Manage battery life ........................23 Navigation basics ........................24 Split Screen / Multi window Function ..................24 Personalize your Wileyfox device ..................25 Customize your Home screens ....................25 Widgets ............................ 28 Removing and deleting an App from Home screen:..............28 Manage your settings .......................
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English Keyboard dictionaries ....................... 37 Control Access ........................39 Manage accounts on your Wileyfox device ................39 Share your Wileyfox device with other users ................40 Security ............................ 41 On-body detection ........................43 Screen Lock ..........................44 Unknown Resources .........................
Head SAR: 0.372W/Kg For more information about the devices’ SAR certification, please contact our Body SAR: 0.895W/Kg service centre: www.wileyfox.com. 1.2 ROHS Declaration Declaration of Conformity with the requirements of the e-waste Management Rules, 2011 (adopted by Notification S.O.1035 (E) of Ministry of Environment and Forests).
Swift 2 X User Manual | English 1.3 Correct disposal (Waste Electrical & Electronic equipment) this marking on the product, accessories or literature indicates that the product and its electronic accessories (e.g. charger, headset, USB cable) should not be disposed of with household waste. This EEE is compliance with RoHS. This marking on the battery, manual or packaging indicates that the batteries in this product should not be disposed of with the other household waste.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English Making Repairs Never take your phone apart. Please leave that to the professionals. Unauthorized repairs could break the terms of your warranty. Broken Antenna Do not use your phone if the antenna is damaged, as it could cause injury. Around Children Keep your mobile out of children’s reach.
• Any other Google product When you sign in, you can easily get all the apps you’ve purchased on Google Play onto your new Wileyfox device. All the email, contacts, calendar events, and other data associated with that account are automatically synced with your Wileyfox device.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English If you already have 2 SIM Cards inserted, you will be prompted to choose to set up your SIM Cards. If you have added one SIM and Memory card or just one SIM, then you will not see this option. When prompted, please select which SIM Card you’d like to use for Mobile Data, Calls and Text Messages.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English Next step is to set up your Wileyfox Device. You can keep your apps and data by restoring a backup from your existing google account or copy from another device. Or you can set up a new one. Setting up your device will have to go via Wi-Fi or mobile Data, make sure one is available.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English follow: Back Up to Google drive, Help apps find location, Improve location accuracy, Send system data, Install updates & apps. We would advise you to keep only the most important Google Services on and the rest you could turn On and Off from Settings menu when you need them.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English Please make sure you repeatedly place your finger on the fingerprint scanner on the back and do not stop until the Blue outlined circle is full. When all is done you will see the message ‘Fingerprint Added!’ and will have the option to set voice You can skip that option and set it later if you’d like to.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English b) An iPhone or iPad – go to android.com/switch and follow the instructions If you decide to create a new one – Touch Select account > For Myself or For my child, type first and last name then toy will have to fill in birthday date and year.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English You must agree to Google’s Privacy and terms and then Create your new account. Your account is set. Type your password and touch Next. (see image below)
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English You will be given a chance to add a screen lock. For further instruction please go to Security. Activate your Warranty Final step is to activate your warranty. Please tap on the grey box on bottom left > Next and follow the instructions on the screen.
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Make a phone call Using a Wileyfox phone, you can place calls from the Phone app , the Contacts app . That can be done also via other apps, widgets and even on some web pages on your Chrome when a phone number is displayed.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English Note: through your recent calls (if using the phone for first time there will be no call history) or use the search on the top to look for a contact name. If the keypad is in the way, touch the Back button to minimize/hide it.
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Home screen or ‘Apps Tray Icon’ screen. If you already signed into a Gmail account during setup, your email will be synced to your Wileyfox device. 3. To create new email please see the images below. In the section ‘To’ you can type a new email or select one from your address book.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English Take a photo To take a photo: Open Camera by touching the icon Touch the capture icon below the image area to take the picture. To see the photo you just took, click on the image on the top right corner. Note: The image on the top right corner will appear for short time and you can access your photos trough the Gallery app .
