Huawei Ascend Y101 manual

User Guide Welcome to HUAWEI HUA WE I As c end Y 101[...]

Contents i 1 Read Before Proceeding ................ .................... ................. .. 1 1.1 Safety Precautions ..... .......... ........... .............. .......... ........... .......... 1 1.2 Personal Informat ion and Data Secur ity ......... ........... .............. .... 2 1.3 Legal Notice ......... .............. ........... .......[...]

ii 4.8 Deleting a Conta ct .. ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... ........... .. 22 4.9 Backing Up and S ynchronizing Conta cts................................ ... 22 4.10 Stream s ................... .......... ........... ........... ............. ........... ........ 23 4.11 Managi ng Groups .............. ........... ....[...]

iii 9.6 Play Store ............... ........... ........... .......... ........... ............. ........... 50 10 Synch ronizing Info rmation ................................ .................51 10.1 Managin g Your Accoun ts. ........... .......... ........... ........... ............. 51 10.2 Custo mizing Your Acc ount Sync hronization .... ......[...]

1 1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Prec autions Please read the safet y precautions carefu lly to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or punc ture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist enviro nment, such as the bathroom. Pr event yo[...]

2 1.2 Personal Informatio n and Data Security The use of some functions or thir d-party applications on y our device could result in your personal information an d data being lost or becoming accessible t o others. Several measures are rec ommended to help you protect personal and confidential information. • Place your devic e in a safe area to p[...]

3 • Periodically back up personal informatio n kept on your SIM/US IM card, memory card, or stored in y our device memory. If you c hange to a different de vice, be sure to move or delete any per sonal information on your old device. • If you are worried abo ut viruses when you r eceive messages or emails from a stranger, you can delete them wi[...]

4 Trademarks and Perm issions , , and are trademarks or register ed trademarks of Huawe i Technologies Co., Ltd. Android is a trademark of Goog le Inc. Other trademarks, product , service and company names mentione d are the property of their respective owners . Notice Some features of the pro duct and its accessories desc ribed herein rely on the [...]

5 This product uses the open-s ource Android™ platform. Hua wei Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Ther efore, this product may not support all the functions tha t are supported by the stan dard Android platform or may be incompatible with th ird-party software. H uawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable fo[...]

6 2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are f or your reference only. Your phone’s actual display features may be diff erent to those describ ed here, depending on its software version. 2.1 Key Functions at Your Fingerti ps 2.2 Import ant Informa tion About th e Battery • If the battery has not bee n used for a long time, you may not[...]

7 • Using data services increa ses the power consu mption of the phone and will therefore reduce the lengt h of time that the phone can be used bet ween battery charges. • The time required to fully charge the batt ery depends on the ambient temper ature and the age of the battery. • When the battery power is low, the phone will alert you and[...]

8 If personal ident ification number (PIN) protection is enabled on y our mobile phone, you must enter your PIN befor e using the mobile phone. 2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Ph one The first time you po wer on your mobile phone, the ph one displays a se tup wizard to help you set up the phone. The setup wizard he lps you: • Create or sign in to yo[...]

9 • Touch and hold : Touch an item with your finger and do not release it until the mobile phone responds . For example, to open the opti ons menu for the active screen, touch and hold t he screen until the menu appear s. • Flick : Move your finger eithe r vertically or horizontally across the screen. • Drag : Touch and hold the de sired item[...]

10 2.6.2 Unlocking the S creen 1. Press or to wake up th e screen. 2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw th e pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.7 Home Screen 10:23 Touch to view all your applications. Shortcuts Notifications bar: Displays the remin[...]

11 Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vib rates, you can then drag it to your desired location or mov e it to the tras h. You can als o drag an icon from another area of the scree n to the shortcut position. 2.7. 1 Noti fica tion and Stat us Ico ns Signal strength No signal Connected to 2G network 2G network in use Connected to 3G net[...]

12 2.7. 2 Noti fica tion Panel Your mobile phone will notify you wh en you receive a new mess age or there is an upcoming event. The notification panel also inf orms you of alarms and settings. Ope n the notification panel to see your network operat or or to view a message, remind er, or event no tificati on. Opening the Notification Panel 1. When [...]

13 • Touch Clear to clear all notifications. Closing the Notification Panel Touch and hold the bottom of the panel. Then flick up to close it. 2.7.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Hom e Screen 2.7.4 Customizing the H ome Screen Adding a New Home Scree n Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Ho me screen until the Add to home screen menu is displ[...]

