Alcatel OneTouch Idol MINI User Manual

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Gmail settings
To  manage  Gmail  settings,  touch   and  select Settings in  the  Inbox screen.
General settings
•	Archive & delete actions Touch  to Show  archive  only, Show  delete only or to Show archive & delete. 
•	Swipe to archiveMark  the  checkbox  to  swipe  left  or  right  when viewing conversations.
•	Sender imageMark  the  checkbox  to  display  a  photo  beside  the name in the conversation list. 
•	Reply allTouch to mark the checkbox to make this default response to messages.
•	Auto-fit messagesTouch  to  mark  the  checkbox  to  zoom  in/out  of the message, so that it fits on the screen.
•	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  to  request  confirmation before deleting emails.
•	Confirm before archivingMark  the  checkbox  to  request  confirmation before archiving emails.
•	Confirm before  sendingMark  the  checkbox  to  request  confirmation before sending emails.
After touching an account, the following settings will appear:
•	Inbox typeTo set this box as the default one.
•	NotificationsMark  the  checkbox  to  activate  notification  when a new email arrives.
•	Inbox sound & vibrateTouch  to  set  Ringtone  or  vibration  for  Gmail notifications.
•	SignatureTo  add  a  signature  text  to  the  end  of  each  mail you send.
•	Sync GmailMark the checkbox to turn on/off Gmail sync.
•	Days of mail to syncTouch to set the duration in 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.
4.2.2 Email ....................................................................
Besides  your  Gmail  account,  you  can  also  set-up  external  POP3  or  IMAP email accounts in your phone.
To  access  this  function,  touch  the Application  tab  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. 
						

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•	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   and Settings,  and finally  touch ADD ACCOUNT on  the  right  of  the  title  to  create  the account.
To create and send emails
•	Touch the  icon from the Inbox screen.
•	Enter recipient(s) email address(es) in the To field.
•	If necessary, touch  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  , touch Attach file to add an attachment.
•	Finally, touch  to send.
•	If  you  do  not  want  to  send  the  mail  right  away,  you  can  touch   and Save draft or touch the Back key to save a copy. 
4.3 Hangouts......................................................
Google's  instant  messaging  service,  Hangouts,  lets  you  communicate  with your friends whenever they are connected to this service. 
To access this feature and sign in, touch the Application tab from the Home screen,  then  touch Hangouts. All  friends  added  by  using  Hangouts  from the web or phone will be displayed in your friends list.
To sign out, touch  from the Friends list screen to display options, then touch Settings\Sign out.
4.3.1 Chatting with your friends
To  start  a  chat,  touch  the  name  of  a  friend  in  your  Friends  list,  then  type your message and finally touch  .
You  can  invite  other  friends  to  join  in  a  group  chat  by  touching   and selecting Add  people  on  the  group  chat  screen  and  then  selecting  the friend you want to add.
4.3.2 To add a new friend
From  the  Friends  list,  touch  the   icon  to  add  a  new  friend. Type  the name,  email  or  number  of  the  friend  you  want  to  add,  and  then  touch Message or Video call to start a chat. 
A  notification  of  this  invitation  will  be  received  by  the  friend.  By  touching the invitation, the friend can select Decline or Reply in response.
4.3.3 To manage your friends
Besides adding new friends to your friends list, touching  and selecting People  &  options  from  your  Chatting  screen  will  make  the  following actions available:
•	Touch to add the person to a new group Hangout. 
•	RenameTouch to rename Hangout.
•	NotificationsMark  the  checkbox  to  be  notified  of  new messages.
•	 LeaveTouch to leave Hangout.
•	Touch  to  add  the  person  to  your  circles  of Friends, Family, Acquaintances or Following. 
						