Do not disturb: Turn Do Not Disturb on or off or open the corresponding settings. Do Not Disturb silences your Wileyfox device so it doesn’t make sound or vibrate when you don’t want it to. • Flashlight: Turn the flashlight on or off.
2.4 Your Home Screen After you finish setting up your Wileyfox device, the main Home screen appears for the first time. Here, you can add app icons and widgets (it gives “at-a-glance” view of an app’s most important information) to your Home screens.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English see/. You will see a menu on the bottom of the screen. (see image below) a) Wallpapers – Touch the wallpapers icon and swipe left and right to see all available options. You can select an image from Your Photos, Default wallpapers or additional wallpapers stored in the device.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English Settings – There 3 general sections; Home screen settings, Drawer settings and App settings. You can modify and by turning On personalize your home screen from here. Note: You can make the Icons on your home screen larger the Larger icons option.
Note: This will not work when the phone is charging. Your Wileyfox device’s battery is built to get you through your day. When you’re running low, Android’s battery saver conserves your battery power, so you can still make calls and send SMS messages. To turn Battery saver on or set it up to turn on automatically, go to Settings >...
Swift 2 X User Manual | English 2.8 Navigation basics At the bottom of your Wileyfox device’s screen, you’ll find a navigation bar with these three buttons: Back Opens the previous screen you were working in, even if it was in a different app. Once you back up to the Home screen, you can’t go back any further.
- . To exit the split screen view please touch and hold 3. Personalize your Wileyfox device 3.1 Customize your Home screens Make your Home screen feel like home. You can change your wallpaper, add apps or widgets, or add additional Home screens to the right.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English 2. Touch the Apps Tray 3. Swipe down to find the app you want. 4. Touch & hold the app until the Home screen appears, slide it into place, and lift your finger. 5.
& hold it, slide your finger toward the top of the screen, and drop the app over Remove the top left. To uninstall an app permanently from your Wileyfox device, touch & hold it, slide your finger toward the top of the screen, and drop the app over the Uninstall icon at the top right.
The fastest way to adjust system settings that you access frequently, such as Wi-Fi or brightness, is through Quick Settings. You can control many other settings for your Wileyfox device and account by swiping down from the top of the screen twice and touching .
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English events, like downloads: Do not disturb: These settings allow you to control which notifications come through at certain times of • day or on different days of the week. You can also silence your device so that it doesn’t make a sound or vibrate when you don’t want it to.
4. Use the keyboard TIP: To select a keyboard language other than English, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input. Use the onscreen keyboard to enter text. Here’s what it looks like on a Wileyfox phone (see image below):...
Swift 2 X User Manual | English Some apps open the keyboard automatically. In others, you first need to touch where you want to type. 4.1 Basic editing Change where you want to type Touch the cursor, then touch and drag the green tab that appears below it to the new position. (See •...
Swift 2 X User Manual | English Delete text Touch the Delete key to delete the characters before the cursor or selected text. • Type capital letters To switch to capital letters for one letter only, touch the Shift key once and it would look filled with •...
Swift 2 X User Manual | English Slide your finger to the happy face to display emojis. To add an emoji to your message, touch the desired icon – for example just tap on To move between emoji’s categories, swipe left or right or touch the smaller symbols in the bottom row. For Recently used, Emoji, Stickers, GIFs use the Bigger symbols on the bottom row.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English To change your keyboard and input methods, go to Settings > System > Language & input. Tap Advanced to expand To turn next-word suggestions on or off, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input > Keyboard &...
Swift 2 X User Manual | English 4.4 Gesture Typing Gesture Typing works best for English. Quality varies for other languages, and some don’t support it yet. To input a word using Gesture/Glide Typing: Touch the location where you want to type to open the keyboard. Slide your finger slowly across the letters of the word you want to input.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English word and want to change it, touch the word to see other choices in the suggestion strip. TIP: If there are letters you want to emphasize, like repeated letters, such as the “e” in sleep, pause over the “e”...
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English dictionary (If you don’t see it please tap the arrow next to Advanced settings). Choose the language of the dictionary you want to modify, then choose ‘Add’ and type in the word If you have one language only set on your phone then you will only be given the option to add words to the dictionary straight away.
