G615 User Guide Welcome to HUAWEI
Contents Managing Shortcuts and Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Managing Folders on the Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Keys and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Managing Contact Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joining Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sending a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backing Up Your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 33 34 34 Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Using the Onscreen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Managing Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Setting the Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Customising Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Enabling the Location Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configuring Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring the Display Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Call Ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restoring Factory Settings . . .
Introduction Thank you for choosing the HUAWEI Ascend G615 (U9508) smartphone. Be sure to carefully read the function descriptions, operating instructions, and safety precautions described in this document before using your phone. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual appearance and display features will depend on the specific phone purchased. Please visit www.huaweidevice.
Installation • Press and hold to power on your phone. Keys and Functions Optical sensors Earpiece Flash unit Status indicator Headset jack Secondary camera Power key Volume keys Main Camera Charge/ USB port • Press and hold to display the options menu, from where you can power off the phone and perform some shortcut operations. • Press to lock the screen when your phone is active. • Press and hold for over 10 seconds to forcibly restart the phone.
Installation Touch to open the menu on an active screen. • Touch to return to the Home screen. Installing a SIM Card Install a SIM card as shown in the following diagram. 1 Removing battery cover 2 Installing SIM card 3 Installing battery 4 Installing battery cover • Touch and hold to view the list of recently used applications.
Installation Installing and Removing a microSD Card 1 Removing battery cover 2 Installing microSD* card 3 Installing battery 4 Installing battery cover Your phone's memory capacity can be expanded by installing a microSD card. For installation instructions, refer to the following diagram. a b *The microSD card is an optional accessory To remove the microSD card: 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings. 2. Touch Storage > Unmount USB storage.
Installation 3. Remove the microSD card. Charging the Battery While the battery is charging, the status indicator shows the battery level or charging status. • Steady green: The phone is charging and the battery level is high or full. • Steady yellow: The phone is charging and the battery level is higher than 10%. • Steady red: The phone is charging and the battery level is low. 1. Connect your charger to the USB cable provided. 2. Connect the charger to a power outlet. 3.
Installation Important Information About the Battery • If the phone has not been used for a long time, or the battery is fully depleted, you may not be able to power on your phone immediately after you commence charging the battery. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting to use the phone. • Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced.
Installation • When you do not need to use the phone's wireless services such as GPS, Bluetooth, or Wi-Fi, open the notification panel, and touch , disable these respective functions. , or to • Touch Display > Brightness to lower the screen brightness, and touch Sleep to shorten the period until the screen locks. • Close applications that are no longer in use. • Lower the volume.
Getting Started Enabling Fast Boot Powering Your Phone On or Off 2. Touch Fast boot to enable this function. • When your phone is off, press and hold to power it on. If your SIM card is protected by a PIN, you must enter it to use the phone. • When your phone is on, press and hold to display the options menu. Touch Power off. If Fast boot is enabled, your phone enters deep sleep mode. If Fast boot is disabled, touch OK to power your phone off when prompted. Press and hold restart the phone.
Getting Started Configuring Your Phone for the First Time A configuration wizard is displayed the first time the phone is powered on. Follow the instructions to configure your phone. • Create or log in to your personal account. • Customise your phone settings. Creating a Google Account Availability of Google applications, services, and features may vary according to your country or carrier. Please follow local laws and regulations to use them.
Getting Started 3. Enter the user name for your Google account, and then touch Next. Your phone will connect to Google's servers to check whether the user name is available. If the user name is already in use, you will be prompted to enter another or select one from a list. 4. Enter and confirm your Google account password, and then touch Next. 5.
Getting Started To use another Google account, go to the Accounts & > Settings > sync screen by touching Accounts & sync, and then touch ADD ACCOUNT to select the account type you want to add. Switching to Silent Mode or Aeroplane Mode Quickly Press and hold where you can: • Touch to open the options menu, from to switch to vibrate mode, silent mode, to switch to Wireless devices may interfere with an aeroplane's flight system.
Getting Started Drag: Touch and hold an item, and then drag it to the desired location on the screen. For example, on the Home screen, you can move an icon by dragging it to another location or remove an icon by dragging it to the trash can. Touch and hold: Touch and hold on the current screen or the input field to display the options menu. Flick: Move your finger either vertically or horizontally across the screen.
Getting Started • If the phone is idle for a specified period of time, the phone automatically locks its screen. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Security > Screen lock to select a method for unlocking the screen. Unlocking the Screen 1. If the screen is off, press to turn it on. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions and drag right until it reaches to the . • When the screen is locked, flick to the left or right in the clock area to switch to Music+ controller.
