User Guide
Contents
Exciting Features
New Device
Featured Usage Tips 1
Camera Tips 5
Highlights: Turn Your Photos into a Personalized Video 7
New Device
Conguration 9
Gestures and Operations
Screenshots and Screen Recording
Home Screen
Navigation Bar
Quick Switch 19
Notication Panel and Status Bar 20
Screen Lock and Unlock 23
Go Back to Basics with Simple Mode 24
Home Screen Management 25
Contacts
Managing Business Cards
Search Contacts 31
Managing Contacts 32
Merging Third-party App Contacts 33
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Dialing
Message
Camera
Basic Calling Functions
Block Nuisance Calls: Get the Peace and Quiet You Deserve 37
VoLTE 37
Use VoWi-Fi for a New Calling Experience 38
Basic Messaging Functions
Basic Camera Functions
Portrait Mode 44
Use AR Lens to Add Effects to Your Photos 45
Wide Aperture 46
Panorama 47
3D Panorama 48
Pro Mode 49
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Light Painting Mode 51
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More Capture Modes 56
Gallery
Highlights 59
Photo Management 61
Phone Manager
Use One-touch Optimization 66
Manage Mobile Data Usage 66
Contents
Email
Calendar
Clock
Enable Smart Power-Saving Management to Optimize Power
Consumption
Enable Virus Scanner 68
Add Email Accounts
Manage Email Accounts 69
Manage VIP Email Contacts 70
Set Auto Response for Exchange Email 70
Calendar: Your Event Management Center
Navigate the Calendar 71
Import To-Dos to Keep Your Work Organized 72
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 75
Multiple Users
Multiple Users: Create Separate User Accounts on Your Phone
Set and Use Multiple Users 76
Device Connection
Bluetooth
NFC 80
Multi-screen Display 86
Connecting USB Device 87
Huawei Share 89
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Security and Privacy
Face Unlock
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Fingerprint 95
Location Information Protection 98
PrivateSpace 99
Enable App Lock 102
Enable microSD Card Encryption 103
Backup and Restoration
Data Backup: Prevent the Loss of Your Data 104
Data Backup Using HiSuite 104
Data Backup to a USB Storage Device 104
Reset Your Phone 105
Restore Your Backup Data 105
Search for Backup Data on Your Phone 106
Wi-Fi and Network
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Wi-Fi
Connecting to the Internet 110
Share Your Mobile Network with Other Devices 110
Apps and Notications
App Twin: Log in to Two Social Media Accounts at Once
Sound and Display
Congure
Congure Your Sound Settings 113
Enable Eye Comfort Mode to Prevent Eye Strain 114
More Display Settings 114
Do Not Disturb Mode 113
Storage
Enable Memory Cleanup
Smart Assistance
Navigation Bar and Navigation Dock
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System
Change the Input Method
Accessibility 119
General Settings 121
System Update
Performing an Online Update
Legal Notice
Legal Notice
Personal Information and Data Security 129
Obtaining help 130
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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
specic 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, both Wi-
Fi and Bluetooth are automatically enabled.
Use Huawei Share to send les: Select the les you want to share and then touch Share. To send
les, select a receiving device from the list of nearby devices and conrm.
Use Huawei Share to receive les: Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel,
and then touch to enable Huawei Share. Touch Accept when the le transfer notication is
displayed. Received les are saved by default to your Huawei Share folder in Files.
No
conrmation 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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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
> Verication 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 user name and password. You can then view the
password under Device connection > Huawei Share > Verication 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
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
notication 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.
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Use knuckle gestures to take a scrolling screenshot: Tap the screen with one knuckle and draw
an "S" shape without taking your knuckle off the screen. The screen will automatically scroll down to
the bottom of the page while taking a screenshot. During the scrolling process, touch the scrolling
area to end the screenshot.
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After taking the screenshot, touch or to edit or share the screenshot. The screenshot will be
saved in Gallery by default.
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 is currently limited to WeChat, QQ Messenger, LINE, Facebook, Snapchat,
WhatsApp, and Messenger. Please download and install the latest version of these apps before
using the App twin feature.
Touch Settings, and go to Apps & notications > App twin. Enable App twin as required.
When App twin is enabled for an app, two app icons are displayed for the app 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.
Camera Tips
Use Portrait Mode to Take Stunning Portraits
Want to make your seles or group shots even more beautiful? Portrait mode provides you with
customized options to make every photo beautiful and memorable.
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Enable Portrait mode to capture more beautiful photos: Open Camera > Portrait > .
Drag the sliders left and right to adjust beautication settings. A higher Beauty level will make the
beautication effects more distinct. Touch the
icon in the viewnder, and select (No lighting,
Soft lighting, Buttery lighting, Split lighting, Stage lighting, Classic lighting). After making the
adjustments, touch to take photos.
Enable Perfect sele mode to customize beautication settings: Open Camera > Portrait >
to enter the Camera settings screen. Touch Perfect sele 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 beautication
effects. After conrming your settings, touch to save your personalized beauty information.
l Re-enter personal information: In Camera settings screen, go to Perfect sele > 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 sele > Set beauty effects
to adjust parameters such as skin smoothness and tone.
Use 3D Panorama to Take 360-degree Photos
Try the 3D panorama function to capture a 360-degree view of a scene or person.
There are three shooting modes for the 3D panorama function:
l Shooting objects: Go to Camera > More > 3D panorama. Touch and hold , then follow
the onscreen prompts to slowly move your Phone around your subject in one direction. Release
to stop shooting. After shooting, touch the camera thumbnail, and then touch
photo to generate a 3D panoramic photo.
l Shooting scenery: Go to Camera > More > 3D panorama. Touch and hold , then follow
the onscreen prompts to slowly move your Phone around your subject in one direction. Release
to stop shooting. After shooting, touch the camera thumbnail, and then touch
photo to generate a 3D panoramic photo.
After a 3D panorama has been generated, you can tilt your Phone or drag the photo to view the 3D
effect.
above the
above the
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
select a focal point, and then touch to take the photo.
Camera > Aperture. When shooting, touch the screen to
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l For optimal results, ensure that the subject is positioned no more than 2 m away from the
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.
Highlights: Turn Your Photos into a Personalized Video
Highlights creates a short clip of your photos based on time and location information. You can edit
the video clip and share it with your friends.
l Phone automatically creates videos based on the time and geographical information in your
photos. Before taking a photo, open Camera, touch
l Check that your Phone is connected to the Internet.
l Highlights albums are created automatically when your Phone is charging, the screen is
, and check that GPS tag is enabled.
switched off, and the battery is at least 50% charged. It may take some time for your Phone to
create the album. Highlights albums will not be created if there are insufcient photos or
videos (less than 7 photos) in Gallery.
You can use Highlights to do the following:
l Automatically create theme-based albums: Highlights automatically creates albums of photos
based on time or location (such as a birthday party or graduation ceremony). A push notication will
be sent to your Phone when a new album is created. Touch the notication to view the album.
l Remind you about past albums: You will be prompted to view past albums one year after an
album was created, or when you return to the location where the photos were taken.
l Edit an album: You can change the album name, add or remove photos, or edit the background
music or animation effects. After editing the album, save the video clip to Phone, or share it with
your friends.
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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 notication 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 carrier to avoid incurring
excessive data charges.
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication 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.
Enroll Your Facial Information to Enable Face Unlock
Face unlock allows you to quickly unlock your Phone by holding it up to your face.
l Only the owner can enable Face unlock. This feature is not available for users or guests, and
not supported in PrivateSpace either.
l Face unlock is only available if the unlock method is set to Pattern, PIN, or Password.
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.
If you haven't set a lockscreen password, follow the onscreen instructions to do so. Face
unlock is only available if the unlock method is set to Pattern, PIN, or Password.
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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 recognize 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 enroll your facial
information.
3 There are three ways to unlock the screen using this feature:
l Direct unlock: Turn on the screen. Your Phone will recognize your facial features and unlock
the screen after they are matched.
l Swipe to unlock: Turn on the screen. After your Phone has recognized your facial
information, swipe your
l Smart lock screen notication display: If you have enabled Slide to unlock and Smart
nger on the lockscreen to unlock your device.
lock screen notications, notication details will not display on the lockscreen until your
Phone recognizes 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
Open
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 enrolling 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
Settings, go to Security & privacy > Face unlock. When enrolling the face data, select
to Smart assistance > Motion control > Pick up, and select Wake up device.
Enroll a Fingerprint
You can enroll a ngerprint on your Phone and then use your ngerprint to unlock your screen or
access your Safe or App Lock without a password.
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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 recognized.
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 enroll a ngerprint.
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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 enrollment 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.
To avoid potential security risks (such as unauthorized access to your personal data and nancial
information), please exercise caution when connecting to a public Wi-Fi network.
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.
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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
notication 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.
Use knuckle gestures to take a scrolling screenshot: Tap the screen with one knuckle and draw
an "S" shape without taking your knuckle off the screen. The screen will automatically scroll down to
the bottom of the page while taking a screenshot. During the scrolling process, touch the scrolling
area to end the screenshot.
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After taking the screenshot, touch or to edit or share the screenshot. The screenshot will be
saved in Gallery by default.
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 notication 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.
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Gestures and Operations
Only SNE-LX1 supports NFC. Please keep the NFC area close to other devices or objects while
using the NFC function.
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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You can view your screen recordings in Gallery.
Take a Screenshot of Your Entire Screen
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.
Use knuckle to take screenshot: Use a knuckle to gently double-tap the screen in quick succession
to take a screenshot of the full screen.
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Gestures and Operations
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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Home Screen
Navigation Bar
Congure 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 congure your navigation bar layout, touch 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 notication key: Touch to open the notication 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 switch
. You can view, switch to, close, or lock recently used background apps:
between them by swiping up or down.
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Display all shortcut
switches
Touch the shortcut
switch to enable
the feature
Touch and hold to
enter settings
Rearrange 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 to open it.
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 and not be closed, you
can lock the app. After an app is locked, it cannot be closed by touching . 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 hotspot? You can enable frequently used features by
using shortcut switches.
Adjust the Positions of the 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
you can:
. From the shortcuts panel,
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.
Only SNE-LX1 supports NFC. Please keep the NFC area close to other devices or objects while
using the NFC function.
Notication Panel and Status Bar
Notication 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.
Only SNE-LX1 supports NFC. Please keep the NFC area close to other devices or objects while
using the NFC function.
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Signal strength No signal.
