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differences between the user manual description and the phone's operation, depending on the software release of your phone or specific carrier services. Help Refer to the following resources to get more FAQ, software, and service information: Consulting FAQ Go to https://support.tcl.com/us Finding
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1.3 Home screen 9 1.4 Text input 16 2 Multimedia applications 19 2.1 Camera 19 2.2 Gallery 23 2.3 Music...26 3 Apps and features 27 3.1 Phone 27 3.2 Contacts 32 3.3 Messages 35 3.4 Calendar 38 3.5 Clock...39 3.6 Calculator 42 3.7 TCL apps 43 3.8 Other
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Location 58 4.14 Privacy 58 4.15 Apps...58 4.16 Storage 59 4.17 TCL Account 59 4.18 Accounts 59 4.19 Digital Wellbeing & parental controls 59 4.20 Google 59 4.21 Accessibility 59 4.22 System 60 5 FOTA upgrade 62 6 Troubleshooting 63 7 Specifications 68 8 Accessories 70 9 Licenses...71 3
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1 Basics 1.1 Device overview Headset connector Receiver + speaker Front Camera Microphone Touch screen Back button Microphone USB Type-C Recent apps Home button Speaker 4
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, or to close a dialog box, options menu, the notification panel, etc. Home button • From any application or screen, touch to return to the Home screen. • Touch and hold to open Google Assistant. You can get help such as getting directions and restaurant information based on the content detected
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time to take a screenshot. • Press and hold the Power key for at least 10 seconds to force reboot. • Touch to unlock the screen if you have set fingerprint to unlock your screen. Volume Keys • In call mode, adjusts the earpiece or headset volume. • In Music/Video/Streaming mode, adjusts the media
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SIM tray. Micro SD SIM    You must insert your SIM card to make phone calls. You do not need to power off your phone before inserting or removing the SIM card as this phone supports hot swap. Your phone only supports nano-SIM cards. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types; otherwise this
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You are advised to fully charge the battery ( ). Charging status is indicated by a percentage displayed on screen while the phone is powered off. The percentage increases as the phone is charged. To reduce power consumption and energy waste when the battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger
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Hold down the Power key until the phone powers on, unlock your phone (Swipe, PIN, Password, Pattern, Fingerprint or Face recognition) if necessary and confirm. The Home screen is displayed. If you do not know your PIN code or forget it, contact your network carrier. Be sure to keep your PIN code
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Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker. Pinch/Spread Place two fingers on the screen surface and draw them apart or together to scale an element on the screen. Rotate Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone sideways to have a better
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Status bar From the status bar, you can view both phone status (on the right side) and notification information (on the left side). Drag down the status bar to view notifications and drag again to enter
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period. • You can also manually lock the screen by pressing the Power key once. (1) Fingerprint and Face unlock may not be as secure as Pattern, PIN, or Password locks. We may use Fingerprint and Face unlock methods only for the purpose to unlock the phone. The data collected from you through
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Draw the same pattern you have set to unlock the screen. Use Face unlock • From the app list, touch Settings > Security & biometrics > Face unlock. Before using the face unlock, you need to set a pattern/PIN/password. • Hold your phone 20-50 cm from your face. Position your face in the square shown
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Use Fingerprint unlock • For the best result, begin with the index finger on your turns red. remove icon, and Create folders To improve the organization of shortcuts or applications on the Home screen and the Favorite tray, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another
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, then touch Widgets to display all widgets. Touch and hold the selected widget and slide it to move to your preferred screen. Recently used applications To consult recently used applications, touch the Recent apps key. Touch a thumbnail in the window to open the application. Touch one thumbnail
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, touch the Virtual keyboard you want to set up and a series of settings will become available. Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the onscreen keyboard orientation. You can adjust it by changing the settings (Touch on/off Settings > Display > Auto
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Android keyboard 1 2 5 6 3 4 7 1 E nter recipient numbers or select from contacts 2 T ouch to send the message 3 T ouch and hold to switch language 4 T ouch to insert a period Touch and hold to select symbols 5 T ouch to switch between "abc/Abc" mode Touch and hold to switch to "ABC" mode 6
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Text editing You can edit text which you have entered. • Touch and hold or double tap within the text you want to edit. • Drag the tabs to change the amount of text to edit. • The following options will appear: Cut, Copy, and Share. You can also insert new texts if preferred • Touch where you want
