Alcatel OneTouch Evolve 2 User Manual

							7980 Update notification
On Google Play Shop screen, touch the top left corner and Settings\Notifications to enable update 
notification.
Auto update
To auto update all installed applications, touch the top left corner and Settings\Auto-update apps 
to enable this function.
Rate and review
Open the details screen for an application, touch the stars 
 under Rate this app to 
award  and input comments, touch OK to confirm.
Flag
You can report an inappropriate application to Google Play Shop by flagging it. Open the details screen 
for the application, scroll to the bottom and touch Flag as inappropriate, enter the reason and 
finally touch Submit.
8 Multimedia applications
8.1 Camera .........................................................................................
Your phone is fitted with a Camera for taking photos and shooting videos.
Before using the Camera, please ensure that a microSD card, where all pictures and videos are stored, 
is correctly installed. 
To access this function, touch Applications icon 
 from the Home screen and then touch Camera .
Drag up and down to 
switch between Camera 
and Video mode.
Touch to take a picture or record a video. 
Touch & hold to enable burst shoot. 
Touch to show 
settings.Touch to switch between 
front/back camera 
						

							8182 To take a picture
The screen acts as the viewfinder. First position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, touch 
 
icon to take picture, picture will save automatically.  
To shoot a video
Switch Camera mode to Video mode. First position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, and 
touch 
 icon to start recording. Touch  icon to stop recording. The video will be automatically 
saved. 
Further operations when viewing a picture/video you have taken
• Touch Gmail, Bluetooth, MMS, etc to share the photo or video you have taken.
• Touch the photo to access Gallery.
• Touch the Back key to return to Camera or Camcorder.
8.1.1  
Settings in framing mode
Before taking a photo/shooting a video, touch the  icon to adjust a number of settings in framing 
mode.
Back camera shooting mode
HDRTouch to activate high-dynamic range.
PanoramaTouch to switch to panorama mode.
NightTouch to switch to night mode.
Shutter soundTouch to turn on/off shutter sound.
GPS location infoTouch to turn on/off GPS location info.
Advanced Touch to select advanced settings.
Picture sizeTouch to select picture size.
Self timerTouch to select pause duration before capturing pictures.
Front camera shooting mode
Switch to front camera, touch 
 to access camera settings and the following options will display for 
you to choose from:
Beauty 4Touch to turn on expression (4-shot) function: once four photos 
taken, the phone will automatically synthesize and save them as 
one picture.
Face beautyTouch to turn/off Face beauty mode.
Preview sizeTouch to turn on/off preview size.
Camcorder settings
Video qualityTouch to set Video quality. 
						

							8384
8.2 Gallery ............................................................................................
Gallery acts as a media player for you to view photos and playback videos. In addition, a set of further 
operations to pictures and videos are available for your choice.
To access this function, touch Applications icon 
 from the Home screen, then touch Gallery . 
Touch to stitch and edit 
pictures.
Touch the album to 
spread it apart. Touch to  Switch to 
Camera or Select album.
Slide left or right to view 
more albums.Touch to select 
categories: 
Albums, Locations 
and Times.
To view a picture/play a video
Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in Gallery.
Touch to open camera. 
Slide left or right to 
view more pictures.Touch to return to 
gallerys main screen
• Touch an album and all pictures or videos will spread the screen.
• Touch the picture/video directly to view or play it.
• Slide left/right to view previous or next pictures/videos.
  Working with pictures
You can work with pictures by rotating or cropping them, sharing them with friends, setting them as 
contact photo or wallpaper, etc.
Locate the picture you want to work on, touch the picture from full-screen picture view. Slide the 
picture bar below left and right to select one, touch icon 
 to share the picture, touch icon  and 
delete to delete the picture.
Touch 
 from the full-screen picture view. More options will display for you to choose from. 
						

