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1. Cycle through a radial list of all selectable items on screen Without lifting your finger draw a circle to hear a list of items Lift your finger to select the item Pause feedback Suspend the Screen Reader and Explore by Touch Your device will not provide audio feedback and Explore by Touch will be disabled Pause feedback is located in the upper left portion of the Device Menu To resume feedback open the Quick Actions panel and then tap the Screen Reader is Suspended notification Accessibility Settings Return to the Accessibility Settings screen to select your accessibility options 42 Accessibility Features Pair a Braille Display with Your Fire Phone Fire phone supports the BrailleBack Fire OS Edition app in the Amazon Appstore With the app you can use a braille display device with your Fire phone Before you can use a braille display device with your Fire phone go to the Amazon Appstore on your Fire phone to download and install the BrailleBack Fire OS Edition app After you install the app you can pair your braille display using your device s Bluetooth connection To pair your braille device 1 4 5 Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to open the Quick Actions panel and then select the Settings icon Select Wi Fi amp Networks gt Pair Bluetooth devices Use the switch to turn on Bluetooth Select Pair a Bluetooth Device Select your braille device and the
2. 2 Select the Movies or TV tab to locate the titles you want to stream or download To stream a video tap the title of the video you want to watch and then tap the Watch Now or Resume if you previously didn t finish the video to begin streaming the movie or TV show To download your video tap the Download button To watch Prime Instant Video movies or TV shows 1 From the Videos Home screen navigate to a Prime Carousel such as Recently Added to Prime or Top Prime Movies and TV 2 Locate the movie or TV show you want to watch 3 Select the video artwork to start streaming the movie or TV show at no additional cost To stream a video tap the title of the video you want to watch and then tap the Watch Now or Resume if you previously didn t finish the video to begin streaming the movie or TV show To download your video tap the Download button Note Not all videos available in the Amazon Instant Video store are available in the Prime Instant Video catalog With an active Amazon Prime membership or Prime Instant Video monthly subscription you can stream all videos available on Prime Instant Video and download select videos from the Prime Instant Video catalog for offline viewing 123 Read Kindle Content In This Section Buy amp Download Kindle Content Access Your Kindle Library Reading on Fire Phone Media 124 Media Buy amp Download Kindle Content You can buy content from the Kindle Store and down
3. 5 To go to your Library access the left panel and then tap Audiobooks Tap a title to download it to your phone After the download is complete you can listen to the audiobook even when your phone is not connected to a wireless network If you have an existing Audible membership but don t see your titles in your Library you will need to link your Audible account to your Amazon account 130 Media Play Games amp Apps In This Section Buy and Download Games amp Apps Remove an App Manage Your GameCircle Profile 131 Media Buy and Download Games amp Apps You can search for and purchase games and apps in the Amazon Appstore To successfully purchase games and apps from the Amazon Appstore you ll need to set up your 1 Click payment method Your 1 Click payment method must be a credit or debit card issued by a bank with a valid billing address Note U S customers are not required to have a credit or debit card or Amazon com Gift Card when purchasing free games or apps 1 From the left panel on the Home screen tap Apps Or tap the Appstore icon from the carousel or app grid 2 Locate the game or app you want to buy Tap the magnifying glass and type your search terms and then tap the magnifying glass to search To narrow your search access the left panel and then tap Recommended for You Best Sellers or New Releases 3 Tap the button displaying the price if it s a paid game or app or tap FREE
4. Clean Up Best Shot Best Shot automatically saves all unused Best Shot photos Use this option to delete any unused photos Even if you delete the unused photos the preferred photo will remain on your phone 121 Media Download Photos amp Personal Videos You can download your photos and personal videos from your Cloud Drive account to your Fire phone 1 From the left panel on the Home screen tap Photos Or tap the Photos icon from the carousel or app grid From the left panel tap Cloud Drive Photos or videos stored in your Cloud Drive will appear here Press and hold a photo or video and then tap Download Access the left panel and then tap Device to see your downloaded photo or video Note To download the original photos and videos that you uploaded to Cloud Drive visit www amazon com clouddrive from your computer 122 Media Watch Movies amp TV Shows You can stream movies or TV shows from Amazon Instant Video and or Prime Instant Video titles with an Amazon Prime membership or Prime Instant Video monthly subscription on your Fire phone Important Normal data charges apply when accessing Prime Instant Video and other digital content over the cellular network To watch Amazon Instant Videos or TV shows you ve purchased or rented 1 Access the left panel and ensure the toggle next to Your Video Library is set to Cloud Tap Your Video Library to see all videos you have purchased or rented
5. Get directions Get me directions for the Tate Modern in London UK Show me hotels in Berlin Germany on a map Locate 550 Terry Ave in Seattle Washington 51 Ask general questions Who is the president of France How many teaspoons in a cup What is the average lifespan of an elephant Special Features 52 Special Features Voice Settings There are a number of important settings that control your speech recognition experience on your Fire phone Your phone can recognize and speak a growing number of languages In addition you can choose to have speech recognition enabled even when the phone is locked with a PIN this can make it easy to activate via a Bluetooth device or headset when you are driving running or when it may not be convenient to unlock the phone Note Some speech powered features may only be accessed when your phone is unlocked to protect privacy in the event of a lost or stolen device To configure your voice settings go to Voice in the Settings menu Setting Description This setting is turned on by default It allows your voice input to be processed in the Cloud in order to optimize your voice experience Note To delete speech data associated with your account 1 Visit Manage Your Content and Devices https Awww amazon com mycd Select the Your Devices tab and then select your Fire phone Under the Device Actions drop down menu select Manage Voice Recordings and the
6. previous page Turn on Screen Reader Press the Power button until you see a message asking you if you want to shut down and Explore by Touch your Fire phone and then place two fingers slightly apart on the screen and hold for from any screen five seconds Adjust a seek control Seek controls are used to adjust settings such as volume or screen brightness To adjust a seek control 1 Move Screen Reader focus to the control you want to adjust 2 Swipe right then left or left then right with a finger in a single motion Alternatively double tap and hold and then slide a finger to adjust the control Press and hold an item Double tap and hold for one second After you hear a tone swipe to navigate the pop up to view additional menu information and or to drag an item Unlock the screen When the screen is locked swipe up from the bottom of the screen with two fingers to unlock your device Accessibility Features Guide to Screen Magnifier When the Screen Magnifier is turned on you can magnify your screen to read items more easily The Screen Magnifier can be helpful for users with low vision Turn screen Triple tap the screen with a finger If the screen doesn t magnify try slowing down your magnification on or off tapping speed Note Make sure the Screen Magnifier setting is enabled From Settings tap Device and then tap Manage Accessibility Pan Drag two fingers across the screen Hold your fingers slightl
7. 46 Special Features View amp Delete Your Firefly History When you search for content or a product with Firefly it s automatically saved in your search history Note There is currently no option to turn off your search history 1 To view your search history swipe up from the bottom of the Firefly window Your most recent searches will be displayed 2 Select a recent search to learn more about the item or share it Or tap the Delete icon to remove it from your history 47 Special Features Text amp Translations Firefly can scan English text or translate French German Italian or Spanish into English Note The Text amp Translation feature is experimental If you encounter an issue with text identification or translation quality swipe up from the bottom and then select Send us feedback 1 From the Firefly window open the left panel and then make sure Text amp Translations is turned on 2 Tap the Text icon and then point the camera at text to scan it When Firefly identifies the text it will copy it into the window and present additional options such as e Copying text to your device s clipboard and paste it in another app e Searching for the text using the Silk browser e Sharing the identification with a friend ill 3 If you want to translate a non English language into English press and hold the Text icon and then select the language from the list 48 Special Features Firefly ena
8. qfire User Guide 2015 Amazon com Inc or its affiliates All rights reserved Fire Phone User Guide Getting Started Hardware Basics Charge the Battery Insert a SIM Card Register Your Phone Fire Phone Basics Navigate Your Fire Phone One Handed Shortcuts Access the Quick Actions Panel Customize the Lock Screen Manage Ringtones amp Notifications Access Your Content Link Your Phone to Facebook or Twitter Switch Between and Close Recent Apps Accessibility Features Special Features Identify Movies Music Products amp More with Firefly Dynamic Perspective Talk to Your Phone Voice Settings Connectivity Connect to Wi Fi Connect to a Mobile Network Connect to Bluetooth Display Mirroring with Fire Phone Second Screen with Fire Phone Utilities Weather Clock Calculator Flashlight Notes Docs Maps Silk Browser Wallet Shop Amazon Communication Make amp Receive Phone Calls Messaging Contacts Email Calendar Media Listen to Music Take and Share Photos amp Personal Videos Watch Movies amp TV Shows Read Kindle Content Listen to Audiobooks Play Games amp Apps Settings amp Security Settings Basics Set Up Parental Controls Set a Lock Screen Password or PIN Manage Your Device Storage Customize Your Language amp Keyboard Account Switching Protect Your Phone with Encryption Back Up amp Restore Your Fire Phone Manage Your Device Factory Reset Your Phone Get H
9. CDs and video games Packaged household products Barcodes and QR codes Certain artwork English French German Italian and Spanish text for translation Wine identification with Vivino Business cards When you use Firefly Make sure your phone has a wireless connection either Wi Fi or cellular Hold your phone steady and close to the object you re trying to scan Watch out for glare and shadows for products and background noise for music and video Tap the screen to focus on the object Pinch the screen to zoom in on the object To identify an item 1 Press and hold the Camera Firefly button 2 Point the camera at a product to scan it or hold your phone near the source of any audio You will see firefly lights on the screen hover around and highlight the object To identify songs tap the Music icon To identify movies or TV shows tap the Video CI icon Il To identify text tap the Text icon 3 If Firefly can identify an object a label will appear at the bottom of the screen Tap the label for additional options such as e Adirect link to shop for an item on Amazon A Wikipedia article on artwork you re viewing In scene options in X Ray for a movie you re watching 45 Special Features 4 If Firefly can t identify the product tap Save It to label the item for later identification After you save the product you can add the identification to your photos or send Amazon feedback about the identification
10. and more Adjust text selection Selection markers are available in the menu after selecting text Select the markers to increase or decrease the text selection size 41 Accessibility Features Use Explore by Touch Shortcut Menus Shortcut menus allow you to access menus settings and items on your Fire phone quickly when the Screen Reader and Explore by Touch are enabled e Local Context Menu Swipe up then right in a continuous motion with a finger to activate the Local Context Menu With the Local Context Menu open you can explore the following items Reading Granularity Options Switch between character word line paragraph page and default reading levels Depending on the content being read some reading granularity options may not be available Navigation Options Switch between section list control and special content navigation levels when browsing a webpage in the Silk Browser Cursor Control Options for editing text Move the cursor before the first or after the last character in a text edit box e Device Menu Swipe down then right in a continuous motion with a finger to activate the Device Menu With the Device Menu open you can explore the following items Read from top Read all items on the screen starting with the top item Read from next item Read all items on the screen starting with the next item Spell last utterance Spell the last utterance read to you Quick Navigation
11. and the type of security they use The cellular networks detected by your phone like the signal strengths of cell towers Latitude and longitude altitude and direction as detected by your phone s GPS and the accuracy of these readings 1 From Settings tap Location Services gt Configure Location Based Services LBS for your applications 2 Next to Location Services tap On to enable location based services or tap Off to turn off location based services When location based services are enabled a compass icon will appear in the top right corner whenever an app or a website is accessing your location information when peeking 58 Connectivity Connect to a Mobile Network If you see one of the mobile indicators 4G LTE 3G EDGE or GPRS your Fire phone is already connected to a mobile network Note Your device supports nine bands of 4G LTE Your phone will always connect to the fastest available network however if 4G LTE is not available it will default to 3G EDGE or GPRS Your Fire phone automatically switches to Wi Fi when you connect to a Wi Fi network If you disconnect from a Wi Fi network or if you move out of Wi Fi range your phone automatically switches to a mobile connection such as 4G when enabled 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel 2 If the Wi Fi icon is orange your phone is connected to a Wi Fi network 3 Tap the Wi Fi icon to turn off Wi Fi and con
12. Fi hotspot 1 From Settings tap Wi Fi amp Networks and then tap Set up a Wi Fi hotspot 2 Next to Wi Fi Hotspot tap On The Wi Fi Hotspot icon will appear in the status bar To set up a secure hotspot and enable password protection tap Configure Hotspot From here you can change name of your hotspot and how it will appear to others Note You may connect up to five Wi Fi capable devices to the Wi Fi hotspot To connect a device to your hotspot 1 Turn on Wi Fi on the device that you want to connect to your hotspot 2 Your Fire phone or the hotspot name if you have set one up should show up as an available Wi Fi network to which you can connect your device 3 If you set up a password you will be prompted to enter the password to connect to your hotspot 62 Connectivity Connect to Bluetooth You can pair your Fire phone with wireless devices that use Bluetooth technology such as speakers keyboards or mice Before you pair your phone with a Bluetooth accessory verify that the accessory is within range and is compatible with your phone Note Low energy devices including some smartwatches and fitness bands are not supported at this time 1 From Settings tap Wi Fi amp Networks and then tap Pair Bluetooth devices 2 Next to Bluetooth tap On 3 Tap Pair a Bluetooth Device A list of available Bluetooth devices will appear 4 Tap a Bluetooth accessory to pair it with your phone and then follow any
13. Note Depending on the content being read some reading level options may not be available 40 Accessibility Features Show reading toolbar while reading tap the screen and then double tap the screen to show the reading toolbar Change continuous The continuous reading speed control is located towards the bottom left corner of the reading speed screen when the reading toolbar is open Tap the control and then double tap the screen to change the reading speed Read one page Swipe up then right in a continuous motion with a finger to activate the Local Context paragraph character Menu With the Local Context Menu open select your preferred reading level character or word at a time word line paragraph page or default Depending on the content being read some reading level options may not be available Turn page Swipe left with two fingers to go to the next page Swipe right with two fingers to go to the previous page Open the Go To menu Tilt the left side of phone or swipe from the left edge of the screen with two fingers From here double tap a chapter or section Search Inside This Book Go to Page or Location or Sync to Furthest Page Read Explore the screen with a finger to find the word you want to select Double tap the word and then hold to listen to the definition of the word being read to you You can also swipe to the left or right to choose a highlight color add a note share your notes and highlights
14. To face a different direction rotate with two fingers To center on your current location tap the Locator icon in the lower left To face north with the top of the phone tap the Compass icon in the lower right Note The Compass icon only appears when the map is not already facing north E Ny 4 Sth Ave To do this Zoom in or out Choose your view Search for a location Share bookmark or add a location to Contacts Set a location as your home place of work or school 4 Do this Double tap with one finger to zoom in and single tap with two fingers to zoom out or just pinch outward and inward From the left panel tap Satellite to switch to a satellite view An orange checkmark will appear next to Satellite Tap Satellite again to switch back to standard view There are multiple ways to search for a location Address 500 Boren Ave N Seattle WA Intersection 8th and market Area greenwich village Landmark or other Point of Interest guggenheim Zip code Business movies restaurants san francisco As you re entering a search Maps will provide suggestions in the list below If you see your location in the list below the search field you can tap on it to complete your search inquiry Swipe up or tap on the result at the bottom of the map or tap the pin to view more details Tap the Share Bookmark or Add to Contacts icon Note Locations you bookmark are saved across al
15. and more Shopping tips Use Firefly to scan a product or barcode to quickly identify the item compare prices and check availability Angle your phone slightly to the left or right or peek to reveal additional information about products such as prices customer ratings additional images and other related content To learn how to peek go to One Handed Shortcuts Access the right panel to find additional personalized product recommendations while shopping or viewing search results detail pages and your shopping cart From the Home screen of your phone the right panel will also include the shipping status for your Amazon orders Note Parental controls will block the ability to purchase content but not the ability to browse content To shop in a different country where Amazon is available open the left panel and then tap Change Country Select a country from the list to switch to it Note You won t be able to shop for Amazon digital content when you switch to a different country Items in your Shopping Cart and Wish List will be saved in the country where they were added but will not transfer over when you switch 86 Communication In This Section Make amp Receive Phone Calls Messaging Contacts Email Calendar 87 Communication Make amp Receive Phone Calls After you open the Phone XY app from the carousel or app grid on your Fire phone you can make and receive phone calls to keep in touch with yo
