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User Guide
T-Mobile myTouch
THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSE ONLY, AND
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANY KIND OF WARRANTIES.
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s
actual display features may be different to those described here,
Model: U8680
depending on its software version.
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Contents 1 Read Before Proceeding .......................................................1 1.1 Safety Precautions....................................................................... 1 1.2 Personal Information and Data Security ...................................... 2 1.3 Legal Notice................................................................................. 3 2 Getting Started.......................................................................6 2.1 Phone at a Glance............
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4.1 Opening the Contacts Application ............................................. 22 4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card ......................................... 23 4.3 Adding a Contact ....................................................................... 23 4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites........................................... 23 4.5 Searching for a Contact ............................................................. 24 4.6 Editing a Contact ............................
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9 Google Services ..................................................................47 9.1 Creating a Google Account........................................................ 48 9.2 Gmail ......................................................................................... 48 9.3 Talk............................................................................................ 50 9.4 Maps.......................................................................................... 51 9.5 YouTu
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1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed in liquid. Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use phones or when the phone may cau
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Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them. Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station. Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children. Do not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance. Use only approved ba
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• Periodically back up personal information kept on your SIM/USIM/ISIM card, memory card, or stored in your device memory. If you change to a different device, be sure to move or delete any personal information on your old device. • If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages or emails from a stranger, you can delete them without opening them. • If you use your device to browse the Internet, avoid websites that might pose a security risk to avoid theft of your personal info
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Trademarks and Permissions , , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Notice Some features of the product and its accessories described herein rely on the software installed, capacities and settings of local network, and therefore may not be activated or may be limited by local network operators or network serv
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This product uses the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. shall not be liable for any of such situation. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, NO WARRANTIES OF
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2 Getting Started 2.1 Phone at a Glance All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version. Headset jack Power key Earpiece Camera Volume keys Camera key Charger/Data port 2.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press and hold to power on your mobile phone. • Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. • Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active. •
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Touch to open the menu on an active screen. • Touch to return to the Home screen. • Touch and hold to show the most recently used applications. • Press to open the Genius mode. 2.3 Installing the SIM Card There are two steps to install the SIM card: 1 2 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Insert the SIM card. 2.4 (Optional) Installing the microSD Card If you want to expand your phone memory, you can also insert a microSD card. 1 2 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Insert the microSD card into the c
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2.5 Installing the Battery a b 1. Angle the edge labeled a (with the contacts) into the bottom end of the battery compartment. 2. Push the edge labeled b into the compartment until the battery clicks firmly into place. 2.6 Charging the Battery Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly installed on your phone. 1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your mobile phone. Then, to start charging, p
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Status Indicator Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger). Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger). Red: Battery low. 2.7 Important Information About the Battery • If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting to power the phone on. • As it ages, the battery’s performance wi
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2.8 Power Saving Tips The longevity of battery power depends on the network to which you connect, and how you use your mobile phone. Try the following to conserve battery power: • When you do not need 3G services, set your phone to connect to a 2G network. • When your mobile phone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight. • Reduce the time it takes for your screen backlight to turn off when your phone is idle. • Lower the screen brightness. • Turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it.
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• Create or sign in to your account • Make some initial decisions about how you want to use your mobile phone 2.9.3 Turning On Fast Boot 1. Touch > Settings > Applications. 2. Select the Fast boot check box. Do not turn on Fast boot while on an airplane. 2.9.4 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone 1. Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. 2. Touch Power off. If Fast boot is enabled, the phone will enter the deep sleep mode. If Fast boot is disabled, touch OK to shut down the phone. 2.
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2.10.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait view when you rotate your phone sideways. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen to disable this function. 2.11 Locking and Unlocking the Screen 2.11.1 Locking the Screen • When your phone is on, press to lock the screen. When the screen is locked, you can still receive messages and calls. • If your phone is idle for a while, the screen will lock aut
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2.12 Home Screen 10:23 Notification bar: Displays reminders and phone status icons. Flick down to open the notification panel. Display area: Main display area of the phone. Home screen and extension indicator Touch to view all your applications. Shortcuts Touch to open the Phone application. 2.12.1 Notification and Status Icons Signal strength No signal Connected to GPRS GPRS in use mobile network Connected to EDGE EDGE in use mobile network Connected to 4G mobile 4G in use network Recei
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Call muted Charging battery Battery full Battery extremely low Call in progress Missed call Call in progress with a New mail from Gmail Bluetooth headset used Problem with text or New text or multimedia multimedia message message delivery New chat message New email New voicemail Connected to a PC Open Wi-Fi network Upcoming event available Uploading Downloading Phone storage space is Sign-in or synchronization getting low problem Preparing the mircoSD More undisplayed card notifications S
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Airplane mode 2.12.2 Notification Panel Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. The notification panel also informs you of alarms and settings. Open the notification panel to see your network operator or to view a message, reminder, or event notification. Opening the Notification Panel 1. When a new notification icon appears on the notification bar, place your finger on the notification bar and flick down to open the notification panel
