User Guide HUAWEI Ascend Y 201 Welcome to HUAWEI
Contents 1 Read Before Proceeding .......................................................1 1.1 Safety Precautions....................................................................... 1 1.2 Personal Information and Data Security ...................................... 2 1.3 Legal Notice................................................................................. 3 2 Getting Started.......................................................................6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.
4.8 Deleting a Contact ..................................................................... 21 4.9 Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts................................... 21 4.10 Streams ................................................................................... 22 4.11 Managing Groups .................................................................... 23 4.12 Joining and Separating Contacts............................................. 24 4.13 Sending Contacts ....................................
9.6 Play Store .................................................................................. 49 10 Synchronizing Information .................................................50 10.1 Managing Your Accounts......................................................... 50 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization............................ 52 11 Using Other Applications ...................................................53 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 AppInstaller............................
1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed in liquid.
Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them. Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station. Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children. Do not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance.
• Periodically back up personal information kept on your SIM/UIM card, memory card, or stored in your device memory. If you change to a different device, be sure to move or delete any personal information on your old device. • If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages or emails from a stranger, you can delete them without opening them. • If you use your device to browse the Internet, avoid websites that might pose a security risk to avoid theft of your personal information.
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This product uses the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any of such situation. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”.
2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version. 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press and hold to power on your mobile phone. • Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. • Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active. • Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you are running. • Touch to hide the keyboard.
• Using data services increases the power consumption of the phone and will therefore reduce the length of time that the phone can be used between battery charges. • The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and the age of the battery. • When the battery power is low, the phone will alert you and display a message. When the battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off automatically. 2.
If personal identification number (PIN) protection is enabled on your mobile phone, you must enter your PIN before using the mobile phone. 2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone The first time you power on your mobile phone, the phone displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone. The setup wizard helps you: • Create or sign in to your account • Make some initial decisions about how you want to use your mobile phone 2.4.3 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone 1. Press and hold to open the Phone options menu.
• Touch and hold: Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the mobile phone responds. For example, to open the options menu for the active screen, touch and hold the screen until the menu appears. • Flick: Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen. • Drag: Touch and hold the desired item with your finger. To move an item, drag the item to any part of the screen. You can drag an icon to move or delete it. 2.5.
If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.7 Home Screen 10:23 Notifications bar: Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel. Display area: Shows the operation and display areas of your phone. Indicates the current screen. Shortcuts Touch to view all your applications.
Roaming Airplane mode Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS Speakerphone on Alarm enabled Vibration mode Charging battery Call muted Battery extremely low Battery full Missed call Call in progress New mail from Gmail Call in progress with a Bluetooth headset used Problem with text or multimedia message delivery New text or multimedia message New email New chat message Connected to a PC New voicemail Upcoming event Open Wi-Fi network available Downloading Uploading Sign-in or
Preparing the mircoSD card USB tethering on Synchronizing data Disconnected from a VPN Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on Connected to a VPN 2.7.2 Notification Panel Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. The notification panel also informs you of alarms and settings. Open the notification panel to see your network operator or to view a message, reminder, or event notification. Opening the Notification Panel 1.
2.7.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 10:23 Flick your finger left or right across the Home screen. Touch to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions. Touch a thumbnail to open the screen. 2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the Add to home screen menu is displayed. You can also touch home screen menu. > Add on the Home screen to display the Add to 2.
2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can. When the item and the trash can turn red, the item is ready to be removed. 3. Release the item to remove it from the Home screen. 2.7.5 Service Shortcuts 1. Open the notification bar. 2. Touch at the top of the screen to switch data services on or off. You can also touch or off. , , or turn the corresponding services on 2.7.6 Changing the Wallpaper 1. On the Home screen, touch > Wallpaper. 2.
2.9 Using a microSD Card 2.9.1 Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage To transfer all your favorite music and pictures from your PC to your mobile phone’s microSD card, set the microSD card as a USB mass storage. 1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable provided. Your PC will detect the microSD card as a removable storage device. 2. Open the notification bar, and then touch USB connected. 3.
When you are in a call, you can touch to use other functions. To return to the call screen, flick the notification bar down and touch Current call. Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard by the other parties in a call. 3.1.1 Making a Call with the Dialer Application 1. On the Home screen, touch > Dialer to display the dialer. If you are already working with Contacts or Call log, touch the Dialer tab. 2.
