Y336 User Guide
Contents Foreword Safety precautions Getting started 4 4 5 5 7 10 11 11 Buttons Powering your phone on and off Gestures Locking and unlocking the screen Getting to know your home screen Using the notification panel Accessing applications Texting Personalizing your phone 13 13 13 14 15 15 16 16 17 Setting the theme Change the wallpaper Setting the home screen transition effect Organizing home screen widgets and application icons Organizing home screen icons using folders Customizing your home screens Cust
Messaging 26 26 27 27 Sending a text message Sending a multimedia message Replying to a message Managing messages Email 29 29 30 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Adding an Exchange account Sending emails Multimedia 31 33 35 Camera Gallery Music Internet connection 38 38 39 Mobile data connection Setting up a Wi-Fi connection Wi-Fi Direct Sharing data 41 42 Bluetooth Connecting your phone to a computer File Manager 44 44 44 45 45 45 46 46 Creating a folder Searching for a file Copying, cutting,
50 50 Clock Weather Accounts and sync 52 52 52 53 Adding an account Deleting an account Turning on data synchronization Modifying account synchronization settings Settings 54 54 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 58 Turning on or off airplane mode Tone settings Display settings Setting the date and time Changing the system language Modifying location service settings Setting the PIN of your SIM card Restoring factory settings Online update Accessibility Legal Notice iii
Foreword Foreword Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend Y336 smartphone. This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. It also contains safety precautions so, before you start using your new phone, please read this guide first. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary. Symbols and definitions The following symbols are used in this document. Note Provides additional information.
Safety precautions Safety precautions Please read these safety precautions carefully before using your phone. Do not crush, throw, or puncture your phone. Avoid dropping, squeezing, or bending it also. Your phone is not meant for use in a damp environment, such as the bathroom. Do not submerge your phone in liquid of any sort and avoid getting your phone wet. Avoid using your mobile phone in areas where it may cause interference or present a hazard. Follow local laws and regulations.
Safety precautions Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions. Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices. Respect the privacy and legal rights of others when using your phone. To prevent damage to your phone or your computer, follow all instructions pertaining to the USB cable.
Getting started Getting started Buttons • When your phone is powered off, press and hold • Press to turn on or off the screen. Press and hold to power it on. to display an option menu. • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the current application. • When you are entering text, touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. Touch to return to the home screen. • Touch to display the option menu. • Touch and hold to display the list of recently used applications.
Getting started Gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example, touch to select an item or open an application. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold an application, widget, or blank area to display the related option menu. Flick: Where applicable, swipe your finger in the direction you want the screen to move. For example, you can flick left or right across the notification panel to dismiss a notification.
Getting started unauthorized use. You can lock and unlock your screen in a number of ways. The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section. Locking the screen • • Method 1: Press to lock the screen. Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone automatically locks its screen. To set the screen lock method, touch on the home screen. On the displayed General tab, touch Screen lock. Unlocking the screen 1. If the screen is off, press 2.
Getting started Getting to know your home screen Your home screens are where you'll find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications. The default home screen is shown below. 1 2 3 4 1 Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2 Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets.
Getting started High Speed Packet Access 3G H 3G network connected (HSPA) network connected 5 Roaming Airplane mode enabled Receiving location data Bluetooth on from GPS Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled Alarms enabled Charging Battery full Battery low Call in progress Missed calls New messages New emails New voicemails Select input method Connected to a Wi-Fi Wi-Fi network available network Uploading data Downloading data No SIM card found Upcoming events Sign-in or sy
Getting started Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create more home screens for various application icons and widgets. • Flick left and right across the screen to switch between the home screens. • Pinch two fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails. Touch a thumbnail to enter that particular home screen.
Getting started Auto-rotate screen Your phone features a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, the orientation of your screen will automatically change to landscape or portrait view. You'll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games. To quickly turn the auto-rotate screen function on or off, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel and touch .
Getting started Accessing applications Starting applications and switching between them On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. To switch to another application, touch to return to the home screen, and touch the icon of the application you want to open. Viewing recently used applications To display the list of recently used applications, touch and hold . You can then: • Touch an application to start it. • Flick left or right across an application to dismiss it.
Getting started Editing text Learn how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone. .KRRU .[G]KO • Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag and to select more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text box. • Cut text: Select text and touch Cut. • Copy text: Select text and touch Copy. • Paste text: Touch where you want to insert the text, drag to move the insertion point, and touch Paste to paste the text you copied or cut. .KRRU .