							8586
o n
r q p
n  Touch to save the picture when the edit is done.
o Touch to adjust the color: Punch, Vintage, B/W, etc.
p  
Touch to choose frame.
q Touch to see more edit options: Straighten, Crop, Rotate, etc.
r Touch to adjust white balance: Exposure, Vignette, Contrast, etc.
After activating the crop mode, the cropping square appears in the middle of the picture. Select 
the portion to crop, touch Crop to Save, touch Back key to exit without saving.
Batch operation
Gallery provides a multi-select function, so that you can work with pictures/videos in batches.
Open the main Gallery window or an album, touch menu icon 
 and Select album or Select item 
to activate batch operation mode (you can also touch and hold one album/picture), then touch albums/
pictures you want to work on. Touch 
 icon to perform further actions, like delete and rotate. Touch  to share selected ones.
8.3 YouTube .......................................................................................
YouTube is an online video-sharing service where the user can download, share and view videos. It 
supports a streaming function that allows you to start watching videos almost as soon as they begin 
downloading from the Internet.
To access this function, touch Applications icon 
 from the Home screen, then touch YouTube .
As an online video service, your phone must have a network connection to access YouTube.
All videos in YouTube are grouped into several categories, like Most Popular, Most Discussed, 
Featured Videos, etc.
Touch to play the video and 
to show more information Touch to search for a video.
By touching Menu icon  from YouTube screen, you can set General settings and Search settings 
for YouTube.For details about these features, please visit the YouTube website: www.YouTube.com 
						

							8788
8.3.1 Watch videos
Touch a video to play it. In the Playing screen, you can view information and video comments, and 
also browse links to related videos.You can also rate, share, label as favorite, create a new playlist, 
etc from this screen.
To exit video playing screen, touch Back key to return to the video list.
8.4 Music ..............................................................................................
Using this menu, you can play music files stored on the microSD card in your phone. Music files can 
be downloaded from computer to microSD card using a USB cable.
To access this function, touch Applications icon 
 from the Home screen, then touch Music . 
You will find four categories in which all songs are classified: Artists, Albums, Songs and Playlists. 
Slide left and right to view all. Touch 
 and Shuffle all to shuffle all songs,
8.4.1 Playing music
Touch a song or touch Play from drop-down menu to play the song.
o n s
q pr
n  Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode (tracks are played in random order). 
o Touch to select repeat mode: Repeating all songs, Repeating current song, or Repeat is off. 
p  
Touch to skip to the previous track in the album, playlist, or shuffle.
q Touch to skip to the next track in the album, playlist, or shuffle.
r Touch to pause/resume playback. 
s Touch to show the displaying song.
While playing songs with Play Music, the operation of pause, play or skip is still available even 
if the screen is locked.
Adjust sound effects
Touch Menu icon 
 and Sound effects from Now playing screen to enable and adjust sound effects. 
						

							8990
8.4.2 Working with playlists
Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all songs stored in the SD card.
You can create a new playlist, add a song to the list, and delete or rename a playlist.
To create a playlist
Touch Recently added from Playlists screen, touch 
 and then Save as playlist, enter the name 
and finally touch Save. 
To delete a playlist
Touch and hold a playlist to show the menu, then touch Delete. 
To rename a playlist 
Touch and hold a playlist to show the menu, then touch Rename. When finished, touch Save to 
confirm.
8.5 Videos ............................................................................................
To access this function, touch Applications icon  from the Home screen, then touch Videos .
Videos is a small built-in video player that lists all your videos.
Touch an item from the list to play. While playing, use Pause, etc. functional icons as required, touch 
a point on the timeline to jump to and play from.
9 Google Maps .........................................
9.1 Get My Location
9.1.1 Choose a data source to decide My Location
Drag down Notifications panel touch  and touch  to access Settings, touch Location.
Mark the checkbox of Googles location service to set Wi-Fi and/or mobile networks as My 
Location data source. 
Or mark the checkbox of GPS satellites to set GPS as My Location data source.
9.1.2 Open Google Maps and view My Location
Touch Applications icon  from the Home screen, then touch Maps . 
Touch 
 icon on the map to view My Location. 
The map will then center on a blue dot with a blue circle around. Your actual position is within the 
blue circle. 
						

							9192
To move the map, drag the map with your finger. 
To zoom in and out of a map, pinch or spread your fingers, or you can also zoom in by double-tapping 
a location on screen.
9.2  
Search for a location
While viewing a map, touch the search icon  to  activate search function. 
In the search box, enter an address, a city or a local business. 
Touch the icon 
 to search, and in a while your search results will appear on the map as red dots. 
You can touch one to show a label. 
Touch to show 
more information
9.3 Star a location
Just like bookmarking a web address on the Internet, you can star any position on the map for later use. 
9.3.1 How to star (or unstar) a location
Touch & hold a location on a map
Touch the address rectangle that opens 
						

