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    Welcome to HUAWEI HUAWEI U8815 User Guide
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    at Your Fingertips 6 2.2 Important Information About the Battery 6 2.3 Power Saving Tips 7 2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 7 2.5 Using the Touchscreen 9 2.6 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 9 2.7 Home Screen 10 2.8 Application Screen 14 2.9 Using a microSD Card 15 3 Calling 16
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    Onscreen Keyboard 25 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard 25 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings 27 6 Messaging 27 6.1 SMS and MMS 27 6.2 Email 29 7 Getting Connected 32 7.1 Mobile Networks 32 7.2 Wi-Fi 32 7.3 Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection 33 7.4 Browser 34 7.5 Bluetooth 36 8 Entertainment
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    .1 Setting the Date and Time 61 12.2 Setting the Display 61 12.3 Setting Ringers 62 12.4 Setting Phone Services 63 12.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech 63 12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone 64 12.7 Managing Applications 65 12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone 67 12.9 Online Update 67 13 FAQs 68 iii
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    to control equipment of the aircraft. Switch off your mobile phone near high-precision electronic devices. The phone may affect the performance of these devices. Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the
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    mobile phone without guidance. Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions. Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices. Respect others' privacy and legal rights when using your wireless device. Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual
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    . Third party vendors use this information to improve their products and services. • If you have concerns about the security of your personal information and data, please contact [email protected]. 1.3 Legal Notice Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2012. All rights reserved. No part of this
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    -party contents or services. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be responsible for the legality, quality, or any other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or downloaded third-party works, such as texts, images, videos, or software. Customers shall bear the
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    all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any of such situation. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED "AS IS". EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY
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    menu on an active screen. • Touch to return to the Home screen. • Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications. 2.2 Important Information About the Battery • If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin
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    when you are not using it. • Lower the volume. • Close power-draining programs, when you do not need them. • Turn off the data service. 2.4 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone 2.4.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone Press . The first time you power on your phone, you will be asked to sign in to your
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    deep sleep mode. If Fast boot is disabled, touch OK to shut down the phone. 2.4.4 Turning On/Off Fast Boot Your HUAWEI mobile phone is equipped with a unique Fast boot feature. If Fast boot is enabled, the phone will enter a deep sleep mode instead of switching completely off once you touch Power
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    Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait view when you rotate your phone sideways. On the Home screen, touch to disable this function. > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen 2.6 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 2.6.1 Locking the
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    the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.7 Home Screen 10:23 Notifications bar: Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel. Display area: Shows the operation and display areas of your phone. Indicates the current screen. Shortcuts Touch to view
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    2.7.1 Notification and Status Icons Signal strength Connected to GPRS mobile network Connected to EDGE mobile network Connected to 3G mobile network Connected to HSDPA mobile network Roaming Bluetooth on Speakerphone on Vibration mode Call muted Battery full Call in progress Call in progress with a
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    Connected to a PC Upcoming event Downloading Sign-in or synchronization problem More undisplayed notifications Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on USB tethering on Connected to a VPN Disconnected from a VPN 2.7.2 Notification Panel Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive
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    . Touch to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions. Touch a thumbnail to open the screen. 2.7.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the Add to home screen menu is displayed. You can also touch > Add on
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    until the item expands 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 ready to be removed. 3. Release the item to remove it from the Home screen. 2.7.5 Service Shortcuts 1. Open the notification bar
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    correct procedures to disconnect the USB mass storage device (your mobile phone) from the PC when you have finished transferring files. 2.9.2 Removing the microSD Card 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch Storage > Unmount SD card. 3. Carefully remove
