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- Page 1 Welcome to Huawei T-Mobile myTouch User Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 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 Phone at a Glance ............... 6 2.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips..........6 2.3 Installing the SIM Card ..............7 2.4 (Optional) Installing the microSD Card ........ - Page 3 4 Contacts................24 4.1 Opening the Contacts Application ..........25 4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card ......... 25 4.3 Adding a Contact ............... 25 4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites........... 26 4.5 Searching for a Contact ............. 26 4.6 Editing a Contact ............... 26 4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts...........
- Page 4 9 Google Services ..............49 9.1 Creating a Google Account............49 9.2 Gmail ..................50 9.3 Talk .................... 51 9.4 Maps ..................53 9.5 YouTube ..................54 9.6 Play Store .................. 54 10 Synchronizing Information ..........55 10.1 Managing Your Accounts............56 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization......
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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 the bathroom. -
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
Third-party service providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, it is explicitly stated that Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not compensate or be liable for services provided by third-party service providers, or the interruption or termination of third-party contents or services. - 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 2.1 Phone at a Glance 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. Headset jack Power key Front Speaker camera... -
Page 11: Installing The Sim Card
Touch to open the menu on an active screen. • Touch to return to the Home screen. • Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications. • Touch to open the Genius mode. 2.3 Installing the SIM Card There are two steps to install the SIM card: 1. -
Page 12: Installing The Battery
2.5 Installing the Battery 1. Angle the edge labeled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end of the battery compartment. 2. Push the edge labeled b into the compartment until the battery clicks firmly into place. 2.6 Charging the Battery Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly installed on your phone. -
Page 13: Important Information About The Battery
Status Indicator Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger). Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger). Red: Battery low. 2.7 Important Information About the Battery • If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. -
Page 14: Power Saving Tips
2.8 Power Saving Tips The longevity of battery power depends on the network to which you connect, and how you use your mobile phone. Try the following to conserve battery power: • When your mobile phone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight. •... -
Page 15: Setting Up Your Mobile Phone
2.9.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone. The setup wizard helps you: • Learn about your mobile phone • Create or sign in to your account •... -
Page 16: Using The Touchscreen
2.10 Using the Touchscreen 2.10.1 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 17: Home Screen
2.11.2 Unlocking the Screen 1. Press to wake up the screen. 2. Drag the lock icon from up to down to unlock the screen. 10:23 If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it. -
Page 18: Notification And Status Icons
Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vibrates, you can then drag it to your desired location or move it to the trash. You can also drag an icon from another area of the screen to the shortcut position. 2.12.1 Notification and Status Icons Signal strength No signal... -
Page 19: Notification Panel
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 Synchronizing data Synchronization failed... -
Page 20: Viewing Other Parts Of The Home Screen
2. On the panel, you can: • Touch a notification to open the related application. • Touch Clear to clear all notifications. Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bottom of the panel. Then flick up to close it. 2.12.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 Flick your finger left or... -
Page 21: Opening Applications
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the desired position on the screen, and then release it. Removing a Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item expands and the mobile phone vibrates. -
Page 22: Using A Microsd Card
2.14 Using a microSD Card 2.14.1 Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC to your mobile phone’s microSD card, set the microSD card as a USB mass storage. 1. -
Page 23: Making A Call From Contacts
When you are in a call, you can touch to use other functions. To return to the call screen, flick the notification bar down and touch Current call. Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard by the other parties in a call. -
Page 24: Answering Or Rejecting A Call
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens. If you have previously saved the caller’s number in Contacts, the caller's name and number are displayed. If the caller’s number is not saved in Contacts, the caller’s number is displayed. -
Page 25: Wi-Fi Calling
You can also drag up the bar at the bottom of the screen to reject a call and send the caller a message. 3.3 Wi-Fi Calling With Wi-Fi calling you can send and receive calls and messages over a Wi-Fi network using your existing T-Mobile plan. -
Page 26: Other Operations During A Call
