KYOCERA Hydro Icon Boost Mobile User guide

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Table of Contents

GetStarted 1

YourPhoneataGlance 1

SetUpYourPhone 1

ChargeYourPhoneWirelessly 3

YourSIMCard 4

ActivationandService 5

CreateYourAccountandPickYourPlan 5

ActivateYourPhone 5

ManageYourAccount 5

Re-Boost 6

AdditionalInformation 7

SetUpVoicemail 7

PhoneBasics 8

YourPhone’sLayout 8

SmartSonicReceiver 10

TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 11

TurnYourScreenOnandOff 11

TouchscreenNavigation 11

YourHomeScreen 15

HomeScreenOverview 15

ChangetheHomeScreenMode 18

CustomizetheHomeScreen 18

QuickSettingsPanel 22

StatusBar 22

EnterText 24

TouchscreenKeyboards 24

Swype 24

GoogleKeyboard 27

GoogleVoiceTyping 29

TipsforEditingText 29

PhoneCalls 31

MakePhoneCalls 31

CallUsingthePhoneDialer 31

CallfromCallLogs 31

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CallfromContacts 32

CallaNumberinaTextMessage 32

CallEmergencyNumbers 32

CallNumberswithPauses 33

CallUsingthePlus(+)Code 34

CallUsingInternetCalling 34

ReceivePhoneCalls 35

Voicemail 35

VoicemailSetup 36

VoicemailNotification 36

RetrieveYourVoicemailMessages 36

VisualVoicemail 37

SetUpVisualVoicemail 37

ReviewVisualVoicemail 38

ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 38

ComposeaVisualVoicemailMessage 39

VisualVoicemailOptions 39

ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 40

ChangeYourMainGreetingviatheVoicemailMenu 41

EdittheDisplayNameviatheVoicemailMenu 41

PhoneCallOptions 41

In-callOptions 42

CallerID 43

CallWaiting 43

3-WayCalling 43

CallForwarding 44

CallLogs 44

CallSettings 45

VoicemailSettings 46

NorthAmericanDialing 46

InternationalDialing 46

TTYMode 46

Contacts 48

GetStartedwithPeople 48

AccessContacts 48

TheContactsList 48

ContactsListOptions 49

DisplayOptions 50

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AddaContact 51

SaveaPhoneNumber 51

EditaContact 52

AddorEditInformationforaContact 52

AssignaStoredPicturetoaContact 52

AssignaNewPicturetoaContact 53

AssignaRingtonetoaContact 53

AssignaVibrationtoaContact 54

AddaContacttoFavorites 54

SendaContact’sCalltoVoicemail 54

AddaContactWidgettotheHomeScreen 54

DeleteaContact 55

AddaGroupContact 55

EditaGroupContact 55

ICE(InCaseofEmergency) 56

ICEContacts 56

PersonalInformation 57

SynchronizeContacts 57

ShareaContact 58

AccountsandMessaging 59

Gmail/Google 59

CreateaGoogleAccount 59

SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 60

AccessGmail 60

SendaGmailMessage 61

ReadandReplytoGmailMessages 61

Email 62

AddanEmailAccount 62

AddaCorporateAccount 63

ComposeandSendEmail 64

ViewandReplytoEmail 65

ManageYourEmailInbox 65

GeneralEmailSettings 65

EmailAccountSettings 66

DeleteanEmailAccount 67

TextandMultimediaMessaging 68

SendaTextMessage 68

SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 69

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SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 70

NewMessagesNotification 70

ManageMessageConversations 71

TextandMMSOptions 74

SetEmergencyAlerts 75

SocialNetworkingAccounts 76

Facebook 76

Google+ 76

YouTube 77

AppsandEntertainment 78

GooglePlayStore 78

FindandInstallanApp 78

CreateaGoogleWalletAccount 79

GooglePlayStoreMenuOptions 79

RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 80

OpenanInstalledApp 80

UninstallanApp 80

GetHelpwithGooglePlay 81

Navigation 81

GoogleMaps 82

Music 84

GooglePlayMusicApp 84

GooglePlayMovies&TVApp 85

GooglePlayBooksApp 86

GooglePlayNewsstandApp 86

MobileID 87

InstallYourIDPack 87

SwitchIDPacks 87

WebandData 89

Wi-Fi 89

TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 89

ChecktheWirelessNetworkStatus 90

ConnecttoaDifferentWi-FiNetwork 90

ConnectionsOptimizer 90

DataServices 91

LaunchaWebConnection 91

DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 92

VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 92

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PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 92