You can add more accounts so that information associated with those accounts automatically syncs with your Wileyfox phone. You’ll need to set up an account on your device if you want to receive email or get apps on Google Play – that you must have done already.
To remove an account from your device: 1. Determine whether the account you want to remove is the account you used to set up your Wileyfox device. If it’s not, go to step 2 and follow the instructions.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English the current user at the top right corner of the screen, then touch the other user’s image. Remove a user The device’s owner can delete any user that they added: a) Go to Settings >...
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English b) you can select the type of lock you prefer and follow the instructions on the screen. Even when your screen is locked, you can still perform certain activities. Quick Settings: Swipe down from the top of the screen to see Quick Settings. •...
Swift 2 X User Manual | English Emergency calls (phones only): Swipe up and touch the word Emergency. • If you have a device that’s set up for more than one user, you may need to touch your image at the bottom of the screen to see your own locked screen.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English phone moves while you walk to lock the phone when it moves in a way that doesn’t resemble your natural rhythm. Note: On-body detection can’t tell whose body is connected to on-body detection. If you give your device to someone else while it’s unlocked, your device may stay unlocked using on-body detection.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English Password. Just like signing into your Google account or any other account you have, this is likely the • most secure option. The disadvantage is that it will take longer to access your phone. You can also decide what content/pop up notifications to show on your lock screen.
6. Share & Store content 6.1 SD card storage You can insert micro SD cards into most Wileyfox phones to extend their storage capacity. This will format your SD card to run as your internal storage where you can download and install applications, save all media etc.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English Instruction: How to set up your SD card as internal storage? Settings > Storage & USB > Select your SD Card > Menu > Settings > Format as internal > Erase & Format Please note this will erase all data on your SD Card.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English up-to few minutes to format the Memory card. That would depend on how much memory it has and how many files must be removed before formatting. When formatting is done you will be asked to move your files to free some internal storage. Two options are available.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English 6.2 Dual-SIM card support Wileyfox phone, you can use two SIM cards: for example - one for cellular data, and one for voice and messages. Or one Local and one from abroad. Your network settings should be set automatically when SIM Cards have been inserted. In case your network operator asks you or your phone did not register on network (That is possible when you travel abroad).
Swift 2 X User Manual | English 6.3 Screenshots To take a screenshot from Wileyfox devices Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the screen. Press the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously. The screenshot is automatically saved in your gallery, to access Gallery app...
Swift 2 X User Manual | English Touch the icons along the top of the screen to archive, throw away or mark a message as unread • Look under the menu to move, archive, change labels, mute, print, or do other actions to the email. Swipe left or right to read the previous or next conversation.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English To open Camera: From the lock screen, touch Camera icon on the bottom right corner and swipe away. • From the Home screen, touch Camera App • The first time you open Camera, you may be asked if you want it to remember photo locations. This allows you to pinpoint the location of a photo with Google Maps.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English 4. Camera Settings – These are advanced settings divided in three; Camera, Video, General. Please scroll up and down to access all options. 7.5 Photos/Gallery The Gallery App gives you instant access to all the photos on your phone. To open Photos from the: Camera app.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English 7.6 Contacts The Contacts app gives you quick access to all your stored contacts. To open it, touch the Contacts icon on a Home or Apps Tray When you first turn on your device and sign into a Google Account, existing contacts from that account are synced with your Contacts app.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English You can also Import and Export contacts; Create Groups; Block numbers and revise them when you need; Access Settings Menu via ; Access the Contacts App settings and personalize how your contacts are displayed.
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Swift 2 X User Manual | English As you edit events, they’re synced automatically across all the places you need them. To change the Calendar view, touch the menu and choose Schedule, Day, Week, or Month. To read or edit event details, touch the event from any Calendar view. When a notification of the event arrives just before the meeting starts, swipe down the notification shade.
Swift 2 X User Manual | English 7.9 FM Radio If you have a Wileyfox phone, you can listen to or record FM radio stations with the FM Radio app . To use FM Radio: 1. Plug earphones into your device. They serve as a radio antenna.
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