User Guide
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Smart Life |
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Connecting to the Internet |
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Smart Charging: Charge Your Device Faster and Safer |
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Getting Help |
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Gestures and Operation
Screenshots and Screen Recording |
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M-Pen lite (Optional) |
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Quick Switch |
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Screen Lock and Unlock |
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Home Screen Management |
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Share Contacts Using Electronic Business Cards |
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Search Contacts |
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Managing Contacts |
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Basic Calling Functions |
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Block Nuisance Calls: Get the Peace and Quiet You Deserve |
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Basic Messaging Functions |
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Basic Camera Functions |
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Pro Mode |
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Beautification |
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Light Painting Mode |
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Use Time-lapse to Condense Hours into Minutes |
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Discover New Possibilities with Customized Shooting Modes |
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Manage Your Mobile Data |
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Optimize Power Consumption |
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Use Virus Scan to Keep Your Tablet Safe |
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Add Email Accounts |
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Manage Email Accounts |
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Manage VIP Email Contacts |
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Set Auto Response for Exchange Email |
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Calendar: Your Event Management Center |
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Navigate the Calendar |
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Import To-Dos to Keep Your Work Organized |
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View Global Holidays |
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Use the Clock |
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Manage Your Notes to Keep Your Records in Order |
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Connecting USB Device |
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Enable or Disable Location Services |
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Use App Lock to Lock Important Apps |
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Lock Your microSD Card with SD Card Lock |
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Back Up Your Data to a microSD Card |
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Back Up Your Data to Internal Storage |
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Back Up Your Data to a USB Storage Device |
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Back Up Your Data to a Computer |
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Connecting to the Internet |
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Share Your Mobile Network with Other Devices |
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Enable Eye Comfort Mode to Prevent Eye Strain |
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More Display Settings |
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Storage |
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Smart Assistance |
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Accessibility |
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General Settings |
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Touch and hold an app icon to display a menu of frequently used features for quick access. You can also touch and hold a feature and drag it to your home screen to create a shortcut.
If you touch and hold an app icon and a shortcut is not created, the app does not support home screen shortcuts.
Quickly access frequently used app features: Touch and hold an app icon on your home screen, and then touch a frequently used feature to access it. Each app supports up to four frequently used features. These are preset by the app and cannot be changed. For example, to take a selfie, touch and hold the camera icon, and then touch Se e in the pop-up menu.
Add shortcuts to your home screen: Touch and hold an app icon on your home screen to bring up the menu. Touch and hold the desired feature, and then drag it to your home screen to create a shortcut. For example, you can add a shortcut for the camera's selfie feature for quick access to the selfie camera.
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You can use Huawei Share to quickly transfer photos, videos and other files between Huawei devices. Huawei Share uses Bluetooth to detect nearby Huawei devices and Wi-Fi to quickly transfer files without using mobile data.
Huawei Share uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to transfer data. When Huawei Share is enabled, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are automatically enabled.
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Received files are saved to the Huawei Share folder in Files by default.
Your Tablet is a great tool for keeping your child entertained, but all parents worry about their kids becoming addicted to technology, harming their vision, downloading viruses, or accessing content they're just not ready for. Try using Kids Corner to guide how your little one uses the Tablet. You can set time limits, access restrictions, installation permissions, and more.
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Kids Corner Features:
• App management: Set which apps your child can access. They won't be able to open any other apps.
• File access restrictions: Choose which photos and videos your child can see on your Tablet.
• Time limits: Manage every aspect of your child's usage by setting daily access frequencies, usage durations, and break times.
• Fingerprint access: Enroll your child's fingerprint to help them access Kids Corner from your Tablet lock screen with just one touch.
• Restrict outside data access: Prevent unwanted fees or charges by blocking third-party app activities (e.g. sending unwanted text messages). This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.
• Filter blue light: Reduce eye strain, and protect your child's vision by filtering out blue light.
• Smart vision protection: Kids Corner comes with many features that help protect your child's vision. Your little one will get reminders to correct their posture, or to move into environments with better lighting when using the Tablet. Continued use of the Tablet will be paused until they follow the suggested usage guidelines. How does it work?
–Kids corner will remind your child to correct their posture, when their eyes are too close to the screen (i.e. less than 25 cm away), or if the Tablet detects that they are lying down.
–Your child will get a reminder to move into better lighting if the Tablet detects that the environment is too bright (or too dark).
Worried about the various types of apps available online that are not suitable for your child? Enable Kids Corner, the exclusive parental-controlled entertainment platform on your child's Tablet.
