Y5c User Guide
Contents Foreword ....................................................................................................... 1 First-class functions ....................................................................................... 2 Safe ............................................................................................................................... 2 Launching the camera from gallery ............................................................................... 2 Getting started ........
Managing messages .................................................................................................... 23 Adding an email account ............................................................................................. 24 Sending an email ......................................................................................................... 25 Checking your emails ...................................................................................................
Changing the lock screen style .................................................................................... 47 Turning on or off airplane mode .................................................................................. 47 Setting the PIN of your SIM card ................................................................................. 48 Setting up an account ................................................................................................. 48 Restoring factory settings .......
Foreword This guide only applies to phones that are running. Please read this guide carefully before you start using the phone. All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary. Features in this guide are for your reference only. Some features may not be supported by all phones. Symbols and definitions Note Caution Highlights important information and tips, and provides additional information.
First-class functions Safe The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected. Enabling the Safe 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Categories or Local, touch . 3. Touch Enable. 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter passwords and answers to security questions, and then touch Done. Adding Files to the Safe 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Categories or Local, touch . 3. Enter the password, and touch Done. 4. Touch Add. 5.
Getting started Your phone at a glance Headset jack Volume key Earpiece Front camera Back Charge/Data port Microphone Camera flash Menu Speaker Home Rear camera Power key 3
Key functions at your fingertips Press and hold to power on your mobile phone. Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active. Touch to return to the previous screen or exit the application you are running. Touch to hide the keyboard. Touch to return to the home screen. Touch and hold to open search bar. Touch to open the menu on an active screen. Press and hold to display the list of recently used applications.
Dual-card settings Enabling or Disabling a SIM Card You can install two SIM cards on your phone and use one or both of them at the same time. When you do not need to use a SIM card, disable it. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch SIM card management > Standby settings. 3. Then enable or disable a SIM/USIM card. Setting the Default SIM Card for data services You can set a default SIM card for data services. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch SIM card management. 3.
3. Touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them. 4. Touch 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. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2. Under Switch, touch to turn on mobile data. When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save battery power and reduce data usage.
Touchscreen gestures Touch: Tap an item once. For example touch an application to select or open it. 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. Flick: Move your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. For example, you can flick left or right under Notifications of the notification panel to dismiss a notification.
Status icons Status icons may vary according to your region or service provider.
Home 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. Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets. Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position. Dock: displays frequently used applications.
Switching between home screens Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create additional home screens. Auto-rotate screen If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait views. Additionally, this feature allows you to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games. 1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2.
Adding a widget: On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Widgets option menu. Select a widget and drag it to the home screen. If the home screen doesn't have enough space, your phone will automatically create a new home screen to the right of the original and place the widget on the new home screen. You can have six home screens at most.
Touch to view the notification details and flick left or right across a notification to dismiss it. Touch to delete all notifications. Touch to expand or collapse the shortcut switches. Touch to enable or disable automatic brightness. Touch the shortcut switches on the notification panel to turn on or off the functions. Touch to customize the shortcut switch list. Accessing applications Starting applications and switching between them On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it.
Touch to close all the applications in the list. Personalizing your phone Changing the home screen style Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Home screen style. 3. Touch Simple and touch . Touch Standard home to switch from simple home screen to standard home screen. Changing the theme 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select a local theme and touch . Changing the Wallpaper 1.
Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard. To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch . Selecting an input method 1. On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. 2. Under Notifications, touch Choose input method. 3. Select an input method. To change your phone's default input method, touch on the home screen. Under All, touch Language & input > Default to select an input method. Editing text You can select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.
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 Phone, enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the contact's phone number. Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then displayed in a list. 3. From the list, select the contact you want to call, touch SIM1 or SIM2 to make a call. 4. To end the call, touch .
Making an emergency call In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card. However, you must still be in the coverage area. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Phone, enter your local emergency number, and then touch or . For some phone models, you can make an emergency call even on the lock screen. On the lock screen, touch Emergency call, enter your local emergency number, and then touch .
Answering or rejecting a call When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone. Drag right to answer the call. Drag left to reject the call. Drag up to reject the call and send the caller a message. On the dialer screen, touch > Call settings > Quick responses to edit the message that will be sent. What you can do during a call Touch to start a three-way call. Before you use three-way calling, make sure you have subscribed to this service.
Touch to use the speaker. Touch to display the dialer. Touch to end the call. Touch to place the current call on hold, and then touch again to resume the call. Touch to display your contacts. To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and then touch Ongoing call. Answering a third-party call Before you answer a third-party call, make sure that you have turned on call waiting. 1.
Adding a contact from the call log 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Under Phone, touch 3. Touch or . beside the number you want to add. . You can also touch and hold the number you want to add, and touch Add to contacts. Deleting call records 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Phone, you can: Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and then touch Remove from call log > OK to delete the call record. Touch > Delete to delete multiple records simultaneously.
