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Switching between home screens, Auto-rotate screen, Taking a screenshot, Shortcuts, rotation

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Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create additional home screens. Auto-rotate screen If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait views. Additionally, this feature allows you to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games. 1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2. Under Shortcuts, touch Auto rotation to enable or disable the auto-rotate screen function. Taking a screenshot Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Take a screenshot and share away. Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot. Then, open the notification panel, touch to share the screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the Screenshots folder in Gallery > Albums. You can also open the notification panel and touch under Shortcuts to take a screenshot. 9

Section	Page
6011777-Y560L&U User Guide-(02,EN,combine) 20150727.pdf	5
Symbols and definitions	5
First-class functions	6
Safe	6
Enabling the Safe	6
Adding files to the Safe	6
Launching the camera from gallery	6
Getting started	7
Your phone at a glance	7
Key functions at your fingertips	8
Locking and unlocking the screen	8
Locking the screen	8
Unlocking the screen	9
Dual-card settings	9
Enabling or disabling a SIM card	9
Setting the default SIM card for data services	9
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network	10
Turning on mobile data	10
Touchscreen gestures	10
Status icons	11
Home	12
Switching between home screens	13
Auto-rotate screen	13
Taking a screenshot	13
Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen	14
Managing home screens	14
Notification	14
Notification panel	14
Accessing applications	15
Starting applications and switching between them	15
Viewing recently used applications	15
Personalizing your phone	16
Changing the home screen style	16
Changing the wallpaper	16
Setting the ringtone	16
Changing the font size	16
Texting	17
Selecting an input method	17
Editing text	17
Calls and contacts	19
Making a call	19
Smart dialing	19
Making a call from contacts	19
Making a call from the call log	19
Making an emergency call	20
Speed-dialing	20
Making an international call	20
Answering or rejecting a call	21
What you can do during a call	21
Answering a third-party call	22
Making a conference call	22
Using the call log	23
Adding a contact from the call log	23
Deleting call records	23
Call settings	23
Enabling call forwarding	23
Enabling call waiting	23
Managing contacts	24
Creating a contact	24
Editing a contact	24
Deleting a contact	24
Searching for a contact	24
Importing or exporting contacts	25
Importing contacts from a storage device	25
Importing contacts from a SIM card	25
Exporting contacts to a storage device	25
Exporting contacts to a SIM card	25
Sharing a contact	25
Contact groups	26
Creating a contact group	26
Editing a contact group	26
Messaging and email	27
Sending a text message	27
Replying to a message	27
Managing messages	27
Forwarding a message	27
Deleting a message	28
Deleting a thread	28
Adding an email account	28
Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account	28
Adding an Exchange account	28
Sending an email	29
Checking your emails	29
Setting up an account	30
Switching between email accounts	30
Removing an email account	30
Personalizing your email account	30
Camera and gallery	31
Capture screen	31
Taking a photo	32
Capture mode	32
Taking a panorama photo	32
Taking a photo with a watermark	33
Taking a photo using audio control	33
Shooting a video	33
Camera settings	33
Gallery	34
Displaying photos in timeline mode	34
Playing a slideshow	34
Editing a photo	34
Deleting a photo	34
Sharing a photo or video	34
Setting a photo as the wallpaper	35
Music and video	36
Listening to music	36
Creating a playlist	37
Playing a playlist	37
Deleting a playlist	37
Setting a song as the ringtone	37
Playing a video	38
Network and sharing	39
Turning on mobile data	39
Wi-Fi network	39
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network	39
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS	39
Sharing your phone's mobile data connection	40
Wi-Fi hotspot	40
USB tethering	40
Bluetooth tethering	40
Transferring data through Bluetooth	41
Turning on Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another Bluetooth device	41
Renaming your phone	41
Sharing a file using Bluetooth	41
Receiving a file using Bluetooth	41
Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct	42
Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct	42
Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct	42
Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct	42
Transferring data between your phone and computer	42
MTP mode	42
Mount SD card mode	43
Applications	44
Managing applications	44
Downloading applications	44
Installing an application	44
Sharing an application	44
Uninstalling an application	44
Backup	45
Backing up data to local storage	45
Calendar	45
Creating a new event	45
Viewing the calendar	45
Synchronizing a calendar	46
Clock	46
Alarm	46
Using the world clock	46
Stopwatch	47
Timer	47
Weather	47
Adding a city	47
Deleting a city	47
Updating the weather	47
Note	48
Adding a note	48
Modifying your note settings	48
FM radio	48
Searching for stations	48
Listening to FM radio	49
Phone settings	50
Turning on location services	50
Modifying tone settings	50
Modifying display settings	51
Changing the lock screen style	51
Setting a screen unlock pattern	51
Setting a screen unlock PIN	51
Setting a screen unlock password	52
Turning on or off airplane mode	52
Setting the PIN of your SIM card	52
Setting up an account	53
Adding an account	53
Deleting an account	53
Turning on data synchronization	53
Restoring factory settings	54
Updating your phone	54
Online update	54
Local update	54
Setting the date and time	55
Changing the system language	55
Accessibility	55