LG LG Cookie Fresh User Manual

When you subscribe to a cellular network, you are provided with a plug-in SIM card loaded with your subscription 
details, such as your PIN, any optional services available and many others.

   ›   The plug-in SIM card and its contacts can be easily damaged by scratches or bending, so be careful 

when handling, inserting or removing the card. Keep all SIM cards out of the reach of small children.

Always switch the device off and disconnect the charger before removing the battery.

Remove the back cover.
Lift battery away.
Insert the SIM card.
Insert the battery pack.
Attach the back cover.
Charge the battery.

Some of the contents in this manual may differ from your phone 
depending on the software of the phone or your service provider.

1.  When this crossed-out wheeled bin symbol is attached to a product it 

means the product is covered by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.

2.  All electrical and electronic products should be disposed of separately 

from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities 
appointed by the government or the local authorities.

3.  The correct disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential 

negative consequences for the environment and human health.

4.  For more detailed information about disposal of your old appliance, 

please contact your city office, waste disposal service or the shop 
where you purchased the product.

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Call key
Dials a phone number and answers 
incoming calls.

End/ Power key
Long press for power on/off.

at the Home screen: 
Ring tone and key tone 
volume.

•  During a call: Earpiece 

volume.

Touch 

 to open the keypad.

Key in the number using the keypad. 
Touch 

 to initiate the call.

To end the call, press the Smart key.

TIP! To enter + for making an international call, press and 
hold 

 . 

Press the power key to lock the touchscreen to prevent calls 
being made by mistake.

From the home screen touch 

 to open the Contacts.

Tap the Name field box on the top of the screen and enter 
the first few letters of the contact you would like to call 
using the keypad.  
From the filtered list, touch the Call icon next to the contact 
you want to call. The call will use the default number if 
there is more than one for that contact.
Or, you can touch the contact name and select the number 
to use if there is more than one for that contact to use. 

You can also touch 

 to initiate the call to the default 

number.  

When your phone rings, touch the Smart key to answer the 
call.
To mute the ringing, slide up the cover. This will unlock the 
phone if it is locked, then tap 

 . This is useful if you forgot 

to change your profile to Silent for a meeting. Touch 

 to 

reject an incoming call.

Touch Call settings in the SETTINGS tab.
Scroll and touch Common settings. 

There are two ways to search for a contact:

Touch Contacts in the COMMUNICATION tab. 
Touch Search.
You see a list of contacts. Typing in the first letter of a 

You can drag and click what you need right away in all home screen types.

Widget home screen - When you touch 

 

on the bottom right of the screen, the mobile 
widget panel appears. When you register 
widget by dragging it, the widget is created in 
the spot where it was dropped.

Speed dial home screen - When 
you touch 

, the speed dial 

list appears. You can call, send 
a message or edit the contact 
directly in this home screen.

Livesquare home screen - On the Livesquare 
screen, You can easily make a call and send 
a message to the number allocated to an 
avatar. To use the call, messaging or contacts 
function, select an avatar and choose the 
Quick key icon you want to use.

TIP! The User Interface is based on 
three types of Homescreen. To swap 
between the home screens just wipe 
quickly over the display from left to 
right, or from right to left.

contact’s name in the Name field will jump the menu to 
that alphabetical area of the list.

Touch Contacts in the COMMUNICATION tab and touch 
Add contact.
Choose whether to save the contact to your Handset or 
SIM.
Enter your first and last name.
You can enter up to five different numbers per contact. 
Add an email addresses. You can enter up to two different 
email addresses per contact.
Assign the contact to one or more groups. 
Touch Save to save the contact.

You can adapt your contact settings so that your Contacts 
suits your own preferences.
Touch Contacts in the COMMUNICATION tab and touch 
Settings.

Your GS290 combines SMS and MMS into one intuitive and 

easy-to-use menu.

Touch Messaging in the COMMUNICATION tab. And touch 
New message to begin composing a new message.
Touch Insert to add an image, video, sound, template 
and so on.
Touch Recipient at the bottom of the screen to enter the 
recipients. Then enter the number or touch 

 to select a 

contact. You can even add multiple contacts.
Touch Send when ready

 WARNING:  If an image, video or sound is added to an 

SMS it will be automatically converted to an MMS and you 
will be charged accordingly.

