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  • Page 1 User guide...
  • Page 2 About This Guide Thank you for choosing this ZTE mobile device. In order to keep your device in its best condition, please read this manual and keep it for future reference. Copyright Copyright © 2019 ZTE CORPORATION All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 Content in this manual may differ from the actual product or software. Trademarks ZTE, Blade, and the ZTE logos are trademarks of ZTE Corporation. Android is a trademark of Google LLC. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Started ..........9 Getting to Know Your Phone ..........9 Key Functions ............... 11 Installing the nano-SIM Card (Included) and a microSDXC Card (Not Included) ........12 Installing the Battery ............15 Charging the Battery ............16 Powering Your Phone On/Off ......... 17 Setting Up Your Phone for the First Time ....
  • Page 5 Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect ....29 Changing the Screen Brightness ........29 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks ....30 Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning ..... 31 Knowing the Basics ........33 Monitoring the Phone Status ......... 33 Managing Notifications ............
  • Page 6 Phone Calls ........... 60 Placing and Ending Voice Calls........60 Answering or Rejecting Voice Calls ......61 Using Real-Time Text (RTT) ..........63 Working With the Call History ........65 Calling Your Contacts ............67 Checking Voicemail ............68 Using Options During a Call ..........68 Managing Multi-party Calls ..........
  • Page 7 Email .............. 89 Setting Up the First Email Account ....... 89 Checking Your Emails ............90 Responding to an Email ............ 90 Writing and Sending an Email ........92 Adding and Editing Email Accounts ......93 Changing General Email Settings ......... 94 Message+ ............
  • Page 8 Gallery ............110 Opening Gallery ..............110 Working With Albums .............110 Working With Pictures .............112 Retouching Your Pictures ..........114 Making a GIF or a Collage ..........115 Playing Videos ..............116 Music ............118 Viewing Your Music Library ...........118 Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone ....119 Playing Music ..............120 Managing Playlists ............122 Video Player ..........
  • Page 9 Downloads ................130 File Manager ...............130 Google Apps ...............131 Settings ............133 Network & Internet ............133 Connected Devices ............136 Apps & Notifications ............137 Features ................138 Battery ...................139 Display ..................139 Sound ..................139 Storage..................140 Security & Location............140 Accounts ................143 Accessibility.................144 Google ..................144 System ...................144 System Updates ..............146 Upgrading the Phone Software ....

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Getting Started Getting to Know Your Phone Front Indicator camera light Earpiece/ Speaker Volume key Touch Power key screen Microphone...
  • Page 11 Headset jack Back camera Flash Charging/ micro-USB jack...

  • Page 12: Key Functions

    Key Functions Function  Press and hold to turn airplane mode on or off, restart, or power off. Power key  Press to switch your phone to sleep mode or wake up your phone.  Touch to return to the home screen from any application or screen.

  • Page 13: Installing The Nano-Sim Card (Included) And A Microsdxc Card (Not Included)

    Installing the nano-SIM Card (Included) and a microSDXC Card (Not Included) NOTE: Your phone will come with the nano-SIM card already installed. WARNING! To avoid damage to the phone, do not use any other kind of SIM cards, or any non-standard nano-SIM card cut from a SIM card.
  • Page 14 2. Hold the nano-SIM card and the optional microSDXC card with the cut corners oriented as shown and slide them into the card slots. nano-SIM card microSDXC card NOTE: Some applications may require a microSDXC card to work normally and/or may store data on the card. Therefore, it is recommended that you keep a microSDXC card installed and not remove or replace it randomly.

  • Page 16: Installing The Battery

    Installing the Battery 1. Place your fingernail in the cut-out at the bottom left of the back cover, and pop the cover off the phone. 2. Insert the battery by aligning the metal contacts on the battery with the metal contacts in the battery compartment.

  • Page 17: Charging The Battery

    You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. WARNING! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB cables. The use of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery to explode.

  • Page 18: Powering Your Phone On/Off

    3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged. NOTE: If the battery is extremely low, you may be unable to power on the phone even when it is being charged. In this case, try again after charging the phone for at least 20 minutes.

  • Page 19: Locking/Unlocking The Screen And Keys

    Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put the phone to Sleep mode) when not in use and also to turn the screen back on and unlock it when you need it. Lock the Screen and Keys To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the Power key.
  • Page 20 Unlock the Screen and Keys 1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on. 2. Swipe up on the screen. - or - Swipe away from at the bottom right of the screen to open the Camera app. - or - Swipe away from at the bottom left to use the Google Assistant.