LTE
LTE
LTE
LTE
4G+ network connected 3G network connected
4G network connected HSPA network connected
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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
Notication icons: When there is a new message, notication 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
Synchronizing data Phone memory full
Sign-in or synchronization problem Sync failed
VPN connected More notications
Open the Notication Panel to Get Important Information
Want to ensure that you do not miss out on any important
bar, you can view real time notication information and your device's operating status.
notications? From your Phone's status
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When there is a notication reminder, you can turn on the screen and swipe down from the status bar
to view the notication. You can access notication and status bar settings in the following ways:
Access notication panel when the screen is unlocked: Swipe down from the status bar to open
the notication panel. You can turn on or off shortcut switches, or touch notications to view the
details.
Want the notication and status bar to display only the number of notications or to display no
notications? Touch Settings, and go to Apps & notications > Notications & status bar >
Notication method. Then, select Numbers or None as required.
Disable Disruptive App Notications
Find it annoying to receive so many different types of app notications? You can set and disable app
notications to prevent this from happening.
Open Settings, and go to Apps & notications > Notications management. You can:
l Prevent an app from pushing notications: On the Notications management screen, nd
the app and touch it, and then turn off Allow notications.
l Prevent all apps from pushing notications: Touch Batch management, and then turn off All.
Customize
Notications
Not a fan of the default notication reminders? You can customize your notication reminders so that
you get your notications the way you want them.
Open Settings, then go to Apps & notications > Notications & status bar. From here you
can:
l Enable Notications turn on screen: Enable Notications turn on screen. When your Phone
screen is off, it will turn on when a notication is received.
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l Set Pulse notications light: Turn on Pulse notication light, and the notication light will ash
whenever you receive new notications.
l Display more information in the status bar: Depending on your preferences, you can enable
Display carrier name or Display network speed.
l Set notication method: Touch Notication 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 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.
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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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 Enroll in the dialog box that pops up and
follow the onscreen prompts to enroll your ngerprints.
l 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 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 Standard mode.
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the icon to enter
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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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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 customize 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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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 personalize your
home screen.
Open Settings, go to Display > Wallpaper, and 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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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 at the top of the screen.
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
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Managing Business Cards
Business Card Management: Add and Share Business Cards with Ease
Find it laborious to enter the content of paper business cards into your Phone contacts? Want an
easier way to share your Phone contacts with friends? Business card management allows you to
conveniently add and share business cards.
Business card management supports the following features:
l Add business cards to your contacts: Want to quickly add multiple paper business cards into
your contacts? Simply place a paper business card in front of the camera to save the information
(including name, telephone number, and title) to your contacts.
l Scan QR code to add a contact: Scan the QR code on a business card to quickly save the
information to your contacts.
l Share your personal business card: Create your personal business card in your contacts and your
device will automatically generate a QR code. You can then quickly share your business card using
the QR code.
l Share contacts: Select the contact you want to share and touch the QR code at the top of the
contact details screen to quickly share the contact.
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Scan Business Cards to Add Them to Contacts
Open Contacts, go to Scan, and you can:
l Scan a single business card: Place the business card on a at surface and adjust the camera's
focus frame so that the contents on the business card are clearly displayed in the viewnder, then
touch .
Contacts
l Scan multiple business cards: Switch to Burst mode and follow the onscreen instructions to
capture multiple business cards.
The information on the business cards will be automatically converted into contact information and
saved in Business cards in your Phone.
To view a business card you have saved, open Contacts, select scanned contacts, then go to
Details > View business card.
Share Contacts Using Electronic Business Cards
Share your business card: Open
your name, work address, telephone number, and other information. Then touch
will automatically generate your QR code business card. You can share your business card directly
Contacts and touch Me to set your prole picture and enter
and your device
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using the QR code. Alternatively, touch , select a sharing method, and follow the onscreen
instructions to share.
Contacts
Share contacts: Open Contacts, select the contact you want to share, and touch the QR code
icon in the upper right corner to share the contact using the QR code. You can also touch Share,
select a sharing method, and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the sharing process.
If the other party's device supports QR code analysis, they can directly take pictures of or scan QR
codes to add 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.
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Contacts
If an error occurs while you're searching for a contact, on the contacts list screen, go to >
Organize 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 duplicates in your contacts list, you can use the Merge
duplicate contacts function to merge duplicate contacts. From the contacts list, Go to >
Organize 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:
l Enable Simple layout: Want to hide the prole 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 free storage space and
the total storage space on your device or SIM card.
Add contacts to Favorites: Tired of constantly searching through your contacts for a particular
entry? You can Favorite your frequent contacts for quick and easy access. From your Contacts list,
touch and hold the entry you want to Favorite, then touch Add to favorites to add it to the Favorites
screen.
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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
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.
to add a
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
message records for that contact will be erased.
Contacts, select a contact, and go to > Erase traces > Erase. All of your call and
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.
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Contacts
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 accounts: 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 the LinkedIn settings screen of Contacts, 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 prole 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 prole picture and select View LinkedIn prole.
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Dialing
Basic Calling Functions
Make Calls
On the dialer 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 Dialer. From the dialer 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 dialer screen.
Press the power button to hang up: Accidentally dialed the wrong number and hid the calling
screen, and want to hang up quickly? You can set Power button ends call. On the Dialer screen, go
to > Settings > Advanced, 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 Dialer or touch Emergency on the lock screen, enter the local emergency number on the
dialer, 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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Open Dialer, go to > Settings > Additional settings, and enable Call waiting. When
receiving another call, touch to answer the call and place your rst call on hold. Touch or the
call on hold in the call list to switch between calls.
Enable Call Forwarding and Never Miss a Call
If you are unavailable to answer calls, you can set your device to forward calls to another number.
Some carriers may not support this feature.
Open Dialer, and go to > Settings > Call forwarding. If you have a dual-SIM device, in the
SIM 1 or SIM 2 section, touch Call forwarding and select a forwarding method. Enter the number
you want to forward your calls to, then conrm. When call forwarding is enabled, your device will
automatically forward eligible calls to the preset number.
Delete Call Logs
You can delete call logs that you no longer need.
Open
l Delete a single record: Touch and hold an entry, then touch Delete entry.
l Delete multiple records: Touch , select the entries you want to delete or touch Select all,
then touch .
Dialer and touch to hide the dialpad. You can now perform one of the following:
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Enable Voicemail
Worry about missing important calls when your Phone is turned off? Voicemail records real-time
messages from callers so you'll never have to worry about missing an important call.
Voicemail requires carrier support. Please check that you have enabled this service. Contact your
carrier to learn more about your voicemail number, service details, and fee information.
Enable voicemail: Open Dialer, go to > Settings touch Additional settings (for dual-SIM
Phones, in the SIM 1 or SIM 2 section, touch Additional settings), then go to Voicemail >
Voicemail number and enter the voicemail number provided by your carrier.
Check voicemail messages: On the dialer, touch and hold 1 to call the voicemail and listen to
messages.
Activate International Roaming for Borderless Communication
When you travel abroad for work or a holiday, you can make calls when your Phone is roaming
without having to dial the country code.
1 Contact your carrier to activate the international call or roaming service.
2 Open Dialer or Contacts, and make a call.
Block Nuisance Calls: Get the Peace and Quiet You
Deserve
Fed up of nuisance calls and telephone scams? Try using Blocked.
Congure interception rules: Open Dialer, go to > Blocked, and then touch .
Congure the interception rules and blacklist or whitelist according to your preferences.
Intercept specied nuisance numbers: Open Dialer, select the call record of a specied
nuisance number to be intercepted, and then touch Add to blacklist. The calls and short messages
from the specied nuisance number will be automatically intercepted.
VoLTE
VoLTE: Make Calls and Use Data at the Same Time
VoLTE (Voice over LTE) allows both call and data services to be carried on the same 4G network, which
means you can use the Internet even while making calls. VoLTE also provides you with shorter call
connection times and higher quality voice and video calls.
Both of your Phone's SIM card slots support 4G, VoLTE, and VoWiFi, so there is no need to switch
SIMs back and forth.
l Dual 4G: Both of your Phone's SIM card slots support 4G.
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l Dual VoLTE: Both of your Phone's SIM card slots support VoLTE, allowing you to use the Internet
while making HD calls.
l Dual VoWiFi: Both of your Phone's SIM card slots support VoWiFi, which allows calls to be made
using Wi-Fi. You can use VoWiFi to make calls even in Airplane mode.
Some carriers may not support this feature.
Enable VoLTE to Enjoy HD Calls
l Some carriers may not support this feature.
l Only dual-SIM phones support both SIM card slots enabling 4G, VoLTE, and VoWiFi.
Open Settings, and go to Wireless & networks > Mobile network. In the settings section for
SIM 1 or 2 (if supported by your carrier network), you can:
l Enable 4G: Turn on 4G. Due to carrier customization, there may not be a 4G switch on your
device. This indicates 4G is already enabled and does not need to be turned on manually.
l Enable VoLTE calling: Turn on VoLTE calls.
l Enable Wi-Fi calling: Turn on Wi-Fi calling.
After the setting is complete, select the contact you want to call and touch to make a video call.
You can also touch on the screen during a voice call to switch to a video call.
Use VoWi-Fi for a New Calling Experience
You can use VoWi-Fi to make voice and video calls in any location that has a Wi-Fi network, even
when there is no mobile network reception.
This feature must be supported by your carrier. Contact your carrier for more information,
including fees and charges.
Open Dialer, go to > Settings > Wi-Fi calling, enable Wi-Fi calling. Touch Mode and
follow the onscreen instructions to set the preferred network.
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Message
Basic Messaging Functions
Send Messages
Text messages give you a quick and easy way to communicate with friends, family and colleagues. In
addition to text, you can also add emojis or insert pictures and audio les to enrich your messages.
Send a message: Open Messages. From the Messaging list screen, touch and select
contacts or groups. Enter your message content, touch to add other types of content, and touch
to send the message.
Save a draft message: Touch
Back key to save a message as a draft.
Manage Messages
The Messaging app makes it easy to stay on top of your messages.
Open Messages. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view
the conversation thread.
Reply to messages: Enter the message content in the text box and touch .
Archive a message: Worried about accidentally deleting an important message? Touch and hold a
message and then touch to archive the message.
Delete a message: Tired of the clutter created by too many messages? Delete unneeded
conversations or messages to clean up your Messaging list. To delete conversations or messages,
touch and hold the conversations or messages to enter the editing screen, select the conversation or
message, and touch . Deleted messages cannot be recovered.
Search messages: Want to nd a message quickly? From the Messaging list screen, enter the
keywords in the search bar and the relevant results will be displayed beneath the search bar.
Block a contact: Want to stop someone from sending you spam messages? Touch and hold a
message and then touch
to block the contact.