Personalizing your phone Personalizing your phone Setting the theme Your phone comes with a variety of themes. Changing the theme 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select a theme and touch APPLY. Customizing a theme 1. From the theme grid, touch CUSTOMIZE. 2. From the element list, choose the element you want to modify. Change the wallpaper 1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Wallpapers. 3.
Personalizing your phone 2. Touch Transitions. 3. Select a home screen transition effect. Organizing home screen widgets and application icons Adding a widget to the home screen 1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Widgets. 3. Drag a widget from the screen's lower section to a screen thumbnail. 4. Touch to return to the home screen.
Personalizing your phone Organizing home screen icons using folders Creating a folder on the home screen 1. On the home screen, drag an item onto another one to create a folder containing both of them. 2. You can then: • Touch the folder name to rename it. • Touch and add more items to the folder. Removing an item from a folder 1. On the home screen, touch a folder. 2. Drag an item out from the folder to remove the item.
Personalizing your phone Deleting a home screen Only blank home screens can be deleted. 1. On a home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set home screen dialog box. 2. Touch Thumbnails. 3. Touch to delete a home screen. Customizing switch shortcuts on the notification panel You can rearrange your switch shortcuts and move those you use most to top the list. Shortcuts on the top will be fully displayed on the notification panel. 1.
Personalizing your phone 4. Touch Next. 5. Select actions for the profile and touch an action to configure its settings. 6. When you are done, touch Done. Deleting a profile Preset profiles cannot be deleted. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Delete. 3. Select the profile you want to delete. 4. Touch DELETE. 5. Touch OK. Setting the screen unlock method Unlocking the screen with a pattern 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security. 3.
Personalizing your phone After a PIN is set, you will have to enter it every time you want to unlock the phone screen. If you enter incorrect PINs five consecutive times, the screen stops responding to further unlock attempts for 30 seconds. You will still be able to make emergency calls during this time. Unlocking the screen with a password 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under PERSONAL, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > Password. 4.
Calls Calls Smart dialing In addition to standard call procedures, smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter a phone number or the initials or first several letters of a contact name. Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then displayed in a list. 3. From the list, select the contact you want to call. 4. To end the call, touch .
Calls Viewing the call log 1. On the home screen, touch to display your recent calls above the dialer. 2. Touch > Missed calls to view your missed calls. What you can do during a call 1 8 2 7 3 4 1 Touch > 6 5 to place the current call on hold, and touch again to resume the call. Touch 2 > to start a three-way call. Before you use three-way calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider. 3 Touch to use the speakerphone.
Calls 8 Touch > to display the contact list. To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Current call. Making a conference call Conference calling with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy. Make or answer a call, and dial another number to add the second participant to your conference call. Before you make a conference call, make sure you have subscribed to the service. For details, contact your service provider. 1.
Calls Making emergency calls In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card. However, you must still be under the coverage area. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Enter your local emergency number and touch . Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality, use environment, service provider policies, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely on your phone for critical communications when emergencies occur.
People People Forget about lugging around business card holders. You can now easily store and manage your contacts. Creating a contact 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch then the Contacts tab. . 3. Select an account. 4. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. Touch Add another field to enter more information. 5. Touch DONE to save the contact. Searching for a contact 1. On the home screen, touch then the Contacts tab. 2. Touch the search box. 3.
People 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch then the Contacts tab. > Manage contacts > Import from storage. 3. Select one or more .vcf files. 4. Touch OK. Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device You can import contacts saved in a .vcf file from a Bluetooth device to your phone. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch then the Contacts tab. > Manage contacts > Import via Bluetooth. Your phone then enables Bluetooth and searches for available Bluetooth devices. 3.
People 2. Touch . 3. Touch the contact you want to add to favorites or touch All to select all contacts. 4. Touch ADD. Deleting contacts 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch then the Contacts tab. > Delete contacts. 3. Touch the contacts you want to delete or touch All to select all contacts. 4. Touch Delete. 5. Touch OK. Sharing contacts You can share contacts in .vcf format in many ways. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch then the Contacts tab. > Share contacts. 3.
Messaging Messaging Sending a text message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch to select more contacts. 4. Write your message. 5. Touch Send. Sending a multimedia message Make sure your data service is on before trying to send multimedia messages. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch . 3.
Messaging Replying to a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. Touch the text field to write your reply. 4. Touch Send. Managing messages Copying a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. Touch and hold the message you want to copy. 4. From the displayed option menu, choose Copy text. 5.
Messaging Deleting a message 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread. 3. Touch and hold the message you want to delete and touch Delete. Deleting a thread 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. In the list of message threads, touch and hold the thread you want to delete. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Delete messages.
