Asus ZenFone 4 User manual

ZE554KL

User Guide

Care and safety

Guidelines

Road safety comes ﬁrst. We strongly recommend not to use your device when

driving or operating any type of vehicle.

This device should only be used in environments with ambient temperatures

between 0°C (32°F) and 35°C (95°F).

Turn oﬀ your device in restricted areas where the use of mobile devices is prohibited.

Always obey rules and regulations when in restricted areas, such as, in aircraft, movie

theater, in hospitals or near medical equipment, near gas or fuel, construction sites,

blasting sites and other areas.

Use only AC adapters and cables approved by ASUS for use with this device. Refer to

the rating label on the bottom of your device and ensure that your power adapter

complies with this rating.

Do not use damaged power cables, accessories, and other peripherals with your

device.

Keep your device dry. Do not use or expose your device near liquids, rain, or

moisture.

You can put your device through x-ray machines (such as those used in conveyor

belts for airport security), but do not expose the device to magnetic detectors and

wands.

The device screen is made of glass. If the glass gets broken, stop using the device

and do not touch the broken glass parts. Immediately send device for repair to

ASUS-qualiﬁed service personnel.

Do not listen at high volume levels for long periods to prevent possible hearing

damage.

Disconnect the AC power before cleaning your device. Use only a clean cellulose

sponge or chamois cloth when cleaning your device screen.

Send device for repair to ASUS-qualiﬁed service personnel only.

E12694

July 2017

First Edition

Proper disposal

Risk of explosion if battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of used batteries

according to the instructions.

DO NOT throw the battery in municipal waste. The symbol of the crossed out

wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste.

DO NOT throw this product in municipal waste. This product has been designed to

enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. The symbol of the crossed out wheeled

bin indicates that the product (electrical, electronic equipment and mercury-

containing button cell battery) should not be placed in municipal waste. Check local

regulations for disposal of electronic products.

DO NOT throw this product in ﬁre. DO NOT short circuit the contacts. DO NOT

disassemble this product.

ZenTalk Fans Forum

(http://www.asus.com/zentalk/global_forward.php)

WARNING

Cancer and Reproductive Harm-

www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

NOTE: The app descriptions shown in this manual are for reference purposes only, and may not

exactly match what you see on your device.

1 Basics

Welcome!.................................................................................................................................................. 7

Get your ASUS Phone ready!............................................................................................................. 8

Starting for the ﬁrst time ..................................................................................................................15

Using the touchscreen.......................................................................................................................16

2 There’s no place like Home

Zen Home features .....................................................................................................19

Home screen .........................................................................................................................................19

Quick settings.......................................................................................................................................21

Notiﬁcations..........................................................................................................................................22

Personalizing your Home screen...............................................................................23

Widgets ..................................................................................................................................................23

Wallpapers .............................................................................................................................................24

Easy Mode..............................................................................................................................................25

Kids Mode ..............................................................................................................................................28

Setting up the date and time..........................................................................................................30

Setting up your ringtone and alert sounds................................................................................30

Lock Screen .................................................................................................................31

Customizing your lock screen.........................................................................................................31

Customizing the quick access buttons........................................................................................32

Fingerprint ID sensor..................................................................................................33

Starting your ASUS phone for the ﬁrst time ..............................................................................33

Setting up ﬁngerprint ID from Settings ......................................................................................34

ZenUI Keyboard ..........................................................................................................35

Resizing your ZenUI keyboard........................................................................................................35

Editing texts...........................................................................................................................................35

3 Work hard, play harder

Chrome ........................................................................................................................37

Launching Chrome .............................................................................................................................37

Sharing pages.......................................................................................................................................38

Bookmarking pages ...........................................................................................................................38

Clearing the browsing data .............................................................................................................38

Gmail............................................................................................................................39

Google Calendar .........................................................................................................40

Creating events ....................................................................................................................................40

Editing or removing events .............................................................................................................40

Creating reminders.............................................................................................................................41

Editing or removing reminders ......................................................................................................41

File Manager................................................................................................................42

The Cloud ....................................................................................................................43

