NU2S - User Manual
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1. Drag n drop the icon where you like If you can t locate the All Apps button press the Home button at the bottom of the screen When you get back to the Home screen All Apps will be located at the bottom center of the screen just above Home Move an App Icon lo move an icon long press on the icon until it enlarges under your finger At this point you may drag it around the screen An outline will appear showing you where the icon will go when it is dropped If you move the icon to the left or right edges of th screen you will transition to the next Home screen over on that side When you let go the icon drops back into place in the new location you ve specified i A Fri July 10 Fri July 10 D amp 1 12 PM You may also make folders of icons Just move one icon over another and they will automatically make a folder when the first is dropped on the second You can rename the folder by opening it with a tap and then tapping on Unnamed Folder To destroy a folder drag all icons out of it Folders are a great way to group icons by purpose and keep a neat Home screen Remove an App Icon lo remove an app icon from your Home screen long press it and then drop it on the X Remove target at the top of the screen WIDGETS Widgets are special add ons that come with many apps Some are also built into Android itself To access available widgets long press on any blank spot on the Home screen2. 60Hz 230Hz 910Hz 4kHz 14kHz Preset Reverb None The Settings Menu The settings menu Is a complex but necessary part of your smartphone lt allows you to connect to wireless networks manage the apps stored on your phone and change your security settings just to name a few among many options You can find the settings menu 101 either on one of your Home screens or in All Apps G3 Read on for an item by item breakdown of each part WIRELESS NETWORKS Wi Fi Tap Wi Fi to enter the sub menu Tapping the word Wi Fi enters the sub menu Tapping the ON OFF switch turns Wi Fi on or off There you may scan for new networks add one manually use the Wi Fi Protected Setup option and change advanced network options with the Overflow button Connecting to a new Wi Fi network is a matter of scanning for networks tap Overflow gt Refresh tapping the name of the desired network and entering the password for the network when prompted Forgetting a network is likewise easily accomplished tap the name of the connected network and choose Forget This is a useful troubleshooting step for network problems so keep it in mind NOTE Exercise caution when choosing a Wi Fi network When in doubt only connect to networks owned by operators you trust Bluetooth See the previous section on Bluetooth connections HotKnot See the previous section on HotKnot for the details SIM Cards This shows you the status of your installed
3. Written Backup We strongly recommend that you keep a written record of all important information eg your Google credentials and so on and that you store the record in a safe secure place Installing the SIM Card and Powering Up SIM Card Safety Note SIM cards are small enough to become a choking hazard so please keep them away from children SIM cards are also quite delicate Please be careful when handling your card and if you need to store the card we recommend using a small bottle or a dedicated card carrier to keep your card safe Old film canisters and clean empty prescription bottles work well You must insert your SIM card before using your phone Power On Power Off Inserting or removing a SIM card requires that your phone be completely off Here s how to power your phone on or off On Hold down the power button for a few seconds You will see the NUU logo when the phone powers on successfully Off Hold down the power button for a few seconds When you see the menu pop up tap the Power Off option Confirm the choice to power off the phone Installation 1 Power off your phone fully Remove the rear cover and battery Insert SIM card according to the diagram inside the phone Re insert the battery and close the rear cover Power on your phone gt gt Controls 4 Using The Touchscreen While your NU2S smartphone certainly has a number of buttons you can push you will control it primarily by using
4. accept Google s lerms of Service during this portion of the setup Generally it is best to leave these all checked to provide a smooth experience Add Payment This concerns how you pay for things in the Google Play Store Select Remind Me Later if you don t wish to set that up right Set up payment info aw ay Enter your billing information You won t be charged unless you make a purchase e If you signed in or created a Google account earlier you will also be _ r oresented with a list of checkboxes to check or uncheck These concern how Google backs up your data how it determines your location and eni whether or not you receive e mail from them Help improve location services hu lattina anne and cornisas onan FINISH Setup complete Your phone isset up and ready to use Find An App Move Apps Add Widgets Like any good smartphone your NUU Mobile smartphone allows you to arrange your app icons as you see fit You ll have several screens on which you can place your icons each screen accessible by swiping left or right You can always see which screen you are on by consulting the Navigation Bar at the bottom Each dot corresponds to a Home screen and the larger dot shows which one you are looking at Add an App Icon lo add an app icon to a Home screen find the app in All Apps Long press on the app at which point All Apps will fade into the background and you will see your Home screen