Managing contacts Creating a contact 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . . 3. If you have more than one account with contacts, touch the account to which you want to add the contact. 4. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. 5. Touch . Editing a Contact 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, and then touch Edit. 3. Edit the contact information. 4. Touch . Deleting a Contact 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Batch delete. 3.
Importing Contacts from a storage device 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Import/Export > Import from external storage or Import from internal storage. 3. Select one or more .vcf files, and then touch OK. Exporting contacts to a storage device 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Import/Export > Export to internal storage or Export to external storage. 3. Touch the contacts you want to export or touch Select all to select all contacts, and then touch Done. 4. Touch OK. To view the .
2. Touch GROUPS and select the group you want to edit. 3. Touch . You can then: Touch Delete group members and delete a member from the group. Touch Delete and delete the group. Touch Edit to edit the group name. Sending messages or emails to a contact group 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch GROUPS and select the contact group you want to send a message or email to. 3. Touch > Bulk message to send a message or touch > Bulk email to send an email. Deleting a contact group 1.
Messaging and email Sending a text message 1. On the home screen, touch 2. In the message list, touch . . 3. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. You can also touch to enter the contact list screen and choose a contact or contact group. 4. Touch the text field to write your message. Touch to select an attachment type and then select the attachment you want to add. The message will automatically turn into a multimedia message. 5. Touch or .
Deleting 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 conversation thread. 3. Touch and hold the message you want to delete, and touch Delete. Deleting a thread 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. From the message list, touch and hold the thread you want to delete, and touch . Adding an email account Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the email settings. The system then automatically connects to the server and checks server settings. When the Exchange account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed. Sending an email 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . . 3. Touch > Add people to choose an email account. 4. Enter one or more recipients. To send the email to multiple recipients, touch Add Cc/Bcc. 5. Enter your email subject and contents and touch 6. Touch to add an attachment.
3. Touch the email account you want to use. Removing an email account 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. On the Inbox screen, touch > Settings. 3. Select the account you want to remove. 4. Touch Remove account then OK. After you remove an email account, your phone will no longer send or receive emails using that account. Personalizing your email account 1. On the home screen, touch 2. On the Inbox screen, touch . > Settings.
Camera and gallery Capture screen Touch to set the flash mode. Flick left or right to switch the capture mode. Touch to view your photos and videos. Touch Touch and hold Touch to take your photo. to take burst shots, and release your finger to stop. to switch the filter. Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it. Spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch them together to zoom out. Touch to switch between the rear and front cameras. Touch for more options.
Taking a Photo 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Frame the scene you want to capture. Your phone will automatically determine a focus point. You can also touch a point on the screen to focus the camera on it. If the frame turns red, the camera was unable to focus. Adjust the frame until the camera is able to focus. 3. Touch . Capture mode Capture mode may vary according to phone models. Panorama: Widen the photo frame. HDR: Improve photos taken under insufficient or excessive light conditions.
Taking a photo with a watermark 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Watermark to switch to watermark mode. 3. Flick left or right to add the watermark you like. 4. Drag the watermark to adjust its position. 5. Touch . Taking a photo using audio control 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch > . > Audio control. 3. Touch Audio control to switch to audio control mode. 4. Frame the scene you want to capture.
Image adjustment: Adjust a photo's exposure compensation, saturation, contrast, and brightness. Gallery Displaying photos in timeline mode 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch or . at the bottom of your screen to display your photos in list or timeline mode. Playing a slideshow 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. View the album in timeline mode and touch > Slideshow. 3. Touch the screen to stop the slideshow.
3. Touch , choose a sharing method, and follow the onscreen instructions to share your photo or video. Setting a photo as the wallpaper 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Choose the photo you want to set as the wallpaper. 3. Touch > Set as and follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as the wallpaper.
Music and video Adding songs You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound anytime. Add songs to your phone by: Copying songs from your computer using the USB cable. For details, see MTP mode. Downloading songs from the Internet. Copying songs through 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.
Touch to add the playing song to a playlist. Touch to play and touch to pause. Touch to go back to the previous song. Touch to skip to the next song. Drag the slider to control the playback. Touch to add the playing song to your Favorites. When a song is playing, touch 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. Creating a playlist 1. On the home screen, touch . 2.
1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Select a category. 3. On the song list screen, touch next to the song and touch Set as ringtone. Playing a video 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch the video you want to play. 3. To stop the video playback, touch Touch . to lock the screen. After the screen is locked, you will not be able to perform any operations on the video playing interface. Flick left or right to forward or replay the video.
Network and sharing Turning on mobile data 1. On the home screen, touch then All. 2. Under Wireless & networks, touch More…. 3. Touch Mobile networks. 4. Touch SIM1 Mobile Network settings or SIM2 Mobile Network settings. 5. Touch Data enabled to enable your phone's mobile data service. When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off 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.
