Huawei Ascend Mate 7 User Guide

User Guide

Contents

Foreword

First-class functions

2 Fingerprint ID 3Safe 4 Taking a photo before focusing the camera 5 Launching the camera from gallery 5 QR code 5 Privacy protection

Getting started

7 Locking and unlocking the screen 8 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 8 Turning on mobile data 8 Connecting your phone to a computer 9 Importing contacts from your old phone 10 Touchscreen gestures 11 Motion control 13 Status icons 14 Home 17 Notification 18 Accessing applications 18 Personalizing your phone 20 Texting

Calls and contacts

24 Making a call 25 Answering or rejecting a call 26 What you can do during a call 27 Answering a third-party call 27 Making a conference call 28 Using the call log 28 Turning on pocket mode 29 Call settings 29 Managing contacts 30 Searching for a contact 31 Importing or exporting contacts 33 Adding a contact to your favorites 33 Contact groups

Messaging and email

35 Sending a text message 35 Replying to a message 35 Managing messages 37 Adding an email account 38 Sending an email 38 Checking your emails 39 Setting up an account

Camera and Gallery

40 Capture screen 41 Taking a photo 41 Capture mode 43 Shooting a video 44 Video shooting mode 44 Camera settings 44 Gallery

Music and video

47 Adding songs 47 Listening to music 48 Creating a playlist 48 Playing a playlist 49 Deleting a playlist 49 Setting a song as the ringtone 49 Playing a video

Network and sharing

51 Turning on mobile data 51 Wi-Fi network 52 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection 53 Transferring data through Bluetooth 55 Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct 56 Transferring data between your phone and computer 57 Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device 58 Multi-screen display 58 Huawei Beam

Applications

60 Managing applications 61 Backup 62 Phone Manager 63 Calendar 65 Clock 67 Weather

67 Note 68 FM radio

Phone settings

70 Turning on location services 70 Modifying tone settings 71 Modifying display settings 71 Turning on one-hand UI 72 Turning on gloves mode 72 Turning on the suspend button 73 Changing the lock screen style 74 Turning on or off airplane mode 75 Setting the PIN of your SIM card 76 Setting up an account 76 Restoring factory settings 77 Updating your phone 78 Setting the date and time 79 Changing the system language 79 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.

Features in this guide are for your reference only. Some features may not be

supported by all phones.

Symbols and definitions

Note

Caution

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.

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Fingerprint ID

Use your fingerprint to unlock the screen or encrypt your private information.

This function is available only on phones that have a fingerprint sensor.

Enrolling your fingerprint

To better protect your privacy, unlocking the screen using your fingerprint is

only available when the unlocking method is set to

On the home screen, touch

Touch

Fingerprint ID

instructions to set a password.

Follow the onscreen instructions to enroll your fingerprint.

Password

Settings

, and follow the onscreen

Password

Unlocking the screen using your fingerprint

On the home screen, touch

Settings

Touch

Fingerprint ID

Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your phone's unlock password.

Touch the

fingerprint.

You can then place your finger on the fingerprint sensor on the back of your

phone to unlock the screen. If the fingerprint can't be identified or it is not

convenient for you to enroll your fingerprint, you can enter the screen unlock

password to unlock the screen.

Unlock screen

switch to enable screen unlock using your

Unlocking the Safe with your fingerprint

After enabling the Safe in

prompted to enable fingerprint unlocking. Touch

Files

and setting the password, you will be

Associate

to access the Safe

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using your fingerprint. If you skip this step, you can also enable this feature

as follows:

On the home screen, touch

Touch

Fingerprint ID

Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your phone's unlock password.

Touch

Access safe

Settings

After you've accessed

back of your phone to access the Safe. If the fingerprint can't be identified or

it is not convenient for you to enroll your fingerprint, you can enter the Safe

password to access the Safe.

Safe

, place your finger on the fingerprint sensor on the

Accessing App lock with your fingerprint

After enabling App lock in

be prompted to enable fingerprint unlocking. Touch

lock with your fingerprint. If you skip this step, you can also enable this

feature as follows:

On the home screen, touch

Touch

Fingerprint ID

Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your phone's unlock password.

