Table of Contents Get Started Your Phone at a Glance Set Up Your Phone Insert and Charge the Battery Your SIM Card Activate Your Phone Set Up Voicemail Sprint Account Information and Help Sprint Account Passwords Manage Your Account Sprint Support Services Phone Basics Your Phone’s Layout Smart Sonic Receiver Turn Your Phone On and Off Turn Your Screen On and Off Touchscreen Navigation Your Home Screen Home Screen Overview Customize the Home Screen Dura Grid Widget Launcher Screens Notifications Panel Quick Settings Panel Status Bar Enter Text Touchscreen Keyboards Swype Google Keyboard Google Voice Typing Tips for Editing Text Phone Calls Make Phone Calls...
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Call Using the Phone Dialer Call from Recent Calls Call from Contacts Call a Number in a Text Message Call Emergency Numbers Call Numbers with Pauses Call Using the Plus (+) Code Call Using Internet Calling 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 Compose a Visual Voicemail Message 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 In-call Options Caller ID Call Waiting 3-Way Calling Call Forwarding Recent Calls Call Settings Voicemail Settings North American Dialing International Dialing TTY Mode Sprint Direct Connect Before Making Your First Direct Connect Call Direct Connect Numbers...
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Save a Direct Connect Number Make and Answer Direct Connect Calls Availability Notifications Answer Direct Connect Calls End a Direct Connect Call Call Alerts Make Group Connect Calls Make Group Connect Calls Group Connect Call Information TeamDC Opt-In TeamDC Scan Lock Invites Direct Connect Settings Contacts Get Started with People The Contacts List Contacts List Options Display 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 Assign a Vibration to a Contact Add a Contact to Favorites Send a Contact’s Call to Voicemail Add a Contact Widget to the Home Screen Delete a Contact Add a Group Contact Edit a Group Contact DC Group Contact Add a Group Connect Contact Edit a Group Connect Contact ICE (In Case of Emergency)
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ICE Contacts Personal Information Synchronize Contacts Share a Contact Sprint Mobile Sync 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 a Corporate Account Compose and Send Email View and Reply to Email Manage Your Email Inbox General Email Settings Email Account Settings 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 Google+ YouTube Apps and Entertainment Google Play Store Find and Install an App Create a Google Wallet Account Google Play Store Menu Options Request a Refund for a Paid App...
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Open an Installed App Uninstall an App Get Help with Google Play Navigation Google Maps Music Google Play Music App Google Play Movies & TV App Google Play Books App Google Play Newsstand App Sprint ID Install Your ID Pack Switch ID Packs Sprint Zone 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 Connections Optimizer Data Services General Information – 4G LTE and 3G Networks 4G LTE Data Connection Status and Indicators Launch a Web Connection Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection Add a VPN Connection Connect to or Disconnect from a VPN Browser Launch the Web Browser Learn to Navigate the Browser Lumen Toolbar Browser Menu Select Text on a Web Page Go to a Specific Website Adjust Browser Settings Reset the Browser to Default...
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Set the Browser Home Page Create Bookmarks Create a New Homepage Add Bookmarks to Your Home Screen Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot Camera and Video Take Pictures Open or Close the Camera Viewfinder Screen Take a Picture Camera Review Screen Record Videos Camera and Video Camera Settings View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery Open Gallery View Pictures and Videos Zoom In or Out on a Picture Watch Video Work with Pictures Picture Options Menu Share Pictures and Videos Send Pictures or Videos by Email Send a Picture or Video by Multimedia Message Send Pictures or Videos Using Bluetooth Share Pictures and Videos on Facebook Share Pictures and Videos on Google+ Share Pictures on Picasa Share Videos on YouTube Tools and Calendar Calendar Add an Event to the Calendar Add a Task Invite Guests to Your Calendar Event Calendar Event Alerts View Calendar Events Erase Calendar Events Show or Hide Calendars...
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Choose Google Calendars to Synchronize With Your Phone Clock Alarms World Clock Timer Stopwatch Calculator Flashlight Sound Recorder MagniFont Voice Services Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) Voice Search Eco Mode Bluetooth Turn Bluetooth On or Off The Bluetooth Settings Menu Change the Device Name 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 Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer Update Your Phone Update Your Phone Firmware Update Your Profile Update Your PRL Update Kyocera Software UICC Unlock Settings Wi-Fi Settings Bluetooth Settings MaxiMZR Settings Data Usage Settings More Settings Airplane Mode...
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Default SMS App NFC Settings Android Beam Tethering & Portable Hotspot Settings VPN Settings Mobile Networks Settings Roaming Emergency Alerts Sound Settings Volumes DC Calls Sound Call Alerts Sound Phone Ringtone Vibrate Pattern Vibrate When Ringing Persistent Alerts Default Notification Sound Dial Pad Touch Tones Touch Sounds Screen Lock Sound Vibrate on Touch Vibrate on Keypress Hearing Aid Display Settings Brightness Wallpaper Auto-Rotate Screen Sleep Daydream Font Size Key Backlight Display Battery Percentage Screen Proximity Safety DC Button Direct Connect Settings Storage Settings Phone Memory viii...
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Battery Settings PC Connection Settings Apps Settings Tap & Pay Location Settings Lock Screen Settings Screen Lock Disable the Screen Lock Improve Face Matching Liveness Check Automatically Lock Power Button Instantly Locks Enable Widgets Start Screen Widgets Owner Information Security Settings Encrypt & Decrypt Data Make Passwords Visible Device Administrators Unknown Sources Verify Apps Credential Storage Language & Input Settings Language Spell Checker Personal Dictionary Default Text Input Google Keyboard Settings Swype Keyboard Settings Google Voice Typing Settings Voice Search Text-to-Speech Output Pointer Speed Back Up and Reset Phone Accounts Date & Time Settings Accessibility Settings...
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Services Vision Hearing Mobility Others Printing Activate This Device About Phone System Update Copyright Information Index...
Get Started The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and service the first time. Your Phone at a Glance The following illustration outlines your phone’s primary external features and buttons. Set Up Your Phone You must first install and charge the battery to begin setting up your phone. Get Started...
Insert and Charge the Battery Follow the steps below to insert the battery and charge it. 1. Install the battery. Turn the battery cover lock counter-clockwise to the unlocked position. Insert your thumbnail or fingernail into the slot and lift the battery cover gently. Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently press the battery into place. Replace the battery cover, making sure all the tabs are secure and there are no gaps around the cover. Turn the battery cover lock clockwise to the locked position. Note: When you insert the battery, your phone may power on automatically. Get Started...
2. Charge your battery. Open the cover of the charger/accessory jack. Plug the smaller end of the USB cable into the phone’s charger/accessory jack. Plug the other end of the USB cable into the charger, and then plug the charger into an 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. 3. Press and hold the Power 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. Your SIM Card Your phone comes with a preinstalled SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card. If you need to reinstall your SIM card, follow the instructions below. Note: The SIM included contains information specific to your phone and should be retained with the phone. 1. Remove the battery cover. See Insert and Charge the Battery. 2. Lift the battery and remove it. Get Started...
3. Slide the flap of the SIM card holder in the direction of the arrow to unlock it and lift the flap. 4. Hold the SIM card so that the metal contacts on the SIM card face down and the cut off corner points to the bottom-left corner of your phone. Insert the SIM card into the flap of the SIM card holder. 5. Replace the flap of the SIM card holder and slide the flap in the direction of the arrow to lock it. 6. Replace the battery and the battery cover. See Insert and Charge the Battery. Activate Your Phone Follow the instructions below to activate your phone if it has not already been activated. Depending on your account or how and where you purchased your phone, it may be ready to use or you may need to activate it on your Sprint account. If you purchased your phone at a Sprint Store, it is probably activated and ready to use. If you received your phone in the mail and it is for a new Sprint account or a new line of service, it is designed to activate automatically. When you turn the phone on for the first time, you should see a Hands Free Activation screen, which may be followed by a PRL Update screen and a Firmware Update screen. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. Get Started...
If you received your phone in the mail and you are activating a new phone for an existing number on your account (you’re swapping phones), you can activate on your computer online or directly on your phone. Activate on your computer: Go to sprint.com/activate and complete the online instructions to activate your phone. Activate on your phone: Turn on your new phone. (Make sure the old one is turned off.) Your phone will automatically attempt Hands-Free Activation. If an error occurs, touch Activate to override auto-activation and start the manual activation wizard. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the activation process. To confirm activation, make a phone call. If your phone is still not activated visit sprint.com/support for assistance. If you do not have access to the Internet, call Sprint Customer Service at 1-888-211- 4727 from another phone. Tip: Do not press the Power Button while the phone is being activated. Pressing the Power Button cancels the activation process. Note: If you are having any difficulty with activation, visit sprint.com/support. 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. Press Home > > Dialpad tab. 2. Touch and hold to dial your voicemail number. 3. ...
Sprint Account Information and Help Find out about account passwords and information about managing your account and finding help. Sprint Account Passwords You will need to create passwords to protect access to your personal account information, your voicemail account, and your data services account. As a Sprint customer, you enjoy unlimited access to all your information. Account User Name and Password If you are the account owner, you will create an account user name and password when you sign on to sprint.com/mysprint. (Click Sign in/Register and then click Sign up now! to get started.) If you are not the account owner (if someone else receives the bill for your Sprint service), you can get a sub-account password at sprint.com/mysprint. Voicemail Password You’ll create your voicemail password when you set up your voicemail. See Set Up Voicemail for more information on your voicemail password. Data Services Password With your Sprint phone, you may elect to set up an optional data services password to control access and authorize purchases. For more information, or to change your passwords, sign on to sprint.com/mysprint. Manage Your Account Manage your Sprint account from your computer, your Sprint phone, or any other phone. Online: sprint.com/mysprint Access your account information.
From Your Sprint Phone 1. Press > > Dialpad tab. 2. Do any of the following: Touch to check minute usage and account balance. Touch to make a payment. Touch to access a summary of your Sprint service plan or get answers to other questions. From Any Other Phone Sprint Customer Service: 1-888-211-4727. Business Customer Service: 1-888-788-4727. Sprint Support Services Sprint 411 and Sprint Operator Services let you easily access information and calling assistance from your Sprint phone. Sprint 411 Sprint 411 gives you access to a variety of services and information, including residential, business, ...
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. Your Phone’s Layout The illustrations and descriptions below outline your phone’s basic layout. Phone Basics...
Key Functions Smart Sonic Receiver (Internal) lets you hear the caller and automated prompts. See Smart Sonic Receiver. Proximity Sensor and Light Sensor detects how close an object is to the surface of the screen. This is typically used to detect when your face is pressed against the screen, such as during a phone call. It also automatically turns off the keyboard backlight and brightens the display when you are in sunlight or a bright room, and turns on the keyboard backlight and dims the display in darker places. While talking on the phone, the sensor detects talk activity and locks the keypad to prevent accidental key presses. LED Indicator displays a phone notification, charging status, or alert. Home Button returns you to the Home screen. Back Button lets you return to the previous screen, or close a dialog box, options menu, the Notifications panel, or onscreen keyboard. Recent Apps Button allows you to open a list of thumbnail images of apps you have worked with recently. Self Camera Lens takes pictures and records videos while facing the screen, and allows you to ...
Headset Jack allows you to plug in either a stereo headset or an optional headset for convenient, hands-free conversations. Primary Microphone transmits your voice and ambient sound during voice calls, voice recordings and videos. Volume Button allows you to adjust the ringtone or media volume when you are not on a call, or adjust the voice volume during a call. Direct Connect Button (DC Button) allows you to make Direct Connect calls, send Call Alerts, and view Direct Connect Call logs. Camera Button lets you activate the camera and video camera, and take pictures and videos. Internal Antennas facilitate reception and transmission. To maximize performance, do not obstruct while using the phone. Battery Cover Lock turns to lock and unlock the battery cover. Power Connectors allow your phone to be connected to an optional multi-bay charger. Back Camera Lens lets you take pictures and videos. ...
Note: Do not cover the microphones during a call. Do not apply any sheet or sticker to the display area as it may compromise the hearing quality. 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 Button for three seconds. Turn Your Phone Off 1. Press and hold the Power Button to open the phone options menu. 2. Touch Power off > OK to turn the phone off. 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 when you need it. Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use ...
Turn the Screen On 1. To turn the screen on, press the Power Button. The below screen appears by default. 2. On the screen, swipe toward: Start to access the Home screen or the screen displayed before it was turned off. Camera to launch the Camera app. Phone to launch the Phone app. Note: To set up a screen lock for security, see Lock Screen Settings. Touchscreen Navigation Your phone’s touchscreen lets you control actions through a variety of touch gestures. Warning: Do not touch with a pen or stylus. It may damage the touch screen. 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. Phone Basics...
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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. Swipe or Slide To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. Phone Basics...
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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. 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...
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.) 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 Phone Basics...
bigger keyboard. See Touchscreen Keyboards for more details. Note: The Auto-rotate screen check box needs to be selected for the screen orientation to automatically change. Press Home > > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate 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. Phone Basics...
Status Bar: Displays the time, notification, and phone status icons. Slide down to display the notifications panel. Folder: Allows users to organize screen items. You can store multiple application icons as a group. Shortcut: Allows users to quickly launch applications. ...
Touch and hold a thumbnail and drag it to rearrange the positions of the home screens. Release the thumbnail where you want to place it. Touch and hold a thumbnail, drag it to “X Remove” and release it when it turns red to delete the home screen. The main home screen cannot be deleted. Touch the home icon at the top of each screen to set the screen as the main home screen. 3. Touch Done. Add App Shortcuts or Widgets to the Home Screen 1. Touch on the favorites tray. 2. Slide the Apps or Widgets screens to find the item you want to add to the home screen. 3. Touch and hold the app icon or a widget and drag it to "Add to Home Screen" at the top of the screen. 4. Move your finger to find the place to add it to. The blue frames which appear on the screen indicate where you might place the item. 5. Release your finger. – or – 1. Touch and hold an empty area on a home screen. 2. Slide the Apps or Widgets screens to find the item you want to add to the home screen. 3. Touch and hold the app icon or a widget and drag it to a home screen thumbnail where you want to add it.
Drag the icon out of the favorites tray, either onto the main screen or to "X Remove." 2. Touch and hold an app icon and drag it to the favorites tray. 3. Release your finger. Use Folders You can use folders to organize the apps on your Home screens. To create folders: Touch and hold an app icon and drag it over another to create a new folder containing both apps. A new folder icon appears. You can now drag more apps to the folder if you wish. To add more apps to the folders: 1. Touch a folder icon and touch in the top-right corner. 2. Swipe left or right to browse through the available Apps page and place checkmarks on those apps you want to put in the folder. 3. Touch Done to complete the process. To manage folders: 1. Touch a folder icon you want to manage. 2. The following options are available: Touch the Unnamed field. The keyboard opens and you can name the folder. To rename it, touch the name. Drag the app out of the folder and drop it anywhere on the home screen to remove it. Touch and hold one of the app icons, then drag it to "X Remove" at the top of the screen to remove it from the home screen. Tip: App folders can be deleted just like any other icon on the Home screen. Touch and hold a folder icon, then drag it to "X Remove" at the top of the screen.
