LG Optimus Optimus F7 US Cellular User guide

User Guide

This guide helps you to get started using your phone.

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•Someofthecontentsofthismanual

maynotapplytoyourphone,

dependingonthesoftwareandyour

serviceprovider.

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Contents

Contents ..................................................................................................3

Getting to know your phone ..................................................................6

Your Home screen ................................................................................ 17

Google account setup ......................................................................... 25

Connecting to Networks and Devices ............................................... 26

Calls ...................................................................................................... 33

Contacts ................................................................................................37

Messaging ............................................................................................ 39

Email ..................................................................................................... 42

Camera ................................................................................................. 44

Video camera ....................................................................................... 48

Multimedia ............................................................................................ 51

Utilities.................................................................................................. 58

The web ................................................................................................ 65

Settings ................................................................................................ 66

Troubleshooting ....................................................................................75

Safety .................................................................................................... 82

Limited Warranty Statement ..............................................................112

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Violationoftheinstructionsmaycauseseriousinjuryordeath.

WARNING:ThisproductcontainschemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerand

birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Wash hands after handling.

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Neveruseanunapprovedbatterysincethiscoulddamagethephoneand/or

batteryandcouldcausethebatterytoexplode.

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Neverplaceyourphoneinamicrowaveovenasitwillcausethebatteryto

explode.

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Neverstoreyourphoneintemperatureslessthan-4°Forgreaterthan

122°F.

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Donotdisposeofyourbatterynearreorwithhazardousorammable

materials.

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Whenridinginacar,donotleaveyourphoneorsetupthehands-freekit

neartheairbag.Ifwirelessequipmentisimproperlyinstalledandtheair

bagisdeployed,youmaybeseriouslyinjured.

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Donotusethephoneinareaswhereitsuseisprohibited.(Forexample:

aircraft)

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Donotexposethebatterychargeroradaptertodirectsunlightoruseitin

placeswithhighhumidity,suchasabathroom.

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Donotuseharshchemicals(suchasalcohol,benzene,thinners,etc.)or

detergentstocleanyourphone.Thiscouldcauseare.

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Donotdrop,strike,orshakeyourphoneseverely.Itmayharmtheinternal

circuitboardsofthephone.

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Donotuseyourphoneinhighexplosiveareasasthephonemaygenerate

sparks.

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Donotdamagethepowercordbybending,twisting,pulling,orheating.Do

notusetheplugifitislooseasitmaycauseelectricshockorre.

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Donotplaceanyheavyitemsonthepowercord.Donotallowthepower

cordtobecrimpedasitmaycauseelectricshockorre.

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Donothandlethephonewithwethandswhileitisbeingcharged.Itmay

causeanelectricshockorseriouslydamageyourphone.

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Donotdisassemblethephone.

Caution

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Donotplaceoranswercallswhilechargingthephoneasitmayshort-

circuitthephoneand/orcauseelectricshockorre.

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Donotholdorlettheantennacomeincontactwithyourbodyduringacall.

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Makesurethatnosharp-edgeditems,suchasanimal’steethornails,come

intocontactwiththebattery.Thiscouldcauseare.

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Storethebatteryoutofreachofchildren.

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Becarefulthatchildrendonotswallowanyparts(suchasearphone,

connectionpartsofthephone,etc.)Thiscouldcauseasphyxiationor

suffocationresultinginseriousinjuryordeath.

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Unplugthepowercordandchargerduringlightningstormstoavoidelectric

shockorre.

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OnlyusethebatteriesandchargersprovidedbyLG.Thewarrantywillnot

beappliedtoproductsprovidedbyothersuppliers.

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Onlyauthorizedpersonnelshouldservicethephoneanditsaccessories.

Faultyinstallationorservicemayresultinaccidentsandconsequently

invalidatethewarranty.

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Anemergencycallcanbemadeonlywithinaservicearea.Foran

emergencycall,makesurethatyouarewithinaserviceareaandthatthe

phoneisturnedon.

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Yourphoneisanelectronicdevicethatgeneratesheatduringnormal

operation.Extremelyprolonged,directskincontactintheabsenceof

adequateventilationmayresultindiscomfortorminorburns.Therefore,

usecarewhenhandlingyourphoneduringorimmediatelyafteroperation.

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Getting to know your phone

Before you start using the phone, please read this!

