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Table of Contents Table of Contents Contacts .........61 Messages ........74 Gallery ...........83 Uninstalling or Disabling an App....34 Connecting to Networks and Checking Contact Details ......61 Opening the Messaging Screen ....74 Opening Gallery ..........83 Devices ..........35 Adding a New Contact ........61 Sending a Message .........
Table of Contents Getting Started More Apps ........94 Google ...............107 Installing the Nano-SIM Card (Included) and a microSDXC™ Card System ...............108 Calculator ............94 (Not Included) Z-community ..........109 Clock..............94 Upgrading the Phone Software ..110 Downloads ............95 Power off your phone before installing or removing the nano-SIM card. File Manager ............
You should fully charge battery. the battery as soon as possible. WARNINGS! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB cables. The Powering Your Phone On/Off use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause Press and hold the Power/Lock Key to turn on your phone.
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Getting Started Getting Started Locking the Screen and Keys Drag – To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to • move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power/Lock Key.
Getting Started Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Key Functions Description Flash 3.5mm Front Camera Back Camera Headset Jack* Press and hold to turn Airplane mode on or off, restart, or power Earpiece off. Indicator Power/Lock Key Proximity & Press to change your phone to Sleep mode.
Getting Started Getting Started Getting to Know the Home Screen Extended Home Screen Panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more. The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and Simply swipe left or right on the home screen to see the extended panels.
Personalizing Personalizing Changing Ringtone, Notification or Alarm Sound Changing the System Language You can quickly customize the default ringtone for incoming calls, the default notification sound, and the alarm sound. 1. Swipe up on the home screen and tap Settings > System > Languages & input > Languages.
Personalizing Personalizing NOTE: You can adjust the media volume when a media application is in use by pressing Setting Silent (Do Not Disturb) Mode Preferences the Volume Key. If no media application is active, press the Volume Key to adjust the You can set allowed and blocked disturbances, or manage automatic rules that turn on ringtone volume (or the earpiece volume during a call), or tap and drag a volume...
Personalizing Personalizing Setting the Theme Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks 1. Press and hold an empty place on the home screen. You can protect your phone by creating a screen lock. When it is enabled, you can swipe up on the lock screen, and then draw a pattern or enter a numeric PIN or a password to 2.
Personalizing Personalizing Protecting Your Phone With Encryption 3. Tap ENCRYPT PHONE. 4. Draw your screen lock pattern or enter your lock screen PIN or password. You can encrypt all the data on your phone: your accounts, application data, music and 5.
Personalizing Knowing the Basics Pinning a Screen Monitoring the Phone Status 1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on. 2. Open the app you want to keep in view. The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status icons on 3.
Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics Managing Notifications Responding to or Removing a Notification In the Notification Panel, you can respond to a notification or remove the notifications. Notification Icons The Notification Panel also supports expandable notifications that let you perform The Status Bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left side.
Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics To turn settings on or off quickly: Moving Shortcuts or Widgets 1. With two fingers, swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Settings Panel. 1. Press and hold a shortcut or widget on the home screen. 2.
Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts Gboard Gboard provides a layout similar to a desktop computer keyboard. When screen auto- The customizable primary shortcuts area at the bottom of the home screen remains the rotation is enabled, turn the phone sideways and the keyboard will change from portrait same on every home screen panel.
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Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics NOTES: • Press and hold to change the input language or set up the Gboard. • Tap to type when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, simply tap the key once. •...
Knowing the Basics Knowing the Basics Editing Text Opening and Switching Apps Move the insertion point: Tap where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new • Opening an App position, and a tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor. 1.
Knowing the Basics Connecting to Networks and Devices Using Two Apps in Split-Screen Mode Connecting to Mobile Networks You can work with two apps at the same time in split-screen mode. NOTE: Not all apps support split-screen mode. Controlling Mobile Data Use Method one: To enable or disable data access: 1.
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Selecting Network Operator When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the Status Bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network. Slide the Open network notification switch to the Off position 1.
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices WPS Push Button: Connect to a WPS network via the push button method. You can use one of the following methods to connect your phone to a wireless network • using WPS.
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices 3. Tap Pair new device. Receiving Data via Bluetooth Your phone automatically scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth 1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetooth. devices in range.
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Disconnecting Your Phone From the Computer 3. Tap > Storage settings > Format. To disconnect the phone from the computer, simply unplug the USB cable when 4. Tap ERASE & FORMAT. you’re finished.
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices NOTE: Whenever you move data between the internal storage and the microSDXC card, Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection the destination is used to save new apps and personal data (such as photos and videos) You can share your phone’s data capabilities through tethering or by activating the and only the destination is accessible from a computer.
Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Networks and Devices Sharing Mobile Data Through a Wi-Fi Hotspot Show password: If you have chosen WPA2 PSK security, check to show or uncheck to hide the password. You can share your phone’s data connection with other devices by turning your phone Broadcast network name (SSID): Check to broadcast or uncheck to hide your into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
Connecting to Networks and Devices Phone Calls Connecting to a VPN You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or other apps or widgets that 1. Swipe up on the home screen and tap Settings > Network & Internet > VPN. display contact information.
Phone Calls Phone Calls Ending a Call Working With the Call History During a call, tap on the screen. The call history is a list of all the calls you’ve placed, received, or missed. It provides a convenient way to redial a number, return a call, or add a number to your Contacts. Answering or Rejecting Calls To open the call history, you can press the Home Key >...
Phone Calls Phone Calls Taking Other Actions on a Call History Entry Checking Voicemail Open the call history and tap a listing. If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can leave voicemail • to create a new contact with the number. messages when they cannot reach you.
Phone Calls Phone Calls Managing Multi-party Calls 3. When you’re connected to the second party, tap After a conference call is successfully set up, you can tap Manage conference call > When the call waiting and three-way call features are available, you can switch between to separate the calls or end connection with one party.
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Phone Calls Phone Calls Setting Answer and End Calls Options Using Fixed Dialing Numbers 1. Press the Home Key > > > Settings > Answer and end calls. Fixed Dialing Numbers (FDN) allows you to restrict outgoing calls to a limited set of phone numbers.
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Phone Calls Phone Calls Setting Caller ID Setting TTY Mode Choose whether your number is displayed when someone receives your outgoing call. Your phone is a TTY compatible device. A TTY device can allow people who have hearing or speech disabilities to communicate by telephone. Simply connect the TTY device to 1.
Phone Calls Contacts Setting Wi-Fi Calling You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your When this feature is turned on and you are connected to a Wi-Fi network with Internet Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. access, you can make and receive phone calls via Wi-Fi or your operator’s mobile To see your contacts, swipe up on the home screen and tap Contacts.
Contacts Contacts Setting Up Your Own Profile Exporting Contacts to the Phone Storage or microSDXC Card 1. Swipe up on the home screen and tap Contacts. You can create your own name card in your phone. 2. Tap > Settings > Export > Export to .vcf file. 1.
Contacts Contacts Removing a Contact From Favorites Deleting a Label 1. Swipe up on the home screen and tap Contacts. 1. Swipe up on the home screen and tap Contacts. 2. Tap a favorite contact, at the top of the contact list, and then tap at the top of 2.
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Contacts Contacts Setting a Ringtone for a Contact Unlinking Contact Information Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone. If contact information from different sources was linked in error, you can separate the information back into individual contacts on your phone.
Accounts Accounts Configuring Account Sync Adding or Removing Accounts Configuring Auto-Sync Settings You can add multiple Google accounts and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync® accounts. You 1. Swipe up on the home screen and tap Settings > Accounts. may also add other kinds of accounts, depending on the apps installed on your phone. 2.
Email Email Writing and Sending an Email Swipe up on the home screen and tap Email. Use it to read and send emails from 1. Open your email inbox and tap Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo!®, and more. NOTE: If you have more than one email account added on the phone, tap the From Setting Up the First Email Account line to select the account you want to use for sending the message.
Email Email Marking an Email as Unread Editing an Email Account You can return a read email to the unread state (for example, to remind yourself to read it You can change a number of settings for an account. The options you can configure again later).
Messages Messages NOTES: You can use Messages to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). • You can also include email addresses as recipients for multimedia messages. Opening the Messaging Screen • Do not add an attachment or use group conversation if you want to send a text message.
Messages Browser Forwarding a Message Use Browser to view web pages and search for information. 1. On the Messages screen, tap the thread that has the message you want to forward. Opening the Browser 2. Press and hold the message you would like to forward. 1.
Browser Camera Switching Between Browser Windows You can take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSDXC 1. Tap the icon at the top of the screen. Thumbnails of opened web pages appear as card, if you have installed one, or to the phone’s internal a list.
Camera Camera NOTES: Using Other Camera Modes • You can pinch or spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in or out before taking Besides capturing photos and videos in the traditional way, the Camera app offers other a picture. powerful and interesting camera modes.
Camera Gallery Customizing Camera and Video Settings Opening Gallery Before capturing a photo or a video, you can tap to open the following options: Swipe up on the home screen and tap Gallery to view your pictures and videos. Tap NOTE: Some camera and video options will change in different camera modes.
Gallery Gallery Working With Pictures Retouching Your Pictures Tap a picture to view it in full screen. Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in Gallery with Photo Editor. together or spread them apart to zoom out or in.
Gallery Gallery Making a GIF or a Collage Playing Videos You can put together a few pictures to make an animated GIF or a collage of pictures. 1. Tap an album in Gallery, and then tap the thumbnail of a video. 1.
Music Music Playing Music Swipe up on the home screen and tap Music to play audio files stored on your phone. Tap a song in the music library to listen to it. Tap the playback bar at the bottom of the Music supports a wide variety of audio formats, so it can play music you purchase from screen and the following playback screen appears: online stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and more.
