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Contents Before you get started ................1 Operation of the Keys ................1 Icons on the Status Bar ................. 2 Screen control ..................2 Home screen ..................3 Lock and unlock the screen ..............5 ...
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Message settings ................. 14 Email ....................... 15 Set up Email account ................15 Check Emails ..................15 Send an Email ..................15 Network Applications ................17 Data connection ................... 17 Wi-Fi ....................17 ...
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Features ....................29 Screen split-up ..................29 Custom bottom key ................29 Touch gestures ..................29 Smart sensing ..................30 Dual instance ..................30 Super Screenshot ................31 Multimedia ....................32 Camera ....................
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Lock Screen ..................48 Accelerate .................... 48 Input Method ..................49 Safety Precautions ................49 Using your phone safely ..............49 Charger care and safety ..............51 Care & Maintenance ................52...
Before you get started Thank you for choosing nubia M2 Lite digital mobile phone, which we’ll simply call ‘phone’ from now on. Based on Android platform, the phone adopts a processor with novel appearance and cool user interface, which bring you a brandnew experience.
Press and hold the Volume- key to turn your phone into the Vibration or Silence mode. Icons on the Status Bar Icons Descriptions Icons Descriptions Battery full Charging In a call Missed calls Unread messages Call forwarding enabled Flight mode enabled Silent mode enabled Connected to Wi-Fi Vibrate mode enabled...
Pinch or stretch: In some applications (e.g., Gallery, Browser), touch the screen with two or more fingers, and then pinch your fingers together on the screen or stretch them apart to zoom out or in. - Rotate: In most screens, rotate your phone sideways to switch the screen from portrait mode to landscape mode.
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Arrange Icons 1. On the Home screen, press the “Menu” key to select “Arrange Icons”, touch the icons you want to arrange and move them to the bottom of the screen. 2. Swipe right to the target screen and touch the icons at the bottom of the screen to move to the target screen.
Use shortcuts panel 1. On the home screen or in the process of using an application, pull down the notification panel to open the shortcuts panel. 2. Swipe down from the shortcuts panel to show more shortcut icons. Touch the shortcut icons to perform the related actions.
Calls Make a call Directly make a call 1. On the home screen, touch the icon “Phone” to display the dialing keypad. 2. Touch the numeric buttons to input the telephone number and touch the button to make a call. You can also use your Dialer to quick search and call people from your Contacts.
region code, city code and phone number. Dial a call from messages 1. On the home screen, touch “Messages” to open the message interface. 2. Touch the desired message to open it. 3. Touch “Detail” and the icon to call the sender. Speed dial On the dialing keypad, press and hold 2-9 key to quickly call the corresponding contact.
End a call Touch the icon to end a call. Back to Contents Options during a call Adjust the volume In a call, press the volume key to adjust the volume. Dialpad Touch “Dialpad” to display the dialing keypad for easy operations. Hands-free Touch “Hands-free”...
Notepad Touch “Notepad” to quickly record the information in the call. Contact Touch “Contact” to enter the list of contacts. Call log 1. On the home screen, touch the icon “Phone”. 2. All call logs are displayed on the screen. If you just want to show missed calls only in Call Log, please touch the Call Log area, pull it down and touch “Missed calls”.
Contacts Contacts you can view or manage your contacts. Create new contact 1. On the home screen, touch “Contacts” and the icon 2. Enter the information of the new contact. 3. Select the storage location. 4. Touch “OK” to save. Tips: You can also create new contact from the dialing interface.
Contacts group After creating a contacts group, you can send a message or an email to the whole group. 1. Enter “Contacts” and press the “Menu” key to select “Group”. 2. Touch “Create group”. 3. Enter a name for the group. 4.
2. Touch the icon “Share”. Import & export contacts You can move contacts from the SIM card/SD card to the phone or from the phone to the SIM card/SD card. 1. Enter “Contacts”. 2. Press the “Menu” key to select “Contacts advanced settings”...
Messages You can send or receive text messages and multimedia messages. On the home screen, touch “Messages” to open the message interface. Send a message 1. On the messages interface, touch the icon 2. Type your desired telephone number into the field “To”. - Manually input a telephone number or E-mail address.
If you want to delete one single message, touch the message thread to enter, press and hold the message you want to delete, and touch “Remove”. Message settings On the messages interface, touch the icon to perform relevant settings.
Email You can send or view Email through your personal or corporate Email account. Please turn on “Mobile data” or connect your phone to a Wi-Fi network before using the Email function. Set up Email account 1. On the home screen, touch “Email”. 2.
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4. Touch “Subject” to input the Email subject. 5. Touch the text field to input the text. 6. If you want to attach a file, touch the icon “Attach File”. 7. Touch the icon to send an Email, or select “More” > “Save draft”...
