Huawei Y210 manual

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Contents i 1 Read Befo re Proceeding ................ .................... ...................1 1.1 Safet y Precautions .......... ........... ............. ........... ............. ............. 1 1.2 Personal Infor mation and Data Secu rity ......... .............. ........... .... 2 1.3 Legal Notice ......... .............. ........... ........[...]

ii 4.8 Deleti ng a Cont act .. ........... ........... ............. ........... ............. ........ 22 4.9 Backing Up and Synchr onizing Contacts............. ...................... 22 4.10 Managing Grou ps . ........... ............. ........... ............. ........... ........ 23 4.11 Jo ining and Sepa rating Cont acts .. .............. ...[...]

iii 10 Synchron izing Informat ion ................ ..................... ............50 10.1 Managing Your Accounts. ........... ............. ........... ............. ........ 51 10.2 Customizin g Your Account Sync hronization .... ........... ........... .. 52 11 Using Othe r Application s .................. ..................... ............54[...]

1 1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Prec autions Please read the safet y precautions carefully t o ensure the correct use of you r 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 [...]

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 ar e recommended to help you protect personal and confidential information. • Place your devic e in a safe area to p[...]

3 • Periodically back up personal information ke pt on your SIM/UIM card , memory card, or stored in your device memory. If you c hange to a different devic e, be sure to move or delete any per sonal information on your ol d device. • If you are worried abo ut viruses when you r eceive messages or em ails from a stranger, you can delete them wi[...]

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. The Blu etooth ® word mark and logos are reg istered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of su ch marks by Huawei Technolog ies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, product [...]

5 shall bear the risk for any and all effects, including incompatib ility between the software and this product, whic h result from installing software or uploading or downloading the third-p arty works. This product uses the open-s ource Android™ platform. Hua wei Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Ther efore, thi[...]

6 2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are f or your reference only. Your phone’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 th e Battery • If the battery has not bee n used for a long time, you may not[...]

7 • Using data services inc reases the power consu mption of the phone and will therefore reduce th e length 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 2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phon e 2.4.1 Powering On Your Mo bile Phone Press and hold . The first time you power on you r phone, you will be asked to sign in to your account and set up your mobile phone. If personal ident ification number (PIN) protection is enabled on your mobile phone, you must enter your PIN befor e using the mobile phone[...]

9 2.5 Using the To uchscreen 2.5.1 Touchscreen A ctions • Touch : Tap the screen wit h your finger to sele ct an item, confirm a selection, or start an app lication. • Touch and hold : Touch an item with your fin ger and do not release it until the mobile phone respon ds. For example, to open the opti ons menu for the active screen, touch and h[...]

10 2.6.2 Unlocking the S creen 1. Press to wake up the screen. 2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the scr een. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be p rompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.7 Home Screen Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vib rates, you can then drag it to your desi[...]

11 2.7. 1 Noti fica tion an d Statu s Icons Signal strength No signal Connected to GPR S mobile network GPRS in use Connected to ED GE mobile network EDGE in use Connected to 3G mobile network 3G in use Connected to HS PA mobile network HSPA in use Roaming Airplane mode Bluetooth on Receiving locat ion data from GPS Speakerphone on Alarm enabled Vi[...]

12 New text or multimedia message Problem with text or multimedia message delivery New chat message New email New voicemail Connected to a PC Open Wi-Fi network available Upcoming eve nt Uploading Downloading Phone storage sp ace is getting low Sign-in or synchronization problem Preparing the mircoSD card More undisplayed notifications Synchronizin[...]

13 2.7. 2 Noti fica tion Pa nel Your mobile phone will notify you wh en you receive a new mess age or there is an upcoming event. The notification panel al so informs you of alarms and settings. Open the notification panel to see your network operator o r to view a message, reminder, or event no tificati on. Opening the Notification P anel 1. When [...]

