Alcatel OneTouch Pop 8 LTE User manual

Table of Contents
1 Your device ...................................................... 1
1.1 Keys and connectors.......................................................1
1.2 Getting started .................................................................3
1.3 Homescreen ......................................................................6
2 Text input....................................................... 12
2.1 Using onscreen keyboard............................................ 12
2.2 Android keyboard ......................................................... 12
2.3 Text editing ..................................................................... 12
3 Contacts......................................................... 13
4 Email, Hangouts ............................................ 18
4.1 Email............................................................................... 18
4.2 Hangouts ......................................................................... 19
5 Calendar......................................................... 21
6 Getting connected ........................................ 23
6.1 Connecting to the Internet ........................................ 23
6.2 Browser........................................................................... 25
6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices ............................ 31
6.4 Connecting to a computer ......................................... 32
6.5 Sharing your mobile data connection....................... 33
6.6 Connecting to virtual private networks .................. 33
7 Play Store ..................................................... 36
7.1 Searching for applications............................................ 36
7.2 Download and install.................................................... 37
7.3 Manage your downloads.............................................. 39
8 Multimedia applications ............................... 41
8.1 Camera ............................................................................ 41
8.2 Gallery ............................................................................. 42

8.3 Music ................................................................................ 43
9 Others ............................................................ 45
9.1 Radio ............................................................................... 45
9.2 Calculator........................................................................ 45
9.3 File Manager ................................................................... 46
9.4 Voice Search ................................................................... 46
9.5 Docs ................................................................................. 46
9.6 Sheets............................................................................... 47
9.7 Slides ................................................................................ 47
9.8 Keep ................................................................................. 47
9.9 Other applications ....................................................... 47
10 Settings .......................................................... 48
10.1 Wireless & networks ................................................... 48
11 Device............................................................. 50
11.1 Personal ........................................................................... 51
11.2 System.............................................................................. 56
12 Software update............................................ 62
13 Accessories .................................................... 62
14 Troubleshooting ............................................ 63
15 Safety information ........................................ 67
16 General information ..................................... 78
17 Warranty........................................................ 80

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1 Your device ................................
1.1 Keys and connectors...........................
Headset jack
Homescreen
Back App switching
Home
Charger/USB port

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Volume
Micro SDTM
Camera
Power/Lock
SIM
App switching
• Touch to open a card view of applications you've worked
with recently.
Home
• While on any application or screen, touch to return to the
Homescreen.
Back
• Touch to go back to the previous screen, or to close a
dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc.
These keys are visible when the screen lights up.

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Power/Lock
• Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen
• Press and hold: Power on or pop up the menu to get more
options, such as Power off, Restart, Airplane mode and
Slient mode.
Volume up/down
• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjust the media volume.
• Screenshot: Press and hold Power and Volume down keys
simultaneously.
1.2 Getting started ...................................
1.2.1 Set-up
Inserting the micro SIM card & the microSD card
Before inserting/removing the SIM card and the microSD
card, you should ensure the tablet is off to protect it from
corruption or damage. In addition, regularly removing or
inserting the SD card may cause the tablet to restart.
Your tablet only supports micro-SIM cards. Do not attempt to
insert other SIM types like mini and nano cards, otherwise you may
damage your tablet.

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Charging the battery
To charge your tablet, connect the charger to your tablet and
power outlet.
• When using your tablet for the first time, charge the battery fully
(approximately 5 hours).
You are advised to fully charge the battery ( ) before first use.
Charging status is indicated by the percentage on screen while
the tablet is powered off. The percentage increases as the tablet
is charged.
To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when
battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger from the
plug; switch offWi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running
applications when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc.
1.2.2 Power on your tablet
Hold down the Power key until the tablet powers on, if necessary,
unlock your tablet (Swipe, PIN, Password, Pattern).
Store your unlock information in a secure place. If you do not know
your PIN code or if you have forgotten it, contact your network
operator.
Set up your tablet for the first time
The first time you power on the tablet, you should see the following
options:
• Select the tablet’s language, then touch .

