LG 870 User manual

LG Escape™ 870 Manual

Table of Contents
Viewing the Status Bar .....................22
On-screen Keyboard..........................24
123 Mode..........................................26
Entering Accented Letters.................26
Google Account Setup..................27
Creating your Google account...........27
Signing into your Google account.....27
Calls .................................................29
Making a call.....................................29
Calling your contacts.........................29
Answering and rejecting a call.........29
Adjusting the in-call volume.............29
Making a second call........................30
Viewing your call logs.......................30
Call settings ......................................30
Contacts...........................................31
Searching for a contact.....................31
Adding a new contact.......................31
Favorite Contacts ..............................31
................32
Messaging/Email...........................33
Messaging.........................................33
Email..................................................34
Social Networking........................37
Adding an account to your phone.....37
Address Book ....................
Warrant
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Support................................................
Important Notice
..............................7
Your Phone......................................12
Getting Started...............................14
Installing the SIM card and battery..14
Charging your phone.........................15
Inserting a microSD card...................15
Removing the microSD card..............16
Formatting the microSD card............17
Switching between and exiting
applications.......................................17
Your Home screen .........................18
Touch screen tips ..............................18
Proximity sensor................................18
Lock your phone ................................19
Quick Switch to Silent Mode............19
Home screen panels..........................20
Customizing your Home screen.........20
Customizing App Icons on the Home
screen................................................21
Getting back to a recently used
application.........................................21
Home screen clean view...................22
Notifications Panel............................22
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Adding a social networking widget on
the Home screen...............................37
Viewing and updating your status ...38
Syncing accounts on your phone ......38
Removing accounts on your phone...38
Camera.............................................39
Getting to know the viewfinder ........39
Taking a photo ..................................40
Once you’ve taken the photo ............40
Using the advanced settings.............40
Viewing your saved photos...............42
Setting a photo as wallpaper............42
Video Camera .................................43
Getting to know the viewfinder ........43
Recording a video..............................44
After recording a video .....................44
Using the advanced settings.............44
Watching your saved videos.............45
Adjusting the volume when viewing a
video..................................................45
Multimedia......................................46
Gallery...............................................46
Video Wiz ..........................................46
Music.................................................47
How to save music/video files to the
phone.................................................47
How to play music/video files on the
phone.................................................47
Playing a song...................................47
Working with Playlists ......................48
To add a song to a playlist ................48
To remove a song from a playlist......48
To rename or delete a playlist ..........48
Using SmartShare.............................49
Google Applications .....................51
About Google applications................51
Google Maps™..................................51
Searching For Locations and Places .51
Getting Directions.............................52
Clear Map..........................................53
Latitude .............................................53
Places................................................53
Play Store™.......................................54
Gmail™..............................................54
Google Talk™ ....................................55
Utilities............................................57
QuickMemoTM....................................57
Setting the alarm ..............................58
Using the calculator..........................58
Adding an event to your calendar.....58
Polaris Office.....................................59
Voice Dialer.......................................60
Voice Recorder ..................................61
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The Web ..........................................62
Browser.............................................62
Using options ....................................62
Adding bookmarks.............................63
Changing the Browser settings.........63
Settings............................................64
WIRELESS & NETWORKS.................64
Wi-Fi..................................................64
Bluetooth...........................................65
Data usage .......................................66
Airplane mode ..................................67
NFC....................................................68
Android Beam....................................68
VPN....................................................68
Mobile networks...............................69
DEVICE...............................................69
Sound ................................................69
Display...............................................70
Home screen .....................................70
Gestures............................................71
Storage..............................................71
Power saver.......................................72
Apps ..................................................72
PERSONAL ........................................73
Accounts & sync................................73
Location services ..............................73
Security .............................................73
Language & input .............................74
Backup & reset..................................75
SYSTEM ...........................................75
Date & time ......................................75
Accessibility......................................75
Connectivity.......................................75
LG On-Screen Phone 2.1...............78
Developer options ............................79
About phone......................................80
Software Update............................81
Phone Software Update....................81
LG Mobile Phone Software update via
Over-the-Air (OTA).............................81
Trademarks .....................................82
Trademarks........................................82
DivX Mobile .....................................82
DTS ...................................................82
Dolby Mobile ....................................82
Q&A..................................................83
Accessories....................................84
For Your Safety...............................85
Safety Guidelines ..........................90
Lock screen........................................70

