LG Optimus F3 User manual

User Guide
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RESERVED. LG and the LG logo are registered trademarks of LG Electronics, Inc. LG Optimus
F3 is a trademark of LG Electronics, Inc. The Bluetooth®word mark and logos are registered
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trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners. Unless otherwise specified
herein, all accessories referenced herein are sold separately. All features, functionality, and
other product specifications are subject to change. Screen shots are simulated and subject to
change.

Important Messages
Important Messages
IMPORTANT: If the account type you want to set up is not in the phone database, you will be
asked to enter more details. Contact your email service provider or your
company's Exchange Server administrator for your email settings and additional
information.
WARNING: Use only LG-approved batteries and chargers with your phone. The failure to use
a LG-approved battery and charger may increase the risk that your phone will
overheat, catch fire or explode, resulting in serious bodily injury, death or
property damage.
Notice: The NFC antenna for this model is on the back cover and this back cover is the
only one that is offered with the device.

Table of Contents i
Table of Contents
Get Started ................................................................................................................................ 1
Your Phone at a Glance...................................................................................................... 1
Set Up Your Phone............................................................................................................. 1
Register Your Phone........................................................................................................... 2
Activate Your Phone........................................................................................................... 3
Make Your First Call ........................................................................................................... 3
Visual Voicemail ................................................................................................................. 4
Set Up Visual Voicemail............................................................................................... 4
Review Visual Voicemail.............................................................................................. 5
Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages ........................................................................ 5
Visual Voicemail Options............................................................................................. 5
Configure Visual Voicemail Settings ............................................................................ 6
Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu................................................... 7
Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu............................................................ 7
Voicemail(Traditional)......................................................................................................... 7
Set Up Voicemail......................................................................................................... 7
Voicemail Notification .................................................................................................. 8
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages ............................................................................. 8
Phone Basics............................................................................................................................10
Your Phone Overview........................................................................................................10
Status Bar..........................................................................................................................12
Turn Your Phone On and Off.............................................................................................15
Lock and Unlock Your Phone .....................................................................................16
Battery and Charger...........................................................................................................17
Extend Your Battery Life.............................................................................................19
Phone Function Keys.........................................................................................................20
Menu Key...................................................................................................................20
Work with Menus........................................................................................................20
Notifications Panel......................................................................................................22
Home Key...................................................................................................................23

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Back Key....................................................................................................................23
Touchscreen Navigation....................................................................................................23
Your Home Screen............................................................................................................24
Home Screen..............................................................................................................24
Extended Home Screen..............................................................................................25
Use the Applications Key............................................................................................26
Applications: How to View, Open and Switch..............................................................26
Applications................................................................................................................28
Customize Your Home Screen....................................................................................30
Add and Remove Widgets on the Home Screen.........................................................32
Change the Phone's Wallpaper ..................................................................................32
Customize Applications Icons on the Home screen ....................................................33
Access Recently-Used Applications............................................................................34
Home Screen Clean View...........................................................................................34
Change the Screen Orientation...................................................................................34
Enter Text..........................................................................................................................35
Google Voice Typing ..................................................................................................35
LG Keyboard ..............................................................................................................35
Swype.........................................................................................................................38
Tips for Editing Text...........................................................................................................39
Search Your Phone and the Web.......................................................................................40
Phone and Web Search Using Text Entry...................................................................40
Phone and Web Search Using Voice Dialer................................................................41
Phone Calls ..............................................................................................................................43
Make Phone Calls..............................................................................................................43
Call Using the Phone Dialer........................................................................................43
Dialing Options...........................................................................................................44
Missed Call Notification ..............................................................................................44
Call Emergency Numbers...........................................................................................44
Dial and Save Phone Numbers With Pauses..............................................................45
Dial From the Contacts List.........................................................................................46
Use Direct Dialing.......................................................................................................46
Plus (+) Code Dialing..................................................................................................46

