Yota YotaPhone Series User manual

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1. Getting started
1.1. Get to know your YotaPhone
1.2. Install the Micro-SIM card
1.3. Charge your YotaPhone
1.4. Switch your YotaPhone on/off
2. Basics
2.1. Indicators
2.2. Set up accounts
2.3. Touch Types
2.4. Change the Display settings
2.5. Navigation buttons and gestures
2.6. Back screen gestures
2.7. Lock/unlock the main screen
2.8. Turn on/off the airplane mode
2.9. Adjust the volume
2.10. Switch between silent, vibration and normal modes
2.11. Swipe down for notifications and status icons
2.12. Personalise your Home screen
2.13. Tutorial
3. Back screen settings
3.1. About back screen notifications
3.2. Enable back screen notifications
3.3. Set privacy modes
3.4. Enable SMS Fun
3.5. Back screen notification settings
3.6. Manage back screen notifications
3.7. Enable smile for camera
3.8. Enable photo previews
3.9. Enable discharged state
3.10. Choose discharged screen
3.11. Enable task manager
3.12 Enable vibrate
4. Text input
4.1. Input text with the on-screen keyboard
4.2. Input text by voice
4.3. Change default input method
5. Messaging
5.1. Send a message
5.2. Read a message
5.3. Reply to a message
5.4. Forward a message
5.5. Customise message settings
5.6. Delete a message or conversation
6. Call
6.1. Make a call
6.2. Make a conference call
6.3. Make an emergency call
6.4. Make an international call
6.5. Answer or reject a call
6.6. Call log
6.7. Listen to your voicemail messages
6.8. Call settings
7. People
7.1. Add a new contact
7.2. Create a contact group
7.3. Search for a contact
7.4. Import or export contacts
7.5. Manage your contacts
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8. YotaPhone Apps
8.1. InternetHub
8.2. Notepad
8.3. Organiser
8.4. TeachMe
8.5. Wallpaper
9. Gallery
9.1. Albums
9.2. Play a video
9.3. Set a picture as a wallpaper
9.4. View and edit pictures
10. Camera
10.1. Take a photo
10.2. Switch between different scene modes
10.3. Record a video
10.4. Share your photos and videos
10.5. Take a panoramic photo
10.6. Camera quick settings
11. Multimedia
11.1. FM Radio
11.2. Movie Studio
11.3. Play Music
11.4. Sound Recorder
12. Connectivity
12.1. Mobile data connection
12.2. Wi-Fi connection
12.3. Bluetooth connection
12.4. Computer connection via USB
12.5. Tethering &portable hotspot
13. Browser
13.1. Browse the web
13.2. Browser Settings
13.3. Bookmarks
14. Chrome
14.1. Web browsing in Chrome
14.2. Chrome settings
14.3. Bookmarks and history
15. Email
15.1. Set up an email account
15.2. Set up a corporate account
15.3. Add additional email accounts
15.4. Switch between multiple email accounts
15.5. View email folders
15.6. Read and reply to an email
15.7. Send an email
15.8. Other options
16. Gmail
16.1. Set up a Gmail account on your YotaPhone
16.2. View email folders in Gmail
16.3. Read and reply to an email in Gmail
16.4. Send an email by Gmail
17. Google apps
17.1. Google+
17.2. Hangouts
17.3. Local
17.4. Maps
17.5. Play Store
17.6. Voice search
17.7. YouTube

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1. Getting started
1.1. Get to know your YotaPhone
18. Tools
18.1. Calculator
18.2. Calendar
18.3. Clock
18.4. Downloads
19. Settings
19.1. Date and time
19.2. About phone
19.3. Security
19.4. Backup and reset
20. Help and support
21. Specifications
22. Product and safety information
22.1. Safety
22.2. Network support
22.3. Device type and identity information
22.4. Micro-SIM only
22.5. Electronic Paper Display (EPD) Operating Temperature
22.6. Emergency Call
22.7. Back up your important information
22.8. About Digital Rights Management (DRM)
22.9. Protect your device from harmful content
22.10. Avoid the reach of children
22.11. Medical devices
22.12. Care and maintenance
22.13. Recycling and disposal
22.14. Declaration of conformity
22.15. Radio Frequency Exposure Information
22.16. anufacturer’s Warranty for YotaPhone
22.17. Copyrights and other notices
22.18. Disclaimers

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1.2. Install the Micro-SIM card
Learn how to install the Micro-SIM card into your YotaPhone.
Insert the Micro-SIM card provided by your mobile service provider.
YotaPhone is designed to be used with a micro-SIM card. Using incompatible
SIM cards may cause damage to your SIM card tray or device.
1. Insert the SIM eject tool into the SIM ejection hole on your YotaPhone until the
SIM card tray is released, then pull out the tray.
2. Put the SIM card into the tray with the contact area facing up.
3. Replace the SIM card tray carefully until it locks.

