Simple Mobile SMLGL83BGP5 User guide

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Sprint User Guide

A downloadable, printable guide to your LG Stylo 3 and its

features.

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Table of Contents

GETTING STARTED 1

Introduction 2

Set Up Your Phone 3

PartsandFunctions 3

BatteryUse 4

InserttheBattery 5

RemovetheBattery 6

ChargetheBattery 7

NanoSIMCard 9

microSDCard 11

InsertmicroSDCard 12

UnmountandRemovethemicroSDCard 14

FormatmicroSDCard 15

TurnYourPhoneOnandOff 15

UsetheTouchscreen 17

ActivateYourPhone 20

CompletetheSetupScreens 21

Basic Operations 23

Basics 23

HomeScreen 23

PhoneSettingsMenu 24

PortraitandLandscapeScreenOrientation 24

CaptureScreenshots 25

Applications 25

PreinstalledApps 26

FingerprintRecognition 27

PrecautionsforFingerprintRecognition 27

RegisteringFingerprints 28

ManagingFingerprints 29

UnlockingtheScreenwithaFingerprint 29

Multi-taskingFeature 29

Multi-Window 29

Overviewscreen 30

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PhoneNumber 30

AirplaneMode 30

EnterText 31

TouchscreenKeyboards 31

QWERTYKeyboard 32

PhoneKeyboard 33

TipsforEditingText 33

GoogleAccount 36

CreateaGoogleAccount 36

CreateanExchangeAccount 37

SignintoYourGoogleAccount 38

FactoryResetProtection 38

GooglePlayStore 39

FindandInstallanApp 39

RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 40

UpdateanApp 40

UninstallanApp 41

GetHelpwithGooglePlay 41

LockandUnlockYourScreen 41

UnlockYourScreenUsingtheKnockCodeFeature 42

UpdateYourPhone 43

UpdateYourPhoneSoftware 43

UpdateYourProfile 45

UpdateYourPRL 46

Your Phone's Home Screen 47

HomeScreenBasics 47

HomeScreenLayout 47

ExtendedHomeScreens 48

StatusBarandNotificationPanel 48

StatusBar 48

NotificationPanel 50

CustomizetheHomeScreen 51

ChangetheWallpaper 51

AddWidgetstotheHomeScreen 52

AddFolderstotheHomeScreen 52

MAKING CONNECTIONS 53

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Phone Calls and Voicemail 54

