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Table of Contents
GetStarted 1
YourPhoneataGlance 1
SetUpYourPhone 1
ChargeYourPhoneWirelessly 3
YourSIMCard 4
ActivationandService 5
CreateYourAccountandPickYourPlan 5
ActivateYourPhone 5
ManageYourAccount 5
Re-Boost 6
AdditionalInformation 7
SetUpVoicemail 7
PhoneBasics 8
YourPhone’sLayout 8
SmartSonicReceiver 10
TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 11
TurnYourScreenOnandOff 11
TouchscreenNavigation 12
YourHomeScreen 16
HomeScreenOverview 16
ChangetheHomeScreenMode 18
CustomizetheHomeScreen 18
LauncherScreens 22
NotificationsPanel 23
QuickSettingsPanel 23
StatusBar 24
EnterText 25
TouchscreenKeyboards 25
Swype 26
GoogleKeyboard 28
GoogleVoiceTyping 30
TipsforEditingText 31
PhoneCalls 33
MakePhoneCalls 33
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CallUsingthePhoneDialer 33
CallfromRecentCalls 34
CallfromContacts 34
CallaNumberinaTextMessage 34
CallEmergencyNumbers 34
CallNumberswithPauses 35
CallUsingthePlus(+)Code 36
CallUsingInternetCalling 36
ReceivePhoneCalls 37
Voicemail 38
VoicemailSetup 38
VoicemailNotification 38
RetrieveYourVoicemailMessages 38
VisualVoicemail 39
SetUpVisualVoicemail 39
ReviewVisualVoicemail 40
ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 41
ComposeaVisualVoicemailMessage 41
VisualVoicemailOptions 41
ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 42
ChangeYourMainGreetingviatheVoicemailMenu 43
EdittheDisplayNameviatheVoicemailMenu 43
PhoneCallOptions 44
In-callOptions 44
CallerID 45
CallWaiting 45
3-WayCalling 46
CallForwarding 46
RecentCalls 47
CallSettings 48
VoicemailSettings 48
NorthAmericanDialing 48
InternationalDialing 49
TTYMode 49
Contacts 50
GetStartedwithPeople 50
AccessContacts 50
TheContactsList 50
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ContactsListOptions 51
DisplayOptions 52
AddaContact 53
SaveaPhoneNumber 53
EditaContact 54
AddorEditInformationforaContact 54
AssignaStoredPicturetoaContact 54
AssignaNewPicturetoaContact 55
AssignaRingtonetoaContact 55
AssignaVibrationtoaContact 56
AddaContacttoFavorites 56
SendaContact’sCalltoVoicemail 56
AddaContactWidgettotheHomeScreen 56
DeleteaContact 57
AddaGroupContact 57
EditaGroupContact 57
ICE(InCaseofEmergency) 58
ICEContacts 58
PersonalInformation 59
SynchronizeContacts 59
ShareaContact 60
AccountsandMessaging 61
Gmail/Google 61
CreateaGoogleAccount 61
SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 62
AccessGmail 62
SendaGmailMessage 63
ReadandReplytoGmailMessages 63
Email 64
AddanEmailAccount 64
AddaCorporateAccount 65
ComposeandSendEmail 66
ViewandReplytoEmail 67
ManageYourEmailInbox 67
GeneralEmailSettings 68
EmailAccountSettings 68
TextandMultimediaMessaging 69
SendaTextMessage 70
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SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 70
SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 72
NewMessagesNotification 72
ManageMessageConversations 73
TextandMMSOptions 75
SocialNetworkingAccounts 76
Facebook 76
Google+ 77
YouTube 77
AppsandEntertainment 79
GooglePlayStore 79
FindandInstallanApp 79
CreateaGoogleWalletAccount 80
GooglePlayStoreMenuOptions 80
RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 81
OpenanInstalledApp 81
UninstallanApp 81
GetHelpwithGooglePlay 82
Navigation 82
GoogleMaps 83
Music 85
GooglePlayMusicApp 85
GooglePlayMovies&TVApp 87
GooglePlayBooksApp 87
GooglePlayNewsstandApp 87
MobileID 88
InstallYourIDPack 88
SwitchIDPacks 89
WebandData 90
Wi-Fi 90
TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 90
ChecktheWirelessNetworkStatus 91
ConnecttoaDifferentWi-FiNetwork 91
ConnectionsOptimizer 91
DataServicesGeneralInformation–Enhanced4GLTEand3GNetworks 92
Enhanced4GLTE 92
DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 93
LaunchaWebConnection 93
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VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 94
PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 94
SetUpSecureCredentialStorage 94
AddaVPNConnection 94
ConnecttoorDisconnectfromaVPN 95
Browser 95
LaunchtheWebBrowser 95
LearntoNavigatetheBrowser 96
LumenToolbar 97
BrowserMenu 98
SelectTextonaWebPage 99
GotoaSpecificWebsite 99