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1.3. Charge your YotaPhone
Use the power adapter and USB cable designed for YotaPhone only.
You can use the following two methods to charge your YotaPhone.
Charge with a USB power adapter
The battery of your YotaPhone is non-removable. Do not attempt to open your
YotaPhone.
1. Connect the USB cable to the USB power adapter.
2. Insert the micro USB end of the cable into the micro-USB connector on your
YotaPhone.
3. Plug the power adapter into a wall socket to start charging.

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Charge with a computer
1.4. Switch your YotaPhone on/off
To switch your YotaPhone on, press and hold the power button.
To switch your YotaPhone off, press and hold the power button, select the Power off
option and then tap OK.
1. Insert the micro USB end of the cable into the micro-USB connector on your
YotaPhone.
2. Insert the other end of the USB cable into the USB port on your computer.
Charge the battery before using your YotaPhone for the first time.

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No signal
Signal strength
Roaming (outside of normal service area)
GPRS network connected
EDGE network connected
UMTS network connected
HSDPA network connected
HSPA+ network connected
Downloading
Calendar reminder
LTE network connected
Wi-Fi connected
Bluetooth activated
GPS activated
Call in progress
2. Basics
2.1. Indicators
The indicators at the top of the screen tell you the current time, battery power level,
signal strength and much more.

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Missed call
Synced with the web
Connected to computer
No SIM or USIM card
New text or multimedia message
Alarm activated
Silent mode activated
Vibration mode activated
Airplane mode activated
Error occurred
Battery power level
2.2.Set up accounts
The first time you switch your YotaPhone on, it will prompt you to sign in to a Google.
With a Google account, you can use Google applications and services, such as Play Store™,
Gmail™ and Maps™.
When prompted to sign in to a Google account
If you have a Google account and use Gmail
However, if you do not have a Google account
Set up an Email account
You can add other accounts, such as Corporate, Email, Evernote, Facebook, Google and
Twitter.
1. Tap Yes.
2. Enter your email address and password into the corresponding fields.
3. Tap .
1. Tap No and then go ahead the settings.
2. On the This device belongs to... screen, fill in the First and Last name
fields to set up a YotaPhone account. YotaPhone will use your name to personalise
some applications.
3. Tap .

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Tap and hold an item on screen until an
operation menu is displayed. For example, to
remove a song from a playlist, tap and hold
the song name in the playlist until the
operation menu displayed on your screen, then
tap "Remove from playlist".
Tap and hold
Tap twice quickly on a picture, webpage, map
or other screen to zoom.
Double tap
Tap
To interact with items on the screen, such as
applications and setting items; to input text
using the on-screen keyboard; or to press on-
screen buttons, just tap them with your
finger.
You can set up additional accounts by repeating these steps.
2.3. Touch Types
You can operate your touch-screen in the following ways.
1. Tap Add account under Settings > ACCOUNTS and a list of account types will be
displayed.
2. Tap Email in the account list.
3. Enter your email address and password into the corresponding fields.
4. Tap Next and follow the on-screen instructions to finish setting up your account.

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To drag an application on your Home screen,
tap and hold an icon without releasing your
finger and then move the icon to another
place.
Drag and drop
To slide or swipe, move your finger across the
surface of your screen. For example, you can
slide the Home screen to the left or right to
view other Home screen panels.
Slide(swipe)
In some applications, you can zoom in and out
by placing two fingers on thescreen and
pinching them together to zoom out or
spreading them apart to zoom in.
Pinch
2.4. Change the Display settings
On the Home screen, tap > Settings > Display. Tap the following features and
change the settings:
Brightness: Untick Automatic brightness, drag the slider and adjust the brightness
manually.
Wallpaper: Change the background picture of the Home screen.
Auto-rotate screen: If this feature is enabled by ticking the box, the screen display
rotates automatically when you rotate your phone while browsing a webpage, viewing a
picture or composing a message.
Sleep: Set a sleep period for your screen. If no operation is performed on your
Yotaphone within this period, the screen turns off to save power.
Daydream: This feature ranges from a clock to a photo frame. You can also choose to
start Daydream now or decide when it occurs, for example, while docked or charging.
Font size: Set the font size.
Show navigation bar: Tick the box to show the navigation bar.