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Receive Phone Calls..........................................................................................................47
Phone Call Options............................................................................................................47
Caller ID .....................................................................................................................47
Call Waiting ................................................................................................................48
3-way Calling..............................................................................................................48
Call Forwarding ..........................................................................................................48
In-call Options.............................................................................................................49
Set Up Speed Dialing.........................................................................................................50
Call Logs............................................................................................................................51
Save a Phone Number.......................................................................................................53
Find a Phone Number........................................................................................................54
Voice Dialer .......................................................................................................................54
Text-to-Speech..................................................................................................................55
Contacts....................................................................................................................................57
Get Started with Contacts..................................................................................................57
Add a Contact....................................................................................................................58
Edit ICE-Emergency Contacts List.....................................................................................59
Add a Contact to Your Favorites........................................................................................60
Edit a Contacts Entry.........................................................................................................60
Communicate with Your Contacts......................................................................................63
Import, Export, and Share Contacts...................................................................................65
Import contacts from your internal or external storage................................................65
Export contacts to your internal or external storage....................................................65
Share a contact ..........................................................................................................65
Accounts and Messaging..........................................................................................................66
Gmail.................................................................................................................................66
Create a Google Account............................................................................................66
Sign into Your Google Account...................................................................................66
Access Gmail..............................................................................................................67
Send a Gmail Message ..............................................................................................69
Read and Reply to Gmail Messages...........................................................................70
Change Gmail Settings...............................................................................................72
Email .................................................................................................................................73

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Add an Email Account ................................................................................................74
Corporate Email..........................................................................................................75
Open Email.................................................................................................................76
Create and Send Email...............................................................................................76
Reply to or Delete an Email Message.........................................................................77
Configure and Sync Corporate Email Settings............................................................77
Text and Multimedia Messaging.........................................................................................79
Compose Text Messages...........................................................................................80
Read and Reply to Text Messages.............................................................................80
Send a Multimedia Message (MMS)...........................................................................81
Save and Resume a Draft Message ...........................................................................82
Managing Message Conversations.............................................................................82
Delete Messages........................................................................................................83
Text and Multimedia Message Options.......................................................................84
Synchronize Accounts .......................................................................................................86
Synchronize Your Google Account.............................................................................86
Synchronize Your Corporate Account.........................................................................87
Apps and Entertainment............................................................................................................89
Play Store..........................................................................................................................89
Mobile ID ...........................................................................................................................90
Get New ID Packs ......................................................................................................90
Music.................................................................................................................................91
Music Player...............................................................................................................91
Back Up Your Downloaded Music Files......................................................................92
YouTube™ ........................................................................................................................92
GPS Navigation.................................................................................................................93
Google Maps™...........................................................................................................93
Google Navigation......................................................................................................96
LG Tag+ ............................................................................................................................96
Web and Data...........................................................................................................................98
Connect Wi-Fi....................................................................................................................98
Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Network ...................................................................98
Add a Wi-Fi Network...................................................................................................99

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Wi-Fi Direct...............................................................................................................100
Data Services ..................................................................................................................100
Launch a Web Connection........................................................................................100
Data Connection Status and Indicators.....................................................................100
Virtual Private Networks (VPN)........................................................................................101
Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection.................................................................101
Set Up Secure Credential Storage............................................................................101
Add a VPN Connection.............................................................................................101
Connect to or Disconnect From a VPN.....................................................................102
Browser ...........................................................................................................................102
Learn to Navigate the Browser .................................................................................102
Go to a Specific Website...........................................................................................104
Browser Menu ..........................................................................................................104
Adjust Browser Settings............................................................................................105
Create Website Settings...........................................................................................105
Create Bookmarks....................................................................................................106
Camera and Video..................................................................................................................108
Take Pictures...................................................................................................................108
Camera Settings.......................................................................................................109
View Your Pictures ...................................................................................................110
Gallery Options for Pictures......................................................................................110
Assign Pictures.........................................................................................................111
Record Videos.................................................................................................................112
Video Settings ..........................................................................................................112
Gallery Options for Videos........................................................................................113
Video Wiz ........................................................................................................................114
Tools and Calendar.................................................................................................................115
QuickMemoTM ..................................................................................................................115
Capture the Screen..........................................................................................................116
QSlide..............................................................................................................................117
SmartShare .....................................................................................................................118
Calendar..........................................................................................................................120
Change Calendar View.............................................................................................120

