Managing Contacts; Adding New Contact First Time; Adding A New Contact; Viewing Contact Details - Sonim XP8 User Manual

MANAGING CONTACTS

You can use the phonebook to maintain phone numbers
of your contacts. This feature enables you to add, dial
phone numbers and send SMS and MMS messages.
To access the contacts, from Apps screen, select
Contacts ( ). The contacts saved in the phonebook
are displayed.

ADDING NEW CONTACT FIRST TIME

After inserting the SIM, when you switch ON the device
for the first time and there are no contacts added in the
device or SIM.
Add New contact:
• Tap on Set up my profile on Contact display
window. Add the device owner's profile details.
Enter all the details and tap on the check mark
). It is displayed as ME.
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• Tap on Add New Contact (
and tap on the check mark (

ADDING A NEW CONTACT

1. From App menu, tap on Contacts (
2. To add a new contact, tap on Phone (
home screen, tap on Dial pad (
required number.
3. Tap on Create new contact (
contact screen is displayed. Enter all the details
and tap on check mark (
added to the phonebook.

VIEWING CONTACT DETAILS

1. From App screen, tap on Contacts (
2.
Tap on the required contact to view the contact
details.

EDITING THE CONTACT DETAILS

1. From App screen, tap on Contacts (
2.
Scroll to the required contact and tap on the
contact to view details.
3. Tap on the Edit (
corner
4. Edit the required details. Tap on check mark
( ) to save the details.
MANAGING CONTACTS
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SENDING A MESSAGE FROM CONTACTS

You can send SMS and MMS messages to the contacts.
1. From App menu, tap on Contacts (
2.
Scroll to the required contact and tap and open it.
3. Tap on Messages (
4. The Messages screen is displayed. Enter the
message.
5. Tap on Attach ( ) to attach any of the following:
• Smileys
• Stickers
• Camera
• Location
• Audio
6. Tap on SMS ( ) to send the message.
If you attach a media file or a contact to your
SMS message it is converted to an MMS
message automatically.

MENU OPTIONS

On the Contacts screen, tap on Options ( ) to view the
menu options. Following are the menu options:
CONTACT TO DISPLAY:
You can display the contacts in one of the following
ways:
• All contacts: When this option is selected, all the
contacts are displayed.
• Phone: Select Phone from the list. The contacts
which are stored in the Phone are displayed.
• SIM Card: Select SIM Card from the list.All the
contacts which all are saved in SIM that are
displayed in contact application.
• Google: The contact which are synced with your
gmail ID are displayed.
• Customize: You can customize the contacts to be
displayed.
IMPORT/EXPORT:
IMPORT FROM .VCF FILE
1. From App screen, tap on Contacts (
2. Select Option ( ) > Import/export.
3. Selcet Import from .vcf file.
4. Tap on the option and you can view the different
destinations to save the imported .vcf files.
5. Select the destination.
The contact is imported to the list.
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