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How-to: Back Up and Restore Data on the Alcatel One Touch Fierce

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 08:10 AM PDT

Backing Up Data

Backing Up Applications:

  1. While viewing the home screen, tap the "All Apps" icon
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Scroll down to "Personal", and tap "Backup and reset"
  4. Mark the check box associated with "Back up my data"
  5. Tap "Backup account"
  6. Tap "+ Add account" to set a backup account
  7. Follow the on-screen instructions to add a new Google account, or to use an existing one

Backing Up Media & Pictures Using your PC:

  1. Connect your device to your computer using the USB cable
  2. On your computer, click "Import Pictures and Videos"
  3. Optionally, tag the pictures
  4. Click "Import"
  5. Once finished, safely disconnect your smartphone from your PC

Restoring Data

Restoring Applications:

  1. Tap the "All apps" icon located on the home screen
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Under "Personal", tap "Backup and reset"
  4. Mark the check box associated with "Automatic restore"

Restoring Media & Pictures Using Your Computer:

  1. Connect your smartphone to your PC using the USB cable that came with your handset
  2. On your computer's screen, click "Open device to view files"
  3. Navigate to where you have backed up your files
  4. In a different window, navigate to your phone's internal storage. Note: if you have a microSD card installed, you will see two "Removable Disk" drives instead of one
  5. Copy the files from the back up folder, and paste them on the desired location on your phone's internal storage. Optionally, you can paste the files on your smartphone's SD card
  6. Once finished, safely disconnect your phone from your computer

How-to: Set Up and Use Mobile Hotspot and Tethering on the Alcatel One Touch Evolve

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:54 AM PDT

Downloading Drivers for a Windows PC:

  1. Connect your phone to your PC using the USB cable that came with your smartphone
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Under "Wireless & Networks", tap "More…"
  4. Tap "Tethering & Mobile HotSpot"
  5. Mark the check box associated with "USB tethering" to enable this feature
  6. If a "First Time User" window appears, tap "OK"
  7. Assuming that your PC uses Windows XP, tap "Download Windows XP driver" and then follow the prompts to complete the set up. Note: Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Linus systems will automatically download the necessary drivers

Wi-Fi and Mobile Hotspot

Setting Up Mobile Hotspot:

  1. While viewing the home screen, tap "All Apps"
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Tap "More…" under "Wireless & Networks"
  4. Tap "Tethering & Mobile HotSpot"
  5. Mark the check box associated with "Mobile Hotspot"
  6. Tap "Set up Mobile Hotspot"
  7. Type in the password and then tap "Save" when finished

Enabling / Disabling Mobile Hotspot:

Note: while using this feature, extra charges may occur, depending on your carrier agreement.

  1. Tap the "All Apps" icon located on the home screen
  2. Select "Settings"
  3. Under "Wireless & Networks", tap "More…"
  4. Tap "Tethering & Mobile HotSpot"
  5. Mark or clear the check box associated with "Mobile Hotspot" to enable or disable the feature

Tethering Via USB

Tethering allows you to share your mobile data connecting with a computer over the USB cable. Note: while using this feature, extra charges may occur, depending on your carrier agreement.

  1. While on the Home screen, tap "All Apps"
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Under "Wireless & Networks", tap "More…" to expand the menu
  4. Select "Tethering & Mobile Hotspot"
  5. Mark the check box associated with "USB tethering" in order to enable this feature
  6. Wait for the system to verify your account (if applicable)
  7. Once connected, the word "Tethered" should appear under "USB Tethering"

How-to: Manage Apps on the Alcatel One Touch Evolve – (Clear App Cache, Hide / Show, Uninstall Apps)

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:32 AM PDT

Cache and Uninstalling

Clearing App Cache and Data:

Note: clearing an application's cache or data can help fix various software issues with the app. Note that, if you clear the data, any information stored in the app will be lost (such as settings, saved games and login information). To prevent losing this data, try clearing the cache first.

  1. While on the home screen, tap "All apps"
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Scroll down to "Device" and then tap "Applications"
  4. If necessary, swipe left to access the "All" screen
  5. Select the desired app
  6. Tap "Clear cache"
  7. Press "Clear data"
  8. If necessary, press "OK"

Uninstalling an Application:

  1. While viewing the home screen, tap the "All apps" icon
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Scroll down to "Device" and tap "Applications"
  4. If necessary, swipe the screen to the left in order to view the "All" screen
  5. Select the app that you wish to remove
  6. Tap "Uninstall" and then tap "OK" to confirm

Hiding or Showing Applications

Some applications that come preloaded on your device cannot be uninstalled. However, you can still disable them. By disabling an application, it will cause it to disappear from the Apps menu, and it will also stop performing updates.