Before using Kids Corner, ensure that you have set a screen unlock password. Otherwise, go to
Settings > Security & privacy > Screen lock & passwords > Password, and set a screen unlock password.
Open Kids Corner. Follow the onscreen instructions to set a Kids Corner password, enter your child's name, gender, date of birth, and record his or her fingerprint. Once the set up is complete, you can start using Kids Corner.
In Kids Corner, you can:
• Set parental controls: Go to Parental control to control how your child uses his or her Tablet (such as managing the available apps, images, and multimedia your child would have access to, limiting the daily durations and number of times you would allow your child to access his or her Tablet, as well as enabling resting periods).
• Exit Kids Corner: Touch Exit, and enter your Kids Corner password to exit Kids Corner.
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Remaining
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Turn on/off background music
Having to sort through a sea of photos to relive and share past moments can be a pain. Highlights intelligently selects photos and videos by location to generate short video clips, so you can easily look back on your wonderful memories. You can choose different animation effects and background music for the videos and share them with friends and family.
• Highlights automatically creates videos based on the geographical information in your photos. To use this feature, open Camera, go to Settings, and check that GPS tag is enabled.
•Check that your Tablet is connected to the Internet.
•Highlights albums are created automatically when your Tablet is charging, the screen is switched off, and the battery is at least 10% charged. It may take some time for your Tablet to create the album. Your Tablet will not create a Highlights album if there is an insufficient number of photos or videos in your Gallery.
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Wi-Fi+ intelligently connects to Wi-Fi networks to save mobile data consumption. When your device detects a known or free Wi-Fi network, it will automatically turn on Wi-Fi and connect to the network. Your device will also automatically select the optimal network in the area for the best Internet connection.
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Once you have enabled Wi-Fi+, your device will:
• Automatically select and connect to the optimal network: Automatically select and connect to Wi-Fi networks you've previously connected to, free networks, or your mobile data network, depending on the signal strength at your current location.
• Automatically turn Wi-Fi on and off: Depending on the Wi-Fi networks you have connected to previously, Wi-Fi will be automatically enabled or disabled in specific locations. This will prevent your device from constantly searching for new networks.
This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.
• Assess the quality of available networks: Evaluate currently available network hotspots and prevent your device from automatically connecting to networks with no Internet connection.
Does your Tablet slow down over time? Do you want to clean up your system storage but are unsure which files to delete? Memory cleanup helps you quickly clear your cache, large and residual files, and unused app files to speed up system performance and keep your Tablet in top shape.
When your system performance slows down or remaining storage space is low, Phone Manager will remind you to clean up. You can follow the onscreen prompts to clean up your Tablet's memory and free up storage space.
Clean: Scan for and clean up trash files and system cache to quickly free up memory and internal storage space without affecting your Tablet usage.
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Deep clean: Scan for redundant files including WeChat files, large files, videos, images, app residual files, music files, unnecessary installation packages, unused files, and files that take up a lot of space, and obtain cleaning suggestions based on the scan results. This helps you free up storage space without accidentally deleting important files.
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Connect to Wi-Fi networks effortlessly with your device.
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4Select 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.
Before using mobile data, ensure that you have a data plan with your carrier to avoid incurring excessive data charges. Mobile data is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification 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.
Many people find ordinary charging too slow, but worry about the safely of fast-charging. Worry no more: SmartCharge has you covered. SmartCharge establishes a direct connection between the Tablet and the charger and intelligently coordinates the charging voltage and current based on the battery power of the Tablet to provide a smarter, faster, and safer charge.
Make sure you are using the original charger and USB cable when charging your Tablet. Using a third-party charger or USB cable may cause repeated restarts, longer charges, overheating, and in extreme cases, Tablet battery damage or even explosion.
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The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license.
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For information related to ENERGY STAR®, please visit the website www.energystar.gov.
Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned may be the property of their respective owners.
Some features of the product and its accessories described herein rely on the software installed, capacities and settings of local network, and therefore may not be activated or may be limited by local network operators or network service providers.
Thus, the descriptions herein may not exactly match the product or its accessories which you purchase.
Huawei reserves the right to change or modify any information or specifications contained in this manual without prior notice and without any liability.
Huawei does not own the intellectual property of the third-party software and applications that are delivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei will not provide any warranty of any kind for third party software and applications. Neither will Huawei provide support to customers who use thirdparty software and applications, nor be responsible or liable for the functions or performance of thirdparty software and applications.
Third-party software and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at any time, and Huawei does not guarantee the availability of any content or service. Third-party service providers provide content and services through network or transmission tools outside of the control of Huawei. To the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, it is explicitly stated that Huawei shall not compensate or be liable for services provided by third-party service providers, or the interruption or termination of third-party contents or services.
