The Nokia Lumia 822 user manual is in the top range of the high end of the market from Nokia. With 61 hours music play time we know that it is very efficient in using its battery considering it is powered by a Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor and a Snapdragon subsystem.
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Nokia Lumia 822 User Manual
It also has a 8MP camera which is standard in the high end Nokia range of phone and also comes with 16GB storage built into the system. This is one of the better phones around but you can also see the Nokia Lumia 729 and also the Nokia Lumia 725 which are really great phone to own. Much like the above mention the 822 comes with 16GB built in memory and is one of those phone you will not regret owning. It comes with 2G, 3G and also 4G connectivity.
Its camera can also keep up with 1.2MP in video and overall this is the best phone Nokia has come to the market with to date. Just simply put a great phone and much better than the Samsung range of phones hand down! If there is one mobile phone you need to have — this is it!
Clock, Calendar, and Calculator
Setting an Alarm Firstly, you can use your phone as an alarm clock. However, make sure your phone is switched on and the volume is loud enough for you to hear the alarm.
Temporarily Turning Off an Alarm If you want to turn off the alarm temporarily, just switch the alarm to ‘Off’.
Snoozing an Alarm When the alarm rings and you need a bit more sleep, just tap ‘snooze’. This will pause the alarm for a set amount of time.
Automatically Updating Time and Date You can also set your phone to update the time, date, and time zone automatically. To do this, swipe left from the start screen and tap ‘Settings’ > ‘date+time’. Then, switch ‘Set automatically’ to ‘On’.
Tip for Traveling Abroad If you’re traveling abroad and want to manually update the time, date, and time zone, make sure ‘Set automatically’ is switched to ‘Off’. Then, tap ‘Time zone’ and select your current location.
Calendar
Adding an Appointment to Your Calendar Start by swiping left from the start screen and tapping on ‘Calendar’. Then, swipe to ‘day’ or ‘agenda’ and tap on the ‘+’ symbol. Fill in the necessary details. If you want to add a reminder, tap on ‘more details’ > ‘Reminder’. Once you’re done, tap on the checkmark symbol.
Editing or Deleting an Appointment To edit or delete an appointment, tap and hold the appointment, then tap on the pencil symbol for ‘edit’ or the trash bin symbol for ‘delete’.
Viewing Your Schedule You can view your calendar events in different ways. Swipe left or right to switch between the calendar views.
Viewing a Whole Month or a Specific Day To view a specific day, tap on the date in the ‘day’ or ‘agenda’ view.
Showing or Hiding a Calendar If you want to show or hide a calendar, tap on the gear symbol > ‘settings’, and switch the calendar to ‘On’ or ‘Off’. When a calendar is hidden, its events and reminders won’t be displayed in different calendar views.
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Changing the Color for Each Calendar You can change the color for each calendar. Tap on the gear symbol > ‘settings’, select the current color, and then choose a new color.
Adding a Task to Your To-Do List If you have important tasks to handle, you can add them to your calendar. Swipe left from the start screen, tap on ‘Calendar’, and swipe to ‘to-do’. Tap on the ‘+’ symbol, fill in the necessary details, and switch ‘Reminder’ to ‘On’ if you want to add a reminder. Once you’re done, tap on the checkmark symbol.
Marking a Task as Completed To mark a task as completed, tap and hold the task, then tap on the checkmark symbol.
Editing or Deleting a Task To edit or delete a task, tap and hold the task, then tap on the pencil symbol for ‘edit’ or the trash bin symbol for ‘delete’.
Using Multiple Calendars When you set up mail accounts on your phone, you can see the calendars from all your services in one place. Swipe left from the start screen and tap on ‘Calendar’ to access this feature.
Memory Settings
Checking and Increasing Available Memory on Your Phone Start by swiping left from the start screen and tapping on ‘Settings’ > ‘phone storage’. This will show you the memory used by contact entries and details, apps, and media files like music, photos, or videos.
Removing Unwanted Apps If you want to increase the available memory, you can remove apps that you no longer use. To do this, swipe left from the start screen to access the apps menu. Likewise also see the Nokia 630 Data Backup on here.