14 Removing a Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold an item on the Home scr een until the item expand s and the mobile phone vibrates. 2. Without lifting your finger, drag the item to the trash can. When the item and the trash can turn red, the item is rea dy to be removed. 3. Release the item to remove it from the Home screen. 2.7. 5 Serv ice Sho rtc[...]

15 2.9 Using a microSD Card 2.9.1 Using the microSD Card as a USB M a ss Storage To transfer all y our favorite mu sic and pictures from your PC to your mob ile phone’s microSD card, set the microSD card as a U SB mass storage. 1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable pro vided. Your PC will detect the microSD card as a removabl[...]

16 When you are in a call, you can touc h to use other functions . To return to the call screen, flick the notif ication bar down an d touch Current call . Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of your pho ne if you want your voice heard by the othe r parties in a call. 3.1. 1 Making a Cal l wi th the Di aler Appli catio n 1. On the [...]

17 3.2 Answering or Re jecting a Call 3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call When you receive a phone c all, the incoming call screen opens. If you ha ve previously save d the caller’s number in Contacts , the caller's na me and number are displayed. If the caller’s number is not saved in Contacts , the caller’s number is displaye d. Drag to t[...]

18 3.2.3 Rejecting an Inco ming Call Drag to the left t o reject the call. 3.3 Other Operation s During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conferenc e Call If you receive a new call while you ar e already in a call, you can add the second call t o the call you are in. Th is feature is known as conference callin g. You can also set u p a conference call with mul[...]

19 3.3. 2 Switch ing Betw een Call s If you receive a new ca ll while you are already in a ca ll, you can switch bet ween the two calls. 1. While you are in the first c all and the sec ond call comes in , answer t he incoming call, and then touch > Swap calls . 2. The current call is placed on hold and you are connected to the first call. 3.4 Us[...]

20 4.1 Opening the Co ntacts Application If you have n ot yet added any contac ts to your mob ile phone, Contacts displays a message with hint s on how to st art adding conta cts information. On the Home scre en, touch Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are displaye d alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through[...]

21 4.5 Searching fo r a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch > Search . 2. Enter the name of the contact you wish to search for. As you type , contacts with matching names ap pear below the search box . On the contact list screen, you can touch a letter on the right to display c ontacts starting with the touched let ter. 4.6 Editing a Co ntact [...]

22 4.7.2 Commun icating with a Contact 1. In the contacts list, touch the conta ct that you want to communicate w ith. 2. On the contact’s details screen, touch the ic on to the right of the number to call or send messages. 4.8 Deleting a Cont act 1. In the contacts list, touch and hold the co ntact that you want to delet e, and then touch Delete[...]

23 4.9. 2 Using a Google Ac count to Sync hroniz e Contac ts You can sync hronize contacts using your Google account. For de tails, see Changin g an Account’s Synchroniz ation Settings. 4.10 Streams Streams is a client that integr ates social networki ng service (SNS) func tions, such as Facebook and Twitter . Using Streams, yo ur SNS accoun ts c[...]

24 4.10 .4 Addi ng the S treams Widget to the Ho me Scree n Touch and hold t he blank area of the Home scr een. In the d isplayed menu, touch Add widget > Streams to add Streams to the Home screen . Using the wi dget, you ca n quickly acc ess Streams, or directly brow se the lates t events and update the status of you r friends on the Home sc re[...]

25 4.12 Joining and Separa ting Contacts You may have duplicate c ontacts if you import contact s by: • Adding an account, suc h as a Gmail account. • Using the social netw orking services su ch as Facebook or Twitt er. (If your phone has the Streams funct ion, you can use it to a ccess Facebook or Twitt er.) • Using other methods, such as ex[...]

26 4.13 Sending Contacts You can send contacts as a .vc f file via Bluetooth or Email. 1. In the contacts list, touch . 2. Select contacts that you want to sen d. 3. Touch Send . 4. Select the way you prefer to send the c ontacts you have select ed, for example Bluetooth or Email. You can send one contact by another way. Touch and hold a co ntact, [...]

27 5.1. 2 Usin g the An droi d Keyboa rd 5.1. 3 Usin g the Touc hPal ke yboar d q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k z x c v b n m . ?123 l Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Touch twice to capitalize all letters to be entered. Touch to change from the text mode to the symbol/number mode. Touch to enter text by voice. Touch to insert[...]

