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Page 1: User Guide
User Guide HUAWEI Ascend Y210 Welcome to HUAWEI... -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Content 1 Read Before Proceeding ............1 1.1 Safety Precautions............... 1 1.2 Personal Information and Data Security ........2 1.3 Legal Notice................. 3 2 Getting Started...............6 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips..........6 2.2 Important Information About the Battery........6 2.3 Battery Saving Tips ..............7 2.4 Powering On or Off Your Mobile Phone ........ - Page 3 4.8 Deleting a Contact ..............22 4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts........22 4.10 Managing Groups ..............23 4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts..........24 4.12 Sending Contacts ..............25 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard..........25 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard............25 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings..........26 6 Messaging ................27 6.1 SMS and MMS................
- Page 4 10 Synchronizing Information ..........50 10.1 Managing Your Accounts............51 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization......52 11 Using Other Applications ...........54 11.1 AppInstaller................54 11.2 Calendar .................. 54 11.3 File Manager................56 11.4 Clock..................58 11.5 Calculator................. 60 11.6 Notepad ................... 60 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone ...........61 12.1 Setting the Date and Time ............
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Page 5: Read Before Proceeding
1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as when taking a shower. -
Page 6: Personal Information And Data Security
Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong 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. -
Page 7: Legal Notice
• Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. 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. -
Page 8: Trademarks And Permissions
® The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. - Page 9 Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any of such situation.
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Page 10: Getting Started
2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version. 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press and hold to power on your mobile phone. •... -
Page 11: Battery Saving Tips
• 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 the age of the battery. -
Page 12: Powering On Or Off Your Mobile Phone
2.4 Powering On or Off Your Mobile Phone 2.4.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone Press and hold . The first time you power on your phone, create or sign in to your Google account and set up your mobile phone. Initial power up may take up to 3 minutes. -
Page 13: Using The Touchscreen
2. Touch Restart. 3. Touch OK. 2.5 Using the Touchscreen 2.5.1 Touchscreen Actions • Touch: Tap the screen 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. -
Page 14: Home Screen
2.6.2 Unlocking the Screen 1. Press to wake up the screen. 2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern or password, you will be prompted to draw the pattern or enter the password on the screen to unlock it. -
Page 15: Notification And Status Icons
2.7.1 Notification and Status Icons Signal strength No signal Connected to GPRS GPRS in use mobile network Connected to EDGE EDGE in use mobile network Connected to 3G mobile 3G in use network Connected to HSPA HSPA in use mobile network Roaming Airplane mode Receiving location data... - Page 16 Problem with text or New text or multimedia multimedia message message delivery New chat message New email New voicemail Connected to a PC Open Wi-Fi network Upcoming event available Uploading Downloading Phone storage space is Sign-in or synchronization getting low problem Preparing the mircoSD More undisplayed...