Pleasechecktoseewhetheranyproblemsyouencounteredwithyour

phonearedescribedinthissectionbeforetakingthephoneinforserviceor

callingaservicerepresentative.

1. Phone memory

Whenthereislessthan10%ofspaceavailableinyourphonememory,

yourphonecannotreceivenewmessages.You needtocheckyourphone

memoryanddeletesomedata,suchasapplicationsormessages,tomake

morememoryavailable.

To uninstall applications:

1.OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings >Apps

(DEVICEcategory).

2.Onceallapplicationsappear,scrolltoandselecttheapplicationyouwant

touninstall.

3.TouchUninstall>OKtoconrm.

2. Optimizing battery life

Extendyourbattery'slifebetweenchargesbyturningofffeaturesthatyou

don'tneedtohavingrunningconstantlyinthebackground.You canmonitor

howapplicationsandsystemresourcesconsumebatterypower.

Extending your phone's battery life:

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 Turnoffradiocommunicationsyouarenotusing.Ifyouarenotusing

Wi-Fi,BluetoothorGPS,turnthemoff.

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 Reducescreenbrightnessandsetashorterscreentimeout.

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 TurnoffautomaticsyncingforGmail™,Calendar,Contactsandother

applications.

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 Someapplicationsyouhavedownloadedmayreducebatterypower.

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To check the battery power level:

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 OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings > About

phone(SYSTEMcategory)>Battery.

Thebatterystatus(chargingornotcharging)andlevel(percentagecharged)

isdisplayedatthetopofthescreen.

To monitor and control how battery power is being used:

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 OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab > Settings > About

phone(SYSTEMcategory)>Battery>Battery use.

Batteryusagetimeisdisplayedatthetopofthescreen.Ittellsyouhow

longithasbeensinceyoulastconnectedyourphonetoapowersource

or,ifcurrentlyconnected,howlongthephonewaslastrunningonbattery

power.Thescreenshowstheapplicationsorservicesusingbatterypower,

listedinorderfromthegreatesttosmallestamountused.

3. Using folders

You cancombineseveralappiconsinafolder.Droponeappiconover

anotheronaHomescreenpanelortheApplicationsscreenandafolderwill

becreatedwiththetwoiconsinit.

NOTE

You cancustomizecontentsandpropertiesofeachfolder.Tochangethefoldernameand

color,touchthefolder,thentouch

.Toaddmoreappstothefolder,simplydragand

droptheiconsintothedesiredfolder.

4. Before installing an open source application and

operating system (OS)

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.

Warning

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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.Yo u willneedto

uninstallthoseapplicationsandallofitsdataandsettingsfromthephone.

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5. Using the hard reset (Factory reset)

Ifyourphoneneedstoberestoredtoitsoriginalcondition,performahard

resettorebootyourphone.

1.Turnthephoneoff

2.AtthesametimepressandholdVolume Down Key

+Power/

Lock Key

.

3.ReleasethekeyswhentheFACTORYHARDRESETscreenappears.

4.ReadthewarningandpressthePower/ Lock Key

toconrm.

Pressanyotherkeytocancel.

5.PressthePower/Lock Key

toconrmoncemoreorpressany

otherkeytocancel.

6.Yourdevicewillperformahardresetandrebootautomatically.

CAUTION

Ifyouperformahardreset,alluserapplicationsanduserdatawillbedeleted.This

cannotbereversed.Remembertobackupanyimportantdatabeforeperforminga

hardreset.

6. Opening and switching applications

Multi-taskingiseasywithAndroidbecauseyoucankeepmorethanone

applicationrunningatthesametime.There'snoneedtoquitanapplication

beforeopeninganother.Useandswitchbetweenseveralopenapplications.

Androidmanageseachapplication,stoppingandstartingthemasneeded

toensurethatidleapplicationsdon'tconsumeresourcesunnecessarily.

To view a list of recently used applications:

SimplypressandholdtheHome Key .

To stop applications:

1.OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings >Apps

(DEVICEcategory)>RUNNINGtab.

2.ScrollandtouchthedesiredapplicationandtouchStoptostopit.

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7. Hold your phone upright

Holdyourmobilephonevertically,asyouwouldaregularphone.Thephone

hasaninternalantenna.Becarefulnottoscratchordamagethebackofthe

phone,asthismayaffectperformance.

