Huawei Y-101 manual

User Guide Welcome to HUAWEI HUA WE I A sc end Y 101[...]

Contents i 1 Read Befo re Proceeding ................ ................ ................. ......1 1.1 Safety Precaution s .......... ... ................ ................ ................ .......... 1 1.2 Personal Informat ion and Data Security ......... ... ................ .......... 2 1.3 Legal Notice ......... ... ................ ..............[...]

ii 4.8 Deleting a Conta ct .......... ................ ................ .............. .. ... ........ 22 4.9 Backing Up and S ync hr onizing Contact s............... ... ................. 22 4.10 Strea ms ............. ................ ................. ................ ................ ..... 23 4.11 Managi ng Groups .... ................ ........[...]

iii 9.6 Play Store ............ ... ................ ................ ................ ................. .. 50 10 Synch ronizing I nformation ................ ................ .................51 10.1 Managin g Your Accounts ......... ................ ................ ................ 51 10.2 Custo mizing Your Account Synchronizatio n ....... .....[...]

1 1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Prec autions Please read the safet y precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or punc ture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and ben ding 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 your devic e could result in your personal information an d data being lost or becoming accessible to others. Several measures ar e recommended to help you protect persona l and confidential information. • Place your devic e in a safe area to p[...]

3 • Periodically back up personal inform ation kept on your S IM/USIM card, memory card, or stored in your device memory . If you change to a diffe rent device, be su re to move or delete any per sonal information on your old device. • If you are worried abo ut viruses when y ou receive mess ages or emails from a stranger, you can delete them w[...]

4 Trademarks and Perm issions , , and are trademarks or register ed trademarks of Huawei 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 owne rs. Notice Some features of the pro duct and its accessories described her ein rely on the s[...]

5 This product uses the open-s ource Android™ platform. Huawei Techno logies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, t his product may not support all the functions tha t are supported by the standard And roid platform or may be incompatible with t hird- party software. Huawei 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 phon e’s actual display features may be di fferent to those described her e, depending on its software version. 2.1 Key Functions at Your Finger tips 2.2 Import ant Informa tion About the Battery • If the battery has not bee n used for a long time, you may not[...]

7 • Using data services inc reases the power consum ption of the phone and will therefore reduce th e length of time that the phone can be used betwee n battery charges. • The time required to fully charge the batt ery depends on the ambient temperature 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 o n your mobile phone, you must enter your PIN befor e using the mobile phone. 2.4.2 Setting Up Your Mo bile Phone The first time yo u power on your mobile phon e, the phone displays a setup wizard to help you set up the phone. The setup wizard he lps you: • Create or sign in to you[...]

9 • Touch and hold : Touch an item with your fin ger and do not release it until th e mobile phone respon ds. For example, to open the options menu for the active screen, touch and hold t he screen until the menu app ears. • Flick : Move your finger ei ther vertically or horizont ally across the screen . • Drag : Touch and hold the de sired i[...]

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

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 t rash. You can als o drag an icon from another area of the scree n to the shortcut position. 2.7. 1 Notifi cation an d Status I cons Signal strength No signal Connected to 2G network 2G network in use Connected to 3G netw[...]

12 2.7. 2 Notifi cation Pa nel Your mobile phone will notify y ou when you receive a new message or the re is an upcoming event. The notification panel al so informs you of alarms and settings . Open the notification panel to see your network oper ator or to view a messag e, reminder, or event no tification . Opening the Notification P anel 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 Home Screen 2.7.4 Customizing th e Home Sc reen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home scre en until the Add to home screen menu is displa[...]

14 Removing a Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item expands and t he 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 ready to be removed. 3. Release the item to remove it from the Home scr een. 2.7. 5 Service S hortc[...]

15 2.9 Using a microSD Card 2.9.1 Using the microSD Card as a US B Mass Storage To transfer all y our favorite music and pictures from your PC to your mobile phone’s microSD card, set the microSD car d as a USB mass storage. 1. Connect your mobile phone to your PC with the USB cable provided. Your PC will detect the microSD car d as a removable s[...]

16 When you are in a call, you can touc h to use other fun ctions. To return to the ca ll screen, flick the notif ication bar down and touch Current call . Be careful not to block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you wan t your voice heard by the other parties in a call. 3.1. 1 Making a Call with the Dia ler Appli cation 1. On the Home[...]

