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U8800H User Guide
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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 phone. Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Do not place magnetic
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. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The product described in this manual may include copyrighted software of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and possible licensors. Customers shall not
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO CASE SHALL HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST PROFITS
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menu. • Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active. • Touch to return to the previous screen. • Touch to exit any application you are running. • Touch to hide the keyboard. Touch to open the menu on an active screen. • Touch to return to the Home screen. • Touch and hold to show the
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place. 2.2.3 Removing the Battery ■ Note: Do not use a sharply pointed object to remove the battery as this could puncture the battery and allow the release of toxic battery fluid. 2.2.4 Charging the Battery Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly inserted into your phone. 5
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attempting to power on the phone. • The battery will not hold a charge for the way it did when it was new. When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter than usual after being charged properly, replace the battery with a new one of the same type. • Using data services increases demand on the
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, and how you use your mobile phone. Try the following to conserve battery power: • When you do not need 3G services, set your phone to connect to a 2G network. • When your mobile phone is not in use, switch off the screen. • Reset the time it takes for your screen light to switch off when you leave
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vertically or horizontally across the screen. • Drag: Touch and hold the desired item with your finger. To move an item, Drag the item to any part of the screen. You can drag an icon to move or delete it. 2.4.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen The orientation of most screens will rotate with the
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display areas of your phone. Screen switching dots: Indicate the number of the screens on the left or right. Touch the left or right dots to switch between the screen. Touch to open the Browser. Touch to view all your applications. Touch to open the Phone application. 2.6.1 Notification and Status
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Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 Flick your finger left or right across the Home screen. Touch a thumbnail to open the Home screen or its extensions. Touch and hold the small dots to view thumbnails of the Home screen and its extensions. 2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Screen Item
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If you want to expand your phone memory, you can also insert a microSD card. 1 2 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Insert the microSD card phone) when you have finished transferring files. 2.7.3 Removing the microSD Card 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Scroll down the screen, and then touch SD card & phone
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other functions. To return to the calling screen, flick the notification bar down and touch Current call. ■ Note: Do not block the microphone at the bottom of your phone if you want your voice heard. 3.1.1 Making a Call with the Phone Application 1. Touch > Phone to display the dialer. If you are
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3.2.2 Ending a Call During a call, touch End to hang up. 3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call Drag the to the call with multiple callers. ■ Note: Contact your network operator to learn if conference calls are supported and, if yes, how many can participate. 1. To initiate a conference call, dial the
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through the contact list and touch an existing contact name. 3.5 Using Airplane Mode Some locations may require you to turn off your phone's wireless connections. Rather than powering off your phone, you can place it in Airplane mode. 1. Press and hold . 2. Touch Airplane mode in the options menu
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, you have easy access to the people with whom you want to communicate. 4.1 Opening the Contacts Application If you have a new mobile phone and have not yet added any contacts, Contacts displays a message with hints on how to start adding contacts to your mobile phone. Touch > Contacts to open the
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picture to the contact) to open Quick Contact for Android. 2. Touch the icon for the way you want to communicate phone, and the accounts you have. 4.6.2 Communicating with a Contact 1. In the contacts list, touch the contact that you want to communicate with. 2. On the contact's details screen, touch
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the left of the cursor. Touch to insert a space. Touch to enter text by voice. Touch to change from text mode to symbol/number mode. Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. Touch and hold for all caps. ★ Tip: Touch > Settings > Language & keyboard > Android keyboard > Voice input to
