Asus ZenFone 2 ZE550ML ZE551ML User Manual

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Setting up the date and time
By default, the date and time displayed on your Home screen automatically syncs with your mobile 
provider’s settings.
To change the date and time settings:
1. Launch the Settings screen by doing any of the following:
 
• Launch Quick settings then tap  
.  
 
• Tap  
  > Settings.
2.  Scroll down the Settings screen and select Date & time.
3. Deselect  Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone.
4.  Select the time zone and manually set the date and time.
5.  You can...

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Lock Screen
By default, the lock screen appears after turning on your device and while waking it up from sleep 
mode. From the lock screen, you can proceed to your device’s Android® system by swiping on your 
touch screen panel.
Your device’s lock screen can also be customized to regulate access to your mobile data and apps.
Customizing your lock screen
If you want to change your lock screen settings from the default Swipe option, refer to the 
following steps:
1. Launch Quick settings then tap  
.
2....

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Customizing the quick access buttons
By default, your lock screen includes quick access buttons for these apps: Phone, Messaging, and 
Camera. Change this default settings and customize these buttons to launch other apps on the lock 
screen using the following steps:
1. Launch Quick settings then tap  
.
2.  Scroll down the Settings screen and select Lock screen. 
3. Under  Display, slide the bar from OFF to ON beside Quick Access to enable this feature.
4. Tap  Quick Access.
5.  Under the Quick...

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Browser
Your browser’s state-of-the-art Chromium-based engine lets you surf the Internet at a fast loading 
speed.	Its	clean	and	intuitive	Zen	interface	powered	by	text-reflow	technology	optimizes	web	
contents to better fit the screen of your ASUS Phone. With its magazine view mode via its Smart 
Reader feature, you can pleasurably read your favorite web contents online or offline without any 
distracting items such as banner ads. You can also mark an...

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Sharing pages
Share interesting pages from your ASUS Phone to  others via an email account, cloud storage 
account, Bluetooth, or other ASUS Phone apps.
1. Launch the browser.
2.  From a web page, tap  
 > Share link.
2.  Tap the account or app that you want to use as medium in sharing the page.
Reading the pages later
When there’s an interesting piece of information online yet you don’t currently have the time to 
read it, you can mark it as a read later task. You can retrieve and read this page at a...

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Bookmarking pages
Bookmark your favorite pages or websites so you can go back and browse them again.
To bookmark a page:
From the page, tap  
 > Save to bookmarks. The next time you open your browser, you can quickly 
tap on your bookmarked page.
Smartly read online
Your ASUS Phone automatically enables the Smart Reader Mode on pages that contain a lot of 
items that you may find unneccessary or distracting such as banner ads, icons, or menu items. You 
can remove these items and read only the main...

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Clearing the browser cache
Clear the browser cache to delete temporary Internet files, websites, and cookies that are 
temporarily stored in your ASUS Phone. This helps improve the loading performance of your 
browser.
1. Launch the browser.
2.  Tap  
  > Settings > Privacy & security > Clear cache.
3. Click  OK on the confirmation message.
Email
Add Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Outlook.com, POP3/IMAP accounts so you can receive, create, 
and browse emails right from your device. You can also sync...

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Adding email accounts
If you don’t have an existing email account, you can create one so you can receive, read, and send 
emails right from your ASUS Phone.
1. From the Home screen, tap Email to launch the Email app.
2.  Tap  
  > Settings, then add an email account.
3.  Tap the mail provider that you want to add.
4.  Follow the succeeding instructions to complete setting up your new email account. 
NOTE:  You may also refer to steps 3 to 5 in the Setting up email accounts section to complete this...

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Emailing invites to events
You can email invites to an event right from your ASUS Phone as well as set an alert notice for the 
event.
1. From the Home screen, tap Email.
2.  Tap  
  > Meeting invitation.
3.  In the Event name field, enter the name of the event.
4.  In the Location field, enter the street, town/city/province, country, and zip/postal code of the 
venue for the event.
4.  Turn Countdown to ON. You’ll get a countdown notice on the System notifications panel as to 
the days left until...

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Calendar
The Calendar app enables you to keep track of important events using your ASUS Phone. Along 
with creating events you may also set reminders, or create a countdown notice to ensure you don’t 
forget these important occasions.  It also stores the events, such as birthdays and anniversaries, 
that you’ve set up for your VIP contacts.
Creating events
To create an event:
1. Tap ASUS > Calendar.
2. Tap   
  to start creating a new event.
3.   In the New event screen, input all the necessary...