Music Video Managing Playlists Use Video to manage your video library and watch videos. Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, so that you can play the Opening the Video Library songs you like in the order you prefer. Tap >...
Video Voice Recorder NOTES: Voice Recorder enables you to record voice memos and listen to them whenever you like. • Slide horizontally on the video to rewind or fast forward. Recording a Voice Memo • Slide vertically on the right or left part of the screen to adjust volume or brightness, respectively.
More Apps More Apps Checking World Time Calculator 1. Open the Clock app and tap 2. World time lets you check local times for cities around the world. Tap to add a new city. Swipe up on the home screen and tap Calculator to use the phone’s convenient built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations.
More Apps More Apps Duo: Video chat one-on-one using Wi-Fi or mobile data. • To copy or move an item, press and hold the item, tap > Move or Copy, navigate to • a new location, and tap PASTE. • Find Device: Easily locate a lost Android device and keep your information safe and sound.
Settings Settings Mobile data usage: Check how much data has been used during the time cycle • Swipe up on the home screen and tap Settings. Settings contains most of the tools you set, see which apps have been using mobile data, restrict background data for for customizing and configuring your device.
Settings Settings Airplane Mode FORCE STOP: Stop the app. • • UNINSTALL: Uninstall the app. Turn airplane mode on or off. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when airplane mode is on. • DISABLE/ENABLE: Disable or enable the app. •...
Settings Settings App Permissions Scheduled power On/Off: Set the day and time when the phone automatically powers • on or off. You can also tap the switches on the right to turn the features on or off. Open Settings > Apps & notifications > App permissions to check what apps have NOTE: The use of phone cover/case may stop certain functions from working.
Settings Settings Screen saver: Manage the Screen saver function, which can display weather, clock, Security & Location • colors or photos when the phone is docked or charging. Configure options that help keep your phone and data safe, and manage location •...
Settings Settings Location: Manage location services, which help your phone and apps determine Storage type: Check the credential storage type. • your location. To use location-related applications, such as finding your location on Trusted credentials: Display trusted CA certificates. Google Maps, you must have location services enabled on your phone. User credentials: View and modify stored credentials.
Text-to-speech output • Get answers to specific questions about your ZTE device, give feedback and suggestions to Preferred engine: Select the speech synthesis engine you want to use, or change help shape future software updates and products, participate in beta testing opportunities.
Possible Solution to your phone from the card. The network signal is too weak NOTE: Visit the ZTE official handset service support website Z-Community at your current location (for Move to a location where the (https://community.zteusa.com) to learn more about the above upgrade methods, as...
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution Your service provider does not The standby time is related to Unable to select support these features, or you your service provider system Contact your service provider. If you are located in an area certain features have not applied for services that configuration.
Troubleshooting For Your Safety Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution General Safety The nano-SIM card is invalid. Contact your service provider. You are not within the network’s Check the service area with Don’t make or receive handheld Unable to Don’t use at gas stations. service area.
For Your Safety For Your Safety Radio Frequency (RF) Energy While there may be differences between the SAR levels of various phones and at various positions, they all meet the government requirements. This phone is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure SAR compliance for body-worn operation is based on a separation distance of 0.6 inches to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the (15 mm) between the unit and the human body.
For Your Safety For Your Safety • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. These ratings are not guaranteed. Results will vary, depending on the level of immunity of your hearing device and the degree of your hearing loss. If your hearing device •...
For Your Safety For Your Safety For additional information about the FCC’s actions with regard to hearing aid • Improper battery use may result in a fire, explosion or other hazard. compatible wireless devices and other steps the FCC has taken to ensure that •...
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For Your Safety For Your Safety Demagnetization • Clean your phone and its accessories with a soft material such as cleaning cloth for eyeglass lenses. Do not use alcohol or other corrosive substances for cleaning or To avoid the risk of demagnetization, do not allow electronic devices or magnetic media allow them to get inside.
For Your Safety For Your Safety Repetitive Strain Injuries Electrical Safety To minimize the risk of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) when texting or playing games with Accessories your phone: Use only approved accessories. Do not connect with incompatible products or •...
For Your Safety For Your Safety Pacemakers Explosive Environments Pacemaker manufacturers recommend that a minimum separation of 6 inches (15 cm) Gas Stations and Explosive Atmospheres be maintained between a mobile phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference In locations with potentially explosive atmospheres, obey all posted signs to turn off with the pacemaker.
Notes Specifications Handset specifications are shown in the following table. Operating system Android™ 8.1 Oreo™ Handset standards LTE/GSM/UMTS Dimensions 5.73" (H) x 2.83" (W) x 0.37" (D) Weight 5.40 oz. (with battery) Display 5" 854×480 Camera Front 2 MP; Back 5 MP Internal memory ROM: 16 GB, RAM: 2 GB Removable memory card...