Boost Boost MAX + User manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
AbouttheUserGuide 1
GetStarted 2
PartsandFunctions 2
UICCCard 3
HandlingaUICCCard 3
InsertUICCCard 4
SDCard 5
InsertSDCard 5
UnmounttheSDCard 6
RemoveSDCard 8
FormatSDCard 8
ChargetheBattery 10
ChargetheBatteryUsingtheACAdapter 10
ChargetheBatteryUsingaPCConnection 10
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 11
UsetheTouchscreen 12
ActivationandService 14
CompletetheSetupScreens 15
BasicOperations 18
Basics 18
HomeScreenandApplications(Apps)List 18
SelectOptionsandNavigateScreens 18
RecentApplications 19
PhoneSettingsMenu 20
PortraitandLandscapeScreenOrientation 21
CaptureScreenshots 21
Applications 21
LaunchApplications 22
AppsList 23
PhoneNumber 25
SilentMode 26
AirplaneMode 27
EnterText 28
TouchscreenKeyboards 28

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GoogleKeyboard 29
Swype 30
TouchPalX 32
GoogleVoiceTyping 34
TipsforEditingText 35
GoogleAccount 36
CreateaGoogleAccount 36
SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 40
GooglePlayStore 43
FindandInstallanApp 43
RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 45
UpdateanApp 45
UninstallanApp 48
GetHelpwithGooglePlay 50
LockandUnlockYourScreen 50
UpdateYourPhone 51
UpdateYourPhoneFirmware 52
UpdateYourAndroidOperatingSystem 54
UpdateYourProfile 54
UpdateYourPRL 55
YourPhoneInterface 56
HomeScreenBasics 56
HomeScreenLayout 56
ExtendedHomeScreens 57
StatusBar 58
NotificationsPanel 60
CustomizetheHomeScreen 62
ChangetheWallpaper 62
ChangetheTheme 63
AddShortcutstotheHomeScreen 64
AddWidgetstotheHomeScreen 65
AddFolderstotheHomeScreen 66
PhoneApp 68
PlaceandAnswerCalls 68
CallUsingthePhoneDialer 68
AnswerPhoneCalls 71
In-CallScreenLayoutandOperations 75
PlaceCallsfromContacts/CallLogs 77

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PlaceaCallfromContacts 77
CallfromCallLogs 79
OptionalServices 80
VoicemailSetup 80
VisualVoicemail 80
SetUpVisualVoicemail 81
ReviewVisualVoicemail 82
ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 83
VisualVoicemailOptions 83
ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 84
CallerIDBlocking 87
CallWaiting 87
CallForwarding 88
CallSettings 89
ContactDisplayOptions 90
SoundsandVibrateSettings 90
QuickResponses 90
PhoneAccountSettings 91
VoicemailSettings 92
TTYMode 92
HearingAids 93
NoiseReduction 93
SpeedDial 93
DTMFTones 93
CallEndedOperationTips 94
VoicePrivacy 94
PlusCodeDialingSetting 94
Contacts 95
AddaContact 95
CheckContacts 99
ContactsScreenLayout 102
CreateYourOwnProfile 102
EditaContact 103
DeleteaContact 104
AddaContacttoFavorites 104
ShareaContact 105
SearchforaContact 107
SynchronizeContacts 108

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WorkWithContactGroups 108
ImportContacts 111
BackUpContactstoanSDCard 112
MessagingandInternet 113
TextandMultimediaMessaging 113
SendaTextMessage 113
SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 114
SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 116
NewMessagesNotification 116
ManageMessageConversations 117
TextandMMSOptions 119
Gmail 120
CreateandSendGmail 120
CheckReceivedGmailMessages 121
UseGmailLabels 122
ArchiveGmailThreads 124
MuteGmailThreads 126
DeleteGmailThreads 127
SearchGmailMessages 129
ReportSpamorPhishingGmail 131
AddAnotherGoogle(Gmail)Account 132
SwitchingBetweenGmailAccounts 135
Email 136
SetUpanEmailAccount 136
AddanEmailAccount 137
AddanExchangeActiveSyncAccount 140
ComposeandSendEmail 142
OpenNewEmailMessages 143
OpenEmailMessages 143
DeleteanEmailAccount 145
ManageYourEmailInbox 146
ExchangeActiveSyncEmailFeatures 148
DataServicesGeneralInformation(Enhanced4GLTEand3GNetworks) 149
Enhanced4GLTE 149
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 150
Browser 150
UsetheBrowser 151
AddaBookmark 152

