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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Get Started Your Phone at a Glance Set Up Your Phone Activation and Service Create Your Account and Pick Your Plan Activate Your Phone Manage Your Account Re-Boost Additional Information Complete the Setup Screens Set Up Voicemail Phone Basics Your Phone’s Layout Direct Wave Receiver Hold the Phone to Your Ear Turn Your Phone On and Off Turn Your Screen On and Off Touchscreen Navigation Your Home Screen Home Screen Overview Customize the Home Screen Change the Wallpaper Extended Home Screens Status Bar Enter Text Touchscreen Keyboards Google Keyboard Swype Google Voice Typing Tips for Editing Text Phone Calls Make Phone Calls Call Using the Phone Dialer Call from Call History...
Page 3 Call from Contacts Call a Number in a Text Message or Email Message Call Emergency Numbers Receive Phone Calls Voicemail Voicemail Setup Voicemail Notification Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages Visual Voicemail Set Up Visual Voicemail Review Visual Voicemail Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages Visual Voicemail Options Configure Visual Voicemail Settings Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu Phone Call Options Screen Auto-Locking During a Call In-call Options Caller ID Call Waiting Conference Calling Call Forwarding Call History Access Call Settings Contacts Get Started with Contacts Access People The Contacts List Contacts List Options Add a Contact Save a Phone Number Edit a Contact Add or Edit Information for a Contact Assign a Stored Picture to a Contact Assign a New Picture to a Contact Assign a Ringtone to a Contact Link a Contact...
Page 4 Delete a Contact Synchronize Contacts Share a Contact Accounts and Messaging Gmail/Google Create a Google Account Sign In to Your Google Account Access Gmail Send a Gmail Message Read and Reply to Gmail Messages Email Add an Email Account Add an Exchange ActiveSync Account Compose and Send Email View and Reply to Email Manage Your Email Inbox Email Account Settings Delete an Email Account Add the Email Widget Text and Multimedia Messaging Send a Text Message Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) Save and Resume a Draft Message New Messages Notification Manage Message Conversations Text and MMS Options Social Networking Accounts Facebook Twitter YouTube Hangouts Apps and Entertainment Google Play Store Find and Install an App Create a Google Wallet Account Request a Refund for a Paid App Open an Installed App Uninstall an App...
Page 5 Get Help with Google Play Google Maps Enable Location Services on Your Phone Use Google Maps Google Maps Operations Music Boost Mobile Music Google Play Music App Google Play Movies & TV App Google Play Books App Google Search Clip Now Enable Clip Now Capture Screenshots Using Clip Now Manage Screenshots Captured Using Clip Now Web and Data Wi-Fi Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network Check the Wireless Network Status Connect to a Different Wi-Fi Network Wi-Fi Advanced Settings Wi-Fi Direct Launch a Web Connection Connections Optimizer Data Services General Information (4G LTE and 3G Networks) 4G LTE Your Data Services User Name Data Connection Status and Indicators Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection Set Up Secure Credential Storage Add a VPN Connection Connect to or Disconnect from a VPN Browser Launch the Web Browser Learn to Navigate the Browser Browser Menu Use Tabs...
Page 6 Select Text on a Web Page Adjust Browser Settings Set the Browser Home Page Create Bookmarks Camera and Video Take Pictures Open or Close the Camera Viewfinder Screen Take a Picture Review Screen Record Videos Video Shooting Screen Camera Settings Video Camera Settings View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery Open or Close Gallery View Pictures Zoom In or Out on a Picture Watch Video Work with Pictures Share Pictures and Videos Send Pictures or Videos by Email or Gmail Send a Picture or Video by Multimedia Message Send Pictures or Videos Using Bluetooth Share Pictures and Videos on Facebook Share Pictures on Picasa Share Videos on YouTube Tools and Calendar Calendar Access the Calendar Add an Event to the Calendar Invite Guests to Your Calendar Event Calendar Event Alerts View Calendar Events Erase Calendar Events Show or Hide Calendars Choose Google Calendars to Synchronize With Your Phone Synchronize an Exchange ActiveSync Calendar...
Page 7 Clock Alarm World Clock StopWatch Timer Calculator OfficeSuite Voice Search Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth On or Off The Bluetooth Settings Menu Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit Disconnect or Unpair from a Bluetooth Device Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth microSD Card Insert a microSD Card Remove a microSD Card View microSD Card Memory Format the microSD Card Unmount the microSD Card Use the Phone’s microSD Card as a USB Drive Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer Update Your Phone Update Your Phone Software Settings Wi-Fi Settings Bluetooth Settings Call Settings Voicemail Settings Dial Pad Touch Tones Quick Responses North American Dialing International Dialing TTY Mode Hearing Aids Noise Canceller DTMF Tones...
Page 8 CDMA Call Settings Data Usage Settings More Settings Airplane Mode Default SMS App Settings Tethering & Portable Hotspot Settings VPN Settings Mobile Networks Settings Cell Broadcasts Harman/Kardon Audio Settings Sound Settings Volumes Silent Mode Incoming Call Notification Dial Pad Touch Tones Touch Sounds Screen Lock Sound Vibrate on Touch Display Settings Brightness Wallpaper Frameless Effect Display Mode Lock Screen While on the Call Screen on/off by Motion Auto-rotate Screen Sleep Daydream Font Size Cast Screen Clip Now Settings Storage Settings Phone Memory microSD Card USB connection Settings Battery Settings Apps Settings...
Page 9 Location Services Security Settings Screen Lock Improve Face Matching Liveness Check Make Pattern Visible Automatically Lock Power Key to Lock Instantly Enable Widgets Owner Info Encrypt Phone Encrypt microSD Make Passwords Visible Device Administrator Unknown Sources Verify Apps Storage Type Trusted Credentials Install from microSD Clear Credentials Lock Screen Settings Language & Input Settings Language Settings Spell Checker Settings Personal Dictionary Default Google Keyboard Settings Swype Settings Google Voice Typing Settings Voice Search Settings Text-to-Speech Output Settings Pointer Speed Back Up and Reset Phone Accounts Date & Time Settings Accessibility Settings Printing Activate This Device viii...
Page 10 System Update About Phone Adjust Touch Screen Copyright Information Index...
Page 11: Get Started
Get Started The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and service the first time. Note: Screenshots in the user guide may appear differently on your phone. Your Phone at a Glance The following illustration outlines your phone’s primary external features and keys. Set Up Your Phone You must first charge the battery to begin setting up your phone. CAUTION! Do not pull or twist cables forcefully. Doing so may break wires. Important: To help maintain performance and internal battery life, do not store when the battery is full (immediately after charging is complete) or exhausted (too low for the phone to turn on). Battery level should be at approximately 40% for optimal storage. Note: Depending on usage, bulges may appear near end of battery life; this does not affect safety. Note: Your phone does not charge while flash is shining. Turning on flash with a low battery level may cause your phone to close the camera even while charging. 1. Charge your battery. Get Started...
Page 12: Activation And Service
Insert the USB plug into the AC adapter and then insert the micro USB plug into the charger/accessory jack on your phone. Plug the AC adapter into a standard electrical outlet. Note: Your phone’s battery should have enough charge for the phone to turn on and find a signal, run the setup application, set up voicemail, and make a call. You should fully charge the battery as soon as possible. 2. Press and hold the Power/Lock Button to turn the phone on. If your phone is activated, it will turn on, search for service, and begin the setup process. If your phone is not yet activated, see Activate Your Phone for more information. Activation and Service Before using your phone, you must set up your service with Boost Mobile. You will need your phone’s serial number (MEID), which can be found on the bottom panel of the phone’s package. Create Your Account and Pick Your Plan Set up your Boost Mobile account. 1. From your computer, visit boostmobile.com/activate. 2. Enter your phone’s MEID and click start activation process. Your phone’s MEID (serial number) can be found on the bottom panel of the phone’s package. 3. Follow the remaining instructions to choose your plan and select a payment method. 4. Follow the activation instructions below and you’ll be able to start using your phone. Note: You can also activate by phone by calling 1-888-BOOST-4U (1-888-266-7848) from any other phone.
Page 13: Activate Your Phone
Activate Your Phone After setting up your account on boostmobile.com, simply turn your device on. Your device is designed to activate automatically. If you are swapping from another Boost Mobile device to a new one, be sure to turn off the old device before swapping the serial number (MEID). Once the MEID swap is complete, turn on the new device and the programming information will be pushed to your device automatically. You can also start the activation process manually. Touch > > Settings > Activate this Device. Manage Your Account Access information about your account. You can: Check your minutes. ® Re-Boost (add money to your account). Change plans. And more. From Your Phone Access account information and other self-service tools from Boost Zone. Touch > > Boost Zone You can also dial directly for access to certain information: Dial ...
Page 14: Re-Boost
Re-Boost Boost Mobile makes it easy to add money to your account. You decide exactly how and where you want to pay. Keep your account active by using your phone and adding money to your account. Pay with Cash Find an Authorized Re-Boost Retailer near you. Pick up a Re-Boost Card or recharge for as low as $10 at the register, where available. Pay Anytime with a Credit/Debit Card Dial #ADD ( ) to add money from your phone or visit MY ACCOUNT at boostmobile.com to do it online. Securely register your credit/debit card with Boost for more convenient one-time payments or to set up easy Auto Re-Boost payments. Set Up Worry-Free Payments with Auto Re-Boost℠ It’s the easiest way to make sure your account stays on and active. Use a credit card, debit card or bank account—whatever’s best for you. Visit boostmobile.com/reboost to get the details on all your Re-Boost options. Additional Information For more information about your Boost Mobile account, as well as other Boost Mobile services, visit us at: boostmobile.com. Complete the Setup Screens The setup screens help you set up certain features and preferences on your phone. Once your ...
Page 15: Set Up Voicemail
2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete each section. For each topic, you will have the option to skip it and continue to the next screen. Select Wi-Fi – If prompted, follow the prompts to sign in to an available Wi-Fi network. For secured Wi-Fi networks, you will need to enter a password. See Wi-Fi for more details. Got Google? – Touch Yes and complete the steps to sign in to your current Google account, or touch No to sign up for a new Google account. You can also skip signing in to your Google account, or sign in later. Google services – Select your Google services options, such as Backup & Restore, Location and Communication. Set up payment info – Select a payment option when purchasing on Google Play. Touch Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. To set up later, touch NOT NOW. This phone belongs to… – If applicable, enter your first and last name and touch . This information is used by the phone to personalize certain apps. Note: You do not need to sign up for a Google account to use your phone. However, to download apps from the Google Play Store app, you must link your phone to a Google account. Set Up Voicemail You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated. Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access. Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. 1. Touch > ...
Page 16: Phone Basics
Phone Basics Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and information that are important to you. The following topics will introduce the basic functions and features of your phone. Warning: Touchscreen - Your phone uses liquid crystal in its display. When wearing polarized sunglasses and depending on the angle, the screen may appear dark or distorted. Do not put a sticker or shield (commercially-available protective film, privacy protector shield, etc.) on the display. CAUTION! Inserting an accessory into the incorrect jack may damage the phone. Your Phone’s Layout The illustrations and descriptions below outline your phone’s basic layout. Key Functions 3.5 mm Headset Jack allows you to plug in either a stereo headset or an optional headset for convenient, hands-free conversations. Volume Up/Down Button allows you to adjust the ringtone or media volume or adjust the voice volume during a call. Back Key lets you return to the previous screen, or close a dialog box, options menu, the notifications window, or onscreen keyboard (for keyboard, changes to ). Drag or swipe up to open Assistant/Google. Phone Basics...
Page 17: Direct Wave Receiver
Self Camera Lens takes pictures and records videos while facing the screen, and allows you to video conference. Home Key returns you to the Home screen. Drag or swipe up to open Assistant/Google. Power/Lock Button lets you turn the phone on or off or turn the screen on or off, or switch your phone to silent mode, vibration mode, or airplane mode. Receiver lets you hear other party’s voice. For details on the receiver, see Direct Wave Receiver. Touchscreen displays all the information needed to operate your phone, such as the call status, the Contacts list, and the date and time. Also provides one-touch access to all of your features and applications. Recent Apps Key displays recently-used applications. Drag or swipe up to open Assistant/Google. LED displays a phone notification, charging status, or alert. Light Sensor detects ambient light level. Camera lets you take pictures and videos. Charger/Accessory Jack allows you to connect the USB cable (included). ...
Page 18: Hold The Phone To Your Ear
When an earphone (commercially available) is connected to the phone, sound is from the earphone instead of the Direct Wave Receiver. How well sound can be heard differs with each individual. How well sound can be heard depends on the surrounding environment. Turn Your Phone On and Off The instructions below explain how to turn your phone on and off. Turn Your Phone On Press and hold the Power/Lock Button until the screen displays “SHARP”. When using the phone for the first time, be sure to charge it first before turning it on. If the battery level is low, the phone may not turn on. Turn Your Phone Off 1. Press and hold the Power/Lock Button to open the phone options menu. 2. Touch Power off to turn the phone off. Your screen remains blank while your phone is off (unless the battery is charging). Touch Restart and then OK to restart your phone. Turn Your Screen On and Off Your phone allows you to quickly turn the screen off when not in use and to turn it back on and ...
Page 19: Touchscreen Navigation
To save battery power, the phone automatically turns off the screen after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to receive messages and calls while the phone’s screen is off. Note: For information on how to adjust the time before the screen turns off, see Sleep. Turn the Screen On and Unlock It 1. To turn the screen on, press the Power/Lock Button. 2. Slide the lock icon in any direction to unlock the screen. If you have set up a screen lock, you will be prompted to draw the pattern or enter the password or PIN. See Screen Lock. Touchscreen Navigation Your phone’s touchscreen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures. Touch When you want to type using the onscreen keyboard, select items onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply touch them with your finger. Touch and Hold To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a Web page), touch and hold the item. Phone Basics...
Page 20: Swipe Or Slide
Swipe or Slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Drag To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position. Phone Basics...
Page 21 Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quick strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list. Phone Basics...
Page 22: Pinch And Spread
Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard. See Touchscreen Keyboards for more details. Note: The Auto-rotate check box needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change. Touch > > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen. Pinch and Spread “Pinch” the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out or “spread” the screen to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out and outward to zoom in.) Phone Basics...
Page 23: Your Home Screen
Your 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 application icons, shortcuts, folders, widgets, and more. Home Screen Overview Your home screen extends beyond the initial screen. Swipe the screen left or right to display additional screens. Tip: Touch to return to the main home screen from any other screen. Customize the Home Screen Learn how to add, move, or remove items from the home screen. Adding Shortcuts 1. Touch > 2. Touch and hold an application icon, and then drag it to a home screen. 3. Release the new shortcut at its new position on the home screen. Phone Basics...
Page 24: Change The Wallpaper
Adding Widgets 1. Touch > > WIDGETS. 2. Touch and hold a widget, and then drag it to a home screen. 3. Release the new widget at its new position on the home screen. If prompted, follow the onscreen instructions. Adding Folders 1. Touch and hold a shortcut you want to place in a folder, and then drag it to above another shortcut. 2. To create a name, touch the folder, then Unnamed Folder, and enter a name. 3. To add more app shortcuts to the folder, touch and hold a shortcut and drag it on top of the new folder. The new shortcut is added to the folder. Move or Remove Items on the Home Screen Touch and hold the item you want to move or remove from the home screen. To move the item, drag it to a new area and release it. To remove the item, drag it to the Remove icon at the top of the screen and release it. Change the Wallpaper Select and assign your phone’s background wallpaper.
Page 25: Status Bar
Status Bar The status bar at the top of the home screen provides phone and service status information on the right side and notification alerts on the left. To view notification alerts, touch the status bar and drag it down. Status Icons Icon Status ® Bluetooth active Bluetooth connection GPS active ® Wi-Fi active downloading vibrate silent speakerphone active network (full signal) network (roaming) Out of service area Enhanced 4G LTE data service 3G (data service) airplane mode alarm set Phone Basics...
Page 26: Notification Icons
Icon Status battery (charging) battery (full charge) Notification Icons Icon Notification Stay On active new emergency notification arriving call arriving HD Voice call missed call new voicemail new email new Gmail new text or MMS message new Hangout message event USB connection alarm warning Phone Basics...
