Lg Tribute User Manual

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Get Started 22. Insertthebattery,contactsendfirst,andgentlypressthebatteryintoplace.

Tools and Calendar 92Edit an Event1. OpenCalendarandtaptheeventtoopenit.(SeeViewEventDetails.)2.Tap .(Forinformationonhowtocrea

Tools and Calendar 934.Tap whenviewingtheCalendarNotificationslisttokeepthereminders.ThereminderswillremainintheStatusBar.Synchro

Tools and Calendar 94FoldersFoldersallowyoutoorganizeotherHomescreenshortcutsandicons,orfoldersthatcontainallyourcontacts,contactsw

Tools and Calendar 952.TapanexistingalarmtochangeitstimeandotherattributesortapAdd alarm toaddanewone.3. Setthetimeofthea

Tools and Calendar 963. Youcansetthefollowingoptions:l Alarm in silent mode:Taptoplaceacheckmarkandallowyourphonetoplayalarmseve

Tools and Calendar 97Start Stopwatch1.Tap > >Clock >Stopwatchtab.2.Tap tostartstopwatchtime.3.Tap tostopthestopwatch

Tools and Calendar 98Searching in File ManagerTaptheSearchicon (inthetoprightcorneroftheFileManagerscreen)tosearchforyourfilesori

Tools and Calendar 99ToaccesstheBluetoothSettingsmenu:1.Tap >touchandhold >System settings>Bluetooth.2.Tap toactivatet

Tools and Calendar 100Pair Your Phone1. VerifyyourBluetoothisactive.2. FromtheBluetoothsettingspage,tapthecheckboxnexttoyourdevice

Tools and Calendar 101Send Items via BluetoothDependingonyourpairedphone'ssettingsandcapabilities,youmaybeabletosendpictures,video

Get Started 33. Replacethebatterycompartmentcover,makingsureallthetabsaresecureandtherearenogapsaroundthecover.Charge your Batter

Tools and Calendar 1021. InsertyourfingernailintotheCharger/AccessoryPortandliftthecoverupgently.2. CarefullyinsertthemicroSDcard

Tools and Calendar 1033. Re-installthebackcover.Remove a microSD CardBeforeremovingyourphone'smicroSDcard,usetheStoragesettingsmen

Tools and Calendar 104n WiththemicroSDcardinserted,tap >touchandhold >System settings>Storage.(Thetotalandavailablememor

Tools and Calendar 105l Disconnectthephonefromthecomputer.l Ifyouwanttokeepthephoneconnectedtothecomputerbutwantthephonetobe

Tools and Calendar 1065. OntheAndroidphone,opentheNotificationsPanel,tapUSB connected>Charge phone(orTurn off USB storage)thendisc

Tools and Calendar 1071.Tap > >System settings>Accounts & sync.2. TouchtheAuto-sync dataoptiontoenablethefeature(chec

Tools and Calendar 108Update Your LG SoftwareThisoptionallowsyoutoupdatetheAndroidOperatingSystem(OS)onyourphoneviaanover-the-airconn

Settings 109SettingsThefollowingtopicsprovideanoverviewofitemsyoucanchangeusingyourphone'sSettingsmenus.Wireless NetworksThisgrou

Settings 110Bluetooth SettingsYourphone'sBluetoothcapabilitiesletyouusewirelessheadsets,sendandreceivepicturesandfiles,andmore.F

Settings 1111.Tap >touchandhold >Systemsettings>Call>Call reject.2. TapCall reject modeandsetanoption.3. TapRejec

Get Started 43. PressandholdthePower/LockButton toturnthephoneon.l Ifyourphoneisactivated,itwillturnon,searchforservice,and

Settings 112Turn TTY Mode On or Off1.Tap >touchandhold >System settings>Call>TTY mode.2. TapTTY OfftoturnTTYmodeoff

