Alcatel OneTouch Idol 2S User Manual

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3�3�2 Managing contact groups
The contact group helps you to improve the organization of your contacts. You can add, remove and view groups in the Groups screen.
To  create  a  new  group,  touch  the Menu  key  then  select Add  Group, enter the new name and touch DONE to confirm.
3�3�3 Adding a contact
Touch the  icon in the contact list to create a new contact.
You  are  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 easily.
Touch to select a picture for the contact.
Touch to unfold the other predefined 
labels of this category.
Touch to save.
Touch to add a new label.
Touch to add a new number.
Touch to delete the number.
If you want to add more information, touch Add another field to add a new category.
When finished, touch DONE to save.
To  exit  without  saving,  you  can  touch  the Menu  key  and  then  touch Discard.
Add to/remove from Favourites(1)
To  add  a  contact  to  favourites,  you  can  touch  a  contact  to  view  details 
then  touch   to  add  the  contact  to  favourites  (the  star  will  turn  gold in colour). 
To  remove  a  contact  from  favourites,  touch  the gold  star   on  contact details screen.
3�3�4 Editing your contacts
To  edit  contact  information,  touch  the Menu  key  in  the  contact  details screen, then touch Edit. When finished, touch DONE.
Change a contact’s default phone number
The default phone number (the number which has priority when making a call or sending a message) will always be displayed under the contact name. 
To change the default phone number, touch and hold the number you want to set as the default number from the contact's details screen, then select Set default.  A  appears after the number.
This choice is only available when the contact has more than one number.
Divert calls to voicemail/Set ringtone for a contact(2)
On the contact's detail screen, touch the Menu key to display the contacts list options menu, touch All calls to voicemail or Set ringtone�
When  one  contact  has  been  set  to  send  calls  directly  to  voicemail,  if  he/she  calls,  your  phone  will  not  ring  and  the  caller  will  be  sent  directly  to your voicemail.
(1) Only phone contacts can be added to Favourites.(2) Only phone contacts can set ringtone. 
						

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Delete a contact
To  delete  a  contact,  touch  the Menu  key  and Delete  from  the  contact screen.  Tick  the  contact  you  want  to  remove  and  touch DONE  to confirm. Touch Select all to delete all contacts.
The  contact  you  have  deleted  will  also  be  removed  from  other applications  on  the  phone  or  web  the  next  time  you  synchronize your phone.
3�3�5 Communicating with your contacts
From the contacts list, you can communicate with your contacts by making a call or exchanging messages.
To launch a call to a contact, touch the contact to enter the detail screen, then touch the number.
To  send  a  message  to  a  contact,  touch  the  contact  to  enter  the  detail screen, then touch the  icon on the right side of the number.
3�3�6 Importing, exporting and sharing contacts
This  phone  enables  you  to  import  or  export  contacts  between  your phone, SIM card, microSD card and phone storage.
From the Contacts screen, touch the Menu key to open the options menu, touch Import/export, then select Import from SIM card, Export to SIM  card, Import  from  phone/SD  storage, Export  to  phone/SD storage or Share visible contacts.
To  import/export  a  single  contact  from/to  your  SIM  card,  select  the contact you want to import/export, and touch  to confirm.
To import/export all contacts from/to your SIM card, select Select all and touch  to confirm.
You  can  share  a  single  contact  or  contacts  with  others  by  sending  the contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, SMS or Email.
Touch a contact you want to share, touch the Menu key and Share from the  contact  details  screen,  then  select  the  application  to  perform  this action. 
3�3�7 Displaying contacts
You can configure which group of contacts, for each account, you want to display in the Contacts list. Touch the Menu key and touch Contacts to display from contacts list screen, then you can choose which contacts to display.
Touch  the Menu  key  and Settings,  to  sort  the  list  by  the  given  name  or family name, as well as viewing contact names by given/family name first.
3�3�8 Joining/Separating contacts(1)
To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing contacts in a single action. 
Touch the contact which you want to add information to, touch the Menu key and touch Edit, then touch the Menu key again and touch Join. 