Page 27: Enter Text
Icon Notification update available update downloading update successful keyboard active obtaining location information Bluetooth data receive request microSD card unmounted reading microSD card screenshot captured screenshot captured using Clip Now LiveStage active Clari-Fi active more notifications available (drag down to view) Enter Text You can type on your phone using one of the available touchscreen keyboards or Google voice typing. Touchscreen Keyboards Your phone offers you a choice of two touchscreen keyboards for entering text. The keyboard appears automatically onscreen when you touch a text entry field, and they can be used in either portrait or landscape mode. You can also use the Google voice typing option to enter text using your voice (see Google Voice Typing for details). Phone Basics...
Page 28: Google Keyboard
The methods available include: Google Keyboard lets you use a traditional QWERTY setup to enter text. Additional options expand your ability to enter text faster and more accurately. See Google Keyboard for details. Swype lets you enter letters and words in one continuous motion by swiping your finger across the letters. See Swype for details. Google Keyboard The Google keyboard offers a traditional QWERTY keyboard setup for entering text by touching keys (like on a computer), along with enhancements and options that allow you to enter text faster and more accurately, such as continuous key input, personalized usage dictionaries, and more. For Google Keyboard settings, see Google Keyboard Settings. Assigning Google Keyboard for Text Entry 1. Touch > > Settings > Language & input. 2. Touch Default. When the Google Keyboard check box is not selected, enter the check mark in the box. 3. Select Google Keyboard. Phone Basics...
Page 29: Swype
Using Google Keyboard Touch to change the case of the text. Touch twice quickly to switch to all capitals. Touch to switch to a keyboard for entering symbols. Touch to enter a period. Touch and hold to enter a symbol. Touch to enter emoji. Touch to delete text. Touch to switch to Google voice typing. Touch and hold to configure input settings. If Swype is enabled in addition to Google Keyboard, touch and hold Space bar and then you can choose the input method. Swype The Swype™ keyboard lets you enter words by drawing a path from letter to letter in one continuous motion. When you enter the first letter of a next word, a space is automatically added. For Swype settings, see Swype Settings. Assigning Swype for Text Entry 1. Touch > > Settings > Language & input. 2. ...
Page 30: Using Swype
When the Swype check box is not selected, enter the check mark in the box. 3. Select Swype. Using Swype 1. Touch the text entry field to display the onscreen keyboard. 2. Slide your finger slowly across each letter of the word you want to input. Phone Basics...
Page 31: Google Voice Typing
3. Release your finger when the word you want is displayed in the middle of the suggestion strip. Touch a word to select it. For more information about using Swype and its additional capabilities, including using voice entry and personalizing your Swype dictionary, touch and hold from the Swype keyboard display and then touch Help > How to Swype. You can also visit swype.com for more information. Google Voice Typing Google voice typing uses Google voice recognition to convert speech to text. For Google voice typing settings, see Google Voice Typing Settings. Phone Basics...
Page 32 1. Touch from a screen where you can enter text. 2. Speak into the phone. If the text is incorrect, touch DELETE. Touch English (US) (depends on selected language) to switch to the language that Google voice typing is to recognize. Select the language you want to use beforehand by touching Add more languages and clearing the check box. Touch to return to the onscreen keyboard. Phone Basics...
Page 33: Tips For Editing Text
Tips for Editing Text These tips allow you to cut or copy selected text and paste it into a separate selected area. For more information on entering text, see Language & Input Settings. 1. In a text entry field, touch and hold or touch the text twice quickly. 2. Drag and to the left or right to select the desired text. Touch Select all to select all text. Phone Basics...
Page 34 3. Touch an option at the top of the screen. Cut: Remove the selected text and saves it to the clipboard. Copy: Copy the selected text to the clipboard. Paste: Overwrite the selected text with the last copied or cut text. To insert it, touch the position you want to insert at, and touch > PASTE. This icon will appear when you have cut or copied text. Phone Basics...
Page 35: Phone Calls
Phone Calls With mobile service and your phone’s calling features, you can enjoy clear phone calls across the country. Make Phone Calls There are several convenient ways to place calls from your phone. Call Using the Phone Dialer The most “traditional” way to place a call is by using the phone’s dialer screen. 1. Touch > > Phone > to display the dialer screen. 2. Touch the number keys on the dialpad to enter the phone number. As you enter digits, Smart Dial searches for contacts that match. If you see the number you want to dial, touch it to place the call immediately without entering the rest of the number. Touch Add to contacts to add the entered number into your contacts list. 3. Touch to call the number. Your phone’s screen automatically locks during a call. See Screen Auto-Locking During a Call for details. 4. To end the call, touch Phone Calls...
Page 36: Call From Call History
Call from Call History The history list lets you quickly place calls to recent incoming, outgoing, or missed numbers. 1. Touch > > Phone to display the phone app. 2. Touch to display the history list. 3. Touch next to the entry you want to call. Touch an entry to display the call details. 4. To end the call, touch Call from Contacts You can place phone calls directly from entries in your contacts list. 1. Touch > > People to display the People app. 2. Touch a contact and then touch the number you want to call. For additional information on Contacts, see Contacts. Call a Number in a Text Message or Email Message While viewing a text message or email message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body ...
Page 37: Receive Phone Calls
1. Unlock the screen. For more information, see Turn Your Screen On and Off. 2. Touch > > Phone > 3. Touch Enhanced 9-1-1 (E 9-1-1) Information This phone features an embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) chip necessary for utilizing E 9-1-1 emergency location services where available. When you place an emergency 9-1-1 call, the GPS feature of your phone seeks information to calculate your approximate location. Depending on several variables, including availability and access to satellite signals, it may take up to 30 seconds or more to determine and report your approximate location. Important: Always report your location to the 9-1-1 operator when placing an emergency call. Some designated emergency call takers, known as Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), may not be equipped to receive GPS location information from your phone. Receive Phone Calls The following information lets you know how to answer incoming calls, mute the ringer on incoming calls, reject incoming calls, and more. When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears and displays the caller ID icon, name, and phone number of the calling party. When you receive a phone call from someone who is not stored in People, only the default caller ID icon and phone number appear on the Incoming call screen. Note: If your phone is turned off, all calls automatically go to voicemail. Answer an Incoming Call ...
Page 38: Voicemail
Drag to . Touch a Quick response message to send to the caller. You can edit the quick response messages through the Call settings menu. From the phone app, touch > Settings > Quick responses and edit the quick response messages. Voicemail The following topics outline your phone’s voicemail service. Note: Your phone also supports the Visual Voicemail app. For information on setting up and using Visual Voicemail, see Visual Voicemail. Voicemail Setup You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated. For information on setting up your voicemail, see Set Up Voicemail. Tip: For information on using the Visual Voicemail app, see Visual Voicemail. Voicemail Notification There are a couple of different ways your phone alerts you to a new voicemail message. By sounding the assigned ringer type. By displaying within the notifications area of the status bar when a single new unheard voicemail message is received. Note: When you are off network, you may not receive notification of new voicemail messages. It is recommended that you periodically check your voicemail by touching and holding . When your voicemail answers, enter your password and touch Note: Your phone accepts messages even when it is turned off. However, your phone notifies you of new messages only when it is turned on and you are in a network service area. Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages You can review your messages directly from your wireless phone (using either traditional voicemail or Visual Voicemail) or from any other touch-tone phone. Phone Calls...
Page 39: Visual Voicemail
Use Traditional Voicemail to Access Your Messages 1. Touch > > Phone > 2. Touch and hold . If prompted, enter your voicemail password. 3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages. Use Visual Voicemail to Access Your Messages 1. Touch > > Voicemail 2. Touch an entry to listen to the message. Use Visual Voicemail to Delete Your Messages 1. Touch > > Voicemail ...
Page 40: Review Visual Voicemail
1. Touch > > Voicemail . You’ll see a Personalize your voicemail prompt. If a pop-up for Welcome to Voicemail appears, follow the onscreen instructions. A screen presenting new Visual Voicemail functions may also appear. Follow the onscreen instructions. 2. Touch Personalize now and follow the system prompts to: Create a password (part of standard voicemail). Record your name announcement. Record your greeting. Important: Voicemail Password – It is strongly recommended that you create a password when setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access. Without a password, anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your voicemail messages. Note: If the above settings are already completed with traditional voicemail, you are not prompted for these settings. 3. Touch the Welcome to Voicemail message on the screen to play a brief explanation of the voicemail services. Review Visual Voicemail Visual Voicemail lets you easily access and select which messages you want to review. Phone Calls...
Page 41: Listen To Multiple Voicemail Messages
1. Touch > > Voicemail . You will see the voicemail inbox. 2. Touch a message to review it. Tip: There are several icons at the bottom of the review screen for maintenance, storage, messaging, and other options. For an explanation of all your options, touch > Help > Visual Voicemail Menu > Visual Voicemail Menu. Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages When you are done listening to a voicemail message, you can easily access other voicemail messages without returning to the main voicemail screen. 1. Listen to the current voicemail message. 2. Swipe your finger left or right to display the next or previous message. You can navigate through voicemail messages as frequently as you’d like. You can even move to the next or previous message before you’re finished listening to the current one. Visual Voicemail Options Your visual voicemail options appear as icons at the bottom of the voicemail review screen. 1. Touch > > Voicemail 2. Touch a message to review it. The following options are available while reviewing a voicemail message: Phone Calls...
Page 42: Configure Visual Voicemail Settings
Call to call the number the message came from. Share to send the message via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc. Delete to delete selected messages from your current list of available voicemail messages. Reply to reply to the message via text or voice message. Note: Not all options are available for all messages. Configure Visual Voicemail Settings The Visual Voicemail settings menu lets you access settings for notifications, pictures, greetings, and more. 1. Touch > > Voicemail 2. Touch > Settings. Select an option to change its settings. Manage subscription Auto forward to email Personalize voicemail Notifications Transcription language Delete messages Display name Mobile advertising preferences Display ads ...
Page 43: Change Your Main Greeting Via The Voicemail Menu
Send feedback Updates About Voicemail Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu Your main greeting can be changed directly via the Visual Voicemail system. This direct access saves you from having to navigate within the voicemail menu. 1. Touch > > Voicemail 2. Touch > Settings > Personalize voicemail. 3. Touch OK to connect to the voicemail system. Follow the prompts to change your current greeting. Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu From your Visual Voicemail menu, you can quickly change the name or number attached to your voice messages. 1. Touch > ...
Page 44: In-Call Options
In-call Options While you’re on a call, you will see a number of onscreen options. Touch an option to select it. End call: End the current call. Dialpad/Hide: Toggle the appearance of the onscreen dialpad. Receiver: Route the phone's audio through the receiver or through the speaker Touch to route the phone’s audio through the speaker. (You can adjust the speaker volume using the Volume Up/Down Button.) Touch again to use the phone’s receiver. Warning: Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use. Bluetooth: Route the phone’s audio through a connected Bluetooth headset, through the speaker or through the receiver. Appears instead of the Speaker icon when your phone is connected to a Bluetooth headset. Touch the Bluetooth icon for a menu to switch between Speaker, Handset earpiece (receiver), and Bluetooth. When Bluetooth or the Bluetooth headset is turned off, the call is routed through either the receiver or speaker. Note: The Headset button is activated to show the current call is routed to a connected Bluetooth headset. Mute: Mute the microphone during an active call. Touch again to unmute the microphone. Phone Calls...
Page 45: Caller Id
Note: If Mute is activated, the speaker mode is deactivated. Add call: Touch to initiate a conference call (3-way call). Merge: Join two currently active calls (conference). Appears instead of the Add call icon after touching to add another number. Caller ID Caller ID identifies a caller before you answer the phone by displaying the number of the incoming call. If you do not want your number displayed when you make a call, follow these steps. 1. Touch > > Phone > 2. Touch 3. Enter a phone number. 4. Touch To permanently block your number, call Boost customer care. Call Waiting When you’re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls by sounding two beeps. Your phone’s screen informs you that another call is coming in and displays the caller’s phone number (if it is available). To respond to an incoming call while you’re on a call: Unlock the screen (if necessary) and slide to the right. (This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call.) Phone Calls...
Page 46 To switch back to the first caller: Touch Touch to switch between callers. Note: For those calls where you don’t want to be interrupted, you can temporarily disable Call Waiting by pressing b efore placing your call. Call Waiting is automatically reactivated once you end the call. Phone Calls...
Page 47: Conference Calling
Conference Calling With conference calling, also known as 3-way calling, you can talk to two people at the same time. When using this feature, the normal airtime rates will be charged for each of the two calls. 1. On the Phone screen, enter a number and touch (or place a call from History or Contacts). 2. Once you have established the connection, touch , and dial the second number (or place the call from History or Contacts). This puts the first caller on hold and dials the second number. 3. When you’re connected to the second party, touch . Your conference call is now in session. Phone Calls...
Page 48: Call Forwarding
4. To end the three-way call, touch Note: If one of the people you called hangs up during your call, you and the remaining caller stay connected. If you initiated the call and are the first to hang up, all callers are disconnected. Call Forwarding Call Forwarding lets you forward all your incoming calls to another phone number – even when your phone is turned off. You can continue to make calls from your phone when you have activated Call Forwarding. Note: You are charged a higher rate for calls you have forwarded. To activate Call Forwarding: 1. Touch > > Phone > 2. Touch 3. Enter the area code and phone number to which you want your calls forwarded. 4. Touch . (You will hear a tone to confirm the activation of Call Forwarding.) To deactivate Call Forwarding: Phone Calls...
Page 49: Call History
1. Touch > > Phone > 2. Touch 3. Touch . (You will hear a tone to confirm the deactivation.) Call History The history of the Phone application lists all recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. View Call History 1. Touch > > Phone to display the phone app. 2. Touch to display the history list. Touch the MISSED tab to display missed calls only. Clear Call History Use the menu option to clear your call history. 1. Touch > > Phone to display the phone app. 2. Touch to display the history list.
Page 50: Contacts
Contacts The People application lets you store and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts you enter and save directly in your phone as well as contacts synchronized with your Google account, your computer, compatible email programs (including Exchange Server), and your Facebook friends. Important: An accident or malfunction may cause loss or change to information. It is recommended that you keep a separate copy of contacts and other important information. The company is not responsible for any damages from lost or changed contacts. Get Started with Contacts Before using the People application, it’s best to learn a few basics. Your phone automatically sorts contact entries alphabetically. You can create a Google contact, a phone contact, or a Corporate (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync) contact. Google contacts are synchronized between your phone and a Google account you set up on your phone. Phone contacts are stored locally on the phone. Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync contacts are synchronized between your phone and an ® ® Exchange Server or Microsoft Outlook account set up on your phone. Note: If the phone is ever reset to its factory default parameters, locally stored contacts (phone contacts) can be lost. Access People There are a few ways to display People. Touch > > People – or – Touch > ...
Page 51: Contacts List Options
1. Touch > > People . You will see the Contacts list. Contacts List: The Contacts list displays all contacts currently stored in your phone, including Google contacts, Exchange ActiveSync contacts, Phone contacts, and Facebook contacts. 2. Scroll through the list to view all your contacts. To see a specific entry, scroll to it and touch it. Tip: If you have a lot of contacts stored, use the slider on the right to drag up or down the list. Contacts List Options The menu icon ( ) provides access to optional features in the Contacts list. 1. Touch > > People 2. Touch to display the main contacts list options. Contacts to display: Set contacts to appear in the Contacts list. Import/export: Export contacts to storage or import contacts saved in storage. Also send contacts using Bluetooth, Gmail, etc. Clear frequents: Clear frequent calls. This option is displayed when calls are made to numbers registered as contacts. Accounts: Set up accounts to sync with People. Settings: Set the display order and names to be displayed in contacts. Contacts...
Page 52: Add A Contact
Add a Contact You can add contacts from your phone’s People application. Enter details such as name, phone numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, and more. 1. Touch > > People 2. Touch Add Contact to add a contact. 3. If you have multiple account types associated with your phone, select a contact type. When a screen for selecting where to add the contact appears, follow the onscreen instructions to continue. 4. Use the keyboard to enter as much information as you want. : Touch the picture icon to assign a picture to the contact. See Assign a Stored Picture to a Contact or Assign a New Picture to a Contact. Name : Display detailed name fields such as first name, middle name, or last name. Add organization: Touch to enter company and title names. Phone Email Address Date Group name Add another field: Touch Add another field to include additional information such as IM ...