28 5.1.4 Switching the K eyboard Layo ut You can switch the keyboar d layout only when TouchPal Input is selected. There are three keyboa rd layouts for you to select : Full QWERTY , 12-Key PhonePad and CooTek T+ . To switch the keyboard layout , touch and hold one side of the key board panel, and then flick the panel to the edge of the scr een. Wh[...]

29 6.1 SMS and MMS 6.1.1 Opening M essaging Touch > Messaging . 6.1. 2 Creat ing and Sendin g a Text Mess age 1. Touch > Messaging > New message . 2. Enter a phone number or a contact's name in t he To field, or touch t o select a contact from Contacts or Groups . As you enter the phone n umber or the cont act's name, the phone d[...]

30 • Touch Add to add a picture, music, or video file. 5. When the message is ready to be sent, touc h . You can sele ct a media fil e (music, vi deo or pictu re) and send it as an attac hment in a multimedia message. In File Manager , touch and ho ld a media file, and then touch Share > Messaging . Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach mor[...]

31 6.1.7 Customizing M essage Settings In the message list, touch , and then touch Settings to customize the message settings. 6.2 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With you r phone’s Email application, you can use your email accoun t with Yahoo!, AOL or other popular email services on your phone. 6.2.1 Adding an E mail [...]

32 2. Access a folder, and then touch the messa ge that you want to view. 6.2. 3 Saving an Email Attac hment 1. On the accounts screen, touch the ema il account you want to use. 2. Touch the email message you want to view. 3. Touch Save next to the attachment in the email. 4. Select a path for saving the attachment and touch Save . 6.2. 4 Creat ing[...]

33 6.2.7 Changing Em ail Account Settings You can change a number of account settings, includ ing how often you chec k for emails, how you ar e notified of a new mail, and details about the servers the ac count uses to send and receive mails. Your account’s inco ming and outgoing settings depe nd on the kind of email service you are using. You ca[...]

34 7.1.2 Turning on the D ata Service 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks . 3. Select the Data ena bled check box to turn on t he data connection. 7.2 Wi-Fi Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet. To use Wi-Fi on you r mobile phone, you must ha ve an access to wir eless access point s (hotsp[...]

35 7.3 Sharing You r Phone’s Data Connection You can shar e your mobile p hone's data c onnection with a single comput er via a USB cable: USB tethering . You can share your mobile phon e's data connection wi th a number of devices at the sa me time, by turning your phone int o a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. 7.3. 1 Instal li ng the USB t eth[...]

36 7.3.3 Sharing Your Pho ne’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-F i Hots pot 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot . 3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share yo ur data connection . When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is sele cted, yo u can t ouch Porta ble W i-Fi hotspot settings t[...]

37 2. Use the keyboard to enter a webpage ad dress. You can touch to enter the web page address by voice. 3. As you enter th e address, matching webpage addresses will appea r on the screen. If you see the address you w ant, touch it and go direct ly to that webpage or complete entering your desir ed webpage. 7.4.3 Setting a Hom e Page 1. In a brow[...]

38 7.5 Bluetoo th Your mobile phone has Bluet ooth, which allows you to crea te a wireless connection with other Bluetooth devic es so you can share files with you r friends, talk hands- free with a Bluetooth headset, or even transfer photos from you r phone to your PC. If you are us ing Bluetooth, remembe r to stay w ithin 10 meters (33 feet) of t[...]

39 7.5.3 Sending Files v ia Bluetooth With Bluetooth, you can sha re pictures, videos, or music files wit h your family and friends. To send files via Bluetooth: 1. Touch and hold the file to be sent in your mobile phone or SD card. The active options menu is display ed. 2. Touch Share , then Bluetooth to select a paired device. 7.5.4 Disconnecting[...]

40 Capture Screen On the capture screen, touch to show the capture pan el. 8.1. 2 Taking a Photo 1. Open your camera application and switch it to camera mode. 2. If necessary, change the camera settings. The preview changes as you change the settings. 3. Frame your photo within the pho to capture screen. 4. Touch to take your photo. Photos taken ar[...]

41 2. If necessary, change the camco rder settings. 3. Frame the scene with which you wa nt to start your video. 4. Touch to start recording a video . 5. Touch to stop recording. 8.1. 5 Viewin g Your Vi deos 1. After recording a video, a th umbnail of the video you have just r ecorded is shown in the upper right corner of the capture scre en. Touch[...]