Block Spam Messages
Tired of receiving spam messages? Enable message blocking and say goodbye to spam messages!
Open Messages.
Use the harassment lter to perform the following:
Block messages: Touch and hold a message and touch to block messages and calls from that
number.
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Message
Unblock messages: Touch and touch Blocked contacts. Touch at the end of the phone
number to unblock the number.
Set MMS Message Automatic Download Rules
Set MMS message automatic download rules to prevent costly mobile data usage.
Open Messages and touch . Go to Settings > Advanced.
From here you can congure the following:
Whether to retrieve MMS messages automatically: Disable Auto-download MMS to prevent
your device from automatically downloading MMS messages.
Whether to retrieve MMS messages automatically when roaming: Disable Auto-download
MMS when roaming to prevent your device from automatically downloading MMS messages in
roaming mode.
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Camera
Basic Camera Functions
Use Basic Camera Features
Understand your camera's basic features to help you take better pictures.
Basic photo mode: Open Camera. In the viewnder, touch to take a photo. You can also
set the volume button as a shutter button for your camera.
Select a camera mode: Open Camera. In the viewnder, choose a photo mode from the
preinstalled ones.
Zoom your camera in or out: From the viewnder, touch the screen with two ngers and move
them apart to zoom in or pinch them together to zoom out. If you zoom in beyond your camera's
optical zoom limit, the image quality will decrease. After you touch the screen with two ngers and
zoom in or out, a zoom bar will appear on the side of the screen, which you can also use to zoom
your camera in or out.
Adjust your camera's exposure: Your camera will adjust its exposure automatically depending on
the ambient light level. Increasing the exposure will make pictures appear brighter whereas decreasing
the exposure will make pictures appear darker. You can adjust the exposure manually from the
viewnder by touching the screen and dragging the icon up or down.
Enable or disable ash: Flash is used to provide extra lighting for taking photos in low light
conditions. From the
l Auto: The camera automatically enables or disables ash depending on the ambient light level.
l Off: Disable ash.
l On: Enable ash.
l Always on: Flash is always on while you are in the viewnder.
Enable geolocation: Your geographic location will be recorded when you take a picture to allow you
viewnder, touch to select one of the following four ash modes:
to search through your pictures by location. From the viewnder, touch to enter the settings
menu and enable GPS tag.
Use Camera to Record Videos
Besides taking pictures, you can also use Camera to capture high resolution videos.
Record a video: Go to Camera > Video, and touch to start recording a video.
Take a picture while recording a video: You can touch when recording a video to take a
picture.
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Camera
Turn on ashlight: When recording a video in low light conditions, you can touch and select
to turn on the ashlight.
Adjust Camera Settings
On the Camera setting screen, you can adjust a variety of camera settings, modes, and specications
to suit your needs.
Touch viewnder to shoot: Open Camera, touch to open Camera Settings and enable
Touch to capture. Now when you touch an object in the viewnder, the camera will focus and take
a picture automatically.
Capture smiles automatically: From Settings, enable Capture smiles. The camera will now take a
picture automatically when it detects a smile in the viewnder.
Lock focus length: From Settings, touch Touch & hold shutter icon and select Lock focal
length. Now when you touch and hold the shutter button, the camera will no longer auto focus.
Use the volume button to take pictures, focus a shot, or zoom in or out: From Settings, touch
Volume button function and select Shutter, Zoom, or Focus mode according to your usage needs.
Save RAW format pictures: RAW format pictures record more details, allowing you to perform post-
processing. In the Pro mode, touch
when you take a picture, the picture will be saved in RAW format as well as the standard picture
format, and stored in a special folder in Gallery.
Mute photography: From the Settings screen, enable Mute.
RAW format pictures take up more storage space than traditional pictures. Please check that you
have enough free storage space available.
to enter the Settings screen and enable RAW format. Now
Use Assistive Grid to Compose Your Photos
Ever get annoyed that your photos turn out looking skewed or the subject always seems to be off-
center? You can use your camera's assistive grid feature to help you line up the perfect shot.
To select an assistive grid, open
grid and select the type of grid or lines you want to use.
Camera and touch to enter Settings. Then touch Assistive
Rule of thirds composition method: Use either Grid or Phi grid. The four intersection points in the
grid are the focus areas of the picture. Place the subject of your photo on one of the intersection
points to achieve a good composition.
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Spiral composition method: Use either Fibonacci spiral (left) or Fibonacci spiral (right). Place
the subject of your photo within the center of the spiral.
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Camera
Portrait Mode
Portrait Mode: Capture Stunning Portraits
Want to always look your best in your seles? Portrait mode lets you congure different beautication
settings and create an information database for custom beautication.
l Portrait mode: Enable Portrait mode to automatically apply beautication and 3D lighting effects
(such as No lighting, Soft lighting, Buttery lighting, Split lighting, Stage lighting, and
Classic lighting) to everyone in the frame.
l Perfect sele: Enable Perfect sele and your Phone will create a custom beauty plan for you. The
higher the beautication level, the more pronounced the effects.
l Background blurring: Enable this camera mode to gently blur the background when capturing a
portrait photo in order to make your subject stand out.
l Night mode: When the front camera is used to take photos at night or in other dark environments
and the ash is set to auto, if your Phone detects that the current environment is too dark, it will
automatically enable Night mode to enhance screen brightness. This improves the quality of photos
taken by the front camera.
Use Portrait Mode to Take Stunning Portraits
Want to make your seles or group shots even more beautiful? Portrait mode provides you with
customized options to make every photo beautiful and memorable.
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3D
3D
Camera
Enable Portrait mode to capture more beautiful photos: Open Camera > Portrait > .
Drag the sliders left and right to adjust beautication settings. A higher Beauty level will make the
beautication effects more distinct. Touch the
icon in the viewnder, and select (No lighting,
Soft lighting, Buttery lighting, Split lighting, Stage lighting, Classic lighting). After making the
adjustments, touch to take photos.
Enable Perfect sele mode to customize beautication settings: Open Camera > Portrait >
to enter the Camera settings screen. Touch Perfect sele 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 beautication
effects. After conrming your settings, touch to save your personalized beauty information.
l Re-enter personal information: In Camera settings screen, go to Perfect sele > 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 sele > Set beauty effects
to adjust parameters such as skin smoothness and tone.
Use AR Lens to Add Effects to Your Photos
Tired of taking boring pictures? You can use AR lens to add a variety of stickers or change the
background of your photos to make them more interesting.
Go to Camera > AR lens.
You can achieve the following effects to make your photos stand out.
l Adding effects to your photos or videos: Touch Effects and select a dynamic sticker. Then touch
to take a photo with the selected sticker, or touch to shoot a video with the selected
sticker. Some dynamic stickers have sound effects that will be automatically added to the video.
l Changing photo or video background: Touch Backgrounds, and select a background. Then
touch to take a photo with the selected background. Or, touch to record a video with the
selected background. Some dynamic backgrounds have sound effects that will be automatically
added to the video.
You can also touch to add your favorite pictures in Gallery to Backgrounds.
Backgrounds is only supported by the front camera.
Touch to enable Beauty mode, and adjust the beautication level to achieve better customized
photo effects.
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Wide Aperture
Wide Aperture Mode: Emphasize Your Subject
Want to showcase a peony in a sea of owers, highlight your subject in a crowd, or increase the
brightness in a low light environment? Enable Wide aperture mode to blur the background and
highlight your subject to take crisp photos even in low light.
l Quick focus to capture eeting moments: Wide aperture mode can help you quickly capture a
eeting moment during your travels while avoiding any possible blurring caused by moving the lens
or focusing too slowly.
l Blur the background to highlight the subject: Unable to pick out the focus in a crowd? Enable
Wide aperture mode to blur the background, so you can stand out with ease even on a crowded
street.
l Capture moments with ease even at night: Are your photos dark when taken at night or in low
light? Enable Wide aperture mode to customize your photo brightness so you can capture the best
lit moment even in low light.
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.
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Take a wide aperture photo: Go to Camera > Aperture. When shooting, touch the screen to
select a focal point, and then touch to take the photo.
l For optimal results, ensure that the subject is positioned no more than 2 m away from the
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.
Panorama
Use Panorama Mode to Take Panoramic Seles
Want to t more friends or scenery in a sele? Use Panorama to take seles with a wider eld of view.
1 Open
Camera and touch to switch to the front-facing camera.
2 Go to More > Panorama.
3 Hold your Phone steady and touch
to take the rst picture.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions and pan your Phone horizontally until the blue frame overlaps
with the square screen frame. Your camera will automatically take another picture.
5 Follow the onscreen instructions again and pan your Phone in the opposite direction until the blue
frame overlaps with the square screen frame. Your camera will automatically take the last picture.
6 Once complete, the camera will automatically combine the three pictures into a wide-angle 3D
sele.
Use Panorama Mode to Take Panoramic Photos
Panoramas provide a wider viewing angle than ordinary photos, letting you take sweeping landscape
shots.
To capture a panorama shot, the camera takes multiple photos of objects within our visual eld and
stitches them together into a single photo.
When taking a panorama,
and try to avoid backgrounds that are all in one color.
nd a wide, open space that is some distance away from the subject
1 Go to Camera > More > Panorama.
2 Touch at the bottom of the screen to congure the shooting direction.
3 Hold your Phone steady, and then touch to start shooting. Slowly move the Phone in the
direction indicated, holding the device steady and ensuring that the arrow stays level with the
center line.
4 Touch when you are nished. The camera will automatically stitch the photos together to
create a panorama.
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3D Panorama: Capture 3D Photos in Motion
Want to bring your panoramas to life? 3D panorama gives you a great way to liven up your
Camera
panoramas. You can tilt your Phone or drag your photos to view the 3D effect.
3D panorama is a pre-installed camera mode in your Phone. You can use 3D panorama to create
moving panoramic shots of objects, people, and landscapes.
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Use 3D Panorama to Take 360-degree Photos
Try the 3D panorama function to capture a 360-degree view of a scene or person.
There are three shooting modes for the 3D panorama function:
l Shooting objects: Go to Camera > More > 3D panorama. Touch and hold , then follow
the onscreen prompts to slowly move your Phone around your subject in one direction. Release
to stop shooting. After shooting, touch the camera thumbnail, and then touch
photo to generate a 3D panoramic photo.
l Shooting scenery: Go to
the onscreen prompts to slowly move your Phone around your subject in one direction. Release
to stop shooting. After shooting, touch the camera thumbnail, and then touch
photo to generate a 3D panoramic photo.
After a 3D panorama has been generated, you can tilt your Phone or drag the photo to view the 3D
effect.
