Gabb Phone 4 Settings & Apps
The Gabb Phone 4 comes preloaded with apps and customizable settings. This article is your guide to setting up and using essential apps on your Gabb Phone 4.
The Calendar app allows your child to create events & reminders for events.
- Open the Calendar app on your Gabb Phone 4.
- Select the plus sign in the lower-right corner, then select Event or Task.
- Fill out your event or task details, then select Save.
You can also set a reminder or repeating event:
- Reminders: Set a reminder for your event or task.
- Repeating events: Repeat events on a daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly basis
The Gabb Phone 4 has a 13MP front camera. This Phone allows your child to take and share photos.
Take a photo:
Open the Camera app and press the shutter button. The photo will be saved to your Photo Gallery.
View photos:
Open the Photos app. From here you can share or delete your photos.
Open the Settings app on your Gabb Phone 4, then select DIsplay. From here you can turn on dark mode, adjust screen zoom, wallpaper, & adaptive brightness.
Dark mode:
Select Dark theme to set up a dark mode schedule if you don’t want dark mode on all the time.
Emergency contacts and medical information on the Gabb Phone 4 can be viewed by anyone, even when it is locked. To view this information, hold down the power button (bottom button), select Emergency, then select Emergency Information.
Emergency contact:
- Open the Settings app on your Gabb Phone. 4
- Select Safety and emergency.
- Select Emergency information.
- Designate an emergency contact. This contact must be added to your Gabb Phone.
Medical information:
- Open the Settings app on your Gabb Phone 4.
- Select Safety and emergency.
- Select Emergency information.
- Select Add information under your child’s name.
- Select the field you want to update, enter the information, then select OK.
Emergency alerts:
- Open the Settings app on your Gabb Phone 4.
- Select Safety and emergency.
- Select Wireless emergency alerts.
- Select the alerts you want your Phone to receive.
You can customize your Gabb Phone by adding apps, folders, and widgets to your home screen. You can place the app, folder, or widget anywhere on the screen, and they can be rearranged on a grid.
Apps:
Add app to home screen:
- Unlock your Gabb Phone 4.
- Swipe up from the bottom, then press, hold, & drag the app to your home screen.
Move app on home screen:
Press & hold on the app, then drag it where you want it.
Create an app folder:
- Press & hold on one of the apps, then drag it into another app to create your folder.
- Enter the name of your folder.
- Drag additional apps into the folder.
Remove app from home screen:
Press & hold on the app, then drag it to the Remove button at the top of the screen. This will remove the app from your home screen, but not from your device.
Widgets:
Add widget to home screen:
Press & hold on your home screen, select Widgets, then press, hold, & drag the app to your home screen.
Remove widget from home screen:
Press & hold on the app, then drag it to the Remove button at the top of the screen.
The IMEI number is a 15-digit unique identification number for your Gabb Phone. The IMEI allows you to connect the phone to Gabb’s cellular network.
You may need to provide us with your IMEI during certain inquiries. To locate your IMEI number:
- Open the Settings app on your Gabb Phone.
- Select About phone. Your IMEI will be on this screen.
The Gabb Phone 4 uses the Gabb Messenger app for text, group, photo, voice, and video messaging. This allows Gabb to monitor, flag, and block texts that may be inappropriate.
Create a note:
Open the Notes app on your Gabb Phone 4, then select the plus sign in the lower-right corner. Tap the back button in the top right corner to save the note.
Edit a note:
Open the note you want to edit, then tap into it and make your edits. Your edits will be saved automatically.
Delete a note:
Press & hold on the note, select the three dots in the upper-right corner, then select Delete.
Make & end a call:
- Open the Phone app on your Gabb Phone 4.
- Select Contacts.
- Select your contact’s name, then select the blue phone icon to place the call.
- Select the red phone icon to end the call.
Answer a call: Select Answer.
Decline a call: Select Decline. This will send the call to voicemail.
Dial *86 from your Gabb Phone & follow the prompts to set up or check your voicemail.
- Press & hold on your home screen, then select Wallpaper & style.
- Select the photo from your camera roll that you want to change your wallpaper to.
- Select the screens you want to apply the wallpaper to (home screen, lock screen, or both), then select Set wallpaper at the top of the screen.
Join Gabb’s Phone Wallpaper channel in Gabb Messenger to get new wallpapers every week.
Why does my Gabb Phone have WiFi?
Gabb devices connect to WiFi to deliver software updates and stream Gabb Music. Gabb devices do not connect to the internet, social media, or unapproved apps in the Google Play Store.
WiFi calling
WiFi calling allows your Gabb Phone to make calls when no mobile network is available. Here’s how to turn it on:
- Open the Settings app on your Gabb Phone 4.
- Select Connections.
- Select the toggle next to WiFi Calling.