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• Insert SIM card or touch Skip to get to the next step.
• Select a Wi-Fi network to connect, or touch Skip to get to the
next step.
• Set Date and Time. Then touch Next.
• Add your name to personalise some apps later, then touch Next.
• Touch More > Next to go through Google services
• Touch FINISH to complete.
1.2.3 Power off your tablet
Hold down the Power key until the pop-up menu appears, select
Power off to confirm.

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1.3 Homescreen ........................................
You can bring all your favorite icons (applications, shortcuts, folders
and widgets) to your homescreen for quick access.Touch the Home
key to switch to Homescreen.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators.
Favorite tray applications
• Touch to enter the application.
• Touch and hold to remove applications.
Application tab
• Touch to see all applications.
The Homescreen extends on the right side of the screen to
allow more space for adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the
Homescreen horizontally right to get a complete view of the
Homescreen.The white dot at the lower part of the screen indicates
which screen you are viewing. Slide the homescreen horizontally left
to open Google Now.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.

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Touch and Hold
Touch and hold the homescreen to access Wallpapers/Widgets
screen.
Drag
Place and hold your finger on any item to drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web
pages… at your convenience.
Flick
Similar to swiping, but flicking it faster.
Pinch/Spread
Place the fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them
apart or together to scale an element on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to
landscape by turning the tablet sideways to have a better view.
1.3.2 Status bar
From status bar, you can view both tablet status and notification
information.

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Touch and drag the status bar down to open Notification panel.
Touch and drag up to close it.
Notification panel
Touch and drag the status bar down to open the Notification panel
to read the detailed information.
Touch to clear all event–based
notifications (other ongoing
notifications will remain)
Quick setting panel
Swipe the status bar down again to open the Quick settings panel,
where you may enable or disable functions or change modes by
touching the icons.

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1.3.3 Search bar
The tablet provides a Search function which can be used to locate
information within applications, the tablet or the web.
 
 Search by text
• Touch Search bar from the Homescreen.
• Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.
• Touch on the keyboard if you want to search on the web.
 Search by voice
• Touch from Search bar to display a dialog screen.
• Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search
results will display for you to select from.
1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen
To protect your tablet and privacy, you can lock the tablet screen
by choosing swipe or creating a password, PIN or unlock pattern.

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To create a screen unlock pattern
• Touch on the homescreen, then touch to enter Settings,
touch Security > Screen lock > Pattern.
• Draw your own pattern.
Draw your unlock pattern
Touch to confirm by drawing
pattern again
To create a screen unlock PIN/Password
• Touch Settings > Security > Screen lock > PIN or Password.
• Set your PIN or password.
To lock tablet screen
Press the Power key once to lock the screen.
To unlock tablet screen
Press the power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock
pattern you have created or enter PIN or password to unlock the
screen.
If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, swipe up to unlock
the screen.

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1.3.5 Personalize your Homescreen
Add
You may touch and hold a folder, an application or a widget to
activate Move mode, and drag the item to any homescreen as you
prefer.
Reposition
Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate Move mode,
drag the item to the desired position and then release.You can move
items both on the homescreen and the favorite tray. Hold the icon
on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another
Homescreen.
Remove
Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate Move mode,
drag the item up to Remove at the top, and release after the item
turns red.
Create folders
To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on
the Homescreen, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item
on top of another.
1.3.6 Volume adjustment
Using volume key
Press Volume key to adjust the volume.To activate the Silent mode,
press the Volume down key until the tablet silent.
Using Settings menu
Touch the settings icon on the homescreen, then touch
to enter Settings, touch Sound & notification, you can set the
volume of media, notification, system and etc. to your preference.

