Alcatel OneTouch Idol X User Manual

							7980
To connect/disconnect to a VPN
To connect to a VPN:
•	Drag down notification panel and touch  to access Settings.
•	Touch More...\VPN settings.
•	VPNs you have added are listed; touch the VPN you want to connect with.
•	In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials and touch Connect.
To disconnect:
•	Open the Notification panel and touch the resulting notification for the VPN disconnection.
To edit/delete a VPN
To edit a VPN:
•	Drag down notification panel and touch  to access Settings.
•	Touch More...\VPN settings.
•	VPNs you have added are listed; touch & hold the VPN you want to edit.
•	Touch Edit profile.
•	After finishing, touch Save.
To delete:
•	Touch and hold the VPN you want to delete, in the dialog that opens, touch Delete profile.
To share your phone's data connection as a portable Wi-Fi hotspot
•	Drag down notification panel and touch  to access Settings.
•	Touch More...\Tethering & portable hotspot.
•	Touch the switch  beside Wi-Fi  hotspot to activate/deactivate this function. 
To rename or secure your portable hotspot
When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is activated, you can change the name of your phone's Wi-Fi network (SSID) and secure its Wi-Fi network.
•	Drag down notification panel and touch  to access Settings.
•	Touch More...\Tethering & portable hotspot\Wi-Fi hotspot.
•	Touch Set up Wi-Fi hotspot to change the network SSID or set your network security.
•	Touch Save.
6.6 Connecting to virtual private networks
Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network from outside that network. VPNs are commonly deployed by corporations, schools, and other institutions so that their users can access local network resources when not inside that network, or when connected to a wireless network.
To add a VPN
•	Drag down notification panel and touch  to access Settings.
•	Touch More...\VPN settings and then touch .
•	In the screen that opens, follow the instructions from your network administrator to configure each component of the VPN settings.
•	Touch Save.
The VPN is added to the list on the VPN settings screen.
Before adding a VPN, you should set a lock screen pattern, PIN code or password for your phone. 
						

							8182
Touch a category on Google Play Store screen to browse its contents. You can also select a subcategory if there is one. Within each category you can select to view items sorted by Top free, Top new free, Trending, etc
Touch the Google Play Store icon  on the top left of the screen or touch Back key to return to the previous screen. 
7.2 Download and install
To download and install:
•	Navigate to the item you want to download, and enter the details screen from which you can read its description, overall rating or comments, view developer’s information, etc.
•	Touch Install to preview the functions and data the application can access on your phone if you install it.
•	Touch Accept.
•	The progress of the download will show on the details screen, touch  to stop downloading the item. You can also access this screen through Notificaiton panel.
•	After download and installation have finished, you will see a notification  on the status bar.
 
Be especially cautious with applications that have access to many functions or to a significant amount of your data. Once you accept, you are responsible for the results of using this item on your phone.
To open the application you have downloaded:
•	On the Google Play Store screen, touch the Menu key and select My apps.
•	Touch the installed application in the list, then touch Open.
7 Google Play Store(1) .........
Google Play Store is an online software store, where you can download and install applications and games to your Android powered phone.
To open Google Play Store:
•	Touch Play Store from extended screen.
•	For the first time you access Google Play Store, a screen with terms of service pops up for your attention, touch Accept to continue.
Touch the Menu key, then select Help to enter the Google Play Store help page for more information on this function.
7.1 Locate the item you want to download  
and install
Google Play Store home page provides several ways to find applications. It show applications and games in categorized listings. 
Touch the Menu key and select My apps to see all your downloads.
Touch to search in Google Play Store
Slide up and down to see all categories
(1) Depending on your country and operator. 
						