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find the keyboard 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. Touch > Settings > Language & keyboard. 2. Select an input method to
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your message. ★ Tip: If you want to enter a smiley face, touch , and then touch Insert smiley. 4. Touch to display the options panel. • Touch Add subject to add the message subject. Your mobile phone is now in multimedia message mode. • Touch Attach to add a picture, music, or video file. 5. When
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A number of popular email systems are supported. You can work with the same email service that you use on your PC or you can select another email service. 1. Touch > Email. 2. To customize your email settings, answer the onscreen prompts, and then touch Next. Or touch Manual setup if you want to set
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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 for the account. 1. Touch > Email. 2. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you
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3G Your mobile phone will be automatically configured to use your wireless service provider's GPRS/ 3G/EDGE service (if available) when you turn on the phone for the first time. Note that the SIM card must be inserted. 7.1.1 Checking the Network Connection 1. Touch > Settings. 2. Touch Touch touch
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phone comes with a browser. You can use Browser to access and browse the Internet. ★ Tip: Your browser supports Flash applications. 7.4.1 Opening the Browser Touch page on this screen. • Refresh: Touch to refresh the current page. • Forward: Touch to browse the next web page. • More: Touch to open
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you want to open. 7.4.5 Customizing the Browser Settings Customize the browser to suit your browsing style. Use Browser to set page content, privacy, and security preferences. In the browser screen, touch , and then touch More > Settings. 7.5 Bluetooth Your mobile phone has Bluetooth, which allows
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that the Bluetooth function on your mobile phone is enabled. 2. Touch > Settings > Wireless & networks > Bluetooth settings. Your mobile phone will then scan for Bluetooth devices in range. 3. Touch the device you want to pair with your mobile phone. 4. Enter the pairing password to complete the
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communication device and personal assistant, your mobile phone also provides you with a multitude of Touch to take a 5 photo. Touch to customize the camera settings. On the capture screen, touch to show the capture panel. 8.1.2 Taking a Photo 1. Open your camera and switch to the camera mode
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the picture to view it in full-screen mode. 3. Touch the screen. Then the zoom panel appears. You can zoom in or zoom out on the picture. ★ Tip: 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
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mobile phone from the PC. 8.3.2 Opening the Media Library Touch > Music to display the media library. The Music application organizes your music files by storage location. It contains four tabs: Artists, Albums, Songs and Playlists. 8.3.3 Playing Music 1. Touch a category on the music library screen
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in the options menu. • Touch Current playlist to add the song to an existing playlist. • Touch New to create a playlist and add the song to it. 8.3.5 Playing a Playlist 1. Touch the Playlists tab on the music library screen. 2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play. 3. Touch Play to play the
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to use them. When you turn on your mobile phone for the first time, touch a Google services such as Talk, Gmail\Google Mail, or Market, and you will be prompted to sign in to your Google account. ■ Note: Ensure that your mobile phone has an active data connection (3G/GPRS) before you sign in to your
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touch . 9.2.6 Customizing Your Gmail\Google Mail Settings In the mail list, touch Mail. , and then touch More > Settings to customizing your Gmail\Google 9.3 Using 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
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message. You will hear a short sample of the ringtone when you select it. To turn the ringtone off, select Silent. Select the check box to make your mobile phone vibrate when you receive a new instant message. 9.3.6 Signing Out of Talk In the friends list screen, touch , and then touch Sign out to
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on the map. 6. When you finish viewing or following the directions, touch > Clear map to reset the map. 9.5 Using YouTube YouTube is Google's free online video streaming service for viewing, searching for, and uploading videos. 9.5.1 Opening YouTube Touch > YouTube. You will then see the YouTube
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phone. 9.6.1 Opening Market 1. Touch > Market. 2. When you open Market for the first time, the Android Market Terms of Service window will appear. Touch 1. In the Market, touch Apps. 2. Touch a category, and then touch the item you want to download. 3. On the item details screen, read more about the
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4. Choose the reason for removing the application, and then touch OK. 35
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entry, the contact data itself is not merged. 1. Touch > Settings > Accounts & sync. The screen displays your current synchronization settings and a list of your current accounts. ■ Note: In some cases, you may need to obtain account details from an IT support. For example, you may need to know the