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View Event Details....................................................................................................122
Create an Event........................................................................................................123
Edit or Delete an Event.............................................................................................123
Set an Event Reminder.............................................................................................124
Respond to an Event Reminder................................................................................124
Display and Synchronize Calendars .........................................................................125
Change Calendar Settings........................................................................................125
Folders.............................................................................................................................126
Alarm/Clock .....................................................................................................................126
Tasks...............................................................................................................................129
Calculator ........................................................................................................................130
Bluetooth .........................................................................................................................130
Turn Bluetooth On and Off........................................................................................130
Bluetooth Settings Menu...........................................................................................131
Pairing Bluetooth Devices.........................................................................................132
Send Items via Bluetooth..........................................................................................133
Disconnect Bluetooth Connection During an Active Call...........................................133
Settings...................................................................................................................................135
Wireless & Networks Settings..........................................................................................135
Airplane Mode ..........................................................................................................135
Wi-Fi Settings...........................................................................................................136
Bluetooth Settings.....................................................................................................136
Mobile Data ..............................................................................................................136
Call Settings ....................................................................................................................136
Incoming Call Popup.................................................................................................136
Call Reject................................................................................................................136
Decline with Message...............................................................................................137
Privacy Keeper.........................................................................................................137
Power Button Ends Call............................................................................................137
North American Dialing.............................................................................................137
International Dialing..................................................................................................137
TTY mode.................................................................................................................138
Proximity Sensor ......................................................................................................138

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Wide Voice Extension...............................................................................................138
Voicemail..................................................................................................................139
Save Unknown Numbers..........................................................................................139
Voice Clarity .............................................................................................................139
Share & Connect .............................................................................................................139
NFC Settings............................................................................................................139
Android Beam...........................................................................................................140
File Networking.........................................................................................................140
More….............................................................................................................................141
VPN Settings............................................................................................................141
Mobile Networks Settings .........................................................................................141
Device Settings................................................................................................................142
Sound Settings.........................................................................................................142
Ringtones & Notifications..........................................................................................143
Feedback & Vibrate..................................................................................................144
Display Settings........................................................................................................146
Home Screen............................................................................................................148
Lock Screen..............................................................................................................149
Storage.....................................................................................................................152
Battery......................................................................................................................153
App Settings.............................................................................................................153
Personal Settings.............................................................................................................154
Accounts & Sync ......................................................................................................154
Location Access .......................................................................................................155
Security ....................................................................................................................156
Language & Input Settings........................................................................................156
Backup & Reset........................................................................................................157
System Settings...............................................................................................................158
Date & Time..............................................................................................................158
Accessibility..............................................................................................................158
PC Connection .........................................................................................................160
Developer Options....................................................................................................160
Activate This Device.................................................................................................162

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System Updates.......................................................................................................162
About Phone.............................................................................................................163
Index.......................................................................................................................................164

Get Started 1
Get Started
This section gives you all the information you need to set up your phone and Boost Mobile
service for the first time.
Your Phone at a Glance
The following illustration outlines your phone‟s primary external features and buttons.
Set Up Your Phone
You must first install and charge the battery to begin setting up your phone.
1. Install the battery
Remove the battery from its packaging.
Insert the battery into the opening in the back of the phone, making sure the
connectors align (see step 1 in the illustration on the following page). Gently press
down to secure the battery (see step 2 in the illustration on the following page).
Position the back cover over the battery compartment and press down until you hear
a click (see step 3 in the illustration on the following page). Press and hold the
Power/Lock Button located along the right border to turn the phone on.

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2. Charge your phone.
Connect the charging adapter and USB cable as shown; the LG logo on the charging
adapter should face toward you.
Plug one end of the USB cable into the phone's Charger/Accessory Port and the
other end into an electrical outlet. The charge time varies depending upon the battery
level.
Note: Your phone„s battery should have enough charge for the phone to turn on and find a
signal, run the setup application, set up voicemail, and make a call. You should fully
charge the battery as soon as possible.
For battery removal, see Remove the Battery.
3. Press and hold the Power/Lock Button to turn the phone on.
If your phone is activated, it will turn on, search for Boost Mobile service, and begin
the setup application.
If your phone is not yet activated, see Activate Your Phone for more information.
Register Your Phone
1. From your computer, visit www.boostmobile.com/activate and click on Activate.
2. Choose an activation option and click Next. Then enter your zip code and click Next.
3. When prompted, enter the serial numbers (MEID & ICC ID) printed on the sticker located
on the back of your phone on the battery compartment. These numbers can also be
found on the bottom panel of the phone‟s package.
4. Follow the remaining instructions to choose your plan and select a payment method.