Settings 113Save Unknown NumbersYoucansetthephonetosavethephonenumbersnotsavedinContactsyet.Tosaveunknownnumbers:1.Tap >touch

Settings 114Roaming GuardRoamingguardmakesiteasytomanageyourroamingbyrequiringconfirmationbeforeplacingoransweringaroamingcall.Totu

Settings 115Share & ConnectYourphoneletsyouusethewirelesstechnologythatenablesdatatransmissionbetweendevicesusingDLNA.Media Server

Settings 1161.Tap >touchandhold >System settings>More...>Mobile networks.2. Tap4G LTE settingstocheckyournetworkprov

Settings 1173. Taponeofthethreeoptions.Toswitchtosilentmode:1.Tap >touchandhold >System settings.2. FromtheDEVICEsecti

Settings 1181.Tap >touchandhold >System settings.2. FromtheDEVICEsection,tapSound>Ringtone.3. Taparingtonetoselecti

Settings 119Sound EffectsThismenuletsyouselectwhetheryouheartoneswhentouchingnumbersonthedialpad,selectingon-screenoptions,andmore.

Settings 120Note:Longbacklightsettingsreducethebattery'stalkandstandbytimes.Forthebestbatteryperformance,usetheshortestconveni

Settings 1211.Tap >touchandhold >System settings.2. FromtheDEVICEsection,tapDisplay>Font type.3. Tapadesiredfonttype

Get Started 5process.Note:Youmaybeabletocompletethesetupscreensbeforeyourphonehasbeenactivatedonyouraccount.Note:Duringorafterse

Settings 122Home Backup & RestoreYoucanbackupandrestoreapp/widgetconfigurationsandthetheme.1.Tap >touchandhold >System se

Settings 123Fromthenon,anytimeyouwishtoturnthephoneonorunlockthescreen,youmustdrawyourunlockpatternorenterthePINorpassword

Settings 1241.Tap >touchandhold >System settings.2. FromtheDEVICEsection,tapLock screen.3. TaptheWidgetscheckboxtoshow

Settings 125Power Button Instantly LocksAllowsyoutoinstantlylockthescreenwhenyoupressthePower/LockButton .1.Tap >touchandhold

Settings 1261.Tap >touchandhold >System settings.2. FromtheDEVICEsection,tapGestures.3. TapMotion sensor calibration.4. Pl

Settings 1273. Findtheapplicationtoforcestopandtaptheapplication.4. TapForce stop.5. ReadthedisclaimerandtapOK.Touninstalladow

Settings 128LocationUsetheLocationmenutosetyourpreferencesforusingandsharingyourlocationwhenyousearchforinformationanduselocation

Settings 129Notification AccessNotificationwillbeabletoreadallnotificationspostedbythesystemorandinstalledapp,whichmayincludeperson

Settings 130Voice SearchTaptoconfiguretheVoiceSearchsettings.Text-to-Speech OutputTaptosetthepreferredengineorgeneralsettingsfortext-t

Settings 131applications.Afterresettingthephone,thenexttimeyouturnonthephone,you'repromptedtoreenterthesamekindofinformation

Get Started 6Formoreinformationaboutvoicemail,seeVoicemailorVisualVoicemail.

Settings 132feature.l Font size:Taptoincreasethesizeofthetext.l Invert colors:Checkmarktoinvertthescreenandcontentcolors.l Color

Settings 133application.Drawa"S"toaccesstheSettings.Drawa"L"tolockthescreen.Drawa"e"toaccessEmail.l

Settings 134System UpdatesFromtimetotime,updatesmaybecomeavailableforyourphone.YoucandownloadandapplyupdatesthroughtheSettingsmenu

Settings 1351.Tap >touchandhold >System settings>About phone.2. Tapthedesiredmenu.