AdjustBrowserSettings 100
ManageWebsiteSettings 101
ResettheBrowsertoDefault 102
SettheBrowserHomePage 102
CreateBookmarks 102
CreateaNewHomepage 103
AddBookmarkstoYourHomeScreen 103
PortableWi-FiHotspot 104
CameraandVideo 106
TakePictures 106
OpenorClosetheCamera 106
ViewfinderScreen 107
TakeaPicture 107
CameraReviewScreen 108
RecordVideos 109
CameraandVideoCameraSettings 110
ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 113
OpenGallery 113
ViewPicturesandVideos 113
ZoomInorOutonaPicture 114
WatchVideo 114
WorkwithPictures 115
PictureOptionsMenu 115
SharePicturesandVideos 117
SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail 117
SendaPictureorVideobyMultimediaMessage 118
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SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 118
SharePicturesandVideosonFacebook 119
SharePicturesandVideosonGoogle+ 119
SharePicturesonPicasa 120
ShareVideosonYouTube 120
ToolsandCalendar 121
Calendar 121
AddanEventtotheCalendar 121
InviteGueststoYourCalendarEvent 122
CalendarEventAlerts 122
ViewCalendarEvents 123
EraseCalendarEvents 124
ShoworHideCalendars 124
ChooseGoogleCalendarstoSynchronizeWithYourPhone 125
Clock 126
Alarms 127
WorldClock 128
Timer 128
Stopwatch 128
Calculator 129
Flashlight 129
SoundRecorder 129
MagniFont 131
VoiceServices 131
AutomaticSpeechRecognition(ASR) 131
VoiceSearch 132
EcoMode 133
Bluetooth 133
TurnBluetoothOnorOff 133
TheBluetoothSettingsMenu 134
ChangetheDeviceName 134
ConnectaBluetoothHeadsetorCarKit 134
ReconnectaHeadsetorCarKit 135
DisconnectorUnpairfromaBluetoothDevice 136
SendandReceiveInformationUsingBluetooth 136
NearFieldCommunication(NFC)Technology 138
microSDCard 138
InsertamicroSDCard 138
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RemoveamicroSDCard 139
ViewthemicroSDCardMemory 139
FormatthemicroSDCard 140
UnmountthemicroSDCard 140
UsethePhone’smicroSDCardasaUSBDrive 140
TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 141
UpdateYourPhone 141
UpdateYourPhoneFirmware 142
UpdateYourProfile 143
UpdateYourPRL 143
UpdateKyoceraSoftware 143
UICCUnlock 143
Settings 145
Wi-FiSettings 145
BluetoothSettings 146
MaxiMZRSettings 146
DataUsageSettings 146
MoreSettings 147
AirplaneMode 147
DefaultSMSApp 148
NFCSettings 148
AndroidBeam 148
Tethering&PortableHotspotSettings 149
VPNSettings 149
MobileNetworks 149
EmergencyAlerts 150
HomeScreenMode 151
SoundSettings 152
Volumes 152
PhoneRingtone 152
VibratePattern 152
VibrateWhenRinging 153
PersistentAlerts 153
DefaultNotificationSound 153
DialPadTouchTones 153
TouchSounds 153
ScreenLockSound 154
VibrateonTouch 154
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HearingAid 154
DisplaySettings 154
Brightness 154
Wallpaper 155
Auto-RotateScreen 155
Sleep 155
Daydream 155
FontSize 156
KeyBacklight 156
DisplayBatteryPercentage 156
CastScreen 157
ScreenProximitySafety 157
StorageSettings 157
PhoneMemory 157
PrimaryStorage 158
SDCard 158
BatterySettings 158
PCConnectionSettings 159
AppsSettings 159
Tap&Pay 160
LocationSettings 160
LockScreenSettings 161
ScreenLock 161
DisabletheScreenLock 163
ImproveFaceMatching 163
LivenessCheck 163
AutomaticallyLock 163
PowerButtonInstantlyLocks 163
EnableWidgets 164
OwnerInformation 164
SwipeSettings 164
StartScreenWidgets 165
SecuritySettings 165
Encrypt&DecryptData 165
MakePasswordsVisible 166
DeviceAdministrators 166
UnknownSources 166
VerifyApps 167
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CredentialStorage 167
Language&InputSettings 168
Language 168
SpellChecker 168
PersonalDictionary 168
DefaultTextInput 169
GoogleKeyboardSettings 169
SwypeKeyboardSettings 170
GoogleVoiceTypingSettings 171
VoiceSearch 171
Text-to-SpeechOutput 172
PointerSpeed 172
BackUpandResetPhone 173
Accounts 173
Date&TimeSettings 174
AccessibilitySettings 175
TalkBack 175
Captions 175
MagnificationGestures 175
LargeText 176
PowerButtonEndsCall 176
Auto-RotateScreen 176
SpeakPasswords 176
AccessibilityShortcut 176
Text-to-SpeechOutput 177
Touch&HoldDelay 177
Printing 177
ActivateThisDevice 177
AboutPhone 177
SystemUpdate 178
CopyrightInformation 179
Index 180
Get Started 1
Get Started
Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandservicethefirst
time.
