LG P930 User manual

User Guide
All screen shots in this guide are simulated.
Actual displays and the color of the phone may vary.
Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending
on the software of the phone or your service provider.
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1. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS :
LG offers you a limited warranty that the enclosed
subscriber unit and its enclosed accessories will be free
from defects in material and workmanship, according to
the following terms and conditions:
1. The limited warranty for the product extends for TWELVE
(12) MONTHS beginning on the date of purchase of the
product with valid proof of purchase, or absent valid
proof of purchase, FIFTEEN (15) MONTHS from date of
manufacture as determined by the unit’s manufacture
date code.
2. The limited warranty extends only to the original
purchaser of the product and is not assignable or
transferable to any subsequent purchaser/end user.
3. This warranty is good only to the original purchaser of
the product during the warranty period as long as it is
in the U.S, including Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. Territories and
Canada.
4. The external housing and cosmetic parts shall be free of
defects at the time of shipment and, therefore, shall not
be covered under these limited warranty terms.
5. Upon request from LG, the consumer must provide
information to reasonably prove the date of purchase.
6. The customer shall bear the cost of shipping the product
to the Customer Service Department of LG. LG shall bear
the cost of shipping the product back to the consumer
after the completion of service under this limited
warranty.
2. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT
COVER :
1. Defects or damages resulting from use of the product in
other than its normal and customary manner.
2. Defects or damages from abnormal use, abnormal
conditions, improper storage, exposure to moisture or
dampness, unauthorized modifications, unauthorized
connections, unauthorized repair, misuse, neglect, abuse,
accident, alteration, improper installation, or other acts
which are not the fault of LG, including damage caused
by shipping, blown fuses, spills of food or liquid.
3. Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly
by defects in material or workmanship.
4. That the Customer Service Department at LG was
not notified by consumer of the alleged defect or
malfunction of the product during the applicable limited
warranty period.
5. Products which have had the serial number removed or
made illegible.
6. This limited warranty is in lieu of all other warranties,
express or implied either in fact or by operations of
law, statutory or otherwise, including, but not limited
to any implied warranty of marketability or fitness for a
particular use.
7. Damage resulting from use of non-LG approved
accessories.
8. All plastic surfaces and all other externally exposed parts
that are scratched or damaged due to normal customer
use.
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT

9. Products operated outside published maximum ratings.
10. Products used or obtained in a rental program.
11. Consumables (such as fuses).
3. WHAT LG WILL DO:
LG will, at its sole discretion, either repair, replace or
refund the purchase price of any unit that does not
conform to this limited warranty. LG may choose at its
discretion to use functionally equivalent reconditioned,
refurbished or new units or parts or any units. In
addition, LG will not re-install or back-up any data,
applications or software that you have added to your
phone. It is therefore recommended that you back-up
any such data or information prior to sending the unit to
LG to avoid the permanent loss of such information.
4. STATE LAW RIGHTS :
No other ex warranty is applicable to this product.
THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MARKETABILITY, IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF
THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN. LG INFOCOMM
INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF THE
USE OF THE PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR
ANY OTHER DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL,
ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO
USE, THIS PRODUCT OR FOR ANY BREACH OF ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE
IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MARKETABILITY APPLICABLE
TO THIS PRODUCT.
Some states do not allow the exclusive of limitation of
incidental or consequential damages or limitations on
how long an implied warranty lasts; so these limitations
or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives
you specific legal rights and you may also have other
rights which vary from state to state.
5. HOW TO GET WARRANTY
SERVICE :
To obtain warranty service, please call or fax to the
following telephone numbers from anywhere in the
continental United States:
Tel. [phone] or Fax. [phone]
Or visit www.lg.com.
Correspondence may also be mailed to:
LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc.
201 James Record Road Huntsville, AL 35824
DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCT TO THE ABOVE
ADDRESS.