SetUpSecureCredentialStorage 92

AddaVPNConnection 93

ConnecttoorDisconnectfromaVPN 93

Browser 94

LaunchtheWebBrowser 94

LearntoNavigatetheBrowser 94

BrowserMenu 95

SelectTextonaWebPage 96

GotoaSpecificWebsite 96

AdjustBrowserSettings 97

CreateWebsiteSettings 99

ResettheBrowsertoDefault 99

SettheBrowserHomePage 100

CreateBookmarks 100

CreateaNewHomepage 101

AddBookmarkstoYourHomeScreen 101

PortableWi-FiHotspot 101

CameraandVideo 104

TakePictures 104

OpenorClosetheCamera 104

ViewfinderScreen 105

TakeaPicture 106

CameraReviewScreen 106

RecordVideos 107

CameraandVideoCameraSettings 107

ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 110

OpenorCloseGallery 110

ViewPicturesandVideos 111

ZoomInorOutonaPicture 111

WatchVideo 111

WorkwithPictures 112

SharePicturesandVideos 114

SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail 114

SendaPictureorVideobyMultimediaMessage 115

SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 115

SharePicturesandVideosonFacebook 116

SharePicturesandVideosonGoogle+ 116

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SharePicturesonPicasa 117

ShareVideosonYouTube 117

ToolsandCalendar 118

Calendar 118

AddanEventtotheCalendar 118

InviteGueststoYourCalendarEvent 119

CalendarEventAlerts 119

ViewCalendarEvents 120

EraseCalendarEvents 121

ShoworHideCalendars 121

ChooseGoogleCalendarstoSynchronizeWithYourPhone 122

Clock 123

Alarm 123

Stopwatch 124

Timer 124

WorldClock 125

Calculator 125

Flashlight 126

SoundRecorder 126

MagniFont 127

VoiceServices 127

AutomaticSpeechRecognition(ASR) 128

VoiceSearch 128

EcoMode 129

Bluetooth 130

TurnBluetoothOnorOff 130

TheBluetoothSettingsMenu 130

ChangetheDeviceName 130

ConnectaBluetoothHeadsetorCarKit 131

ReconnectaHeadsetorCarKit 131

DisconnectorUnpairfromaBluetoothDevice 132

SendandReceiveInformationUsingBluetooth 132

NearFieldCommunication(NFC)Technology 134

microSDCard 135

InsertamicroSDCard 135

RemoveamicroSDCard 135

ViewthemicroSDCardMemory 136

FormatthemicroSDCard 136

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UnmountthemicroSDCard 136

UsethePhone’smicroSDCardasaUSBDrive 136

TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 137

UpdateYourPhone 138

UpdateYourPhoneFirmware 138

UpdateYourProfile 139

UpdateYourPRL 139

UpdateKyoceraSoftware 140

Settings 141

Wi-FiSettings 141

BluetoothSettings 142

MaxiMZRSettings 142

DataUsageSettings 142

MoreSettings 143

AirplaneMode 143

VPNSettings 143

Tethering&PortableHotspotSettings 144

NFCSettings 144

AndroidBeam 144

MobileNetworks 145

HomeScreenMode 146

SoundSettings 146

Volumes 146

PhoneRingtone 146

VibrationPattern 147

VibratewhenRinging 147

PersistentAlerts 147

DefaultNotificationSound 147

DialPadTouchTones 148

TouchSounds 148

ScreenLockSound 148

VibrateonTouch 148

HearingAid 148

DisplaySettings 149

Brightness 149

Wallpaper 149

Auto-RotateScreen 150

Sleep 150

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Daydream 150

FontSize 151

KeyBacklight 151

DisplayBatteryPercentage 151

WirelessDisplay 151

ScreenProximitySafety 151

StorageSettings 152

PhoneMemory 152

PrimaryStorage 152

SDCard 152

BatterySettings 153

PCConnectionSettings 153

AppsSettings 154

LocationAccess 154

LockScreenSettings 155

ScreenLock 155

DisabletheScreenLock 157

ImproveFaceMatching 157

LivenessCheck 157

AutomaticallyLock 157

PowerButtonInstantlyLocks 157

OwnerInformation 158

SwipeOptions 158

LockScreenWidgets 158

SecuritySettings 159

Encrypt&DecryptData 159

MakePasswordsVisible 159

DeviceAdministrators 160

UnknownSources 160

VerifyApps 160

CredentialStorage 160

Language&InputSettings 161

Language 161

SpellChecker 161

PersonalDictionary 162

DefaultTextInput 162

GoogleKeyboardSettings 162

SwypeKeyboardSettings 163

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GoogleVoiceTypingSettings 164