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Page 17: Notification Panel
2.7.2 Notification Panel Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. The notification panel also informs you of alarms and settings. Open the notification panel to see your network operator or to view a message, reminder, or event notification. -
Page 18: Customizing The Home Screen
2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the Add to home screen menu is displayed. You can also touch > Add on the Home screen to display the Add to home screen menu. -
Page 19: Application Screen
2.8 Application Screen The Application screen holds icons for all of the applications on your phone. You can touch on the Home screen to open the application screen. 2.8.1 Moving Icons on the Application Screen 1. On the application screen, touch 2. -
Page 20: Calling
3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a number using the keypad or touch a number saved in your contact list, on a webpage, or in other places. When you are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicemail. You can also set up conference calls with several participants. -
Page 21: Answering Or Rejecting A Call
3.1.2 Making a Call from Contacts 1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts to display the contact list. If you are already working with Dialer or Call log, touch the Contacts tab. 2. In the list, touch the contact you want to call. 3. -
Page 22: Other Operations During A Call
3.2.2 Ending a Call During a call, touch End to hang up. 3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to reject the call. You can also drag up the bar at the bottom of the screen to reject a call and send the caller a message. -
Page 23: Using The Call Log
3. Once you have connected to the second person, touch Merge calls to begin the conference call. 4. To end the conference call and disconnect from everyone, touch End. 3.3.2 Switching Between Calls If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can switch between the two calls. -
Page 24: Contacts
4 Contacts The Contacts application enables you to save and manage information such as phone numbers and addresses of your contacts. After you save contact information on your mobile phone, you have easy access to the people with whom you want to communicate. -
Page 25: Adding A Contact To Your Favorites
4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites • Touch and hold the contact you want to add to Favorites. Then touch Add to Favorites. • Touch a contact, and then touch the star to the right of the contact’s name. The star turns gold. -
Page 26: Deleting A Contact
4.7.1 Using Quick Contact for Android 1. Touch the contact's picture or picture frame (if you have not assigned a picture to the contact) to open Quick Contact for Android. 2. 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. -
Page 27: Managing Groups
Restoring Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. Touch Restore from SD card in the displayed menu. If there is more than one .vcf files saved on the microSD card, you can choose to restore one, multiple, or all the of them. 4.9.2 Using a Google Account to Synchronize Contacts You can synchronize contacts using your Google account. -
Page 28: Joining And Separating Contacts
• Touch and hold the contact you want to add to Groups. Then touch Add to groups. • When editing a group, touch , and then touch Add Members to select the contacts you want to add to group. You can add contacts in phone memory rather than in SIM/UIM card to a group. 4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts You may have duplicate contacts if you import contacts by: •... -
Page 29: Sending Contacts
4.12 Sending Contacts You can send contacts as a .vcf file via Bluetooth or Email. 1. In the contacts list, touch 2. Select contacts that you want to send. 3. Touch Send. 4. Select the way you prefer to send the contacts you have selected, for example Bluetooth or Email. -
Page 30: Customizing Keyboard Settings
5.1.2 Using the Android Keyboard q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k Touch to delete a character z x c v b n m to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete all ?123 characters to the left of the... -
Page 31: Messaging
6 Messaging The Messaging application allows you to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-capable phone. With the Email application you can read and send emails. 6.1 SMS and MMS 6.1.1 Opening Messaging Touch >... -
Page 32: Creating And Sending A Multimedia Message
6.1.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very special. You can record a message and send it as an audio file, sing 'Happy Birthday' and send it to friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The possibilities are endless. -
Page 33: Opening And Viewing A Multimedia Message
6.1.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message 1. In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view. 2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message. 6.1.5 Replying to a Message 1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it. 2. -
Page 34: Email
6.2 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone’s Email application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, Google, or other popular email services on your phone. 6.2.1 Adding an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email account. -
Page 35: Saving An Email Attachment
6.2.3 Saving an Email Attachment 1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use. 2. Touch the email message you want to view. 3. Touch Save next to the attachment in the email. 4. Select a path for saving the attachment and touch Save. 6.2.4 Creating and Sending an Email Message 1. -
Page 36: Getting Connected
6.2.7 Changing Email Account Settings You can change a number of account settings, including how often you check for emails, how you are notified of a new mail, and details about the servers the account uses to send and receive mails. Your account’s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of email service you are using. -
Page 37: Wi-Fi
