Razer PHONE 2, Master Manual

Page 1: ...RAZER PHONE 2 MASTER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...ship phone with new features like wireless charging water resistance an illuminated Razer Chroma logo and an upgraded processor with vapor chamber cooling It s both a flagship phone for everyday use and a gaming phone for incredibly immersive gameplay experiences ...

Page 3: ...LET S GET YOU COVERED 4 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 5 4 EXPLORING YOUR PHONE 6 5 SETTING UP YOUR RAZER PHONE 2 1 6 USING THE RAZER PHONE 2 4 7 CONFIGURING YOUR PHONE 10 8 PERSONALIZING THE RAZER LOGO LIGHTING 43 9 SAFETY AND MAINTENANCE 47 10 LEGALESE 49 ...

Page 4: ...E Razer Phone 2 Lithium Ion battery built in Quick charger may vary for specific regions USB C charging cable USB C audio adapter SIM eject pin Important Product Information Guide May have a preinstalled SIM card depending on your carrier ...

Page 5: ...m Consumer Law This Limited Warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights that vary by your country province or state as applicable Other than as permitted by law Razer does not exclude limit or suspend other rights you may have For a full understanding of your rights you should consult the laws of your country province or state as applicable For further warranty terms and...

Page 6: ...amera f 2 0 lens with 8 MP Samsung 3H7 Sensor Sound Dual front firing stereo speakers with dual amplifiers Power 4 000 mAh battery 1 0C charge rate QuickCharge 4 0 support Qi inductive fast charging 11 25W Wireless GSM HSPA LTE CAT 18 DL CAT 13 UL Wi Fi 802 11 a b g n ac Dual band MIMO with 2x2 antennas NFC Android Pay and Android Beam compliant Connectivity USB v3 1 Type C USB Host USB 3 1 Gen1 U...

Page 7: ...RS 6 Size 158 5 mm x 78 99 mm x 8 5 mm 4 EXPLORING YOUR PHONE A Microphone B Front camera C Ambient light sensor D Speakers E microSD SIM card tray F Volume control buttons G Power button Fingerprint sensor H USB C port ...

Page 8: ...I Flash J Dual rear camera lens K Razer logo Powered by Razer ChromaTM L USB C audio adapter M USB C charging cable N SIM eject pin O Quick charger ...

Page 9: ...r SIM eject pin Place your SIM card in the tray that pops out 2 If you have a microSD card place it in its allocated slot Note Depending on your carrier your phone may come with a pre installed SIM card If you plan to use a microSD card it s better if you d use a Class 10 microSD card variant up to 2TB ...

Page 10: ...ging POWERING IT ON OFF To power on your phone press and hold the power key until your Razer Phone 2 powers on To power it off press and hold the power key until the Power options menu shows onscreen and then tap Power off to turn off your device Tip To efficiently charge your phone please use the Quick charger provided in the package In addition only use and or purchase accessories made and or ap...

Page 11: ...ecting whether your phone will connect to a wireless or data network copying data from a mobile device or setting it up as a new device and setting up other related phone settings Note These settings can also be customized later through your phone s Settings SIGNING UP FOR A RAZER ID Get instant access to exclusive Razer benefits when you sign in your Razer ID on your phone With Razer ID you get t...

Page 12: ...ap and Hold Tap and hold an item or app to open additional options for the selected item Tap and Drag Tap and hold an item or app and then move your finger to drag it to the preferred location Swipe Lightly tap and move your finger horizontally or vertically across the screen to move through lists scroll through webpages browse photos and perform other browsing navigation Pinch and Spread Pinch or...

Page 13: ...HE LOCK SCREEN AND DESKTOP Lock screen Desktop A Google Voice Input B Unlock screen C Camera D Status bar E Google Search widget F Dock G Main navigation H Quick Settings I Notifications pane J App search K Application drawer ...

Page 14: ...Bluetooth device Vibrate Network signal microSD card detected No signal No SIM card Location active Missed call Airplane mode Available Wi Fi networks New message Connected to a Wi Fi network May vary according to status location and or the app being used E Google Search widget Allows you to have immediate access to Google Search using either voice or key input F Quick Settings Provides quick acce...

