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Applications and Entertainment 90 Telenav GPS Navigator Google Navigation Latitude Local Google Maps Use Google Maps to find you way and get locati

Applications and Entertainment 91 ● Touch > Help to open the web browser and view the help information. TeleNav GPS Navigator TeleNav GPS Nav

Applications and Entertainment 92  Starred: Get directions to the places you have starred in Google Maps. Latitude Google‟s Latitude service is a

Applications and Entertainment 93 Music Your phone lets you discover, download, and listen to your favorite music through a variety of apps. Music

Applications and Entertainment 94 Create a Playlist Music playlists help you organize your music files. 1. Touch > > .  If the music l

Applications and Entertainment 95  If the music library is not displayed, touch > Library. 2. Select ARTISTS/ALBUMS/SONGS/PLAYLISTS in the

Applications and Entertainment 96 Create a New Playlist Music playlists help you organize your music files. 1. Touch > > . 2. Touch th

Applications and Entertainment 97 Manage Playlists You can play, rename or delete the playlists. 1. Touch > > . 2. Open the Playlist li

Applications and Entertainment 98 To access the Books options: 1. Touch > > Play Books. 2. Touch to display the following options: 

Web and Data 99 Web and Data Your phone‟s data capabilities let you wirelessly access the Internet or your corporate network through a variety of c

Get Started 1 Get Started The following topics give you all the information you need to set up your phone and Boost Mobile service the first time.

Web and Data 100 3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect. If you select an open network, you will be automatically connected to the network. If you se

Web and Data 101 Note: If the wireless network you want to connect to is not in the list of detected networks, scroll down the screen, and touch A

Web and Data 102 Launch a Web Connection Data Connection Status and Indicators Your User Name When you buy your phone and sign up for service, you‟

Web and Data 103 Your phone is connected to the high-speed 4G Mobile Broadband Network. When the arrows are animated, your phone is transferring da

Web and Data 104 Set Up Credential Storage If your network administrator instructs you to download and install security certificates, you must firs

Web and Data 105 Disconnect From a VPN 1. Touch and hold the status bar, and then drag down to open the Notifications panel. 2. Touch the VPN con

Web and Data 106 Note: Before you access the Boost Mobile Web home page, you may be asked to enter your 10-digit wireless phone number and touch O

Web and Data 107  As you enter the address, possible matches are displayed within an onscreen list. Touch an entry to launch the desired website.

Web and Data 108 ● Share page: Allows you to send a URL using Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, Google+ and Messaging. ● Find on page: Searches the curren

Web and Data 109 4. Select an onscreen option: Select all text, Copy text, Share (Share via Bluetooth, email, Gmail, messaging, or social network

Get Started 2  Insert the battery, contacts end first, and gently press the battery into place.  Replace the battery compartment cover, mak

Web and Data 110  Set homepage: Set the home page for the Web browser. See Set the Browser Home Page for details.  Launch Page: Set which page

Web and Data 111  Remember passwords: Stores usernames and passwords for visited sites. Remove the checkmark to disable this function.  Clear p

Web and Data 112  Enable plug-ins: Allows you to determine the way your phone handles program enhancements. Select Always on, On demand, or Off.

Web and Data 113 2. Touch Advanced > Website settings. 3. Touch a website for available options. You can also touch Clear all to delete all

Web and Data 114 ● SAVED PAGES: Displays a list of web pages that you saved previously. Touch an entry to display it. To create a new bookmark: 1.

Web and Data 115 1. From any open Web page, touch > Bookmarks. 2. Touch and hold an existing entry from the list to display an onscreen popu

Camera and Video 116 Camera and Video You can use the camera or camcorder to take and share pictures and videos. Your phone comes with a 5 megapixe

Camera and Video 117 Viewfinder Screen The Viewfinder screen lets you view your subject and access camera controls and options. Review Captured Pi

Camera and Video 118 6. Touch to take the photo. 7. Touch the thumbnail at the left corner of the screen and choose what you want to do with th

Camera and Video 119 Camera Settings On the camera screen, touch to display the following options. ● Touch to configure the time delay when yo