Getting Started • To open certain applications quickly, drag the icon over the corresponding icons. Face Unlock You can set your phone to unlock by recognising your face. To enable and configure the settings of the Face Unlock application: > Settings > 1. On the Home screen, touch Security > Screen lock > Face Unlock. 2. Read the onscreen instructions, and then touch Set it up > Continue to take a photo. 3.
Getting Started Home Screen Your phone is preloaded with multiple themes. The screen layout varies depending on the theme. The default theme is used as an example in this section. 1 1 Notification bar: Displays notifications and status icons. Flick the notification bar downwards to open the notification panel. 2 Display area: The main display area of your phone. 3 Menu key: Touch to open the application list. 4 Shortcuts: Touch to open the corresponding applications.
Getting Started Notification and Status Icons 5 16 Signal strength No signal GPRS network connected EDGE network connected 3G network connected HSPA network connected Roaming Aeroplane mode Bluetooth on Receiving location data from GPS Speaker activated Alarm enabled Vibration mode Silence mode Call muted Charging Battery full Battery extremely low Call in progress Missed calls
Getting Started Call in progress using a Bluetooth headset New mail in your Gmail account New message Message not sent New chat message New email New voicemail Connected to a PC Open Wi-Fi network available Upcoming event Uploading Downloading Phone memory full Sign-in or synchronisati on problem Preparing the microSD card More undisplayed notifications Synchronising data Synchronisati on failed 17
Getting Started 18 Portable WiFi hotspot activated USB tethering Connected to a VPN Select input method Headset plugged in SIM card not found Switching Between the Home Screen and Its Extensions Flick left or right across the screen to switch between the Home screen and its extensions.
Getting Started Changing the Theme Using Auto-rotate Screen • To select a theme, on the Home screen, touch Theme settings. > Changing the Wallpaper 1. On the Home screen, touch > Wallpaper. 2. To set the wallpaper, select an image from: • Gallery If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page, viewing an image, or composing a message, the orientation of your screen will change to landscape or portrait view automatically.
Getting Started • Quickly open or close an application. • Flick left or right on a notification to delete it. • Touch X to delete all notifications. • Touch to display the settings screen. Flick upwards to hide the notification panel. • Touch or off. to turn the Auto-rotate Screen function on Accessing Applications and Widgets Using Shortcuts To access the application list, on the Home screen, touch .
Getting Started Viewing Recently Used Applications To display the list of recently used applications, press and hold . To open an application, touch the corresponding thumbnail. To close the application, flick left or right across the screen. Managing Shortcuts and Widgets • To add a shortcut icon or widget: From the application list, touch and hold an application icon, and then drag it to the Home screen. From the widget list, touch and hold a widget, and then drag it to the Home screen.
Getting Started Managing Folders on the Home Screen • To create a folder: Drag an application icon onto another application icon to create a new folder that contains both icons. • To rename a folder: On the Home screen, touch a folder, and then touch the folder name field beneath it. • To delete a folder: On the Home screen, touch and hold a folder, and then drag it to the trash can. • To move a folder to the shortcut bar: On the Home screen, touch and hold a folder, and then drag it to the shortcut bar.
Calling Be careful not to block the microphone or the speaker to avoid affecting the call quality. To make a call, you can manually enter phone numbers on the dialer, touch a number in your contacts list or call log, or use voice control. During a call, you can choose to keep the current call on hold to answer an incoming call, forward the incoming call to your voicemail, or start a conference call. 2. Touch a contact to place a call. To open Phone, touch Making a Call from the Call Log > Phone.
Calling Using Voice Dialing Answering or Rejecting a Call Calls can be placed using voice dialing. When you open the voice dialing application, your phone's speaker will be enabled. When a call comes in, you can: Background noise will affect the accuracy of voice dialing. 1. On the Home screen, touch > Voice Dialler. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions, then say your command close to the microphone. Your phone will identify the command and make a call. 24 • Answer the call: Drag to the right.
Calling • Reject the call: Drag to the left. • Reject the call and send a text message to the caller: Drag upwards. • On the Phone screen, touch > Settings > Quick responses to edit the message that will be sent.
Calling Operations During a Call During an active call, you can touch any of the following buttons: • • : Ends the call. : Opens the dialer for you to enter another number. • : Activates the speakers. • • : Mutes your microphone. : Places the current call on hold. This function is network dependent. To use this service, contact your network operator. 26 • : Displays your contacts list for you to select a contact to add to the current call. This function is network dependent.
Calling Switching Between Calls 1. To initiate a conference call, dial the number of the first participant. After connecting to the first participant, keep the connection open, and touch 2. Enter the phone number of the next participant, or touch , to select a phone number. The first participant is automatically placed on hold while this process is carried out. 3. Once you have connected to the second participant, touch to begin the conference call. 4. To end the conference call, touch . .
