HUAWEI Mate s User Guide
Contents Foreword Highlights Voice wakeup 2 New camera modes 3 Director mode 4 Wi-Fi+ 4 Thumb mode 5 Fingerprint ID 7 Safe 8 Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen 9 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 10 Turning on mobile data 10 Connecting your phone to a computer 10 Importing contacts from your old phone 11 Touchscreen gestures 12 Motion control 13 Status icons 16 Navigation bar settings 17 Home screen 18 Notifications 21 Accessing applications 22 Personalizing y
Call settings 33 Managing contacts 34 Searching for a contact 35 Importing or exporting contacts 35 Adding a contact to your favorites 37 Contact groups 37 Messaging and email Sending a text message 39 Replying to a message 39 Managing messages 40 Setting up an email account 41 Sending an email 42 Checking your email 42 Account settings 43 Camera and gallery Capture screen 44 Taking a photo 45 Launching the camera from the gallery 45 Capture modes 45 Shooting a video 48 V
Wi-Fi network 57 Sharing your phone's mobile data 58 Transferring data using Bluetooth 59 Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct 60 Transferring data between your phone and computer 61 Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device 62 Multi-screen display 64 Huawei Beam 64 Apps Managing applications 65 Backup 66 Phone Manager 68 Calendar 69 Clock 71 Weather 72 Notes 73 FM Radio 74 Phone settings Turning on location services 75 Modifying sound settings 75 Modi
Safety information Legal Notice iv
Foreword This guide is intended to be used with phones running EMUI 3.1. All pictures and illustrations are for your reference only and may differ from the final product. The features described in this guide may not be available on all phones or carriers due to local service supplier policy. Symbols and definitions Note Highlights important information and tips, and provides additional information.
Highlights Voice wakeup If you can't find your phone when you know it's nearby, or your hands are full when you need to call somebody, use voice wakeup to find your phone and place calls. Waking up your phone and making a call 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Voice wakeup. 3 Touch the Voice wakeup switch to enable voice wakeup. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up a wakeup keyword. 5 Say the keyword to wake up your phone and use voice dialing. Settings.
Highlights New camera modes Perfect selfie Set your own custom beauty settings for facial enhancement and beautifying effects when you take photos in Beauty mode. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch 3 Enable Perfect selfie. 4 Touch Perfect selfie and take three self-portrait shots. > Camera. > Perfect selfie. On the camera settings screen, you can touch Perfect selfie > Edit personal info to update your personal information.
Highlights Director mode Director mode lets you play the role of a movie director and partner with friends to create a professional film. You can connect up to four phones for different shooting angles and activate the camera on each as necessary. Make sure Wi-Fi is turned on and Director Mode is available on each phone. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 On your phone, touch Record > Create group and follow the onscreen instructions to Director Mode. set up a group.
Highlights Thumb mode Thumb mode makes it easier to use phones with large screens and quickly share QR contact cards with friends. One-hand layout 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch One-hand UI > One-hand layout. 3 Enable One-hand layout. You can then swipe the virtual navigation bar to either side to Settings. change the screen layout, bringing everything within reach. Shifting keyboard 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch One-hand UI > Shifting keyboard.
Highlights Moving the screen down On the contacts, dialer, messaging, or email screen, if you can't reach items near the top of the screen, touch the upper half of the screen and drag down and release (after 1 second) to shift the entire interface down closer to your thumb. From the dialer, contacts or messaging screen, drag down and then release to display your personal QR contact card. Your friends can scan this to obtain your phone number instantly.
Highlights Fingerprint ID Use your fingerprint to unlock the screen or encrypt important or private information. This function is only available on phones that have a fingerprint sensor. Enrolling a fingerprint Use your fingerprint to unlock the screen or view encrypted data. To better protect your privacy, you can use the fingerprint screen unlock feature only when the unlocking method is set to PIN or Password. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Fingerprint ID.