At  this  time,  you  are  required  to  select  the  contact  whose  information you  want  to  join  with  the  first  contact. The  information  from  the  second contact is added to the first one, and the second contact will no longer be displayed in the Contacts list.
To separate contact information, touch the contact whose information you want  to  separate,  touch  the Menu  key  and  touch Edit,  then  touch  the Menu key again and touch Separate, touch OK to confirm.
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3�3�9 Accounts
Contacts,  data  or  other  information  can  be  synchronized  from  multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone.
To add an account, drag down the notification panel and touch  to enter Settings, then touch Add account.
You are required to select the kind of account you are adding, like Google, Corporate, etc.
As with other account set-ups, you need to enter detailed information, like username, password, etc.
You can remove an account to delete it and all associated information from the  phone.  Open  the Settings  screen,  touch  the  account  you  want  to delete, touch the Menu key and select Remove account, then confirm.
Turn on/off the sync & Auto-sync
Touch  an  account  to  enter  the  account  screen,  mark/unmark  the checkbox(s)  to  turn  on/off  the  account’s  auto-sync.  When  activated,  all changes  to  information  on  the  phone  or  online  will  be  automatically synchronized with each other.
Sync manually
You can also synchronize an account manually from the Accounts screen. Touch  an  account  in  the  list,  then  touch  the Menu  key  and  select Sync now.
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Messaging, Gmail/Email, 
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You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this mobile phone.
To  access  this  feature,  touch   from  the  Home  screen,  then  select Messaging.
To consult messages stored in your SIM card, touch the Menu key from  the  Messaging  screen,  then  touch Settings\Manage  SIM messages.
4�1�1 Write message
On the message list screen, touch the new message icon  to write text/multimedia messages.
Touch to create a new message.
Touch to search in all messages. •	Touch to view the whole message thread.
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For  saved  contacts,  touch  the  photo  to  open  the  Quick  Contact panel  to  communicate  with  the  contact.  For  unsaved  contacts, touch the photo to add the number to your Contacts�
Sending a text message
Enter  the  mobile  phone  number  of  the  recipient  in  the To  bar  or  touch 
 to add recipients and touch the Type text message bar to enter the text of the message. Touch the  icon to insert emoticons. When finished, touch  to send the text message. 
An  SMS  message  of  more  than  160  characters  will  be  charged  as  several SMS. A  counter  will  be  on  the  right  of  the  text  box  to  remind  you  how many characters are allowed to be entered in one message.
Specific letters (accented) will also increase the size of the SMS, this may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.
Sending a multimedia message
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations, slides and sounds to other compatible mobiles and e-mail addresses. 
An  SMS  will  be  converted  to  MMS  automatically  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 and touch the Type message bar to enter the text of the message. Touch  the Menu  key  to  open  the  options  menu,  touch Add  subject  to insert  a  subject. Touch  the   icon  to  attach  a  picture,  video,  audio  and so on.
When finished, touch  to send the multimedia message. 
Attach options:
•	Capture pictureAccess  the  Camera  to  capture  a  new  picture  for attaching.
•	Capture videoAccess the Camcorder to record a new video for attaching.
•	Record audio Enter  the  voice  message  recorder  to  record  a voice message for attaching.
•	ContactEnter  Contacts  to  select  a  contact  as  an attachment.
•	PicturesAccess the Gallery application or File manager to select a picture as an attachment.
•	VideosAccess the Gallery application or File manager to select a video as an attachment.
•	AudioAccess to select an audio file as an attachment.
•	CalendarAccess  the  Calendar  application  to  select  one  or more event(s) to attach.
•	SlideshowEnter  the  Edit  slide  show  screen,  touch Add slide to create a new slide, and touch a currently existing  slide  to  edit  it  (see  following  picture). Touch  the Menu  key  to  get  more  actions,  like setting the slide duration, adding music, etc. 
