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You can also touch a phone number in your contacts, or a number in a message, email, web page, or other attachments from received multimedia messages. Calling and messaging Touch to make a call . You can save photos, audio clips, videos, and other screen to send a text or multimedia message. Touch to place a call using the dialer.
You can also touch a phone number in your contacts, or a number in a message, email, web page, or other attachments from received multimedia messages. Calling and messaging Touch to make a call . You can save photos, audio clips, videos, and other screen to send a text or multimedia message. Touch to place a call using the dialer.
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...New camera modes Thumb mode Safe Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen Dual SIM settings Connecting to a Wi-Fi network Turning on mobile data Connecting your phone to a computer Importing contacts from your old phone Touchscreen gestures Motion control Status icons Home screen Notifications Accessing applications Personalizing your phone Entering text Calls and contacts Making a call Answering or rejecting a call In-call menu Answering a third-party call Making a conference call Using the call log Turning on pocket mode Call settings Managing contacts Importing or exporting contacts...
...New camera modes Thumb mode Safe Getting started Locking and unlocking the screen Dual SIM settings Connecting to a Wi-Fi network Turning on mobile data Connecting your phone to a computer Importing contacts from your old phone Touchscreen gestures Motion control Status icons Home screen Notifications Accessing applications Personalizing your phone Entering text Calls and contacts Making a call Answering or rejecting a call In-call menu Answering a third-party call Making a conference call Using the call log Turning on pocket mode Call settings Managing contacts Importing or exporting contacts...
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... screen 40 Taking a photo 41 Launching the camera from the gallery 41 Capture modes 41 Shooting a video 44 Video shooting modes 44 Camera settings 45 Gallery 45 Scanning a QR code 47 Music and videos Adding songs 48 Listening to music 48 Creating a playlist 49 Playing a playlist 49 Deleting a playlist 49 Setting a song as the ringtone 50 Playing a video 50 Network and sharing Enabling mobile data 51 Wi-Fi network 51 Sharing your phone's mobile data 52 Transferring data using Bluetooth 53 Transferring data using...
... screen 40 Taking a photo 41 Launching the camera from the gallery 41 Capture modes 41 Shooting a video 44 Video shooting modes 44 Camera settings 45 Gallery 45 Scanning a QR code 47 Music and videos Adding songs 48 Listening to music 48 Creating a playlist 49 Playing a playlist 49 Deleting a playlist 49 Setting a song as the ringtone 50 Playing a video 50 Network and sharing Enabling mobile data 51 Wi-Fi network 51 Sharing your phone's mobile data 52 Transferring data using Bluetooth 53 Transferring data using...
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Multi-screen display Huawei Beam Apps Managing applications Backup Phone Manager Calendar Clock Weather Notes FM Radio Phone settings Turning on location services Modifying sound settings Modifying display settings Enabling one-hand UI Touch-disable mode Turning on gloves mode Using the suspend button Changing the lock screen style Turning airplane mode on or off Setting your SIM card PIN Setting up an account Restoring factory settings Updating your phone Setting the date and time Changing the system language Privacy protection Accessibility Legal Notice Contents 56 56 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 ...
Multi-screen display Huawei Beam Apps Managing applications Backup Phone Manager Calendar Clock Weather Notes FM Radio Phone settings Turning on location services Modifying sound settings Modifying display settings Enabling one-hand UI Touch-disable mode Turning on gloves mode Using the suspend button Changing the lock screen style Turning airplane mode on or off Setting your SIM card PIN Setting up an account Restoring factory settings Updating your phone Setting the date and time Changing the system language Privacy protection Accessibility Legal Notice Contents 56 56 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 ...
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... open the notification panel. 2 Under Shortcuts, touch and hold to your carrier and phone model. The settings displayed may vary according to enter the Wi-Fi settings. 3 Turn on the screen. 4 Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to enable or disable a SIM card. This feature may not be supported by some carriers. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. Setting the default SIM card for data services You can set the default SIM card for calling or messaging. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch International roaming...
