Kyocera Boost Hydro edge User manual

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Table of Contents
GetStarted 1
UserGuideNotes 1
YourPhoneataGlance 1
SetUpYourPhone 2
InsertandChargetheBattery 2
SetUpVoicemail 4
GettingHelp 5
ManageYourAccount 5
PhoneBasics 6
YourPhone’sLayout 6
SmartSonicReceiver 7
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 8
TurnYourScreenOnandOff 8
TouchscreenNavigation 9
YourHomeScreen 12
HomeScreenOverview 12
ExtendedHomeScreens 14
CustomizetheHomeScreen 14
LauncherScreens 16
Clock&Weather 17
StatusBar 18
EnterText 19
TouchscreenKeyboards 20
Swype 20
SwypeSettings 24
GoogleKeyboard 25
GoogleKeyboardSettings 28
CopyandPasteText 29
PhoneCalls 31
MakePhoneCalls 31
CallUsingthePhoneDialpad 31
CallfromCallLogs 31
CallfromContacts 32
CallaNumberinaTextMessage 32

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CallEmergencyNumbers 32
CallNumberswithPauses 33
CallUsingthePlus(+)Code 33
CallUsingInternetCalling 34
ReceivePhoneCalls 35
VisualVoicemail 35
SetUpVisualVoicemail 35
ReviewVisualVoicemail 36
ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 38
ComposeaMessage 38
ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 38
ChangeYourMainGreetingviatheVoicemailMenu 39
EdittheDisplayNameviatheVoicemailMenu 39
Voicemail(Traditional) 40
SetUpVoicemail 40
VoicemailNotification 40
RetrieveYourVoicemailMessages 40
PhoneCallOptions 41
In-callOptions 42
CallerID 43
CallWaiting 43
3-WayCalling 43
CallForwarding 44
CallLogs 44
CallSettings 45
TTYMode 46
People 47
GetStartedwithPeople 47
AddaContact 49
SaveaPhoneNumber 50
EditaContact 50
AddaGroupContact 53
EditaGroupContact 53
ICE(InCaseofEmergency) 54
SynchronizeContacts 55
ShareaContact 55
AccountsandMessaging 57
Gmail/Google 57

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CreateaGoogleAccount 57
SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 58
AccessGmail 58
SendaGmailMessage 59
ReadandReplytoGmailMessages 59
Email 60
AddanEmailAccount 60
AddaCorporateAccount 60
ComposeandSendEmail 61
ViewandReplytoEmail 62
ManageYourEmailInbox 62
GeneralEmailSettings 63
EmailAccountSettings 63
DeleteanEmailAccount 65
TextMessagingandMMS 65
ComposeTextMessages 65
SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 66
SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 67
NewMessagesNotification 68
ManageMessageConversations 68
TextandMMSOptions 70
SocialNetworkingAccounts 71
YouTube 71
AppsandEntertainment 73
GooglePlayStoreApp 73
FindandInstallanApp 73
CreateaGoogleWalletAccount 74
GooglePlayStoreOptions 74
RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 75
OpenanInstalledApp 75
UninstallanApp 75
Navigation 76
ScoutGPSNavigation&Traffic 76
GoogleMaps 78
MusicPlayer 80
AccessthePlayMusicApp 80
TheListenNowScreen 80
BackUpYourDownloadedMusicFiles 81

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MobileID 81
InstallYourIDPack 81
SwitchIDPacks 81
BoostZone 82
WebandData 83
Wi-Fi 83
TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 83
ChecktheWirelessNetworkStatus 84
ConnecttoaDifferentWi-FiNetwork 84
ConnectionsOptimizer 84
DataServices 85
LaunchaWebConnection 85
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 85
VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 86
PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 86
InstallSecurityCertificates 86
AddaVPNConnection 86
ConnecttoorDisconnectfromaVPN 87
Browser 87
LaunchtheWebBrowser 87
LearntoNavigatetheBrowser 87
BrowserMenu 88
SelectTextonaWebPage 89
GotoaSpecificWebsite 90
AdjustBrowserSettings 90
CreateWebsiteSettings 92
ResettheBrowsertoDefault 92
SettheBrowserHomePage 93
CreateBookmarks 93
CreateaNewHomepage 94
AddBookmarkstoYourHomeScreen 94
PortableWi-FiHotspot 94
CameraandVideo 96
TakePictures 96
OpenorClosetheCamera 96
CameraViewfinderScreen 96
TakeaPicture 97
ReviewScreen 97