  • Page 21: Getting To Know The Home Screen

    Getting to Know the Home Screen The home screen is the starting point for your phone’s applications, functions, and menus. You can customize your home screen by adding shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Status & notifications Widgets Folder Shortcut Primary shortcuts Navigation...
  • Page 22 Extended Home Screen Panels Your home screen is extendable, providing more space for shortcuts, widgets, and more. Add a few extended home screen panels and you can swipe left or right to switch between panels. You can also remove some panels or adjust their order.
  • Page 23 To adjust the order of a home screen panel: 1. Touch and hold an empty area of the home screen. 2. Touch and hold a home screen thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place you need. NOTE: Touch at the top of a home screen thumbnail to set it as the main home screen.

  • Page 24: Personalizing

    Personalizing Changing the System Language 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > System > Languages & input > Languages. 2. Touch and hold the language you need and drag it to the top to switch to that language. To add a system language, touch Add a language and then the language you need.

  • Page 25: Changing The Ringtone, Notification Sound, And Alarm Sound

    zone to set the correct time zone.  To adjust the time format, touch to turn on/off Use 24-hour format or Automatic 24-hour format. Changing the Ringtone, Notification Sound, and Alarm Sound You can customize the default ringtone for incoming calls, the default notification sound, and the default alarm sound.

  • Page 26: Turning System Sounds On/Off

     When selecting ringtones, touch Add ringtone to select an audio file in your phone or microSDXC card. Turning System Sounds On/Off 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sound > Advanced. 2. In the Other sounds and vibration section, touch the switches beside each option to turn it on or off.

  • Page 27: Switching To Silent Or Vibration Mode

    Switching to Silent or Vibration Mode You can set the phone to silent or vibration mode by using one of the following methods. NOTE: Silent and vibration modes will not silence your alarms.  Press the Volume key and touch switch the phone to vibration or silent mode.

  • Page 28: Using Do Not Disturb Mode

    Using Do Not Disturb Mode You can limit interruptions with Do Not Disturb mode. This mode silences your phone so that it doesn’t make sounds or vibrate when you don’t want it to. Turn on Do Not Disturb Mode 1. Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to access the Quick Settings panel.

  • Page 29: Applying New Wallpapers

     Messages, events & reminders: When Do Not Disturb is on, messages, reminders, and events will be muted, except for the items you allow.  Duration: Turn off Do Not Disturb automatically, manually, or set the duration each time you turn on Do Not Disturb mode.

  • Page 30: Setting The Theme

    NOTE: You can also set the wallpaper by opening the Settings app and selecting Display > Wallpaper. Setting the Theme 1. Touch and hold an empty place on the home screen. 2. Touch HOME SETTINGS > Themes. 3. Touch a theme to select it. Setting the Home Screen Transition Effect 1.

  • Page 31: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks

    Protecting Your Phone With Screen Locks 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 password to unlock the phone’s screen and keys. 1.

  • Page 32: Protecting Your Phone With Screen Pinning

    4. For Pattern, PIN, or Password, select how you want notifications and their contents to show when the phone is locked, and then touch DONE. NOTE: Remember the pattern, PIN, or password you set. Otherwise, you will have to upgrade the phone software to use the phone (see Upgrading the Phone Software).
  • Page 33 Pin a Screen 1. Ensure that screen pinning is turned on. 2. Touch the Recent apps key to view recent apps. If the app you want to keep in view is not in recent apps, open it first. 3. Swipe left and right to find the app card. Then touch the app icon at the top of the card and select Pin.

  • Page 34: Knowing The Basics

    Knowing the Basics Monitoring the Phone Status The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status icons on the right side. Below are some of the icons you may see. Indicator What it means LTE connected Do not disturb mode on Vibration only mode on...

  • Page 35: Managing Notifications

    Speaker on Phone microphone off Location service active Wired headset connected Managing Notifications The status bar at the top of the home screen provides notification icons on the left. Below are some of the icons you may see. Indicator What it means New message from the Messages/ Message+ app New message(s) from the Gmail™...
  • Page 36 New Wi-Fi network detected Downloading/sending data Song playing USB tethering on Open/Close the Notification Panel Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events. You can open the notification panel to view the details of notifications.
  • Page 37  Slide down with one finger to expand certain notifications. You can also swipe two fingers vertically or pinch-zoom to expand or collapse certain notifications, or touch to expand or collapse certain notifications and bundled notifications.  To remove a notification, swipe it left or right. If you want to handle it later, swipe slightly and touch to set the snooze time.
  • Page 38 To turn on or off settings quickly: From the Quick Settings panel, touch a tile to turn its feature on or off. Touch and hold certain tiles to access more settings options. For example, touch and hold the Wi-Fi tile to open Wi-Fi settings.

  • Page 39: Managing Shortcuts And Widgets

    Managing Shortcuts and Widgets Add Shortcuts and Widgets 1. To add a shortcut, swipe up on the home screen. To add a widget, touch and hold an empty area of the home screen and select WIDGETS. 2. Slide to browse the available applications or widgets. 3.