14 2.7.4 Customizing the H ome Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Ho me screen until the Add to home screen menu is displayed. You can also touch > Add on the Home screen to display the Add to home screen menu. 2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen. Moving a Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold an i[...]

15 2.8 Application Screen The Application scre en holds icons for all of the applicatio ns on your pho ne. You can touch on the Home screen to open the applicat ion screen. 2.8. 1 Moving I cons on t he Appl icat ion Scr een 1. On the application screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move on the application screen. 3. Without liftin[...]

16 3 Calling To make a phone call, you can dial a numb er using the keypad or touch a numbe r saved in your contact list, on a web page, or in other places. When yo u are in a call, you can answer other incoming calls or redirect them to your voicem ail. You can also set up conf erence calls w ith several pa rticipants. 3.1 Making a Call To make a [...]

17 3.1. 3 Making a Cal l fr om Call log 1. On the Home screen, touch > Call log to display the call log. If you are alre ady working w ith Contacts or Dialer , touch the Call lo g tab. 2. Touch to the right of the log entry to dial. If you touch and hold a log entry, th e options menu will open . 3.2 Answering or Re jecting a Call 3.2.1 Answerin[...]

18 3.2.3 Rejecting an Inco ming Call Drag to the left to reject the call. You can also drag up the bar at the bottom of the screen to reject a call an d send the caller a message. 3.3 Other Opera tions During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conferenc e Call If you receive a new call while you ar e already in a c all, you can add th e second call to the call [...]

19 3.3. 2 Switchi ng Betwee n Calls If you receive a new ca ll while you are already in a ca ll, you can switch betwee n the two calls. 1. While you are in the first c all and the sec ond call comes in , answer the incoming call, and then touch Swap . 2. The current call is placed on hold and yo u are connected to the first call. 3.4 Using the Call[...]

20 4.1 Opening th e Contacts Application If you have not yet added any contacts t o your mobile phone, Contacts displays a message with h ints on how to start adding cont acts information. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are disp layed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll throug[...]

21 4.5 Searching fo r a Contact 1. In the contact list, touch > Search . 2. Enter the name of the contact you w ish to search for. As you t ype, 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 touc hed letter. 4.6 Editing a Co ntact[...]

22 4.7.2 Comm unicating with a Contact 1. In the contacts list, touch the con tact that you want to communicate w ith. 2. On the contact’s details screen, touch t he icon to the right of the number to call or send messages. 4.8 Deleting a Co ntact 1. In the contacts list, touch and hold th e contact that you want to delet e, and then touch Delete[...]

23 4.9. 2 Using a Google Ac count t o Synchr onize Con tact s You can sync hronize contacts using your Google ac count. For deta ils, see Changing an Account’s Synch ronization Settings. 4.10 Managing Grou ps 4.10.1 Creating a Group 1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts . Then flick the tab bar to the lef t and touch Groups . 2. In the group[...]

24 4.11 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 other metho ds, such as exchang ing emails. To avoid duplication, join two or mor e contacts together to form a single contact . 4.11.1 Joining Contac ts 1. On the Home screen, touch > C[...]

25 4.12 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 se lected, for example Bluetooth or Email. You can send one contact by another way. Touch and hold a co ntact, [...]

26 5.1. 2 Usin g the Andr oid Ke yboard The keyboard layout may v ary slightly depending on the fie ld where you are entering text. The previous figur e is provided for your reference only. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Language & keyboard > Android keyboard > Voice input to turn on or turn off voice input. 5.1.3 Using the [...]

27 6 Messaging The Messaging application allows you to ex change text messa ges (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-c apable phone. With the Email application you can rea d and send emails. 6.1 SMS and MMS 6.1.1 Opening M essaging Touch > Messaging . 6.1. 2 Creat ing and Sending a Text Messag e 1. Touch > Messa[...]

