Kyocera KYOCERA Hydro EDGE User manual

Kyocera Hydro EDGE
User Guide
[UG template version 12c]

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Table of Contents
Get Started ................................................................................................................................ 1
User Guide Notes............................................................................................................... 1
Your Phone at a Glance...................................................................................................... 2
Set Up Your Phone............................................................................................................. 2
Insert and Charge the Battery...................................................................................... 2
Activate Your Phone........................................................................................................... 4
Set Up Voicemail................................................................................................................ 5
Phone Basics............................................................................................................................. 7
Your Phone’s Layout........................................................................................................... 7
Smart Sonic Receiver......................................................................................................... 9
Turn Your Phone On and Off.............................................................................................. 9
Turn Your Screen On and Off............................................................................................10
Touchscreen Navigation....................................................................................................10
Your Home Screen............................................................................................................15
Home Screen Overview..............................................................................................15
Extended Home Screens............................................................................................16
Customize the Home Screen......................................................................................16
Launcher Screens..............................................................................................................18
Clock & Weather................................................................................................................19
Status Bar..........................................................................................................................21
Enter Text..........................................................................................................................22
Touchscreen Keyboards.............................................................................................22
Swype.........................................................................................................................23
Swype Settings...........................................................................................................27
Android Keyboard.......................................................................................................28
Android Keyboard Settings.........................................................................................31
Copy and Paste Text..................................................................................................32
Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................................34
Make Phone Calls..............................................................................................................34
Call Using the Phone Dialpad.....................................................................................34

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Call from Call Logs.....................................................................................................35
Call from Contacts......................................................................................................35
Call a Number in a Text Message...............................................................................35
Call Emergency Numbers...........................................................................................36
Call Numbers with Pauses..........................................................................................36
Call Using the Plus (+) Code.......................................................................................37
Call Using Internet Calling ..........................................................................................37
Receive Phone Calls..........................................................................................................38
Visual Voicemail ................................................................................................................39
Set Up Visual Voicemail..............................................................................................39
Review Visual Voicemail.............................................................................................40
Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages .......................................................................41
Compose a Message..................................................................................................42
Configure Visual Voicemail Settings ...........................................................................42
Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu..................................................43
Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu...........................................................43
Voicemail (Traditional).......................................................................................................44
Set Up Voicemail........................................................................................................44
Voicemail Notification .................................................................................................44
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages ............................................................................45
Phone Call Options............................................................................................................46
In-call Options.............................................................................................................46
Caller ID .....................................................................................................................47
Call Waiting ................................................................................................................47
3-Way Calling.............................................................................................................47
Call Forwarding ..........................................................................................................48
Call Logs............................................................................................................................48
Call Settings ......................................................................................................................50
TTY Mode...................................................................................................................50
People ......................................................................................................................................52
Get Started with People.....................................................................................................52
Add a Contact....................................................................................................................54
Save a Phone Number.......................................................................................................55

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Edit a Contact....................................................................................................................55
Add a Group Contact.........................................................................................................58
Edit a Group Contact .........................................................................................................58
ICE (In Case of Emergency)..............................................................................................59
Synchronize Contacts........................................................................................................60
Share a Contact.................................................................................................................61
Accounts and Messaging..........................................................................................................62
Gmail / Google...................................................................................................................62
Create a Google Account............................................................................................62
Sign In to Your Google Account..................................................................................63
Access Gmail..............................................................................................................63
Send a Gmail Message ..............................................................................................64
Read and Reply to Gmail Messages...........................................................................64
Email .................................................................................................................................65
Add an Email Account ................................................................................................65
Add a Corporate Account............................................................................................66
Compose and Send Email..........................................................................................67
View and Reply to Email.............................................................................................67
Manage Your Email Inbox...........................................................................................68
General Email Settings...............................................................................................68
Email Account Settings...............................................................................................69
Delete an Email Account.............................................................................................70
Text Messaging and MMS .................................................................................................70
Compose Text Messages...........................................................................................71
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS)...........................................................................71
Save and Resume a Draft Message...........................................................................73
New Messages Notification.........................................................................................73
Manage Message Conversations................................................................................73
Text and MMS Options...............................................................................................76
Social Networking Accounts...............................................................................................77
YouTube.....................................................................................................................77
Google Talk .......................................................................................................................78
Sign In and Chat.........................................................................................................78