Gallery to set a saved picture in Gallery. Select an album, select an image and zoom in and out on the image to resize it. Touch SET WALLPAPER when you are finished. ID wallpapers to set an ID wallpaper. Select an image included in your ID pack and touch Set wallpaper. Live Wallpapers to set a live wallpaper. Select an image and touch Set wallpaper. Photos to use saved or taken pictures on your phone. Touch to select a picture, and zoom in and out on the image to resize it. Touch SET WALLPAPER when you are finished. Wallpapers to set a preset wallpaper. Slide the small image on the screen sideways to see available options. Select an image and touch Set wallpaper. Dura Grid Widget The Dura Grid widget offers popular settings and apps uniquely designed with high contrast, large icons for easy access with gloved hands or while on the move. The Dura Grid widget can also be customized with most frequently used apps and settings and is available in a six or nine-position layout. Add a Six-position or Nine-position Dura Grid Widget to the Home Screen 1. ...
Access the Launcher Screens 1. Press Home > 2. Following options are available: Touch Apps to display the apps on your phone. Touch Widgets to display the widgets on your phone. Touch to display the apps downloaded on your phone. Touch to search apps on the Launcher tray. Touch > Reset order to reset the order of apps and widgets to default. Touch > App sorting to customize the order of apps. Touch > Manage apps to access the Apps settings screen. See Apps Settings. Touch > System settings to access the phone's settings menu. See Settings. Rearrange Your Apps on the Launcher Screens 1. ...
Quick Settings Panel The Quick Settings panel allows you easy access to common phone settings. For more information on the settings menus, see Settings. To open the Quick Settings panel: 1. Swipe down with two fingers from the top of any screen. – or – Drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then touch the Quick Settings icon at the top right. 2. Touch a specific setting to open it. You can touch the toggle icon to switch between notification panel and quick settings panel. 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 ® Wi-Fi active Vibrate Silent Network (roaming, full signal) Network (full signal) Network (no signal) 4G LTE network (data service) Phone Basics...
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Icon Status 3G (data service) GPS active Airplane mode Alarm set Battery (charging) Battery (full charge) Battery (discharged) DC Unavailable DC Off DC Speaker On DC Speaker Off Notification Icons Icon Notification New email New Gmail New message New voicemail Event Music playing USB connection Alarm Keyboard active Downloading Phone Basics...
Icon Notification Call Alert, Missed Call Alert DC call, Invite, Availability Notification, GLMS, Missed DC call Enter Text You can type on your phone using one of the available touchscreen keyboards.
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Swype Keyboard Overview Note: Key appearance may vary depending on the selected application or text field. Phone Basics...
Using Swype 1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then touch Choose input method > Swype. 2. Swipe your finger continuously over the letters to form a word. As you swipe over letters, words matching your pattern appear at the top of the Swype keyboard. To enter a word, lift your finger, or touch a word at the top of the keyboard. Touch to select ABC mode. Touch to select Number & Symbol mode. In ABC mode, touch to alter the capitalization: (Unshifted) to enter all letters in lowercase. (One-character-shifted) to capitalize only the first letter of a word. (Caps lock) to enter all letters in uppercase. The Number & Symbol keyboards are in two layers. Touch to display the second keyboard. Some keys have alternate characters. In either mode, if a key displays an extra character on the upper right corner, touch and hold the key to enter the character. Or, touch and hold a key to call up a list of all the characters available on that key. Touch the character you want to enter from the list. Touch to switch to Google voice typing, to enter text by speaking. 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. Phone Basics...
Swype Settings You can customize the Swype settings as you like. Touch and hold on the Swype keyboard. – or – Press Home > > Settings > Language & input, and then touch next to Swype. – or – When a keyboard is displayed, drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then touch Choose input method > Set up input method > (next to Swype). For more information about Swype settings, see Swype Keyboard Settings. 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. Phone Basics...
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Google Keyboard Overview Note: Key appearance may vary depending on the selected application or text field. Using Google Keyboard With Google Keyboard, it's easy to enter text, symbols, and numbers. 1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then touch Choose input method > Google Keyboard. 2. Touch keys to enter text. While entering text, use the following options: Touch to select ABC mode. Touch to select Number & Symbol mode. In ABC mode, touch to alter the capitalization: (Unshifted) to enter all letters in lowercase. (One-character-shifted) to capitalize only the first letter of a word. You can select the caps lock by double-touching or touching and holding or to make all letters in uppercase. Phone Basics...
(Caps lock) to enter all letters in uppercase. In Number & Symbol mode, touch to display more symbols. If you make a mistake, touch to delete incorrect characters. Touch and hold to delete a whole word or field. Some keys have alternate characters. In either mode, if a key displays an extra character at the upper right corner, touch and hold the key to enter the character. Or, touch and hold a key to call up a list of all the characters available on that key. Touch the character you want to enter from the list. Touch to switch to Google voice typing, to enter text by speaking. Google Keyboard Settings You can customize the Google Keyboard settings as you like. On the Google Keyboard, touch and hold the key immediately left to the space key and touch Google Keyboard Settings. – or – Press Home > > Settings > Language & input, and then touch next to Google Keyboard. – or – When a keyboard is displayed, drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then touch Choose input method > Set up input methods > (next to Google Keyboard).
If the text is incorrect, touch DELETE. 3. Once you have completed entering your text, touch Tip: You can quickly assign Google voice typing from the keyboard. Touch the microphone icon to turn on voice typing. Google Voice Typing Settings You can customize the Google voice typing settings as you like. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Language & input, and then check the Google voice typing check box. 2. Touch next to Google voice typing to configure its settings. For more information about Google voice typing settings, see Google Voice Typing Settings. Tips for Editing Text Your phone gives you many options to make entering text easier, including copying, cutting, and pasting text, using voice-to-text input, customizing the user dictionary, using predictive text, and more. 1. In a text entry field, touch and hold the text body. 2. Selection tabs appear and the currently selected words or characters are highlighted. Drag the tabs to expand or reduce the range of the selected text. 3. Touch an onscreen option from the edit menu bar. Touch to close the edit menu bar.
Phone Calls With our wireless 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. Press Home > > Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad. 2. Touch the number keys on the dialpad to enter the phone number. 3. Touch to call the number. 4. To end the call, touch Call from Recent Calls The Recent calls list lets you quickly place calls to recent incoming, outgoing, or missed numbers. Phone Calls...
1. Press Home > to display the phone app. 2. Touch the Recent calls tab to display the recent calls list. 3. Touch the phone icon next to the number or contact to place a call. For additional options, touch the name or number. Call from Contacts You can place phone calls directly from entries in your Contacts list. 1. Press Home > to display the phone app. 2. Your favorites and frequent contacts are displayed. Touch Phone book to display the phone book. Touch to search for your contact. 3. Touch the contact you want to place a call. For additional information on Contacts, see Contacts. Call a Number in a Text Message While viewing a text message or email message, you can place a call to a number that is in the body of the message. 1. ...
1. Touch Emergency call at the bottom of the lock screen. 2. Touch Once an emergency call is placed, your phone will be in Emergency mode where non-emergency calls cannot be made. To exit Emergency mode: Press Back > Exit Emergency mode > Yes. 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. Call Numbers with Pauses You can dial phone numbers with pauses for use with automated systems, such as voicemail or credit card billing numbers. There are two types of pauses available on your phone: Add 2-sec pause: Automatically sends the next set of numbers after two seconds. ...
1. Press Home > > Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad. 2. Touch and hold until you see a “+” on the display screen. 3. Enter the country code and phone number, and then touch . The phone automatically prepends the access code for international dialing, followed by the country code and phone number. Call Using Internet Calling When Wi-Fi network is available, you can make and receive calls through an Internet calling account. Important: Calling a phone number using Internet calling may incur additional charges. Add an Internet Calling Account 1. Press Home > to display the phone app. 2. Touch the Menu tab, and then touch Call settings > SIP Accounts > ADD ACCOUNT. 3. Enter your account details. When finished, touch SAVE to confirm or touch DISCARD to cancel. 4. To set your phone to receive Internet calls on your added account, press Back and select the Receive incoming calls check box. Note: This requires the phone to maintain a connection with a Wi-Fi data network, which reduces ...
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 On the Incoming call screen, swipe the Answer icon Mute the Ringing Sound Press the Volume Button down. Reject an Incoming Call Swipe the Ignore icon . The call will be sent directly to voicemail. Reject a Call and Send a Text Message You can reject an incoming call and automatically send a text message to the caller. Swipe the Ignore & Text icon to ignore the call and send a message to the caller.
Voicemail Notification There are a couple of different ways your phone alerts you to a new voicemail message. By sounding the assigned notification sound. By vibrating the phone when the vibrate setting is on. By displaying within the Notifications area of the Status bar when a new unheard voicemail message(s) is received. Note: When you are roaming off the network, you may not receive notification of new voicemail messages. It is recommended that you periodically check your voicemail by dialing 1 + area code + your wireless phone number. When your voicemail answers, touch and enter your password. Roaming rates apply when you access voicemail while roaming off the network. 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. Use Traditional Voicemail to Access Your Messages 1. Press Home > > Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad. 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. ...
Use Visual Voicemail to Delete Your Messages 1. Press Home > > Voicemail 2. Open a message and touch Tip: You can restore messages you have sent to the trash folder. Touch Inbox > Trash, touch and hold the message you want to restore to the inbox, and then touch the restore icon Visual Voicemail Visual Voicemail gives you a quick and easy way to access your voicemail. Now you can find exactly the message you are looking for without having to listen to every voicemail message first. This new feature periodically goes out to your voicemail, and gathers the caller information from all of the current voicemails. It then populates a list with the caller name and number, along with the length of time and priority level of the voicemail message. Set Up Visual Voicemail Setting up Visual Voicemail follows many of the same procedures as setting up traditional voicemail. You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated. Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off. Note: To set up your traditional voicemail box, see Voicemail Setup. 1. Press Home > > Voicemail . You’ll see a Personalize your voicemail prompt. 2. Touch Personalize now and follow the system prompts to: Create a password (part of standard voicemail).
1. Press Home > > 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. (It will begin playing automatically.) 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. Compose a Visual Voicemail Message Record a voice message and share or send it. Phone Calls...
1. Press Home > > Voicemail . 2. Touch to access the recording screen and touch to start recording. 3. Touch to stop recording. 4. Touch to review the recorded message. Touch > Re-record to discard the current message and start a new recording. 5. Touch to select a method to share the recorded message and follow the onscreen instructions. You will be asked to set a Display name if it is not set. ...
Share to share the message. Select an available method and follow the onscreen instructions. Reply to reply to the message via text or voice message. The bar provides a visual timeline for the current message. Touch and drag this bar to scrub through the message to different points. Configure Visual Voicemail Settings The Visual Voicemail settings menu lets you access settings for notifications, pictures, greetings, and more. 1. Press Home > > Voicemail 2. Touch > Settings. Select an option to change its settings. Manage subscription to verify your Voicemail-to-Text account information. Auto forward to email to send a copy of new messages to an email address of your choice. Personalize voicemail to change your voicemail greeting for incoming calls and update password. See Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu. Notifications to determine how you are notified of new voicemails. ...
Tip: You can restore messages you have sent to the trash folder. Touch Inbox > Trash, touch and hold the message you want to restore to the inbox, and then touch the restore icon Note: Voicemail settings can also be accessed by pressing Home > Phone > Menu tab > Call settings > 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. Press Home > > 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.
Add call: Touch and hold to initiate a conference call (3-way call). End call: End the current call. Dialpad/Hide: Toggle the appearance of the onscreen dialpad to enter additional numbers such as an extension or access code. For example: When you call your bank’s 800 number, use your dialpad to enter your account number and PIN. Speaker: Route the phone’s audio through the speaker (ON) or through the earpiece (OFF). Warning: Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use. Mute: Mute the microphone during an active call. Touch the ON/OFF button to mute or unmute your microphone. Note: If Mute is activated, the speaker mode is deactivated. Bluetooth: Route the phone's audio through a connected Bluetooth headset (ON) or through the speaker (OFF). 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. Phone Calls...
1. Press Home > > Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad. 2. Touch 3. Enter a phone number. 4. Touch 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: Swipe . This puts the first caller on hold and answers the second call. To switch back to the first caller: Touch Switch calls. Note: For those calls where you don’t want to be interrupted, you can temporarily disable Call Waiting by touching before placing your call. Call Waiting is automatically reactivated once you end the call. 3-Way Calling With 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 Dialpad screen, enter a number and touch (or place a call from recent calls or phone book). 2. ...
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. Press Home > > Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad. 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: 1. Press Home > > Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad. 2. Touch 3. Touch . (You will hear a tone to confirm the deactivation.) Recent Calls The Recent calls tab of the Phone application lists all recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. View Recent Calls 1. ...
Recent Calls Options To make a call from the recent calls, see Call from Recent Calls. For additional options: 1. Press Home > to display the phone app. 2. Touch the Recent calls tab to display the recent calls list. 3. Touch an entry to view the contact. Touch to send a text message. Touch Add to contacts to add the number to Contacts. Touch > Delete from recent call to delete the call. Touch > Edit number before call to edit the number before calling. Filter Recent Calls 1. ...
Voicemail Settings If you need to adjust your voicemail provider or access settings, use the Voicemail settings menu. 1. Press Home > to display the phone app. 2. Touch the Menu tab, and then touch Call settings > Voicemail. 3. Configure options for voicemail. North American Dialing Use this option when placing international calls while in the United States or Canada. 1. Press Home > to display the phone app. 2. Touch the Menu tab, and then touch Call settings. 3. Select the North American dialing check box. See Call Using the Plus (+) Code. International Dialing Use this option when placing international calls from outside the United States or Canada. 1. Press Home > to display the phone app. 2. Touch the Menu tab, and then touch Call settings. 3. ...
3. 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. Sprint Direct Connect ® ® Sprint Direct Connect , available exclusively from Sprint, offers instant, two-way “walkie-talkie- style” communication between you and your family, friends, and co-workers, all at the click of a button. Perfect for get-in get-out conversations such as checking status, getting information, getting directions, or coordinating with others—fast. Call Alert sends an alert to other Direct Connect users to let them know you want to reach them. About Sprint Direct Connect Learn the services available with Sprint Direct Connect. The following Sprint Direct Connect services are available: ® Direct Connect - Allows two-way radio communication with other Direct Connect users.
Enable Direct Connect Services 1. Sign in to your account at sprint.com/mysprint. 2. On the My Account tab, click the Manage this device dropdown menu and select Change my services. 3. Under Push-to-Talk, select Unlimited Direct Connect and Group Connect and Sprint Service. Direct Connect Numbers Sprint Direct Connect is compatible with two different types of Direct Connect numbers. Separate numbers – Some Direct Connect numbers are a unique number (not a standard wireless phone number). This type is made up of three sets of digits separated by asterisks (for example, 444*5555*111). When calling a person or storing a contact with this type of number, be sure to include the asterisks in the number. If you are saving the number in your Contacts, choose DC ONLY for the phone type. A single number – Some Direct Connect numbers use the same numbers as the wireless number for the phone (for example, 555-555-1234). If the person you are calling has a single number for both voice calls and for Direct Connect, use that ten-digit phone number to make Direct Connect calls. You do not need to add any asterisks (*) to the number. If you are saving this number in your Contacts, choose other than DC ONLY for the phone type. Your Direct Connect Number Your Direct Connect number is the same as your wireless phone number (for example, 555-555- 1234). Sprint Direct Connect is compatible with this type of Direct Connect number as well as Direct ...