Camera > More > 3D panorama. Touch and hold , then follow
above the
above the
Pro Mode
Pro Camera: Use Light to Tell Your Story
Pro camera lets you adjust exposure, shutter speed, and a range of other settings, giving you full
control of your camera.
Pro camera is a pre-installed camera mode in your Phone. In Pro camera mode, you can adjust various
parameters to produce photos and videos with results comparable to professional cameras.
Use Pro Mode to Take Scenic Photos
Want to make your scenic photos more vibrant and interesting? Use Pro mode to take unique and
personalized scenic photos.
Open Camera > More > Pro.
Select a metering mode based on the shooting subject: On the Pro mode screen, touch
and select a metering mode accordingly.
Metering mode
Matrix Broad landscapes and seas
Center
Spot
Application scenario
The subject is in the center of the picture, and stands out from the
background.
The subject to be highlighted in the picture is relatively small, such as a
ower or a tree.
,
Adjust brightness based on the shooting environment:
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l Adjust ISO: On the Pro mode screen, touch , and swipe left or right on the ISO slider to adjust
its value.
To avoid excessive noises, the recommended ISO is below 400. The recommended ISO for the
daytime is between 100 and 200 and above 400 for night scenes.
l Adjust the shutter speed: On the Pro mode screen, touch (shutter speed), slide on the
shutter speed slider, and drag your desired speed to the center.
The recommended shutter speed for static scenes (such as mountains) is between 1/80 and
1/125; and faster (less than 1 second) for moving subjects (such as waves). For the best result,
using a tripod when shooting a moving subject.
l Adjust EV compensation: On the Pro mode screen, touch
, slide on the EV slider and drag the
selected value to the center.
Adjust AWB: On the Pro mode screen, touch
, slide on the AWB slider and drag the selected
value to the center.
l When shooting under sunlight, you can select . In a weak light environment, you can select
.
l Touch to adjust the color temperature. If you want to give your photo a cozy, nostalgic
tone, increase the K value. For a cold, calm or futuristic tone, select a lower K value.
Adjust AF based on the shooting subject: On the Pro mode screen, touch
, slide on the AF
slider and drag your desired mode to the center.
AF modes
Application scenario
AF-S mode Static scenes (such as mountains).
AF-C mode Moving scenes (such as owing water and sea waves).
MF mode Protruding objects (such as a close-up of a ower).
Hold your device steady when shooting: On the Pro mode screen, touch and enable
Horizontal level. After this feature is enabled, two assistive lines will appear in the viewnder. When
the dotted line overlaps with the solid line, it indicates that the camera is parallel to the horizontal
level.
Save RAW format pictures: In the Pro mode, touch , and enable RAW format. After this
feature is enabled, pictures taken in Pro mode will be saved in both RAW and standard JPG formats.
l
Some settings in Pro mode may change after you change a setting. You may adjust them based
on your actual needs.
l The recommended settings above are for reference only. You may adjust them based on the
actual condition to achieve your desired effect.
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Use Pro Mode to Capture Portraits
Want to take more professional portraits? The Pro mode allows you to adjust your camera settings to
shoot professional portraits.
Open Camera > More > Pro.
Select a Metering mode: or mode is recommended for taking portraits. Place your
shooting subjects (their faces for example) in the center of the viewnder.
Adjust brightness based on the shooting environment
l Adjust ISO: To avoid excessive noises, it is recommended that you adjust the ISO to a low level
when shooting portraits. You may adjust the ISO based on the actual shooting environments.
Shooting Environment
Recommended ISO
Outdoors Between 100 and 200
Indoors Around 400
Night scenes Between 400 and 800
l Adjust shutter speed: The shutter speed should be slow if the ambient light is low and fast when
the ambient light is strong. The recommended shutter speed for static portraits is between 1/80 and
1/125. To shoot moving subjects, select a shutter speed at or above 1/125.
l Adjust EV compensation: You may increase the EV compensation if the light on the subjects or
background is low, and decrease the EV compensation if there is too much light.
Adjust AWB: Select AWB depending on the lighting conditions. When shooting under sunlight, you
can select . In a low light environment, you can select .
Adjust Focus: To better highlight a subject, it is recommended that you use manual focus (MF) when
shooting portraits. In the viewnder, touch to focus on the part (the subject's face for example) you
want to highlight.
l In Pro mode, some settings may change after you change a setting. You may adjust them
based on your actual needs.
l The recommended settings above are for reference only. You may adjust them based on the
actual usage conditions to achieve your desired effect.
Light Painting Mode
Light Painting: Shoot Light Trails
Light painting mode automatically sets a slow shutter speed to take long-exposure shots of light trails.
This mode produces stunning photos that have an ethereal quality.
Light painting mode offers four creative shooting modes for different subjects and light conditions:
l Trafc trails: Captures light trails created by cars at night.
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l Light grafti: Captures trails created by a moving light source in low-light conditions.
l Silky water: Captures silky-smooth photos of waterfalls and owing water.
l Star trails: Captures stunning photos of star trails in the night sky.
Camera
Use Tail Light Trails to Capture the Lights of the City
Tail light trails lets you create artistic photos of car tail lights at night.
l Shoot from a distance and slightly above your subject for best results. Ensure that car
headlights do not point directly at the camera, as this can overexpose the image.
l Place your device on a tripod or solid surface so that it does not move during the exposure.
Open Camera > More > Light painting > Trafc trails. Hold your Phone steady, and then
touch
you are nished.
to start shooting. A preview of the image is displayed in the viewnder. Touch when
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Use Light Grafti to Create Light Patterns
Light grafti lets you create patterns or write words by moving a light source in front of the camera.
l Find a dark location away from other light sources and ensure that the subject's silhouette is
not visible. Choose a suitably bright light source of an appropriate color, such as a small torch
or glow stick.
l Place your device on a tripod or solid surface so that it does not move during the exposure.
Open Camera > More > Light painting > Light grafti. Hold your Phone steady, and then
touch to start shooting. A preview of the image is displayed in the viewnder. Touch when
you are nished.
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Use Silky Water to Capture Rivers and Waterfalls
Silky water lets you capture silky smooth photographs of waterfalls and rivers.
l For better results,
l Place your device on a tripod or solid surface so that it does not move during the exposure.
nd a stream or waterfall with lots of water.
1 Open Camera > More > Light painting > Silky water.
2 Hold your Phone steady, and then touch to start shooting.
3 A preview of the image is displayed in the
viewnder. Touch when you are nished.
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Use Star Track to Capture the Beauty of Stars
Star track lets you use your camera to capture the movement of stars in the night sky.
l For best results, choose a location free of light pollution with an unobstructed view of the sky,
and on a clear night.
l Place your device on a tripod or solid surface so that it does not move during the exposure.
1 Open Camera > More > Light painting > Star trails.
2 Hold your Phone steady, and then touch to start shooting.
3 A preview of the image is displayed in the viewnder. Touch when you are nished.
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More Capture Modes
Use Time-lapse to Create a Short Video
You can use Time-lapse mode to capture images over a long period of time and condense them into a
short video, allowing you to view owers blooming, cloud movement, city trafc, and the movement
of stars in the night sky.
l Avoid recording time-lapse for too long as it will use up your battery power and storage space.
l Use a sturdy tripod to keep your device steady during time-lapse recording.
1 Before starting the time-lapse, ensure that the scene is well lit and the camera is in focus. Position
the camera carefully to avoid capturing irrelevant background objects.
2 Open Camera > More > Time-lapse. Touch to start recording.
3 Touch to nish recording.
4 Go to Gallery to play your time-lapse video.
To ensure the best result, the playback speed is decided by the system. You cannot manually
adjust the recording speed or the playback speed.
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Custom Shooting Modes
Want to discover new ways of using your camera besides the preset functions? You can download or
delete shooting modes based on your needs.
Download more shooting modes: Open Camera > More > Download > More. Select the
shooting modes to download, and touch Download.
Update shooting modes: To update shooting modes, go to the More screen. The shooting modes
with available updates will have red dots next to them. You can follow the onscreen prompts to
update them.
Delete shooting modes: Go to More > , and touch to delete unneeded shooting modes.
To ensure that Camera works normally, preset shooting modes cannot be deleted.
Take Moving Pictures
Want to make your photos more interesting and dynamic? Take a moving picture and prolong life's
wonderful moments.
With moving pictures, you can record a scene approximately one second before and after the shutter
button is pressed. When browsing these pictures in Gallery, you can not only view the static picture
taken the moment you press the shutter button, but also play the dynamic picture and sound.
Take moving pictures: Open
capture.
Camera, touch on the top of your screen, then touch to
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View moving pictures: The captured moving picture will be saved to Gallery in JPG format. Go to
Gallery > Albums > Camera. Touch pictures with icon, and touch on the top of the
picture to view the dynamic effect. The moving picture automatically stops after a complete playback.
You can also touch the screen to stop the playback.
Share Moving pictures: Go to Gallery > Albums, touch the moving photo you want to share,
then touch , select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the
sharing.
Moving pictures can be shared directly through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Huawei Share, and more. The
receiving device must be a Huawei device that supports the capture of moving pictures in order to
play the moving photo effects. When you share moving pictures to third-party apps or
unsupported devices, the moving pictures will be displayed as static images.
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Highlights
Highlights: Turn Your Photos into a Personalized Video
Highlights creates a short clip of your photos based on time and location information. You can edit
the video clip and share it with your friends.
l Phone automatically creates videos based on the time and geographical information in your
photos. Before taking a photo, open Camera, touch
l Check that your Phone is connected to the Internet.
l Highlights albums are created automatically when your Phone is charging, the screen is
switched off, and the battery is at least 50% charged. It may take some time for your Phone to
create the album. Highlights albums will not be created if there are insufcient photos or
videos (less than 7 photos) in Gallery.
You can use Highlights to do the following:
l Automatically create theme-based albums: Highlights automatically creates albums of photos
based on time or location (such as a birthday party or graduation ceremony). A push notication will
be sent to your Phone when a new album is created. Touch the notication to view the album.
l Remind you about past albums: You will be prompted to view past albums one year after an
album was created, or when you return to the location where the photos were taken.
l Edit an album: You can change the album name, add or remove photos, or edit the background
music or animation effects. After editing the album, save the video clip to Phone, or share it with
your friends.
, and check that GPS tag is enabled.
