Spark User Manual
Spark User Manual | English Table of Contents Welcome! .................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Safety Precautions .............................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) certification information ............................................................. 4 1.2 ROHS Declaration ...................................
Spark User Manual | English 5.2 Users - Share your Wileyfox device with other users .................................................................. 33 5.3 Security .................................................................................................................................... 34 5.4 On-body detection .................................................................................................................... 36 5.5 Screen Lock ...........................................
Spark User Manual | English Welcome! Please read this information before using your phone. We are not responsible for any damage due to any misunderstanding of the information in this manual. We reserve the right to revise and change the description of this product, software and the user manual without obligation to notify users of such revisions and changes. This manual relates to your use of this phone and is not an approval of any accessories. Pictures are for reference only.
Spark User Manual | English 5. Polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs) – not over 0.1% by weight; 6. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) – not over 0.1% by weight. 1.3 Correct disposal (Waste Electrical & Electronic equipment) this marking on the product, accessories or literature indicates that the product and its electronic accessories (e.g. charger, headset, USB cable) should not be disposed of with household waste. This EEE is compliance with RoHS.
Spark User Manual | English near fuels, chemicals or explosives. Around Water Keep your phone away from water (or any other liquid). It is not a waterproof model. Making Repairs Never take your phone apart. Please leave that to the professionals. Unauthorized repairs could break the terms of your warranty. Broken Antenna Do not use your phone if the antenna is damaged, as it could cause injury. Around Children Keep your mobile out of children’s reach.
Spark User Manual | English 2. Get Started When you first turn on your Wileyfox Spark X phone, you’ll see a Welcome screen. Choose the language you want and touch the arrow to continue. 2.1 Sign in to your account When prompted, sign in with your Google Account or create one. Signing in lets you immediately access everything associated with your Google Account, like Gmail, contacts and Calendar.
Spark User Manual | English When prompted, please select which SIM Card you’d like to use for Mobile Data, Calls and Text Messages. You can select either of them or to be asked every time. Next step is to set up your Wileyfox Device. You can keep your apps and data by restoring a backup from your existing google account or copy from another device. Or you can set up a new one. Setting up your device will have to go via Wi-Fi or mobile Data, make sure one is available.
Spark User Manual | English a) Bring from another Android Device; b) Your Google accounts (see images below); Fill in email or phone number > NEXT > type your password touch the icon . You will have the chance to opt in or out of some Google services. As follow: Back Up to Google drive, help apps find location, improve location accuracy, send system data, Install updates & apps.
Spark User Manual | English - If you decide to create a new one – Touch Select account > For Myself or For my child, type first and last name then toy will have to fill in birthday date and year. You will have to choose a username, that could be your name, short name or nickname your friends and family are calling you or any name you’d like.
Spark User Manual | English You must agree to Google’s Privacy and terms and then Create your new account. Your account is set. Type your password and touch Next. You will be given a chance to add a screen lock. For further instruction please go to Security. Send a text message (SMS) To send an SMS from a Wileyfox phones: 1. Touch Messenger icon 2. Touch on your Home screen.
Spark User Manual | English that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial. To place a call to one of your contacts: 1. Touch Phone icon on your Home screen or you can access it via the ‘Apps Tray Icon’ . 2. To choose someone to call, scroll up and down through your recent calls (if using the phone for first time there will be no call history) or use the search on the top to look for a contact name.
Spark User Manual | English corner will appear for short time and you can access your photos trough the Gallery app . Quick Settings Use Quick Settings to easily change frequently used settings, like turning on Wi-Fi. To open Quick Settings, swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers. To change a setting, just touch the icon. To access full settings menu of each press and hold an icon. To adjust display brightness slide left and right to reduce or increase the brightness of your screen.
Spark User Manual | English 2.3 Your apps To see/access all your apps, touch the ‘Apps Tray Icon’ in the Favourites tray on any Home screen. This is where all your apps are stored by default, including those that come with your phone and those you downloaded on Google Play. You can move app icons to any of your Home screens. From there, you can: Explore apps. Swipe up and down from the Apps Tray . • To open an App touch its icon. • To search for an App.