2. Touch Add to contacts. 3. To add the number to an existing contact, touch the contact, select a number type for the new number, and then touch OK. – or – To add the number as a new contact, touch CREATE NEW CONTACT, enter the name and any additional information, and then touch Save. See Add a Contact. When selecting a number type for the entry: Select DC ONLY if the Direct Connect number is different from the wireless phone number. Make sure to include the asterisks (*) between the sections of a DC ONLY number. Select other than DC ONLY if the wireless phone number and the Direct Connect number are the same. Display Your Direct Connect Number Your Direct Connect number and other information about your phone and account will be displayed. Press Home > > Settings > About phone > Status. Make and Answer Direct Connect Calls You can make a Direct Connect call by entering a Direct Connect number manually or by selecting ...
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Pressing and releasing the DC Button “pings” the recipient. The recipient’s phone emits an incoming tone and displays your name or number. If available, he or she can choose to respond and begin the conversation. Alternatively, you can hold the button and speak after you first press and hear the tone. In this case, your voice will broadcast instantly over the recipient’s speaker. Pinging the recipient’s phone by pressing and releasing may avoid unintentional interruptions. 4. After the recipient accepts your call: Wait for “Push to Talk” to appear onscreen. Press and hold the DC Button. Wait for a tone to sound and “Me” to appear onscreen before you begin talking. 5. Release the DC Button to listen. 6. Touch to end the call. Note: All Direct Connect calls end automatically if there is no activity on the call for several seconds. Make a Direct Connect Call from Contacts Place a Direct Connect call to the Direct Connect numbers stored in your Contacts. 1. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab.
Make a Direct Connect Call from Recent DC’s Place a Direct Connect call from your Direct Connect Call logs. 1. Press Home > > Recent DC's tab. – or – Press the DC Button to display your Direct Connect (including Call Alert and Invite) Call logs. See One Touch DC. 2. Touch next to the entry you want to place a Direct Connect call. 3. Continue the Direct Connect call as described previously. Tip: To redial your most recent Direct Connect call, press the DC Button on the recent DC’s screen. Make a Direct Connect Call from the DC Book The DC book contains the numbers and groups you can place a Direct Connect call to. 1. Press Home > > DC book tab. 2. ...
To dismiss a notification: Touch Ignore. Answer Direct Connect Calls When you receive a Direct Connect call, you hear an incoming tone or the phone vibrates, depending on your settings. You will see the Direct Connect number and the caller’s name (if available) on your screen. You may also hear the caller’s voice through the speakerphone. Default for Direct Connect calls is speakerphone on. You can turn the speakerphone off and listen to Direct Connect calls through the earpiece as you would a regular call, or you can listen through a headset. Answer Direct Connect Calls 1. Press the Speaker Button to either enable or disable the Direct Connect speakerphone feature. If you enable the Direct Connect speakerphone ( ), you will hear the caller’s voice through the speakerphone on the front of the phone. If you disable the Direct Connect speakerphone ( ), you will only hear the caller’s voice through the earpiece. 2. Accept the incoming call. If available, the caller’s name and Direct Connect number also appear on the display. 3. When the caller has finished speaking, you will hear a tone and see “Push to Talk” on the display. 4. Press and hold the DC Button and wait for a tone to sound and a message (“Me”) to appear onscreen. Continue the Direct Connect call as described previously. Tip: Touch ...
End a Direct Connect Call There are two ways to disconnect a Direct Connect call. Do nothing; the call will automatically end after several seconds if neither party presses the DC Button. – or – Touch Call Alerts Call Alerts let you notify others that you want to communicate with them using Direct Connect. When a user receives a Call Alert, the phone sounds a tone and displays your name or Direct Connect number. Send a Call Alert Send a notification to start a Direct Connect call. 1. Press Home > > Dialpad tab. Enter a Direct Connect number and touch > Send Call alert. – or – Touch on the Contacts details screen, the Recent DC’s details screen, the DC book screen, or the Quick contact screen. Note: When sending a Call Alert, make sure you select the Direct Connect number for the person you are trying to reach. 2. Touch Add text and select a text, if you want to attach a preset text to the alert. Important: Preset text messages with Call Alerts can only be sent to and from Direct Connect users with Sprint phones. If you send a Call Alert with text to another Direct Connect subscriber without this capability, the user will receive the Call Alert but will not receive the text message. ...
Reply to a Call Alert Call Alerts continue to repeat for a set amount of time or until you return the call or dismiss the alert. See Call Alerts to adjust the settings. If you receive a Call Alert while in a DC call, touch Call back to finish the current call and respond to the Call Alert. To reply to a Call Alert: 1. With the Call Alert displayed, press and hold the DC Button to return the call. 2. Continue with the Direct Connect call as previously detailed. To place a voice call: Press the Speaker Button. To dismiss a Call Alert: Touch Dismiss. Make Group Connect Calls A Group Connect call is a Direct Connect call made to up to 20 Direct Connect users with Sprint phones nationwide at one time. You can make a Group Connect call in several different ways: By setting up a group entry in Contact on your phone. By using the Sprint Mobile Sync tool at sprint.com/mysprint. See Sprint Mobile Sync. By selecting or entering multiple numbers for a one-time call. For information on creating groups and storing them in Contacts, see Add a Group Connect Contact. Important: When making a Group Connect call or creating a group list for Group Connect calls in Contacts, you must select an entry’s Direct Connect–capable number. If you select a number that is not Direct Connect–capable, the name will be added to the list, but Group Connect calls will not go through to that group member.
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Make a Group Connect Call from Contacts 1. Press Home > > People > DC Groups tab. 2. Touch next to the group entry you want to place a Group Connect call to. 3. Continue the Group Connect call in the same manner as a one-to-one Direct Connect call. Note: Only one person at a time may speak on a Group Connect call. 4. When you are finished, touch to end the call. (By default, when you end a Group Connect call that you initiated, all other participants are dropped from the call. To change this option, see Group Call Options.) Note: If you get an error message saying that your contact “is not reachable via Direct Connect” or “this number is not DC capable,” please check to see that you have entered or highlighted a valid Direct Connect number. Make a Group Connect Call from Recent DC’s 1. Press Home > > Recent DC's tab. 2. ...
4. When you have finished selecting entries, press the DC Button. 5. Continue the Group Connect call as described previously. Join or Rejoin a Group Connect Call If you are not available at the beginning of a Group Connect call, or if you drop off the call temporarily, you can rejoin the in-progress Group Connect call. 1. Press Home > > Recent DC's tab. 2. Touch next to the group entry you want to join or rejoin. 3. Continue the Group Connect call as described previously. Tip: You may also join or rejoin a Group Connect call from your Contacts. Touch next to the group entry. Note: If the Group Connect call has already ended, pressing the DC Button initiates a new Group Connect call. Note: If you do not want to participate in a Group Connect call, touch Group Connect Call Information Your phone’s display may show some useful information during a Group Connect call. During a Group Connect call, the following information may appear on your screen: The name of the group. The name or Direct Connect number of the person speaking.
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has created it. 1. Sign on to your account at sprint.com/mysprint. 2. From your account summary page, click My services and device > Contacts > Launch Mobile Sync > My Contacts > Add group > TeamDC. 3. Add TeamDC members directly (using Direct Connect numbers) or select individual members or groups from your Contacts list. 4. (Optional) Click Set Talker Priority to select a Talker Priority for each group member (default is Medium). You can assign a priority of Low, Medium, or High to each member. During a TeamDC call, members with a higher Talker Priority can “break in” when members with a lower priority are speaking. Note: Talker Priority: The optional TeamDC “Talker Priority” feature lets you define a priority level (Low, Medium, or High) for each member of a TeamDC group. When a TeamDC call is active, members with a higher priority may interrupt a member with a lower priority while that member is speaking. By default, the system sets all members of a TeamDC group to a “Medium” priority level. 5. Click Save to save the TeamDC group and distribute it to the other group members. Update TeamDC Groups Connect to the network to keep your TeamDC groups’ list up-to-date. 1. Press Home > > People > DC Groups tab.
Tip: You can touch an entry from Home > > DC book tab. 3. Continue the TeamDC call as any other Direct Connect or Group Connect call. 4. When you are finished, press to end the call. (By default, when you end a TeamDC call that you initiated, all other participants are dropped from the call. To change this option, see Group Call Options.) Join or Rejoin a TeamDC Call If you are not available at the beginning of a call, or if you drop off the call temporarily, you can rejoin the in-progress TeamDC call. 1. Press Home > > Recent DC's tab. 2. Touch next to the TeamDC group you want to make a TeamDC call. 3. Continue the TeamDC call as described previously. Tip: You may also join or rejoin a TeamDC call from your Contacts. Touch next to the TeamDC group. Note: If the TeamDC call has already ended, pressing the DC Button initiates a new TeamDC call. Remove Yourself from a TeamDC Group You may have the option to remove yourself from a TeamDC group.
The name of the group. The name or Direct Connect number of the person speaking. The number of TeamDC members who are connected to the call out of the number invited (for example, 4 out of 6). Opt-In TeamDC Opt-In TeamDC works like a chatroom. You can make and manage Opt-In TeamDC groups in the same way as you would for TeamDC groups on the Web. You can also send an Invite during an Opt- In TeamDC call to the group members who have not yet joined the call. (See Send an Invite During a Call.) Scan Lock At any given time, you can specify which TeamDC and Opt-in Team DC groups you wish to be active on your phone. You can either participate in all TeamDC and Opt-in TeamDC calls for which you are a member, or select specific groups to be active. The Direct Connect service is suspended while configuring the scan lock settings. 1. Press Home > > People > DC Groups tab. 2. Touch > List TeamDC Group > > Scan lock for downloading the group list from the server, or updating the list on your phone, and selecting groups from the list. – or – Touch > Scan lock for selecting groups from the list saved on your phone. 3. Select an option: ...
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Send an Invite You can send an Invite to initiate a call. You can also send an Invite during a call to those who have not joined the call yet. Send an Invite to Start a Call To send an Invite to start an Opt-In TeamDC call: 1. Select a group from Recent DC’s or Contacts and touch next to the Opt-In TeamDC entry. 2. When the group is not active, a message appears. Read the message and touch Invite. Send an Invite During a Call To send an Invite during an Opt-In TeamDC call to the group members who have not joined the call yet: While on an Opt-In TeamDC call, touch Send invites. To send an Invite during a Direct Connect or Group Connect call to a personal or group Contacts entry: 1. While on a Direct Connect or Group Connect call, touch Add to call. 2. Select an entry from the displayed list. 3. Touch Invite. Reply to an Invite Respond to an Invite to return the call, place a voice call, or dismiss it. If you receive an Invite while in ...
Direct Connect Settings Some Direct Connect settings menus are available when you subscribe to Sprint Direct Connect services. Turn Direct Connect On and Off By default, your phone’s Direct Connect feature is turned on. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Direct Connect settings > Direct Connect. 2. Touch On or Off. Your phone displays the DC Off icon ( ) on the status bar when Direct Connect is turned off. Note: Sprint Direct Connect is not available in LTE/CDMA mode.
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1. Press Home > > Settings > Direct Connect settings > Permissions. 2. Touch Edit block contacts list or Edit allow contacts list. Touch the delete icon next to the listing you want to remove. Group Call Options Set the way to end a group call you initiated. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Direct Connect settings > Group call options. 2. Select an option: Allow the call to continue.: Keeps the call active even after you hang up. The call will remain active until the last member disconnects. End the call for everyone.: Terminates the call session for all connected members when you hang up.
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1. Press Home > > Settings > Direct Connect settings. 2. Select the DC headset mode check box to enable the function. One Touch DC You can select the function of the DC button when you press it in standby mode. By default, it displays your Direct Connect (including Call Alert and Invite) Call logs. You can also select to enable or disable the assigned function of the DC button when the phone’s display is off in idle state. To assign a function to the DC button: 1. Press Home > > Settings > Direct Connect settings > One touch DC. 2. Touch Action and select an option. Launch Recent DC's list to display your Direct Connect recent history. Launch contacts list to display your Contacts list. DC selected contact to place a Direct Connect call to a selected number. Select Contacts, Recent DC’s, or New number and enter or select the number to specify.
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 PC, compatible email programs (including Exchange Server), and your Facebook friends. Get Started with People Before using the People app, it’s best to learn a few basics. The Contacts List Learn how to view and navigate through your phone’s Contacts list. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab. You will see the Contacts list. Favorites: Touch to display your favorite contacts. Contacts: Touch to display the individual contacts. Groups: Touch to display the group contacts. DC Groups: Touch to display the DC Group of contacts Contacts...
ICE: Touch to Touch to display your ICE (in case of emergency) contacts and your information. Add contact: Touch to add a contact. See Add a Contact. Add group: Touch to add a group contact. See Add a Group Contact. Add Group Connect contact: Touch to add a Group Connect contact for Direct Connect calls. See Add a Group Connect Contact. Search: Touch to search a contact. Menu: Touch to display the main contacts list options. 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, you’ll see a slider on the right when you’re flicking up or down the list. To go directly to a letter, touch and hold the slider and drag it to a letter. Contacts List Options You can access optional features in the Contacts list. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab > to display the main contacts list options. List TeamDC Group: Displays a list of TeamDC groups. You can select a group to be active on your phone. See Scan Lock. Multiple: Selects contacts and places a DC call. See Make a Group Connect Call ...
Display Options Select which contacts to display on People. 1. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab. 2. Touch > Contacts to display. 3. Select one of the following options: All contacts to display all the contacts you save. Phone to display all the contacts saved in your phone. An account (for example, Google) to display only its contacts. Customize whether to display all the contacts saved in your phone, or to select contact types for each account. Touch Phone or an account name, make your selection, and then touch OK. You can also select how your contacts are displayed. 1. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab. 2. Touch > Settings. 3. Set the following options: ...
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 Add organization PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS Add another field: Touch to include additional information such as Phonetic name, IM, Notes, Nickname, Website, Internet call, etc. 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 left of the field and select the appropriate type. Note: To add more phone numbers, email addresses, etc., touch Add new under the current numbers or addresses. 5. When you have finished adding information, touch Save. Save a Phone Number You can save a phone number to Contacts directly from the phone dialpad. 1. Press Home > > Dialpad tab to display the phone dialpad. 2. ...
1. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab. 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 Save. 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 while on the edit contact menu. Note: To add more phone numbers, email addresses, etc., touch Add new under the current numbers or addresses. Assign a Stored Picture to a Contact The Edit contact menu lets you assign a picture stored in your phone’s memory to a contact. 1. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab. 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch > Edit. 3. Touch the contact icon to the right of the name. 4. Touch Choose photo from Gallery and select a location. 5. ...
You may be prompted to size the picture for use with contacts. Drag the square to frame the portion of the picture to use. Touch and hold the edge of the square and drag it to resize the square and touch Save or SAVE. 6. Touch Save 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. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab. 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. Assign a Vibration to a Contact You can assign a specific vibrate pattern to a contact. 1. Press Home > ...
1. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab. 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch 3. Select the All calls to voicemail check box. Add a Contact Widget to the Home Screen You can place your favorite contacts on the home screen. 1. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab. 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch > Place on Home screen. The contact widget is added to your home screen. Tip: To remove a contact widget from the home screen, touch and hold a contact widget and drag it over “X Remove” at the top of the screen and release it when it turns red. Delete a Contact You can delete a contact from the contacts details page.
Edit a Group Contact Manage the group contacts you create. Add or Remove the Group Contact, or Rename the Group 1. Press Home > > People > Groups tab. 2. Touch a group contact and touch > Edit. 3. The following options are available: Touch the group’s name to rename it. Touch Add new to add an entry to the group contact. Check the entries that you want to add, touch Done, and confirm the group contact information. Touch next to the entry you want to remove from the group. 4. Touch Save. Delete a Group Contact 1. ...
4. Enter the group’s name. 5. Touch Save. Edit a Group Connect Contact Manage the Group Connect contacts you create. Add or Remove the Group Connect Contact, or Rename the Group 1. Press Home > > People > DC Groups tab. 2. Touch an entry and touch > Edit. 3. The following options are available: Touch the group’s name to rename it. Touch Add new to add an entry to the group. Touch ...
> People > Contacts tab, and then touch ICE- In Case of Emergency. 2. Touch . You can register up to five emergency contacts. Note: You will be prompted to enable the Location settings if they are disabled. Read the onscreen information and follow the instructions. 3. Touch the entry to register. To remove an ICE contact: 1. Press Home > > ICE 2. Touch a nd touch the contact to remove. 3. ...
3. Touch the account you want to sync your contacts with. 4. Select the Contacts check box. Note: The process of updating your contacts tab can take several minutes. If after 10-20 minutes, your list has not been updated, repeat steps 3 and 4. Your People then reflects any updated contact information. This update process works both ways. For example, any changes on the phone are updated to your Gmail contacts list after sync. Share a Contact You can quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, email, Gmail, or text messaging. 1. Press Home > > People > Contacts tab. 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 send the information to Drive. Confirm, or edit, the document title and account and folder to save, and then touch OK. Email to send the information as an email attachment. See Compose and Send Email for details on sending email. Gmail to send the information as a Gmail attachment. See Send a Gmail Message for details. Messaging to send the information in a multimedia message. For more information on text messaging, see Text and Multimedia Messaging.
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Transfer contacts to a new phone. When you activate a new phone, Sprint Mobile Sync sends your existing contact information to the phone upon activation. Erase contact information from a lost phone. If your phone is lost or stolen, Sprint Mobile Sync can remotely remove all the contact information. You can then send the information to your replacement phone. Import and export contacts with online address books. Import or export contact information from or to Outlook, or other compatible databases. Access Sprint Mobile Sync Online 1. Sign on to your My Sprint page at sprint.com/mysprint. 2. Click My services and device > Contacts > Launch Mobile Sync. Follow the onscreen instructions to add, edit, and manage all your contact information.
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, and social networking accounts. Gmail / Google You will need a Google Account to access several phone features such as Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube™, 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. Create a Google Account If you do not already have a Google Account, you can create one online or using your phone. 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 now. 3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account. Create a Google Account Using Your Phone 1. ...
7. Select the BACKUP & RESTORE and COMMUNICATION options, if prompted, and touch 8. Touch I accept if you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Chrome Terms of Service and Privacy Notice, and Google Play Terms of Service. 9. Type the displayed texts for authentication and touch 10. To join Google+, touch Get started and follow the onscreen instructions. 11. Enter your credit card information to enable purchases at Google Play Store. Your account is displayed under ACCOUNTS in the Settings menu. 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 sign in to your Google Account. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Add account. 2. Touch Google, and then touch Existing. 3. Enter your Gmail username and password, and then touch 4. Read and accept the Google Terms of Service, and then touch OK. 5. Follow the onscreen prompts to sign in to your current Google Account. 6. After your phone connects with the Google servers, select the items you would like to sync with your phone, and then touch . Your account is displayed in Google under ACCOUNTS in the ...
Touch the account name at the top of the inbox, and then touch the account you want to view. Refresh the inbox: Swipe down to refresh the inbox. Send a Gmail Message Use your phone to send Gmail messages. 1. Press Home > > Gmail 2. In any folder, touch 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. 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 > Add Cc/Bcc. 5. Enter the email subject, and then compose your email. Note: If you want to attach a picture, touch > Attach file. Locate and touch the picture you want to attach. 6. After composing your message, touch Note: While composing the message, touch > Save draft to save it as a draft. To view your draft messages, touch at the top of the Gmail screen, and then touch Drafts.
Touch to reply to the message. Touch > Reply all to reply to all recipients. Touch > Forward to forward the message. Touch > Print to save the print job as a PDF file to your Google Drive. 4. After composing your message, touch Email Use the Email 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 phone. Add an Email Account from the Settings Menu 1. Press Home > > Settings > Add account > Email. 2. Enter the Email address and Password for the email account and then touch Next. ...
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 more details. You should get all pertinent information for the email account, such as incoming and outgoing server settings, before you proceed. Add a Corporate Account If you synchronize your phone with your corporate account, you can read, manage, and send email in the same easy way as with a POP3/IMAP account. However, you can also access some powerful Exchange features. Important: Before setting up a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Account, contact your company’s Exchange Server administrator for required account settings information. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Add account > Corporate. 2. Enter the Email address and Password information and then touch Next. Consult your company's network administrator for further details: ...
5. Touch Next. 6. If the onscreen activation disclaimer is displayed, touch OK. 7. Configure your Incoming checking frequency, Days to sync (days to synchronize between your phone and server), and activate any other email settings, and then touch Next. Note: Signal interruptions or incorrect user name or password information can cause completion issues. 8. Identify your new account with a unique name and touch Next. Note: You can have multiple corporate email (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync) accounts active on your phone. 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 or videos to your email messages. 1. Press Home > > Email 2. In any folder, touch 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. 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.
1. Press Home > > Email 2. On 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. To reply to or forward a message: Touch to reply to the sender of the message. Touch to reply to all recipients of the message. Touch to forward the message. 4. After composing your message, touch Manage Your Email Inbox Your email inbox provides management options for viewing and deleting your email messages. View Your Email Inbox 1. ...
1. Press Home > > Email . 2. Touch > Settings > General settings. The following options are available: Confirm before deleting: Check to display a confirmation before deleting a message. Confirm before sending: Check to display a confirmation before sending a message. Auto-advance: Choose which screen to show after you delete a message. Sender image: Check to display an image of the sender in conversation list. Swipe to delete: Check to delete a message in conversation list by swiping it. View type of the mail list: Select a type of the email list from Subject oriented type or Sender oriented type. ...
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Enable Peak-Time: Set the two sets of time intervals to check your new emails – one for peak time and the other for off peak-time. Frequency during Peak-Time: Select the time interval used by your phone to check your new emails during peak time. Frequency during Off Peak-Time: Select the time interval used by your phone to check your new emails during off peak time. Peak-Time schedule: Set a period of time to be the peak time according to the days of the week. Days to sync: Set a period of time to synchronize your account. Sync email: Check to synchronize your email. Sync contacts: Check to synchronize your contacts. Sync calendar: Check to synchronize your calendar. Sync task: Check to synchronize your task. Sync SMS: Check to synchronize your SMS. Security options: Enable security options such as encrypting your outgoing messages including attachments and attaching a digital signature to your outgoing messages. ...
Text and Multimedia Messaging With Text Messaging (SMS), you can send and receive instant text messages between your wireless phone and another messaging-ready phone. Multimedia messages, or MMS, can contain text and pictures, recorded voice, audio or video files, picture slideshows, contact cards (vCard), or appointments (vCalendar). See your service plan for applicable charges for messaging. Send a Text Message Quickly compose and send text messages on your phone. 1. Press Home > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch . The Compose screen opens. 3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can: Enter phone numbers directly in the Enter recipient field. If you’re sending the message to several phone numbers, separate the phone numbers with a comma. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers from your contacts list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that number or address directly. 4. Touch the “Type message” box and then start composing your message. 5. When done, touch to send the text message. Accounts and Messaging...
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, recorded voices, audio or video files, or slideshows. 1. Press Home > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch . The Compose screen opens. 3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can: Enter phone numbers directly in the Enter recipient field. If you’re sending the message to several phone numbers, separate the phone numbers with a comma. As you enter information, any matching phone numbers from your contacts list are displayed. Touch a match to enter that number or address directly. Note: You can add a subject line by touching > Add subject. 4. Touch the “Type message” box, and then start composing your message. 5. Touch and select from the following file attachments: Pictures: Selects an app and then select a stored picture to attach. Capture picture: Takes a picture to attach. Videos: Selects an app and then select a stored video to attach. Capture video: Records a video to attach. ...
1. In the multimedia message you’re composing, touch > Slideshow. 2. To compose your slideshow, do any of the following: Touch Add slide to create a new slide. (This is a placeholder for new images to be added, similar to a playlist.) Touch the created slide (example, Slide 1), touch Add picture, select an app to use, and then select the picture you want to add to the slide. Touch the “Type message, or leave blank” box to add a caption. Touch Preview to preview the slide, Replace picture to delete the currently selected picture or Remove slide to remove the selected slide. Touch for more options. 3. When you have finished composing the multimedia message, touch Save and Resume a Draft Message While composing a text or multimedia message, press Back > Yes to save your message as a draft. To resume composing the message: 1. Press Home > > Messaging 2. ...
To open the message, touch and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Touch the new message to open and read it. For information on reading and replying to messages see “Manage Message Conversations” in this chapter. 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, drag the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. Touch the new message to open and read it. To return to the Messaging screen from a text message thread, press Back 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. Note: If a message contains a phone number, touch the message to dial the number or touch and hold the message to add it to your contacts. Note: If a message contains an email address, touch the message to compose a new email message or touch and hold the message to add it to your contacts. Combine and Uncombine Messages When you receive segmented SMS messages, you can combine them into a single message. You can also uncombine a combined message. To combine segmented messages: 1. Press Home > ...
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Tip: If you want to receive your messages combined, enable the Long Message Re-assembly feature. See Text and MMS Options. To uncombine the combined message: 1. Press Home > > Messaging 2. On a message thread, touch > Uncombine all. – or – To uncombine specific messages only, on a message thread, touch and hold the message and then touch Uncombine. View a Multimedia Message (MMS) 1. Press Home > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch a multimedia message or message thread to open it. 3. Touch the attachment to open it. 4. To save the attachment to the internal storage, touch and hold the message, and then touch Save attachment on the options menu. Note: When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire message, touch the Download button 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. Reply to a Message 1. ...
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Delete a Message Thread 1. Press Home > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch and hold the message thread that you want to delete. The thread is highlighted and the number of the selected thread appears next to Choose conversations. Touch another thread to select multiple threads. 3. Touch . 4. When prompted to confirm, touch Delete. Delete All Message Threads 1. Press Home > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch > Delete all threads. 3. Touch Delete. Delete a Single Message 1. While viewing a message thread, touch and hold the message that you want to delete. 2. ...
information, you can view the contact details, phone or send an email message to the contact, and more. 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. Press Home > > Messaging 2. On the Messaging screen, touch > Settings. You can set the following: SMS Enabled: Touch to change your default SMS app. See Default SMS App for details. Delete old messages: Automatically delete older messages when the set limits are reached. Text message limit: Choose the maximum number of text messages to store in each conversation thread. Multimedia message limit: Choose the maximum number of MMS messages to store in each conversation thread. Signature: Select this option if you want to create a signature at the end of your outgoing text messages. Long Message Re-assembly: Select this option to reassemble multi-segmented messages and receive it as a single message. ...
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. Press Home > > Play Store 2. Touch 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. ...
3. If you are signed into more than one Google Account, select the account you would like to use with Google+. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to use Google+. YouTube YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos. The site is used to display a wide variety of user-generated video content, including movie clips, TV clips, and music videos, as well as video content such as video blogging, informational shorts and other original videos. Open YouTube Press Home > > YouTube Note: Terms of Service may appear. Touch Accept, if you agree to the Terms of Service. Watch YouTube Videos 1. On the YouTube screen, touch a video. 2. Touch the screen to show the progress bar at the bottom. Touch the screen while the bar is displayed to pause/play the video. Move the slider on the bar to the left or right to rewind or fast- forward the video. Search for Videos 1. ...
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 3G or 4G LTE data connection and sign in to your Google Account. See Web and Data and Sign In to Your Google Account for details. Important: Our policies often do not apply to third-party applications. Third-party applications may access your personal information or require us 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. 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. Press Home > > Play Store 2. When you open the Google Play Store app for the first time, the Terms of Service window will appear. Touch OK to continue if you agree to the Terms of Service. 3. Browse through the categories (APPS, GAMES, MOVIES & TV, or BOOKS), find an app you're interested in, and touch the name.
Note: You need 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 app, after touching ACCEPT, follow the onscreen instructions to add a payment method and complete your purchase. 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 must 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 google.com/wallet to create a Google Wallet account. – or – The first time you use your phone to buy an item from Google Play, you’re prompted to enter your billing information to set up a Google Wallet account. Warning: When you’ve used Google Wallet once to purchase an application from the Google Play Store app, the phone remembers your password, so you don’t need to enter it the next time. For this reason, you should secure your phone to prevent others from using it without your permission. (For more information, see Screen Lock.) Google Play Store Menu Options The Google Play store app offers additional menu options for you to use.
Request a Refund for a Paid App If you are not satisfied with an app, you can ask for a refund within 24 hours of the purchase. Your credit card is not charged and the app is uninstalled from your phone. If you change your mind, you can install the app again, but you can’t request a refund a second time. 1. Press Home > > 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. Your app is uninstalled and the charge is cancelled. Open an Installed App There are options for opening an installed app. 1. Press Home > 2. Locate the app, and then touch the icon. – or – 1. Press Home > > Play Store ...
3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the app on your phone. Get Help with Google Play The Google Play store app offers an online help option if you have questions or want to know more about the app. In the Google Play Store, touch > HELP. The Web browser will take you to the Google Play Help Web page. Navigation Your phone offers a number of location-based navigation programs to help you figure out where you are and get you where you’re going. Note: You may be asked or redirected to enable your phone's location features for using location- based apps, if you have not enabled them yet. See Location Settings for details. 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 on Your Phone Before using any location-based services, you must enable your phone’s GPS location feature. For more information about location service, see Location Settings. Use Google Maps 1. Press Home > > Maps 2. When you open the Google Maps apps for the first time, the Welcome to Google Maps screen will appear. Touch Accept & continue if you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. ...
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Find Your Current Location Note: Don’t forget to set your location sources. On the Google Maps screen, touch . A blue mark indicates your current location on the map. This feature is available when location settings are enabled. See Location Settings. Search Maps 1. On the Google Maps screen, touch on the search box. 2. Type the place that you want to search. You can enter an address, a city, or type of establishment. 3. Touch a matching result on the drop-down list. A red callout label appears on the map to indicate the location. 4. Touch the red callout to open the menu for the location. – or – 1. On the Google Maps screen, touch on the search box. 2. Touch the Explore nearby banner and choose places to eat, drink, play, shop and sleep. Below the Explore nearby banner, find other services such as convenience stores, post offices, petrol stations, and more. 3. Touch a location to see it on the map or get directions. To clear your search, touch to the right of the search box. Add Map Layers Layers allow you to view locations and additional info overlaid on the map. Some of the layers are available in selected areas only. ...