						

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4�1�2   Manage messages
When  receiving  a  message,  a   icon  will  appear  on  the  status  bar  as a    notification.  Drag  down  the  status  bar  to  open  the  Notification  panel, touch  the  new  message  to  open  and  read  it.  You  can  also  access  the Messaging application and touch the message to open it. 
Messages are displayed in conversational order.
To  reply  to  a  message,  touch  the  current  message  to  enter  the  message composing screen, enter the text, then touch  . 
Touch  and  hold  an  SMS  in  message  details  screen  to  access  the  following message options:
•	Select textTouch to select the message text to copy, cut, add to dictionary, etc.
•	Copy textThis  option  displays  when  the  message  is  an  SMS. Copy  the  current  message  content. You  can  then paste it into the enter bar of the new message you are going to compose.
•	ForwardTouch to forward the message to another recipient.
•	Delete messageDelete the current message.
•	Lock/Unlock messageTouch  to  lock/unlock  the  message  so  it  can't/can be  deleted  if  you  reach  the  maximum  number  of stored messages. 
•	View message detailsTouch to view details of the message.
•	Save  messages  to SIM cardTouch to save the message to your SIM card.
4�1�3 Adjust message settings
You can adjust a range of message settings. From the Messaging application screen, touch the Menu key and touch Settings. 
Storage
•	Delete old messagesSelect to delete old messages when the maximum number of stored messages is reached. 
•	Text message limitTouch to set the number of text messages to be saved per conversation.
•	Multimedia message limitTouch to set the number of multimedia messages to be saved per conversation.
Text Message (SMS) settings
•	Delivery reportsSelect to request a delivery report for each text message you send.
•	Manage SIM messagesTouch  to  manage  text  messages  stored  on  your SIM card.
•	Edit quick textTouch to add or edit message templates.
•	SMS Service CenterTouch to edit or view the service center number.
•	Validity periodTouch  to  select  the  validity  period,  during  that period,  the  network  provider  will  try  to  send the message. 
						

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WAP messages setting
• WAP message enableTouch  to  enable  receipt  of  push  message  from network.
4�2 Gmail/Email
The  first  time  you  set  up  your  phone,  you  can  select  to  use  an  existing Gmail or to create a new Email account. 
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As  Google's  web-based  email  service,  Gmail  is  configured  when  you  first set up your phone. Gmail on your phone can be automatically synchronized with your Gmail account on the web. Unlike other kinds of email account, each message and its replies in Gmail are grouped in your inbox as a single conversation; all emails are organized by labels instead of folders.
To access Gmail
From  the  Home  screen,  touch   to  enter  the  applications  list,  then touch Gmail.
To create and send emails
•	Touch the  icon from Inbox screen.
•	Enter  recipient(s)’s  email  address  in To  field,  and  if  necessary,  touch  the Menu key and touch Add Cc/Bcc to add a copy or a blind copy to the message.
•	Enter the subject and the content of the message.
•	Touch the Menu key and select Attach picture or Attach file to add an attachment.
•	Finally, touch the  icon to send. 
Multimedia Message (MMS) settings
•	Delivery reportsSelect  to  request  a  delivery  report  for  each multimedia message you send.
•	Read reportsSelect  to  request  a  report  on  whether  each recipient  has  read  a  multimedia  message  sent by you.
•	Auto-retrieve Select  to  download  the  full  MMS  message (including  message  body  and  attachment) automatically  to  your  phone.  Otherwise, download only the MMS message header.
•	Roaming auto-retrieveSelect  to  download  the  full  MMS  message (including  message  body  and  attachment) automatically  when  roaming.  Otherwise, download  only  the  MMS  message  header  to avoid extra charges.
•	Creation modeSelect to change creation mode.
•	Maximum message sizeSelect to input the maximum message size.
Notifications
•	NotificationsSelect  to  display  message  notifications  in  status bar.
•	Select ringtoneTouch  to  select  a  ringtone  as  a  new  message notification tone.
•	VibrateSelect  to  have  phone  vibrate  as  a  notification when receiving a new message. 