7.1.2 Turning on the Data Service 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks. 3. Select the Data enabled check box to turn on the data connection. 7.2 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet. To use Wi-Fi on your mobile phone, you must have an access to wireless access points (hotspots). -
Page 38: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection
7.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection You can share your mobile phone's data connection with a single computer via a USB cable: USB tethering. You can share your mobile phone's data connection with a number of devices at the same time, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. -
Page 39: Browser
7.4 Browser Your mobile phone comes with an Internet browser pre-installed. 7.4.1 Opening the Browser Touch > Browser to open the home page. When known or open Wi-Fi networks and mobile data networks are available at the same time, your phone will preferably select a Wi-Fi network for Internet access. -
Page 40: Bluetooth
7.4.4 Managing Bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone. Adding a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, go to the webpage you want to save as a bookmark. 2. Touch , and then touch Bookmarks > Add. 3. -
Page 41: Turning On Bluetooth
7.5.1 Turning On Bluetooth 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth. When Bluetooth is turned on, the Bluetooth icon appears in the notification bar. 3. Touch Bluetooth settings, and then select the Discoverable to make your mobile phone visible to other Bluetooth devices. -
Page 42: Entertainment
7.5.4 Disconnecting from or Unpairing with a Bluetooth Device 1. Touch > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. 2. Navigate to the Bluetooth devices section, and then touch and hold the device to which you are connected. 3. Touch Unpair to disconnect from the device. 8 Entertainment In addition to being a communication device and personal assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitude of entertainment possibilities. -
Page 43: Taking A Photo
8.1.2 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. 4. Touch to take your photo. -
Page 44: Using The Gallery
8.2 Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automatically search for pictures and videos on your mobile phone and microSD card. Use Gallery to sort photos and videos into folders, view and edit pictures, watch videos, and set a picture as wallpaper or as a photo for a contact. -
Page 45: Enjoying Music
8.2.4 Cropping a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the operation panel, and then touch More > Crop. 2. Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture to crop. • Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it. •... -
Page 46: Playing Music
8.3.2 Playing Music 1. From the music library, select a way to view your music. 2. Touch the music file you want to play. Back Playlist screen Progress bar Music player controls 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. -
Page 47: Listening To The Fm Radio
8.3.5 Playing Music in a Playlist 1. In music library, touch Playlists. 2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play. 3. Touch Play to play the playlist. 8.4 Listening to the FM Radio The FM radio lets you listen to FM radio programs on your mobile phone. Since the FM radio uses the provided wired stereo headset as its antenna, before opening the application, connect the headset to your phone’s the audio jack. -
Page 48: Google Services
9 Google Services Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to your country or carrier. Please follow local laws and regulations to use them. When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Talk, Gmail, or Play Store, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account. -
Page 49: Gmail
9.2 Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-based email service. When you first set up your phone, you may have configured it to use an existing Gmail account or create a new account. The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone, your Inbox will contain the messages from your Gmail web account. -
Page 50: Talk
9.2.4 Replying to or Forwarding an Email 1. In the mail list, touch the email that you want to reply to or forward. 2. Touch to reply. You can also touch , and then touch Reply, Reply all, or Forward. 3. -
Page 51: Accepting An Invitation
9.3.3 Accepting an Invitation 1. If you have invited anyone to chat or if someone else has invited you to chat, this information will appear in the friends list. 2. Touch a pending invitation, and then touch Accept. 9.3.4 Starting a Chat 1. -
Page 52: Maps
9.4 Maps Maps lets you find your current location, view real-time traffic conditions (depending on availability in your locale), and get detailed directions to various destinations. You can view satellite images, traffic maps, or other kinds of maps of your current or other locations. -
Page 53: Youtube
9.5 YouTube YouTube is Google’s free online video streaming service for watching, searching for, and uploading videos. 9.5.1 Opening YouTube On the Home screen, touch > YouTube. You will then see the YouTube screen. 9.5.2 Searching for a Video 1. On the YouTube screen, touch , and then touch Search. -
Page 54: Synchronizing Information
9.6.2 Installing an Application 1. In the Play Store, select a category, and then touch the application you want to download. On the application details screen, you can view more information about this application, such as its cost, overall rating, user comments, and similar applications. -
Page 55: Managing Your Accounts
10.1 Managing Your Accounts You can synchronize contacts, email, and other information on your mobile phone with multiple Google accounts or other kinds of accounts, depending on the 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. -
Page 56: Customizing Your Account Synchronization
10.1.2 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. - Page 57 10.2.1 Configuring General Synchronization Settings On the Accounts & sync settings screen, do the following: • Select or clear the Background data check box to control whether applications and services can transmit data when you are not working with them directly (that is, when they are running in the background).