Spark User Manual | English • To open Settings , swipe down from the top of any screen with two fingers or swipe twice with one finger, then touch the Settings icon • at the top right. From the Home screen, touch Google bar at the top of the screen, or say “Ok Google” to search, send messages, ask for directions, or give other instructions. 2.5 Your widgets, Wallpapers and Home screen Settings.
Spark User Manual | English b) Widgets – Touch the widgets icon and swipe up and down to see all available options. To place a Widget on your home screen touch and hold the widget of your choice (do not lift your finger up) drag the widget and the Home screen will display behind then you can release the Widget and it will place where you have positioned it on the screen. To remove a widget just touch and hold and drag towards the remove button on the top of your screen .
Spark User Manual | English 2.6 Status bar The status bar is at the very top of the screen. On the right, you can see the Wi-Fi and mobile signal strength, how much battery power is left, and the time. On the left, you can see which apps have sent you notifications. 2.7 Manage battery life The status bar shows how much battery you have left, but you can also see the exact percentage and approximate time of battery life remaining.
Spark User Manual | English 2.8 Navigation basics At the bottom of your Wileyfox device’s screen, you’ll find a navigation bar with these three buttons: Back Opens the previous screen you were working in, even if it was in a different app. Once you back up to the Home screen, you can’t go back any further. Home Returns to the Home screen. To get suggestions based on the screen you’re currently viewing, touch & hold this button.
Spark User Manual | English With this function you can use two apps at a same time; for example, you can chat and message while watching your favourite video on the YouTube (as shown in the screen shot attached above – first image is the view of all your currently open apps and second image is a split screen view). To launch this split-screen mode, you need to have at least one app open.
Spark User Manual | English To manage apps – add an app to a Home screen: 1. Go to the Home screen where you want to place the app. 2. Touch All Apps . 3. Swipe down to find the app you want. 4. Touch & hold the app until the Home screen appears, slide it into place, and lift your finger. 5. To move an app to another page touch and hold then drag it towards the right or left edge of the screen to access the desired screen then lift-up your finger and the app is placed. 6.
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Spark User Manual | English A widget provides a quick view or way to access information about an app on your Home screen, like a larger size clock or a view of books, music, or movies in your Google Play library. To add a widget: 1. Touch & hold the background, then touch Widgets . 2. Swipe down to explore the widgets available. 3. To move an app or widget to another position - touch & hold the icon. Slide your finger to the new position.
Spark User Manual | English 3.2 Manage your settings Settings controls the core Android settings for networks, hardware, location, security, language, accounts, and more. The fastest way to adjust system settings that you access frequently, such as Wi-Fi or brightness, is through Quick Settings. You can control many other settings for your Wileyfox device and account by swiping down from the top of the screen twice and touching . These are the main types of Wileyfox device or account settings available.
Spark User Manual | English vibrate when you don’t want it to. For example, you can only get notified of calls and messages from close contacts or automatically silence notifications at night or during events. • Default Notification Ringtone: Touch it and you can select from various ringtones from a pop-up window. • You can control independently your Media, Alarm and Ring volume.
Spark User Manual | English To see the notifications that correspond to the icons on the left, swipe down with one finger. TIP: Wi-Fi and mobile signal strength are indicated at the top of the screen by the white area in the corresponding icons. To see whether the selected Wi-Fi network has a full Internet connection, open Quick Settings by swiping down from the top of the screen.
Spark User Manual | English 4.1 Basic editing Change where you want to type • Touch the cursor, then touch and drag the green tab that appears below it to the new position. (See below) Select text • Touch & 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. (See below) Delete text • Touch the Delete key to delete the characters before the cursor or selected text.
Spark User Manual | English Turn caps lock on • Double-tap or touch & hold the Shift key so that it changes to . Touch the Shift key again to return to lowercase. Change word capitalization • If you want to quickly change the capitalization of a word you’ve already typed, select it and touch the Shift key • . You’ll have the option to capitalize the word or change the word to be in all capital letters.