... open the notification panel. 2 Under Shortcuts, touch and hold to your carrier and phone model. The settings displayed may vary according to enter the Wi-Fi settings. 3 Turn on the screen. 4 Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to enable or disable a SIM card. This feature may not be supported by some carriers. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. Setting the default SIM card for data services You can set the default SIM card for calling or messaging. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch International roaming...
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...: displays application icons, folders, and widgets. 3 Screen position indicator: indicates which home screen is displayed. 4 Dock: displays frequently used applications. Touch default home screen. Swipe left or right to view all home screens. Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen The following operations allow you rotate your applications, widgets, or folders: 14 Switching between landscape and portrait mode. Navigation bar: displays virtual keys (only applicable to enable or disable screen rotation. Getting started Status bar: displays notifications...
...: displays application icons, folders, and widgets. 3 Screen position indicator: indicates which home screen is displayed. 4 Dock: displays frequently used applications. Touch default home screen. Swipe left or right to view all home screens. Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen The following operations allow you rotate your applications, widgets, or folders: 14 Switching between landscape and portrait mode. Navigation bar: displays virtual keys (only applicable to enable or disable screen rotation. Getting started Status bar: displays notifications...
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Making a call from your phone, even without a SIM card. Making an emergency call In the event of the contact's phone number. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch 1 or 2 to make a call. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch 1 or 12 to make a call. However, you want to call. If your contacts list or call log are then displayed above the dialer. 3 From the list, select the contact you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. 1 On the home screen, touch Dialer. 2 Under...
Making a call from your phone, even without a SIM card. Making an emergency call In the event of the contact's phone number. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch 1 or 2 to make a call. If your phone has dual SIM support, touch 1 or 12 to make a call. However, you want to call. If your contacts list or call log are then displayed above the dialer. 3 From the list, select the contact you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers. 1 On the home screen, touch Dialer. 2 Under...
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... dual SIM support, touch Card 1 settings or Card 2 settings and then Additional settings. 4 Touch the Call waiting switch to forward calls, and then touch Enable. Turning on pocket mode Calls and contacts If you're ever worried about missing important calls when your phone is in your pocket or bag, try turning on your phone, you can forward them to another number. 1 On the home screen, touch Dialer. 2 Under Dialer, touch > Call settings. 3 Touch Call forwarding. Enabling call waiting The call waiting function allows you to answer an incoming call...
... dual SIM support, touch Card 1 settings or Card 2 settings and then Additional settings. 4 Touch the Call waiting switch to forward calls, and then touch Enable. Turning on pocket mode Calls and contacts If you're ever worried about missing important calls when your phone is in your pocket or bag, try turning on your phone, you can forward them to another number. 1 On the home screen, touch Dialer. 2 Under Dialer, touch > Call settings. 3 Touch Call forwarding. Enabling call waiting The call waiting function allows you to answer an incoming call...
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...to save the contact from the options menu. 4 Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. 5 Touch . Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports .vcf contact files. .vcf is a standard file format for storing contact information, including names, addresses, and phone numbers. 30 Editing a contact 1 On the home screen, touch Contacts. 2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, and then touch Edit. 3 Edit the contact information. 4 Touch . Managing contacts Calls and contacts Creating a contact 1 On the home screen, touch Contacts. 2 Touch . 3 Select a location...
...to save the contact from the options menu. 4 Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details. 5 Touch . Importing or exporting contacts Your phone supports .vcf contact files. .vcf is a standard file format for storing contact information, including names, addresses, and phone numbers. 30 Editing a contact 1 On the home screen, touch Contacts. 2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, and then touch Edit. 3 Edit the contact information. 4 Touch . Managing contacts Calls and contacts Creating a contact 1 On the home screen, touch Contacts. 2 Touch . 3 Select a location...
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... open the account list. 3 Select the email account you want to send or receive emails using that account. Personalizing your email account Personalize your phone will no longer be able to remove. 4 Touch Remove account then OK. After you want to display after deleting an email, change your signature, set how often your inbox updates, and change email notification tones. 1 On the home screen, touch Email. 2 In Inbox, touch > Settings and then choose the desired settings. 39 Removing an email account 1 On the home screen, touch Email. 2 In Inbox, touch > Settings. 3 Select the account...