Network Applications Data connection Your phone can connect to the Internet. Pull down the notification panel to show the Shortcuts panel, and touch “Mobile” to enable or disable data connection. On the home screen, you can also select “Settings” > “SIM card settings”...
Manually add Wi-Fi 1. On the home screen, select “Settings” > “Wi-Fi”. 2. Touch the switch to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. Touch “Manually add network” to input the network SSID and select the security type. 4. Touch “OK” to save the settings. Tethering &...
2. Touch the tick-box next to “Bluetooth tethering”. 3. Make sure you have turned on Bluetooth and set Visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices. Scan on other devices and pair with your phone. Browser Open browser 1. On the home screen, touch “Browser”. 2.
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might exist due to some obstacles or other electronic devices. Scan other devices and pair with them 1. On the home screen, select “Settings” > “Bluetooth”. 2. Touch the switch to turn on Bluetooth. 3. Your phone shall automatically scan the nearby Bluetooth devices. Select one device.
The phone has GPS receiver, so you can start GPS service and use other GPS functions. Please try to use GPS function on sunny days. The GPS performance can be affected by factors such as ceiling, roof or weather. If you want to get the best performance, please try to move to the area where you can get 360°panoramic view of the entire sky.
Connect to the PC Transmit files You can access the files saved in your phone after connecting your phone to your computer. 1. Connect your phone to your computer through a USB cable. 2. Touch “Transmit files”. Transmit photos You can access the pictures saved in your phone after your phone is connected to your computer as Camera device 1.
Settings Wireless & Networks SIM card settings If you have inserted two SIM cards, your phone shall automatically switch to Dual Card mode. 1. On the home screen, select “Settings” > “SIM card settings”. 2. Select one SIM card and turn on “Mobile data”.
You can create a Virtual Private Network and securely connect to the VPN through the Internet. 1. On the home screen, select “Settings” > “Other wireless settings” > “VPN”. 2. Set a lock screen PIN or password. 3. Touch “Add”. 4.
Applications Notification: manage the apps notifications displayed on the notification panel. QS switch definition: manage the shortcuts switch displayed on the notification panel. Allow Lockscreenstatusbar Drop..: turn on/off Show Notification icon: show the icon of apps notification at the status bar after it is turned on.
Pocket mode: prevent some inadvertent operations when the phone is put inside the pocket. Sleep: adjust the delay before the screen automatically turns off. Fingerprint Identification The Fingerprint key is the most secure key. You can use your fingerprint to unlock your phone and make payments.
The finger used for payment can no longer be used to unlock your phone. App lock 1. On the “Fingerprint Identification” interface, press “App lock”. 2. Turn on “Fingerprint to unlock app” and set a lock for the corresponding app. Unlock App through fingerprint Touch the encrypted app on the home screen, press your finger on the fingerprint identification sensor and enter the app after your fingerprint is...
data, cache, and change the storage location of the application. Other system settings On the home screen, select “Settings” > “Other system settings”. Location: turn on GPS positioning. Language and input methods: set up the menu language, default input method, etc.
Features Screen split-up 1. On the home screen, select “Settings” > “Features” > “Screen split-up”. 2. Turn on “Screen split-up” to split the screen into two areas. You can handle different tasks in these two areas. 3. After turning on “Screen split-up”, you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to split up the screen.
Palm screen lock After this function is enabled, cover the screen with your palm to turn off and lock the screen if the screen is ON. Tri finger screenshot After this function is enabled, you can swipe up with three fingers to take a screenshot.
Super Screenshot Press and hold the “Power” key and “Volume” key to enable Super Screenshot. Free snapshot Enter “Free snapshot” by default after you enable Super Screenshot. 1. Click the Graphic tool to make snapshot. 2. Touch “Graffiti” to add mosaic effects or freely smear on the photo. 3.
Multimedia Camera You can take photos with your phone. You can set the photo taken with your phone as wallpaper, or send to others via MMS, Email. Note: Please respect others’ rights and abide by local regulations and customs when taking photos.
3. Touch the icon to take photos. Tips: Touch the icon to view the Quick Start Guide to your nubia camera. Pretty camera 1. Enter "Camera" and swipe left/right to "PRETTY". 2. Touch "pretty" to adjust the effect of pretty camera.
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Please use a tripod in a dark environment and use light sources such as flashlight to draw your desire pattern in the sky. 1. In Camera Family, touch “LightDraw”. 2. Touch the icon to take a photo, observe the effect on the screen and touch the icon after you are satisfied with the effect.
