Honor 4A User Guide

User Guide

Contens

Foreword

Highlights

Getting started

Time-lapse mode 2

Thumb mode 2

Safe 4

Locking and unlocking the screen 6

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 6

Turning on mobile data 7

Connecting your phone to a computer 7

Importing contacts from your old phone 8

Touchscreen gestures 8

Motion control 10

Status icons 11

Navigation bar settings 12

Home screen 13

Notifications 16

Accessing applications 17

Personalizing your phone 18

Entering text 20

Calls and contacts

Making a call 23

Answering or rejecting a call 25

In-call menu 26

Answering a third-party call 27

Making a conference call 27

Using the call log 27

Turning on pocket mode 28

Call settings 28

Managing contacts 29

Searching for a contact 30

Importing or exporting contacts 30

Adding a contact to your favorites 32

Contact groups 32

Messaging and email

Sending a text message 34

Replying to a message 34

Managing messages 34

Setting up an email account 36

Sending an email 36

Checking your email 37

Account settings 37

Camera and gallery

Capture screen 39

Taking a photo 40

Launching the camera from the gallery 40

Capture modes 40

Shooting a video 43

Video shooting modes 43

Camera settings 44

Gallery 44

Contens

Music and videos

Adding songs 47

Listening to music 47

Creating a playlist 48

Playing a playlist 49

Deleting a playlist 49

Setting a song as the ringtone 49

Playing a video 49

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 Wi-Fi Direct 54

Transferring data between your phone and computer 55

Apps

Phone settings

Contens

Managing applications 57

Backup 58

Phone Manager 59

Calendar 60

Clock 61

Weather 62

Notes 63

FM Radio 64

Turning on location services 66

Modifying sound settings 66

Modifying display settings 67

Enabling one-hand UI 68

Touch-disable mode 68

Changing the lock screen style 69

Turning airplane mode on or off 69

Setting your SIM card PIN 70

Setting up an account 71

Restoring factory settings 72

Updating your phone 72

Setting the date and time 73

Changing the system language 73

Privacy protection 74

Accessibility 75

Legal Notice

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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

Caution

For more information

You can refer to the Quick Start Guide packaged with your phone.

Go to http://consumer.huawei.com/en/ to download product manuals, read the FAQs,

and view the Privacy Policy.

Settings

Go to

Please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline/ for the most up-to-date

contact information for your country or region.

About phone

Highlights important information and tips, and provides

itional information.

add

Indicates potential problems that may arise, such as

device damage or data loss, if proper care or attention is

not given.

Legal information

to view important legal information.

Highlights

Time-lapse mode

Use this mode to create an accelerated video of a slow-changing scene, such as the

sunset or sunrise.

On the home screen, touch

Swipe left or right to select

Touch to start recording.

Touch to stop recording. The captured video will be played back at an accelerated

pace.

Thumb mode

Thumb mode makes it easier to use phones with large screens and quickly share QR

contact cards with friends.

Camera

Time-lapse

Highlights

One-hand layout

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Enable

One-hand layout

change the screen layout, bringing everything within reach.

This feature is available only on phones that support a virtual navigation bar. If the

virtual navigation bar is replaced by film navigation keys, this feature will not be

available.

One-hand UI

. You can then swipe the virtual navigation bar to either side to

Settings

One-hand layout

Highlights

Shifting keyboard

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Enable

Shifting keyboard

move the keyboard, dialer, or in-call menu to the side within reach.

This feature may not be available on all phones.

One-hand UI

. You can then touch the arrow on either side of the screen to

Settings

Shifting keyboard

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

Safe

The safe is a secure storage location where you can store your important and private

data.

Enabling the safe

On the home screen, touch

Under

Adding files to the safe

On the home screen, touch

Under

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.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

Under

Shortcuts

, touch and hold to enter the Wi-Fi settings.

Getting started

Turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and lists them on

the screen.

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

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

Under

Shortcuts

When you don't need to access the Internet, disable mobile data to save battery

power and reduce data usage.

, touch to enable mobile data.

Connecting your phone to a computer

Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer. Follow the onscreen instructions

and select a connection mode to transfer photos, videos, songs, and other files between

your phone and computer.

Photos

Files

USB drive

Read, manage, and transfer multimedia files in your phone

storage. For details, see Connecting in picture transfer mode.

