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Contents

Getting started ..................................................7

Installing the nano-SIM/microSDXC card ...........................7

Getting to know your phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Key functions .................................................13

Getting to know the home screen ................................14

Extending the home screen .....................................14

Personalizing ...................................................16

Changing the system language .................................16

Setting the date and time .......................................16

Changing the ringtone and notication sound .....................16

Turning system sounds on/off ....................................17

Adjusting volumes ............................................. 17

Protecting your phone with screen locks ...........................20

Protecting your phone with screen pinning ........................20

Using your ngerprint ..........................................21

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone depending

on the software of the phone. Actual color may vary.

Your phone is designed to make it easy for you to access a wide variety of

content. For your protection, we want you to be aware that some applications

that you enable may involve the location of your phone being shared. For

applications available through Cricket, we offer privacy controls that let you

decide how an application may use the location of your phone and other

third parties. Cricket provides tools for you to control access to the Internet

and certain Internet content. These controls may not be available for certain

devices which bypass Cricket controls.

© 2016 Cricket Wireless LLC. All rights reserved. Cricket and the Cricket logo

are registered trademarks under license to Cricket Wireless LLC.

microSDXC

™

double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Qualcomm and

Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the

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devices ................................ 43

Phone calls ....................................................51

Contacts .......................................................61

Checking contact details .......................................61

Adding a new contact .........................................61

Setting up your own prole ......................................62

Importing, exporting, and sharing contacts ........................62

Working with favorite contacts ...................................63

Working with groups ...........................................64

Searching for a contact ........................................65

Editing contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Accounts ......................................................67

Marking an email as unread ....................................70

Deleting an email .............................................70

Replying to or forwarding an email ...............................70

Deleting an email account .....................................71

Adding and editing email accounts ..............................71

Changing general email settings ................................71

Messaging .....................................................72

Opening the messaging screen .................................72

Sending a text message ........................................ 72

Replying to a message .........................................73

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Browser ........................................................79

Music .........................................................94

Getting started

charge your phone, the screen will tell you the exact battery level each time

you wake up your phone.

Warning! Use only ZTE-approved chargers and USB Type-C™ cables. The use

of unapproved accessories could damage your phone or cause the battery

to explode.

1. Connect the adapter to the charging/USB Type-C port.

2. Connect the charger to a standard AC wall outlet. If the

3. Disconnect the charger when the battery is fully charged.

GPS functionality can drain your battery. You can follow the helpful tips below

to conserve your battery power:

• Use the Battery saver feature in Settings.

• Reduce the screen backlight time.

• Lower the screen brightness.

• Turn auto-sync, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth off when not in use.

GETTING STARTEDGETTING STARTED

• Disable the GPS function when not in use. Most applications using this

function will periodically query the GPS satellites for your current location;

each query drains your battery.

Setting up your phone for the rst time

When you rst power on your phone after you purchase it or reset it to factory

settings (see Settings – Device – Backup & reset), you may need to set it up

before using it.

1. Tap the language eld to select the language you want, and tap

.

2. Follow the prompts to set up your Wi-Fi connection, Google account,

Google services, and other options.

3. Read the User acceptance, and tap I AGREE.

Locking/Unlocking the screen and keys

after a certain period of time when you leave it idle. You will still be able to

receive messages and calls while the phone screen is off.

To unlock the screen and keys:

1. Press the Power key to turn the screen on.

2. Press and hold a blank area of the screen, or swipe right from

to make a

Note: If you have set an unlock pattern, PIN, or password for your phone (see

Personalizing – Protecting your phone with screen locks), you’ll need to draw

• Press and Hold – To open the available options for an item (for example, a

• Swipe or Slide – To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your nger

• Drag – To drag, press and hold your nger with some pressure before you

• Pinch – In some apps (such as Maps and Gallery), you can zoom in and

• The Auto-rotate screen check box needs to be selected for the screen

orientation to automatically change. Press the Home key >

> >

Display > Auto-rotate screen.