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RecordVideos 98
VideoViewfinderScreen 98
RecordVideos 99
CameraSettings 99
VideoCameraSettings 101
ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 101
OpenorCloseGallery 102
ViewPicturesandVideos 103
ZoomInorOutonaPicture 103
WatchVideo 103
WorkingwithPictures 104
PictureOptionsMenu 104
EditaPicture 104
SharePicturesandVideos 106
SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail/Gmail 106
SendPicturesorVideosbyMultimediaMessage 106
SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 107
SharePicturesandVideosonGoogle+ 107
SharePicturesonPicasa 107
ShareVideosonYouTube 108
ToolsandCalendar 109
Calendar 109
AddanEventtotheCalendar 109
InviteGueststoYourCalendarEvent 110
CalendarEventAlerts 110
ViewCalendarEvents 111
EraseCalendarEvents 113
EditCalendarEvents 114
ShoworHideCalendars 114
SynchronizeCalendarswithYourPhone 114
Clock 115
OpenClock 115
Alarm 115
Calculator 117
VoiceServices 118
AutomaticSpeechRecognition(ASR) 118
Text-to-SpeechSettings 118
VoiceSearch 119

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EcoMode 120
Bluetooth 120
TurnBluetoothOnorOff 120
TheBluetoothSettingsMenu 121
ChangetheDeviceName 121
ConnectaBluetoothHeadsetorCarKit 121
ReconnectaHeadsetorCarKit 122
DisconnectorUnpairfromaBluetoothDevice 122
SendandReceiveInformationUsingBluetooth 123
microSDCard 124
InsertamicroSDCard 124
RemovethemicroSDCard 125
ViewthemicroSDCardMemory 126
UnmountthemicroSDCard 126
FormatthemicroSDCard 126
UsethePhone’smicroSDCardasaUSBDrive 127
UsethePhone’smicroSDCardasaMediaDevice 127
UpdateYourPhone 128
UpdateYourPRL 128
UpdateYourProfile 128
UpdateYourPhoneFirmware 128
UpdateKyoceraSoftware 130
Settings 131
Wi-FiSettings 131
BluetoothSettings 132
MaxiMZRSettings 132
DataUsageSettings 132
MoreSettings 134
AirplaneMode 134
VPNSettings 134
PortableHotspotSettings 134
MobileNetworksSettings 134
SoundSettings 135
Volumes 135
CallRingtoneandVibrateSettings 135
SoundSystemSettings 136
DisplaySettings 137
Brightness 137

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Wallpaper 137
Auto-RotateScreen 138
Sleep 138
FontSize 138
KeyBacklight 138
LockScreenWeather 138
ScreenProximitySafety 138
StorageSettings 139
BatterySettings 139
PCConnectionSettings 140
AppsSettings 140
LocationAccessSettings 141
SecuritySettings 141
ScreenLock 141
AutomaticallyLock 143
PowerButtonInstantlyLocks 143
VibrateonTouch 143
OwnerInformation 143
Encryption 143
MakePasswordsVisible 144
DeviceAdministrators 144
UnknownSources 144
CredentialStorage 144
Language&InputSettings 145
LanguageSettings 145
PointerSpeed 145
Backup&ResetSettings 145
AccountsSettings 146
Date&TimeSettings 147
AccessibilitySettings 147
Services 147
AccessibilitySystemSettings 148
DeveloperOptionsSettings 149
ActivateThisDevice 149
AboutPhone 149
SystemUpdate 149
ImportantSafetyInformation 151
GeneralPrecautions 151

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MaintainingSafeUseofandAccesstoYourPhone 151
WaterproofCapability 153
UsingYourPhoneWithaHearingAidDevice 154
CaringfortheBattery 155
RadioFrequency(RF)Energy 156
SpecificAbsorptionRates(SAR)forWirelessPhones 157
FCCNotice 157
Owner’sRecord 158
Manufacturer’sWarranty 159
Manufacturer’sWarranty 159
EndUsersLicenseAgreement 161
KyoceraCommunications,Inc.(“Kyocera”)EndUserLicenseAgreement 161
CopyrightInformation 163
Index 165

Get Started 1
Get Started
Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandtheservicethe
firsttime.
User Guide Notes
Instructionstoperformtasksinthisguidemaychangedependingonthesoftwareversiononyour
phone.
Allscreensinthisguidearesimulated.Actualdisplaysmayvary.
CertainmobilephonefeaturesaredependentonthecapabilitiesandsettingsofBoostMobile's
network.AdditionallycertainfeaturesmaynotbeactivatedbyBoostMobile,and/orBoostMobile's
networksettingsmaylimitthefeature'sfunctionality.AlwayscontactBoostMobileaboutfeature
availabilityandfunctionality.Allfeatures,functionalityandotherspecifications,aswellasthe
informationcontainedinthisuserguidearebaseduponthelatestavailableinformationandare
believedtobeaccurateatthetimeofprinting.KyoceraCommunications,Inc.reservestherightto
changeormodifyanyinformationorspecificationswithoutnoticeorobligation.
Your Phone at a Glance
Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandbuttons.