Alcatel OneTouch Evolve 2 User Manual

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1.3.3 Search bar
The phone provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, 
the phone or the web. 
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n Search by text
•  
Touch Search bar from the Home screen. 
• Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.
• Touch the Enter/Search key on the keyboard to begin search.
• Use bottom menu bar with filters to view search results from Web, Images, News, Maps, Shopping, 
Videos, Books, Apps, or Phone.
o Search by voice
• Touch 
 from Search bar to display a dialog screen.
• Speak the word/phrase you want to search for. A list of search results will display for you to select 
from.
• Use bottom menu bar with filters to view search results from Web, Images, News, Maps, Shopping, 
Videos, Books, Apps, or Phone.
1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen
To protect your phone and privacy, you can lock the phone screen by choosing slide or creating a 
variety of patterns, PIN or password.
To create a screen unlock pattern (refer to section “Screen lock”for detail settings)
• Drag down the Notifications panel and touch 
 and then select  to enter Settings, then touch 
Security\Set up screen lock\Pattern.
• Draw your own pattern.
Draw your unlock pattern 
Touch to confirm by drawing pattern again
To create a screen unlock PIN/Password
• Touch Settings\Security\Set up screen lock\PIN or Password.
• Set your PIN or password.
To lock phone screen
Press the Power key once to lock the screen. 
						

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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 slide as the screen lock, touch and drag the icon 
 downward to unlock the 
screen.
Additional shortcuts are available from unlock screen: Call 
 ,  Texting  and Camera  .  While 
screen is locked swipe screen locked icon  to any of these options to quickly access feature without 
needing to unlock screen.
 
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1.3.5 Personalize your Home screen
Adding Apps and Widgets
To add an App touch the Applications icon 
 , touch and hold an application to activate the Move 
mode, and drag the item to any Home screen.
Touch the Menu key 
 and select Add widgets from menu options. Touch and hold a widget to 
activate the Move mode and drag the item to any Home screen displayed.
While adding an application to a Home screen, drag it to the top of App info icon to view its detail 
information. If the application is downloaded, drag it to the top of Uninstall icon to unmount it directly.Repositioning Apps and Widgets
Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode, drag the item to the desired 
position and then release. You can move items both on the Home screens and in the Favorite 
applications tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another 
Home screen.
Removing Apps and Widgets
Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to Remove 
icon 
 , and release after the item turns red.
Creating folders
To improve the organization of items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home screens and the 
Favorite applications tray, you can add them to a folder by stacking one item on top of another. To 
rename a folder, open folder, touch the folder’s title bar and input new name.
Wallpaper customization
Touch the Menu key on any Home screen, select Wallpaper from pop-up window to customize 
phone wallpaper. Gallery includes pictures you have taken, cropped or downloaded. Live 
wallpapers includes a scrolling list of animated wallpapers. Homescreen wallpapers includes all 
preset wallpapers in the phone. Slide left and right to locate a desired mage, touch Set wallpaper 
to confirm. 
						

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1.3.6 Applications menu
Touch  on the Home screen to enter applications menu.
To return to the Home screen, touch the Home 
 key.
1.3.7 Recently-used applications
To view recently-used applications touch and hold the Menu  key. Touch an app in list to open 
application. To remove an app from list swipe app to left or right side.
1.3.8 Volume adjustment
Using volume key
Press Volume key to adjust phone volume. To active the vibrate mode, press the Volume down 
key until the phone vibrates, the vibrate icon 
 will be displayed on screen and status bar. Press the 
Volume down key once more to active the silent mode, silent mode icon  is displayed on screen 
and on status bar. To get quick access to silent  ,  vibrate  or sound  mode, hold down power 
button and select corresponding icon in menu.Using volume settings menu  
To access Volume settings menu, drag down the Notifications panel then touch the Settings shortcut 
panel 
 then touch and hold AUDIO PROFILES, select General, then select Volume to set the 
volume of media, ringtone, alarm, and etc to your preference.
To access Audio profiles from home screen touch 
 then touch Settings  , select Audio 
profiles and follow same steps described above.
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.
Slide left and right to view all applications. Applications menu offers two views ALL APPS, to view 
all applications installed in phone, or DOWNLOADED, to view only applications downloaded from 
Google Play Store. 
						