Page 53: Save A Phone Number
5. When you have finished adding information, touch DONE. Save a Phone Number You can save a phone number to People directly from the phone dialpad. 1. Touch > > Phone > 2. Enter a phone number and touch Add to contacts. 3. To add the number to an existing contact, touch the contact you want to add to. To add a new contact, touch CREATE NEW CONTACT. For an existing contact, touch the contact name, select a number type for the new number, and then touch OK. For a new contact, enter the name and any additional information, and then touch DONE. See Add a Contact. Edit a Contact Once you’ve added a contact, you can add or edit any of the information in the entry, assign a caller ID picture, customize with a unique ringtone, and more. Add or Edit Information for a Contact Use the Edit contact menu to add or edit information for an existing contact. Contacts...
Page 54: Assign A Stored Picture To A Contact
1. Touch > > People 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch > Edit. 3. Touch any field you want to change or add. See Add a Contact. 4. Add or edit the information, and then touch DONE. Note: To select a type (label) for a phone number, email address, or postal address (such as Mobile, Home, Work, etc.), touch the type to the right of the field. Note: To add more phone numbers, email addresses, etc., touch Add new displayed under the entered number, etc. Assign a Stored Picture to a Contact The Edit contact menu lets you assign a picture stored in your phone’s memory or microSD card to a contact. 1. Touch > > People 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch > Edit. 3. Touch > Choose photo from Gallery. If a picture is already assigned, touch Select new photo from Gallery. ...
Page 55: Assign A Ringtone To A Contact
4. Touch to take a picture. If you’re satisfied with the picture, touch Save to continue. When prompted, select an app to view a picture. You may be prompted to size the picture for use with contacts. Touch and drag the square to frame the portion of the picture to use. Touch and drag the side of the square to resize the square. 5. Touch SAVE/Done to assign the picture, and then touch DONE to save the contact. Assign a Ringtone to a Contact Know who’s calling without looking at your phone by assigning a specific ringer to a contact. 1. Touch > > People 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch > Set ringtone. 3. Touch an available ringtone. When you touch a ringtone, you will hear a sample. 4. Touch OK to assign the ringtone. Link a Contact When you have contacts from various sources (Gmail, phone, Facebook, etc.), you may have multiple similar entries for a single contact. Your phone’s People application lets you link multiple entries into a single contact. 1. Touch > ...
Page 56: Synchronize Contacts
Synchronize Contacts Syncing data from your managed accounts lets you add and manage new or existing contacts from your online or remote accounts to your phone. Prior to syncing, you must have an active Google or Corporate account with associated contacts, and be signed into your account with the phone. For more information on Gmail, Email and Exchange Activesync Email, see Gmail / Google and Email. Share a Contact You can quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, email, Gmail, or text messaging. 1. Touch > > People 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch > Share. 3. In the Share contact via menu, select a method: Bluetooth to send the information via Bluetooth. See Bluetooth for information on pairing and sending via Bluetooth. Drive to upload the information to your server. Enter a document title, select an account, then a folder, and then touch OK. Email to send the information as an email attachment. If prompted, select an email account. Address the message, add a subject and a message, and then touch Send . See Compose and Send Email for details on sending email. Gmail to send the information as a Gmail attachment. Address the message, add a subject and a message, and then touch Send . See Send a Gmail Message for details. OfficeSuite Wi-Fi Direct to send the information using Wi-Fi Direct. Touch the device to which you want to send from the device list.
Page 57: Accounts And Messaging
Accounts and Messaging With wireless service and your phone’s messaging capabilities, you have the opportunity to share information through many different channels and accounts, including Gmail (Google), personal and corporate email, text and multimedia messaging, social networking accounts, and Hangouts. Gmail/Google You will need a Google account to access several phone features such as Gmail, Google Maps, Hangouts, and the Google Play applications. Before you are able to access Google applications, you must enter your account information. These applications sync between your phone and your online Google account. Important: Be careful not to forget your Google account email address and password. Note: Operation and display may be changed due to automatic app updates, etc. Create a Google Account If you do not already have a Google account, you can create one online or using your phone. Note: You can also create and sign into your Google/Gmail account through your phone’s setup application. Note: Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your phone, such as Google Play, you do not need to use Gmail as the default account for your phone. Create a Google Account Online 1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to google.com. 2. On the main page, click Sign in > Create an account. 3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account. 4. Look for an email from Google in the email box you provided, and respond to the email to confirm and activate your new account. Create a Google Account Using Your Phone 1. ...
Page 58: Sign In To Your Google Account
5. When prompted, enter and re-enter a password and then touch the Next arrow. 6. Touch Set up recovery options, and then enter a phone number and secondary email address. Specify your region and then touch the Next arrow. If you touched Not now, proceed to step 7. Note: When setting up a new Google account, either on your phone or online, you will be prompted to add a secondary email address. Enter a second Gmail address or any other email address from which you currently send and receive email. This address is used to authenticate your account should you ever encounter problems or forget your password. It is strongly encouraged for Android users so you can regain access to Google services and purchases on your phone. 7. Select whether to back up your system settings, etc., to your Google account, specify whether to receive news and other information from Google Play, and then touch the Next arrow. 8. Touch I accept, enter the displayed text, and then touch the Next arrow. 9. Touch Not now. To use Google+, touch Get started and follow the onscreen instructions. 10. Touch NOT NOW. To specify a payment method, touch an option > Continue, and then follow the onscreen instructions. Sign In to Your Google Account If you have a Google account but have not yet signed in with your phone, follow these instructions to ...
Page 59: Access Gmail
Access Gmail Access your personal Gmail account directly on your phone. 1. Touch > > Gmail 2. Do any of the following: View more email messages: If the inbox is full, swipe your finger up the screen to view more messages and conversations. Read a new email message: Touch the unread message or the conversation with an unread message (unread items display in bold). Select messages and conversations: Touch and hold the message or the conversation. View the inbox of your other Gmail account: Touch the account name at the top of the inbox, and then touch the account you want to view. Refresh the inbox: Touch > Refresh or drag the inbox screen down. Send a Gmail Message Use your phone to send Gmail messages. 1. Touch > > Gmail 2. In the inbox, touch Compose 3. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email message to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma or by touching Done. As you enter email addresses, any matching addresses from your contacts list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that address directly. 4. If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to other recipients, touch ...
Page 60: Read And Reply To Gmail Messages
Note: To view your sent messages, touch and then touch Sent. Read and Reply to Gmail Messages Your phone allows you to access, read, and reply to all your Gmail messages. 1. Touch > > Gmail 2. Touch a message to display it. Tip: You can also access new messages through the Notifications bar. When a new Gmail message arrives, you’ll see the icon in the Notifications bar. Drag the status bar down to display the notifications. Touch a message to display it. 3. To reply to a message, touch to open a reply message. For reply to all or forward, touch next to from the open message and then touch Reply all, or Forward. For Reply or Reply all, enter an additional message. For Forward, enter or select recipients and then enter an additional message. 4. After composing your message, touch Send Email Use the Mail application to send and receive email from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 or IMAP, or access your Exchange ActiveSync account for your corporate email needs. Add an Email Account You can add several types of personal email accounts, such as POP3 and IMAP accounts, on your ...
Page 61: Add An Exchange Activesync Account
3. Select your sync settings and then touch Next. 4. Enter an account name and a display name and touch Next to complete setup. Add an Email Account from the Email App You can also set up email accounts directly from the Email app. 1. Touch > > Email 2. Do one of the following: If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail, follow the onscreen instructions to set up an email account. See Add an Email Account from the Settings Menu for details. If you have already added an email account, in your email inbox, touch > Settings, and then touch ADD ACCOUNT. 3. Enter the Email address and Password for the email account and then touch Next. Touching Next prompts your phone to attempt a “regular” email setup and test the incoming and outgoing servers. If you have custom settings you need to configure, touch Manual setup and enter your settings. These may include mail type, user name, password, server, security type, etc. 4. Select your sync settings and then touch Next. 5. Enter an account name and a display name and touch Next to complete setup. Important: If the account type you want to set up is not in the phone database, you will be asked to enter ...
Page 62: Compose And Send Email
4. Configure the settings such as a server address and port number, and touch Next. 5. Select your sync settings and then touch Next. 6. Enter an account name and touch Next to complete setup. Compose and Send Email Compose and send email using any account you have set up on your phone. Increase your productivity by attaching files such as pictures, videos, or documents to your email messages. 1. Touch > > Email 2. From the email account inbox, touch Compose Tip: Touch the account name at the top of the screen to switch to a different email account. 3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can: Enter email addresses directly in the To field. If you’re sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with a comma or by touching Done. As you enter email addresses, any matching addresses from your contacts list are displayed. Touch a match to enter the address directly. Tip: If you want to send a CC or a BCC of the email to other recipients, touch > Add Cc/Bcc. 4. Enter the subject, and then compose your message. 5. To add an attachment, touch and choose from the following options: Attach picture: Select a picture saved on your phone to attach. Attach video: Select a video saved on your phone to attach.
Page 63: Manage Your Email Inbox
1. Touch > > Email 2. From the email account inbox, touch the message you want to view. Tip: Touch the account name at the top of the screen to switch to a different email account. 3. Touch to reply to the message. To reply to all addresses in an email or forward an email, touch next to from the open message and then touch Reply all, or Forward. Manage Your Email Inbox Your email inbox provides management options for viewing, sorting, and deleting your email messages. View Your Email Inbox 1. Touch > > Email 2. Touch the email account at the top of the screen to select a different inbox, or touch Combined view to see all your email inboxes at once. Refresh an Email Account Whatever your automatic synchronization settings are, you can also synchronize your sent and received email messages manually at any time. While viewing the email inbox, touch > Refresh or drag the inbox screen down.
Page 64: Delete An Email Account
1. Touch > > Email 2. Switch to the email account you want to edit. 3. Touch > Settings, and choose from these options: General settings: Make general settings such as whether to confirm before making a deletion, whether to enable deletion by swiping, etc. [account name]: Change the email account settings such as the Account name, Signature, Sync frequency. Delete an Email Account If you no longer want an email account on your phone, you can delete it through the mail settings menu. 1. Touch > > Settings > Corporate, IMAP, or POP3 and then select an account you want to delete. 2. Touch > Remove account. 3. Touch Remove account again to confirm the deletion. Add the Email Widget Add the Mail widget to view your POP3/IMAP or Exchange ActiveSync email messages on a home ...
Page 65: Send A Text Message
Send a Text Message Quickly compose and send text messages on your phone. 1. Touch > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch New message . The New message screen opens. 3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can: Enter phone numbers directly in the To field. If you’re sending the message to several phone numbers, separate the phone numbers with a comma or by touching Return. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers from your contacts list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that number or address directly. Touch the icon, and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message. 4. Touch the “Type message” field and then start composing your message. Note: A counter appears above the Send icon ( ) to tell you how many characters are left. Once you go over the 160-character limit, a new message is created but automatically joined into one when received. 5. When done, touch to send the text message. Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) When you need to add a little more to a text message, you can send a multimedia message (MMS) with pictures, voice recordings, audio or video files, contact cards (vCard), or slideshows. Accounts and Messaging...
Page 66: Create A Slideshow
1. Touch > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch New message . The New message screen opens. 3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can: Enter phone numbers directly in the To field. If you’re sending the message to several phone numbers, separate the phone numbers with a comma or by touching Return. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers from your contacts list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that number or address directly. Touch the icon, and then select the contacts to whom you want to send the message. Note: You can add a subject line by touching > Add subject. 4. Touch the “Type message” field, and then start composing your message. 5. Touch Attach 6. In the Attach window, select from the following file attachments: Pictures: Attach a stored picture. Capture picture: Take a picture and attach it. Videos: Attach a stored video. Capture video: Capture a video and attach it. Audio: Select System audio to attach a ringtone, or External audio to attach an audio file or a recorded voice.
Page 67: Save And Resume A Draft Message
Add a new slide: Touch Add slide. Select a slide: Touch a slide name such as Slide 1. Add a picture: Touch Add picture or > Add picture and select a picture. You can also touch > Capture picture to take a picture and add it. Add music or a voice recording: Touch > Add music > Audio or Record audio and select a file or record audio. Add a video: Touch > Add video and select a video. (You cannot add both a picture and a video, or music and a video on the same slide.) You can also touch > Capture video to capture a video and add it.
Page 68: New Messages Notification
3. When you finish editing the message, touch New Messages Notification Depending on your notification settings, the phone will play a ringtone, vibrate, or display the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new text or multimedia message. To change the notification for new text and multimedia messages, see Text and MMS Options for details. A new message icon ( ) also appears in the notifications area of the status bar to notify you of a new text or multimedia message. The Messages application icon (if shown on the home screen) also displays the number of new messages To open the message, drag the status bar down to open the notifications window. Touch the new message to open and read it. For information on reading and replying to messages, see Manage Message Conversations. Manage Message Conversations Text and multimedia messages that are sent to and received from a contact (or a number) are grouped into conversations or message threads in the Messaging screen. Threaded text or multimedia messages let you see exchanged messages (similar to a chat program) with a contact on the screen. Read a Text Message Do one of the following: On the Messaging screen, touch the text message or message thread to open and read it. If you have a new message notification, touch and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the notifications window. Touch the new message to open and read it. To return to the Messaging screen from a text message thread, touch Note: To view the details of a particular message, in the message thread, touch and hold the message to open the options menu, and then touch View details. Note: If a message contains a link to a Web page, touch the message and then touch the link to open it in the Web browser.
Page 69: Reply To A Message
View a Multimedia Message (MMS) 1. Touch > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch a multimedia message or message thread to open it. 3. Touch the attachment to open it. If the attachment is a vCard contact, it is imported to your phone’s contacts list. For more information, see Contacts. 4. To save the attachment to device memory or a memory card, touch and hold the attachment, then touch Save attachment. Note: When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire message, touch Download at the right side of the message. For details, see Text and MMS Options. Note: If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message size before you download it. Call or Send a Message to a Phone Number in a Message You can place a call to or send a message to a phone number that is in the body of the message. 1. Touch > ...
Page 70: Delete A Message Thread
1. Touch > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch a message thread. 3. Touch and hold the message that you want to lock. 4. Touch Lock on the options menu. A lock icon is displayed at the right hand side of the message. Delete a Message Thread 1. Touch > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch the message thread that you want to delete. 3. Touch > Delete thread. 4. When prompted to confirm, touch Delete. Any locked messages in the thread will not be deleted unless you select the Delete locked messages check box. Delete Multiple Message Threads 1. Touch > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch and hold the thread you want to delete and then touch another thread you want to delete. 3. ...
Page 71: Text And Mms Options
Text and MMS Options The messages settings menu lets you control options for your text and MMS messages including message limits, size settings, and notifications. 1. Touch > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch > Settings. You can set the following: SMS Enabled: Set up an application used for sending and receiving SMS. Delete old messages: Automatically delete older messages, except for locked messages, when the set limits are reached. Text message limit: Choose the maximum number of text messages to store in each conversation thread. (This does not include locked messages.) Multimedia message limit: Choose the maximum number of MMS messages to store in each conversation thread. (This does not include locked messages.) Delivery reports: Receive a report on the delivery status of your message. Manage SIM card messages: Manage messages stored on your phone’s SIM card. MMS Send Priority: Set the priority of outgoing MMS messages.
Page 72: Social Networking Accounts
Social Networking Accounts Stay in touch on the go with all your social networking accounts. Post updates on Facebook and Twitter, review your LinkedIn contacts, see what everyone’s talking about from YouTube, and more. Facebook Post updates, read what your friends are up to, upload pictures and check-ins, and more with on- the-go Facebook access. Install the Facebook App on Your Phone Before you use Facebook on your phone, you must download and install the app from the Google Play Store app. 1. Touch > > Play Store 2. Touch Search Google Play and search for “facebook”. 3. Touch Facebook from the results list. 4. Touch INSTALL, and then touch ACCEPT. 5. When the download has completed, touch OPEN. To open the app from the home screen, touch > Facebook Sign in to Your Facebook Account from Account Settings 1. ...