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this option is selected, changes that you make in Contacts on the phone are automatically made in Google Contacts on the web. 10.2.2 Changing an Account's Synchronization Settings 1. On the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account whose synchronization settings you want to change. The data
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your phone can be synchronized with the internet-based calendar you use. 11.1.1 Opening the Calendar Touch > Calendar to open the application. ★ Tip: To access Google calendar, touch , and then touch More > Calendars. 11.1.2 Creating an Event 1. On any calendar view, touch screen. . Then touch
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to have the phone 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, touch , and then touch Settings. 11.3 Using the Calculator Use the calculator to solve simple arithmetic problems or use
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panel On the Calculator screen, flick the screen to the right or left to switch between Advanced panel and Basic panel. 11.4 Using the Note pad Note pad features a simple text processor and lists all notes in a linear structure. You can add, edit, and delete notes. 1. Touch > Note pad to open
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the screen to save battery power. To set a longer or shorter idle time, do the following: 1. On the Settings screen, touch Display > Screen timeout. 2. Select the duration you want the screen to be illuminated. 12.3 Setting Ringers 12.3.1 Turning On Silent Mode 1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound
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Phone Services 12.4.1 Customizing Call Settings You mobile phone service provider offers 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
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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 to install the voice data. 12.5.2 Adjusting the Speech Rate 1. On the Settings screen, touch Voice
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at the factory, all of your personal data stored on the phone, including information about your Google Account, any other accounts, your system and application settings, and any applications you have downloaded will be erased. Resetting the phone does not erase any system software updates you have
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automatic switching of orientation when rotating phone? Touch > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen to disable the function. How do I set the unlock pattern? Touch > Settings > Location & security > Set up screen lock > Pattern. How can I change the keyboard mode? Touch and hold the area where
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OMAN-TRA G/0450/10 D080318 Android is a trademark of Google Inc. for Android™ Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions. V100R001_02

Section	Page
1 Reading Before Proceeding	2
1.1 Safety Precautions	2
1.2 Legal Notice	3
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2011. All rights reserved.	3
Trademarks and Permissions	3
Notice	3
NO WARRANTY	4
Import and Export Regulations	4
2 Getting to Know Your Mobile Phone	5
2.1 Mobile Phone View	5
2.1.1 Phone at a Glance	5
2.1.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips	5
2.2 Installing Your Mobile Phone	6
2.2.1 Installing the SIM Card	6
2.2.2 Installing the Battery	6
2.2.3 Removing the Battery	6
2.2.4 Charging the Battery	6
Status Indicator	7
2.2.5 Important Information About the Battery	7
2.2.6 Battery Saving Tips	8
2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone	8
2.3.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone	8
2.3.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone	8
2.3.3 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone	8
2.4 Using the Touchscreen	9
2.4.1 Touchscreen Actions	9
2.4.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen	9
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen	9
2.5.1 Locking the Screen	9
2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen	9
2.6 Home Screen	10
2.6.1 Notification and Status Icons	10
2.6.2 Notification Panel	10
Opening the Notification Panel	10
Closing the Notification Panel	11
2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen	11
2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen	11
Adding a New Screen Item	11
Moving a Screen Item	11
Removing a Screen Item	11
2.6.5 Changing the Wallpaper	11
2.7 Using a microSD Card	12
2.7.1 Installing the microSD Card (Optional)	12
2.7.2 Using the microSD Card as USB Mass Storage	12
2.7.3 Removing the microSD Card	12
3 Calling	13
3.1 Making a Call	13
3.1.1 Making a Call with the Phone Application	13
3.1.2 Making a Call from Contacts	13
3.1.3 Making a Call from Call log	13
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call	13
3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call	13
3.2.2 Ending a Call	14
3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call	14
3.3 Other Operations During a Call	14
3.3.1 Making a Conference Call	14
3.3.2 Switching Between Calls	15
3.4 Using Call log	15
3.4.1 Adding an entry to Contacts	15
3.5 Using Airplane Mode	15
4 Contacts	16
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application	16
4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card	16
4.3 Adding a Contact	16
4.3.1 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites	16
4.4 Searching for a Contact	16
4.5 Editing a Contact	16
4.6 Communicating with Your Contacts	17