28 6.1. 3 Creat ing and Sending a Multimed ia Messag e You can use mult imedia messages to mak e everyday communica tions very special. You can record a messa ge and send it as an audio file, sing 'Happy Birthday' and send it to friend, or send a slid eshow of photographs of a special event. The possibilities are endless. 1. Touch > Me[...]

29 6.1.4 Opening a nd Viewing a Mu ltimedia Message 1. In the message list, touch the message t hread you wish to view. 2. Touch the multimedia message to view the mess age. 6.1. 5 Replyi ng to a Message 1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia messag e thread to open it. 2. Touch the text box to compose yo ur message. Once fini shed, tou[...]

30 6.2 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With you r phone’s Email application, you can u se your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email services on your phone. 6.2.1 Adding an E mail Account When us ing the Email application for the first time , you must configure an email account. The Email setup wi zard[...]

31 6.2. 3 Saving an Email A ttachme nt 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 attac hment and touch Save . 6.2. 4 Creat ing and Sending a n Email Mess age 1. On the accounts screen, touch the [...]

32 6.2.7 Changing Em ail Account Settings You can change a number of account settings, includ ing how often you check fo r emails, how you ar e notified of a new mail, and details about t he servers the acc ount 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 [...]

33 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 your mobile phone, you must ha ve an access to wir eless access points ( hotspo[...]

34 7.3 Sharing You r Phone’s Data Connection You can shar e your mobile p hone's data conn ection with a s ingle compute r via a USB cable: USB tethering . You can share your mobile phon e's data connection with a number of devices at the sa me time, by turning your phone int o a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. 7.3.1 Sharing Your Pho ne’s Dat[...]

35 7.4 Browser Your mobile phone comes wit h an Internet browser pre-in stalled. 7.4.1 Opening the Brow ser Touch > Browser to open the home page. When known or o pen Wi-Fi networks and mo bile data networks are av ailable at the same time, your phone will pref erably select a Wi-Fi network for Internet access. Touch to open the browser options [...]

36 7.4.4 Managing Bo okmarks You can store as many book marks as you want on your mobile phone . Adding a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, go to the webpage you want to sav e as a bookmark. 2. Touch , and then touch Bookmarks > Add . 3. Edit the bookmark name and then touch OK . Opening a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, touch , and then touch B[...]

37 7.5.1 Turning On Bluetooth 1. Touch > Settings . 2. Touch Wireless & networks , and then select the Bluetooth check box t o turn on Bluetooth. When Blu etooth is turned on, the B luetooth icon appears in t he notifi cation b ar. 3. Touch Bluetooth settings , and then select the Discoverable to make your mobile phone visible to oth er Blue[...]

38 7.5.4 Disconnecting from or Unpairing with a Bluetooth Device 1. Touch > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings . 2. Navigate to the Bluetooth devices section, and then touc h and hold the device to which you are conne cted. 3. Touch Unpair to disconnect fr om the device. 8 Entertainment In addition to being a communica[...]

39 8.1. 2 Taking a Photo 1. Open your camera application and sw itch it to camera mode. 2. If necessary, change the camera settings. The preview cha nges as you change the settings. 3. Frame your photo within the pho to capture screen. 4. Touch to take your photo. Photos taken are displayed for a moment. You can take another p hoto or review your p[...]

40 8.2 Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automa tically search for pictures and videos on your mobile phone and microSD c ard. Use Gallery to sort photos a nd videos into folders , view and edit pictures, wa tch videos, and set a picture as w allpaper or as a photo for a contact. 8.2.1 Opening the Gallery On the Home screen, touch >[...]

41 8.2.4 Cropping a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the operation panel, and then to uch More > Crop . 2. Use the cropping tool to select th e portion of the picture to crop. • Drag from the inside of the c ropping tool to move it. • Drag an e dge of the cropping tool to resize t he image. • Drag a corner of the croppin[...]