Page 15: ...isplays the Do not disturb option mode being used Tap to enable or disable the selected Do not disturb option mode or tap Do not disturb to show other modes available Tap and hold to open the Do not disturb preferences Learn more about Do not disturb Flashlight Tap to toggle the flashlight on or off Auto rotate Tap to toggle your phone screen s orientation between Auto rotate and Portrait mode Tap...

Page 16: ...settings Learn more about Hotspot Data Saver Tap to toggle the Data Saver function on or off This will prevent the apps you have identified to send and or receive data in background while enabled Tap to access your phone s Data usage settings Learn more about Data usage Tap on the to add other options to the Quick Settings Icon Notification Location Tap to toggle the Location function on or off Ta...

Page 17: ... g new conversations for messages etc H Home navigation Primary navigation across all apps Return Returns to the previously opened screen or hides active windows Home Tap to go back to the Desktop Tap and hold this button to open Google Assistant 3 Used apps Display all recently opened applications You may close all opened apps by tapping on CLEAR ALL or open apps in split view by tapping on an ap...

Page 18: ...group it with Tap the Unnamed Folder and then tap its name to assign a new name Changing the Wallpaper Customize the look of your phone with presets or your custom wallpaper 1 Tap and hold anywhere on the Desktop and then tap Wallpapers 2 Select the preferred source of the image to be used as wallpaper 3 Select whether the wallpaper will appear at the center left or right edges 0 4 Tap Set Wallpap...

Page 19: ...er Phone 2 uses the Nova Launcher as its default launcher learn more about Nova Launcher The Nova Launcher s settings can be accessed when you long tap on the Desktop and then tap Settings or by launching the Nova Settings app from the Applications drawer ...

Page 20: ...u may also access the Wi Fi settings page through the Quick Settings Tap and hold the Wi Fi icon on the Quick Settings to have your phone scanning for available wireless networks 3 Tap the wireless network you want to connect to then enter the required password if any Note Once connected your phone would automatically connect to the wireless network whenever the phone s Wi Fi is on and the wireles...

Page 21: ... the sidebar and locate the certificate you have downloaded and install 4 Change the credentials of the certificate as needed and then tap OK Using Wi Fi Direct Connect your phone directly to a Wi Fi direct capable device through wireless connectivity Use this feature to share contacts and files to other devices 1 From the Desktop swipe upwards to show the Applications drawer tap Settings and then...

Page 22: ...ternet Wi Fi Wi Fi Preferences Advanced 3 Tap WPS PIN Entry and your phone will generate a WPS PIN 4 On your router s WPS page enter the WPS PIN generated by the phone on the WPS PIN field Your phone will automatically connect with the WPS enabled router Note Please make sure to complete the setup within two minutes Otherwise a new WPS PIN on your phone must be generated Mobile network Manage your...

Page 23: ...pps you have set to sending and or receiving data in background 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Network Internet Data usage 2 Tap Data saver and toggle it on 3 Tap Unrestricted data and toggle on the applications which you want to have restricted data access Note You may also include system apps on the list by simply tapping on and then tapping o...

Page 24: ...low you to set how much data to be consumed before the data warning usage appears Data warning Set the amount of data needed for the data warning to trigger Set data limit Automatically turn off cellular data once it reaches the set amount of data Data limit Set the amount of data needed for the data limit to trigger Hotspot Tethering Utilize the tethering and wireless hotspot options of your phon...

Page 25: ...e that you want to edit and then change the fields needed 6 Tap Save to apply the changes or Forget to delete the VPN profile To connect or disconnect from a VPN profile 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer tap Settings and then go to Network Internet VPN 2 Tap the VPN profile you want to connect to and then enter the needed details 3 Tap Connect Note To disconnect from the ...

Page 26: ...ce that you want to pair with your phone Note Remember the Bluetooth name of the device you want to pair with your phone and make sure that the device is discoverable visible to other Bluetooth devices 2 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer tap Settings and then go to Connected devices Bluetooth Note You may also access the Bluetooth settings page through the Quick Settings Si...

Page 27: ...a Bluetooth device To disconnect a Bluetooth device from your phone 1 On the Bluetooth Paired devices list tap the connected Bluetooth device that you want to disconnect from your phone 2 Tap OK on the Disconnect prompt to confirm The device will disconnect from your phone Forgetting a Bluetooth device To remove a Bluetooth device from the paired devices list 1 On the Bluetooth Paired devices list...