Hiding an App:

  1. While on the home screen, tap "All apps"
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Under "Device", tap "Applications"
  4. If necessary, swipe left to go to the "All" screen
  5. Select the desired application
  6. Tap "Disable" and then press "OK" to confirm

Showing Apps:

To enable or show a preloaded app that has been hidden:

  1. Tap the "All apps" icon located on the home screen
  2. Select "Settings"
  3. Scroll to "Device", and then tap "Applications"
  4. Swipe left to go to the "All" screen
  5. Select the app that you wish to show, and then tap "Enable"

How-to: Enable / Disable and Manage Device Lock, PUK Code and SIM PIN on the Alcatel One Touch Evolve

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 07:19 AM PDT

Device Lock Settings

Enabling / Disabling Device Lock:

  1. While viewing the home screen, tap "All apps"
  2. Select "Settings"
  3. Tap "Security" under "Personal"
  4. Tap "Set up screen lock"
  5. To enable device lock, select either "Slide", "Pattern", "PIN" or "Password" and follow the on-screen instructions
  6. To disable device lock, select "None"

Changing the Device Lock Password / PIN:

  1. While on the home screen, tap the "All apps" icon
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Scroll down to "Personal" and tap "Security"
  4. Select "Activate Phone Code" > "Change phone code"
  5. Type in the old password the tap "OK"
  6. Enter the new password and tap "OK", then re-enter the password for confirmation, and tap "OK" again

SIM PIN Management

Enabling / Disabling the SIM PIN:

  1. From any of the home screens, press the "All Apps" icon
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Tap "Security" under "Personal"
  4. Tap "Set up SIM card lock" under "SIM card lock"
  5. Tap "Lock SIM card"
  6. To enable SIM PIN, enter the password in the "Lock SIM Card" screen. Note: by default, the password is either "1234" or "0000"
  7. Once finished, the following two lines should be seen on screen:
    • Lock SIM Card – Require PIN to use phone (the check box is marked)
    • Change SIM PIN – the option is enabled
  8. To disable SIM PIN, at step 6, enter the password in the "Unlock SIM Card" screen instead
  9. Once finished, you should see the following:
    • Lock SIM Card – Do not require PIN to use phone – the check box is cleared
    • Change SIM PIN – the option is disabled

Changing the SIM PIN:

  1. While on the home screen, tap the "All apps" icon
  2. Select "Settings"
  3. Tap "Security" under "Personal"
  4. Tap "Set up SIM card lock" under "SIM card lock"
  5. Tap "Lock SIM card"
  6. Enter the password in the "Lock SIM Card" screen. (The default password is usually either "1234" or "0000")
  7. Tap "Change SIM PIN"
  8. Enter the current SIM PIN
  9. Type in the new SIM PIN twice
  10. You should now see a "PIN change successfully" message on the screen

PUK Code Unlock

In case you have entered the PIN code incorrectly several times in a row, your smartphone will block you from attempting again, for security reasons. In order to unblock the PIN, you will need a PUK code.

Related PUK Code Errors:

  • PIN code blocked. Enter PUK code:
  • Enter PUK code
  • SIM card locked. Emergency calls only. Please contact Customer Care

To unlock the SIM PIN:

  1. Contact the carrier's customer care to request the PUK code
  2. Type in the PUK code
  3. Tap "OK" then enter the new PIN
  4. Tap "OK"
  5. Re-enter the new PIN and press "OK" once again

How-to: Tips to Increase Battery Life on the Alcatel One Touch Evolve

Posted: 16 Oct 2013 06:50 AM PDT

Lowering the Screen Brightness and Timeout Duration:

  1. While viewing the home screen, tap the "All apps" icon
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Tap "Display" under "Device"
  4. Select "Brightness"
  5. Unmark the check box associated with "Automatic brightness"
  6. Touch and hold the "Brightness" slider, and drag it to a lower, but still readable level
  7. Tap "OK" to confirm these changes
  8. Press the "Back" key on your device to return to the previous menu
  9. Under "Device", tap "Display"
  10. Tap "Sleep" and select a lower time-out setting (such as 15 seconds or 1 minute)

Disabling Bluetooth and GPS:

It's always a good idea to disable Bluetooth and GPS when not in use. These two features are quite demanding on your battery. To disable them:

  1. While on the home screen, pull the notification window down
  2. Tap the switches associated with "Bluetooth" and "GPS" to disable these features

Toggling from 3G to 2G Data Speeds:

Note: 2G usually requires less battery than 3G connectivity

  1. Tap the "All apps" icon located on the home screen
  2. Select "Settings"
  3. Tap "More…" under "Wireless & Networks"
  4. Tap "Mobile networks" > "Network mode"
  5. Select "WCDMA only" or "GSM only". (Both options are basically 2G)

Updating to the Latest Software Update:

Note: performing this step can only increase battery life if the manufacturer has launched a new software update that contains improvements in this area. Not every update increases battery life, and you'll need to check the changelog to see the changes. If no software update is available, then following these steps will have no effect.

  1. From the home screen, tap "All apps"
  2. Tap "Settings"
  3. Scroll down to "System" and tap "About phone"
  4. Tap "System Update" > "Check for software updates"
  5. If a new update is available, follow the on-screen prompts to download and apply it

Pantech Renue USB Driver?

Posted: 15 Oct 2013 02:36 PM PDT

I plugged in my Pantech Revenue 6030 with the charger to my Windows Dell laptop so I can transfer pictures from my phone to the laptop, but I can't? My laptop would detect the new hardware connected but it says that it can't find the USB driver software for my Pantech USB Driver. And in the end it recommends that I go to the Support of the website (pantechusa site) which I did, and downloaded the PC Suite Pantech Software, which I did. Then I plugged my Pantech in again, but it still can't find it. And the Pantech Software could not detect my phone either. What other options can I do?
Posted by IMers at 1:17 PM

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