42 8.3. 2 Playi ng Music 1. From the music library, sel ect a way to vie w your music. 2. Touch the music file you want to play. While playing music, touch to return to the Home screen, the music will continue to play in the background and y ou can use other applications. Open the notifications panel and touch the playing mu sic to return to the mu[...]

43 8.3. 5 Playi ng Music in a Pl ayli st 1. In music library, touch Playl ists . 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 lets you listen to FM radio programs on yo ur mobile phone. Since the FM radio uses the provided wired ste reo headset as its antenna, befo [...]

44 9 Google Services Availability of Google applications, servic es, and features may vary according to your country or carrier . Please follow local laws and regulations to use them. When you turn on you r mobile phone for the firs t time, touch a Google ser vices such as Talk , Gmail , or Play Store , and you will b e prompted to sign in to your [...]

45 9.2 Gmail Gmail is Google’s web-based email s ervice. When you first set up your phone, you may have configured it to use an existing Gmail account or create a new account. The first time you open the Gmail application on your phone, yo ur Inbox will contain the messages from your Gmail web account. 9.2.1 Opening G mail On the Home screen, tou[...]

46 9.2. 4 Replyi ng to or Forwar ding an Email 1. In the mail list, touch the email that you wan t to reply to or forward. 2. Touch to re ply. Yo u can als o touc h , and then touch Reply , Reply a ll , or Forward . 3. Do one of the following: • If you select ed Reply or Reply all , enter your me ssage. • If you select ed Forward , specify the [...]

47 9.3.3 Accepting an Invitation 1. If you have invited anyone to chat or if someone else has inv ited you to chat, this information will app ear in the friends list. 2. Touch a pending invitation, and then touch Accept . 9.3. 4 Star ting a Cha t 1. In the friends list, touch a friend's name in t he friends list. 2. Use the onscreen keybo ard [...]

48 9.4 Maps Maps lets you find your curren t location, view real-time traffic condit ions (depending on availability in your locale), and get deta iled directions to vari ous destinations. You can view satellite imag es, traffic maps, or o ther kinds of maps of your current or other location s. 9.4.1 Enabling the Loc ation Service Before you open M[...]

49 9.5 YouTube YouTube is Google’s free onlin e video streaming se rvice for watching, s earching for, and uploading videos. 9.5.1 Opening Y ouTube On the Home screen, touc h > YouTube . You will then se e the YouTube screen . 9.5.2 Searching for a Vide o 1. On the YouTube screen, touch , and then touch Search . 2. Enter a search keyword, and [...]

50 9.6. 2 Inst alli ng an Appl icat ion 1. In the Play Store , select a category , and then touch the applicati on you want to download. On the applicat ion details screen, you can view more information about this application, suc h as its cost, overall rating, use r comments, and similar applications. When scrolling down, you can also view develop[...]

51 10.1 Managi ng Your Accounts You can synchronize co ntacts, email, and other information on your mobile phone with multiple Google accounts or ot her kinds of ac counts, depending on the applications installed on your mobile pho ne. For example, you can start by adding your personal Goo gle account, so your personal email, contacts, an d calenda[...]

52 10.1.2 Adding an Exchange Accoun t 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Accounts & sync . 2. Touch Add account > Corporate . 3. Follow the instructions and enter the re quired information abou t the exchange account you wan t to add. For details, co ntact the server ad ministrator. 4. Touch Next to display t he Account options [...]

53 10.2.1 Configuring Gene ral Synchronization Settings On the Accounts & sync settings scre en, do t he foll owing: • Select or c lear the Background data check box to control wh ether applications and services c an transmit data when y ou are not working w ith them directly (that is , when they are running in the bac kground). If you clear [...]

54 11 Using Other Applications 11.1 AppInstaller You can use this installer to install more th an one applications at a time. 11.1.1 Install Applications 1. On the Home screen, touch > AppInstaller . Then the installer will scan and display all the applications (.apk files) in the microSD card. 2. In the applications list, select applications y [...]

