold the song you want to set as the ringtone, and choose Set as ringtone from the displayed option menu. How can I disable the Auto-rotate screen function? On the home screen, touch screen. then All > Display, and clear Auto-rotate How can I set a screen unlock pattern? On the home screen, touch ，and then touch General > Screen lock > Screen lock > Pattern, and follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern.
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