Terrain: Provides the shaded relief view of topographic features. Google Earth: Launches the Google Earth app and displays your location in Google Earth. Tip: For additional options, touch Settings, Help, Send feedback, or Tips and Tricks. Get Directions 1. On the Google Maps screen, touch 2. Do one of the following: Select the way to get to the destination (by car, by train, by bicycle, or by foot). The starting point is set to your current location as default. Touch My Location to change ...
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1. Press Home > > Play Music . The Google Play Music screen appears. Note: If you have signed up for Google Music™, the first time you open the Play Music application you will be prompted to select the account whose online music library you want to access from the Google Play Music application. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. 2. Touch the three-line icon in the top bar to open the side menu. 3. Touch one of the following tabs to manage and navigate through Play Music: Listen Now: Makes it easy to figure out what to play next. My Library: Lets you browse through your music categories (GENRES, ARTISTS, ALBUMS, and SONGS). Playlists: Lets you create your own playlist and play it back. The Listen Now Screen Learn the basics to use the Play Music application. 1. Press Home > > Play Music . If the Listen Now screen is not displayed, touch > Listen Now. 2. ...
4. Touch a matching song to play it, touch a matching album, artist or playlist to view a list of its songs. Google Play Music Options 1. Press Home > > Play Music 2. On the Play Music main screen, touch and choose from the following options: SETTINGS to access your Google Play Music settings. HELP to display application help information. SEND FEEDBACK to send your comments and feedback. Google Play Movies & TV App The Google Play Movies & TV app lets you connect to Google Play, download a movie or TV show, and then watch it instantly. Choose from thousands of movies and TV shows, including new releases and HD titles, and stream them on your Android phone. Previously rented or purchased titles are automatically added to your library across your phones or other Android devices. For more information about Google Play Movies & TV, visit play.google.com/about/movies. 1. Press Home > > Play Movies & TV ...
3. In the top bar, touch an option to see what’s available. Touch the Read Now tab to see a selection of books available for purchase. Touch the My Library tab to read books you have on your phone. Touch the Shop tab to open the Play Store app and find items. Google Play Newsstand App Google Play Newsstand allows you to discover more of the news and have them available to read on your phone at any time or any place. 1. Press Home > > Play Newsstand . 2. Follow the onscreen instructions. 3. In the top bar, touch an option to see what’s available. Touch the Read Now tab to find articles recommended. Touch the My Library tab to find all the news sources, magazines, and topics that you've added to your collection. Touch the Bookmarks tab to retrieve previously saved news items. Touch the Explore tab to search for new publications and articles based around their category.
5. Read the Terms & Conditions and touch Agree to begin the download. 6. Wait for the download to finish and the ID Pack will then begin installation automatically. – or – Touch Continue to continue using your phone. When the notification icon appears, slide the status bar down, and touch ID ready to install to complete the installation. Switch ID Packs You can switch to an installed ID Pack or install a new one. 1. Press Home > > Sprint ID . 2. Touch an ID Pack to replace your current pack. – or – Touch Get New ID Packs to install a new ID Pack and follow steps 3-6 of Install Your ID Pack. ...
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 LTE, 3G, 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 up to 300 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 setting menu to enable your phone’s Wi-Fi radio and connect to an available Wi-Fi network. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Wi-Fi. 2. Touch the Wi-Fi slider to turn Wi-Fi on. 3. Touch Wi-Fi. The network names and security settings (open network or secured with WEP/WPA PSK/WPA2 PSK/EAP) of detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed. 4. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If you selected an open network, you will be automatically connected to the network. If you selected a network that is secured with a password, enter the password and then touch Connect. Depending on the network type and its security settings, you may also need to enter more information or choose a security certificate.
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. Press Home > > 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, speed, signal strength, 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. Press Home > > Settings > Wi-Fi. Detected Wi-Fi networks are displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section. To manually scan for available Wi-Fi networks, on the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch > Scan. 2. Touch another Wi-Fi network to connect to it. Note: If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, touch ...
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 your battery levels, Wi-Fi and network connections and usage. No personal information is collected. Enable Connections Optimizer 1. Press Home > > Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Connections Optimizer. You will see a disclaimer. 2. Read the disclaimer and touch I Agree to turn Connections Optimizer on. Disable Connections Optimizer 1. Press Home > > Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Connections Optimizer. 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 ...
When your phone is connected to the 4G LTE network, the LTE icon appears in the Status bar and tells you the approximate signal strength (number of bands displayed). Note: The network is self-discoverable, which means no additional steps are required for your phone to connect to it. 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: Icon Description Network (full signal): The number of bars indicate the strength of the signal. More bars mean a better signal. 4G LTE (data service): Your phone is connected to the 4G LTE network (data service). 3G (data service): Your phone is connected to the 3G network. When the icon is animated, your phone is transferring or receiving data. Launch a Web Connection Launching a Web connection is as simple as opening the browser on your phone. Press Home > > Browser . (Your data connection starts and you see the home page.) Note: Internet connections can be made either through 3G or 4G LTE service or via Wi-Fi (configured within the Settings > Wi-Fi page). While connecting, you may see an animation. Once complete, you are connected to the default home page. Tip: To change the phone’s default launch page to your current page, touch > Settings > General > Set homepage > Current page. See Set the Browser Home Page for details. Note: The Browser automatically launches when a Web link is touched from within either an email ...
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. Add a VPN Connection Use the Wireless & networks settings menu to add a VPN connection to your phone. 1. Press Home > > Settings > More… > VPN > Basic VPN. Note: Touch Advanced IPsec VPN to access the KeyVPN app. 2. If you are asked to set up a screen lock, touch OK and set up a required type of lock. To set up a screen lock, see Screen Lock. 3. Touch , and then enter the information for the VPN you want to add. Information may include Name, Type, Server address, PPP encryption (MPPE), and advanced options. Set up all options according to the security details you have obtained from your network administrator. 4. ...
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 panel. 2. Touch the VPN connection to return to the VPN settings screen, and then touch the VPN connection to disconnect from it. When your phone has disconnected from the VPN, a VPN disconnected icon briefly appears in the notification area. Browser Your phone’s Web browser gives you full access to both mobile and traditional websites on the go, using 3G, 4G LTE, or Wi-Fi data connections. Launch the Web Browser Launching the browser is as easy as touching an icon. Press Home > > Browser Tip: Your phone may support additional Web browsers, such as Google Chrome. To launch Chrome, from the Home screen, touch > Chrome Learn to Navigate the Browser Navigating through menus and websites during a data session is easy once you have learned a few ...
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 by using 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: Press Back on your phone. Repeat this process to keep going back through your Web page history of recently visited pages. 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 Go on the keyboard to launch the new page. Lumen Toolbar The Lumen toolbar allows you to make shortcuts to your favorite content, find deals and browse applications without leaving a Web page while browsing. Turn Lumen Toolbar On or Off 1. ...
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2. Touch or Settings, and then touch the on/off slider next to Toolbar to turn it on and off. Tip: Once enabled, the Lumen toolbar should appear at the bottom of the screen when you open the browser. If the toolbar is not displayed, simply slide the toolbar handle in the direction of the arrow to display it. Customize the Lumen Toolbar You can customize the Lumen Toolbar according to your needs and style. 1. Press Home > > Lumen Toolbar 2. Touch or Settings, and then touch Manage Extensions. The Manage Extensions window will display. 3. Do any of the following: To remove the custom button from the toolbar, touch next to the button you want to delete and then touch Delete. To rearrange any of your custom buttons, touch to the right of the button you want to move, and then drag the button to the desired location. To rename the custom button, touch next to the button you want to rename, and then touch Button Name. When you're done renaming the button, touch Save. (You cannot rename the default buttons.) Web and Data...
4. Touch Save to save your new settings. The new features you enabled will display in your browser's toolbar. Browser Menu The browser menu offers additional options to expand your use of the Web on your phone. Open the Browser Menu The browser menu may be opened anytime you have an active data session, from any page you are viewing. 1. Press Home > > Browser 2. From any open Web page, touch . You will see the browser menu. Options available within the browser menu may include: Stop: Stops loading the current Web page. (This option will only display while a page is loading.) Refresh: Reloads the current Web page. Forward: Returns you to a previously viewed page. Homepage: Returns you to the home page. ...
3. Touch and hold the text you want to copy. Drag the tabs to expand or reduce the range of the selected text. Any selected text will appear highlighted. 4. Select an option: (Select all) to select all text on the Web page. Touch to select all the text on the Web page. (Copy) to copy the selected text. (Share) to share the selected text via Bluetooth, Gmail, Message+, etc. (Web search) to launch a Web search for the selected text. Go to a Specific Website Follow the instructions to go to a particular website by entering a URL (website address). 1. Touch the URL field and enter a website address. As you type the address, if your desired website appears within the suggested sites list, touch the entry to begin surfing. 2. Touch Go. Note: Not all websites are viewable on your phone. 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, bandwidth management, and labs settings. 1. Press Home > > Browser 2. From any open Web page, touch > Settings. You will see the browser settings menu.
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3. You can access the following settings menus: General Set homepage: Sets the current home page for the Web browser. Privacy & security Clear cache: Deletes all currently cached data. Touch OK to complete the process. Clear history: Clears the browser navigation history. Touch OK to complete the process. Show security warnings: Notifies you if there is a security issue with the current website. Clear the check mark to disable this function. Accept cookies: Allows sites that require cookies to save and read cookies from your phone. Clear all cookie data: Clears all current browser cookie files. Remember form data: Allows the phone to store data from any previously filled-out forms. Clear the check mark to disable this function. Clear form data: Deletes any stored data from previously filled out forms. Touch OK to complete the process.
Enable plug-ins: Allows you to determine the way your phone handles program enhancements. Select Always on, On demand, or Off. Website settings: Allows you to delete all permissions you previously gave to websites. Open pages in overview: Provides an overview of the recently opened pages. Block pop-ups: Prevents pop-up advertisements or windows from appearing onscreen. Clear the check mark to disable this function. Text encoding: Adjusts the current text encoding. Reset to default: Resets the browser settings to default. Bandwidth management Search result preloading: Allows browser to preload high confidence search results in the background. Web page preloading: Allows browser to preload linked Web pages in the background. Load images: Displays images on Web pages. ...
Current page to set the current page as the home page. Blank page to set a blank page as the home page. It helps new Browser windows to open more quickly. Default page to set a factory default URL as home page. Most visited sites to select a home page from a list of recently visited sites. Other to enter a specific website address for your home page. Touch OK to complete the process. Create Bookmarks Make browsing easier by setting up and using custom bookmarks. 1. From any open Web page, touch > Bookmarks. Three tabs are revealed: BOOKMARKS: Displays a list of your current Web bookmarks. HISTORY: Displays a record of your browsing history. These records are organized into folders such as: Today, Yesterday, Last 7 days, and Most visited. SAVED PAGES: Displays a list of websites you saved for offline reading. Touch an entry to launch the selected page. 2. Touch Add bookmark (first entry in the Bookmarks tab). 3. Enter a descriptive name for the new bookmark and touch OK to store the new entry to your Bookmarks list.
1. From any open Web page, touch > Bookmarks. 2. Touch either the BOOKMARKS or HISTORY tab. 3. Touch and hold an entry from the list to display an onscreen popup menu. 4. Touch Set as homepage to assign the selected entry as your new homepage. Add Bookmarks to Your Home Screen You can add Web bookmarks to your phone’s home screen for quick access. 1. From any open Web page, touch > Bookmarks. 2. Touch and hold an existing entry from the list to display an onscreen popup menu. 3. Touch Add shortcut to home to add the selected entry to your Home screen. Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot Portable Wi-Fi hotspot allows you to turn your phone into a Wi-Fi hotspot. Set Up Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot 1. Press Home > ...
The name for your phone hotspot can be changed by pressing Home > > Portable Wi-Fi > Network SSID. 3. Select this device and follow your onscreen instructions to enter the passkey (provided on the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot page). 4. Launch your Web browser to confirm you have an Internet connection. Configure Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot 1. Press Home > > Portable Wi-Fi – or – Press Home > > Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot. 2. Set the following options: Network SSID: Sets your network name. ...
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When the tethered mode is active, the tethered mode icon appears on the Notifications panel. If you want to use your phone in tethered mode whenever it is connected to a PC, select Phone as modem in Default connection type of PC connection. See PC Connection Settings. Bluetooth Tethering You can share your phone's Internet connection with Bluetooth devices via Bluetooth. 1. With your phone connected to the Internet, touch > > Settings > More… > Tethering & portable hotspot. 2. Select the Bluetooth tethering check box. 3. Pair your phone with a Bluetooth device. If they are already paired, establish their connection. See Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit or Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit for details. When the Bluetooth tethered mode is active, the Bluetooth tethered icon appears on the Notifications panel and the paired Bluetooth device is connected to the Internet. Web and Data...
Camera and Video You can use the camera or video camera to take and share pictures and videos. Your phone comes with an 5.0 megapixel main camera with an autofocus feature that lets you capture sharp pictures and videos. 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. 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 Contacts or Messaging. Open the Camera Press and hold the Camera Button on the lower right side of the phone. – or – Touch (the camera shortcut) on the home screen. – or – Press Home > > Camera . Close the Camera On the camera screen, press Home or Back Viewfinder Screen The Viewfinder screen lets you view your subject and access camera controls and options. Camera and Video...
Settings: Opens the camera settings menu and lets you change the camera settings. For more information, see Camera and Video Camera Settings. Switch to: Switches between the back-facing camera lens and the front-facing camera lens (for self portraits, video chatting, etc.). Zoom slider: Allows you to adjust your zoom level. Touch to zoom in and out of an image. You can also slide the screen parallel to the slider to zoom in or out on your subject. Thumbnail: Displays the thumbnail of the latest image. Touch to view and manage. Battery Icon: Displays how full the battery is. Focus settings: Displays your focus settings. You can select the focus setting from Continuous AF, Face detection, Macro, and Infinity. Shutter Button: Takes a picture. Record Button: Records a video. Take a Picture You can take high-resolution pictures using your phone’s camera.
2. Before taking the picture, touch onscreen icons to access various camera options and settings. See Camera and Video Camera Settings. 3. Frame your subject on the screen. Tip: Hold the phone vertically when taking portrait shots or hold the phone horizontally when taking landscape shots. 4. Touch to take the picture. 5. Choose what you want to do with the picture you’ve just taken. See Camera Review Screen for details. Camera Review Screen After taking a picture or video, touch the thumbnail image to see the item in the review screen. From there, you can instantly share your photos or videos or touch the Gallery icon to edit your photos or replay your videos. To review the image: 1. While in camera mode, touch the thumbnail image. 2. Select an application to view the image. 3. Touch Always to use the selected application all the time, or touch Just once to select the application for this once. To display options for the displayed image: Touch the image to display available options. For example, when you view a picture selecting the Gallery app, you may see the following options: Gallery/Photos: The app you have selected to view the image is displayed. Touch to access the app. See View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery. Share: Displays the available applications to share your image. Camera and Video...
