Honor 8X Instruction Manual

User Guide

Contents

Exciting Features
New Device
Gestures and Operations
Featured Usage Tips 1
Camera Tips 4
New Device Conguration 5
Home Screen
Contacts
Dialling
Navigation Bar
Quick Switch 13
Notication Panel and Status Bar 14
Screen Lock and Unlock 17
Go Back to Basics with Simple Mode 18
Home Screen Management 19
Search Contacts
Managing Contacts 23
Merging Third-party App Contacts 25
Basic Calling Functions
Block Nuisance Calls: Get the Peace and Quiet You Deserve 28
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Message
Camera
Gallery
VoLTE 28
Use VoWi-Fi for a New Calling Experience 29
Basic Messaging Functions
Basic Camera Functions
Use Portrait Mode to Take Stunning Portraits 35
Wide Aperture 36
Panorama 37
Pro Mode 38
Light Painting Mode 40
More Capture Modes 45
Photo Management
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Phone Manager
Use One-touch Optimisation 51
Manage Your Mobile Data 51
Contents
Email
Calendar
Clock
Enable Smart Power-Saving Management to Optimise Power
Consumption
Enable Virus Scanner 52
Add Email Accounts 53
Manage Email Accounts 53
Manage VIP Email Contacts 54
Set Auto Response for Exchange Email 54
Calendar: Your Event Management Centre
Navigate the Calendar 55
Import To-Dos to Keep Your Work Organised 56
Use the Clock
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Notepad
Manage Your Notes to Keep Your Records in Order
Utilities
Check Additional Weather Forecasts
Use Recorder to Make Audio Notes 60
Device Connection
Bluetooth
NFC 63
Multi-screen Display 65
Connecting USB Device 66
Huawei Share 68
Security and Privacy
Face Unlock
Fingerprint 73
Location Information Protection 76
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Enable App Lock 77
Backup and Restoration
Data Backup: Prevent the Loss of Your Data
Data Backup Using HiSuite 78
Data Backup to a USB Storage Device 78
Reset Your Phone 79
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Restore Your Backup Data 79
Search for Backup Data on Your Phone 80
Wi-Fi and Network
Wi-Fi 81
Connecting to the Internet 84
Share Your Mobile Network with Other Devices 84
Apps and Notications
App Twin: Log in to Two Social Media Accounts at Once 86
Sound and Display
Contents
Congure
Congure Your Sound Settings 87
Enable Eye Comfort Mode to Prevent Eye Strain 88
More Display Settings 89
Storage
Enable Storage cleaner
Smart Assistance
Navigation Bar and Navigation Dock
System
Change the Input Method
Accessibility 93
General Settings 95
System Update
Performing an Online Update
Do Not Disturb Mode 87
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Legal Notice
Legal Notice
Obtaining help 103
For more information 104
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Exciting Features

Featured Usage Tips

Tips: Get to Grips with Features on Your Phone

If you have a new Phone, but are unfamiliar with some of its features, try using the Tips app.
Tips is a pre-installed app in your Phone. Tips introduces selected features and includes links to the
user guide, helping you to get accustomed with your Phone more quickly.
Intuitive suggestions: After you have used your new Phone for a while, the smart suggestion
feature will be automatically enabled on your Phone. This feature offers intuitive suggestions for
specic usage scenarios, which should help you get more out of your Phone.
Continuous update: The content of Tips will be updated from time to time to bring you the latest
wonderful functions.

Use Huawei Share to Quickly Share Files between Huawei Devices

You can use Huawei Share to quickly transfer photos, videos and other les between Huawei devices.
Huawei Share uses Bluetooth to detect other nearby Huawei devices and then uses Wi-Fi Direct to
quickly transfer les without using mobile data.
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Huawei Share uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to transfer data. When Huawei Share is enabled, Wi-Fi
Huawei Share
and Bluetooth are both automatically enabled.
Exciting Features
Use Huawei Share to send les: Select the les you want to share and then touch Share. To send
les, select the receiving device from the list of nearby devices and conrm.
Use Huawei Share to receive les: Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel,
and then touch to enable Huawei Share. Touch Accept when the le transfer notication is
displayed. Received les are saved by default to your Files's Huawei Share folder.
No
conrmation is required if the two Huawei devices have been logged in using the same
HUAWEI ID.