Get Started 3  Plug the AC adapter into an electrical outlet. Note: Your phone‟s battery should have enough charge for the phone to turn on an

Camera and Video 120 ● Touch to configure more options and restore default settings. View Pictures and Videos Using Gallery Using the Gallery ap

Camera and Video 121 When viewing pictures in Gallery, flick left or right on the screen to view more albums. Simply touch an album to view the pho

Camera and Video 122 ● Touch to access more options. You can browse the album contents in a slideshow, rotate the picture, view file detail, set

Camera and Video 123 View Photos on Facebook You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to view Facebook photos. 1. Touch > > Gal

Camera and Video 124 3. Touch > Crop. A crop box then appears on the photo. 4. To adjust the crop box size, touch and hold the edge of the

Camera and Video 125 5. Touch SAVE to save the new picture to the Edited album. Share Photos and Videos The Gallery application lets you send ph

Camera and Video 126 Send Photos or Videos by Email You can send several photos, videos, or both in an email message. They are added as file attach

Camera and Video 127 1. Touch > > Gallery. 2. Touch the album and then the photo you want to share. 3. Touch and then touch Facebook

Camera and Video 128 1. Touch > > Gallery. 2. Touch the album and then the photo or video you want to share. 3. Touch and then touch

Tools and Calendar 129 Tools and Calendar Learn how to use many of your phone‟s productivity-enhancing features. Calendar Alarm & Timer Calcula

Get Started 4  Create your password.  Record your name announcement.  Record your greeting. Note: Voicemail Password – Boost Mobile strongly

Tools and Calendar 130 Send a vCalendar Add an Event to the Calendar Add events to your calendar directly from the Calendar application. 1. Touch

Tools and Calendar 131 8. If the event occurs on a regular basis, touch the REPETITION box and then choose how often the event occurs. 9. Scroll

Tools and Calendar 132 ● By playing the assigned ringer type. ● By showing the icon on the status bar. ● By showing the Alert screen. Event Re

Tools and Calendar 133 The color for the events indicate the type of calendar that includes the event. To find out what each color represents,

Tools and Calendar 134 When in Week view: ● You can touch and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time. ● Touch an event to view it

Tools and Calendar 135 3. Touch . 4. In the confirmation box, touch OK. – or – If the calendar event is recurring, select This and future event

Tools and Calendar 136 Send a vCalendar You can send a calendar event as a vCalendar to someone‟s phone or your computer using Bluetooth. You can

Tools and Calendar 137 To use the Calculator: 1. Touch > > Calculator. 2. Enter numbers and arithmetic operators on the basic panel. No

Tools and Calendar 138 4. Touch to play back the voice recording. 5. Touch OK to save the recording, or touch Discard to delete it. Note: To f

Tools and Calendar 139 Turn Bluetooth On or Off Use the Bluetooth settings menu to enable or disable your phone‟s Bluetooth capabilities. 1. Touch

Phone Basics 5 Phone Basics Your phone is packed with features that simplify your life and expand your ability to stay connected to the people and

Tools and Calendar 140 2. If Bluetooth is off, slide the switch to the ON position. 3. Touch > Rename phone. 4. Enter the name for your ph

Tools and Calendar 141 1. Touch > > Settings > Bluetooth. 2. If Bluetooth is not switched on, slide the switch to the ON position. 3

Tools and Calendar 142 Send Information From Your Phone to Another Device You can send the following types of information, depending on the device

Tools and Calendar 143 The location where the information is saved depends on the type of information and the receiving device: ● If you send a ca

Tools and Calendar 144 ● Media files and documents are usually opened directly in a compatible application. For example, if you open a music track

Tools and Calendar 145 Format the microSD Card Unmount the microSD Card Use the Phone‟s microSD Card as a USB Drive Remove the microSD Card Before

Tools and Calendar 146 Note: You can easily damage the microSD card by improper operation. Please be careful when inserting, removing, or handlin

Tools and Calendar 147 2. Carefully insert the microSD card into the slot with the metal contacts facing downwards. 3. Re-install the battery a