Page 28: ...Printing Manage your phone s printing options USB Change your phone s USB function when connected to a USB host device via USB cable to any of the following functions Charge this device Only charges your phone when connected to a USB host Supply power Charge a connected USB host device WARNING This function will only work on devices that support USB Charging Transfer files Transfer files to and fr...

Page 29: ...d app s notifications Permissions Allow or deny access permissions to phone features or data Storage View and manage the storage consumption of a selected app Data usage View and manage the data usage of a selected app Battery Displays the battery usage of the selected app Open by default Set this app as the default app when supported links are tapped Note Advanced app settings may vary for each a...

Page 30: ...f to show or hide notification dots on app icons 3 Tap Default notification sound to change the default tone used for all notifications App permissions Control which apps are permitted to access your phone s location microphone and camera 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Apps Notifications App permissions 2 Select the phone feature hardware where ...

Page 31: ...age Device admin apps View or deactivate apps on your phone that have device administrator privileges Do Not Disturb access Exclude apps from Do Not Disturb setting and allow these apps to make changes to related settings Display over other apps Enable an app to run over other apps VR helper services Enable an app to run in virtual reality mode Modify system settings Allow an app to modify system ...

Page 32: ...n also be done through the Quick Settings 3 Tap Turn on automatically and select the preferred battery level percentage for the Battery saver to turn on Other Power management settings From the Battery settings you may also use any of following Power management features below Battery percentage Toggle battery percentage on the status bar on or off Adaptive brightness Optimize the phone screen s br...

Page 33: ...Change any of the Night Light s properties listed below Schedule Set it to turn on using your custom time or when from sunset to sunrise Status Toggle the Night light on or off using the selected schedule if any Intensity Adjust the strength of the Night light tint Refresh rate Change the screen display s refresh rate 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Setti...

Page 34: ...select the image to be used 3 Tap Set Wallpaper to use the selected image as your wallpaper Sleep Personalize the amount of time needed for the screen display to turn off 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Display Advanced 2 Tap Sleep and then select the preferred time of inactivity before the screen will turn off Auto rotate screen Enable or disabl...

Page 35: ...nd then go to Settings Display Advanced Screen saver 2 Tap Current screen saver to select a screen saver mode from any of the options below Clock Display an analog or digital clock Tap the icon to select which clock type to be displayed and if Night Light will be used Colors Display a spectrum of changing colors Photo Frame Display pictures in a photo frame Tap the icon to select which image folde...

Page 36: ... notifications are received Tap to wake Tap to sleep Enable or disable screen display wake or sleep when double tapping anywhere on the screen 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Display 2 Toggle the Tap to Wake and or Tap to sleep options on off ...

Page 37: ...ferred time or schedule Configuring the Priority Only mode 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Sound Do Not Disturb preferences 2 Tap Priority only allows 3 Toggle on the settings which you want the Priority Only mode to allow 4 Set which contacts can send you messages or phone calls Note you may also toggle the Repeat callers on to enable your conta...

Page 38: ...brate on tap Emergency alerts Control which alerts your phone can receive and customize other alert preferences 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Sound Emergency alerts 2 On the Alerts section you may tap on any of the options below to do following AMBER alerts Enable or disable child abduction alerts Extreme threats Enable or disable major threats...

Page 39: ...ontent of your portable storage Access and manage the contents of the microSD card installed on your phone 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Storage 2 Tap the portable storage liste Ejecting Mounting a microSD card Before removing a microSD card from the phone it is strongly recommended to eject unmount it first to avoid corrupting the portable sto...

Page 40: ...tion 2 Tap Screen lock and then select the preferred screen lock mode None Removes the screen lock Swipe Unlock the screen by swiping Pattern Unlock the screen through a pattern you have registered PIN Use a PIN to unlock the screen Password Use your preferred password to unlock the screen Once you have already set a screen lock for your phone you may configure other screen lock settings by doing ...

Page 41: ...in registering your fingerprint Using the smart lock settings Once you have set a screen lock for your phone you may use other phone features to conveniently unlock your phone when needed 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Security Location 2 Enter your device PIN You may use any of the following smart lock features below On body detection Once unlo...

Page 42: ...will have access to your phone s location 4 Tap Scanning to toggle on other features which may improve the location performance further Wi Fi scanning Allow system apps and services to detect Wi Fi networks at any time Bluetooth scanning Allow system apps and services to detect Bluetooth devices at any time Show passwords Swiftly display the password characters as you type it 1 From the Desktop sw...