Whilemaking/receivingcallsorsending/receivingdata,avoidholdingthe

lowerpartofthephonewheretheantennaislocated.Doingsomayaffect

callquality.

8. When the screen freezes

If the screen freezes or the phone does not respond when you try to

operate it:

Removethebattery,reinsertit,thenturnthephoneon.

OR

PressandholdthePower/LockKey

for8secondstoturnitoff.

Ifitstilldoesnotwork,pleasecontacttheservicecenter.

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Device components

Earpiece

Proximity Sensor

Front Camera Lens

Home Key

• ReturntotheHomescreenfrom

anyscreen.

• Pressandholdtoviewalistof

themostrecentlyusedapps.

Back Key

Returntothepreviousscreen.

Power/Lock Key

•Pressandholdtoturnthe

phoneon/off,restart,activate/

deactivateairplanemode,and

changetheringertype.

• Pressbrieytolock/unlockthe

screen.

Menu Key

•Displaysavailableoptions.

• TouchandholdtoaccessGoogle

SearchandGoogleNow.

NOTE Proximity sensor

Whenreceivingandmakingcalls,theproximitysensorautomaticallyturnsthebacklight

offandlocksthetouchscreenbysensingwhenthephoneisnearyourear.Thisextends

batterylifeandpreventsyoufromunintentionallyactivatingthetouchscreenduringcalls.

WARNING

PlacingaheavyobjectonthephoneorsittingonitcandamagetheLCDandtouch

screenfunctions.DonotcovertheLCDproximitysensorwithprotectivelm.Thiscould

causethesensortomalfunction.

Volume Keys

•IntheHomescreen:Controlringervolume.

•Duringacall:Controlyourearpiecevolume.

• Whenplayingasong:Controlvolume

continuously.

Charger/USB Port

Microphone

Earphone Jack

QuickMemo Key

Power/Lock Key

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BackCameraLens

microSDCardSlot

Speaker

Battery

BackCover

microSIMCardSlot

NOTICE

 TheNFCantennaforthismodelisonthebackcover.Thisbackcoveristheonlyonethat

isofferedwiththemodel.

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Installing the battery

Beforeyoucanstartexploringyournewphone,you'llneedtosetitup.To

inserttheSIMcardandbattery:

1.Toremovethebackcover,holdthephonermlyinonehand.Withyour

otherhand,liftoffthebackcoverwithyourthumbnailasshowningure

below.

NOTE

PutyourthumbnailintotheCharger/USBPortholeandliftoffthebackcover.

2.SlidetheSIMcardintotheSIMcardslot.Makesurethegoldcontact

areaonthecardisfacingdownwards.

NOTE

 PleaseinsertthenotchedsideoftheSIMcardrst.Refertotheimageinscribedabove

theSIMcardslot.

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3.Insertthebatteryintoplacebyaligningthegoldcontactsonthebattery

andthephone andpressingitdownuntilitclicksintoplace .

4.Alignthebackcoveroverthebatterycompartmentandpressitdown

untilitclicksintoplace.

Charging your phone

TheCharger/USBPortisatthebottomofthephone.Insertthechargerand

plugitintoanelectricaloutlet.

NOTE

Thebatterymustbefullychargedinitiallytoimprovebatterylifetime.

NOTE

Donotopenthebackcoverwhenchargingyourphone.

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Using the memory card

To insert a memory card:

Insertthememorycard(notincluded)intotheslot.Makesurethegold

contactareaisfacingdownwards.

WARNING

Donotinsertorremovethememorycardwhenthephoneison.Doingsomaydamage

thememorycardaswellasyourphone,andthedatastoredonthememorycardmay

getcorrupted.

To remove the memory card safely:

OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab > Settings >Storage

(DEVICEcategory)>Unmount SD card>OK.

To format the memory card:

Yourmemorycardmayalreadybeformatted.Ifitisn't,youmustformatit

beforeyoucanuseit.

NOTE

Alllesonyourmemorycardaredeletedwhenitisformatted.

1.OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings >Storage.

2.TouchUnmount SD cardandtouchOKtoconrmit.

3.TouchErase SD cardandthenErase SD cardonemoretimetoconrm

yourchoice.

4.Ifyouhavesetapatternlock,enterthepatternlockandtouchErase

everything.