							8384
To request a refund
If you are not satisfied with the application, you can ask for a refund within 15 minutes of the purchase. Your credit card will not be charged and the application will be removed. If you change your mind, you can install the application again, but you will not be able to request a refund.
•	Touch the Menu key and select My apps from the Google Play Store screen.
•	Touch the application that you want to uninstall and receive a refund for.
•	Touch Refund to uninstall the application and receive a refund. If the button becomes Uninstall, your trial period has expired.
•	In the survey form, select the answer that best matches your reason, and touch OK.
7.3 Manage your downloads
After you have downloaded and installed an application, the following further operations are available for your selection. 
View
On the Google Play Store screen, touch the Menu key and select My apps.
Uninstall
On the Google Play Store screen, touch the Menu key and select My apps. Touch the application you want to uninstall to enter the details screen, touch Uninstall, and finally touch OK to confirm.
To buy an application(1)
On Google Play Store, some applications are labelled as free, while some of them are to be paid for before downloading and installing.
•	Touch the application you want to buy.
•	Touch the price on the up-right of the screen to preview the functions and data the application can access on your phone if you install it.
•	Touch Continue to confirm.
•	When making your first purchase, you are required to input your credit card information and to log into the Google payment and billing service.
•	If your account has multiple credit card accounts, select one to proceed.
•	Select the Terms of service link and read the document. When finished, touch Back ke y.
•	Mark the checkbox if you agree with the terms of service.
•	Touch Buy now at the bottom of the screen.
When finished, Android downloads the application.
(1) Google Paid applications may not be available to users in some countries. 
						

							8586
8 Multimedia applications
8.1 Camera .......................................................
Your mobile phone is fitted with a Camera for taking photos and shooting videos.
Before using the Camera, please be sure to open the protective lens cover  to avoid it affecting your picture quality.
Slide to view pictures 
or videos you have 
taken
Touch to take a picture Slide to switch 
between camera and 
camcorder
Touch to show settings
Touch the screen to set focus
Double-tap or pinch  two or more fingers  together or spread 
them apart to zoom  in/out
Touch to select flash 
modes Touch to switch 
between front/back 
camera
Refund
On the Google Play Store screen, touch the Menu key and select My apps. Touch the application you want to uninstall for a refund, touch Refund, and finally touch OK to confirm.
Update notification
On the Google Play Store screen, touch the Menu key and select My apps. Touch  the Menu key and select Settings\Notifications to enable update notification.
Auto update
To auto update all installed applications, touch the Menu key and select My apps from the Google Play Store screen. Touch the Menu key and select Settings\Auto-update apps to enable this function.
To auto update one specific application, mark the checkbox of Allow automatic updating from the details screen,
Rate and review
Open the details screen for an application, touch the stars  under RATE & REVIEW to award  and input comments, touch OK to confirm.
Flag
You can report an inappropriate application to Google Play Store 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. 
						

							8788
•	HDRTouch to turn on HDR (high-dynamic range). function. HDR photos can better reflect the visual effects people have in the real environment by synthesizing images under different exposure time. The phone will then automatically save the original photos and HDR ones.
•	PanoramaTouch to turn on panorama function. Press the Shutter button or the Volume key to start taking panoramic photo and move the phone towards your capture direction and overlap the two lines. Once the nine slots below the screen are filled, the phone will automatically save the photo.
Front camera shooting mode
Switch to front camera, touch the Menu key to access camera settings and the following options will display for your choice: 
•	Face beautyTouch to turn on/off face beauty function.
•	Expression (4-shot)Touch to turn on expression (4-shot) function: once four photos taken, the phone will automatically synthesize and save them as one picture.
•	FilterTouch to choose between different filter modes.
To take a picture
The screen acts as the viewfinder. First position the object or landscape in 
the viewfinder, touch the screen to focus if necessary, touch the  icon, touch and hold viewfinder or volume key to take the picture which will then be automatically saved.  
To shoot a video
First position the object or landscape in the viewfinder, and touch the  icon to start recording. Touch  to pause recording, touch  or press the Back key to save the video. 
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
Touch the Menu key to access camera settings and below options will display for you to choose from:
•	Full screenTouch to turn on/off full screen preview mode.
•	NightTouch to turn on/off night mode.
•	SportsTouch to turn on/off sports mode.
•	AdvancedTouch to set picture size, timer, ISO, exposure or turn on/off GPS locatin info.
•	Restore defaultsTouch to restore camera default settings.
•	Shutter soundTouch to turn on/off shutter sound. 
						