Transfer Files between Your Phone and Computer Using Huawei Share

With Huawei Share, you can easily share photos and les from your Phone to your computer (PC/
Mac), with no USB cable necessary.
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Huawei Share uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to transfer data. When Huawei Share is enabled, Wi-Fi
and Bluetooth are automatically enabled.
l During the data transfer, ensure that your Phone and computer are connected to the same
network (for example, to the same Wi-Fi network).
Share les on your Phone with a PC
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Exciting Features
1 Open Settings, then touch Device connection > Huawei Share to enable Huawei Share.
Record Name shown on computers.
2 From your PC, open the Network folder, and double-click Name shown on computers.
3 Then enter the password. You can view the password under Device connection > Huawei Share
> Verication on computers.
4 View your albums or internal storage.
Share les on your Phone with a Mac computer
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Open Settings, then touch Device connection > Huawei Share to enable Huawei Share. Record Name shown on computers.
2 From your Mac, open Finder and double-click the recorded Name shown on computers.
3 Choose to register a new user, then enter the username and password. You can then view the
password under Device connection > Huawei Share > Verication on computers.
4 View your albums or internal storage.

Access Phone Functions from Anywhere with Navigation Dock

In order to close an app or return to the home screen, you must use the navigation bar at the bottom
of your Phone. You can enable the Navigation dock feature on your Phone to avoid using navigation
buttons and to comfortably operate your device with one hand.
Open
Navigation dock. The Navigation dock will appear on the screen. You can then drag it to your
preferred location. The Navigation dock can perform the following actions:
l Back: Touch the Navigation dock once to go back one step, or touch it twice to go back two steps.
l Home: Touch and hold the Navigation dock and then release it to go to the home screen.
l View background apps: Touch and hold the Navigation dock and then swipe left or right to view
any apps that are running in the background.
Settings. Go to System > System navigation > Navigation dock and enable

App Twin: Log in to Two Social Media Accounts at Once

Have you ever wished you could log in to two WeChat and Facebook accounts on your Phone
without the hassle of constantly switching between them? App twin lets you log in to two WeChat
and Facebook accounts at the same time, allowing you to keep your work and private life separate.
The App twin feature only works with WeChat, QQ, LINE, Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp, and
Messenger. Download the latest versions of these apps before using this feature.
Open Settings. Go to Apps & notications > App twin and enable App twin for WeChat, QQ,
LINE, Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp, or Messenger as required.
When App twin is enabled, two WeChat, QQ, LINE, Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp, or Messenger
app icons are displayed on the home screen. This means that you can log in to two accounts at the
same time. Touch and hold the twinned app icon on the home screen to quickly disable App twin.
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Exciting Features

Camera Tips

Use Portrait Mode to Take Stunning Portraits

Want to make your seles or group shots even more beautiful? Portrait mode provides you with
customised options to make every photo beautiful and memorable.
Enable Portrait mode and make your photos shine: Open Camera, enable Portrait, and
then touch the icon in the viewnder. Drag the sliders left and right to adjust beautication
settings. A higher Beauty level will make the beautication effects more distinct. After making the
adjustments, touch to take photos.
Enable Perfect
sele mode to customise beautication settings: Open Camera > Portrait >
to enter the Camera settings screen. Touch Perfect sele to enable it. Follow the onscreen
prompts to take photos of yourself looking to the front, sides, and downwards, and then set the
beauty parameters. Larger parameter values produce more pronounced slimming and beautication
effects. After conrming your settings, touch to save your personalised beauty information.
l Re-enter personal information: In Camera settings screen, go to Perfect sele > Edit personal
info, then follow the onscreen prompts to re-take photos of yourself looking to the front, sides, and
downwards. This will reset the beauty parameters.
l Adjust beauty parameters: In Camera settings screen, go to Perfect sele > Set beauty effects
to adjust parameters such as skin smoothness and tone.

Use Wide Aperture Mode to Highlight Your Shooting Subjects

Wide aperture mode produces photographs with a shallow depth of eld. This creates a blurred
background that lends greater emphasis to the photo's subject.
Take a wide aperture photo: Go to Camera > Aperture. When shooting, touch the screen to
select a focal point, and then touch
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For optimal results, ensure that the subject is positioned no more than 2 m away from the
to take the photo.
camera.
l Touch and swipe left or right on the slider to adjust the aperture level. The smaller the
aperture value, the more blurred the background will appear.
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New Device

New Device Conguration

Connecting to the Internet

Connect to Wi-Fi networks effortlessly with your device.
Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel.
2 Touch and hold to open the Wi-Fi settings screen. 3 Switch on Wi-Fi. Your device will list all available Wi-Fi networks at your location. 4 Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If you select an encrypted network, you will also
need to enter the Wi-Fi password.
Connecting using mobile data
Before using mobile data, ensure that you have a data plan with your network provider to avoid
incurring excessive data charges.
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel.
2 Touch to enable mobile data.
When you don't need to access the Internet, disable mobile data to save battery power and
reduce data usage.