Spark User Manual | English Slide your finger to the happy face to display emojis. To add an emoji to your message, touch the desired icon – for example a grinning face . To move between emoji’s categories, swipe left or right or touch the smaller symbols in the bottom row. For Recently used, Emoji, Stickers, GIFs use the Bigger symbols on the bottom row. 4.3 Use next-word suggestions 1. Touch the location where you want to input text. 2. Start typing out a word.
Spark User Manual | English 4.4 Gesture Typing Gesture Typing works best for English. Quality varies for other languages, and some don’t support it yet. To input a word using Gesture/Glide Typing: 1. Touch the location where you want to type to open the keyboard. 2. Slide your finger slowly across the letters of the word you want to input. 3. Lift your finger when the word you want is displayed in the floating preview or in the middle of the suggestion strip.
Spark User Manual | English word and want to change it, touch the word to see other choices in the suggestion strip. TIP: If there are letters you want to emphasize, like repeated letters, such as the “e” in sleep, pause over the “e” slightly longer before moving on to the next letter.
Spark User Manual | English Add Keyboard button is available on the bottom screen when there is only one language set. Touch Add Keyboard and select desired language. You will have to choose between different type of keyboards, most often used one is QWERTY. Make your choice and touch Done. (See images above). When there are two or more languages on the top right corner there is and Edit icon . It allows you to rearrange and delete languages.
Spark User Manual | English 5. Control Access 5.1 Manage accounts on your Wileyfox device You can add accounts so that information associated with those accounts automatically syncs with your Wileyfox phone. You’ll need to set up an account on your device if you want to receive email or get apps on Google Play. You can also add multiple users for your Wileyfox device, if, for example, several people share a device. Adding users is different from adding accounts.
Spark User Manual | English 2. Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts. 3. Touch the name of the account you want to remove. If you’re using a Google account, touch Google and then your account. When you sign out of your Google Account, all the email, contacts, Calendar events, and other data associated with that account will no longer automatically sync with your device. 4. Touch menu in the top right corner of the screen. 5. Touch Remove account. 5.
Spark User Manual | English When your guest is finished using your device, you can switch back to another user. To switch to another user: Swipe down from the top of any screen, and then touch the bar at the top to open Quick Settings. To choose another user, touch the image in the top right corner of the screen, then touch the other user’s image. 5.3 Security If a lock is set for your screen, the screen goes dark and locks when the display goes to sleep, or you press the Power button.
Spark User Manual | English Even when your screen is locked, you can still perform certain activities. • Quick Settings: Swipe down from the top of the screen to see Quick Settings. • Camera: Swipe from right to left on your screen or swipe away from the camera icon in the bottom right corner to open the Camera. • Emergency calls (phones only): Swipe up and touch the word Emergency.
Spark User Manual | English If you have a device that’s set up for more than one user, you may need to touch your image at the bottom of the screen to see your own locked screen. 5.4 On-body detection You can have your device stay unlocked when you have it on you — for example, if you’re carrying it in your hand, pocket, or bag. The accelerometer built into your device will keep your device unlocked when it senses that it’s being carried.
Spark User Manual | English Your lock screen would look like the image below. You can swipe your pattern to unlock. • Pin. A 4-to-17-digit numerical code, as if you were going to take cash out of the ATM. The disadvantage is that it might be easier for someone to crack than a full-blown password. You can also decide what content/pop up notifications to show on your lock screen.
Spark User Manual | English • Password. Just like signing into your Google account or any other account you have, this is likely the most secure option. The disadvantage is that it will take longer to access your phone. You can also decide what content/pop up notifications to show on your lock screen. Voice Unlock You can have your device unlock when you do a search with “Ok Google.
Spark User Manual | English default, your device doesn’t allow the installation of apps from sources other than Google Play. If you choose to allow the installation of apps from other sources, you’re more likely to end up with harmful apps on your device. The Verify Apps feature protects you by continually checking for apps that may harm your device, steal your personal information, or perform other malicious actions – no matter where they come from.
Spark User Manual | English Instruction: How to set up your SD card as internal storage? Settings > Storage&USB > Select your SD Card > Menu > Settings > Format as internal > Erase & Format Please note this will erase all data on your SD Card. Please follow the steps below: There are two options to format the Memory card.