PlaceandAnswerCalls 54

CallUsingthePhoneDialer 54

CallEmergencyNumbers 55

AnswerPhoneCalls 56

In-CallScreenLayoutandOperations 57

PlaceaCallfromContacts 58

CallfromCallLogs 59

Voicemail 59

VoicemailSetup 59

VisualVoicemailSetup 59

ReviewVisualVoicemail 61

ListentoMultipleVoicemailMessages 62

VisualVoicemailOptions 62

ConfigureVisualVoicemailSettings 62

OptionalCallingServices 64

Wi-FiCalling 64

CallerIDBlocking 65

CallWaiting 65

ConferenceCalling 65

CallForwarding 66

CallSettingsMenu 66

Contacts 70

AddaContact 70

ViewContacts 71

ContactsScreenLayout 72

EditaContact 73

DeleteaContact 73

ShareaContact 73

ImportContacts 74

BackUpContacts 74

Messaging 75

Messenger 75

SendaTextMessage 75

SendaMultimediaMessage(MMS) 75

SaveandResumeaDraftMessage 76

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NewMessagesNotification 77

ManageMessageConversations 77

TextandMMSOptions 79

Gmail 80

CreateandSendaGmailMessage 80

CheckReceivedGmailMessages 81

UseGmailLabels 81

ArchiveGmailThreads 82

MuteGmailThreads 82

DeleteGmailThreads 82

SearchGmailMessages 82

ReportSpam 83

AddAnotherGoogle(Gmail)Account 83

SwitchingbetweenGmailAccounts 83

GmailSettings 84

Internet and Social Networking 85

DataServicesGeneralInformation(4GLTEand3GNetworks) 85

4GLTE 85

DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 86

ChromeBrowser 86

UsetheBrowser 86

AddaBookmark 86

ViewBrowserHistory 87

OpenNewBrowserTabs 87

BrowserSettings 87

Facebook 88

InstalltheFacebookApponYourPhone 88

UseFacebook 88

Twitter 89

InstalltheTwitterApponYourPhone 89

TweetonTwitter 89

Duo 89

Global Services 90

ActivateSprintWorldwideServiceonYourAccount 90

YourPhone’sSIMCardforInternationalGSMRoaming 90

EnableGlobalRoamingMode 91

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SettheCommunicationsMethodforGlobalUse 91

SelectaCarrier 91

MakeandReceiveWorldwideCalls 92

SprintInternationalVoicemailService 92

SetUpYourVoicemailAccessNumberforInternationalUse 93

AccessYourVoicemailInternationally 93

InternationalDataRoaming 94

AccessEmailandDataServicesInternationally 94

ContactSprintforAssistancewithInternationalService 95

Connectivity 97

TransferFilesBetweenYourPhoneandaComputer 97

Wi-Fi 98

TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 98

ConfigureWi-FiSettings 99

DisconnectWi-Fi 99

Wi-FiDirect 99

Tethering 100

Hotspot 100

Bluetooth 101

BluetoothInformation 101

EnabletheBluetoothFeature 101

PairBluetoothDevices 102

ConnecttoaPairedBluetoothDevice 103

SendInformationUsingBluetooth 103

ReceiveInformationviaBluetooth 104

ContentSharing 104

PlayingContent 104

SendingorReceivingFiles 105

UsingNearbyDevices 105

APPS AND ENTERTAINMENT 106

Camera and Video 107

CameraOverview 107

TakePicturesandRecordVideos 108

TakePictures 109

RecordVideos 109

TakePanoramicPhotos 110

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ZoomInorOut 110

SwitchingbetweenCameras 110

SelfieShot 111

UsingthePower/LockButton 111

GestureShot 111

IntervalShot 112

GestureView 112

SaveasFlippedImage 112

ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 113

EditPictures 114

SharePicturesandVideos 115

SendPicturesorVideosbyEmail 115

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

SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 116

SharePicturesorVideosviaAdditionalAppsorSocialMedia 116

ShareVideosonYouTube 117

CameraSettings 117

SwitchCameras 117

SetCameraFunctions 118

Productivity 119

GoogleCalendar 119

AddanEventtotheCalendar 119

AddRemindersintheCalendar 120

CreateaGoalintheCalendar 120

EditCalendarEvents,Reminders,orGoals 121

DeleteCalendarEvents,Reminders,orGoals 121

QuicklyHideorShowEvents 121

CalendarSettings 122

UsingtheStylusPen 122

NavigationApps 123

GoogleMaps 123

Scout 123

GoogleSearch 124

UseGoogleSearch 124

UseGoogleVoiceSearch 125

Calculator 126

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Clock 126

SetAlarms 126

AdditionalClockFeatures 127

Capture+ 128

QuickMemo+ 129

FileManager 129

VoiceRecorder 130

UninstalledApps 130

Entertainment and Activities 131

GooglePlayMusicApp 131

PlayMusicwithGooglePlay 131

GooglePlayMusicScreenLayout 132

CreatePlaylistsinGooglePlayMusic 132

SprintMusicPlus 133

BackUpYourDownloadedMusicFiles 135

YouTube 135

ViewYouTubeVideos 135

PostaVideotoYouTube 136

GetSupportfromSprintZone 136

NASCARMOBILE 137

SETTINGS 138

Networks Settings 139

BasicSettings 139

AirplaneMode 140

Wi-FiCalling 140

Wi-FiSettings 140

BluetoothSettings 140

MobileDataSettings 140

CallSettings 141

Share&Connect 141

Tethering 142

More 142

RoamingSettings 143

VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 145

PrepareYourPhoneforVPNConnection 145

SetUpSecureCredentialStorage 145

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AddaVPNConnection 145

ConnecttoorDisconnectFromaVPN 146

Sound Settings 147

SoundProfile 147

Volume 148

Ringtone 148

RingtoneID 149

SoundwithVibration 149

VibrateType 149

DoNotDisturb 149

LockScreen 150

Apps 150

NotificationLED 150

More 150

Display Settings 152

HomeScreen 152

LockScreen 154

Theme 157

HomeTouchButtons 157

FontType 157

FontSize 157

BoldText 158

Brightness 158

ComfortView 158

Auto-RotateScreen 158

ScreenTimeout 159

More 159

General Settings 160

Language&Keyboard 161

Location 161

Accounts&Sync 162

Accessibility 162

ShortcutKeys 165

GoogleServices 165

Fingerprints&Security 165

Pen 166

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Date&Time 167

Storage 167

Battery&PowerSaving 167

Memory 168

SystemUpdates 168

Apps 168

Backup&Reset 169

AboutPhone 170

GETTING HELP 171

For Assistance 172

Troubleshooting 172

SprintAccountInformationandHelp 173

SprintAccountPasswords 173

ManageYourAccount 174

SprintSupportServices 175

Anti-TheftGuide 175

CopyrightInformation 176

INDEX 177

Getting Started 1

Getting Started

Thetopicsinthissectionwillintroduceyoutoyourphone,helpyougetsetupwithservice,provide

anoverviewofthephonescreen,andgetyoustartedwithbasicphoneoperations.

Getting Started Introduction 2

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LGStylo3.Thefollowingtopicsexplainhowbesttousethis

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

Before Using Your Phone

ReadtheImportantInformationbookletthatwas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inthe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microSDXC™cardisreferredtoasan"SDCard"ora"memorycard."

Getting Started Set Up Your Phone 3

Set Up Your Phone

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

for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buttons.

Part Description

Proximity/Ambient Light

Sensor

Sensesproximitytowardsotherobjects(suchasyourhead)so

thattouchcommandsarenotaccidentallyactivatedduringacall.

Note:Pleasebecarefulnottocoverthesensorswitha

protectivefilm,pouch,oraprotectivecasenotauthorizedbyLG.

Theambientlightsensoranalyzestheambientlightintensity

whentheauto-brightnesscontrolmodeisturnedon.

LED Light Flashestoshowsomenotificationsaccordingtoyoursettings.

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

astheapplications,callstatus,theContactslist,thedateand

time,andthesignalandbatterystrength.

Getting Started Set Up Your Phone 4

Part Description

Back Key

Returnstothepreviousscreen.Italsoclosespop-updisplay

itemssuchasmenusanddialogboxes.

Microphone Transmitsyourvoiceforphonecallsorrecordsyourvoiceor

ambientsoundsforvoicerecordingsandvideos.

Home Key

Returnstothehomescreen.Ifyou'realreadyviewingoneof

extensioncanvases,itopensthecentralhomescreen.Touch

andholdtoaccessGoogleNow.

OverviewKey

Allowsyoutoaccessrecently-usedapps.Whileusinganapp,

touchandholdtousetwoappsatthesametimewiththeMulti-

Windowfeature.

Front-Facing Camera Lens Allowsyoutotakepicturesandvideosofyourself.Alsoletsyou

participateinvideochats.

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

Back-Facing Camera Lens Letsyoutakepicturesandrecordvideos.

Stylus Pen Youcanusethestyluspentoinputcommands.Supportedapps

willallowyoutowriteordrawwiththestyluspen.

Power/Lock Button with

Fingerprint Sensor

Locksthescreen.Pressandholdtoopenthephoneoptions

menuforthefollowingoptions:Poweroff,Poweroffandrestart,

andTurnon/offAirplanemode.

Turnonthefingerprintrecognitionfeaturetosimplifytheprocess

ofunlockingthescreen.SeeFingerprintRecognitionfordetails.

Placeyourfingeronthebuttontotakeselfiesusingthefront

camera.Double-tap,thenholdtotakeascreenshot.

