User Guide
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Launch Camera |
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Manage Gallery |
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Contacts |
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Messaging |
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Clock |
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Notepad |
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Recorder |
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Optimizer |
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Phone Clone |
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Camera and Gallery |
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Access Home screen editing mode
Pinch two fin |
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Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen
Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.
Display the search bar
Swipe down on the home screen.
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Swipe down from the status bar.
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation to select a navigation mode according to your preferences.
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Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and enable or disable Gestures.
After enabling Gestures, you can:
•Go back to the previous screen: Swipe inward from the left or right edge.
•Return to the home screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
•Access the recent tasks screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold.
•Close an app from the recent tasks screen: Swipe up on an app preview.
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Three-key navigation.
Touch Settings to select the navigation key combination you prefer. The icons on the navigation bar are as follows:
• : Back key to return to the previous screen, exit an app, or close the onscreen keyboard.
• : Home key to return to the home screen.
• : Recents key to display the recent tasks screen.
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Go to Three-key navigation > Settings. You can:
•Select a navigation key combination.
•Enable Hide navigation keys to allow you to hide the navigation bar when not in use.
Phone Clone lets you quickly and seamlessly move all the basic data (including contacts, calendar, images, and videos) from your old phone to your new phone.
1On your new phone, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to
Settings > System & updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch Huawei or Other Android.
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2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code or connecting manually.
4On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then touch Transfer to start cloning.
Phone Clone is only available on phones running Android 4.4 or later.
1On your new phone, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to
Settings > System & updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch iPhone/iPad.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code or connecting manually.
4On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the data cloning.
Phone Clone is only available on phones running iOS 8.0 or later.
If your phone remains inactive for a period of time, it will automatically lock the screen and enter sleep mode to save power.
Alternative, you can manually lock the screen in either of the following ways:
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On the home screen, pinch together two fin |
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Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Sleep and select a screen timeout period.
Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from the middle of the screen to display the password input panel. Then, enter your lock screen password.
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Network status icons may vary according to your region or network service provider. Supported functions vary according to the device model. Some of the following icons may not be applicable to your phone.
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Full signal strength |
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Data saver enabled |
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Hotspot enabled |
Hotspot connected |
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Calling |
VoLTE enabled |
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Wi-Fi network connected |
SkyTone in use |
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Battery empty |
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Charging |
Quick charging |
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Super charging |
Power saving mode enabled |
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Bluetooth enabled |
Bluetooth device battery |
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Bluetooth device connected |
VPN connected |
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Driving mode |
Projection device connected |
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Location service enabled |
Eye comfort mode enabled |
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Data syncing |
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Swipe down from the status bar to open the n fi n panel, then swipe down on it again to show all shortcuts.
•Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature.
•Touch and hold a shortcut switch to enter the settings screen for that feature.
•Touch to open Settings.
Touch , touch and hold an icon, then drag it to the desired position.
You can add, move, or delete home screen widgets, such as Screen lock, Weather, Notepad, Clock, Contacts, and Calendar, according to your personal requirements.
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Touch Widgets, then swipe left to view all widgets.
3Some widgets, like Weather, come in various formats. Touch the widget to view all formats, then swipe right to return.
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Touch and hold a widget on your home screen until your phone vibrates, then drag it to the desired position or touch Remove.
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Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper. Touch an image you want to set as the wallpaper.
Set the following according to your preferences:
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•Scrollable: enables the wallpaper to be scrollable on the home screen.
4Touch , then determine whether you'd like to set it as the wallpaper for the Lock screen, Home screen, or Both.
1 Open Gallery, and open the image you want to set as your wallpaper.
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Press and hold the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot.
Use a Shortcut to Take a Screenshot |
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Swipe down from the status bar to open the n fi |
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After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail will display in the lower left corner of the screen. Then you can:
•Swipe down on the thumbnail to take a scrolling screenshot.
•Swipe up on the thumbnail to select a sharing mode and share the screenshot with your friends.
•Touch the thumbnail to edit or delete it.
Screenshots are saved to Gallery by default.
Record your screen activities in sharable videos to compose a tutorial, show ff your awesome gaming skills, and a lot more.
Press and hold the Power and Volume up buttons simultaneously to start screen recording. To stop recording, press and hold both buttons again.
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Touch Screen Recorder to start screen recording.
To stop the recording, touch the timer at the top of the screen. The recording will be saved to Gallery.
You can enable the microphone to record your voice while recording the screen.
After starting a screen recording, touch the microphone icon and ensure that it is displayed as . You can now record your voice.
If the microphone is disabled (if it is displayed as ), you will only be able to record system sounds, such as music. If you don't want any system sounds in your screen recording, mute your phone and turn ff any music or other media sounds before starting the screen recording.
View and Clear N fi
View and Clear N fi
View N fi
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Press the Volume up or down button to adjust the volume.