Enrol Your Facial Information to Enable Face Unlock

Face unlock allows you to quickly unlock your Phone by holding it up to your face.
l Face unlock is not available if the screen unlock password has not been entered for three or
more days in a row, or if your Phone has been remotely locked, or has been restarted.
l When using Face unlock to unlock your Phone, keep your eyes open, face yourself directly
towards your Phone, and keep your face at a distance of 20 cm (7.87 in.) to 50 cm (19.69 in.)
from your device. In order to scan your face accurately, avoid using this feature when you are in
a dark environment or when facing direct light.
1 Open Settings. Go to Security & privacy > Face unlock and enter your lockscreen
password.
2 If you have selected Enable Pick up to wake device to enhance the Face unlock experience,
your Phone will turn the screen on and recognise your face to unlock the screen automatically after you pick up your Phone and hold it to your face. If you do not wish to use this feature, deselect this option. Touch Continue and follow the onscreen instructions to enrol your facial information.
3 Methods to set Face unlock:
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l Direct unlock: Turn on the screen. Your Phone will recognise your facial features and unlock
the screen after they are matched.
l Swipe to unlock: Turn on the screen. After your Phone has recognised your facial
information, swipe your nger on the lockscreen to unlock your device.
l Smart lock screen notication display: If you have enabled Slide to unlock and Smart
lock screen notications, notication details will not display on the lockscreen until your
Phone recognises your facial features.
l Access app lock: If you enable Access app lock, the face unlock function can be used to
access apps and locked apps.

Pick Up to Lock

New Device
Open
Settings, go to Security & privacy > Face unlock. When enroling the face data, select
Enable Pick up to wake device to enhance the Face unlock experience, and set the Face unlock
method to Direct unlock. Once the setup is complete, you can simply raise your Phone to unlock the
screen, without a password or ngerprint.
If you haven't selected Enable Pick up to wake device to enhance the Face unlock experience
when enroling the face data, you can set up this feature later: Open Settings, go to Security &
privacy > Face unlock, set the Face unlock method to Direct unlock. Then open Settings, go
to Smart assistance > Motion control > Pick up, and select Wake up device.

Enrol a Fingerprint

You can enrol a ngerprint on your Phone and then use your ngerprint to unlock your screen or
access your Safe or App Lock without a password.
l Fingerprint unlocking is only available when your unlock method is set to Pattern, PIN or
Password. You will be required to unlock your Phone using the screen unlock password after
the device is restarted or if your
ngerprint is not recognised.
l Before enrolling a ngerprint, make sure your nger is clean and dry.
1 Open Settings.
2 Go to Security & privacy > Fingerprint ID > Fingerprint management > Change unlock
method, select Pattern, 4-digit PIN, Custom PIN or Password, and then follow the onscreen
instructions to set an unlock password.
3 Once you have set an unlock password, touch New
ngerprint to enrol a ngerprint.
4 Place your ngertip on the ngerprint sensor. Press down lightly on the sensor until your device
vibrates. Repeat this step using different parts of your ngertip.
5 After enrolment is complete, touch OK.
To unlock the screen, simply place your ngertip on the ngerprint sensor.

Connect to Wi-Fi

By connecting your device to a Wi-Fi network, you can effectively save mobile data.
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To avoid potential security risks (such as unauthorised access to your personal data and nancial
information), please exercise caution when connecting to a public Wi-Fi network.
New Device
Connect to Wi-Fi: Open Settings, go to Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi, and enable Wi-Fi.
Select the network you want to connect to. Depending on the network settings, you may need to
enter a password or follow the onscreen instructions to complete the authentication if required. You
can add Wi-Fi hotspots using the automatic Scan or manual Add network… method.
l Refresh a Wi-Fi hotspot: Touch Scan to search again for available Wi-Fi networks.
l Manually add a Wi-Fi hotspot: Scroll to the bottom of the menu, touch Add network…, and
follow the onscreen instructions to enter the Wi-Fi hotspot name and password.
Connect to a Wi-Fi network through WPS: From the Wi-Fi screen, go to > Advanced Wi-Fi
settings > WPS connection. Press the WPS button on your router to establish a connection.
Connecting to a WPS-enabled router over WPS enables you to quickly connect to Wi-Fi networks
without re-entering their passwords.
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Gestures and Operations

