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Page 1: ...User Guide Welcome to HUAWEI HUAWEI Vision ...

Page 2: ...en 14 2 7 Applications and Widgets 18 2 8 Using a microSD Card 19 3 Calling 20 3 1 Making a Call 20 3 2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 21 3 3 Other Operations During a Call 23 4 People 24 4 1 Opening the People Application 24 4 2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 24 4 3 Adding a Contact 24 4 4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites 25 4 5 Searching for a Contact 25 4 6 Editing a Contact 25 4 7 Communi...

Page 3: ...Multimedia Message 33 6 4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message 34 6 5 Replying to a Message 34 6 6 Searching for a Message 34 6 7 Customizing Message Settings 34 7 Getting Connected 35 7 1 Mobile Networks 35 7 2 Wi Fi 36 7 3 Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection 36 7 4 Controlling Data Usage 38 7 5 Browser 39 7 6 Bluetooth 41 8 Email 43 8 1 Adding an Email Account 43 8 2 Switching Between Email...

Page 4: ...1 10 2 Gmail 52 10 3 Talk 53 10 4 Maps 55 10 5 YouTube 56 10 6 Play Store 56 11 Synchronizing Information 58 11 1 Managing Your Accounts 58 11 2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization 60 12 Using Other Applications 61 12 1 All Backup 61 12 2 Calendar 62 12 3 File Manager 64 12 4 Clock 66 12 5 Calculator 67 12 6 Notes 67 13 Managing Your Mobile Phone 68 13 1 Setting the Date and Time 68 13 2 Sett...

Page 5: ...iv 13 5 Adjusting the Speech Rate 71 13 6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 71 13 7 Managing Applications 72 13 8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone 73 13 9 Online Update 74 14 Appendix 75 14 1 FAQs 75 ...

Page 6: ... when it is prohibited to use phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger Do not use your mobile phone while driving Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities Switch off your mobile phone near medical apparatus Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft The phone may cause interference to control equipment of the aircraft Switch off your mobile phone near ...

Page 7: ...electromagnetic field Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them Do not put your mobile phone in a high temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children Do not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance Use only...

Page 8: ...ce Downloaded third party applications should be scanned for viruses Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third party application providers Some applications require and transmit location information As a result a third party may be able to share your location information Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to third party application providers Third p...

Page 9: ...cessories which you purchase Huawei reserves the right to change or modifyanyinformation or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice and without anyliability Third Party Software Statement Huawei does notown the intellectual propertyof the third partysoftware and applications thatare delivered with this product Therefore Huaweiwillnotprovide anywarrantyofanykindforthirdpartysof...

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Page 11: ... Appearance 2 1 1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips Press and hold to power on your mobile phone When your mobile phone is powered on press and hold this button to display the options menu You can then choose to power off the phone or perform shortcut operations Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active Touch to open the menu on an active screen Touch to return to the Home screen To...

Page 12: ...ver 2 Insert the SIM card 2 2 2 Installing the microSD Card Your mobile phone is already equipped with a large volume built in embedded MultiMediaCard eMMC If you want to expand your phone memory you can also insert a microSD card 1 Remove the battery cover 2 Insert the microSD card into the card slot as shown in the diagram 1 2 1 2 ...

Page 13: ...battery ensure that it has been properly installed on your phone 1 Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to your mobile phone Then to start charging plug the charger into an electrical outlet If you charge your mobile phone while it is powered on the battery icon on the notification bar indicates the charging status When the ...

Page 14: ...n it was new When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter than usual after being charged properly replace the battery with a new one of the same type Using data services increases the power consumption of the phone and will therefore reduce the length of time that the phone can be used between battery charges The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and ...

Page 15: ...th connection Turn off Wi Fi when you are not using it Turn off your phone s GPS receiver when you are not using it Lower the volume Close power draining programs when you do not need them Turn off the data service 2 3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 2 3 1 Powering Your Mobile Phone On Press and hold If you have protected your mobile phone with a personal identification number PIN enter it befor...

Page 16: ...ast Boot 1 Touch Settings 2 Touch the button next to Quick Pwr On Do not turn on Quick Pwr On while on an airplane 2 3 5 Restarting Your Mobile Phone 1 Press and hold to display the options menu 2 Touch Restart 3 Touch OK 2 3 6 Using Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to turn off your phone s wireless connections Rather than powering off your phone you can place it in Airplane mode 1 Pre...