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Customize Highlights Albums
Want to change the photos and videos in a Highlights album, the background music, or the video
template of a Highlights video? You can edit a Highlights album by customizing photos and videos in
the album and personalizing the generated video with the background music or template you like.
l The Highlights album is generated based on the time and location of photos and videos. Your
Phone will generate a video based on the time and location of photos. Before taking a photo,
open Camera, touch
l Ensure that your Phone is connected to the Internet.
l When your Phone is charging in sleep mode and has more than 50% battery, it will
automatically sort out photos or videos and create a Highlights album. It may take a while for
your device to nish the analysis. Your device will not automatically create a Highlights album if
there are insufcient photos or videos (fewer than 7 photos) in your Gallery.
Open Gallery. From the Discover tab, touch the Highlights album you want to view or edit.
Afterwards, you can also perform the following:
, and then enable GPS tag.
l Play or edit Highlights: Touch
and you can edit the video's template or background music
using the options bar at the bottom of the screen during playback.
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l Add or delete photos and videos in the album: To add a photo or video, touch and select
the photo or video you want to add, then touch to add the selected item into the album. To
delete a photo or video, press and hold any photo or video in the album, then touch
, and
touch Move to delete the item from the album.
Only videos in MP4 format can be added to the album.
l Share photos and videos in the album: Press and hold any photo or video in the album, then
touch to select a sharing mode and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the sharing
process.
l Rename a Highlights album: Touch and enter a new name.
l Delete a Highlights album: Touch , and then touch Delete.
Photo Management
Search for Photos Quickly by Category
Want to quickly
in Gallery, allows you to search for photos in the search bar.
Intelligent photo search: You can use the intelligent photo search function to search for photos by
entering a keyword (such as food or scenery) in the Gallery search bar.
nd a photo in Gallery? Photo search, which intelligently sorts and recognizes photos
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Photo Recognition Helps You Sort Photos Intelligently
Is sorting your photos taking too long? Are you having a hard time nding the photo you're looking
for? Photo recognition can automatically sort your photos into categories such as portraits, locations,
scenery, and food in Gallery, so you can quickly nd what you're looking for.
Sort photos intelligently: Gallery will automatically sort the photos you take into categories such as
portraits, locations, scenery, and food, so you can quickly nd what you're looking for.
Customize photo aggregation: After Gallery automatically aggregates different portrait albums for
you, you can manually change the album names of portraits and set the relationship (for example,
"Baby" and "Mom"). After the setting is complete, you can view different photo albums by name. You
can also search for a photo by searching for the name and relationship in the Gallery search bar.
Aggregate group photos into albums: After Gallery intelligently identies the categories, you can
name the generated albums. If there are more than 10 group photos, Gallery will cluster them and
generate a group photo album.
Edit Videos
Crop a video: Open
editing screen. You can drag the slider in the crop area to select the segment you want to keep, and
touch to nish cropping the video.
Adjust the video resolution: As you drag the slider to select the video segment you want to keep,
you can touch to preview the cropped video. You can also touch the video resolution options on
the editing screen to adjust the video resolution.
The higher the resolution, the clearer the video, but also the greater the storage space required.
Choose according to your needs.
Gallery, select the video you want to edit, and touch to enter the video
Adjust Slow Motion Video Playback
Open Gallery, select the recorded slow motion video, and touch to play. Touch the screen
and drag the slider in the edit area to select the segment you want to play in slow motion.
To save the modied slow motion video as a new video, touch on the editing screen, and
select Save slow-mo le.
Edit Photos
Want to edit a picture you just took to make it even better? You can use the Gallery's editing features
to crop, rotate, and apply a variety of effects (such as
your photos to make them more striking.
Go to Gallery, select the photo you want to edit, and touch to enter the photo editing
screen. You can use the following features to edit your photos:
grafti, personalized watermarks, and lters) to
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l Rotate a photo: Touch , and slide the angle dial to customize the rotation angle of the photo.
You can also touch Rotate or Mirror to rotate your photo 90 degrees or ip it.
l Crop a photo: Touch , and drag the grid tool box or its corners to make your selection. You
can also select a xed crop ratio and drag the corners of the grid tool to crop the photo.
l Add lter effects: Touch , and select a lter effect.
l
Color retention: Touch
, and follow the onscreen instructions to select the colors you want to
keep. The areas selected to retain colors will be highlighted.
l Blur a photo: Touch
l Adjust photo effects: Touch to adjust the photo's brightness, contrast, saturation, and other
, select a blur mode, and drag the slider to adjust the degree of the blur.
parameters.
l Beautify a portrait photo: When the system detects a portrait photo, it will automatically provide
you with the Beauty feature. You can touch in the photo editing screen to apply features such
as Smooth, Blemish, Thin face, and Enhance eyes to make your portrait shot more attractive.
l Create photo mosaics: Touch , and select a mosaic style and size to create a photo mosaic.
l Grafti on photos: Touch , and select a brush and color to add grafti to photos.
l Add watermarks: Touch , and select a watermark (such as Time, Location, Weather, or
Mood) to personalize your photos.
l Add a tag: Touch , and select an annotation style and font format to enrich your photos.
Browse and Share Photos or Videos
Browsing through old photos or videos can bring back some of your most precious memories. Your
photos and videos are stored in your device's Gallery. You can view them by time, location, or by
album.
View photos in full screen: Open
Touch the screen again to hide the menu. When viewing photos in full screen mode, you can:
l Zoom in or out on a photo: Place two ngers on the screen and separate them to zoom in on the
photo, or pinch them together to zoom out. If a photo has a higher resolution than that of the
screen, after you use two ngers to zoom in on the photo and then lift your ngers off the screen,
the photo can be enlarged two times in the maximum.
l View shooting parameters: You can touch
to view the ISO (sensitivity), EV (exposure compensation), resolution, and other detailed shooting
parameters of the photo.
l Rename a photo: Go to > Rename, and enter a new name.
Gallery, and touch a photo to view it in full screen mode.
, and swipe up and down on the details window
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l Set photo as a contact picture or home screen wallpaper: Go to > Set as, and set the
photo as a Wallpaper or Contact photo.
Share a photo or video: Open Gallery, press and hold any item to enter the selection screen
and select the items you want to share, then touch to select a sharing method and follow the
onscreen instructions to complete the sharing process.
View by shooting time: From the Photos tab, photos and videos are displayed by their shooting
times. To display shooting dates when viewing photos in full screen mode, go to > Settings, and
enable Show time and location. Under the Photos tab, you can separate or pinch together two
ngers to zoom in or out on the screen, and switch between display-by-day and display-by-month.
View by shooting location: If the photos or videos were taken while GPS tag is enabled in the
Camera settings menu, you can view them in Map mode. From the Photos tab, touch , and the
photos or videos containing location information will be marked at the corresponding shooting
locations on the map. You can also separate two ngers on the screen to zoom in on the map and
view details of the shooting location. Touch the photo thumbnail to view all the photos and videos
taken at that location.
View by album: From the Albums tab, you can view photos and videos by album. Some photos and
videos are stored in default albums specied by the system. For example, videos recorded with the
camera are saved in the All videos album. Screenshots and screen recordings are saved in the
Screenshots album.
Play slideshows: From the Photos tab, touch > Slideshow, and the system will automatically
play a photo slideshow. Touch the screen to stop playing.
Organize Photo Albums
Add photos or videos to a new album: From the Albums tab, touch
and then touch OK. Select a photo or video and add the selected item to a new album.
Relocate photos and videos: You can move photos and videos from various locations to the same
album for unied management and browsing. After entering the corresponding album, press and hold
, enter an album name,
a photo or video until the icon appears, then select the photos and videos you want to move.
Touch
, and select the album to move the items into. Once the items are moved, they will no
longer be retained in their original locations.
Favorite photos and videos: Want to store your favorite photos and videos separately? You can
Favorite your special photos and videos for easy viewing. Open the photo or video you want to
Favorite, then touch to store it in the My favorites album. The items you Favorite will remain in
their original locations. However, a icon will appear on their thumbnails.
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Sort albums: Regularly adjusting the order of your albums to prioritize the most frequently viewed,
making it easier for your daily search and browse. Press and hold an album until an icon appears
next to all the albums, then press and hold and drag the album to its proper position. After the
adjustment is complete, touch to save the changes.
Albums such as Camera, All videos, My favorites, and Screenshots cannot be adjusted.
Hide albums: Have important personal albums you don't want others to see? You can hide them to
ensure personal privacy. From the Albums tab, go to > Hide albums and turn on the switches
for albums that you want to hide.
Albums such as Camera, All videos, My favorites, and Screenshots cannot be hidden.
Delete photos and videos: Press and hold a photo or album until the icon appears, select the
items you want to delete, and then go to > Delete. Deleted photos and videos will remain in the
Recently deleted album, along with a tag indicating the number of days until the item is
permanently removed from the system. To permanently delete a photo or video before it expires, from
Recently deleted, select the photo or video you want to permanently delete and go to
>
Delete.
Recover deleted photos and videos: Go to the Recently deleted album, press and hold a photo or
video until the icon appears, then select the items you want to recover, and touch to
recover them to their original albums. If the original album is deleted, the system will re-create a new
album for you.
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Phone Manager
Use One-touch Optimization
Have you noticed that your Phone has slowed down recently? Do you worry that it might be
vulnerable to malware and other security threats? Use one-touch optimization to make your Phone
run smoother and protect it from security threats.
Open Phone Manager, and touch OPTIMIZE. Your Phone will automatically perform overall
performance optimization, security optimization, battery performance optimization, and device
management optimization. You can customize the optimization options. However, the system will
recommend you to perform a one-touch manual optimization to increase its running speed, check for
security risks, optimize power consumption, and monitor and block unknown phone numbers and
harassing calls.
Manage Mobile Data Usage
Manage mobile data usage to avoid incurring extra charges.
Go to Phone Manager, and touch Mobile data to view data usage statistics or enable Data
saver.
l Data usage ranking: View data usage for each app.
l Networked apps: Manage Internet access permissions for each app.
l Data saver: Enable Data saver (prevents background apps from using mobile data) and select the
apps that are exempt from data usage restrictions.
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Enable Smart Power-Saving Management to Optimize
Power Consumption
Running out of battery at an inopportune time can cause many inconveniences. Smart power-saving
management helps you to effectively extend the battery life of your Phone so that you can better
enjoy your favorite games and other interests.
Open Phone Manager and touch remaining to perform the following:
l Comprehensive power consumption analysis and optimization: Touch Optimize battery
usage to check for power consumption problems and automatically optimize performance.
l Enable Power-saving mode or Ultra power-saving mode: Enable Power saving mode or Ultra
power saving mode. Choose the appropriate power saving mode based on your Phone's battery
level to extend battery life.
l View power consumption details and rankings: a. Touch Battery usage to view power
consumption details. In the Battery usage details section, the blue marks beneath Charging indicate
when your device was charging. Gaps between the marks indicate when your device was not
charging. This feature does not consume power. b. Touch Battery usage to view power
consumption rankings of software and hardware.