16. appear in the app grid To remove a purchased app from the app grid press and hold the app and then tap Remove from Device Note To re download an app tap Cloud at the top of the screen and then tap the app to download it to your device When the download is complete a checkmark will appear Tap Device at the top of the screen to return to your Home screen and access the app 133 Media Manage Your GameCircle Profile You can view and compare achievements leaderboards and time played in a game directly from your Fire phone with Amazon GameCircle For games with Whispersync enabled GameCircle syncs your game statistics so you can resume your progress on other GameCircle enabled devices When you first start using GameCircle we automatically create a public profile for you with a nickname and a profile image Your profile badges and high scores will appear in public leaderboards You can choose to hide your public profile in GameCircle settings While your profile is hidden you will not be able to make or receive friend requests or view other users profiles When you launch a GameCircle enabled game you ll see a GameCircle Welcome message This message displays which services the app uses Each service is represented as an icon a trophy for achievements a podium for leaderboards and a sync wheel for Whispersync To see more information tap the Welcome Back message when it appears e Find your Games From the left
17. confirm 151 Settings amp Security Get Help with Mayday When you tap the Mayday button from the Quick Actions panel you can connect to an Amazon Tech Advisor on your Fire phone An Amazon Tech Advisor can guide you through any feature on your Fire phone by drawing on your screen walking you through how to do something for yourself or doing it for you Mayday is available 24 hours a day seven days a week 365 days a year for free Throughout your session you will be able to see your Amazon Tech Advisor live on your screen but they only see what s on your screen Note If you open the camera app on your device during a Mayday call the advisor will see whatever the camera is showing on your screen Important Your phone needs to be registered to an Amazon account and connected wirelessly Wi Fi or cellular network Normal data charges apply when you use Mayday over the cellular network To use Mayday 1 Swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap the Mayday icon gay 7 2 From the Mayday screen tap Connect When you connect an Amazon Tech advisor will access your device The session may be recorded for quality assurance 152
18. if it s a free game or app and then tap Get App If you re purchasing a paid game or app you can complete your purchase using Amazon Coins or your 1 Click payment method After you buy a game or app it automatically downloads and installs to your phone 4 Tap Open to view your game or app If a License Agreement appears carefully read the agreement and then accept the terms and conditions Tip Double tap the Home button to quickly switch between applications via Quick Switch After you purchase a game or app in most cases it will automatically update when the developer releases a new software version for the game or app If the game or app requires new permissions you will be asked to visit the Amazon Appstore on your phone to manually update the game or app To manually update a game or app access the left panel in the Amazon Appstore and then tap App Updates Tap Update next to the app you want to update or tap Update All to download the latest version for all apps in your account 132 Media Remove an App You can remove purchased games and apps from your Fire phone to free up space and manage the Home screen of your device The games and apps you purchased from the Amazon Appstore are automatically stored in the Cloud and can easily be downloaded again to your device e To remove any app from the carousel press and hold the app and then tap Remove from Carousel The app will be removed from your carousel but it will still
19. panel on the Home screen tap Games Or tap the Games icon from the carousel or app grid e Manage your GameCircle Profile Access the left panel and then tap Your Profile Tap your profile picture to choose a new one View time played leaderboard scores and achievements Peek to reveal awards stats and badges available for games Add friends to GameCircle Access the left panel and then tap Friends Tap the icon to search for friends by their GameCircle name e GameCircle Settings Access the left panel and then tap Settings From here you can opt to hide your public profile or turn off Whispersync for games 134 settings amp Security In This Section Settings Basics Set Up Parental Controls Set a Lock Screen Password or PIN Manage Your Device Storage Customize Your Language amp Keyboard Protect Your Phone with Encryption Back Up amp Restore Your Fire Phone Manage Your Device Factory Reset Your Phone Get Help with Mayday 135 Settings amp Security Settings Basics Your Fire phone is designed to make most configuration settings automatic but you can use the Settings menu to manage your lock screen ringtones apps Internet connection and more e There are multiple ways you can access Settings Swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap the Settings icon From the Home screen tap the Settings icon in the carousel or a
20. phone screen and audio on compatible HD TV or media streaming devices Before you mirror the screen of your phone make sure your TV or media streaming device is turned on and discoverable Discoverable means that your phone can identify and connect to your device wirelessly Review the information in the user guide for your TV or media streaming device for steps Only Miracast certified devices can be used for display mirroring Note If your TV or media streaming device is not compatible you may be able to use an HDMI display dongle which is an HDMI adapter you connect to your TV or media streaming device An HDMI dongle allows you to wirelessly display content from your phone to your TV or media streaming device 1 From your phone swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Display and then tap Share your screen via Miracast Your phone will search for compatible devices within range 3 Tap the device name to connect The initial connection may take up to 20 seconds Your phone will show Mirroring under the device name during a mirroring session You will see the display and hear the audio on the big screen device 4 Tap Stop Mirroring to stop mirroring the screen of your phone 65 Connectivity Second Screen with Fire Phone With Second Screen you can watch a movie or TV show from Amazon Instant Video on a compatible TV or streaming device while contr
21. the video button while video recording is in progress Seitings Change the camera settings You can turn these settings on or off High Dynamic Range HDR Image Review Best Shot Lenticular Panorama Shooting Modes poa E E a Lenticular Lenticular mode allows you to capture 2 11 images and blend them together to create a moving image The resulting image is like a very fast video or a 360 degree video around a stationary subject To help with lining up each shot for a seamless transition a semi transparent image of the previous shot displays above the viewfinder After capturing your images tap the Right Arrow icon to see a preview of the lenticular image Tap theBack Arrow to edit tap the Check icon to save or tap X to exit without saving Tip The Photos app will convert Lenticular images to animated gif files that you can share via MMS or e mail Panorama Panorama stitches multiple images together to create an extended horizontal or vertical image Tip This feature works best outdoors Press and hold the Shutter icon to take multiple photos quickly You can take up to 99 photos at a time Tip This shooting mode works well for action photos 116 Media The High Dynamic Range HDR setting captures multiple images at different exposures All three images are then combined into a single photo that properly exposes the bright and dark regions in one shot Tip Use HDR when there are bright highlights and dark sha
22. to put your phone on silent when you receive a call You can still answer the call after silencing it To decline the call tap Decline If your phone is locked press the Power button or open the right panel and tap Decline Communication Tip If you d like to quickly send the incoming caller a text message tap the Reply with Text al icon and select a message from the list You can modify the Reply with Text options from Settings gt Phone gt Edit Reply with Text messages If you receive another incoming call on your current call tap Hold amp Answer End amp Answer or Decline If you select Hold amp Answer you can tap Merge to talk with both parties at once 89 Communication Review Your Call History Incoming outgoing and missed calls are recorded in your call history You can use your call history to return calls or add phone numbers to your contacts T l l To open your call history tap the History icon in the Phone app The type of phone call incoming outgoing or missed will be displayed below each phone number When you view your call history you can Return a recent call Tap the call from the list to automatically dial the phone number View additional information about a recent call Tap the contact icon next to the phone number to display calling and texting options If you d like to add a new contact or add the phone number to an existing contact tap Create New Contact or Add to Existi
23. to repeat all songs in the album or playlist Tap twice to repeat the current song over and over Shuffle all songs in an album or playlist Media 112 Media Tip Streaming music from the Cloud works best with a strong wireless connection Buffering or a pause while loading or playing your music is generally caused by a slow Internet connection e The Pause Play and Skip buttons are displayed on the lock screen when music is playing View Song Lyrics X Ray for Music provides song lyrics so you can follow along on your Fire phone While listening to a song lyrics display in the right panel and scroll automatically line by line in time with the song View lyrics Access the right panel to view X Ray for Music lyrics Scroll through lyrics Swipe up or down through the lyrics Jump to a different section of the song Tap any line in the lyrics to go directly to that section of the song Note If X Ray for Music is available for your song you will see Lyrics next to the song title in your music library You can view lyrics for many songs purchased from the Amazon Digital Music Store or imported to Your Music library and matched to music in the Amazon Digital Music Store catalog However songs that you ve transferred to your phone with a USB cable and songs not currently in the Amazon Digital Music Store catalog may not have lyrics available 113 Media Take and Share Photos amp Personal Videos In This Se
24. to type such as the Silk Browser and the keyboard will appear automatically on the screen Tip To dismiss the keyboard swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen When you want to edit text on the keyboard press and hold the Symbol or ABC key and then drag t your finger to the icon Suggested words will appear above the keyboard when you type When you want to replace a word press and hold the word and then select a suggested word Description Switch keyboard to display numbers symbols or emoji Switch keyboard to display letters To select formatting options for example cut or paste and smiley faces press and hold and then drag your finger to the submenu Switch keyboard to display special characters and symbols Create uppercase letters Press and hold or double tap for caps lock Delete text Insert a new line of text Use your voice to enter text 143 Icon Description Select text to cut a Copy text to the clipboard Paste text you ve cut or copied Select all text to cut or copy Settings amp Security 144 Settings amp Security Account Switching Account Switching allows you to share Amazon Instant Video content purchases Enjoy the benefits of sharing content across multiple accounts while still being able to personalize your experience on separate devices Sign into the Instant Video app with a different Amazon account than the one that is registered
25. to your phone Signing into the secondary account allows you to view and download content from that secondary account You can also access Prime benefits from the secondary account if available After signing into the app with a secondary account the first time you will be able to save the secondary account s login information so you won t have to enter it again You will be able to easily switch between your primary and secondary accounts within the app Note While signed into the secondary account you will not be able to view content from the primary account registered to your phone and vice versa and any purchases made while using the other account will be applied to the other account 145 Settings amp Security Protect Your Phone with Encryption Encryption provides additional security in case your device is lost or stolen Encryption is typically required by enterprise users such as businesses and organizations to protect sensitive data You can encrypt your accounts settings and downloaded apps and their data media and other files Important Make sure your Fire phone has at least 80 battery charge as the encryption process requires at least 80 to begin Keep your phone plugged in to a power outlet until the process is complete Encryption will result in slower performance and can take as long as an hour to complete during which your phone will restart twice If you interrupt the encryption process you ll lose some or
26. web article so you can read without distractions When the Silk Browser detects a web page compatible with Reading View the Reading View oo button will appear to the right of the Address Bar To switch to Reading View tap the Reading View oo button To change the font background color and margins tap Aa To exit Reading View tap the X Private Browsing If you don t want to save your browsing history search history cookies or passwords on your Fire phone you can use Private Browsing Note e Private Browsing does not hide your browsing from your Internet service provider or the websites you visit e Many of Silk s Cloud Features including Trending Now Site Links and cloud acceleration are not available in Private Browsing e Any regular browser tabs you have open will remain in the background when you enter a Private Browsing session You won t be able to switch to these tabs until you exit Private Browsing To enter Private Browsing 1 Tap the Tabs icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to view your open tabs 2 Use the switch in the bottom left corner of the screen to turn on Private Browsing A new Private Browsing tab will open To exit Private Browsing 1 Tap the Tabs icon again to view your open tabs 2 Use the toggle to turn off Private Browsing 3 Select whether you want to keep or delete downloaded files in the current session and then tap Confirm All private browsing tabs will automati
27. will automatically upload photos and videos you take with your device to Amazon Cloud Drive when you re connected to a Wi Fi or cellular network You can then access those photos and videos from the Cloud Drive website through the Cloud Drive Photos apps for Android and iOS and any Fire tablets or Fire TV devices registered to your Amazon account Photos taken with your phone s camera do not count against your total Cloud Drive storage limit However automatic video uploads count towards your Cloud Drive storage limit If you exceed your Cloud Drive storage limit you won t be able to upload any additional videos until you purchase additional storage or make space for videos by deleting existing content You will still be able to view and play previously uploaded videos To manage your automatic upload settings 1 From the Home screen open the left panel and then tap Photos Alternatively tap the Photos app in the app grid 2 Inthe Photos app open the left panel and then tap Settings 3 You can manage the following settings Auto Save Use the switch to enable or disable automatic uploads over Wi Fi Use Cellular Data Use the switch to enable or disable automatic uploads over cellular when Wi Fi is not available Uploads Manage existing uploads to Cloud Drive If you need to stop an upload tap the X Manage Storage Review your current Cloud Drive storage or tap Get More Space to sign up for a paid Cloud Drive subscription
28. with attachments will be sent as MMS Tap the Camera icon next to the text box and select Capture a Video to record and send a video or Choose Existing to send a video you ve previously recorded Tap Send to send the video Note You can attach only one video less than 1 MB due to carrier message size limitations For videos larger than 1 MB the video will automatically compress to a lower resolution If the video is still larger than 1 MB you will be given an option to select a smaller clip or trim the video to stay within the size limit by selecting the Trimmer icon at the top of the screen If you disable MMS you will not be able to receive photos videos or group messages through text messages To enable disable MMS 1 Swivel your wrist to open Quick Actions Select Settings 95 Communication To do this Do this Select Applications amp Parental Controls gt Configure Amazon application settings gt Messaging Tap On Off Copy forward or delete a single message ina Press and hold the message and then tap Copy conversation Forward or Delete If you have an unlocked Fire phone you can delete multiple text messages in a conversation Press and hold the Select icon select the messages you want to delete and then tap the Delete icon View full size photo or save a photo that you Tap the photo to view the full size Tap the Download icon received to save it to your Photos app or tap the Share icon t
29. Calendar Settings and then turn On the option to Sync Facebook Events 107 Communication To do this Respond to an event Tap an event you ve been invited to and then tap the Accept Maybe or Decline icon Tip You can also tap the Accept Maybe or Decline icons directly from the invitation e mail 108 Media Media In This Section Listen to Music Take and Share Photos amp Personal Videos Watch Movies amp TV Shows Read Kindle Content Listen to Audiobooks Play Games amp Apps 109 Media Listen to Music In This Section Buy Music Download Music Prime Music on Fire Phone Listen to Music View Song Lyrics Buy Music Shop for your favorite music directly from your Fire phone Discover new music by accessing suggestions in the right panel while browsing the Digital Music Store To buy music from the Amazon Digital Music Store you must have a U S billing address and a 1 Click payment method issued by a U S bank If you re using an Amazon Gift Card to make your purchase you must be physically located in the U S Note Amazon Digital Music purchases are stored in your Amazon Music library for free don t count against any storage limits and are available for playback or download on your phone If you d like to add music from your computer to the Cloud you can import up to 250 songs to your music library for playback for free 1 From the Home screen tap the Music icon from the carousel o