Page 73: Youtube
1. Touch > > Play Store 2. Touch Search Google Play and search for “twitter”. 3. Touch Twitter from the results list. 4. Touch INSTALL, and then touch ACCEPT. The app will be downloaded and installed on your phone. 5. When the download has completed, touch OPEN. To open the app from the home screen, touch > Twitter Tweet on Twitter Read Twitter feeds, follow your friends, and tweet your own updates right from your phone. 1. Touch > > Twitter If this is the first time you’ve used Twitter on your phone, touch Sign in to sign in to an existing account, or touch Create my account or Sign up a different account to set up a new Twitter account. 2. Touch the “What’s happening?” text box, type a tweet, and touch Tweet. YouTube View videos uploaded to YouTube and upload your own videos to your YouTube account.
Page 74: Hangouts
If you’re prompted to create a channel, follow the onscreen instructions to continue. 3. Touch Upload at the top of the screen and then select a video to upload. Enter a title, description, and tags, and select a privacy setting. 4. Touch Hangouts Hangouts is Google’s instant messaging service. Use to communicate with other Hangout users, and also use video calling. Sign in to a Google account beforehand (see Sign In to Your Google Account). Using Hangouts 1. Touch > > Hangouts When prompted, follow the onscreen instructions to continue. 2. Touch New Hangout to start a new Hangout. 3. Type a name, email, number, or circle, or select a contact from the list. 4. Type a message or touch Video call to start a video chat. Each time text is entered, the corresponding friend appears. If a friend is not in a Hangout, you will see a message. Touch Send invite to invite them to join the Hangout. Hangouts Operations Ending a Chat: In the Hangouts window, flick the chat from left to right.
Page 75: Apps And Entertainment
Apps and Entertainment All your phone’s features are accessible through the Apps list. Note: Available applications and services are subject to change at any time. Google Play Store Google Play™ is the place to go to find new Android apps, books, movies, and music for your phone. Choose from a wide variety of free and paid content ranging from productivity apps and games to bestselling books and blockbuster movies and music. When you find what you want, you can easily download and install it on your phone. To access the Google Play store app, you must first connect to the Internet using your phone’s Wi- Fi or mobile data connection and sign in to your Google account. See Web and Data and Sign In to Your Google Account for details. Warning: Many different kinds of applications can be installed on your phone from Google Play (provided by Google Inc.). The company is not responsible in any way for user-installed applications (quality, reliability, legality, fitness for a purpose, credibility, accuracy, etc.) or resulting malfunctions (viruses, etc.). Warning: Purchase apps at your own risk. The company is not responsible for any disadvantage resulting for user or third parties. Important: Third-party applications may access your personal information or require Boost to disclose your customer information to the third-party application provider. To find out how a third-party application will collect, access, use, or disclose your personal information, check the application provider’s policies, which can usually be found on their website. If you aren’t comfortable with the third-party application’s policies, don’t use the application. Note: Operation and display may be changed due to automatic app updates, etc. Find and Install an App When you install apps from Google Play app and use them on your phone, they may require access to your personal information (such as your location, contact data, and more) or access to certain functions or settings of your phone. Download and install only apps that you trust. 1. Touch > > Play Store 2. When you open the Google Play store app for the first time, the Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue.
Page 76: Create A Google Wallet Account
Browse through featured apps. Scroll through the list of featured apps when you open Google Play. Search for an app. Touch Search Google Play on the Google Play home screen, enter the name or type of app you’re looking for, and then touch on the keyboard. 4. Touch an app to read a description about the app and user reviews. 5. Touch INSTALL (for free applications) or the price (for paid applications). Note: You can use a Google Wallet account to purchase items on Google Play. See Create a Google Wallet Account to set up a Google Wallet account if you do not have one. 6. The subsequent screen notifies you whether the app will require access to your personal information or access to certain functions or settings of your phone. If you agree to the conditions, touch ACCEPT to begin downloading and installing the app. If you selected a paid application, after touching ACCEPT, a screen for selecting a payment method appears before the application is downloaded to your phone. Warning: Read the notification carefully! Be especially cautious with applications that have access to many functions or a significant amount of your data. Once you touch OK on this screen, you are responsible for the results of using this item on your phone. Create a Google Wallet Account You can have a Google Wallet account associated with your Google account to purchase items from the Google Play Store app. Do one of the following: On your computer, go to wallet.google.com to create a Google Wallet account.
Page 77: Open An Installed App
1. Touch > > Play Store 2. Touch > My apps. 3. Touch the app to uninstall for a refund. The details screen for the app opens. 4. Touch REFUND, and then touch Yes to confirm. Your app is uninstalled and the charge is cancelled. Open an Installed App There are options for opening an installed app. Touch > locate the app, and then touch the icon. – or – 1. Touch > > Play Store 2. Touch > My apps > INSTALLED tab. 3. Touch the app and then touch OPEN to open it. Uninstall an App You can uninstall any app that you have downloaded and installed from Google Play. 1. Touch > ...
Page 78: Google Maps
Google Maps Use the Google Maps app to determine your location, find directions, browse local businesses and attractions, rate and review places, and more. Enable Location Services on Your Phone Before using any location-based services, you must enable your phone’s GPS location feature. For more information about location services, see Location Services. Use Google Maps Using Google Maps, you can search for the location from the address, facility name, etc. 1. Touch > > Maps If prompted, follow the onscreen instructions to accept terms of use. 2. Touch Search , enter an address, city, facility name, etc., and then touch a candidate in the results list. Google Maps Operations You can use the following types of function in Google Maps. Viewing Current Location: Touch View Traffic Information, Aerial Photos, Etc., in Maps: Touch , and then touch Traffic, ...
Page 79: Boost Mobile Music
Boost Mobile Music Your phone’s built-in music player app lets you listen to and organize music files you have loaded into your phone’s memory or microSD card. Note: For information about loading music onto your phone, see Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer. Listen to Music Using the Music Player Touch > > Boost Music Google Play Music App The Google Play Music app lets you browse, shop, and play back songs purchased from Google Play as well as songs you have loaded from your own music library. The music you choose is automatically stored in your Google Play Music library and instantly ready to play via streaming or download. For more information about Google Play Music, visit play.google.com/about/music. Note: For information about loading music onto your phone, see Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer. Play Music with Google Play 1. Touch > > Play Music ...
Page 80: Google Play Movies & Tv App
Google Play store launches, and you can purchase music. Work with Playlists 1. Touch > > Play Music 2. Display a song or album you want to add and then touch next to it. 3. Touch Add to playlist > New playlist, and enter a name and touch Create playlist. 4. Return to the Listen Now view, display a song or album you want to add, and then touch next to it. Touch Add to playlist > <playlist name>. The song or album is added to the playlist. Repeat to add more items to the playlist. You can also create a playlist from a category window such as Albums or Songs in My Library. Adding Currently Playing Music to a Playlist From the player view, touch > Add to playlist > <playlist name>.
Page 81: Clip Now
Note: A Google Search widget is displayed on the main home screen by default. You can touch the widget to search from the home screen. Clip Now Swipe on top of the screen to capture screenshots. URL on the websites will be captured along with the screenshots. View the captured screenshots with the Clip Now app. Note: You may not be able to capture screenshots depending on the type of screen. Enable Clip Now Enable the Clip now feature and you can capture screenshots easily. 1. Touch > > Settings 2. Touch Clip Now, and then touch Clip Now. (Enabled when the check mark is entered.) Capture Screenshots Using Clip Now Sliding your finger along the top of the screen lets you capture a screenshot. Slide your finger along the top edge of the screen. A screenshot of the current screen is captured. You can slide from either direction to capture a screenshot. When you capture a screenshot of a Web page, the URL of the Web page will also be saved. Manage Screenshots Captured Using Clip Now You can share and delete the captured screenshots, as well as open a Web page from the captured Web page’s screenshot.
Page 82 Share: Share the image via email, etc. Delete: Delete the image. If you touch a URL, you can open its saved Web page. Apps and Entertainment...
Page 83: Web And Data
Web and Data Your phone’s data capabilities let you wirelessly access the Internet or your corporate network through a variety of connections, including Wi-Fi, 4G, Data Services (3G Network), and Virtual Private Networks (VPN). The following topics address your phone’s data connections and the built-in Web browser. Additional data-related features can be found in Accounts and Messaging, Apps and Entertainment, and Tools and Calendar. Wi-Fi Wi-Fi provides wireless Internet access over distances of approximately 130 feet. To use your phone’s Wi-Fi, you need access to a wireless access point or “hotspot.” The availability and range of the Wi-Fi signal depends on a number of factors, including infrastructure and other objects through which the signal passes. Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network Use the Wireless & networks settings menu to enable your phone’s Wi-Fi radio and connect to an available Wi-Fi network. 1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Touch the Wi-Fi slider to turn Wi-Fi on . You will see the names and security settings of in-range Wi-Fi networks. To disable Wi-Fi, touch the slider again 3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to, enter the password (if it’s not an open network), and then touch Connect. Your phone is connected to the Wi-Fi network. You will see in the status bar.
Page 84: Check The Wireless Network Status
Note: The next time your phone connects to a previously accessed secured wireless network, you will not be prompted to enter the password again, unless you reset your phone to its factory default settings or you instruct the phone to forget the network. Note: Wi-Fi networks are self-discoverable, which means no additional steps are required for your phone to connect to a Wi-Fi network. It may be necessary to provide a user name and password for certain closed wireless networks. Check the Wireless Network Status Check the status of your current wireless network, including speed and signal strength, through the Wi-Fi settings menu. 1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Touch the wireless network that the phone is currently connected to. You will see a message box showing the Wi-Fi network name, status, signal strength, link speed, and other details. Note: If you want to remove the phone’s wireless network settings, touch Forget on this window. You need to enter the settings again if you want to connect to this wireless network. Connect to a Different Wi-Fi Network Use the Wireless & networks settings to scan for and connect to a different Wi-Fi network. 1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi. Detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. To manually scan for available Wi-Fi networks, touch ...
Page 85: Wi-Fi Direct
Network notification: When enabled, your phone alerts you when a new Wi-Fi network is available. Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Specify when to switch from Wi-Fi to mobile data for data communications, when the device goes to sleep (when the backlight goes out). This setting can affect data usage, since the data connection will remain active even when the phone screen is off. Scanning always available: When enabled, your phone will allow Google location service and other apps to scan for networks, even when Wi-Fi is turned off. Avoid poor connections: When enabled, your phone does not use a Wi-Fi network when there is a poor connection. Install certificates: If you have certificates stored on an installed optional memory card (not included), you can use this option to install the certificates. Wi-Fi optimization: Enable your phone to use as little battery as possible when using Wi- MAC address: View your device’s MAC address, needed for connecting to some secured networks. IP address: View your device’s IP address. Wi-Fi Direct Use Wi-Fi Direct to connect directly to other Wi-Fi Direct devices simply via Wi-Fi, without an access point or via the Internet.
Page 86: Launch A Web Connection
If a connection is not accepted after a certain period, the connection request is cancelled. To stop a connection, touch the connected device name > OK. Launch a Web Connection Follow the below procedure to launch a Web connection. Touch > > Chrome . (Your data connection starts and you see the home page.) Note: Internet connections can be made either through the network (3G or 4G) or via Wi-Fi (configured within the > > Settings > Wi-Fi). Note: The Browser automatically launches when a Web link is touched from within either an email or text message. Tip: To change the phone’s default launch page to your current page, see Set the Browser Home Page. Connections Optimizer The Connections Optimizer is a tool that automatically selects the best mobile network for your phone, including “remembered” Wi-Fi networks. About Connections Optimizer The Connections Optimizer helps you manage and enhance your data experience by finding and connecting to “remembered” Wi-Fi networks on your phone. Remembered Wi-Fi networks are networks with which you have previously chosen to connect. Active Wi-Fi connections may offer improved performance and generally improve battery life while allowing you to talk on the phone and use data at the same time. The Connections Optimizer works by searching for available “remembered” Wi-Fi networks. If you do not leave your Wi-Fi antenna on all the time, you will only notice the Connections Optimizer operating at certain times of the day in a small number of locations on the network. Your Wi-Fi antenna will conserve battery by scanning for connections periodically (not continuously), and if no connection is achieved, the antennas will be turned off. You may also manually turn the antennas off during the scan period. To facilitate quality assurance and enable feature enhancements, information is collected about ...
Page 87: Data Services General Information (4G Lte And 3G Networks)
Disable Connections Optimizer 1. Touch > > Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Automatic Connections. 2. Uncheck the box on the Connections Optimizer page. Data Services General Information (4G LTE and 3G Networks) The following topics will help you learn the basics of using your data services, including managing your user name, launching a data connection, and navigating the Web with your phone. Important: Certain data services requests may require additional time to process. While your phone is loading the requested service, the touchscreen or QWERTY keyboard may appear unresponsive when in fact they are functioning properly. Allow the phone some time to process your data usage request. 4G LTE The enhanced 4G LTE network provides your phone with wireless Internet access over greater distances than Wi-Fi and delivers data transfer rates of up to 60 Mbps. To connect your phone to 4G LTE, you need to be in an area covered by the enhanced LTE network. For more information about the availability of 4G LTE in your location, visit boostmobile.com. Note: The availability and range of the network depends on a number of factors including your distance to the base station, and infrastructure and other objects through which the signal passes. Turn 4G LTE On and Connect to the Enhanced 4G LTE Network 1. ...
Page 88: Your Data Services User Name
Your Data Services User Name When you buy your phone and sign up for service, you’re automatically assigned a user name, which is typically based on your name and a number. When you use data services, your user name is submitted to identify you to the network. Your user name is automatically programmed into your phone. You don’t have to enter it. Update Your User Name If you choose to change your user name and select a new one online, or make any changes to your services, you must then update the profile on your phone. 1. Touch > > Settings > System updates. 2. Touch Update Profile > OK. Data Connection Status and Indicators Your phone displays the current status of your data connection through indicators at the top of the screen. The following symbols are used: Your phone is connected to the 4G LTE network. When the rays spin, data is being transferred; when the LTE icon is gray, your phone is not currently transferring data. Your phone is connected to the 3G Mobile Broadband Network (3G). When the 3G icon is animated, your phone is transferring or receiving data; when the icon is gray, your phone is not currently transferring data. In either state, you can receive incoming calls. If you do not see an indicator, your phone does not have a current data connection. To launch a connection, see Launch a Web Connection. Virtual Private Networks (VPN) From your phone, you can add, set up, and manage virtual private networks (VPNs) that allow you ...
Page 89: Prepare Your Phone For Vpn Connection
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection Depending on the type of VPN you are using at work, you may be required to enter your login credentials or install security certificates before you can connect to your company’s local network. You can get this information from your network administrator. Before you can initiate a VPN connection, your phone must first establish a Wi-Fi or data connection. For information about setting up and using these connections on your phone, see Launch a Web Connection and Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network. Set Up Secure Credential Storage If your network administrator instructs you to download and install security certificates, you must first set up the phone’s secure credential storage. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security, and then touch Screen lock > Password. 2. Enter a new password (at least four characters including letters) for the credential storage, and then touch Continue. Re-enter the password and then touch OK. 3. Touch Trusted credentials and then touch your preferred system and user credentials. You can then download and install the certificates needed to access your local network. Your network administrator can tell you how to do this. Add a VPN Connection Use the Wireless & networks settings menu to add a VPN connection to your phone. 1. Touch > ...
Page 90: Browser
Connect to a VPN 1. Touch > > Settings > More… > VPN. 2. In the VPNs section, touch the VPN that you want to connect to. 3. When prompted, enter your login credentials, and then touch Connect. When you are connected, a VPN connected icon appears in the notifications area. 4. Open the Web browser to access resources such as intranet sites on your corporate network. (For more information about browsing the Web, see Learn to Navigate the Browser.) Disconnect from a VPN 1. Drag the status bar down to open the notifications window. 2. Touch VPN activated, and then touch Disconnect. Browser Your phone’s Web browser gives you full access to both mobile and traditional websites on the go, using 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi data connections. Launch the Web Browser Launching the browser is as easy as touching an icon. Touch > > Chrome Learn to Navigate the Browser Navigating through menus and websites during a data session is easy once you have learned a few ...