3.3.2 Turning off Wi-Fi Calling 1. Touch > Settings > Wireless & networks. 2. Clear the Wi-Fi Calling check box. 3.4 Other Operations During a Call 3.4.1 Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can add the second call to the call you are in. -
Page 27: Using The Call Log
3.5 Using the Call log The Call log contains a list of calls that you have dialed, received, and missed. You can use the call log to find a recently called number quickly or add a number from the call log to your contact list. 3.5.1 Adding an Entry to Contacts 1. -
Page 28: Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility
3.6.2 Setting the TTY Mode 1. touch > Settings > Call settings > TTY mode. 2. Select one TTY mode. • TTY Off: The standard voice speaking mode and the listening mode. • TTY Full: Transmit and receive the TTY characters. •... -
Page 29: Opening The Contacts Application
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application If you have not yet added any contacts to your mobile phone, Contacts displays a message with hints on how to start adding contacts information. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through. -
Page 30: 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 31: 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 32: Managing Groups
Restoring Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. Touch Restore from SD card in the displayed menu, and then select the account type for the imported contacts. 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. -
Page 33: Joining And Separating Contacts
4.10.3 Adding a Contact to Your Groups To add a contact to your groups, you can do any of the following: • 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 membersto select the contacts you want to add to group. -
Page 34: Sending Contacts
The joint contact is then separated into two contacts displayed separately in Contacts. 4.12 Sending Contacts You can send contacts as a .vcf file via Bluetooth or Email. 1. In the contacts list, touch , and then touch 2. Select contacts that you want to send. 3. -
Page 35: Using The Android Keyboard
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 36: Using The Swype Keyboard
5.1.3 Using the Swype Keyboard q w e r t y u i o p & ” Touch to delete a character a s d f g h j k to the left of the cursor. z x c v b n m Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor. -
Page 37: Customizing Keyboard Settings
5.1.4 Using the Landscape Keyboard If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing you with a wider keyboard layout. 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings 1. -
Page 38: Creating And Sending A Multimedia Message
Sent and received messages will be displayed in a message thread, grouping together the messages in a conversation. 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. -
Page 39: Email
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 40: Viewing An Email Message
2. In the email system list, select a system, or select Others. 3. To customize your email settings, follow the onscreen instructions, and then touch Next. 4. Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see when they receive an email from you. -
Page 41: Replying To An Email Message
5. When you are finished, touch Send. If you are not ready to send the message, touch Save as draft or touch save the message as a draft. 6.2.5 Replying to an Email Message 1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use. 2. -
Page 42: Getting Connected
7 Getting Connected 7.1 Mobile Networks Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator’s network service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM/USIM/ISIM card must be inserted. 7.1.1 Checking the Network Connection 1. -
Page 43: Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection
7.2.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network 1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi networks in the Wi-Fi networks section. 3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. •... - Page 44 2. Choose Start > My Computer, and then double-click Mobile Partner. 3. Open the drivers folder and then open the usbnet_driver_win2k_xp folder. Double-click the link DownloadActiveSync. 4. Download and install ActiveSync 4.5 or a later version. 5. After the installation, you are able to use USB tethering. 7.3.2 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB.
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Page 45: 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 46: Bluetooth
7.4.3 Setting a Home Page 1. In a browser window, touch 2. Touch More > Settings > Set home page. 3. Enter the address of the desired home page, and then touch OK. 7.4.4 Managing Bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone. Adding a Bookmark 1. -
Page 47: 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 48: 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 49: Taking A Photo
Capture Screen Touch to take a photo. Touch to customize the camera settings. Settings Touch to switch the camera light Flash on or off. Touch to switch between front camera and Back back camera. Touch to switch between Camera camera and video modes. In camera mode, slide left or right the zoom bar to zoom in or out. -
Page 50: Using The Gallery
3. Frame the scene with which you want to start your video. 4. Touch to start recording a video. 5. Touch to stop recording. 8.1.5 Viewing Your Videos 1. After recording a video, a thumbnail of the video you have just recorded is shown in the lower right corner of the capture screen. -
Page 51: Enjoying Music
8.2.3 Rotating a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the operations panel. 2. Touch More. 3. Select either Rotate Left or Rotate Right. The picture is saved with the new orientation. 8.2.4 Cropping a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the operation panel, and then touch More >... -
Page 52: Listening To The Fm Radio