Read, manage, and transfer files in your phone storage. For

details, see Connecting in media transfer mode.

If you have a microSD card installed, you can use your phone as

a USB storage device, read data on the microSD card, and

transfer data to and from a computer. For details, see

Connecting in USB flash drive mode.

Getting started

Importing contacts from your old phone

You can import contacts from your old phone in any of the following ways:

SIM card

Storage device

Bluetooth

Backup

Computer

Other accounts

Copy your contacts on your SIM card to your new phone. For

, see Importing contacts from a SIM card.

details

If your old phone has a microSD card slot, export the contacts in

your old phone to a microSD card as a vCard file, and then

import the contacts to your new phone. For details, see

Importing contacts from a storage device.

Enable Bluetooth on both your old and new phones, and import

your cont

contacts from a Bluetooth device.

If your old phone supports Backup, back up your contacts, and

restore t

Synchronize your contacts from your old phone to a computer,

and use phone management software on the computer, such as

HiSuite, to synchronize them to your new phone.

•

Install social network applications and synchronize contacts

from your social network accounts.

•

acts using Bluetooth. For details, see Importing

hem to your new phone. For details, see Backup.

Touchscreen gestures

Touch

: Tap an item once. For example, touch to

confirm an action or open an application.

Getting started

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. Swipe horizontally or vertically

to transition through home screens, scroll through a

document, and more.

Drag

: Touch and hold an item and then move it to

another position. For example, you can rearrange

applications and widgets on the home screen this

way.

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.

Getting started

Pinch two fingers together

together on the screen. For example, pinch two

fingers together to zoom out on a picture or web

page.

Pinch three fingers together

pinch three fingers together to display screen

thumbnails.

: Pinch two fingers

: On the home screen,

Motion control

Motion control lets you control your phone using simple motions and gestures. For

example, mute the phone by turning it over or raise the phone to your ear to answer and

make calls quickly.

On the home screen, touch

Settings

Under

All

, touch

On the

Motion control

•

Flip

: Mute sounds and stop vibration from incoming calls, alarms, and timers.

•

Shake

: Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode.

Shake your phone to organize your icons.

Motion control

screen, select an option, and select a motion to enable it.

•

Double touch

•

Draw

: When your phone's screen is turned off, draw a letter to open the

corresponding application.

: Touch the screen twice to turn it on.

Getting started

Your phone may not feature all of these gestures.

Status icons

Status icons may vary according to your region or carrier.

Signal strength No signal

Long Term Evolution (LTE)

network connected

Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on

Roaming

Getting started

Receiving location data from

GPS

Silent mode enabled Alarms enabled

Charging Battery full

Battery low Call in progress

Missed calls New messages

New emails New voicemail

Selecting an input method Wi-Fi network available

Connected to a Wi-Fi network Uploading data

Downloading data Phone memory full

Upcoming events No SIM card found

Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on

Headset plugged in USB debugging mode enabled

Vibration mode enabled

Navigation bar settings

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Select one of the virtual navigation bars to customize your navigation bar. If you select

a navigation bar containing , you can touch to quickly open your notification

panel.

This feature is only available on phones with virtual navigation keys.

Navigation bar

Settings

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.

Status bar: displays notifications and ic

bar to open the notification panel.

Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets.

Screen position indicator: indicates which home screen is displayed.

Dock: displays frequently used applications.

Navigation bar: displays virtual keys (o

virtual navigation keys).

Switching between home screens

Swipe left or right to view the extended home screen. Touch

default home screen.

Swipe left or right to view all home screens.

ons. Swipe down from the status

nly applicable to phones with

Home

to return to the

Getting started

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.

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

Under

Shortcuts

, touch

Auto-rotate

to enable or disable screen rotation.

Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen

The following operations allow you to organize your applications, widgets, or folders:

•

Adding a widget

screen editing mode. Touch

a blank area on the home screen.

You must have enough space on the home screen to add the widget. If there is not

enough space, add another home screen or free up some space on the current

screen.

•

Moving an application or widget

application icon or widget until your phone vibrates. You can then drag the

application icon or widget to the desired location.

•

Deleting an application or widget

application icon or widget you want to delete until is displayed. Drag the

unwanted application icon or widget to .