Your Phone at a Glance
Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourphone’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandbuttons.
Set Up Your Phone
Youmustfirstinstallandchargethebatterytobeginsettingupyourphone.
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1. Installthebattery.
l Insertyourfingernailintotheslitatthebottomofthebatterycompartmentcoverandliftthe
coverupgently.
l Insertthebattery,contactsendfirst,andgentlypressthebatteryintoplace.
l Replacethebatterycompartmentcoverandpressdownfirmlyonallsidesofthebackcover
asshownbythearrowsinthefiguretomakesureallthetabsareseatedandthereareno
gapsaroundthecover.
Note:Whenyouinsertthebattery,yourphonemaypoweronautomatically.
2. Chargeyourbattery.
l PlugthesmallerendoftheUSBcableintothecharger/accessoryjackonthebottomofyour
phone.
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l PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintothecharger,andthenplugthechargerintoan
electricaloutlet.
Note:Yourphone’sbatteryshouldhaveenoughchargeforthephonetoturnonandfindasignal,runthe
setupapplication,setupvoicemail,andmakeacall.Youshouldfullychargethebatteryassoonaspossible.
3. PressandholdthePower Buttontoturnthephoneon.
l Ifyourphoneisactivated,itwillturnon,searchforservice,andbeginthesetupprocess.
l Ifyourphoneisnotyetactivated,seeActivateYourPhoneformoreinformation.
Charge Your Phone Wirelessly
YourphonesupportsthePMAstandardviaawirelesschargingaccessory(soldseparately).Follow
thestepsbelowtochargeyourphonewirelessly.
Important:Useonlywirelesschargersthatareapprovedbythemanufacturerofyourphone.
1. Placeyourphoneonthewirelesscharger,ensuringthatthechargingareaofyourphone
touchesthechargingareaofyourwirelesscharger.
2. Whenyousee"Wirelesscharging"onthestatusbar,slidedownthestatusbartodisplaythe
Notificationspanel,andthentouchWireless charging.
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3. Yourphonewilldisplayawirelesschargingscreeninstructingyoutomakesurethescreenlogo
isdirectlyabovethechargingdevicecenteremblem.
4. Yourphoneshowsbatterychargingstatusasitcharges.Whenchargingiscomplete,remove
yourphonefromthecharger.
Note:Yourphonewillnotchargecorrectlyunlessitisplacedwithinthechargingarea.
Note:Makesurethereisnothingbetweenyourphoneandthecharger.Formoreinformationonwireless
charging,seetheuserguideofyourwirelesscharger.
Your SIM Card
YourphonecomeswithapreinstalledSIM(SubscriberIdentityModule)card.Ifyouneedtoreinstall
yourSIMcard,followtheinstructionsbelow.
Note:TheSIMincludedcontainsinformationspecifictoyourphoneandshouldberetainedwiththephone.
1. Insertyourfingernailintotheslitatthebottomofthebatterycoverandliftthecoverupgently.
2. Removethebattery.Youwillseetwoslotsjustabovethebatterycompartment.Thebottomslot
istheSIMcardslot;theupperslotisforthemicroSDcard.