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4.3.4 Settings
A series of settings are available for your selection by touching  from the Friends list screen.
•	Hangout requestsTouch  to  view  hangout  requests  which  you receive  when  someone  sends  you  a  message  or invites you to a video call for the first time.
•	Snooze notificationsTouch and select how long you'd like to go without receiving  Hangouts  notifications.  This  setting will  temporarily  disable  notifications  about  new messages and video calls. 
•	Archived  HangoutsTouch  to  display  all  archived  Hangouts  that  have been  prevented  from  displaying  in  the  Hangouts list. To unarchive a Hangout, touch and hold it until  appears, touch  and select Unarchive. 
•	SettingsTouch  to  open  further  personal  settings  for  every Hangout you have.
•	Send feedbackTouch to send your feedback for Hangouts.
•	HelpTouch  to  view  Hangouts  help  through  your selected app.
5  
Calendar & Alarm clock & 
Calculator ..............................
5.1 Calendar  ......................................................
Use the Calendar to keep track of important meetings, appointments, etc.
To  access  this  function,  touch  the Application  tab  from  the  Home  screen, then touch Calendar.
5.1.1 Multimode view
You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. 
To  change  your  Calendar  view,  touch  the  date  title  to  open  a  drop-down menu for your options. Touch the  icon to return to Today's view.
In  Agenda,  Day  or  Week 
view  touch  an  event  to  view 
its details.
Touch  a  day  in  Month 
view  to  open  that  day's 
events.
Agenda view
Day view
Week view
Month view 
						

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5.1.2 To create new events
You can add new events from any Calendar view. 
•	Touch the  icon to access the new event edit screen.
•	Fill  in  all  required  information  for  this  new  event.  If  it  is  a  whole-day event, you can select All day.
•	When finished, touch DONE from the top of the screen.
To quickly create an event from the Day or Week view screen, touch and hold  an  empty  spot  or  an  event  to  open  the  Option  menu,  then  touch New event to edit the event details. Or you can also touch an empty spot until it turns orange, then tap again to enter a new event editing screen.
5.1.3 To delete or edit an event
To  share,  delete  or  edit  an  event,  touch  the  event  to  enter  the  details screen,  touch  the   icon  to  share  the  event  with  other  people  by Bluetooth,  Email  and  messaging,  etc.,  touch the   icon  to  edit  the event, and touch the  icon to delete.
5.1.4 Event reminder
If a reminder is set for an event, the upcoming event icon  will appear on the Status bar as a notification when the reminder time arrives. 
Touch and drag down the status bar to open the Notification panel, touch the event name to view the Calendar notification list.
Touch Snooze to turn off all event reminders for 5 minutes.
Touch the Back key to keep the reminders pending in the status bar and the Notification panel.
Important options activated by touching  from the Calendar main screen:
•	RefreshTo refresh the calendar.
•	SearchTo search in the calendar.
•	Calendars to displayTo show or hide, remove or add calendars.
•	Clear eventsTo clear events in the calendar.
•	Go toSelect to go to a specific date.
•	SettingsTo set a series of Calendar settings.
5.2 Time .............................................................
Your mobile phone has a built-in clock.
To  access  this  function,  touch  the Application  tab  from  the  Home  screen, then touch Time.
Touch  Alarm to add or set an alarm.
5.2.1 To set an alarm
From the Time screen, touch  to enter the Alarm screen, touch  to add a new alarm. The following options will appear:
•	LabelTouch to set a name for the alarm.
•	RepeatTouch  to  select  days  when  you  want  the  alarm  to work.
•	VolumeSlide to adjust the volume for the alarm ringtone.
•	VibrateSelect to activate vibration.
•	RingtoneTouch to select a ringtone for the alarm.
•	TimeScroll up or down to select the time for your alarm. 
						

