Huawei Mate 30 User Manual

User Guide

Essentials

Basic Gestures System Navigation Phone Clone Lock and Unlock Your Screen Get Familiar with the Home Screen Notication and Status Icons Shortcut Switches Home Screen Widgets Set Your Wallpaper Take a Screenshot Take a Partial Screenshot Record the Screen View and Clear Notications Adjust Sound Settings Enter Text Split-screen Mode Floating Window Show Date and Time When the Screen Is O Power On and O or Restart Your Device Charging

Smart Features

AI Lens HiTouch Easy Projection Multi-Screen Collaboration Huawei Share OneHop Huawei Share Digital Car Key Smart Remote

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera Take Photos Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes Master AI Take Wide-Angle or Long-Focus Photos Take Panoramic Photos Take Black and White Photos AR Lens

Light Painting Take HDR Photos Moving Pictures Add Stickers to Photos Documents Mode Pro Mode Record Videos AI Movie Eects 4K HD Videos Dual-View Mode Leica Colors Filters Edit Camera Modes Adjust Camera Settings Manage Gallery Gallery Smart Categorization Huawei Vlog Editor Huawei Vlogs Highlights

Contents

Apps

Apps Contacts Phone Messaging Calendar Clock Notepad Recorder Email Calculator Flashlight Compass Mirror Radio App Twin Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features Optimizer Phone Clone HiSuite Tips

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Search for Items in Settings

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Wi-Fi Bluetooth Mobile Data More Connections Vibrate Mode and More Sound Settings Do Not Disturb Set a Ringtone for Incoming Calls Set the SMS Notication Tone Set the Notication Tone Huawei Histen Sound Eects

Notications

Brightness, Color, and Color Temperature Eye Comfort Mode Dark Mode Adjust Text Style Settings Screen Resolution Full-Screen Display Display Carrier Name and Network Speed in the Status Bar Switch to Horizontal or Landscape Orientation GPU Turbo Manage the Home Screen App Drawer Fingerprint ID Face Recognition Lock Screen Password Apps Battery Storage Security Privacy Digital Balance Accessibility Features Set Up Users Language and Region Input Method Date and Time Phone Clone Back Up with an External Storage Device Reset Your Phone Simple Mode Update the System Online About Phone

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Essentials

Basic Gestures

Air Gestures

You can use gestures to take screenshots and scroll without touching the screen.

Go to

ensure that Air scroll and Grabshot are enabled.

System Navigation Gestures

Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Air gestures, and

Air scroll

Hold your hand 20 to 40 cm (8 to 16 in.) away from the

screen, and make a scrolling or horizontal sliding motion at the

screen to scroll or turn pages.

Take a screenshot

Make a grabbing motion at the screen from 20 to 40 cm (8 to

16 in.) away to take a screenshot.

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and select Gestures.

Back

Swipe inward from the left or right edges to return to the

previous screen.

Back to the home screen

Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen.

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View recent tasks

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view

recent tasks.

Close an app

On the Recent tasks screen, swipe up on an app preview to

close the app.

Access in-app features

Swipe inward from the left or right edges near the top of the

screen to access in-app features.

Knuckle Gestures

Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures to enable Air gestures,

Record screen, and Split screen.

Take a screenshot

Knock twice on the screen with a knuckle to take a screenshot.

Take a scrollshot

Knock on the screen with a knuckle and draw an "S" to take a

scrolling screenshot.

Capture part of the screen

Knock and draw an enclosed area with a knuckle to capture

part of the screen.

More Gestures

Essentials

Record screen

Knock twice on the screen with two knuckles to start or end a

screen recording.

Split screen

Firmly draw a line across the screen with a knuckle to enter

split-screen mode.

Split the screen

Swipe up on the screen with three ngers.

Access Home screen editing mode

Pinch two ngers together on the home screen.

Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen

Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.

Display the search bar

Swipe down on the home screen.

Button Shortcuts

Essentials

Open the notication panel

Swipe down from the status bar.

Power o and restart

Press and hold the Power button until the Power o and Restart

options appear.

Increase the volume

Press the Volume up button.

Decrease the volume

Press the Volume down button.

Take a screenshot

Press the Volume down and Power buttons simultaneously.

Ultra snapshot

Double-press the Volume down button when the screen is o or

locked to take a photo.

System Navigation

Essentials

Change the Navigation Mode

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation to select a navigation mode

according to your preferences.

Navigate with Gestures

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and enable or disable

Gestures.

Once Gestures has been enabled, you can:

• Go back to the previous screen: Swipe inward from the left or right edge.

• Return to the home screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.

• Access the recent tasks screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold.

• Close an app from the recent tasks screen: Swipe up on an app preview.

• Access in-app menus: In applicable third-party apps, swipe inward from the left or right

edge near the top of the screen.

Three-Key Navigation

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Three-key

navigation.

Essentials

Touch Settings to select the navigation key combination you prefer.

The icons on the navigation bar are as follows:

• : Back key to return to the previous screen, exit an app, or close the onscreen keyboard.

• : Home key to return to the home screen.

• : Recents key to display the recent tasks screen. Touch and hold it to access Split-screen

mode.

• : Notication key to open the notication panel.

Customize the Navigation Key Combination

Go to Three-key navigation > Settings. You can:

• Select a navigation key combination.

Essentials

• Enable Hide navigation keys to allow you to hide the navigation bar when not in use.

Navigation Dock

Go to

Settings > System & updates > System navigation > Navigation dock, and

enable Navigation dock.

After the Navigation dock button appears, you can:

• Drag the button to your desired position.

• Touch the button to go back.

• Double-touch the button to go back two steps.