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l Adjust screen resolution to save power: Enable Screen resolution and select Smart
resolution. Your device will automatically lower the screen resolution to save power. You can also
manually set the screen resolution to save power when high resolution is unnecessary.
l Manage app launches to save power: Touch App launch to automatically or manually manage
the auto-launches, secondary launches, and background activities of your apps. In addition, the
system will automatically manage power usage to save power.
If there are power-intensive apps running in the background, the system will remind you
through a notication message, in which you can touch and follow the onscreen instructions to
optimize your app settings based on your preference.
l Display remaining battery percentage on the status bar: Enable Battery percentage to
display the remaining battery percentage of your phone on the status bar.
Enable Virus Scanner
Opening the wrong advertisement or touching the wrong link can infect your device with Trojans and
malware that will secretly install themselves onto your device and potentially steal your personal data.
Running a virus scan can locate and remove any potential threats to keep your Phone in good shape.
Open Phone Manager, touch Virus scan, and your device will automatically scan for and delete
any security threats. You can also touch to perform the following options:
l Cloud virus scan: Enable Cloud scan and your Phone will add a dynamic, cloud-based scan to its
standard scan, keeping your Phone safe from new threats.
l Quick scan: Select Quick scan. The system will quickly scan key locations and apps on your device
during routine maintenance.
l Full scan: Select Full scan. The system will then comprehensively scan your device for any malware
or harmful les at regular intervals. This process takes longer, but covers a wider range and ensures
your device is fully protected from any threats.
l Virus database update: Enable Manual update to manually update your virus database.
Alternatively, enable Auto-update and Only update over Wi-Fi. The system will automatically
update its virus database over Wi-Fi, keeping your device's threat removal capabilities up to date.
The virus scan reminder is enabled by default. The system will notify you if you do not perform an
anti-virus scan for more than 30 days.
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Add Email Accounts
Add your email account to your Phone for convenient email access at any time. If you have questions
about specic settings while conguring your email, please consult your email account provider.
Add a personal email account: Open , select an email service provider or touch Others, enter
your email address and password, then touch Sign in and follow the onscreen instructions to
congure your account. The system will automatically connect to the server and check server settings.
Add an Exchange account: Exchange is developed by Microsoft and used by companies as their
internal email system. If your company email uses Exchange servers, you can log in to your work email
on your Phone. Go to > Exchange, enter your email address, username, and password, then
touch Sign in and follow the onscreen instructions to congure your account. The system will
automatically connect to the server and check server settings.
After conguration, the system will open the Inbox screen by default.
Manage Email Accounts
You can manage multiple email accounts concurrently on your Huawei Phone.
Open Email. You can:
l Check emails: On the Inbox screen, touch
of your emails. Swipe down to refresh the list of emails. Open an email to read, reply, forward, or
delete it. Swipe left or right on the screen to view the previous or next email. To delete multiple
emails, touch the prole picture or touch and hold an email to go to the email management screen,
select the emails, and touch .
l Sync emails: Swipe down on the Inbox screen to refresh the emails list. Go to > Settings,
touch an account, and then enable Sync email. To sync automatically, touch Sync schedule and
select the syncing time to complete conguration.
, and then select an email account to view the list
l Search emails: On the emails list screen, touch the search bar, and enter a keyword, such as email
subject and content.
l Add multiple email accounts: Go to > Settings > , select your email service provider,
and enter your information.
l Switch between email accounts: On the accounts screen, touch
name to switch to.
l Congure email accounts: On the account screen, go to > Settings, select an account to set
Account name, Default account, and Remove account.
, and then touch an account
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Manage VIP Email Contacts
Worried about missing an important contact's email among a sea of emails? You can add important
contacts to the VIP list. Your device will automatically move emails from VIP contacts to the VIP
mailbox.
Open Email, and go to > Settings > VIP contacts. From the VIP list screen, go to Add >
Create or Add from contacts.
Add or remove VIP contacts: On the VIP list screen, touch or to manage VIP contacts.
Change email notication for VIP contacts: From your email home screen, go to > Settings
> VIP notications.
Set Auto Response for Exchange Email
Email
Unable to reply to emails on vacation? Enable auto responses to automatically reply to emails.
Open
replies, enable Automatic replies, set the content and time of your auto reply, and then touch
Done.
Email, go to > Settings, and select your Exchange account. Touch Automatic
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Calendar
Go to today
Search events
Week number
Today
Currently displayed day
Events for the day
Events for the currently
displayed day
Switch between month,
week, day and
schedule view
Add new event
Calendar: Your Event Management Center
Too many events to keep track of? Calendar provides you with comprehensive event management,
making your professional and personal lives easier.
Calendar provides the following functions:
l Meeting reminders: Worried about missing an important work meeting? Add your work email
(Exchange account) to Calendar to check meeting reminders and receive a reminder from your
Phone before the meeting begins.
l Share events: Want to share your schedule and invite your friends to an event? There are multiple
sharing methods to choose from.
Navigate the Calendar
Want to bring order to your busy life? Try using the app Calendar on your Huawei Phone to manage
your daily schedule.
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Create an event: Open Calendar, touch , and enter your event information including title,
location, and start and end times. Go to More > Reminder to add a reminder for your event, then
touch .
Search events: On the Calendar page, touch and enter the event keywords, such as title or
location.
Congure Calendar: On the Calendar page, go to > Settings to customize calendar display
and reminders.
Import To-Dos to Keep Your Work Organized
Many to-dos cannot be handled in time. What can I do if I forget to handle them? Import each to-do
item to Calendar for easy reference and you will not miss any important events.
Import meeting reminders: Open Calendar, go to > Add and edit account > Add
account, and follow the onscreen prompts to add your work emails (Exchange account) to the
calendar to check meeting reminders.
Share an event: Touch an event on the calendar or under schedule, then touch and follow the
onscreen prompts to share the event using any of the multiple methods.
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Network-provided
date and time
Time and date
in your selected city
Use the Clock
With many powerful features and lots of information, the humble Clock has a lot to offer. The Clock
can be used as an alarm, a world clock, stopwatch, or a timer.
View the time all over the world: Go to Clock, touch on the World clock tab and enter
the name of a city or select a city from the list of cities. Touch to set the date and time.
Display the time in two different regions: Go to Clock, then go to > Date & time in the
World clock tab. Enable Dual clocks, touch Home city, and select your city of residence from the
city list.
If the time in your current region is the same as that of your home city, the lock screen will only
display one time.
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Notepad
Manage Your Notes to Keep Your Records in Order
Want to share important notes or add something to favorites? Manage your notes to keep your
records in order.
Share a note: Want to send your meeting notes to your colleague? On the list page of Notepad,
open the note you want to share, then touch to select a sharing method and follow the onscreen
prompts.
Add a note to favorites: Want to add a note to favorites so you can refer to it later? On the list
page of Notepad, swipe left on a note and touch . Alternatively, open the note you want to add
to favorites and touch .
Delete a note: Want to delete an outdated note? On the list page of Notepad, swipe left on a note,
then touch
delete, and touch .
Search notes: Want to quickly nd a note? Touch the search bar on the list page of Notepad and
enter the keywords of your search. Alternatively, swipe down on the home screen to access the search
bar, and enter the keywords of your search.
Generate a to-do list: Want to create a shopping list? On the editing page of Notepad, touch ,
enter an item, and then touch . Add multiple items to generate a to-do list.
After completing an item, go to the editing page of Notepad, and select on the left of the
completed item.
Add tags to notes: Want to easily view the categories of your notes? On the editing page of
Notepad, touch , and use different colored tags to categorize different content for a clearer view
of your notes.
. Alternatively, touch and hold a note to view options, select the note(s) you want to
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Check Additional Weather Forecasts
Method 1:
Go to Tools > Weather. Swipe up from the middle of the screen and touch Extended forecast to go
to a third-party weather forecast website where you can view the weather forecast for the next few
days.
Method 2:
Go to Tools > Weather. Touch the weather forecast for tomorrow, including the date, weather icon,
or temperature to go to a third-party weather forecast website where you can view the weather
forecast for the next few days.
Use Recorder to Make Audio Notes
Have you ever felt like you do not have enough time to take important notes during a meeting? Do
you need to sort out a pile of notes from an interview or class? Recorder lets you record audio les
that you can conveniently play back later.
Open Recorder, and touch to begin recording. While recording, you can add tags at
important points. Touch to nish recording and save the audio le.
After the recording is completed, you can:
l Play recording from tag: Touch Recordings, and then touch a recording to switch to the play
screen. Swipe left on the play screen to switch to the tag screen. You can then choose a tag and
play the recording from that point.
l Manage recordings: Touch Recordings. Touch and hold a recording to access options such as
sharing and deleting the recording.
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Multiple Users
Multiple Users: Create Separate User Accounts on Your
Phone
Want to lend your Phone to someone else but don't want them accessing your private les and
information? Add multiple users and user types to protect your information privacy when lending your
Phone to others. Your settings and les will not be affected. You can also log in to your Phone with
two user accounts, such as one for work and one for personal use, and quickly switch between them
with a single touch.
You can create three different types of users:
l Owner: The Phone's owner. Log in as the owner when you are using your device. As the owner,
you have access to all actions, such as adding or deleting users and guests, and giving users
permission to make calls and send text messages.
l User: Add family members and close friends as users. Users can perform most actions but cannot
perform actions that will affect the owner, such as restoring the device to factory settings or
enabling Do not disturb mode.
l Guests: Add casual acquaintances as guests. Guests can only perform a limited number of actions.
Set and Use Multiple Users
Want to have more than one user account on your Phone to keep your work and personal life
separate? You can add multiple users to your Phone and switch between them with a single touch.
Add Users or Guests
A maximum of three users and one guest can be added.
Add a user: Touch Settings, and go to Users & accounts > Users. Touch Add user, enter a
name for the user and touch ADD. After you add a new user, you can switch to the new user and
follow the onscreen instructions to congure the user's account settings.
Add a guest: Touch Settings, and go to Users & accounts > Users. Touch Add guest > ADD
to create a guest.
Set a user account name and prole picture: After adding a user, you can set a user account
name and a prole picture for the user. To do this, switch to the relevant user, and touch . Follow
the onscreen instructions to change the user name and prole picture.