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Manage Your Friends.................................................................................................79
Mobile Indicators ........................................................................................................80
Sign Out .....................................................................................................................80
Google Talk Settings ..................................................................................................80
Apps and Entertainment............................................................................................................82
Google Play Store App ......................................................................................................82
Find and Install an App...............................................................................................82
Create a Google Wallet Account.................................................................................83
Request a Refund for a Paid App ...............................................................................83
Open an Installed App................................................................................................84
Uninstall an App .........................................................................................................84
Get Help with Google Play..........................................................................................85
Navigation..........................................................................................................................85
Scout GPS Navigation & Traffic..................................................................................86
Google Maps..............................................................................................................87
Google Navigation......................................................................................................89
Latitude.......................................................................................................................90
Music Player......................................................................................................................93
Open the Music Library...............................................................................................93
Play Music..................................................................................................................93
Search for Music in the Music Library.........................................................................95
The Queue .................................................................................................................95
Use Playlists...............................................................................................................96
Back Up Your Downloaded Music Files......................................................................97
Mobile ID ...........................................................................................................................97
Install Your ID Pack....................................................................................................97
Switch ID Packs..........................................................................................................98
Web and Data...........................................................................................................................99
Wi-Fi..................................................................................................................................99
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network.....................................................99
Check the Wireless Network Status..........................................................................100
Connect to a Different Wi-Fi Network........................................................................100
Connections Optimizer.....................................................................................................100

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Data Services ..................................................................................................................101
Your User Name.......................................................................................................101
Launch a Web Connection........................................................................................102
Data Connection Status and Indicators.....................................................................102
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)........................................................................................102
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection.................................................................103
Install Security Certificates........................................................................................103
Add a VPN Connection.............................................................................................103
Connect to or Disconnect from a VPN ......................................................................103
Browser ...........................................................................................................................104
Launch the Web Browser..........................................................................................104
Learn to Navigate the Browser .................................................................................104
Browser Menu ..........................................................................................................105
Select Text on a Web Page......................................................................................106
Go to a Specific Website...........................................................................................107
Adjust Browser Settings............................................................................................107
Create Website Settings...........................................................................................109
Reset the Browser to Default....................................................................................110
Set the Browser Home Page ....................................................................................110
Create Bookmarks....................................................................................................110
Create a New Homepage .........................................................................................111
Add Bookmarks to Your Home Screen .....................................................................111
Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot.....................................................................................................112
Camera and Video..................................................................................................................114
Take Pictures...................................................................................................................114
Open or Close the Camera.......................................................................................114
Camera Viewfinder Screen.......................................................................................115
Take a Picture ..........................................................................................................115
Review Screen .........................................................................................................116
Record Videos.................................................................................................................117
Video Viewfinder Screen...........................................................................................117
Record Videos..........................................................................................................118
Camera Settings..............................................................................................................118

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Video Camera Settings....................................................................................................120
View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery..........................................................................121
Open or Close Gallery..............................................................................................121
View Pictures and Videos.........................................................................................122
Zoom In or Out on a Picture......................................................................................122
Watch Video.............................................................................................................123
Working with Pictures ......................................................................................................123
Picture Options Menu...............................................................................................123
Edit a Picture............................................................................................................123
Share Pictures and Videos...............................................................................................125
Send Pictures or Videos by Email/Gmail...................................................................125
Send Pictures or Videos by Multimedia Message.....................................................126
Send Pictures or Videos Using Bluetooth .................................................................126
Share Pictures and Videos on Google+....................................................................126
Share Pictures on Picasa..........................................................................................127
Share Videos on YouTube........................................................................................127
Tools and Calendar.................................................................................................................128
Calendar..........................................................................................................................128
Add an Event to the Calendar...................................................................................128
Invite Guests to Your Calendar Event.......................................................................129
Calendar Event Alerts...............................................................................................129
View Calendar Events ..............................................................................................130
Erase Calendar Events.............................................................................................132
Edit Calendar Events................................................................................................133
Show or Hide Calendars...........................................................................................133
Synchronize Calendars with Your Phone..................................................................133
Clock ...............................................................................................................................134
Open Clock...............................................................................................................134
Alarm........................................................................................................................135
Calculator ........................................................................................................................136
Voice Services.................................................................................................................137
Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) ......................................................................137
Text-to-Speech Settings ...........................................................................................138