55 11.2.2 Creating an Event 1. In any calendar view, touch , and then touch New event to open the Event details screen. If you have more than one calendar, select the calendar where yo u want to save the ev ent. 2. Enter the event name. • If there is a time frame for the event, touch From and To to set the beginning and end times of the event. ?[...]

56 11.2.4 Setting Synchronization a nd Display The Calendars scre en displays all the calendar s you have added or subscribed to for each account that is config ured to synchronize event s to your phone, organized by account. (C alendars for accoun ts you have configured not to synchron ize Calendar events are not included in the list.) 1. In any c[...]

57 11.3.2 Creating a Folder 1. On the File Manager screen, access th e directory in which you w ant to create a new folder. 2. Touch to open the o ptions panel, and then touch New fold er . 3. Enter the name of the new folder in th e text box. 4. Touch Save . 11.3.3 Moving or Co pying a File 1. On the File Manager screen, touch to show the optio ns[...]

58 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 extract both .zip and .rar files. Compressing Files 1. On the File Manager screen, touc h , and then touch Multiselect . 2. Select the files or folders you want to compress. When a file [...]

59 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 Ho me screen wallpaper, along with your local weather and ot her useful information. 11.4.2 Opening the A larms On the Clock screen, touch to open the Alarms . Adding an Alarm 1. On the alarm list screen, t[...]

60 11.5 Calculator Use Calculator to solve si mple arithmetic problems or use its advance d 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 panel On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to sw[...]

61 12 Managing Your Mobile Phone To configure your mobile phone , touch > Settings . 12.1 Setting the Date and Time 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 & t ime . 2. Clear the Automati c[...]

62 12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off If your mobile phone is idle for sever al minutes, it will turn off the screen to sav e battery power. To set a longer or shor ter idle time: 1. On the Settings screen, touch Displa y > Screen timeout . 2. Select the duration you want the screen to be illuminated. 12.3 Setting Ringers 12.3[...]

63 12.3.4 Changing the M essage Ringtone 1. On the Home screen, touch > Messaging . 2. In the message list, touch > Settings > Select ringtone . 3. In the displayed list, select an option: • Ringtone : Select a preinstalled rin gtone. The ringtone plays wh en selected. • Music : Select the music store d in the phone or on the microSD c[...]

64 12.5 Configuring Text-to-Spee ch Use the Text-to-Sp eech settings to con figure the Android text-to- speech synthes izer, for applications t hat can take advantage of this feature. 12.5.1 Installing Voice Data 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Install voice data . 2. If your mobile phone [...]

65 2. Flick your finger vertically , horizontally or diagonally, conn ect at least four dots in any order you choo se. Lift your finger from the scr een when you are finished. You must drag y our finger between the dots on the screen to cre ate the pattern, not simply touch individual dots. 3. Your mobile phone will record the pa ttern. Touch Conti[...]

66 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 (depend ing on the model of your phone), rath er than in its internal storage. O thers are des igned so you c an change w here they are stored. You ma y find it helpful to move large application s off your[...]

67 12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data If you reset your phone to its factory settings, all of you r personal data stored on the phone, including inf ormation about your Google account, any other accou nts that you have configured, you r system and applicat ion settings, and any app lications you have installed will be erased. Rese tting the phone does n[...]

68 13 FAQs How Can I Use a microSD Card to Import Contacts to My Phone from a Different Mobile Phone? Your mobile phone only su pports contact files in the .vcf format . 1. Save the con tacts you want to import to yo ur mobile phone to a microSD c ard as a .vcf file. 2. Insert the microSD ca rd into your mobile phone and f ind the .vcf file using F[...]

69 How Do I Stop the Song Playing in the Background? Touch the notification bar , flick downwards to open the no tifications panel, touch the music playing notification to go to the music playing scre en, and then stop playing the song. How Do I Retu rn to the Call Screen? While in a call, if you’re on ano ther screen, you can touch the notificat[...]

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