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens. If you have previously saved the caller’s number in Contacts, the caller's name and number are displayed. If the caller’s number is not saved in Contacts, the caller’s number is displayed. Drag to the right to answer the call. 3.2.2 Ending a Call During a call, touch End to hang up. 3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag to the left to reject the call.
3.3 Other Operations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call If you receive a new call while you are already in a call, you can add the second call to the call you are in. This feature is known as conference calling. You can also set up a conference call with multiple callers. Contact your network operator to ask if conference calls are supported and, if yes, how many parties can participate. 1. To initiate a conference call, dial the number of the first participant.
3. Touch Add to contacts in the options menu. 4. Touch Create contact or scroll through the contact list and touch an existing contact name. 3.5 Using Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to turn off your phone’s wireless connections. Rather than powering off your phone, you can place it in Airplane mode. 1. Press and hold . 2. Touch Airplane mode in the options menu.
5. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account into which you want to import the contacts. 4.3 Adding a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch > Create contact. 2. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the account to which you want to add the contact. 3. Enter the contact's name, and then add detailed information such as phone number and address. 4. When you are finished, touch Save to save the contact information. 4.
3. Make the desired changes to the contact information, and then touch Save. To cancel all of your changes, touch Cancel. 4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts From the Contacts or Favorites tab, you can quickly call or send a text (SMS) or multimedia (MMS) message to a contact’s default phone number. You can also open details to view a list of all the ways you can communicate with that contact. This section describes how to communicate with a contact when you view your contacts list. 4.7.
4.9.1 Using a microSD Card to Back Up Contacts Backing Up Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. Touch Backup to SD card in the displayed menu. 3. Touch OK to export your phone contact's information to the installed microSD card. You can copy the .vcf files backed up on the microSD card to your computer. The files are stored in the microSD card's Contact folder. Restoring Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. Touch Restore from SD card in the displayed menu.
4.10.2 Importing Friends After login, the phone asks you whether to import all friends. If you choose to import friends, Streams will import the SNS accounts of all your friends to your phone. If not, you can import your friends' accounts in Settings later. After friends are imported, the group of imported accounts is automatically added to the groups of Contacts. 4.10.3 Preference Settings You can configure account settings, such as refresh mode, refresh frequency, and notifications. 1.
4.11.2 Editing a Group You can always make changes to the information you have saved for a group. 1. In the groups list, touch and hold the group whose details you want to edit, and then touch Edit group in the options menu. 2. Make the desired changes to the group information, and then touch Save. To cancel all changes you made to the group information, touch Cancel. 4.11.
Two contacts will be joined together and displayed as one contact. Touch the contact to view the joined information. You can see that the contact is joined together by two contacts. You can also combine more than two contacts. 4.12.2 Separating Contacts If contact information from different sources was joined together in error, you can separate the contacts. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts. 2. Touch the joint contact to be separated. 3. Touch the option for separating a contact. 4.
Touch and hold a text field to open the Edit text menu. 5.1.1 Choosing an Input Method 1. Touch and hold a text field until the Edit text menu is displayed. 2. Touch Select input method. 3. Select the input method. 5.1.2 Using the Android Keyboard 1 2 4 3 q w e r 5 6 7 8 9 0 t y u i o p a s d f g h j k l z x c v b n m ?123 ... .... :-) ... Touch to delete a character to the left of the cursor. Touch and hold to delete all characters to the left of the cursor. Touch to insert smileys.
To switch the keyboard layout, touch and hold one side of the keyboard panel, and then flick the panel to the edge of the screen. ! q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k l z x c v b n m EN 12# ... ... abc , TouchPal '-@. abc def ghi tjkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz ? * ~ abc EN 12# . Full QWERTY ... - , ... TouchPal 2 . 12-key P2honePad qw er ty ui op as df gh jk l- zx EN 12# ... ... cv bn m’ abc , TouchPal .
6.1.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message 1. Touch > Messaging > New message. 2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in the To field, or touch contact from Contacts or Groups. to select a As you enter the phone number or the contact's name, the phone displays possible matches from your contacts. Select a contact from the list of possible matches or continue entering. After you select a contact or finish entering a number, add a comma and you can enter another recipient.
Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the Slideshow option. 1. On the message editing screen, touch to display the options panel. 2. Touch Add > Slideshow, and then select a slide to start editing it. 3. Touch and then touch More > Add slide to add more slides. 4. Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to the multimedia message screen. 5. To alter your multimedia message, touch the slideshow on the multimedia message screen.
6.2 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone’s Email application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone. 6.2.1 Adding an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email account. The Email setup wizard helps you to configure your account. A number of popular email systems are supported.
