Huawei Ascend G7 User Guide

User Guide

Contents

Foreword

First-class functions

2Safe 2 Taking a photo before focusing the camera 3 Launching the camera from gallery 3 QR code 4 Privacy protection

Getting started

6 Locking and unlocking the screen 7 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 7 Turning on mobile data 7 Connecting your phone to a computer 8 Importing contacts from your old phone 9 Touchscreen gestures 10 Motion control 12 Status icons 14 Home 16 Notification 17 Accessing applications 18 Personalizing your phone 20 Texting

Calls and contacts

23 Making a call 25 Answering or rejecting a call 25 What you can do during a call 26 Answering a third-party call 26 Making a conference call 27 Using the call log 28 Turning on pocket mode 28 Call settings 29 Managing contacts 29 Searching for a contact 30 Importing or exporting contacts 32 Adding a contact to your favorites 32 Contact groups

Messaging and email

34 Sending a text message

34 Replying to a message 34 Managing messages 36 Adding an email account 37 Sending an email 37 Checking your emails 38 Setting up an account

Camera and Gallery

39 Capture screen 40 Taking a photo 40 Capture mode 42 Shooting a video 43 Video shooting mode 43 Camera settings 44 Gallery

Music and video

46 Adding songs 46 Listening to music 48 Creating a playlist 48 Playing a playlist 48 Deleting a playlist 48 Setting a song as the ringtone 49 Playing a video

Contents

Network and sharing

50 Turning on mobile data 50 Wi-Fi network 51 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection 52 Transferring data through Bluetooth 53 Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct 54 Transferring data between your phone and computer 55 Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device 57 Multi-screen display 57 Huawei Beam

Applications

59 Managing applications 60 Backup 61 Phone Manager 62 Calendar 63 Clock 65 Weather 66 Note 66 FM radio

Phone settings

68 Turning on location services 68 Modifying tone settings 69 Modifying display settings 70 Turning on one-hand UI 70 Turning on the suspend button 71 Changing the lock screen style 72 Turning on or off airplane mode 73 Setting the PIN of your SIM card 73 Setting up an account 74 Restoring factory settings 75 Updating your phone 76 Setting the date and time 76 Changing the system language 76 Accessibility

Legal Notice

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Foreword

This guide only applies to phones that are running EMUI 3.0. Please read this

guide carefully before you start using the phone.

All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The

actual product may vary.

Symbols and definitions

Note

Caution

Warning

Highlights important information and tips, and

provides additional information.

Indicates potential problems that may arise, such

as device damage or data loss, if proper care or

attention is not given.

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which,

if not avoided, could result in serious injury.

First-class functions

Safe

The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected.

Enabling the Safe

On the home screen, touch

Under

Adding files to the Safe

On the home screen, touch

Under

Taking a photo before focusing the camera

In all-focus mode, you can change the focus point of a photo after it's been

taken.

On the home screen, touch

Touch >

All-focus

to switch to all focus mode.

Camera

First-class functions

Touch to take a photo.

Go to Gallery, and select a photo that was taken in all-focus mode.

indicates photos taken in all-focus mode.

Touch to enter all-focus editing mode.

Touch an area of the photo to change the focus point to that location.

Touch

Save as

Launching the camera from gallery

On the home screen, touch

Flick down from the

Time

mode and flick down again to open the camera.

Not all camera features are available in half screen mode.

Touch to take a photo.

Gallery

screen to display the viewfinder in half screen

Touch

Return

to return to Gallery.

QR code

You can scan QR codes using the camera and gallery.

Scanning a QR code using Gallery

On the home screen, touch

Choose a QR code photo.

Touch the photo. Gallery will automatically scan the QR code entry.

Touch the QR code entry to view further details.

Scanning a QR code using Camera

On the home screen, touch

Gallery

Camera

First-class functions

Frame the QR code with the camera. The camera will automatically scan

the QR code entry.

Touch the QR code entry to view details.

Privacy protection

If you have private data in your phone that you wish to keep hidden from

others, you can enable privacy protection and set two different passwords,

one for yourself and one for guests.

Enabling privacy protection

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Security

Touch

Privacy protection

Select a password format.

Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the owner password and visitor

password.

Let's start

Settings

After privacy mode is enabled, entering your owner password allows access

to all content on your phone. Entering the visitor password allows access to

content that has not been protected.

Setting private information

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Security

Touch

Privacy protection

Enter the owner password, and touch

Under

Set private data

, set your private contacts, albums, and applications.

Settings

Disabling privacy protection

On the home screen, touch

Settings

First-class functions

Under

All

, touch

Security

Touch

Privacy protection

Enter the owner password, and touch

Touch the

Privacy protection

switch to disable privacy protection.

After privacy protection is disabled, your owner password will function

as the screen unlock password and the visitor password will be invalid.