						

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•	If  you  do  not  want  to  send  the  mail  out  right  away,  you  can  touch  the Menu  key  and Save  draft  or  touch Back  key  to  save  a  copy. To  view the draft, touch the  icon, then select Drafts.
•	If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can touch the Menu key   and then touch Discard.
To add a signature to emails, touch the Menu key and Settings from inbox screen, choose an account, then touch Signature.
To receive and read your emails 
When a new email arrives, you will be notified by a ringtone or vibration, and an icon  will appear on Status bar. 
Touch and drag down the Status bar to display the Notification panel, touch the new email to view it. Or you can also access the Gmail Inbox label and touch the new mail to read it.
You can search for an email by sender, subject, label, etc.
•	Touch the  icon from Inbox screen.
•	Enter  the  keyword  you  want  to  search  for  in  the  searching  box  and touch  .  
To reply or forward emails
•	ReplyWhen  viewing  an  email,  touch   to  reply  the  sender  of this mail.
•	Reply allTouch   and  select  “Reply  all”  to  send  message  to  all people in a mail loop.
•	ForwardTouch  and select “Forward” to forward the received mail to other people.
Managing Gmails by Labels
To  conveniently  manage  conversations  and  messages,  you  can  organize them using a Label.
To label a conversation when reading a conversation’s messages, touch the Menu key and then choose Move to.
To  view  conversations  by  labels  when  viewing  your  inbox  or  another conversation  list,  touch  the   icon  ,  then  touch  a  label  to  view  a  list  of conversations with that label.
Touch and hold an email to activate batch mode, and produce the following options:
•	Touch  to  archive  the  email  message.  To  display  the  archived messages, you can touch in Inbox screen then touch All mail.
•	Touch to delete the email message.
•	Touch to mark an email message as read or unread. 
Touch  to access the following options:
•	Move to Touch to move the mail to other labels.
•	Change labelsTouch  to  change  the  label  of  the  email  message or conversation.
•	Add/Remove starTo  assign  a  star  or  remove  the  star  from  the conversation.
•	Mark as (not) importantTo mark the email as important or not important.
•	MuteTo mark the email mute. 
•	Report spamTo report the email message/conversation as spam.
•	Report phishingTo report the email message/conversations  phishing. 
						

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Gmail settings
To  manage  Gmail  settings,  touch  the Menu  key  and Settings in  Inbox screen.
General settings
•	Archive & delete actionsTouch  to  set  the  actions  when  touch  archive  and delete. 
•	Swipe to archiveMark  the  checkbox  to  enable Swipe  to  archive  in conversation list.
•	Sender imageMark  the  checkbox  to  show  sender  image  beside name in conversation list.
•	Reply allTouch  to  mark  the  checkbox  to  make  the  default responding to messages.
•	Auto-fit messagesTouch to mark the checkbox to shrink messages to fit the screen and allow zooming. 
•	Auto-advanceTouch  to  select  which  screen  to  show  after  you delete or archive a conversation.
•	Message actionsTouch to show/hide message actions.
•	Confirm before deletingMark  the  checkbox  and  you  need  to  confirm before deleting emails.
•	Confirm before archivingMark  the  checkbox  and  you  need  to  confirm before archiving emails.
•	Confirm before sendingMark  the  checkbox  and  you  need  to  confirm before sending emails.
Touch an account and follow settings will show:
•	Inbox typeTo set this inbox as the default or priority Inbox.
•	NotificationsSelect  to  activate  notification  when  a  new  email arrives.
•	Inbox sound & vibrateTouch to set Ringtone, Vibrate and Notify once.
•	SignatureTo  add  a  signature  text  to  the  end  of  each  mail you send.
•	Vacation responderTouch to set the notification when on vacation.
•	Sync GmailMark the checkbox to turn on/off Gmail sync.
•	Days of mail to syncTouch to set the duration of days for mail sync.
•	Manage labelsTouch  to  open  the  Label  screen,  where  you  can manage synchronization and notifications.
•	Download attachmentsMark the checkbox to auto download attachments to recent messages via Wi-Fi. 