30. Mode enabled features like peek tilt swivel auto scroll and Dynamic Perspective are disabled on your Fire phone To turn on Low Motion Mode 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Device and then tap Manage Accessibility 3 Tap Low Motion You can toggle individual features on or off or tap Off next to Low Motion Mode at the top of the screen to turn all features off 39 Accessibility Features Guide to Reading Books with Screen Reader and Explore by Touch When the Screen Reader and Explore by Touch are turned on you can use gestures and Text to Speech to read and interact with your book When you open a book Text to Speech will automatically read your book and turn the pages for you You can switch between two modes of reading continuous and non continuous Continuous reading will read all pages in the book while non continuous reading will read a page character or word on the page whichever you prefer Action Gesture Start reading When you open a book Text to Speech begins reading the book and automatically turns the pages Switch from continuous Non continuous reading uses the Screen Reader s Text to Speech voice and reading to non continuous speed settings Tap the screen to switch from reading continuously to reading one page reading word line or character at a time The default reading level is one page at a time
31. Network 3 Type the name of your network in the Network SSID box 4 Choose the network security type from the Security drop down menu and then enter the network password if required 5 If needed tap Show Advanced Options to select your proxy and IP settings 6 Tap OK Your phone will connect to this Wi Fi network the next time you re in range If you don t want to connect to the network or if you no longer use it press and hold the name of the network and then tap Forget Tip If you are having trouble connecting to Wi Fi or adding a Wi Fi network manually check to make sure that Airplane Mode is turned off To learn more go to Turn On Airplane Mode 56 Connectivity Turn On Airplane Mode Turn off your wireless connection when you are not using it on your Fire phone To do this turn on Airplane Mode Note When you turn off your wireless connection you cannot buy download stream or sync your content 1 From the Home screen open the Quick Actions panel 2 Tap the Airplane Mode icon When Airplane Mode is on an airplane icon will appear at the top of the screen next to the battery indicator when peeking 57 Connectivity Turn Location Based Services On or Off Enable location based services to allow apps and websites such as social networks or maps to estimate your current location Your location is determined by The networks detected by your phone like Wi Fi routers their signal strengths
32. Parental Controls tap Configure Amazon application settings and then tap Email Contacts Calendar Select an e mail account and then tap Inbox Check Frequency to change how frequently your Inbox checks for new e mails from that account Getting Started Insert a SIM Card The SIM card tray for Fire phone is located on the left side of your device below the Camera Firefly button Before you can use your Fire phone to make or receive calls you ll need to insert a nano SIM card into your phone If you phone doesn t have a SIM card installed you ll see the message No SIM in the Status Bar at the top of the screen Note If you purchased your Fire phone with service through AT amp T the nano SIM card is already installed on your device To insert a SIM card 1 Insert the SIM unlock tool or a paperclip into the hole in the SIM tray and apply gentle pressure until the tray pops out 2 Place the SIM card into the tray Make sure the metal contacts are facing down and the slanted edge of the SIM card matches the tray 3 Slide the SIM tray into the phone The No SIM message will disappear and the wireless signal indicator in the Status Bar will indicate that you re now connected to a mobile network 4 If you don t see the wireless signal indicator press and hold the Power button and then tap Restart to restart your device Note If you re unable to activate your phone or you need a nano SIM card contact your mobile servic
33. This Section Email Setup Email Basics Email Settings Email Setup You ll need an e mail account to sync with the Email app on your Fire phone More than one account can be added offering combined or single account views After you setup your e mail account it will automatically sync with the Calendar and Contacts app if supported by your e mail provider on your phone The Email app supports most POP IMAP and Exchange accounts including Gmail Outlook and Yahoo Mail and will automatically populate server settings during setup for most popular e mail providers However if you re prompted to manually set up your e mail account you ll need the e mail settings for your provider Tip Many e mail accounts use different protocols for sending and receiving e mails If you re not sure what protocol your account is using refer to your e mail service provider POP3 Post Office Protocol POP contacts your e mail server and downloads e mails from the server to your personal device It will then delete the messages from the e mail server unless you ve specified otherwise IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol IMAP contacts your e mail server and syncs your Inbox across multiple devices With IMAP your e mail messages and any folders you created stay on the e mail server When you search your e mail the search occurs on the e mail server which makes it easy to access your e mail from any device or computer Exchange Exchange i
34. Toggle the switch next to Sync Calendar and Sync Contacts 100 Communication Contacts Settings From the left panel of the Contacts app tap Settings and then tap Contacts Settings Setting Description Create New Contacts in Synchronize contacts Sync Facebook Contacts Sort Order of Contact Name Display Order of Contact Name Sync other third party contacts such as from a Gmail or Exchange e mail account Set the default account for new contacts to be stored in Turn this setting On to automatically sync Amazon contacts across Amazon devices and services When you add a contact to your Amazon account from your Fire phone it will immediately be synced across all of your devices registered to the same account such as a Kindle Fire tablet Turn this setting On to sync with your linked Facebook account You will be prompted to link your Facebook account if you haven t already Set whether your contacts are sorted alphabetically by first or last name and whether they are displayed asFirst Last or Last First From the left panel of the Contacts app tap Settings If you already added an e mail account tap the account name from the list Toggle the switch next to Sync Calendar and Sync Contacts If you haven t added the e mail account yet go to Email Basics 101 Communication Email Use the Email app to access and manage your Gmail Yahoo Mail Exchange and other supported e mail accounts In
35. Wallet Amazon Wallet enables you to digitally store items you usually keep in your physical wallet such as gift cards loyalty cards and membership cards These cards are stored on your device and do not sync across any other compatible Amazon devices or apps registered to your Amazon account As of January 21 2015 we no longer support Amazon Wallet on Fire phone You can continue to use gift loyalty and membership cards you ve added to Amazon Wallet However your balance for gift cards will no longer update in your Amazon Wallet You ll need to track your balance using another method such as contacting the merchant We recommend that you back up your cards through another method and no longer rely on the app to store important information To do this Do this View card details Select a card to view more information Delete a card Press and hold a card and then tap Remove View and refresh the balance The balance displayed may not be your current balance As the app is no longer supported balance information isn t updated for your cards 85 Utilities Shop Amazon Enjoy everything you know and love about shopping with Amazon directly from your Fire phone The Shop Amazon app combines gaze tracking enabled by Dynamic Perceptive sensors and other special features with the complete Amazon shopping experience including access to your existing cart wish lists payment methods shipping options order history notifications
36. additional pairing instructions After you pair your Bluetooth accessory with your phone a Bluetooth indicator will appear next to the wireless indicator in the top right corner of the screen If the Bluetooth indicator is grey your phone is not paired with your Bluetooth accessory 63 Connectivity Supported Bluetooth Profiles Your Bluetooth accessory must have a supported profile to pair with your Fire phone Note Low energy devices including some smartwatches and fitness bands are not supported at this time Bluetooth Profile Description Advanced Audio Distribution Profile A2DP Streams audio to compatible Bluetooth speakers headphones and many car audio systems Audio Video Remote Control Profile AVRCP Receives or transmits basic media commands to other compatible electronic devices such as increasing or decreasing volume Hands Free Profile HFP Allow car hands free kits to communicate with mobile phones Human Interface Device Profile HID Supports external accessories such as keyboards or wireless mice Object Push Profile OPP Send objects such as pictures virtual business cards or appointment details between devices Phone Book Access Profile PBAP Allows exchange of Phone Book Objects between devices Serial Port Profile SPP Supports external accessories such as wireless gamepads Connectivity Display Mirroring with Fire Phone Learn how to wirelessly display or mirror your Fire
37. ages JPG GIF PNG BMP GIF87a GIF89a Books Documents PDF unprotected MOBI PRC natively DOC DOCX Kindle AZW KF8 TXT Files with Digital Rights Management DRM can t be transferred to your phone Personal videos transferred to your phone will appear in the Photos content library Personal videos recorded with an iOS device should be converted to a supported file format before they can be viewed on Fire phone You can use Manage Your Content and Devices https www amazon com mycd to deliver purchased content from Amazon to your computer Apps from the Amazon Appstore for Android and movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video can t be downloaded from the Manage Your Content and Devices page to your computer 26 Fire Phone Basics Link Your Phone to Facebook or Twitter Link your Fire phone to Facebook or Twitter to share your notes photos web bookmarks or book highlights You can also import calendars contacts and photos from your Facebook account to your phone 1 From Settings tap My Accounts and then tap Connect your social networks 2 Tap Connect Your Facebook Account or Connect Your Twitter Account 3 Enter the account information for your social network and then tap Done You can unlink your social network accounts at any time 27 Fire Phone Basics sync Your Facebook Contacts amp Events Sync your Facebook contacts and events when first linking your account or later through Contacts and Calenda
38. all of your data 1 From Settings tap Device gt Manage enterprise security features gt Encryption 2 Tap Encrypt 3 Enter your lock screen password or PIN and then tap Next If you haven t created a lock screen password or PIN you ll be asked to create one 4 Create an encryption password or PIN and then tap Continue The encryption password is different than the parental controls or lock screen password or PIN and will be required every time you turn on your device The encryption password must have one letter and one number and be at least six characters long Note If an incorrect encryption password is entered 30 consecutive times your phone will be reset to its factory defaults and you will lose all of your encrypted data 5 Tap Continue Your device will restart and start encrypting your data If you unplug or turn off your phone during the encryption process you will lose your data 146 Settings amp Security Back Up amp Restore Your Fire Phone Back up your Fire phone in case of damage or loss and then easily restore your data to a new device You can set your phone to automatically back up daily or you can manually back up your phone Important Your phone must be connected to Wi Fi in order to be backed up Fire phone backs up your Home screen These include your carousel app grid layout and collections you ve created These include your installed apps call history text messages SMS MMS
39. ation Use voice dictation anywhere you use your keyboard Dictate an e mail or text message search the web or write a note To use dictation bring up the keyboard and then tap the microphone icon Speak clearly into your phone s microphone When you pause or finish speaking your phone will display the corresponding text To insert punctuation or format your text simply say the punctuation mark such as comma question mark or new line The dictation feature will insert the proper mark or format For example if you say Hi John comma how are you question mark the message is recorded as Hi John how are you Voice Commands Use voice commands to make a call send an e mail or text message search the web and more To use voice commands press and hold the Home button and then make your request Some requests such as text messages may ask you to edit send or cancel before the request is processed Here are some examples of voice commands you can use Make a phone call Call John Smith Send a text message Tell John Smith the meeting begins at 5 a m Text John Smith will be late for the meeting Send an e mail Send John Smith an e mail with the subject Vacation 2014 and the message will be on vacation from May 22 until June 7 Search for items on Amazon Search Amazon for Fire HDX Shop Amazon for Amazon Fire TV Search the web Search the web for shoes Browse the web for phones
40. back 4 When you re finished watching tap the Second Screen ry icon and then select your Fire phone to end playback on the companion device 66 Utilities In This Section Weather Clock Calculator Flashlight Notes Docs Maps Silk Browser Wallet Shop Amazon 67 Utilities Weather With the Weather app you can view the temperature hourly forecast for the next 12 hours and 10 day forecast for your current location and other cities around the world Note The Weather app requires a network connection through either a Wi Fi or mobile network Location Services must be turned on to view the current weather information for your location or in the right panel To learn more go to Turn Location Based Services On or Off To do this Do this Add a location 1 From the left panel tap the icon 2 Enter the name of a city or a zip code and then select the desired location from the search results View the hourly forecast for the next 12 hours By default the forecast for the next 6 hours is displayed at the bottom of the screen Tap to expand the section and view the next 12 hours View the 10 day forecast Access the right panel View your saved locations Swipe left or right or access the left panel and select a city from the list Remove a location From the left panel press and hold a city and then tap Remove Manage settings such as displaying temperature in From the left panel tap Settings Fahre
41. bled Apps Firefly enabled apps let you identify new types of objects or take additional actions in Firefly such as Creating a new radio station in iHeartRadio after you identify a song Looking up news related to the item you ve identified in Trove Finding showtimes and ratings for a movie in Flixster Reviewing wine ratings and suggested pairings with Vivino To enable or disable these apps in Firefly open the left panel and then select an app in the list If you d like to find additional Firefly enabled apps in the Amazon Appstore tap Browse for Firefly enabled apps 49 Special Features Dynamic Perspective Dynamic Perspective on your Fire phone is a custom designed sensor system that responds to how you hold view and move your phone Experience using your phone in a new unique way To view and manage your Dynamic Perspective settings 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Device tap Manage Accessibility and then tap Low Motion to configure your Dynamic Perspective settings and one handed shortcuts to your own personal needs 50 Special Features Talk to Your Phone Your Fire phone features a growing number of speech powered features to help you get things done by simply asking These capabilities range from dictation allowing you to enter text by talking to being able to ask your phone to make calls send text messages and much more Dict
42. cally close Tip Tap the X in a Private Browsing tab to close it manually 81 Utilities Browser Settings You can change Silk Browser settings such as privacy controls or the default search engine to customize your browsing experience Note Personally identifiable information collected through Amazon Silk is subject to the Amazon com Privacy Notice https Awww amazon com privacy To access settings for the Silk browser view the left panel and then tap Settings Search Engine Select Bing Google or Yahoo as your default search engine Pop Up Windows You can allow or block pop up windows in the Silk Browser You can choose the following settings for pop up windows Always The browser will always show pop up window Never The browser will block all pop up windows Ask The browser will ask you if you want to see a pop up window Cloud Features The Silk Browser uses the Amazon Cloud to speed up web page loading You can enable or disable the following settings Cloud Features Allow Silk to use the Amazon Cloud for faster web page loading Optional Encryption The Silk Browser routes individual web requests dynamically either directly through your phone or through the Silk servers whichever is more efficient When you encrypt web pages through Silk s servers it may slow down page loads Instant Page Load When this feature is enabled the Silk Browser will attempt to predictively load the next page you re likely to v
43. ccess your phone settings 1 Swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen and then tap the Settings icon 2 From Settings tap Phone Setting Description Configure call waiting Use the switch to turn on call waiting in order to receive calls when you re on a call Configure caller ID Tap Show My Caller ID and then select Network default Hide Number or Show Number Showing your number means your phone number will be displayed to the person you are calling Forward incoming calls Use the switch to turn on call forwarding and then enter the phone number you d like to forward incoming calls to Edit Reply with Text messages View the text messages available to automatically send to an incoming caller instead of answering the call Tap a message to customize it yourself View your phone number View your own phone number Set up voicemail View your voicemail number and manage your voicemail password Contact your wireless service provider Note The following steps apply to phones sold with AT amp T service Tap Customer Care or Directory Assistance to speak with an AT amp T Representative Tap Pay My Bill to pay your bill over the phone Tap Check Bill Balance View Data Usage or View My Minutes in order to receive a free automated text message from AT amp T with the requested information 92 Communication Listen to Voicemail If a caller leaves a voicemail message you can listen to it on your Fi
44. ck Actions panel 2 Tap the Sync icon to make sure your latest content purchases are available on your phone 23 Fire Phone Basics Download Content from the Cloud After you purchase content with your Amazon account it is automatically saved to the Cloud When you are connected wirelessly you can download items from the Cloud to your Fire phone 1 From the left panel of the Home screen tap a content library for example Books or Music Find an item to download to your phone Apps By default the app grid on the Home screen displays all of the apps downloaded to your phone Tap the switch in the upper left corner to view your apps that are stored in the Cloud Tap an app in the Cloud to download it to your device Games Tap a game to download it Games that have already been downloaded to your phone display On Device and a checkmark in the lower right corner Music View the left panel and tap the switch next to Library to view your songs that are on your stored in the Cloud Tap a song to stream it or press and hold a song and select Download to download it to your device Videos View the left panel and tap the switch next to Your Video Library to view your videos that are stored in the Cloud Tap a video and then select Watch Now or Download Photos View the left panel and tap Cloud Drive Press and hold a photo from your Cloud Drive and then tap Download Books Tap a book to downloa