Highlights Accessing app lock with your fingerprint After enabling App lock in Phone Manager and setting your password, you will be prompted to enable fingerprint unlocking. Touch Associate to access app lock and locked applications with your fingerprint. If you skip this step, you can also enable this feature as follows: 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Fingerprint ID. 3 Touch Fingerprint management and follow the onscreen instructions to enter your password.
Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen Locking the screen • Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen. • Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, the screen will lock itself automatically. Unlocking the screen When the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger in any direction to unlock the screen.
Getting started Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2 Under Shortcuts, touch and hold 3 Turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and lists them on to enter the Wi-Fi settings. the screen. 4 Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If the Wi-Fi network is encrypted, enter the password when prompted. Turning on mobile data 1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
Getting started Importing contacts from your old phone You can import contacts from your old phone in any of the following ways: Copy your contacts on your SIM card to your new SIM card phone. For details, see Importing contacts from a SIM card. If your old phone has a microSD card slot, export the contacts in your old phone to a microSD card as a vCard Storage device file, and then import the contacts to your new phone. For details, see Importing contacts from a storage device.
Getting started Touchscreen gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example, touch to confirm an action or open an application. Touch and hold: Touch and leave your finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For example, touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode. Swipe: Move your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. For example, you can swipe left or right under Notifications in the notification panel to dismiss a notification.
Getting started Pinch two fingers out: Spread two fingers apart on the screen. For example, pinch two fingers out to zoom in on a picture or web page. Pinch two fingers together: Pinch two fingers together on the screen. For example, pinch two fingers together to zoom out on a picture or web page. Pinch three fingers together: On the home screen, pinch three fingers together to display screen thumbnails. Motion control Motion control lets you control your phone using simple motions and gestures.
Getting started • Flip: Mute sounds and stop vibration from incoming calls, alarms, and timers. • Pick up: Pick up your phone to reduce the ring volume of incoming calls, alarms, and timers. • Raise to ear: When a call comes in, answer the call by raising your phone to your ear. Similarly, from the call or contact details screen, raise your phone to your ear to call the corresponding number. • Shake: Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode.
Getting started • Tilt: In home screen editing mode, touch and hold an icon or widget and tilt your phone to the left or right to move the icon or widget to the next screen. • Double touch: Touch the screen twice to turn it on. • Draw: When your phone's screen is turned off, draw a letter to open the corresponding application. Your phone may not feature all of these gestures.
Getting started Status icons Status icons may vary according to your region or carrier.
Getting started Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on More notifications Connected to a VPN USB debugging mode Headset plugged in enabled Navigation bar settings 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Navigation bar. 3 Select one of the virtual navigation bars to customize your navigation bar. If you select a navigation bar containing Settings. , you can touch to quickly open your notification panel. This feature is only available on phones with virtual navigation keys.
Getting started Home screen Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets. Screen position indicator: indicates which home screen is displayed.
Getting started Switching between home screens Swipe left or right to view the extended home screen. Touch Home to return to the default home screen. Swipe left or right to view all home screens. Automatic screen rotation If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, the screen orientation changes automatically between landscape and portrait mode. This feature allows you to enjoy tilt-controlled applications, such as racing games.
Getting started • Deleting an application or widget: On the home screen, touch and hold the application icon or widget you want to delete until unwanted application icon or widget to • is displayed. Drag the . Creating a folder: On the home screen, drag an icon on top of another icon to create a folder containing both applications. To rename the folder, open the folder and then touch and hold the folder name. • Hiding application icons: Place two fingers on the home screen and pinch out.
Getting started Notifications Status indicator The status indicator on your phone indicates the following status information: • • • • • Blinking red: The battery level is low. Steady red (when charging): The battery level is low. Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is medium. Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost full or already full. Blinking green: There are unread messages or notifications. Notification panel Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
Getting started Lock screen notifications Use the lock screen notifications feature to place new messages, missed calls, and other notifications on the lock screen. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under General, touch Screen lock & passwords. 3 Touch the Show detailed notification info switch to enable lock screen notifications. Settings. Accessing applications Opening and switching between applications On the home screen, touch an icon to open the corresponding application.