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

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

Charger/Accessory Port AllowsyoutoconnectthephonechargeroranoptionalUSB

cable.

3.5mm Headset Jack Allowsyoutopluginaheadsetforconvenient,hands-free

conversations.

Volume Buttons Allowsyoutoadjusttheringerandmediavolumes,ortoadjust

thein-callvolumeduringacall.

Flash Helpsyoutakepicturesandvideoindimlighting.

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

Battery Use

Thefollowingtopicsexplainhowtoinsertandremoveyourphone’sbattery.

Battery Cautions

Getting Started Set Up Your Phone 5

Storage:Avoidstoringorleavingbatterywithnochargeremaining.Savedinformationand

settingsmaybecomelostorchanged,orbatterymaybecomeunusable.Chargeonceeverysix

monthsbeforestoringorleavingunusedforalongperiod.

Bulges:Dependingonuse,bulgesmayappearnearendofbatterylife.Thisdoesnotaffect

safety.

Replacing Battery:Thebatteryisaconsumableitem.Itneedstobereplacedifoperatingtime

shortensnoticeably.Purchaseanewbattery.

Cleaning:Cleansoiledterminalsbetweenbatteryandphonewithaclean,drycottonswab.

Soiledterminalscanresultinapoorconnectionandpreventcharging,etc.

Insert the Battery

Followtheseinstructionstoinsertyourphone’sbatterysafelyandproperly.

1. Removethebackcover.

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

2. Insertthebattery.

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

3. Attachthebatterycover.

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

Remove the Battery

Followtheseinstructionstoremoveyourphone’sbattery.Alwayspowerthephoneoffbefore

removingthebattery.

1. Removethebackcover.

Getting Started Set Up Your Phone 7

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

2. Removethebattery.

l Liftupwardgentlyasshown.

Charge the Battery

YourphoneisequippedwithaLi-Ionbattery.Itallowsyoutorechargeyourbatterybeforeitisfully

drained.Thebatteryprovidesupto25hoursofcontinuousdigitaltalktime.

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Youcanchargeyourphone’sbatteryusingeithertheincludedACadapterorviaaUSBconnection

withyourcomputer.

Charge Using the AC Adapter

1. PlugtheUSBcableintothecharger/accessoryportatthebottomofyourphone.

2. PlugtheotherendoftheUSBcableintotheACadapter.

3. PlugtheACadapterintoanelectricaloutlet.

l Theindicatorlightilluminateswhenchargingstarts.Thelightgoesoffwhenthebatteryis

fullycharged.Fullychargingabatterymaytakeuptofourhours.

4. Aftercharging,disconnectthephonefromthecharger.

l UnplugtheACadapterfromtheoutlet,andremovetheUSBcablefromthephoneandthe

ACadapter.

Note:Alwaysunplugthechargerfromthewallsocketafterthephoneisfullychargedtosave

unnecessarypowerconsumptionofthecharger.

Charge Using a PC Connection

BeforeusingaPCconnectiontochargeyourphone,ensurethatthecomputeristurnedon.

Dependingonthetypeofconnection,yourphone’sbatterymaynotcharge.

1. InsertthesmallendoftheUSBcableintothecharger/accessoryportatthebottomofyour

phone.

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2. InsertthelargeendoftheUSBcableintoanexternalUSBportonyourcomputer.

3. Aftercharging,removetheUSBcablefromboththephoneandthecomputer.

Nano SIM Card

TheNanoSIMcardisanIC(IntegratedCircuit)cardcontainingphonenumberandothercustomer

information.

Handling the 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.Sprint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theNanoSIMcard.

n SeeinstructionsincludedwiththeNanoSIMcardforhandling.

n TheNanoSIMcardisthepropertyofSprint.

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

n ReturntheNanoSIMcardtoSprintwhencancellingyour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theNanoSIM

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

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thephonebeforeinserting/removinga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.

1. Removethebackcover.

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

2. InserttheNanoSIMcard.

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

3. Insertthebattery.

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