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Home Screen Touch and hold a shortcut until the icon expands in size, you can then drag it to your desired location or delete it. You can also drag an icon from another area of the screen to the shortcut position. Notification and Status Icons Signal strength Connected to EDGE mobile network No signal EDGE in use 17

Section	Page
6011524-Y511-U251 User Guide-(C17_01,EN,CE&FCC,Mexico_Telcel,L) 20131101.pdf	10
Safety Precautions	10
Personal Information and Data Security	12
Legal Notice	14
2 Getting Started	19
Key Functions at Your Fingertips	19
Important Information About the Battery	20
Power Saving Tips	21
Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone	22
Powering On Your Mobile Phone	22
Setting Up Your Mobile Phone	22
Powering Off Your Mobile Phone	22
Restarting Your Mobile Phone	23
Using the Touchscreen	23
Touchscreen Actions	23
Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen	23
Locking and Unlocking the Screen	24
Locking the Screen	24
Unlocking the Screen	24
Home Screen	26
Notification and Status Icons	26
Notification Panel	28
Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen	29
Customizing the Home Screen	29
Service Shortcuts	30
Changing the Wallpaper	30
Application Screen	31
Using a microSD Card	31
Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage	31
3 Calling	33
Making a Call	33
Making a Call with the Phone Application	33
Making a Call from Contacts	34
Making a Call from Call log	34
Answering or Rejecting a Call	34
Answering an Incoming Call	34
Ending a Call	35
Rejecting an Incoming Call	35
Other Operations During a Call	36
Making a Conference Call	36
Switching Between Calls	37
Using the Call log	38
Adding an Entry to Contacts	38
Using Airplane Mode	38
4 Contacts	39
Opening the Contacts Application	39
Importing Contacts from a SIM Card	39
Adding a Contact	40
Adding a Contact to Your Favorites	40
Searching for a Contact	40
Editing a Contact	40
Deleting a Contact	41
Managing Groups	41
Creating a Group	41
Adding a Contact to Your Groups	42
Sending Contacts	42
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard	43
Displaying the Keyboard	43
Choosing an Input Method	43
Using the Android Keyboard	44
Using the Huawei Keyboard	45
Using the Landscape Keyboard	45
Customizing Keyboard Settings	45
6 Messaging	47
SMS and MMS	47
Creating and Sending a Text Message	47
Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message	47
Replying to a Message	48
Customizing Message Settings	49
Email	49
Adding an Email Account	49
Viewing an Email Message	50
Saving an Email Attachment	50
Creating and Sending an Email Message	50
Replying to an Email Message	51
Deleting an Email Account	51
Changing Email Account Settings	51
7 Getting Connected	53
Mobile Networks	53
Checking the Network Connection	53
Turning on the Data Service	53
Wi-Fi	54
Turning On Wi-Fi	54
Connecting to a Wireless Network	54
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection	55
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB	55
Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot	56
Browser	56
Opening the Browser	56
Opening a Webpage	57
Setting a Home Page	57
Managing Bookmarks	57
Customizing Browser Settings	58
Bluetooth	58
Turning On Bluetooth	59
Pairing with and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device	59
Sending Files via Bluetooth	59
Disconnecting from or Unpairing with a Bluetooth Device	60
8 Entertainment	61
Taking Photos and Recording Videos	61
Opening Your Camera	61
Taking a Photo	62
Viewing Your Photos	63
Recording a Video	63
Viewing Your Videos	63
Using the Mulmedia	64
Opening the Multimedia	64
Viewing a Picture	64
Enjoying Music	65
Opening the Music Library	65
Playing Music	65
Adding Music to a Playlist	65
Playing Music in a Playlist	66
Listening to the FM Radio	66
Opening the FM Radio	66
Tuning the FM Radio	66
9 Google Services	68
Creating a Google Account	68
Gmail	69
Maps	69
YouTube	70
10 Synchronizing Information	71
Adding an Exchange Account	71
Removing an Account	71
11 Using Other Applications	73
Backup	73
Backing Up data by using Backup to SD card	73
Restoring data by using Restore from SD card	73
Calendar	74
Opening Calendar	74
Creating an Event	74
Customizing Calendar Settings	75
Clock	75
Opening the Clock	75
Opening the Alarms	75
Calculator	76
Opening Calculator	76
Switching Between Basic and Advanced panel	76
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone	77
Setting the Date and Time	77
Setting the Display	78
Adjusting the Screen Brightness	78
Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off	78
Setting Ringers	79
Turning On Silent Mode	79
Adding a New Profile	79
Setting Phone Services	79
Customizing Call Settings	79
Turning on Data Roaming	80
Switching off the Data Service	80
Protecting Your Mobile Phone	80
Turning on Your SIM Card PIN	80
Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock	81
Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN	81
Managing Applications	82
Viewing an Installed Application	82
Uninstalling an Application	82
Moving an Application to the microSD Card	83
Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory	83