When your phone rings for an incoming call or alarm, you can press the Power button to mute it.
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You can select text displayed on your screen, copy or cut it to the clipboard, then paste it somewhere else. You can also share it in multiple ways.
1 Touch and hold the text until appears.
In some apps, what happens after you touch and hold the text may ff For example, if you touch and hold a sent or received message, an option menu will be displayed, and
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to select the text you need, or touch Select all to select all text. Touch Copy or Cut as needed.
4Touch and hold the space where you want to paste the text until Paste appears, then touch Paste.
You can split the screen of your phone to use two apps simultaneously.
1 Open an app.
2Enable split-screen mode using any of the following methods:
• Swipe up from the middle of the screen with three fin
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•When using gesture navigation, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to enter the Recent tasks screen. Then touch .
•When using three-key navigation, touch and hold the key.
3 Open the other app to start multitasking.
Drag in the middle of the split screen line to the desired position on the screen.
This feature can only be used when your phone is in the portrait orientation.
If the home screen is displayed in either of the split-screen panes, you won't be able to switch the panes.
Touch in the middle of the split screen line, then touch
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Touch in the middle of the split screen line, then touch
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Power On and or Restart Your Device
Power On and or Restart Your Device
Power Your Device On and
To power ff your device, press and hold the Power button for a few seconds, touch Power and Touch to power .
To power on your device, press and hold the Power button for a few seconds until your device vibrates and displays the logo.
Restart your device on a regular basis to clear the cache and keep the device in an optimal state. A restart can sometimes resolve the issue when your device encounters a problem. Just press and hold the Power button for a few seconds, then touch Restart and Touch to restart.
If your device isn't working or won't turn ff normally, you can force restart it. Just press and hold the Power button for 10 seconds or longer.
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Your phone will alert you when it is running out of power. Please make sure to charge your phone in time to prevent it from turning ff automatically when the power runs out.
•Charge your phone using the standard adapter and USB cable that came with your device. Using other chargers or USB cables may cause repeated restarts, slow charging,
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•Your phone will automatically run a safety check when a charger or other device is connected to the USB port. If moisture is detected in the USB port, your phone will automatically activate safety measures and stop charging. Disconnect your phone from the USB port and wait until the USB port is dry.
•The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and age of the battery.
•Batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter, go to an authorized Huawei Customer Service Center to replace the battery.
•Do not cover your phone or charger during charging.
•Your phone may heat up when you have been using it for an extended period of time, especially in high temperatures. In this case, stop charging, disable some features, and move your phone to a cool place.
•Please do not use your phone while it is charging.
•If your phone does not respond after you press and hold the Power button, the battery may have run out. Charge for 10 minutes and then power it on.
You can check the battery level from the battery icon on the phone screen.
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Charging, less than 10% battery remaining. |
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Charging, 10% to 90% battery remaining. |
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There are multiple ways to open the Camera app.
From the home screen, open Camera.
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You can then:
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•Select a camera mode: Swipe left or right across the camera mode options.
• Turn the fl on or ff Touch and select
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Some features are only available when using the rear camera.
3 Touch to take a photo.
The camera timer allows you to set a time delay so you can get into position after you have touched the shutter button.
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Go to > Timer and select a delay option.
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Go to > Audio control, enable Audio control, and select an audio control option.
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Add breadth to your landscape or group photos with the Panorama feature. The camera takes multiple photos of objects within your fi of view and stitches them together into a single panoramic photo.
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Point the camera at your starting point, then touch to start shooting.
4Slowly move the camera in the direction of the arrow displayed on the screen. Keep your phone steady and the arrow on the center line the entire time.
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When shooting photos with backlighting or a high light contrast, High Dynamic Range (HDR) mode can help you improve light and shadow ff in your photos, giving your photos sharper details.
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Go to Camera > More and select HDR.
Steady your phone, with the help of a tripod if necessary. Touch to take a photo.
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Camera and Gallery
You can adjust the camera settings to take photos and videos more quickly. The following features may not be available in some camera modes.
Enable Location tag to tag your location in photos and videos.
Swipe up on a photo or video in Gallery to view its shooting location.
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Enable Mute to mute the camera shutter sound.
You can view photos and videos by album on the Albums tab.
Some photos and videos are stored in default albums. For example, videos recorded with the camera are saved in the Camera album. Screenshots and screen recordings are saved in the
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Touch a photo, then go to Edit > > Stickers.
Select the type of sticker you want to add, such as Time, Location, Weather, or Mood.
3Select a sticker and drag it to change its position. You can also edit the text of some types of stickers.
4 Touch to save your edits and touch
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Touch a photo, then go to Edit > > Mosaic.
Select a mosaic style and size to cover parts of the photo.
To remove the mosaic, touch Eraser and wipe it ff the photo. Touch to save your edits and touch
to save the photo.
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