Page 17: ...with your finger to select an item confirm a selection or start an application Touch and hold Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the mobile phone responds For example to open the options menu for the active screen touch and hold the screen until the menu appears Flick Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen Drag Touch and hold the desired item w...

Page 18: ...an still receive messages and calls If your phone is idle for a while the screen will lock automatically 2 5 2 Unlocking the Screen 1 Press to wake up the screen 2 Drag the unlocking icon to the small open lock the screen is unlocked If you have set up a screen unlock pattern you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it ...

Page 19: ...Icons Signal strength No signal Connected to GPRS mobile network GPRS in use Connected to EDGE mobile network EDGE in use Connected to 3G mobile network 3G in use Roaming Airplane mode Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS 10 23 Touch to view all your applications Shortcuts Notifications bar Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone Flick down to open the notifications panel Di...

Page 20: ...message Problem with text or multimedia message delivery New chat message New email New voicemail Connected to a PC Open Wi Fi network available Upcoming event Uploading Downloading Phone storage space is getting low Sign in or synchronization problem Preparing the mircoSD card More undisplayed notifications Synchronizing data Synchronization failed Connected to a VPN ...

Page 21: ...finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the notification panel 2 On the panel you can Touch a notification to open the corresponding application Flick left or right on a notification to delete it Touch the cross sign to clear all notifications Touch to display the settings screen Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bottom of the panel Then flick up to close it 2 6 3 Vie...

Page 22: ...lease it Removing an Icon from the Home Screen 1 Touch and hold an item on the Home screen that you want to remove until your mobile phone vibrates 2 Without lifting your finger drag the item to the trash can Wait until the item and the trash can turn red 3 Release the item 2 6 5 Service Shortcuts 1 Open the notification bar 2 Touch at the top of the screen to switch data services on or off You ca...

Page 23: ... application screen 3 Without lifting your finger drag the icon to the desired location and then release it To move more icons repeat steps 2 and 3 4 Touch or to save 2 7 2 Accessing Widgets On the application screen touch the WIDGETS tab to switch to the widget screen From the widget screen you can touch and hold a widget and then drag it to the Home screen 2 7 3 Viewing Recently Used Application...

Page 24: ...3 Touch Turn on USB storage in the dialog box that opens to confirm that you want to transfer files You can now transfer files from your PC to your mobile phone s microSD card When your microSD card acts as a USB mass storage your mobile phone will not use this memory space Ensure that you follow the correct procedures to disconnect the USB mass storage device your mobile phone from the PC when yo...

Page 25: ...ou can touch to use other functions To return to the call screen flick the notification bar down and touch Current call Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard by the other parties in a call 3 1 1 Making a Call with the Phone Application 1 On the Home screen touch Phone If the dialer is not displayed touch 2 Enter the phone number 3 Touch to ...

Page 26: ...oise will affect the accuracy of voice dialing 1 On the Home screen touch Voice Dialer 2 Follow the onscreen instructions then say your command close to the microphone Your phone will identify the command and make a call 3 2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 3 2 1 Answering an Incoming Call When you receive a phone call the incoming call screen opens If you have previously saved the caller s number in...

Page 27: ... the call 3 2 2 Ending a Call During a call touch to hang up 3 2 3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to reject the call You can also drag to the message icon to reject the call and send a message to the caller 10 23 10 23 ...

Page 28: ...the first participant keep the connection open touch 2 Enter the phone number of the next person you want to invite for the conversation and touch or select someone from your or The first participant is automatically placed on hold while you do this 3 Once you have connected to the second person touch to begin the conference call 4 To end the conference call and disconnect from everyone touch 3 3 ...

Page 29: ...ouch to create a contact Any contacts that are already saved on your mobile phone are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through 4 2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 1 In the contacts list touch Manage contacts 2 Touch Copy from SIM card 3 Wait for the SIM card contents to be loaded Touch one contact to import that contact individually to your mobile phone or touch SELECT ALL...

Page 30: ...contact s name If the icon is highlighted the contact is in your favorites list 4 5 Searching for a Contact 1 In the contact list touch 2 Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for As you type contacts with matching names appear below the search box 4 6 Editing a Contact You can make changes to the information you have stored for a contact at any time 1 In the contacts list touch the con...

Page 31: ... Touch the icon for the way you want to communicate with the contact The icons available depend on the information you have entered for the contact the applications installed on your phone and the accounts you have 4 7 2 Communicating with a Contact 1 In the contacts list touch the contact that you want to communicate with 2 On the contact s details screen you can communicate with the contact in o...

Page 32: ...n of the vcf file to which your contacts will be exported 3 Touch OK to export your phone contact s information to the installed microSD card You can copy the vcf files backed up on the microSD card to your computer Restoring Contacts 1 In the contact list touch Manage contacts 2 Touch Import from storage in the displayed menu If there is more than one vcf files saved on the microSD card you can c...

Page 33: ... to the group information and then touch DONE To cancel all changes you made to the group information touch Discard 4 10 3 Adding a Contact to Your Groups Select a group touch to select the desired contact and then touch ADD MEMBERS You can only add contacts saved in your phone memory to a group you cannot add contacts saved in your SIM card 4 11 Joining and Separating Contacts You may have duplic...

Page 34: ...cts 4 11 2 Separating Contacts If contact information from different sources was joined together in error you can separate the contacts 1 On the Home screen touch People 2 Touch the joint contact to be separated 3 Touch Manage joined contacts 4 Select the contact to be separated from the joint contact The joint contact is then separated into two contacts displayed separately in People 4 12 Sending...

Page 35: ...ntering text The previous figure is provided for your reference only q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k z x c v b n m 123 l Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type Touch and hold to capitalize all letters to be entered Touch to change from the text mode to the symbol number mode Touch and hold keys with like this to use more functions Touch to insert a space Touch to delete a character ...

Page 36: ...he text Drag the grab points to select text you want to copy Touch this button to copy the text After the text is copied touch a blank area in the text field to display Move to where you want to paste the text Touch PASTE to paste the previously copied text Move the cursor to an input position Touch this icon to replace the selected content with what you just cut or copied 5 4 Using the Landscape ...

Page 37: ...name in the To field or touch to select a contact from People As you enter the phone number or the contact s name the phone displays possible matches from your contacts Select a contact from the list of possible matches or continue entering After you select a contact or finish entering a number you can enter another recipient 3 Touch the composition text box to start composing your message 4 When ...

Page 38: ...nter a smiley touch then Insert smiley 4 Touch to attach a picture an audio file or a video clip to the message 5 When you are ready to send the message touch Send MMS You can select a media file music video or picture and send it as an attachment in a multimedia message In File Manager touch and hold a media file and then touch Share Messaging 6 3 1 Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach more t...

Page 39: ...ultimedia message to view the message 6 5 Replying to a Message 1 In the message list touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it 2 Touch the text box to compose your message Once finished touch Send 6 6 Searching for a Message To find a message quickly On the messages list screen touch and enter the message content to search for 6 7 Customizing Message Settings In the message list touch ...

Page 40: ...etwork operators or Access Point Names to check the network connection Your phone will automatically read the access point settings from the SIM card if any Therefore do not change the access point parameters otherwise you might not be able to access network resources 7 1 2 Turning On the Data Service 1 Touch Settings 2 Under WIRELESS NETWORKS touch More Mobile networks 3 Select the Data enabled c...

Page 41: ...pen network your mobile phone will automatically connect to it If you select a network that is secured with Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP and it is the first time that you have connected to it enter the password as prompted and then touch Connect If you connect to a secured wireless network that you have already used you will not be prompted to enter the password again unless you have reset your mo...

Page 42: ...loadandinstallActiveSync4 5oralaterversion 5 Aftertheinstallation youareabletouseUSBtethering 7 3 2 Sharing Your Phone s Data Connection via USB To use USB tethering in different operating systems you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB You cannot share your phone s data connection and access its microSD card via USB at the same time 1 Touch Settings 2 Onthe...

Page 43: ...onfigure data control and query data usage Select the Set mobile data limit check box When data traffic reaches the preset limit your phone s mobile data connection will be disabled Touch the scroll arrow beside Data usage cycle then Change cycle After setting the data usage cycle touch Set Drag the red line to set a data usage limit or the orange line to set a warning limit When data traffic reac...

