Frequently Asked Questions

HUAWEI Ascend Mate
HUAWEI Ascend Mate Smartphone FAQs
Contents
Issue 01 (2013-03-07)
Huawei Proprietary and Confidential
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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2.3.3 My Phone Is Connected to a Wi-Fi Network but I Cannot Open Web Pages. Why? ............................ 34
2.3.4 I Have Turned on My Phone's Wi-Fi, but It Cannot Detect Wi-Fi Signals from A Wireless Router Like
Other Devices. What Can I Do? ..................................................................................................................... 34
2.3.5 How Do I Know Whether My Phone Is Using Its Mobile Data Connection or a Wi-Fi Connection to
Access the Internet? ....................................................................................................................................... 34
2.3.6 I Cannot Connect to a Wi-Fi Hotspot. Why? ........................................................................................ 35
2.3.7 How Do I Use My Phone as a Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot and Access the Internet from Another Device
Using My Phone's Data Connection? ............................................................................................................. 35
2.3.8 Can I Access the Internet Using Wi-Fi from a Device with a Static IP Address? ................................. 37
2.3.9 Can My Phone Be Associated with an AP at 5 GHz Frequency Band? ................................................ 37
2.3.10 How Can I Use the Wi-Fi Direct Function? ........................................................................................ 37
2.4 Internet Access ............................................................................................................................................... 38
2.4.1 How Do I Clear My Browser's Cache and Web History? ..................................................................... 38
2.4.2 Does My Browser Support Full-Screen Mode and Bookmarks? If Yes, How Do I Set Them? ............ 40
2.4.3 Can I Use My Email Account on a Web Page? ..................................................................................... 41
2.4.4 Can I Use My Online Banking Account on My Phone? ....................................................................... 41
2.4.5 How Do I Save an Image From a Web Page? ....................................................................................... 41
2.4.6 How Do I Set My Browser's Home Page? ............................................................................................ 42
2.4.7 How Do I Save a Web Page for Offline Reading? ................................................................................ 44
2.4.8 How Do I Enable or Disable My Phone's Mobile Data Connection? ................................................... 44
2.4.9 Can I Use My Phone to Access the Internet During a Call? ................................................................. 44
2.5 How Do I Set the Ringtone? .......................................................................................................................... 44
2.5.1 How Do I Set the Ringtone and Message Tone? Do Notification Tones and Message Tones Conflict?44
2.6 Language and Keyboard ................................................................................................................................. 44
2.6.1 Does My Phone Support Text Input Using Handwriting or an Onscreen Keyboard? ........................... 44
2.6.2 What Text Input Methods Does My Phone Support? ............................................................................ 44
2.6.3 I Installed a New Text Input Method but Cannot Use It. Why? ............................................................ 44
2.6.4 Does My Phone Support the Stroke Input Method? .............................................................................. 45
2.6.5 Can I Change the Font Size on My Phone's Screen? ............................................................................ 45
2.6.6 Does the Huawei Input Method Support Handwriting in Full-Screen Mode? ...................................... 45
2.7 Screen Lock .................................................................................................................................................... 45
2.7.1 How Do I Enable a Screen Lock that Must Be Unlocked Using a PIN? .............................................. 45
2.7.2 How Do I Enable a Screen Lock that Must Be Unlocked Using a Pattern? .......................................... 45
2.7.3 How Many Times Can I Try the Screen Unlock Pattern Before My Phone Becomes Locked?............ 45
2.7.4 How Do I Lock and Unlock the Screen?............................................................................................... 45
2.7.5 How Do I Add or Delete an Alarm? ...................................................................................................... 46
2.8 eBook ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
2.8.1 Does My Phone Support eBook? What Is the Maximum Size for an eBook to Be Read on My Phone?
....................................................................................................................................................................... 46
2.8.2 What Word Document Formats Does My Phone Support? ................................................................... 46
2.9 How Do I Use USB Tethering? ...................................................................................................................... 46
2.9.1 How Do I Use USB Tethering If I Connect My Phone to a Computer Running Windows XP? ........... 47