						

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4�2�2 Email ������������������������������������������������������������������
In  addition  to  your  Gmail  account,  you  can  also  set  up  external  POP3  or IMAP email accounts in your phone.
To  access  this  feature,  touch   from  the  Home  screen,  then  select Email.
An  email  wizard  will  guide  you  through  the  steps  to  set  up  an  email account.
•	Enter the email address and password of the account you want to set up.
•	Touch Next. If the account you entered is not provided by your service provider in the phone, you will be prompted to go to the email account settings  screen  to  enter  settings  manually. Alternatively,  you  can  touch Manual  setup  to  directly  enter  the  incoming  and  outgoing  settings  for the email account you are setting up.
•	Enter the account name and display name in outgoing emails.
•	To  add  another  email  account,  you  can  touch  the Menu  key  and Settings. Touch ADD ACCOUNT on the right of the title to create it.
To create and send emails
•	Touch the  icon from Inbox screen.
•	Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in the To field.
•	If necessary, touch the Menu key and touch Add Cc/Bcc to add a copy or a blind carbon copy to the message.
•	Enter the subject and the content of the message.
•	Touch the Menu key, touch Attach file to add an attachment.
•	If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch the Menu key  and Save draft or touch the Back key to save a copy. 
•	Finally, touch  to send.
•	If you do not want to send the mail right away, you can touch the Menu key and Save draft or touch Back key.
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Google's instant messaging service, Google Hangouts, lets you communicate with your friends whenever they are connected to this service. 
To access this feature and sign in, touch  from the Home screen, then touch Hangouts.   All  friends  added  by  using  Google  Hangouts  from  the web or phone will be displayed in your friends list.
4�3�1 Chatting with your friends
To start a chat, touch the name of a friend in your Friends list, then enter your message and finally touch  .
You can invite other friends to join in a group chat by touching the Menu key  and New  group  Hangout  and  then  selecting  the  friend  you  want to add.
4�3�2 To add a new friend
From Friends list, touch the  icon to add a new friend. 
Enter the name, email, number or Circle of the friend you want to add, and if the friend is not yet on Hangouts, the system will require to send invite by  telling  the  friend  via  SMS  or  Gmail.   A  notification  with  this  invitation will be showed in your friend’ messaging or Gmail. 
If  your  friends  invite  you  to  do  video  talk  or  they  send  you  message  in the first time,  you could  select Decline or Reply in response by touching Menu key and Hangout requests. 
						

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4�3�3 To start and  close a chat
Touch one friend from friends list, you could send messages to your friends or have a video call; 
After you join Google+,  you could send pictures to everyone in the Google Hangouts.
When  you  want  to  end  a  chat,  touch  back  key  from  Chatting  screen directly.
If you want to sign out, touch the Menu key and Settings\Sign out.
4�3�4 To manage your friends
Besides  adding  new  friends  to  your  friends  list,  the  following  actions  are available for your choice:
•	To view all friends: By default, all your friends are displayed in Friends list. Touch your friend could start the conversation directly. 
4�3�5 Settings
A  series  of  settings  are  available  for  your  selection  by  touching  Menu  key and Settings from chat list screen, and choose an account.
•	Profile photoTouch to set or change your Google + profile photo.
•	Share your statusTouch to set your mood, etc.
•	NotificationsMark the checkbox to turn on the notifications.
•	SoundTouch  to  set  the  hangouts  message  notification sound or Hangouts video call sound.
•	VibrateMark the checkbox to active the vibrate.
•	Customise inviteTouch to set the invites rights.
•	Customise new requestsTouch  to  enable  that  people  in  your  circles  can hangout  with  you  or  send  you  a  request  to Hangout.
•	Google+ profileTouch to join Google+  to get  more.
•	Confirm phone numberTouch  to  confirm  phone  number  to  help  people find  you  and  see  your  Google  account  name  on Hangouts.
•	Blocked peopleTouch to view block people.
•	Sign outTouch to remove your accounts.