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ViewBrowserHistory 154
OpenNewBrowserTabs 156
BrowserSettings 158
GetChromeSupport 159
CameraandVideo 162
TakePicturesandRecordVideos 162
TakeaPicture 162
ViewfinderScreen 164
RecordVideos 165
ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 166
EditPictures 168
SharePicturesandVideos 174
SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail 174
SendaPictureorVideobyMultimediaMessage 176
SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 178
SendPicturesorVideostoDrive 180
SharePicturesorVideosonGoogle+ 182
SendaPictureonHangouts 184
SendPicturesorVideostoPhotos 186
SendPicturesorVideosUsingWi-FiDirect 188
SharePicturesandVideosonFacebook 190
ShareVideosonYouTube 192
CameraSettings 194
SwitchCameraModes 194
SetCameraFunctions 195
UsefulAppsandFeatures 197
Calculator 197
Calendar 199
AddanEventtotheCalendar 200
ViewCalendarEvents 202
SyncCalendars 203
SynchronizeanExchangeActiveSyncCalendar 205
Clock 206
SetAlarms 207
AdditionalClockFeatures 210
DolbyAudio 211
FileManager 212
GoogleSearch 213

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UseGoogleSearch 213
UseGoogleVoiceSearch 215
Google+ 215
Hangouts 217
GoogleMaps 219
MusicPlayer 222
ListentoMusicUsingtheMusicPlayer 222
ThePlaybackScreen 223
CreateaPlaylist 224
ManagePlaylists 225
ManageSongsinaPlaylist 227
SetaSongasRingtone 228
GooglePlayMusicApp 230
PlayMusicwithGooglePlay 230
GooglePlayMusicScreenLayout 232
CreatePlaylistsinGooglePlayMusic 233
SoundRecorder 235
VoiceDialer 236
Facebook 237
InstalltheFacebookApponYourPhone 237
UseFacebook 239
Twitter 239
InstalltheTwitterApponYourPhone 240
TweetonTwitter 240
LinkedIn 240
InstalltheLinkedInApponYourPhone 240
SignIntoYourLinkedInAccount 241
YouTube 241
ViewYouTubeVideos 241
PostaVideotoYouTube 241
GoogleWallet 242
Connectivity 243
ConnectionsOptimizer 243
TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 244
Wi-Fi 246
TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 246
Wi-FiSettings 247
DisconnectWi-Fi 249

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Wi-FiDirect 251
MobileHotspot 253
BluetoothTethering 254
Bluetooth 255
BluetoothInformation 256
EnabletheBluetoothFeature 256
PairBluetoothDevices 257
ConnecttoaPairedBluetoothDevice 259
SendInformationUsingBluetooth 260
ReceiveDataviaBluetooth 262
Settings 264
AirplaneMode 264
Wi-FiSettingsMenu 265
BluetoothSettings 268
MobileNetworksSettings 270
DataUsageSettings 271
MobileHotspotSettings 273
MoreSettings 275
VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 276
PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 276
SetUpSecureCredentialStorage 276
AddaVPNConnection 277
ConnecttoorDisconnectfromaVPN 278
DefaultSMSAppSettings 279
BluetoothTetheringSetting 280
Sound&NotificationsSettings 280
DisplaySettings 282
Date&TimeSettings 283
Language&InputSettings 284
StorageSettings 286
BatterySettings 287
AppSettings 288
ConnecttoPCSettings 289
LocationSettings 290
SecuritySettings 291
Backup&Reset 293
Accounts 295
AccessibilitySettings 296

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Printing 298
ConnectYourPrintertoYourGoogleAccount 298
UseCloudPrintonYourPhone 298
ActivateThisDevice 300
SystemUpdates 300
AboutPhone 301
CopyrightInformation 302
ForAssistance 304
Troubleshooting 304
Specifications 305
BoostAccountInformationandHelp 305
ManageYourAccount 306
Re-Boost 306
Index 308

Introduction 1
Introduction
Thefollowingtopicsdescribethebasicsofusingthisguideandyournewphone.
About the User Guide
ThankyouforpurchasingyournewBoostMAX+.Thefollowingtopicsexplainhowbesttousethis
guidetogetthemostoutofyourphone.
Before Using Your Phone
ReadthisguideandtheImportantInformationbookletintheboxthoroughlyforproperusage.
Accessibleservicesmaybelimitedbysubscriptioncontractconditions.
Descriptions in the User Guide
Notethatmostdescriptionsinthisguidearebasedonyourphone'ssetupatthetimeofpurchase.
Unlessotherwisenoted,instructionsbeginfromthephone'shomescreen,whichisdisplayedby
tappingtheHome Key .Someoperationdescriptionsmaybesimplified.
Screenshots and Key Labels
Screenshotsintheuserguidemayappeardifferentlyonyourphone.Keylabelsintheuserguide
aresimplifiedfordescriptionpurposesanddifferfromyourphone'sdisplay.
Other Notations
Intheuserguide,thephonemaybereferredtoeitheras"phone,""device,"or"handset."A
microSD™ormicroSDXC™cardisreferredtoasan"SDCard"ora"memorycard."