  • Page 40: Organizing With Folders

    Adjust Widget Size 1. Touch and hold a widget on the home screen and then release it. 2. An outline appears around the widget. Drag the outline to resize the widget. NOTE: Not all widgets can be resized. Organizing With Folders You can create folders on the home screen and add several shortcuts to a folder.

  • Page 41: Rearranging The Primary Shortcuts

    NOTES:  To remove a shortcut from a folder, touch the folder to open it. Touch and hold the shortcut and drag it to the home screen.  Touch the folder and then touch the name field to rename the folder. Rearranging the Primary Shortcuts The home screen includes a customizable primary shortcuts area near the bottom above the navigation bar.

  • Page 42: Opening And Switching Apps

     Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then touch Cut or Copy to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.  Replace text with the clipboard text: Select the text you want to replace. Then touch Paste. ...

  • Page 43: Using Two Apps In Split-Screen Mode

    Switch Between Recently Opened Apps 1. Touch the Recent apps key. The apps you’ve used recently are displayed as a series of cards. Slide left and right to see all the cards. 2. Touch a card to open that app. NOTES: ...

  • Page 44: Uninstalling Or Disabling An Application

    3. Touch the second app among the recent app cards or touch the Home key and swipe up to select the second app. To turn off split-screen mode, drag the middle of the border between the two apps to the top or bottom of the screen.

  • Page 45: Connecting To Networks And Devices

    Connecting to Networks and Devices Connecting to Mobile Networks Control Mobile Data Use 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & internet > Mobile network. 2. Touch the Mobile data switch to enable or disable mobile data use, or the Data roaming access switch to enable or disable data service when roaming.
  • Page 46 Set Access Point Names To connect to the Internet you can use the default Access Point Names (APN). And if you want to add a new APN, please contact the service provider to get the necessary information. 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network &...

  • Page 47: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    ® Connecting to Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide Internet access at distances of up to 300 feet (100 meters), depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wi-Fi Network 1.
  • Page 48 Get Notified of Open Networks 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Network & internet > Wi-Fi. 2. Touch Wi-Fi preferences. 3. Slide the Wi-Fi notification switch to the On position. When Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the status bar when your phone detects an open Wi-Fi network.

  • Page 49: Connecting To Bluetooth Devices

    Forget a Wi-Fi Network You can make your phone forget about the details of a Wi-Fi network that you added—for example, if you don’t want the phone to connect to it automatically or if it is a network that you no longer use. 1.
  • Page 50 3. Touch Device name. 4. Edit the name and touch RENAME. Pair With Another Bluetooth Device 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Connected devices > Pair new device. Your phone automatically turns Bluetooth on and scans for and displays the IDs of all available Bluetooth devices in range.
  • Page 51 Forget a Bluetooth Device You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the device again, you need to search for it and enter or confirm a passkey again. 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Connected devices.

  • Page 52: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    Receive Data via Bluetooth 1. Turn Bluetooth on before trying to receive data via Bluetooth. 2. Touch ACCEPT to start receiving the data. If necessary, swipe down on the status bar, and touch ACCEPT on the Bluetooth sharing notification. Depending on your storage setting and whether a microSDXC card is installed, received files are stored automatically in a dedicated folder (bluetooth, for instance).
  • Page 53 Connect Your Phone to a Computer via 1. Connect your phone to the PC with a USB cable. 2. On the window opened, touch ALLOW to transfer files, DENY to charge the phone, or Other USB options to choose one of the following options: ...

  • Page 54: Using The Microsdxc Card As Portable Or Device Storage

    Using the microSDXC Card as Portable or Device Storage You can use your microSDXC card as portable storage when there's already content such as your media and other files so that you don't lose them. If your microSDXC card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can also set it up as an extension of the device storage, and this requires formatting that prevents the microSDXC card from working with other...
  • Page 55 To remove the microSDXC card from your phone: If you need to remove the microSDXC card used as portable storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first. 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Storage.
  • Page 56 Set Up the microSDXC Card as Device Storage If your microSDXC card is new or doesn't have content you want to keep, you can format the card and use it as part of the device storage. If you move the microSDXC card to another device, it’ll be formatted before it can be used.
  • Page 57 To move data between the phone and the microSDXC card: With the microSDXC card as part of the device storage, you can move your photos, files and other data between the phone and the card any time. 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Storage.
  • Page 58 To remove the microSDXC card from your phone: If you need to remove the microSDXC card used as device storage while the phone is on, you must unmount it first. 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Storage.
  • Page 59 To reformat the microSDXC card as portable storage: If you no longer want to use your microSDXC card as device storage, you can reformat the card as portable storage. NOTE: Before the formatting, ensure that you have moved data and apps to the phone. 1.