Screenshots and Screen Recording

Take Scrolling Screenshots to Capture Entire Pages

Tired of having to take several screenshots to capture long articles or chat records? You can use your
Phone's scrolling screenshot feature to take a screenshot that scrolls all the way down to the bottom
of the page, capturing all of the information on the page in a single screenshot.
Use shortcuts to take a scrolling screenshot: Swipe down from the status bar to open the
notication panel, then touch to take a scrolling screenshot. Touch within two seconds of
taking the screenshot, and the screen will automatically scroll down and keep taking the screenshot.
During the scrolling process, touch the scrolling area to end the screenshot.
After taking the screenshot, touch or to edit or share the screenshot. The screenshot will be
saved in Gallery by default.
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Gestures and Operations

Record Exciting Moments on Your Screen

The screen recording feature comes in handy when you are making tutorial videos or if you want to
record your gaming exploits to share with your friends using your Phone.
l Screen recording will end if you make or answer a call.
l If you are using the recording feature on your Phone at the same time, then you can select
either System or None from Sound source.
l If you have selected Microphone from Sound source, then your Phone will pick up all sounds
and actions, including that which is produced by you touching the screen. It is recommended
that you only record your screen in a quiet environment with no ambient noise.
Use shortcut to start recording: Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel,
then touch to start recording the screen. Select Microphone, System, or None from Sound
source based on your needs. To end the recording, touch in the upper left corner of the screen.
Use key combination to start recording: Simultaneously press and hold the Power button and
the Volume up button to begin recording. Select Microphone, System, or None from Sound
source based on your needs. To end the recording, simultaneously press and hold the Power button
and the Volume up button again.
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Gestures and Operations
You can view your screen recordings in Gallery.

Capture a screenshot

Using a combination of buttons: Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to
capture a screenshot.
Using the shortcut icon: Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel. Touch
to take a screenshot.
Using Three-nger screenshot: Swipe down from the centre of the screen with three ngers to
capture a screenshot.
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Gestures and Operations
After taking the screenshot, touch or to edit or share the screenshot. The screenshots are
saved in Gallery by default.
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Home Screen

Navigation Bar

Congure Your Navigation Bar Layout
Using the navigation bar, you can conveniently access the home screen, return to the previous page,
exit an app, or view recent apps used.
To congure your navigation bar layout, go to Settings, then go to System > System
navigation > Three-key navigation > Settings, and select the navigation key combination and
enable or disable Hide navigation keys based on your usage habits.
l Back key: Touch to return to the previous page or exit an app. Touch to close the onscreen
keyboard when inputting text.
l Home key: Touch to return to the home screen. Touch and hold to display the HiVoice icon
and swipe upwards on the icon to enable HiVoice features.
l Recent key: Touch to open a list of recently used apps. Touch and hold to enable split screen
mode.
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Downward swipe notication key: Touch to open the notication panel.

Use the Recent Key to Manage Background Apps

If you want to quickly switch to a recently used app, you might try using the Recent key. The Recent
key can help you quickly switch between several recently used apps. You can also use it to close your
background apps to increase your Phone's operating speed.
Touch
l View recently used apps: Recently used apps will be displayed on the screen and you can check
. You can view, switch to, close, or lock recently used background apps:
them by swiping up or down.
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Touch and hold
to enter settings
Touch the shortcut switch to enable the corresponding feature
Rearrange shortcut switches
Display all shortcut switches
Home Screen
l Switch to a recently used app: Swipe up or down on the screen to nd the app you want to use,
and touch the app tab.
l Close an app: Swipe left or right on the app tab or touch in the upper right corner of the app
tab to close the corresponding app.
l Close all apps: Touch to close all apps.
l Lock an app: If you want an app to continue running in the background, you can lock the app.
After an app is locked, it cannot be closed when you touch . If you want to lock an app, touch
in the upper right corner of the app tab. When an app is locked, you can unlock it by touching
in the upper right corner of the app tab.

Quick Switch

Use Shortcut Switches to Quickly Enable Frequently Used Features

Want to quickly enable or disable mobile data or Wi-Fi? Swipe down from the status bar and open the
shortcuts panel, then touch the corresponding shortcut switch to enable or disable a feature. Touch
and hold a shortcut switch icon to enter the feature's settings page.