Page 91: Browser Menu
Links, which are displayed as underlined text, allow you to jump to Web pages, select special functions, or even place phone calls. Pinching and Zooming Zooming in and out on a Web page can be done now without the need of an onscreen zoom tool. Just use your fingers to pinch in or spread out on the screen. To zoom in: 1. Place your thumb and index finger on the screen. 2. Expand them outward (spread) to zoom in. To zoom out: 1. Place your thumb and index finger on the screen. 2. Bring them together (pinch) to zoom out. Go Back To go back one page: Touch on your phone. Repeat this process to keep going back through your Web page history of recently visited pages. Tip: You can use for deleting text (like a BACKSPACE key) when you are entering text. Go to a Web Page 1. Touch the Address field (top of the browser window) and enter a new Web address. As you enter the address, possible matches are displayed within an onscreen list. Touch an entry to launch the desired website. 2. Touch to launch the new page. Browser Menu The browser menu offers additional options to expand your use of the Web on your phone.
Page 92: Use Tabs
Options available within the browser menu may include: Add bookmark : allows you to add a URL to your bookmark list. New tab: displays a new tab so you can browse multiple URLs. New incognito tab: allows you to browse the Web without leaving identifying information. Bookmarks: displays Web pages added with Other devices: allows you to share Web pages, tabs, bookmarks, or history with another device. History: displays Web pages you have browsed. Share...: allows you to share the page using Gmail or as a message. Print...: allows you to print the screen or Web page on a printer using Wi-Fi. Find in page: allows you to search in the current page. Add to homescreen: allows you to add a shortcut to your home screen. Request desktop site: allows you to assign the browser to display the current page in the desktop view (to closely mimic the display as it would appear on a Desktop computer). Settings: allows you to modify your Web settings. For more information, see Adjust Browser Settings. Help &...
Page 93 Open Incognito Tabs Use the incognito tab to browse Web pages without leaving identifying information such as browsing history, Cookie, etc. 1. Touch > > Chrome 2. From any open Web page, touch > New incognito tab. A new incognito tab opens. If you don’t see , drag the Web page down to display the address bar. Switch Tabs 1. Drag the address bar down or touch . You can see all the open tabs. 2. Touch a desired tab. Note: You can change to another tab by swiping the address bar right or left. Close Tabs 1. Drag the address bar down or touch . You can see all the open tabs. 2. Swipe the tab you want to close right or left. Note: You can also close tabs by touching the top right corner of the page. Tab Menu You can open a new tab or close Chrome from the tab menu. 1. Drag the address bar down or touch . You can see all the open tabs. 2. Touch . You will see the tab menu.
Page 94: Select Text On A Web Page
Select Text on a Web Page You can highlight text on a Web page and copy it, search for it, or share it. 1. Touch > > Chrome , and navigate to a Web page. 2. Touch and hold to the area of the page containing the desired text. 3. Drag and to the left or right to select the desired text. Any selected text will appear highlighted. 4. Select an option: Select all : Select all text on the current Web page. Copy : Copy the selected text. Share : Share the selected text via Gmail, Drive, Hangouts, Messaging, etc. Web search : Start a Web search for the selected text. Adjust Browser Settings You can control many of the settings for your browser through the browser settings menu, including general page settings, privacy and security, accessibility settings, advanced settings such as Javascript and plug-ins, and bandwidth management.
Page 95: Set The Browser Home Page
Accessibility: Adjusts the text size; also allows you to zoom in/out on Web pages not designed to do so. Content settings: Allows you to permit cookies, enable JavaScript, or set whether to block pop-ups, etc. Bandwidth management: Allows you to set data download speed and usage amount. About Chrome: Displays information for Chrome. Set the Browser Home Page Customize your Web experience by setting your browser’s home page. 1. Touch > > Chrome 2. From any open Web page, touch > Settings > Home page. 3. Touch the on/off slider to turn Home page on . Touch it again to turn Home page off 4. Set your browser’s home page in one of the following ways. Specified page: Clear the check mark next to Default. Copy and paste the desired URL into Enter URL... and touch Default page: Touch Default to enter the check mark in the box. Create Bookmarks Make browsing easier by setting up and using custom bookmarks.
Page 96: Camera And Video
Camera and Video You can use the camera or camcorder to take and share pictures and videos. Your phone comes with an 8 megapixel camera with an autofocus feature that lets you capture sharp pictures and videos. CAUTION! Do not shine flash close to eyes. Do not look directly at flash when shining/flashing. Do not shine flash at other people's eyes. May affect eyesight, etc. Take Pictures The following topics teach you how to take pictures with your phone’s camera. Open or Close the Camera You can open the camera through the applications list and close it from the camera menu. In addition to using the applications list to open the camera, you may be able to launch the camera from within other applications such as People or Messaging. Open the Camera To open the camera in picture mode and take pictures, touch > > Camera Close the Camera On the camera screen, touch or Viewfinder Screen The Viewfinder screen lets you view your subject and access camera controls and options. Camera and Video...
Page 97 Switch operation mode: Switch between a simple mode (easy to operate) and a detail mode (various settings available). Settings: Opens the camera settings menu and lets you change additional camera settings. See Camera Settings. Switch view mode: Switch between the back camera lens and the front-facing camera lens (for self portraits, video chatting, etc.). Flash: Select a flash mode for the camera. Shooting mode: Change to settings matched to the subject and shooting conditions. GPS: Set whether to append location information. Size: Change the shooting size. NightCatch: Capture dark portions brightly. HDR: In backlit and other strong contrast scenes, enables shooting with reduced flaring or blackening out. Framing Adviser: According to the shooting scene, displays dividing lines or guide for composing a shot. Change Framing Adviser: Change Framing Adviser settings. Camera and Video...
Page 98: Take A Picture
Minipreview: Displays the picture that was just taken. Shutter: Touch to shoot. Camera/Video Switch: Switch between picture and video shooting. Take a Picture You can take high-resolution pictures using your phone’s camera. 1. Touch > > Camera 2. Before taking the picture, you can zoom in on your subject. To zoom in, swipe the screen right. To zoom out, swipe the screen left. 3. On the Viewfinder screen, touch the flash icon to select a camera flash mode depending on your lighting conditions. 4. Frame your subject on the screen. Tip: Hold the phone vertically when taking portrait shots or hold the phone horizontally when taking landscape shots. 5. You can either let the camera autofocus on the center of the screen, or you can touch another area on the screen that you want to focus on. 6. Touch to take the picture. You can also take a picture by pressing the Volume Up/Down Button. 7. ...
Page 99: Record Videos
Delete: Delete a picture. Slideshow: Display pictures as a slideshow. Rotate left: Rotate a picture to the left. Rotate right: Rotate a picture to the right. Crop: Crop a picture and save it with a different name. Set picture as: Assign a picture as your contact picture or wallpaper. Details: Shows details of a picture. Print: Print a picture using a printer. Record Videos Record high-quality videos using your phone’s video camera. 1. Touch > > Camera 2. Move the selection slider to video camera. 3. Holding the phone in landscape mode, frame your subject on the screen. 4. You can either let the camcorder autofocus on the center of the screen, or you can touch another area on the screen that you want to focus on. 5. Touch to start capturing video. 6. Touch to stop recording.
Page 100: Video Shooting Screen
Video Shooting Screen The video shooting screen lets you view your subject and access video controls and options. Switch operation mode: Switch between a simple mode (easy to operate) and a detail mode (various settings available). Settings: Open the video settings menu and lets you change additional video settings. See Video Camera Settings. Switch view mode: Switch between the back camera lens and the self camera lens (for self-portraits, video chatting, etc.). Flash: Select a flash mode for the camera. Shooting mode: Change to settings matched to the subject and shooting conditions. GPS: Set whether to append location information. Size: Change the shooting size. NightCatch: Capture dark portions brightly. Remaining Time: Show the remaining time for recording by the current settings. Minipreview: Display the video that was just recorded. Record: Start recording. Camera/Video Switch: Switch between picture and video shooting. Camera and Video...
Page 101: Camera Settings
Camera Settings You can adjust your camera’s settings using the setting’s icon on the main camera screen and the full camera settings menu. 1. Touch > > Camera 2. Touch to display the Settings menu and access all your camera settings. You can change the following settings from the Settings menu: ISO: Set the ISO speed. White Balance: Set the white balance according to the shooting environment. Shutter mode: Set whether to use Smile detect or Turn around detect. Self-timer: Set the self-timer. Touchscreen shutter: Enable the touchscreen to be touched to take a picture instead of touching Auto focus: Set auto focus. Anti shake: Enable use of shake correction. Anti Flicker: Set the anti-flicker feature. Save to: Select your phone memory or an installed microSD card to save pictures to. This options is displayed only when a microSD card is installed.
Page 102: View Pictures And Videos Using Gallery
White balance: Set the white balance according to the shooting environment. Mic settings: Set to record sound. Self-timer: Set the self-timer. Focus settings: Set a focus setting. Anti flicker: Set the anti-flicker feature. Save to: Select your phone memory or an installed microSD card to save videos to. This options is displayed only when an microSD card is installed. Time lapse: Set to shoot a time-lapse video. Help: Display video instructions. Note: Options differ depending on the camera type in use. View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery Using the Gallery application, you can view pictures and watch videos that you’ve taken with your phone’s camera, downloaded, or copied onto your storage card or phone memory. For pictures that are on your storage card or phone memory, you can do basic editing such as rotating and cropping. You can also easily assign a picture as your contact picture or wallpaper and share pictures with your friends. Open or Close Gallery The Gallery app opens in the Albums tab where your pictures and videos are organized by albums ...
Page 103: View Pictures
Note: Depending on the number of pictures stored, it may take some time for Gallery to load all your pictures on the screen. Close the Gallery App To close the Gallery app and return to the home screen, touch View Pictures You can access and view all your stored pictures from your phone’s Gallery. 1. Touch > > Gallery 2. Touch an album (such as Camera), and then touch an image to view the picture. After selecting an album from the Albums tab, you can browse through the pictures and videos of that album. Touch a picture or video to view it in full screen. By default, the pictures and videos in an album are displayed in grid view. Note: If you want to select another album, touch to return to the Albums tab. Zoom In or Out on a Picture There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a picture. Touch the screen twice quickly to zoom in, and then touch the screen twice quickly again to zoom out. – or – Use pinch and spread to zoom in or out. “Pinch” the screen to zoom out. (Move fingers outward to zoom in and inward to zoom out.). “Spread” the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom in when viewing a picture. Watch Video You can access and view all your stored videos from your phone’s Gallery.
Page 104: Work With Pictures
Work with Pictures You can choose to delete the picture, rotate or crop it, and more. Rotate and Save a Picture 1. Touch > > Gallery 2. Touch an album. 3. Touch the picture you want to rotate. 4. Touch and then select either Rotate left or Rotate right. Crop a Picture 1. Touch > > Gallery 2. Touch an album. 3. Touch the picture you want to crop. 4. Touch > Crop. A crop box then appears on the picture. 5. To adjust the crop box size, touch the edge or corner of the box and then drag your finger inward to or outward to resize the crop box. 6. To move the crop box to the part of the picture that you want to crop, drag the crop box to the desired position.
Page 105: Send A Picture Or Video By Multimedia Message
1. Touch > > Gallery 2. Touch the album that contains the pictures or videos you want to share. 3. Touch the pictures or videos you want to share. To select multiple items, touch and hold an image to turn on multiple select. Touch all the items you want to include. 4. Touch and then touch See all > Email or Gmail. 5. Address and compose your message and then touch Send Note: If you selected Email and you have multiple email accounts, the default email account will be used. For more information about using email and Gmail, see Compose and Send Email or Send a Gmail Message. Send a Picture or Video by Multimedia Message Multimedia Messaging (MMS) lets you send pictures and videos using your phone’s messaging app. Although you can send several pictures or videos in a multimedia message, it may be better to just send one at a time, especially if the files are large in size. 1. Touch > > Gallery 2. Touch the album that contains the pictures or videos you want to share. 3. Touch the pictures or videos you want to share. ...
Page 106: Share Pictures And Videos On Facebook
1. Touch > > Gallery 2. Touch the album that contains the pictures or videos you want to share. 3. Touch the pictures or videos you want to share. To select multiple items, touch and hold an image to turn on multiple select. Touch all the items you want to include. 4. Touch and then touch Bluetooth. 5. In the next few screens, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on your phone and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent. For more information, see Bluetooth. Share Pictures and Videos on Facebook You can share pictures and videos from your phone directly to your Facebook account. You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to upload pictures and videos. 1. Touch > > Gallery 2. Touch the album that contains the pictures or videos you want to share. 3. Touch the pictures or videos you want to share. To select multiple items, touch and hold an image to turn on multiple select. Touch all the items you want to include. 4. Touch and then touch See all > Facebook. 5. ...
Page 107: Share Videos On Youtube
4. Touch and then touch Picasa. 5. Select the online album where you want to upload the pictures, or touch to create a new album. 6. Touch Upload. You can view the pictures online at picasaweb.google.com. Share Videos on YouTube You can share your videos by uploading them to YouTube™. Before you do this, you must create a YouTube account and sign in to that account on your phone. 1. Touch > > Gallery 2. Touch the album that contains the videos you want to share. 3. Touch the videos you want to share. To select multiple videos, touch and hold an image to turn on multiple select. Touch all the videos you want to include. 4. Touch and then touch See all > YouTube. 5. Enter the prompted information, such as description and tags, and select a privacy option. 6. Touch Camera and Video...
Page 108: Tools And Calendar
Tools and Calendar Learn how to use many of your phone’s productivity-enhancing features. Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Your Calendar helps organize your time and reminds you of important events. Depending on your synchronization settings, your phone’s Calendar stays in sync with your Calendar on the Web, Exchange ActiveSync calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook calendar. Log in to your Google, Outlook, or Exchange ActiveSynce account beforehand. Access the Calendar Use the following operation to open the Calendar application. Touch > > Calendar . The Calendar app opens. Add an Event to the Calendar Add events to your calendar directly from the Calendar application. 1. Touch > > Calendar 2. Touch > New event. 3. If you have more than one calendar, select a calendar in which to add the event: Select your Google account to create a Google Calendar event. If you have several Google Calendars on the Web, select one in which to add your event. Note: You can create multiple Google Calendars only in Google Calendar on the Web. After creating them in Google Calendar on the Web, you’ll be able to see them in the Calendar application on your phone. For more ...
Page 109: Invite Guests To Your Calendar Event
If there is a time frame for the event, touch the FROM and TO dates and times to set them. If the event is a special occasion such as a birthday or an all-day event, set the FROM and TO dates, and then select the ALL DAY check box. If you need to set a specific time zone to the event, touch the time zone field under the ALL DAY check box. Enter a country name and select a country from the list. Touch the displayed time zone. To invite guests to the event, see Invite Guests to Your Calendar Event. 6. Enter the event description. 7. If the event occurs on a regular basis, touch the REPETITION box and then choose how often the event occurs. 8. Set the event reminder time. 9. Touch DONE to save the event. Invite Guests to Your Calendar Event If you want to invite guests to your event, you need to create and add the event in your calendar. 1. Open Calendar and create a new event. Touch the calendar field and then select your account. See Add an Event to the Calendar. 2. Add details about the event, such as date and time, location, and more. 3. In the Guests field, enter the email addresses of everyone you want to invite to the event. 4. Touch DONE to add the event to your calendar. If the people to whom you send invitations use Calendar, they’ll receive an invitation in Calendar and by email. Calendar Event Alerts When your phone is turned on and you have an event alarm scheduled, your phone alerts you and ...
Page 110: View Calendar Events
Event Reminders If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon ( ) will appear in the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of the upcoming event. To view or dismiss the reminder: 1. Touch the status bar, and then drag down the screen to open the notifications window. 2. Touch the upcoming event name to display the event. Note: If you have other pending event reminders, these events will also appear on the screen. 3. Do one of the following: Touch Snooze to snooze an event reminder for five minutes. – or – Flick an event reminder left or right to dismiss it. – or – Touch to keep the reminders pending in the notifications area of the status bar. To set reminder settings: On any Calendar view, touch > Settings > General settings > NOTIFICATIONS & REMINDERS. View Calendar Events You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. To change the Calendar view, touch the top left of the screen displaying year/month or year/month/day to choose Day, Week, Month, or Agenda. Note: In each view, the colors of the events (for Agenda view, color bars on the left side of the events) indicate the type of calendar that includes the event. To find out what each color represents, touch > Settings > an account you want to check. Day and Agenda Views Day view displays a list of the events of one day. Agenda view shows a list of all your events in ...
