ZTE Prestige Boost Mobile User guide

Available applications and services are subject to change at any time.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

AbouttheUserGuide 1

GetStarted 2

PartsandFunctions 2

nano-SIMCard 3

SDCard 6

InsertSDCard 6

UnmounttheSDCard 8

RemoveSDCard 10

FormatSDCard 12

BatteryUse 15

InserttheBattery 15

RemovetheBattery 16

ChargetheBattery 17

TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 19

UsetheTouchscreen 20

ActivationandService 23

CompletetheSetupScreens 24

BasicOperations 27

Basics 27

HomeScreenandApplications(Apps)List 27

PhoneSettingsMenu 29

PortraitandLandscapeScreenOrientation 30

CaptureScreenshots 31

Applications 31

LaunchApplications 31

AppsList 33

PhoneNumber 35

AirplaneMode 36

EnterText 36

TouchscreenKeyboards 36

GoogleKeyboard 37

Swype 38

TouchPalX 40

TipsforEditingText 43

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GoogleAccount 43

CreateaGoogleAccount 44

SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 46

GooglePlayStore 48

FindandInstallanApp 49

RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 50

UpdateanApp 50

UninstallanApp 54

GetHelpwithGooglePlay 56

LockandUnlockYourScreen 56

UpdateYourPhone 57

UpdateYourPhoneSoftware 57

UpdateYourProfile 60

UpdateYourPRL 60

YourPhoneInterface 61

HomeScreenBasics 61

HomeScreenLayout 61

ExtendedHomeScreens 62

StatusBarandNotificationPanel 63

StatusBar 63

NotificationPanel 65

CustomizetheHomeScreen 67

ChangetheWallpaper 67

AddShortcutstotheHomeScreen 68

AddWidgetstotheHomeScreen 69

AddFolderstotheHomeScreen 69

PhoneApp 71

PlaceandAnswerCalls 71

CallUsingthePhoneDialer 71

CallEmergencyNumbers 73

AnswerPhoneCalls 74

In-CallScreenLayoutandOperations 78

PlaceaCallfromContacts 80

CallfromCallLogs 81

OptionalServices 82

VoicemailSetup 82

VisualVoicemail 83

SetUpVisualVoicemail 83

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ReviewVisualVoicemail 84

ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 85

VisualVoicemailOptions 86

ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 87

CallerIDBlocking 90

CallWaiting 91

CallForwarding 92

CallSettings 92

Contacts 94

AddaContact 94

ViewContacts 96

ContactsScreenLayout 98

EditaContact 99

DeleteaContact 100

ShareaContact 101

ImportContacts 102

BackUpContacts 103

MessagingandInternet 105

TextandMultimediaMessaging 105

SendaTextMessage 105

SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 106

SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 108

NewMessagesNotification 109

ManageMessageConversations 109

TextandMMSOptions 111

Gmail 112

CreateandSendaGmailMessage 113

CheckReceivedGmailMessages 114

UseGmailLabels 115

ArchiveGmailThreads 116

MuteGmailThreads 117

DeleteGmailThreads 118

SearchGmailMessages 119

ReportSpamorPhishingGmail 121

AddAnotherGoogle(Gmail)Account 122

SwitchingbetweenGmailAccounts 125

Email 125

SetUpanEmailAccount 125

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AddanEmailAccount 126

AddanExchangeActiveSyncAccount 129

ComposeandSendEmail 130

OpenEmailMessages 130

DeleteanEmailAccount 131

ManageYourEmailInbox 132

ExchangeActiveSyncEmailFeatures 133

Browser 134

UsetheBrowser 135

AddaBookmark 136

ViewBrowserHistory 138

OpenNewBrowserTabs 139

BrowserSettings 140

GetChromeSupport 141

CameraandVideo 143

TakePicturesandRecordVideos 143

TakeaPicture 143

ViewfinderScreen 144

RecordVideos 145

ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 146

EditPictures 147

SharePicturesandVideos 152

SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail 152

SendaPictureorVideobyMultimediaMessage 154

SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 156

SharePicturesorVideosviaAdditionalAppsorSocialMedia 158

ShareVideosonYouTube 160

SwitchCameras 162

CameraModes 162

CameraSettings 163

UsefulAppsandFeatures 165

Calculator 165

Calendar 165

AddanEventtotheCalendar 165

ViewCalendarEvents 167

SyncCalendars 167

SynchronizeanExchangeActiveSyncCalendar 169

Clock 170

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SetAlarms 171

AdditionalClockFeatures 172

Facebook 173

InstalltheFacebookApponYourPhone 173

UseFacebook 174

FileManager 174

GoogleSearch 174

GoogleVoiceSearch 175

Google+ 176

Hangouts 177

GoogleMaps 179

MusicPlayer 181

ListentoMusicUsingtheMusicPlayer 181

ThePlaybackScreen 182

CreateaPlaylist 183

ManagePlaylists 184

ManageSongsinaPlaylist 185

SetaSongasRingtone 186

GooglePlayMusicApp 187

PlayMusicwithGooglePlay 187