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    Dialer tab. 2. Touch the appropriate number keys to enter the phone number. Your mobile phone supports the SmartDial function, that is, when you touch numbers on the dialer, the phone automatically searches among your contacts and lists the matching results ordered according to the accuracy of the
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    and hold a log entry, the options menu will open. 3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call 3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call When you receive a phone call, the incoming call screen opens. If you have previously saved the caller's number in Contacts, the caller's name and number are displayed. If the caller
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    drag up the bar at the bottom of the screen to reject a call and send the caller a message. 3.3 Other Operations During a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call call with multiple callers. Contact your network operator to ask if conference calls are supported and, if yes, how many parties can
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    recently called number quickly or add a number from the call log to your contact list. 3.4.1 Adding an Entry to Contacts 1. If you are already working with Dialer information such as phone numbers and addresses of your contacts. After you save contact information on your mobile phone, you have easy
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    to open the Contacts application. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts to open the Contacts application. All of your contacts are displayed alphabetically in a list that you can scroll through. 4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. Touch Copy from
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    appear below the search box. On the contact list screen, you can touch a letter on the right to of contact information you wish to change: name, phone number, email address, or any other information you when you view your contacts list. 4.7.1 Using Quick Contact for Android 1. Touch the contact's
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    to Back Up Contacts Backing Up Contacts 1. In the contact list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. Touch Backup to SD card in the displayed menu. 3. Touch OK to export your phone contact's information to the installed microSD card. You can copy the .vcf files backed up on the microSD card to your computer
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    Group 1. On the Home screen, touch touch Groups. > Contacts. Then flick the tab bar to the left and 2. In the groups list, touch , and then the phone memory to a group. 4.10.2 Editing a Group You can always make changes to the information you have saved for a group. 1. In the groups list, touch
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    as a Gmail account. • Using the social networking services such as Facebook or Twitter. (If your phone has the Streams function, you can use it to to local laws and regulations. 4.11.1 Joining Contacts 1. On the Home screen, touch > Contacts. 2. Touch a duplicated contact. 3. Touch Joined Contacts,
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    4.12 Sending Contacts You can send contacts as a .vcf file via Bluetooth or Email. 1. In the contacts list, touch . 2. Select contacts that you want to send. 3. Touch Send. 4. Select the way you prefer to send the contacts you have selected, for example Bluetooth
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    to insert a space. Touch to set the language for your mobile phone. Touch to enable word prediction. Touch to change from uppercase to , touch and hold one side of the keyboard panel, and then flick the panel to the edge of the screen. qwer t y u i op 12 34567 890 asd fgh j k l z x cvbn m A ,
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    inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing you with a wider keyboard layout. 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Language & keyboard. 2. In Keyboard settings
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    message and send it as an audio file, sing 'Happy Birthday' and send Your mobile phone is now in multimedia message mode. • Touch Add to add a picture, music, or video file. 5. attach more than one file to your message, use the Slide show option. 1. On the message editing screen, touch to display
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    or Calendar, see the relevant sections of this guide. 6.1.7 Customizing Message Settings In the message list, touch settings. , and then touch Settings to customize the message 6.2 Email Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone's Email application, you can use your
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    the email system list, select a system, or select Others. 3. To customize your email settings, follow the onscreen instructions, and then message that you want to view. 6.2.3 Saving an Email Attachment 1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use. 2. Touch the email message you
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    outgoing settings depend on the kind of email service you are using. You can enter the necessary details manually, although you may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct information. 1. Touch > Email. 2. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want
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    7 Getting Connected 7.1 Mobile Networks Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your network operator's 2G/3G service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM/UIM card must be inserted (some CDMA mobile phones have an integrated UIM card and
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    to enter the password again unless you have reset your mobile phone to its default settings. On the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Add Wi-Fi network to add a new Wi-Fi network. 7.3 Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection You can share your mobile phone's data connection with a single computer via a USB