45. ck the screen press the Power button on Fire phone and swipe up on the screen If you have a password or PIN enter it when prompted 2 A notification will appear on your computer screen when Fire phone is connected Select this notification and then select the option to open the device to view files Your Fire phone will appear in the Computer or My Computer folder 3 Open the Fire phone folder on your computer open the Internal storage folder and then open the folder for the content type you want to transfer 4 Locate the content you want to transfer from your computer to your phone and then drag and drop the content into the corresponding content folder on Fire phone For example if you re transferring a song file to your Fire phone you would drag and drop the file to the Music folder 5 Disconnect your phone from your computer 6 To view your transferred content on your Fire phone go to the Home screen of Fire phone and then swipe from the left edge of the screen or tilt the phone to the right to open the left panel Then select the content library that you want to see for example Music 7 Inthe content library open the left panel and then tap Device to view your content Transfer content from a Mac 1 Download Android File Transfer English only on your Mac After the download completes open androidfiletransfer dmg and then drag Android File Transfer to Applications 2 Connect your Fire phone to your comput
46. ction Take Photos amp Personal Videos Take a Device Screenshot View Edit amp Share Photos Save Photos amp Videos to Cloud Drive Download Photos amp Personal Videos 114 Take Photos amp Personal Videos Use the camera on your Fire phone to take photos and record video You can also choose to store your photos and videos in Amazon Cloud Drive automatically Photos from your phone do not count against your total Cloud Drive storage Automatic video uploads count towards your Cloud Drive storage and are enabled by default If you don t want your photos and videos to upload to your Cloud Drive automatically open the left panel in the Photos app and then tap Settings From the Settings menu use the switch to turn off Auto Save If you want to upload photos and videos to Amazon Cloud Drive but you don t want to use your cellular data open the left panel in the Photos app and then tap Settings From the Settings menu use the switch to turn off Use Cellular Data Note If you exceed your Cloud Drive storage limit you won t be able to upload any additional videos until you purchase additional storage or make space for videos by deleting existing content You will still be able to view and play previously uploaded videos locally To open the camera tap the Camera icon from the carousel or app grid on the Home screen ie Pei Camera Mode Video Mode Switch to Camera mode or Video mode Flash Turn the camera flash O
47. d charging status continuously open the Quick Actions panel and then tap Settings gt Display gt Show status bar To learn more about peeking go to One Handed Shortcuts Getting Started Conserve Battery Life Conserve your battery life by turning off features and adjusting settings on your Fire phone Battery life will vary based on device settings and usage Use the following tips to conserve battery life on your device Lower screen brightness Swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then move the slider to a dimmer setting or turn on Auto to have your device adjust the brightness automatically Turn off Wi Fi and or Bluetooth From the Quick Actions panel tap the Wi Fi or Bluetooth icon to turn them off when not in use If you don t need access to your mobile network tap the Airplane Mode icon to put your phone in Airplane Mode Use headphones Plug headphones into the headphone jack on the top of your phone to avoid extended use of the audio speakers e Adjust screen timeout to less than 30 minutes From the Quick Actions panel tap the Settings icon Tap Display and then tap Change time to sleep to access the Screen Timeout settings Select the time it takes for your phone to go into sleep mode when you re not using it e Reduce the inbox check frequency for the Email app From the Quick Actions panel tap the Settings icon Tap Applications amp
48. d it Books that have already been downloaded to your phone display a checkmark in the lower right corner of the cover image Docs View the left panel and tap the switch next to Library to view your personal documents that are stored in the Cloud Tap a document to download it Docs that have already been downloaded to your phone display a checkmark on the right 24 Transfer Content to Your Fire Phone via USB To transfer content from your computer to your Fire phone use the micro USB cable that was included with your device You can connect Fire phone to your computer as a media device or as a camera To change the USB connection type open the Quick Actions panel and then tap Settings gt Battery amp Storage gt Change USB connection type Select File Transfer if you want to transfer music documents and other files or Photo Transfer if you want to transfer photos and personal videos Note If you select File Transfer on a Mac with OS X 10 5 or later or PC with Windows XP you will need to download additional software before your computer will recognize your Fire phone To learn how to download the software go to https www amazon com usbtransfertools If you select Photo Transfer you do not need to download the software Transfer content from a PC 1 Connect your phone to your computer with the micro USB cable You will need to unlock the screen on your Fire phone before your computer will recognize Fire phone To unlo
49. device Note Deregister is most often used by customers who wish to switch Amazon accounts on a device within a household Activate an alarm on your device If your device is located an alarm will play on the device for two minutes or until it s dismissed Find your device s approximate location on a map generated within Manage Your Content and Devices If your device can t be reached immediately you can request that Amazon continue trying to reach your device periodically for the next three days After three days you will receive an e mail from Amazon on the status of your device s location 149 Option Remote Lock Remote Factory Reset Settings amp Security Description Important The maps and location information used in the Manage Your Device feature might be inaccurate or unavailable depending on a number of factors including the kind of wireless connectivity supported by your device Wi Fi only or Wi Fi 4G LTE and whether it supports GPS This feature is not intended to be relied upon in situations where precise location information is needed Set your device s lock screen password to protect the data on your device You can also choose to include a short message when you lock the device If you already set your lock screen password this feature will override and reset your previous password If your device can t be reached immediately the device will be locked the next time it comes back online After three day
50. different locations using your hearing aid or cochlear implant to determine if you hear any interfering noise Consult your service provider or Amazon for information on hearing aid compatibility If you have questions about return or exchange policies contact Amazon Customer Support at www amazon com contact us 36 Accessibility Features Use a Teletypewriter TTY Connect a Teletypewriter TTY device to your Fire phone Note To use a Teletypewriter you may need a third party TTY adapter sold separately to connect your phone to a TTY device You will also need to enable TTY Mode on your phone TTY Mode offers three different options Full allows TTY users to read incoming messages and respond to them using the TTY HCO Hearing Carry Over allows users to hear the other person through the phone and respond to them using the TTY VCO Voice Carry Over allows TTY users to speak through the phone and read responses on their TTY To enable TTY Mode 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen to access Quick Actions and then tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Device and then tap Manage Accessibility 3 Under Hearing Settings tap TTY Mode and then select your preferred mode 4 Connect your phone to a TTY device 37 Accessibility Features Turn On Closed Captions Show closed captions for movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video and web videos in the Silk Browser when available for the title There are t
51. dows in the same shot such as a subject in front of a window on a sunny day Best Shot Best Shot takes a picture just before and just after each shot every time you press the Shutter icon so you can get the best shot of your subject After you take the picture tap the Best Shot O80 icon and then select the photo you want to use Best Shot is enabled by default and isn t available when HDR is turned on To turn off Best Shot tap the Settings icon Tips This shooting mode works best for group photos or action shots for example children or pets When you view a Best Shot photo from the Photos app tap the Best Shot icon to select and change the current photo Only the preferred photo will be uploaded to Amazon Cloud Drive When you change the preferred photo the newly selected photo is automatically uploaded and will be available on any device that supports the Amazon Cloud Drive application Best Shot automatically saves all unused Best Shot photos on your Fire phone To delete all unused Best Shot photos open the left panel in the Photos app and then tap Settings gt Clean Up Best Shot Even if you delete the unused photos the preferred photo will remain on your phone and in Amazon Cloud Drive Image Review After you take a picture you will see a preview of the photo This allows you to immediately delete the image if you don t like it 117 Take a Device Screenshot You can take a picture of your screen on
52. ducts amp More with Firefly While using your phone press the Home button to return to the Home screen at any time While on the Home screen press the Home button to toggle between carousel view and app grid view You can also swipe up and down to toggle between views Press and hold the Home button to use Voice Control to make a call or send a text message or an e mail To learn more go to Talk to Your Phone What s in the Box Fire phone comes with Fire phone Premium Headphones USB Cable Power Adapter Quick Start Guide Getting Started Charge the Battery Your Fire phone comes with a micro USB cable and power adapter to charge your phone Using the power adapter your phone will charge in under five hours Important Charge your phone with the USB cable and power adapter that came with your device Using another power adapter or USB cable or charging from the USB port on your computer will increase charging time e To charge your phone connect the micro USB cable to your phone and to the power adapter and then plug the power adapter into a power outlet Note When your phone is charging a lightning bolt appears in the battery indicator If you don t see a lightning bolt your phone is not charging To view the battery percentage and charging status hold your phone at a slight angle to the left or right or peek to view the status bar at the top If you d like to display the battery percentage an
53. e Space to see if you have items that qualify for 1 Tap Archive to free up space You can also tap Applications or Books to see a list of items that you can select and delete to free up space 140 Settings amp Security Customize Your Language amp Keyboard Change how the onscreen keyboard for your Fire phone operates with special features like auto correction next word prediction and different keyboard languages To change your device language 1 Swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Device gt Change your language 3 Select your language To change your keyboard language 1 From Settings tap Keyboard gt Change the keyboard language 2 Select your language or tap Download New Language to select and download a new keyboard language To delete a keyboard language tap the Edit icon select the language to delete and then tap the Delete icon To toggle between downloaded keyboard languages 1 Press and hold the Space Bar until a menu comes up 2 Select one of your downloaded languages Note If you re downloading a keyboard language for the first time you will need to accept the Swype Terms of Service before you can download the keyboard Keyboard Settings To configure auto correct spell checking and other feature settings 1 From Settings tap Keyboard and then tap Configure auto correct and spell checking o
54. e app grid You can also swipe up from the bottom of the screen In the upper left corner tap Cloud Tap Prime Music The app will download to your Fire phone To listen to a Prime Music song album or playlist 1 Open Prime Music Swipe from the left edge of the screen and then select Prime Music or Prime Playlists Browse and select the Prime Music song album or playlist you want to add to your music library Eligible Prime Music titles and playlists display the Prime badge Prime The app will download to your Fire phone Tap Add for Prime songs Add Album to Library for Prime albums or Add Playlist to Library for Prime playlists After you add Prime Music tap In Library for songs See Album in Library or See Playlist in Library to go to your music library and play your music 111 Listen to Music Access the Music app to listen to music from the Cloud or on your phone Music that you ve listened to recently also appears in the Home screen carousel for easy access From the left panel on the Home screen tap Music Once in your music library tap an album to open it and then tap a song to play it You can also access the left panel to view your music by Artist Album Song or Genre When you listen to a song use playback controls to customize your listening experience CN KE Go to the previous track Ca Go to the next track ca Resume playback of the song n Pause the song Tap once
55. e attachment To download the attachment to your device press and hold the attachment icon and then tap Save If the attachment is a photo or video it will be saved to your Photos library If the attachment is a recognized doc such as a PDF it will be saved in your Docs library If the attachment file type is unrecognized it will be saved to your Email Attachments which you can access from the left panel in the Docs library To access your downloaded personal documents tap Photos or Docs from the Home screen From your inbox swipe a message to the left to reveal two quick options 1 Delete 2 Archive Gmail Move IMAP and Exchange or Mark Unread POP3 You can also tap the Edit icon tap the checkbox next to one or multiple messages and then tap Delete Archive Move Flag Mark Read or Mark Unread Note You may see more options if your e mail provider supports additional options such as labels Gmail only 105 Communication Email Settings You can change your message text size automatically download attachments over Wi Fi organize messages as conversations set e mail notifications and more To access your settings open the left panel and then Settings gt Email Settings Setting Description Default Message Text Size Change the default text size for your incoming and outgoing e mail messages Show Embedded Images Display images in incoming e mails Automatically Download Attachme
56. e phone settings To learn more go to Settings Basics Tap to quickly connect to an Amazon Tech Advisor To learn more go to Get Help with Mayday Tap to search the content on your device or in the Cloud your apps the web and the Amazon stores Brightness Slide to manually adjust the brightness on your phone or tap Auto to let your Fire phone set this automatically 18 Fire Phone Basics Customize the Lock Screen Select a lock screen scene or personal photo to display on the lock screen of your Fire phone 1 From Settings tap Lock Screen and then tap Select a lock screen scene 2 Swipe down through the available scenes and then tap to preview the lock screen Alternatively tap Your Photo to select a personal photo to display 3 Tap the checkmark to set the lock screen or the X to cancel By default your phone will rotate through all of the available lock screen scenes daily To turn this feature off tap Off next to Rotate Scene Daily at the top of the screen or select a specific scene Note When the battery is low on your Fire phone Dynamic Perspective lock screen scenes will stop reacting to your movements to conserve battery life From time to time we will add additional lock screen scenes to your Fire phone when they re available Fire Phone Basics Modify Lock Screen Settings You can display notifications on the lock screen Such as music playback controls or turn on the option to wake up your phone
57. e provider for assistance Getting Started Register Your Phone In order to use your Fire phone register it to your Amazon account 1 From Settings tap My Accounts 2 Tap Register your phone Note If your phone is already registered to an Amazon account you will see the option to Deregister your phone Tap this option to go to the My Accounts screen and verify that your phone is registered to the desired account If you d like to register your phone to another Amazon account tap Deregister After you deregister your phone from your Amazon account you won t be able to access items stored in the Cloud or items previously downloaded through other Amazon devices or applications 3 Tap Register If you already have an Amazon account Enter the e mail address and password associated with your Amazon account and then tap Register If you do not have an Amazon account Tap Start Here and then follow the instructions to set up a new Amazon account Getting Started Deregister Your Phone Deregister your Fire phone if you would like to register it to a different account or if you no longer want to use it to purchase books apps games music movies TV shows and other digital content You can deregister directly from your device or from a computer Important After you deregister your phone from your Amazon account you won t be able to access items stored in the Cloud or items previously downloaded through other Amazon d
58. elp with Mayday Getting Started In This Section Hardware Basics Charge the Battery Insert a SIM Card Register Your Phone Getting Started Hardware Basics Locate the Power Volume Up Volume Down Camera and Home buttons on your Fire phone POWER LOCK BUTTON VOLUME UP DOWN CAMERA FIREFLY BUTTON SIM CARD TRAY HOME BUTTON t USB CABLE j Button Description Power Lock To turn on your phone press and hold the Power button on the top of the device for 2 3 seconds To lock your phone and put it in standby mode press the Power button once To wake your phone and access the lock screen press the Power button once or press the Home button To turn off or restart your phone press and hold the Power button for 2 3 seconds and then tap Power off or Restart If your phone is frozen press and hold the Power button for 8 10 seconds to shut it down and then turn it back on again Volume Up Volume Press the Volume Up button or Volume Down buttons on the left side of your phone to Down quickly increase or decrease the volume To learn more go to Manage Ringtones amp Notifications Getting Started Camera Firefly Press the Camera button on the left side of your phone to access the camera from any screen even if your phone is locked Press and hold the same button to open the Firefly window To learn more go to Take and Share Photos amp Personal Videos or Identify Movies Music Pro
59. ems such as your most recent text messages e mails or photos under the Messaging Email and Photos apps recommendations related to a Kindle book or your most recently accessed settings Open an item Tap an item in the carousel or one of the preview items to go directly to it Switch to the app grid Press the Home button You can also swipe up from the four app icons at the bottom of the screen Pin an item to the carousel Press and hold an item and then select Pin to Front from the pop up menu To remove an item from the carousel press and hold a pinned item and then select Remove from Carousel In app grid view Navigate the app grid If they span multiple screens swipe up and down to view all of your apps Toggle the Cloud Device switch in the upper left to view the apps you have in the Cloud available to download to your device and the apps you already have downloaded to your device Open an item Tap an app to open it Organize your apps Press and drag an app to move it around the screen and reorganize your apps Switch to the carousel Swipe down to navigate back up to the carousel Create a Collection To create a Collection press and drag a media item such as a book video or app on top of another media item from the same media category and then add a name for the Collection For example a book can be added to a Collection that contains other books however a book cannot be added to a Collection that contain