42 3. Touch the screen . Then the zoom panel appears. You can zoom in or zoom out on the picture. The picture view er supports the automatic rotatio n function. When you rotate your mobile phone, the picture ad justs itself to t he rotation. 8.2. 3 Rotat ing a Pict ure 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the operations panel. 2. Touch More [...]

43 3. Create a folder in the root directory of the mic roSD card (for example , Music ). 4. Copy the music from your computer to the f older you have created. 5. After copying music, unmount or eject the drive as required by your P C’s operating system to safely remove the mobile ph one. 6. Disconnect the mobile phone from the PC. 8.3.2 Opening t[...]

44 • Touch Current playlist to add the song to an existing playlis t. • Touch New to crea te a pl aylis t and add the song t o it. 8.3. 5 Play ing a Pl ayli st 1. Touch the Playlists tab on the music library s creen. 2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play. 3. Touch Play to play the playlist. 8.4 Listening to th e FM Radio The FM radio [...]

45 When you turn on you r mobile phone for the f irst time, touch a Google services such as Talk , Gmail , or Play Store , and you will be p rompted to sign in to your Google account. Ensure that your mobile phone has an active data connect ion (3G/GPRS/Wi-Fi) before you sign in to your Google acco unt. If you already have a Google ac count, touch [...]

46 9.2.1 Opening G mail On the Home screen, touch > Gmail . The Inbox mail list appears. Any emails you decide to keep on your mobile pho ne will go to your Inbo x folder. 9.2. 2 Switch ing Bet ween Accou nts 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Accounts . 2. Touch the account that contains the email you want to read. 9.2. 3 Creat ing an [...]

47 9.2. 5 Searc hing f or an Emai l 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Search . 2. Enter the search keywords in the box, and then touch . 9.2.6 Customizing Your Gmail Settings In the mail list, touch , and then touch More > Settings to customizing your Gmail . 9.3 Talk Talk is Google’s instant messaging service. You c an use it to com[...]

48 9.3.5 Setting Notifications for New Instant M essages Whenever you receive an ins tant message, your mobile phone c an play a sound, vibrate, or display an icon. To set up one of these handy notif ications, start in the friends list, and then touch . Then touch Settings . Now choose from one of the following: 9.3. 6 Signi ng out of Tal k On the [...]

49 2. Touch Location & security . 3. In the My Location section, select the Use wire less ne tworks check box , the Use GPS satellites check box , or both. 9.4.2 Opening M aps On the Home screen, touch > Maps to open the application. 9.4. 3 Searc hing f or Pl aces of Inte rest 1. On the map, touch , and then touch Search . 2. Enter the place[...]

50 9.5.2 Searching for a Vide o 1. On the YouTube screen, touch , and then touch Search . 2. Enter a search keyword, and t hen touch the Search icon. 3. You will see a number of search results dis played below the notification bar. Scroll through the results and touch a video to watch it . 9.6 Play Store Play Store provides d irect acce ss to appli[...]

51 2. To install the application, touch Downloa d (if it is free) or touch the butt on with its price (if it is not free), an d confirm your downloa d or purchase. 3. To chec k the progre ss of a dow nload, open t he notificat ion panel. Mos t application s are installed within seconds . To stop an application from download ing, touch the cross (×[...]

52 work account, so you r work-related emails and wor k contacts are handy. If y ou like, you may add multiple Google acco unts or other account s. 10.1.1 Adding an Account When you add an account , the Contacts application compares cont acts from the newly synchronized ac count with contact s from your existing mo bile phone accounts and attempts [...]

53 10.1.3 Removing an A ccount You can remove a n account, deleting it and all information associated with it f rom your mobile phone, including email, contact s, settings, and so on. You ca nnot, however, remove some accounts, suc h as the first account you signed into on the mobile phone. If you attempt to remove cert ain accounts, all personal i[...]

54 • Sel ect or c lear t he Auto-syn c check box to control whe ther changes y ou make to information on the p hone or on the w eb are automatically synchronized w ith each other. For example, when this op tion is selected, cha nges that you make in Contacts on the phone a re automatically made in Google Cont acts on the w eb. 10.2.2 Changing an [...]

55 11.2 Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and ap pointments. Depending on your sync hronization sett ings, the calendar on yo ur phone can be synchronized w ith the inter net-based cale ndar you use. 11.2.1 Opening Calenda r On the Home screen, touch > Calendar to open the application. When you a dd a Google Acc ount t[...]