Menu: Displays additional picture or video options. These options may include: Delete to delete the currently displayed image. Confirm the deletion by touching OK. Slideshow to start the slideshow of the images stored. Rotate left/Rotate right to rotate the view of the currently displayed image. Crop to crop the currently displayed image. Set picture as to set the currently displayed image as the contact photo or wallpaper. Details to show the detailed information of the currently displayed image. Print to display the printing menu. Record Videos Record high-quality videos using your phone’s video camera. 1. Press and hold the Camera Button on the lower right side of the phone. – or – Press Home > > Camera 2. Frame your subject on the screen. 3. Touch to start capturing video. 4. Touch to stop recording. Camera and Video Camera Settings Follow the steps below to change the advanced settings on your camera.
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1. Press and hold the Camera Button on the lower right side of the phone. – or – Press Home > > Camera . 2. Touch Settings to display the advanced settings menu. You can change the following settings from the Settings menu: Mode: Select from Normal, Color effect, Continuous shooting, Panorama, Smile shutter, or HDR Normal: Takes a normal picture. Color effect: Adds a color effect to the picture. ...
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Focus settings: Allows you to choose areas of the screen to focus on. Selectfrom Continuous AF, Face detection, Macro, or Infinity. Auto exposure: Allows you to adjust the metering mode of pictures. Select from Center weighted, Frame average, or Spot metering. Self-timer: Allows you to choose a timer setting. Select from Off, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, or 10 seconds. Select ISO: Allows you to set the ISO level. Select from Auto, 100, 200, 400, or 800. Auto review: Allows you to set the duration of the auto review function. Select from off, 2 seconds, or No limit. Blink detection: Allows you to know right away whether one of your subjects blinked. Select from On or Off. Picture quality: Allows you to select an image quality. Select from Super fine, Fine, or Normal. ...
Note: Some settings may not be available depending on other settings. For example, if you select items other than Auto for Camera scene, you cannot select Flash mode, Focus settings, Auto exposure, Brightness, Select ISO, and White balance. Use Panorama Mode Panorama mode allows you to create a panoramic picture by stitching multiple shots together. 1. Press and hold the Camera Button on the lower right side of the phone. – or – Press Home > > Camera . 2. Touch Settings > Mode > Panorama. Tip: You can also press Home > > Panorama to activate panorama mode. 3. Holding the phone in landscape mode, touch START. 4. ...
Open Gallery The Gallery app opens in the Albums tab where your pictures and videos are organized by albums for easy viewing. Open the Gallery App 1. Press Home > > Gallery 2. Touch a folder location (such as 100KYCRA), and then touch an image to view the picture. Folders in the internal memory that contain pictures and videos will also be treated as albums. The actual folder names will be used as the album names. If you have downloaded any pictures and videos, these will be placed in the Download album. When viewing pictures in Gallery, you can touch in the upper left corner to return to Album view. Touch an album to view the pictures or videos in that album. Note: Depending on the number of pictures stored, it may take some time for Gallery to load all your pictures on the screen. View Pictures and Videos You can access and view all your stored pictures and videos from your phone’s Gallery. 1. Press Home > > Gallery 2. Touch an album (such as 100KYCRA), 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: When viewing pictures in the Grid view, you can touch and hold on a picture or video to open a selection menu and choose what to do with the picture or video. Note: If you want to select another album, press Back ...
zoom in when viewing a picture. “Pinch” the screen to zoom out. (Move fingers outward to zoom in and inward to zoom out.) Watch Video Use the onscreen controls to play, pause, or stop the video. 1. Press Home > > Gallery 2. Touch an album containing a video you want to watch, and then touch an image to view the video. Touch to play the video. Touch to pause the video. Drag the dot on the timeline to rewind or forward the video. Touch to display the sharing options. Touch to display available menus for the video. Work with Pictures Whether you’re browsing pictures in filmstrip or grid view in the Gallery application, you can touch and hold on a picture to open a selection menu and choose to delete the picture, rotate or crop it, and more. Picture Options Menu Various options are available while viewing a picture. Camera and Video...
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With a picture displayed, touch to open a selection menu and choose what to do with it: Delete to erase the currently selected picture. Slideshow to start the slideshow of the pictures stored. Edit to edit the currently selected picture. See Edit a Picture. Rotate left/Rotate right to rotate the view of the currently selected picture. Crop to crop the currently selected picture. Set picture as to set the picture as the contact photo or wallpaper. Details to show the detailed information of the image. Print to provide the printing menu. Edit a Picture Your phone has a built in editing tool that allows you to easily alter the picture you just took. 1. Press Home > > Gallery 2. Touch an album and then touch a picture. 3. Touch Camera and Video...
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4. Touch a thumbnail for the labeled effect. You may scroll the thumbnails right or left to view more options. You can also select the following option: Color to change the color of the picture. Frame to select a frame for the picture. Trim to modify the picture. Effect to add color effect to the picture. to undo the action. to redo the action. to display the options menu. 5. When finished, touch SAVE. Rotate and Save a Picture When you open the picture in album, you can rotate and save the picture. 1. Press Home > > Gallery 2. Touch an album. 3. Touch the picture you want to rotate. 4. Touch and select either Rotate left or Rotate right. Crop a Picture You can resize or crop your pictures according to your needs.
6. To move the crop box to the part of the picture that you want to crop, drag the crop box to the desired size and position. 7. Touch SAVE to apply the changes to the picture. The cropped picture is saved in the album as a copy. The original picture remains unedited. Share Pictures and Videos The Gallery application lets you send pictures and videos using email or multimedia messages. You can share pictures on your social networks (such as Facebook, Flickr™, Picasa™, and Twitter) and share videos on YouTube. You can also send them to another phone or your computer using Bluetooth. Send Pictures or Videos by Email You can send several pictures, videos, or both in an email or Gmail message. They are added as file attachments in your email. For more information about using email and Gmail, see Compose and Send Email or Send a Gmail Message. 1. Press Home > > 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 on the Share via menu, touch Email or Gmail. 5. Address and compose your message and then touch . ...
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 > Messaging. If you cannot find it, touch See all. 5. Compose your message and then touch . For more information about sending multimedia messages, see Send a Multimedia Message (MMS). Send Pictures or Videos Using Bluetooth You can select several pictures, videos, or both and send them to someone’s phone or your computer using Bluetooth. 1. Press Home > > 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 > Bluetooth. If you cannot find it, touch See all. 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.
6. Check the status bar for the upload information. Share Pictures and Videos on Google+ You need to be signed in to a Google Account to share pictures and videos on Google+. 1. Press Home > > Gallery 2. Touch the album that contains the pictures or videos you want to share. 3. Touch and hold the picture or video until you see a blue frame around it. Touch multiple pictures and videos to select them. 4. Touch > Google+. If you cannot find it, touch See all. 5. Follow the instructions on the screen. Share Pictures on Picasa You need to be signed in to a Google Account to upload pictures to the Picasa™ picture organizing service. 1. Press Home > > 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. ...
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To select multiple videos, touch and hold an image to turn on multiple select. Touch all the videos you want to include. 4. Touch > YouTube. If you cannot find it, touch See all. 5. Enter the prompted information, such as description and tags, and select a privacy option. Touch Camera and Video...
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, and Outlook calendar. Add an Event to the Calendar Add events to your calendar directly from the Calendar application. 1. Press Home > > Calendar 2. On any Calendar view, touch 3. If you have more than one calendar, select a calendar in which to add the 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 information about creating and managing multiple Google Calendars, visit the Google website: calendar.google.com. Note: If you have synchronized your phone with an Exchange ActiveSync account or Outlook on your computer, you can also select these calendars. 4. Enter a name for the event. 5. Enter the event location. 6. To specify the date and time of the event, do one of the following: 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 ...
11. Set the privacy status of this event. 12. Touch DONE. Add a Task You can create a task and assign a due date. Note: The task feature is available for Exchange ActiveSync accounts only. 1. Press Home > > Calendar . 2. On any Calendar view, touch > Task. 3. If you have multiple calendars, select a calendar to add the task to. 4. Enter the title of the task. 5. Enter the description. 6. Set the due date of the task. Select the No due date check box if the task has no due date. 7. If the task occurs on a regular basis, touch the REPETITION field and set the frequency. 8. Set the date and time to remind the task. Select the No reminder check box if you do not want any reminder for the task. 9. ...
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. Separate multiple addresses with commas. 4. Add the description of the event to be displayed on the email to your guests. 5. Touch DONE to add the event to your Google Calendar. If the people to whom you send invitations use Google 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 displays the event summary. There are several ways your phone alerts you to scheduled events: By playing the assigned ringer or vibration type. By showing the icon on the status bar. By showing the Alert pop-up screen. 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, dismiss, or snooze the reminder: 1. Touch the status bar, and then drag down the screen to open the Notifications panel. 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: Set snooze duration to set the length of time to allow before you are reminded of the event. ...
View Calendar Events You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, agenda or task view. To change the Calendar view, touch the date displayed at the upper left corner, and touch Day, Week, Month, Agenda, or Task. The color of the events indicates the type of calendar that includes the event. To find out what each color represents, touch > Calendars to display. 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 chronological order. When in Day view, slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later days. Week View Week view displays a chart of the events of one week. 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. Touch Prev or Next , or , or slide right or left 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. ...
1. Press Home > > Calendar 2. Open the calendar event details: In Agenda, Day, and Week 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 . 4. In the confirmation box, touch OK. – or – If the calendar event is recurring, select Only this event, This and future events, or All events and touch OK. Show or Hide Calendars If you have more than one calendar available, you can choose to show or hide a calendar from your current view. 1. Press Home > > Calendar 2. In any Calendar view, touch > Calendars to display, and then select or clear a calendar to ...
The calendars that you remove from your calendars list will no longer be synchronized on your phone, but you remain subscribed to them and can work with them in Google Calendar on the Web. Add a Google Calendar to Synchronize Only the calendars that you’ve created or subscribed to on the Web, but previously removed from your calendars list, are shown in the list of calendars that you can add. 1. Press Home > > Calendar 2. In any Calendar view, touch > Settings. 3. Touch Add account. 4. Touch an account type from the list and follow the steps to set up a new account. For details, see Create a Google Account. Synchronize a Corporate Calendar If you have set up a corporate account on your phone, you can also synchronize corporate calendar events on your phone. Calendar events on your corporate account will also show in Calendar if you chose to synchronize with the Exchange ActiveSync Server. Clock Your phone has a clock app that lets you set alarms, view time in time zones around the world, use a stopwatch, set a timer, and use your phone as a desk clock. Clock offers these features: Alarms Desk Clock World Clock ...
1. Press Home > > Clock > Clock tab. 2. Touch Menu > Settings. You can set the following: Style: Select to change the clock style. Choose from Analog or Digital. Automatic home clock: Check if you want to add a clock for home while traveling. Home time zone: Select to set your home time zone. Silence after: Select to set how long the alarm sounds. Snooze length: Select to change the snooze interval. Alarm volume: Select to set the alarm volume. Volume and Camera buttons: Select to set the behavior of the volume and camera buttons when pressed while the alarm sounds. Choose from: Silent, Snooze, Dismiss, or Do nothing.
4. Touch AM or PM to change the value. 5. Touch Done when finished. For additional options, you can: Touch Add label to enter a name for the alarm. Select the REPEAT check box and choose the days of the week you want the alarm to repeat. Touch to select a ringtone that will play as an alarm. Select the VIBRATE check box to add a vibration feature to the alarm. Delete an Alarm 1. Press Home > > Clock > Alarms tab. 2. Touch Delete to the right of the alarm that you want to delete. If you want to undo a deletion, touch UNDO. World Clock World Clock can calculate and display the current time according to different time zones in the world. 1. Press Home > > Clock > Clock tab. 2. ...
Touch Reset to reset the timer. Touch +1 to add an additional minute to a timer. Touch Delete to delete the timer. Stopwatch You can record split times or lap times with the built-in stopwatch. 1. Press Home > > Clock > Stopwatch tab. 2. Touch START to start the stopwatch. 3. Do any of the following: Touch STOP to stop timing. Touch Lap to record the time. Touch Reset to reset the stopwatch to zero. Touch Share to share your results via Bluetooth, Google+, Messaging, and more. Calculator Your phone’s convenient built-in calculator lets you perform basic mathematical equations. 1. Press Home > > Calculator 2. Enter numbers by touching the onscreen keys. 3. ...
Press the DC Button to switch on and off the light while the application is open. No Direct Connect calls can be connected while using the DC button for the LED flashlight. Sound Recorder The Sound Recorder allows you to record a sound and save it as a voice data on your phone. Recording time will vary based on the available memory within the phone. Record Voice Data 1. Press Home > > Sound Recorder . 2. To start recording, touch . 3. To pause recording, touch . Touch again to resume recording. 4. To end the recording, touch . Play Voice Data 1. ...
3. Touch and choose from the following options: Share: Allows you to share voice data via Bluetooth, Gmail, Messaging, etc. Delete: Allows you to delete voice data. Edit file name: Allows you to rename your voice data. Details: Allows you to display information about voice data. MagniFont The MagniFont application allows enlargement of select text on screen for easy-to-read display. To use this font, you must activate the MagniFont mode first. 1. From any screen, slide down the status bar to display the notifications panel, and then touch MagniFont mode. (Once you activate this mode, you can access this application with the procedure mentioned below.) – or – Press Home > ...
Make a Voice Call with the Voice Dialer 1. Press Home > > Voice Dialer 2. When prompted to speak, say “Call [contact]” or “Dial [number].” For example, say “Call John Smith on mobile,” to call John Smith’s mobile phone. Your phone dials the number stored for the contact “John Smith” with the label “Mobile.” Open an Application with the Voice Dialer 1. Press Home > > Voice Dialer 2. When prompted to speak, say “Open [application name].” For example, say “Open Calendar,” to open the Calendar. The application screen is displayed.
1. Press Home > > Eco Mode 2. Touch an option to enable or disable the Eco Mode: On: Enables the Eco Mode. The Eco Mode On icon appears on the status bar when selected. Auto On: Enables the Eco Mode when the remaining battery level falls below the set level. Scroll and set the percentage. The Eco Standby icon appears on the status bar when selected. Off: Disables the Eco Mode. The Eco Mode Off icon briefly appears on the status bar when selected. 3. Configure the Eco settings. Touch the icon of the following items to select: Sleep to set the screen timeout to 15 seconds. Brightness to decrease the display brightness. Wallpaper to select the Eco wallpaper. Vibrate on touch to turn off the vibration feedback. ...
The Bluetooth Settings Menu The Bluetooth settings menu gives you access to information and controls for your phone’s Bluetooth feature. Press Home > > Settings > Bluetooth. Touch your phone name at the top of the list to make your phone visible to other devices. Touch again to set your phone to not be visible to other devices. The duration your phone is visible can be changed. Touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES to search for other visible in-range Bluetooth devices. Touch > Rename phone to rename your phone for Bluetooth access. Touch > Visibility timeout to set your visibility timeout for Bluetooth. Touch > Show received files to view all files you have received via Bluetooth. Change the Device Name The device name identifies your phone to other devices. 1. Press Home > ...