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Star Trail Star Track allows you to shoot the track that stars are running around through long-time exposure. Try to shoot your photos on a clear, starry night and use a tripod in a dark environment. 1. In Camera Family, touch “Star Trail”.
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information recorded by camera and allows for future image processing. Meanwhile it provides better image quality. Storage directory: Internal storage/DCIM/Camera/Dng Output format: JPG+DNG 1. In Camera Family, touch “DNG”. 2. Touch the icon to shoot. 3. Choose the DNG format file in the storage directory. 4.
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Time-lapse Photography With time-lapse photography, you can record the slowly-changing scenes in your life (such as sunrise, sunset) into a video clip and play it back quickly. 1. In Camera Family, touch "TIME-LAPSE". 2. Touch the icon to start shooting and touch the icon to end.
Camcorder You can record video clips with your phone. Note: Please respect others’ rights and abide by local regulations and customs when recording video clips. 1. On the home screen, touch “Camera” and swipe left/right to “VIDEO”. 2. Aim your lens at an object and adjust accordingly. - Touch the icon to set Video quality.
automatically search all music files saved in the phone. 2. Touch a music file to start playing and touch the icon to stop playing. 3. During the process of playing music, you can press the volume key to adjust the volume. 4.
You can perform the following operations with your fingers: - Slide your fingers on the screen to the left/right to fast forward/rewind. The time progress appears at the top of the screen. - Pinch your fingers together on the screen or stretch them apart to adjust the display ratio of the screen.
Clock On the home screen, touch “Clock” to set Alarm, check World Time, use Stopwatch Timer function. Alarms Add alarm 1. Select the “Alarms” page and touch “Add alarm”. 2. Perform detailed settings of a new alarm based on your requirements. 3.
2. Touch “Start” to start the stopwatch, touch “Record” to record the current time, and touch “Pause” to stop the stopwatch. 3. Touch “Reset” to reset the stopwatch. Countdown timer 1. Select the “Countdown timer” page. 2. Touch “Custom timer” and swipe up/down to set the countdown time. 3.
Tools Sound Recorder Record audio files On the home screen, select “Tools” > “Sound Recorder” to turn on the sound recorder. 1. Move the microphone on your phone close to your mouth and touch the icon to start recording. 2. Touch the icon to stop recording, touch the icon to continue recording and touch the icon...
Local backup You can backup your data in your phone storage 1. On the page of “Backup”, touch “Create Local Backup”. 2. Touch to select the data you want to backup. 3. Touch “Start”. Scheduled backup 1. Touch the icon and touch “Scheduled backup”.
System update On the home screen, select “Tools” > “System update”. You can check whether there is the latest software version on the server or not after your phone is connected to the Internet. You can also obtain software update packages from our official website, copy the update packages into the root directory of your phone’s internal storage, and select >...
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phone. Swipe from both edges Slide two fingers up or down on both sides of the screen to adjust the screen brightness. Double-click the edge Double click the top edge of the screen to quickly return to the previous interface.
Other My Files You can manage the files (including pictures, music, videos, documents, zips, APKs and folders) on the phone through My File. Calendar On the home screen, touch “Calendar” and select Day, Week, Month or Year to show your calendar. Create new event 1.
- Touch a single record to view details. - Press and hold a single record to select “Delete” or “Top”. OTG function The phone supports OTG function. After connecting your phone with the external devices (U disk, mouse, keyboard, etc.) through the OTG cable, you can transmit data between your phone and external devices, and you can also view &...
Input Method The phone has the preinstalled Android input method and the Kika Keyboard input method. Safety Precautions Using your phone safely On the road Using a phone while driving is illegal in many countries. Please follow local laws and drive safely at all times. Near sensitive electronics Don’t use your phone near sensitive electronic equipment –...
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At a gas station Don’t use your phone at gas stations. In fact, it’s always best to turn it off whenever you’re near fuels, chemicals or explosives. Around water Keep your phone away from water (or any other liquid). It’s not a waterproof model.
there’s network coverage. Dial the national emergency number and touch ‘send’. Explain exactly where you are and don’t hang up until help has arrived. Working temperature The working temperature for the phone is between 0°C and 45°C. Please don’t use the phone outside the range. Using the phone under too high or too low a temperature might cause problems.
- Never short-circuit the charger – this may cause electrocution, overheating or damage. - Don’t charge the phone in direct sunlight or in an area where it’s damp, dusty, or on a vibrating surface. Charging your phone near – or on – a TV or radio could interfere with transmission.
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- Keep your phone away from extremes of heat – like radiators or ovens. It may explode if it gets too hot. - If your phone gets wet and the color of the label on it changes, the warranty will be void, even if the warranty period hasn’t expired.
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