VoiceSearch 165

Text-to-SpeechOutput 165

PointerSpeed 165

BackUpandResetPhone 165

Accounts 166

Date&TimeSettings 167

AccessibilitySettings 168

TalkBack 168

MagnificationGestures 168

LargeText 168

PowerButtonEndsCall 168

Auto-RotateScreen 168

SpeakPasswords 169

AccessibilityShortcut 169

Text-to-SpeechOutput 169

Touch&HoldDelay 169

ActivateThisDevice 169

AboutPhone 170

4GSettings 170

Status 170

LegalInformation 170

SystemUpdate 170

CopyrightInformation 172

Index 173

Get Started 1

Get Started

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

time.

Your Phone at a Glance

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

Set Up Your Phone

Youmustfirstinstallandchargethebatterytobeginsettingupyourphone.

Get Started 2

1. Installthebattery.

l Insertyourfingernailintotheslitatthebottomofthebatterycompartmentcoverandliftthe

coverupgently.

l Insertthebattery,contactsendfirst,andgentlypressthebatteryintoplace.

l Replacethebatterycompartmentcoverandpressdownfirmlyonallsidesofthebackcover

asshownbythearrowsinthefiguretomakesureallthetabsareseatedandthereareno

gapsaroundthecover.

Note:Whenyouinsertthebattery,yourphonemaypoweronautomatically.

2. Chargeyourbattery.

l PlugthesmallerendoftheUSBcableintothecharger/accessoryjackonthebottomofyour

phone.

Get Started 3

l PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintothecharger,andthenplugthechargerintoan

electricaloutlet.

Note:Yourphone’sbatteryshouldhaveenoughchargeforthephonetoturnonandfindasignal,runthe

setupapplication,setupvoicemail,andmakeacall.Youshouldfullychargethebatteryassoonaspossible.

3. PressandholdthePowerButtontoturnthephoneon.

l Ifyourphoneisactivated,itwillturnon,searchforservice,andbeginthesetupprocess.

l Ifyourphoneisnotyetactivated,seeActivateYourPhoneormoreinformation.

Charge Your Phone Wirelessly

YourphonesupportsthePMAstandardviaawirelesschargingaccessory(soldseparately).Follow

thestepsbelowtochargeyourphonewirelessly.

Important:Useonlywirelesschargersthatareapprovedbythemanufacturerofyourphone.

1. Placeyourphoneonthewirelesscharger,ensuringthatthechargingareaofyourphone

touchesthechargingareaofyourwirelesscharger.

2. Whenyousee"Wirelesscharging"onthestatusbar,slidedownthestatusbartodisplaythe

Notificationspanel,andthentouchWireless charging.

Get Started 4

3. Yourphonewilldisplayawirelesschargingscreeninstructingyoutomakesurethescreenlogo

isdirectlyabovethechargingdevicecenteremblem.

4. Yourphoneshowsbatterychargingstatusasitcharges.Whenchargingiscomplete,remove

yourphonefromthecharger.

Note: Yourphonewillnotchargecorrectlyunlessitisplacedwithinthechargingarea.

Note: Makesurethereisnothingbetweenyourphoneandthecharger.Formoreinformationonwireless

charging,seetheuserguideofyourwirelesscharger.

Your SIM Card

YourphonecomeswithapreinstalledSIM(SubscriberIdentityModule)card.Ifyouneedtoreinstall

yourSIMcard,followtheinstructionsbelow.

Note: TheSIMincludedcontainsinformationspecifictoyourphoneandshouldberetainedwiththephone.

1. Insertyourfingernailintotheslitatthebottomofthebatterycoverandliftthecoverupgently.

2. Removethebattery.Youwillseetwoslotsjustabovethebatterycompartment.Thebottomslot

istheSIMcardslot;theupperslotisforthemicroSDcard.