56 11.2.3 Setting an Event Rem inder 1. In any calendar view, touch an eve nt to view its details or a n event summary. 2. Touch the Add reminder button to add a reminder, or to uch the reminder’s “-” button to delete an exist ing reminder. 3. Touch the reminder time, and then, from the list disp layed, touch the length of time before the eve[...]

57 11.3 File Manage r File Manager is like having a pocket-s ized personal a ssistant (PA) , letting yo u organize, edit, and delete files and folders. 11.3.1 Opening File M anager On the Home screen, touch > File Manager to open the application. 11.3.2 Creating a Folder 1. On the File Manager screen, access the dire ctory in which you w ant to [...]

58 5. A list of search results will be displayed. Touch a file in the list to open it. 6. Touch New search for a new search or touch the back key t o return to the file manager screen. 11.3.5 Compressing or Ex tracting Files Your phone supports compressing and extracting files. You can only compress files an d folders into .zip files, but can extra[...]

59 11.4 Clock In addition to displaying the date and time, t he Clock application displays information about the weather and your phone. You can also use Clock to turn your mo bile phone into an a larm clock. 11.4.1 Opening the C lock On the Home screen, touch > Clock to open the application. Clock opens with the date and time displayed on your [...]

60 11.5 Calculator Use Calculator to solve simple a rithmetic problems or use its advance d operators to solve more complex equations . 11.5.1 Opening Calculator On the Home screen, touch > Calculator to open the application. 11.5.2 Switching Betwee n Basic and A dvanced panel On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to sw[...]

61 3. Select the city you want to add. In addition to your current city, you can add up to four more cities to the weather clock and get weather informat ion for all of them at the same time. 4. Touch > More > Set as d efault city to set the n ewly added city as the default city. 11.7.2 Updating Wea ther You can update weath er information on[...]

62 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, your mobile phone aut omatically uses the date, time, and ti me zone provided by the network . When your mobile phone is using the dat e and time settings provided automatically by the netwo rk, you cannot manually set th e date, time, and time zone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Date & ti me . 2[...]

63 12.3 Setting Ringers 12.3.1 Turning On S ilent Mode 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound . 2. Select the Silent mode check box to silence all sounds except alarms, and music and video media. 12.3.2 Adjusting the Volum e You can adjust the volume while on the Home screen or on most of the ap plication screens (such as th e screen displayed duri[...]

64 12.4 Setting Phone Services 12.4.1 Customizing Ca ll Settings Mobile phone service providers offer different services such as call forwarding, call waiting, fixed dialing numbers, and voicemail. You can customize many of these services if they are part of your calling plan. On the Settings screen, touch Call settings to customize your call func [...]

65 12.5.2 Adjusting the Speec h Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Speech rate . 2. Select a speed at which the text is to be spok en. 12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phon e 12.6.1 Turning on Your S IM Card PIN 1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security > Set up SIM card l o[...]

66 2. Enter at least four characte rs. 3. Touch Continue . 4. Enter the same characters again and touch OK . To change your PIN, touch Location & security > Change screen lock . 12.6.4 Unlocking Your M o bile Phone If You Forget the Screen Lock Pattern If you have already creat ed a Google account, you ca n unlock your mobile phone using the[...]

67 12.7.3 Moving an Application to the microSD C ard Some applications are des igned to be stored on your pho ne’s USB storage or microSD card (depending on t he model of your phone), rath er than in its internal storage. O thers are des igned so yo u can change where they a re stored. Y ou may find it helpful to move large application s off your[...]

68 12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to the set tings that were configur ed at the factory, all of your personal data sto red on the phone, including information a bout your Google Account, any other accounts, you r system and application sett ings, and any applications y ou have downloaded will be erase d. Resetting the phone d[...]

69 3. Touch the .vcf file. The phone displa ys a message asking whe ther you want to i mport th e contac ts. 4. Touch OK to import the co ntacts. Compatibil ity problems may occu r with .vcf files created by different mobile phones and certa in contact informat ion may be lost afte r contacts are impo rted. You can also use Blueto oth to share and [...]

70 How Do I Hide the Keyboard? Touch to hide the keyb oard. How do I forward a message? Touch and hold a message, and then touch Forward in the menu that opens. Why am I unable to use Navigation? Navigation is unavailable in some countries or regions. How Do I Use Quick GPS? On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Location & security > [...]