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. Launch Camera There are multiple ways to open the Camera app. From the Home Screen From the home screen, touch Camera . From the Lock Screen When the screen is locked, press the Power key once to light up the screen, then swipe left on the camera icon in the lower right corner to open the
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the viewfinder. First, position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, touch the screen to focus if necessary. Touch to capture. The photo will be automatically saved. You can also touch and hold the maximum number is 20. to take burst shots, To take a video Touch VIDEO to change the camera
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can access more modes. These modes can be moved to the main screen by touching . PANO: Touch to turn on the panorama function. Touch the shutter button to start taking a panoramic photo and move the phone steadily along in the direction indicated by the onscreen line. Once the slots
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and videos with your location. This option is available when the GPS location service is enabled. • Shutter sound: Touch to turn on/off shutter sound when capturing. • Spirit level: Enable Spirit level to display a guiding line on the viewfinder to help you take better photos. • Watermark: Touch
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of further operations to pictures and videos are available for selection. To view the photos you have taken, touch from the Home screen. 1 4 2 3 1 T ap to access more options 2 E xplore Explore collects photos into groups making them more easy to find 3 A lbums Photos, videos, screenshots
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with friends, setting them as a contact photo or wallpaper, etc. Find the picture you want to work on, and touch the picture in the full-screen picture view. • Touch to share the picture. • Touch to edit the picture. Select Filters. Crop, Rotate or Mirror the picture. Draw the picture. Adjust the
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Album management When there are many pictures and videos, you can manage your albums for convenient viewing. Create an album Tap to create and name a new album. Select the pictures or videos you want to include in it by tapping to copy or move them. Move/copy pictures or videos Touch and hold the
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will be hidden from Moments. > MOVE. The album 2.3 Music You can play music files stored on your phone or microSDTM card. To play a music file, swipe up on the Home screen, then touch Music . 5 1 2 3 4 1 M ore options 2 S earch for a song 3 P lay or pause 4 P lay the next song 5 M usic
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3 Apps and features 3.1 Phone Making a call To make a call, touch in the Favorites tray. View the call's detailed information Call logs Favorite numbers Show the dial pad Contacts 27
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dial an international call, touch and hold to enter "+", then enter the international country prefix followed by the full phone number and touch . Emergency call If your phone has network coverage, dial the emergency number and touch to make an emergency call. Depending on your network and country
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Answering or rejecting a call When you receive a call: • Press ANSWER, or swipe up the icon to answer; • Press DECLINE, or swipe down the icon to reject; • Touch to reject the call by sending a preset message. Calling your voicemail Your voicemail is provided by your network to avoid missing
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During a call To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key. End the current call. Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call. Display the dial pad. Touch to activate the speaker during the current call. Touch this icon again to deactivate the speaker
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accidental operation of the touchscreen during a call, the screen will be locked automatically when you put the cellphone close to your ear; and it will be unlocked when the cellphone is taken away from your ear. Managing multiple calls With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time
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easy access to the contact you want to reach. You can view and create contacts on your phone and synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your phone. Consult your Contacts To see your contacts, touch from the App drawer. • Touch to open the Quick
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required to enter the contact's name and other contact information. By scrolling up and down the screen, you can move from one field to another. Touch to save Select a picture or take a photo for the Phone contact Touch to open available labels Add to/remove from Favorites (1) To add a contact to
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. The icons available on the Quick contact panel depend on the information you have for the contact and the applications and accounts on your phone. Sharing contacts You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending the contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc. • From the
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account you want to delete, touch Remove account, then confirm. Auto-sync On the Accounts screen, turn on Automatically sync data . When activated, all changes to information on the phone or online will be automatically synchronized with each other. 3.3 Messages Writing a new message You
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when media files (image, video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or subject or email addresses are added. • To send a multimedia message, enter the recipient's phone number in the To bar. • Write the text of the message in the Text message bar. • Touch to give access to your location, send a voice
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the Messages application and touch the message to open it. Messages are displayed as a conversation. Touch a message to enter the message composing screen: 1 2 3 4 1 T ap for more options 2 T ap to search within a conversation 3 T ap to call the number 4 Tap to save the number to Contacts