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NOTE

Ifthereiscontentonyourmemorycard,thefolderstructuremaybedifferentafter

formattingasalltheleswillbedeleted.

Locking and unlocking the screen

Ifyoudonotusethephoneforawhile,thescreenisturnedoffandlocked

automatically.Thishelpstopreventaccidentaltouchesandsavesbattery

power.

Whenyouarenotusingthephone,pressthePower/Lock Key

tolock

thescreen.

Ifthereareanyprogramsrunningwhenyousetlockscreen,theymaystill

berunninginLockmode.Itisrecommendedthatyouexitallprograms

beforeenteringLockmodetoavoidunnecessarycharges(e.g.phonecalls,

webaccessanddatacommunications).

Towakeupyourphone,pressthePower/Lock Key

.Thelockscreen

willappear.Touchandslidethelockscreeninanydirectiontounlockyour

Homescreen.Thelastscreenyouviewedwillopen.

Secure your lock screen

You canlockyourscreensothatonlyyoucanunlockittoaccessyour

phone.

To set a screen lock



#

 OntheHomescreen,touch >Appstab>Settings > Lock

screen > Select screen lock > Swipe,Face Unlock,Pattern,Pinor

Password

NOTE

Precautions to take when using pattern lock.

Itisveryimportanttoremembertheunlockpatternyouset.You willnotbeableto

accessyourphoneifyouuseanincorrectpattern5times.You have5opportunitiesto

enteryourunlockpattern,PINorpassword.Ifyouhaveusedall5opportunities,youcan

enterthebackupPINorpasswordortryagainafter30seconds.

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When you cannot recall your pattern:

IfyouloggedintoyourGoogleaccountonthephonebutfailedtoenterthe

correctpattern5times,touchForgot pattern?.You arethenrequiredto

loginwithyourGoogleaccounttounlockyourphoneorenteryourBackup

PIN.

IfyouhavenotcreatedaGoogleaccountonthephoneoryouforgotit,you

havetoperformahardreset.

Formoreinformation,referto"5. Using the hard reset (Factory reset)" on

page 8.

To adjust the volume

OntheHomescreen,touchtheMenu Key >System settings >

Sound > Volumes.

You canadjustthevolumeforPhone ringtone, Notiﬁcation sound, Touch

feedback & system, and Music, video, games and other media.

JustscrolleachvolumebuttontotherightorlefttoadjustthentouchOK.

TalkBack

Beforetheactivationprocesscanbegin,thedevicewillpromptthe

TalkBackvoicenavigationfeature.TalkBackisanAccessibilityServicethat

helpsblindandvision-impairedusersinteractwiththeirdevicesmoreeasily.

Tobypassthisfeature,touchNext.

To disable TalkBack follow these steps:

1.OntheHomescreen,touchMenu Key >System settings>

Accessibility

2.TouchTalkBackundertheSERVICESsection.

3.Touch

totogglethesetting.

NOTE

 WhenTalkbackisturnedon,thetouchscreensettingsrequiretheusertorsttapanitem

theywishtoselect,andthendoubletaptheitemagaininordertoaccessthefeature.

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Touch screen tips

Herearesometipsonhowtonavigatearoundyourphone.

Touch–Tochooseamenu/optionoropenanapplication,touchit.

Touch and hold–Toopenanoptionsmenuorgrabanobjectyouwantto

move,touchandholdit.

Drag–Toscrollthroughalistormoveslowly,dragacrossthetouchscreen.

Flick–Toscrollthroughalistormovequickly,ickacrossthetouchscreen

(dragquicklyandrelease).

NOTE



•

Toselectanitem,touchthecenteroftheicon.

•

Donotpresstoohard;thetouchscreenissensitiveenoughtopickupalight,rm

touch.

•

Usethetipofyourngertotouchtheoptionyouwant.Becarefulnottotouchany

otherkeys.

Home screen

SimplyswipeyourngertotheleftorrighttoviewtheavailableHome

screencanvas.You cancustomizeeachcanvaswithapps,downloads,

widgetsandwallpapers.

NOTE

 Somescreenimagesmaybedifferentdependingonyourphoneprovider.

OnyourHomescreen,youcanaccessquickkeysatthebottomofthe

screen.Quickkeysprovideeasy,one-touchaccesstothefunctionsyouuse

themost.