There are five ways to enter text: 
Keypad, Keyboard, Handwriting-Screen, Handwriting-Box, 
Handwriting-Double Box.
You can choose your input method by tapping 

 and Input 

method.
Touch  

  to turn on T9 mode.  This  icon is only shown 

For incoming Push email Check Push email:
Touch Games & Applications in the Entertainment 
and then touch Applications.
*Attention: Depending on the region or SIM 
operator, user may not be able to use push 
e-mail and access WAP (or MMS) simultaneously.

Touch Messaging in the COMMUNICATION tab. Scroll and 
choose Settings and Multimedia message. 
Retrieval mode - Choose between Home network or 
Roaming network. If you then choose Manual you will receive 
only notifications of MMS and you can then decide whether to 
download them in full.
Delivery report - Choose to request and/or allow a delivery 
report.
Read reply - Choose to request and/or allow a reply.
Priority - Choose the priority level of your MMS.
Validity period - Choose how long your message is stored at 
the message centre.
Slide duration - Choose how long your slides appear on the screen.

Creation mode - Choose your message mode.
Delivery time - Choose how long to wait before a message 
is delivered.
Multi msg centre - Choose one from the list or add a new 
message centre.

Your GS290 has SNS that lets you enjoy and manage your 
social network. 
NOTE: An additional costs may be incurred when connecting 
and using online services. Check your data charges with your 
network provider.
Touch Social network menu and select a site. 
TIP! Facebook is a native application preloaded onto your 
phone, and easy to access. Twitter is a java application 
based on Java technology. Other applications access to the 
WAP(Wireless Application Protocol) services.
NOTE: SNS feature is a data intensive application. An 
additional costs may be incurred when connecting and using 
online services. Check your data charges with your network 
provider.

Facebook (Continued SNS)

Home: Log in and you will see your friend’s updated status. 
Input your comment about new status or check others. 
Profile: You can select the Wall > Status updates and write the 
current status. See your info detail and upload the photo by 
touching Album > Upload Photo. 
Friends: Search your friends in facebook by selecting Search 
tap.
Message: You can see the Inbox/Sent folder, and write a SN 
message.
TIP! Using Facebook Feed Widget
Drag the facebook feed widget from widget tray and touch 
OK.
If the facebook widget registered on home screen, it will 
show latest 3 feeds from your SN site. You can also access the 
facebook application directly by touching up the feed widget.

Press the  

  key on the right side of the phone.

When the camera has focused on your subject, touch the  

  on  the right-center of the screen to take a photo.  You 

can also press the 

  key on the side of the phone firmly.

TIP! To switch to the camera mode or video mode, slide 
up/down the camera or video icon on the centre-right of 
the viewfi nder.

Your captured photo will appear on the screen. The image 
name is shown with four icons on the right-hand side.

  Touch to send the photo as a message, email or via 

Bluetooth.

  Touch to set a Home screen image.
  Touch to edit the photo.
  Touch to rename the photo.

  Touch to return to the previous menu.
  Touch to delete the image.
  Touch to take another photo immediately. Your current 

photo will be saved.

  Touch to view a gallery of your saved photos. 

From the viewfinder, touch 

 to open all advanced settings 

options.
You can change the camera setting by scrolling the wheel. 
After selecting the option, touch the OK button.

Press the camera key on the right side of the phone for a 
few seconds.

TIP! To switch to the camera mode or video mode, slide 
up/down the camera or video icon on the right centre of the 
viewfinder.

Holding the phone horizontally, point the lens towards the 
subject of the video.

Press the camera key 

 on the phone once to start 

recording. Or touch the red dot 

.

 Rec will appear at the bottom of the viewfinder with a 

timer at the bottom showing the length of the video.

To pause the video, touch 

 and resume by selecting 

.

Touch 

 on screen or press the 

 a second time to stop 

recording.

A still image representing your captured video will appear 
on the screen. The name of the video runs along the bottom 
of the screen together with eight  icons down the left and 
right sides .

  Touch to play the video. 
  Touch to send the video as a Message or Email or by 

Bluetooth.

  Touch to edit the video.
  Touch to rename the video.

  Touch to return to the previous menu.
  Touch to delete the video you have just made and confirm 

by touching Yes. The viewfinder will reappear.