4.6.1 Connecting Through Quick Contact for Android	17
4.6.2 Communicating with a Contact	17
4.7 Deleting a Contact	17
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard	18
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard Panel	18
5.1.1 Choosing an Input Method	18
5.1.2 Using the Android Keyboard	18
5.1.3 Using the Swype Keyboard	19
5.1.4 Using the Landscape Keyboard	19
5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings	19
6 Messaging	20
6.1 SMS and MMS	20
6.1.1 Opening Messaging	20
6.1.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message	20
6.1.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message	20
Adding a Slideshow	20
6.1.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message	21
6.1.5 Replying to a Message	21
6.1.6 Customizing the Message Settings	21
6.2 Email	21
6.2.1 Adding an Email Account	21
Adding Other Email Accounts	21
6.2.2 Viewing an Email Message	22
6.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email Message	22
6.2.4 Replying to an Email Message	22
6.2.5 Deleting an Email Account	22
6.2.6 Changing Email Account Settings	22
7 Getting Connected	23
7.1 GPRS/3G	23
7.1.1 Checking the Network Connection	23
7.1.2 Turning on the Data Service	23
7.2 Wi-Fi	23
7.2.1 Turning On Wi-Fi	23
7.2.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network	23
7.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection	24
7.3.1 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB	24
7.4 Browser	24
7.4.1 Opening the Browser	24
7.4.2 Opening a Web Page	24
7.4.3 Setting a Home Page	25
7.4.4 Managing Bookmarks	25
Adding a Bookmark	25
Opening a Bookmark	25
7.4.5 Customizing the Browser Settings	25
7.5 Bluetooth	25
7.5.1 Turning On Bluetooth	25
7.5.2 Pairing and Connecting a Bluetooth Device	26
7.5.3 Sending Files via Bluetooth	26
7.5.4 Disconnecting or Unpairing a Bluetooth Device	26
8 Entertainment	27
8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos	27
8.1.1 Opening Your Camera	27
Capture Screen	27
8.1.2 Taking a Photo	27
8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos	27
8.1.4 Recording a Video	28
8.1.5 Viewing Your Videos	28
8.2 Using the Gallery	28
8.2.1 Opening the Gallery	28
8.2.2 Viewing a Picture	28
8.2.3 Rotating a Picture	28
8.2.4 Cropping a Picture	29
8.3 Enjoying Music	29
8.3.1 Copying Music to the microSD Card	29
8.3.2 Opening the Media Library	29
8.3.3 Playing Music	29
8.3.4 Adding Music to a Playlist	29
8.3.5 Playing a Playlist	30
9 Google Services	31
9.1 Creating a Google Account	31
9.2 Using Gmail\\Google Mail	31
9.2.1 Opening Gmail\\Google Mail	31
9.2.2 Switching Between Accounts	31
9.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email	32
9.2.4 Replying To or Forwarding an Email	32
9.2.5 Searching for an Email	32
9.2.6 Customizing Your Gmail\\Google Mail Settings	32
9.3 Using Talk	32
9.3.1 Opening Talk	32
9.3.2 Adding a Friend	33
9.3.3 Accepting an Invitation	33
9.3.4 Starting a Chat	33
9.3.5 Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages	33
9.3.6 Signing Out of Talk	33
9.4 Using Maps	33
9.4.1 Enabling Location Source	33
9.4.2 Opening Maps	34
9.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest	34
9.4.4 Getting Directions	34
9.5 Using YouTube	34
9.5.1 Opening YouTube	34
9.5.2 Searching for a Video	34
9.5.3 Sharing a Video	34
9.6 Using Market	35
9.6.1 Opening Market	35
9.6.2 Searching for Applications	35
9.6.3 Installing an Application	35
9.6.4 Uninstalling an Application	35
10 Synchronizing Information	37
10.1 Managing Your Accounts	37
10.1.1 Adding an Account	37
10.1.2 Removing an Account	37
10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization	38
10.2.1 Configuring General Sync Settings	38
10.2.2 Changing an Account’s Synchronization Settings	38
11 Using Other Applications	39
11.1 Using the Calendar	39
11.1.1 Opening the Calendar	39
11.1.2 Creating an Event	39
11.1.3 Setting an Event Reminder	39
11.1.4 Customizing the Calendar Settings	39
11.2 Using the Clock	40
11.2.1 Opening the Clock	40
11.2.2 Opening the Alarms	40
Adding an Alarm	40
Setting an Alarm	40
Customizing Alarm Settings	40
11.3 Using the Calculator	40
11.3.1 Opening the Calculator	40
11.3.2 Switching to the Advanced panel	41
11.4 Using the Note pad	41
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone	42
12.1 Setting the Date and Time	42
12.2 Setting the Display	42
12.2.1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness	42
12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off	42
12.3 Setting Ringers	42
12.3.1 Turning On Silent Mode	42
12.3.2 Adjusting the Volume	43
12.3.3 Changing the Phone Ringtone	43
12.3.4 Changing the Message Ringtone	43
12.4 Setting Phone Services	43
12.4.1 Customizing Call Settings	43
12.4.2 Turning on Data Roaming	43
12.4.3 Switching off the Data Service	43
12.5 Setting Text-to-Speech	43
12.5.1 Installing Voice Data	44
12.5.2 Adjusting the Speech Rate	44
12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone	44
12.6.1 Turning on Your SIM Card PIN	44
12.6.2 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock	44
12.7 Managing Applications	44
12.7.1 Viewing an Installed Application	44
12.7.2 Removing an Installed Application	45
12.7.3 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory	45
12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone	45
12.8.1 Backing Up My Data	45
12.8.2 Restoring Factory Data	45
13 Appendix	46
13.1 FAQ	46
How do I set a song as phone ringtone?	46
How do I prevent automatic switching of orientation when rotating phone?	46
How do I set the unlock pattern?	46
How can I change the keyboard mode?	46
How do I stop the song playing in the background?	46
How do I return to the calling screen?	46
How do I create an application shortcut on the Home screen?	46

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