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    Download and install ActiveSync 4.5 or a later version. 5. After the installation, you are able to use USB tethering. 7.3.2 Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection via USB To use USB tethering in different operating or secure it. 7.4 Browser Your mobile phone comes with an Internet browser pre-installed
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    operations such as searching, selecting text, downloading, or setting options. 7.4.2 Opening a Webpage 1. In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the screen Bookmarks You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone. Adding a Bookmark 1. In a browser window, go to the
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    window, touch More > Settings. , and then touch 7.5 Bluetooth Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows you to create a wireless connection with other Bluetooth devices so you can share files with your friends, talk hands-free with a Bluetooth headset, or even transfer photos from your
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    Don't Pair to disconnect from the device. 8 Entertainment In addition to being a communication device and personal assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitude of entertainment possibilities. You can take photos, create videos and audio clips, and download and listen to music. 37
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    record a video. • Touch to close the camera. Capture Screen Thumbnail of the last photo. Touch3 to preview the photos or take a 5 photo. Touch to customize the camera settings. On the capture screen, touch to show the capture panel within the photo capture screen. 4. Touch to take your photo. Photos
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    . 3. If you want to view more videos, flick your finger left or right across the screen. 8.2 Using the Gallery Your Gallery application can automatically search for pictures and videos on your mobile phone and microSD card. Use Gallery to sort photos and videos into folders, view and edit pictures
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    zoom out on the picture. The picture viewer supports the automatic rotation function. When you rotate your mobile phone, the picture adjusts itself to the rotation. 8.2.3 Rotating a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch to display the operations panel. 2. Touch More. 3. Select either Rotate left
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    Library On the Home screen, touch > Music to open the music library. The music library automatically scans for music stored on your microSD card and displays them in Albums，Songs，Playlists，Folders. Touch More to view music in other ways. Media player screen Main screen Albums More Songs Folders
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    to view your music. 2. Touch the music file you want to play. Back Playlist screen Progress bar Music player controls By default, the the music library select a way to view your music. 2. Touch and hold a music file, and then touch Add to playlist. • Touch an existing playlist to add the song
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    FM radio programs on your mobile phone. Since the FM radio uses the provided to your phone's the audio jack. 8.4.1 Opening the FM Radio 1. On the Home screen, touch list. • Touch Auto tuning to scan automatically for available FM channels. 9 Google Services Availability of Google applications, services
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    , and user name for your Google account, and then touch Next. The mobile phone will connect phone, your Inbox will contain the messages from your Gmail web account. 9.2.1 Opening Gmail On the Home screen, touch > Gmail. The Inbox mail list appears. Any emails you decide to keep on your mobile phone
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    want to read. 9.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email 1. In the mail list, touch , and then touch Compose. 2. Enter the message recipient's email your email, touch . 9.2.4 Replying to or Forwarding an Email 1. In the mail list, touch the email that you want to reply to or forward. 2. Touch to reply
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    Your Gmail Settings In the mail list, touch Gmail. , and then touch More > Settings to customizing your 9.3 Google Talk™ Talk is Google's instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the web. 9.3.1 Opening Google Talk
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    box to make your mobile phone vibrate when you receive a new instant message. 9.3.6 Signing out of Google Talk On the friends list screen, touch , and then search for places of interest, you must enable the location service. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings. 2. Touch Location & security.
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    list to show it on the map. 6. When you finish viewing or following the directions, touch , and then touch Clear Map to reset the map. 9.5 YouTube YouTube is Google's free online video streaming service for watching, searching for, and uploading videos. 9.5.1 Opening YouTube On the Home screen
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    provides direct access to applications and games which you can download and install on your phone. 9.6.1 Opening Market 1. On the Home screen, touch > Market. 2. When you open Market for the first time, the Android Market Terms of Service window will appear. Touch Accept to continue. 9.6.2 Searching
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    screen, touch > My Apps. 2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. 3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your mobile phone. 10 Synchronizing Information Some applications on your mobile phone updated information also appears on your mobile phone.