Calling Forwarding a Call Your phone can be set up to forward incoming calls to a new number. busy and is prompted to wait until you finish the call. You can put the current call on hold and answer the incoming call, and switch between the two calls. To enable Call Waiting: 1. On the Phone screen, touch forwarding. 1. On the Phone screen, touch Additional settings. > Settings > Call > Settings > 2. Select a forwarding mode, and enter the phone number to which you want to forward your incoming calls.
Calling Contact your network operator to subscribe to the voicemail function and obtain your voicemail number. If required, enable the call forwarding function and set all incoming calls to be forwarded to your voicemail inbox. To set your voicemail number: 1. On the Phone screen, touch Voicemail settings. > Settings > 2. Touch Voicemail number to enter your voicemail number, and then touch OK. To listen to your voicemail messages, press and hold 1 on the dialer and follow the instructions.
Contacts People enables you to save and manage contacts on your phone, including such details as your contacts' phone numbers and addresses. On the Home screen, touch People. > People to open 3. Touch one contact to import that contact individually to your phone, or touchSELECT ALL to import all contacts to your phone. 4. Touch COPY. 5. If you have more than one account on your phone, touch the account to which you want to import the contacts. Importing Contacts from a SIM Card Creating a Contact 1.
Contacts To save a contact from your call log, touch and hold the desired phone number to display the options menu, and then touch Add to contacts. Communicating with a Contact Quickly In the contacts list, touch the contact's picture or picture frame (if no picture is assigned to the contact) and touch one of the displayed icons to select the method you want to use to communicate with the contact, for example, placing a call, or sending a text message or an email.
Contacts Editing a Contact Managing Contact Groups 1. In the contacts list, touch the contact you want to edit, Creating a Contact Group then . 2. After changing contact information, touch DONE to save the changes. To discard the changes, touch > Cancel. Deleting a Contact 1. In the contacts list, select the contact you want to delete, and then touch 2. Touch OK. > Delete. 1. In the contacts list, touch list. 2. Touch to display the groups . 3. Enter the group name. 4.
Contacts 1. Select a group, and touch > Edit. 2. Make desired changes, such as changing the group name and adding or deleting a contact. 3. Touch DONE. You can also edit a single contact in a group. To do so, select the contact you want to edit, and then touch . When your changes are complete, touch DONE to save > the changes. To discard the changes, touch Discard. Adding a Contact to a Group Select a group, touch to select the desired contact, and then touch ADD MEMBERS.
Contacts Sending a Contact You can send contacts as a .vcf file via Bluetooth, Email or Messaging. 1. In the contacts list, touch a contact. 2. Touch > Share. 3. Select your preferred method, Bluetooth, Email or Messaging, for sending the selected contact. Backing Up Your Contacts 1. In the contacts list, touch > Manage contacts. 2. From the displayed options menu, choose Export to storage. A message is displayed showing the storage location to which the .vcf file of your contacts will be exported.
Text Input Switching Between Text Input Methods The keyboard layout may vary slightly depending on the input methodes you have installed. Figures in this section are provided for your reference only. Using the Onscreen Keyboard 1. When the keyboard is displayed, open the notification panel. 2. Touch Select input method to select a desired input method. Text can be entered using the onscreen keyboard. To open the onscreen keyboard, touch a text field. You can also change the default input method.
Text Input Huawei Input Method Using the Huawei Keyboard Slide your finger left or right across the onscreen keyboard to switch between the QWERTY and alphanumeric keyboards. 1 When the text entry method is for lower-case letters, touch to capitalise the next letter you enter, or touch and hold to capitalise all letters you enter. 2 In English input mode, touch to switch to the emoticon keyboard. 3 In English input mode, touch to change the input language.
Text Input Using the Android Keyboard 1 • Touch to enter a space. 2 • Touch and hold to switch to another input method. • Touch to switch to voice input. 3 • Touch and hold to go to the Input options screen. 4 5 • 1 4 3 2 Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor. • Touch and hold to delete all the characters to the left of the cursor. 5 Touch to switch to the number and symbol keyboard. • Touch to capitalise the next character you will enter.
Text Input On the Home screen, touch > Settings > to the right of Android Language & input. Touch keyboard to display the Android keyboard settings screen. Touch Voice input key to set whether the voice input key appears on the Android keyboard. You can enable or disable the voice input function by selecting or deselecting Google voice typing in the Settings > Language & input section.
Text Input Touch text. • > PASTE to paste the previously copied : Move the cursor to an input position. Touch this icon to replace the selected content with what you just cut or copied. Using the Landscape Keyboard To use a wider keyboard, turn your phone sideways. Your phone will automatically display the keyboard in landscape mode. Selecting an Input Method To customise the settings of the input method you selected. 1. On the Home screen, touch Language & input. > Settings > 2.