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Get Started
Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandwirelessservice
thefirsttime.
Parts and Functions
Thesetopicsillustrateyourphone’sprimarypartsandkeyfunctions.
Phone Layout
Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandbuttons.
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Part Description
Ambient Light and Proximity
Sensor
Detectshowcloseanobjectistothesurfaceofthescreen.Thisis
typicallyusedtodetectwhenyourfaceispressedupagainstthe
screen,suchasduringaphonecall.
Whiletalkingonthephone,thesensordetectstalkactivityandlocks
thekeypadtopreventaccidentalkeypresses.
Front Camera Lens Takespicturesandrecordsvideoswhilefacingthescreen,andallows
youtovideoconference.
Earpiece Letsyouhearthecallerandautomatedprompts.
LED Displaysaphonenotification,chargingstatus,oralert.
microSDXC Card Tray AllowsyoutoinstallanoptionalSDcardtoyourphone.SeeInsertSD
CardandRemoveSDCard.
UICC Card Cover ProtectsyourUICCcardneededforconnectingtothe4Gnetwork.See
InsertUICCCard.

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Part Description
Touchscreen Displaysalltheinformationneededtooperateyourphone,suchasthe
callstatus,theContactslist,andthedateandtime.Alsoprovidesone-
tapaccesstoallofyourfeaturesandapplications.
Volume Button Allowsyoutoadjusttheringtoneormediavolumeoradjustthevoice
volumeduringacall.
Power/LockButton Letsyouturnthephoneonoroff,turnairplanemodeonoroff,turnthe
screenonoroff,orrestartthephone.
CameraButton Letsyouactivatethecameraandtakepicturesorvideos.
MenuKeyAllowsyoutoaccessoptionsavailablefromthecurrentscreenwithone
tap.Touchandholdtoopentherecently-usedapplicationsscreen.
Home KeyReturnsyoutothehomescreen.TouchandholdtoopentheGoogle
application.
Back KeyLetsyoureturntothepreviousscreen,orcloseadialogbox,options
menu,theNotificationspanel,oronscreenkeyboard.
Speaker Letsyouhearthedifferentringtonesandsounds.Thespeakeralsolets
youhearthecaller’svoiceinspeakerphonemode.
Charger/micro-USB Jack AllowsyoutoconnectthephonechargerortheUSBcable(included).
Microphone Transmitsyourvoiceforphonecallsorrecordsyourvoiceorambient
soundsforvoicerecordingsandvideos.Themicrophoneonthebackof
thephoneisusefulforcapturingsoundwhenrecordingvideos.
Flash Helpsilluminatesubjectsinlow-lightenvironmentswhenthecamerais
focusingandcapturingapictureorvideo.
Back Camera Lens Letsyoutakepicturesandvideos.
3.5 mm Headset Jack Allowsyoutoplugineitherastereoheadsetoranoptionalheadsetfor
convenient,hands-freeconversations.
CAUTION!Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.
UICC Card
TheUICCcardisanICcardcontainingphonenumberandothercustomerinformation.
Handling a UICC Card
KeepthefollowinginmindwhenhandlingaUICCcard.
n CustomerisresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyinsertingUICCcardinanother-brandIC
cardreader,etc.Thecompanyisnotresponsibleinsuchcase.
n AlwayskeeptheICchipclean.
n Wipecleanwithadry,softcloth.
n Avoidapplyinglabels.MaydamageUICCcard.
n SeeinstructionsincludedwithUICCcardforhandling.

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n UICCcardisthepropertyofthecompany.
n UICCcardisreplaceable(atcost)incaseofloss/damage.
n ReturnUICCcardtothecompanywhencancellingsubscription.
n ReturnedUICCcardsarerecycledforenvironmentalpurposes.
n NotethatUICCcardspecificationsandperformancemaychangewithoutnotice.
n ItisrecommendedthatyoukeepaseparatecopyofinformationthatisstoredonUICCcard.
Thecompanyisnotresponsiblefordamagesfromstoredinformationthatislost.
n AlwaysfollowemergencyprocedurestosuspendserviceifyourUICCcardorphone(UICC
cardinserted)islost/stolen.Fordetails,contactCustomerService.
Insert UICC Card
FollowtheseinstructionstoinsertaUICCcard.
Note:Yourphone’sUICCcardispreinstalled.Theseinstructionsareforreferenceonly.
1. RemovetheUICCcardcover.