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    existing mobile phone accounts and screen, touch > Settings > Accounts & sync. The screen displays your current synchronization settings and a list of your current accounts. In some cases, you may need to obtain account details from IT support the configuration of the service to which you are
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    only remove the first Google Account by resetting the phone to factory defaults. 1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account to be deleted. 2. Touch Sign Out. 3. Confirm that you want to remove the account. 10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization You can configure background
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    want to change the synchronization settings. The data and synchronization screen opens, displaying a list of the kinds of information the account can synchronize. 3. Select the items you want to synchronize from the list. Your phone will automatically synchronize the selected items. 11 Using Other
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    with the internet-based calendar you use. 11.2.1 Opening Calendar On the Home screen, touch > Calendar to open the application. When you add a Google Account that includes a calendar service to your phone, you can access Google calendar: Touch Calendars. , and then touch More > 11.2.2 Creating
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    reminder time, and then, from the list displayed, touch the length of time Calendars. The Calendars screen displays all the phone and you can still work with them with Google Calendar on the web. 3. Touch OK. 11.2.5 Customizing off event notifications on your mobile phone. • Select ringtone: Touch
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    11.3.4 Searching for a File 1. On the File Manager screen, touch a folder to access the directory where the file you want is located. 2. Touch to open the options panel, and then touch Search. 3. Write a key word of the name of your file in the search box. 4. Touch . Your mobile phone will start the
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    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 to return to the file manager screen. 11.3.5 Compressing or Extracting Files Your phone supports compressing and extracting files. You can only compress files and folders into .zip
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    your phone. You can also use Clock to turn your mobile phone into an alarm clock. 11.4.1 Opening the Clock On the Home screen, phone to vibrate, in addition to playing the ringtone. 6. Touch Label to enter a name for the alarm. 7. Touch Done. Customizing Alarm Settings On the alarm list screen
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    problems or use its advanced operators to solve more complex equations. 11.5.1 Opening Calculator On the Home screen, touch > Tools Notepad Notepad features a simple text processor. In the note list, you can add, edit, and delete notes. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Tools > Notepad to open the
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    city as the default 11.7.2 Updating Weather You can update weather information on the weather clock either manually or automatically. To update the current city's latest weather information, touch > Refresh on the weather clock screen. You can also set your phone to update the weather information
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    the list. Scroll the list to view more time zones. 5. Touch Set time. On the set time screen, Screen Turns Off If your mobile phone is idle for several minutes, it will turn off the screen to save battery power. To set a longer or shorter idle time: 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Screen
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    . 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound > Volume. 2. Drag the slider left to make the volume lower, or right to make it higher. 3. Touch OK to save the adjustment. 12.3.3 Changing the Phone Ringtone 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound > Phone ringtone. 2. In the displayed list, select an option
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    Settings screen, touch Voice input & output > Text-to-speech settings > Install voice data. 2. If your mobile phone does not have speech synthesizer data installed, connect to Android Market and let it guide you through the process of downloading and installing the data. 3. Follow the instructions
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    PIN at any time, touch Change SIM PIN. You can dial emergency numbers any time from your mobile phone. 12.6.2 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock To keep your data more secure, lock the screen and/or require a screen unlock pattern every time your mobile phone is turned on or wakes up
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    and touch OK. To change your PIN, touch Location & security > Change screen lock. 12.6.4 Unlocking Your Mobile Phone If You Forget the Screen Lock Pattern If you have already created a Google account, you can unlock your mobile phone using the following methods. • After you have entered the wrong
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    to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory • Move files and email attachments to the microSD card. • In Browser, clear all temporary Internet files and Browser history information. • Move applications to the microSD card. • Uninstall any downloaded programs that you no longer use. • Reset your mobile phone
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    not erase any system software updates you have downloaded or any files on your microSD card, such as music clips or photos. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Privacy > Factory data reset. 2. When prompted, touch Reset phone, and then touch Erase everything. The mobile phone resets the settings to the
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    to My Phone from a Different Mobile Phone? Your mobile phone only supports contact files in the .vcf format. 1. Save the contacts you want to import to your mobile phone to a microSD card as a .vcf file. 2. Insert the microSD card into your mobile phone and find the .vcf file using File Manager
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    release your finger. How Do I Hide the Keyboard? Touch to hide the keyboard. How Do I Use Quick GPS? On the Home screen, touch GPS. > Settings > Location & security > Use Quick Quick GPS downloads data to enhance the GPS satellite information and may therefore incur additional data charges. 69
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