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When finished, touch OK to confirm.
Touch  and  hold  an  already  existing  alarm  and  touch Delete  alarm  to delete the selected alarm.
5.2.2 To adjust alarm settings
Touch  the  Menu  icon   from  the Alarm  screen. The  following  options will be available:
•	Alarm in silent modeSelect  to  play  alarm  with  sound  or  vibration  even when the phone is in Silent mode.
•	Snooze durationTouch to set temporary turn off time of an alarm.
•	Auto-silenceTouch to set the duration of alarms.
•	Volume buttonsTouch  to  set  side Volume  up/down  key behaviors  when  alarm  sounds: None, Snooze or Dismiss.
•	Turn over to activate Touch Turn  over  to  activate  to  choose  the status Snooze  or Dismiss. Touch  the  switch    to  turn  on/off  snoozing  or  to  dismiss  the alarm by turning over the phone.
5.3 Calculator ....................................................
With the Calculator, you can solve many mathematical problems.
To  access  this  function,  touch  the Application  tab  from  the  Home  screen, then touch Calculator.
There are two panels available: Basic calculator and Scientific calculator.
To  switch  between  panels,  touch   from  the  basic  panel  to  open  the option  menu  and  touch Scientific  calculator;  or  under  auto  rotation mode, rotate screen automatically to switch between Basic calculator and Scientific calculator.
Basic calculator Scientific calculator
Enter  a  number  and  the  arithmetic  operation  to  be  performed,  enter  the second  number,  then  touch  "="  to  display  the  result. Touch   to  delete digits one by one, touch  to delete all at one time. 
When some numbers or operations have been entered, touch and hold the enter bar to open a menu offering further operations:(1)
•	Cut To cut selected text.
•	Copy To copy selected text.
•	Paste(1) To  paste  what  you  have  previously  copied  to  the entering bar.
(1) Option will not appear unless copy or cut operation has been made. 
						

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6 Getting connected ................
To  connect  to  the  internet  with  this  phone,  you  can  use  GPRS/EDGE/3G /4G networks or Wi-Fi, whichever is most convenient.
6.1 Connecting to the Internet
6.1.1 GPRS/EDGE/3G/4G
You can touch  on the Quick setting bar to connect to the network. 
To check the network connection you are using, touch the Application tab on  the  Home  screen,  then  touch Settings\More...\Mobile  networks\Access Point Names or Network operators.
To create a new access point
A  new  GPRS/EDGE/3G/4G  network  connection  can  be  added  to  your phone with the following steps:
•	Touch  on the Quick setting bar to get to Settings.
•	Touch More...\Mobile networks\Access Point Names
•	Then touch  and select New APN. 
•	Enter the required APN information.
•	When finished, touch  and Save.  
To activate/deactivate Data roaming
When roaming, you can decide to connect/disconnect a data service. 
•	Touch  on the Quick setting bar to get to Settings.
•	Touch SIM management\Roaming\Data roaming.
•	Mark/Unmark the checkbox to activate or deactivate data roaming.
•	When  Data  roaming  is  deactivated,  you  can  still  perform  data  exchange with a Wi-Fi connection (refer to "6.1.2 Wi-Fi").
6.1.2 Wi-Fi
Using Wi-Fi,  you  can  connect  to  the  Internet  when  your  phone  is  within range  of  a  wireless  network.  Wi-Fi  can  be  used  on  your  phone  even without a SIM card inserted.
To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a wireless network
•	Touch  on the Quick setting bar to get to Settings.
•	Touch the  switch beside Wi-Fi to turn on/off Wi-Fi.
•	Touch Wi-Fi,  the  detailed  information  of  detected Wi-Fi  networks  is displayed in the Wi-Fi networks section.
•	Touch  a Wi-Fi  network  to  connect  with.  If  the  network  you  selected is  secured,  you  are  required  to  enter  a  password  or  other  credentials  (contact  your  network  operator  for  details).  When  finished,  touch Connect. 
To activate notification when a new network is detected
When Wi-Fi is on and the network notification is activated, the Wi-Fi icon will  appear  on  the  status  bar  whenever  the  phone  detects  an  available wireless network within range. The following steps activate the notification function when Wi-Fi is on:
•	Touch  on the Quick setting bar to get to Settings.
•	Touch Wi-Fi, then  and select Advanced. 
•	Mark/Unmark  the Network  notification checkbox  to  activate/deactivate this function.  
						