Page 111: Erase Calendar Events
When in Week view: You can touch and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time. Touch an event to view its details. Slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later weeks. Month View In Month view, you’ll see markers on days that have events. When in Month view: Touch a day to view the events of that day. Touch and hold a day to create a new event. Slide up or down the screen to view earlier or later months. Erase Calendar Events It’s easy to erase scheduled events from your calendar. 1. Touch > > Calendar 2. Open the calendar event details: In Day, Week, and Agenda views, touch the calendar event you want to delete. In Month view, touch the date where the calendar event occurs, and then touch the calendar event. 3. Touch Delete 4. In the Delete event confirmation box, touch OK. – or – If the calendar event is recurring, select Only this event or This and future events, or All events and touch OK.
Page 112: Choose Google Calendars To Synchronize With Your Phone
1. Touch > > Calendar 2. In any Calendar view, touch > Calendars to display, and then select or clear a check mark next to an account to show or hide it. When you touch Calendars to sync at the bottom of the screen, you can choose which accounts to be synchronized on your phone or to stop synchronizing. The calendars are kept synchronized on your phone, whether or not you hide them. Choose Google Calendars to Synchronize With Your Phone You can choose which Google Calendars to keep synchronized on your phone or which ones to stop synchronizing. Stop Synchronizing a Google Calendar 1. Touch > > Calendar 2. In any Calendar view, touch > Settings. 3. Select an account, and clear the check mark next to the Google account you wish to stop synchronizing.
Page 113: Synchronize An Exchange Activesync Calendar
Synchronize an Exchange ActiveSync Calendar If you have set up a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account on your phone, you can also synchronize Exchange ActiveSync Calendar events on your phone. Calendar events on your Exchange ActiveSync will also show in Calendar if you chose to synchronize with the Exchange ActiveSync Server. 1. To check if Exchange ActiveSync items are set to be synchronized, touch > > Settings > Corporate. 2. If your Exchange ActiveSync account is set for synchronization, you will see a green sync icon Clock Your phone has a Clock app that lets you set alarms, view time in time zones around the world, use a stopwatch, and set a timer. Alarm Set multiple alarms using your phone’s Clock app. 1. Touch > > Clock 2. Touch the Alarm tab and then touch . You can also touch an alarm from the list and customize it. 3. Set the alarm options, including time, name, repeat pattern, alarm sound, vibration, snooze, and then touch World Clock The world clock lets you keep track of the current time in multiple cities around the globe. 1. Touch > > Clock 2. Touch the World Clock tab and then touch 3. ...
Page 114: Timer
1. Touch > > Clock 2. Touch the StopWatch tab and then touch Start to begin timing. 3. Touch Stop to stop timing. Additional options include Lap to keep track of laps, Split to track split times, Restart to continue timing, and Reset to reset the stopwatch to zero. Timer The timer provides a countdown timer for up to 59 minutes and 59 seconds. 1. Touch > > Clock 2. Touch the Timer tab and then touch any of time buttons repeatedly to set the length of the timer. You can also touch the displayed time to set the timer. 3. Touch Start to begin the timer. Calculator Your phone’s convenient built-in calculator lets you perform basic mathematical equations. 1. Touch > > Calculator 2. Touch onscreen keys for calculations. For advanced calculations, touch > Advanced panel. OfficeSuite ® ® ® ® View files created in Microsoft Office (Word , Excel...
Page 115: Voice Search
Voice Search Speak key words to search the Web. Touch > > Voice Search Bluetooth Bluetooth is a short-range communications technology that allows you to connect wirelessly to a number of Bluetooth devices, such as headsets and hands-free car kits, and Bluetooth-enabled handhelds, computers, printers, and wireless phones. FH1 indicates FH-SS modulation with maximum transmission radius of approximately 30 feet. XX4 indicates a different modulation scheme with maximum transmission radius of approximately 130 feet. Warning: Information may not appear correctly on connected devices depending on the transferred data. Important: Wireless connectivity with all Bluetooth devices is not guaranteed for the phone. During wireless and hands-free conversations, noise may be audible depending on conditions. Turn Bluetooth On or Off Use the settings menu to enable or disable your phone’s Bluetooth capabilities. 1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. Touch the on/off slider to turn Bluetooth on . Touch it again to turn Bluetooth off Tip: You can also turn Bluetooth on or off with the toggle menu in the notifications window. Drag the status bar down to display the notifications window, then touch and then BLUETOOTH ( /BLUETOOTH OFF to turn Bluetooth on or off. Note: Turn off Bluetooth when not in use to conserve battery power, or in places where using a wireless phone is prohibited, such as aboard an aircraft and in hospitals. The Bluetooth Settings Menu The Bluetooth settings menu gives you access to information and controls for your phone’s ...
Page 116: Connect A Bluetooth Headset Or Car Kit
Touch > Visibility timeout to set your visibility timeout for Bluetooth. Touch > Show received files to view all files you have received via Bluetooth. Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit You can listen to music over a Bluetooth stereo headset, or have hands-free conversations using a compatible Bluetooth headset or car kit. It’s the same procedure to set up stereo audio and hands- free devices. To listen to music with your headset or car kit, the headset or car kit must support the A2DP Bluetooth profile. 1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. If Bluetooth is not switched on, touch the on/off slider to turn Bluetooth on 3. Make sure that the headset is discoverable, so that your phone can find the headset. Refer to the instructions that came with the headset to find out how to set it to discoverable mode. 4. Touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES. Your phone will start to scan for Bluetooth devices within range. 5. When you see the name of your headset displayed in the “AVAILABLE DEVICES” section, touch the name. Your phone then automatically tries to pair with the headset. 6. If automatic pairing fails, enter the passcode supplied with your headset. The pairing and connection status is displayed below the hands-free headset or car kit name in the ...
Page 117: Disconnect Or Unpair From A Bluetooth Device
1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. If Bluetooth is not switched on, touch the on/off slider to turn Bluetooth on 3. Make sure that the headset is discoverable. 4. Touch the headset’s name in the “PAIRED DEVICES” section. 5. If prompted to enter a passcode, try 0000 or 1234, or consult the headset or car kit documentation to find the passcode. 6. If you still cannot reconnect to the headset or car kit, follow the instructions in Disconnect or Unpair from a Bluetooth Device, and then follow the instructions in Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit. Disconnect or Unpair from a Bluetooth Device You can manually disconnect or unpair from a Bluetooth device through the Bluetooth settings menu. Disconnect a Bluetooth Device 1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. In the “PAIRED DEVICES” section, touch the device name to disconnect. 3. Touch OK. Unpair from a Bluetooth Device You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect ...
Page 118: Microsd Card
Send Information from Your Phone to Another Device You can send the following types of information, depending on the device you are sending to: Images and videos Contacts Audio files 1. Set the receiving device to discoverable mode. You may also need to set it to “Receive Beams” or “Receive Files”. Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions on receiving information over Bluetooth. 2. On the phone, open the application that contains the information or file you want to send. For example, if you want to send a picture, touch > > Gallery 3. Follow the steps for the type of item you want to send: Pictures and videos: From Gallery, touch an album. Touch the items you want to share and then touch > Bluetooth. Contact: Display a contact and then touch > Share > Bluetooth. 4. Touch a paired device to receive the data. If you see a message to confirm, follow the onscreen instructions. Receive Information from Another Device Your phone is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth, including pictures, ...
Page 119: Insert A Microsd Card
Warning: Content stored in the phone’s memory/microSD card may be altered/lost due to accidents, malfunctions, repairs, phone replacement, or other handling. Back up important information regularly. The company is not responsible for damages from stored information that is altered/lost. Warning: A low battery charge may prevent reading/writing to the microSD card. CAUTION! Use/store microSD cards away from the reach of infants. May cause choking if swallowed. Important: Never power off while reading or writing data. Important: A message indicating there is app data on the microSD card may appear if the microSD card was used on another mobile phone (a device prior to model upgrade, etc.). First transfer the data on the microSD card to your phone with the following steps to use the data. Drag the status bar down and open the notifications window, and then follow the instructions in the message. If there are folders and files with the same names in phone memory as on the microSD card, a prompt appears for whether to overwrite folders/files. Use adequate caution, as overwritten data in phone memory cannot be restored. Note: By default, pictures, videos, and other media files captured on your phone are saved in phone memory. Applications (third-party) you download may indicate that files are saved to a microSD card, however, they are saved to your phone’s memory. Insert a microSD Card Remove the battery cover to insert a compatible microSD card into your phone. Tools and Calendar...
Page 120 1. Remove the battery cover. Lift where marked ○ (indent) and create a gap between the battery cover and the phone. Continue by sliding your finger completely around the phone under the battery cover to remove. 2. Insert microSD card. Insert microSD card gently all the way in without bending and with terminals facing downward. Tools and Calendar...
Page 121: Remove A Microsd Card
3. Attach the battery cover. Press firmly where marked ○ so there are no gaps. Be careful not to press excessively and damage the battery cover. Remove a microSD Card Before removing your phone’s microSD card, use the Storage settings menu to unseat the card. If your phone has become warm, remove after it has cooled. May cause burns. 1. Remove the battery cover. Lift where marked ○ (indent) and create a gap between the battery cover and the phone. Continue by sliding your finger completely around the phone under the battery cover to remove. Tools and Calendar...
Page 122: View Microsd Card Memory
2. Remove microSD card. Pull microSD card by tab gently without bending. 3. Attach the battery cover. Press firmly where marked ○ so there are no gaps. Be careful not to press excessively and damage the battery cover. Note: You can easily damage the microSD card by improper operation. Please be careful when inserting, removing, or handling the microSD card. Note: Make sure your battery is fully charged before using the microSD card. Your data may become damaged or unusable if the battery runs out while using the microSD card. View microSD Card Memory The Storage settings menu gives you access to your microSD card memory information. With the microSD card inserted, touch > > Settings > Storage. (The total and available memory space will be displayed.) Format the microSD Card Formatting a microSD card permanently removes all files stored on the card. Tools and Calendar...
Page 123: Unmount The Microsd Card
1. Touch > > Settings > Storage. 2. Scroll down the screen, touch Erase SD card > Erase SD card. 3. Touch Erase everything to confirm the process. Note: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. To prevent the loss of important data, please check the contents before you format the card. Unmount the microSD Card When you need to remove the microSD card, you must unmount the microSD card first to prevent corrupting the data stored on it or damaging the microSD card. Since you will remove the battery cover first before you can remove the microSD card, close all running applications on your phone and save any data first. 1. Touch > > Settings > Storage. 2. Touch Unmount SD card > OK. 3. Remove the microSD card. See Remove a microSD Card. Use the Phone’s microSD Card as a USB Drive To transfer music, pictures, and other files from your computer to your phone’s microSD card, you ...
Page 124: Transfer Files Between Your Phone And A Computer
5. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected phone) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove your phone, and touch Turn off USB storage. 6. Disconnect the phone from the computer. Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer You can use the supplied USB connector to connect your phone directly to your computer and transfer music, pictures, and other content files. For example, if you have a music album stored on your computer that you want to listen to on your tablet with the music player, Google Play Music, or any other app, just attach your phone to the computer and copy the files to the music folder. 1. Connect your phone to your computer using the supplied micro USB cable. Insert the smaller end of the cable to the charger/accessory jack at the bottom of the phone. Insert the USB end of the cable into an available USB port on your computer. You may need to remove the USB cable from the charger body to access it. 2. When appears in the notifications area, drag the status bar down to display the notifications window. 3. You will see either Connected as a media device or Connected as a camera. ...
Page 125: Update Your Phone Software
Important: Update your phone where signal reception is good, and do not change location during the update process. Make sure the battery is adequately charged before beginning an update. A weak signal or low battery during an update may cause the update to fail. An update failure may disable the phone. Note: During the update, the phone cannot be used until the software update is complete. It may take time to update your phone. Note: Other phone functions cannot be used during a software update. Update Your Phone Software You can update your phone’s software using the System updates option. Before Updating Your Phone Updating your phone will erase all user data from your phone. You must back up all critical information before updating your phone. The company is not responsible for damages from stored information or settings that are altered/lost due to malfunction, repairs, or other handling. Back Up All Data Prior to Update To back up your Gmail information: 1. Touch > > Settings > Google. If Google is not displayed on the screen, add a Google account. See Create a Google Account for details. 2. Touch the account, and then touch to checkmark the sync item and enable the feature. > 3. Touch Sync now to sync your Google account information.
Page 126 1. Touch > > Messaging 2. Select the text message from the list to view the message thread. 3. Touch and hold on a portion of the text message from the string. The Message options context menu appears. Note: You can back up stored text messages by forwarding them to your own phone number. Open the messages after you have updated your phone. 4. Touch Forward. 5. Enter your phone number and touch To back up your Google apps: Your Google app purchases are reloaded remotely and can be re-installed after the update is applied. 1. Touch > > Play Store 2. Touch > My apps > ALL tab. 3. Scroll through the list of previously downloaded Google apps and choose those you wish to reinstall. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions. As an added precaution, to preserve any data on your microSD card, please unmount it from your phone prior to starting the update process. Touch > > Settings > Storage > Unmount SD card. Update Your Phone’s Software Once you have backed up all your data, use System updates options to update your phone’s ...
Page 127 Update Sharp software: Upgrade to the latest software available for your phone. If the System Update Available icon ( ) appears in the status bar, do the following: 1. Locate the System Update Available icon ( ) in notifications. 2. Drag the status bar down. 3. Touch Software update to open the Sharp software update. 4. Touch Yes. 5. Touch Yes and install to complete the process. 6. Touch Update now. Confirm Your Current Phone Software 1. Touch > > Settings > About phone. 2. Locate the software version read-only field. Tools and Calendar...
Page 128: Settings
Settings The following topics provide an overview of items you can change using your phone’s Settings menus. Wi-Fi Settings The Wi-Fi settings menu lets you turn Wi-Fi on or off, set up and connect to available Wi-Fi networks, and configure advanced Wi-Fi options. For more information about Wi-Fi settings, see Wi-Fi. Access the Wi-Fi Settings Menu Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi Settings Options Wi-Fi setting options let you set up and manage wireless access points. 1. Touch > > Settings > Wi-Fi. If Wi-Fi is turned off, turn it on. 2. Touch and select an option to change its settings. Scan: Search for available Wi-Fi networks. WPS Pin Entry: View the PIN used by your device to set up a PIN-secured connection to a Wi-Fi router or other equipment. Wi-Fi Direct: Connect to other Wi-Fi Direct devices. See Wi-Fi Direct for details.
Page 129: Call Settings
Call Settings Your phone’s Call settings menu lets you configure your voicemail options and a number of other settings for the phone application. Voicemail Settings Voicemail settings let you configure your voicemail settings. 1. Touch > > Settings > Call. 2. Touch Voicemail and configure your options. Manage subscription: Verify Voicemail-to-Text account information. Auto forward to email: Send a copy of new messages to an email address of your choice. Personalize voicemail: Change your voicemail greeting for incoming calls and update password. Notifications: Set the notification sound and vibrate option. Transcription language: Choose what language to transcribe messages to. Delete messages: Set Visual Voicemail to permanently delete messages from the Trash folder after 30 days. Display name: Enter a name to identify yourself to people when replying or forwarding messages. ...
Page 130: Dial Pad Touch Tones
Dial Pad Touch Tones When Dial pad touch tone is enabled, tones sound when you touch keys on the phone dialpad. 1. Touch > > Settings > Call. 2. Touch Dial pad touch tones check box. (Enabled when the check mark is entered.) Quick Responses Quick responses lets you edit a message that is played when you cannot answer a call. 1. Touch > > Settings > Call. 2. Touch Quick responses. Touch > Restore defaults to restore the message to its default setting. 3. Touch the message you want to use. Enter a new message if you want to edit it. 4. Touch OK to save your setting. North American Dialing You can use North American dialing to dial international calls in North America. 1. ...