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Use Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc. To view the calendar and create events, open the Google apps folder from the Home screen, then touch Calendar. Multimode view You can display the Calendar by Schedule, Day, 3 days, Week, or Month, touch to select. To create new
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in the Status bar and the notification panel. 3.5 Clock Your mobile phone has a built-in clock. To view the current time, swipe up the Home screen, then touch Clock, or tap time on the Home screen to access it. Alarm From the Clock screen, touch Alarm to enter. • Turn on to enable the alarm
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Timer From the Clock screen, touch Timer to enter. • Touch the provided time to start the countdown directly. Or • Set the time. Touch to start the countdown. • Touch to pause. • Touch to reset. 40
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Stopwatch From the Clock screen, touch Stopwatch to enter. • Touch • Touch • Touch • Touch to start the Stopwatch. to pause. to reset. to share. Adjust Clock settings Touch to access Clock and Alarm settings. 41
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3.6 Calculator To solve mathematical problems with Calculator, swipe up from the home screen, then tap . 1 2 3 4 1 C alculation history 2 T ouch to switch between Basic calculation and Scientific calculation 3 F or more options about Currency and Unit conversion 4 T ouch to delete digits
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to learn more about news and trends within TCL, improve your smartphone experience, find our latest social media posts, etc. Support center Support Center helps you to learn more about Hot FAQs, operation instructions, troubleshooting, etc. Use it to send us your feedback. 3.8 Other applications
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web-based email service, Gmail is configured when you first set up your phone. With this original videos, and educational videos. It supports a streaming function that allows you to charge or at a cost. In Play Store, search for the app you need, download it and then follow the installation guide
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need. Google Assistant Long press the Home button to quickly ask for help, check the news, make a phone call, and more. File Manager Files displays all data stored on the phone, including both external microSDTM card and internal storage, such as applications, media files downloaded from Google Play
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, swipe up from the Home screen or swipe left and then tap Settings . You can also swipe down from the notification panel and touch . 4.1 Wi-Fi You can connect to the internet when your phone is within range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi can be used on your phone even without a SIM card inserted
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Touch Settings > Bluetooth. • Turn on . Your device name will appear on screen. To rename your device • Touch Settings > Bluetooth. • Touch Device name. • Enter a name, and touch RENAME to confirm. To pair/connect your phone with a Bluetooth device To exchange data with another device, you need
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you turn on your phone with your SIM card inserted, it will automatically configure your network service: 2G, 3G, 4G or 5G. Data saver By enabling on cellular networks, turn off Cellular data to avoid incurring significant charges for data use on local carrier cellular networks, particularly if you
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to simultaneously disable all wireless connections including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more. Hotspot & tethering To share your phone's data connection via functions above may incur additional network charges from your network carrier. Extra fees may also be charged in roaming areas. Private DNS Touch
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that opens, follow your network administrator's instructions to configure each component of the VPN settings. • Touch SAVE. The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen. Before adding a VPN, you should set a screen lock for your phone. To connect to/disconnect from VPN To connect
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using the Cast function, please ensure that both your phone and tablet have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. Only TCL 9295G and 9296X models support this function. Touch Multi-Screen on your tablet, a pop up window will then appear on your phone. Select CONNECT to confirm that you wish to connect
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etc. Touch to access more settings. Nearby Share Turn on to active this function. Your phone visibility setting controls who can share with you while your screen is unlocked. Before using Nearby Share, you need: • to have created and logged in to an account. • Bluetooth and Location settings
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brightness automatically. Dark light mode brightness Adjust dark light mode screen brightness manually. Dark mode Empty screen space will become black in this mode, making it easier to look at your screen or read in dim light. Eye comfort mode Eye comfort mode can effectively reduce blue light
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, as well as when to start the screen saver. Full screen apps Most applications installed on the phone will automatically adapt to the full screen display without setting them manually. For the applications which do not automatically adapt to the full screen display, you can go to Settings > Display