  • Page 60: Sharing Mobile Data Through Tethering

    Sharing Mobile Data Through Tethering If your computer can obtain an Internet connection via USB cable or Bluetooth, you can configure your phone to share its mobile data connection with your computer. NOTE: You cannot transfer files between your phone and your computer when the phone is USB tethered.

  • Page 61: Phone Calls

    Phone Calls You can place calls from the Phone app, the Contacts app, or other apps or widgets that display contact information. Wherever you see a phone number, you can usually touch it to dial. Placing and Ending Voice Calls Place a Voice Call by Dialing 1.

  • Page 62: Answering Or Rejecting Voice Calls

    NOTES:  To make an international call, touch and hold the 0 key to enter the plus (+) symbol. Next, enter the country code followed by the city/area code and then the phone number.  To redial the last call you made, open the dialpad, touch and touch again.
  • Page 63 NOTES:  To silence the ringer before answering the call, press the Volume key or the Power key.  For instructions on answering a call with RTT, see Answer an RTT Call. Reject a Voice Call To reject an incoming voice call: ...

  • Page 64: Using Real-Time Text (Rtt)

    Using Real-Time Text (RTT) Your phone supports Real-Time Text. If you or person on the other end of the line has a hearing or speech impairment, you can use RTT on top of a voice call for a real-time conversation. NOTES: ...
  • Page 65 the calls. See Switch From Voice-only Calls to RTT Calls.  Always visible: In this mode, you may set the default mode for outgoing calls. 3. When RTT operation mode is set as Always visible, touch RTT on Outgoing Call to set the default mode for outgoing calls.

  • Page 66: Working With The Call History

    NOTE: This feature may not work under or across different networks. If the RTT operation mode is set as Always visible, you can choose to answer incoming voice-only calls as RTT calls by touching RTT ANSWER (when the screen is unlocked) or swiping from (when the screen is locked) at the bottom right.
  • Page 67 Place a Call From the Call History 1. Open the call history. 2. Touch a number for more options about the call, or touch beside it to call back. NOTE: You can touch MISSED, INCOMING, or OUTGOING to filter the records by call type. Save a Call History Number to a Contact 1.

  • Page 68: Calling Your Contacts

    Take Other Actions on a Call History Entry 1. Open the call history. 2. Touch a number and then touch Call details to view more call information. While viewing the call details, you can:  Touch Delete to delete the entry. ...

  • Page 69: Checking Voicemail

    Checking Voicemail If you have set the phone to divert calls to voicemail, callers can leave voicemail messages when they cannot reach you. Here’s how to check the messages they left. 1. From the home screen, touch > 2. Touch and hold the 1 key in the dialer. If prompted, enter your voicemail password.
  • Page 70  Touch to mute or unmute your microphone.  Touch to turn the speakerphone on or off.  Touch to switch from voice-only calls to RTT (Real-Time Text) calls. NOTE: RTT only works on 4G LTE network.  Touch > Swap or the held call near the top of the screen to put the caller you are speaking to on hold, and switch to the other call that has been put on hold.

  • Page 71: Managing Multi-Party Calls

    Managing Multi-party Calls When the three-way call feature is available, you can switch between two calls or set up a conference call. NOTES:  Options and interface will vary. The three-way call feature needs network support and may result in additional charges.
  • Page 72  Swipe down to reject the second call.  Swipe from to reject the second call and select a preset text message or write one to send to the caller. To switch between two calls: If the second call is an incoming call, touch >...

  • Page 73: Adjusting Your Call Settings

    Adjusting Your Call Settings You can configure a number of settings for the Phone application. NOTE: Some call options are displayed only when these features are available, and some features require network support and may result in additional charges. Please contact your service provider for more information.
  • Page 74 incoming call notification.  Touch Also vibrate for calls to enable/disable vibration for incoming call notification.  Touch Keypad tones to play/mute sounds when you touch the dialpad keys. Set Options for Answering and Ending Calls When enabled, the options allow you to end a call by pressing the Power key or make the phone vibrate when a call is answered.
  • Page 75 2. Touch a speed dial entry. 3. Touch a contact from the contact list. Edit Quick Response to Rejected Callers 1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Quick responses. 2. Touch a text message to edit it. 3.
  • Page 76 Block Certain Numbers The call blocking feature allows you to forbid calls and messages from certain numbers. 1. From the home screen, touch > > Settings > Blocked numbers. 2. Touch ADD A NUMBER. 3. Enter a phone number or touch to select one from the contact list.
  • Page 77 Set TTY Mode 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 the phone’s headset jack. Without a 4G LTE network, you can select a TTY mode for your phone to work with a TTY device, or turn TTY off.
  • Page 78 Set Real-Time Text (RTT) Options When you are connected to the 4G LTE network or a Wi-Fi network (with Wi-Fi calling enabled), from the home screen, touch > > Settings > Accessibility > Real Time Text (RTT) call to set RTT options. For details, Set Up RTT Work Mode.