Messaging On the Home screen, touch the message application. > Messaging to open Adding a Slideshow Sending a Message 1. On the messages list screen, touch After you add multimedia files, the message automatically changes from a text message to a multimedia message. To attach more than one file to your message: 1. On the message editing screen, touch . 2. Enter the recipient's phone number and compose the message. To attach a photo or an audio file, touch . 3.
Messaging 4. Touch Done to finish composing your slideshow and return to the multimedia message screen. • You can also touch to edit the slide. • To replace an image, touch Replace picture on the slide editing screen. Searching for a Message To find a message quickly: On the messages list screen, touch and enter the message content to search for. Customising Message Settings 5. When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send.
Messaging Using Talk Accepting an Invitation Talk is Google's instant messaging service. You can use it to communicate in real time with other people using Talk on a phone or on the Internet. 1. If you have invited someone to chat or if someone has invited you to chat, the invitation message is displayed in the recipient's or your friends list. Opening Talk 2. To accept an invitation, touch a pending invitation, and then touch Accept. To open Talk, on the Home screen, touch > Talk.
Messaging Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages When you receive an instant message, your phone can play a ringtone, vibrate, or display a notification icon. 1. On the accounts screen, touch 2. Select your account. > Settings. • Vibrate: When the system set vibration first ,select the check box to set your phone to vibrate when you receive an instant message. Logging Out of Talk To exit Talk, in the friends list, touch , then Sign out. 3.
Data Connection Turning On Mobile Data Services 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings. 2. In the WIRELESS & NETWORKS section, touch More... > Mobile networks. 3. Select the Data enabled check box. • Mobile networks services are provided by your network operator and may incur data traffic charges. To avoid unnecessary charges, clear the Data enabled check box. • To turn data roaming on, on the Mobile network settings screen select the Data roaming check box.
Data Connection 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings. 2. In the WIRELESS & NETWORKS section, touch the switch on the right of Wi-Fi. 3. In the WIRELESS & NETWORKS section, touch WiFi to display the settings screen. Your phone will scan for Wi-Fi hotspots within range and display a list of detected Wi-Fi networks. 4. Select the desired Wi-Fi network. If you select a secured network, enter the password when prompted.
Data Connection Using the WPS Button WPS PIN Connection 1. Enable Wi-Fi, and then go to the Wi-Fi screen. In WiFi network list, touch the hotspot you want to connect to. 1. Enable Wi-Fi, and then go to the Wi-Fi screen. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch the hotspot you want to connect to. 2. In the displayed dialog box, select the Show advanced options check box. Touch Off in WPS, and then choose Push button > Connect from the displayed options menu. 2.
Data Connection Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection To share your phone's data connection with a PC, connect your phone to the PC using a USB cable. You can also turn your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot and share your phone's data connection with a number of devices at the same time. Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB If the PC runs Windows 7, Windows Vista, or a recent version of Linux OS (such as Ubuntu 10.
Data Connection Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot query the data usage within a certain period or by a certain application. 1. On the Home screen, touch On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Data usage to configure the data usage settings: > Settings. 2. In the WIRELESS & NETWORKS section, touch More... > Tethering & portable hotspot. 3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your mobile network.
Data Connection 1 Touch Mobile Data to turn on or off the mobile data function. The mobile data function must be turned on to configure data control and query data usage. 2 Select the Set mobile data limit check box. When data traffic reaches the preset limit, your phone's mobile data connection will be disabled. 3 Touch the scroll arrow beside Data usage cycle, then Change cycle.... After setting the data usage cycle, touch Set.
Data Connection • Prevent background mobile data traffic: Select the Restrict background data check box. • View Wi-Fi data usage: Select the Show Wi-Fi usage check box, and a WI-FI tab is displayed. Touch to tab to view Wi-Fi data usage. Bluetooth Your phone supports Bluetooth, which allows you to transfer data to and from paired Bluetooth devices. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices.
Data Connection Scanning for and Pairing with Another Bluetooth Device To disconnect from the Bluetooth device, in the PAIRED > Unpair. DEVICES section touch To pair your phone with another Bluetooth device for data transmission: Transferring a File via Bluetooth 1. Check that the Bluetooth function is enabled on your phone. 2. On the Home screen, touch > Settings. 3. In the WIRELESS & NETWORKS section, touch Bluetooth. Your phone will then scan for other Bluetooth devices within range. 4.
Data Connection Before using the DLNA function, ensure that your device and other DLNA devices have connected to the same Wi-Fi network and DLNA is enabled on all devices. Touch > DLNA to display the DLNA screen. You can then share pictures, videos, and audio files with other DLNA devices, as well as view and download the multimedia files shared by other DLNA devices.