5. can use it with any compatible Carrier Before you get started using your NU2S please keep in mind the following safety tips First of all do not text and drive It is unsafe as well as against the law Emergency Calls lo make an emergency call when the phone is locked with a passcode press the Power button and tap Emergency call Then dial the emergency number and press the phone shaped button below the keypad If the NU2S isn t secured with a passcode or PIN when powered on slide the phone icon to the right and dial from there Airplane Use Please follow all instructions from airline staff Some airlines will allow phone usage and some will not and it is up to you to listen and learn which In Hospitals Do not use your phone around medical equipment as it may interfere with sensitive electronics If in doubt turn off your phone and ask hospital staff where it is safe to use your phone Chemical Safety Do not use your phone around chemical fumes as this may present a fire or explosion hazard Demolitions and Other Explosives lf you encounter a sign that says Turn off all radios explosives in use do not put the phone to sleep but instead power it off completely Remove the battery as well if you want to be extra safe Water Don t let your phone go for a swim It s not waterproof NUU Mobile Accessories Only Please f you need a replacement battery or accessory please use only NUU Mobile brand items
6. devices while Bluetooth Settings is open At this point your phone is actively searching for nearby Bluetooth devices and will continue to do so for about two minutes Now you must turn on your device s Pair function sometimes known as palring mode This usually has a button dedicated to it but be sure to read your devices instructions for specific steps soon your phone will find the Bluetooth device and all that s usually necessary is to tap on the device when it shows up in the list Sometimes you might get asked to enter a code but again this should be covered by your device s instructions Once the pairing is complete there s a configure icon for each device lap this to get at the options for your device if any This is also where you go to forget the device which is a step used when troubleshooting Bluetooth connections Q HotKnot HotKnot is a new way to transfer Items from one phone to another without needing to set up a complex connection All that s necessary Is to touch two HotKnot compatible phones together screens facing In order to use HotKnot you must first turn it on Go into Settings and DERE BEI tap on HotKnot Then flip the switch to ON pr ea After that you can use the HotKnot icon in apps that have it to send contacts web pages photos and more to another HotKnot using E phone Here s an example scenario OT ENON To transfer a contact from the Contacts app first op
7. its name Press the Overflow button to configure how alarms behave and what your phone s buttons do to an alarm World Clock By default this displays your current time You can add other world clocks by using the red button Db and then checking one or more cities Use the Back arrow to get out of the city selection process Use the Overflow button to configure how the clock displays Countdown Timer Use the keypad to enter in a length of time then tap the red Start button Once you ve started a timer you can change its label by tapping the word label extend the time 1 stop it with the red pause button or delete it You can also use the button to add more timers which you can all have going at once if you like Stopwatch This is a basic stopwatch with start stop functions and a lap button Cy A stopped timer can be shared with the share button lt Galler This app allows you to view edit and share the photos you take and save You can find Gallery in All Apps Gallery has many features and you ll want to take your time exploring them all At Its heart though Gallery is a means to show and share the pictures you ve taken To view pictures open the app and select an album by tapping on it The album shows up as a grid of photos lap a photo to view it or swipe up and down to see the entire grid if there are more photos than will fit on the screen When viewing a single photo you may swipe left a
8. the Call Back button Press the Contacts tab to bring up a list of your contacts You can select a contact by tapping on it and then choose to dial that contact s number NOTE Your phone is equipped with a proximity sensor When you place the phone next to your ear the touchscreen is automatically shut off so that you do not activate any controls accidentally When you pull the phone away from your ear the touchscreen wakes back up Q T Browse The Web Your phone includes Google Chrome E a web browser app from Google It can be found on the main Home screen or in the All Apps folder You can use Chrome to pull up pages from all over the web and it s particularly useful when the company or site you want to view doesn t have a dedicated app sm Omnibox Sometimes known as the address bar Typing into this will either search for what you type or go directly to a web page if you type in a full web address Tabs Press this button to show what tabs you have open or to create a new tab If you have multiple tabs open you can slide the list up and down to see all of them lap a tab to select it and bring it to the front NOTE Newer versions of Chrome change this behavior Instead of a labs button you press the Recent button D to access all of the tabs you have open You can change this behavior in Chrome s settings Favorites When you choose to bookmark a web site as a favorite this is where the bookmar
9. the touchscreen You may wonder just how many different ways one can touch a screen and as it turns out there are a few of them You ll find a handy list of the most common ones below which includes the name for the gesture and a description how to perform tt Important Your phone s touchscreen is NOT pressure sensitive as it instead works by sensing tiny electrical currents This means that when you touch the screen you only need to make contact you do not need to apply pressure If your fingertips are heavily callused or if you are wearing non conductive gloves the screen may not hear you or register your touches properly In that case try a different fingertip or a patch of bare skin Tap In some documentation this may also be referred to as a touch or even a click It s almost exactly like tapping your finger on a table aim a single fingertip touch it to the screen and pull it away from the screen You can have your finger in contact with the screen for quite a bit before the phone registers it as a long press so don t feel like you have to pull away instantly Double tap Iwo taps in rapid succession almost exactly like double clicking a mouse but with your fingertip Rarely called a double click Used for different things in different apps so make sure to consult the help for that app Long press Sometimes referred to as hold or tap and hold or t