3. If you don’t see your device listed, touch SEARCH FOR DEVICES. Your phone will start to scan for Bluetooth devices within range. 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. When you see the name of your headset displayed on the AVAILABLE DEVICES list, touch the name. Your phone then automatically tries to pair with the headset. 5. If necessary, touch Pair or 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 Bluetooth devices section. When the Bluetooth headset or car kit is connected to your phone, the Bluetooth paired icon is displayed in the status bar. Depending on the type of headset or car kit you have connected, you can then start using the headset or car kit to listen to music or make and receive phone calls. Note: Due to different specifications and features of other Bluetooth-compatible devices, display and operations may be different, and functions such as transfer or exchange may not be possible with all Bluetooth-compatible devices. Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit When you have paired a headset with your phone, you should be able to reconnect it automatically by turning on Bluetooth on your phone and then turning on the headset. However, sometimes you will need to reconnect manually, for example if you have been using your headset with another Bluetooth device. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. If Bluetooth is not switched on, touch the on/off slider to turn Bluetooth on. 3. ...
Disconnect a Bluetooth Device 1. Press Home > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. In the Bluetooth devices section, touch the device name to disconnect. 3. Touch Disconnect. Unpair from a Bluetooth Device You can make your phone forget its pairing connection with another Bluetooth device. To connect to the other device again, you may need to enter or confirm a passcode again. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. On the PAIRED DEVICES list, touch next to the device to unpair. 3. Touch Unpair. Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth You can use Bluetooth to transfer information between your phone and another Bluetooth-enabled device such as a phone or notebook computer. The first time you transfer information between your ...
Pictures and videos (in Gallery). On the Albums screen, touch an album. Touch the items you want to share and then touch > Bluetooth. Contact. Display a contact and touch > Share > Bluetooth. 4. If you are prompted to turn on Bluetooth, touch Turn on. 5. Touch the name of the receiving device. 6. If prompted, accept the connection on the receiving device, and enter the same passcode on both your phone and the other device, or confirm the auto-generated passcode. 7. On the receiving device, accept the file. Receive Information from Another Device Your phone is capable of receiving a wide variety of file types with Bluetooth, including pictures, music tracks, and documents such as PDFs. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. If Bluetooth is not switched on, touch the on/off slider to move it into the ON position to turn Bluetooth on. 3. Touch the check box next to your phone name to make your phone visible to unpaired devices. 4. On the sending device, send one or more files to your phone. Refer to the device’s documentation for instructions on sending information over Bluetooth.
Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology NFC (Near Field Communication) technology is a short-range, wireless technology that lets you quickly and wirelessly exchange information between your phone and other NFC-enabled smartphones, and smart accessories. You can also use NFC technology to save, view, create, or change smart tags. Depending on the applications that you have added to your phone, you might be able to use your phone as a transit pass or as an access pass, by tapping the back of your phone against an NFC- enabled access point, subject to applicable terms and conditions from the particular vendor. To use NFC technology on your phone, your phone must be within approximately 0.78 in. (2 cm) of the NFC-enabled smartphone, smart accessory, NFC-enabled access point, or smart tag that you want to exchange information with. When information is transferred over an NFC connection, your smartphone vibrates. Turn NFC On or Off Use the settings menu to enable or disable your phone’s NFC capabilities. 1. Press Home > > Settings > More…. 2. Select the NFC check box to turn it on. – or – Clear the NFC check box to turn it off. Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer You can use the supplied USB connector to connect your phone directly to your computer and ...
To change the option, touch it in the notifications panel to open the PC connection setting window, and then touch the desired option. 4. On your computer, navigate to the detected device (such as through the My Computer menu) and open it. 5. If available, select Internal storage to open the phone storage. 6. Select a folder (for example, Music for songs and albums) and copy files to it from your computer. 7. When you are done, disconnect your phone from your computer. Update Your Phone From time to time, updates may become available for your phone. You can download and apply updates through the System update menu. Update Your Phone Firmware You can update your phone's software using the Update firmware option. Before Updating Your Firmware Updating your phone firmware will erase all user data from your phone. You must back up all critical information before updating your phone firmware. CAUTION! Make sure to back up all data prior to updating your phone as it may be erased. To back up your account information: 1. Press Home > > Settings 2. Touch a category such as Google and Email under ACCOUNTS and then touch the account containing the data you want to back up now.
Note: You can back up stored text messages by forwarding them to your own phone number. Open the messages after you have updated your firmware. 4. Touch Forward. 5. Enter your phone number and touch or Update Your Phone Firmware Once you have backed up all your data, use the Update firmware option to update your phone firmware. 1. Press Home > > Settings > System update. 2. Touch Update firmware. (Your phone automatically downloads and installs any available updates. You may be required to power your phone off and back on to complete the software upgrade.) Confirm Your Current Phone Firmware 1. Press Home > > Settings > About phone. 2. Locate the version number. Update Your Profile This option allows you to automatically update your online user profile information. If you choose to ...
Update Kyocera Software This option provides you the latest Android Operating System (OS) and the phone firmware on your phone via an over-the-air connection. 1. Press Home > > Settings > System update > Update Kyocera software. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions. UICC Unlock UICC Unlock will check and enable the use of an optional SIM card. 1. Press Home > > Settings > System update. 2. Select the UICC Unlock check box and follow the on-screen instructions. Tools and Calendar...
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 Press Home > > Settings > Wi-Fi. Touch to set up a Wi-Fi Protected Setup connection by pressing the set up button on the router. Touch to add a new Wi-Fi network. Touch for the following menus: Scan to scan for Wi-Fi networks. WPS Pin Entry to set up a Wi-Fi Protected Setup connection by entering the PIN on your router. Wi-Fi Direct to use a peer-to-peer Wi-Fi connection. The Wi-Fi client and the hotspot operation will be disabled while Wi-Fi direct is enabled.
Wi-Fi auto on schedule: Enables Wi-Fi for the scheduled period. Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep: Stays connected to Wi-Fi when the screen goes to sleep to conserve mobile data usage. Scanning always available: Scans for networks even when Wi-Fi is off. ...
3. Touch Set mobile data limit to disable a data connection when a certain level is reached. 4. Touch Alert me about data usage to have your phone alert you when your mobile data usage reaches a certain amount. 5. Touch the Data usage cycle drop-down menu and select a date. The data usage displays as a visual (chart) and displays a list of each application with a breakdown of how many MB were used per application. 6. Touch for more options. Select one of the following: Touch Restrict background data to restrict the background data usage. You can only enable this feature if you have set mobile data limits. Touch Set mobile data limit to add a checkmark and activate the feature. Touch Auto-sync data to turn auto-sync data on. Any changes you make to your accounts on the Web will be automatically copied to your phone. Touch Show Wi-Fi usage to display the Wi-Fi tab. You will see a chart with a list of apps stored by their data usage. ...
Default SMS App When your phone is installed with more than one SMS app, you can specify which one to use as default for sending and receiving SMS messages. 1. Press Home > > Settings > More… > Default SMS app. 2. Select the app you want to set as default. NFC Settings NFC (Near Field Communication) allows data exchange when device touches another device. For more information about NFC settings, see Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology. Enable NFC 1. Press Home > > Settings > More…. 2. Select the NFC check box. Android Beam With Android Beam you can beam files to another NFC-capable device by holding the devices close together. You can beam Browser pages, images and videos, People contacts, and more. Just bring the devices together (typically back to back) and then touch your screen. Note: Make sure that NFC is turned on, before you turn on Android Beam. 1. Press Home > > Settings > More… > Android Beam.
Note: The NFC antenna is located on the lower half of the back cover of your phone. Use center of the area to get best performance. Tethering & Portable Hotspot Settings Use the settings menu to configure your Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings, which allow you to share your phone’s data service with multiple Wi-Fi capable devices. For details on your phone’s tethering and portable hotspot settings, see Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot. VPN Settings A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization's network. For more information about VPN settings, see Virtual Private Networks (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 select network operators for international use. Enable Mobile Data 1. Press Home > > Settings > More… > Mobile networks. 2. Select the Data enabled check box. Network Mode 1. Press Home > > Settings ...
Connections Optimizer Your phone can be set to automatically select the best mobile network. For the details on Connections Optimizer, see Connections Optimizer. Roaming Roaming is the ability to make or receive calls and access data services when you’re off the Nationwide Sprint Network. Roaming Icon Your display screen always lets you know when you’re off the Nationwide Sprint Network. Anytime you are roaming, the phone displays the roaming icon ( ). Roaming on Other Networks When you’re roaming on other networks, your call quality and security will be similar to the quality you receive when making calls on the Nationwide Sprint Network. However, you may not be able to access certain features, such as data services, depending on the available network. Note: If you’re on a call when you leave the Nationwide Sprint Network, your call is dropped. If your call is dropped in an area where you think Sprint service is available, turn your phone off and on again to reconnect to the network. Check for Voicemail Messages While Roaming When you are roaming off the Nationwide Sprint Network, you may not receive on-phone notification of new voicemail messages. Callers can still leave messages, but you will need to periodically check your voicemail for new messages if you are in a roaming service area for an extended period of time. 1. Dial your area code + your phone number. 2. When you hear your voicemail greeting, touch . 3. ...
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Home only to access only the Nationwide Sprint Network and prevent roaming on other networks for both voice and data communications. Automatic to seek service on the Nationwide Sprint Network. When Sprint service is unavailable, the phone searches for an alternate service. If you select this option, select the type(s) of communication for which roaming should be allowed. Roaming Settings When the roaming mode is set to Automatic, you can specify which services are available while roaming. 1. Press Home > > Settings > More… > Mobile networks > Roaming. 2. Select an option: Domestic voice to allow voice communication only on domestic roaming systems. Domestic data to allow data communication only on domestic roaming systems. International voice to allow voice communication on international roaming systems. International data to allow data communication on international roaming systems. 3. ...
To place roaming calls with Roaming guards on: 1. Press Home > > Dialpad tab. 2. Touch the area code + the seven-digit number and touch . 3. Read the message and touch OK. To answer roaming calls with Roaming guards on: Read the message and touch OK. To access data services while roaming with Roaming guards on: ...
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Imminent Threat - Extreme: Select this option if you want to receive emergency alerts of extreme emergency situations (extraordinary threats to life or property). Imminent Threat - Severe: Select this option if you want to receive emergency alerts of severe emergency situations (significant threats to life or property). Amber: Select this option if you want to receive alerts related to missing or endangered children. Emergency Alerts Test: Select this option if you want to receive a test message to make sure that the alert messages can be successfully received. Help: Displays the help information for Emergency Alerts. Notifications: Select this option if you want to receive a notification in the status bar when an emergency alert is received. Sound: Set a notification sound to play when an emergency alert is received. Vibrate: Select this option to set your phone to vibrate when an emergency alert is received. Alert reminder: Select the alert reminder time from Once, Every 2 minutes, Every 15 minutes, or Off.
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. Press Home > > Settings > Sound. 2. Touch Volumes and use the sliders to set the volume level for “Music, video, games, & other media,” “Ringtone & notifications,” “Alarms,” and “DC calls & Call alerts & Invites.” 3. Touch OK to save your settings. Tip: You can adjust the ringer volume in standby mode (or the earpiece volume during a call) by using the volume button on the left side of your phone. DC Calls Sound You can set a ringtone or vibration for DC calls and Chirp. 1. Press Home > > Settings ...
1. Press Home > > Settings > Sound > Phone ringtone. 2. Touch a ringtone from the available list. The ringtone briefly plays when selected. 3. Touch OK to assign the ringtone. Vibrate Pattern Configure the vibrate pattern for your phone’s ringtones and notifications. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Sound > Vibrate pattern. 2. Touch a vibrate pattern from the available list. Your phone briefly vibrates when selected. 3. Touch OK to assign the vibrate pattern. Vibrate When Ringing You can set your phone to ring and vibrate simultaneously. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Sound. 2. Select the Vibrate when ringing check box. Persistent Alerts Set alerts, such as beep, vibration, or LED blinking for notifications.
Dial Pad Touch Tones Play tones when using the dialpad. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Sound. 2. Select the Dial pad touch tones check box. Touch Sounds Play sounds when making an onscreen selection. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Sound. 2. Select the Touch sounds check box. Screen Lock Sound Play sounds when locking and unlocking the screen. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Sound. 2. Select the Screen lock sound check box. Vibrate on Touch You can set your phone to vibrate the keys when typing the keyboards and on certain user interface ...
Display Settings Adjusting your phone’s display settings not only helps you see what you want, it can also help increase battery life. Brightness Adjust your screen’s brightness to suit your surroundings. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Display > Brightness. 2. Use the slider to set the brightness. Select the Automatic brightness check box to set the brightness automatically. 3. Touch OK. Wallpaper Select and assign your phone’s background wallpaper. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Display > Wallpaper. 2. Touch an option to set the wallpaper. Gallery to set a saved picture in Gallery. Select an album, select an image and zoom in and out on the image to resize it. Touch SET WALLPAPER when you are finished. ID wallpapers to set an ID wallpaper. Select an image included in your ID pack and touch Set wallpaper. ...
Sleep Select the delay time before the screen automatically turns off. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Display > Sleep. 2. Select a delay time. Daydream When Daydream is on, your phone displays photos, colors, and more while it is charging or docked. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Display > Daydream. 2. Touch the on/off slider to turn Daydream on. 3. Choose from the following options: Clock displays the phone's digital or analog clock. Touch next to Clock to change the clock style or select the Night mode option. Colors shows changing colors on the screen. Google Photos presents a slideshow of photos on your phone or Google+ account. Touch next to Google Photos to select what photos are displayed. Photo Frame presents a slideshow of photos on your phone. Touch next to Photo Frame to select what photos are displayed. ...
1. Press Home > > Settings > Display > Key backlight. 2. Select a delay time. Display Battery Percentage This feature allows you to display the battery percentage next to the battery icon at the top right of your screen. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Display. 2. Select Display battery percentage check box. A blue checkmark indicates the feature is enabled. Screen Proximity Safety Set the distance between your phone and your face that triggers your phone’s proximity sensor to work. Note: If you disable the proximity sensor, it may cause accidental key presses during a call. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Display > Screen proximity safety. 2. ...
Storage Settings The Storage settings menu lets you manage internal storage on your phone. Phone Memory The internal storage menu lets you view your phone’s internal storage capability and available space. Press Home > > Settings > Storage. View your phone’s internal storage total space and space used by specific features. Touch an itemized category for additional details. Battery Settings Monitor your phone’s battery usage through this settings menu. View which functions are consuming your battery’s charge and at what percentage. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Battery. 2. View your phone’s battery usage statistics. 3. For additional details and settings options, touch a usage category. PC Connection Settings Set your phone’s default connection mode when connected to the USB port of a computer. 1. Press Home > > Settings > PC connection.
Apps Settings This menu lets you view applications on your phone. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Apps. 2. Touch one of the following tabs to select the applications to be displayed: DOWNLOADED to display the downloaded applications. You can also see the storage status on your phone on the bottom of the screen. RUNNING to display currently the running applications. You can also see the RAM status on your phone at the bottom of the screen. ALL to display all applications on your phone. Tip: Additional options may be available by touching on each tab. Tap & Pay When NFC is turned on, you can use the Tap & pay feature to pay for items just by touching your phone to a reader at a register. If your phone doesn’t have a default app, you can browse Google Play for payment apps. For details on NFC, see Near Field Communication (NFC) Technology. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Tap & pay. 2. Select an app to use. Location Settings Your Location settings menu lets you select how your phone determines its location (using the wireless network, GPS satellites, both, or neither). ...