: TouchthePhoneicontoaccessthetouchscreendialpadtomakea

call.



:TouchtheContactsicontoopenyourcontacts.



: TouchtheMessagingicontoaccessthemessagingmenu,where

youcancreateanewmessage.



: TouchtheAppsicontoviewallyourinstalledapplications.Toopen

anyapplication,simplytouchtheiconintheapplicationslist.

NOTE

 Toaddanicon,touchandholdthedesirediconanddragittotheQuickKeysbar.

Releaseitatthedesiredlocation.Toremoveanicon,touchandholdit,thendragitout

oftheQuickKeysbar.

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Customizing the Home screen

You canpersonalizeyourHomescreenbyaddingapplicationicons,and

widgetstoanyHomescreencanvas.You canalsochangethewallpaper.

To add items on your Home screen:

1.GototheHomescreenpanelwhereyouwanttoaddtheitem.Then

touchandholdtheemptypartoftheHomescreenortouch .

NOTE

 IfspaceisnotavailableonaparticularHomescreencanvas,youmustdeleteorremove

anitembeforeyoucanaddanotheritem.OrswitchtoanotherHomescreencanvas.

2.Touchthedesiredtabatthebottomofthescreenandselecttheitems

youwanttoadd.You willthenseeaddeditemsontheHomescreen.

3.Dragittothelocationyouwantandliftyournger.

Slidethescreenrightorlefttoviewdifferent

canvases.

Touchandholdtheiconanddragatthescreen

youwanttoput.

Touchtoaccesspreloadedanddownloadedapps,

widgets,andwallpapers.

To remove an item from the Home screen:



#

 OntheHomescreen,touchandholdtheiconyouwanttoremove,

thendragitto

.

TIP!

  To addanapplicationicontotheHomescreenfromtheApplicationsmenu,touchand

holdtheapplicationyouwanttoadd.TheApplicationsmenuclosesandtheHome

screenwillbedisplayed.

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Customizing an application icon from the Home screen

NOTE ThisfeatureallowsyoutomakeanduseaniconwiththepicturesinyourGallery.

You cannowedittheiconsontheQuickKeysbarorHomescreenby

creatingyourowniconswiththecameraorGalleryimages.Thisgivesyou

theabilitytoreplacethegenericiconsandhavepersonalizedimages.

1.Touchandholdaniconuntilthecanvasgridisdisplayed,thenrelease

theicon.Aneditingicon

appearsattheupperrightsideofthe

applicationicon.

2.Touchtheiconandselectthedesiredicondesign.

 OR

 TouchCreate photo iconandselectTake phototoopentheCamera

applicationandtakeapictureorSelect from Gallerytochooseoneof

theavailablepicturesinyourGallery.

NOTE

 Touch tousebiggericons.

Returning to recently-used applications

1.PressandholdtheHome Key .Thescreendisplaysapop-upwith

iconsofapplicationsyouusedrecently.

2.Touchanicontoopentheapplication.OrtouchtheBackKey

to

returntoyourcurrentapplication.

NOTE

 Flicktheapplicationpreviewstotherightorlefttoremovethemfromtherecentapps

list.

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Status Bar

TheStatusBarrunsacrossthetopofyourscreen.

TouchandslidetheStatusBardownwithyourngertodisplaythe

NoticationsPanel.TheNoticationsPaneldisplaysallofyournotications

alongwiththeQuickSettingsandQSlideappsatthetop.

Scrolltotherightandtouch

> tomanageyourQuickSettings.

You canadd,remove,andrearrangeWi-Fi,Airplanemode,Bluetooth,GPS,

Quietmode,Dataenabled,PortableWi-Fi-hotspot,Miracast,NFC,Power

saver,Auto-rotatescreen,Soundprole,andAccounts&sync.

NOTE

 TouchandholdaniconfromtheQuickSettingstoviewthefunction'ssettingsmenu.

Viewing the Status Bar

TheStatusBarusesdifferenticonstodisplayphoneinformationsuchas

signalstrength,newmessages,batterylife,activeBluetoothanddata

connections.

Belowisatableexplainingthemeaningoficonsyou'relikelytoseeinthe

StatusBar.

Icon Description Icon Description

NoSIMcard Nosignal

Airplanemode

ConnectedtoaWi-Fi

network

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