10. vary by service The Add Account button lets you add a new account to the phone What kind of ac count it can add depends on what apps you have installed As an example if you have the Facebook app installed tapping Add Account takes you to the Facebook app and prompts you to log in at which point the account is added Language amp Input Generally you don t have to mess with this as the first run configuration of your phone asked you which language you wanted to use However you can come here to change around your software keyboard language personal dictionary settings volce search configuration spell checker and text to speech settings Backup amp Reset The backup options here concern backing up your phone s configuration data to Google s servers and it s all tied to your Google credentials The really important item in this menu though is the factory reset option Activating and confirming this destroys all data on your phone and returns it to out of the box configuration Don t worry about accidentally activating this as there several screens of confirmation prompts to get through before the reset occurs SYSTEM Date amp Time The two automatic settings for time and time zone if left checked will handle everything for you If you prefer to configure things manually you can set the time time zone clock type and date format with the other controls Schedule Power On amp Off This lets you set y
11. O NU2S User Manual UU mobile Contents Welcome to the NUU Mobile NU2S Installing the SIM Card and Powering Up Controls amp Using The Touchscreen Those Three Buttons Common Onscreen Buttons How Do Initial Configuration Find An App Move Apps Add Widgets Power On Off Wake Up Unlock Go To Sleep Make A Phone Call Browse The Web send Text Messages Take Pictures Notifications FM Radio Clock Gallery amp Photos Contacts Bluetooth HotKnot Music The settings Menu USB Connections NU2S Overview Front Back Earpiece Camera Maliticanen SE Front Rear Camera Camera e Wake Sleep button Speaker Home Back Volume control microUSB Top connector AUX In Headset jack Bottom Microphone E Welcome to the NUU Mobile NU2S Thank you for purchasing a NUU smartphone We re proud to have you as a customer and we think you ll get a lot of enjoyment and usefulness out of our smartphone Your NUU Mobile NU2S is a carrier unlocked Android smartphone Like all smartphones you can use it to call e mail video chat text use apps and that s just for starters Since your phone is carrier unlocked you
12. SIM cards Each SIM card has an ON OFF switch you can toggle independently If you tap the SIM card s name you can change the color assigned to It as well as view its phone number and change its name If you have two SIM cards installed this menu lets you choose which card is used for calls data and SMS messages Data Usage This menu shows you detailed data statistics including which app is using how much data Each SIM card has its own button up top which lets you see statistics for just that card as well as toggle cellular data usage with the ON OFF switch Take note of the Overflow button as it holds the menu option that controls whether or not you use cellular data while roaming Just go to Overflow gt Cellular Networks and set the switch Note that allowing roaming can get VERY expensive very quickly If you ever need to alter your APN settings this is also the place to do it through the Celluar Networks sub menu Your carrier may request that you do this to improve performance More Brings up the following Airplane Mode Use the ON OFF switch to toggle Airplane Mode which turns off all communication with your phone including calls Wi Fi and cellular data You can also access the Airplane Mode toggle by holding down the Power Button as if you were going to reboot your phone Default SMS App lf you have more than one SMS app installed you may select which one is used by default here Tethering amp Po
13. ching them together or spreading them apart to change the size of something usually a picture or a web page Note that you can often rotate an image with this gesture as well as zoom Those Three Buttons At the bottom of the screen you ll find three buttons consult the NU2S Overview diagram for their location OQ BD Recent Home Back Here s what they do Recent lapping this button brings up the Recent menu This is a vertical list of apps that are currently active If you have Chrome s merge tabs feature turned on Recent also lets you switch between Chrome tabs You can slide the list up and down to see the whole list Slide an app s picture off the screen left or right works to make it inactive You can also tap the apps X button to do the same thing This is often referred to as killing or force quitting an app and It s a useful thing to know as doing so can solve many problems with a misbehaving app Home he Home button has two main functions Tapping the Home button will always take you back to your Home screen the center screen in the pages of icons you can have on your phone If you re lost tap Home and you ll be taken back to familiar territory Long pressing the Home button brings up the Search app which lets you search the contents of your phone and the web at the same time Back This does exactly what its name suggests it takes you back one step If you called up a sub m
14. en Contacts and tap on the contact in question You ll see the HotKnot icon near the top of the screen amp Tap the HotKnot icon Now take your phone and the other phone and place them screens together The transfer is complete when you hear a beep Mobile Yesterday Music Your NUU Mobile smartphone comes with a custom music app which you can find in All Apps titled Music Once you run it you ll see all the music you ve added to your phone or placed on your microSD card This app s custom equalizer helps your music sound better You can use the buttons across the top to select what to play by Artist Album individual songs or playlists you ve created The song currently playing is listed across the bottom of this screen During playback you can use the buttons under the album cover to select new songs change the shuffle mode change the repeat mode You Can access the equalizer through the Overflow menu just select Sound Effects Use the button in the upper right to toggle the equalizer on or off Use the drop down list in the upper left to change through pre sets Use the User pre set to set your own values When you plug in head phones you will also be able to modify the bass boost and surround sound settings via the dials at the bottom Lastly you can modify the reverb settings through the Preset Reverb drop down at the bottom of the screen g Equalizer Flat 15 dB 0 dB j 7 I ii 15 dB
