Alcatel TKEE MINI User manual

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For more information on how to use the tablet, please go to www.alcatelmobile.com and download the
complete user manual. Moreover, on the website, you can also find answers to frequently asked questions,
upgrade the software via Mobile Upgrade, and so much more.

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1 Table of Contents
1 Your mobile...................................................................4
1.1 Keys and connectors......................................... 4
1.2 Getting started ................................................... 9
1.3 Home screen.....................................................10
2 Text input ....................................................................19
2.1 Using the onscreen keyboard .......................19
2.2 Text editing........................................................20
3 Contacts.......................................................................21
4 Calendar, Clock, and Calculator.............................27
4.1 Calendar.............................................................27
4.2 Clock...................................................................29
4.3 Calculator...........................................................31
5 Getting connected ....................................................33
5.1 Connecting to the internet............................33
5.2 Connecting to a Bluetooth device ..............34
5.3 Connecting to a computer via USB.............36
5.4 Connecting to virtual private networks......36
6 Multimedia applications...........................................39
6.1 Camera...............................................................39
6.2 Gallery ................................................................41

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7 Others ..........................................................................43
7.1 Sound Recorder................................................43
7.2 Other applications ..........................................43
8 Google applications ..................................................44
8.1 Chrome ..............................................................44
8.2 Gmail...................................................................44
8.3 Maps Go ............................................................45
8.4 YouTube..............................................................45
8.5 Play Store...........................................................45
8.6 Duo .....................................................................46
9 Settings ........................................................................47
9.1 Network & internet.........................................47
9.2 Connected devices..........................................48
9.3 Apps & notifications........................................48
9.4 Battery................................................................48
9.5 Display................................................................48
9.6 Sound .................................................................49
9.7 Storage ...............................................................49
9.8 Privacy................................................................49
9.9 Location..............................................................49
9.10 Security ..............................................................49
9.11 Accounts ............................................................50
9.12 Accessibility......................................................50
9.13 Digital Wellbeing & parental controls .........51

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9.14 Google................................................................51
9.15 System...............................................................51
9.16 About tablet......................................................53
10 Making the most of your device............................54
10.1 Updates..............................................................54
11 Accessories .................................................................55
12 Troubleshooting .........................................................56
13 Specifications .............................................................62
Licences:...............................................................................64

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1 Your mobile ..............................
1.1 Keys and connectors
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Number Function
1Power key:
• Press: Lock the screen/Light up the screen.
• Press and hold: Show the popup menu to
select from Power off/Restart/Screenshot.
• Press and hold the Power key and Volume
down key to take a screenshot.
• Press and hold the Power key for at least
10 seconds to force reboot.
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Volume key:
• In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjusts
the media volume.
• In general mode, adjusts the ringtone
volume.
• In camera preview mode, press Volume
up or down key to take a photo.
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4Speaker
56Microphone
7USB port
8Headset
9SD slot

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Charging the battery.
Inserting or removing the microSD card.

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Back Home Recent apps

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Recent Apps button
• Touch to switch between individual app
activities and documents.
Home button
• From any application or screen, touch to
return to the Home screen.
• Long press to turn on Google Assitant Now.
You can get help such as getting directions
and restaurant information based on the
content detected on the screen.
Back button
• Touch to go back to the previous screen,
or close a dialog box, options menu, the
Notification panel, etc.

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1.2 Getting started
1.2.1 Setting up
Charging the battery
You are advised to fully charge the battery ( ). Charging
status is indicated by a percentage displayed on screen.
The percentage increases as the device is charged.
To reduce power consumption and energy waste
when the battery is fully charged, disconnect your
charger from the plug; switch off Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
or background-running applications when not in
use; reduce the backlight time, etc.
1.2.2 Powering on your device
Hold down the Power key until the device powers on,
unlock your device (Swipe, PIN, Password or Pattern) if
necessary and confirm. The Home screen is displayed.
1.2.3 Powering off your device
Press and hold the Power key until options appear, then
select Power off.

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1.3 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
button to switch to the Home screen.
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3Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators
• Touch and drag down to open the Notification
panel.
4Google Search bar
• Touch 1to enter text search screen
• Touch 2to enter voice search screen
5Favourite tray applications

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• Enter the application.
• Long press to move or remove applications.
6Enter the Home screen.
Reversible screen
The device supports the reversible function. From the
Home screen, slide up to open the App drawer, then
touch Settings > Display > Advanced > Auto-rotate
screen, switch the toggle to turn on/off.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Long press
To enter the available options for an item, long press
the item. For example, select a contact in Contacts, long
press this contact, an option list will appear.
Drag
Long press an item and drag it to another location.

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Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications,
images, and web pages. You can slide the screen
horizontally too.
Flick
Similar to swiping, flicking is a lighter and quicker stroke.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from
portrait to landscape by turning the device sideways to
have a better screen view.
1.3.2 Status bar
From the Status bar, you can view both device status
(on the right side) and notification information (on the
left side).
Drag up to close it. When there are notifications, you
can touch them to access notifications.
Notification panel
When there are notifications, touch and drag down the
Status bar to open the Notification panel to read more
detailed information.

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1Clear all notifications (ongoing notifications will
remain)
Quick Settings panel
Drag down notification panel to open the Quick
Settings panel. You can enable or disable functions or
change modes by touching the icons.

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Open Settings, to view the full list
of settings.
1.3.3 Search bar
The device provides a search function which can be
used to locate information within applications, the
device or the web.
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1Search by text
• Touch the Search bar from the Home screen.

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• Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.
• Touch on the keyboard if you want to search
the web.
2Search by voice
• Touch from the 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 Locking and unlocking your screen
To protect your device and privacy, you can lock the
device with a pattern, PIN or password, etc.
To create a screen unlock pattern
• From the Home screen, slide up to open the App
drawer, then touch Settings > Security > Screen lock.
• Draw your own pattern.
To lock device screen
Press the Power key once to lock the screen.
To unlock the device screen
Press the Power key once to light up the screen, slide to
draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter your
PIN or password, etc.

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If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, you can
press the Power key to light up the screen, then swipe
up to unlock the screen.
Swipe up to
unlock the screen
1.3.5 Personalising your Home screen
Reposition
Long press an item and drag it to the desired position
and then release. You can move items both on the
Home screen and the Favourite tray. Hold the icon on
the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to
another Home screen.
Remove
Long press an item and drag it up to the top of the
Remove icon, then release.

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Create folders
To improve the organisation of shortcuts or applications
on the Home screen and the Favourite tray, you can add
them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another.
To rename a folder, open it and touch the folder’s title
bar to input the new name.
Wallpaper customisation
Long press an empty area on the Home screen, then
touch Wallpapers to customise wallpaper.
1.3.6 Widgets and recently used applications
Consult widgets
Long press the empty area on the Home screen, then
touch Widgets to display all widgets.
Touch the selected widget and slide it to move to your
preferred screen.
Consult recently used applications
To consult recently used applications, touch the Recent
Apps button. Touch a thumbnail in the window to open
the application.

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Touch one thumbnail and slide it right
to close an application.
Touch Clear all at the bottom of the screen to close all
the running applications.
1.3.7 Volume adjustment
Using the volume key
Press the Volume key to adjust the volume.
Using the settings menu
From the Home screen, slide up to open the App
drawer, then touch Settings > Sound to set the volume
for media, alarm, notification etc.