							9394 Touch the gray star at the top of the screen to star the location. (Or touch a gold star to unstar that 
location.)
9.3.2 View a list of starred items
Touch Maps at the upper-left corner, and touch My Places.
The list of your starred items and their addresses opens. 
Touch a location in the list to view it. 
9.4 Get driving, public transportation or walking directions
9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip
Touch the  icon on the Maps screen.
Touch the enter bar to edit your start point by entering an address or selecting a saved item.
Do the same for your end point. 
To reverse directions, touch 
.
Then select a transport mode: driving by car, using public transportation, or walking directions. 
9.4.2 Preview suggested routes and decide on a route more preferable or 
feasible to you
You can preview each turn in your route in Satellite, and other views.
• Touch a left or right arrow to preview the next or previous leg of your route. 
• You can view turn-by-turn directions, estimated distance and possible arrival time in a list by touching 
DIRECTIONS LIST, touch Back key or MAP VIEW to return to previous view.
When selecting a more preferable or feasible route, distance and time will be the two most important 
factors for your evaluation. Distance and estimated time will be displayed at the top of the directions 
screen. 
9.4.3 Search for locations along your route
Please refer to “9.2 Search for a location” for detailed information. 
						

							9596
10 Others ......................................................
10.1 File Manager ..................................................................................
To access this function, touch Applications icon  from the Home screen, then touch File Manager.
File Manager works with both SD card and Phone Storage. 
File Manager displays all data stored on both microSD cards, including applications, media files; 
videos, pictures or audios you have captured; other data transferred via Bluetooth, USB cable, etc. 
When you download an application from PC to microSD card, you can locate the application on File 
Manager, then touch it to install it in your phone.
File Manager allows you to perform and be really efficient with the following common operations: 
create (sub) folder, open folder/file, view, rename, move, copy, delete, play, share, etc.
10.2 Sound Recorder ............................................................................
To access this function, touch Applications icon  from the Home screen, then touch Sound 
Recorder.
Sound Recorder allows you to record voice/sound for seconds/hours.
10.3 Radio ..............................................................................................
Your phone is equipped with a radio (1) with RDS (2) functionality. You can use the application as a 
traditional radio with saved channels or with parallel visual information related to the radio program 
on the display if you turn to stations that offer Visual Radio service.  
To access this function, touch Applications icon 
 from the Home screen, then touch Radio.
To use it, you must plug in your headset, which works as an antenna connected with your 
phone.
Touch to go to previous 
saved channel
Touch to search for 
channels.Touch to open 
and view the saved 
channels list
Touch to play/stopTouch to go to next 
saved channel
Touch to decrease 0.1MHz
Touch and hold to search 
and go to the nearest lower 
frequency channelTouch to increase 0.1MHz
Touch and hold to search 
and go to the nearest 
higher frequency channel
(1)  The quality of the radio depends on the coverage of the radio station in that particular area.(2)  Depending on your network operator and market. 
						

							9798 Available options:
• Save channelSave the current tuned station to the channels list.
• Audio modeListen to the radio using loudspeaker or headset.
• ExitTurn off the radio.
• Enter frequencyEnter the frequency manually.
• DeleteDelete the channel
• RDS settingsSelect radio data system as channel information or alternative frequency.
• Record FMRecord video voice of the current channel.
• SearchSearch for all available stations automatically.
10.4 Setup ..............................................................................................
To access this function, touch the Applications icon  from the Home screen, then touch Setup 
Wizard.
Setup helps set up your phone in multiple ways:  language, data connection, account setup, etc. This 
will also be performed the first time you power on your phone.
10.5 Other applications (1) ...........................................................................
The previous applications in this section are preinstalled on your phone. To read a brief introduction 
of the preinstalled 3rd party applications, please refer to the leaflet provided with the phone. You can 
also download thousands of 3rd party applications by going to Android Market on your phone.
(1)  Application availability depends on country and operator.
11 Settings ..............................................
Drag down Notifications panel and touch  and then touch  to access Settings.
11.1 Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi you can now surf the Internet without using your SIM card whenever you are in range 
of a wireless network. The only thing you have to do is to enter the Wi-Fi screen and configure an 
access point to connect your phone to the wireless network.
For detailed instructions on using Wi-Fi, please refer to “6.1.2 Wi-Fi”.
11.2 Bluetooth  
Bluetooth allows your phone to exchange data (videos, images, music, etc.) in a small range with 
another Bluetooth supported device (phone, computer, printer, headset, car kit, etc.).
For more information on Bluetooth, please refer to “6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth devices”.
11.3 Data usage
To enable/disable mobile data by touching the switch . 
Mark the checkbox of Set mobile data limit, then you can drag the limit line and the warning line 
according to your limitation. Your mobile data connection will be disabled when the specified limit is 
reached. You can also choose a data usage cycle to view the statistics and related applications of used 
data by your phone.