15. enu for example and wanted to go back to the previous menu just tap the Back button one time to do that If you tap Back enough times you will eventually work all the way to your Home screen so this is another way of getting back to familiar territory if you re lost Q w Common Onscreen Buttons lt Drawer his button is used to access a general menu in a particular app In Google Maps for example it lets you switch between map and satellite view among other things In GMail the Drawer allows you to switch between folders If your app has a Drawer button you should familiarize yourself with the options it presents Sometimes the Drawer is also referred to as options or hamburger or confusingly menu Share Pressing Share allows you to send the content of your current app to someone else For example when looking at the details for an app in the Play Store using the Share button allows you to send a link to that app by e mail Bluetooth MMS or in a variety of other ways The same thing can be done in the Contacts app and other places Sometimes this button is referred to as Send or Send Using Overflow he official name is both Menu and Overflow but NUU documentation uses Overflow to avoid confusion Sometimes also known as options or the stoplight Whatever its name this button brings up options relevant to the current screen If you were looking at a Contac
16. er lapping this button shuts off the radio and quits the app Overflow Lets you scan for stations change to speakerphone output or record from a station Star Marks the currently tuned station as a favorite Scan Left Searches downward through the FM spectrum for the next tunable station Tune Left Steps down through FM frequencies one by one Tune Right Steps up through FM frequencies one by one Scan Right Searches upward through the FM spectrum for the next tunable station You can use the scan or tune buttons to set a station manually You can also tap Overflow gt Search in order to have the phone auto scan stations for you and add them to the Channel List Take note that this will not add weak stations to the Channel List If you long press a station in the Channel List you can do two things add it to your favorites and rename it You can only rename a station that has first been added to your favorites When you choose to record from the radio It is saved as a 3gpp file These files are stored in the FM Recordings folder on your phone s internal storage Clock The Clock app has many features to go with its world clock abilities Set alarms use it as a stopwatch and even turn it into one or more countdown timers Alarm Tap the red New Alarm button to add an alarm From here you can choose the time of day the ringtone the alarm uses on what days it repeats whether it vibrates the phone and
17. ex sub menu that allows you to adjust how your phone and its data are secured We highly recommend double checking Google documentation before adjusting the more advanced options here as updates from Google may change how these settings work in the future That said here s a selection of settings you ll want to pay attention to Screen Lock This allows you to change how the phone is unlocked when you wake it up You can slide to unlock have the phone try and match your face enter a PIN touch a pattern on the screen or use the tried and true password option Encrypt Phone When encrypted your phone s data is encrypted and cannot be ac cessed without using a PIN or password of some kind Note that your phone cannot be unlocked without a password or PIN if you encrypt everything Also note that losing your password will lock you Google and NUU out of your phone Neither Google or NUU has the means to decrypt a phone If you enable this option keep a safe backup of your password somewhere Unknown Sources Turning this on this allows you to install apps from places other than Google Play NOT recommended as unknown apps can steal your data or worse Accounts If you made or entered a Google account during the initial configuration of your phone it will show up here The Accounts section serves to put all of your accounts in a single place for easy configuration Tapping on an account lets you change its options though these will of course
18. id version information firmware revision baseband version to name just a few Generally you won t need this unless a system software update becomes available or if Technical Support needs to know a Q gt USB Connections Your phone will charge when plugged into any USB port be it a computer USB port or that of an AC to USB adapter When plugged into a computer s USB port you may access your phone s storage through that connection Pull down the Notifications window and tap on the USB Connected notification to get options Charging Mode In this mode the phone will only charge on a A O Y 10 25AM USB computer connection computer USB port not communicate with the computer This is the eee default setting 0 conven Lei vare O pesos io Camera Mode Vhen connected in this mode the phone appears to eo ii the computer as a Camera Camera PTP Lets you transfer photos using camera O software and transfer any files on computers that don t support MTP Media Device Mode When connected in this mode the phone ez appears to the computer as a regular flash drive You will have more AC access to folders and data on the phone Built in CD ROM Show a virtua CD ROM cont aining some O useful software