  • Page 79: Contacts

    Contacts You can add contacts on your phone and synchronize them with the contacts in your Google account or other accounts that support contact syncing. To see your contacts, swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts. Checking Contact Details 1.

  • Page 80: Importing, Exporting, And Sharing Contacts

    Importing, Exporting, and Sharing Contacts You can import/export contacts from/to the phone storage or a microSDXC card. This is especially useful when you need to transfer contacts between different devices. You can also quickly share your contacts using Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Google Drive, Message+, or Messages.
  • Page 81 Export Contacts to the microSDXC Card or Phone Storage 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts. 2. Touch > Settings > Export > Export to .vcf file. 3. The phone will prompt you with the name of the vCard file.

  • Page 82: Working With Favorite Contacts

    Working With Favorite Contacts You can mark contacts as favorite to put them at the top of the contacts list. Add a Contact to Favorites 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts. 2. Touch a contact and then touch at the top of the screen.

  • Page 83: Managing Contacts With Labels

    Managing Contacts With Labels View Your Contact Labels 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts. 2. Touch to view existing contact labels in the Labels section. 3. Touch a label to view contacts with that label. NOTE: To send a message or an email to all contacts with the label, touch the label and touch >...

  • Page 84: Searching For A Contact

    Delete a Label 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts. 2. Touch and then touch a label. 3. Touch > Delete label. 4. Touch OK. The contacts themselves will not be deleted. Edit a Label 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts. 2.

  • Page 85: Editing Contacts

    Editing Contacts Edit Contact Details 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts. 2. Touch a contact and then touch 3. Edit the contact and touch SAVE. Set a Ringtone for a Contact Assign a special ringtone to a contact, so you know who is calling when you hear the ringtone.
  • Page 86 Link Contacts If there are duplicate entries for the same person in your contacts, you can merge all the separate information of a contact into one entry in the Contacts list. 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Contacts. 2.

  • Page 87: Web Accounts

    Web Accounts Adding or Removing Accounts You can add multiple Google accounts, Microsoft ® Exchange ActiveSync accounts, and other kinds of accounts, depending on the apps installed on your phone. Add an Account 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts >...

  • Page 88: Configuring Account Sync

    1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch the account you’d like to remove. 3. Touch REMOVE ACCOUNT > REMOVE ACCOUNT. Configuring Account Sync Configure Auto Sync Setting 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts.
  • Page 89 Sync Manually 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts. 2. Touch the account you want to sync. 3. Touch Account sync > > Sync now. Change an Account’s Sync Settings 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Accounts.

  • Page 90: Email

    Email Swipe up on the home screen and touch Email. Use it to read and send emails from Microsoft Exchange ® ActiveSync, Gmail, Yahoo! , AOL, and more. Setting Up the First Email Account 1. When you open Email for the first time, touch an email server and then enter your email address and password.

  • Page 91: Checking Your Emails

    Checking Your Emails Your phone can automatically check for new emails at the interval you set when setting up the account. You can also check new emails manually by dragging down on the message list. Touch LOAD MORE at the bottom of the email list to download earlier messages.
  • Page 92 Mark an Email as Unread You can return a read email to the unread state—for example, to remind yourself to read it again later. You can also mark a batch of emails as unread.  While reading a message, touch >...

  • Page 93: Writing And Sending An Email

    Writing and Sending an Email 1. Open your email Inbox and touch NOTE: If you have more than one email account added on the phone, touch the From field to select the account you want to use for sending the message. 2.

  • Page 94: Adding And Editing Email Accounts

    Adding and Editing Email Accounts Add an Email Account After setting up your first email account (see Setting Up the First Email Account), you can add more email accounts and manage them separately. 1. Open the Email app. 2. Touch >...

  • Page 95: Changing General Email Settings

    Remove an Email Account 1. Open the Email app. 2. Touch > Settings and touch the account you want to remove. 3. Touch Remove account from this device > OK. Changing General Email Settings General settings apply to all email accounts you add. 1.

  • Page 96: Message

    Message+ Two apps, Message+ and Messaging, are preloaded on your phone that allow you to send text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS). You can set either of them as the default message app in Settings > Apps & notifications > Default apps > SMS app. Opening the Conversations Screen Touch on the home screen.

  • Page 97: Sending A Message

    Sending a Message 1. On the Conversations screen, touch 2. Add recipients in one of the following ways. Manually enter the recipient’s number or the  contact name. If the phone presents a few suggestions, touch the one you want to add. Select recipients from your RECENT CONTACTS.

  • Page 98: Replying To A Message

    NOTES:  You can also include email addresses as recipients for multimedia messages.  Do not add any attachment if you want to send a text message. Otherwise, you may be charged for a multimedia message. Replying to a Message Messages you receive are appended to existing conversations of the same number.

