Huawei Valiant User manual

Welcome to HUAWEI
Valiant
User Guide

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• Contents
Read Before Proceeding ............................................................ 1
Safety Precautions.......................................................................................1
Personal Information and Data Security.......................................................2
Legal notice ................................................................................................3
Getting Started ......................................................................... 6
Your phone at a glance...............................................................................6
Preparing your phone..................................................................................7
Charging the battery ...................................................................................8
Key Functions at Your Fingertips .................................................................8
Important Information About the Battery ....................................................9
Power Saving Tips ......................................................................................9
Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone.........................................................10
Using the Touchscreen ..............................................................................12
Locking and Unlocking the Screen.............................................................13
Home Screen.............................................................................................14
Applications and Widgets..........................................................................17
Using a microSD Card................................................................................18
Calling..................................................................................... 19
Making a Call ............................................................................................19
Answering or Rejecting a Call....................................................................20
Other Operations During a Call..................................................................21
TTY Operation ..........................................................................................22
Setting Hearing Aid Compatibility..............................................................23
People..................................................................................... 24
Opening the People Application ................................................................24
Importing Contacts from a SIM Card .........................................................24
Adding a Contact ......................................................................................24
Adding a Contact to Your Favorites...........................................................25
Searching for a Contact.............................................................................25
Editing a Contact.......................................................................................25
Communicating with Your Contacts..........................................................25
Deleting a Contact ....................................................................................26
Backing Up and Synchronizing Contacts....................................................26
Managing Groups .....................................................................................27
Joining and Separating Contacts ...............................................................28
Sending Contacts ......................................................................................29

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Text Input ............................................................................... 30
Displaying the Keyboard............................................................................30
Choosing an Input Method .......................................................................30
Using the Android Keyboard .....................................................................30
Using the Swype Keyboard........................................................................31
Editing Text...............................................................................................32
Using the Landscape Keyboard..................................................................32
Customizing Your Keyboard Settings.........................................................32
Messaging .............................................................................. 33
Opening Messaging ..................................................................................33
Creating and Sending a Text Message.......................................................33
Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message ............................................33
Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message............................................34
Replying to a Message ..............................................................................35
Searching for a Message ...........................................................................35
Customizing Message Settings ..................................................................35
Getting Connected.................................................................. 36
Mobile Networks.......................................................................................36
Wi-Fi .........................................................................................................36
Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection .....................................................37
Controlling Data Usage .............................................................................38
Browser ....................................................................................................39
Bluetooth..................................................................................................40
Email....................................................................................... 43
Adding an Email Account ..........................................................................43
Switching Between Email Accounts ...........................................................43
Viewing an Email Message ........................................................................43
Saving an Email Attachment......................................................................44
Creating and Sending an Email Message ...................................................44
Replying to an Email Message ...................................................................44
Deleting an Email Account ........................................................................44
Changing Email Account Settings ..............................................................45
Entertainment ......................................................................... 46
Taking Photos and Recording Videos.........................................................46
Using the Gallery.......................................................................................48
Enjoying Music..........................................................................................49
Listening to the FM Radio .........................................................................50
Google Services....................................................................... 52

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Creating a Google Account .......................................................................52
Gmail ........................................................................................................53
Talk...........................................................................................................54
Maps.........................................................................................................55
YouTube ...................................................................................................57
Play Store..................................................................................................57
Accounts and synchronization................................................. 59
Adding an Account ...................................................................................59
Deleting an Account..................................................................................59
Turning on data synchronization ...............................................................59
Changing an Account's Synchronization Settings ......................................60
Using Other Applications......................................................... 61
Backup......................................................................................................61
Calendar ...................................................................................................61
File Manager .............................................................................................63
Clock.........................................................................................................65
Calculator..................................................................................................65
Notes ........................................................................................................66
Managing Your Mobile Phone................................................. 67
Setting the Date and Time.........................................................................67
Setting the Display ....................................................................................67
Setting Ringers ..........................................................................................68
Setting Phone Services ..............................................................................68
Configuring Text-to-Speech.......................................................................69
Protecting Your Mobile Phone...................................................................69
Managing Applications..............................................................................71
Resetting Your Mobile Phone ....................................................................71
Online Update...........................................................................................72
Glossary ......................................................................................i

Read Before Proceeding
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• Read Before Proceeding
Safety Precautions
Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your
mobile phone.
Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the
falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone.
Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as
the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or
washed in liquid.
Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use
phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger.
Do not use your mobile phone while driving.
Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care
facilities. Switch off your mobile phone near medical apparatus.
Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft. The phone may cause
interference to control equipment of the aircraft.
Switch off your mobile phone near high-precision electronic
devices. The phone may affect the performance of these devices.
Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its
accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or
repair the phone.
Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers
with a strong electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone.
Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on
them.