19. k goes You can go back to a bookmark at any time New tab New incognito tab Bookmarks Recent tabs a n i A J oa r Recent History This is a chronological list of websites you ve visited Request desktop site To scroll a web page just Swipe up or down or left and right for some really wide ones Zoom into a web page by pinching or double tapping Some web pages disallow this but you can dig into Chrome s accessibility settings Overflow gt Settings gt Accessibility gt Force Enable Zoom to override this behavior Long pressing a link will get you a menu of options like opening the link in a new tab for instance This is really useful when trying to research a subject and you need multiple web pages open at once Q P send lext Messages As always DO NOT TEXT AND DRIVE It s illegal and always dangerous Goo gle s voice controls once properly set up through Google Now are quite sufficient to text hands free In any case the Messaging app is located on your Main Home Screen at the bottom Open it up and tap New Message TROL to make a new message You can fill out the recipient field the top one dias with a single contact or multiple contacts or even an entire contact group if you wish The Contact button on the right A lets you do this Once you have the recipients arranged as you like tap into the message field at the bottom and start typing s_ he Plus button lets you send
20. l you choose to save them with the Save button in the upper left Before you save you can review effects and edits by using the Overflow button You ll see the picture and a film strip of effects applied running across the bottom of the screen Swipe up on a listed effect to remove it You can also use the Undo and Redo C arrows at the top to step back and forth through the effects you ve applied in order Once you have everything to your liking just hit Save Q gt Contacts The Contacts app lets you keep all your friends and family in one spot Once someone has been added here you can find them easily and choose to message e mail phone or video chat with them Open the Contacts app by locating it in All Apps A Contacts FAVORITES ALL CONTACTS ME Set up my profile O Home J QD John Doe O Mom O NUU Mobile Ada Contact If you signed into the phone with a pre existing Google account your Google contacts will automatically sync with the Contacts app the first time you run it If not you can add a new contact with the Add Contact button 2 Just fill out the form and tap Done when finished To edit a contact tap the contact to bring it up then press the Overflow button and choose Edit You can make groups by tapping Overflow gt Groups You can use the New Group button 22 to make a new group lo add a person to a group select the group then choose Overflow gt Edit You can also assign a con
21. manual on your NUU Mobile phone Google s Android Quick Start Guide Android 5 0 Lollipop can be found in the Play Store by searching for its title or by tapping this link if you are viewing this manual on your NUU Mobile phone Initial Configuration The very first time you power on your phone you ll have to go through the initial setup It s not too difficult but you will have a fair amount of choices to make and account infor mation to enter namely your Google credentials Here is the general order of events Welcome Insert SIM card Select Wi Fi Software update Or create a new account SKIP gt Welcome Screen Pick your language by swiping up and down and pressing the gt button Insert SIM Card Pops up if there s no SIM installed You can skip this screen Connect to WiFi If you re in range of a trusted Wi Fi hotspot configure it and connect to it here Check Connection Update Software Lollipop automatically updates itself the first time it connects to the Internet Just let that update happen and then continue on to the next screen when it s done Google Account In these next screens you have the option of skipping them entirely or filling out your Google account credentials or even making a new Google account if you ve never had one Regardless you will at some point need a Google account as they are necessary to use the Play store and get apps and app updates You will also need to
22. n order to get a more detailed view The Dismiss button will make all current notifications go away The Quick settings button O lets you get at common settings for your phone like Airplane Mode and brightness controls It also has a link to the main Settings app as well as a link to profiles You can also access Quick Settings by swiping down from the top of the screen with two fingers instead of one Some notifications like e mail can be tapped on Doing this usually takes you right to the app so you can respond You can also swipe down slowly on some notifications to get response options without actually having to switch to another app You can also long press a notification to get at options for it Quick Settings Notifications are configured from within each app Make use of the Overflow button or the various option buttons in the app to check those settings Notification Dismiss all Su FM Radio You can find the FM Radio app by using the All Apps 9 button You must plug in a pair of headphones to use the FM radio The headphone cable is used as the FM antenna You can make the sound output through the phone speakers but you still must have the headphones plugged in Once you ve started the radio playing just press Home to have it play in the background while you do other things Channel List f you ve scanned for FM stations they will show up here as will any favorites you have saved Pow
23. nd right to load the next and previous photos in the album respectively This sounds more confusing than it looks in motion The way the photos look when you swipe makes the organization quite a bit clearer and easier to grasp Don t forget that the Back button will back you out of any screen When you are viewing a photo you will also see a Share button lt When you tap this button you ll get a list of ways to share the photo The list will change depending on what apps you Nave installed but as an example one of the options is to send the picture via e mail If you chose that your e mail app would come to the foreground with the picture already attached to a blank message Just fill in the address and subject then tao Send You will also see the HotKnot button next to Share HotKnot allows you to send photos directly and is covered separately later in this manual And what are photos without the ability to edit them When you view a photo you can press Overflow gt Edit to get at the numerous options for photo editing Across the bottom from left to right the edit categories are 8 a D Y 10 12 AM WI SAVE Filter Apply photo filters like B amp W Sepia Vintage and so on Borders Add frames and borders Hoge D O 10 12 AM Y save se Transform Crop flip rotate straighten and mirror Adjustments Exposure color balance contrast etc Note that effects and edits are not permanent unti