Copyright Information 136Copyright Information©2014SprintMobileUSA,L.P.Allrightsreserved.TheSprintMobilenameandsignatureandtheSprintM

Index 13744GSparkLTE74AAboutPhone134AccessContacts41AccessGmail52AccessRecently-UsedApplications18Accessibility131Accounts&Sy

Index 138DisconnectBluetoothConnectionDuringanActiveCall101DisconnectfromaBluetoothDevice100DisplaySettings119EEditaContactEntry

Index 139QQuickAccess18RReadandReplytoGmailMessages53ReceivePhoneCalls27RecordVideos84RemoveamicroSDCard103ReplytoorDeletean

Index 140YYourHomeScreen14YourPhone'sLayout7YourPhoneataGlance1YourUserName75

Phone Basics 7Phone BasicsYourphoneispackedwithfeaturesthatsimplifyyourlifeandexpandyourabilitytostayconnectedtothepeopleandinfor

Phone Basics 8n Proximity Sensordetectshowcloseanobjectistothesurfaceofthescreen.Thisistypicallyusedtodetectwhenyourfaceispre

Phone Basics 9screen.Tosavebatterypower,thephoneautomaticallyturnsoffthescreenafteracertainperiodoftimewhenyouleaveitidle.Youwi

Phone Basics 10Touch and HoldToopentheavailableoptionsforanitem(forexample,acontactorlinkinaWebpage),touchandholdtheitem.Swipe o

Phone Basics 11DragTodrag,pressandholdyourfingerwithsomepressurebeforeyoustarttomoveyourfinger.Whiledragging,donotreleaseyourfi

iTable of ContentsGetStarted 1YourPhoneataGlance 1SetUpYourPhone 1InstalltheBattery 1ChargeyourBattery 3ActivationandService 4ActivateY

Phone Basics 12RotateFormostscreens,youcanautomaticallychangethescreenorientationfromportraittolandscapebyturningthephonesideways.W

Phone Basics 13Lock and Unlock Your PhoneYoucanpreventaccidentalscreentouchesfromactivatingphonefunctionsbylockingyourphone.Lock Your Pho

Phone Basics 142. Swipethescreentoanydirectiontounlockit.Note:ThedefaultLockscreensimplylocksthescreentopreventunintentionalacti

Phone Basics 15Tip:Tap toreturntothemainhomescreenfromanyotherscreen.Customize Your Home ScreenYoucancustomizeyourHomescreenwheny

Phone Basics 161.Tap toaccesstheHomescreen.2. Touchandholdthedesiredshortcut.Thisunlocksitfromitslocationonthecurrentscreen.

Phone Basics 17l ID wallpaperstoopenalistofwallpapersavailablewithyourdownloadedIDpacks.l Live Wallpaperstoopenalistofanimatedw

Phone Basics 182. Taptheapplicationiconagainandselectapreloadediconsign.Access Recently-Used ApplicationsYourphonekeepsarunninglisto

Phone Basics 19Change the Screen OrientationThisphoneiscapableofchangingtheorientationofscreencontentwhentheorientationofthephoneitse

Phone Basics 20Status IconsIcon StatusSignal Strength –Showsyourcurrentsignalstrength(themorebarsthereare,thestrongerthesignalis).

Phone Basics 21Notification IconsIcon NotificationNew Gmail Message –IndicatesanewGmailmessage.New Email –Indicatesanew

iiCallaNumberinaTextMessageorEmailMessage 26CallEmergencyNumbers 26ReceivePhoneCalls 27Voicemail 28VoicemailSetup 28VoicemailNotificati

Phone Basics 22Icon NotificationDisconnected From VPN –IndicatesthatthephoneisdisconnectedfromtheVirtualPrivateNetwork.

