Alcatel T-Mobile IDOL 4S with Windows 10 Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Support..................................................................... 1
Service Activation.................................................... 2
Phone Overview ...................................................... 3
SIM Card................................................................... 4
Memory Card........................................................... 7
Battery....................................................................... 7
Power ........................................................................ 8
Home Screen........................................................... 9
Calls.........................................................................13
Mobile HotSpot .....................................................16
Accessing Files......................................................18
Voicemail ...............................................................18
Volume & Ringtone ...............................................19
People .....................................................................19
Outlook Mail...........................................................21

Text Entry ................................................................21
Text Messaging......................................................22
Web Browsing........................................................24
Bluetooth®.............................................................25
Battery & Memory Management.........................26
Protecting Your Phone .........................................27
Accessories............................................................29
Caring For Your Phone.........................................30
Approved Firmware Versions ..............................31
Safety Tips..............................................................31
Emergency Dialing................................................33
Additional Information..........................................34
TCL Communications Ltd. Warranty..................36
Safety and Use.......................................................39

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SUPPORT
This guide provides you with the information you need
to get started.
For more information and additional support, please
visit www.t-mobile.com/support where you can:
• Register at my.t-mobile.com to check your
minutes, pay your bill, upgrade your phone, and
change your rate plan.
• Review your phone’s User Manual and
troubleshooting FAQs.
• View the latest troubleshooting solutions in the
Support Forums or ask a question of your own.

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SERVICE ACTIVATION
If you are a new T-Mobile®customer and your service
has not yet been activated, simply call Customer
Care at 1-800-937-8997 and a T-Mobile Activations
representative will assist you.
You will need the following information when
activating service:
• Your Service Agreement and the agent code on
your Agreement
• Your name, home address, home phone
number, and billing address
Note: For business and government accounts, please
provide the organization’s name, address, and tax ID.
• Your Social Security number, current driver’s
license number, and date of birth for credit
check purposes
• Your choice of T-Mobile rate plan and
services (see www.t-mobile.com for latest plan
information)
• Your SIM serial number and IMEI number
(located on the box barcode label)
Service or use is your agreement to T-Mobile’s Terms and Conditions.
T-Mobile requires Arbitration of Disputes unless, for new
customers, you opt-out within 30 days, or for existing customers,
you previously opted-out. Failure to activate service within 30
days from purchase will also be considered acceptance. For details,
see T-Mobile’s Terms and Conditions at www.T-Mobile.com/terms-
conditions.

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PHONE OVERVIEW
Touch
screen
Flash
Front
camera
Headset connector
Micro-USB Type C
Connector
SIM/
Memory
card slot
Power key

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Volume
up
Fingerprint
Flash
Back
Camera
Volume
down
SIM CARD
The SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card identifies
your phone to the wireless network. You cannot make
or receive phone calls without a properly installed SIM
card.
Click to Pic
Camera Key

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Installing NANO SIM card
1. Detach the NANO SIM card from card as
shown below its packaging. Note: NANO SIM
is smallest SIM size available on card cut outs.
2. Power off your phone, use pin to firmly press
the small cavity until the SIM/microSD tray
pops out.

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3. Pull out SIM/microSD tray.
4. Insert SIM card into marked SIM tray, as shown
below.

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MEMORY CARD
Memory cards add extra storage space for your
music, pictures, videos, and more. This phone uses
a microSD memory card size. Memory card sold
separately.
BATTERY
To optimize battery performance, be sure to fully
charge your phone before using it for the first time.
Charging battery
1. Insert the small end of the charging cable
into the phone micro-USB type C connector
located on bottom of phone, as shown.

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2. Plug the other end of the charging cable into
provided charger, connect charger to power
outlet.
POWER
• To turn the power on, press and hold the
Power key located on left side of phone.
• To turn the power off, press and hold the
Power key, and then slide down the touch
screen to power off.

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HOME SCREEN
You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts,
folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently
to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the
Home key to get instant access to the Home screen.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators.
•
Touch and drag down to open
the notifications panel and quick
settings.
Favorite applications
•
Touch to enter the applications.
• Touch and hold to move or
change applications.
Slide main home screen left to
view app list.
Home screen is provided in an extended format to
allow more space for adding applications, shortcuts,
and etc. Slide up and down to get a complete view of
the Home screens.
Status bar
The Status bar appears at the top of your Home
screen. Icons indicating your phone’s status and new
notification alerts appear in the Status bar.

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Notifications panel
To open the Notifications panel, touch and drag the
Status bar down.
App list
To view all Applications, access the App list, access
in two ways.
1. Slide Home screen to left, or
2. Scroll Home screen up, at bottom of screen
touch All apps.

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As you download new applications, they will appear in
the App list in alphabetical order.
Unlocking screen
Press the Power key and slide the screen upward, or
enter PIN to unlock the screen.
Adding apps to the Home screen
1. Slide Home screen left or scroll Home
screen up, then touch App list to access all
Applications.
2. Touch and hold preferred app and then touch
Pin to Start to pin app to Home screen.
Note: If Pin to Start is grayed out, this means the app
cannot be pinned because it is already on Home
screen.

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Moving and deleting apps from the Home
screen
Touch and hold the app on the Home screen. When
the app icon is highlighted like below image drag to
new position or:
• Touch the bottom right icon to adjust the
app display size.
• Touch the upper right icon to delete the
app from Home screen.
Changing lock screen wallpaper
1. From the app list, touch Settings icon , and
then touch Personalization.
2. Touch Lock screen and select the image
location to browse from My picture, Sample
images or Bing.

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3. Select Browse and select new image. Exit
out and new image will be displayed on lock
screen.
CALLS
Placing a call
You can easily place a call using Phone app ,
touch icon to launch.
Touch to view
phone number
and/or send
message
Touch to
call
Touch to set
voicemail
Touch to access
People
Touch to search
contacts
Touch to access
Settings

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Suggested
phone number(s)
displayed when
entering in dial
pad.
Touch and
hold to access
voicemail.
Enter the desired phone number in dial pad and
touch to place the call, or touch a contact from
People contact app, and then touch the phone
number to place a call.
The number you enter in dial pad can be saved to
People by touching and then touching in
People screen to create a new contact. If you make
a mistake, you can delete the incorrect digits by
touching .
International call
To dial an international call, touch and hold to
enter “+”, then enter the international country prefix
followed by the full phone number and finally touch .
Emergency call
If your phone has network coverage, dial emergency
number and touch to make an emergency call.
This works even without a SIM card.

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Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive a call:
• Touch the icon to answer;
• Touch the icon to reject;
• Touch the icon to reject the call by sending
a preset message.
To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call,
press the Volume down key.

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MOBILE HOTSPOT
Enabling mobile hotspot
1. Tap Settings .
2. Tap Network & wireless.
3. Tap Mobile hotspot.
4. Locate the share my cellular datea
connection with other devices option and
toggle switch to On position.
Note: Wi-Fi can’t be used when mobile hotspot
is turned on.