24. op requires a long press at the beginning a slide does not Unlocking the phone answering a call and bringing up Google Now all require slide motions where you slide an on screen button in a Straight line with no pause or delay after touching the button Swipe A swipe is a gesture that s just like moving a playing card across a smooth felt table There s no pause at either end just a smooth motion The tricky part of swiping IS what is meant by the term swipe left or swipe right In NUU documentation and Google s the direction refers to the way your fingertip goes SO swipe left means your fingertip starts on the right side of the screen and goes to the left That swiping left often looks like the whole app jumped to the right is where the potential confusion comes from When in doubt follow your fingertip Swiping is normally used to bring a menu onto the screen switch between windows or other large scale actions that involve most or all of the screen instead of just a single part like the slide Two finger swipe Just like a regular swipe but with two fingertips instead of just one Sometimes you ll even see apps that ask for a three finger swipe but this is pretty rare Pinch Sometimes simply referred to as zoom and the two terms are often com bined into pinch to zoom Google sometimes calls it scale This refers to placing two fingertios on the screen and either pin
25. ouch and hold Place your finger on the screen and keep it there After about a full second the phone will recognize this as a long press and give you some kind of feedback a menu might appear an icon might start shaking or some element of the interface will change to indicate that you have the phone s complete attention What makes the long press a little difficult is that in some apps removing your finger from the screen makes your next selection and in other apps you re expected to make a separate tap to select the thing you want after a long press This behavior isn t constant across all apps so you ll need to experiment a little with your apps Drag and drop Sometimes mentioned as drag n drop drag or touch hold and drag First you long press something then once you ve gotten the visual feed back that shows that the phone interpreted your long press you keep your finger on the screen as you move it around When you remove your finger from the screen you drop the item in question The usual example is moving your app icons around First you long press the icon in question until you see it get picked up or highlighted somehow then keeping your finger on the screen you drag the icon to its new spot When you let go you ve dropped it The key part is that a drag and drop always starts with a long press Slide Closely related to the drag and drop While a drag and dr
26. our phone to power on and off on a schedule you define To use check the boxes for the ON and OFF settings then tap the displayed time to change it By default the phone is set to power on a 7 00AM and power off at 8 30PM all you need to do is check both boxes to enable that You can also set it so that this behavior only happens on certain days of the week Auto power on off is a very handy feature and lets you save a lot of battery Accessibility There are many tools in this menu but the most commonly used ones are the Large Text and Auto Rotate Screen checkboxes The first greatly enlarges the system text making menus easier to read The second toggles rotation of the screen on and off The rest of the features in Accessibility come with on screen explanations and you should consult those for operation instructions If you accidentally turn on Google Talkback you can turn it off easily enough by navigating back to Accessibility The trick is that while Talkback is on you must scroll and swipe with TWO fingers instead of one and you must also tap twice to select and then use a button on the screen So for example to open the Settings app you d tap It once to select it putting an outline around It then tap again to actually open it Then you d two finger scroll down to get at Accessibility Printing If you ve signed up for Google Cloud Print you may configure it here About Phone his is where all the numbers live Andro
27. ow the phone should vibrate and when it should vibrate The Notification sub menu lets you control how notifications are seen when the phone is locked as well as let you configure notifications on a per app basis The Interruptions sub menu changes what level of interruption you allow calls and notifications to have when you are doing other things Particularly useful is the Downtime section which lets you assign a block of time during which your NU2S will be quiet unless a priority interruption comes in If you set this to Don t Interrupt none of your alarms or timers will Sound Lastly the Sound Enhancement menu lets you optimize the phone s sound for its speaker or for your headphones Storage This sub menu displays the status of your smartohone s internal storage as well as that of any microSD card you have installed The information is sorted by type of content and you also have options to un mount or erase microSD cards You can also change the Default Write Disk which is where the NU2S chooses to store things we highly recommend using a microSD card and assigning It as that default write disk Battery Shows you the current battery status and breaks down battery usage by app and hardware Now you can find out if it s your screen or a particular app eating up all your battery There is also a Battery Saver option you can turn on and adjust via the Overflow menu This lets you reduce the phone s performance to save batter