Adjust the Position of Shortcut Switches to Your Liking

Adjust the positions of the shortcut switches to put the ones you use regularly at the top.
Swipe down from the status bar, open the shortcuts panel, and touch
. From the shortcuts panel,
you can:
Rearrange shortcut switches: Touch and hold a shortcut switch and then drag the icon to a
position of your choice.
Add a shortcut switch: Drag a shortcut switch from the hidden area of the panel to the displayed
area, then touch BACK.
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Home Screen
Delete shortcut switches: Drag a shortcut switch from the displayed area of the panel to the hidden
area, then touch BACK.
Notication Panel and Status Bar
Notication and Status Icons and Descriptions
The icons in the status bar give you a quick view of the overall status of your Phone, including its
network connection, battery level, and any new messages received when your Phone is in Silent
mode.
Status icons: By checking the status icons, you can quickly learn the status of your device, such as
network connection, signal strength, battery level, time, and more.
The network status icons may vary by regions and service providers.
Signal strength No signal.
4G+ network connected 3G network connected
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4G network connected HSPA network connected
LTE
LTE
LTE
LTE
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2G network connected
Long Term Evolution (LTE) network
connected
LTE+ network connected NFC enabled
Evolved High-Speed Packet Access
Airplane mode enabled
(HSPA+) network connected
VoLTE available Wi-Fi network connected
Roaming Receiving location data from GPS
Bluetooth enabled Silent mode enabled
Wi-Fi network detected Charging
Vibration mode enabled Battery level low
Alarm enabled No SIM card detected
Battery fully charged Headset plugged in
Only JSN-L21 supports NFC. Please keep the NFC area close to other devices or objects while
using the NFC function.
Notication icons: When there is a new message, notication or reminder on your Phone, the
relevant icon will be displayed in your status bar.
Missed call
New emails
Downloading data New voicemails
Event reminder Uploading data
Synchronising data Phone memory full
Sign-in or synchronisation problem Sync failed
VPN connected More notications
Open the Notication Panel to Get Important Information
Want to ensure that you do not miss out on any important
bar, you can view real time notication information and your device's operating status.
notications? From your Phone's status
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Home Screen
When there is a notication reminder, you can turn on the screen and swipe down from the status bar
to view the notication. You can access notication and status bar settings in the following ways:
Access notication panel when the screen is unlocked: Swipe down from the status bar to open
the notication panel. You can turn on or off shortcut switches, or touch notications to view the
details.
Want the notication and status bar to display only the number of notications or to display no
notications? Touch Settings, and go to Apps & notications > Notications & status bar >
Notication method. Then, select Numbers or None as required.
Disable Disruptive App Notications
Find it annoying to receive so many different types of app notications? You can set and disable app
notications to prevent this from happening.
Open Settings, and go to Apps & notications > Notications management. You can:
l Prevent all apps from pushing notications: Touch Batch management, and then turn off All.
Customise
Not a fan of the default notication reminders? You can customise your notication reminders so that
you get your notications the way you want them.
Open Settings, then go to Apps & notications > Notications & status bar. From here you
can:
Notications
l Enable Notications turn on screen: Enable Notications turn on screen. When your Phone
screen is off, it will turn on when a notication is received.
l Set Pulse notications light: Turn on Pulse notication light, and the notication light will ash
whenever you receive new notications.
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Home Screen
l Display more information in the status bar: Depending on your preferences, you can enable
Display carrier name or Display network speed.
l Set notication method: Touch Notication method. Depending on your preferences, you can
select Icons, Numbers, or None.
l Enable Battery percentage mode: Touch Battery percentage. Depending on your preferences,
you can select Next to battery icon, Inside battery icon, or Do not show.