2. Touch the email message you want to view. 3. Touch Save next to the attachment in the email. 4. Select a path for saving the attachment and touch Save. 6.2.4 Creating and Sending an Email Message 1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use. 2. On the Inbox screen, touch , and then touch Compose in the options panel. 3. In the To field, enter the recipients’ name or email address. 4. Enter the subject of your message and compose the message.
information. 1. Touch > Email. 2. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to change. 3. Touch Account settings. 4. Change General settings, Notification settings, or Server settings. 7 Getting Connected 7.1 Mobile Networks Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator’s 2G/3G service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time.
7.2 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet. To use Wi-Fi on your mobile phone, you must have an access to wireless access points (hotspots). Obstacles that block the Wi-Fi signal will reduce its strength. 7.2.1 Turning On Wi-Fi 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi check box to turn on Wi-Fi. 7.2.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network 1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch > Settings. 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings.
7.3.1 Installing the USB tethering Driver If your computer is running Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some flavors of Linux (such as Ubuntu), you typically do not need to prepare your computer for tethering. But if you are running an earlier version of Windows or another operating system, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB. Install the USB tethering driver in the following steps: 1. Connect a USB cable to a computer.
7.4 Browser Your mobile phone comes with an Internet browser pre-installed. 7.4.1 Opening the Browser Touch > Browser to open the home page. When known or open Wi-Fi networks and mobile data networks are available at the same time, your phone will preferably select a Wi-Fi network for Internet access. Touch to open the browser options menu and perform one of the following operations: • New window: Touch to open a new window. • Bookmarks: Touch to display bookmarks.
3. Enter the address of the desired home page, and then touch OK. 7.4.4 Managing Bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone. Adding a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, go to the webpage you want to save as a bookmark. 2. Touch , and then touch Bookmarks > Add. 3. Edit the bookmark name and then touch OK. Opening a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, touch , and then touch Bookmarks.
2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Bluetooth check box to turn on Bluetooth. When Bluetooth is turned on, the Bluetooth icon appears in the notification bar. 3. Touch Bluetooth settings, and then select the Discoverable to make your mobile phone visible to other Bluetooth devices. 7.5.2 Pairing with and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device Your mobile Bluetooth lets you do the following: • Hands Free Profile (HFP): allows you to use a hands-free Bluetooth device.
2. Navigate to the Bluetooth devices section, and then touch and hold the device to which you are connected. 3. Touch Unpair to disconnect from the device. 8 Entertainment In addition to being a communication device and personal assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitude of entertainment possibilities. You can take photos, create videos , and download and listen to music. 8.
8.1.2 Taking a Photo 1. Open your camera application and switch it to camera mode. 2. If necessary, change the camera settings. The preview changes as you change the settings. 3. Frame your photo within the photo capture screen. 4. Touch to take your photo. Photos taken are displayed for a moment. You can take another photo or review your photos. 8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos 1. After taking a photo, a thumbnail of the photo you have just taken is shown in the lower right corner of the capture screen.
3. If you want to view more videos, flick your finger left or right across the screen. 8.2 Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automatically search for pictures and videos on your mobile phone and microSD card. Use Gallery to sort photos and videos into folders, view and edit pictures, watch videos, and set a picture as wallpaper or as a photo for a contact. 8.2.1 Opening the Gallery On the Home screen, touch > Gallery.
2. Use the cropping tool to select the portion of the picture to crop. • Drag from the inside of the cropping tool to move it. • Drag an edge of the cropping tool to resize the image. • Drag a corner of the cropping tool to resize the image without changing its length to width ratio. 3. Touch Save to save the cropped picture. Touch Discard to discard the changes. 8.3 Enjoying Music 8.3.1 Opening the Music Library On the Home screen, touch > Music to open the music library.
8.3.2 Playing Music 1. From the music library, select a way to view your music. 2. Touch the music file you want to play. Playlist screen Back Progress bar Music player controls By default, the album cover is displayed while the music is playing. You can flick left or right to switch to visualization effects or the lyrics screen. While playing music, touch to return to the Home screen, the music will continue to play in the background and you can use other applications.
8.3.5 Playing Music in a Playlist 1. In music library, touch Playlists. 2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play. 3. Touch Play to play the playlist. 8.4 Listening to the FM Radio The FM radio lets you listen to FM radio programs on your mobile phone. Since the FM radio uses the provided wired stereo headset as its antenna, before opening the application, connect the headset to your phone’s the audio jack. 8.4.1 Opening the FM Radio 1. On the Home screen, touch > FM Radio to open the application.
Ensure that your mobile phone has an active data connection (3G/GPRS) before you sign in to your Google account. If you already have a Google account, touch Sign in and enter your username and password. 9.1 Creating a Google Account If you do not have a Google account, you can create one: 1. After reading the setup information, touch Next. 2. Touch Create. 3. Enter the first name, last name, and user name for your Google account, and then touch Next.
9.2.2 Switching Between Accounts 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Accounts. 2. Touch the account that contains the email you want to read. 9.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Compose. 2. Enter the message recipient’s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email to several recipients, separate the email addresses with commas. You can add as many message recipients as you want.
9.2.6 Customizing Your Gmail Settings In the mail list, touch Gmail. , and then touch More > Settings to customizing your 9.3 Talk Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web. 9.3.1 Opening Talk On the Home screen, touch > Talk to open the application. Your Talk account is based on the Google account you set up with your mobile phone. 9.3.2 Adding a Friend 1.
friends list, and then touch following: . Then touch Settings. Now choose from one of the IM notifications Select the check box to receive a notification on the notification bar when you receive an IM message. Select ringtone Touch to choose the ringtone used for a new instant message. You will hear a short sample of the ringtone when you select it. To turn the ringtone off, select Silent. Vibrate Select the check box to make your mobile phone vibrate when you receive a new instant message.
9.4.2 Opening Maps On the Home screen, touch > Maps to open the application. 9.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest 1. On the map, touch , and then touch Search. 2. Enter the place you want to search for in the search box, and then touch the Search icon. 3. Your search results will then be displayed. Touch a place you are interested in and the application will show where it is on the map. 9.4.4 Getting Directions 1. While viewing a map, touch , and then touch Directions. 2.
3. You will see a number of search results displayed below the notification bar. Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it. 9.6 Play Store Play Store provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone. 9.6.1 Opening Play Store 1. On the Home screen, touch > Play Store. 2. When you open Play Store for the first time, the Google Play Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue. 9.6.
After the application has been downloaded and installed on your mobile phone, the content download icon appears in the notification bar. If you want to install a non-Play Store application, touch > Settings > Applications, and then select the Unknown sources check box to allow installation of the non-Play Store application. 9.6.4 Uninstalling an Application 1. On the Play Store screen, touch > My Apps. 2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. 3.
and attempts to merge duplicates into a single entry in Contacts. While it is presented as a single contact entry, the contact data itself is not merged. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Accounts & sync. The screen displays your current synchronization settings and a list of your current accounts. In some cases, you may need to obtain account details from IT support. For example, you may need to know the account’s domain or server address. 2. Touch Add account. 3. Touch the kind of account to add.
You can only remove the first Google Account by resetting the phone to factory defaults. 1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account to be deleted. 2. Touch Sign Out. 3. Confirm that you want to remove the account. 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization You can configure background data use and synchronization options for all the applications on your phone. You can also configure what kind of data you synchronize for each account.
10.2.2 Changing an Account’s Synchronization Settings 1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account whose synchronization settings you want to change. The data and synchronization screen opens, displaying a list of the kinds of information the account can synchronize. 2. Selected items are configured to synchronize to your mobile phone. 3. Select or clear the check box of information you want to synchronize with the mobile phone. 11 Using Other Applications 11.
3. Enter a file name in the Filename: field. 4. In the Backup contents: field, select the contents you want to back up. 5. Touch Backup to back up the selected data. To cancel the backup, touch Cancel. 11.3 Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Depending on your synchronization settings, the calendar on your phone can be synchronized with the internet-based calendar you use. 11.3.1 Opening Calendar On the Home screen, touch > Calendar to open the application.
To quickly create an event in the day, week, or month view, touch and hold an empty time slot, and then touch New event. A new event details screen will appear with the selected time slot and date in the From and To fields. 11.3.3 Setting an Event Reminder 1. In any calendar view, touch an event to view its details or an event summary. 2. Touch the Add reminder button to add a reminder, or touch the reminder’s “-” button to delete an existing reminder. 3.
• Vibrate: Select to vibrate the mobile phone when you receive an event notification. • Default reminder time: Touch to select the default time before an event for event reminders to occur. 11.4 File Manager File Manager is like having a pocket-sized personal assistant (PA), letting you organize, edit, and delete files and folders. 11.4.1 Opening File Manager On the Home screen, touch > File Manager to open the application. 11.4.2 Creating a Folder 1.
2. Touch to open the options panel, and then touch Search. 3. Write a key word of the name of your file in the search box. 4. Touch . Your mobile phone will start the search. 5. A list of search results will be displayed. Touch a file in the list to open it. 6. Touch New search for a new search or touch the back key to return to the file manager screen. 11.4.5 Compressing or Extracting Files Your phone supports compressing and extracting files. You can only compress files and folders into .
11.5 Clock In addition to displaying the date and time, the Clock application displays information about the weather and your phone. You can also use Clock to turn your mobile phone into an alarm clock. 11.5.1 Opening the Clock On the Home screen, touch > Clock to open the application. Clock opens with the date and time displayed on your Home screen wallpaper, along with your local weather and other useful information. 11.5.2 Opening the Alarms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms.
11.6 Calculator Use Calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations. 11.6.1 Opening Calculator On the Home screen, touch > Calculator to open the application. 11.6.2 Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel. 11.7 Notepad Notepad features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes. 1.
3. Select the city you want to add. In addition to your current city, you can add up to four more cities to the weather clock and get weather information for all of them at the same time. 4. Touch city. > More > Set as default city to set the newly added city as the default 11.8.2 Updating Weather You can update weather information on the weather clock either manually or automatically. To update the current city's latest weather information, touch Refresh on the weather clock screen.
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone, touch > Settings. 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, your mobile phone automatically uses the date, time, and time zone provided by the network. When your mobile phone is using the date and time settings provided automatically by the network, you cannot manually set the date, time, and time zone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Date & time. 2. Clear the Automatic check box. 3. Touch Set date.
12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off If your mobile phone is idle for several minutes, it will turn off the screen to save battery power. To set a longer or shorter idle time: 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Screen timeout. 2. Select the duration you want the screen to be illuminated. 12.3 Setting Ringers 12.3.1 Turning On Silent Mode 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound. 2. Select the Silent mode check box to silence all sounds except alarms, and music and video media. 12.3.
12.3.4 Changing the Message Ringtone 1. On the Home screen, touch 2. In the message list, touch > Messaging. > Settings > Select ringtone. 3. Touch the ringtone you want to use, and then touch OK. The ringtone plays when selected. 12.4 Setting Phone Services 12.4.1 Customizing Call Settings Mobile phone service providers offer different services such as call forwarding, call waiting, fixed dialing numbers, and voicemail. You can customize many of these services if they are part of your calling plan.
2. If your mobile phone does not have speech synthesizer data installed, connect to Play Store and let it guide you through the process of downloading and installing the data. 3. Follow the instructions to install the voice data. 12.5.2 Adjusting the Speech Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Speech rate. 2. Select a speed at which the text is to be spoken. 12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 12.6.1 Turning on Your SIM Card PIN 1.
12.6.3 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN You can set up a numeric PIN to lock your phone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security > Set up screen lock > PIN. 2. Enter at least four characters. 3. Touch Continue. 4. Enter the same characters again and touch OK. To change your PIN, touch Location & security > Change screen lock. 12.7 Managing Applications 12.7.1 Viewing an Installed Application 1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications > Manage applications. 2.
2. Touch an application in the list. Then touch Move to SD card to move the bulk of the application from the phone’s internal storage. The Storage section of the application’s details screen shows details about the memory used by the application. If the application can be moved, the Move to SD card button is active. Touch Move to phone to move the application back to the phone’s internal storage. 12.7.4 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory • Move files and email attachments to the microSD card.
2. When prompted, touch Reset phone, and then touch Erase everything. The mobile phone resets the settings to the original factory settings, and then restarts. 12.9 Online Update Your mobile phone has pre-installed the online update function. When there is new software available, the version information appears and prompts you to update. You can also touch Settings > About phone > Online upgrade to check whether the new software is available. When updating: 1. Back up your personal information.
How Do I Set a Song As a Phone Ringtone? In Music, touch and hold the song to be set as a ringtone, and then touch Set as ringtone. How Do I Prevent Automatic Change of Screen Orientation When Rotating My Phone? On the Home screen, touch disable the function. > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen to How Do I Set an Unlock Pattern? On the Home screen, touch lock > Pattern.
How Do I Use Quick GPS? On the Home screen, touch GPS. > Settings > Location & security > Use Quick Quick GPS downloads data to enhance the GPS satellite information and may therefore incur additional data charges.
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