Email/Gmail 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the account settings. Email With Email, you can easily send and receive emails. Adding an Email Account When using the Email application for the first time, set up an email account as follows: (Note that a data connection is required to send and receive emails). 1. On the Home screen, touch > Email. 2. Touch Others to enter an email address and password, then touch Next.
Email/Gmail 2. If you have already set up an email account, touch > Settings > ADD ACCOUNT > Exchange to add an Exchange account. If you have not set up any email accounts, touch Exchange to create an Exchange account. 3. Follow the instructions and enter the required information about the Exchange account you want to add. For details, contact the server administrator. 4. Touch Next to display the Account setup screen. Configure the synchronisation settings for this account. 5.
Email/Gmail Replying to and Forwarding an Email 1. In your Inbox, touch the email you want to reply to. 2. Touch or > Reply all to reply to the email. You can also touch email. > Forward to forward the By default, downloaded files are saved to the Download folder in the phone memory. To change the default storage location, choose Settings > Storage > Default storage location. Deleting an Email Account 1. On the Inbox screen, touch the account settings screen.
Email/Gmail 2. Touch the account you want to customise. 3. Change the required account settings, such as DATA USAGE, NOTIFICATION SETTINGS, and SERVER SETTINGS. Gmail In the email list, touch to change an email's label, or touch to refresh your emails. Switching Between Accounts 1. From the email list, touch the current account name to display the account list. Gmail is Google's web-based email service.
Email/Gmail 3. Enter the email subject, and then write your email in the composition field. If you want to send an attachment with the email, touch then Attach file to select the file to be attached. 4. When the email is ready to be sent, touch the email. • If you touched or selected Reply all, add message content. , to send • If you selected Forward, enter the recipients' email addresses and add message content as required. 4. Touch to send, or touch the email as a draft.
Managing Applications 2. Touch a category, then the application you want to download. Using Play Store 3. On the application details screen, read any relevant information about the application, including its cost, rating, and user comments. Android Play Store provides direct access to applications and games can be downloaded and installed on your phone. To open the Play Store, on the Home screen, touch > Play Store.
Managing Applications • You can search for a desired application in Play Store by touching . • On the application details screen, touch the application. to share Uninstalling an Application from Your Phone 1. On the Play Store screen, touch view your downloaded applications. > My apps to 2. Touch the application you want to uninstall, and then touch Uninstall. 3. When prompted, touch OK to remove the application from your phone.
Managing Applications 2. Select the application you want to install from the application list. Touch , then Select all or Deselect all to select or deselect all applications. 3. Touch > Install to install the selected application. Viewing and Uninstalling Applications 1. On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Apps > ALL to view the application list. 2. Touch an application to view its details. 3. To uninstall the application, touch Uninstall and follow the onscreen instructions.
Security Guard messages from contacts on the blacklist or accepts only calls and messages from contacts on the whitelist. Security Guard is integrated with your phone to provide security functions including: blocking calls and messages; encrypting messages, calls, and files, Password Safe; and querying home locations of incoming calls. No charges are incurred by the use of this application.
Security Guard • To specify whether to enable or disable Enable service at phone startup, go to Enable service at phone startup.
Browser Managing Bookmarks Browsing a Web Page 1. On the Home screen, touch the browser. > Browser to launch 2. Enter a website address in the address box at the top. • Touch to view the thumbnails of all web pages currently open, from where you can switch between pages. • Touch + to open a new browser window. Adding a Bookmark 1. Launch the browser, and go to the web page you want to save as a bookmark. 2. Touch > Save to bookmarks. 3. Enter the bookmark name, and then touch OK.
Browser On the BOOKMARKS screen, you can also touch the HISTORY tab to view the pages you have visited or touch the SAVED PAGES tab to view saved pages. Setting the Home Page 1. In a browser window, touch General > Set homepage. > Settings > 2. Select one page from the list, or touch Other to enter the URL of the desired homepage, and then touch OK. Customising Browser Settings To customise your browser setting, in a browser > Settings.
Maps Maps enables you to find your current location, view real-time traffic conditions (depending on availability in your area), and get detailed directions to your destinations. You can view satellite images, traffic maps, or other kinds of maps of your current or other locations. 3. Select the Google's location service, GPS satellites, and Location & Google search check boxes. Opening Maps On the Home screen, touch > Maps. Searching for Places of Interest Enabling the Location Service 1.
Maps Getting Directions 1. When viewing a map, touch . 2. Enter your start point in the first text box and your destination in the second. 3. Touch the icon for driving, public transport, or walking directions. 4. Touch GET DIRECTIONS. Directions are displayed in a list. 5. Touch a direction in the list to show it on the map. 6. When you finish viewing or following the directions, touch 66 > Directions to reset the map.