28. pictures video audio and contact cards with your message Adding an attachment automatically converts the message from SMS type to MMS type which can have an effect on how your service provider charges for the message Overflow allows you to change the message subject discard the message use a quick text template or open up the fairly vast array of messaging settings In the settings you can change how or if texts are nc a stored make templates get delivery reports by SIM add a signature get read receipts change roaming settings adjust push and notification settings just to name the major ones q wiem t y U OT a Aa Toon he ck al You ll want to consult the documentation that came with your SIM card for any special configuration you must make Take Pictures We very strongly recommend installing an microSD card before using the camera Use the microSD card so that your photos are easily transferable It is said that the best camera is the one you have with you and part of the point of buying a smartphone is to have one with you as needed Your NUU smartphone has a pair of cameras for which you ll find excellent uses To start taking pictures load the Camera app o If it s not on your Home screen check the All Apps button for it You can also load the Camera app from the lock screen just swipe from right to left starting from the edge of the screen Once in the Camera you ll see some floa
29. rtable Hotspot Allows you to turn your phone into a portable Wi Fi hotspot as well as tether its Internet connection directly to another Wi Fi or Bluetooth device NOTE Some carriers disallow these practices so check your documentation carefully Also be aware that tethering and hotspot usage can eat up your monthly allotment of data very quickly VPN Cellular Networks You can configure data roaming preferences and APNSs here Your carrier may have you adjust APN settings to improve performance DEVICE Display Adjust your brightness and wallpaper as well as toggling whether your display rotates automatically when your phone is tilted The Sleep sub menu determines how soon your phone goes to sleep while the Daydream sub menu lets you configure what your phone displays while it is plugged in and charging The Font Size sub menu changes the system font size this is particularly useful to make the many Items in settings more readable You may also control what the phone does when rotated and if you have access to a Chromecast how that connection is made Sound amp Notifications You can choose between four sound profiles here General silent Meeting and Outdoor Each one has its own settings which you can access by first tapping on the profile you want to adjust and then tapping the gear that will appear on the right Once there you can change the volume for alarms and the ringer as well as the notification sound used and h
30. sliding the camera icon to the left You can modify the Lock Screen to behave differently but that s an advanced topic better left to Google s official documentation Q bod Find An App Your phone keeps a list of every installed app in one spot so they re easy to find This place is called All Apps and to get to it you press the All Apps button E9 If you can t locate the All Apps button press the Home button at the bottom of the screen When you get back to the Home screen All Apps will be located at the bot tom center of the screen just above Home Q ke Make A Phone Call Of course a phone should make calls and your NUU Mobile smartphone will do just that First start the Phone app La It s located on the main Home screen or can be accessed from All Apps It can also be accessed from the Lock Screen by sliding the phone icon to the right Press the keypad icon to bring up a numeric keypad Type the phone number you wish to dial and then press the dial button which looks like a phone handset on a green circle At that point you may put the phone up to your ear and speak normally after the other party picks up If you need to dial an extension you may press the 3 Keypad icon during the call and enter it that way 2 gt 0 Press the Recents tab to bring up a list of recent incoming and outgoing calls You can choose to re dial a number from this list by tapping the number and then tapping
31. t card for example Overflow would allow you to edit delete share or set the ringtone for that contact only Overflow provides access to your bookmarks and other settings in the Google Chrome app Microphone Used for Google Now OK Google and voice recognition Tap Microphone and then speak when prompted Call Dials the number entered on the keypad or if you are looking at a contact page dials the preferred number for that contact your location if it was not already Search This magnifying glass icon when tapped activates the search function for whatever app you are using Y Locate Most often found in mapping software tapping this centers the map on Send Most often seen in e mail apps this sends the current message to its gt recipient v Select All Selects every single item in a checklist This button isn t seen often HE but when itis it s rarely labeled Trash Destroys the currently selected item There is usually no way to undo this ile E so be careful Q gt How Do In the following pages you ll find short introductions to the things you can do with a smartphone These are not as in depth as you d find in the official Android User Guide from Google as they re meant to get you started You can access Google s Android help pages at the following address https play google com store books details id dnzVBAAAQBAJ or by tapping this link if you are viewing this
32. tact to an existing group when you are creating that contact Groups make for an easy way to keep your contacts organized and easy to USE Tap the Favorites button to view your most used contacts To add a contact to your Favorites list tap the contact and then tap the star button when the contact s details page comes up The Overflow button o lets you adjust display settings change or add accounts import explore and otherwise manage your contacts list Tap the Search button a to search through your contacts Just start typing to search by name e mail and so on Q P Bluetooth Your smartphone is equipped with Bluetooth which allows it to connect to all kinds of useful things wireless speakers headsets and in car sound systems just to name a few While each Bluetooth device may differ in how it s used they all connect in a similar way Heres the general steps for making that kind of connection known as pairing your phone with the Bluetooth device yaa O 4 11 52 AM lt Bluetooth a Open Settings and you ll find Bluetooth near the top of the list Now tap directly on the word Bluetooth to open the Bluetooth menu Use the ON OFF switch to make sure it s ON You should see a little swirling circle indicator under the ON OFF switch this means your phone is searching for new Bluetooth devices If you don t see the indicator tap the Overflow button and then tap Refresh NU2S is visible to nearby