Tools and Calendar 148 Note: The formatting procedure erases all the data on the microSD card, after which the files CANNOT be retrieved. To preve

Tools and Calendar 149 Update Your Phone Firmware You can update your phone's software using the Update Firmware option. Before Updating Your

Phone Basics 6 ● Earpiece lets you hear the caller and automated prompts. ● Volume Buttons allow you to adjust the ringer or media volume or adju

Tools and Calendar 150 To back up your Google apps: Your Google™ app purchases are reloaded remotely and can be re-installed after the update is ap

Tools and Calendar 151 Update Your Profile This option allows you to automatically update your online user profile information. If you choose to ch

Index 152 Index 3-way Calling, 29 4G Settings, 39 Accessibility, 52 Accessory Jack, 6 Accounts, 64 Add new, 45 Manage, 46 Airplane Mode, 39 Answer

Index 153 Editing Text, 21 Email Add Account, 68 Add Exchange ActiveSync Account, 68 Compose and Send, 69 Send Gmail, 66 Email Message Make call fr

Index 154 In-call Options, 30 Incoming Call Answer, 26 Reject, 26 Ringtones, 41 Internal Storage, 43 Internet Call Settings, 38 Keyboard Touchscree

Index 155 Pinch, 8 Places, 92 Play Store, 86 Find and Install Apps, 87 Plus Code Dialing, 90 Power Off, 6 Power On, 6 Recent Calls Clear, 32 Make c

Index 156 Turn Device On, 6 Twitter, 82 Typing, 14 Voice Privacy, 38 Voicemail, 26 Notification, 27 Retrieve messages, 27 Set up, 27 Settings, 36 S

Phone Basics 7 Turn the Screen Off When Not in Use ► To quickly turn the screen off, press the Power Button. Pressing the Power Button again or re

Phone Basics 8 Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe your finger in light, quick strokes. This finger gest

Phone Basics 9 Customize the Home Screen Learn how to add, move, or remove items from the home screen. Add Items to the Home Screen 1. Touch &

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Phone Basics 10 Organize Icons With Folders 1. Touch if the screen is not already the home screen. Swipe the screen left or right if necessary.

Phone Basics 11 4. Touch CROP at the top of the screen (for Gallery images) or Set wallpaper. Extended Home Screens In addition to the main home s

Phone Basics 12 Note: To open other apps, touch to return to the home screen and repeat the above steps. Switch Between Recent Apps 1. Touch an

Phone Basics 13 Airplane mode Alarm set Ringer off Vibrate mode Wired headset connected Notification Icons Icon Description New message N

Phone Basics 14 microSD card removed Enter Text You can type on your phone using one of the available touchscreen keyboards. Touchscreen Keyboards

Phone Basics 15 Note: The Auto-rotate screen check box in > > Settings > Accessibility needs to be selected for using the keyboard i

Phone Basics 16 ● Touch the alphabetic keys to enter letters. Touch and hold a key to enter the number or symbol located on the top of the key. K

Phone Basics 17 Move your finger from letter to letter to trace a word without lifting the finger until you reach the end of the word. The followi

Phone Basics 18 4. Swipe left or right on the TouchPal keyboard to select the Full QWERTY, 12-Key PhonePad or CooTek T+ layout. Full QWERTY ● To

Phone Basics 19 ● Touch to use voice input. ● Touch to hide the onscreen keyboard. You can touch the text field again to show the keyboard. 1

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Phone Basics 20 To enable and use TouchPal Curve: 1. When a TouchPal keyboard appears, touch and check Curve, and then touch Close. 2. If you a

Phone Basics 21  Select the text you want to replace and touch PASTE or . Text Input Settings To choose the text input settings, touch >

Phone Calls 22 Phone Calls With the Boost Mobile National Network and your phone‟s calling features, you can enjoy clear phone calls across the cou

Phone Calls 23  As you enter digits, Smart Dial searches for contacts that match. If you see the number you want to dial, touch it to place the

Phone Calls 24 1. Touch > to display the phone screen. 2. Touch to display the list of contacts. 3. Touch next to the contact you wan

Phone Calls 25 4. The Phone screen then opens, with the phone number automatically filled in and ready to be dialed. To place the call, touch .