Getting started • • • Touch a thumbnail to open the corresponding application. • Swipe down on a thumbnail to display Swipe left or right to view recently used applications. Swipe up on a thumbnail to close the corresponding application. at the top of the thumbnail and lock the corresponding application. Swipe down on the thumbnail again to unlock the application. • Swipe up from the bottom of the screen until is displayed to close all applications in the list.
Getting started Changing the wallpaper 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under General, touch Wallpaper. 3 On the Wallpapers screen, you can: • • • Settings. Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the lock screen wallpaper. Touch Home screen wallpaper to set the home screen wallpaper. Touch the Shake to change switch to make the home screen wallpaper change when you shake your phone. • Touch the Random change switch to make the home screen wallpaper change automatically at periodic intervals.
Getting started Entering text Switching between input methods Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can choose one of them to input text. 1 On the text input screen, swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2 Under Notifications, touch Select input method. 3 Select an input method. To change your phone's default input method, touch Settings on the home screen. Under All, touch Language & input > Default keyboard, and then select an input method.
Getting started 5 Touch and hold to view more language input options. 6 Switch to voice input. • Touch to delete the character preceding the cursor. 7 • Touch and hold to delete multiple characters preceding the cursor. Android input method 7 6 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 3 4 5 • Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters. • Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to enable caps lock. Enter numbers and symbols. • Touch to enter a comma. • Touch and hold to open the input options menu.
Getting started • Touch to delete the character preceding the cursor. 6 • Touch and hold to delete multiple characters preceding the cursor. 7 Switch to voice input. Editing text You can select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone. • Select text: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag or to select more or less text, or touch Select all to select all text in a text box. • Copy text: Select text and touch Copy. • Cut text: Select text and touch Cut.
Calls and contacts Making a call Smart dialing Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Dialer, enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the Dialer. contact's phone number. Any matches in your contacts list or call log are then displayed above the dialer. 3 From the list, select the contact you want to call. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch 4 1 or 2 to make a call.
Calls and contacts Making an emergency call In the event of an emergency, you can make emergency calls from your phone, even without a SIM card. However, you must be in an area with cellular coverage. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Dialer, enter your local emergency number, and then touch Dialer. . The ability to make emergency calls depends on local regulations and carriers in your region. Poor network usability or environmental interference may prevent your call from being connected.
Calls and contacts Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone. When the screen is locked, you can: • Drag right to answer the call. • Drag left to reject the call. • Touch to select a message or customize a message to reject the call. • Touch to set a callback reminder. When the screen is unlocked, you can: • Touch to answer the call. • Touch to reject the call.
Calls and contacts In-call menu 1 98 2 3 7 4 6 5 Place the current call on hold. To resume the call, touch 1 2 3 again. (Make sure your carrier supports this feature.) Mute the call so that the other party can't hear you. Start a three-way call. (Make sure your carrier supports this feature.) 4 Activate the speaker for a hands-free call. 5 End the current call. 6 Open the dialer. 7 Display your contacts. 8 View your notes.
Calls and contacts Answering a third-party call Before you answer a third-party call, make sure that you have enabled call waiting. For details, contact your carrier. 1 If a call comes in when you are already in another call, drag right to answer the new call and place the first call on hold. 2 Touch to switch between the two calls. Making a conference call It's easy to set up a conference call using the multi-party call feature on your phone.
Calls and contacts Deleting call records 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Dialer, you can: • Dialer. Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and then touch Delete entry to delete the call record. • Touch > Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously. Turning on pocket mode If you're ever worried about missing important calls when your phone is in your pocket or bag, try turning on pocket mode.