60. er with a micro USB cable Your Fire phone will appear on the desktop You will need to unlock the screen on your Fire phone before your Mac can access Fire phone To unlock the screen press the Power button on Fire phone and swipe up on the screen If you have a password or PIN enter it when prompted 3 Open the Fire phone folder on your computer open the Internal storage folder and then open the folder for the content type you want to transfer 4 Locate the content you want to transfer from your computer to your phone and then drag and drop 25 Fire Phone Basics the content into the corresponding content folder on Fire phone For example if you re transferring a song file to your Fire phone you would drag and drop the file to the Music folder 5 Disconnect your phone from your computer 6 To view your transferred content on your Fire phone go to the Home screen of Fire phone and then swipe from the left edge of the screen or tilt the phone to the right to open the left panel Then select the content library that you want to see for example Music 7 Inthe content library open the left panel and then tap Device to view your content Fire phone supports these content types Audio Dolby Digital AC 3 Dolby Digital Plus E AC 3 non DRM AAC MP3 MIDI OGG PCM WAVE AAC LC ELD HE AAC v1 amp v2 AMR NB AMR WB AMR WB Audible Enhanced format AAX Video MPEG4 VP8 H 264 MPEG4 AVC MPEG4 SP H 263 AVI Im
61. esupport article jsp sid KB1 00853 1 Swivel the phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel 2 From the Quick Actions panel press and hold the Wi Fi icon 3 Next to Wi Fi tap On 4 Tap anetwork to connect to it If you see a lock icon besides the network name a network password is required Enter the Wi Fi network password and then tap OK Note If you don t know the password check with the person who set up the network This password is not your Amazon account password After you connect to a Wi Fi network your phone automatically connects to the network again when it s in range If more than one network is in range your phone automatically connects to the last network used 55 Connectivity Add a Wi Fi Network Manually If you don t see the Wi Fi network you want in the list of available networks you can add it manually Before you add a Wi Fi network to your Fire phone make sure you are within range of the network you want to add and that you know the network name and password if required Your Fire phone automatically detects nearby Wi Fi networks and wireless hotspots that broadcast their network name Some networks are open for everyone to join while others require a password to connect You can connect your phone to your home Wi Fi network public Wi Fi networks and some enterprise private networks 1 From the Quick Actions panel press and hold the Wi Fi icon 2 Tap Add
62. evices or applications From your device 1 From Settings tap My Accounts 2 Tap Deregister your phone and then tap Deregister From a computer 1 Goto Manage Your Content and Devices htips www amazon com mycda and then click Manage Your Devices 2 Under Devices select your Fire phone and then click Deregister 3 To confirm click Deregister again After deregistering you can register your phone to another Amazon account Fire Phone Basics In This Section Navigate Your Fire Phone One Handed Shortcuts Access the Quick Actions Panel Customize the Lock Screen Manage Ringtones amp Notifications Access Your Content Link Your Phone to Facebook or Twitter Switch Between and Close Recent Apps Accessibility Features Fire Phone Basics Navigate Your Fire Phone Fire phone has three primary screens a center screen a left panel and a right panel Left APPS GAMES WEB MUSIC D 0 PHOTOS BOOKS NEWSSTAND Center Right Sif 63 Seattle ow Mohawk Creative Debrief 5 00 PM ffee with Frank Fire Phone Basics Home Screen Carousel View or App Grid View Access items from the Home screen in carousel view or app grid view In carousel view Navigate the carousel Swipe your finger left or right across the screen to move through the carousel Your most recently accessed items appear first Preview items Below most items in the carousel you will find a preview of relevant it
63. f books that support Immersion Reading visit the Kindle Store https Awww amazon com store whispersyncvoice e Time to Read estimates your reading speed to let you know when you ll finish your book Your specific reading speed is stored only on your Kindle device it s not stored on Amazon servers 127 Media To do this Try this Change text settings While reading tap the top of your screen to show the reading toolbar and then tap the View Options A icon You can change the following settings Text size Font Background color Line Spacing Page flow if you want to read your book as pages or as one continual scroll Magazine page curl Popular highlights Text to Speech when available for the title Note Any changes you make to text will apply to all your content However the text size of menus and other screens is fixed and can t be modified X Ray lets you explore the bones of a book You can also view more detailed information from Wikipedia and from Shelfari Amazon s community powered encyclopedia for book lovers To use X Ray tap the center of the screen and then tap the X Ray button Alternatively open the right panel Within X Ray you can filter topics by people or terms and sort them by relevance order of appearance in the book or alphabetically To learn more about a topic tap it in the list Listen to professional narration with Immersion With Immersion Reading you can add professional Readin
64. g narration to eligible Kindle books and watch real time highlighting as you read To use Immersion Reading open your Kindle book and then tap the center of the screen to open the reading toolbar at the bottom of the page Tap the Play gt button to hear narration and see real time highlighting in the text while you read Learn more about your book with Smart Lookup While reading you can look up words on your Fire phone from different sources and translate text using the Smart Lookup feature While reading press and hold a word or press and drag a phrase and then release to see the Smart Lookup cards 128 View reading progress with Time to Read Search inside your book Sync to the furthest page read Go to a different location or chapter Use Auto Scroll Media Try this Swipe to the left or right to switch between the X Ray Wikipedia Translation or Dictionary cards Cards are contextual and may not appear If the word or phrase you re viewing does not apply to the card Tap the lower left corner of the screen to toggle between the time left in book time left in chapter and location If supported by your book you can also display the page number To turn off Time to Read cycle through the area until it s blank While reading open the left panel and choose an option from the list If provided by the publisher you may also use the Table of Contents to jump immediately to different sections in the bo
65. g the lock screen if enabled To learn more go to Access the Quick Actions Panel From anywhere on your phone swipe up from the bottom of the screen to go back to the previous screen Make sure you place your finger below the screen on the left or right side of the Home button and swipe up toward the top of the phone While browsing in Silk a Kindle book or other supported apps angle the device toward you or away from you to One handed Shortcut Fire Phone Basics Description scroll down or up Increasing the angle of the pitch accelerates scrolling in either direction 17 Fire Phone Basics Access the Quick Actions Panel Swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to access the Quick Actions panel From the Quick Actions panel you can turn Wi Fi the flashlight or Airplane Mode on or off as well as quickly go to Settings Description Tap to turn Airplane Mode on or off To learn more go to Turn On Airplane Mode Tap to turn Wi Fi on or off To learn more go to Connect to Wi Fi Tap to turn Bluetooth on or off Press and hold to access Bluetooth settings or pair a device To learn more go to Connect to Bluetooth Tap to turn the flashlight on or off To learn more go to Flashlight Sync your device to receive recently purchased content from the Amazon Appstore or the Kindle Store or to receive app or software updates To learn more go to Access Your Content Tap to access Fir
66. hone will read aloud the contact name or phone number for incoming calls Explore by Touch Connect your phone to a Teletypewriter device Se captions for movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video and web videos in the ilk Browser when available for the title Connect a supported braille display to your device using Bluetooth on Fire phone Screen content will be presented on the braille display and you ll be able to navigate and interact with your device using the keypad on the display BrailleBack To use BrailleBack go to the Amazon Appstore on your Fire phone to download and install BrailleBack Fire OS Edition After you install the app swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap Settings gt Device gt Manage accessibility and then scroll to the bottom of the page to view BrailleBack and configure its settings Note Other accessibility services may be available in the Amazon Appstore 32 Accessibility Features Guide to Screen Reader and Explore by Touch When the Screen Reader is turned on Explore by Touch will turn on automatically With Explore by Touch you can use gestures to navigate your Fire phone and interact with your content while the Screen Reader describes the actions you make on screen Turn on Screen Reader Press the Power button until you feel a vibration and then place two fingers slightly and Explore by Touch apart on the screen and hold for five seco
67. hree ways to enable closed captioning on Fire phone From Accessibility Settings 1 From Settings tap Device and then tap Manage Accessibility 2 Under Hearing Settings tap the switch to turn Closed Captioning On This will enable your phone to display closed captions when available From the Instant Video app 1 Play the video you want to watch Videos that include closed captions appear with the closed caption symbol CC on their overview pages Most videos that support closed captions include English text Other languages may also be available 2 After playback has started tap the Menu gt Captions gt On In the captions menu you can also customize the font size and color scheme for the caption text Your selections apply to all videos you play until you change them again 3 Tap outside the closed captions menu to return to video playback with captions on 4 To turn captions off tap the Menu gt Captions gt Off You can also manage your Amazon Instant Video closed caption settings under Subtitle Preferences at www amazon com cc From the Silk Browser 1 From the Silk Browser access the left panel and tap Settings 2 Tap Advanced and then tap Closed Captions 3 Select from the available customization options such as text size and then swipe up from the bottom of the phone to return to the browser Some options may not be available 38 Accessibility Features Turn On Low Motion Mode With Low Motion
68. ing your phone with one hand You can also quickly go back to the previous screen and automatically scroll up and down on a web page Tip To launch an interactive tutorial about using one handed shortcuts tap the Quick Start app icon in the carousel or app grid on the Home screen of your Fire phone One handed Shortcut Deseripton S Shortcut One handed Shortcut Deseripton S Peek or hold your phone at a very slight angle left or right to quickly reveal additional helpful bits of information related to the content currently on your screen For example While shopping the Kindle Store peek to see the star ratings of Kindle books While viewing the Quick Actions panel peek to see the name of each icon Tilt to access the left and right panels on your phone To open the left panel tilt the left edge of the phone toward you and then back to the start position in one continuous motion To close the left panel tilt the left edge of the phone away from you and then back to the start position To open the right panel tilt the right edge of the phone toward you and then back to the start position in one continuous motion To close the right panel tilt the right edge of the phone away from you and then back to the start position To learn more go to Left and Right Panels While holding the phone in portrait mode Swivel your wrist down left or right to open the Quick Actions panel from any screen on your phone includin
69. interactive elements to appear on a website When you disable this option some websites may not work properly Closed Captions Customize your closed caption experience for web videos in compatible formats including size and color of text font style and more Show Security Warnings Show a warning message when there is a problem with the site s security Reset all Silk Settings Reset all browser settings to their defaults 83 Utilities About Flash Videos on Fire Phone Adobe Flash isn t supported in the Silk browser but you may be able to view Adobe Flash videos using these tips Adobe is no longer developing Flash for mobile devices To learn more go to Adobe s website to view their announcement https blogs adobe com flashplayer 201 2 06 flash player and android update html Due to this the Silk Browser on Fire phone does not support Adobe Flash If you see an error message a Flash plugin icon or an option to redirect to a non Flash or mobile version of the page you re viewing this may mean that the website uses Adobe Flash If you re unable to view a website with Flash content you can switch to mobile view to see if that solves your problem 1 From the Silk Browser tap the Menu icon 2 Tap Request another view and then tap Mobile Some popular websites may also have an app available Check the Amazon Appstore accessible through the Apps or Games library on your device for availability 84 Utilities
70. isit resulting in a quicker page load experience A lightning bolt appears in the address bar after you ve selected a cloud accelerated link Prompt for Experimental Streaming Viewer Allow Silk to notify you when a website is compatible with the experimental streaming viewer so you can view select Adobe Flash videos Auto Scroll Turn this feature on if you would like to tilt your phone forward and backward to scroll up and down ona web page Your Data Clear Browser Data Control your privacy by deleting your browser history including websites you ve visited saved passwords and personal information added to forms Web Site Data Clear data from specific websites you ve visited in the Silk Browser To delete a website press the Edit icon select the website and then tap Delete Accept Cookies Websites use cookies to save your preferences or settings Cookies are enabled by default Download Prompt Allow the Silk Browser to notify you before you download a file to your phone Remember Passwords Save passwords for websites Form Autofill Fill out your contact information on web forms with a single touch by saving form data for later use 82 Utilities Saved Autofill Profiles View edit or delete saved autofill profiles To add an autofill profile tap the Add icon enter the form information and then tap the Save icon Advanced Load Images Allow websites to load images immediately Enable JavaScript JavaScript allows
71. l devices registered to your Amazon account that have the Maps app Enter an address as you normally would and then bookmark the location When you bookmark the location Utilities Do this you ll be presented with options to mark the location as Home Work or School This can be useful for when you want to find a bookmarked location or when you use a voice command to get directions to the place Peek on Pins to see more information While viewing your search results on the map peek to view Yelp star ratings for restaurants and points of interest if available Manually mark a location Press and hold the map until a dropped pin appears View traffic conditions From the left panel tap Traffic to switch to view an overlay of the current traffic conditions An orange checkmark will appear next to Traffic Tap Traffic again to turn off traffic information View Search History and Bookmarks Access the right panel to see your latest Search History and Bookmarks Tap Show All to see a complete list View landmarks See three dimensional views of the world s major cities Zoom in until you see a landmark building or structure and then pan zoom or tilt your phone to view different angles of it Tap the landmark to learn more about it Get turn by turn directions Go to Find Directions 76 Utilities Find Directions Use the Maps app to find turn by turn directions 1 Search for a location and then tap the Direc
72. load it directly to your Fire phone Content refers to digital books magazines newspapers or other digital reading materials When you are ready to purchase a title Tap the Buy for button to purchase a title or a single periodical issue Tap the Subscribe now button to subscribe to a newspaper or magazine Tip Tap Download a Sample to download the beginning of a book for free At the end of the sample tap Buy for to purchase the book or a single periodical issue When you purchase a book from a sample the book will open to the last page you were on After you purchase Kindle content it automatically downloads to your phone The content is also stored in your content library so you can download it to other devices or Kindle reading apps registered to the same account 125 Media Access Your Kindle Library 1 Tap a title to download it to your phone 2 Access the right panel to view recommendations based on your recently purchased content 3 Access the left panel to view the category menu 126 Media Reading on Fire Phone After you open a book on your Fire phone try these things Note e X Ray is not available for all Kindle books If X Ray is not available for the book the X Ray button and access to X Ray concepts in the right panel will be unavailable e To use Immersion Reading you need to own the audio companion of your Kindle book and the title needs to be Whispersync for Voice ready For a list o
73. ments Cloud Drive View photos and videos stored in Cloud Drive While viewing your photos or personal videos you can Zoom in and out Pinch outward with two fingers to zoom in and pinch inward with two fingers to zoom out View your photos and videos in a grid Rotate your phone vertically to enter Portrait mode View your photos and videos in a mosaic Rotate your phone horizontally to enter Landscape mode Play a personal video Tap the Play icon To edit your photos While viewing a photo tap the photo to show the toolbar at the bottom of the screen and then tap the Edit icon to go to the Photo Editor Scroll through the categories at the bottom of the screen Tap a category to access the editing tools and then tap a tool to use it After editing the photo tap Apply to save your changes If you decided not to use that particular tool swipe up from the bottom of the screen to return to the Photo Editor categories When you are finished using the Photo Editor tap Done To share your photos and personal videos While viewing a photo or personal video tap to show the toolbar at the bottom of the screen and 119 Media then tap the Share icon Select one of the options to share the photo via e mail text message or with your social networks Note Videos must be smaller than 1MB due to wireless provider restrictions 120 Media Save Photos amp Videos to Cloud Drive By default your Fire phone