Page 131: Tty Mode
TTY Mode A TTY (teletypewriter, also known as a TDD or Text Telephone) is a telecommunications device that allows people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech or language disabilities, to communicate by telephone. Your phone is compatible with select TTY devices. Please check with the manufacturer of your TTY device to ensure that it supports digital wireless transmission. Your phone and TTY device will connect using a special cable that plugs into your phone’s headset jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY device, contact your TTY device manufacturer to purchase the connector cable. To turn TTY Mode on or off: 1. Touch > > Settings > Call. 2. Touch TTY mode and then touch TTY Full, TTY HCO, or TTY VCO to turn TTY mode on. – or – Touch TTY Off to turn TTY mode off. Note: When enabled, TTY mode may impair the audio quality of non-TTY devices connected to the headset jack. Warning: 9-1-1 Emergency Calling It is recommended that TTY users make emergency calls by other means, including Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS), analog cellular, and landline communications. Wireless TTY calls to 9-1-1 may be corrupted when received by public safety answering points (PSAPs), rendering some communications unintelligible. The problem encountered appears related to TTY equipment or software used by PSAPs. This matter has been brought to the attention of the FCC, and the wireless industry and the PSAP community are currently working to resolve this. Hearing Aids Hearing aids lets you adjust your phone’s settings to help you hear more clearly during a phone call. 1. Touch > ...
Page 132: Dtmf Tones
DTMF Tones DTMF tones lets you set the length of Dual-tone Multi-frequency (DTMF) tones. 1. Touch > > Settings > Call. 2. Touch DTMF tones and select the length you want to set. CDMA Call Settings CDMA call settings lets you make settings for CDMA. 1. Touch > > Settings > Call. 2. Touch CDMA call settings and configure your option. Voice privacy: Enable more enhanced Voice privacy. Data Usage Settings The Data usage menu lets you view your phone’s mobile and Wi-Fi data usage, set data limits, restrict hotspot usage, and more. Touch > > Settings > Data usage. Data Usage Settings Operations ...
Page 133 Set Date for Resetting Data Usage: To set the data usage measuring cycle, from the Data usage window, touch the date field next to Data usage cycle, touch Change cycle…, set a reset date, and touch Set. This setting is available when Mobile data is enabled. Check Data Usage for Each Application: To see how your data is being used, slide the vertical white bars in the graph to set a usage period, and then touch an app name to see its usage for the period. Enable Data Roaming: From the Data usage window, touch > Data roaming. Enter the check mark to enable, clear the check mark to disable. If a confirmation appears, follow the onscreen instructions. Enable Restrictions on Mobile Data Usage in the Background: From the Data usage window, touch ...
Page 134: More Settings
More Settings The More settings menu provides access to additional wireless and network options, such as default messaging app, VPN, Mobile networks, and more. Airplane Mode Airplane Mode allows you to use many of your phone’s features, such as Gallery, Camera, and Music, when you are on an airplane or in any other area where making or receiving calls or data is prohibited. When you set your phone to Airplane Mode, it cannot send or receive any calls or access online information. To quickly turn Airplane Mode on or off: Press and hold the Power/Lock Button, and then touch Airplane mode in the Device options menu. While in Airplane Mode, the status bar will display To turn Airplane Mode on or off in Settings: 1. Touch > > Settings > More…. 2. Touch the Airplane mode check box. While in Airplane Mode, the status bar will display Default SMS App Settings If you have multiple messaging apps installed on your phone, you can choose the app your phone uses for SMS messaging. 1. Touch > > Settings > More... > Default SMS app. 2. Choose a messaging app. Tethering &...
Page 135: Vpn Settings
Set Up Mobile Hotspot 1. Touch > > Settings > More... > Tethering & portable hotspot. 2. Touch Wi-Fi hotspot to enable it. (Enabled when the check mark is entered.) Important: Write down the passkey (password) for this communication (shown onscreen). Note: The best way to keep using the phone as a hotspot is to have it connected to a power supply. Connect to Mobile Hotspot 1. Enable Wi-Fi (wireless) functionality on your target device (laptop, media device, etc.). 2. Scan for Wi-Fi networks from the device and select your phone hotspot from the network list. The default name for your phone hotspot is [306SH]XXX. You can change the name by touching Wi-Fi hotspot settings > the Network SSID field from the Wi-Fi hotspot settings screen. 3. Select this phone and follow your onscreen instructions to enter the passkey (provided on the Mobile Hotspot page). The device is connected via your phone’s Mobile Hotspot. 4. Launch your Web browser to confirm you have an Internet connection. To change the Wi-Fi hotspot settings, touch Wi-Fi hotspot settings to change the necessary settings.
Page 136: Mobile Networks Settings
Access the VPN Settings Menu Touch > > Settings > More… > VPN. Mobile Networks Settings The Mobile networks options let you enable your phone’s mobile data access, set your preferred network mode, configure Connections Optimizer, and more. 1. Touch > > Settings > More…. 2. Touch Mobile networks and configure your options. Data enabled: When enabled, data communication can be used via a mobile network. Preferred network type: Select your network type: LTE/CDMA or CDMA. Automatic Connections: Touch Connections Optimizer to help you manage and enhance your data experience by finding and connecting to remembered Wi-Fi networks on your device. Access Point Names: Touch to create a new access point.
Page 137: Sound Settings
If a description of the harman/kardon audio appears, follow the onscreen instructions to continue. Clari-Fi: Set to ON to recover sound information lost during compression for improved sound quality. Enabled when an earphone, Bluetooth device, etc., is connected. Clari-Fi Visualizer: Set to ON for a visual display of the sound effect. LiveStage: Set to ON for more impressive sound rendering. Display icon on status bar when it is enabled: Set whether the icon is displayed in the status bar when Clari-Fi or LiveStage is enabled. Help: View a description of the Harman sound effect. Sound Settings The Sound settings menu lets you control your phone’s audio, from ringtones and alerts to touch tones and notifications. Volumes Configure your phone’s volume settings. 1. Touch > > Settings > Sound. 2. Touch Volumes and use the sliders to set the volume level for “Music, video, games, & other media”, “Incoming call, information”, and “Alarm”.
Page 138: Notification
Touch Ringtone to select one. As you touch a ringtone, a sample plays. Touch Vibration to enable it. 3. If necessary, touch OK to save the setting. Notification Configure your phone’s notification settings. 1. Touch > > Settings > Sound. 2. Touch Notification to set the options. Touch Notification sounds to select one. As you touch a ringtone, a sample plays. Touch Ringtone duration to change how long the sound is played. If you touch Custom length, you can set the time you want. Touch Vibration to enable it. 3. If necessary, touch OK to save your settings. Dial Pad Touch Tones When Dial pad touch tone is enabled, tones sound when you touch keys on the phone dialpad. 1. Touch > > Settings > Sound. 2. Touch Dial pad touch tones to enable it. Touch Sounds When Touch sounds is enabled, tones sound when you touch the screen to make selections.
Page 139: Vibrate On Touch
Vibrate on Touch When Vibrate on touch is enabled, the phone vibrates when you touch the screen. 1. Touch > > Settings > Sound. 2. Touch Vibrate on touch to enable it. Display Settings Adjusting your phone’s display settings menu not only helps you see what you want, it can also help increase battery life. Brightness The Brightness settings adjust your screen’s brightness to suit your surroundings. 1. Touch > > Settings > Display. 2. Touch Brightness and configure your options. Touch the check box next to Automatic brightness to allow the phone to adjust brightness automatically. To set a custom brightness level, clear the Automatic brightness check box and then touch and drag the slide bar to adjust the brightness. 3. Touch OK to save the settings. Wallpaper The Wallpaper settings let you customize your phone’s background wallpaper. Choose from preloaded wallpapers or select a photo you have downloaded or taken with the Camera. 1. Touch > ...
Page 140: Display Mode
Display Mode The Display mode options let you set the color or tone of the screen. 1. Touch > > Settings > Display. 2. Touch Display mode and select the options. Standard: Beautiful mode with harmonized colors. Dynamic: Sharp-color mode that presents vibrant pictures and powerful videos. Natural: Authentic-color mode suited for internet shopping. Lock Screen While on the Call When Lock screen while on the call is enabled, the screen is locked during calls. 1. Touch > > Settings > Display. 2. Touch Lock screen while on the call to enable it. Screen on/off by Motion The Screen on/off by motion settings let you set the screen to turn on/off according to phone ...
Page 141: Auto-Rotate Screen
Stay ON: To enable this function, touch Stay ON > Stay ON and select ON (With notification) or ON (Without notification). When turned on, the screen does not turn Off while you hold your phone. For ON (With notification), an icon appears in the status bar to indicate that this function is enabled. The icon does not appear for ON (Without notification). When Turn OFF when placed on table is selected, the screen turns Off when the phone is placed horizontally. Auto-rotate Screen When Auto-rotate screen is enabled, the screen automatically changes orientation when you rotate the phone. See “Rotate” in Touchscreen Navigation. 1. Touch > > Settings > Display. 2. Touch Auto-rotate screen to enable it. Sleep The Sleep setting lets you change the time until the screen times out. 1. Touch > > Settings > Display.
Page 142: Font Size
choose pictures to display. Touch START NOW to switch to a daydream display. Touch WHEN TO DAYDREAM to choose when the daydream screen is displayed. Font Size The Font size setting lets you set the font size for all text that is displayed on the screen. 1. Touch > > Settings > Display. 2. Touch Font size, and then select a font size. Cast Screen You can display your phone’s screen content on the screen of another device (mirroring function). This allows you to enjoy pictures and videos on your phone on the larger screen of a TV or similar device. Your phone connects to nearby Wi-Fi Direct-capable devices via Wi-Fi without needing to route through an access point. Depending on the app, you may not be able to display its screen on a connected device. 1. Touch > > Settings > Display. 2. Touch Cast screen. The Nearby devices menu opens. 3. Touch > Enable wireless display. (Enabled when the check mark is entered.) 4. Select and touch the name of the device you want to connect to. Your phone connects to the selected device.
Page 143: Storage Settings
Storage Settings The Storage settings menu lets you manage internal storage on your phone and provides options for your microSD card. Phone Memory The internal storage menu lets you view your phone’s internal storage capability and available space. Touch > > Settings > Storage. View your phone’s memory storage total space and space used by specific features. Touch an itemized category for additional details. microSD Card The microSD card options let you view the card’s size and available space, unmount the card for safe removal from the phone, and format (erase) the microSD card. For details, see Format the microSD Card and Unmount the microSD Card. USB connection Settings The USB connection settings menu lets you select with which method your phone exchanges data when you connect your phone to your computer. 1. Touch > > Settings 2. Touch USB connection and select the options. Charge Only: Only recharge after connecting. Media device (MTP): Transfer files between your phone and computer such as pictures, videos, and music.
Page 144: Apps Settings
1. Touch > > Settings > Battery. 2. View your phone’s battery usage statistics. 3. For additional details and settings options, touch a usage category. Apps Settings You can check installed applications and running applications. 1. Touch > > Settings > Apps. 2. Touch items to view details: DOWNLOADED, RUNNING, or ALL. Depending on the app and its location, you may be able to force the app closed, uninstall or disable the app, clear cache and data, and more. You can change how apps are sorted by touching > Sort by size/Sort by name. You can clear any disabling of apps, permission restrictions, etc. all at once for all apps by touching > Reset app preferences > Reset apps. Location Services Your Location services settings menu lets you select how your phone determines its location (using the wireless network, GPS satellites, both, or neither). 1. ...
Page 145: Screen Lock
Screen Lock Screen lock settings let you set your screen lock. You can choose a PIN, pattern, or other method for locking your screen. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Touch Screen lock and set the screen lock setting. For details on screen lock, see Lock Screen Settings. Improve Face Matching You can capture your face in different conditions to improve the face matching ability. This option is available when the face unlock screen lock is set. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Touch Improve face matching. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. Liveness Check You need to blink when unlocking the screen with the face unlock set. This option is available when the face unlock screen lock is set. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Touch Liveness check to enable it. 3. ...
Page 146: Automatically Lock
Automatically Lock When you have a screen lock set, you can choose a time period for automatically locking the screen after the screen turns off, or choose to have the screen lock immediately when the screen turns off. This option is available when the Pattern, PIN/Password or Face unlock screen lock is set. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Touch Automatically lock and select a time period. Power Key to Lock Instantly Pressing the Power key locks the screen immediately. This option is available when the Pattern, PIN/Password or Face unlock screen lock is set. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Touch Power key to lock instantly to enable it. Enable Widgets Enables multiple widgets on your lock screen. This option is available when the Slide, Pattern, PIN/Password or Face unlock screen lock is set. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. ...
Page 147: Encrypt Microsd
1. Touch > > Settings > Security > Encrypt phone. 2. Touch Encrypt phone, enter a PIN or password you have set, and then touch Next > Encrypt phone. Encrypt phone is dimmed if your phone is not plugged into the charger. 3. Encrypting starts and then the phone restarts. Encrypt microSD The Encrypt microSD setting lets you encrypt all data on your microSD card. You need to set a PIN or password beforehand. Encryption may take an hour or more to complete. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Touch Encrypt microSD. 3. After an alert that all data will be erased appears, touch OK. 4. Touch Erase SD card, enter a PIN or password you have set, and then touch Next. 5. Touch Erase everything. Data saved on microSD card is then encrypted, and the content of the microSD card cannot be checked on another device. Make Passwords Visible Use the Make passwords visible setting to briefly display password characters as you enter them into password fields.
Page 148: Verify Apps
1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Touch Unknown sources to enable it. Verify Apps The Verify apps setting enables or disables a warning before installing apps that may cause harm. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Touch Verify apps to enable it. Storage Type You can check the type of credentials stored. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Check the storage type displayed under Storage type. Trusted Credentials You can check the trusted CA certificates you’ve installed. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security. 2. Touch Trusted credentials to view the trusted certificates. Install from microSD You can install encrypted certificates from an installed microSD card.
Page 149: Lock Screen Settings
Lock Screen Settings The lock screen settings menu lets you set your method for unlocking your phone, customize lock screen options, determine whether to show pop-up tips for unlocking the phone, and enter your owner information to be displayed on the lock screen. Important: Please note that if you forget the pattern/PIN/password for unlocking the screen, you will not be able to unlock the screen. Screen Lock You can increase the security of your phone by creating a screen lock. When enabled, you have to draw the correct unlock pattern on the screen, enter the correct PIN, or enter the correct password to unlock the phone’s control keys and touchscreen. In order from least secure to most secure, the available screen lock options are: None Slide Face Unlock Pattern Password Important: To protect your phone and data from unauthorized access, it is recommended that you use the highest security level available (Password protection). It is also recommended you frequently change your password to ensure the safety of your phone and personal data. To use slide to unlock the screen: 1. Touch > > Settings > Security > Screen lock. 2. Touch Slide to save the setting. To use Face Unlock: 1. Touch > ...
Page 150 For Pattern, follow the instructions described in “Use a Screen Unlock Pattern” below. For PIN, follow the instructions described in “Use a Screen Unlock PIN” below. 8. Touch OK. To use a screen unlock pattern: 1. Touch > > Settings > Security > Screen lock. 2. Touch Pattern. 3. Draw the screen unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal direction. Lift your finger from the screen when finished. 4. The phone records the pattern. Touch Continue. 5. When prompted, draw the screen unlock pattern again, and then touch Confirm. Note: Clear the Make pattern visible check box if you do not want the unlock pattern to display on the screen when you unlock it. Note: To change your unlock screen pattern, touch > > Settings > Security > Screen lock. Note: If you draw a mistaken pattern five times in a row to unlock the screen while a Google account is activated, your phone determines that the pattern was forgotten and a prompt appears. Touch the prompt and log in to the Google account to unlock the screen. To use a screen unlock PIN: 1. Touch > > Settings > Security > Screen lock. 2. ...
Page 151: Disable The Screen Lock
Important: To protect your phone and data from unauthorized access, it is recommended that you use the screen unlock password (highest security). It is also recommended that you frequently change your password to ensure the safety of your phone and personal data. Disable the Screen Lock Follow the instructions below to turn off your current screen lock. 1. Touch > > Settings > Security > Screen lock. 2. Draw your unlock screen pattern, enter your PIN, or enter your password. 3. Touch None. Language & Input Settings Your phone’s language and input settings menu let you select a language for the phone’s menus and keyboards, select and configure keyboard settings, configure speech input settings, and set your phone’s mouse/trackpad options. Language Settings The Language & input settings menu lets you select an onscreen language. 1. Touch > > Settings > Language & input. 2. Touch Language, and then touch an available language (English or Español). Spell Checker Settings The Spell checker settings let you enable a spell check when typing words. You can choose the language for checking spelling.