Touch WPS Push Button and press the WPS button on the Wi-Fi router. Touch WPS Pin Entry and enter the PIN generated from your phone on your router. Sharing your phone's mobile data connection Wi-Fi hotspot Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its mobile data connection. 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under Wireless & networks, touch More…. 3. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 4. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot > Set up Wi-Fi hotspot. 5.
4. Touch Bluetooth tethering to share your mobile data connection. Transferring data through Bluetooth Turning on Bluetooth and pairing your phone with another Bluetooth device 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Bluetooth. 3. Touch Turn on Bluetooth to turn on Bluetooth. Then your phone will automatically search for and display available Bluetooth devices. 4. Touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair your phone with it. next to the paired device, and touch Unpair.
When you receive files from another device for the first time, you will need to confirm the file reception. The next time when files are received from the same device, they will be received automatically. Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to connect to each other for data transfers without using any access point.
2. On the USB computer connection screen, choose Media device (MTP).The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer. After the driver is installed, open the new drive and begin transferring media files between your phone and computer. Multimedia content on your phone can only be viewed through Windows Media Player. USB storage mode If a microSD card is inserted into your phone, you can use your phone as a USB storage device and transfer files between your phone and a computer. 1.
Applications Managing applications Downloading applications A wide selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You can: Download applications from web pages using the browser on your phone. Download applications using a computer, and copy the applications to your phone. Connect the phone to a computer, and download applications using a third-party application download application. Installing an application 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Categories, touch Apps.
Backup Backing up data to local storage 1. On the home screen, touch Backup. 2. Touch New backup. 3. Select the data you want to back up, and follow the onscreen instructions to back it up. By default, backup data are saved to the HuaweiBackup folder in Files. Backup files can be encrypted and password-protected. You need to enter a password to access encrypted backup files. Restoring data from local storage 1. On the home screen, touch Backup. 2. Select the backup file you want to restore.
Touch Month, Week, and Day to switch between month, week, and day views. On the month view, flick left or right to switch between months. On the week view, flick left or right to switch between weeks. On the day view, flick left or right to switch between days. Synchronizing a calendar 1. On the home screen, touch 2. Touch . > Calendars to display. 3. Select the account whose calendar you want to display. 4. Touch > Calendars to sync. 5. Select the account and synchronize its calendar.
Delete a city: Touch and touch > Edit cities, touch beside the city you want to delete, . Stopwatch 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Stopwatch, touch to start timing. 3. Touch to record multiple laps. 4. Touch to stop the stopwatch. 5. Touch to clear all stopwatch records. Timer 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under Timer, drag the red dot to set the countdown time. Touch to set a tone for the timer. 3. When you are done, touch to start the timer. 4.
Updating the weather 1. On the home screen, touch Tools > Weather. 2. Flick left or right to find the city whose weather you want to update. 3. Flick down from the top of your screen to manually update the weather. You can also set the weather to automatic update mode. Touch > , select Auto update, and set Update interval. Your phone will then update the weather at the interval you set. Note Adding a note 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Touch New note and enter your note's content. Touch 3.
Touch to enable or disable the speaker. Touch to turn on or off the FM radio. Touch to return to the previous station. Touch to go to the next station. Touch to search and view the station list, view your favorite stations, and set a timer for turning off the FM radio.
Phone settings Turning on location services Before you use a map or navigation application, make sure you have turned on location services. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Location. 3. Touch to turn on your phone's location services. 4. Touch Mode. You can then: 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.
Changing the lock screen style Setting a screen unlock pattern 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > Pattern. 4. Connect at least four dots to draw a pattern, and draw the pattern again for confirmation. 5. Set a screen unlock PIN as an alternative method to unlock your phone should you forget your unlock pattern. Setting a screen unlock PIN 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Security. 3. Touch Screen lock > PIN. 4.
On the home screen, touch then the All tab. Under Wireless & networks, touch More… and then Airplane mode to turn on or off airplane mode. When airplane mode is on, is displayed on the status bar. Setting the PIN of your SIM card A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to better protect your phone data. If you enable the SIM card lock, you must enter the PIN each time you turn your phone on.
Deleting an account 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under Accounts, select an account type. 3. Select the account you want to delete. 4. Touch > Remove account to delete the account. Turning on data synchronization 1. On the home screen, touch then the All tab. 2. Under Accounts, select an account type. 3. Select the account you want to synchronize from. 4. Touch the > Sync now to turn on data synchronization.
Online update Before you perform updates on your phone, ensure that your phone is connected to the network. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch System updates > Updater. 3. Touch Check for updates. Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install the updates if there is any. Online update may incur excessive data usage fees. It is recommended that you update over Wi-Fi instead. Local update Download the update package from http://consumer.huawei.
Changing the system language 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Language & input. 3. Touch Language. 4. Select a language. Accessibility You can turn on or off accessibility features, such as zoom magnification and large font. 1. On the home screen, touch . 2. Under All, touch Accessibility. 3. Select the accessibility features you want to enable.
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