							2526 To download new applications from applications menu or Home screen touch Google Play Store 
 icon and search for preferred applications by name, subject or category.
Accessing widgets menu
In widgets menu you will view all available widgets that can be added to your home screens.
To access the widgets menu touch the Menu key 
 and select Add widgets from menu options.
To add widget to a home screen, touch preferred home screen displayed at the top of widget menu, 
then touch preferred widget. Selected widget will be placed on selected home screen (if space is 
not available on preferred home screen a new home screen with available space for widget must be 
selected).
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  .
2 Text input ...................................................
2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard
Onscreen Keyboard settings
Touch 
 from the Home screen, touch the Settings icon  then select Language & input. The 
following keyboard & input methods will display: Android keyboard, Google keyboard, Swype 
and Google voice typing. To customize any of these keyboards and input methods, touch 
 for 
options.
Adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation
Turn the phone sideways or upright to adjust the Onscreen Keyboard orientation. You can also adjust 
Onscreen Keyboard orientation by changing the settings, touch 
 then select Settings\Display\
Auto-rotate screen. 
						

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2.1.1 Swype keyboard
Press and hold 
to open Swype 
settings.Touch to add a contact from saved 
Groups. Contacts or Call history log.
Touch to send message.
Touch to input space.
Touch to switch between symbol 
and numeric keyboard.
Touch to switch 
between > 
mode.
Touch to view messaging options.
Touch to enter phone number or contact.
Touch to enter text.
Switching keyboards from new message screen
When in new message screen and cursor in Type text message line, drag down the Status bar to 
open the Notifications panel. In the Notifications panel, touch Select input method, from this input method shortcut menu you 
can choose between: Android keyboard, Google Keyboard, Swype or Google voice typing.
2.2 Text messaging
Use the text messaging feature to send and receive text (SMS) and multimedia (MMS) messages.
Touch to access additional options. Touch to view the whole message thread.
Touch to create a new message.
Touch to search in all messages.
Touch once to input emotion. 
						

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In message screen, touch the new message icon 
 to create a new text/multimedia message.
When in new message screen, touch Type name or number line and insert contact name or phone 
number. You can also touch  to insert contact from People contact list. Next touch the Type 
text message line and insert text message; to add picture, video, audio, contact or calendar to text 
message touch 
. Once message is complete, touch  to send text message to contact.
2.3 Text editing
You can edit the text you have entered.
• Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.
• Drag the tabs to change the high-lighted selection.
• The following options will show on top bar: Select all 
 , Cut  , Copy  and Paste .
• Touch 
 icon when editing is completed, to exit out of edit mode.
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Phone call, Call history log and People 
3.1 Phone .............................................................................................
3.1.1 Placing a call
Easily launch a call using Phone . Touch  from the Favorite applications tray or from Applications 
menu to access dialing screen.  
Touch and hold to 
access voicemail.
Touch to access 
Speed Dial & 
People options. Dial Pad
Touch to view 
Call history log.
To input phone number choose from the following options: enter the desired number directly into dial 
pad, select a contact from People menu option or select contact from Call history log by touching 
, then touch  to place the 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 
 or the Power key. 
						

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To dial an international call, touch and hold 
 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 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, touch  .
• Slide the green icon 
 rightward to answer;
• Slide the red icon 
 leftward to reject;
• Slide the icon 
 upward to reject a call and send a preset text message.
To mute incoming calls, press the Volume up/down key.
3.1.3 Accessing your voicemail 
Voicemails are recorded messages left by incoming callers when calls are missed or forwarded to 
voicemail.
To access your voicemail, touch and hold 
 on Phone dial pad.
To set up voicemail touch and hold 
 to call voicemail. Follow the prompts to set up your voicemail 
account.
If you receive a voicemail, a voicemail icon 
 appears on the Status bar. Open the Notifications panel, 
touch New voicemail to access.
3.1.4 Visual Voicemail
Visual Voicemail allows users to view, listen and save all voicemails in any order directly from the 
phone, without the need of calling the voicemail system.
From the Home screen or Applications menu, tap 
.
The inbox with all voicemail messages will be displayed. If this is the first time accessing Visual 
Voicemail, you may be prompted to enter a new PIN code and tap Next to activate Visual Voicemail.
Tap on voicemail to listen to it.
3.1.5 Reseting 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. 
						

