Alcatel OneTouch Alcatel FIERCE4 User Manual

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Lock/Unlock screen
To pr otect y our phone and privacy,  lock the phone screen by cr eating a variety of 
 patterns, PIN or 
password etc.
To create  a 
screen  unlock 
pattern (refer  to section “Screen lock” for  detail settings)
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Touch Settings > Lock screen  > Screen lock > Pattern.
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Draw your own pattern.
Draw your unlock pattern 
Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again To create 
a screen unlock PIN or Password
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 Touch  Settings > Lock scr een > 
 Screen lock > PIN or Password. 
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 Set 
your PIN or password.
 
To lock phone screen
Pr ess 
the Power ke y once to lock the screen.
To unlock phone screen
Press the power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter PIN 
or password to unlock the screen.  If you have chosen Swipe as the screen lock, swipe screen upward to unlock screen. 
						

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Unlock phone screen shortcuts
Additional shortcuts are available from unlock screen: Google Now 
 and Camera . While screen 
is locked swipe  to the right to access  Google Now, or swipe  to the left to access Camera 
without needing to unlock screen.
1.3.5  Customize quick launch icons on lock screen 
The phone has quick accesses to five apps from lock screen by default:  New message,  Email, Selfie, 
Calculator,  Keep. You  can  customize  your  lock  screen  by  creating  quick  launch  icons,  which  can 
directly bring you into a specific function or app.
To enable quick launch function on lock screen:
1.  Touch  Settings > Lock screen.
2.  Make sure the  Screen Lock is not set to  None. 3.  
Touch 
Func shortcuts  to access menu, toggle the switch  to turn on Func
     function. To customize quick launch icons on lock screen:
1. T
ouch  Settings > Lock  screen.
2. Then  touch Func shortcuts.
3.   A list of 14  shortcuts allows you to choose  from. Five of them are preset in  phone, you can
      manually select  the shortcuts you  want to show on lock  screen. 
						

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To use quick launch icons on lock screen:
1. Press the Pow e r key to light the screen.
2. Double tap the desired quick launch icon to explore the function or app. 1.3.6 
Personaliz e your Home scr een
Add
T
ouch and hold a folder,  an application, or a widget to activate the Move  mode and drag the item 
to any  Home screen 
you prefer.
Reposition 
Touch and hold the item to be r epositioned to activate the Move 
 mode, drag the item to the desired 
position and then 
release.  You can mo
 ve items both on the Home scr een and the Favorite tray. Hold 
the 
icon on the left or right edge of the scr een to drag the item to another Home screen.
Remov
e
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ouch and hold the item to be remov ed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to the top of the 
 
icon,  and release after the item turns red.
Cr eate 
folders
To 
improve  the organization of items (shortcuts  or applications) on the Home screen, you  can 
add them  to a folder  by  stacking one item on top of another.  To rename a 
 folder, open  it and 
touch the folder’s  title bar to input the new name.
Wallpa per customization
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ouch 
Settings on the a pplications screen then touch  Display > Wallpa per to customize wallpape r.
1.3.7  Applications men
u
Touch  on the Home screen to enter the applications menu. 
To return to the Home screen, touch the  Home 
 key. 
						

							2526Recently-used applications panel
To view recently-used applications, 
touch . T
 ouch an app in the list to open that  application.  To 
remove  an app fr
om list, s wiping app to left or right side or touch   to close it. 
Touch the Brush  
button  on the 
bottom of the screen to remove all recently-used applications.
1.3.8  Volume adjustment
You can set the ringer, media and phone ringtone volumes to your preference by pressing the  Volume 
up/down key, or touching  Settings > Sound & notification to set the volume.
1.4 Applications and widgets menu
The  applications  and  widgets  menus  contain  and  provide  access  to  all  pre-installed  and  newly 
downloaded applications or widgets.
Accessing applications menu
To access the applications menu, touch 
 from the Home screen.
To  download  new  applications  from  applications  menu  or  Home  screen  touch  Play  Store   icon 
and search for preferred applications by name, subject or category. Accessing widgets menu
In 
widgets menu, you can view all available widgets that can be added to your home screens.
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o access the widgets menu touch and hold an empty place on the Home screen, touch WIDGETS.
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o  add  a  widget  to  a  home  screen,  touch  and  hold  to  pick  up  a  preferred  widget  and  drag  it  to  the 
desired  space  on  the  Home  screen  (if  space  is  not  available  on  preferred  home  screen  a  new  home 
screen with available space for a widget  must be selected). 
						

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To return to Home screen from applications or widgets menu touch the Home key  or to return 
to previous screen from applications or widgets menu touch  Back key .
1.5 Phone Protection Device  protection  is  automatically  activated  when  you  add  a  Google Account  and  set  a  screen  lock. 
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ogether  with Android  Device  Manager
,    you  can  locate  and  erase  your  phone  and  protect  it  from 
reuse if  it’s  lost  or  stolen.  Even  if  your  phone  gets  wiped,  your  Google Account  password  will  be 
required before anyone can use your phone.
To activate phone protection
1.  Select Pr otect 
your phone when pr ompted during phone set up.
Note:  If  you  decide  you  want  to  skip  option,  select Cancel.  If  you  have  already  set  up  your  phone, 
activate option by going to  Settings/Lock screen/Screen lock. 
2. Set Pattern, PIN or Password.
3. Draw an unlock pattern twice and touch  CONFIRM to activate the screen lock. 
						