• You can also access the screen rotation control by sliding down the Status

Bar and tapping Auto-rotate/Portrait.

Key functions

Power key Press and hold to turn Airplane mode on or off, reboot,

or to power off.

Recent apps key Press to see recently used applications.

Back key Press to go to the previous screen.

Volume key Press or hold to turn the volume up or down.

Flash

13 MP camera

Touch screen

Headset port

Proximity and light sensor

Microphone

card tray

* You can switch the positions of the Back key and Recent apps key.

1. Press and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide left or right to

view the home screen thumbnails.

2. Tap

3. Tap OK. The items on the panel will also be removed.

Note: When there is only one home screen panel, it cannot be deleted.

1. Press and hold an empty area of the home screen and slide left or right to

view the home screen thumbnails.

2. Press and hold a thumbnail and drag it left or right to the place you need.

folders, widgets, and more.

Extending the home screen

The home screen extends beyond the screen width, giving you a lot more

space to add more stuff. Simply swipe your nger to the left or right to see the

extended home screen panels. You can add or remove home screen panels

or adjust the order.

Folder

Status and

notication bar

Primary shortcuts

bottom of all home screens. You can keep up to four items in addition to Apps

in the primary shortcuts area. Drag shortcuts or folders in or out of the area to

2. Open the Notication Panel and tap Change keyboard.

3. Select the input method you need.

tap to select a layout or an input language.

Note: The TouchPal keyboard defaults to the FULL layout.

You can also use Curve

®

and Wave

™

key tapping operation with a tracing gesture where you move your nger from

letter to letter without lifting the nger until you reach the end of the word.

The FULL layout offers an input experience similar

to a computer keyboard.

to lock uppercase. This key also changes to

indicate the current case you are using:

and

when locked in uppercase.

• Word prediction: Press and hold and tap the Prediction switch to turn off

or on prediction.

• Pre-dened texts: Tap

back to the alphabetic keys. Tap

use voice input, edit text, resize the keyboard, change keyboard themes,

and more.

Note: Curve - Word gesture is only available in the FULL layout.

Notes:

• Tap to type when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, simply tap

the key once.

• Lift your nger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically

when you begin to trace the next word.

Sentence gesture.

2. Tap >

and tap inside a text eld to open the

keyboard, and then tap > FULL to switch to the

FULL layout.

3. Tap or use Curve to enter the rst word. As the rst

word appears on the text eld, candidate words

appear on the keyboard for you to choose from as the following word.

The PHONEPAD layout is similar to a phone pad.

Tap an alphabetic key repeatedly until the desired

letter on the key. Double tap to enter the right

letter/symbol on the key. Press and hold a key and

slide left or right to choose more letters and symbols.

If word prediction is enabled, just tap the keys and

choose the right word.

Curve - Word gesture allows you to enter text by sliding your nger on the

screen from letter to letter to enter each word.

To enable and use Curve - Word gesture:

1. On the TouchPal keyboard screen, tap

3. Move your nger from letter to letter on the keyboard to trace a word

End of the word

4. Drag the correct candidate word to the space key to add the word to the

Notes:

• If none of the suggested words are correct, type the word as you

• Wave - Sentence gesture is only available in the FULL layout.

Google keyboard

• Tap the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Press

• As you type, suggested words appear above the keyboard. Tap a correctly

• Tap to use uppercase. Double tap to lock uppercase. This key also

when locked in uppercase.

• Tap

to use Google Voice typing.

• Press and hold

keyboard.

The Google keyboard supports the gesture-typing feature. Use this feature to

input a word by sliding from letter to letter on the keyboard.

Notes:

• Tap to type when you want to. If you want to enter a single letter, simply tap

the key once.

• Lift your nger at the end of the word. A space is added automatically

when you begin to trace the next word.

End of the word

or to access the voice-typing feature.

2. When you see the microphone image, speak what you want to type.

• Select text: Press and hold or double tap

• Cut or copy: Select the text you want to manipulate. Then tap CUT or

to cut or copy the text to the clipboard.