Email Email Don't want to miss important emails from your friends or clients during your business trip? Use your phone to read and reply to emails when you are on the go. Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select an email account type. 3. Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next. 4.
Email Sending emails 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Open an email account. 3. On the Inbox screen, touch . 4. Enter the recipient and subject and write your message. Upload any attachments. 5. When you are done, touch to send the email.
Multimedia Multimedia Camera As time goes by, there are memories you want to keep forever. Viewfinder 1 S 2 3 5 4 1 • Drag the slider to • Drag the slider to to switch to photo mode. to switch to video mode. 2 Touch 3 Touch the thumbnail to view your photos. 4 5 S to take a photo. • Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it. • Spread two fingers to zoom in or pinch to zoom out. Touch for more options. Taking a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
Multimedia 3. Touch S . Shooting a video 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Frame the scene you want to record. 3. Touch to start recording. 4. Touch to stop recording. Taking a panoramic photo Are you still upset that your camera's view angle isn't wide enough to capture an incredible scene? Panorama mode is exactly the solution you need. You'll be able to piece together several photos and combine them into one seamless shot. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. In photo mode, touch .
Multimedia 1. On the home screen, touch 2. In photo mode, touch . > HDR to switch to HDR mode. 3. Frame the scene you want to capture. The camera automatically focuses itself. When the viewfinder frame turns green, the camera is focused. 4. Touch HDR . Gallery Gallery is where your photos are stored. Viewing photos or videos In your Gallery, photos and videos are stored in separate albums. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the album you want to view. 3.
Multimedia • Touch 4. Touch to add a frame to the photo. . Rotating a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo you want to rotate. 3. Touch > Rotate Left or Rotate Right. You can also enable the auto-rotate screen function to have your phone automatically adjust the display orientation when you rotate your phone. Deleting a photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the photo you want to delete. 3. Touch . 4. Touch Delete.
Multimedia 4. Drag the frames of the grid to resize it. 5. Touch . Music Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound anytime. Add songs to your phone by: • • • • Copying songs from your computer using USB. Downloading songs from the Internet. Copying songs from other Bluetooth devices. Copying songs from other devices using Wi-Fi Direct. Listening to music 1. On the home screen, touch Google > . 2. Touch the category of songs you want to play.
Multimedia 1 Touch the thumbnail to return to the song list. 2 Drag the slider to control the playback. • Touch to switch between different playing modes (repeat the playlist, repeat the current song, and play in sequence). 3 • Touch to pause and touch • Touch to go back to the previous song. • Touch to skip to the next song. • Touch to enable or disable shuffle mode. Touch 4 to play. to display an option menu where you can view the information about the album or song.
Multimedia 5. Touch > Shuffle. Deleting a playlist 1. On the home screen, touch Google > 2. Touch . to open the main menu. 3. Touch Playlists. 4. Select the playlist you want to delete. 5. Touch > Delete. 6. Touch OK.
Internet connection Internet connection Mobile data connection After you insert a SIM card into your phone and power it on for the first time, your phone automatically registers with your service provider's data service. Checking the network connection 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Mobile networks. 3. Touch Access Point Names or Network operators to check network connection settings.
Internet connection Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. 3. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Wi-Fi. You phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them. 4. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to and touch Connect. For an encrypted Wi-Fi network, enter the password when prompted.
Internet connection Sending a file using a Wi-Fi network 1. Touch and hold the file you want to send. 2. From the displayed option menu, choose Share. 3. Touch Wi-Fi direct. You phone then scans for available devices and displays them. 4. Touch the device you want to send the file to. Specific steps may vary slightly by file type. Receiving a file using a Wi-Fi network By default, received files are saved to the Wi-Fi direct folder in File Manager.
Sharing data Sharing data Bluetooth Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices. Turning on Bluetooth 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch Bluetooth. When Bluetooth is turned on, your phone's name is displayed at the top of the Bluetooth screen. Touch the name to set your phone's visibility.
Sharing data Sharing files using Bluetooth Bluetooth enables you to conveniently send photos, videos, and other files to your family and friends. You can share files with Bluetooth-enabled devices without an Internet connection. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the file you want to send. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Share > Bluetooth. 4. From the detected Bluetooth device list, select a device. Receiving files using Bluetooth 1.
Sharing data PTP mode The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) is another method to transfer pictures and videos to your computer. 1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 2. On the USB computer connection screen, choose Camera (PTP). The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer. 3. After the driver is installed, follow the onscreen instructions on the computer to view or transfer files.