							2930To deactivate
Note: deactivate this option before you return or exchange your phone or before factory reset 
to avoid PIN/password 
from being required to access phone.
1.  Touch , then touch 
Settings and select Lock screen.
2.  Touch  Screen lock, and you will be prompt to draw the preset unlock pattern to confirm.
3.  Select  None to deactivate.
4. Touch OK to remove screen lock and !nish the deactivation.
2 Text input ................................................... 2.1 
Using Onscr een 
Keyboard
Onscr een Keyboar d settings
T
ouch Settings > Languag e & input, touch the keyboar d you want to set up and a series of settings 
will become 
a vailable f or your selection. 
Adjust 
the Onscr een Keyboard orientation
T
urn the phone sideways  or upright to adjust the Onscreen  Keyboard  orientation.  You can 
adjust it  by  changing the settings (T ouch Settings > Display  > Auto-rotate  screen > 
Rotate 
screen contents). 
						

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2.1.1 Google keyboard
Touch  to  add  a  contact  from 
saved Groups or Contacts
Touch to switch abc/
Abc mode, touch twice  for ABC mode.
Touch to switch 
between symbol and  numeric keyboard. Touch to input space.
Touch to enter text.
Touch to enter phone 
number or contact .
Touch to view messaging options.
Touch to send message.
Switching keyboards from new message screen
When in new message screen, drag down the Status bar to open the Notifications panel.
In the Notifications panel, touch Change keyboard, from this input method shortcut menu you can 
choose between:  Android keyboard, Google Keyboard, Google voice typing. 
2.2 Text messaging
Use the text messaging feature to send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages. 
Press and hold to open settings.
Touch  to  select  symbols, 
press  and  hold  to  go  to 
next line.
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Touch to view the whole message thread.
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 Touch & hold to activate delete mode. 
Touch to create a new message.
Creating a text message
In message screen, touch the new message icon 
 to create a new text/multimedia message. 
						

							3334When in new message screen, touch 
To line and insert contact name or phone numbe r. Y
ou can also 
touch       to insert contact from  Contacts list. Next touch the  Send message line and insert text 
message;  
to  add  picture,  video, audio,  contact  or  calendar  to  text  message  touch  attach  icon  . 
Once message  is 
complete, touch  to send text message to contact. 
You can edit the text 
you have entered.
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Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.
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Drag the tabs to change the highlighted selection.
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The following options will show: CUT, COPY, PASTE, SHARE     TRANSLATE, ASSIST.
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Touch the Back  key to  go back without any action.
3  Phone calls, Call history log and Contacts
3.1 Call ........................................................................\
......................... 3.1.1 Placing a call
You can easily 
place a call using Call        .  T
 ouch the Application tab from  the Home screen and select 
Call
         . 
Touch to 
enter more 
call options.
Touch to hide/
display keyboard.
Slide to access the 
RECENTS and 
CONTACTS.
Display the 
suggested 
number(s).
Touch and hold to 
access voicemail.
To make phone call, choose from the following options: enter the desired number directly into dial pad, 
then touch , or directly touch the contact to place a call. 
If you make an error when inputting a phone number, you can delete the incorrect digit(s) by touching .
To hang up a call, touch . 
						

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International call
To  dial  an  international  call,  long  press 
  to  enter “+”,  then  enter  the  international  country  prefix 
followed by the full phone number and finally touch 
.
Emergency call
If your phone has network coverage, dial the emergency number and touch 
 to make an emergency 
call. This works even without a SIM card and without typing the PIN code.
3.1.2  Answering or rejecting a call
When you receive a call:
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Slide the 
 icon to the right to answer;
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 Slide the 
 icon to the left to reject;
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 Slide the 
 icon upwards to reject the call by sending a preset message.
To mute the ringtone volume of an incoming call, press the  Volume up/down key, or turn the phone 
over (when the  Settings > Gestures > Turn over to mute option is activated). 3.1.3 
Accessing y our voicemail 
Y our 
voicemail  is provided by your network  to avoid missing calls. It works like  an answering 
machine that you  can access at any time. 
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o access y our voicemail,  long press  .
If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon  appears on the Status bar. Open the Notification panel 
and touch  New voicemail.
3.1.4 Resetting your voicemail password
If you forget your voicemail password, you can reset it to the last four digits of your phone number.  To 
start reset enter #793# into dial pad, touch 
 to dial, remain looking at your screen and a message 
will display confirming reset of voicemail password to last four digits of your phone number, select  OK 
when displayed and reset is completed.
3.1.5  During a call
To adjust the volume during a call, press the  Volume up/down key. 
						

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Touch to end the current call.
Touch to activate the speaker during the current call.  Touch this icon again to deactivate 
the speaker.
Touch to mute the current call.  Touch this icon again to unmute the call.
Touch to display the Dial pad.
Touch to hold the current call.  Touch this icon again to retrieve the call.
Touch to add a call.
Touch to enter video call.
To  avoid  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.
3.1.6 Managing multiple calls
With this phone you can handle multiple calls at the same time. 
Swap calls
When you accept two calls, touch the 
 icon, you can now switch between two lines. The current call 
will be put on hold and you are able to join the other call.
Conference calls
(1)
You can set up a conference call as follows. 
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 Place a call to the first participant of the conference call. 
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 Touch the icon 
.
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 Then touch the icon 
 and then touch the icon  to start the conference.
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 Touch 
 to end the conference call and disconnect all callers. 3.1.7 Call settings
Touch 
 from  the Call 
screen,  then touch Settings.  The following  options are 
available: Call 
history
Voicemail - Service:  Opens a dialog box where you can select your operator’s voicemail service or another
service.
- Setup:  Touch to view the voicemail number.
- Sound:  Touch to set the sound when a new voicemail arrives.
- Vibrate: Mark the checkbox to enable vibration when a new voicemail arrives. Call barring: Touch to configure Call barring settings. Mark the check box to activate the call
barring for outgoing and incoming calls.
Service  Dialling Numbers:  You can place a call from  the SDN list.
(1)Depending on your network operator.