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While dialing or when the call is in progress, the status bar displays the Call in progress icon ( ) and its color changes to pulsing green.

What is Smart dial?

The phone dialer’s Smart Dial feature makes it quick and easy for you to place a call. Simply enter the phone number or first few letters of the person’s name you want to call. Smart Dial automatically searches and filters your contacts list (stored on your phone, SIM card, and online accounts such as Google Account and Exchange ActiveSync) and the phone numbers from the call history.

Using Speed dial

Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap. For example, if you assign a contact’s number to the number 2 key, you can simply press and hold this key on the Phone dialer keypad to dial that number.

Assigning a speed dial key

1.Press HOME , then tap Phone.

2.Press MENU, and then tap Speed dial > Add new.

3.Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in the list, tap the name.

4.On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a speed dial key to assign.

5.Tap Save.

Calling a speed dial number

1.Press HOME , then tap Phone.

2.On the phone keypad:

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