33. then tap WIDGETS Like regular apps just long press and then drag n drop to place the widget Note that each widget as a size listing underneath its picture and this tells you how many rows and columns of icons it will take up when placed 4x3 widget for example is 4 icons across and 3 high and as a result takes up the entire width of a Home screen Widgets can be removed from your Home screen in the same manner O Power On Off Wake Up Unlock Go lo Sleep Your phone can power on and power off fully as discussed on the SIM card installation page Here are those instructions again for reference ON Hold down the power button for a few seconds You will see the NUU logo when the phone powers on successfully Off Hold down the power button for a few seconds When you see Power off the menu pop up tap the Power Off option Confirm the choice to ree power off the phone i Your phone can also go to sleep and wake up from this sleep Putting your phone to sleep saves battery power without the inconvenience of fully powering off the phone Sleep lap the power button The phone will immediately go to sleep Wake lap the power button and the phone will wake up and show you the Lock Screen The Lock Screen shows up every time you wake your phone from sleep To unlock it slide the padlock icon straight up You can also access the a N phone by sliding the phone icon to the right and you can access the camera by
34. ting controls on the edges of the screen Top Edge From left to right they are Photo Sphere Panorama Face Beauty Motion Track and Normal You must slide the list left and right to access all of them Photo Sphere Lets you take spherical panorama shots Follow the iN On screen guide to aim your camera properly Ms Panorama Lets you take linear panorama shots horizons and the Face Beauty For selfies and portraits Motion Track Captures motion on several photos in sequence Normal Acts like a garden variety smartphone camera Right Edge Displays a message that shows what mode the camera is in and what it s for or shows controls that apply to each mode individually Normal mode has the most controls and touching each my one shows a message about what they do and how to use them Bottom Edge From left to right these are Settings Record Video Shutter and a preview of the last picture you took Settings Lets you change the general options camera options and video options lap the icons at the top of the settings menu to change which options you are adjusting then slide the menu up and down to access each option in turn Record Video lapping this starts or stops video recording Shutter Tapping this takes a regular photo Long pressing this will in Normal mode take photographs in rapid Succession Preview This only shows up after you ve taken at least one photo Tapping it takes you to the Galler
35. y app so you can review the photos you ve taken When taking a photo tap the screen to bring up the focus square Tapping on the screen changes the location of the focus ring If you ve got most of the automatic options turned on doing this will adjust the color balance exposure focus point and so on When shooting video the white Record button becomes a red Record button Tap it to stop or start recording Panoramic photos are easy but do require steady movement Put the camera in panorama mode tap the Shutter button and slowly swing the camera in one sideways direction as If you were spinning around Tap the shutter button again to stop taking a panorama The camera app will automatically stop taking a panorama if you ve turned far enough about 180 degrees Q Notifications One of the things that makes a smartphone smart is its capability to notify you of things and your ability to customize those notifications to your liking Want your smartphone to tell you when you ve got new e mail You can do that Want it to skip the e mail and only vibrate if you get a severe weather alert You can do that too Your NU2S also includes a handy Notification LED in the upper right corner of the front side This glows red while the NU2S is charging NY A green when it is fully charged and blue when you have a new message ae waiting for you Notifications show up at the top of the screen Swipe down from the top of the screen i
36. y power Apps One of the largest sub menus you ll encounter Apps has many functions First it will show you exactly what apps are installed on your phone and the amount of space each one takes up Secondly you can see the space used on both the smartphone s internal storage and its microSD card here Lastly tapping on an app lets you stop it from running disable it completely not all apps allow that uninstall it again not all apps allow uninstallation clear its data and view the permissions the app uses Users This lets you add additional users to your phone Each user gets their own customizable set of Home screens apps wallpapers and so on Useful if you have the one phone to share but want to have it personalized for each person Tapping the New User button will walk you through the process which may change as Google updates their software You should only share the phone with people you trust You can switch users from the Settings gt Users menu by long pressing the name of the user you want to switch to PERSONAL Location his sub menu controls the location services available to your smartphone Turning location off completely prevents the phone and any apps from calculating your position Tapping on the Mode button changes how your position is calculated and how much battery is consumed in the process Note that apps like Google Maps work best with the highest level mode Security Another compl
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