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5. Follow the activation instructions below and you‟ll be able to start using your phone.
Activate Your Phone
1. Turn on your new phone.
Before the activation process can begin, the device will prompt the TalkBack voice
navigation feature for visually impaired users. Tap Next to bypass this feature.
2. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the activation process.
3. After you have completed the activation wizard, make a phone call to confirm your
activation.
Tip: Do not press the Power/Lock Button while the phone is being activated. Pressing
Power/Lock Button cancels the activation process.
Note: When TalkBack is turned on, the touchscreen settings require the user to first tap an
item they wish to select, and then double tap the item again in order to access the
feature. For more information on TalkBack, see Accessibility.
To disable TalkBack follow these steps:
1. Press > .
2. Tap System Settings to highlight the menu. Then double tap to select it.
3. Place two fingers on the screen to activate scrolling and move your fingers in an upward
direction to scroll.
4. Tap Accessibility to highlight the menu. Then double tap to select it.
5. Tap the Talkback option under Services to highlight it. Then double tap to select it.
6. Tap to highlight it. Then double tap to toggle it to the off position.
Note: If you are having difficulty with activation, contact Boost Mobile Care at 1-888-BOOST-
4U from any other phone.
Make Your First Call
Once your phone is activated, you can make phone calls.
1. Press > . (Tap the Dial tab, if the screen is not already on the dial screen.)
2. Use the dialpad to enter a phone number.
If you enter a wrong number, tap to erase digits one by one.

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To erase the entire number, touch and hold .
3. Tap to dial the number.
Note: Your phone's battery should have enough charge for your phone to turn on and find a
signal, set up your voicemail, and make a call. You should fully charge your battery as
soon as possible.
Visual Voicemail
Visual Voicemail gives you a quick and easy way to access your voicemail. Now you can find
the exact message you are looking for without having to listen to every voicemail message first.
This new feature periodically goes out to your voicemail, and gathers the caller information from
all of the current voicemails. It then populates a list with the caller name and number, along with
the length of time and priority level of the voicemail message.
Set Up Visual Voicemail
Setting up Visual Voicemail follows many of the same procedures as setting up traditional
voicemail. You should set up your voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is
activated. Your phone automatically transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if
your phone is in use or turned off.
Note: To set up your traditional voicemail box, see Set Up Voicemail.
1. Press > > Voicemail.
2. Tap Personalize now and follow the system prompts to:
Create a password (part of standard voicemail).
Record your name announcement.
Record your greeting.
3. When prompted to enter information, tap Dialpad to bring up the onscreen dialpad to
enter your numeric responses.
Important: Voicemail Password –It is recommended that you create a password when
setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access. Without a
password, anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your
voicemail messages.
4. Once you have completed the setup process, return to the voicemail page (see step 1).
5. Tap the Welcome to Voicemail message on the screen to play a brief explanation of
the voicemail services.

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Review Visual Voicemail
Visual Voicemail lets you easily access and select which messages you want to review.
1. Press > > Voicemail.
2. Tap a message to review it. The following is a description of the features available while
reviewing a voicemail message.
Timeline provides a visual timeline for the current message. Touch and drag
this bar to fast-forward or rewind through the message to different points.
•Tap to pause the playback, tap to resume.
•Speaker Off/On to turn the speakerphone on or off during playback. If the
speakerphone feature was enabled within the Voicemail Settings menu, the
speakerphone will always be automatically enabled during voicemail playback.
to subscribe to the Voicemail Premium service.
Trash to move the current voice message to the trash folder.
Call to call the person who left the voicemail message.
Share to share the selected message using your favorite services.
Reply to reply to the message. You can then reply to the sender or forward it to
anyone with either an email or phone number. This allows you to send this voicemail
message to several recipients at the same time. You can tag the reply message for
both Urgency and Privacy.
•Tap Send to deliver the new message.
Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages
When you are done listening to a voicemail message you can easily access other voicemail
messages without returning to the main voicemail screen.
1. Listen to the current voicemail message.
2. Swipe your finger left or right to display the next or previous message. Tap Play to listen
to the message.
You can navigate through voicemail messages as frequently as you'd like. You can even move
to the next or previous message before you're finished listening to the current one.
Visual Voicemail Options
1. Press > > Voicemail.