Capturing Photos and Videos Camera Mode 7 1 6 Your phone supports various capture modes and picture effects, with which you can take a photo, record a video, and share the photos and videos. 5 2 Camera 3 On the Home screen touch > Camera to activate the camera. You can then take a picture. On the viewfinder screen, touch 4 to exit the camera. 1 Switch between camera and video capture modes.
Capturing Photos and Videos • Touch to take a photo. 2 • Touch and hold to focus the camera, and then release your finger to take a photo. 3 Thumbnail of the previous shot. Touch to view the photos you just took. 4 Viewfinder screen. Touch anywhere to focus the camera. Touch to display the options menu as follows: • 5 : Switch the picture mode. • : Select a filtering mode. • : Select a picture effect. • : Set the scene mode, the while balance, ISO, and more. 6 Set the flash mode.
Capturing Photos and Videos you can customise the camera settings or select a picture effect. When you are customising the settings, the image displayed on the viewfinder screen changes accordingly. 2. Press the volume buttons to zoom in or zoom out. 3. Touch anywhere on the viewfinder screen to focus the camera. 4. Touch to take a photo. You can also touch and hold to focus your camera. When the frame in the center of the capture screen turns green, the photo is in focus.
Capturing Photos and Videos 2. Select the GPS tag check box. on the viewfinder screen. will be displayed Video Camera Mode To save location information with your photos, enable the GPS location function on your phone. To do so, on > Settings > Location the Home screen touch services, and select the GPS satellites check box. 7 On the Home screen touch > Camera to activate the video camera. Switch to video camera mode to start recording. 3 4 to exit the camera.
Capturing Photos and Videos 2 Touch to start recording. 3 Thumbnail of the previous recording. Touch to view the video you just recorded. 4 Viewfinder screen. Touch to display the options menu as follows: 5 • 1280 720 : Set the video size. • $XWR : Adjust the white balance. • : Select a video effect. • : Enable or disable video review, GPS tag, and more. 6 Set the light mode. 7 Switch between the front and rear cameras. Recording a Video 1. Open Camera and switch to video camera mode.
Capturing Photos and Videos Touch the thumbnail to view the video. When playing a video, you can: • Touch to enter the gallery. • Touch to send the video via a multimedia message, an email, or Bluetooth. • Touch > Delete to delete a video. • Flick left or right across the screen to switch between videos.
Gallery 2. On the picture editing screen, you can: 1 Your Gallery application is a great tool for managing photos and videos. 2 Viewing Photos or Videos 1. On the Home screen touch > Gallery to open the media library. In Gallery, touch the desired folder to view its contents. 2. Touch the photo or video you want to view. Editing a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch > Edit.
Gallery 1 Save the changes. 74 2 Undo the last step or redo the cancelled step. 3 Crop or rotate the picture, or remove red eye. 4 Adjust the hue or saturation, or set the picture to black and white. 5 Change filtering effects such as Lomo, Documentary, or Vignette. 6 Set exposure compensation, brightness, and shade. Rotating a Picture 1. When viewing a picture, touch options menu. to display the 2. Touch Rotate left or Rotate right. The picture will be saved with the new orientation.
Gallery 3. Touch CROP or CANCEL to save or discard the changes.
Music Player With a built-in music player, your phone enables you to play your favorite songs at any time. Opening the Media Library On the Home screen touch your media library. > Music+ to access Music+ provides seven tabs to help organise your music: Playlists, Artists, Songs, Albums, Genres, and Folders. Flick left or right across the screen to display the content of each tab. Adding an Audio File to a Playlist 1. Choose a tab from the media library. 2.
Music Player • Send the audio file via DLNA, Compose, or Bluetooth: Touch Share. • Set the audio file as the ringtone: Touch Set as ringtone. When playing the music, you can: 2 1 3 Playing a Playlist 1. On the media library screen, touch the Playlists tab. 2. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play. 3. From the displayed menu, touch Play. Playing an Audio File 4 1. Select a tab on the media library screen. 2. Select a playlist and touch the desired audio file to play.
Music Player 2 Activate or deactivate the Dolby Mobile sound effect. 3 Display the playlist. 4 Progress slider, showing the playback progress of the current song. 5 Control keys. Touch to pause, to continue, to play the previous song, and to play the next song. To use other applications when playing music, touch . The song will continue to play in the background. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification bar and select the song being played.
Music Player phone memory and on the microSD card from the PC and copy audio files to the microSD card. 3. Your PC will automatically install the driver. After the installation is complete, the MTP management page opens. You can access files saved in the phone memory and on the microSD card from the PC and copy music to the microSD card. Copying Audio Files to USB Mass Storage Devices Copying an Audio File Using HiSuite Before using this function, ensure that a microSD card is correctly installed.
Music Player 5. Copy audio files from the PC to the folder you have just created.