17 3.2 Answering or Re jecting a Call 3.2.1 Answering an Incoming C all When you receive a phone c all, the incoming call screen opens. If you have 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 Opera tions During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conferenc e Call If you receive a new call while yo u are already in a call, you c an add the sec ond call to the call you are in . This f eature is known as conference ca lli ng. Yo u can also set up a conference call with [...]

19 3.3. 2 Switching Betwee n Calls If you receive a new ca ll while you are already in a call, you can switch between the two calls. 1. While you are in the first call and the second call comes in, answer the incoming call, and then touch > Swap calls . 2. The current call is placed on hold an d you are connec ted to the first call. 3.4 Using th[...]

20 4.1 Opening th e Contacts Application If you have not yet added an y contacts to y our mobile phone, Contacts displays a message with hi nts on how to s tart adding con tacts informat ion. On the H ome screen, touch Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are disp layed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through[...]

21 4.5 Searching fo r a Contact 1. In the contact list, touc h > Search . 2. Enter the name of the cont act you wish to sear ch for. As you type, cont acts with matching names ap pear below the searc h box. On the contact list screen, you can touch a letter on the right to display contac ts starting with the touc hed letter. 4.6 Editing a Co nta[...]

22 4.7.2 Comm unicating with a Contac t 1. In the contacts list, touc h the contact that you want to communicate with. 2. On the contact’s details scree n, touch the icon to the right of the number to call or send messages. 4.8 Deleting a Co ntact 1. In the contacts list, touc h and hold the contact th at you want to delete, and then touch Delete[...]

23 4.9. 2 Using a Googl e Account t o Synchroni ze Contacts You can sync hronize contacts using your G oogle account. For details, s ee Changing an Account’s Synch ronization Settings. 4.10 Streams Streams is a client that integr ates social networking service (S NS) functions, such as Facebook and Twitte r. Using Streams, your SNS acc ounts can [...]

24 4.10 .4 Adding t he Streams Wi dget to the Home Screen Touch and hold t he blank area of the Home screen. I n the displayed menu, t ouch Add widget > Streams to add Streams to the Home sc reen. Using the w idget, you ca n quickly access Strea ms, or direc tly browse th e latest ev ents and update the status of your friends on the Home screen.[...]

25 4.12 Joining and Sep arating Contacts You may have duplicate c ontacts if you import contacts by: • Adding an account, s uch as a Gmail account. • Using the social net working service s such as Facebook or Twitter. (If your p hone has the Streams fu nction, you can use it to access Facebook o r Twitter.) • Using other metho ds, such as exc[...]

26 4.13 Sending Contacts You can send contacts as a .vc f file via Bluetooth or Email. 1. In the contacts list, touc h . 2. Select contacts that you w ant to send. 3. Touch Send . 4. Select the way you prefer to send the contacts yo u have selected , for example Bluetooth or Email. You can send one contact by another way. Touch and hold a cont act,[...]

27 5.1. 2 Using the Android Key board 5.1. 3 Using the TouchPal key board 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 a spa[...]

28 5.1.4 Switching the K eyboard Layo ut You can swit ch the keyboard 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 lay out, touch and hold one side of the keyboard pan el, and then flick the panel to the edge of the scr een. Whe[...]

29 6.1 SMS and MMS 6.1.1 Opening M essaging Touch > Messaging . 6.1. 2 Creating and Sending a Text Mess age 1. Touch > Messaging > New message . 2. Enter a phone number or a c ontact's name in the To field, or touch to select a contact from Contacts or Groups . As you ente r the phone n umber or the cont act's name, the phone dis[...]

30 • Touch Add to add a picture, music, or vide o file. 5. When the message is read y to be sent, touch . You can sele ct a media file (music, video or pi cture) a nd send it as an attach ment in a multimedia message. In File Manager , touch and ho ld a media fil e, and then touc h Share > Messaging . Adding a Slideshow If you want to attach m[...]

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 your phone’s Email application, you can use your email accoun t with Yahoo!, AOL or other po pular email services on your phone. 6.2.1 Adding an E mail [...]

32 2. Access a folder, and then touc h the message that you want to view. 6.2. 3 Saving an Emai l Attachme nt 1. On the accounts scree n, touch the email account yo u 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 Creatin[...]

33 6.2.7 Changing Em ail Account Settings You can change a number of account settings, including how often you check for emails, how you ar e notified of a new mail, and details about the servers th e account uses to send and receive mails . Your account’s inco ming and outgoing settings depend on t he kind of email service you are using. You can[...]