Spark User Manual | English storage and use it for file transfers. Or to Format as internal and being able to keep photos and apps on it by default to keep the phone memory less loaded. Please follow the steps in the images below. It can take up-to few minutes to format the Memory card. That would depend on how much memory it has and how many files must be removed before formatting. When formatting is done you will be asked to move your files to free some internal storage. Two options are available.
Spark User Manual | English card (See the image below). To make the memory card visible follow the steps. Go to your images press and hold one until a little orange circle with a check mark appears on it. Then you only touch once the rest of the images you want to move or copy and touch the menu button select either Mote to or Copy to, there is also an option to select all images if you have too many. Touch the Back icon and then followed by Show SD Card.
Spark User Manual | English 6.2 Dual-SIM card support Wileyfox phone, you can use two SIM cards: one for cellular data, and one for voice. Your network settings should be set automatically when SIM Cards have been inserted. In case your network operator asks you to set your network manually you can access the mobile network settings please follow the steps Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks. (See images below) To access Settings > Wireless & Networks > SIM Cards.
Spark User Manual | English 6.3 Screenshots To take a screenshot from Wileyfox devices 1. Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the screen. 2. Press the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously. The screenshot is automatically saved in Photos , and you’ll receive a notification when it’s available. Touch the notification, or open Photos and go to menu > Device folders > Screenshots to see your saved screenshots.
Spark User Manual | English To check for updates, go to menu > My apps. 7.2 Gmail Use the Gmail app to read and write email from any mobile device. To open it, touch Gmail App Apps Tray on the or on your Home Screen (if you have added the App to your Home screen). When you have set up your phone and added/created a Google account it has been automatically added to the Gmail App. You can add second account when you open Gmail for first time or add it later and go straight to your email.
Spark User Manual | English You can add various email addresses to your Gmail App (see image below). When adding a new account please carefully follow the instructions on the screen because they vary from account to account. 7.3 Camera The Camera app lets you take regular photos, panoramic photos, videos and so on. Your Camera App appears by default on your home screen.
Spark User Manual | English To open Camera: • From the lock screen, touch Camera icon on the bottom right corner and swipe away. • From the Home screen, touch Camera App . The first time you open Camera, you may be asked if you want it to remember photo locations. This allows you to pinpoint the location of a photo with Google Maps. To take a picture: Frame your object. 1. If you want to make fine adjustments to focus, watch for the focus ring. To focus on a different part of the image, touch it.
Spark User Manual | English 7.5 Photos/Gallery The Gallery App gives you instant access to all the photos on your phone. To open Photos from the: • Camera app. Click on the image on the bottom right of the screen. • Apps Tray . Touch Photos . The Photos app makes it easy to back up your photos and videos, organize them, and share. You can access the Gallery views by touching the Menu icon and select how to preview your photos/videos. 7.
Spark User Manual | English • Read details. Touch a name to see details for a contact or group. • Share a contact or place a frequently used contact on the Home screen. Touch menu • Edit details. While viewing a contact, touch Edit . at the top of the screen to edit the contact’s information. • Change your settings. While viewing the main list screen, touch menu to import or export contacts, choose display options and add or edit accounts. 7.
Spark User Manual | English Use the Calendar app to view and edit your schedule. To open it, touch Calendar on a Home or the Apps Tray screen. When you first set up your Android device, you have a chance to configure it to use a Google Account (such as Gmail). The first time you open the Calendar app on your phone or tablet, it will display any existing calendar events from that Google Account on the web.
Spark User Manual | English 7.9 FM Radio If you have a Wileyfox phone, you can listen to or record FM radio stations with the FM Radio app . To use FM Radio: 1. Plug earphones into your device. They serve as a radio antenna. 2. Open the FM Radio app. 3. The radio will start playing the station on the screen. You can keep listening to the radio even when you want to use another app or if your screen goes to sleep by touching the Home button. The radio will keep playing until you turn it off.
Spark User Manual | English 8. Accessibility To use the accessibility options, open Settings > System > Accessibility. Here are some options for people with visual impairments: TalkBack is a screen reader from Google that comes with your Android phone and tablet. It uses spoken feedback to describe events, such as notifications, and the results of your actions, such as opening an app. When TalkBack is on, you have to double-tap to select something.