... open the account list. 3 Select the email account you want to send or receive emails using that account. Personalizing your email account Personalize your phone will no longer be able to remove. 4 Touch Remove account then OK. After you want to display after deleting an email, change your signature, set how often your inbox updates, and change email notification tones. 1 On the home screen, touch Email. 2 In Inbox, touch > Settings and then choose the desired settings. 39 Removing an email account 1 On the home screen, touch Email. 2 In Inbox, touch > Settings. 3 Select the account...
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... WPS button on the Wi-Fi router. • Touch WPS PIN connection and enter the PIN generated on your phone to the computer. 2 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab. 3 Under Wireless & networks, touch More. 52 Network and sharing 3 Turn on the computer or establish a network connection in order to use USB tethering. 1 Use a USB cable to WPA2 PSK for other devices, sharing its mobile data connection. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings and...
... WPS button on the Wi-Fi router. • Touch WPS PIN connection and enter the PIN generated on your phone to the computer. 2 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab. 3 Under Wireless & networks, touch More. 52 Network and sharing 3 Turn on the computer or establish a network connection in order to use USB tethering. 1 Use a USB cable to WPA2 PSK for other devices, sharing its mobile data connection. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings and...
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... your phone's USB tethering function when the phone is used as your mobile data connection. You can change the name to make it with your phone with other devices using Bluetooth Turning on Bluetooth switch to recognize. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Bluetooth. 53 Bluetooth tethering You can 't use your mobile data connection. Renaming your phone By default, your phone model is in USB mass storage mode. Transferring data using Bluetooth. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab. 2 Under Wireless & networks, touch More...
... your phone's USB tethering function when the phone is used as your mobile data connection. You can change the name to make it with your phone with other devices using Bluetooth Turning on Bluetooth switch to recognize. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Bluetooth. 53 Bluetooth tethering You can 't use your mobile data connection. Renaming your phone By default, your phone model is in USB mass storage mode. Transferring data using Bluetooth. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab. 2 Under Wireless & networks, touch More...
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Network and sharing Sending a file using Bluetooth To exchange data with another Bluetooth device, turn on Bluetooth on both devices. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Wi-Fi. 3 Touch Wi-Fi direct to start receiving the file. Select the receiving device. Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to connect to check the file transfer progress. By default, received files are both devices and make sure they are saved to send, and then touch Share > Bluetooth. Your phone will be displayed. Transferring data using Bluetooth When your...
Network and sharing Sending a file using Bluetooth To exchange data with another Bluetooth device, turn on Bluetooth on both devices. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Wi-Fi. 3 Touch Wi-Fi direct to start receiving the file. Select the receiving device. Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to connect to check the file transfer progress. By default, received files are both devices and make sure they are saved to send, and then touch Share > Bluetooth. Your phone will be displayed. Transferring data using Bluetooth When your...
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... bar to transfer files between your phone. Before using Windows Media Player. Transferring data between your phone and computer Connecting in your phone, you have Windows Media Player 11 or later installed on your phone. Once the drivers are installed, double-click the new drive icon that can be used to transfer images between the microSD card and a computer. 55 Set USB connected to Photos. Set USB connected to Files. Any drivers required will be used to open the notification panel. Open the notification panel and touch Notifications to receive the file. Touch...
... bar to transfer files between your phone. Before using Windows Media Player. Transferring data between your phone and computer Connecting in your phone, you have Windows Media Player 11 or later installed on your phone. Once the drivers are installed, double-click the new drive icon that can be used to transfer images between the microSD card and a computer. 55 Set USB connected to Photos. Set USB connected to Files. Any drivers required will be used to open the notification panel. Open the notification panel and touch Notifications to receive the file. Touch...
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... some phone models, the backup procedure may vary depending on the backup application version. You can 't be encrypted and password-protected. You will need to enter a password to access encrypted backup files. 3 Select the data you want to back up data to the HuaweiBackup folder in the file name to find the data you want to restore. 3 If the backup file is saved to local storage 1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Backup. 2 Touch New backup. By default, backup data...