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Page 58: Using Other Applications
11 Using Other Applications 11.1 AppInstaller You can use this installer to install more than one applications at a time. 11.1.1 Install Applications 1. On the Home screen, touch > AppInstaller. Then the installer will scan and display all the applications (.apk files) in the microSD card. 2. -
Page 59: Creating An Event
11.2.2 Creating an Event 1. In any calendar view, touch , and then touch New event to open the Event details screen. If you have more than one calendar, select the calendar where you want to save the event. 2. Enter the event name. •... -
Page 60: File Manager
11.2.4 Setting Synchronization and Display The Calendars screen displays all the calendars you have added or subscribed to for each account that is configured to synchronize events to your phone, organized by account. (Calendars for accounts you have configured not to synchronize Calendar events are not included in the list.) 1. -
Page 61: Creating A Folder
11.3.2 Creating a Folder 1. On the File Manager screen, access the directory in which you want to create a new folder. 2. Touch to open the options panel, and then touch New folder. 3. Enter the name of the new folder in the text box. 4. -
Page 62: Clock
11.3.5 Compressing or Extracting Files Your phone supports compressing and extracting files. You can only compress files and folders into .zip files, but can extract both .zip and .rar files. Compressing Files 1. On the File Manager screen, touch , and then touch Multiselect. 2. -
Page 63: Opening The Clock
11.4.1 Opening the Clock On the Home screen, touch > Clock to open the application. Clock opens with the date and time displayed on your Home screen wallpaper, along with your local weather and other useful information. 11.4.2 Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms. -
Page 64: Calculator
11.5 Calculator Use Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations. 11.5.1 Opening Calculator On the Home screen, touch > Calculator to open the application. 11.5.2 Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel. -
Page 65: Managing Your Mobile Phone
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone, touch > Settings. 12.1 Setting the Date and Time When your mobile phone is using the date and time settings provided automatically by the network, you cannot manually set the date, time, and time zone. -
Page 66: Setting Ringers
12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off If your mobile phone is idle for several minutes, it will turn off the screen to save battery power. To set a longer or shorter idle time: 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Screen timeout. 2. -
Page 67: Setting Phone Services
12.3.4 Changing the Message Ringtone 1. On the Home screen, touch > Messaging. 2. In the message list, touch > Settings > Select ringtone. 3. In the displayed list, select an option: • Ringtone: Select a preinstalled ringtone. The ringtone plays when selected. •... -
Page 68: Configuring Text-To-Speech
12.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech Use the Text-to-Speech settings to configure the Android text-to-speech synthesizer, for applications that can take advantage of this feature. 12.5.1 Installing Voice Data 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Install voice data. 2. -
Page 69: Managing Applications
2. Flick your finger vertically, horizontally or diagonally, connect at least four dots in any order you choose. Lift your finger from the screen when you are finished. You must drag your finger between the dots on the screen to create the pattern, not simply touch individual dots. -
Page 70: Resetting Your Mobile Phone
12.7.3 Moving an Application to the microSD Card Some applications are designed to be stored on your phone’s USB storage or microSD card (depending on the model of your phone), rather than in its internal storage. Others are designed so you can change where they are stored. You may find it helpful to move large applications off your internal storage, to make more room for other applications that do not offer the option. -
Page 71: Online Update
12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to its factory settings, all of your personal data stored on the phone, including information about your Google account, any other accounts that you have configured, your system and application settings, and any applications you have installed will be erased. -
Page 72: Faqs
13 FAQs How Can I Use a microSD Card to Import Contacts to My Phone from a Different Mobile Phone? Your mobile phone only supports contact files in the .vcf format. Save the contacts you want to import to your mobile phone to a microSD card as a .vcf file. - Page 73 How Do I Stop the Song Playing in the Background? Touch the notification bar, flick downwards to open the notifications panel, touch the music playing notification to go to the music playing screen, and then stop playing the song. How Do I Return to the Call Screen? While in a call, if you’re on another screen, you can touch the notification bar, and flick downwards to open the notifications panel.
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