34 7.1.2 Turning on the D ata Service 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks . 3. Select t he 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 your mobile phone, you must ha ve an access t o wireless access p oints (hots[...]

35 7.3 Sharing You r Phone’s Data Connection You can shar e your mobi le phone's da ta connection with a sing le computer v ia a USB cable: USB tethering . You can share your mobile phone's data c onnection with a number of devices at the sa me time, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. 7.3. 1 Install ing the USB te ther[...]

36 7.3.3 Sharing Your Pho ne’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-F i Hotspot 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot . 3. Select t he Portab le Wi-F i hotspot check box to share yo ur data connecti on. When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is sele cted, you c an touch Porta ble W i-Fi hotspot settings [...]

37 2. Use the keyboard to ent er a webpage addre ss. You can touch to enter the web page address by voice. 3. As you enter the address, matching webpage addresses will appea r on the screen. If you see the address y ou want, touch it and go direc tly to that webpage or complete entering your desired webpage. 7.4.3 Setting a Hom e Page 1. In a brows[...]

38 7.5 Bluetoo th Your mobile phone has Bl uetooth, which allows you to create a wirele ss connection with other Bluetooth dev ices so you can share files with your friend s, talk hands-free with a Bluetooth headset , or even transfer photos from your phone to your PC. If you are us ing Bluetooth, remembe r to stay within 1 0 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 with your f amily and friends. To send files via Bluetoot h: 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 Disconnecti[...]

40 Capture Screen On the capture screen, touch to show the capture panel. 8.1. 2 Taking a Phot o 1. Open your camera applicat ion and switch it to camera mode. 2. If necessary, chan ge the camera settings . The preview changes as you c hange the settings. 3. Frame your phot o within the photo captur e screen. 4. Touch to take your photo. Photos tak[...]

41 2. If necessary, chan ge the camcorder se ttings. 3. Frame the scene wit h which you want to sta rt your video. 4. Touch to start recor ding a video. 5. Touch to stop recordin g. 8.1. 5 Viewing Your Videos 1. After recording a v ideo, a thumbnail of the video you ha ve just reco rded is shown in the upper right cor ner of the capture scre en. To[...]

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 t he automatic rotatio n function. When you rotate your mobile pho ne, the picture ad justs itself to the rotation. 8.2. 3 Rotati ng a Pictu re 1. When viewing a pictur e, touch to display the o perations panel. 2. Touch Mor[...]

43 3. Create a folder in the root dir ectory of the microSD card (for example, Music ). 4. Copy the music from your c omputer to the folder yo u have created. 5. After copying music , unmount or eject th e drive as requir ed by your PC ’s operating system to safely remove the mobile ph one. 6. Disconnect the mobile ph one from the PC. 8.3.2 Openi[...]

44 • Touch Current playlist to add the song to an existing pl aylist. • Touch New to crea te a play list and add the s ong to it. 8.3. 5 Playin g a Playli st 1. Touch t he Playlists tab on the music librar y screen. 2. Touch and hold the playlist you w ant 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 first time, touch a Google services such as Talk , Gmail , or Play Store , and you will b e prompted to sign in to y our Google account. Ensure that your mobile phone has an active data connec tion (3G/GPRS/Wi- Fi) before you sign in to your Google account. 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 Switching Between Accoun ts 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Accounts . 2. Touch the account that con tains the email you want to read. 9.2. 3 Creati ng and [...]

47 9.2. 5 Searchi ng for an Emai l 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Search . 2. Enter the search key words in the box, and the n touch . 9.2.6 Customizing You r Gmail Settings In the mail list, touch , and then touch More > Settings to customizing you r Gmail . 9.3 Talk Talk is Google’s instant messaging servic e. You can use it to [...]

48 9.3.5 Setting Notifications for New Instant M essages Whenever you receiv e an instant message, your mobile phone can play a sound, vibrate, or display an icon. To set up one of these handy notifications, start in the friends list, and then touch . Then touch Settings . Now choose from one of the following: 9.3. 6 Signing out of Tal k On the fri[...]

49 2. Touch Location & security . 3. In th e My Location section, select the Use wi reless netwo rks 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 Searchi ng for Plac es 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 the n touch Search . 2. Enter a search key word, and then touch t he Search icon. 3. You will see a number of sear ch results displayed belo w the notification bar. Sc roll through the resu lts and touch a video to wa tch it. 9.6 Play Store Play Stor e provides direct a ccess to [...]