Screen Lock and Unlock

Set a Lock Screen Password to Protect Your Privacy

Your Phone stores a lot of sensitive information, such as personal photos, contact information,
banking apps (for example, Alipay). Set a lock screen password so that a password is required each
time you unlock your Phone. A lock screen password helps to protect your private information if your
Phone is lost or accessed by an unauthorised user.
Set a lock screen password: Open Settings, go to Security & privacy > Screen lock &
passwords, and set the type of lock screen password you prefer.
l Set a PIN: A PIN number is a sequence of digits. Entering a PIN to unlock your Phone is quick and
simple. For better security, use a long sequence of random numbers as your PIN. Go to Set lock
screen password, follow the prompts to set up a PIN. Alternatively, touch Change unlock
method, and set 4-digit PIN or Custom PIN.
l Set a pattern: Unlock your Phone by drawing a preset pattern on the screen. For better security,
use a pattern that includes overlapping line segments. Go to Set lock screen password > Change
unlock method > Pattern and draw the same pattern twice. The pattern must connect at least 4
dots.
l Set a password: A password made up of numbers, letters, and special characters is more secure
than a PIN or pattern. For better security, use a password with 8 or more characters that includes
numbers, letters, and special characters. Be sure to memorize the password so that you don't get
locked out of your Phone if you forget it. Go to Set lock screen password > Change unlock
method > Password, follow the prompts to set up a password.
l Unlock your device using a smart band: If your device supports unlocking with a smart band,
the screen will automatically light up when the band comes within 80 cm of your device. Swiping
on the screen of your Phone will instantly unlock the device. Touch Smart unlock, and follow the
onscreen prompts to complete the setup.
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Home Screen
l Unlock your device using a ngerprint: If your device supports ngerprint unlock, this is the
recommended unlock method. Using a ngerprint is a secure and quick way to unlock the
device. After setting a lock screen password, touch Enrol in the dialog box that pops up and
follow the onscreen prompts to enrol your ngerprints.
l For security reasons, please do not disable the lock screen password: A lock screen
password prevents unauthorised access to your device. For the security of your device, do not
select Disable lock screen password as the screen lock method.
l Regular password prompts help you to remember your password: If you have not
entered your screen lock password for 3 days, the system will require that you enter the
password to unlock your device.

Lock the Screen to Quickly Secure Your Phone

If you don't use your Phone for a set period of time, the screen will turn off and lock. As long as the
screen stays on, you can use your Phone without needing to unlock the screen. Lock your screen
when you are not using your Phone to protect your privacy and prevent mistaken inputs.
Set a lock screen password to help protect your privacy. You can lock your device in the following
ways:
Lock the screen instantly with the Power button: Press the Power button to lock the screen at
any time.
Lock the screen with one-touch screen lock: Pinch two ngers together on the home screen to
enter the editing screen. Touch Widgets > Screen Lock and add the Screen Lock widget to your
home screen. This helps reduce wear and tear on your power button. After leaving the home screen
editing mode, touch the Screen Lock widget to instantly lock your screen. To lock your screen this
way, rst switch to the home screen page where the Screen Lock widget is located.

Go Back to Basics with Simple Mode

Does your home screen look cluttered with app icons and small text? Simple mode displays larger
icons and fonts on the home screen, adopting a more concise layout that allows you to navigate more
easily.
Open Settings, go to System > Simple mode, and touch .
In Simple mode, you can:
l Edit home screen icons: Touch and hold any of the icons to enter home screen editing mode, then
you can add or remove app icons accordingly.
l Exit Simple mode: To exit Simple mode, touch Settings > More settings > System > Simple
mode > Exit.
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Home Screen

Home Screen Management

Manage Home Screen Icons

Is your home screen cluttered with app icons? You can move or delete icons from the home screen or
sort and move them to folders for more convenient use.
Move a home screen icon: From the home screen, touch and hold an app icon until your Phone
vibrates, then drag it to any position on the home screen.
Delete an app: From the home screen, touch and hold the icon of the app you want to uninstall until
your Phone vibrates, and then drag it to
To ensure that the system runs normally, some preinstalled system apps cannot be uninstalled.
Create a folder: From the home screen, touch and hold an app icon until your Phone vibrates, then
drag it on top of another icon. The two icons will now be placed in a new folder.
. Follow the onscreen prompts to delete the app.
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Home Screen
Delete a folder: Open the folder, touch , deselect all the apps, then touch OK. The folder will be
deleted automatically and all the app icons in the folder will be moved to your home screen.
Rename a folder: Open the folder, touch the folder name and enter a new name.
Add or remove app icons from a folder: Open the folder, touch , select or deselect apps and
then touch OK. The selected app icons will be automatically added to the folder while the deselected
apps will be removed from the folder.
Another way to remove an app icon from a folder is to touch and hold the icon in the folder until
your Phone vibrates, and then drag it to the home screen.

Manage Your Home Screen

Too many icons on your home screen? You can add a new page to your home screen and customise it
to your liking.
Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen to enter home screen editing mode. You can do
the following:
l Add a new screen page: Touch
at the left or right side of the screen to add a new screen
page.
l Delete an empty screen page: Touch to delete the page.
Screen pages with app icons or widgets on them cannot be deleted.
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Home Screen
l Modify screen page order: Touch and hold the screen page you want to move, then drag it to the
desired position.
l Set a default home screen page: Touch in the upper part of the home screen to set the
selected screen page as your default home screen page.