Calls and contacts Enabling call waiting The call waiting function allows you to answer an incoming call during an active call, and freely switch between the two. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Dialer, touch 3 Touch Additional settings. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch Card 1 settings or Dialer. > Call settings. Card 2 settings and then Additional settings. 4 Touch the Call waiting switch to enable this function.
Calls and contacts Deleting contacts 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch 3 Select the contacts you want to delete or touch Select all to select all contacts. 4 Touch 5 Touch Delete. Contacts. > Delete. . Searching for a contact 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Enter the contact name or initials. Matching contacts are displayed as you type. Contacts. Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports .vcf contact files. .
Calls and contacts Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch 3 Select Supports Bluetooth and then touch Next. 4 Turn on Bluetooth on the device from which you want to import contacts and set the Contacts. > Import/Export > Import from another phone. device to be visible to other Bluetooth devices. 5 Touch Next. Your phone then turns on Bluetooth and scans for Bluetooth devices. 6 Touch the Bluetooth device from which you want to import contacts.
Calls and contacts Exporting contacts to a SIM card 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Contacts. > Import/Export > Export to SIM card. If your phone has dual SIM support, you can choose whether to export to SIM 1 or SIM 2. 3 Select the contacts you want to export or touch Select all to select all contacts, and then touch 4 . Touch OK. Sharing contacts 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch 3 Select the contacts you want to share or touch Select all to select all contacts.
Calls and contacts Creating a contact group 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Groups then 3 Name the group and touch OK. 4 Touch 5 Select the contacts you want to add to the group or touch Select all to select all Contacts. . . contacts, and then touch . Editing a contact group 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Groups and select the group you want to edit. 3 Touch and add new members to the group. 4 Touch . You can then: • • • Contacts.
Messaging and email Sending a text message 1 On the home screen, touch 2 In the list of message threads, touch 3 Select the recipient box and enter the contact name or phone number. You can also touch 4 Messaging. . to open your contact list and choose a contact or contact group. Select the text field to begin composing your message. Touch to select an attachment type and then select the attachment you want to add.
Messaging and email Managing messages Forwarding a message 1 On the home screen, touch 2 In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the Messaging. conversation thread. 3 Touch and hold the message you want to forward, and then touch 4 Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. 5 Touch . . Adding a message to your favorites You can add important messages to your favorites.
Messaging and email Deleting a thread 1 On the home screen, touch 2 From the message list, touch 3 Select the thread you want to delete, and touch 4 Touch Delete. Messaging. > Delete. . Setting up an email account Adding an email account When adding an account, contact your email service provider if you are unsure about the settings required. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Others. 3 Enter your email address and password, and then touch Next.
Messaging and email 3 Enter your email address, domain name, user name, and password, and then touch Next. 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your account. The system will then automatically connect to the server. Once your Exchange account is set up, Inbox will be displayed. Sending an email 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch 3 Touch From: to choose an email account. 4 Enter one or more recipients. Email. . To Cc or Bcc the email to multiple recipients, touch Cc/Bcc:.
Messaging and email Account settings Switching between email accounts If you have added multiple email accounts on your phone, make sure you are on the right account before viewing or sending emails. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 In Inbox, touch 3 Select the email account you want to use. Email. in the upper left corner to open the account list. Removing an email account 1 On the home screen, touch 2 In Inbox, touch 3 Select the account you want to remove. 4 Touch Remove account then OK.
Camera and gallery Capture screen 1 Switch between flash modes. 2 Swipe left or right to switch between common capture modes. 3 View captured photos or videos. 4 5 • Touch to take a photo. • Touch and hold to take burst shots. Release your finger to stop. Apply filter effects. • Touch an object on the screen to focus the camera on it. 6 • Spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch them together to zoom out. 7 Switch between the rear and front cameras. 8 View more options.
Camera and gallery Taking a photo 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Frame the scene you want to capture. Let your camera focus automatically or touch Camera. the screen to focus on an object. If the focus box turns red, the camera was unable to focus. 3 Touch . If the GPS tag switch was enabled when the photo was taken, the photo can be viewed in Gallery under Map.