51 2. To install the application, touch Downloa d (if it is free) or touch the button with it s price (if it is not free), an d confirm your do wnload or purchase. 3. To check the prog ress of a d ownload, ope n the notif ication pane l. Most appl ications are installed within seco nds. To stop an application from dow nloading, touch the cross (× [...]

52 work account, so you r work-related emails and work contac ts are handy. If you like, you may add multiple Google acco unts or other accounts. 10.1.1 Adding an Account When you add an account , the Contacts application compares cont acts from the newly synchronized ac count with cont acts from your exist ing mobile phone acco unts and attempts t[...]

53 10.1.3 Removing an A ccount You can remove a n account, delet ing it and all informat ion associated with it from yo ur mobile phone, including email, contac ts, settings, and so on. You cannot, howe ver, 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[...]

54 • Sel ect or cl ear the Auto-syn c check box to control whether c hanges you make to information on the p hone or on the web are automatically sync hronized with each other. For example, when th is option is selected, changes 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 A cc[...]

55 11.2 Calendar Use Calendar to create and manage events, mee tings, and appointment s. Depending on your sy nchronization settings, the ca lendar on your phone can be synchronized w ith the internet -based calendar y ou use. 11.2.1 Opening Calenda r On the Home screen, touch > Calendar to open t he application. When you a dd a Google Ac count [...]

56 11.2.3 Setting an Event Rem inder 1. In any calendar view, touch an event to view it s details or an eve nt summary. 2. Touch t he Add reminder button to add a reminder, o r touch the reminder’s “-” button to delete an exist ing reminder. 3. Touch the reminder time, and th en, from the list displaye d, touch the length of time before the e[...]

57 11.3 File Manage r File Manager is like having a pocket-sized personal assist ant (PA), letting you organize, edit, and dele te 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 th e directory in which y ou want to cr[...]

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 bac k key to return to th e file manager screen. 11.3.5 Compressing or Extracting Files Your phone suppor ts compressing and extracting files. You can only compress files an d folders into .zip files, but can ext[...]

59 11.4 Clock In addition to displa ying the date and time, the Clock application displays information about the weather and your phone. You can also use Clock to turn your mobile 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 you r [...]

60 11.5 Calculator Use Calculator to solve si mple arithmetic problems or use its ad vanced operators to solve more complex equat ions. 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 pa nel On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to s[...]

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

62 12.1 Setting the Date and Time By default, your mobile phone aut omatically uses the date, time, and time 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 the date, t ime, and time zone. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Date & t ime . 2.[...]

63 12.3 Setting Ringers 12.3.1 Turning On S ilent Mode 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound . 2. Select t he 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 application screens (such as th e screen displayed du r[...]

64 12.4 Setting Phone Services 12.4.1 Customizing Ca ll Settings Mobile phone service prov iders offer different services such as call forwarding, c all 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 fun[...]

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 te xt is to be spoken. 12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Ph one 12.6.1 Turning on Y our SIM Card PIN 1. On the Settings screen, touch Location & security > Set up SIM card l o[...]

66 2. Enter at least four ch aracters. 3. Touch Continue . 4. Enter the same charact ers again and touch OK . To change your PIN, tou ch Location & security > Change screen lock . 12.6.4 Unlocking Your M obile Phone If You Forget the S creen Lock Pattern If you have already cr eated a Google account, you can unlock your mobile phone using th[...]

67 12.7.3 Moving an Application to the microS D Card Some applications are des igned to be stored on your phone’s USB s torage or microSD card (depend ing on the model of your phone), rather than in its int ernal storage. O thers are d esigned so y ou can c hange where they are s tored. You may find it helpful to move large application s off your[...]

68 12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to th e settings that were configured at the facto ry, all of your personal data sto red on the phone , including informa tion about your G oogle Account, any other accounts, you r system and application settings, an d any applications you have downloaded will be erase d. Resetting the phone [...]

69 3. Touch the .vcf file. The phone displa ys a message asking wheth er you want to import the c ontacts. 4. Touch OK to import the co ntacts. Compatibil ity problems may occur with .vcf files created by different mobile phones and cer tain contact information may be lost after contacts are imp orted. You can also use Blueto oth to share and impor[...]

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 t hen 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 >[...]

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