... some phone models, the backup procedure may vary depending on the backup application version. You can 't be encrypted and password-protected. You will need to enter a password to access encrypted backup files. 3 Select the data you want to back up data to the HuaweiBackup folder in the file name to find the data you want to restore. 3 If the backup file is saved to local storage 1 On the home screen, touch Tools > Backup. 2 Touch New backup. By default, backup data...
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... Touch Vibrate in silent mode to enable or disable vibration when your phone is in silent mode. • Touch Phone ringtone to enable your phone rings. Modifying sound settings 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Sound. 3 On the Sound screen, you can apply different vibration settings for each SIM card. 67 If your phone has dual SIM support, you can : • Touch Volume and drag the sliders to adjust the volume of music, ringtones, notification tones, alarms, calls, and more. • Touch Silent mode to turn silent mode on location services before using GPS...
... Touch Vibrate in silent mode to enable or disable vibration when your phone is in silent mode. • Touch Phone ringtone to enable your phone rings. Modifying sound settings 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Sound. 3 On the Sound screen, you can apply different vibration settings for each SIM card. 67 If your phone has dual SIM support, you can : • Touch Volume and drag the sliders to adjust the volume of music, ringtones, notification tones, alarms, calls, and more. • Touch Silent mode to turn silent mode on location services before using GPS...
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... home screen wallpapers. • Touch Font size to change automatically with the way you touch or lock the screen, dial a number, and more. If this function is unlocked. • Touch Display network speed to display or hide the current network speed. • Touch Brightness to adjust the screen brightness. • Touch Sleep to enable or disable the notification tone or vibration when you hold your screen auto-rotates. When idle for a specified period, the screen locks automatically to save battery power. • Touch Auto...
... home screen wallpapers. • Touch Font size to change automatically with the way you touch or lock the screen, dial a number, and more. If this function is unlocked. • Touch Display network speed to display or hide the current network speed. • Touch Brightness to adjust the screen brightness. • Touch Sleep to enable or disable the notification tone or vibration when you hold your screen auto-rotates. When idle for a specified period, the screen locks automatically to save battery power. • Touch Auto...
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... home screen, touch Settings. 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 pattern again to collapse the menu. The suspend button may not be available on your phone, such as return to home screen and phone optimization. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab. 2 Under Smart assistance, touch More. 3 Touch Suspend button. 4 Enable Suspend button. notification panel. Using...
... home screen, touch Settings. 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 pattern again to collapse the menu. The suspend button may not be available on your phone, such as return to home screen and phone optimization. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings and then go to the All tab. 2 Under Smart assistance, touch More. 3 Touch Suspend button. 4 Enable Suspend button. notification panel. Using...
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... your phone data. Setting your SIM card PIN Phone settings A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to change the PIN. If your phone has dual SIM support, you turn on your account information. 72 If this limit is reached, your SIM card will be obtained from your carrier. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Security. 3 Touch Set up an account Adding an account 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Accounts. 3 Touch Add account. 4 Select an account type. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your phone.
... your phone data. Setting your SIM card PIN Phone settings A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to change the PIN. If your phone has dual SIM support, you turn on your account information. 72 If this limit is reached, your SIM card will be obtained from your carrier. 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Security. 3 Touch Set up an account Adding an account 1 On the home screen, touch Settings. 2 Under All, touch Accounts. 3 Touch Add account. 4 Select an account type. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your phone.
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.... Manual date and time settings may not be displayed. • Touch Dual clocks to enter the owner password and guest password. 75 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 Settings. 2 Under All, touch Security. 3 Touch Privacy protection > Let's start. 4 Select a password type. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to display two clocks when you are roaming. Phone settings 3 On the Date & time screen, you can prevent other users from accessing...
.... Manual date and time settings may not be displayed. • Touch Dual clocks to enter the owner password and guest password. 75 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 Settings. 2 Under All, touch Security. 3 Touch Privacy protection > Let's start. 4 Select a password type. 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to display two clocks when you are roaming. Phone settings 3 On the Date & time screen, you can prevent other users from accessing...