Phone Calls 26 When you place an emergency 911 call, the GPS feature of your phone seeks information to calculate your approximate location. Depend

Phone Calls 27 Voicemail Notification Retrieve Your Voicemail Messages Set Up Voicemail You should set up your Voicemail and personal greeting as s

Phone Calls 28 Use Voicemail to Access Your Messages 1. Touch > . 2. Touch and hold . If prompted, enter your voicemail password. 3. Foll

Phone Calls 29 Call Waiting When you‟re on a call, Call Waiting alerts you to incoming calls by sounding a tone. Your phone‟s screen informs you th

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Phone Calls 30 1. Touch > . 2. Touch . 3. Enter the area code and phone number to which you want your calls forwarded. 4. Touch . (

Phone Calls 31 Warning: Because of higher volume levels, do not place the phone near your ear during speakerphone use. Note: When a Bluetooth hea

Phone Calls 32 Call Log The Call log tab of the Phone application lists all recent incoming, outgoing, and missed calls. View Recent Calls 1. Touc

Phone Calls 33 5. Touch .

Settings 34 Settings The following topics provide an overview of items you can change using your phone‟s Settings menus. The settings menu is group

Settings 35 Wi-Fi Settings Your phone lets you take advantage of Wi-Fi hotspots for high-speed data access using available computer networks. For d

Settings 36 3. Touch an app in the list to view the amount of data used by the app and how much data is used in the background.  Tick the Restri

Settings 37 will connect using a special cable that plugs into your phone‟s headset jack. If this cable was not provided with your TTY device, cont

Settings 38 1. Touch > > Settings > Call > Call forwarding. 1. Touch Always forward to enable or disable it, or edit the phone nu

Settings 39 2. Select the Receive incoming calls check box. Checking this setting will reduce your battery life between charges. More Settings The

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Settings 40 Enable Data Services 1. Touch > > Settings > More… > Mobile networks. 2. Select the Data enabled box to enable data

Settings 41 ● Touch > > Settings > Sound > Silent mode. Select Vibrate or Mute to enable vibration mode or silent mode. Touch Off

Settings 42 Touch > > Settings > Sound and check SRS sound enhancement to turn the feature on. is a trademark of SRS Labs, Inc. TruMed

Settings 43 1. Touch > > Settings > Display > Sleep. 2. Select your preferred time from the list. Note: Long screen backlight se

Settings 44 SD Card The SD card options let you view the card‟s size and available space, unmount the card for safe removal from the phone, and for

Settings 45 Connect to PC Select your USB connection type between your phone and PC. ● Connect type: Select the USB connection type.  Charge onl

Settings 46 4. Touch Done when you are finished. When the account is successfully added, it is displayed in the Accounts & sync list. Remove a

Settings 47 Security The security settings allow you to increase the security of your phone with screen locks, PIN, encryption, and more. Screen Lo

Settings 48 1. Touch > > Settings > Security > Owner info. 2. Enter the text to display on the lock screen. 3. Tick the Show own

Settings 49 6. When encryption is complete, you're prompted to enter your PIN or password. Make Passwords Visible Select whether or not devic

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Settings 50 Language & Input Your phone‟s language settings let you select a language for the phone‟s screens and menus, as well as manage a pe

Settings 51 ● SafeSearch: You can use Google SafeSearch filter to block some results when you use Google search by voice. ● Block offensive words

Settings 52 3. Touch the Use 24-hour format box if you want to change the time format. 4. Touch Select date format to select the one you prefer.

Settings 53  SW Version: View the software version of your phone.  HW Version: View the hardware version of your phone.