74. n Off or set to Auto Front facing Rear facing Switch between the rear facing and front facing camera Shutter Take a picture If Image Review is turned on a preview of the image will appear which you can tap to save or delete the photo Recent photos are added to your Camera Roll To open your Camera Roll tap the thumbnail of your most recent image in the camera window From here you can share delete or edit photos or videos To learn more go to View Edit amp Share Photos Tips Unless a face is identified in the scene the camera will focus and set exposure in the center of the screen Tap the screen to focus on a specific location or press and hold anywhere on the screen to lock the focus and exposure for that part of the scene 115 Media To zoom in and out pinch the screen with two fingers Press and hold the shutter to capture a stack of photos Record Record a video A counter will appear showing the time of the recorded video Tap the button again to stop recording Tips Unless a face is identified in the scene the camera will focus and set exposure in the center of the screen Tap the screen to focus on a specific location or press and hold anywhere on the screen to lock the focus and exposure for that part of the scene To zoom in and out pinch the screen with two fingers while recording To capture pictures while recording a video tap the shutter icon that appears to the right of
75. n follow the instructions to complete the pairing request To adjust output settings for your braille device ale Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to open the Quick Actions panel and then select the Settings icon Select Device gt Manage accessibility Select BrailleBack under Services Select On and then select OK Select Configure BrailleBack and then choose your preferred output setting Braille type Literary braille table or Computer braille table To configure your braille device as the default keyboard J Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to open the Quick Actions panel and then select the Settings icon Select Keyboard gt Change the keyboard language Select Braille hardware keyboard 43 Special Features In This Section Identify Movies Music Products amp More with Firefly Dynamic Perspective Talk to Your Phone 44 Special Features Identify Movies Music Products amp More with Firefly With Firefly you can scan physical products listen to music movies and TV shows to learn more about them or identify text and translations You can also install Firefly enabled apps to identify new objects or take additional actions in Firefly Note Not all products media or artwork can be identified by Firefly Firefly can identify Phone numbers e mail address and web addresses Music movies and TV shows Books DVDs Blu ray discs
76. n select Delete Use Speech when Locked Turn On to enable voice recognition while your phone is locked Speaking Speed Select the speed at which your phone speaks to you Voice Language Select the language your phone uses to speak to you English and Spanish are currently supported Hands free Mode You can select whether to hear more detailed voice feedback when you use a headset or other hands free device or all the time Select Hands free Device Only or Always On 53 Connectivity In This Section Connect to Wi Fi Add a Wi Fi Network Manually Turn On Airplane Mode Turn Location Based Services On or Off Connect to a Mobile Network Manage Your Data Usage Set Up a Wi Fi Hotspot Connect to Bluetooth Second Screen with Fire Phone Display Mirroring with Fire Phone 54 Connectivity Connect to Wi Fi Connect to a Wi Fi network to buy stream or download content from the Cloud or sync to receive items Your Fire phone automatically detects nearby Wi Fi networks and wireless hotspots that broadcast their network name Some networks are open for everyone to join while others require a password to connect You can connect your phone to your home Wi Fi network public Wi Fi networks and some enterprise private networks Tip With AT amp T Wi Fi service you can connect to an AT amp T Wi Fi Hot Spot location on your Fire phone To learn more about AT amp T Wi Fi Hot Spots visit their website https Awww att com
77. n the screen to scroll If it is enabled from the Settings menu in the Silk Browser the Auto Scroll feature also allows you to tilt your phone forward and back to automatically scroll up and down the page Open and close tabs Tap the Tabs icon in the bottom right to view all of your open tabs Tap the thumbnail image of a tab to go to that tab To add a new tab tap the icon To close a tab tap the x on a tab You can also press and hold a tab to close the currently open tab close all tabs except the one you re pressing close all tabs including the one you re pressing or add or remove the tabbed page from your bookmarks Menu Options While viewing a web page tap the Menu icon next to the Address Bar and then tap Share Page Share the page using e mail Facebook Messaging Twitter and more Add Edit Bookmark Add a bookmark or edit an existing bookmark for a web page 79 Utilities Save to Reading List You can save web pages to your Reading List to read them offline Find in Page Find a word or phrase on the page Request another view Select to view the Desktop or Mobile version of a web page By default Automatic recommended is selected Tip Select Mobile for a mobile optimized experience Websites optimized for mobile devices provide a better browsing experience by removing incompatible plug ins 80 Utilities Reading View Reading View removes most graphics advertisements or links from a
78. n your Fire phone currently cannot be accessed online or on other devices Tip You can also dictate a note with your voice instead of typing To learn more go to Talk to Your Phone To do this Do this Create a note 1 Tap the icon Use the onscreen keyboard to add text to the note Tap the Camera icon to import or take a picture to include in your note Tap the Microphone icon to add a voice recording to your note On the New Recording screen tap the circle icon to start and stop recording Tap the circle icon again to delete the recording or tap checkmark at the top right to add the recording to your note 2 Tap the checkmark to save your note Favorite a note Press and hold a note and then select Favorite While viewing a note you can also tap the Favorite icon An orange star will appear in the bottom right corner of your favorite notes You can access all of your favorite notes in the right panel Share a note Press and hold a note and then select Share While viewing a note you can also tap the Share icon You can share a text note via Email Facebook Twitter or Messaging Search for a note Tap the Search icon Create a note while on a phone call or browsing the b io a Note While on a call access the right panel and tap Take While viewing a page in the Silk Browser tap the Menu icon tap Share page and then select Notes The page description and URL will be saved as a
79. nds from any screen Explore menus and Drag a finger over each item on the screen Go to the next item Swipe right or down using a finger Go to the previous item Swipe left or up using a finger Open an item Select the item and then double tap anywhere on the screen If the item doesn t open try slowing down or speeding up your tapping speed Go to the Home screen Swipe up then left with a finger in a single motion Go back to the previous Swipe up from bottom of the phone with two fingers Alternatively swipe down and screen then left with a finger in a single motion Open Quick Actions Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers and Notifications Open the left or right Swipe in from left right edge of the screen with two fingers or tilt the phone if Low panels Motion is turned off Type on the keyboard Move a finger slowly over the keys to hear them being read to you When you hear the letter lift your finger from the keyboard to add the letter If you hear a high pitched tone your finger has moved outside the keyboard 33 Accessibility Features Action Gesture Select a word from Type a letter of a word and then slide your finger from the bottom of screen until you suggested word list hear a high pitched tone Without lifting your finger draw circles clockwise to hear a list of suggested words Draw circles counterclockwise to cycle backwards through the words Lift your finger to select the word
80. ne Utilities 78 Utilities Browser Basics To search or browse the web launch the Silk Browser app on your Fire phone Note The Silk Browser requires a network connection To learn more go to Connectivity When you open the Silk browser for the first time or when you open a new browser tab you ll see the Most Visited page From here you can tap a website to go directly to it or tap the search field at the top to search the web If you close the Silk browser the last website you were viewing will automatically appear the next time you open the browser To view your bookmarks browser history reading list and downloaded files open the left panel and then tap Bookmarks History Reading List or Downloads Search the web You can use the Address Bar to search the web To access the Address Bar from any page scroll up on the web page until it appears 1 Enter a URL or search term in the Address Bar at the top of the page Silk will suggest sites based on the default search engine you ve selected 2 Tap a suggested website to go it or tap Go on the keyboard when you re finished typing Zoom in and out You can zoom in on text images and more in a browser window Note Some web pages do not support this functionality To zoom in pinch outward with two fingers You can also double tap with one finger to center and zoom in To zoom out pinch inward with two fingers Scroll up and down Swipe your finger up and dow
81. nect to a mobile network instead If you are in a mobile service area you should see one of the mobile indicators 4G LTE 3G EDGE or GPRS appear in the status bar at the top of the screen When you re connected to a mobile data network you can make phone calls or send text messages access the web or browse Amazon content in the Amazon Appstore Kindle Store or Digital Music Store without being connected to a Wi Fi network 60 Connectivity Manage Your Data Usage You can view and monitor the amount of data used by your Fire phone To monitor the amount of cellular data that your phone uses 1 From Settings tap Wi Fi amp Networks 2 Tap See your cellular data usage to monitor overall data usage or app data usage for your phone Note Only data usage for your Fire phone is displayed and not for other devices on your mobile account such as other cell phones or tablet devices if you have them To monitor your overall account data usage contact your current service provider 61 Connectivity Set Up a Wi Fi Hotspot You can set up your Fire phone as a Wi Fi hotspot and connect your computer and other Wi Fi capable devices to the Internet To set up your phone as a Wi Fi hotspot turn on your mobile network and ensure that you have an active mobile data connection for example a 4G LTE icon with signal bars Note This feature is only available if it is part of your mobile service plan To turn your device into a Wi
82. nel and then select the Settings icon 2 Tap Applications amp Parental Controls gt Configure Amazon application settings gt Messaging You can select the following settings Setting Description Default Text Size Unlocked Devices Only Adjust the text size for messages SMS Character Count Show the character count for SMS messages when you type Show MMS Subject Unlocked Devices Only Show the subject of MMS messages in a thread MMS Messages Send and receive MMS messages including group messages photos or videos 97 Communication Contacts The Contacts app lets you add view edit and sync your contacts from your e mail accounts Facebook and other Amazon devices and services From the Contacts app you can tap a phone number e mail address or address in order to call text or e mail a contact or map their address To do this Do this Search for a contact Tap the Search icon Add a contact Tap the icon Edit a contact Tap on a contact and then tap the Edit icon Tap the checkmark when you re finished editing or tap x to cancel Delete a contact Tap on a contact and then tap the Delete icon Join contacts Press and hold a contact and then tap Join From the Join Contacts screen tap the contact you want to combine with the selected contact Share a contact Press and hold a contact and then tap Share Select an app installed on your phone to share your contact with such as the Me
83. ng Contact Block a phone number Swipe to the left and then tap Decline All All calls from the phone number will go directly to voicemail and it will be added to your contacts To allow calls from the phone number again swipe to the left and then tap Allow Delete a phone number Swipe to the left and then tap Delete At this time you can only delete one phone number at a time in your call history 90 Communication Phone Call Options During a phone call you can mute the phone call place the call on hold turn on the speaker phone and more Icon Description a Turn the speakerphone on or off zo Mute the microphone Your contacts won t be able to hear you until you unmute the microphone If you press and hold the Mute icon you will place the call on hold 3 Open the Keypad to dial a number Add another contact to the call Select a contact from the list and then tap the phone number you want to call The current call will be placed on hold while the selected number is dialed Tip During a call you can use Quick Links to type a note browse the web and view your calendar or contacts To access Quick Links open the right panel When you re finished tap the bar at the top of the screen to return to the call 91 Communication Phone Settings Go to your phone settings to view your phone number edit Reply with Text messages change your voicemail password and contact your mobile service provider To a
84. ngs tap Sounds and Notifications and then tap Select ringtones for specific people 2 Tap acontact and then select a sound to hear when they call or text you To view notifications 1 Swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel Any recent notifications such as new text messages or app updates will be displayed below the Quick Actions icons Tip Notifications with two lines at the bottom center can be expanded to view more content and actions Swipe down with two fingers or pinch outward to expand 2 Tap anotification to go to the related app or swipe the notification to the right or to the left to dismiss it To dismiss all notifications tap Clear To modify notification settings 1 From Settings tap Sounds and Notifications and then tap Manage Notifications 2 Select an app from the list to customize whether notifications from that app appear in the top panel display a banner at the top of the screen and or play a sound Tip From the Quick Actions panel press and hold a notification to quickly access the notification settings for that application 21 Access Your Content In This Section Sync Your Phone Download Content from the Cloud Transfer Content to Your Fire Phone via USB Fire Phone Basics 22 Fire Phone Basics sync Your Phone Sync your Fire phone to receive new items 1 Swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Qui
85. nheit or Celsius Modify your desired settings and then swipe up from the bottom of your phone to go back to the Weather app Utilities Clock The Clock app displays the time based on your current location and time zone Add other clocks to show the time in other major cities and time zones or use your Fire phone as an alarm clock countdown timer or stopwatch To do this Do this Add an alarm 1 Tap the Alarms icon and then tap the icon 2 Select the time you want and then choose your alarm options Repeat Check or uncheck a day of the week to repeat the alarm Sound Check or uncheck an alarm sound Label Enter an alarm name and then tap OK Turn off an alarm Press any button to snooze and silence an alarm Tap the switch next to an alarm to turn it Off or On Add a clock 1 Tap the World Clock icon and then tap the icon 2 Enter the name of city state or country and then select the desired city from the search results Use a countdown timer Tap the Add Timer icon Swipe to select the desired amount of time and then tap Start The timer will immediately start counting down Use a stopwatch Tap the Stopwatch icon Tap Start to start the stopwatch and then tap Stop when you re finished Manage settings such as displaying the time in 24 Tap the Settings icon at the top of the Alarms World hour format or selecting the length of time that Clock Stop Watch or Add Timer screens Modif
86. note that allows you to easily visit the page again 72 Backup and restore notes Utilities Notes are automatically saved in the Cloud if you have the Backup feature enabled To learn more go to Back Up amp Restore Your Fire Phone 73 Utilities Docs Go to the Docs Library to find all of your documents You can browse and open any documents you received from an e mail the web Amazon Cloud Drive or Send to Kindle apps From the left panel you can filter your documents by their source All Docs Email Attachments Web Downloads My Send to Kindle Docs Tap a document to download it or open it To remove the document press and hold and then tap Delete Select Add Docs to your Library to learn about different ways to add documents to your Docs Library Email Docs to your Device Sync with Cloud Drive Clip articles from the web Transfer through USB 74 Utilities Maps With the Maps app you can view maps search for locations find directions and check for traffic The Maps app on your Fire phone also provides 3D Look Around Peek on Pins and Yelp reviews to help you explore landmarks and discover new places Important Maps and directions depend on your phone s data services Data services are subject to change and may not be available in all areas resulting in maps directions or location based information that may be unavailable incomplete or inaccurate Move around Maps by dragging the screen
87. ns from the lock screen you can swivel or swipe down from the top of the screen to view recent notifications If you select a notification or swipe up to unlock the screen you will be prompted to enter your lock screen password or PIN 1 From Settings tap Lock Screen and then tap Set a password or PIN 2 Select whether you want to use a 4 digit numeric PIN or a Password that contains a combination of letters numbers and special characters 3 Enter the PIN or password and then tap Continue 4 Confirm the PIN or password and then tap OK Under Lock Screen settings you can also select the amount of time until your phone automatically locks and enable whether notifications display on the lock screen You can also customize your lock screen with a photo or a lock screen scene To learn more go to Customize the Lock Screen 139 Settings amp Security Manage Your Device Storage See how much free space is available on your Fire phone and find a detailed breakdown of how your storage is being used across your apps videos books and other content types 1 From Settings tap Battery amp Storage and then tap View available storage You will see a list of categories including how many items you have on your device in that category and how much space is being used e Under Your Files you will see the amount of space used Under Free you will see the amount of space available on your device Tap Clear Storag
88. nts on Wi Fi Automatically download incoming e mail attachments when your phone is connected to Wi Fi Include Original Message in Replies Include the original message in your replies After delete go to After deleting an e mail select whether you automatically go to the next Newer message Older message or the Message list Conversation Settings Choose whether you want your e mails grouped together as conversations You can also choose to include your sent and draft items in the conversation Note Conversation view is turned on by default Email Notification Settings Tap to manage notification settings Notifications Display previews of incoming messages in the notifications section of the Quick Actions panel when you swivel or swipe down from the top of the screen Banners Display a banner at the top of the screen when you receive a new e mail Sound Select a sound to play when you receive a new e mail or select none Vibrate Allow your phone to vibrate when you receive a new e mail 106 Calendar Communication The Calendar app allows you to view respond delete edit and create synchronized calendar events You can view your calendar in Agenda Day Week landscape and Month views You can sync Gmail Yahoo Mail Exchange Outlook com formerly Hotmail Facebook and other calendars to your Fire phone or create a local calendar with Amazon Cloud Calendar If you have multiple e mail accou
