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 opt to use the 24-hour format, if you prefer.
6.  Select the date format that you want to display.
NOTE:  See also Clock.
Setting up your ringtone and alert sounds
Set up the sound for your phone ringtone, notifications such as text messages, emails, and event 
alerts. You can also choose to enable or disable the dial pad touch tones, touch sounds, screen lock 
sound, or you can choose to have your ASUS Phone vibrate when you tap on it.
To set up the sound 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 Sound & notification.
3.  Set up your preferred sound settings.
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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.  Scroll down the Settings screen and select Lock screen. 
 3.  In the next screen, tap Screen lock.
 4. Tap the screen lock option you would like to use.
NOTE:  For more details, see Securing your ASUS Phone.
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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 Access screen, select which button you would like to customize. 
6. Tap the app you would like to preset on the quick access button you chose to configure. 
NOTE:  Scroll up or down to view the current list of apps you can preset.
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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 interesting page as a read later task, 
which you can retrieve from the Do It Later app and read at your convenient pace.
IMPORTANT!   Before doing any Internet surfing or Internet-related activities, ens\
ure that your ASUS 
Phone is connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network. For more details, see  Staying connected.
Launching the Browser app
From your Home screen, do any of the following to launch the Browser app:
•	 Tap		
.
•	 Tap		
  > Browser. 
						

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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 convenient time 
from the Do It Later app.
1. To mark as a read later task, do any of the following:
	 •	 From	the	page,	tap		
 > Read later.
	 •	 Tap		
  on the bottom of the page.
2.  To retrieve the page, tap ASUS > Do It Later from the Home screen.
NOTE:  For details on browsing read-later pages, see Catching up on my online reading now.
Adding a new tab
Hide the current website and open a new window to continue surfing or browsing another 
website.
1. From the current page, tap  
 > New tab.
2.  Enter the URL address in the URL field and continue enjoying browsing the Internet from your 
ASUS Phone.
3.  If you want to do add another tab, follow step 1 again. 
NOTES: 
•	 Opening	many	websites	in	your	browser	slows	down	its	loading	performance.
•	 If	Internet	connection	slows	down,	try	clearing	the	cache.	For	details,	refer	to	the	section	 Clearing 
the browser cache.
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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 contents of the page.
NOTE:  Smart Reader Mode supports Wikipedia, CNN, ESPN, BCC, and NY Times sites\
.
To use the Smart Reader Mode:
•	 Tap	the	Smart	Reader	Mode	icon		
  to automatically remove any unneccessary or distracting 
items and show only the main contents of the page.
•	 From	the	Smart	Reader	Mode	page,	do	any	of	the	following:  
• Tap  
  to show your Reader’s List or saved pages.
 
• Tap  
  to launch the Marker tool and select your preferred color, then swipe over the 
text that you want to highlight.
 
• Bring two fingers together or spread them apart to zoom in/out of a page.
Zoom in/out of a page.Tap to open the Reader’s List
Tap to launch the Marker Tool Tap to share the page with others or to save it to the 
Reader’s List
Tap to share the page
Tap to save the page to the Reader’s List
Tap to save the page as read-later task
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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 your email contacts from these 
accounts to your ASUS Phone. 
IMPORTANT! Your ASUS Phone must be connected to a Wi-Fi or mobile network so you c\
an add 
an email account or send and receive emails from added accounts. For mor\
e details, see  Staying 
connected. 
Setting up email accounts
Set up your existing personal or work email account so you can receive, read, and send emails from 
your ASUS Phone.
1.  From the Home screen, tap Email to launch the Email app.
2.  Tap the mail provider you want to set up.
3.  Key in your email address and password and tap Next .
NOTE: Wait while your device automatically checks your incoming and outgoing m\
ail server settings.
4. Configure the Account settings such as inbox checking frequency, sync days, or notification for 
incoming emails. When done, tap Next .
5.  Key in an account name that you want to be displayed in the outgoing messages, then tap Next  
to log into your inbox.
NOTE:  If you want to set up your work account on your ASUS Phone, ask for the \
email settings from 
your network administrator.
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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 
setup process.
Setting up a Gmail account
Set up your Gmail account to get into Google-related services and apps as well as receive, send, 
and browse emails right from your ASUS Phone.
1.  Tap  Google then tap Gmail.
2. Tap  Existing and key in your existing Gmail account and password, then tap  
. 
NOTES:
•	 	Tap	New if you do not own a Google account.
•	 When	signing	in,	you	have	to	wait	while	your	device	communicates	with	Google	servers	to	setup	 your account.
3. Use your Google account to backup and restore your settings and data. Tap    to sign in to your 
Gmail account.
IMPORTANT!  If you have several email accounts aside from Gmail, use Email app to s\
et up and access 
all your email accounts.
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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 this event takes place.
NOTE:  For details on the System notifications panel, see System notifications.
5 On the Reminders field, select the time that you want to get an alert or reminder about the 
event.
NOTE:  You’ll get an event alert as your What's Next activity. For more deta\
ils, see What's Next.
6. Tap the Guests field and select the contacts you want to send the invites to.
7.  Once finished, tap  
  to save and exit.
NOTE:  You can also email invites from the Calendar app. For details, see Creating events.
Emailing later
When you receive an email, you can set it as email later task and you can reply to this email at a 
more convenient time from the Do It Later app.
1. From the Home screen, tap Email.
2.  Select the email that you want to email later from your inbox.
3.  Tap  
  > Reply Later.
4.  To retrieve the email, tap Asus > Do It Later from the Home screen.
NOTE:  For details on answering your reply-later emails, see Emailing now.
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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 details of your event.
4.  Turn Countdown to ON. You’ll get a countdown notice on the System notifications panel as to 
the days left until this event takes place.
NOTE:  For details on the System notifications panel, see System notifications.
5 On the Reminders field, select the time that you want to get an alert or reminder about the 
event.
6.  Once finished, tap  
  to save and exit.
Adding accounts to Calendar
Aside from creating an event logged on your ASUS Phone, you can also use Calendar to create 
events that get automatically synced with your online accounts. But first, these accounts must be 
added to Calendar using the following steps:
1. Tap  ASUS > Calendar.
2.  Tap  
  > Accounts > .
3.  Tap the account you want to add. 
4.  Follow the succeeding onscreen instructions to complete adding the new account to Calendar.
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