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To avoid damaging your device, do NOT put your device on an unstable table, stand, bracket, or other places. Before you clean your device, unplug it, please. Use a damp cloth for cleaning, but do NOT use water, liquid cleaners, or aerosol cleaners to clean the touch screen. Elite|2...
1.3 Charging Battery Battery has been partially charged at factory, you may need to recharge it before you can switch on phone for the first time. (1) Connect USB cable to AC adapter connect to device via USB cable. Elite|5...
1.4 Turn Phone on / off Turn phone on Press and hold power button until phone shown GSmart logo. Turn phone off (1) Press and hold power button for few seconds. (2) A pop-up window appears tap “Power off” “OK” to confirm.
Self-defined Home Screen: Add your favorite APP shortcuts and widgets. LED Notification Red LED remains on Charging Green LED remains on Fully charged Blue LED flashes Unread messages/ Missed calls Green LED flashes Unread mail/ notifications Red LED flashes Low battery (0%~15%) Elite|7...
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Wi-Fi network detected. Airplane mode. Portable Wi-Fi hotspot activated. USB Tethering activated. Both USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot activated. Bluetooth on. Connected to PC via USB cable. Unread text message. Unread e-mail. Unread Gmail™. Notification Alarm. Event notification. Missed call. Elite|8...
Contact portrait is not editable to contacts stored in SIM cards. Search for Contacts to search. 2.3 Phone Lock/Unlock Sleep mode Press power key to turn display on or off. Unlock phone icon on screen slide up to unlock. Drag Elite|9...
Long press Home screen or tap select pictures. (1) Tap (2) Tap pictures preview, tap confirm. 2.5 Date and Time Set up date and time (1) Tap Time Widget on Home screen. (2) Tap (lower-right) to start settings. (3) Tap Elite|10...
View downloaded files. Google drive. Drive™ File Email E-mail app. Manage all files. Manager FM Radio Gallery FM radio app. Photos / videos folder. Gmail Google Google e-mail service. Google app. Google Google settings. Google+ Google social app. Settings Elite|11...
(2) Tap a contact to call. Make emergency calls Dial 112 for emergency call Answer a call • Tap and hold slide to to answer call. slide to to dismiss call. slide to to dismiss call and send message. Elite|12...
end call. Make a video call (1) Tap (2) Tap (3) Tap “NEW VIDEO CALL” 4.2 Create / send text message From Message screen (1) Tap (2) Tap to create new message. From Contact screen (1) Tap (2) Tap Elite|13...
(1) Tap (2) Switch to turn “Wi-Fi” on or off. Connect to Wi-Fi network (1) Choose a Wi-Fi network to connect. (2) Enter password if it is encrypted. 5.2 Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth on / off to Bluetooth main screen. Elite|14...
Press and hold Volume Up Key to take continuous photos. Recording video (1) Tap start recording. (2) Tap pause; tap continue recording. (3) Tap again stop recording and saved file. (4) During recording, tap take pictures. Elite|15...
“OK”. 7.2 Backup or Reset Phone Backup & reset. (1) Tap (2) Tap Factory data reset Reset phone Erase everything reset phone. NOTE: Before resetting device, please remember to back up all data and information. Elite|16...
Specifications and accessories may differ subject to different SKUs or/and regions. The specification is subject to change without prior notice. Mobile data interruption, unexpected error in CPU and high power consumption could be caused by in-app AD in Android phone. We suggest you try to remove Elite|17...
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Set up your device When you first turn on your phone, you’ll see a Welcome screen. Choose the language you want and touch the arrow to continue. When prompted, sign in with your Google Account or create one at that time. Signing in lets you immediately access everything associated with your Google Account, like Gmail.
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To view recent calls, touch the Recents tab. To use the keypad, touch the keypad. Make a video call The Hangouts app lets you send and receive video calls. To open it, touch ™ Hangouts on a Home or All Apps screen. Send an email Use the Gmail app to read and write email from your Gmail or other email addresses.
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your phone won’t connect to Wi-Fi or a cell signal, even if one is available. • Flashlight : Turn the flashlight on or off. • Display brightness : Slide to lower or increase the brightness of your screen. • Auto-rotate : Lock your device’s orientation in portrait or landscape mode.