Camera and gallery • Best photo: Your phone takes several photos in rapid succession and automatically picks the best one for you. • Watermark: Add various watermarks to your photos. • Audio note: You can record a brief audio clip after you take a photo. • Audio control: Touch and enable this mode under Settings. You can issue voice commands to have your camera take photos for you. • Timer: Touch and enable this mode under Settings to set a countdown timer for taking a photo.
Camera and gallery Using best photo mode 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch > Best photo to switch to best photo mode. 3 Touch to shoot. Your phone takes several photos in a row and automatically Camera. selects the best photo. 4 Touch . You can also scroll through the photos taken and select a different one. The phone will automatically save the selected photo and delete the remaining ones.
Camera and gallery Object tracking mode 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch 3 Touch Object tracking to enable object tracking mode. 4 Touch an object on the screen. Your camera will track and stay focused on this object as you're shooting. > Camera. . Object tracking mode and smile capture can't be used at the same time. All focus mode 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch > All-focus to switch to all focus mode. 3 Touch to take a photo.
Camera and gallery Video shooting modes Your phone may not feature all of these shooting modes. On the video recording screen, touch > to select a video shooting mode. • Beauty mode: Automatic facial enhancement during recording. • Object tracking: Touch an object on the screen. Your camera will track and stay focused on this object as you're shooting the video. • Stabilizer: Minimizes camera shake during recording.
Camera and gallery Playing a slideshow 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Photos, touch 3 Touch the screen to stop the slideshow. Gallery. > Slideshow. Editing a photo You can adjust a photo's brightness, saturation, size, and more. You can also use the facial enhancement feature to enhance portrait photos in a variety of different ways. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Select the photo you want to edit and then touch 3 You can then: Gallery. . • Touch to rotate the photo.
Camera and gallery Deleting a photo 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Select the photo you want to delete and then touch Gallery. > Delete. Sharing photos and videos You can share your photos or videos in various ways. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Select the photo or video that you want to share. 3 Touch Gallery. , choose a sharing method, and follow the onscreen instructions to share your photo or video.
Camera and gallery Scanning a QR code Scanning a QR code using gallery 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Choose a QR code photo. 3 Touch the photo. Gallery will automatically scan the QR code. 4 Touch the QR code link to view more information about the code. Gallery. Scanning a QR code using camera 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Frame the QR code using the camera. The camera will automatically scan the QR code. 3 Touch the QR code link to view more information about the code. Camera.
Music and videos Adding songs Before you can listen to music, add songs onto your phone by: • Copying songs from your computer using the USB cable. • Downloading songs from the Internet. • Copying songs via Bluetooth. For details, see Receiving a file using Bluetooth. • Copying songs from other devices using Wi-Fi Direct. For details, see Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct. Listening to music 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Select a category. 3 Touch the song you want to play. Music.
Music and videos 1 2 3 4 • Swipe left or right to switch between the album cover, playlist, 1 and lyrics. • Touch here to adjust the volume, open the options menu, and more. 2 Add the playing song to a playlist. 3 Use the buttons here to control the playback. 4 Add the playing song to your Favorites. When a song is playing, touch Home to exit the playback screen without stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification panel and touch the playing song.
Music and videos Creating a playlist 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Playlists > Create new playlist. 3 Name the playlist and touch Save. 4 In the displayed dialog box, touch Add. 5 Select the songs you want to add and touch Music. . Playing a playlist 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Playlists. 3 Select the playlist you want to play and then touch one of the songs in the playlist or Music. shuffle all songs. Deleting a playlist 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Playlists.
