LG Tribute 5TM Boost Mobile User Guide

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 The Voice Search window opens. 
2. Speak your search terms.  
 
 Search results appear. 
Capture+ 
The Capture+ feature allows you to create memos and capture screen shots. You can use Capture+ to 
easily and efficiently create memos during a call, with a saved picture or from most phone screens.  
1. While viewing the screen you want to capture and create a memo on, slide the Status Bar down 
and tap .  
						

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2. Create a memo using the following options:  
 : Tap to undo the most recent action.  
 : Tap to redo the most recently undone action.  
 : Tap to add typed text to the memo. 
 : Tap to add freehand notations to the memo. 
 : Tap to use the eraser on the drawing youve added to the memo. 
 : Tap to crop the memo. 
 : Tap to save the current memo. 
 : Tap to share the memo or change the background paper style. 
Note: Please use a fingertip while using the Capture+ feature. Do not use your fingernail.  
3. Tap  to save the current memo.  
4. Tap QuickMemo+ or Gallery to select where to save the note. 
Discard the current Capture+: 
■ Tap  until you exit Capture+. 
View the Saved Memo 
Your memo can be saved in the QuickMemo+ application or in the Gallery application. 
To view the memo saved in QuickMemo+: 
■ Tap  >  > QuickMemo+  and select the memo.  
To view the memo saved in your Gallery: 
■ Tap  >  > Gallery  and select the Capture+ album.  
						

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Music 
You can play audio files that are stored in your phones storage. Copy audio files from your computer onto 
your phone before you open the Music application. The Music Player application supports audio files in 
numerous formats. 
Google Play Music 
Google Play Music lets you browse, shop, and play back songs purchased from the Google Play Store 
app, as well as songs you have loaded to Googles server from your own music library. The music you 
choose is automatically stored in your Google Music library and instantly ready to play or download. 
■ Tap  >  > Google  > Play Music . 
Note: Learn more about Google Play Music at music.google.com. 
Music Player 
You can play music and set as ringtone. 
1. Tap  >  > Music . 
2. You can select music tracks from the following tabs: 
 Songs: To browse through your downloaded music library. 
 Albums: To display your music library sorted by album. 
 Artists: To display your music library sorted by artist. 
 Genres: To display your music library sorted by genre. 
3. Tap  to see the additional options. 
 Favorites: To display your music library sorted by favorites. 
 Playlists: To select a customized playlist you‘ve created. 
 Folders: To browse for music files using folders. 
4. Once you‘ve displayed a list of songs, you can browse through your available titles. 
 To listen to a song or playlist, tap it to begin playing. 
Play a Song 
1. Tap  >  > Music  > Songs tab. 
2. Select the song you want to play.  
						

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Create a Playlist 
1. Tap  >  > Music . 
2. Tap  > Add to playlist. 
3. Select the songs you want to add to the playlist and tap ADD. 
4. Tap New playlist and enter a name. 
5. Tap OK to save the playlist. 
Assign a Song as a Ringtone 
1. Tap  >  > Music  > Songs tab. 
2. Touch and hold a song you‘d like to use as your new ringtone. A context menu is displayed. 
3. Tap Set as ringtone and select Phone ringtone to set it as the default ringtone or Caller 
ringtones to set it as a ringtone for a specific contact. 
4. Confirm the song has been successfully assigned by navigating to your phones ringtone menu. 
Tip: To modify Ringtones, open the Contact entry and check the Ringtone field or tap  >  > 
Settings  > Sound tab > Ringtone. 
Back Up Your Downloaded Music Files 
Boost Mobile recommends that you back up your downloaded music files to your computer. Although the 
downloaded files can only be played on your phone and on your account, backing them up to your 
computer lets you access the files in case your phone is misplaced.  
1. Connect your phone to your PC using a USB cable. 
2. Open the Notifications Panel and tap USB connected. 
3. Select Media device (MTP) and use your computer to navigate to phones Music folder. 
4. Select and copy the music files to a folder on your computer‘s hard drive. 
Calendar 
Use Calendar to create and manage events, meetings, and appointments. Your Calendar helps organize 
your time and reminds you of important events. Depending on your synchronization settings, your 
phone‘s Calendar stays in sync with your Calendar on the Web, Microsoft Exchange calendar, Google 
Calendar, and Outlook calendar. 
In order to sync with your Google calendar, you must sign in to a Google account on your phone. See 
Google Account.  
						