3. HoldtheSIMcardsothatthemetalcontactsontheSIMcardfacedownandthecutoffcorner
pointstotheupper-leftcornerofyourphone.
4. GentlyslidetheSIMcardintotheSIMcardslotuntilitstops.
5. Replacethebatteryandthebatterycover.
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Activation and Service
Beforeusingyourphone,youmustsetupyourservicewithBoostMobile.Youwillneedyour
phone’sserialnumber(MEID),printedonastickerinsidethebatterycompartment.
Create Your Account and Pick Your Plan
SetupyourBoostMobileaccount.
1. Fromyourcomputer,visitboostmobile.com/activate.
2. Enteryourphone’sMEIDandclickstart activation process.
l Yourphone’sMEID(serialnumber)isprintedonthestickerlocatedonthebackofyour
phoneinthebatterycompartment.Thisnumbercanalsobefoundonthebottompanelof
thephone’spackage.
3. Followtheremaininginstructionstochooseyourplanandselectapaymentmethod.
4. Followtheactivationinstructionsbelowandyou’llbeabletostartusingyourphone.
Note:Youcanalsoactivatebyphonebycalling1-888-BOOST-4U(1-888-266-7848)fromanyotherphone.
Activate Your Phone
Aftersettingupyouraccountonboostmobile.com,simplyturnyourdeviceon.Yourdeviceis
designedtoactivateautomatically.IfyouareswappingfromanotherBoostMobiledevicetoanew
one,besuretoturnofftheolddevicebeforeswappingtheserialnumber(MEID).OncetheMEID
swapiscomplete,turnonthenewdeviceandtheprogramminginformationwillbepushedtoyour
deviceautomatically.
Youcanalsostarttheactivationprocessmanually.
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Touch > >Settings >Activate this device.
Manage Your Account
Accessinformationaboutyouraccount.Youcan:
n Checkyourminutes.
n Re-Boost
®
(addmoneytoyouraccount).
n Changeplans.
n Andmore.
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From Your Phone
Accessaccountinformationandotherself-servicetoolsfromBoostZone.
n
Touch > >BoostZone .
Youcanalsodialdirectlyforaccesstocertaininformation:
n
Dial (#BAL) tocheckaccountbalance.
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Dial (#ADD) tomakeapayment.
n
Dial tolaunchBoostZoneorcallBoostCustomerCare(depending
onyourSettings)togetanswerstootherquestions.
From Your Computer
n LoginwithyourwirelessphonenumberandaccountPINatboostmobile.com.
From Any Other Phone
n BoostCustomerCare:1-888-BOOST-4U(1-888-266-7848).
Re-Boost
BoostMobilemakesiteasytoaddmoneytoyouraccount.Youdecideexactlyhowandwhereyou
wanttopay.Keepyouraccountactivebyusingyourphoneandaddingmoneytoyouraccount.
Pay with Cash
FindanAuthorizedRe-BoostRetailernearyou.PickupaRe-BoostCardorrechargeforaslowas
$10attheregister,whereavailable.
Pay Anytime with a Credit/Debit Card
Dial#ADD( )toaddmoneyfromyourphoneorvisitMy Accountat
boostmobile.comtodoitonline.Securelyregisteryourcredit/debitcardwithBoostformore
convenientone-timepaymentsortosetupeasyAutoRe-Boost℠ payments.
Set Up Worry-Free Payments with Auto Re-Boost
It’stheeasiestwaytomakesureyouraccountstaysonandactive.Useacreditcard,debitcardor
bankaccount—whatever’sbestforyou.
Visitboostmobile.com/reboosttogetthedetailsonallyourRe-Boostoptions.
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Additional Information
FormoreinformationaboutyourBoostMobileaccount,aswellasotherBoostMobileservices,visit
usatboostmobile.com.
Or,callusat1-888-322-1122.We’reheretoserveyou.
Set Up Voicemail
Youshouldsetupyourvoicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyourphoneisactivated.Always
useapasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Yourphoneautomaticallytransfersall
unansweredcallstoyourvoicemail,evenifyourphoneisinuseorturnedoff.
1.
Touch > >Dialpadtab.
2.
Touchandhold todialyourvoicemailnumber.
3. Followthesystempromptsto:
l Createyourpassword.
l Recordyournameannouncement.
l Recordyourgreeting.
Important:Voicemail Password–Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoucreateapasswordwhensetting
upyourvoicemailtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Withoutapassword,anyonewhohasaccessto
yourphoneisabletoaccessyourvoicemailmessages.