  • Page 99: Forwarding A Message

    Forwarding a Message 1. On the Conversations screen, touch the conversation that has the message(s) you want to forward. 2. Touch and hold one message you want to forward, and then touch Forward Message. 3. If there are more messages you want to forward, touch them and touch 4.
  • Page 100 Delete Message Conversations 1. On the Conversations screen, touch the icon in front of the conversation you want to delete. 2. If there are more conversations you want to delete, touch the icons one by one. 3. Touch > Delete to delete the entire conversations.

  • Page 101: Web Browser

    Web Browser Use Chrome to view web pages and search for information. Opening the Browser Touch on the home screen to launch the web browser. The browser also opens when you touch a web link—for example, in an email or a text message. 1.

  • Page 102: Using Multiple Browser Tabs

    Using Multiple Browser Tabs You can open several web pages at the same time (one page in each tab) and switch between them freely. Open a New Browser Tab Touch > New tab / New incognito tab. A new browser window opens Switch Between Browser Tabs 1.

  • Page 103: Downloading Files

    Downloading Files 1. Touch and hold an image or a link to a file or to another web page. 2. In the menu that opens, touch Download image or Download link. The downloaded files are saved to your phone or the microSDXC card.

  • Page 104: Camera

    Camera You can take photos and record videos. Photos and videos are stored on the microSDXC card, if you have installed one, or to the phone’s internal storage. You can copy them to your computer or access them in the Gallery app.
  • Page 105 Number Function Change the camera settings. View pictures and videos you have taken. Capture a photo. Switch between the front and back cameras.

  • Page 106: Using Manual Camera Mode

    Switch among the default PHOTO mode, VIDEO mode, MANUAL mode, and TIMELAPSE mode. Select a filter. Change the flash setting (back camera only). 3. Lightly touch to take the picture. WARNING! Keep a safe distance when using the flash. Do not point the flash toward the eyes of people or animals.

  • Page 107: Recording A Video

    Touch the icons near the bottom of the preview  area and drag the sliders to adjust ISO, exposure, white balance, and interval for taking consecutive shots. 3. Touch to take the photo. Recording a Video 1. Touch the Home key > >...

  • Page 108: Customizing Camera And Video Settings

    Customizing Camera and Video Settings Before capturing a photo or video, you can touch open the following options. NOTE: Some camera and video options will change in different camera modes. Options in Photo Mode (Back Camera)  Resolution: Set the resolution for your photo. ...
  • Page 109  Point-and-shoot: When this feature is enabled, you can touch the viewfinder screen to take a photo.  Mirror image: When enabled, allows you to capture a photo that is the same as the viewfinder preview.  Volume key: Assign the function of the Volume key. Options in Video Mode (Front or Back Camera) and Timelapse Mode Video quality: Set the quality for your video.
  • Page 110 General Options  Shutter tone: Turn the shutter tone on or off.  Geo-tagging: When enabled, store the location data in your captured photos and videos.  Anti-banding: Set the anti-banding value when you take pictures or videos of TV or computer screens to avoid stripes on the screen.

  • Page 111: Gallery

    Gallery Opening Gallery Swipe up on the home screen and touch Gallery to view your pictures and videos. Touch the PHOTOS tab to check all photos and videos captured by the camera, or touch the ALBUMS tab to check all pictures and videos on the phone organized by albums.
  • Page 112 Delete Albums, Pictures, or Videos 1. Touch and hold an item in the ALBUMS view to select an album, or after you open an album, to select a picture or a video. 2. Touch more items that you want to delete. 3.

  • Page 113: Working With Pictures

    Working With Pictures Touch a picture in an album or in the PHOTOS view to see the picture in full screen. Double-tap the picture, or pinch two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom out or in. Slide left or right to view other pictures and videos in the album.
  • Page 114 Number Function Touch to return to the album, where all its contents are displayed. Share the picture. Delete the picture. Edit the picture. View more options, such as rotate, rename, and print. Add to the Favorite album. NOTES:  Pinch a picture or video to make it smaller. You'll then see a filmstrip-style view of all your pictures and videos in a row.

  • Page 115: Retouching Your Pictures

    Retouching Your Pictures You can edit any photos you took and some other pictures in Gallery with Photo Editor. The changed picture is saved in the same album as the original one, while the original is never affected. 1. While viewing a picture in full screen, touch the screen and touch 2.

  • Page 116: Making A Gif Or A Collage

    4. Touch to save the new picture. NOTE: Touch in the Photo Editor screen to see the edits you have made and undo or redo them. Making a GIF or a Collage You can put together a few pictures in the same album to make an animated GIF or a collage of pictures.