: On the home screen, pinch two fingers together to enter home

Widgets

and select a widget. The widget will be added to

: On the home screen, touch and hold an

: On the home screen, touch and hold the

Getting started

•

Creating a folder

a folder containing both applications. To rename the folder, open the folder and then

touch and hold the folder name.

•

Hiding application icons

, select the application icons you want to hide, and then touch OK. Applications

will not appear on the home screen after th

: On the home screen, drag an icon on top of another icon to create

: Place two fingers on the home screen and pinch out. Touch

ey have been hidden.

Managing home screens

On the home screen, pinch three fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails.

•

Setting the default home screen

current home screen as the default home screen.

•

Moving a home screen

Drag the home screens to adjust their positions.

•

Adding a home screen

•

Deleting a home screen

: Touch and hold the home screen until your phone vibrates.

: Touch to add a home screen.

: Touch to delete a blank home screen.

: Touch at the bottom of the screen to set the

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. Swipe left or right to

switch between the notification and shortcut tabs.









Touch to view the notification details and swipe left or right across a

fication to dismiss it.

noti

Clear all notifications.

Enable or disable automatic screen brightness.

Touch the shortcut switches to enable or disable the corresponding

func

tions.

Accessing applications

Opening and switching between applications

On the home screen, touch an icon to open the corresponding application.

Getting started

To switch to another application, touch

touch the icon of the application you want to open.

If you have installed many applications on your phone and you can't find the

application you want quickly on the home screen, swipe down and search for the

application in the search bar.

Home

to return to the home screen, and

Viewing recently used applications

Touch

Recent

to display the list of recently used applications. Then you can:

•

Touch a thumbnail to open the corresponding application.

•

Swipe left or right to view recently used applications.

Getting started

•

Swipe up on a thumbnail to close the corresponding application.

•

Swipe down on a thumbnail to display 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. Locked applications will not be closed.

Personalizing your phone

Changing the home screen style

You can choose from the standard and simple home screen styles as desired.

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

Select

Touch

screen.

, touch

Simple

Standard home

Home screen style

and then touch .

to switch from the simple home screen to the standard home

Settings

Changing the theme

On the home screen, touch

Swipe left or right to browse themes. You can:

•

Select a theme.

•

Touch and customize the theme style, wallpaper, font, and more.

Touch .

Themes

Changing the wallpaper

On the home screen, touch

Under

On the

General

, touch

Wallpapers

screen, you can:

Wallpaper

Settings

Getting started

•

Touch

Lock screen wallpaper

•

Touch

Home screen wallpaper

•

Touch the

you shake your phone.

•

Touch the

automatically at periodic intervals.

Shake to change

Random change

to set the lock screen wallpaper.

to set the home screen wallpaper.

switch to make the home screen wallpaper change when

switch to make the home screen wallpaper change

Changing the ringtone

On the home screen, touch

Under

General

Touch

Phone ringtone

following tabs:

•

Ringtone

•

Music

If your phone has dual SIM support, you can set different ringtones for each SIM

card.

, touch

: Choose from the preset ringtones.

: Choose from the audio files stored on your phone.

Sound

Settings

Default notification tone

, and then choose one of the

Touch .

Changing the font size

On the home screen, touch

Under

General

Touch

Font size

Follow the onscreen instructions to select the font size.

, touch

Font

Settings

Getting started

Entering text

Touch a text input box to bring up the onscreen keyboard. To hide the keyboard, touch

Switching between input methods

Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can choose one of them to

input text.

On the text input screen, swipe down from the status bar to open the notification

panel.

Under

Notifications

Select an input method.

To change your phone's default input method, touch

screen. Under

input method.

Huawei Swype input method

, touch

All

, touch

Select input method

Language & input

Default keyboard

Settings

on the home

, and then select an

3 4 5

Slide across letters to enter a word.

Switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.

Touch and hold to access input method settings.

Enter numbers and symbols.

Getting started

Touch and hold to view more la

Switch to voice input.

•

Touch to delete the character preceding the cursor.

•

Touch and hold to delete multiple characters preceding the cursor.

Android input method

2 3 4 5

•

Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.

nguage input options.

•

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.

•

Touch to enter a space.

•

Touch and hold to choose another input method.

•

Touch to enter a period.

•

Touch and hold to enter symbols.

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