Phone Basics 23QWERTY Keyboard1. Tapatextfieldwhereyouwanttoentertext.2. Enterthedesiredtext.l Toenternumbers,symbols,andemojis,

Phone Basics 24Note:Ifyoudonotwantthescreentochangeorientationsautomatically,unchecktheAuto-rotatescreen.Tap >touchandhold &

Phone Calls 25Phone CallsWithmobileserviceandyourphone'scallingfeatures,youcanenjoyclearphonecallsacrossthecountry.Make Phone Cal

Phone Calls 263. Touchanentrytodisplaythecalldetails.4.Touchthephoneicon toplaceacall.Call from ContactsYoucanplacephonecallsd

Phone Calls 271. Unlockthescreen.Formoreinformation,seeTurnYourScreenOnandOff.2.Tap > .3.Touch    .Enhanced 9-1-1 (E 9-1-1

Phone Calls 28Reject a Call and Send a Text MessageYoucanrejectanincomingcallandautomaticallysendatextmessagetothecaller.n DragtheDe

Phone Calls 29Note:Whenyouareoffnetwork,youmaynotreceivenotificationofnewvoicemailmessages.Itisrecommendedthatyouperiodicallychec

Phone Calls 30currentvoicemails.Itthenpopulatesalistwiththecallernameandnumber,alongwiththelengthoftimeandprioritylevelofthevo

Phone Calls 312. Touchamessagetoreviewit.Tip:Thereareseveraliconsatthebottomofthereviewscreenformaintenance,storage,messaging,a

iiiImportContactsFromYourInternalStorage 49ExportContactstoYourInternalStorage 49ShareaContact 49JoinandSeparateContacts 50Accountsand

Phone Calls 32l Deletetodeleteselectedmessagesfromyourcurrentlistofavailablevoicemailmessages.l Calltocallthenumberthemessageca

Phone Calls 33l UpdatestosearchforanupgradetoyourVisualmessagesoftware.l About Voicemailtoviewbuildinformationaboutthecurrentvi

Phone Calls 34n Add call:Touchtoinitiateaconferencecall(3-waycall).n Merge calls:Jointwocurrentlyactivecalls(conference).n End la

Phone Calls 35n Dialpad:Usetheonscreendialpadtoenteradditionalnumbers,forexample,anextensionoraccesscode.l Forexample:Whenyouca

Phone Calls 36Toswitchbacktothefirstcaller:n TouchSwap calls.Note:Forthosecallswhereyoudon'twanttobeinterrupted,youcantempo

Phone Calls 374.Toendthethree-waycall,touch .Toendonlythelastdialedcall,touch .Note:Ifoneofthepeopleyoucalledhangsupduri

Phone Calls 38Toassignaspeeddialnumbertoacontact:1.Tap > > .2. Touchandholdthecontactwhosephonenumberyouwanttostore

Phone Calls 39l Delete calllogtodeleteallthecalllogs.l Delete all logsof this numbertodeleteallthelogsofthisnumberonly.Clear Cal

Phone Calls 40YourphoneiscompatiblewithselectTTYdevices.PleasecheckwiththemanufacturerofyourTTYdevicetoensurethatitsupportsdigit

Contacts 41ContactsTheContactsapplicationletsyoustoreandmanagecontactsfromavarietyofsources,includingcontactsyouenterandsavedirect

ivGoogleMaps 70Music 71GooglePlayMusicApp 71WebandData 72ConnectWi-Fi 72TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaNetwork 72AddaWi-FiNetwork 73ToAcces

Contacts 42The Contacts ListLearnhowtoviewandnavigatethroughyourphone'sContactslist.n Tap > > .YouwillseetheContactsl

Contacts 43l Speed dial:Allowsyoutoaddaspeeddialtoyourcontacts.l Manage contactso Copycontacts:Allowsyoutocopyco

Contacts 44Save a Phone NumberYoucansaveaphonenumbertoContactsdirectlyfromthephonedialpad.1.Tap > .2. Enteraphonenumber.3.

Contacts 45Edit a Contact1.Tap > > .2. Touchandholdthecontactwhosedetailsyouwanttoedit.3. TapEdit contact.4. Editthede

Contacts 46Add a Number to a Contact1.Tap > > .2. Touchandholdthecontact'sentry.3. TapEdit contactinthemenuthatopens.