ASUS WebStorage ...............................................................................................................................43

4 Keeping in touch

Contents

Call in style ..................................................................................................................44

Dual SIM feature...................................................................................................................................44

Making calls...........................................................................................................................................46

Receiving calls ......................................................................................................................................48

Other call options................................................................................................................................49

Managing multiple calls....................................................................................................................50

Recording calls .....................................................................................................................................50

Managing contacts .....................................................................................................51

Contacts Settings ................................................................................................................................51

Setting up your proﬁle ......................................................................................................................51

Adding contacts...................................................................................................................................52

Setting up your VIPs ...........................................................................................................................53

Marking your favorite contacts ......................................................................................................55

Importing contacts.............................................................................................................................55

Exporting contacts..............................................................................................................................56

Social networking with your contacts.........................................................................................57

Send messages and more ..........................................................................................58

Google Messenger..............................................................................................................................58

5 Fun and entertainment

Using a headset...........................................................................................................59

Connecting the audio jack...............................................................................................................59

Google Play Music ......................................................................................................60

6 Your precious moments

Capture moments .......................................................................................................61

Launching the Camera app .............................................................................................................61

Using the Gallery ........................................................................................................65

Viewing ﬁles from your social network or cloud storage......................................................65

Viewing the photo location.............................................................................................................66

Sharing ﬁles from the Gallery..........................................................................................................67

Deleting ﬁles from the Gallery........................................................................................................67

Editing images......................................................................................................................................67

7 Staying connected

Mobile network...........................................................................................................68

Enabling the mobile network .........................................................................................................68

Wi-Fi .............................................................................................................................68

Enabling Wi-Fi.......................................................................................................................................68

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network.......................................................................................................69

Disabling Wi-Fi......................................................................................................................................69

Bluetooth®...................................................................................................................69

Enabling Bluetooth®...........................................................................................................................69

Pairing your ASUS Phone to a Bluetooth® device....................................................................70

Unpairing your ASUS Phone from the Bluetooth® device....................................................70

Tethering .....................................................................................................................71

Wi-Fi

Hotspot .........................................................................................................................................71

Bluetooth Tethering............................................................................................................................72

8 Travel and Maps

Weather .......................................................................................................................73

Launching the Weather app............................................................................................................73

Weather home screen........................................................................................................................74

Clock ............................................................................................................................75

World Clock............................................................................................................................................75

Alarm clock ............................................................................................................................................76

Stopwatch..............................................................................................................................................76

Timer........................................................................................................................................................77

9 Zen Everywhere

Special Zen Tools.........................................................................................................78

Calculator ...............................................................................................................................................78

Sound Recorder ...................................................................................................................................79

Mobile Manager...................................................................................................................................81

PowerMaster .........................................................................................................................................82

10 Maintain your Zen

Keeping your device up-to-date................................................................................83

Updating your system .......................................................................................................................83

Storage....................................................................................................................................................83

Backup and reset.................................................................................................................................83

Securing your ASUS Phone..............................................................................................................84

Appendix

Safety information......................................................................................................87

Notices.........................................................................................................................89

Index

Chapter 1: Basics

Basics 1

1 Basics

Welcome!

Explore the intuitive simplicity of ASUS ZenUI!

ASUS ZenUI is a charming and intuitive interface exclusively for ASUS Phones. It provides you with

special apps, which are integrated in or with other apps, to ﬁt your unique individual needs and

make your life easier while letting you have fun with your ASUS Phone.

ZenUI FAQ

Find answers from FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) or provide your feedbacks in the

user forum.

Camera

With PixelMaster technology, capture those precious moments in vivid and high-quality

photos and videos.

NOTE: Availability of ASUS ZenUI apps vary per region and ASUS Phone model. Tap from your

Home screen to check the apps available on your ASUS Phone.

Chapter 1: Basics

Get your ASUS Phone ready!

Parts and features

Take a hold of your device and have it running in a jiﬀy.

WARNING!

• Toavoidnetworkconnectionandbatteryissues:

 • DONOTplaceametallicstickerontheantennaarea.

 • DONOTuseametallicprotectiveframe/caseonyourASUSPhone.