  • Page 117: Playing Videos

    For GIF, you can adjust the speed, order, and size.  Touch MORE to adjust each picture, and then touch MANAGE FRAME to add/remove pictures or adjust their order. For collage, touch TEMPLATE, FREE, or COLLAGE  and then select a border, shading, and style. 6.
  • Page 118 NOTE: Touch to return to the normal playback screen from picture-in-picture mode. Touch to hide playback controls.  Touch to change the playback speed. ...

  • Page 119: Music

    Music Swipe up on the home screen and touch Music to play audio files stored on your phone. Music supports a wide variety of audio formats, so it can play music you purchase from online stores, music you copy from your CD collection, and more.

  • Page 120: Setting A Song As The Default Ringtone

    Setting a Song as the Default Ringtone You can use your music tracks as the default ringtone for incoming calls or notifications. The special ringtones you assigned to selected contacts and the notification sound of apps that have their own notification settings will not be affected.

  • Page 121: Playing Music

    Playing Music Touch a song in the music library to listen to it. Touch the playback bar at the bottom of the screen to open the following playback screen. Number Function Touch to go back to the music library. Album artwork (if available). Drag the slider to jump to any part of the song.
  • Page 122 Playback control. Skip songs or pause and resume playback. Turn shuffle on or off. Toggle repeat mode: repeat the current song, repeat the playlist, or turn off repeat. Add the song to your favorites, or remove it from favorites. Touch to see the current playlist. Song, album, and artist information (if available).

  • Page 123: Managing Playlists

    Managing Playlists Create playlists to organize your music files into sets of songs, so that you can play the songs you like in the order you prefer.  Touch > Add to next to a song to add it to a playlist or create a new playlist.

  • Page 124: Video Player

    Video Player Use the Video app to manage your video library and to watch videos. Opening the Video Library Swipe up on the home screen and touch Video to view your video library. Swipe up or down to find the video you want.

  • Page 125: Managing Video Files

    NOTE: Touch to return to the normal playback screen from picture-in-picture mode.  Touch to hide playback controls.  Touch to change the playback speed. NOTES:  Slide horizontally on the video to rewind or fast forward.  Slide vertically on the right or left part of the screen to adjust volume or brightness, respectively.
  • Page 126 Trim a Video 1. Touch a video to start playing it. 2. Touch > Trim. 3. Drag the two blue tabs on the progress bar to select the portion you want to keep. You can touch preview the selected portion. 4.

  • Page 127: Voice Recorder

    Voice Recorder Voice Recorder enables you to record and listen to voice memos. Recording a Voice Memo 1. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Voice Recorder. 2. Touch to select the audio format of the recording. 3. Touch to start recording.

  • Page 128: Playing A Voice Memo

    Playing a Voice Memo 1. Touch at the top right of the screen to see all recordings. 2. Touch the title of a memo to play it. During the playing, you can touch to add an empty tag or photo tag. NOTE: Touch View tag to check all time tags.

  • Page 129: More Apps

    More Apps Calculator Swipe up on the home screen and touch Calculator to use the built-in calculator for some basic as well as advanced mathematical equations. NOTE: To see more calculator options, swipe left while holding the phone in portrait view or turn the phone to landscape view.
  • Page 130 NOTES:  To enable or disable existing alarms directly, touch the switches on the right side of each alarm.  To change the default alarm ringtone, swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings > Sound > Advanced > Default alarm sound. Use World Time 1.

  • Page 131: Downloads

    Configure the Clock App Settings Open the clock app and touch > Settings to access options for clocks, alarms, and timers. Downloads The Downloads app keeps a record of the files you have downloaded using apps such as Chrome or Email. Swipe up on the home screen and touch Downloads.

  • Page 132: Google Apps

     Touch and hold an item or touch > Multi-Select to access options such as copy, move, compress, share, or delete.  To copy or move an item, touch and hold the item, touch > Move or Copy, navigate to a new location, and touch PASTE.
  • Page 133  Drive: Store files on Google servers for free after you sign in to your Google account. You can access them on your computers, your phones, and other devices, share them, or collaborate with others.  Duo: Video chat one-on-one using Wi-Fi or mobile data.

  • Page 134: Settings

    Settings Swipe up on the home screen and touch Settings. Settings contains most of the tools for customizing and configuring your phone. In some menus, you may need to touch Advanced to see all the options. Network & Internet Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi on or off and configure your Wi-Fi connections (see Connecting to...
  • Page 135 saver is enabled. You can also touch Unrestricted data and allow some apps to always have access to data connection even when Data saver is turned on.  Touch Display in GB/MB to change the data unit displayed.  Touch the Mobile data switch to turn on or off mobile data.
  • Page 136 Airplane Mode Turn airplane mode on or off. All the phone’s radios that transmit voice or data are turned off when airplane mode is on. Call Settings Configure call options that you can also access from the Phone app by touching (next to Search contacts) >...

