Locking/Unlocking The Screen And Keys; Using The Touch Screen - Zte Blade Spark AT&T User Manual

Locking/Unlocking the Screen and Keys

Your phone allows you to quickly lock the screen and keys (put
the phone into Sleep mode) when not in use and also to turn the
screen back on and unlock it when you need it .
Locking the Screen and Keys
To quickly turn the screen off and lock the keys, press the
Power key .
Note: 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
screen is off.
Unlocking the Screen and Keys
1 . Press the Power key to turn the screen on .
2 . Press and hold a blank area of the screen or
phone, or
• Press and hold to use Google voice commands .
• Press and hold to open the front camera .
• Double-tap a notification to open the related app.
Note: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN, or password for your
phone (see Personalizing – Protecting Your Phone With Screen
Locks), you'll need to draw the pattern or enter the PIN/Password
to unlock your screen .
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Using the Touch Screen

Your phone's touch screen lets you control actions through a
variety of touch gestures .
• Tap – When you want to type using the on-screen keyboard,
• Press and Hold – To open the available options for an item
• Swipe or Slide – To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your
• Drag – To drag, press and hold your finger with some pressure
to wake the
• Pinch – In some apps (such as Maps and Browser), you can
• Rotate the Screen – For most screens, you can automatically
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select on-screen items (such as application and settings icons),
or press on-screen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.
(for example, a message or link in a web page), press and hold
the item .
finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.
before you start to move your finger. While dragging, do not
release your finger until you have reached the target position.
zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the screen at once
and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them
apart (to zoom in) .
change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by
turning the phone sideways .
Notes:
• The Auto-rotate feature needs to be enabled for the
screen orientation to automatically change . From the
home screen, tap Settings Display When device is
rotated Rotate the contents of the screen .
• You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down
the Status Bar twice and tapping Auto-rotate or Portrait .
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