® Accelerated location: Touch the on/off slider to turn the Qualcomm IZat™ location services on or off. When you turn this feature on, read the Location consent pop-up message and touch Agree. NMEA output check to enable the GPS-NMEA location data to output via a USB cable Lock Screen Settings The lock screen settings let you set your method for unlocking your phone, customize lock screen options, and enter your owner information to be displayed on the lock 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, buttons, and touchscreen. In order from no secure to most secure, the available screen lock options are: None – No security Swipe – No security Face Unlock – Low security Pattern – Medium security PIN – Medium to high security Password – High security 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. Use Swipe 1. Press Home > ...
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5. Using the front-facing camera, adjust the phone so that your face fits in the area outlined with dots on the screen. 6. The message “Face captured.” appears when the Face Unlock set up was successful. 7. Touch Continue and create a security pattern or PIN. You will be prompted to set up a backup lock. Select Pattern or PIN and set it up. 8. Touch OK to save the setting. To unlock, turn on the phone and look at the front-facing camera so that it recognizes you. If it fails to recognize you, a backup lock screen appears. Enter a pattern or PIN to unlock. Use a Screen Unlock Pattern 1. Press Home > > Settings > Lock screen > 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. 6. Enter a backup PIN, touch Continue, re-enter the PIN, and touch OK to save your screen unlock pattern. 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.
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. Press Home > > Settings > Lock screen > Screen lock. 2. Draw your unlock screen pattern, enter your PIN, or enter your password. 3. Touch None or Swipe. Improve Face Matching Capture your face in different conditions to improve the face matching ability of the Face Unlock feature. Note: This feature is only available when Face Unlock is enabled as the screen lock. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Lock screen > Improve face matching. 2. Enter a pattern or PIN. 3. Read the instructions and touch Continue. 4. ...
Power Button Instantly Locks Activate the screen lock feature by pressing the Power Button. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Lock screen. 2. Select the Power button instantly locks check box. Enable Widgets When the screen lock is set to Swipe, you can access the widgets which appear on the screen when you turn it on. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Lock screen. 2. Select the Enable widgets check box. Start Screen Widgets You can add widgets to your phone's start screen and swipe between them. This feature allows you to access many of your favorite features straight from the start screen. Note: You can only use the Widgets option of the start screen if you set it up to start with Swipe. Add a Widget to the Start Screen 1. ...
Security Settings The Security settings menus let you set encryption options, password visibility, administrator settings, and credential storage options. Encrypt & Decrypt Data You can encrypt your phone. For encryption and decryption, you need to enter a PIN or password for the screen lock. To set up a PIN or password, see Screen Lock. Warning: Refrain from using the phone, including removing the battery during the encryption process as some or all of your data will be lost if the encryption process is interrupted. Encrypt Data 1. Charge the battery first. 2. With your phone connected to the power source, press Home > > Settings > Security > Encrypt & Decrypt data > Phone. 3. Read the message and touch Next. 4. Enter a PIN or password and touch Next. The encryption process starts. Decrypt Data 1. Charge the battery first. 2. With your phone connected to the power source, press Home > > Settings > Security >...
new email or calendar events to your phone. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Security > Device administrators. 2. Touch an application you want to enable or disable the authority to be a device administrator. 3. Touch Activate or Deactivate. Unknown Sources Follow the steps below to allow installation of apps from unknown sources. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Security > Unknown sources. 2. Read the information on the screen and touch OK. Verify Apps You can choose to be warned before installing harmful apps. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Security. 2. Select the Verify apps check box. Credential Storage These options let you control how your phone accesses and stores secure certificates, passwords, ...
3. Follow the onscreen instructions. Clear Credentials You can remove all the credentials on your phone. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Security > Clear credentials. 2. Touch OK. Language & Input Settings Your phone’s language and input settings let you select a language for the phone’s menus and keyboards, select and configure keyboard settings, configure speech input settings, and more. For details, see Enter Text. Language The language settings menu lets you select an onscreen language and add custom words to your phone’s user dictionary. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Language & input > Language. 2. Touch an available language (English or Español). Spell Checker This feature allows you to spell check text as you type it. 1. Press Home > ...
3. Touch at the top right to enter a word or phrase, as well as a shortcut to easily use that word or phrase. 4. Choose a language for that word or phrase if you want. 5. Press Back to save. (A list of words you have added to the dictionary is displayed.) Touch a word to edit it. To delete a word, touch a word, and then touch Default Text Input You can select the default input method you will use when accessing the keyboard. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Language & input > Default. 2. Select Google Keyboard or Swype. Google Keyboard Settings You can customize the Google Keyboard settings as you like. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Language & input, and then touch next to ...
Show correction suggestions: Touch to select when correction suggestions are displayed. Personalized suggestions: Check to improve to improve the keyboard's suggestions. Enable gesture typing: Check to input a word by sliding through the letters. Dynamic floating preview: Check to see the suggested word while using the gesture typing feature. Show gesture trail: Check to display the gesture path of the word as you slide across the keyboard. ...
Next word prediction: Select to predict words based on the previously entered text. Smart editor: Select to underline the words that may be incorrect. Show Voice key: Select to display the voice key on the Swype keyboard. Enable handwriting: Select to enable the handwriting function. Themes: Touch to select the theme for the Swype keyboard. My Words: Touch to configure the dictionary management and the data management settings.
"Ok Google" Detection to launch Google voice search by saying “Ok Google” on the Google search screen. This feature is currently available in English only. Offline speech recognition to download the speech recognition data for offline use. Block offensive words to replace recognized offensive words in transcriptions with [*] when entering text by speaking. Personalized recognition to improve the speech recognition accuracy. Google Account dashboard to manage your collected data. Bluetooth headset to record audio through Bluetooth headset if available. Text-to-Speech Output Your phone can convert text into speech in certain downloaded applications. You may select the language you hear or adjust its speed. 1. ...
Back Up and Reset Phone Your phone’s Backup & 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 All other email and social networking accounts System and application data and settings Downloaded applications Backup and Restore To set your backup and restore options: 1. Press Home > > Settings > Backup & reset. 2. Select your backup and restore options. Back up my data: This option lets you back up your app data, Wi-Fi passwords, and other settings to Google servers. Backup account: Select a Google Account for your phone backup. Automatic restore: This option lets you restore backed up settings and data when ...
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to set up an account. 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. Press Home > > Settings 2. Select an account type, such as Corporate, Google, or Email. 3. Manage the settings or select an account. Available settings menus vary according to the account type. Select a check box next to the item to sync. Touch > Sync now to sync immediately. Touch > Remove account > Remove account to delete the account from your phone. Date & Time Settings Use the Date & Time settings menu either to automatically use the network-provided date and time or manually set these values, as well as select time and date format options. 1. Press Home > ...
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Services This menu provides you with the list of accessibility-related applications. TalkBack TalkBack provides spoken feedback to help visually impaired users. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack. 2. Touch the on/off slider to turn TalkBack on. 3. Touch SETTINGS to configure its settings. Vision Configure the accessibility settings on vision. Magnification Gestures Magnification gestures menu lets you zoom in and out by triple-tapping the screen. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Accessibility > Magnification gestures. 2. Touch the on/off slider to turn Magnification gestures on. Note: The triple-tap magnification gesture will work everywhere on your phone except for the keyboard. Large Text You can make text appear bigger on the screen. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Accessibility. 2. Select the Large text check box. Auto-Rotate Screen With this feature, you can view the screen in either portrait or landscape orientation by turning the ...
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Speak Passwords Let your phone speak the password you enter. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Accessibility. 2. Select the Speak passwords check box. Text-to-Speech Output Let your phone speak the password you enter. See Text-to-Speech Output. Hearing Configure the accessibility settings on hearing. Captions You can customize the language and the style of the displayed captions. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Accessibility > Captions. 2. Touch the on/off slider to turn Captions on. 3. Configure the following settings: TEXT: Set the attributes of the texts to be displayed, such as Language, Font, Font Style, and Font Color. CAPTIONS WINDOW: Set the background of the texts with Window Color and Opacity. APPEARANCE: Select the Display style from Pop-on, Roll-up, or Paint-on.
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3. Touch OK. Mobility Configure the accessibility settings on mobility. Touch & Hold Delay You can set the delay time when the screen recognizes the touch and hold operation. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Accessibility > Touch & hold delay. 2. Select Short, Medium, or Long. Others Configure other accessibility settings. Power Button Ends Call This feature allows you to use the Power Button to end the call. 1. Press Home > ...
3. Touch the on/off slider to turn the service on or off. 4. Touch for more options, including adding a printer and selecting print options. Activate This Device The Activate this device menu lets you activate a new device or use additional self-service options such as checking the status of an in-service device. 1. Press Home > > Settings > Activate this device. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions. About Phone The About Phone menu lets you access important phone information, search for and apply updates, and view legal and safety information. 4G Settings The 4G settings menu displays the network provider and the IP address. Press Home > > Settings > About phone > 4G settings. Status The Status menu displays important information about your phone, including battery status, phone number, network, and signal strength. Press Home > ...
Press Home > > Settings > About phone > Regulatory information. System Update The System update menu lets you update your PRL (preferred roaming list), your data user profile, your Android software, and your phone firmware. 1. Press Home > > Settings > System update. 2. Select an option and follow the prompts to complete the updates. For complete system update information, see Update Your Phone. Settings...
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Index 3-Way Calling 43 Back Button 9 Back Up Phone 184 Battery Charge 3 4G LTE 106 Install 2 4G settings 189 Settings 171 Bluetooth 147 Change device name 148 About Phone 189 Connect 148 Accessibility 185 Disconnect 149 Accessibility Settings Receive information 151 Accessibility shortcut 188 Reconnect 149 Auto-rotate screen 186 Send information 150 Captions 187 Settings 157 Large text 186 Settings menu 148 Magnification gestures 186 Share pictures and videos 132 Mono Audio 187 Turn on or off 147 Power button ends call 188 Bookmarks 116 Sound Balance 187 Add to home screen 117 Speak passwords 187 Books 101 TalkBack 186 Brightness 168 Text-to-speech output 187 Browser 109 Touch & hold delay 188 Bookmarks 116 Account Passwords 6...
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Sync Exchange ActiveSync DC book Make a Direct Connect call from 51 calendar 140 DC Button 170 Sync Google calendars 139 DC Calls Sound 165 View events 138 DC Group Contact 71 Call Default SMS App 159 Send to Voicemail 69 Default Text Input 180 Call Alerts 53 Device Administrators 177 Reply 54 Direct Connect 47 Send 53 Active MIC in DC speaker mode” 62 Call Alerts Sound 165 Answer” 52 Call Forwarding 44 Availability notifications” 51 Call Logs Beep during a call 63 Make Direct Connect call from 51, 55 Before making your first call 47 Call Settings 45 Call Alerts 53 Call Waiting 43 Call by entering a number” 49 Caller ID 42 Call from Call log” 51 Camera 120 Call from contacts” 50 Close 120 Call from DC book” 51 Open 120 Convert to a phone call” 52 Review screen 122 DC headset mode” 62 Settings 123 Display your number” 49...
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Direct Connect Button 63 Direct Connect Call 49 Face Matching By entering a number” 49 Improving 175 From Call log” 51, 55 Liveness Check 175 From contacts” 50 Facebook From DC book” 51 Share pictures and videos 132 Group Connect call” 54 Factory Data Reset 184 TeamDC call” 57 Favorites Tray 18 Using speed dialing 50 Files Direct Connect Numbers 48 Transfer between phone and Direct Connect Settings 170 computer 152 Display Options 66 Flash 10 Display Settings 168 Flashlight 143 Auto-rotate screen 168 Flick 14 Brightness 168 Folders 19 Daydream 169 Font Size 169 Display Battery Percentage 170 Font size 169 Key backlight 169 Screen proximity safety 170 Gallery 126 Sleep 169 Open 127 Wallpaper 168 View pictures and videos 127 Drag 14 Gestures 12 Dura Grid Widget 20...
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Group Connect 54 Call Information” 56 MagniFont 145 Join or rejoin a call” 56 Maps 97 Make call” 54 MaxiMZR Termination options” 62 Settings 157 Messaging 76, 85 Headset Options 91 Connect 148 Send messages 86 Reconnect 149 Mobile ID 102 Home Screen 16 Install 102 Add Items 17 Switch 103 Customize 17 Mobile Network Settings 160 Favorites tray 18 More Settings 158 Folders 19 Movies & TV Manage 17 Google Play 101 Move or remove items 18 Multimedia Messaging Overview 16 Share pictures and videos 131 Wallpaper 19 Music 99 Google Play Music 99 ICE (In Case of Emergency) 72 ICE Contacts 72 Navigation 97 In-call Options 41 Google Maps 97 Incoming Call Near Field Communication (NFC) ...
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Using Recent Calls 31 Quick Settings Panel 22 Using the plus (+) code 33 With pauses 33 Phone Illustration 1 Receive a Call Phone Layout (illustration) 8 Reject and send a text 35 Phone Memory 171 Recent Calls 44 Phone Number Clear 45 Save to contacts 67 Make call from 31 Phone Status Menu 189 Options 45 Phone Update 153 View 44 Firmware 153 Reject Incoming Call 35 Kyocera software 155 Ringtone PRL 154 Assign to a contact 69 Profile 154 Roaming 161 Picasa Roaming guard 162 Share pictures 133 Settings 161 Picture Options 128 Rotate 15 Pictures Assign to contacts 68 Crop 130 Rotate 130 Save Share via Bluetooth 132 Direct Connect number 48 Share via email 131 Save a Phone Number 67...
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Screen Lock 173 Sprint Mobile Sync 74 Automatically Lock 175 Sprint Operator Services 7 Disable 175 Sprint Support 7 Owner information 176 Sprint Zone 103 Power button instantly locks 176 Start Screen Widgets 176 Screen Proximity Safety 170 Status Bar 22 Screen Unlock Status Icons 22 Face 173 Storage Screen Unlock Password 174 Settings 171 Screen Unlock Pattern 174 Swipe 13 Screen Unlock PIN 174 Swype 24 Security Settings 177 Settings 27, 181 Encrypt & Decrypt data 177 Synchronize Contacts 73 Make passwords visible 177 System Update 190 Unknown sources 178 Verify apps 178 Settings 156 Take Pictures 120 Share Tap & Pay 172 Contacts 74 TeamDC 56 Pictures and videos 131 Call information” 58 SIM Card 3 Join or rejoin a call” 58 Slide 13 Make call” 57 Smart Sonic Receiver 10...
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TTY Mode 46 Disconnect 109 Turn Device Off 11 Prepare for connection 108 Turn Device On 11 VPN Settings 160 Typing 24 Wallpaper 19, 168 UICC Unlock 155 Web 104 Launch connection 107 Wi-Fi 104 Connect to a different network 105 Video Camera Settings 156 Record video 123 Turn on and connect 104 Videos Wireless network status 105 Record 123 Widgets Share via Bluetooth 132 Enable 176 Share via Facebook 132 Share via Google+ 133 Share via messaging 131 Share via YouTube 133 YouTube 93 View 127 Share videos 133 Watch 128 Visual Voicemail 37 Compose 38 Zoom 15 Listen to multiple messages 38 Options 39 Review 37 Set up 37 Settings 40 Voice Search 146, 182 Voice Services 145 Automatic speech recognition (ASR) 145...
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