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, your phone

automatically locks its screen.

To set the screen lock method, touch

On the displayed

General

tab, touch

Settings

Screen lock

on the home screen.

Screen lock

Unlocking the screen

When the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger

towards any direction to unlock the screen.

Getting started

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

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

Under

Shortcuts

Touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for

available Wi-Fi networks and displays them.

Touch the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If the Wi-Fi network is

encrypted, enter the password when prompted.

, touch and hold to display the Wi-Fi settings screen.

Turning on mobile data

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

Under

Shortcuts

When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save

battery power and reduce data usage.

, touch to turn on mobile data.

Connecting your phone to a computer

Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer, and follow the

onscreen instructions to select a connection mode to transfer photos, videos,

songs, and other files between your phone and computer.

Device file

manager (MTP)

PC Suite (HiSuite)

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

For details, see

HiSuite is a phone management software that works for

your computer. You can use it to back up and restore

phone data, install or remove applications, and

synchronize contacts, messages, photos, calendars, and

other files between your phone and computer. For

details, see

MTP mode.

HiSuite mode.

Getting started

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

USB flash drive

phone as a USB storage device, read data from its

microSD card, and transfer data to and from a

computer. For details, see

USB flash drive mode.

Importing contacts from your old phone

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

Copy your contacts on your SIM card to your new

SIM card

Storage device

Bluetooth

phone. For details, see

card.

If your old phone has been installed with a microSD

card, export contacts in your old phone as a .vcf file to

a microSD card, and then import the contacts to your

new phone. For details, see

storage device.

Turn on Bluetooth on both your old and new phones,

and import your contacts using Bluetooth. For details,

Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device.

see

Importing contacts from a SIM

Importing contacts from a

Backup

Computer

Other accounts

If your old phone supports Backup, back up your

contacts, and restore them to your new phone. For

details, see Backup.

Synchronize your contacts from your old phone to a

computer, and use HiSuite to synchronize them to your

new phone. For details, see

•

Install SNS applications and synchronize contacts from

your SNS accounts.

•

contacts.

HiSuite mode.

Touchscreen gestures

Touch

touch an application to select or open it.

Getting started

: Tap an item once. For example,

Touch and hold

finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more.

For example, touch and hold a blank area on

the home screen to enter editing mode.

Flick

: Move your finger vertically or

horizontally across the screen. For example,

you can flick left or right under

of the notification panel to dismiss a

notification. Flick vertically or horizontally to

go to other home screens, scroll through a

document, and more.

Drag

: Touch and hold an item and then

move it to another position. You can

rearrange applications and widgets on the

home screen this way.

: Touch and leave your

Notifications

Getting started

Spread apart and pinch together

two fingers apart to zoom in, and pinch

them together to zoom out on a map, web

page, or picture.

Pinch three fingers together

home screen, pinch three fingers together to

display screen thumbnails.

: Spread

: On the

Motion control

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

example, mute the phone by turning over your phone or answer and make

calls quickly.

On the home screen, touch

Settings

Under

On the

to enable it.

•

Flip

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

timers.

All

, touch

Motion control

Motions and gestures

screen, select an option, and select a motion

Getting started

•

Pick up

: Pick up the phone to reduce the ring volume of incoming calls,

alarms, and timers.

•

Raise to ear

it. Similarly, from the call or contact details screen, raise your phone to

your ear to call the corresponding number.

: When a call comes in, raise your phone to your ear to answer

•

Shake

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

mode. Shake your phone to arrange your icons.

•

Cover screen

to turn off your screen.

•

Double touch

•

Draw

corresponding application.

: Cover and slightly press your phone's screen with your palm

: Double-touch the screen to turn it on.

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

Getting started

Status icons

Status icons may vary according to your region or service provider.

Signal strength No signal

Roaming GPRS network connected

3G network connected

Getting started

Enhanced Data Rates for

GSM Evolution (EDGE)

network connected

High Speed Packet Access

(HSPA) network

connected

Long Term Evolution (LTE)

network connected

Bluetooth on

Evolved High-Speed

Packet Access (HSPA+)

network connected

Airplane mode enabled

Receiving location data

from GPS

Vibration mode enabled Silence mode enabled

Alarms enabled Charging

Battery full Battery low

Call in progress Missed calls

New messages New emails

New voicemails 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

Sign-in or synchronization

problem

Synchronizing data Synchronization failed

Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on More notifications

Connected to a VPN Headset plugged in

USB debugging mode

enabled

USB tethering on

Getting started

Home

Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your

applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more

convenient and direct path to your applications.

Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the

status bar to open the notification panel.

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

Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position.

Dock: displays frequently used applications.

Navigation bar: displays virtual keys.

Getting started

Switching between home screens

Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you

create additional home screens.

Auto-rotate screen

If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your

screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait views.