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To add a Wi-Fi network
When Wi-Fi  is  on,  you  may  add  new Wi-Fi  networks  according  to  your preference. 
•	Touch  on the Quick setting bar to get to Settings.
•	Touch Wi-Fi, and then touch  .
•	Enter the name of the network and any required network information.
•	Touch Save.
When successfully connected, your phone will be connected automatically the next time you are within range of this network.
To forget a Wi-Fi network
The following steps prevent automatic connections to networks which you no longer wish to use.
•	Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
•	In the Wi-Fi screen, touch and hold the name of the saved network.
•	Touch Forget network in the dialog that opens.
6.2 Browser ........................................................
Using the Browser, you can enjoy surfing the Web.
To  access  this  function,  touch  the Application  tab  from  the  Home  screen, then touch Browser.
To go to a web page
On  the  Browser  screen,  touch  the  URL  bar  at  the  top  and  enter  the address of the web page.
Touch to delete all contents
Touch to search and go to this address
Touch to input the suggested address Touch to go the suggested website
The URL bar will hide after a few seconds. To show the URL bar, you can touch and slide down the screen.
To set a homepage
•	Touch   from  the  Browser  screen  to  display  the  option  menu,  touch Settings\General\Set home page.
•	Choose a page or most visited website as your homepage.
•	If  you  choose Other,  enter  the  URL  of  the  website  you  want  to  set  as your homepage, touch OK to confirm.
6.2.1 Viewing web pages
After  opening  a  website,  you  can  navigate  on  web  pages  by  sliding  your finger  on  the  screen  in  any  direction  to  locate  the  information  you  want to view.
To zoom in/out of a web page
Pinch/Spread your finger on the screen to zoom out/in of the web page. 
To  quickly  zoom  into  a  section  of  a  web  page,  double-tap  on  the  section you want to view. To return to normal zoom level, double-tap again.
To find text on a web page
•	Touch  from the web page screen, then touch Find on page.
•	Enter the text or phrase you want to find.
•	The  first  word  with  matching  characters  will  be  highlighted  on  the screen, and subsequent matches will be boxed. 
						

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•	Touch the up or down arrow to switch to the previous or next matching items.
•	When  finished,  you  can  touch   or  the Back  key  to  close  the  search bar.
Further operations for the text on a web page
You can copy, share or search the text on a web page:
•	Touch and hold the text to highlight it.
•	Move  the  two  selecting  tabs  in  orange  to  locate  the  text.  Or  touch SELECT ALL to select all words in this web page.
•	Touch  to show further options, including Copy, Share, Find and Web Search. 
•	When finished, touch  or the Back key to deactivate the mode.
To open new window/switch between windows
Multiple windows can be opened at the same time for your convenience.
•	Touch  to open all windows' thumbnails.
•	Slide up and down to view all windows, touch one to view it.
•	Touch  to open a new window.
•	Touch   and  select New  incognito  tab  to  open  a  window  without any trace.
•	To close a window, touch  on the window you want to close or slide it sideways.
Other options:
•	RefreshTo refresh the current page.
•	StopTo stop opening the current page.
•	Home pageTo get back to the homepage you set.
•	Save to bookmarksTo add the current website page as a bookmark.
•	CloseTo close all tabs and exit.
•	Save for offline readingTo  save  the  web  page  for  offline  reading.  You can  find  it  by  touching   and  then  touching BOOKMARKS\HISTORY\SAVED PAGES.
•	Share pageTo  share  the  current  page  with  your  friends  via various ways, like Message, Email, Bluetooth, etc.
•	Find on pageTo input contents you want to find on the current page.
•	Request desktop siteTo enable/disable computer versions of websites.
•	Bookmarks/HistoryTo see your bookmarks and browsing history.
•	SettingsTo access a series of Browser settings.
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6.2.2 Manage links, history, downloads
To  manage  a  link,  phone  number  or  address  displayed  on  a  web page
•	LinkTouch the link to open the web page.
Touch  and  hold  the  link  to  open  options  for further  operation,  like  opening  in  new  window, saving link, copying link URL, etc.
•	Phone numberTouch to call the phone number.
•	AddressTouch  to  open  Google  Maps  and  locate  the address.
To view Browser history
•	Touch  from the Browser screen.
•	Touch Bookmarks/History.
•	Touch the HISTORY tab to view browser history.
•	Touch SAVED PAGES to view the pages you saved.
To download a web application/view your downloads
Before downloading a web application, you need to enable your phone to install web applications (touch the Application tab from the Home screen, touch Settings\Security,  mark  checkbox  of Unknown  sources,  finally touch OK to confirm).
To download an item, touch the item or the link you want to download.
To  cancel  a  download,  touch  the  downloaded  item  from  the  Notification panel, touch and hold the item to be deleted, and touch  to confirm.
To view items you have downloaded, touch the Application tab, then touch DOWNLOADED.
6.2.3 Manage bookmarks
To bookmark a web page
•	Open the web page you want to bookmark.
•	Touch   and  touch Save  to  bookmarks,  or  from  the History screen, touch the star beside the URL.
•	Enter the name and the location if needed and touch OK to confirm.
To open a bookmark
•	Touch   and  touch  Bookmarks/History,  or  touch  the   icon  to enter the Bookmarks screen.
•	Touch the bookmark you want to open.
•	You  can  also  touch  and  hold  to  display  the  options  screen,  then  touch Open or Open in new window.
Touch  and  hold  a  bookmark  in  the  bookmark  list  to  view  additional options:
•	Edit bookmarkTouch to edit information of the bookmark.
•	Add shortcut to HomeTo add a bookmark shortcut to the Home screen.
•	Share linkTo share the bookmark.
•	Copy link URLTo copy the bookmark link.
•	Delete bookmarkTouch to delete the bookmark.
•	Set as homepageTo set this page as the homepage. 
						