Formoreinformationaboutvoicemail,seeVoicemailorVisualVoicemail.
Phone Basics 8
Phone Basics
Yourphoneispackedwithfeaturesthatsimplifyyourlifeandexpandyourabilitytostayconnected
tothepeopleandinformationthatareimportanttoyou.Thefollowingtopicswillintroducethebasic
functionsandfeaturesofyourphone.
Your Phone’s Layout
Theillustrationsanddescriptionsbelowoutlineyourphone’sbasiclayout.
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Key Functions
n LEDIndicator displaysaphonenotification,chargingstatus,oralert.
n Proximity Sensor and Light Sensor detectshowcloseanobjectistothesurfaceofthe
screen.Thisistypicallyusedtodetectwhenyourfaceispressedagainstthescreen,suchas
duringaphonecall.Italsoautomaticallyturnsoffthekeyboardbacklightandbrightensthe
displaywhenyouareinsunlightorabrightroom,andturnsonthekeyboardbacklightanddims
thedisplayindarkerplaces.
l Whiletalkingonthephone,thesensordetectstalkactivityandlocksthekeypadtoprevent
accidentalkeypresses.
n Smart Sonic Receiver(Internal)letsyouhearthecallerandautomatedprompts.SeeSmart
SonicReceiver.
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Back Key letsyoureturntothepreviousscreen,orcloseadialogbox,optionsmenu,the
Notificationspanel,oronscreenkeyboard.
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Home Key returnsyoutotheHomescreen.Touchitonthemainhomescreentomanage
thehomescreens.SeeManageYourHomeScreens.
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Recent Apps Key allowsyoutoopenalistofthumbnailimagesofappsyouhaveworked
withrecently.
n Touchscreendisplaysalltheinformationneededtooperateyourphone.Alsoprovidesone-
touchaccesstoallofyourfeaturesandapplications.
n Self Camera Lenstakespicturesandrecordsvideoswhilefacingthescreen,andallowsyou
tovideoconference.
n Headset Jackallowsyoutoplugineitherastereoheadsetoranoptionalheadsetfor
convenient,hands-freeconversations.
n Power Button letsyouturnthephoneonorofforturnthescreenonoroff,orswitchyour
phonetosilentmode,vibrationmode,orairplanemode.
n Charger/Accessory Jackallowsyoutoconnectthemicro-USBcable(included)tochargethe
batteryortotransferfilestoandfromacomputer.
CAUTION!Insertinganaccessoryintotheincorrectjackmaydamagethephone.
n Primary Microphonetransmitsyourvoiceandambientsoundduringvoicecalls,voice
recordingsandvideos.
n Volume Button allowsyoutoadjusttheringtoneormediavolumewhenyouarenotonacall,
oradjustthevoicevolumeduringacall.
n Speaker letsyouhearthedifferentringtonesandsounds.Thespeakeralsoletsyouhearthe
caller’svoiceinspeakerphonemode.
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n Internal Antennas facilitatereceptionandtransmission.Tomaximizeperformance,donot
obstructwhileusingthephone.
n Back Camera Lens letsyoutakepicturesandvideos.
n Camera Flash helpsilluminatesubjectsinlow-lightenvironmentswhentakingapictureor
recordingavideo.Itcanalsoworkasaflashlight.SeeFlashlight.
n microSD Card Slot (Internal) allowsyoutoinsertanoptionalmicroSDcardtosupport
externalmemory.
n SIM Card Slot (Internal)allowsyoutoinsertaSIMcard.
n Secondary Microphonesuppressesbackgroundnoiseimprovingaudioqualityfortheother
partyduringvoicecallsexceptinspeakerphonemode.
Note:YourphonecomeswiththeSIMcardpreinstalled.
Note:TheSIMcardslotandamicroSDcardslotarelocatedjustabovethebatterycompartment.The
bottomslotistheSIMcardslot;theupperslotisforthemicroSDcard.
n Wireless Charging Area allowsyoutochargewirelesslyusinganoptionalPMA-enabled
WirelessChargingdevice.SeeChargeYourPhoneWirelessly.
Smart Sonic Receiver
SmartSonicreceivertransmitssoundthroughvibrationsonyourphone’sdisplayscreen.Place
youreararoundtheinternalreceiverandadjustthepositionofthephonetofindthebesthearing
pointdependingonthesurroundingenvironment.
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