LG Tribute 5 User Guide
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User Guide [UG template version 15b] [bmu_lg_Tribute 5_ug_en_122215_d9]
TOC i Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................................... 1 About the User Guide............................................................................................................................ 1 Get Started .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Parts and Functions .............................................................................................................................. 2 Nano SIM Card ..................................................................................................................................... 4 microSD Card ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Insert microSD Card ..................................................................................................................... 7 Unmount the microSD Card .......................................................................................................... 8 Remove microSD Card ................................................................................................................. 9 Format microSD Card ................................................................................................................... 9 Battery Use ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Insert the Battery ......................................................................................................................... 10 Remove the Battery .................................................................................................................... 12 Charge the Battery ...................................................................................................................... 13 Turn Your Phone On and Off .............................................................................................................. 14 Use the Touchscreen .......................................................................................................................... 15 Activation and Service ........................................................................................................................ 19 Complete the Setup Screens .............................................................................................................. 19 Basic Operations ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Basics .................................................................................................................................................. 21 Home Screen and Applications (Apps) List ................................................................................ 21 Phone Settings Menu .................................................................................................................. 22 Portrait and Landscape Screen Orientation ................................................................................ 22 Capture Screenshots .................................................................................................................. 23 Applications ......................................................................................................................................... 23 Launch Applications .................................................................................................................... 23 Apps List ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Phone Number .................................................................................................................................... 27 Silent Mode ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Airplane Mode ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Enter Text ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Touchscreen Keyboards ............................................................................................................. 28
TOC ii QWERTY Keyboard .................................................................................................................... 29 Phone Keyboard ......................................................................................................................... 30 Tips for Editing Text .................................................................................................................... 31 Search Your Phone and the W eb ....................................................................................................... 33 Phone and Web Search Using Text Entry .................................................................................. 33 Phone and Web Search Using Voice Command ........................................................................ 34 Google Account ................................................................................................................................... 34 Create a Google Account ............................................................................................................ 35 Sign into Your Google Account ................................................................................................... 36 Google Play Store ............................................................................................................................... 36 Find and Install an App ............................................................................................................... 37 Request a Refund for a Paid App ............................................................................................... 37 Update an App ............................................................................................................................ 38 Uninstall an App .......................................................................................................................... 38 Get Help with Google Play .......................................................................................................... 38 Lock and Unlock Your Screen ............................................................................................................ 39 Unlock Your Screen Using the Knock Code Feature .......................................................................... 40 Update Your Phone............................................................................................................................. 40 Update Your Phone Software ..................................................................................................... 41 Update Your Profile ..................................................................................................................... 43 Update Your PRL ........................................................................................................................ 43 Your Phone Interface .................................................................................................................................. 44 Home Screen Basics........................................................................................................................... 44 Home Screen Layout .................................................................................................................. 44 Extended Home Screens ............................................................................................................ 45 Status Bar and Notification Panel ....................................................................................................... 46 Status Bar ................................................................................................................................... 46 Notification Panel ........................................................................................................................ 48 Customize the Home Screen .............................................................................................................. 48 Change the Wallpaper ................................................................................................................ 49 Add Shortcuts to the Home Screen ............................................................................................ 49 Add W idgets to the Home Screen .............................................................................................. 49 Add Folders to the Home Screen................................................................................................ 50 Phone App................................................................................................................................................... 51 Place and Answer Calls ...................................................................................................................... 51
TOC iii Call Using the Phone Dialer ........................................................................................................ 51 Call Emergency Numbers ........................................................................................................... 52 Answer Phone Calls .................................................................................................................... 53 In-Call Screen Layout and Operations ........................................................................................ 54 Place a Call from Contacts ................................................................................................................. 55 Call from Call Logs .............................................................................................................................. 56 Optional Services ................................................................................................................................ 56 Voicemail Setup .......................................................................................................................... 56 Visual Voicemail .......................................................................................................................... 57 Set Up Visual Voicemail .............................................................................................................. 57 Review Visual Voicemail ............................................................................................................. 57 Listen to Multiple Voicemail Messages ....................................................................................... 58 Visual Voicemail Options ............................................................................................................ 58 Configure Visual Voicemail Settings ........................................................................................... 58 Caller ID Blocking ....................................................................................................................... 60 Call W aiting ................................................................................................................................. 60 Conference Calling ..................................................................................................................... 61 Call Forwarding ........................................................................................................................... 61 Call Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 62 Contacts ...................................................................................................................................................... 65 Add a Contact ..................................................................................................................................... 65 View Contacts ..................................................................................................................................... 66 Contacts Screen Layout ...................................................................................................................... 67 Edit a Contact ...................................................................................................................................... 68 Delete a Contact ................................................................................................................................. 68 Share a Contact .................................................................................................................................. 68 Import Contacts ................................................................................................................................... 69 Back Up Contacts ............................................................................................................................... 69 Messaging and Internet ............................................................................................................................... 70 Text and Multimedia Messaging ......................................................................................................... 70 Send a Text Message ................................................................................................................. 70 Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) ........................................................................................... 71 Save and Resume a Draft Message ........................................................................................... 72 New Messages Notification ......................................................................................................... 73 Manage Message Conversations ............................................................................................... 73