 • DONOTcovertheantennaareawithyourhandsorotherobjectswhileusingsomefunctionssuch

as making calls or using the mobile data connection.

• WerecommendthatyouuseASUS-compatiblescreenprotectors.Usingnon-ASUS-compatible

screen protectors may cause your ASUS Phone's sensor to malfunction.

NOTES:

• ThenanoSIMcardslotssupportLTE,WCDMAandGSM/EDGEnetworkbands.

• ThemicroSDcardslotsupportsmicroSDandmicroSDHCcardformats.

IMPORTANT!

• Wedonotrecommendusingascreenprotectorasitcaninterferewiththeproximitysensor.Ifyou

want to use a screen protector, ensure that it does not block the proximity sensor.

• Keepthedevice,particularlythetouchscreen,dryallthetime.Waterorotherliquidscancausethe

touch screen to malfunction.

Microphone

USB Type-C port

Speaker

LED indicator

Touch screen

display

NFC detection

area

Front camera

Touch keys

Audio jack

Receiver

Proximity sensor

and light sensor

Fingerprint

sensor

NanoSIM/

microSD combo

card slot

Microphone

Power key

Volume key

Camera ﬂash

Rear cameras

Chapter 1: Basics

Installing a nanoSIMcard/memorycard

YournanoSIMcardslotssupportLTE,WCDMAandGSM/EDGEnetworkbands.

NOTE: To prevent connector damage, ensure to use a standard nano SIM card without a SIM adapter or

the use of a cutter.

Your ASUS Phone supports a microSD™ and microSDHC™ memory card with up to 2 TB capacity.

NOTES:

• SomememorycardsmaynotbecompatiblewithyourASUSPhone.Ensurethatyouuseonlycompatible

memory cards to prevent loss of data, damage to your device, or memory card, or both.

• ThemicroSDcardissoldseparately.

CAUTION! Be extra careful when handling a

nanoSIMcard/

memory card. ASUS is not responsible for

any data loss or damage incurred to your

nanoSIMcards/

memory card.

To install a Nano SIM card / memory card:

1. Withthephonefacingup,insertthetoolthatcamewithyourphoneintotheholeontheSIM/

microSD card tray and gently press to open the tray.

CAUTION!

• Becarefulnottodamagethecardslotcoverorinjureyourfingernailswhenyouremovethecover.

• Donotforciblyremove,shear,ordistortthecard slot cover.

• Donotusesharptoolsorsolventonyourdevicetoavoidscratchesonit.

2. Place the Nano SIM or MicroSD card into the card slot(as shown).

3. Gently push the tray back in until it’s securely closed.

Micro SD

Nano-SIM1

Nano-SIM2

Nano-SIM1

IMPORTANT!

• You can only use the Nano SIM2 card or the MicroSD card at a time.

• WhentwoSIMcardsareinserted,onlyoneSIMcardslotsupports4G/3G/2Gservice.TheotherSIM

cardslotonlysupports2G/3Gservice.

Chapter 1: Basics

RemovingananoSIM/memorycard

CAUTION!

• BeextracarefulwhenhandlingananoSIMcard/memorycard.ASUSisnotresponsibleforanydata

lossordamageincurredtoyournanoSIMcards/memorycard.

• Ejectthememorycardproperlytosafelyremoveitfromdevice.Toejectthememorycard,tap

> Settings > Storage, then under Portable storage, tap beside Micro SD.

To remove a nano SIM card / memory card:

1. Withthephonefacingup,insertthetoolthatcamewithyourphoneintotheholeontheSIM/

microSD card tray and gently press to open the tray.

CAUTION!

• Becarefulnottodamagethecardslotcoverorinjureyourfingernailswhenyouremovethecover.

• Donotforciblyremove,shear,ordistortthecard slot cover.

• Donotusesharptoolsorsolventonyourdevicetoavoidscratchesonit.

2. Remove the nano SIM or MicroSD card from the card slot.

3. Gently push the tray back in until it’s securely closed.

Micro SD

Nano-SIM1

Nano-SIM2

Nano-SIM1

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