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Back to the previous screen
To go one step back, swipe your finger from
right to left across the lower front touch
zone.
Go to the Home screen
Swipe your finger from left to right across
the lower front touch zone.
2.5. Navigation buttons and gestures
To control the main screen easily and comfortably, you can use both the Android
navigation buttons and YotaPhone's specific gestures on the front touch zone.
Android navigation bar
The Android navigation bar lies at the bottom of the Home screen. Follow the steps to
show the navigation bar.
YotaPhone navigation gestures
1. On the Home screen tap > Settings > DEVICE > Display.
2. Tick Show navigation bar on the Display screen.
The navigation bar will be displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
Back : Go back to the previous screen.
Home : Go to the Home screen.
Recent apps : Open a list of thumbnail images of apps you have viewed
recently.

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Google Search
On the Home screen, to open Google Search, tap
and hold the lower front touch zone.
Recent applications
To view a list of recent applications, tap the
lower front touch zone twice. To open an
application, tap the thumbnail of the
application. To remove an application from the
list, swipe it left or right.
Twin swipe
Never miss anything important. With YotaPhone
Apps and Twin swipe, the most recent
information on the back screen will remain
visible even with an empty battery.
To take a screenshot of the main screen and
display it on the back screen, swipe two
fingers from the upper front touch zone to the
lower front touch zone.
Lock/unlock the back touch zone
The back touch zone locks automatically after
two minutes of inactivity.
To unlock the back touch zone, swipe left or
right.
2.6. Back screen gestures
YotaPhone has an electronic paper display on the back and pre-installed YotaPhone Apps
with Put2Back functionality.
When you have one of the YotaPhone Apps opened on the main screen, tap in the top
right of the screen to activate the application on the back screen.
Use the volume buttons and the following gestures on the back touch zone to control the
applications on the back screen.

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Double tap
To switch between current and recent
applications, such as Wallpapers, Notepad or
other running applications, tap the back touch
zone twice.
Single tap
To open a menu item, tap the back touch zone.
The back touch zone unlocks automatically when you tap or rotate your YotaPhone
screen.
Swipe back/forth
To browse between pages, items or notifications, swipe your finger from right to left or
from left to right on the back touch zone.

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Tap and hold
To open the task manager on the back screen,
tap and hold the back touch zone. You can also
use this gesture to open an application in the
task manager on the back screen. By default,
the task manager on the back screen is turned
off. To enable it, refer to Enable task
manager.
Scroll swipe
Swipe left or right, without releasing your finger from the back touch zone, to scroll
through a list of applications. Tap and hold an application to open it.
Volume buttons
Press the volume buttons to scroll through a list of applications, items or tasks.
2.7. Lock/unlock the main screen
To lock your YotaPhone's main screen, press the power button briefly.
To unlock the main screen, press the power button then drag the lock icon to the side.
You can change the way you lock the screen.
Refer to Lock your main screen in Security to get more information about the screen lock
modes.
2.8. Turn on/off airplane mode
Airplane mode closes connections to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and mobile networks.
1. On the Home screen tap > Settings > PERSONAL > Security > SCREEN
SECURITY > Screen lock. The Choose screen lock screen will be displayed.
2. Choose the screen lock mode you want from None, Slide, Face Unlock, Pattern,
PIN and Password.

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When making calls or listening to songs, you
can press the + or - volume button to adjust
the volume.
To turn on airplane mode, press and hold the power button, then tap Airplane
mode. The airplane icon displayed in the top right corner of the screen indicates
that Wi-Fi and mobile connections are closed.
To turn off airplane mode, press and hold the power button, then tap Airplane
mode. The icon in the top right corner of the screen will disappear and your
connections will return to normal.
2.9. Adjust the volume
You can also adjust the volume in the following way.
2.10. Switch between silent, vibration and normal mode
To switch to silent mode, press and hold the power button, then tap .
To switch to vibration mode, press and hold the power button, then tap .
To switch to normal mode, press and hold the power button, then tap .
Follow the instructions and safety requirements of your airline, and the
laws and regulations of the regions in which you are flying.
1. On the Home screen, tap Settings > DEVICE > Sound, the Sound screen
will appear.
2. Tap Volumes and the volumes adjusting screen will pop up.
3. Tap and drag the sliders to adjust the volume of Music, video, games &other
media, Ringtone &notifications and Alarms separately.