Please call or write for the location of the LG authorized
service center nearest you and for the procedures for
obtaining warranty claims.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents .............................4
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
Setting Swipe, Face Unlock, Pattern,
PIN, Password to unlock your phone 19
Quick Switch to Silent Mode ............19
Home screen panels .........................19
Customizing your Home screen.........20
Customizing Apps Icons on Home
screen ................................................21
Getting back to a recently used
application.........................................21
Notifications Panel ............................22
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
Messaging/Email ...........................32
Messaging.........................................32
Email..................................................33

Social Networking ........................36
Adding an account to your phone .....36
Adding a social networking widget on
the Home screen ...............................36
Viewing and updating your status ...37
Syncing accounts on your phone ......37
Removing accounts on your phone ...37
Camera.............................................38
Getting to know the viewfinder ........38
Taking a photo ..................................39
Once you’ve taken the photo ............39
Using the advanced settings.............39
Viewing your saved photos ...............41
Setting a photo as wallpaper............41
Video Camera .................................42
Getting to know the viewfinder ........42
Recording a video..............................43
After recording a video .....................43
Using the advanced settings.............43
Watching your saved videos .............44
Adjusting the volume when viewing a
video ..................................................44
Gallery ...............................................45
Music.................................................45
Multimedia......................................45
How to save music/video files to the
phone.................................................45
How to play music/video files on the
phone.................................................45
Playing a song ...................................45
Working with Playlists ......................46
To add a song to a playlist ................46
To remove a song from a playlist ......46
To rename or delete a playlist ..........47
Using SmartShare .............................47
Google Applications .....................50
About Google applications................50
Google Maps™..................................50
Searching For Locations and Places .50
Getting Directions .............................51
Clear Map..........................................51
Latitude .............................................52
Local ..................................................52
Play Store™ .......................................53
Gmail™ ..............................................54
Google Talk™ ....................................54
Utilities ............................................56
Setting the alarm ..............................56
Using the calculator ..........................56
Adding an event to your calendar .....56

Table of Contents
Polaris Office .....................................57
Voice Dialer .......................................58
Voice Recorder ..................................59
The Web ..........................................60
Browser .............................................60
Using options ....................................60
Adding bookmarks.............................61
Changing the Browser settings.........61
System settings ..............................62
WIRELESS & NETWORKS .................62
Wi-Fi ..................................................62
Bluetooth ...........................................63
Data usage .......................................64
Call ....................................................65
Airplane mode ..................................65
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot ......................65
DEVICE...............................................66
Sound ................................................66
Display...............................................66
Home screen .....................................67
Lock screen........................................67
Gesture ..............................................68
Storage ..............................................68
Power saver.......................................69
Apps ..................................................69
PERSONAL ........................................69
Location services ..............................70
Security .............................................70
Language & input .............................71
Backup & reset ..................................71
SYSTEM ...........................................72
Accessibility ......................................72
Connectivity.......................................72
LG On-Screen Phone 2.0 ...............73
Developer options ............................75
About phone ......................................75
Software Update ............................76
Phone Software Update ....................76
LG Mobile Phone Software update via
Over-the-Air (OTA) .............................76
DivX Mobile .....................................77
Dolby Mobile ....................................77
Q&A ..................................................78
Accessories ....................................79
For Your Safety ...............................80
Safety Guidelines ..........................85

7
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/
Search Key and tap App settings .
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/
Search Key and tap System 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/
Search Key and tap System
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.
n
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 the Face unlock, or an 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/
Search Key , tap System settings >
Lock screen >Select screen lock and
select a desired screen lock from None,
Swipe,Face Unlock,Pattern,PIN and
Password.
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NOTE
In case that you would have trouble with Face
Unlock, you can unlock the screen with the
unlock pattern and/or PIN as a backup.
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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
unlocking the phone again.
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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 with keying in the backup
PIN.
If you haven’t created a Google account
on the phone or you forgot your PIN or
Password, you need to perform a hard
reset. Or, you can unlock the phone with the
Backup pin.
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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.
1Turn the power off.
2Press and hold the following keys at the
same time for 8 seconds: Down Volume
Key + Power/Lock Key
3Release the keys when the FACTORY HARD
RESET screen appears.
4Read the warning and press the Power/
Lock Key to confirm. Press any other
key to cancel.
5Press the Power/Lock Key to
confirm once more or press any other key
to cancel.
6Your device will perform a hard reset.
5. Using Safe Mode and Hard
Reset
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 Menu/
Search Key . Your main screen will
then be displayed with the words "Safe
mode" in lower left corner.
2From the Home screen, tap the Menu/
Search Key and tap App settings .
3Tap one of the available tabs at the top of
the screen and select the application you
wish to uninstall.
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4Tap Uninstall and OK to confirm.
5After uninstalling the application, turn off
and reboot your phone.
Using Hard Reset (Factory Reset)
If using Safe Mode does not restore your
phone to the original condition, use a Hard
Reset to initialize your phone.
1Turn the power off.