Set Your Home Screen Wallpaper

Tired of default wallpapers? Set a photo you like as your home screen wallpaper to personalise your
home screen.
Open Settings, and then go to Display > Wallpaper. You can:
l Set a photo as your home screen wallpaper: Touch Set wallpaper. From More or Gallery,
select a photo that you like and follow the onscreen instructions to select Lock screen, Home
screen, or Both.
l Randomly switch wallpaper: Enable Randomly change home screen wallpaper and set the
Interval and Album to display.
Set a photo as your wallpaper from Gallery: Have a great photo you want to set as your
wallpaper? In Gallery, open the photo that you like, go to > Set as > Wallpaper, and
follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as your home screen wallpaper.

Manage Your Home Screen Widgets

Want to quickly manage widgets on your home screen? You can add, move or delete home screen
widgets to tidy up your home screen and make it easier to use.
Add widgets: Touch and hold an empty area on the home screen to enter home screen editing
mode. Touch Widgets, touch and hold a widget and drag it to an empty area on the home screen, or
touch the widget you want.
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Home Screen
Check that there are enough empty spaces on the home screen for the widget. If there is not
enough space, add an empty screen page or free up some space on the current home screen
page.
Delete widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates. Drag the
widget to Remove.
Move widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates. Drag the
widget to any position on the screen.

Use App Drawer to Store Apps

Want to store your apps in one location on your home screen to make your home screen look
cleaner? You can enable app drawer on your home screen to store all your apps and free up space on
your home screen.
Open Settings, go to Display > Home screen style, and select Drawer. If you want to switch
back to a standard home screen, select Standard.
Add an app icon from app drawer to the home screen
: After you enable app drawer, touch
on the home screen to enter the app list. From the app list, touch and hold the app icon that
you want to add until your Phone vibrates, and then drag it to the desired position on the home
screen.
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Contacts

Search Contacts

Open Contacts, in the contacts list, you can use the following search methods:
For most accurate search results, ensure your device is displaying all contacts. On the contacts list
screen, go to > Display preferences, and touch All contacts.
l Drag the index on the side to quickly scroll through the list.
l In the search bar at the top of the contacts list, enter the contact name, initials, telephone number,
or email address, and the search results will be displayed below the search bar. You can also enter
multiple keywords for your search, such as "John London", and the system will quickly nd all
matching contacts.
If an error occurs while you're searching for a contact, on the contacts list screen, go to >
Organise contacts, and then touch Rebuild index data > OK.

Managing Contacts

Import and Export Contacts

When you switch to a new Phone, you'll need to transfer your existing contacts.
Open Contacts, go to > Import/Export, and then select one of the following:
l Import contacts: Select Import from storage, Import from another device, or Import from
SIM and follow the onscreen instructions.
l Export contacts: Select Export to storage, Export to SIM, or Share contacts and follow the
onscreen instructions. By default, .vcf les exported through Export to storage are saved in the
root directory of your device's internal storage. Open Files to view exported les.

Manage Your Contacts

The Contacts app gives you a host of features for managing your contacts. You can simplify your
contacts list, choose to only view contacts on your Phone or SIM card, and easily nd your frequent
contacts.
Merge duplicate contacts: If there are duplicate contacts in your contacts list, you can use the
Merge duplicate contacts function to merge them. From the contacts list, go to
contacts > Merge duplicate contacts, select the contacts you want to merge, and then touch .
Display contacts for different accounts: Want to only view contacts on your Phone or SIM card?
Go to > Display preferences, and select the accounts that you want to display. You can also:
> Organise
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Contacts
l Enable Simple layout: Want to hide the prole pictures, companies, and titles in the contacts list?
From the contacts list screen, go to > Display preferences, and enable Simple layout.
l View contact storage space: Want to check your contact storage space? From the contacts list,
go to > Display preferences. In the Accounts eld, you can see the available and total
storage space on your device or SIM card.
Add contacts to Favourites: Tired of constantly searching through your contacts for a particular
entry? You can Favourite your frequent contacts for quick and easy access. From your Contacts list,
touch and hold the entry you want to Favourite, then touch Add to favourites to add it to the
Favourites screen.