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3.1.6 During a call
To adjust the volume during a call, press the Volume up/down key on right side of phone.
Touch to end the current call.
  Touch to display dial pad.
Touch to activate speaker mode during a call. Touch this icon again to deactivate speaker 
mode.
Touch to mute the current call. Touch this icon again to unmute the call.
Touch to hold the current call. Touch this icon again to retrieve the call.
Touch to add contacts.
To avoid misoperation on touch screen during a call, screen will be locked automatically when 
you put the phone close to your ear; touch screen will be unlocked when phone is taken away 
from your ear.
3.1.7 Call settings
When in Phone screen or dial pad screen, touch the Menu key  to access the following options:
New contactGives you quick access to add a new contact or account to your People 
address book.
PeopleGives you quick access to your People address book.
SettingsGives you quick access to Voice call (Voice call related settings) or Other 
settings.
3.1.8 Voice call related settings
• Voicemail
Provides you with Service and Voicemail settings information.
• Call forwarding
Displays the following forwarding options: Always forward, Forward when busy, Forward if unanswered 
an Forward if unreachable options.
• Additional settings
Displays the following forwarding options: Caller ID, Call waiting and Call waiting status options.
3.1.9 Other settings
• Fixed Dialing Numbers
Fixed Dialing Number (FDN) is a service mode of SIM, where outgoing calls are restricted to a set of 
phone numbers. These numbers are added to the FDN list. The most common application of FDN is 
for parents to restrict the phone numbers which their children can dial. 
						

							3536 For security reasons, you’ll be prompted to enable FDN by entering SIM PIN2 which is usually acquired 
from your service provider or SIM maker. 
Minute reminder
Mark the check box to enable minute reminder at 50s of every minute during a call.
Vibrate reminder 
Mark the checkbox to enable vibration when the call is connected.
Dual mic noise reduction
Mark the checkbox to suppress background noise during calls.
Quick responses
Touch to edit preset responses which will be used when you reject a call using message icon.
TTY mode
Turn on TTY mode to enable deaf or mute delete to communicate by typing in the phone.
International dialing assist
Mark the checkbox to turn on international dialing assist.
Hearing aids
Mark the checkbox to turn on hearing aid compatibility.
Wi-Fi Calling
Touch to activate or inactivate Wi-Fi calling.
3.2 Wi-Fi Calling
Wi-Fi Calling lets you make and receive voice calls and text /multimedia messages over your Wi-Fi 
network when your phone is connected to a Wi-Fi network and registered with your wireless carriers 
network for Wi-Fi Calling.
When your phone is connected to Wi-Fi network, you will see 
 at the top of your screen. Now you 
are able to use your device for calling and messaging even if you have no cellular coverage.
Touch to make calls over 
Wi-Fi when connected to 
Wi-Fi network.
Enter the desired number into dial pad or select a contact from People or History by sliding or 
touching tabs, then touch  to place the call.
When the handset loses Wi-Fi coverage, any active call will drop and the phone will connect to the 
cellular network if available.
To make Wi-Fi Calling a default setting on your phone, select this option from Wi-Fi Calling Settings 
(Touch and hold the Menu key from the Home Screen, then select Settings\More...\Wi-Fi Calling 
or to access from the Dial screen, touch 
, then touch Settings\Other settings\Wi-Fi Calling).
For more information you can find tutorial and top questions by Settings\More...\Wi-Fi Calling\
Help.
Calls and messages made over Wi-Fi will be charged like cellular calls. 
						

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3.3 Call history log
You can access your call history log by touching  from the Dial screen. Touch  on the right side 
of contact/number to place a call directly. There are three kinds of calls in Call log:
Incoming calls (blue arrows)
Outgoing calls (green arrows)
Missed calls (red arrows)
Touch icons at the top of the call log to change between viewing options.
Touch a contact or number to view information or further operations.
You can view detailed call information, launch a new call, send messages, or add numbers to People 
(only available for unsaved phone numbers), etc.
To delete some or all of your Call history log entries, touch the call history log menu icon 
 and 
select Delete option, a new screen will display showing all call history log entries and you can select 
the entries you would like to delete. Once delete selections are complete, touch OK at top right 
corner of screen and then confirm deletion by selecting OK again, entries will then be deleted.
3.4 People ............................................................................................
The People app provides you with quick access to all your contacts.
3.4.1 Accessing your contacts
To access your contacts, touch the People  icon located in your Favorite applications tray or 
Applications menu.
Touch icon to open 
Quick Contact 
panel.Touch to view the 
contact’s detailed 
information. Touch to view your 
contact groups
Touch to view your 
favorite contacts.
Touch to search in  
ContactsTouch to add a new 
contact.
Touch Menu icon 
 to display contacts list option menu. 
Following actions are enabled:
• Delete contactSelect and delete unwanted contacts.
• Contacts to displayChoose contacts to display.
• Import/exportImport, export or share contacts between phone, SIM card or microSD 
card.
• AccountsManage the synchronization settings for different accounts.
• Settings
Sort list byTouch to display contact information by Given name or Family name.
View contact 
namesTouch to view contact names by Given name or Family name.
• Share visible 
contactsShare contacts with others by sending the contacts vCard to them via 
Bluetooth, Email, MMS, etc.