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To set some gestures for convenient use, such as flip to mute, 3 fingers screenshot, split-screen, etc. Power key To turn on/off the quick short functions about the Power key, type of notifications and reminders your phone will display, and also whether or not personal information is visible on your
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, you can enable DO NOT DISTURB mode while playing, prevent accidental touches, and optimize game performance. One-handed mode Reduce the display area of the screen and operate your phone with one hand. This function can be accessed in the Quick Settings panel by touching the icon
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or app. Access to add fingerprint or turn on/off more options. Face unlock Face unlock allows you to unlock your device with your facial data. Set it according to the on-screen steps. Ensure that you are facing the phone screen when using face recognition. NOTE: you need to set a pattern, PIN, or
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your device unlocked when it's to lock. Others You can also set Quick assistance, SIM card lock, Screen pinning, etc. 4.13 Location Tap to set whether to allow an app 4.15 Apps Touch to view details about the applications installed on your phone, to manage their data usage or force them to stop. In
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usage of storage space and free up more when necessary. 4.17 TCL Account TCL Account provides users with a management service for TCL devices and apps. 4.18 Accounts Touch to add, remove, and manage your email and other supported accounts. You can also use these settings to control the options for
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options. Languages & input Touch to configure language settings, the on-screen keyboard, voice input settings, pointer speed, etc. Date & time Use Turn on to back up your phone's settings and other application data to Google servers. If you replace your phone, the settings and data you've
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all network settings and app preferences, you won't lose your data with these settings. If Factory data reset is selected, all data in your phone's internal storage will be erased, please back up your data before reset. Regulatory & safety Touch to view product information such as Product model
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version is available and if so, begin to download it automatically. Once finished, a pop up dialog will give you the option of updating your phone now or later. If Settings > System > System Update > > Update settings > Automatically update is turned off, a pop up dialog will ask if you want to
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Before contacting the service center, here are some instructions to help you troubleshoot your device: • For optimal operation, fully charge the battery. • To improve the phone's performance, remove unnecessary files or apps on your phone. • Update your phone's software via Settings > System
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may take around 20 minutes to display the battery charging indicator on the screen. • Make sure that charging is carried out under normal conditions 0°C (32°F) to 40°C (104°F). • When abroad, check that the voltage input is compatible. My phone can't connect to a network or "No service" is displayed
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the receiver, connector and speaker on your phone are clean. I can't use the features described in the manual • Check with your carrier to make sure that your subscription includes this service. • Make sure that this feature doesn't require a TCL accessory. When I select a number from my contacts
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sure that you follow the complete charge time (minimum 150 minutes). • After a partial charge, the battery level indicator may not be exact. Wait for at least 20 minutes after removing the charger to obtain an exact indication. • Adjust the brightness of screen as appropriate. • Extend the email
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to the authorized repair center, but remember that it will not be regarded as a warranty case. I forgot some passwords/codes/keys on my phone • Perform a factory data reset. • If you still cannot access your phone, apply to the authorized repair center, but remember that it will not be regarded as
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pixel screen resolution Network: • GSM 850/900/1800/1900 • UMTS B1/2/4/5/8 • LTE: B1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/25/26/28/29/38/40/41(2535~2655MHz)/66/71 Note: Your device is unlocked and can work on different GSM carriers. It is designed to support T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon on VoLTE service. All
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Camera: • Rear Camera: 64Mp + 8Mp super wide + 2Mp FF Macro + 2Mp FF Depth • Front camera: 16MP Audio & Video supported formats: • Android default scope ( AAC LC, AAC+, enhanced AAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, Vorbis, PCM/WAVE) • HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2, VP9, MPEG-4, H.263,
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8 Accessories Standard accessories • Charger • USB Cable • Translucent Shell • SIM Card Pin • Quick Start Guide • Product safety information leaflet • Accessories depend on countries. • Only use the TCL batteries, chargers, and accessories included along with your device. 70
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trade names are those of their respective owners. TCL T773O Bluetooth Declaration ID D049108 The Wi-Fi Google legal in Settings > System > About phone > Legal information) (1). You have purchased a years from the distribution of the product by TCL Communication Ltd. You may download the source codes
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For more information on how to use the phone, please go to tcl.com and download the complete user manual. The website will also provide you with answers to frequently asked questions.

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