Music and videos Playing a video 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch the video you want to play. 3 To stop the video playback, touch Videos. . 3 1 1 2 Lock the screen. After the screen is locked, all video operations will be disabled until you unlock it. • Swipe left or right to rewind or fast-forward the video. • Swipe up or down on the left side of the screen to adjust the 2 screen brightness. • Swipe up or down on the right side of the screen to adjust the volume.
Network and sharing Enabling mobile data 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Wireless & networks, touch More. 3 Touch Mobile network. 4 Touch the Mobile data switch to enable your phone's mobile data service. Settings and then go to the All tab. When you don't need Internet access, disable mobile data to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage. Wi-Fi network Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Wi-Fi. 3 Turn on Wi-Fi.
Network and sharing Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) helps make it easier to connect your phone to a Wi-Fi network. Simply press the WPS button or enter the PIN to connect your phone to a Wi-Fi router that supports WPS. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Wi-Fi. 3 Turn on Wi-Fi. 4 Touch Settings. > Advanced settings. Then you can: • Touch WPS connection and press the WPS button on the Wi-Fi router.
Network and sharing USB tethering You can share your phone's data connection with a computer using a USB cable. Depending on your computer's operating system, you may need to install phone drivers on the computer or establish a network connection in order to use USB tethering. 1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. 2 On the home screen, touch 3 Under Wireless & networks, touch More. 4 Touch Tethering & portable hotspot.
Network and sharing Renaming your phone By default, your phone model is used as your phone name when Bluetooth is turned on. You can change the name to make it easier to recognize. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Bluetooth. 3 Touch Device name. 4 Rename the phone and touch OK. Settings. Sending a file using Bluetooth To exchange data with another Bluetooth device, turn on Bluetooth on both devices and make sure they are both discoverable.
Network and sharing Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct Touch and hold the file you want to send, and then touch Share > Wi-Fi Direct. Your phone will automatically search for and display available devices. Select the receiving device. Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct When a file transfer request is made using Wi-Fi Direct, the File transfer dialog box will be displayed. Touch Accept to receive the file. Open the notification panel and touch Notifications to check the file transfer progress.
Network and sharing Once the drivers are installed, double-click the new drive icon that appears on your computer to view the files stored on your phone. You can browse multimedia content on your phone easily using Windows Media Player. Connecting in USB flash drive mode If you have a microSD card in your phone, you can use your phone as a USB flash drive and transfer files between the microSD card and a computer. 1 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
Network and sharing USB cable USB OTG cable To connect to another phone, make sure the phone has a microSD card inserted. Then perform the following steps: 1 Connect the two phones using a USB OTG cable and USB cable. 2 Set the USB connection method on the other phone to USB drive. 3 On your phone, touch > Local > USB to read data from the other phone's microSD card.
Network and sharing Multi-screen display You can push photos, videos, or games from your phone to a large screen, such as a TV, to view them more conveniently and share with your family and friends. If your TV supports HDMI, you can buy an Android TV Box or other similar wireless device to use this feature. Open your notification panel. Under Shortcuts, touch , select the receiving device, and start the multi-screen display.
Apps Managing applications Downloading applications Applications can be downloaded through a variety of channels, including: • An app market on your phone. • Web pages using the phone browser. • Web pages using your computer. • Third-party app download software on your computer. Installing an application 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Categories, touch Applications > Apps. 3 In the Apps list, touch the application you want to install and follow the onscreen Files. instructions.
Apps Uninstalling an application 1 On the home screen, touch and hold the icon of the application you want to uninstall until you see 2 at the top of the screen. Drag the icon to and follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the application. Some pre-installed applications can't be uninstalled. Backup Backing up data to local storage 1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Backup. 2 Touch New backup. On some phone models, backup files can be encrypted and password-protected.
Apps This feature is available only on phones that support USB OTG cables. For detailed instructions about connecting your phone to a USB storage device, see Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device. Restoring data from local storage 1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Backup. 2 Select the data you want to restore. You can refer to the backup time included in the file name to find the data you want to restore.