Internet
Defining Your Phone’s Internet Connection Depending on whether your network service provider charges you a fixed fee for data transfer or on a pay-as-you-use basis, you can change the Wi-Fi and mobile data settings to use the optimal connection method. To do this, swipe left from the start screen and tap ‘Settings’.
Using a Wi-Fi Connection To use a Wi-Fi connection, which is generally faster and less expensive than using a cellular data connection, tap ‘Wi-Fi’ and switch ‘Wi-Fi networking’ to ‘On’. Then, select the desired connection.
Internet Section The Internet section provides instructions on how to set up Wi-Fi, browse the web, set up bookmarks, empty the cache, switch to a cellular data connection, edit an internet access point, add a multimedia message access point, close all data connections, close Wi-Fi connections, and close all network connections.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network Connecting to a Wi-Fi network is a convenient way of accessing the internet. When you’re out and about, you can connect to Wi-Fi networks in public places like a library or internet café. To do this, swipe left from the start screen and tap ‘Settings’ > ‘Wi-Fi’.
Tip Your phone periodically checks for and notifies you of available connections. The notification appears briefly at the top of the screen. To manage your Wi-Fi connections, tap the notification.
Note Using Wi-Fi may be restricted in some countries. For example, in the USA and Canada, you are only allowed to use 5.15 – 5.25 GHz Wi-Fi indoors. For more information, contact your local authorities.
Connecting to WiFi
Connecting to a Hidden Wi-Fi First, make sure ‘WiFi networking’ is switched to ‘On’. Then, tap ‘advanced’ > ‘+’. Enter the network name and tap ‘add’.
Closing a Network Connection If an app in the background is using an internet connection, you can close the connection without closing the app. Just swipe left from the start screen and tap ‘Settings’.
Closing All Cellular Data Connections Swipe left from the start screen and tap ‘Settings’ > ‘cellular’. Tap ‘Data connection’, and switch it to ‘Off’. Then, tap ‘Data roaming options’ > ‘don’t roam’.
Closing All Wi-Fi Connections Swipe left from the start screen and tap ‘Settings’ > ‘WiFi’. Switch ‘WiFi networking’ to ‘Off’.
Closing All Network Connections Swipe left from the start screen and tap ‘Settings’ > ‘airplane mode’. Switch ‘airplane mode’ to ‘On’.
Sharing Your Mobile Data Connection If you want to use the internet on your laptop but don’t have access, you can make your phone a hotspot for your laptop or other devices. This will create a Wi-Fi connection.
Using a Cellular Data Connection When Roaming Data roaming means using your phone to receive data over networks that your network service provider doesn’t own or operate. Make sure you use ‘global mode’ when roaming, which is the default. Connecting to the internet when roaming, especially when abroad, can raise data costs substantially.
Editing an Internet Access Point or Adding an MMS Access Point Swipe left from the start screen and tap ‘Settings’ > ‘cellular’. Edit the APN address in the ‘edit internet apn’ or ‘add mms apn’ field. Enter the username and password for your mobile data account. If the ‘internet apn’ uses a proxy server for the internet, enter the necessary details. Then, tap ‘Data connection’, and switch it to ‘On’. Tap ‘>’ > ‘global mode’.
Internet Access Point
Firstly, go to your start screen, swipe left, and tap on ‘Settings’ > ‘Cellular’.
Next, look for the option to edit the APN address in the ‘Edit Internet APN’ or ‘Add MMS APN’ field.
After that, you’ll need to enter the username and password for your mobile data account.
In case the Internet APN uses a proxy server for the internet, you’ll have to enter the address and port number in the appropriate fields.
Moving on, if the MMS APN uses a WAP gateway (URL) or port number, you’ll have to enter the address and port number in the appropriate fields.
Similarly, if the MMS APN uses an MMSC (URL) or MMS port, you’ll need to enter the address and port number in the appropriate fields.
Finally, enter the number for the Maximum MMS size in the appropriate field.
Remember, each step is important and make sure to save your changes before exiting the settings.
Sharing your mobile data connection If you want to use the internet on your laptop but don’t have access, you can turn your phone into a hotspot for your laptop or other devices. This will create a Wi-Fi connection.