TOC iv Text and MMS Options ............................................................................................................... 75 Gmail ................................................................................................................................................... 76 Create and Send a Gmail Message ............................................................................................ 77 Check Received Gmail Messages .............................................................................................. 77 Use Gmail Labels ........................................................................................................................ 78 Archive Gmail Threads ............................................................................................................... 78 Mute Gmail Threads ................................................................................................................... 79 Delete Gmail Threads ................................................................................................................. 79 Search Gmail Messages ............................................................................................................. 79 Report Spam Gmail .................................................................................................................... 79 Add Another Google (Gmail) Account ........................................................................................ 80 Switching between Gmail Accounts ............................................................................................ 80 Gmail Settings ............................................................................................................................. 80 Email ................................................................................................................................................... 81 Set Up an Email Account ............................................................................................................ 81 Add an Email Account ................................................................................................................. 81 Add an Exchange Account .......................................................................................................... 82 Compose and Send Email .......................................................................................................... 83 Open Email Messages ................................................................................................................ 83 Delete an Email Account ............................................................................................................. 84 Manage Your Email Inbox ........................................................................................................... 84 Microsoft Exchange Email Features ........................................................................................... 85 Data Services General Information (4G LTE and 3G Networks) ........................................................ 86 4G LTE ........................................................................................................................................ 87 Data Connection Status and Indicators ...................................................................................... 87 Chrome Browser ................................................................................................................................. 87 Use the Browser ......................................................................................................................... 88 Add a Bookmark ......................................................................................................................... 88 View Browser History .................................................................................................................. 88 Open New Browser Tabs ............................................................................................................ 89 Browser Settings ......................................................................................................................... 89 Camera and Video ...................................................................................................................................... 90 Camera Overview ............................................................................................................................... 90 Take Pictures and Record Videos ...................................................................................................... 91 Take Pictures .............................................................................................................................. 91
TOC v Record Videos ............................................................................................................................ 91 Gesture Shot ....................................................................................................................................... 92 View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery............................................................................................. 92 Edit Pictures ........................................................................................................................................ 93 Share Pictures and Videos ................................................................................................................. 94 Send Pictures or Videos by Email .............................................................................................. 95 Send a Picture or Video by Multimedia Message ....................................................................... 95 Send Pictures or Videos Using Bluetooth ................................................................................... 96 Share Pictures or Videos via Additional Apps or Social Media .................................................. 96 Share Videos on YouTube .......................................................................................................... 97 Camera Settings ................................................................................................................................. 97 Switch Cameras .......................................................................................................................... 97 Set Camera Functions ................................................................................................................ 98 Apps and Features ...................................................................................................................................... 99 Navigation Apps .................................................................................................................................. 99 Google Maps ............................................................................................................................... 99 Scout ........................................................................................................................................... 99 Google Hangouts .............................................................................................................................. 100 Google Search .................................................................................................................................. 101 Use Google Search ................................................................................................................... 101 Google Search Options ............................................................................................................. 101 Use Google Voice Search ......................................................................................................... 101 Capture+ ........................................................................................................................................... 102 Music ................................................................................................................................................. 104 Google Play Music .................................................................................................................... 104 Music Player.............................................................................................................................. 104 Back Up Your Downloaded Music Files .................................................................................... 105 Calendar ............................................................................................................................................ 105 Add an Event to the Calendar ................................................................................................... 106 View Calendar Events ............................................................................................................... 106 Sync Calendars ......................................................................................................................... 107 Synchronize an Microsoft Exchange Calendar ......................................................................... 107 Clock ................................................................................................................................................. 107 Additional Clock Features ......................................................................................................... 108 Calculator .......................................................................................................................................... 110