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The use of some functions or third-party applications on your device could result in your personal information and data being lost or becoming accessible to others. Use the following measures to help you protect your personal information:
• Put your device in a safe place to prevent unauthorized use.
• Set your device screen to lock and set a password or unlock pattern.
• Periodically back up personal information stored on your SIM card, memory card, or your device memory. If you change to a different device, be sure to move or delete any personal information on your old device.
• Periodically back up personal information stored on your memory card, or your device memory. If you change to a different device, be sure to move or delete any personal information on your old device.
• Do not open messages or emails from strangers to prevent your device from becoming infected with a virus.
• When using your device to browse the Internet, do not visit websites that might pose a security risk to avoid your personal information from being stolen.
• If you use services such as the portable Wi-Fi hotspot or Bluetooth, set passwords for these services to prevent unauthorized access. Turn these services off when they are not in use.
• Install device security software and regularly scan for viruses.
• Be sure to obtain third-party applications from a legitimate source. Downloaded third-party applications should be scanned for viruses.
• Install security software or patches released by Huawei or authorized third-party application providers.
• Using unauthorized third-party software to update your device may damage your device or put your personal information at risk. It is recommended that you update through your device's online update feature or download official update packages for your device model from Huawei.
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to share your location information.
• Some third-party application providers may collect detection and diagnostic information on your device to improve their products and services.
You can use the following methods to obtain more information about Huawei tablets: For product information and other details, please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/. To download product manuals, check FAQs, and view the Privacy Policy, please visit http:// consumer.huawei.com/en/.
To view important legal information on products, go to Settings > System > About tablet > Legal. Customer service hotline: 800-830-8300 (fixed line only); 400-830-8300
To follow Huawei Club or to download Huawei Vmall, please scan the following QR codes. For more information, please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/.
ENERGY STAR is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency voluntary program that helps businesses and individuals save money and protect our climate through superior energy efficiency. For information related to ENERGY STAR, please visit the website www.energystar.gov.
The following machine types have been designed and tested to conform to the ENERGY STAR program requirement for computers at the time of manufacture.
Model: BAH2-L09, BAH2-W19
Huawei has preset the following power-management features to take effect when your device has been inactive for a specified duration:
List of power management settings
Go to Settings > Display
Sleep: After 30 seconds of inactivity
Power plan
Balanced (When plugged in):
• Turn off display: After 10 minutes
• Put the computer to sleep: After 30 minutes Advanced power settings (When plugged in): • Turn off hard disk drives: After 20 minutes • Hibernate: After 180 minutes
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To awaken your device from sleep mode, press the power button.
To awaken your computer device from sleep mode, press any key on the keyboard. To change power settings, follow these steps:
1 Right-click on Start to open Power Options.
2 Follow the on-screen instructions.
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Tired of having to take several screenshots to capture long articles or chat records? You can use your Tablet's scrolling screenshot feature to take a screenshot that scrolls down to the bottom of the page, capturing all the information on the page in a single screenshot.
Use shortcuts to take scrolling screenshot: Swipe down from the status bar, open the shortcuts
panel, then touch to take a scrolling screenshot. Touch within three 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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The screen recording feature comes in handy when you are making tutorial videos or want to record exciting gaming moments on your Tablet.
Screen recording will end if you make or answer a call.
Use shortcut to start recording: Swipe down from the status bar and open the shortcuts panel,
then touch to start recording the screen. To end the recording, touch in the upper left corner of the screen.
Use combo key to start recording: Simultaneously press the Power button and the Volume up button to begin recording. To end the recording, simultaneously press the Power button and the Volume up button again.
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You can view screen recordings in Gallery.
Use combo key to take screenshot: Simultaneously press and hold the Power button and the Volume down button to take a screenshot of the full screen.
Use shortcut switch to take screenshot: Swipe down from the status bar and open the shortcuts panel, then touch to take a screenshot of the full screen.
After taking the screenshot, touch or to edit or share the screenshot. The screenshot will be saved in Gallery by default.
The M-Pen lite is a substitute for your fingers, which can make writing and drawing more fun.
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Remove the battery from your M-Pen lite if you are not planning to use it for a long period of time. When replacing the battery, insert the new battery into the pen with the "+" sign at the bottom and the "-" sign at the top.
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Firmly pull the pen tip out. Clamp the pen tip firmly so that you don't lose your grip.
3Clamp the top part of the spare tip and insert the bottom part into the pen. Push it in until it is firmly in place to prevent it from coming loose and getting lost.