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Get around At the bottom of every Home screen you’ll find the Favorites tray: another quick way to get to your apps. To open an app, touch it. To drag an app in or out of the Favorites tray or anywhere else on a Home screen, touch &...
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and is available only when Google Now is turned on. • To create a folder, slide one icon quickly on top of another. • To name or rename a folder, open it and touch its name. To add an app icon to a Home screen: 1.
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Slide a Home screen left or right to view the other Home screens. • Double-tap. Tap quickly twice on a map or image to zoom in and out. • Scale. In some apps (such as Maps, Chrome , and Photos), you can ™...
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Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as downloads: • Interruptions. Touch the settings to turn phone call and message interruptions on or off. If you turn Messages notifications on, touch Calls/messages from to specify from whom you accept notifications (Anyone, Starred contacts or Contacts Only).
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When you’re finished with a notification, swipe it away. To dismiss all notifications, touch Dismiss at the very bottom of the notifications list. Manage accounts on your device Add an account 1. Go to Settings > Personal > Accounts. Touch “Add account.” 2.
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5. Touch Remove account. Security 1. Go to Settings > Personal > Security > Screen lock. 2. Touch the type of lock you’d like to use. Even when your screen is locked, you can perform certain activities. • Quick Settings: Slide down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings without entering your password.
top right and choose to either Attach file or Insert from Drive to select stored images in your Drive folder. From here, you can view any of these sources: • Recent shows you the photos or videos you’ve taken or opened most recently.
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Enter & edit text Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text. Basic editing Select text Touch and hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. Drag the tabs to change the selection. Delete text Touch the Delete key to delete the characters before the cursor or...
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Shift key again to return to lowercase. Change word capitalization If you want to quickly change the capitalization of a word you’ve already typed, you can select it and touch the Shift key. You’ll have the option to select the capitalized word or the word in all capital letters.
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Use next-word suggestions 1. Touch the location where you want to input text 2. Start typing out a word. When the word you want is displayed in a list above the keyboard, touch it. 3. Continue to touch words unless the one you want doesn’t appear. If so, type it.
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in sleep, pause over the “e” slightly longer before moving on to the next letter. Use Gesture Typing without the space bar When you use Gesture Typing, there’s no need to use the space bar — just continue to slide your finger across the letters you want to input, then lift your finger to start the next word.
In some languages, you can also enter punctuation by speaking it, like “comma,” “period,” “question mark,” “exclamation mark,” or “exclamation point.” Supported languages include English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Russian. To change your speech settings, go to Settings > Personal > Language &...
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You can use your Gmail account to sign in to all Google Apps and services, ™ including these and many more: • Google Now, for getting the information you need at just the right time • Calendar • People, for keeping track of your contacts •...
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1. Open the Settings menu on your device. 2. Under “Personal,” touch “Accounts” and select your account. If you’re using a Google account, touch Google and then your account. Google Play 1. Open the Google Play app. 2. Touch Menu at the top left. From here, you can view the current account or switch to another, view your purchased apps, check your wish list, and so on.
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Touch Menu to: • Switch to or from Google+ ™ • Organize and edit your photos and videos. • Create and browse albums. • Explore Auto Awesome animations, panoramas, or merged group shots created for you automatically. • Browse photos of yourself. Contacts When you first turn on your device and sign into a Google Account, existing contacts from that account are synced with your Contacts app.
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accounts. Messenger To read and respond to messages, follow these steps: 1. When you receive a new message, you’ll get a notification on your device and a new message icon will appear in your notification panel. 2. To open and read the message, touch the new message notification in the notifications panel.
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Delete messages 1. Open a conversation in Messenger. 2. Touch and hold the message you wish to delete. 3. When the “Message options” box appears, touch Delete. Delete conversations While viewing your list of conversations in Messenger, touch and hold a conversation to select it.
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• Read or edit event details. Touch an event to view its details. • Manage events and calendars. Touch icons across the top of the screen or the menu to search or create events, return to today, or adjust settings. To email everyone who is invited to an event, you have two options: •...