Contacts 54 Contacts The People application lets you store and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts you enter and save dir

Contacts 55 ► Touch > > People. You will see the contacts list. ● Contacts list: The contacts list displays all contacts currently sto

Contacts 56 Scroll through the list to view all your contacts. To see a specific entry, scroll to it and touch it. Tip: If you have a lot of conta

Contacts 57 4. When you have finished adding information, touch Done. Save a Phone Number You can save a phone number to People directly from the

Contacts 58 Assign a Ringtone to a Contact Join Contacts Delete a Contact Add or Edit Information for a Contact Use the Edit contact menu to add or

Contacts 59 4. Touch OK to assign the ringtone. Join Contacts When you have contacts from various sources (Gmail, phone, Facebook, etc.), you may

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Contacts 60 Share a Contact You can quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, email or Gmail. 1. Touch > . 2. Touch a contact to display it,

Contacts 61 Import Contacts From the microSD Card 1. Touch > . 2. Touch > Import/export > Import from SD card. 3. Select an accoun

Contacts 62 2. Touch to create a new group. 3. Touch the account field on the top of the screen to choose an account for the group. 4. Enter t

Contacts 63 2. Touch next to the group name and select message recipients from the listed group members. 3. Touch . 4. Enter the message, and

Accounts and Messaging 64 Accounts and Messaging With Boost Mobile service and your phone‟s messaging capabilities, you have the opportunity to sha

Accounts and Messaging 65 3. Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account. 4. Look for an email from Google in the email box you provi

Accounts and Messaging 66 1. Touch > > Gmail. 2. Do any of the following:  View more email messages: If the Inbox is full, swipe yo

Accounts and Messaging 67 3. Enter the message recipient‟s email address in the To field. If you are sending the email message to several recipien

Accounts and Messaging 68 Add an Email Account (POP3 or IMAP) Add an Exchange ActiveSync Account Create Additional Email Account Compose and Send E

Accounts and Messaging 69 2. Touch ADD ACCOUNT and then touch Corporate. 3. Enter the Exchange ActiveSync account details and then touch Next. N

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Accounts and Messaging 70  Touch the Contacts icon , and then select the email addresses of the contacts to whom you want to send the email. You

Accounts and Messaging 71 Manage Your Email Inbox Your email inbox provides management options for viewing, filtering, sorting, and deleting your e

Accounts and Messaging 72 Synchronize Exchange ActiveSync Email You can set Exchange ActiveSync to automatically check for new Exchange ActiveSync

Accounts and Messaging 73 Email Account Settings You can edit settings for your individual email accounts, such as email address and password, name

Accounts and Messaging 74 See your service plan for applicable charges for messaging. Compose Text Messages Send a Multimedia Message (MMS) Save an

Accounts and Messaging 75 4. Touch the “Type message” box and then start composing your message. Note: There is a limit on the number of charact

Accounts and Messaging 76 – or –  Touch the icon, and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want to send the message. You c

Accounts and Messaging 77  Add a picture. Touch > Add picture or Capture picture.  Add a video. Touch > Add video or Capture video (y

Accounts and Messaging 78 To open the message, touch and hold the status bar, and then slide the status bar down to open the Notifications panel. T

Accounts and Messaging 79 Note: When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire mess

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Accounts and Messaging 80 2. On the Messaging screen, touch and hold a message thread that you want to delete. 3. Touch other threads that you w

Accounts and Messaging 81 Multimedia (MMS) Message Settings ● Auto-retrieve: Select this option to automatically retrieve all your multimedia mess

Accounts and Messaging 82 YouTube Facebook Post updates, read what your friends are up to, upload pictures and check-ins, and more with on-the-go F

Accounts and Messaging 83 MySpace Use the Myspace app to stay connected with your friends anytime and anywhere. You may need to download and instal

Accounts and Messaging 84 2. Enter your Google Account name and password to sign in. 3. In the Friends list, touch . 4. Enter the Google email

Accounts and Messaging 85 5. Select the sync contacts option and touch NEXT. 6. Set the Instant Upload options and touch DONE. 7. Get started w

Applications and Entertainment 86 Apps and Entertainment All your phone‟s features are accessible through the Apps list. Google Play Store App Navi

Applications and Entertainment 87 Find and Install an App When you install apps from the Google Play Store app and use them on your phone, they may

Applications and Entertainment 88 4. Touch an app to read a description about the app and user reviews. 5. Touch Install (for free applications)

Applications and Entertainment 89 If you change your mind, you can install the app again, but you can‟t request a refund a second time. 1. Touch