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2. HoldtheUICCcardwiththemetalcontactsonthecardfacingdownandthecutedgeoriented
asshowninthepicture.Pushthecardintothecardslotuntilitclicksintoposition.
3. ReplacetheUICCcardcover.Ensurethatallthetabsaresecureandtherearenogapsaround
thecover.
SD Card
YourphonesupportstheuseofanoptionalSDcard(notincluded)toexpanditsstoragecapacity.It
supportscardsupto64GB.Somecardsmaynotoperateproperlywithyourphone.
SD Card Cautions
Data:InformationstoredonSDCardcanbecomelostorchangedaccidentlyorasaresultof
damage.Itisrecommendedthatyoukeepaseparatecopyofimportantdata.Thecompanyis
notresponsiblefordamagesfromdatathatislostorchanged.
Reading/Writing Data:Neverpoweroffwhilereadingorwritingdata.
Battery Level:Alowbatterychargemaypreventreading/writingtoSDCard.
Handling SD Card:Use/storeSDCardsawayfromthereachofinfants.Maycausechokingif
swallowed.
Insert SD Card
FollowthesestepstoinsertanoptionalSDcard(notincluded).AlwaysunmounttheSDcard
beforeremovingitfromyourphone.

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1. PushthepointofthetrayejecttoolintotheholeontheSDcardtray.
2. PullouttheSDcardtrayandplacetheSDcardinthetraymakingsureitisproperlyoriented.
Thencarefullyinstallthetrayback.
Unmount the SD Card
AlwaysunmountstheSDcardbeforeremovingitfromyourphone.

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1. Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >Storage.
2. TapUnmountSD card>OK.
WhenUnmount SD cardchangestoMount SD card,thecardisnowunmounted.

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Remove SD Card
FollowtheseinstructionstoremoveanSDcard.AlwaysunmounttheSDcardorpowerthephone
offbeforeremovingthecard.
1. PushthepointofthetrayejecttoolintotheholeontheSDcardtray.
2. PulltheSDcardtrayoutoftheslot.
3. RemovetheSDcard.
4. ReplacetheemptySDcardtray.
Format SD Card
WhenyouinsertanoptionalSDcardforthefirsttime,itisrecommendedthatyouformatitonyour
phone.

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1. Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >Storage.
2. TapErase SD card>ERASE SD CARD > ERASE EVERYTHING.
l Ifyouhavesetupascreenlock,youwillbepromptedtodrawthepatternorenterthe
passwordorPIN.SeeSecuritySettings.
AlldataontheSDcardiserased,andthecardisformattedforuseonyourphone.

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Charge the Battery
Followtheseinstructionstochargeyourphone’sbatteryusingtheincludedACadapter,orviaa
USBconnectiononyourcomputer.
Charge the Battery Using the AC Adapter
Followtheseinstructionstochargeyourphone’sbatteryusingtheincludedACadapter.
1. PlugtheUSBconnectorintothecharger/micro-USBjackonthesideofyourphone.
2. PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintotheACadapter.
3. PlugtheACadapterintoanelectricaloutlet.
Theindicatorlightilluminateswhenchargingstarts.Fullychargingabatterymaytakeupto
threehours.
4. Aftercharging,disconnectthephonefromthecharger.
l UnplugtheACadapterfromtheoutlet,andremovethemicroUSBcablefromthephone
andtheACadapter.
Charge the Battery Using a PC Connection
BeforeusingaPCconnectiontochargeyourphone,ensurethatthecomputeristurnedon.
Dependingonthetypeofconnection,yourphone’sbatterymaynotcharge.
1. Insertthesmallendofthemicro-USBcordintothecharger/micro-USBjackonthesideofyour
phone.

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2. InsertthelargeendofthemicroUSBcordintoanexternalUSBportonyourcomputer.
3. Aftercharging,removethemicroUSBcablefromboththephoneandthecomputer.
Turn Your Phone On and Off
Theinstructionsbelowexplainhowtoturnyourphoneonandoff.
Turn Your Phone On
n PressandholdthePower/LockButton.
Yourphonewillpoweron.
l Thefirsttimeyouturnthephoneonyouwillseethestartupscreens.SeeCompletethe
SetupScreensfordetails.
l Ifyourphoneisnotyetactivated,seeActivationandServiceformoreinformation.
Turn Your Phone Off
1. PressandholdthePower/LockButtontoopenthephoneoptionsmenu.
2. TapPower offtoturnthephoneoff.
Yourphonewillpoweroff.