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Calendar Operations 
● View Today’s Calendar: From the Calendar, tap Today. 
● Change Calendar View: From the Calendar, tap Day, Week, Month, Year or Agenda to change 
the current view. 
● View Next/Previous Month (Month View): From the Calendar, flick the screen left or right. 
● View Next/Previous Week (Week View): From the Calendar, flick the screen left or right. 
● View Next/Previous Day (Day View): From the Calendar, flick the screen left or right. 
Add an Event to the Calendar 
Add events to your calendar directly from the Calendar application. 
1. Tap  >  > Calendar . 
 The Calendar app opens. 
2. Tap . 
 The add event window opens. 
3. Enter an event name, location, start date/time, end date/time, etc., and then tap SAVE. 
 The event is added to your calendar. 
Selecting a Calendar 
● If you have more than one calendar, select a calendar in which to add events: 
 Select your Google Account to create a Google Calendar event. If you have several Google 
Calendars on the Web, select one in which to add your event. 
• You can create multiple Google Calendars only in Google Calendar on the W eb. After 
creating them in Google Calendar on the W eb, you‘ll be able to see them in the Calendar 
application on your phone. For more information about creating and managing multiple 
Google Calendars, visit the Google website: calendar.google.com. 
 If you have synchronized your phone with an Microsoft Exchange account or Outlook on your 
computer, you can also select these calendars. 
View Calendar Events 
You can display the Calendar in daily, weekly, monthly, or agenda view. To change the Calendar view, 
tap Year, Month, Week, Day, Agenda, or Agenda along the side. 
1. Tap  >  > Calendar .  
						

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 The Calendar app opens. 
2. Tap a date and then tap an event. 
 The event details appear. 
 In event details, tap  to edit the event. 
 In event details, tap  and follow the prompts. 
Sync Calendars 
You can select which calendars you‘d like to sync on your phone, along with what types of information 
you want to sync. 
1. Tap  >  > Calendar . 
 The Calendar app opens. 
2. Tap  > Calendars to display. 
3. Select the desired options by adding or removing check marks from the items. 
 The sync settings have been updated. 
4. Tap  to return to Calendar view, and then tap  > Sync now. 
 The selected calendars sync. 
Synchronize an Microsoft Exchange Calendar 
If you have set up a Microsoft Exchange account on your phone, you can also synchronize Microsoft 
Exchange calendar events on your phone. Calendar events on your Microsoft Exchange will also show in 
Calendar if you chose to synchronize with the Microsoft Exchange Server. 
1. Tap  >  > Settings  > General tab > Accounts & sync > Microsoft Exchange. 
 To confirm your sync settings, tap the account name and make sure the Calendar box is 
selected. Tap  to return to the sync menu. 
2. Tap  > Sync now. 
Note: If Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync doesn‘t appear under the Accounts heading in the Settings menu, 
you do not have an Exchange ActiveSync account configured on the phone. For information about adding 
an account, see Add an Exchange Account. 
Clock 
Your phone has a clock app that lets you set alarms, view time in time zones around the world, use a 
stopwatch, set a timer, and use your phone as a desk clock.   
						

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Checking the Time  
You can check the phone any time on your phone. The current time displays in the upper right corner of 
the status bar. Many widgets and lock screens also display the time and provide options for how time is 
displayed. 
Set Alarms  
Set multiple alarms using your phone‘s Clock app. 
1. Tap  >  > Clock . 
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 alarm. You can change the time by scrolling up/down the hour and minute and 
AM/PM field or tap the hour and minutes fields to enter the time with the keyboard. 
4. Tap Repeat to select the days when you want the alarm to sound. (If you dont set a repeat, the 
alarm will only sound on the assigned day.) 
5. Tap Snooze duration to open a dialog box to set the amount of time to wait before sounding the 
alarm again if it is not dismissed. You can set the alarm to ring repeatedly from 5 minutes up to 1 
hour. 
6. Tap Alarm with vibration to have the phone vibrate, in addition to playing the ringtone. 
7. Tap Alarm sound to select a ringtone for the alarm. The ringtone plays briefly when you select it. 
8. Slide the button on the Alarm volume slider to the right to increase the alarm volume and to the 
left to decrease it. 
9. Tap Auto-start app to set the application you want to automatically open when you stop the 
alarm. 
10. Tap Puzzle lock to checkmark the setting, which requires you to wake up enough to solve a 
simple puzzle to dismiss the alarm. 
11. Tap Memo to enter a name for the alarm. 
12. When youre finished, tap SAVE. 
Additional Clock Features 
Your phone‘s clock app provides additional useful features including world clock, stopwatch, and timer 
functions. All features are available from the clock app display. 
■ Tap  >  > Clock .  
						