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2. From this initial screen, you can:
Tap to compose a new voicemail message.
Tap Inbox to view the voicemail messages in other folder: Inbox, Trash, Archive.
Tap to configure your voicemail application settings.
Configure Visual Voicemail Settings
The Visual Voicemail settings menu lets you access settings for notifications, pictures, greetings,
and more.
1. Press > > Voicemail.
2. Tap > Settings and select from the following:
Manage subscription to verify Voicemail-to-Text account information. This may take
a minute.
Auto forward to email to send a copy of new messages to an email address of your
choice.
Personalize voicemail to change your voicemail greeting for incoming calls and
update password.
Notifications to determine how your are notified of new voicemails. Set the
notification sound and vibrate option.
Delete messages to set Visual Voicemail to permanently delete messages from the
Trash folder after a specific number of days.
Display name to enter a name to identify yourself to people when replying or
forwarding messages.
Speakerphone to automatically turn the speakerphone on or off.
Themes to choose a theme for Visual Voicemail.
View quick tips tutorial to view a visual tutorial about Visual Voicemail.
Help to view help information.
Send feedback to send some feedback to the Voicemail Feedback team.
Updates to search for an upgrade to your Visual message software.
About Voicemail to view build information about the current visual voicemail
application.

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Change Your Main Greeting via the Voicemail Menu
Your main greeting can be changed directly via the Visual Voicemail system. This direct access
saves you from having to navigate within the voicemail menu.
1. Press > > Voicemail.
2. Tap > Settings > Personalize voicemail.
3. Tap OK to connect to the voicemail system. Follow the prompts to change your current
greeting.
Edit the Display Name via the Voicemail Menu
From your Visual Voicemail menu, you can quickly change the name attached to your voice
messages.
1. Press > > Voicemail.
2. Tap > Settings > Display name.
3. Tap the text field and enter a new identifying name (used to identify you to recipients of
your voice messages).
4. Tap OK to save your information.
Use Visual Voicemail to Delete Your Messages
1. Press > > Voicemail.
2. Touch and hold a voicemail entry from the list and, select the messages to delete and
tap .
–or –
Open a message and tap .
Voicemail(Traditional)
In addition to Visual Voicemail, your phone and Boost Mobile service always offer traditional
voicemail service accessed through the phone application.
Set Up Voicemail
You should set up your Voicemail and personal greeting as soon as your phone is activated.
Always use a password to protect against unauthorized access. Your phone automatically
transfers all unanswered calls to your voicemail, even if your phone is in use or turned off.
1. Press > .

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2. Touch and hold to dial your voicemail number.
3. Follow the system prompts to:
Create your password.
Record your name announcement.
Record your greeting.
Important: Voicemail Password –It is recommended that you create a password when
setting up your voicemail to protect against unauthorized access. Without a
password, anyone who has access to your phone is able to access your
voicemail messages.
Voicemail Notification
There are several ways your phone alerts you to a new voicemail message.
●By sounding the assigned ringer type.
●By displaying within the Notifications area of the Status Bar when a single new unheard
voicemail message is received.
Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages
You can review your messages directly from your wireless phone (using either traditional
voicemail or Visual Voicemail) or from any other touch-tone phone.
Use Traditional Voicemail to Access Your Messages
1. Press > .
2. Touch and hold . If prompted, enter your voicemail password.
3. Follow the voice prompts to listen to and manage your voicemail messages.
Use Visual Voicemail to Access Your Messages
1. Press > > Voicemail.
2. Tap an entry to listen to the message.
Note: You are charged for airtime minutes when you are accessing your voicemail from your
wireless phone.
Use Another Phone to Access Messages
1. Dial your wireless phone number.

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2. When your voicemail answers, tap the asterisk key on the phone ( ).
3. Enter your password.

Phone Basics 10
Phone Basics
Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay
connected to the people and information that are important to you. The topics in this section will
introduce the basic functions and features of your phone.
Tip: Phone Software Upgrades –Updates to your phone„s software may become available
from time to time. Boost Mobile will notify you of these updates when they are released.
You can also use the menu to check for and download updates. Press > >
System settings > System updates.
Your Phone Overview
The illustrations and descriptions below outline your phone‟s basic layout.
Front View
1. Microphone allows other callers to hear you clearly when you are speaking to them.
2. Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts.
3. Status Bar provides information about your phone„s status and options, such as signal
strength, ringer setting, messaging, and battery charge. The Status Bar displays icons
indicating that you„ve received notifications (on the left) and icons indicating the phone's
status (on the right), along with the current time.