Allow a user to make calls, send messages, and share call records: The basic call functions can
still be used after you switch to a different user mode. The added new user can make calls, send
messages, and share call records with the phone owner. The guest user can make calls and share call
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records with the phone owner. To do this, log in with the owner account, and touch Settings,
and then go to Users & accounts > Users. Select the desired user, and touch Allow calls,
messages, and sharing of communication history.
Delete Users or Guests
To delete a user, select one of the following methods:
l Log in with the owner account, and touch Settings, and then go to Users & accounts >
Users. Select the desired user, and touch Delete user > DELETE.
l
Log in with the owner account, and swipe down from the status bar, and then go to
> More
settings. Select the desired user, and touch Delete user > DELETE.
To delete a guest, touch
Settings. Go to Users & accounts > Users, and then touch Guest >
Delete guest > DELETE.
Switch Between the Owner Account, User, and Guest Modes
To switch between the owner account, user, and guest modes, select one of the following methods:
l Swipe down from the status bar, and touch . Then, touch the prole picture of the desired user.
l Touch Settings, and go to Users & accounts > Users. Then, touch the user name or prole
picture of the desired user.
You will be prompted to enter the password to unlock the screen when switching back to the
owner from another user.
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Bluetooth
Connect Your Phone to Bluetooth Devices
Use Bluetooth to connect your Phone to Bluetooth headsets and in-car Bluetooth to navigate or listen
to music while you drive. You can also connect your Phone to Bluetooth wearables to record and
manage tness data. Connecting Bluetooth devices to your Phone does not increase power
consumption signicantly.
Bluetooth protocols used by Huawei devices and their functions:
HFP, HSP
A2DP Play music
AVRCP Control music playback
OPP Transfer les
PBAP Sync contacts
MAP Sync text messages
Make calls
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HID Operate Bluetooth keyboards and mouses
PAN Tethering
BLE Connect to Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices
Enable or disable Bluetooth: From the home screen, swipe down from the status bar, open the
shortcuts panel, and then touch to enable or disable Bluetooth. Touch and hold to open the
Bluetooth settings screen.
Pair a Bluetooth device: Enable Bluetooth from the Bluetooth device's settings screen. Check that
the Bluetooth device is set to visible. From Available devices, touch the device you want to pair and
then follow the onscreen instructions to complete pairing.
Unpair a Bluetooth device: Enable Bluetooth from the Bluetooth device's settings screen. Touch
next to the name of the paired device and then touch Unpair.
Change Bluetooth device name: From the Bluetooth settings screen, enable Bluetooth. Touch
Device name, enter a new name for the device, and then touch Save.
View Bluetooth help: From the Bluetooth settings screen, touch to view information on how to
establish Bluetooth connections with in-car systems, headsets, speakers, wearables, phones, tablets,
and computers.
Use Bluetooth to Share Data
Connect your Phone to another device over Bluetooth to share data, import and export contacts, and
set up Internet tethering.
Use Bluetooth to send les: Ensure that your Phone is within Bluetooth range of the other device
(10 m or 32 ft). You can then establish a Bluetooth connection and share multimedia les, web pages,
contacts, documents, and apps between the two devices. Open
you want to send, and then go to More > Share > Bluetooth. Follow the onscreen instructions to
enable Bluetooth. When the other device is detected (Bluetooth must be enabled and the device must
be visible), touch the name of the device to establish a connection and start sending les.
Files, touch and hold the le that
Receive les over Bluetooth: From the home screen, swipe down from the status bar, open the
shortcuts panel, and then touch to enable Bluetooth. Touch Accept on the le transfer
notication to begin receiving the les. Received les are saved to the bluetooth folder in Files by
default.
Import or export contacts over Bluetooth: Open Contacts and go to > Import/Export
to perform the following:
l Import contacts: Touch Import from another device and select Supports Bluetooth. Follow the
onscreen instructions to establish a Bluetooth connection with the other device. Contacts from the
other device will then be imported to your Phone automatically.
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l Export contacts: Touch Share contacts, select the contacts that you want to share, touch
and select Bluetooth. Follow the onscreen instructions to establish a Bluetooth connection with the
other device. Those contacts selected will be exported from your Phone to the other device
automatically.
NFC
NFC: Transfer Data Over Short Distances
NFC (Near Field Communication) is a technology that enables short-distance wireless communication.
Through NFC's point-to-point mode, two devices can transfer data in real time when they are within
10 cm (4 inches) of each other. Photos and networks can all be quickly shared using this method. NFC
read/write mode lets you check product information contained in NFC tags. NFC card emulation mode
allows your device to act as a bank card for quick and easy payments.
Only SNE-LX1 supports NFC. Please keep the NFC area close to other devices or objects while
using the NFC function.
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Mode Mode
Explanation
Point-to-
point
mode
No pairing is
needed. A
secure
connection is
established
between two
NFC-enabled
devices. Data
transfer only
occurs across
the short
distance
between the
two devices.
Restrictions Connection Scenarios
l Both devices need to support NFC.
l During data transmission, both devices should
be kept within 10 cm (4 inches) of each other.
l Make sure your Phone screen is on and
unlocked.
l Your Phone can only receive App data but
cannot share it via NFC.
l Document transfer
l Quickly establishes a
connection between
devices (like
Bluetooth pairing or a
hotspot to share your
mobile data).
Read/
write
mode
Supports
reading and
writing NFC
tags.
l Cards and products must have support for
reading and writing NFC tags.
l If the NFC screen contains a switch for Read
and write/P2P, please enable it. Features may
vary depending on your carrier.
l Use recharging apps
to recharge both
physical and
emulated transit
cards.
l Check product
information
embedded in NFC
tags.
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Mode Mode
Explanation
Card
emulatio
n mode
Emulation lets
your device
act as a smart
card so it can
be used for
things like
accessing
public transit
systems,
mobile
payment, and
door entry.
Restrictions Connection Scenarios
l SIM card emulation: First, contact your
mobile carrier to obtain a SIM card that
supports NFC. Download and install the
carrier's payment app .
Insert the NFC-enabled SIM card into slot 1
for use.
l HCE emulation: First, download your bank's
app and follow its instructions to link a bank
card. For detailed support information, please
contact the issuer of your bank card. A card
that supports Quick Pass is required in order to
use Cloud Quick Pass.
l SIM card emulation:
Emulation allows the
SIM card provided by
your carrier to act as
a card that can be
used for making
payments. To do this,
you need to install
your carrier's
payment app.
l HCE emulation:
Emulation allows an
app on your device to
perform the functions
of chip-based security
technology in order
to make payments.
This requires that an
HCE app be installed
(such as Quick Pass
supporting apps
provided by UnionPay
and other major
banks).
Use Your Phone as A Virtual Transportation Card with NFC
NFC allows you to swipe your Phone when using public transport, eliminating the need to carry cash
or transportation cards. Simply place your Phone against the card reader to pay for your journey.
Before adding a transportation card in your carrier's payment app, contact your carrier to request
an NFC-enabled SIM card and insert this SIM card into the card slot 1.
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1 Open Settings, touch Device connection and enable NFC and Huawei Beam.
2 Add a virtual transportation card in your carrier's payment app,download and install your carrier's
payment app. For more information, contact your carrier. Open your carrier's payment app and
follow the onscreen instructions to add a transportation card.
3 Swipe a SIM virtual transportation card: When you are on a bus or metro, press the NFC
sensor on your Phone against the card reader to swipe the virtual transportation card. The fare is
deducted automatically.
Use NFC to Top up A Transportation Card
Use the NFC feature on your device to top up physical and virtual transportation cards anywhere,
without needing to queue.
Enable NFC: Open
If there is an option to enable
This feature may vary depending on your carrier.
Choose a suitable top-up method for your transportation card:
Settings, touch Device connection and enable NFC and Huawei Beam.
Read and write/P2P on the NFC screen, ensure that it is enabled.
l Top up a SIM card transportation card: Open your carrier's payment app, select the card you
want to top up, and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the top-up.
l
The top-up method may vary depending on your carrier. For more information, contact your
carrier.
l Insert the NFC-enabled SIM card into slot 1 for use.
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l Top up a physical transportation card: Install your carrier's payment app, enable NFC, and place
the transportation card over the NFC sensor on your Phone. Follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the top-up.
Different top-up apps may be required for transportation cards in different localities. For more
information, contact the card issuer.
Use NFC to Share Data Quickly
NFC lets you share data across two devices quickly without the hassle of pairing. Simply place the NFC
detection areas of both your devices in close proximity to each other, and then you can transfer les
and other data quickly between the two NFC-enabled devices.
Only SNE-LX1 supports NFC. Please keep the NFC area close to other devices or objects while
using the NFC function.
Use NFC to send data: Open Settings, then touch Device connection and enable NFC and
Huawei Beam. Select the les to be sent and touch Share > Huawei Beam. Keep your Phone
unlocked and the screen on. Place the NFC detection areas of both devices close together. Once a
connection is established, the transmitting device will play an audio prompt and the sharing screen
will minimize. Touch the transmitting device's screen to begin sending les.
Receive les over NFC: Open Settings, then touch Device connection and enable NFC and
Huawei Beam. Keep your Phone unlocked and the screen on. Place the NFC detection areas of both
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devices close together. Once a connection is established, the transmitting device will play an audio
prompt. After the prompt, please wait for the le transfer to complete. Received les are saved by
default to the Beam folder of your Files.
If there is an option to enable Read and write/P2P on the NFC screen, ensure that it is enabled.
Features may vary depending on your carrier.
Use NFC to Quickly Establish Connections between Devices.
Place the NFC detection areas of two devices close together to quickly establish a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi
connection between them. You can also use this method to establish a Wi-Fi Direct connection or
share a Wi-Fi hotspot without searching for devices, pairing and entering connection details manually.
Only SNE-LX1 supports NFC. Please keep the NFC area close to other devices or objects while
using the NFC function.
Using Bluetooth pairing as an example, enable NFC, Huawei Beam, and Bluetooth on both devices.
Open the Bluetooth pairing screen on both devices and place the NFC detection areas of devices close
together. When the sending device plays an audio prompt and content on the screen shrinks, follow
the onscreen instructions and touch the screen on the sending device to establish a Bluetooth
connection
If there is a
may vary depending on your carrier.
Read and write/P2P switch on the NFC screen, ensure it is also enabled. Features
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Multi-screen Display
Multi-screen: Share Your Device's Content on a Larger Screen
Connect your Phone and your TV/streaming box to the same Wi-Fi network to use multi-screen
sharing. When you look at pictures, you can display them on your TV and share happy memories with
your friends and family.
Protocol
Type
Miracast
Protocol
Connection
Instructions
Mirror what is shown
on your device's
screen on a separate
device that supports
Miracast (like a TV,
projector, or other
display).