Follow the instructions and exercise caution to avoid damaging the internal components of your M-Pen lite.
When replacing the pen tip, hold it steady to prevent it from falling. Keep the removed tip out of the reach of young children to prevent them from swallowing it.
Your M-Pen lite does not come with a spare tip. If the pen tip of your M-Pen lite is broken, you can purchase a replacement pen tip from Huawei Vmall (http://www.vmall.com/), or go to an authorized Huawei Customer Service Center to replace it. Your Huawei device only supports official Huawei pen tips. Pen tips made by other brands may not function properly with your M- Pen lite.
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Want to quickly enable or disable mobile data or hotspot? You can enable frequently used features by using shortcut switches.
Touch and hold to enter settings
Rearrange shortcut switches
Display all shortcut switches
Touch the shortcut switch to enable the corresponding feature
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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Remove shortcut switch: Drag a shortcut switch from the displayed area of the panel to the hidden area, then touch BACK.
ot c t on and Status Bar
Use the status bar to view connection information, check the remaining battery level, and check for new notifications.
Status icons: Status icons tell you about your Tablet's status, including network connections, signal strength, battery level, and time.
Status icons may vary according to your region or carrier.
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• Prevent all apps from pushing not c t ons: Touch Batch management, and then turn off All.
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Not a fan of the default notification reminders? You can customize notification reminders so that you get notifications the way you want them.
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• Set not c t ons light to pulse: Turn on Pulse not c t on light, and the Tablet notification light will flicker when you receive new notifications.
• Display more information in the status bar: Depending on your preferences, you can turn on
Display carrier name or Display network speed.
This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.
• Set not c t on method: Touch ot c t on method. Depending on your preferences, you can select Icons, Numbers, or None.
• Set battery percentage display mode: Touch Battery percentage. Depending on your preferences, you can select Next to battery icon, Inside battery icon, or Do not show.
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Personal photos, contact information, and banking apps, your Tablet stores a lot of sensitive information. Set a lock screen password so that a password is required each time you unlock your Tablet. A lock screen password helps to protect your private information if your Tablet is lost or accessed by an unauthorized 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.
• Set a PIN: A PIN number is a sequence of digits. Entering a PIN to unlock your device is quick and simple. For better security, use a long sequence of random numbers as your PIN. Go to Password > PIN, follow the prompts to set up a PIN, then touch OK.
• Set a pattern: Unlock your device by drawing a preset pattern on the screen. For better security, use a pattern that includes overlapping line segments. Go to Password > Pattern and draw the same pattern twice. The pattern must connect at least 4 dots.
• 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. Please memorize the password so that you don't get locked out of your device if you forget it. Go to Password > Password, follow the prompts to set up a password, then touch OK.
• 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 will instantly unlock the device. Touch Smart unlock, and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the setup.
• Unlock your device using a ngerpr nt: If your device supports fingerprint unlock, this is the recommended unlock method. Using a fingerprint is a secure and quick way to unlock the device. After setting a lock screen password, touch Enroll in the dialog box that pops up and follow the onscreen prompts to enroll your fingerprints.
•For security reasons, please do not disable the lock screen password: A lock screen password prevents unauthorized access to your device. For the security of your device, do not select None as the screen lock method.
•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.
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If you don't use your Tablet for a set period of time, the screen will turn off and lock. As long as the screen stays on, you can use your Tablet without needing to unlock the screen. Lock your screen when you are not using your Tablet 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 fingers 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, first switch to the home screen page where the Screen Lock widget is located.
You can also customize the lock screen style according to your preferences:
Change the lock screen style: Your device uses Magazine unlock by default. Open Settings. Go to Security & privacy > Screen lock & passwords > Lock screen style and select the lock screen style you that suits you.
Set a custom message as your lock screen signature: Touch Lock screen signature to display a custom message on the lock screen each time the screen lights up.
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 Tablet 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
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To ensure that the system runs normally, some preinstalled system apps cannot be uninstalled.
Create a folder to store app icons: From the home screen, touch and hold an app icon until your Tablet vibrates, then drag it on top of another icon. The two icons will now be placed in a new folder.
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Delete a folder: Open the folder, touch , deselect all the apps, then touch OK. The folder will be deleted automatically and all the apps 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 delete app icons from a folder: Open the folder, touch , select or deselect apps as required and then touch OK. The selected apps 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 Tablet vibrates, and then drag it to the home screen.
Want to quickly add widgets such as one-touch lock screen, memo browser, or calendar to 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, select a widget and drag it to an empty area on the home screen.
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