2Press and hold the following keys at the
same time for 8 seconds: Down Volume
Key + Power/Lock Key
3Release the keys when the FACTORY HARD
RESET screen appears.
4Read the warning and press the Power/
Lock Key to confirm. Press any other key
to cancel.
5Press the Power/Lock Key to
confirm once more or press any other key
to cancel.
6Your device will perform a hard reset.
n
Warning
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.
6. Using a microSD Card
Pictures, Music and Video files, can be saved
to external memory. Before saving these
files to external memory, you need to insert
a microSD card. If you have not inserted a
microSD card, you will not be able to save
these items on external memory.
n
Warning
Do not remove the microSD card without
unmounting it first. Otherwise, it may damage
the microSD card as well as your phone, and
the data stored on the microSD card may be
corrupted. To remove the microSD card safely,
from the Home screen, tap the Menu/Search
Key and tap System settings >Storage
>Unmount SD card > OK.
7. Connecting your phone to a
computer via USB
1Use the USB cable that was provided with
your phone to connect the phone to a USB
port on your computer. You'll receive a
notification that the USB is connected and
can see USB connection mode pop-up.
2Tap Mass storage to confirm that you want
to transfer files between your phone’s microSD
card and the computer.
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When the phone is connected as USB storage,
you receive a notification. Your phone’s microSD
card is installed as a drive on your computer. You
can now copy files to and from the microSD card.
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TIP
You cannot access the microSD card from your
phone while connected as USB storage. So
you cannot use applications that rely on the
microSD card, such as Music.
To disconnect your phone from the computer,
carefully follow your computer’s instructions
to disconnect USB devices correctly, to avoid
losing information on the card. Then follow the
instructions below.
1Open the Notifications panel and tap Mass
storage is started.
2Then tap Charge only on the USB
connection type screen and safely
disconnect the phone from your computer.
8. Unlock screen when using
data connection
Your screen will go dark if untouched
for a period of time when using a data
connection. To turn on your LCD screen,
press the Power/Lock Key .
9. Hold the phone straight up
Please hold the mobile phone
straight up as a regular phone.
While making/receiving calls or sending/
receiving data, try to avoid holding the lower
part of the phone where the antenna is
located. It may affect call quality.
10. When the screen freezes
If the phone does not respond to
user input or the screen freezes:
Press and hold the Power/Lock Key
for 10 seconds to turn it off. Then, press and
hold the Power/Lock Key again for 3
seconds to reboot the phone.
11. Do not connect your phone
when you power on/off
your PC
Make sure to disconnect your phone from the
PC when powering your PC on or off as it might
result in PC errors.
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Your Phone
To turn on the phone, press and hold the Power/Lock Key for 3 seconds.
To turn off the phone, press the Power/Lock Key for 3 seconds and tap Power off and
OK to confirm.
Front view
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Warning
Placing a heavy object on the phone or sitting on it can damage its LCD and touch screen
functionalities. Do not cover the LCD’s proximity sensor with a protective film.
This can cause the sensor to malfunction.
Menu/Search Key
- Displays available options for
the current screen.
- Touch and hold to activate the
search function.
Home Key
- Returns to the Home screen from any screen.
Earpiece
Back Key
- Returns to the previous screen.
- Closes pop-up menus and
dialog boxes.
Power/Lock Key
- Powers your phone on/off by
pressing and holding the key.
- Turns your screen on and off
and locks it.
Proximity Sensor
- Senses proximity toward
other objects, such as your
head during a call, so that you
do not accidentally activate
unwanted features.
Front-Facing Camera Lens
- Use to take a picture of
yourself or to video chat on
supported applications.
Quick Keys
- Phone Key
- Messaging Key
- Browser Key
- Apps Key

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Your Phone
Rear view
Side view
3.5mm Headset Jack Power/Lock Key
Volume Keys
- Allows you to adjust the ringer
and media volumes, or to adjust
the in-call volume during a call.
- Press and hold the down Volume
Key to switch to the silent mode.
Charger/Accessory Port
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TIPS
- Tap the Menu/Search Key whenever you open an application to check what options are
available.
- If your phone has errors when you use it or you cannot turn it on, remove the battery, install it
again and turn it on after 5 seconds.
Microphone
SIM Card Slot
8MP HD Camera Lens
Flash
microSD Card Slot
- Accommodates the pre-installed 8GB
microSD™ card (expandable up to 32GB).