Connection
Methods
Directly connect over
Wi-Fi and turn on the
screen sharing
function (like
Miracast) on the
external device.
Image Sharing Method
Everything displayed on your device will be
shared to the display on the external device.
When playing music and videos, only the
image will be shown on your device; no
audio will play.
Multi-screen: Mirror Your Screen
Select a display device: Swipe down from the status bar and open the shortcuts panel. Touch
to open multi-screen. After a display device is discovered, choose one of the supported connection
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methods, as indicated by the icons ( ). If your display device does not support the above
connection methods, you can buy an Android set-top box and connect it to your display device.
: Miracast is supported. You can mirror your screen to the display device.
Mirror the screen to a display device: Swipe down from the status bar and open the shortcuts
panel. Touch to open multi-screen. Select the display device you want to use from the list. Enable
the Miracast feature on the display device if necessary. See the device manual for instructions.
To stop mirroring your screen, touch > Disconnect.
Connecting USB Device
Transfer Data between Your Phone and Computer
Use a USB cable to connect your Phone to your computer and transfer data.
Select USB connection mode
Use a USB cable to connect your Phone to the computer, you can then select a default connection
method. You can transfer photos and les between your Phone and computer, or charge your Phone
through the USB connection to your computer.
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then touch Settings and select a
method for connecting your device and your computer.
l Transfer photos: Transfer photos between your Phone and computer.
l Transfer
l Charge only: Charge your Phone with just a USB cable.
l Reverse charging: Connect your Phone to another device with a USB Type-C cable to charge the
les: Transfer les between your Phone and computer.
other device.
l Input MIDI: Use your Phone as a MIDI input device and play music on your computer.
Transfer data over a USB port
Connect your Phone to your Phone using a USB cable to transfer data and perform other tasks.
l Transfer les: Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) is a type of transmission protocol for media les. You
can transfer les between your Phone and computer using this connection method. First, install
Windows Media Player 11 or later on your computer.
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, and then set your USB connection
method to Transfer les. Your computer will automatically install the necessary drivers. After the
installation is complete, click the new drive icon named Phone on the computer to view the les on
your Phone. You can use Windows Media Player to view the media les on your Phone.
l Transfer images: Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) is a protocol that allows you to transfer images.
You can upload and share photos between your Phone and computer using this connection
method.
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Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, and then set your USB connection
method to Transfer photos. Your computer will automatically install the necessary drivers. After
the installation is complete, click the new drive icon named Phone on the computer to view the
images on your Phone.
l Transfer MIDI data to your Phone: MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is an industry
standard audio format for composing music established by electronic instrument manufacturers.
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, and then set your USB connection
method to Input MIDI. You can then use Phone to receive and process MIDI messages transmitted
by other devices.
Transfer Data Between Your Phone and a USB Device
USB OTG (USB On-The-Go) lets you transfer data directly between your Phone and other devices (such
as phones, tablets, cameras, and printers) without requiring a computer. You can also use an USB OTG
cable to connect your Phone directly to a USB storage device and transfer les.
Transfer data between your Phone and a USB storage device
You can use an OTG cable to access USB storage devices (including USB drives and card readers)
directly from your Phone.
l This feature is only available on Phones with USB OTG support.
l If your Phone has a USB Type-C port, you will need to buy a
Huawei-certied Micro USB to USB
Type-C adapter or a USB OTG cable with a USB Type-C connector.
Connect the USB drive to your Phone using a USB OTG cable.
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2 Go to Files > Local > USB drive, navigate to the USB drive, select the data that you want to copy,
and then copy it to the target folder.
3 Once the transfer is complete, go to Settings > Storage > USB drive > Eject.
4 Disconnect the USB OTG cable and USB cable from the two devices.
Huawei Share
Huawei Share: A Better Way to Share Files
How do I quickly share apps, transfer pictures and
or between my Phone and computers? Huawei Share allows you to quickly share apps and wirelessly
transfer les between your phone, tablet, and computer.
Huawei Share supports data transfers between the following devices:
l Between mobile phones and tablets: You can use Huawei Share to share photos, and les on your
Phone with other phones or tablets. Touch and hold the photos, and les you want to share, then
select Huawei Share from the sharing option to enjoy a simple and easy sharing process that doesn't
les between my Phone and other mobile devices,
consume your mobile data.
l Between your Phone and computers (PC or Mac): You can use Huawei Share to share photos, and
les on your Phone with your computer, and you can also edit the photos on your Phone using a
computer. Thanks to Huawei Share, you don't even need a USB cable for data transfer between
your Phone and computer.
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However, both your Phone and computer must be connected to the same network (for
example, to the same Wi-Fi network).
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.
Huawei Share uses Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to transfer data. When Huawei Share is enabled, both Wi-
Fi and Bluetooth are automatically enabled.
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Use Huawei Share to send les: Select the les you want to share and then touch Share. To send
les, select a receiving device from the list of nearby devices and conrm.
Use Huawei Share to receive les: Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel,
and then touch to enable Huawei Share. Touch Accept when the le transfer notication is
displayed. Received les are saved by default to your Huawei Share folder in Files.
conrmation is required if the two Huawei devices have been logged in using the same
No
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.
l
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
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.
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3 Then enter the password. You can view the password under Device connection > Huawei Share
> Verication on computers.
4 View your albums or internal storage.
Share les on your Phone with a Mac computer
1 Open Settings, then touch Device connection > Huawei Share to enable Huawei Share.
Record Name shown on computers.
From your Mac, open Finder and double-click the recorded Name shown on computers.
2
Choose to register a new user, then enter the user name and password. You can then view the
3
password under Device connection > Huawei Share >
Verication on computers.
4 View your albums or internal storage.
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Face Unlock
Face Unlock: A More Convenient and Quicker Way to Unlock Your Screen
Face unlock is a facial recognition feature provided by your Phone that enables you to unlock the
screen using your face instead of a password or ngerprint. The operation is faster and more
convenient.
Directly unlock when screen lights up: After you wake the screen, align your face with the screen
to unlock it.
Pick up your Phone to unlock: Go to Settings > Security & privacy > Face unlock, enter your
lock screen password, open the Face unlock screen, enable Direct unlock, and enable the feature of
picking up to wake your Phone. Then, face the screen and lift your Phone to unlock it.
Swipe the screen to unlock: After Slide to unlock is enabled, wake and face the screen, then
swipe the screen to unlock your Phone.
Smart lock screen notication display: If you enable Slide to unlock and Smart lock screen
notications, notication details will not be displayed on the lock screen until your Phone identies
your facial features.
Access app lock: If you enable Access app lock, the face unlock function can be used to access
apps and locked apps.
l Only the owner can enable Face unlock. This feature is not available for users or guests, and
not supported in PrivateSpace either.
l Face unlock is only available if the unlock method is set to Pattern, PIN, or Password.
l To help you remember your lock screen password, the system will ask you to enter the lock
screen password every 3 consecutive days you do not use it to unlock your Phone. In this case,
Face unlock will not be available.
l
If you restart your device, you would need to enter the lock screen password to initially unlock
your Phone. Face unlock will not be available.
Enroll Your Facial Information to Enable Face Unlock
Face unlock allows you to quickly unlock your Phone by holding it up to your face.
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l Only the owner can enable Face unlock. This feature is not available for users or guests, and
not supported in PrivateSpace either.
l Face unlock is only available if the unlock method is set to Pattern, PIN, or Password.
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.
If you haven't set a lockscreen password, follow the onscreen instructions to do so. Face
unlock is only available if the unlock method is set to Pattern, PIN, or 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 recognize 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 enroll your facial
information.
3 There are three ways to unlock the screen using this feature:
l Direct unlock: Turn on the screen. Your Phone will recognize your facial features and unlock
the screen after they are matched.
l Swipe to unlock: Turn on the screen. After your Phone has recognized your facial
information, swipe your
l Smart lock screen notication display: If you have enabled Slide to unlock and Smart
lock screen notications, notication details will not display on the lockscreen until your
Phone recognizes your facial features.
Access app lock: If you enable Access app lock, the face unlock function can be used to
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access apps and locked apps.
Delete Face Data
If you no longer use Face unlock or want re-input your face data, you can delete the current face
data.
Open Settings, go to Security & privacy > Face unlock, follow the onscreen instructions and
nger on the lockscreen to unlock your device.
enter the lock screen password, then touch Delete face data and follow the onscreen instructions to
delete your current face data.
Pick Up to Lock
Open
Enable Pick up to wake device to enhance the Face unlock experience, and set the Face unlock
Settings, go to Security & privacy > Face unlock. When enrolling the face data, select
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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 enrolling 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.
Fingerprint
Fingerprint Recognition: Enjoy Faster Navigation and Enhanced Security
Fingerprint recognition not only allows you to unlock your Phone faster, it also provides added
security to your personal information.
You can use your
l Unlock your screen with a single touch: Want to avoid the hassle of using PIN codes and
ngerprint to:
patterns to unlock your screen? Use your ngerprint to quickly and securely unlock your screen with
a single touch.
l Access your private les: Afraid of forgetting your password for the Safe or app lock, or having it
fall into the hands of someone you don't trust? Set ngerprint access for the Safe and app lock to
keep your les and apps secure and accessible by only you.
l Perform ngerprint shortcuts: Can't reach the shutter button to take a photo? Want a faster way
to answer a call or turn off an alarm? Set ngerprint shortcuts to quickly take photos, answer calls,
and turn off alarms with any of your ngers.
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Use Fingerprint Shortcuts for Faster Device Operation
Can't reach the shutter button to take a photo, or want a faster way to answer a call or turn off an
alarm? You can use any of your
sensor. No ngerprint verication is required.
Open Settings, and go to Security & privacy > Fingerprint ID. From here you can enable
ngerprint shortcuts for the following features:
Take a photo or video: From the viewnder screen of Camera, touch and hold the ngerprint
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sensor to take a photo or video.
l Answer a call: Touch and hold the ngerprint sensor to answer a call.
l Turn off an alarm: Touch and hold the
l Show the notication panel: When your screen is in portrait mode, swipe down on the
ngerprint sensor to display the notication panel, touch twice to clear notications, and swipe up
to close the notication panel.
l Browse pictures: When viewing pictures in full-screen mode, swipe left or right on the ngerprint
sensor to browse through your pictures.
ngertips to quickly take photos and answer calls with the ngerprint
ngerprint sensor to turn off an alarm.
Enroll a Fingerprint
You can enroll a ngerprint on your Phone and then use your ngerprint to unlock your screen or
access your Safe or App Lock without a password.
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