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Please check to see if any problems you have
encountered with your phone are described
in this section before taking the phone in for
service or calling a service representative.
1. Phone Memory
In order to make more memory available, you
will have to manage your applications and
delete some data, such as applications or
messages.
Managing Applications
1From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key
and tap Settings > Apps.
2Tap one of the available tabs at the top of
the screen and select the application you
want to uninstall.
3Tap Uninstall and then tap OK to confirm
that you want to uninstall the desired
application.
2. Optimizing Battery Life
You can extend your battery's life between
charges by turning off features that you don't
need to run constantly in the background. You
can also monitor how applications and system
resources consume battery power.
To extend the life of your battery
- Turn off radio communications that you aren't
using, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or GPS.
Wi-Fi will be set to On the first time you use
your newly purchased phone.
- Lower screen brightness and set a shorter
screen timeout.
- Turn off automatic syncing for Gmail™,
Calendar, Contacts, and other applications.
- Some applications you have downloaded may
cause your battery power to be reduced.
- While using downloaded applications, check
the battery charge level.
To view the battery charge level
1From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key
and tap Settings > About phone
> Status .
2The battery status (charging or discharging)
and level are displayed at the top of the
screen.
To monitor and control what uses the
battery
1From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key
and tap Settings > Power saver >
Battery use.
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2The top of the screen displays battery
usage time. It lists all of the applications
or services using battery power from the
greatest amount of energy used to the least
amount.
3. Installing an Open Source
Operating System
Installing an open source operating system
on your phone and not using the operating
system provided by the manufacturer can
cause your phone to malfunction.
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Warning
• If you install and use an operating system
other than the one provided by the
manufacturer, your phone is no longer
covered by the warranty.
• To protect your phone and personal data,
download applications only from trusted
sources, such as Play Store. If some
applications are not properly installed
on your phone, your phone may not work
properly- or serious errors may occur. You
will need to uninstall those applications
and all of its data and settings from the
phone.
4. Using the Swipe, Face
Unlock, Pattern, PIN, or
Password
Set Swipe, Face unlock, Pattern, PIN, or
Password to secure your phone. To set the
screen lock, follow the process below.
From the Home screen, tap the
Menu Key
, tap Lock screen settings >Select
screen lock
and select a desired screen lock
from
Swipe,Face Unlock , Pattern , PIN
and Password
.
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NOTE
In case that you have trouble with Face Unlock,
you can unlock the screen with a PIN as a
backup. Please note that this feature is only
available after you set up your Google account
on your device.
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Warning
Take precautions when using an unlock
Pattern, PIN, or Password. It is very
important that you remember the screen
unlock information you set. You are allowed
5 attempts to enter your screen unlock
information. If you used up all 5 opportunities,
you will have to wait 30 seconds to attempt
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unlocking the phone again.
When you can’t recall your Unlock
Pattern,PIN,or Password:
If you logged into a Google account on
the phone and failed to use the correct
pattern 5 times, tap Forgot pattern? You
will be required to sign in with your Google
account and prompted to create a new
unlock pattern.
If you have set a backup PIN, you can
unlock the screen by entering the backup
PIN.
If you haven’t created a Google account on
the phone or you forgot your PIN , Password,
and the backup PIN, you need to perform a
hard reset.
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Caution
If you perform a hard reset, all user
applications and user data will be deleted.
Please remember to back up any important
data before performing a hard reset.
Read ALL steps before attempting.
1Turn the phone off.
2At the same time press and hold Volume
Down Key + Power/Lock Key .
3When phone vibrates, release keys and
repeatedly tap the Back Key + Home
Key until the green Android Robot
animation appears.
4Your device will perform a hard reset.
5. Using Safe Mode
To recover your phone when malfunctioning.
1Turn off your phone and reboot. When you
see the booting animation (Rethink
Possible
SM
) press and hold the Volume
Down Key . Your main screen will then
be displayed with the words "Safe mode" in
lower left corner.
2From the Home screen, tap the
Menu Key
and tap Settings > Apps .
3Tap one of the available tabs at the top of
the screen and select the application you
wish to uninstall.
4Tap
Uninstall and OK to confirm.
Important notice