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6.2.4 Settings
A series of settings are available for your adjustment. To access the Browser settings, touch  from the Browser screen, and touch Settings.
General
•	Set home pageTouch to set your homepage.
•	Form auto-fillMark  the  checkbox  to  fill  out  web  forms  with  a single touch.
•	Auto-fill textTouch to set up text to auto-fill in web forms.
Privacy & security
•	Clear cacheTouch to clear locally cached content and databases.
•	Clear historyTouch to clear the browser history.
•	Show security  warningsMark to show a warning if there is a problem with a site’s security.
•	Accept cookiesMark to allow sites to save and read cookie data.
•	Clear all cookie dataTouch to clear all browser cookies.
•	Remember form dataMark to remember data in forms for later use.
•	Clear form dataTouch to clear all saved form data.
•	Enable locationMark to allow sites to request access to your location.
•	Clear location accessTouch to clear location access for all websites.
•	Remember  passwordsMark  to  save  usernames  and  passwords  for websites.
•	Clear passwordsTouch to clear all saved passwords.
•	Enable notificationsTouch to select notification type.
•	Clear notificationTouch to clear notification access to all websites.
Accessibility
•	Force enable zoomMark to control a website's zoom as you prefer.
•	Text scalingSlide to change the size of the text display.
•	Zoom on double-tapSlide  to  change  the  magnification  level  when double-tapping the page.
•	Minimum font sizeSlide to change the minimum font size.
•	Font Touch to select fonts.
•	Inverted renderingMark to display pages in invert color.
•	ContrastSlide  to  change  pages'  contrast.  It  is  grey,  unless you mark Inverted rendering.
Advanced
•	Set search engineTouch to select a search engine.
•	Open in backgroundMark  to  open  new  windows  behind  the  current one.
•	Enable JavaScriptMark to enable JavaScript.
•	Multiple tabs per appMark to allow one app to use multiple tabs.
•	Enable plug-insTouch to enable plug-ins.
•	Website settingsTouch  to  view  advanced  settings  for  individual websites.
•	Default zoomTouch to select the magnification level by default.
•	Open pages  in overviewMark  the  checkbox  to  open  web  pages  zoomed out, in an overview.
•	Auto-fit pagesMark to format web pages to fit the screen.