Zte Illustra, User Manual

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Changing Your Online Status 

1.  Tap the Talk status bar above the Friends list.
2.   Tap 

 to change status and then enter your 

status message in the text box.

Starting a Chat

1.  Tap a friend in the Friends list.
2.   Chat with your friend by entering text in the  

message box.

3. Tap 

Send

.

Google Places

™

Google Places helps you find all kinds of businesses 

near you.
1.   Press  the 

Menu Key

 > 

Settings

 > 

Location & 

security

 and tap the 

Use GPS satellites

 or 

Use 

wireless networks

 check box.

2.   Press  the 

Home Key

 > 

 > 

Places

. Wait while 

your location is found. Your location will be shown 

at the top of the screen.

3.   Select a business category and the information on 

that type of business near you will be displayed.

   You can also search for businesses by tapping 

and typing in keywords.

NOTe:

 To add additional business categories,  

press the 

Menu Key

 > 

Add a Search

.

4.   Tap a result you are interested in and check out the 

details and reviews about that place. You can also 

see the place on Google Maps, get directions, or give 

that business a call.

Google Latitude

™

Google’s Latitude service is a social tool for sharing 

your location information with selected friends.
Each time you launch the Maps application, your 

location will be determined using GPS or the phone 

network, and your Latitude status will be updated.
You can press the 

Home Key

 > 

 > 

Latitude

 to  

see your status as well as that of your selected friends.
Press the 

Menu Key

 > 

More

 > 

Latitude

 to refresh 

your friends’ status, see them on Maps, or add  

new friends.
To disable the Latitude service, press the 

Menu Key

 > 

Settings

 > 

Location Settings

 > 

Sign out  

of Latitude

.

Google Play

™

 Music

You can access up to 20,000 songs from your music 

collection by storing them in the cloud. You can also 

purchase music through Google Play with this app.
Press the 

Home Key

 > 

 > 

Play Music

 to access  

Google Play Music.
•   Swipe left or right with your finger to access 

different areas of the app. 

•   You can view recently played songs, and you can 

also view music by playlist, artist, album, or genre.

Signing in to your Google account lets you synchronize 

Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts between your phone and 

the web. And if you don’t have an account, you can 

easily create one.
1.   Tap a Google application that needs a Google 

account, such as 

Play Store

.

2.  Read the instructions and select 

Next

.

3.   If you already have a Google account, tap 

Sign  

in

. Enter your user name and password. Then tap  

Sign in

. (Or tap 

Create

 if you don’t have a  

Google account.)

4.   Set up the backup and restore option, and tap  

Next

 > 

Finish setup

.

Gmail

™

Gmail is a web-based email service that’s configured 

when you sign in to your Google account. Depending 

on your synchronization settings, the Gmail account 

on your phone can be automatically synchronized with 

your Gmail account on the web.

Creating and Sending Gmail

1.   Open 

Gmail

 by pressing the 

Home Key

 >  

 > 

.

2.  Press the 

Menu Key

 > 

Compose

.

3.   Enter the email address of the person you’re 

contacting in the 

To

 field. If you’re sending the  

email to several people, separate the email 

addresses with commas. You can add as many 

recipients as you want.

4.  Enter the email subject, and then write your email.
5.   Tap 

.

Using Google Calendar

™

 Press  the 

Home Key

 > 

 > 

Calendar

 to use Google 

Calendar, Google’s time management application. 

You can use the calendar to schedule appointments, 

including meetings and other events. Your appointments 

will be displayed on the screen as scheduled. You can 

also synchronize appointments to your Google account, 

which enables you to manage your schedule online on 

your PC.

Using Google Talk

™

Google Talk is Google’s instant messaging program, 

which enables you to communicate with other people 

who also use it.

Opening Google Talk

Press the 

Home Key

 > 

 > 

Talk

.

Adding a New Friend

You can only add people who have a Google account. 
1.   In the Friends list, press the 

Menu Key

 > 

Add 

friend

.

2.   Enter the Google account of the friend you want  

to add and tap 

Send invitation

.

Your friend will receive an invitation from Google.  

Press the 

Menu Key

 > 

More

 > 

Invites

 to see 

pending invitations.

Using Your Google Applications

Using Your Google™ Applications