GooglePlayMusicScreenLayout 188

CreatePlaylistsinGooglePlayMusic 189

SoundRecorder 191

VoiceDialer 192

Twitter 192

InstalltheTwitterApponYourPhone 192

TweetonTwitter 193

LinkedIn 193

InstalltheLinkedInApponYourPhone 193

SignIntoYourLinkedInAccount 193

YouTube 194

ViewYouTubeVideos 194

PostaVideotoYouTube 194

GoogleWallet 194

Connectivity 196

TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 196

Wi-Fi 197

TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 197

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Wi-FiSettings 198

DisconnectWi-Fi 199

Wi-FiDirect 200

MobileHotspot 202

Tethering 202

Bluetooth 203

BluetoothInformation 203

EnabletheBluetoothFeature 203

PairBluetoothDevices 204

ConnecttoaPairedBluetoothDevice 205

SendInformationUsingBluetooth 205

ReceiveDataviaBluetooth 206

Settings 208

AirplaneMode 208

Wi-FiSettingsMenu 209

BluetoothSettings 210

MobileNetworksSettings 212

DataUsageSettings 212

MobileHotspotSettings 213

MoreSettings 214

VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 215

PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 215

SetUpSecureCredentialStorage 215

AddaVPNConnection 215

ConnecttoorDisconnectfromaVPN 216

DefaultSMSAppSettings 218

BluetoothTetheringSetting 218

Sound&NotificationsSettings 218

DisplaySettings 219

Date&TimeSettings 220

Language&InputSettings 221

StorageSettings 222

BatterySettings 222

AppSettings 223

ConnecttoPCSettings 223

NavigationKeySetting 224

LocationAccessSettings 224

SecuritySettings 225

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Backup&Reset 226

Accounts 228

AccessibilitySettings 229

Printing 230

ConnectYourPrintertoYourGoogleAccount 231

UseCloudPrintonYourPhone 231

ActivateThisDevice 232

SystemUpdates 233

AboutPhone 233

ForAssistance 234

Troubleshooting 234

Specifications 235

BoostAccountInformationandHelp 236

ManageYourAccount 236

Re-Boost 237

Index 238

Introduction 1

Introduction

Thefollowingtopicsdescribethebasicsofusingthisguideandyournewphone.

About the User Guide

ThankyouforpurchasingyournewZTEPRESTIGE.Thefollowingtopicsexplainhowbesttouse

thisguidetogetthemostoutofyourphone.

Before Using Your Phone

ReadtheGetStartedguideandImportantInformationbookletthatwerepackagedwithyourphone

thoroughlyforproperusage.

Accessibleservicesmaybelimitedbysubscriptioncontractconditions.

Descriptions in the User Guide

Notethatmostdescriptionsinthisguidearebasedonyourphone'ssetupatthetimeofpurchase.

Unlessotherwisenoted,instructionsbeginfromthephone'shomescreen,whichisdisplayedby

tappingtheHome key .Someoperationdescriptionsmaybesimplified.

Screenshots and Key Labels

Screenshotsandotherillustrationsinthisuserguidemayappeardifferentlyonyourphone.Key

labelsintheuserguidearesimplifiedfordescriptionpurposesanddifferfromyourphone'sdisplay.

Other Notations

Intheuserguide,thephonemaybereferredtoeitheras"phone,""device,"or"handset."A

microSD™ormicroSDHC™cardisreferredtoasan"SDCard"ora"memorycard."

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Get Started

Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandwirelessservice

thefirsttime.

Parts and Functions

Thesetopicsillustrateyourphone’sprimarypartsandkeyfunctions.

Note:Yourphone'sscreensandappslayoutsaresubjecttochange.Thisuserguideusessample

imagesonly.

Phone Layout

Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandkeys.

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Part Description

Indicator light Displaysaphonenotification,chargingstatus,oralert.

Volume keys Allowyoutoadjusttheringtoneormediavolumeoradjustthevoice

volumeduringacall.

Touchscreen Displaysalltheinformationneededtooperateyourphone,suchasthe

callstatus,theContactslist,andthedateandtime.Alsoprovidesone-

tapaccesstoallofyourfeaturesandapplications.

Back key

Letsyoureturntothepreviousscreen,orcloseadialogbox,options

menu,thenotificationpanel,oronscreenkeyboard.

Earpiece Letsyouhearthecallerandautomatedprompts.

Front camera lens Takespicturesandrecordsvideoswhilefacingthescreen,andallows

youtovideoconference.

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Part Description

Power/Lock key Letsyouturnthephoneonorofforturnthescreenonoroff,orswitch

yourphonetosilentmode,vibrationmode,orairplanemode.

Recent Apps key

Displaysalistofrecentlyusedapplications.

Home key

Returnsyoutothehomescreen.

Back camera lens Letsyoutakepicturesandvideos.

Flash Helpsilluminatesubjectsinlow-lightenvironmentswhenthecamerais

focusingandcapturingapictureorvideo.