Contacts 471.Tap > > .2. Touchandholdthecontact'sentry.3. TapEdit contact.4.Tap .5. TapTake photototakeanewpict

Contacts 482. Taptheiconcorrespondingtothetypeofcommunicationyouwanttostart.Dependingonthecontactinformationsaved,theavailableac

Contacts 49Import, Export, and Share ContactsIfyouhavecontactsstoredinvCardformatonthephone'sinternalstorage,youcanimportthemint

Contacts 503.Tap >Share.4. Choosethemethodforsending.Join and Separate ContactsWhenyouhavetwoormoreentriesforthesamecontact,y

Accounts and Messaging 51Accounts and MessagingWithwirelessserviceandyourphone'smessagingcapabilities,youhavetheopportunitytosharei

vToolsandCalendar 87VoiceCommand 87Calendar 87ChangeCalendarView 88ViewEventDetails 90CreateanEvent 91EditorDeleteanEvent 91SetanEvent

Accounts and Messaging 52whichyoucurrentlysendandreceiveemail.Thisaddressisusedtoauthenticateyouraccountshouldyoueverencounterprobl

Accounts and Messaging 531.Tap > >Google >Gmail .2.Intheinbox,touch .3. Enterthemessagerecipient'semailaddressi

Accounts and Messaging 54AlthoughthereisaseparateGmailapplication,theEmailapplicationcanmanagebothInternetbasedemailservices(Gmail™a

Accounts and Messaging 55Important:Iftheaccounttypeyouwanttosetupisnotinthephonedatabase,youwillbeaskedtoentermoredetails.You

Accounts and Messaging 566. ConfigureyourUpdate schedule,Days to sync email(daystosynchronizebetweenyourphoneandserver),andactivateany

Accounts and Messaging 57l Toaddanattachment(suchaspicture,video,contact,event,audio,etc),tap .l Youcanaccesstheinternalstoragea

Accounts and Messaging 58l Account name:Displaysthenameusedbythephonetotracktheaccount.l Your name:Displaysyourname.Tapthistocha

Accounts and Messaging 59Configure General Email Settings1.Tap >touchandhold >System settings>Accounts & sync.2. TapEmail

Accounts and Messaging 603. Fillinoneormorerecipients.Youcan:l EnterphonenumbersdirectlyintheTofield.Ifyou'resendingthemes

Accounts and Messaging 61matchingphonenumbersfromyourcontactslistaredisplayed.Touchamatchtoenterthatnumberoraddressdirectly.l Touch

viUpdateYourLGSoftware 108Settings 109WirelessNetworks 109AirplaneMode 109Wi-FiSettings 109BluetoothSettings 110MobileData 110CallSettings 11

Accounts and Messaging 62Save and Resume a Draft MessageWhilecomposingatextormultimediamessage,touch toautomaticallysaveyourmessageasa

Accounts and Messaging 63Note:IfamessagecontainsalinktoaWebpage,touchthemessageandthentouchthelinktoopenitintheWebbrowser.Not

Accounts and Messaging 64Delete a Single Message1. Whileviewingamessagethread,touchandholdthemessagethatyouwanttodelete.2. TouchDe

Accounts and Messaging 65n Storagel Delete old messages:Enablethisoptiontodeleteoldertextmessageswhenthelimitformaximumnumberoftex

Accounts and Messaging 66o New message pop-up:Enablethisoptionifyouwishtoseeanewmessageasapop-up.o Preview:Enablethisoptionifyo

Accounts and Messaging 671.Tap > >Play Store .2. TouchtheSearchiconandsearchfor"facebook".3. TouchFacebookfromth

Apps and Entertainment 68Apps and EntertainmentAllyourphone'sfeaturesareaccessiblethroughtheAppslist.Note:Availableapplicationsandse

Apps and Entertainment 69Note:YouneedaGoogleWalletaccounttopurchaseitemsonGooglePlay.SeeCreateaGoogleWalletAccounttosetupaGoogl

Apps and Entertainment 70Open an Installed AppThereareoptionsforopeninganinstalledapp.n Tap > ,locatetheapp,andthentouchitsicon.