3. HoldtheSIMcardsothatthemetalcontactsontheSIMcardfacedownandthecutoffcorner

pointstotheupper-leftcornerofyourphone.

4. GentlyslidetheSIMcardintotheSIMcardslotuntilitstops.

5. Replacethebatteryandthebatterycover.

Get Started 5

Activation and Service

Beforeusingyourphone,youmustsetupyourservicewithBoostMobile.Youwillneedyour

phone’sserialnumber(MEID),printedonastickerinsidethebatterycompartment.

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MEIDandclickstart activation process.

l Yourphone’sMEID(serialnumber)isprintedonthestickerlocatedonthebackofyour

phoneinthebatterycompartment.Thisnumbercanalsobefoundonthebottompanelof

thephone’spackage.

3. Followtheremaininginstructionstochooseyourplanandselectapaymentmethod.

4. Followtheactivationinstructionsbelowandyou’llbeabletostartusingyourphone.

Note:Youcanalsoactivatebyphonebycalling1-888-BOOST-4U(1-888-266-7848)fromanyotherphone.

Activate Your Phone

Aftersettingupyouraccountonboostmobile.com,simplyturnyourdeviceon.Yourdeviceis

designedtoactivateautomatically.IfyouareswappingfromanotherBoostMobiledevicetoanew

one,besuretoturnofftheolddevicebeforeswappingtheserialnumber(MEID).OncetheMEID

swapiscomplete,turnonthenewdeviceandtheprogramminginformationwillbepushedtoyour

deviceautomatically.

Youcanalsostarttheactivationprocessmanually.

n

Touch > >Settings >Activate this device.

Manage Your Account

Accessinformationaboutyouraccount.Youcan:

n Checkyourminutes.

n Re-Boost

®

(addmoneytoyouraccount).

n Changeplans.

n Andmore.

Get Started 6

From Your Phone

Accessaccountinformationandotherself-servicetoolsfromBoostZone.

n

Touch > >BoostZone .

Youcanalsodialdirectlyforaccesstocertaininformation:

n

Dial    (#BAL) tocheckaccountbalance.

n

Dial    (#ADD) tomakeapayment.

n

Dial    tolaunchBoostZoneorcallBoostCustomerCare(depending

onyourSettings)togetanswerstootherquestions.

From Your Computer

n LoginwithyourwirelessphonenumberandaccountPINatboostmobile.com.

From Any Other Phone

n BoostCustomerCare:1-888-BOOST-4U(1-888-266-7848).

Re-Boost

BoostMobilemakesiteasytoaddmoneytoyouraccount.Youdecideexactlyhowandwhereyou

wanttopay.Keepyouraccountactivebyusingyourphoneandaddingmoneytoyouraccount.

Pay with Cash

FindanAuthorizedRe-BoostRetailernearyou.PickupaRe-BoostCardorrechargeforaslowas

$10attheregister,whereavailable.

Pay Anytime with a Credit/Debit Card

Dial#ADD(    )toaddmoneyfromyourphoneorvisitMy Accountat

boostmobile.comtodoitonline.Securelyregisteryourcredit/debitcardwithBoostformore

convenientone-timepaymentsortosetupeasyAutoRe-Boost℠ payments.

Set Up Worry-Free Payments with Auto Re-Boost

It’stheeasiestwaytomakesureyouraccountstaysonandactive.Useacreditcard,debitcardor

bankaccount—whatever’sbestforyou.

Visitboostmobile.com/reboosttogetthedetailsonallyourRe-Boostoptions.

Get Started 7

Additional Information

FormoreinformationaboutyourBoostMobileaccount,aswellasotherBoostMobileservices,visit

usatboostmobile.com.

Or,callusat1-888-322-1122.We’reheretoserveyou.

Set Up Voicemail

Youshouldsetupyourvoicemailandpersonalgreetingassoonasyourphoneisactivated.Always

useapasswordtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Yourphoneautomaticallytransfersall

unansweredcallstoyourvoicemail,evenifyourphoneisinuseorturnedoff.

1.

Touch > >Dialpadtab.

2.

Touchandhold todialyourvoicemailnumber.

3. Followthesystempromptsto:

l Createyourpassword.

l Recordyournameannouncement.

l Recordyourgreeting.