Manage Contact Groups

Want to send a message to a group of colleagues or host a get-together? Smart groups automatically
groups your contacts by company, city, and most recent contact time, so you can quickly send a group
email or message.
Create a contact group: From the groups list, touch , enter the group name (such as Family or
Friends), and then touch OK. Follow the onscreen instructions to add contacts, and then touch
Send a message to smart group contacts: From the groups list, from the Smart groups section,
open a group and touch to send a message or to send an email.
Edit a group: From the groups list, select the group you want to edit and touch to add a
contact, or touch to Remove members, Group ringtone, Delete group or Rename.
Delete a group: From the groups list, touch and hold a group, and then touch Delete.

Add Contacts to the Blacklist

You can add contacts to the blacklist to avoid receiving harassing or spam calls from them.
Open Contacts, touch and hold the contact you want to add to the blacklist, and then touch
Add to blacklist. Your device will block all calls and messages from contacts in the blacklist.
View blacklisted contacts: Open
Phone Manager, go to Blocked > , and then touch
.
Numbers blacklist to view the blacklist.
Remove a contact from the blacklist: Open Contacts, touch and hold the contact you want to
remove from the blacklist, and then touch Remove from blacklist.

Erase Call and Message Records

Use Erase traces to erase call and message records for a contact to protect your privacy.
Open Contacts, select a contact, and go to > Erase traces > Erase. All of your call and
message records for that contact will be erased.
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Contacts

Merging Third-party App Contacts

Integrated Social Networks: Bring People Together

Want to expand your social network? Want to sync information from a social media account to your
contacts? You can log in to a social media account (such as LinkedIn) and sync your contacts'
information (including company, title, and email) to your local contacts and enrich your social
network.

Associate Contact Information with Your Social Account

What does each contact in your Phone do? What are their emails? What are their job titles? You can
use third-party social media apps (such as LinkedIn) to nd out more information about your contacts.
Associate LinkedIn account: Open Contacts, go to More > Settings > Associate LinkedIn
account and follow the onscreen instructions to log in to your LinkedIn account. Once logged in,
your Phone will automatically update your local contacts information. To sync all your LinkedIn
contacts information, from Contacts in LinkedIn settings screen, go to Sync LinkedIn contacts > All
LinkedIn contacts, and select Sync or Auto-update.
View contacts information provided by LinkedIn: Open a LinkedIn contact and touch View
LinkedIn prole online.
Disassociate LinkedIn contacts: Go to > Contacts > More > Settings > LinkedIn, and select
Disassociate.

View an Sender's Job Description

If you've just started a new job, you'll need to quickly gure out what all of your new colleagues do.
You can associate a social media account (such as LinkedIn) with your email contacts. The job
information of email senders will then be displayed on the email details screen.
From the Email inbox, open an email you have received. Go to email details, then touch the
sender's prole picture and select View LinkedIn prole.
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Dialling

Basic Calling Functions

Make Calls

On the dialler screen, enter part of the telephone number or the rst letter or pinyin initials of the
contact's name. Your Phone will automatically search for the relevant contacts.
Open Dialler. From the dialler screen, enter the phone number or the rst letter or pinyin initials
of the contact's name (for example, enter hwkf for Huawei customer service). Your device will
automatically search for the corresponding number in your Contacts and call history. Touch the
contact that you want to call in the list. If you have a dual-SIM device, touch or to make the
call. You can check your contact's status on your screen (such as whether ringing or call forwarding is
enabled). Touch to hang up.
After you copy a phone number that you want to dial, the system prompts you to paste the
number when you enter the dialler screen.
Press the power button to hang up: Accidentally dialled the wrong number and hid the calling
screen, and want to hang up quickly? You can set Power button ends call. On the Dialler screen,
go to > Settings > More, and enable Power button ends call to quickly hang up calls.

Make Emergency Calls

In an emergency situation, if your Phone is powered on and within the service area, you can make
emergency calls even if the screen is locked or there is no mobile reception.
The emergency call feature is subject to your local regulations and Internet service provider.
Network issues or environmental interference may lead to failed emergency calls. In emergency
situations, do not rely on your Phone as your only method of communication.
Open Dialler or touch Emergency call on the lock screen, enter the local emergency number on
the dialler, and then touch . If your location has strong mobile reception and your Phone is
connected to the Internet with enabled location services, your location will be obtained and displayed
on your screen for reference.

Enable Call Waiting to Never Miss Important Third-Party Calls

Receiving an incoming call while you're already on a call? Call waiting allows you to answer the new
call and then switch between the two calls.
Some carriers may not support this feature.
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