Kyocera HYDRO VIBE User manual

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Table of Contents
GetStarted 1
YourPhoneataGlance 1
SetUpYourPhone 2
ChargeYourPhoneWirelessly 3
YourSIMCard 4
ActivateYourPhone 5
SetUpVoicemail 5
SprintAccountInformationandHelp 6
SprintAccountPasswords 6
ManageYourAccount 7
SprintSupportServices 7
PhoneBasics 9
YourPhone’sLayout 9
SmartSonicReceiver 11
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 12
TurnYourScreenOnandOff 12
TouchscreenNavigation 13
YourHomeScreen 17
HomeScreenOverview 17
ChangetheHomeScreenMode 20
CustomizetheHomeScreen 20
QuickSettingsPanel 24
StatusBar 24
EnterText 26
TouchscreenKeyboards 26
Swype 27
GoogleKeyboard 29
GoogleVoiceTyping 31
TipsforEditingText 32
PhoneCalls 34
MakePhoneCalls 34
CallUsingthePhoneDialer 34
CallfromCallLogs 35

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CallfromContacts 35
CallaNumberinaTextMessage 35
CallEmergencyNumbers 35
CallNumberswithPauses 36
CallUsingthePlus(+)Code 37
CallUsingInternetCalling 37
ReceivePhoneCalls 38
Voicemail 39
VoicemailSetup 39
VoicemailNotification 39
RetrieveYourVoicemailMessages 39
VisualVoicemail 40
SetUpVisualVoicemail 41
ReviewVisualVoicemail 41
ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 42
ComposeaVisualVoicemailMessage 42
VisualVoicemailOptions 43
ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 44
ChangeYourMainGreetingviatheVoicemailMenu 45
EdittheDisplayNameviatheVoicemailMenu 45
PhoneCallOptions 45
In-callOptions 46
CallerID 47
CallWaiting 47
3-WayCalling 47
CallForwarding 48
CallLogs 48
CallSettings 50
VoicemailSettings 50
NorthAmericanDialing 50
InternationalDialing 50
TTYMode 51
Contacts 52
GetStartedwithPeople 52
AccessContacts 52
TheContactsList 52
ContactsListOptions 53

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DisplayOptions 54
AddaContact 55
SaveaPhoneNumber 55
EditaContact 56
AddorEditInformationforaContact 56
AssignaStoredPicturetoaContact 56
AssignaNewPicturetoaContact 57
AssignaRingtonetoaContact 57
AssignaVibrationtoaContact 58
AddaContacttoFavorites 58
SendaContact’sCalltoVoicemail 58
AddaContactWidgettotheHomeScreen 58
DeleteaContact 59
AddaGroupContact 59
EditaGroupContact 59
ICE(InCaseofEmergency) 60
ICEContacts 60
PersonalInformation 61
SynchronizeContacts 61
ShareaContact 62
AccountsandMessaging 63
Gmail/Google 63
CreateaGoogleAccount 63
SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 64
AccessGmail 64
SendaGmailMessage 65
ReadandReplytoGmailMessages 65
Email 66
AddanEmailAccount 66
AddaCorporateAccount 67
ComposeandSendEmail 68
ViewandReplytoEmail 69
ManageYourEmailInbox 69
GeneralEmailSettings 69
EmailAccountSettings 70
DeleteanEmailAccount 71
TextandMultimediaMessaging 72

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SendaTextMessage 72
SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 73
SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 74
NewMessagesNotification 75
ManageMessageConversations 75
TextandMMSOptions 78
SetEmergencyAlerts 79
SocialNetworkingAccounts 80
Facebook 80
Google+ 81
YouTube 81
AppsandEntertainment 83
GooglePlayStore 83
FindandInstallanApp 83
CreateaGoogleWalletAccount 84
GooglePlayStoreMenuOptions 84
RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 85
OpenanInstalledApp 85
UninstallanApp 85
GetHelpwithGooglePlay 86
Navigation 86
GoogleMaps 87
GooglePlayMusicApp 89
GooglePlayMovies&TVApp 90
GooglePlayBooksApp 91
GooglePlayNewsstandApp 91
SprintID 92
InstallYourIDPack 92
SwitchIDPacks 92
SprintZone 93
WebandData 94
Wi-Fi 94
TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 94
ChecktheWirelessNetworkStatus 95
ConnecttoaDifferentWi-FiNetwork 95
ConnectionsOptimizer 95
DataServices 96