Page 44: ... a new browser window Touch to open the browser options menu and perform one of the following operations Bookmarks Touch to display bookmarks Refresh Touch to refresh the current webpage Forward Touch to navigate to the web page from which you returned to the current web page 7 5 2 Opening a Webpage 1 In a browser window touch the URL field at the top of the screen 2 Use the keyboard to enter a we...

Page 45: ...ant to save as a bookmark 2 Touch and then touch Save to bookmarks 3 Edit the bookmark name and then touch OK Opening a Bookmark 1 In a browser window touch then Bookmarks On the Bookmarks screen touch the HISTORY tab to view the pages you have visited or touch SAVED PAGES to view saved pages 2 Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open 7 5 5 Customizing Browser Settings Customize the brow...

Page 46: ...luetooth is turned on the Bluetooth icon appears in the notification bar 3 Touch Bluetooth and your device s Bluetooth name is displayed on the screen Touch the device name and set your device to be visible to other Bluetooth devices Touch Rename phone to change your device s name and then touch Rename 7 6 2 Pairing with and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device You can do the following by using the Bl...

Page 47: ... your mobile phone with 7 6 3 Sending Files via Bluetooth With Bluetooth you can share pictures videos or music files with your family and friends To send files via Bluetooth 1 Touch and hold the file to be sent in your mobile phone or SD card The active options menu is displayed 2 Touch Share then Bluetooth to select a paired device 7 6 4 Disconnecting from or Unpairing with a Bluetooth Device 1 ...

Page 48: ...creen touch Email 2 Touch the email service provider you want to use or touch Others to enter an email address and password then touch Next 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to set parameters such as POP3 IMAP and account If you do not know how to set the parameters contact your email service provider or search online 4 Touch Next and the Inbox of the newly configured email account will be displa...

Page 49: ...he attachment is saved in the Download folder on the microSD card 8 5 Creating and Sending an Email Message 1 On the Inbox screen touch 2 In the To field enter the recipient s name or email address 3 Enter the subject of your message and compose the message To send an attachment with the message touch 4 Touch If you are not ready to send the message touch Save draft or to save the message as a dra...

Page 50: ... mail notification method and details about the account s email sending and receiving servers Your account s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of email service you are using You can enter the necessary details manually although you may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct information 1 On the Inbox screen touch Settings to enter the account configuratio...

Page 51: ... that you can use to shoot and share pictures and videos 9 1 1 Opening Your Camera Touch Camera to open the camera Touch to close the camera 9 1 2 Taking a Photo 1 Open your camera application and switch it to camera mode 2 If necessary change the camera settings The preview changes as you change the settings 3 Frame your photo within the photo capture screen Thumbnail of last photo Touch to previ...

Page 52: ...er left or right across the screen 9 1 4 Recording a Video 1 Open the camera application and then switch it to camcorder mode 2 If necessary change the camcorder settings 3 Frame the scene with which you want to start your video 4 Touch to start recording a video 5 Touch to stop recording 9 1 5 Viewing Your Videos 1 After recording a video a thumbnail of the video you have just recorded is shown i...

Page 53: ...he folder that contains the pictures you want to view 2 Touch the picture to view it in full screen mode The picture viewer supports the automatic rotation function When you rotate your mobile phone the picture adjusts itself to the rotation 9 2 3 Rotating a Picture 1 When viewing a picture touch to display the operations panel 2 Select either Rotate Left or Rotate Right The picture is saved with ...

Page 54: ...music library select a way to view your music 2 Touch the music file you want to play While playing music touch to return to the Home screen the music will continue to play in the background and you can use other applications Open the notifications panel and touch the playing music to return to the music playing screen 9 3 3 Adding Music to a Playlist 1 From the music library select a way to view ...

Page 55: ...n the Home screen touch FM Radio to open the application 2 The first time you open FM radio touch Auto tuning which automatically scans for available FM channels saves them as presets and plays the first FM channel found 9 4 2 Tuning the FM Radio Open the FM Radio application and then do the following Touch or to tune the radio to the previous or next channel Slide the knob left or right to perfor...

Page 56: ...an create one 1 After reading the setup information touch New 2 Enter the first name last name and then touch Next 3 Enter the user name for your Google account and then touch Next The mobile phone will connect to a Google server to check whether the username is available If the username you entered is already in use you will be prompted to choose another one or select one from a list 4 Enter and ...

Page 57: ... account that contains the email you want to read 10 2 3 Creating and Sending an Email 1 In the mail list touch 2 Enter the message recipient s email address in the To field If you are sending the email to several recipients separate the email addresses with commas You can add as many message recipients as you want If you want to send a copy Cc or a blind copy Bcc of the email to other recipients ...

Page 58: ... 2 Enter the search keywords in the box and then touch 10 2 6 Customizing Your Gmail Settings In the mail list touch Settings to customizing your Gmail 10 3 Talk Talk is Google s instant messaging service You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web 10 3 1 Opening Talk On the Home screen touch Talk to open the application Your Talk account is bas...

Page 59: ...message your mobile phone can play a sound vibrate or display an icon To set up one of these handy notifications start in the friends list and then touch Settings Then touch the account that you want to set Now choose from one of the following IM notifications Select the check box to receive a notification on the notification bar when you receive an instant message Notification ringtone Touch to c...

Page 60: ... must enable the location service 1 On the Home screen touch Settings 2 Touch Location services 3 Select the Google s location service check box the GPS satellites check box or both 10 4 2 Opening Maps On the Home screen touch Maps to open the application 10 4 3 Searching for Places of Interest 1 On the map touch 2 Enter the place you want to search for in the search box and then touch the Search ...

Page 61: ... videos 10 5 1 Opening YouTube On the Home screen touch YouTube You will then see the YouTube screen 10 5 2 Searching for a Video 1 On the YouTube screen touch 2 Enter a search keyword and then touch the Search icon 3 You will see a number of search results displayed below the notification bar Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it 10 5 3 Sharing a Video From the video list on th...

Page 62: ... to the developer s website In addition you can send the developer an email 2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the application 3 To check the progress of a download open the notification panel Most applications are installed within seconds To stop an application from downloading touch the cross After the application has been downloaded and installed on your mobile phone the...

Page 63: ...applications installed on your mobile phone For example you can start by adding your personal Google account so your personal email contacts and calendar are always available You could then add a work account so your work related emails and work contacts are handy If you like you may add multiple Google accounts or other accounts 11 1 1 Adding an Account When you add an account the People applicat...

Page 64: ...hed the account is added to the list on the Accounts sync screen 11 1 2 Adding an Exchange Account 1 On the Home screen touch Settings Accounts sync 2 Touch ADD ACCOUNT Corporate 3 Follow the instructions and enter the required information about the exchange account you want to add For details contact the server administrator 4 Touch Next to display the Account setup screen Configure the synchroni...

Page 65: ...ing General Synchronization Settings Touch the button at the top of the Accounts sync screen In the account list touch the account you want to synchronize then configure whether changes you make to information on the phone or on the web are automatically synchronized with each other 11 2 2 Changing an Account s Synchronization Settings 1 On the Accounts sync screen touch the account whose synchron...

Page 66: ...inserted the backup files are stored in the HuaweiBackup folder in the phone memory 12 1 1 Backing Up Data on Your Phone 1 On the All Backup screen touch Backup 2 In the FILE NAME field enter a file name You can also use the default file name 3 In the BACKUP CONTENTS section select the data you want to back up 4 Touch BACKUP to back up the data you have selected 12 1 2 Restoring Data 1 On the All ...

Page 67: ...ked up Manage Manage an application you have previously backed up 12 2 Calendar Calendar enables you to create and manage events meetings and appointments Depending on your synchronization settings the calendar on your phone can be synchronized with the internet based calendar you use 12 2 1 Opening Calendar On the Home screen touch Calendar to open the application 12 2 2 Creating an Event 1 In an...

Page 68: ...1 In any calendar view touch an event to view its details or an event summary 2 Touch the Add reminder button to add a reminder or touch the reminder s button to delete an existing reminder 3 Touch the reminder time and then from the list displayed touch the length of time before the event when you want to be reminded When the time comes you will receive a notification about the event 12 2 4 Setti...