Additionally, this feature allows you to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications,

such as racing games.

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

Under

Shortcuts

, touch

Auto-rotate

to enable or disable the auto-rotate

screen function.

Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen

The following operations allow you to organize your application, widget, or

folder:

•

Adding a widget

display the

screen.

If the home screen doesn't have enough space, your phone will

automatically create a new home screen to the right of the original and

place the widget on the new home screen. You can have nine home

screens at most.

: On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to

Widgets

option menu. Select a widget and drag it to the home

Getting started

•

Moving an application or widget

an application icon or widget until your phone vibrates to enter editing

mode. You can then drag an application or widget to any fitting blank

space.

•

Deleting an application or widget

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

Drag the unwanted application icon or widget to .

•

Creating a folder

another application to create a folder containing both applications.

: On the home screen, drag one application on top

: On the home screen, touch and hold

Managing home screens

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

thumbnails.

•

Setting default home screen

select the current home screen as the default home screen.

•

Moving a home screen

phone vibrates, and drag the home screens to adjust their positions.

: Touch at the bottom of the screen and

: Touch and hold the home screen until your

•

Adding a home screen

•

Deleting a home screen

: Touch to add a home screen.

: Touch to delete a blank home screen.

Notification

Status indicator

The status indicator on your phone indicates the following information in

different status:

•

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 or already full.

•

Blinking green: There are unread messages or notifications.

Getting started

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Notification panel

Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Flick left or

right to switch between the notifications and shortcuts tabs.

Touch to view the notification details and flick left or right

across a notification to dismiss it.

Touch to delete all notifications.

Touch to expand or collapse the shortcut switches. (This

feature may not be available on all phones.)

Touch to enable or disable automatic brightness.

Touch the shortcut switches on the notification panel to turn

on or off the functions. Touch

switch list.

to customize the shortcut

Accessing applications

Starting applications and switching between them

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

Getting started

To switch to another application, touch

screen, and touch the icon of the application you want to open.

Home

to return to the home

Viewing recently used applications

Touch

then:

•

Touch an application's thumbnail to open it.

•

Flick left or right to display recently used applications.

•

Flick up on an application thumbnail to close it.

•

Flick up from the bottom on the screen until is displayed to close all the

applications in the list.

Recent

to display the list of recently used applications. You can

Personalizing your phone

Changing the home screen style

Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles.

On the home screen, touch

Settings

Under

All

, touch

Choose

Touch

home screen.

Home screen style

Simple

and touch .

Standard home

to switch from simple home screen to standard

Changing the theme

On the home screen, touch

Flick left or right to browse different local and online themes. You can

then:

•

Select an online theme and touch .

•

Select a local theme and touch .

Themes

Getting started

Select a theme and touch

Online themes are not available in all regions or countries.

Apply

Changing the wallpaper

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

Touch

Wallpapers

On the

Wallpapers

•

Touch

Lock screen wallpaper

lock screen.

•

Touch

Home screen wallpaper

•

Touch

Shake to change

your phone.

•

Touch the

changed automatically at periodic intervals.

screen, you can:

to change the home screen wallpaper by shaking

Random change

to set the wallpaper displayed on the phone

to set the home screen wallpaper.

switch to have the home screen wallpaper

Setting the ringtone

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Sound

Touch

Phone ringtone

following tabs:

•

Ringtone

•

Music

: Choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone.

Touch .

: Choose from the default selection.

Default notification tone

Changing the font size

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Display

Touch

Font size

and select a font size.

Settings

, and choose either of the

Getting started

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Texting

Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter

text using the onscreen keyboard.

•

Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard.

•

To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch .

Selecting an input method

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

notification panel.

Under

Notifications

Select an input method.

, touch

Choose input method

To change your phone's default input method, touch

the home screen. Under

to select an input method.

Huawei Swype input method

Slide across letters to enter a word.

All

, touch

Language & input

Settings

Default keyboard

Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.

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Touch and hold to go to the input settings screen.

Touch to enter numbers and symbols.

•

Touch to enter a space.

•

Touch and hold to choose another language.

•

Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor.

•

Touch and hold to quickly delete multiple characters to the left

of the cursor.

Android input method

Getting started

•

Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.

•

Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to turn on caps lock.

Touch to enter numbers and symbols.

•

Touch to use voice input.

•

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.

•

Touch to delete the character to the left of the cursor.

•

Touch and hold to quickly delete multiple characters to the left

of the cursor.

Editing text

You can select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.

Getting started

•

Select text

text box.

•

Copy text

•

Cut text

•

Paste text

move the insertion point, and touch

cut.

: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag or

to select more or less text, or touch

: Select text and touch

: Touch and hold where you want to insert the text, drag to

Cut

Copy

Select all

Paste

to select all text in the

to paste the text you copied or

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