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Status icons
Bluetooth
Alarm
Wi-Fi
Signal strength
Battery power level
You can also switch between silent, vibration and normal mode by pressing the volume
buttons on the Home screen.
2.11. Swipe down for notifications and status icons
Notifications and status icons are displayed on the top of the screen. Notifications are
displayed at the top left corner, alerting you to the arrival of new messages, incoming
calls, calendar events and so on. Status icons are displayed at the top right corner,
indicating for instance wireless connectivity and the battery status.
To open and view the notifications, swipe down the notifications drawer from the top of
the screen.
Tap notifications to perform corresponding operations, such as calling back, sending a
message or checking events in Calendar.
To dismiss all the notifications, tap in the top right corner of the screen.
To go to the quick settings panel, tap in the top right corner of the screen.
To go back to the notifications panel, tap in the top right corner of the screen.

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2.12. Personalise your Home screen
As the starting point of your YotaPhone, the Home screen has five customisable panels and
provides you with quick access to applications. The Favourites tray at the bottom of the
Home screen keeps your most important shortcuts always at hand regardless of which panel
is being shown. You can personalise your Home screen easily.
Customise the Favourites tray
Add an application shortcut or widget to your Home screen
Move an application or widget on the Home screen
Create a folder
1. On the Home screen, tap .
2. Swipe right or left to find the application or widget you want.
3. Tap and hold the application or widget until the Favourites tray on the Home
screen appears. Then drag the icon into place and release your finger.
You can place four application or widget shortcuts on the Favourites tray. If
there is no more room on the tray, you can remove a shortcut by tapping and
holding it, then dragging it away from the Favourites tray. You can also create a
folder on the tray by stacking a shortcut on top of another.
1. On the Home screen, tap .
2. Slide right or left to select the application or widget you want to add.
3. Tap and hold the application or widget until the Home screen panels appear. Then
drag the shortcut icon into the panel, and release your finger.
1. Tap and hold the application or widget.
2. Drag to a new location.
3. Release your finger.

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Choose a wallpaper for your Home screen
To choose a wallpaper for your Home screen, tap and hold an empty space on your Home
screen. The Choose wallpaper from screen will be displayed. You can select an image
from Gallery, Live Wallpaper or Wallpaper.
2.13. Tutorial
The first time you switch your YotaPhone on, YotaPhone tutorial will pop up. Follow the
instructions in the tutorial and you will quickly learn how to use your YotaPhone touch
zones.
On the Home screen, tap > YP APPS > Tutorial.
3. Back screen settings
On the Home screen, tap > YP APPS > Back screen.
3.1. About back screen notifications
Back screen notifications are divided into five types: calls, messages, emails, alarm and
other.
When a notification arrives, it can be displayed in full screen, half screen, bar and
counter modes.
Full screen mode: displays an image and text in a full screen window, which informs you
of real-time events, such as incoming calls, smile for camera and alarms. After a 30
second timeout, full screen mode switches to bar notification mode.
1. Tap and hold an icon. Drag it over another icon, and then release your finger to
stack them. The two icons will then be overlapped in a folder.
2. To name a folder, tap the folder to display its name. Then tap Unnamed Folder
and enter a new name.

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Half screen mode: displays an image and text in a window that covers half the screen. The
rest of the screen contains previous state of the screen. After a 30 second timeout, half
screen mode switches to bar notification mode.

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Bar notification mode: displays a notification with a 1-line bar, to show a short
description of the event. The maximum number of bar notifications is 4, with newly
incoming stacked on the top of the previous ones. When there are more than 4
notifications, the oldest or lowest notification will be displayed in counter
notification mode. After a 30 second timeout, bar notification mode switches to counter
notification mode.
Due to the different Privacy mode settings, the content of some notifications may not be
displayed. Refer to Set privacy modes to get more information about privacy modes
settings.
Counter notification mode: displays the quantity of all notifications on the back screen.