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2 Text input...................................
2.1 Using onscreen keyboard...................
Onscreen Keyboard settings
Touch the Application tab from the Homescreen, select
Settings>Language&input, choose a keyboard under Keyboard
& input methods.
2.2 Android keyboard ...............................
Touch to switch between
symbol and numeric
keyboard.
Touch to switch between
"abc/Abc" mode;
Touch & hold to switch
between "abc/ABC" mode.
2.3 Text editing..........................................
You can edit the text you have entered.
• Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.
• Drag the tabs to change the high-lighted selection.
• Following options will show: Select all, Cut , Copy ,
Paste .
You can also insert new text
• Touch where you want to type, or touch and hold a blank space,
the cursor will blink and the tab will show. Drag the tab to move
the cursor.
• If you have selected any text, touch the tab to show PASTE icon
which allows you to paste any text you have previously copied.

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3 Contacts...............................
Contacts app enables quick and easy access to the people you
want to reach.
You can view and create contacts on your tablet and synchronize
these with your Gmail contacts or other applications.
3.3.1 Consult your contacts
Touch to search in Contacts.
Touch to add a new contact.
Touch the Menu key to display contacts list option menu.
Following actions are enabled:
• Delete Select and delete unwanted contacts.
• Contacts to
display
Choose contacts to display.
• Import/Export Import or export contacts between tablet,
SIM card, microSD card and tablet storage.

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• Accounts Manage the synchronization settings for
different accounts.
• Settings Set contacts' display mode.
3.3.2 Managing contact groups
The contact group helps you to improve the organization of your
contacts. You can add, remove and view groups in the Groups
screen.
Touch the Groups to view local groups. To create a new group,
touch the icon , then select an account to create the group, enter
the new name and people’s name, and touch Done to confirm. If
you have added accounts to your tablet, touch the Groups to view
groups in accounts.
3.3.3 Adding a contact
Touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact.
You are required to enter the contact’s name and other contact
information. By scrolling up and down the screen, you can move from
one field to another easily.

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Touch to select a picture for
the contact.
Touch to unfold the other predefined
labels of this category.
Touch to save.
If you want to add more information, touch Add another field to
add a new category.
When finished, touch to save.
To exit without saving, you can touch and select Discard
changes.
Add to/remove from Favourites
To add a contact to Favourites, you can touch a contact to view
details then touch to add the contact to Favourites (the star
will turn ).
To remove a contact from favourites, touch on contact details
screen.
3.3.4 Editing your contacts
To edit contact information, touch to choose the contact, then touch
on top of the screen,When finished, touch .

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Delete a contact
To delete a contact, touch the Menu key and select Delete,
then choose the contact to be deleted from contact list and touch
Done.
The contact you have deleted will also be removed from
other applications on the tablet or web the next time you
synchronize your tablet.
3.3.5 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing
This tablet enables you to import or export contacts between
tablet, SIM card, microSD card and tablet storage.
From Contacts screen, touch to open options menu, touch
Import/Export, then select to import/export contacts from/to SIM
card,Tablet,Tablet storage, Accounts, etc.
To import/export a single contact from/to SIM card, choose an
account and target SIM card(s), select the contact you want to
import/export, and touch the icon to confirm.
To import/export all contacts from/to SIM card, choose an account
and target SIM card(s) mark All and touch the icon to confirm.
You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending
the contact’s vCard to them via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc.
Touch a contact you want to share, touch the Menu key , touch
Import/Export, and select Share visible contacts, then select
the application to perform this action.
3.3.6 Accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from
multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on your
tablet.

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To add an account, touch on the homescreen, then touch to
enter Settings, touch Accounts > Add account.
You are required to select the kind of account you are adding, like
Google, Email, etc.
As with other account set-ups, you need to enter detailed
information, like username, password, etc.
You can remove an account to delete it and all associated
information from the tablet. Open the Settings screen, touch the
account you want to delete, touch the Menu key and select
Remove account, then confirm.
Turn on/off the sync & Auto-sync
Touch an account to enter the account screen, mark/unmark
the checkbox(s) to turn on/off the account’s auto-sync. When
activated, all changes to information on the tablet or online will be
automatically synchronized to each other.
Sync manually
You can also synchronize an account manually on Accounts screen,
touch an account in the list, then touch the Menu key and select
Sync now.