Page 152: Default
1. Touch > > Settings > Language & input. 2. Touch Personal dictionary and then touch to enter a word. Default The Default setting allows you to select and set the default input method you will use when accessing the keyboard. 1. Touch > > Settings > Language & input. 2. Touch Default to select the default input method. Google Keyboard Settings The Google Keyboard settings let you enable or disable Google Keyboard and set various keyboard options including Input language, Auto-capitalization, Auto-correction, etc. 1. Touch > > Settings > Language & input. 2. Touch Google Keyboard to enable Google keyboard. 3. Touch to configure your Google keyboard options.
Page 153: Swype Settings
Auto-correction: When enabled, the phone automatically corrects misspellings when you press the spacebar or punctuation. Show correction suggestions: Select whether a preview of the selected letter appears. Choose Always show, Show in portrait mode, or Always hide. Personalized suggestions: Use data from other Google apps and services to improve the keyboard’s suggestions. GESTURE TYPING Enable gesture typing: When enabled, enter words by drawing a path from letter to letter in one continuous motion. Dynamic floating preview: When enabled, suggests words while gesturing. Show gesture trail: Displays the trace of each word until you start the next word. Phrase gesture: Insert spaces by sliding your finger over the space bar. OTHER OPTIONS Next-word suggestions: Uses the previous word in making suggestions.
Page 154 Show complete trace: When enabled, Swype displays the trace of each word until you start the next word. Auto-correction: When enabled, the phone automatically corrects misspellings when you press the spacebar or punctuation. Auto-capitalization: When enabled, Swype automatically capitalizes the first word of sentences. Auto-spacing: When enabled, Swype automatically inserts spaces between words as you complete them. Next word prediction: When enabled, Swype predicts the next word based on the previous word. Show Voice key: When enabled, a Voice input key is displayed on the Swype keyboard. Enable handwriting: When enabled, the gesture you trace is recognized as a character. To use the handwriting, on the Swype keyboard, touch and hold and then touch Themes: [Theme name]: Select a keyboard theme. The default theme is Classic. Landscape keyboard: Select the size and screen location of your keyboard. Choose Full screen, Mini left, Mini right, or Split. ...
Page 155: Google Voice Typing Settings
Contribute usage data: Allow Nuance to collect usage data to provide better text prediction. Cellular data: When enabled, Swype can use your phone’s connection to the wireless data network for updates, language downloads, and other Swype Connect features. Languages: Choose the current language for Swype, and download new languages to use with Swype. Gestures: Learn about shortcuts you can use on the keyboard to quickly accomplish common tasks. Help: Learn about using Swype. How to Swype: Learn about using Swype. Show helpful tips: When enabled, tips are displayed on the screen as you enter text. Version: Check the current Swype version. Updates: Check for any Swype updates. Google Voice Typing Settings The Google voice typing settings let you enable or disable Google voice typing and set various options. 1. Touch > > Settings > Language &...
Page 156: Text-To-Speech Output Settings
Language: Choose a language for voice searching. “Ok Google” hotword detection: When enabled, you can say “OK Google” to start a voice search. Speech output: Choose options for speech output. Block offensive words: When enabled, words many people find offensive are not shown in results of Google voice searches. Offline speech recognition: Check and manage downloaded languages. Personalized recognition: When enabled, improves speech recognition accuracy. Bluetooth headset: Records audio through an optional Bluetooth headset (not included) that is paired with your phone. Text-to-Speech Output Settings The Text-to-speech output settings provide audible readout of text, for example, the contents of text messages and the Caller ID for incoming calls. 1. Touch > > Settings > Language & input. 2. Touch Text-to-speech output to configure the options. ...
Page 157: Back Up And Reset Phone
Back Up and Reset Phone Your phone’s Back up & reset menu lets you back up your phone’s data and settings to Google servers before resetting your phone to the original factory settings. The Factory data reset erases all data from the phone’s application storage, including: Your Google account System and app data and settings Downloaded apps Some preinstall apps Music Photos Other user data Backup and Reset To set your backup and reset options: 1. Touch > > Settings > Backup & reset. 2. Select your backup and reset options. Back up my data: This option lets you back up your app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other settings to Google servers.
Page 158: Accounts
Once the phone has reset, it will run through the Hands Free Activation and update processes again. When finished, you will see the Welcome screen and Setup screens. See Complete the Setup Screens to start over. Accounts The Accounts settings menu lets you add and manage all your email, social networking, and picture and video sharing accounts. Set Up a New Account 1. Touch > > Settings > Add account. 2. Touch an account type. Email, Google, and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to add the required account information. Depending on the account type, you may need to enter an email address or user address, password, domain name, or other information. For Corporate Sync accounts, contact your server administrator to determine what information you will need. Manage Existing Accounts 1. Touch > > Settings > [account type]. 2. Select your account settings, and then update the settings you want to change. Touch your account name and touch > Remove account to delete the account from ...
Page 159: Accessibility Settings
Set date: Set the date manually (only available when the Automatic date & time option is disabled). Set time: Set the time manually (only available when the Automatic date & time option is disabled). Select time zone: Set the time zone manually (only available when the Automatic time zone option is disabled). Use 24-hour format: Enable or disable 24-hour format. Choose date format: Set the date display format. Accessibility Settings The Accessibility menu lets you enable and manage accessibility-related applications. 1. Touch > > Settings 2. Touch Accessibility and configure your settings. TalkBack: Touch the slider next to TalkBack to turn the option ON or OFF. When On, the phone announces the results of actions such as launching an app, and events such as notifications.
Page 160: Printing
Text-to-speech output: you can configure options for converting text to speech. For more information, see Text-to-Speech Output Settings. Touch & hold delay: You can choose how long your phone waits when you hold your finger on the screen, before continuing with the touch and hold action. Touch Touch & hold delay and select Short, Medium, or Long. Persistent Alerts: When enabled, alerts sound repeatedly when there are unread notifications for certain apps. You can choose the repeat interval, or select applications. Printing The Printing window configures settings for cloud printing, etc. 1. Touch > > Settings 2. Touch Printing. The Printing window appears. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions. Activate This Device The Activate this Device menu lets you activate a new phone or use additional self-service options such as checking the status of an in-service phone. 1. Touch > > Settings > Activate this Device. 2. Follow the onscreen prompts to activate your phone or review your summary. System Update The System updates menu lets you update your PRL (preferred roaming list), your PRL, profile, ...
Page 161: Adjust Touch Screen
1. Touch > > Settings 2. Touch About phone and configure your settings. Status 4G Settings Adjust touch screen Sensor calibration Legal information Regulatory information Model number HW version Processor info Android version Baseband version Kernel version Build number SW version Adjust Touch Screen The Adjust touch screen setting lets you adjust the accuracy of the touch screen. 1. ...
Page 162: Copyright Information
Copyright Information Licensed by InterDigital Technology Corporation under certain patents relating to TDMA or CDMA- based digital wireless telephony. THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD (“AVC VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM. This product is licensed under the MPEG-4 Visual Patent Portfolio License for the personal and non-commercial use of a consumer to ( i ) encode video in compliance with the MPEG-4 Video Standard(“MPEG-4 Video”) and/or (ii) decode MPEG-4 Video that was encoded by a consumer engaged in a personal and non-commercial activity and/or was obtained from a licensed video provider. No license is granted or implied for any other use. Additional information may be obtained from MPEG LA. See http://www.mpegla.com. This product is licensed under the MPEG-4 Systems Patent Portfolio License for encoding in compliance with the MPEG-4 Systems Standard, except that an additional license and payment of royalties are necessary for encoding in connection with (i) data stored or replicated in physical media which is paid for on a title by title basis and/or (ii) data which is paid for on a title by title basis and is transmitted to an end user for permanent storage and/or use. Such additional license may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC. See http://www.mpegla.com for additional details. THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE VC-1 PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO (i) ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE VC-1 STANDARD (“VC-1 VIDEO”). AND/OR (ii) DECODE VC-1 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND/OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE VC-1 VIDEO. NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA, L.L.C. SEE HTTP://WWW.MPEGLA.COM. ©2014 Boost Worldwide, Inc. Boost, the Logo, Re-Boost and Boost Mobile are trademarks of Boost Worldwide, Inc. Other marks are property of their respective owners. ® ® ® ® Microsoft , Excel , PowerPoint and Exchange are trademarks or registered trademarks of ...
Page 163 The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sharp is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. microSD Logo, microSDHC Logo and microSDXC Logo are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC. ® This product has passed certification testing as stipulated by Wi-Fi Alliance in order to guarantee interconnectivity of wireless LAN devices based on wireless LAN specification IEEE 802.11, and has been certified as “Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™”. Supports* IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4 GHz/5 GHz)/ac. * See each manufacturer’s website for information on supporting products. Functionality provided for completing wireless LAN connection settings (SSID, authentication method, encryption key, etc.) by push button method or PIN entry method using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS). ® ® ® Wi-Fi , Wi-Fi Alliance , Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo, and the Wi- ® Fi Protected Setup logo are registered trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™, Wi-Fi Direct™, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™, WPA2™, and Miracast™ are ® trademarks of Wi-Fi Alliance . Sharp and AQUOS are registered trademarks of Sharp Corporation. SHARP is a trademark of Sharp Corporation. Google™, Google logo, Android™, Android logo, Google Play™, Google Play logo, Google+™, Google+ logo, Google Settings™, Google Settings logo, Gmail™, Gmail logo, Google Calendar™, Google Calendar logo, Google Maps™, Google Maps logo, Google Chrome™, Google Chrome logo, Google Voice Search™, Google Voice Search logo, Picasa™, YouTube™, YouTube logo, Google Drive™, Google Drive logo, Google Search™, Google Search logo and Google Now™ are trademarks of Google Inc. ® QUALCOMM 3G/4G ®...
Page 164 Livestage™ is a trademark of Harman International Industries, Incorporated. Clari-Fi™ is a trademark of Harman International Industries, Incorporated. ©2014 Harman International ® Industries, Incorporated Harman Kardon is a registered trademark and trademark of Harman International Industries, Incorporated. Other marks are trademarks of their respective owners. ■OpenSSL License OpenSSL License Copyright © 1998-2009 The OpenSSL Project. All rights reserved. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/) THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE OpenSSL PROJECT “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OpenSSL PROJECT OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Original SSLeay License Copyright © 1995-1998 Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com) All rights reserved. This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young (eay@cryptsoft.com). THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY ERIC YOUNG “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. ...
Page 165: Index
Index Disconnect a Device 107 Recconect Headset 106 3-way Calling 37 Receive information 108 Send and receive information 107 Send information 108 Settings 118 4G LTE 77 Settings menu 105 Connect 77 Share pictures and videos 95 Connection Status 77 Turn on or off 105 Unpair a Device 107 Bookmarks 85 About Phone 150 Books 70 Accessibility 149 Boost Music 69 Accounts 2, 47 Brightness 129 Add new 148 Browser 80 Additional Information 4 Bookmarks 85 Create 2 Close Tabs 83 Manage 3, 148 Go Back 81 Manage From Any Other Phone 3 Go to Web page 81 Manage From Your Computer 3 Home page 85 Manage From Your Phone 3 Incognito Tabs 83 Settings 148 Launch connection 80 Activate This Device 150 Menu 81 Activation 2 Navigate 80 Add a Google Calendar to Synchronize 102...
Page 166 Sync Google calendars 102 Make call from 26 View events 100 Save a phone number 43 Week view 100 Share 46 Call Forwarding 38 Synchronize 46 Call History 39 Take and assign a picture 44 Clear 39 Contacts List 40 Make call from 26 Contacts List Options 41 View 39 Copyright Information 152 Call Logs Clear 39 View 39 Data 73 Call Settings 39, 119 Data Services 77 Call Waiting 35 Status indicators 78 Caller ID 35 Update Your User Name 78 Camera 86 User name 78 Close 86 Data Usage Open 86 Settings Operations 122 Review screen 88 Data Usage Settings 122 Settings 91 Date & Time 148 Take a picture 88 Daydream 131 Viewfinder 86 Default SMS App Car Kit Settings 124 Connect 106...
Page 167 Email Message Operations 68 Make call from 26 Google Play Emergency Numbers 26 Books 70 Enable widgets 136 Find and install apps 65 Encrypt microSD 137 Help 67 Encrypt phone 136 Movies & TV 70 Enhanced 9-1-1 (E 9-1-1) 27 Store 65 Enter Text 17 Google Play Music Entertainment 65, 86 Play Music 69 Exchange ActiveSync Playlists 70 Add account 51 Google Play Music App 69 Extended Home Screen 14 Google Play Music Music Shop for Music 69 Google Search 70 Google Voice Typing 21 Facebook 62 Settings 145 Install the App 62 Google Wallet 66 Share pictures and videos 96 GPS Satellites 134 Sign in 62 Factory Data Reset 147 Files Transfer between phone and computer 114 Hangouts 64 Flick 11 Operations 64 Font size 132 Harman/Kardon Audio Frameless effect 129...
Page 168 Mobile Hotspot Connect 125 Key Functions 6 Set Up 125 Keyboard Set Up Tethering 125 Google Keyboard 18 Mobile Network Settings 126 Swype 19 More Settings 124 Touchscreen 17 Movies & TV Google Play 70 Multimedia Messages 54 Multimedia Messaging Language 141 Share pictures and videos 95 Language & Input Settings 141 Music 68 Link Contacts 45 Boost Mobile Music 69 Liveness Check 135 Google Play Music App 69 Location Mute Incoming Call 27 GPS satellites 134 Wireless networks 134 Location Services 134 Lock Screen Navigation Settings 139 Google Maps 68 Lock screen while on the call 130 Noise Canceller 121 North American Dialing 120 Notification 128 Notification Icons 16 Make pattern visible 135 Notifications 15-16 Maps 68 Enable Location Services 68 Messaging 47 Call or Send a Message to a Phone ...
Page 169 Phone Calls 25 Emergency numbers 26 Re-Boost 4 From email messages 26 Auto Re-Boost 4 From text messages 26 Pay Anytime with a Credit/Debit Card 4 Make calls 25 Pay with Cash 4 Options 33 Reject call and send message 27 Receive 27 Reject Incoming Call 27 Screen Auto-Locking During a Call 33 Ringtone Using Call History 26 Assign to a contact 45 Using contacts 26 Rotate 12 Using phone Dialpad 25 Phone Illustration 1 Phone Layout (illustration) 6 Phone Memory 133 Save a Phone Number 43 Phone Number Screen lock 135 Save to contacts 43 Screen Lock 139 Phone Update Disable 141 Before Updating Your Phone 115 Screen lock sound 128 Confirm Your Current Phone Software 117 Screen on/off by motion 130 Software 115 Screen Unlock Face 139 Update Your Phone’s Software 116 Screen Unlock Password 140 Picasa Screen Unlock Pattern 140 Share pictures 96 Screen Unlock PIN 140 Pictures 86, 94...
Page 170 Settings 143 Video Camera Synchronize Contacts 46 Record video 89 System Update 150 Settings 91 Videos Record 89 Share 94 Tethering & Portable Hotspot Share via Bluetooth 95 Settings 124 Share via Facebook 96 Text-to-Speech Output Share via messaging 95 Settings 146 Share via YouTube 97 Text Editing 23 Video Shooting Screen 90 Text Entry 17 View 93 Text Input Watch 93 Default 142 Visual Voicemail 29 Text Message Delete Messages 29 Make call from 26 Listen to multiple messages 31 Text Messaging 54 Options 31 Conversations 58 Review 30 Draft messages 57 Set up 29 Notifications 58 Settings 32 Options 61 Voice Search 105 Read a Text Message 58 Settings 145 Send messages 55 Voice Typing 21...
Page 171 Turn on and connect 73 Wi-Fi Direct 75 Wi-Fi Settings Options 118 Wireless network status 74 Widget Email 54 World Clock 103 YouTube 63 Post a Video 63 Share videos 97 View Videos 63 Zoom 12 Index...

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