  • Page 137: Connected Devices

    Private DNS To get information from a website, your phone first asks where the website is. Private DNS is a way to help secure these questions and answers. By default, your phone uses Private DNS with all networks that can use Private DNS. We recommend keeping Private DNS turned on.

  • Page 138: Apps & Notifications

    In the Connection preferences menu, you can also touch Printing to use the default printing service or other printer plug-ins installed from the Google Play Store or your printer manufacturer for wireless printing, or touch Chromebook to connect with your Chromebook device. Apps &...

  • Page 139: Features

    App Permissions Touch App permissions to check what apps have been allowed to access certain permissions. You can also change the app permissions. WARNING! Changing the app permissions may result in the app not working correctly or as originally intended. Special App Access Touch Special app access to set special access and rights of apps.

  • Page 140: Battery

     Scheduled power On/Off: Set the day and time when the phone automatically powers on or off. Touch the switches on the right to turn the features on or off.  Gesture & motion: You can control the phone with special finger gestures or by moving the phone in different ways.

  • Page 141: Storage

    (see Changing the Ringtone, Notification Sound, and Alarm Sound), or select system sounds (see Turning System Sounds On/Off). Storage The Storage settings menu lets you check memory information for your microSDXC card and phone storage. You can choose the default location for new data, such as recorded voice memos.
  • Page 142  Find My Device: Link your phone to your Google account so you can locate the device remotely and keep your data safe when the phone is lost.  Security update: Check and download system updates.  Screen lock: Set up a screen lock after which you must swipe on the phone, draw a pattern, or enter a PIN/password to access the phone (see Protecting...
  • Page 143  Lock screen preferences: Set notification display preference, message, lockdown, and other options for the lock screen.  Smart Lock: Keep the phone unlocked when connected to trusted devices, in trusted places, or while being held or carried. NOTE: You need to sign in to your Google account on the phone to use all the Smart Lock features.

  • Page 144: Accounts

    NOTE: Put all your confidential passwords in a safe place for future use. If you enter the wrong SIM PIN more times than allowed, your nano-SIM card will be locked and you cannot access the mobile network. Contact your operator for a PIN Unlock Key (PUK) to restore the nano-SIM card.

  • Page 145: Accessibility

    Accessibility The Accessibility menu allows you to configure the system accessibility options and accessibility plug-ins on your phone, such as using Color inversion or Font size for users with sight problems. Google The Google menu lets you manage settings for Google apps and services that are installed on your device.
  • Page 146 Backup Manage data backup options. To easily restore or switch devices at any time, you can enable automatic backup to Google Drive of important data. You need to sign in to your Google account to use this feature. Reset Options Reset network settings, app preferences, system settings, or the phone to factory default status.

  • Page 147: System Updates

    NOTE: When a guest user has finished using your phone, he/she can touch Remove guest in the Multiple users menu to delete all his/her data from your phone. About Phone View SIM status, legal information, regulatory ID, and other information. System Updates Check for system updates and install them when they become available, show update history, or use Software...

  • Page 148: Upgrading The Phone Software

    NOTE: Visit the ZTE official handset service support website Z- Community (https://community.zteusa.com) to learn more about the above upgrade methods, as well as which phones and methods are supported.

  • Page 149: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you encounter problems while using the phone, or if it performs abnormally, you can refer to the chart below. If your particular problem cannot be resolved using the information in the chart, contact the dealer where you purchased the phone. Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution...
  • Page 150 Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution End the call and dial Poor network link quality again. You may be on the part of your service switched to a better- provider. quality network link or phone line. Echo or noise End the call and dial again.
  • Page 151 Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution The standby time is related to your service provider If you are located in system configuration. The an area where same phone used with signaling is weak, different service providers’ temporarily power off systems will not provide the phone.
  • Page 152 Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution The nano-SIM card has Take the nano-SIM malfunctioned or is card to your service damaged. provider for testing. nano-SIM The nano-SIM card is Insert the nano-SIM card error inserted improperly. card properly. Use a soft, dry cloth to Debris is on the nano-SIM clean the nano-SIM card contacts.
  • Page 153 Problem Possible Causes Possible Solution Contact your service provider. If the service You have entered an provider provides the PIN Code incorrect PIN code three nano-SIM card’s PUK blocked consecutive times. code, use the PUK code to unlock the nano-SIM card. Uninstall the software Phone that may cause the...

  • Page 154: Specifications

    Specifications Handset specifications are shown in the following table. Operating System Android 9 (Pie) Handset standard LTE/UMTS/GSM Dimensions Approx. 137 mm x 68 mm x 10.5 mm Weight Approx. 135 g (with battery) Display 5.0” FWVGA 960x480 Camera Front 2 MP; Back 5 MP Internal memory ROM: 16 GB, RAM: 2 GB Removable memory...

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