8.3.2 Opening the Media Library Touch > Play Music to display the media library. The Play Music application organizes your music files by storage location. It contains six tabs: RECENT, ARTISTS, ALBUMS, SONGS, PLAYLISTS and GENRES. 8.3.3 Playing Music 1. Touch a category on the music library screen. 2. -
Page 53: Google Services
8.4.1 Opening the FM Radio 1. On the Home screen, touch > FM Radio to open the application. 2. The first time you open FM radio, touch Auto tuning, which automatically scans for available FM channels, saves them as presets, and plays the first FM channel found. -
Page 54: Gmail
3. Enter the first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then touch Next. The mobile phone will connect to a Google server to check whether the username is available. If the username you entered is already in use, you will be prompted to choose another one or select one from a list. -
Page 55: Talk
2. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with commas. You can add as many message recipients as you want. If you want to send a copy (Cc) or a blind copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, touch , and then touch Add Cc/Bcc. -
Page 56: Adding A Friend
9.3.1 Opening Talk On the Home screen, touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone. 9.3.2 Adding a Friend 1. In the friends list, touch , and then touch Add friend. -
Page 57: Maps
Touch to choose whether your mobile phone vibrates when Vibrate you receive a new instant message. 9.3.6 Signing out of Talk On the friends list screen, touch , and then touch Sign out to quit Talk. 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. -
Page 58: Youtube
9.4.4 Getting Directions 1. While viewing a map, touch , and then touch Directions. 2. Enter the starting point in the first text box, and then enter your destination in the second text box. 3. Touch the icon for car, public transit, or walking directions. 4. -
Page 59: Synchronizing Information
9.6.1 Opening Play Store 1. On the Home screen, touch > Play Store. 2. When you open Play Store for the first time, the Google Play Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue. 9.6.2 Installing an Application 1. -
Page 60: Managing Your Accounts
This is made possible through over-the-air data synchronization. The process occurs in the background and does not interfere with use of your mobile phone. When your phone is synchronizing, a data synchronization icon will be shown in the notification bar. 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... -
Page 61: 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 62: Using Other Applications
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). -
Page 63: Opening Calendar
11.1.1 Opening Calendar On the Home screen, touch > Calendar to open the application. When you add a Google Account that includes a calendar service to your phone, you can access Google calendar: Touch , and then touch More > Calendars. -
Page 64: File Manager
11.1.4 Setting Synchronization and Display 1. In any calendar view, touch . Then touch More > Calendars. 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. -
Page 65: Creating A Folder
11.2.2 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 66: Clock
11.2.5 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 67: Calculator
11.3.1 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. 11.3.2 Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms. -
Page 68: Notepad
11.4.2 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. 11.5 Notepad Notepad features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes. -
Page 69: Genius Button
11.6.2 Updating Weather You can update weather information on the weather screen either manually or automatically. To update the current city's latest weather information, touch > Refresh on the weather screen. You can also set your phone to update the weather information automatically. 1. -
Page 70: 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 71: 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 >... -
Page 72: Setting Phone Services
12.3.4 Changing the Message Ringtone 1. On the Home screen, touch > Messages. 2. In the message list, touch > Settings, and then touch Select ringtone. 3. In the displayed list, select an option: • Ringtone: Select a preinstalled ringtone. The ringtone plays when selected. •... -
Page 73: Protecting Your Mobile Phone
12.5.1 Installing Voice Data 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Install voice data. 2. If your mobile phone does not have speech synthesizer data installed, connect to Android Market and let it guide you through the process of downloading and installing the data. -
Page 74: Managing Applications
4. When prompted, draw the screen unlock pattern again, and then touch Confirm. To change your unlock screen pattern, touch Location & security > Change screen lock. 12.6.3 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN You can set up a numeric PIN to lock your phone. 1. -
Page 75: Moving An Application To The Microsd Card
12.7.2 Uninstalling an Application You cannot uninstall the applications that are pre-installed on the system. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications > Manage applications. 2. Touch an application, and then touch Uninstall. 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. -
Page 76: Resetting Your Mobile Phone
12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone 12.8.1 Backing Up My Data You can use your Google account to back up your mobile phone’s settings to Google servers. If you replace your mobile phone, the settings you have backed up will be transferred to the new mobile phone the first time you sign in to your Google account. -
Page 77: Appendix
13 Appendix 13.1 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 78 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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