							8990
Working with pictures
You can work with pictures by editing them, sharing them with friends, setting them as a contact photo or wallpaper, etc.
Touch  from the full-screen picture view. More options will display for you to choose from.




 
Touch to go back to the picture display screen.
 Touch to undo the previous modification.
 Touch to redo the previous modification.
 Touch to save the modified picture.
Batch operation
The 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 the Menu key and select 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 the  icon to delete selected ones. Touch  to share selected ones.
8.2 Gallery .........................................................
The 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.
Touch to open camera
Touch to stitch pictures
Touch the album to 
spread it apart
Slide left or right to 
view more albumsTouch to select 
categories: Albums,  Locations, Times
To view a picture/play a video
Pictures and videos are displayed by albums in the Gallery.
•	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. 
						

							9192
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 the 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 phone storage. Music files can be downloaded from a computer to phone using a USB cable.
You will find four categories in which all songs are classified: Favorite, Folder, Artist, Album, etc.
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.
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 the Menu key from the 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 
						

							9394
8.4.2 Working with playlists
Playlists allow you to conveniently organize all songs stored in the phone storage.
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 the Playlists screen, touch the Menu key and then select 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 Video Player ................................................
Video player is a small built-in video player that lists all your videos.
Touch an item from the list to play. While playing, use Pause, Forward and Back functional icons as required, touch a point on the timeline to jump to and play from.
8.4.1 Playing music
Touch a song to play it.
 



  
 
Touch to play the current playlist in shuffle mode (tracks are played in random order).
 Touch to skip to the previous track in the album, playlist, or shuffle.
  Touch to pause/resume playback.
 Touch to skip to the next track in the album, playlist, or shuffle.
 Touch to select repeat mode: Repeating all songs, Repeating current song, or Repeat is off.
 Touch to enable Hi-Fi mode when headset is plugged in.
 Switch to the left to display lyrics (if available).
 Touch to show the displayed song. Touch to add this song into your favorite.
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 the Menu key and select Sound effects from the playing screen to 
enable and adjust sound effects.
 
						

							9596
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.
To clear your map history, touch the  icon and then Settings, select Maps history, then touch the  icon.
9.2 Search for a location
While viewing a map, touch the search icon  to  activate the search function. 
In the search box, enter an address, a city or a local business. 
Touch the search 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 all 
search results list
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 Google Maps ....................
9.1 Get My Location
9.1.1 Choose a data source to decide My Location
Drag down notification panel and touch  to access Settings, touch Location.
Turn on Location and choose mode for High accuracy, Battery saving or Device only.
9.1.2 Open Google Maps and view My Location
Touch Maps from the Home screen.
Touch the  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. 
						

							9798
9.4 Get driving, public transportation or walking 
directions
9.4.1 Get suggested routes for your trip
Touch the  icon from the Maps screen.
•	Touch the enter bar or the triangle to edit your start point by one of the following methods: entering an address, using My Location, selecting a start point on a map, selecting a starred item, selecting an address from your contacts or using search history.
•	Do the same for your end point. 
•	To reverse directions, touch the  icon.
•	A couple of suggested routes will appear in a list. Touch any routes to view their respective detailed directions.
To get reverse directions for a route you’ve already made, simply open that route’s directions window and touch the  icon. There is no need to enter your start point and end point again.
9.3.1 How to star (or unstar) a location
Touch a location on a map
Touch the address rectangle which then opens
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 Map 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 . 
Touch the Menu key and select Refresh to update the list.