Touch

Access app lock and lock/unlock apps

On the

App lock

back of your phone to access App lock. If the fingerprint can't be identified

or it is not convenient for you to enroll your fingerprint, you can enter the App

lock password to access App lock.

screen, place your finger on the fingerprint sensor on the

Phone Manager

and setting the password, you will

Associate

Settings

to access App

Safe

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

Enabling the Safe

On the home screen, touch

Files

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Under

Categories

Enter the password, and touch

Touch

Add

Follow the onscreen instructions and select files you want to add to the

Local

Files

, touch .

Done

Safe.

Touch

ADD

to add the selected files to the Safe.

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 >

Touch to take a photo.

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

All focus

to switch to all focus mode.

Camera

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

mode and flick down again to open the camera.

Not all camera features are available in half screen mode.

Touch to take a photo.

Touch

Return

Time

to return to Gallery.

Gallery

screen to display the viewfinder in half screen

QR code

You can scan QR codes using the camera and gallery.

Scanning a QR code using Gallery

On the home screen, touch

Gallery

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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

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

the QR code entry.

Touch the QR code entry to view details.

Camera

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.

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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

Let's start

Settings

password.

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

Settings

Enter the owner password, and touch

Under

Set private data

, set your private contacts, albums, and applications.

Disabling privacy protection

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Security

Touch

Privacy protection

Enter the owner password, and touch

Touch the

Privacy protection

After privacy protection is disabled, your owner password will function

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

Settings

switch to disable privacy protection.

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

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

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

enable it.

•

Flip

timers.

All

, touch

Motion control

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

screen, select an option, and select a motion to

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.

•

Tilt

: In home screen editing mode, if you touch and hold an icon or widget

and tilt your phone to the left or right, you'll be able to move it to the

next screen.

Getting started

Status icons

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

Signal strength No signal

GPRS network connected 3G network connected

Enhanced Data Rates for

GSM Evolution (EDGE)

network connected

Evolved High-Speed

Packet Access (HSPA+)

network connected

Roaming USB tethering on

Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on

Receiving location data

from GPS

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

High Speed Packet Access

(HSPA) network

connected

Long Term Evolution (LTE)

network connected

Vibration mode enabled

Connected to a Wi-Fi

network

Downloading data Phone memory full

Upcoming events No SIM card found

Sign-in or synchronization

problem

Uploading data

Synchronizing data

Getting started

Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on

More notifications Connected to a VPN

Headset plugged in

USB debugging mode

enabled

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.

Taking a screenshot

Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score

in a game? Take a screenshot and share away.

Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a

screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch to share the

screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the

Gallery

You can also open the notification panel and touch under

to take a screenshot.

Screenshots

folder in

Shortcuts

Getting started

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.

•

Moving an application or widget

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

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, touch and hold a blank area to

Widgets

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

: On the home screen, touch and hold an

: On the home screen, touch and hold the

: On the home screen, drag one application on top

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

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

•

Adding a home screen

•

Deleting a home screen

: Touch at the bottom of the screen and

: Touch and hold the home screen until your phone

: Touch to add a home screen.

: Touch to delete a blank home screen.

Getting started

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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.

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.

Getting started

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.

To switch to another application, touch

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

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

Home

to return to the home

Personalizing your phone

Changing the home screen style

Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles.

On the home screen, touch

Settings

Getting started

Under

All

, touch

Choose

Touch

screen.

Simple

and touch .

Standard

Home screen style

to switch from simple home screen to standard home

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 .

Select a theme and touch

Online themes are not available in all regions or countries.

APPLY

Themes

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

Settings

Getting started

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

, and choose either of the

Changing the font size

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Display

Touch

Font size

and select a font size.

Settings

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.

To change your phone's default input method, touch

the home screen. Under

to select an input method.

, touch

Choose input method

All

, touch

Language & input

Default keyboard

Settings

Huawei Swype input method

3 4

Slide across letters to enter a word.

Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.

Touch and hold to go to the input settings screen.

Getting started

Touch to enter numbers and symbols.

•

Touch to enter a space.

•

Touch and hold to choose another language.

•

Touch to delete the character next to the cursor.

•

Touch and hold to quickly delete multiple characters next to

the cursor.

Android input method

2 3 4 576

•

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 enter a comma.

Getting started

•

Touch and hold to open the

•

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 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.

The Android input method may not be available on all phones.

Input options

menu.

Editing text

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

•

Select text

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

Getting started

to select more or less text, or touch

text box.

•

Copy text

•

Cut text

•

Paste text

move the insertion point, and touch

cut.

: 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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