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LaunchaWebConnection 96
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 97
VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 97
PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 97
SetUpSecureCredentialStorage 97
AddaVPNConnection 98
ConnecttoorDisconnectfromaVPN 98
Browser 99
LaunchtheWebBrowser 99
LearntoNavigatetheBrowser 99
BrowserMenu 100
SelectTextonaWebPage 101
GotoaSpecificWebsite 102
AdjustBrowserSettings 102
CreateWebsiteSettings 104
ResettheBrowsertoDefault 104
SettheBrowserHomePage 105
CreateBookmarks 105
CreateaNewHomepage 106
AddBookmarkstoYourHomeScreen 106
PortableWi-FiHotspot 106
CameraandVideo 109
TakePictures 109
OpenorClosetheCamera 109
ViewfinderScreen 109
TakeaPicture 110
CameraReviewScreen 111
RecordVideos 112
CameraandVideoCameraSettings 112
ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 115
OpenorCloseGallery 116
ViewPicturesandVideos 116
ZoomInorOutonaPicture 117
WatchVideo 117
WorkwithPictures 117
PictureOptionsMenu 117
SharePicturesandVideos 120

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SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail 120
SendaPictureorVideobyMultimediaMessage 120
SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 121
SharePicturesandVideosonFacebook 121
SharePicturesandVideosonGoogle+ 122
SharePicturesonPicasa 122
ShareVideosonYouTube 122
ToolsandCalendar 124
Calendar 124
AddanEventtotheCalendar 124
InviteGueststoYourCalendarEvent 125
CalendarEventAlerts 125
ViewCalendarEvents 126
EraseCalendarEvents 127
ShoworHideCalendars 127
ChooseGoogleCalendarstoSynchronizeWithYourPhone 128
Clock 129
Alarm 129
Stopwatch 130
Timer 131
WorldClock 131
Calculator 131
Flashlight 132
SoundRecorder 132
MagniFont 133
VoiceServices 134
AutomaticSpeechRecognition(ASR) 134
VoiceSearch 135
EcoMode 135
Bluetooth 136
TurnBluetoothOnorOff 136
TheBluetoothSettingsMenu 136
ChangetheDeviceName 137
ConnectaBluetoothHeadsetorCarKit 137
ReconnectaHeadsetorCarKit 138
DisconnectorUnpairfromaBluetoothDevice 138
SendandReceiveInformationUsingBluetooth 139

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NearFieldCommunication(NFC)Technology 140
microSDCard 141
InsertamicroSDCard 141
RemoveamicroSDCard 141
ViewthemicroSDCardMemory 142
FormatthemicroSDCard 142
UnmountthemicroSDCard 142
UsethePhone’smicroSDCardasaUSBDrive 143
TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 143
UpdateYourPhone 144
UpdateYourPhoneFirmware 144
UpdateYourProfile 145
UpdateYourPRL 146
UpdateKyoceraSoftware 146
Settings 147
Wi-FiSettings 147
BluetoothSettings 148
MaxiMZRSettings 148
DataUsageSettings 148
MoreSettings 149
AirplaneMode 149
VPNSettings 149
Tethering&PortableHotspotSettings 150
NFCSettings 150
AndroidBeam 150
MobileNetworks 151
Roaming 152
HomeScreenMode 154
SoundSettings 154
Volumes 154
PhoneRingtone 155
VibrationPattern 155
VibratewhenRinging 155
PersistentAlerts 155
DefaultNotificationSound 156
DialPadTouchTones 156
TouchSounds 156

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ScreenLockSound 156
VibrateonTouch 157
HearingAid 157
DisplaySettings 157
Brightness 157
Wallpaper 157
Auto-RotateScreen 158
Sleep 158
Daydream 158
FontSize 159
KeyBacklight 159
DisplayBatteryPercentage 159
Wirelessdisplay 160
ScreenProximitySafety 160
StorageSettings 160
PhoneMemory 160
PrimaryStorage 161
SDCard 161
BatterySettings 161
PCConnectionSettings 162
AppsSettings 162
LocationAccess 163
LockScreenSettings 163
ScreenLock 163
DisabletheScreenLock 165
ImproveFaceMatching 165
LivenessCheck 166
AutomaticallyLock 166
PowerButtonInstantlyLocks 166
OwnerInformation 166
SwipeOptions 167
LockScreenWidgets 167
SecuritySettings 168
Encrypt&DecryptData 168
MakePasswordsVisible 168
DeviceAdministrators 169
UnknownSources 169

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VerifyApps 169
CredentialStorage 169
Language&InputSettings 170
Language 170
SpellChecker 170
PersonalDictionary 171
DefaultTextInput 171
GoogleKeyboardSettings 171
SwypeKeyboardSettings 172
GoogleVoiceTypingSettings 173
VoiceSearch 174
Text-to-SpeechOutput 174
PointerSpeed 174
BackUpandResetPhone 175
Accounts 176
Date&TimeSettings 176
AccessibilitySettings 177
TalkBack 177
MagnificationGestures 177
LargeText 177
PowerButtonEndsCall 178
Auto-RotateScreen 178
SpeakPasswords 178
AccessibilityShortcut 178
Text-to-SpeechOutput 179
Touch&HoldDelay 179
ActivateThisDevice 179
AboutPhone 179
4Gsettings 179
Status 179
LegalInformation 180
SystemUpdate 180
CopyrightInformation 181
Index 182