89. nts that the Calendar app supports you can view all of those calendars in the Calendar app To do this Change calendar view View or hide calendars Do this Tap the three icons at the bottom of the screen to switch between List Day or Month Rotate the device to switch to Week view If you have multiple e mail accounts synced to your phone you can select the calendars you wish to display To select calendars to display access the left panel and then tap the checkbox next to the calendar s you want to view Create an event Tap the icon enter the event details and then tap the checkmark at the top when you re finished Edit an event Tap the event and then tap the Edit icon Note You can only edit events you ve created You cannot edit Exchange events that originated on the Exchange server Delete an event Tap the event and then tap the Delete icon Delete all Amazon Cloud Calendar events Add Facebook events Open the left panel and then tap Settings gt Calendar Settings Use the switch to turn Sync Amazon Calendar off and then tap OK to confirm your selection Tap Delete Calendar Events from Cloud and then tap OK to confirm your selection Note Deleting Amazon Cloud Calendar appointments will not affect meetings and events tied to a supported e mail provider If your Facebook account is linked to your phone you can add Facebook events to your calendar Access the left panel tap
90. nu Tap Device and then double tap the screen to expand the options Tap Manage Accessibility and then double tap the screen to open the Accessibility menu Next to the Screen Reader setting tap Off and then double tap the screen to confirm your selection In the dialog that appears tap Continue and then double tap the screen When the Screen Reader is disabled Explore by Touch is turned off automatically 31 Accessibility Features Accessibility Options Describes what you touch and interact with on the screen for example the title of a book in Streon Reader the carousel Peeking is disabled when the Screen Reader is turned on Tip Tap Reading Speed to adjust the reading speed of the Screen Reader Navigate your phone with gestures to explore the screen by touch Your phone recognizes five accessibility shortcuts that help you quickly navigate to home go back and access the Quick Actions panel accessibility settings or the local context menu When the Screen Reader is turned on Explore by Touch turns on automatically Screen Magnifier Use gestures to magnify the screen it Button Ends Press the Power button to end calls When Low Motion Mode is enabled the tilt swivel peek and dynamic perspective features Low Motion Mode are turned off The way you look at and hold your phone will not automatically launch any actions or panels You will need to tap and swipe with your fingers to navigate Spoken Caller ID Your p
91. o share the photo using an installed app on your phone Send items from another app While using apps such as Silk Browser or Notes you will see the option to Share From the share menu select Messaging Tap the Search icon at the top right of the main app screen Delete a conversation Press and hold the conversation in the Messaging list and then tap Delete If you have an unlocked Fire phone you can also swipe a conversation to the left and then tap Delete View a person s contact info From anywhere within the app tap a person s avatar to view the Instant Contact card which shows available contact options including text phone and e mail If they are not already in your contacts list you will also see the option to Create new contact or Add to existing contact If they are already a contact you will see the option to Add to VIPs or View Contact From within a conversation tap the arrow icon at the top right of the screen to expand the recipient list Tap on any name to view the Instant Contact card See the names of all participants in a group Open the conversation and then tap the arrow icon at conversation the top right of the screen to expand the recipient list 96 Communication Messaging Settings You can turn MMS messaging on or off show the character count for SMS messages and more To access your settings 1 Swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions pa
92. ok The Table of Contents will also include page numbers if available and highlight your current chapter To use Auto Scroll tap the center of the screen and then tap the View Options A icon In the View Options menu tap Scroll Angle the device toward you or away from you to scroll down or up Increasing the angle of the pitch accelerates scrolling in either direction Tap the lock icon in the lower right corner of the screen to lock your scroll speed 129 Media Listen to Audiobooks In the Audiobooks library on your Fire phone you can shop for purchase and listen to audiobooks from www audible com an Amazon owned company 1 From the left panel on the Home screen tap Audiobooks Or tap the Audiobooks icon from the carousel or app grid and then tap the Store icon 2 Tap the magnifying glass to search for a title To narrow your search access the left panel and then select a category such as Immersion Reading or Audible Best Sellers 3 Tap atitle to play a sample learn more about the audiobook and see purchase options If you have an Audible membership you can purchase books with the available credits If you don t have an Audible membership plan tap Get this Free to learn more about signing up for an AudibleListener Membership Plan To purchase an audiobook without signing up for an Audible membership plan tap Buy for 4 To learn more about AudibleListener Membership Plans visit www audible com plans
93. olling the video from your Fire phone Second Screen turns your TV into the primary screen and frees up your Fire phone to provide playback controls a customized display for X Ray or simply be a place to e mail browse the web and more while you watch a movie or TV show Second Screen is available for Amazon Fire TV PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 and recent Samsung TVs Note Before you begin make sure your Fire phone and Second Screen capable device are turned on and connected to the Internet You can use separate wireless Wi Fi or wired Internet connections for compatible Second Screen devices as long as the Second Screen device and the phone can connect to the Internet Your phone and your Second Screen compatible device do not need to be connected to the same network or Internet connection to work together 1 From your phone tap Videos and then tap the Store icon Use the Search bar to find the movie or TV show you re interested in displaying on another screen 2 From the video s detail page tap the Second Screen ry icon 3 In the window that appears select a device to send the movie or TV show to that device If you see offline next to the Second Screen compatible device make sure the Amazon Instant Video application is open on that device Your movie or TV show will load and begin playing on the companion device While watching tap the Play Pause or Jump Back button or use the video progress bar to move forward or go
94. onal greeting Tap Record to start recording and then tap Stop when you re finished Tap Play to listen to your recorded greeting Tap Default to use your carrier s generic greeting When finished tap the checkmark at the top of the screen 93 Communication To do this Do this Change your voicemail password Go to Settings gt Phone gt Set up voicemail gt Voicemail Password Messaging Communication With the Messaging app you can exchange text and photo messages with other SMS and MMS devices To do this Start a conversation Continue a conversation Attach photos Attach videos Enable Disable MMS Multimedia Messaging Services Do this From the main screen of the app tap the icon at the top right of the screen Enter a phone number or name in the To field or tap the Add Contact icon to search or browse your contact list Type your message and then tap Send Note You can add up to 10 recipients to a group message Group messages will be sent as MMS ap a conversation in the list to open it Type your message and then tap Send Attach a photo that you have already taken by accessing the right panel and selecting the image Or tap the Camera icon next to the text box and select Choose Existing To capture a new photo tap the Camera icon next to the text box and select Capture a Photo Tap Send to send the photo s Note You can attach up to ten images per message Messages
95. p a message to open the message While viewing an e mail if it contains a calendar event invite access the right panel to see your calendar for the day time of the invite Reply Reply All or Forward Tap the Reply icon and then tap Reply Reply All or Forward 103 Communication Delete an e mail While viewing an e mail tap the Delete icon 104 Search for an e mail Download an attachment Flag important e mails Mark e mails as read or unread Delete e mails Move e mails Archive e mails Gmail only Label e mails Gmail only Communication Do this From your inbox swipe from right to left to reveal quick triage options Tap the Delete icon to delete the message From your inbox tap the Edit icon tap the checkbox next to the message s you want to delete and then tap the Delete icon From the Email carousel swipe from the right edge of an e mail towards the left and then tap Delete Scroll to the top of any message list folder or inbox in the Email app In the search bar tap the down arrow to choose a search field Options include To From Subject and All Enter a search term Results will come up as you type 4 Tap Search E mails with attachments have a paperclip icon 1 In your Inbox tap the message you want to open an attachment from and scroll down to the attachment Tap the attachment and then wait for it to download Tap the attachment again to view th
96. phone automatically imports contacts to the default account for the Contacts app Export to SIM card Note A SIM card can only hold around 200 contacts If you have more than 200 contacts see Export to Storage below 1 Insert a SIM card into the Fire phone SIM tray Open the Contacts app Open the left panel Tap Import Export Tap Export to SIM Contacts will automatically begin exporting to the SIM card Export to storage 1 Open the Contacts app 2 Open the left panel Tap Import Export and then Export to storage Tip You can export your contacts in a vcf file Then you can transfer vcf files from your Fire phone to your computer using a USB cable From the left panel tap to view All Contacts Amazon contacts contacts you added to your Device Only or contacts from any e mail accounts you have set up on your phone such as Gmail From the left panel of the Contacts app tap Settings and then tap Contacts Settings Synchronize contacts Tap On to automatically sync Amazon contacts across Amazon devices and services Sync Facebook Contacts Tap On to sync with your linked Facebook account You will be prompted to link your Facebook account if you haven t already Communication Do this Sync other third party contacts such as froma Gmail or Exchange e mail account From the left panel of the Contacts app tap Settings If you already added an e mail account tap the account name from the list
97. pp grid From an app select Settings from the left panel if applicable to go directly to that specific app s settings e To navigate within the Settings menu Tap the search field to enter search terms You can search within Settings or search everywhere on your phone Tap a heading to expand or collapse that section Tap the triangle icon at the top to quickly expand or collapse all sections Access the right panel to view your Recently Used Settings Access the left panel to find more help options From the left panel you can also toggle between the Classic and Detailed versions of the Settings menu By default the Classic view is selected Important In our help pages we reference the Classic menu options The Classic view of the Settings menu includes Description Wi Fi amp Networks Connect to Wi Fi enable Airplane Mode pair Bluetooth devices see your data usage or set up a Wi Fi hotspot To learn more go to Connectivity Adjust screen brightness turn off automatic screen rotation show status bar change time to sleep or share your screen via Miracast To learn more go to Display Mirroring with Fire Phone Sounds amp Notifications Change your ringtone manage notifications select ringtones for specific people change volume levels or touch feedback settings To learn more go to Manage Ringtones amp Notifications Applications amp Parental Controls Configure application settings manage pa
98. r in the app grid 2 To locate the music you want to buy tap the Search icon enter your search terms and then tap the magnifying glass 3 Tap the button displaying the price To confirm your purchase tap Buy or tap Get if the song or album is free Tip To listen to a sample tap the cover art on the song On the product detail page tap the Play icon Song samples are limited to 30 seconds 4 Once you have purchased the song or album tap Play or Download to go to Your Music Library to play or download the song or album Download Music Download your music to your Fire phone so you can listen to it without a wireless connection and reduce your data plan usage To download an album playlist or song from the Cloud 1 Access the left panel and filter Your Music Library 2 Press and hold an album playlist or song and then tap Download in the pop up menu After the download is complete you can listen to the album playlist or song even when your phone isn t connected to a wireless network 110 Media Prime Music on Fire Phone If you have an eligible Amazon Prime membership you can listen to select songs albums and playlists from the Prime Music catalog on Fire phone Note Prime Music is a separate application from the Music app on Fire phone and does not include features like X Ray for Music To download the Prime Music app 1 2 3 From the Home screen press the Home button to switch to th
99. r settings To enable syncing when you first link your Facebook account 1 From Settings tap My Accounts and then tap Connect your social networks 2 Tap Connect Your Facebook Account 3 Enter your login information and then tap Connect 4 Toggle Syne Calendar and Sync Contacts to ON To enable syncing from the Settings menu at any time 1 From Settings tap My Accounts and then tap Manage email accounts 2 Tap Contacts Settings or Calendar Settings 3 Toggle Sync Facebook Contacts and or Sync Facebook Events to ON To disable syncing from the Settings menu at any time 1 From Settings tap My Accounts and then tap Manage email accounts 2 Tap Contacts Settings or Calendar Settings 3 Toggle Sync Facebook Contacts and or Sync Facebook Events to OFF To learn more about manage your contacts and calendar go to Contacts or Calendar 28 Fire Phone Basics switch Between and Close Recent Apps With Quick Switch you can quickly switch to recently opened content or dismiss recently opened items To use Quick Switch 1 Quickly press the Home button twice to open Quick Switch 2 Tap arecently opened item to navigate to that app or content or swipe up on any item to dismiss it Note Dismissing an item does not remove the item from your device however it can be helpful for preserving battery life 29 Accessibility Features Accessibility Features In This Section Turn Accessibility Features On or Off G
100. r tap Manage advanced keyboard features 2 Tap the switch next to the following features to turn them on or off Auto correct Words spelled incorrectly will be corrected automatically as you type Auto capitalize Words at the beginning of sentences will be capitalized automatically Advanced Keyboard Secondary keys will be accessible by pressing and holding Check Spelling Words spelled incorrectly will be underlined Keyboard Sounds Change the sound and vibration options for keyboard input Voice Input Use your voice to write messages and change how your phone speaks to you Trace Typing Enter words by tracing your finger from key to key Dictionary Add words to your personal dictionary to enhance auto correct suggestions 141 Settings amp Security Keyboard Tips Press and hold a key to access special characters Drag your finger to select a character from the pop up menu They keyboard provides suggestions of the next word you will type Tap a word in the list to select it To enable caps lock double tap or press and hold the Shift key to turn on caps lock mode Single tap the Shift key to exit You can enable or disable keyboard sounds and vibrations From Settings tap Sounds and Notifications and then tap Change the sound your phone makes when you interact with it 142 Settings amp Security Customize Your Language amp Keyboard To type on your Fire phone tap anywhere that offers the option
101. re correct Consult your e mail provider for the proper settings Note Exchange often requires you to accept device policies as determined by your system administrator If required you will be prompted to accept policies such as a device PIN Password and encryption Follow the prompts to complete account setup 5 After configuring your e mail account tap Go to Inbox to immediately view the account you just added or tap Add Another Account to repeat these steps to add another e mail account Note If you re unable to set up your e mail account you may need to contact your Internet service provider or system administrator to verify the information you re entering is correct Email Basics To do this Do this Compose and send an e mail 1 From your inbox tap the icon Enter the recipient s e mail address in the To line or a tap the Add Contact icon to add recipients Enter a subject in the Subject line Tap the Attachment icon to attach a photo video or file Compose your message in the Message section When you re finished tap the Send icon Tip Videos up to two minutes or 10 MB can be sent through the Email app If you re attaching a video larger than two minutes or 10 MB you ll be able to trim the video and stay within the size limit by selecting the Trimmer icon at the top of the screen Read an e mail While viewing an e mail access the right panel to see all other e mails in your inbox from that sender Ta
102. re phone When you receive a voicemail a notification appears in the Quick Actions panel You will also see a badge above the Phone app icon on the Home screen To set up voicemail From the Phone app tap the Voicemail QD icon Tap Call Voicemail and follow the instructions to set up a voicemail password PIN and select or record your voicemail greeting After the call ends type in your voicemail password PIN and tap then Continue to finish setting up your voicemail To listen to voicemail 1 Tap the Voicemail QQ icon 2 Tap Call Voicemail and then enter your password PIN Note Some mobile service providers offer visual voicemail which allows you to see a list of voicemails from the Voicemail screen To learn about visual voicemail contact your service provider To do this Do this Listen to a visual voicemail message gt Tap the message and then tap the Play icon Delete a visual voicemail message Tap a message and then tap the Delete icon You can also press and hold a message and then tap Delete Voicemail Manage deleted visual voicemail messages Tap Deleted Messages at the end of the messages list and then tap a message to listen to it To undelete a message press and hold the message and tap Undelete Voicemail To permanently delete a message tap the Delete icon again Update your voicemail greeting Tap the microphone icon Select from the two options Tap Custom to record a pers