Accounts and Synchronisation 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter account information. You can use certain applications to synchronise data such as contacts and emails with Internet services. To use an application to synchronise data, on the Home > Settings > Accounts & sync to screen touch open the accounts and synchronisation application. 4. When the configuration is complete, the account is displayed on the Accounts & sync screen. Adding an Account Removing an Account 1.
Accounts and Synchronisation Synchronising Data On the Accounts & sync screen, enable the account synchronisation function, and your phone will synchronise your data in the background automatically. Changing the Account Synchronisation Settings 1. On the Accounts & sync screen, choose the account whose synchronisation settings you want to change. 2. The displayed Accounts & sync section shows a list of data that can synchronised. 3. Select the items to be synchronised.
More Applications 3. Touch Calendar Calendar enables you to easily manage and arrange events. To open the calendar, touch Home screen. 2. Edit event details such as the event name, time, and location. > Calendar on the Creating an Event 1. Open the calendar application, touch , and then select New event from the displayed options menu. You can also touch any date on the screen to create an event on that date. to save the event.
More Applications Setting an Event Reminder 1. You can touch any event on a calendar screen to view the event details. 2. To add a reminder for an event, touch Add reminder. To delete a reminder, touch X. 1. In any calendar view, touch displayed. > Calendars to be If you have an account to be synchronised to your phone, the account will be displayed in the Calendars to be displayed list. 3.
More Applications Creating a Folder 1. On the File Manager screen, select Internal or SD card. Touch > New folder to create a folder. 2. Enter the folder name, and then touch Save to save the folder. Copying or Moving a File 1. On the Internal or SD card screen, touch and hold the file you want to move or copy. 2. Select Cut or Copy in the displayed options menu. 3. Select Internal or SD card, and then touch to copy or move the selected file to Internal or SD card.
More Applications Compressing or Extracting Files Your phone supports compressing files and extracting compressed files. Files and folders can be compressed into .zip files, but can be extracted from both .zip and .rar files. Compressing a File 1. On the File Manager screen, touch to display the Internal or SD card list. 2. Touch and hold the file you want to compress, and then choose Compress from the displayed options menu. 3.
More Applications Adding an Alarm On the Home screen, touch > Clock, then . The alarms will ring even when your phone is powered off. 1. On the alarms screen, touch Add alarm. Customising Alarm Settings 2. To set the alarm time, touch Time. On the alarms list screen, touch customise the existing alarms. 3. To set the alarm to repeat on certain days, touch Repeat and set the desired intervals. 4. To set a ringtone for the alarm, touch Ringtone and select the desired ringtone. 5.
More Applications 2. To create a note, touch Setting the Default City . 3. When you finish composing the content, touch hide the keyboard, and then touch note and return to the Notes screen. to to save the On the Weather Clock screen, flick your finger left or right across the screen to switch between cities. To set > Set as default a city as the default city, touch city. To delete one or multiple notes, touch on the notes screen. To delete all notes, touch SELECT ALL.
More Applications Changing a City 1. On the Weather Clock screen, touch city. 2. Select the Auto update check box. > Change 2. Select a city from the list, or search for a city by entering its name in the search box. Updating Weather Weather Clock Weather information can be updated in two ways, manually or automatically. On the Weather > Refresh or to update the Clock screen, touch current city's weather. You can also set your phone to update Weather Clock automatically: 1.
More Applications as its antenna, connect the headset to the phone before using the application. FM Radio Searching For and Saving Stations 1. On the Home screen touch > FM Radio. 2. If you are using the FM radio for the first time, touch Auto tuning, and your phone will then search for stations and save them to the station list.
More Applications Opening YouTube 1 Tune the radio to the next station. 2 Access the station list. 3 Turn the FM radio on or off. 1. On the YouTube screen, touch 4 Activate or deactivate the speaker. 2. Enter appropriate keywords in the search box, and then touch the search icon. 5 Tune the radio to the previous station. YouTube YouTube is Google's free online video streaming service for watching, searching for, and uploading videos. On the Home screen, touch > YouTube.
Configuring Phone Settings On the Home screen, touch your phone settings. > Settings to configure Setting the Date and Time When your phone is using date and time settings automatically provided by the network, you cannot set the date, time, and time zone manually. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Date & time. 2. Clear the Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone check boxes. 92 3. Touch Set date, then Touch Set. or to adjust the date. 4. Touch Set time, then Touch Set. or to adjust the time.
Configuring Phone Settings • Brightness: Adjust the brightness. Clear the Automatic brightness check box to adjust the brightness manually. • Wallpaper: Change the background picture of the Home screen. • Auto-rotate screen: If this function is enabled, when you rotate your phone while browsing a webpage, viewing a picture or composing a message, the screen display rotates to automatically fit the new screen orientation. • Sleep: Set a sleep period for your screen.