Charging/micro-USB jack AllowsyoutoconnectthephonechargerortheUSBcable(included).

3.5 mm headset jack Allowsyoutoplugineitherastereoheadsetoranoptionalheadsetfor

convenient,hands-freeconversations.

Speaker Letsyouhearthedifferentringtonesandsounds.Thespeakeralsolets

youhearthecaller’svoiceinspeakerphonemode.

CAUTION!Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.

nano-SIM Card

TheSIMcardisanICcardcontainingphonenumberandothercustomerinformation.

Handling a nano-SIM Card

Keepthefollowinginmindwhenhandlinganano-SIMcard.

n Customerisresponsibleforanydamagecausedbyinsertingnano-SIMcardinanother-brand

ICcardreader,etc.BoostMobileisnotresponsibleinsuchcase.

n AlwayskeeptheICchipclean.

n Wipecleanwithadry,softcloth.

n Avoidapplyinglabels.Maydamagenano-SIMcard.

n Seeinstructionsincludedwithnano-SIMcardforhandling.

n nano-SIMcardisthepropertyofBoostMobile.

n nano-SIMcardisreplaceable(atcost)incaseofloss/damage.

n Returnnano-SIMcardtoBoostMobilewhencancelingsubscription.

n Returnednano-SIMcardsarerecycledforenvironmentalpurposes.

n Notethatnano-SIMcardspecificationsandperformancemaychangewithoutnotice.

n Itisrecommendedthatyoukeepaseparatecopyofinformationthatisstoredonnano-SIM

card.BoostMobileisnotresponsiblefordamagesfromstoredinformationthatislost.

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n Alwaysfollowemergencyprocedurestosuspendserviceifyournano-SIMcardorphone

(nano-SIMcardinserted)islost/stolen.Fordetails,contactCustomerService.

n Alwayspoweroffphonebeforeinserting/removingnano-SIMcard.

Insert nano-SIM Card

Followtheseinstructionstoinsertanano-SIMcard.Remembertopoweroffyourphonebefore

insertinganano-SIMcard.

Note:Yourphone’snano-SIMcardispreinstalled.Theseinstructionsareforreferenceonly.

1. Removethebatterycover.

l Liftgentlyinthedirectionshown.

2. Removethebattery.

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l Liftupwardgentlyasshown.

3. Insertthenano-SIMcard.

l InsertgentlywithgoldICchipfacingdownward.

4. Insertthebattery.

l Alignthecontactsofthebatterywiththecontactsinthephone.

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5. Attachthebatterycover.

l Makesureallthetabsaresecureandtherearenogapsaroundthecover.

SD Card

YourphonesupportstheuseofanoptionalSDcard(notincluded)toexpanditsstoragecapacity.It

supportscardsupto32GB.Somecardsmaynotoperateproperlywithyourphone.

SD Card Cautions

Data:InformationstoredonSDCardcanbecomelostorchangedaccidentlyorasaresultof

damage.Itisrecommendedthatyoukeepaseparatecopyofimportantdata.BoostMobileis

notresponsiblefordamagesfromdatathatislostorchanged.

Reading/Writing Data:NeverpowerofforremoveBatterywhilereadingorwritingdata.

Battery Level:Alowbatterychargemaypreventreading/writingtoSDCard.

Handling SD Card:Use/storeSDCardsawayfromthereachofinfants.Maycausechokingif

swallowed.

Insert SD Card

FollowthesestepstoinsertanoptionalSDcard(notincluded).Makesuretopoweryourphoneoff

beforeinsertingorremovinganSDcard.

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1. Removethebatterycover.

l Liftgentlyinthedirectionshown.

2. Removethebattery.

3. InsertSDcard.

l InsertSDCardallthewaygentlywithoutbendingandwithterminalsfacingdown.

l InsertonlySDCards.

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4. Insertthebattery.

l Alignthecontactsofthebatterywiththecontactsinthephone.

5. Attachthebatterycover.

l Makesureallthetabsaresecureandtherearenogapsaroundthecover.

Unmount the SD Card

AlwaysunmountstheSDcardbeforeremovingitfromyourphone.

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1.

Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >Storage.

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2. TapUnmountSD Card>OK.



ThemenuoptionnamechangesfromUnmount SD CardtoMount SD Card.Thecardis

nowunmounted.

Remove SD Card

FollowtheseinstructionstoremoveanSDcard.Alwayspowerthephoneoffbeforeinsertingor

removinganSDcard.

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1. Removethebatterycover.

l Liftgentlyinthedirectionshown.

2. Removethebattery.

3. RemoveSDcard.

4. Insertthebattery.

l Alignthecontactsofthebatterywiththecontactsinthephone.

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5. Attachthebatterycover.

l Makesureallthetabsaresecureandtherearenogapsaroundthecover.

Format SD Card

WhenyouinsertanoptionalSDcardforthefirsttime,itisrecommendedthatyouformatitonyour

phone.

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