103. rental controls or turn off product recommendations To learn more go to Set Up Parental Controls 136 Settings amp Security Port Description Battery amp Storage Location Services Help amp Feedback View battery usage and available storage To learn more go to Charge the Battery or Manage Your Device Storage Configure Location Based Services LBS for your applications or enable Find My Device To learn more go to Turn Location Based Services On or Off Select a lock screen wallpaper set a lock screen password or PIN change the automatic lock time or turn on lock screen notifications To learn more go to Customize the Lock Screen or Set a Lock Screen Password or PIN Change the keyboard language enable auto correct and spell checking or add to your personal dictionary To learn more go to Customize Your Language amp Keyboard View your phone number set up voicemail or edit Reply with Text messages To learn more go to Communication Register your phone manage accounts or connect social networks To learn more go to Register Your Phone or Link Your Phone to Facebook or Twitter Change the date and time back up your phone change your language install system updates or manage accessibility To learn more go to Back Up amp Restore Your Fire Phone or Accessibility Features Configure voice settings To learn more go to Talk to Your Phone Get Help with Mayday b
104. rowse online help contact Amazon technical support or provide feedback 137 Settings amp Security Set Up Parental Controls Turn on Parental Controls to restrict access to certain features content types or apps on your Fire phone To set up parental controls 1 From Settings tap Applications amp Parental Controls and then tap Enable Parental Controls 2 Tap the switch to turn parental controls ON 3 Enter a password confirm your password again and then tap Submit After you ve set a password you can restrict one or more of the following Web Browsing Email and Calendars Social network sharing Camera The ability to purchase from the content stores on your device for example the Amazon Appstore The ability to play movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video Specific content types for example Music Video Books or Apps Wireless and mobile network connectivity Location Based Services To modify or disable your parental controls settings tap Disable Parental Controls in the Settings menu You will have the option of updating your restrictions or switching parental controls OFF 138 Settings amp Security Set a Lock Screen Password or PIN To prevent unauthorized access to your Fire phone set a lock screen password or PIN When you wake your phone from sleep mode or turn it on the lock screen appears Your lock screen displays the current time and date If you enabled access to notificatio
105. s you will receive an e mail from Amazon on the status of the device lock Note This option is not available on Fire tablets running Fire OS 3 2 5 or below Reset your device to its default factory settings If your device can t be reached immediately you can request that Amazon periodically continue trying to reach your device for the next three days After three days you will receive an e mail from Amazon on the status of the factory reset Note After you reset your device your personal information Amazon account information and downloaded content is removed from the device and your device is no longer be available on the Manage Your Content and Devices page Any content you purchased from Amazon is automatically saved to the Cloud and can be downloaded to other compatible devices registered to your account 150 Settings amp Security Factory Reset Your Phone Reset your Fire phone only if you want to remove all content downloaded to it and register it again Before you begin be sure to back up your phone To learn more go to Back Up amp Restore Your Fire Phone Important Resetting your phone will remove all content downloaded to it Any content that is already saved to the Cloud will remain in the Cloud You can download that content again if you register your phone to your Amazon account again To reset your phone 1 From Settings tap Device and then tap Factory reset your phone 2 Tap Reset and then tap OK to
106. s an e mail calendar and contact server developed by Microsoft that is typically used by businesses and organizations To set up an e mail account Note If no e mail accounts have been added to the device yet you will automatically start at step 3 below From the Email app access the left panel and then tap Settings Under Accounts tap Add Account Enter your e mail address and then tap Next If your e mail account isn t recognized you will see the Advanced Setup screen For POP3 or IMAP accounts Bo a a Tap POP3 or IMAP at the top 102 Communication b Tap POP3 Server or IMAP Server and then enter the server URL For POP3 the URL is pop3 abc com For IMAP the URL is smtp abc com c Tap Username and then enter your username Your username is typically your e mail address Tap SMTP Server and then enter the outgoing SMTP server name e g smtp abc com Tap Security Settings and Ports Verify that your Incoming and Outgoing Security Settings are correct Consult your e mail provider for the proper settings For Exchange accounts a Tap Exchange at the top b Tap Exchange server and then enter the server URL which is exchange mycompany com Tap Username and then enter your username Your username is typically your e mail address without the domain for example johnsmith instead of johnsmith domain com d Tap Security Settings and Ports Verify that your Incoming and Outgoing Security Settings a
107. s apps Fire Phone Basics Left and Right Panels On the Home screen and in many apps you can access the left panel for menus and navigation and or the right panel for actions or contextual information relevant to what you re doing For example when listening to music access the right panel to view lyrics with X Ray for Music When sending a text message access the right panel to quickly attach a photo 1 To launch the left panel swipe in from the left edge of the screen To close it swipe out from the center to the left 2 To launch the right panel swipe in from the right edge of the screen To close it swipe out from the center to the right Note You can also access the left and right panels using a one handed shortcut called tilting To learn more go to One Handed Shortcuts The Home screen right panel will display your upcoming appointments new text messages missed calls and more To manage the information shown to you in the Home screen right panel swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap Settings gt Applications amp Parental Controls gt Manage Home screen right panel You can select an item from the list and then choose to show or hide it One Handed Shortcuts Fire Phone Basics In addition to tapping and swiping the touchscreen to get around your phone you can use one handed shortcuts to access settings and additional information while hold
108. ssaging app Change ringtone for a contact Tap on a contact and then tap the Edit icon Under Phone Ringtone and Text Ringtone tap to choose the ringtone played when a call or text are received Add a contact to your VIP list If you have an important or favorite contact you can mark them as a VIP From the All Contacts screen tap on a contact s image and then tap Add to VIPs From an email message Recent Calls Visual Voicemail or Messaging tap the image next to the phone number or sender and then tap Add to VIPs Tip You can quickly access your VIPs in the right panel of the Contacts app and Phone app Import your contacts From the All Contacts screen access the left panel and then tap Import Export Import from SIM card 1 Insert the SIM card with the contacts into the Fire phone 2 Open the Contacts app 3 Open the left panel Tap Import Export 98 Export your contacts Filter your contacts Sync your contacts Communication Do this 4 Tap Import from SIM Contacts will be pre populated in a list Tap the overflow menu in the top right corner Select Import All Note You must import all contacts on the SIM Import from storage Import contacts from a vcf file ou can transfer vcf files from a mail account on your omputer to your phone using a USB cable From the Left Panel you can also tap Settings and add an e mail account to import your e mail contacts Note Fire
109. tions p icon Select whether you want Driving Public Transit or Walking directions Enter your starting point By default this field contains your Current Location Tap Get Directions or Go on the Keyboard The route and estimated time will appear e Tap the List icon to view all of the turn by turn directions as a list e Tap Start to hear and see turn by turn directions Maps follows your progress and will provide each direction as you travel toward your destination Note If your phone auto locks Maps will continue to announce instructions You can also open another app and continue to hear turn by turn directions and the next direction will appear as a notification Tap the screen to pause the turn by turn directions and modify settings Tap the estimated time at the top right to toggle between viewing the amount of time left to your destination and the estimated arrival time at your destination e Swipe left or right at top of the screen to scroll through each step of the directions The map moves to match the location of the direction currently being displayed e Tap the Speaker icon to quickly mute the spoken directions or turn them back on e Tap the List icon to view all of the directions as a list e Tap x to exit the turn by turn directions Tap Resume to return to receiving turn by turn directions 77 Silk Browser In This Section Browser Basics Browser Settings About Flash Videos on Fire Pho
110. uide to Screen Reader and Explore by Touch Guide to Screen Magnifier Use a Hearing Aid with Your Phone Use a Teletypewriter TTY Turn On Closed Captions Turn On Low Motion Mode Guide to Reading Books with Screen Reader and Explore by Touch Use Explore by Touch Shortcut Menus Pair a Braille Display with Your Fire Phone 30 Accessibility Features Turn Accessibility Features On or Off With accessibility features you can magnify the screen on your Fire phone You can also navigate your phone using shortcuts and hear spoken feedback about the items you touch and open Important The accessibility features on Fire phone are designed for users with vision hearing or mobility impairments If you turn on an accessibility feature your phone may function differently such as different gestures for navigation If your phone isn t responding to your touch or you hear a voice whenever you touch the screen you may have accidentally turned on the Screen Reader and Explore by Touch To turn on accessibility features 1 2 3 Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap the Settings icon Tap Device and then tap Manage Accessibility Select your accessibility options To turn off the Screen Reader and Explore by Touch 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen with two fingers to open the Quick Actions panel Tap Settings and then double tap the screen to open the Settings me
111. ur contacts Description Keypad Dial phone numbers manually Review your recent incoming outgoing and missed phone calls 2 Contacts a ee Voicemail O Emeen Make a phone call Using the Keypad ii type the phone number and then tap Call To quickly redial your most recent call tap Call to display the number and then tap it again You also tap the History icon to see a list of your recent phone calls Important In case of an emergency you can make a call when Fire phone is locked From the PIN entry screen tap Emergency If you dial 911 in the U S location information is provided to emergency service providers if available Cellular service is required to make an emergency call from Fire phone Some cellular networks may not accept an emergency call from Fire phone if it is not activated if it does not have a SIM card or if the SIM card is locked or if it is not compatible with or configured to operate on a particular cellular network Receive a call When you receive a phone call the current phone number is displayed on the screen along with options to answer decline or reply to the call with a text message You may also see additional information about the contact such as their photo or name when you receive a call To answer the call tap Answer If your phone is locked swipe up from the green arrow at the bottom of the screen or open the right panel and tap Answer Tip Press either volume button
112. ve a stolen device yourself if you re using Manage Your Device to locate it e If you own a device that is not compatible with Manage Your Device contact Amazon Customer Support for additional information about lost or stolen devices e If your device is turned off or not connected to a wireless network Manage Your Device won t be able to locate deregister lock or erase it 148 Settings amp Security Turn On Manage Your Device Before you can use Manage Your Device remotely you must enable the feature on your device Note Location based services must be turned on for this feature to appear in your device settings Features of Manage Your Device If you have lost or misplaced your device you can locate deregister or erase your supported device from Manage Your Content and Devices 1 Go to Manage Your Content and Devices https www amazon com mycd 2 From Your Devices select a device that supports Manage Your Device 3 Select the Device Actions drop down menu and then select an option Option Deregister Remote Alarm Find My Kindle Find Your Tablet Find Your Phone Description Deregister your device from your Amazon account When you deregister a device you will no longer be able to access your content through any of the Amazon applications on the device or make purchases on the device through your Amazon account Personal information such as photos and side loaded documents will remain on the
113. web bookmarks notes Email and Calendar settings except for passwords and more Note Some application data such as in app purchases are not backed up when you use this feature Device settings Except for Data Roaming and Explore by Touch Fire phone will remember your settings including Wi Fi Bluetooth parental controls password and more Note Music movies TV shows apps and books purchased from Amazon are automatically stored in the Cloud and can be downloaded to your phone again from the Cloud tab Photos and videos can be backed up in your Cloud Drive To turn on automatic device backup 1 From Settings tap Device gt Enable backup 2 Use the switch to turn Device Backup on Your phone will automatically back up once daily when it is in sleep mode and connected wirelessly To manually back up your phone 1 From Settings tap Device gt Enable backup or tap Disable backup if you already have automatic backup enabled 2 Tap Back Up Now When you set up a new phone you will have the option to set it up as a new phone or restore your content from a backup 147 Settings amp Security Manage Your Device These features may be useful if you have lost or misplaced your device Manage Your Device is currently supported on Fire tablets running Fire OS 3 2 5 or later and Fire phone Important If your device has been stolen contact your local law enforcement for assistance Do not attempt to retrie
114. when you receive new notifications When you display notifications on the lock screen you can tap them to immediately open the app notifying you If your phone has a lock screen password or PIN you may need to enter it to unlock your phone before you go directly to the action you selected To learn more got to Set a Lock Screen Password or PIN 1 From Settings tap Lock Screen and then tap Turn on off notifications on the lock screen 2 Select your options e Display Notifications Show notifications on the lock screen Wake for Notifications Allow your phone to wake up when you receive a new notification 20 Fire Phone Basics Manage Ringtones amp Notifications You can change your default ringtone and select different ringtones to notify you when specific people call you and send you a text message You can also modify how your apps notify you To change your ringtone 1 From Settings tap Sounds and Notifications tap Change your ringtone and then tap Sound 2 Tap the name of a sound to hear a sample 3 Select a sound to use it as your ringtone If you want to download a custom ringtone tap Download Ringtones to go to the Amazon Appstore Note You can connect your phone to your computer using a micro USB cable and drag and drop custom ringtones into the Ringtones folder on your Fire phone To learn more go to Transfer Content to Your Fire Phone via USB To select ringtones for specific people 1 From Setti
115. y apart while panning Change zoom level Triple tap the screen with a finger and hold To pan drag your finger across the screen When you re finished lift your finger Temporarily turn Pinch inward or outward with two fingers when the screen is magnified screen magnification off 35 Accessibility Features Use a Hearing Aid with Your Phone Depending on the type of hearing aids you use a hearing aid may enhance your experience with Fire phone Your phone has a Hearing Aid Compatibility rating of T4 M4 Tip To optimize your experience using a hearing aid with your phone enable Hearing Aid Mode and then simply position the receiver near your hearing aid s built in microphone s If your hearing aid does not have a t coil T mode there are third party neck loop devices available that connect to your phone through the headphone jack or via Bluetooth To enable Hearing Aid Mode 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel and then tap the Settings icon 2 Tap Device and then tap Manage Accessibility 3 Under Hearing Settings tap On next to Hearing Aid Mode This phone has been tested and rated for use with hearing aids for some of the wireless technologies that it uses However there may be some newer wireless technologies used in this phone that have not been tested yet for use with hearing aids It is important to try the different features of this phone thoroughly and in
116. y your alarms will snooze desired settings and then swipe up from the bottom of your phone to go back to the Clock app 69 Calculator Utilities Use the Calculator app just as you would a standard calculator Fire phone also stores your recent calculator history in the left panel and includes a tip calculator in the right panel To do this Use the basic calculator Use the tip calculator Use the scientific calculator View your calculator history Do this Launch the app while viewing your phone in portrait orientation 2 2 4x8 10 7 Access the right panel Enter the check amount tip percentage and number of people splitting the check to automatically calculate the tip and total cost per person Rotate your phone to landscape orientation Access the left panel Tap Copy to copy the number to your clipboard or tap Clear to clear your history Tip While using the calculator press and hold to copy or paste a result that you wish to use again in a future calculation or in a note or message 70 Utilities Flashlight Use the camera flash as a flashlight 1 Swipe down from the top of the screen or swivel your phone to access the Quick Actions panel 2 Tap the Flashlight icon to turn on the flashlight 3 Tap the icon again to turn it off 71 Notes Utilities The Notes app allows you to create edit and delete text photo and audio notes Note The notes you create o
117. your Fire phone 1 Press and hold the Power button and Volume Down button at the same time for 1 to 2 seconds A preview of the image will appear on the screen briefly and then disappear 2 Open the Photos app 3 Open the left panel and then tap Device Your screenshot can be found in the Screenshots folder Media 118 Media View Edit amp Share Photos Any photos and personal videos you upload to Amazon Cloud Drive transfer to your Fire phone with the USB cable or take with the camera can be viewed on your device Important Personal videos from your Cloud Drive must be less than 20 minutes long to stream them on your phone If you d like to view a personal video longer than 20 minutes you may transfer the video from your computer to your phone using a micro USB cable Personal videos with Digital Rights Management DRM can t be viewed on your phone To view your photos and personal videos From the left panel on the Home screen tap Photos Or tap the Photos icon from the carousel or app grid Access the left panel and then select All View photos and personal videos stored on your device or in Cloud Drive Videos View personal videos stored on your device or in Cloud Drive Camera Roll View recent photos and videos taken with the camera Device View photos and videos taken with the camera photos and videos downloaded to your phone or photos and videos downloaded from the Internet or e mail attach

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