Configuring Phone Settings • Touch Ringtone to select from preset ringtones. • Touch Music to select from songs stored in the phone memory or on the microSD card. 3. Select the desired ringtone, and then touch OK. Security Settings Turning On the SIM PIN A Personal Identification Number (PIN) protects your SIM card from unauthorised use. If you incorrectly enter the PIN three consecutive times, the PIN will be blocked and the phone prompts you to enter the PIN Unblocking Key (PUK).
Configuring Phone Settings 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a screen unlock pattern. 3. Touch Continue. 4. Draw the screen unlock pattern again and touch Confirm. Remember your unlock pattern. • If you incorrectly draw the unlock pattern 20 times, the Google account login screen is displayed. Enter your user name and password, and then reset your screen unlock pattern. Turning On PIN Protection You can set a PIN to lock your phone.
Configuring Phone Settings To change the PIN, touch Security > Screen lock > PIN. Restoring Factory Settings Restoring your phone to its factory settings erases all your personal data from the phone memory, including information about your accounts, your system and application settings, and downloaded applications. 1. On the Settings screen, touch Backup & reset > Factory data reset. 2. Touch Reset phone according to the onscreen instructions. Touch Erase everything.
Configuring Phone Settings • Back up your personal data before any upgrade. After the upgrade, all personal data will be erased. • If you have installed a microSD card, the downloaded upgrade package will be stored in the root directory of the microSD card; if no microSD card is available, the upgrade package will be stored in the root directory of your phone memory. Ensure that enough storage space is available on your microSD card or in your phone memory for the upgrade package.
FAQs 1. Save the contacts you want to import as a .vcf file and save the file to a microSD card. How Do I Free Up Phone Memory？ 2. Insert the microSD card into your phone and find the .vcf file using File Manager. • Move files and email attachments from your phone memory to your microSD card. 3. Touch the .vcf file. The phone displays a message asking whether you want to import the contacts. • Open the Browser application, and delete locally cached content. 4. Touch OK.
FAQs How Do I Use HiSuite to Import Contacts from Another Phone？ 7. Disconnect your phone from the PC after the contacts are imported. Your phone supports only contact files in .vcf format. How Do I Set a Song as a Call Ringtone？ 1. Save a .vcf file to a PC. 2. Touch In Music+, touch and hold the song you want to set as the ringtone, and then choose Set as ringtone from the displayed options menu. 3. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the PC.
FAQs How Do I Change the Input Method？ How Do I Create an Application Shortcut on the On a text-composing screen, open the notification bar and touch Select input method to select a desired input method. Home Screen？ How Do I Stop the Music Playing in the Background？ Open the notifications panel, touch the music playing notification to go to the music playback screen, and then stop playing the song. How Do I Return to the Call Screen？ Open the notifications panel, and then touch the ongoing call.
Appendix Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not smash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid the falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a damp environment, such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked in liquid. Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use phones or when the phone may cause interference or danger.
Appendix Do not attempt to disassemble your mobile phone or its accessories. Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone. Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children. Do not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance. Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Use only approved batteries and chargers to avoid the risk of explosions. Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone.
Appendix Personal Information and Data Security The use of some functions or third-party applications on your device could result in your personal information and data being lost or becoming accessible to others. Several measures are recommended to help you protect personal and confidential information. • Place your device in a safe area to prevent it from unauthorized use. • Set your device screen to lock and create a password or unlock pattern to open it.
Appendix • Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses. • Install security software or patches released by Huawei or third-party application providers. • Some applications require and transmit location information. As a result, a third-party may be able to share your location information. • Your device may provide detection and diagnostic information to third-party application providers.
Appendix Trademarks and Permissions , , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Android™ is a trademark of Google Inc. The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license.
Appendix applications. Neither will Huawei provide support to customers who use third-party software and applications, nor be responsible or liable for the functions or performance of third-party software and applications. Third-party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at any time, and Huawei does not guarantee the availability of any content or service.
Appendix DISCLAIMER ALL CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAWS, NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL.
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Index Accepting an Invitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts and Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Bookmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Contact to a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Contact to Your Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Copying an Audio File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Copying Audio Files to USB Mass Storage Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Creating a Contact Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Creating a Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Creating a Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Creating an Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing an Application from Play Store . . . . . . . 58 Keys and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Locking the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Logging Out of Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Making a Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Making a Call from the Call Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Making a Call Using the Dialer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Managing Folders on the Home Screen . . . . . . .
Replying to and Forwarding an Email . . . . . . . . . 55 Restarting the phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Restoring Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Rotating a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Saving an Email Attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Searching for a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Searching for a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turning On PIN Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turning On the SIM PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weather Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing a Calendar Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Installed Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Recently Used Applications . . . . . . . . . . Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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