  Touch to shoot another video immediately. Your current 

video will be saved.

except the pre-loaded default music.
Artists - Browse through your music collection by artist.
Albums - Browse through your music collection by album.
Genres - Browse through your music collection by genre.
Playlists - Contains all the playlists you have created.
Shuffle tracks - Play your tracks in a random order.

The easiest way to transfer music onto your phone is via 
Bluetooth or the data cable.
You can also use LG PC Suite. To transfer music using 
Bluetooth:

Make sure both devices have Bluetooth switched on and 
are connected to each other.
Select the music file on the other device and select send 
via Bluetooth.
When the file is sent, you will have to accept it on your 
phone by touching Yes.
The file should appear in Music > All tracks.

You can store multimedia files in your phone’s memory so 
you have easy access to all your pictures, sounds, videos and 
games. You can also save your files to a memory card. Using 
a memory card allows you to free up space in your phone’s 
memory.
To access the Multimedia menu, touch 

 select My stuff 

from ENTERTAINMENT tab. You can open a list of the folders 
that store all your multimedia files.

You can download new games and applications to your 
phone to keep you enjoy.

Your LG GS290 has an FM radio feature so you can tune into 
your favourite stations to listen on the move.
You can listen to the radio without headphones. It you want to 
attach headphones, insert them into the headphone socket.

  Touch to view a gallery of saved videos and images.

Touch 

 on the camera preview screen.

Your gallery will appear on the screen.
Touch the video or photo to open it fully.

Open the photo you’d like to edit and touch 

 to bring 

up the options.
Touch the icons to alter your photo:

 Move your finger across the screen to select the area.

  Draw something on your photo freehand. Select the 

line thickness from the four options, then the colour you 
want to use.

 Add writing to the picture.

  

  Decorate your photo with stamps. Choose from the 

different stamps and colours and touch your photo where 
you want to place them. 

 

  Erase whatever you draw. You can also select the eraser 

size.

 Touch to return to the gallery.

  Save the changes you have made to the photos. Select to 

save the changes over the Original file, or as a New file. If 
you select New file, enter a file name.

 

 Undo the last effect or edit you made to the photo.

 Touch to open more effect options including Rotate. 

There are also more advanced editing options. See Resize, 
Morphing, Colour Accent, Add images etc.

 Touch to open the Filter options. 

 You can adjust the selected photo. 

To access the music player, touch Music in the 
ENTERTAINMENT tab. From here, you can access a number 
of folders:
Recently played - Plays the songs you have played recently.
All tracks - Contains all the songs you have on your phone 

when you choose Keypad as the input method.
Touch  

  to choose the writing language.

Touch  

  to change between numbers, symbols and 

text input. 
Use Shift key to change between capital or lowercase input.

In Handwriting mode you simply write on the screen and 
your GS290 will convert your handwriting into your message. 
Select Handwriting-Screen or Handwriting-Box according to 
your preferred view.

Touch E-mail in the COMMUNICATION tab. 
If the email account is not set up, start the email set up wizard 
and finish it.
You can check and edit settings by selecting 

 . You can also 

check the additional settings that were filled  in automatically 
when you created the account.

Touch E-mail in the COMMUNICATION tab. 
Touch 

 and select 

Touch Messaging in the    COMMUNICATION tab and touch 
Settings. Select Text message.
Text message centre - Enter the details of your message 
centre.
Delivery report - Slide the switch left to receive confirmation 
that your messages have been delivered.
Validity period - Choose how long your messages are stored 
at the message centre.
Message types - Convert your text into Text, Voice, Fax, X.400 
or E-mail.
Character encoding - Choose how your characters are 
encoded. This impacts the size of your messages and therefore 
data charges.
Send long text as - Choose to send long messages as 
Multiple SMS or as an MMS.

Lock key
•  Short press to turn on/off 

the screen.

Camera key
•  Go to the camera menu 

directly by pressing and 
holding the key.

Lock screen gesture
Lock screen gesture - set a gesture to the 9 
extended shortcut applications. Gesture in Lock 
screen allows users to unlock the phone and 
execute the applications directly as they draw a 
gesture on the screen. To set up this feature,
1    Select Menu - Screen settings - Lock screen 

gesture

2    Drag & drop the prefered gesture from the 

bottom of the screen to the applications you 
want to assign them to.

TIP! Draw ? shape to go to Lock screen 
gesture menu in the lock screen.

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