File Manager File Manager File Manager helps you manage files and applications in your phone's internal storage and microSD card. You'll be able to view, create, edit, delete, move, archive, compress, and decompress files. Creating a folder You can create folders to better manage the files and applications stored in your phone's internal storage or microSD card. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch Internal or SD card. 3. Touch > New folder. 4. In the displayed dialog box, name the new folder. 5.
File Manager 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Copy or Cut. 4. Select where you want to paste the file. 5. Touch Paste. Compressing or decompressing files You can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar files. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the file or folder you want to compress. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Compress. 4. Choose the save path of the compressed file and name it. 5. Touch OK.
File Manager Creating a shortcut for a file or folder 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the file or folder you want to create a shortcut for. 3. From the displayed option menu, choose Desktop shortcuts. Checking the memory status Before you save large files to your phone's internal storage or microSD card, make sure there is enough space first. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Storage. 3.
Managing applications Managing applications Downloading applications A rich selection of applications is available through Google's Play Store. You can also connect your phone to a computer and transfer applications over that way. Installing an application 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Find the application you want to install. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install it. Viewing applications You can view detailed information about all applications installed on your phone. 1.
Managing applications 5. Touch Uninstall > OK. Some pre-installed applications cannot be uninstalled. Clearing the application cache You can clear the application cache to free up the phone memory. 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under APPS, touch Manage apps. 3. Flick to All. 4. Touch Clear cache.
Basic utilities Basic utilities Calendar Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. Creating an event 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . . 3. Enter event details, such as the event name, time, and location. 4. Touch Save. Viewing events 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the date in the upper left corner to switch between the year, month, week, day, and agenda views. The agenda view displays all your calendar events.
Basic utilities Clock Clock lets you view the time around the world, use stopwatch or timer to keep track of time, or set alarms to wake you up in the morning. Adding an alarm 1. On the home screen, touch 2. From the alarm list, touch then the Alarm tab. . 3. Set the alarm time, ringtone, how often it repeats, and more. 4. Touch DONE. Alarms will go off even when your phone is powered off. Deleting an alarm 1. On the home screen, touch then the Alarm tab. 2.
Basic utilities Adding a city Add cities of your concern to Weather to check their real-time weather information. 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch > . . In addition to your current city, you can add up to nine cities. 3. Enter a city name. Matching cities are then displayed. 4. Select the city you want to add. Updating weather 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update. 3. Touch to update the weather.
Accounts and sync Accounts and sync You can synchronize data on your phone, such as contacts, emails, and events, to and from the Internet. Adding an account 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under ACCOUNTS, touch Add account. 3. Select an account type. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your account information. 5. Configure the account and set the type of data you want to synchronize. When an account is set up, it will be shown in the ACCOUNTS section.
Accounts and sync 4. Touch the data you want to synchronize. You can touch > Sync now to have the data synchronization run in the background. Modifying account synchronization settings 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under ACCOUNTS, select an account type. 3. Select the account whose synchronization settings you want to modify. 4. Under Sync settings, select the data you want to synchronize.
Settings Settings Turning on or off airplane mode Always comply with all airline rules and regulations. If allowed by the aircraft operator, you may switch on your phone and enable airplane mode in flight. In airplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games. Use either of the following methods to turn on or off Airplane mode: • Press and hold the power button. From the displayed option menu, choose Airplane mode.
Settings • Touch or clear the check box under SYSTEM to turn on or off the notification tone or vibration when you touch or lock the screen, take a screenshot, dial a number, and more. You can adjust the volume from the home screen or most applications, such as call, music, and video. Display settings 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under DEVICE, touch Display. 3. On the settings screen, you can: • Touch Brightness to set the screen brightness.
Settings 3. From the settings screen, you can: • Clear the Automatic date & time check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the network date and time. • Clear the Automatic time zone check box to stop your phone from automatically obtaining the network time zone. • Touch Set date and flick up and down to set your phone's date. • Touch Set time and flick up and down to set your phone's time. • Touch Select time zone and select the time zone from the list.
Settings • Touch GPS satellites to have your phone obtain your location information from GPS satellites. • Touch Wireless networks to have your phone obtain your location information from a Wi-Fi network or mobile data connection. Setting the PIN of your SIM card The personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card. If you enable the PIN protection function for your SIM card, you will need to enter the PIN each time you power your phone on.
Settings Back up important data on your phone before you restore factory settings. 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under PERSONAL, touch Backup & reset. 3. Touch Factory data reset > Reset phone > Reset phone. The phone will restore its factory settings and restart. Online update Once in a while, new updates for your phone will be available online. You will receive a notification when updates are available.
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