Apps and Entertainment 711.Tap > >Settings>Location.2.Touchthe switchtoturnLocationservicesON.l Mode:SelectHigh accura

viiGestures 125Storage 126Battery 126Apps 126DefaultMessageApp 127PersonalSettings 127Accounts&Sync 127Location 128Security 128Language&

Web and Data 72Web and DataYourphone'sdatacapabilitiesletyouwirelesslyaccesstheInternetoryourcorporatenetworkthroughavarietyofc

Web and Data 73Bydefault,whenWi-Fiison,youreceivenotificationsintheStatusBarwhenyourphonedetectsanopenWi-Finetwork.1. TurnonWi

Web and Data 74n Wi-Fi Direct:ConnecttootherWi-FiDirectdevices.n Advanced Wi-Fi:Configureadditionalsettings.n Interactive tutorial:L

Web and Data 75Set Your Network Options1.Tap >touchandhold >System settings>More...2. TapMobile networks>Network mode.3

Web and Data 76Note:TheBrowserautomaticallylauncheswhenaweblinkistouchedfromwithinanemailortextmessage.Data Connection Status and Ind

Web and Data 771.Tap >touchandhold >System settings>Lock screen,andthentouchSelect screen lock>Password.2. Enteranew

Web and Data 78Disconnect from a VPN1. DragthetitlebardowntoopentheNotificationsPanel.2. TouchtheVPNconnectiontoreturntotheVPNse

Web and Data 79Pinching and ZoomingZoominginandoutonaWebpagecanbedonenowwithouttheneedofanonscreenzoomtool.Justuseyourfingerst

Web and Data 80n Bookmarks:Allowsyoutosetupandusecustombookmarks.n Add to bookmarks:Allowsyoutoaddthecurrentpagetoyourbookmark

Web and Data 81l Asyoutypetheaddress,ifyourdesiredwebsiteappearswithinthesuggestedsiteslist,touchtheentrytobeginsurfing.2.Touc

Get Started 1Get StartedThefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourphoneandservicethefirsttime.Your Phone at a Gla

Web and Data 821.Tap > >Browser .2.FromanyopenWebpage,touch >Settings>Advanced>Reset to default.3. TouchYesto

Web and Data 83Create a New HomepageSelectanypreviouslyvisitedWebpagetodisplayasyourhomepage.1.Fromanyopenwebpage,tap toopenthe

Camera and Video 84Camera and VideoYoucanusethecameraorcamcordertotakeandsharepicturesandvideos.Yourphonecomeswitha5megapixelcame

Camera and Video 85Note:Tap totakepictureswhilerecordingvideo.5.Tap topauserecordingvideo.Youcanresumerecordingagaintapping .6

Camera and Video 86Gesture ShotTheGestureshotfeatureallowsyoutotakeapicturewithahandgestureusingthefrontcamera.Totakeaphoto,rais

Tools and Calendar 87Tools and CalendarLearnhowtousemanyofyourphone'sproductivity-enhancingfeatures.Voice CommandYoucansearchforand

Tools and Calendar 88Note:TogotoanydayinanyCalendarview,tap >Go to date.Change Calendar ViewYoucanchangethecalendarview.n Tap 

Tools and Calendar 89l Week Viewl Month View

Tools and Calendar 90l Year Viewl Agenda ViewView Event DetailsYoucanviewmoreinformationaboutaneventinanumberofways,dependingonthe

Tools and Calendar 91Create an EventYoucanusetheCalendartoolonyourphonetocreateeventsthatappearonyourphoneandinyourGoogleCalendar