Page 43: ... is required for this feature 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Security Location 2 Tap Trust agents and then toggle on the trust agents that you want to enable Screen pinning Pin a specific app on screen to temporarily block access to your other apps 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Security Locat...

Page 44: ...ation Enable screen magnification option gestures on your phone Learn more about Magnification Color correction Adjust screen color for color blindness Learn more about Color correction Color inversion Invert the color values used by the screen Learn more about Color inversion Large mouse pointer Make the mouse pointer bigger when a portable mouse not included is connected Switch Access Enable peo...

Page 45: ...FOR GAMERS BY GAMERS 37 High contrast text Make text more visible and easier to read Learn more about High contrast text ...

Page 46: ...hen go to Settings Game Booster 2 You may opt to enable the Do Not Disturb function to disable all notifications while in game 3 On the Select Mode options you may select any of the following Custom Customize each game s hardware resource usage Tapping on any game listed under this mode will allow you to specifically customize its hardware resource use such as CPU usage game resolution frame rate ...

Page 47: ...e to be added on the list 3 You may then reorganize the priority of the languages on the list by tapping and dragging the sidebar of the corresponding language Removing languages Remove a language from your language preferences 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings Languages input Languages 2 Tap and then tap Remove 3 Tap the languages that you want to...

Page 48: ...e language it will use 3 Tap Default spell checker to select which spell checker it will use You may also tap the settings button to include contact names on its list Using the Personal Dictionary Add words you commonly use to make your typing experience more efficient 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings System Languages input 2 Tap Personal Dictiona...

Page 49: ...ures Set the camera to launch upon pressing the power key twice or set the phone s screen to wake when lifted 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings System Gestures 2 Toggle the Jump to camera on to quickly open the camera when you press the power button twice from any screen 3 Toggle the Lift to check phone on to check time notification icons and other...

Page 50: ...rough the now visible Account option Reset options Erase connectivity app preferences or all data from your phone s internal storage 1 From the Desktop swipe up to show the Applications drawer and then go to Settings System Reset options 2 You may then choose any of the following reset options Reset Wi Fi mobile Bluetooth Reset all network settings Reset app preferences Reset all disabled apps def...

Page 51: ...e to do the following My Chroma Effect This will enable the Chroma Effect on the logo lighting By default this is set to spectrum cycling If enabled tap My Chroma Effect to open the Chroma Effect page Notifications Enable this setting to use the Razer logo lighting to display notifications for selected applications Battery Consumption Change how much battery is consumed by the logo lighting once e...

Page 52: ...t tapping on the My Chroma Effect again will open the Chroma Effect page From here you ll be able to change lighting effects on the Razer logo using presets and or customize the selected effect further if applicable and even change its brightness level if needed Adjusting Brightness Use the Brightness button to adjust the brightness level of the logo using the LED Brightness slider ...

Page 53: ...nge the lighting effect of the logo You may change the effect to any of the options provided below Effect How it works Breathing The logo will fade in and out of the selected color Spectrum cycling The default Chroma Effect The logo will cycle between 16 8 million colors indefinitely Static The logo will remain lit in the selected color ...

Page 54: ...Static effects can be changed using the color picker or by specifically entering a hexadecimal color code A selected color s intensity can be changed by tapping the color button beside the brightness button and adjusting the visible color intensity slider to the preferred tone ...

Page 55: ...er problems using your phone and troubleshooting fails unplug it and contact the Razer hotline or visit support razer com for assistance Don t service or fix the phone on your own This will void your warranty Usage Keep the phone away from children Especially its accessories Use your phone in an environment with temperatures ranging from 0 C 32 F to 40 C 104 F Should temperatures exceed this range...

Page 56: ...hargeable battery In general the life expectancy of this battery depends upon its usage If the battery does not charge after several attempts it may be non operational and you may need to contact customer support Don t attempt to replace the battery yourself Don t open mutilate or expose to conducting materials metal moisture liquid fire or heat Doing so may cause the battery to leak or explode re...

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Page 58: ... which the Product was purchased If any term herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable then such term in so far as it is invalid or unenforceable shall be given no effect and deemed to be excluded without invalidating any of the remaining terms Razer reserves the right to amend any term at any time without notice ...