Battery
Speaker
Back Cover
Fingertip cutout

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Installing the SIM card and
battery
Before you can start exploring your new phone,
you’ll need to set it up. To insert the SIM card
and battery:
1Hold the phone on your hand firmly. With
the other hand, lift the back cover using the
fingertip cutout located on the bottom of the
cover and remove it.
2Slide the SIM card into the SIM card slot.
Make sure the gold contact area on the card
is facing downwards.
3Insert the battery into place by aligning the
gold contacts on the phone and the battery
(1) and press the battery down until it clicks
into place (2).
4Replace the back cover of the phone (as
demonstrated below). Apply a steady
downward pressure until the battery cover
clicks into place.
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Charging your phone
1Connect the wall adapter and USB cable
as shown below. The USB symbol on the
adapter should face toward you.
2Plug the USB cable (as shown below) into
the phone's Charger/Accessory Port. Make
sure the USB symbol is facing upwards.
Always unplug the charger from the wall
socket after the phone is fully charged to
save unnecessary power consumption of
the charger.
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NOTE
The battery must be fully charged initially
to improve battery lifetime.
n
NOTE
Your phone has an internal antenna. Be
careful not to scratch or damage this
rear area, as that will cause loss of
performance.
When the battery becomes fully discharged
and you connect the phone to a charger,
the keypad LED lights at the bottom of the
phone will blink. This is normal operation
for a completely discharged battery to
prevent over-current flowing because the
phone is designed to provide reasonable
protection against damage to the battery.
After a few minutes, the screen will turn on
and display a battery image.
Inserting a microSD card
Insert a microSD™ card to use the camera
and other multimedia features. Multimedia
contents can be saved in the microSD card.
Your has a microSD card
pre-installed.
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NOTE
This device supports up to a 32GB microSD
card.
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1Turn the phone off before inserting or
removing the microSD card. Remove the
back cover.
2Gently insert the microSD card into the slot.
Make sure the gold contact area is facing
downwards.
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NOTE
On Android OS 4.0 and above, you can
download applications from Play Store and
store them on a microSD card as well as
on the phone. Due to this feature, if you
skip the unmount procedure, it can cause
an error because information between
the microS D card and the phone is not
accorded properly. In the worst case, the
microSD card can be corrupted or damaged.
Removing the microSD card
To safely remove the microSD card from your
phone, you must first unmount it.
1From the Home screen, tap the Menu/
Search Key and tap System settings
>Storage >Unmount SD card > OK.
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2Remove the battery cover and gently pull the
microSD card from the slot.
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Warning
Do not remove the microSD card without
unmounting it first. Otherwise, it may
damage the microSD card as well as your
phone, and the data stored on the microSD
card may be corrupted.
Formatting the microSD card
Your microSD card may already be formatted.
If it isn’t, you must format it before you can
use it.
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NOTE
All files on the card are deleted when you
format the microSD card.
1From the Home screen, tap the Menu/
Search Key and tap System
settings > Storage > Unmount SD
card >OK.
2Tap Erase SD card twice.
3If you set an unlock pattern, enter it and tap
Erase everything. The card will then be
formatted and ready to use.
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NOTE
If there is content on your microSD card,
the folder structure may be different after
formatting since all the files will have been
deleted.
Switching between and
exiting applications
Multi-tasking is easy with Android because
open applications keep running even when you
open another application. There is no need to
quit an application before opening another. Use
and switch among several open applications.
Android manages each application, stopping
and starting them as needed, to ensure that
idle applications don’t consume resources
unnecessarily.
Switching between applications
- Touch and hold the Home Key . A list of
recently used applications will be displayed.
Then tap the application you want to access.
To stop/exit an application
1From the Home screen, tap the Menu/
Search Key
and tap App settings .
2Tap one of the tabs at the top of the screen,
choose the desired application and tap
Force stop to stop the application.
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Touch screen tips
With the touch of your finger, you can access
available applications, make menu selections, and
access data saved to your phone. The following
terms are used for describing the different
available actions using the touchscreen:
Tap - A single finger tap selects items, links,
shortcuts and letters on the on-screen keyboard.
Touch and hold - Touch and hold an item on
the screen by touching it and not lifting your
finger until an action occurs. For example, to
open a contact's available options, touch and
hold the contact in the Contacts list until the
context menu opens.
Drag - Touch and hold an item for a moment
and then, without lifting your finger, move your
finger on the screen until you reach the target
position. You can drag items on the Home screen
to reposition them.