Apps Phone Manager Phone Manager is Huawei's unique system management application that lets you better protect and manage your phone. With Phone Manager, you can: • Scan for problems and clean system trash to optimize your system. • Enable power saving mode to maximize your phone's standby time. • Block unwanted calls, messages, and notifications. The availability of Phone Manager features and services may depend on your country/ region or carrier.
Apps Security and privacy On the home screen, touch Phone Manager. Then you can: Touch App lock to enable app lock and set the password for accessing locked applications. Managing data usage 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch Traffic manager to configure data plan limits and warnings, and view detailed Phone Manager. data usage information. Calendar Calendar helps you to manage your daily life and work.
Apps Viewing global holidays 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch 3 Touch Add > Global holidays. 4 Touch the switch next to the country whose holidays you want to view. Your phone Calendar. > Subscribe. will automatically access the Internet and download the country's holiday information. Setting alternative calendars 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Touch 3 Touch Add > Local calendar. 4 Choose an alternative calendar. Your phone will automatically download data for that Calendar.
Apps Clock Alarm 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Alarm, you can: • Add an alarm: Touch Touch Clock. and set the alarm time, ringtone, repetitions, and more. to apply the settings. • Enable or disable an alarm: Touch the switch next to an alarm to enable or disable it. • Configure alarm settings: Touch to configure the snooze duration, silent mode settings and what volume keys do when an alarm goes off. • Delete an alarm: Touch and hold the alarm you want to delete, and then touch .
Apps Timer 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Timer, drag the dot clockwise along the wheel to set the countdown time. Touch Clock. to set a tone for the timer. 3 When you are done, touch 4 When the timer ends, your phone will play a tone. Follow the onscreen instructions and swipe across the screen to stop the tone. to start the timer. While the timer is running, touch to reset it.
Apps Updating the weather 1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Weather. 2 Swipe left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update. 3 Swipe down from the top of the screen to manually update the weather. You can also configure automatic weather updates. Touch > . Enable the Auto update switch, and then configure the Update interval. Your phone will then update weather data at the scheduled interval.
Apps FM Radio Connect a headset to the phone first because the FM radio uses the headset as its antenna. Searching for stations 1 On the home screen, touch Tools > FM Radio. 2 Touch > . The FM Radio will automatically search for and save stations it finds. Your phone will automatically search for and save stations the first time you open the FM radio. Listening to FM radio On the home screen, touch Tools > FM Radio. 1 6 5 2 3 4 1 Turn the speaker on or off. 2 Turn the FM radio on or off.
Phone settings Turning on location services Make sure you have turned on location services before using a map or navigation application. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Location access. 3 Touch Access my location to enable your phone's location services. 4 Touch Location mode. Then you can: Settings. • Touch High accuracy to locate your position using GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile data. • Touch Battery saving to locate your position using Wi-Fi and mobile data.
Phone settings • Touch Vibrate when ringing to enable or disable vibration when your phone rings. If your phone has dual SIM support, you can apply different vibration settings for each SIM card. • Touch Default notification tone to set a notification tone. • Under System, touch the switches to enable or disable the notification tone or vibration when you touch or lock the screen, dial a number, and more. The preceding sound options may not be available on all phones.
Phone settings hold your phone when you perform certain actions, such as browsing a web page, viewing a picture, or writing a message. The preceding display options may not be available on all phones. Enabling one-hand UI One-hand UI makes using a phone with a large screen much easier. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch One-hand UI. 3 On the One-hand UI screen, you can: • Settings. Go to the One-hand layout screen and enable One-hand layout.
Phone settings Turning on gloves mode Gloves mode lets you perform touchscreen operations even when you're wearing gloves. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under Smart assistance, touch More. 3 Touch the Gloves mode switch to turn on gloves mode. Settings and then go to the All tab. Gloves mode may not be available on all phones.