Using a cellular data connection when roaming Roaming means using your phone to receive data over networks that your network service provider doesn’t own or operate. Make sure you use global mode when roaming, which is the default. Be aware that connecting to the internet when roaming, especially when abroad, can significantly increase data costs.
Copying contacts from a SIM card
If you have contacts stored on your SIM card, you can copy them to your phone. This allows you to add more details to contacts that are stored on your phone, such as alternative phone numbers, addresses, or a picture. See also the Nokia Lumia 620 User Manual on here.
- Firstly, on the start screen, tap ‘People’.
- Then, tap ‘Settings’ > ‘Import SIM contacts’.
Sharing your plans with your family and friends If you want to gather with people, but find it difficult to set a date and time convenient for everybody, you can invite others to chat, and privately share a calendar, photos, or notes.
- To use this feature, you need to sign in to your Microsoft account.
- Next, on the start screen, tap ‘People’, and swipe to ‘Together’.
- Then, tap ‘Room’.
- After that, write a name for the room, and tap ‘Save’.
- Finally, to invite others to join, tap ‘Send’.
Remember, each step is important and make sure to save your changes before exiting the settings.
How to make a Backup
Backing up your contacts You can backup your contact data using Backup Assistant Plus.
- Firstly, from the start screen, swipe left, and tap ‘Settings’ > ‘Backup Assistant Plus’.
- Then, tap ‘Sync Now’ to sync and backup your contacts immediately.
- Finally, tap ‘Settings’ to set the sync feature on or off.
Saving a number from a received call or message When you receive a call or message from a person whose phone number you have not yet saved, you can easily save the number in a new or existing contact list entry.
Saving a number from a call
- Firstly, on the start screen, tap ‘Phone’.
- Next, in the call history list, tap a phone number and ‘Save’.
- Then, tap ‘Edit’, edit the phone number and phone number type.
- Finally, edit other contact details, including the name, and tap ‘Save’.
Likewise Saving a number from a message
- Firstly, on the start screen, tap ‘Messaging’.
- Next, in the conversations list, tap a conversation.
- Then, tap the phone number and ‘Save’. Tap ‘Edit’, edit the phone number and phone number type.
- Finally, edit other contact details, including the name, and tap ‘Save’.
Remember, each step is important and make sure to save your changes before exiting the settings.
Bluetooth Connectivity
- Firstly, from the start screen, swipe left, tap ‘Settings’, and set ‘Bluetooth’ to ‘On’. This allows you to connect wirelessly to other compatible devices, such as phones, computers, headsets, and car kits.
- Remember, devices with Bluetooth wireless technology communicate using radio waves, so they don’t need to be in direct line-of-sight. However, they must be within 33 feet (10 meters) of each other. The connection may be subject to interference from obstructions such as walls or from other electronic devices.
- Also, paired devices can connect to your phone when Bluetooth is switched on. Other devices can detect your phone only if the Bluetooth settings view is open.
- Important, do not pair with or accept connection requests from an unknown device. This helps to protect your phone from harmful content.
Connecting to a Wireless Headset
- Firstly, make sure that the accessory you want to pair with is on.
- Next, from the list, tap the device you would like to pair with.
- Then, depending on the device you’re pairing with, you may be asked to enter a passkey or to confirm matching passkeys. For details, see the user guide of the headset.
- Finally, tap ‘Done’.
Remember, each step is important and make sure to save your changes before exiting the settings. See also the articles on the Nokia Lumia 510 Manual on this website.
How to make Conference Calls
Your phone is equipped to handle conference calls between two or more people. The maximum number of participants, however, depends on your network service provider. Please note that conference calling is a network service.
- Firstly, call the first participant.
- Next, to add another participant, tap the appropriate button, and dial the number.
- Once the new call is answered, you can start the conference call by tapping the corresponding button.
If you wish to add a new participant to an ongoing conference call, simply tap the designated button.
In case you need to have a private conversation with a participant during the conference call, tap the button followed by the person’s name or phone number. This action will put the conference call on hold on your phone, but the other participants can continue the conference call.
Finally, to return to the conference call, tap the relevant button.
Likewise also see the Nokia Lumia 928 User Manual and Nokia Lumia 505 User Manual on here.
Nokia Lumia 822
Nokia Lumia 822 User Manual