Page 69: ...ons Touch to set event reminders to alert you to send you a notification or to turn off event notifications on your mobile phone Choose ringtone Touch to select the ringtone to sound when you receive an event reminder Vibrate Select to vibrate the mobile phone when you receive an event notification Default reminder time Touch to select the default time before an event for event reminders to occur ...

Page 70: ...y the file to the selected path 12 3 4 Searching for a File 1 On the File Manager screen touch Internal or SD card and then touch a folder to access the directory where the file you want is located 2 Touch 3 In the search box enter a word contained in the name of the file you are searching for 4 Touch Go Your mobile phone will start the search 5 A list of search results will be displayed Touch a f...

Page 71: ...ng 12 3 6 Viewing Your Memory Status On the File Manager screen touch to open the options panel and then touch Storage The memory management screen will be displayed This screen allows you to view the memory status and available memory on your mobile phone and microSD card 12 4 Clock Clock displays the date and time You can also use Clock to turn your mobile phone into an alarm clock 12 4 1 Openin...

Page 72: ...alarm list screen touch and then touch Settings 12 5 Calculator Use Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations 12 5 1 Opening Calculator On the Home screen touch Calculator to open the application 12 5 2 Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel On the Calculator screen flick the screen to the right or left to switch between Advanc...

Page 73: ...en the configuration is complete 4 Touch Set time On the set time screen touch or to adjust the hour and minute Touch Set when the configuration is complete 5 Touch Select time zone and then select the desired time zone from the list Scroll to view more time zones 6 Select or clear the Use 24 hour format check box to switch between 24 hour and 12 hour formats 7 Touch Select date format to select h...

Page 74: ...en touch Sound 2 Select Silent mode to silence all sounds except alarms music and video media 13 3 2 Adjusting the Volume You can adjust the volume while on the Home screen or on most of the application screens such as the screen displayed during a call or when playing music or videos Press the Volume keys to adjust volume to the level you desire You can also adjust the volume from the settings sc...

Page 75: ...all Settings Mobile phone service providers offer services including call forwarding call waiting fixed dialing numbers and voicemail You can customize the services included in your call fee package On the Home screen touch Phone and then touch Settings to customize call functions 13 4 2 Turning on Data Roaming 1 On the Settings screen touch More Mobile networks 2 Select the Data roaming check box...

Page 76: ...obile phone 13 6 2 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock To keep your data more secure lock the screen and or require a screen unlock pattern every time your mobile phone is turned on or wakes up from sleep mode 1 On the Settings screen touch Security Screen lock Pattern 2 Flick your finger vertically horizontally or diagonally connect at least four dots in any order you choose Lift your...

Page 77: ...L 2 In the applications list do either of the following Touch and then touch Sort by size Then touch an application to view its details Touch an application directly to view its details 13 7 2 Uninstalling an Application You cannot uninstall the applications that are pre installed on the system 1 On the Settings screen touch Apps 2 Touch an application and then touch Uninstall 13 7 3 Moving an App...

Page 78: ...e microSD card In Browser clear all temporary Internet files and Browser history information Move applications to the microSD card Uninstall any downloaded programs that you no longer use Reset your mobile phone 13 8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone 13 8 1 Backing Up My Data You can use your Google account to back up your mobile phone s settings to Google servers If you replace your mobile phone the se...

Page 79: ...et phone and then touch Erase everything The mobile phone resets the settings to the original factory settings and then restarts 13 9 Online Update Your mobile phone has pre installed the online update function When there isnew software available the version information appears and prompts you to update You canalsotouchSettings Aboutphone Onlineupdatetocheckwhetherthenew software is available When...

Page 80: ...formation may be lost when contacts are imported How Do I Disable Automatic Change of Screen Orientation When Rotating My Phone On the Home screen touch Settings Display and then clear the Auto rotate screen check box to disable this function How Do I Set an Unlock Pattern On the Home screen touch Settings Security Screen lock Pattern How Do I Stop the Song Playing in the Background Flick the noti...

Page 81: ...played Then drag the icon to where you want to place it and release your finger How Do I Hide the Keyboard Touch to hide the keyboard How Do I Forward a Message On the message viewing screen touch and hold a message and then select Forward from the displayed menu Why Am I Unable to Use Navigation Navigation is unavailable in some countries or regions ...

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