TOC vi Twitter ............................................................................................................................................... 110 Install the Twitter App on Your Phone ...................................................................................... 110 Tweet on Twitter ....................................................................................................................... 110 Facebook .......................................................................................................................................... 111 Install the Facebook App on Your Phone ................................................................................. 111 Use Facebook ........................................................................................................................... 111 QuickMemo+ ..................................................................................................................................... 112 File Manager ..................................................................................................................................... 112 Boost 411 .......................................................................................................................................... 112 Boost Music ....................................................................................................................................... 113 Boost Wallet ...................................................................................................................................... 113 Boost Zone ........................................................................................................................................ 113 BoostTV ............................................................................................................................................ 113 Connectivity ............................................................................................................................................... 114 Transfer Files Between Your Phone and a Computer ...................................................................... 114 Wi-Fi .................................................................................................................................................. 115 Turn Wi-Fi On and Connect to a Wireless Network .................................................................. 115 Wi-Fi Settings ............................................................................................................................ 116 Disconnect W i-Fi ....................................................................................................................... 116 Wi-Fi Direct ............................................................................................................................... 116 Wi-Fi Hotspot ............................................................................................................................ 117 Tethering ........................................................................................................................................... 118 Bluetooth ........................................................................................................................................... 118 Bluetooth Information ................................................................................................................ 118 Enable the Bluetooth Feature ................................................................................................... 118 Pair Bluetooth Devices .............................................................................................................. 119 Connect to a Paired Bluetooth Device ...................................................................................... 120 Send Information Using Bluetooth ............................................................................................ 120 Receive Data via Bluetooth ....................................................................................................... 121 Virtual Private Networks (VPN) ......................................................................................................... 121 Prepare Your Phone for VPN Connection ................................................................................ 121 Set Up Secure Credential Storage ........................................................................................... 121 Add a VPN Connection ............................................................................................................. 122 Connect to or Disconnect From a VPN ..................................................................................... 122 Settings ..................................................................................................................................................... 123
TOC vii Basic Settings ................................................................................................................................... 123 Networks Settings ............................................................................................................................. 124 Wi-Fi Settings ............................................................................................................................ 124 Bluetooth Settings ..................................................................................................................... 124 Mobile Data Settings ................................................................................................................. 124 Call Settings .............................................................................................................................. 125 Share & Connect ....................................................................................................................... 125 Tethering ................................................................................................................................... 125 More Settings ............................................................................................................................ 125 Sound Settings .................................................................................................................................. 126 Sound Profile............................................................................................................................. 126 Volume ...................................................................................................................................... 127 Ringtone .................................................................................................................................... 127 Sound with Vibration ................................................................................................................. 127 Vibrate Type .............................................................................................................................. 128 Interruptions .............................................................................................................................. 128 Lock Screen .............................................................................................................................. 128 Apps .......................................................................................................................................... 128 More Settings ............................................................................................................................ 129 Display Settings ................................................................................................................................ 130 Home Screen ............................................................................................................................ 130 Lock Screen .............................................................................................................................. 131 Home Touch Buttons ................................................................................................................ 133 Font Type .................................................................................................................................. 134 Font Size ................................................................................................................................... 134 Brightness ................................................................................................................................. 134 Auto-Rotate Screen .................................................................................................................. 134 Screen Timeout ......................................................................................................................... 135 More Settings ............................................................................................................................ 135 General Settings ............................................................................................................................... 135 Language & keyboard ............................................................................................................... 135 Location ..................................................................................................................................... 136 Accounts & Sync ....................................................................................................................... 136 Accessibility............................................................................................................................... 137 Shortcut Key.............................................................................................................................. 139
TOC viii Security ..................................................................................................................................... 139 Date & Time .............................................................................................................................. 140 Storage ...................................................................................................................................... 140 Battery & Power saving ............................................................................................................. 140 Activate This Device ................................................................................................................. 141 System Updates ........................................................................................................................ 141 Apps .......................................................................................................................................... 141 Default Message App ................................................................................................................ 142 Backup & Reset ........................................................................................................................ 142 About Phone ............................................................................................................................. 143 For Assistance .......................................................................................................................................... 144 Boost Account Information and Help ................................................................................................ 144 Manage Your Account .............................................................................................................. 144 Re-Boost ................................................................................................................................... 145 Anti-Theft Guide ................................................................................................................................ 145 Copyright Information ........................................................................................................................ 146 Index .......................................................................................................................................................... 147
Introduction 1 Introduction The following topics describe the basics of using this guide and your new phone. About the User Guide Thank you for purchasing your new LG Tribute 5. The following topics explain how best to use this guide to get the most out of your phone. Before Using Your Phone Read the Get Started guide and Important Information booklet that were packaged with your phone thoroughly for proper usage. Accessible services may be limited by subscription contract conditions. Descriptions in the User Guide Note that most descriptions in this guide are based on your phones setup at the time of purchase. Unless otherwise noted, instructions begin from the phones home screen, which is displayed by tapping the Home key . Some operation descriptions may be simplified. Screenshots and Key Labels Screenshots in the user guide may appear differently on your phone. Key labels in the user guide are simplified for description purposes and differ from your phones display. Other Notations In the user guide, the phone may be referred to either as "phone," "device," or "handset." A microSD™ or microSDHC™ card is referred to as an "SD Card" or a "memory card."