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Voice Search............................................................................................................138
Eco Mode ........................................................................................................................139
Bluetooth .........................................................................................................................139
Turn Bluetooth On or Off...........................................................................................140
The Bluetooth Settings Menu....................................................................................140
Change the Device Name.........................................................................................140
Connect a Bluetooth Headset or Car Kit...................................................................141
Reconnect a Headset or Car Kit ...............................................................................141
Disconnect or Unpair from a Bluetooth Device..........................................................142
Send and Receive Information Using Bluetooth........................................................142
microSD Card..................................................................................................................144
Insert a microSD Card..............................................................................................144
Remove the microSD Card.......................................................................................145
View the microSD Card Memory...............................................................................145
Unmount the microSD Card......................................................................................146
Format the microSD Card.........................................................................................146
Use the Phone’s microSD Card as a USB Drive .......................................................146
Use the Phone’s microSD Card as a Media Device..................................................147
Update Your Phone .........................................................................................................147
Update Your PRL .....................................................................................................147
Update Your Profile ..................................................................................................147
Update Your Phone Firmware ..................................................................................148
Update Kyocera Software.........................................................................................149
Settings...................................................................................................................................150
Wi-Fi Settings ..................................................................................................................150
Bluetooth Settings............................................................................................................151
MaxiMZR Settings ...........................................................................................................151
Data Usage Settings........................................................................................................151
More Settings...................................................................................................................153
Airplane Mode ..........................................................................................................153
VPN Settings............................................................................................................154
Tethering & Portable Hotspot Settings......................................................................154
Mobile Networks Settings .........................................................................................154

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Roaming Settings .....................................................................................................154
Roaming Guard........................................................................................................156
Sound Settings ................................................................................................................157
Volumes ...................................................................................................................157
Call Ringtone and Vibrate Settings...........................................................................157
Sound System Settings ............................................................................................158
Display Settings...............................................................................................................159
Brightness ................................................................................................................159
Wallpaper.................................................................................................................160
Auto-Rotate Screen..................................................................................................160
Sleep........................................................................................................................160
Font Size..................................................................................................................160
Key Backlight............................................................................................................161
Lock Screen Weather...............................................................................................161
Screen Proximity Safety............................................................................................161
Storage Settings..............................................................................................................161
Battery Settings ...............................................................................................................162
PC Connection Settings...................................................................................................162
Apps Settings...................................................................................................................163
Location Access Settings.................................................................................................163
Security Settings..............................................................................................................164
Screen Lock..............................................................................................................164
Automatically Lock....................................................................................................166
Power Button Instantly Locks....................................................................................166
Vibrate on Touch ......................................................................................................166
Owner Information....................................................................................................166
Encryption ................................................................................................................166
Make Passwords Visible...........................................................................................167
Device Administrators...............................................................................................167
Unknown Sources.....................................................................................................167
Credential Storage....................................................................................................167
Language & Input Settings...............................................................................................168
Language Settings....................................................................................................168

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Pointer Speed...........................................................................................................168
Backup & Reset Settings .................................................................................................169
Accounts Settings............................................................................................................170
Date & Time Settings.......................................................................................................170
Accessibility Settings .......................................................................................................171
Services....................................................................................................................171
Accessibility System Settings ...................................................................................171
Developer Options Settings .............................................................................................172
Activate This Device ........................................................................................................173
About Phone....................................................................................................................173
System Update................................................................................................................173
Copyright Information..............................................................................................................174
Index.......................................................................................................................................175