Telus User Guide
Table Of Contents
- General Information
- Safety Guidelines
- Battery Usage
- Your sim card
- Getting Started
- Using your sonim xp3 device
- Home screen menu options
- Quick settings
- Missed events
- Network and internet Settings
- Connected devices
- Apps & notifications
- Battery settings
- Display settings
- Sound settings
- Storage settings
- Security and location settings
- Accessibility settings
- System Settings
- Managing contacts
- Managing call settings
- Sending Messages
- Sonim scout
- Telus eschat services
- Applications
- tools
- Other applications
- Regulatory information - USA market
- Non-incendive Device user Cautions
- End user License agreement(EULA)
- Hazardous location usage warning
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APPS & NOTIFICATIONS
APPS & NOTIFICATIONS
APPS INFO
1. From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings
( ) > Apps & Notications ( ).
2. Select Apps info.
The list of apps installed on the device are displayed.
3. You can search the desired app using the search
tab.
4. Select Options key ( ) and the following
options are displayed:
• Show system: System based apps are displayed.
• Hide system: System based apps are hidden.
• Reset app preferences: You can reset all
preferences you set for the apps.
NOTIFICATION
1. From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings
( ) > Apps & Notications ( ).
2. Select Notication.
3. Select App notications. Select the desired app
and turn on the notication.
4. Select Default notication sound. Select the
desired ringtone from the list. You can also add a
new ringtone using Add ringtone ( ).
5. Enable Notication LED. You can enable/disable
this option.
If there is any notication in your device or missed
any calls, a notication LED glows on the secondary
display of your device to notify you.
6. Enable Flash notication alert. When battery is
above 20% level, you can use camera ashlight
or missed events.
7. Enable Flash call alert to use ashlight for
incoming voice call.
APP PERMISSIONS
1. From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings
( ) > Apps & Notications ( ).
2. Select App permissions.
App permissions govern what your app is allowed to
do and access.
EMERGENCY ALERTS
From Home screen, select Menu ( ) > Settings ( ) >
Apps & Notications ( ).
EMERGENCY ALERTS
• Alerts:
• Presidential alerts: These alerts mandatory and
always turned ON. This is an emergency alert
system which allows the US president to address
the country in the event of national emergency.
• AMBER Alerts: Enable this option to get the child
abduction and emergency bulletins.
• Extreme threats: Enable this option to get the
extreme threat alerts to life and property. For
example; Tsunami, Tornado, Extreme wind,
Hurricane and Typhoon warnings.
• Severe threats: Enable this option to get the severe
threat alerts to life and property. For example;
Storm surge, Flash ood and Dust storm warnings.
• Emergency alert history: If you have any active
emergency alerts, it is displayed in alert history.
• Alert Preferences:
• Vibrate: Enable this option to set the device on
vibrate during alert.
• Alert Reminder Sounds: You can set the following
time duration for alert reminder sound: Once, Every
2 minutes, Every 15 minutes and Off.
• Speak alert message: Enable this option to
use text-to-speech to speak emergency alert
messages.
• Preview ringtone and vibration: You can hear the
ringtone set for the alert.