Swipe or slide - To swipe or slide, quickly
move your finger across the surface of the
screen, without pausing when you first touch
it (so you don’t drag an item instead). For
example, you can slide the screen up or down
to scroll through a list, or browse through the
different Home screens by swiping from left to
right (and vice versa).
Double-tap - Double-tap to zoom on a Web
page or a map. For example, quickly double-tap a
section of a Web page to adjust that section to fit
the width of the screen. You can also double-tap
to zoom in and out when taking a picture (using
the Camera), and when using Maps.
Pinch-to-Zoom - Use your index finger and
thumb in a pinch or spread motion to zoom
in or out when using the browser, Maps, or
browsing pictures.
Rotate the screen - From many applications
and menus, the orientation of the screen adjusts
to the device's physical orientation.
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NOTE
• To select an item, tap the center of the icon.
• Do not to press too hard; the touch screen is
sensitive enough to pick up a light, firm touch.
•Use the tip of your finger to tap the option
you want. Be careful not to tap any other
keys or icons.
Proximity sensor
When receiving and making calls, this sensor
automatically turns the backlight off and locks
the touch keypad by sensing when the phone
is near your ear. This extends battery life and
prevents the touch keypad from activating
unintentionally during calls.
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Lock your phone
When you are not using the
press the Power/Lock Key to lock
your phone. This helps prevent accidental presses
and saves battery power.
Also, if you do not use the phone for a while, the
Home screen, or other screen you are viewing, is
automatically replaced with the lock screen after
30 seconds of inactivity to conserve the battery
and prevent pocket dialing.
To wake up your phone, press the Power/
Lock Key
. The lock screen will
appear. Slide the lock screen up. The last
screen you were working on opens.
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NOTE
•The automatic screen timeout can be
configured manually in Settings.
•If there are any programs running when you
lock the phone, they may still be running in
lock mode. It is recommended that you exit
all programs before entering the lock mode
to avoid unnecessary charges (e.g., phone
call, web access and data communications).
Setting Swipe, Face Unlock,
Pattern, PIN, Password to
unlock your phone
You can slide the screen without entering any
information, utilize facial recognition, draw your
own unlock Pattern or enter a PIN or Password to
add more security to your device. To set Swipe,
Face Unlock, Pattern, PIN, or Password, from the
Home screen tap the Apps Key > System
settings > Lock screen >Select screen
lock. Then choose from Swipe , Face Unlock ,
Pattern,PIN, or Password and enter the
desired information.
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Caution
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 unlocking the phone again.
Quick Switch to Silent Mode
To quickly set your phone to silent mode, press
and hold the
Volume Down Key until you
see on the screen.
Home screen panels
Simply swipe your finger to the left or right to
view the different panels.
You can also customize each panel with
shortcuts, folders, and widgets, which are
shortcuts to your favorite applications.
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NOTE
On the Home screen, you can view the Quick
Keys at the bottom of the screen. The Quick
Keys provide easy, one-tap access to the
functions you use the most.
Customizing your Home screen
You can customize your Home screen by adding
quick access elements, such as shortcuts
to an application, widgets, or changing the
wallpaper.
•
Apps : Add shortcuts to applications on the
Home screen.
•
Downloads : Add shortcuts to downloaded
applications on the Home screen.
•
Widgets : Add dynamically updating
widgets to your Home screen to allow quick
access to applications without opening the
full application
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Wallpapers : Change the Home screen
wallpaper.
To add shortcuts to apps or Widgets on the
Home screen:
1Select a location (Home screen panels) to
add an item by swiping the Home screen
from left to right or vice versa.
2Tap the Add .
Or touch and hold an empty part of the Home
screen.
3Tap the type of item you want to add on the
screen:
Apps, Downloads, Widgets , or
Wallpapers.
4Tap the desired app or widget.
5You will see a new icon on the Home screen.
To place it on a different panel, touch and
hold it to drag it to the desired location on the
desired panel and release your finger from
the screen.
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TIP
To add a preloaded application or an application
you have downloaded from Play Store to the
Home screen, simply touch and hold the icon you
want in the Applications Screen.
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NOTE
If there is no available space on a particular
Home screen panel, you must delete or remove
an item before you can add another item. In
this case, you have the option of switching to
another Home screen panel.
To delete an application icon from the Home
screen, touch and hold the shortcut icon you
want to delete and drag to Remove at the top
of the screen.
Your Home screen