Important:Voicemail Password–Itisstronglyrecommendedthatyoucreateapasswordwhensetting

upyourvoicemailtoprotectagainstunauthorizedaccess.Withoutapassword,anyonewhohasaccessto

yourphoneisabletoaccessyourvoicemailmessages.

Formoreinformationaboutvoicemail,seeVoicemailorVisualVoicemail.

Phone Basics 8

Phone Basics

Yourphoneispackedwithfeaturesthatsimplifyyourlifeandexpandyourabilitytostayconnected

tothepeopleandinformationthatareimportanttoyou.Thefollowingtopicswillintroducethebasic

functionsandfeaturesofyourphone.

Your Phone’s Layout

Theillustrationsanddescriptionsbelowoutlineyourphone’sbasiclayout.

Phone Basics 9

Key Functions

n LEDIndicator displaysaphonenotification,chargingstatus,oralert.

n Proximity Sensor and Light Sensor detectshowcloseanobjectistothesurfaceofthe

screen.Thisistypicallyusedtodetectwhenyourfaceispressedagainstthescreen,suchas

duringaphonecall.Italsoautomaticallyturnsoffthekeyboardbacklightandbrightensthe

displaywhenyouareinsunlightorabrightroom,andturnsonthekeyboardbacklightanddims

thedisplayindarkerplaces.

l Whiletalkingonthephone,thesensordetectstalkactivityandlocksthekeypadtoprevent

accidentalkeypresses.

n Smart Sonic Receiver(Internal)letsyouhearthecallerandautomatedprompts.SeeSmart

SonicReceiver.

n

Back Key letsyoureturntothepreviousscreen,orcloseadialogbox,optionsmenu,the

Notificationspanel,oronscreenkeyboard.

n

Home Key returnsyoutotheHomescreen.

n

Recent Apps Key allowsyoutoopenalistofthumbnailimagesofappsyouhaveworked

withrecently.

n Touchscreendisplaysalltheinformationneededtooperateyourphone.Alsoprovidesone-

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

n Self Camera Lenstakespicturesandrecordsvideoswhilefacingthescreen,andallowsyou

tovideoconference.

n Headset Jackallowsyoutoplugineitherastereoheadsetoranoptionalheadsetfor

convenient,hands-freeconversations.

n Power Button 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.

n Charger/Accessory Jackallowsyoutoconnectthemicro-USBcable(included)tochargethe

batteryortotransferfilestoandfromacomputer.

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

n Primary Microphone transmitsyourvoiceandambientsoundduringvoicecalls,voice

recordingsandvideos.

n Volume Button allowsyoutoadjusttheringtoneormediavolumewhenyouarenotonacall,

oradjustthevoicevolumeduringacall.

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

caller’svoiceinspeakerphonemode.

n Internal Antennas facilitatereceptionandtransmission.Tomaximizeperformance,donot

obstructwhileusingthephone.

Phone Basics 10

n Back Camera Lens letsyoutakepicturesandvideos.

n Camera Flash helpsilluminatesubjectsinlow-lightenvironmentswhentakingapictureor

recordingavideo.Itcanalsoworkasaflashlight.SeeFlashlight.

n microSD Card Slot (Internal) allowsyoutoinsertanoptionalmicroSDcardtosupport

externalmemory.

n SIM Card Slot (Internal)allowsyoutoinsertaSIMcard.

n Secondary Microphonesuppressesbackgroundnoiseimprovingaudioqualityfortheother

partyduringvoicecallsexceptinspeakerphonemode.

Note:YourphonecomeswiththeSIMcardpreinstalled.

Note: TheSIMcardslotandamicroSDcardslotarelocatedjustabovethebatterycompartment.The

bottomslotistheSIMcardslot;theupperslotisforthemicroSDcard.

n Wireless Charging Area allowsyoutochargewirelesslyusinganoptionalPMA-enabled

WirelessChargingdevice.SeeChargeYourPhoneWirelessly.

Smart Sonic Receiver

SmartSonicreceivertransmitssoundthroughvibrationsonyourphone’sdisplayscreen.Place

youreararoundtheinternalreceiverandadjustthepositionofthephonetofindthebesthearing

pointdependingonthesurroundingenvironment.

Note: Donotcoverthemicrophonesduringacall.Donotapplyanysheetorstickertothedisplayareaasit

maycompromisethehearingquality.

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