Phone settings Changing the lock screen style Setting a screen unlock pattern 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Screen lock & passwords. 3 Touch Password > Pattern. 4 Draw the screen unlock pattern by connecting at least four dots, and then draw the Settings. pattern again to confirm. 5 Set a screen unlock PIN as an alternative method to unlock your phone should you forget your unlock pattern.
Phone settings Turning airplane mode on or off • Wireless devices may interfere with an airplane's flight system. Always follow the instructions of the crew regarding the use of electronic devices on an aircraft. • Airplane mode disables your phone's wireless features, but you can still use your phone to listen to music or play games. Use one of the following methods to turn Airplane mode on or off: • Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
Phone settings There is usually a limit to the number of unsuccessful PIN code attempts. If this limit is reached, you must enter a Personal Unblocking Key (PUK), which can be obtained from your carrier. There is also a limit to the number of unsuccessful PUK code attempts. If this limit is reached, your SIM card will be permanently disabled. For details about these limits, contact your carrier. Setting up an account Adding an account 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Accounts.
Phone settings Restoring factory settings Restoring your phone to the factory settings will erase all personal data from your phone storage, including account information, system and application settings, and downloaded applications. Back up important data on your phone before restoring factory settings. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Backup & reset. 3 Touch Factory data reset > Reset phone > Reset phone. Your phone will be restored to Settings.
Phone settings Local update Download the update package from http://consumer.huawei.com and save the dload folder in the update package to the root directory of your phone's internal storage. If your phone supports a microSD card, you can also save the folder to the root directory of your microSD card. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Updater. 3 Touch Settings. > Local update and follow the onscreen instructions to update your phone.
Phone settings Privacy protection You can prevent other users from accessing your private content. Enable privacy protection and set two different screen unlock passwords, one for yourself and one for guests. Enabling privacy protection 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Security. 3 Touch Privacy protection > Let's start. 4 Select a password type. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the owner password and guest password. Settings.
Phone settings Accessibility Your phone is equipped with accessibility features for visually impaired users. You can enable or disable these features as needed, such as zoom gestures and enlarged font size. 1 On the home screen, touch 2 Under All, touch Accessibility. 3 Select the accessibility features you want to enable. Settings.
Safety information This section contains important information about the operation of your device. It also contains information about how to use the device safely. Read this information carefully before using your device. Electronic device Do not use your device if using the device is prohibited. Do not use the device if doing so causes danger or interference with other electronic devices. Interference with medical equipment • Follow rules and regulations set forth by hospitals and health care facilities.
Safety information Traffic security • Observe local laws and regulations while using the device. To reduce the risk of accidents, do not use your wireless device while driving. • Concentrate on driving. Your first responsibility is to drive safely. • Do not hold the device while driving. Use hands-free accessories. • When you must make or answer a call, pull off the road safely and park the vehicle first. • RF signals may affect the electronic systems of motor vehicles.
Safety information • Do not use your device's camera flash directly in the eyes of people or pets. Otherwise temporary loss of vision or damage to the eyes may occur. • Do not touch the device's antenna. Otherwise, communication quality may be reduced. • Do not allow children or pets to bite or suck the device or accessories. Doing so may result in damage or explosion. • Observe local laws and regulations, and respect the privacy and legal rights of others.
Safety information • Do not touch the device or the charger with wet hands. Doing so may lead to short circuits, malfunctions, or electric shocks. • If your charger has been exposed to water, other liquids, or excessive moisture, take it to an authorized service center for inspection. • Ensure that the charger meets the requirements of Clause 2.5 in IEC60950-1/EN609501/UL60950-1 and has been tested and approved according to national or local standards.
Safety information • Do not drop the device or battery. If the device or battery is dropped, especially on a hard surface, it may be damaged. • If the device standby time shortens significantly, replace the battery. • The device has a built-in, non-removable battery. Do not attempt to remove the battery, otherwise the device may be damaged. To replace the battery, take the device to an authorized service center. Cleaning and maintenance • Keep the device and accessories dry.
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