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Timer 
The timer provides a countdown timer. 
1. Tap  >  > Clock  > Timer tab. 
2. Tap the Hour/Minute/Second sections to set the timer. 
3. Tap  > Settings to set the following options: 
 Alert with vibration: Set the phone vibrate along with the alert sound. (A checkmark 
appears.)  
 Alert sound: Select the alert sound.  
 Alert volume: Set the alert volume. 
4. Tap  to start. 
 Tap  to reset the timer and start over. 
 Tap  to resume the timer after its stopped. 
 Tap  to stop the timer. 
World Clock 
The world clock lets you keep track of the current time in multiple cities around the globe. 
1. Tap  >  > Clock  > World clock tab. 
2. Tap  to add a city. 
3. Enter the city name in the search field and tap  on the keyboard. 
– or – 
Scroll through the cities list and tap the city. 
4. You can add as many cities as you want. Repeat steps 2 and 3. 
Stopwatch 
The stopwatch lets you time events down to the hundredth of a second. 
1. Tap  >  > Clock  > Stopwatch tab. 
2. Tap  to start stopwatch time. 
3. Tap  to stop the stopwatch.  
						

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 While measuring time, tap  to view lap times. 
Calculator 
You can use the Calculator application to solve math problems. 
1. Tap  >  > Calculator . 
2. Enter numbers and arithmetic operators on the screen. 
 You can long-press the results to cut, copy, and/or paste the displayed values. 
 Tap  to delete the last number or operator you entered. Touch and hold  to delete 
numbers repeatedly. 
 Tap  to clear the screen. 
 Tap  to open an Options menu to view your Calculation history or change panels 
between Scientific/Basic calculator. 
Twitter 
Tweet (post messages) and view other peoples tweets on Twitter. Login may be required to use Twitter. 
For details on Twitter, visit twitter.com. 
Install the Twitter App on Your Phone  
Before you can use Twitter on your phone, you have to download and install the app from Google Play.  
1. Tap  >  > Play Store . 
2. Tap the Search icon and search for twitter. 
3. Tap Twitter from the results list. 
4. Tap INSTALL, and then tap ACCEPT. 
 The app will be downloaded and installed on your phone. 
5. When the download has completed, tap OPEN. 
 Tap  >  > Twitter. 
Tweet on Twitter 
Read Twitter feeds, follow your friends, and tweet your own updates right from your phone. 
1. Tap  >  > Twitter.   
						

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 The Twitter app launches. 
 If this is the first time you‘ve used Twitter on your phone, tap Sign in to sign in to an existing 
account, or tap Create my account or Sign up a different account to set up a new Twitter 
account. 
2. Tap the ―W hat‘s happening?‖ text box, type a tweet, and tap TWEET. 
 The tweet is sent and appears on your Twitter feed. 
Facebook 
Post updates, read what your friends are up to, upload pictures and check-ins, and more with on-the-go 
Facebook access. 
Install the Facebook App on Your Phone  
Before you use Facebook on your phone, you must download and install the app from the Google Play 
store app. 
1. Tap  >  > Play Store . 
2. Tap the Search icon and search for facebook. 
3. Tap Facebook from the results list. 
4. Tap INSTALL, and then tap ACCEPT. 
 The app will be downloaded and installed on your phone. 
5. When the download has completed, tap OPEN. 
 Tap  >  > Facebook . 
Sign in to Your Facebook Account from Account Settings 
1. Tap  >  > Settings  > Accounts & sync > ADD ACCOUNT. 
2. Tap Facebook . 
3. Read the disclaimer and tap I accept to continue. 
4. Enter your Facebook username and password and tap LOG IN. 
 Your Facebook account is added to your phone. 
Use Facebook 
Once you‘ve downloaded the app and signed in, you can post and read updates, upload pictures, tag 
locations, and more, all from your phone.