• Touch and hold the button, then release it to go back to the home screen.

• Touch and hold the button, then swipe left or right to view recent tasks.

Phone Clone

Phone Clone lets you quickly and seamlessly move all the basic data (including contacts,

calendar, images, and videos) from your old phone to your new phone.

Essentials

Clone Data from an Android Device

1 On your new phone, open

go to Settings > System & updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch Huawei or Other Android.

Phone Clone (in the Tools folder by default). Alternatively,

2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.

3 On your old device, open

onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code or connecting manually.

Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the

4 On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then touch Transfer to start

cloning.

Phone Clone is only available on phones running Android 4.4 or later.

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone (in the Tools folder by default). Alternatively,

go to then touch iPhone/iPad.

Settings > System & updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone,

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2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.

3 On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the

onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code or connecting manually.

4 On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then follow the onscreen

instructions to complete the data cloning.

Phone Clone is only available on phones running iOS 8.0 or later.

Lock and Unlock Your Screen

Lock the Screen

If your phone remains inactive for a period of time, it will automatically lock the screen and

enter sleep mode to save power.

Alternative, you can manually lock the screen in either of the following ways:

• Press the Power button.

• On the home screen, pinch together two

ngers to enter screen editing mode. Touch

Widgets, then drag the Screen Lock icon to the home screen. You can now touch the

Screen Lock icon to lock the screen.

Set the Screen Timeout Period

Go to

Settings > Display & brightness > Sleep and select a screen timeout period.

Keep the Screen On While Looking

You can set the screen to stay on while you are looking at it, such as when you are reading.

Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Face Recognition, follow the onscreen

instructions to access the Face recognition settings screen, and make sure Keep screen on

while looking is enabled.

Wake Screen

You can turn on the screen in either of the following ways:

• Press the Power button.

• Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen and

enable Raise to wake or Double-tap screen to wake.

– When Raise to wake is enabled, you can pick up your phone to turn on the screen.

– When Double-tap screen to wake is enabled, you can touch the screen twice to turn it

on.

Essentials

Enter the Password to Unlock the Screen

Once the screen is turned on, swipe from any position on the screen to display the password

input panel. Then enter your lock screen password.

Use Face Unlock

Lift your phone and align it with your face. Your phone will unlock once your face is

recognized.

Use Fingerprint Unlock

Once the screen is turned on, the ngerprint icon will display on the screen. Touch the icon

with an enrolled nger to unlock the screen.

Change How the Lock Screen Displays

Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper, touch Lock screen signature, then type

text to display on the lock screen.

To remove the signature, touch Lock screen signature and delete the text.

Access Apps from the Lock Screen

You can access commonly used apps such as Camera, Recorder, and Calculator from the lock

screen.

• On the lock screen, swipe up on the icon to open Camera.

• On the lock screen, swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to open the shortcut

panel. Shortcuts for Recorder, Flashlight, Calculator, and Timer will be available for you

to choose from.

Get Familiar with the Home Screen

From the home screen, you can:

• Check the status of your phone and notications from the status bar at the top of the

screen.

• Swipe left or right to view apps and widgets displayed on the home screen.

• Swipe right to reach the leftmost screen, and enable HUAWEI Assistant so your phone can

provide you with smart notications on this screen.

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Notication and Status Icons

Network status icons may vary according to your region or network service provider.

Supported functions vary according to the device model. Some of the following icons may

not be applicable to your phone.

5G network connected 4G network connected

4G LTE network connected 3G network connected

2G network connected LTE network connected

Full signal strength Roaming

Data saver enabled SIM card not found

Hotspot enabled Hotspot connected

Calling VoLTE enabled

Wi-Fi network connected SkyTone in use

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Hotspot disconnected

Network being switched by Wi-Fi

Airplane mode enabled Alarms set

Battery empty Battery low

Charging Quick charging

SuperCharging Power saving mode enabled

Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth device battery

Bluetooth connected VPN connected

Driving mode Projection device connected

Location service enabled Eye comfort mode enabled

Headset connected

Headset with a microphone

connected

Missed call Unread SMS

Microphone disabled Muted

More notications Vibration

NFC enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled

Data sync in progress Data sync failed

Performance mode enabled New emails arrived

Event reminders

Shortcut Switches

Turn on a Shortcut Switch

Essentials

Swipe down from the status bar to open the

to show all shortcuts.

notication panel, then swipe down on it again

• Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature.

• Touch and hold a shortcut switch to enter the settings screen for that feature.

• Touch to open Settings.

Customize Shortcut Switches

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Touch

and drag icons to rearrange them.

Home Screen Widgets

You can add, move, or delete home screen widgets, such as Screen lock, Weather, Notepad,

Clock, Contacts, and Calendar, according to your personal requirements.

Add a Widget to the Home Screen

1 Pinch together two ngers on the home screen to access the Home screen editor.

2 Touch Widgets, then swipe left to view all widgets.

3 Some widgets, like Weather, come in various formats. Touch the widget to view all

formats, then swipe right to return.

4 Touch a widget to add it to the home screen. If there is no room on the current screen

page, touch and hold it, then drag it to a

dierent screen page.

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Move or Delete a Widget

Touch and hold a widget on your home screen until your phone vibrates, then drag it to the

desired position or touch Remove.

Set Your Wallpaper

Use a Preset Wallpaper

1 Go to

Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper.

2 Touch an image you want to set as the wallpaper.

3 Set the following according to your preferences:

• Blur: applies a blur eect, which can be adjusted by dragging the slider.

• Scrollable: enables the wallpaper to be scrollable on the home screen.

4 Touch , then determine whether you'd like to set it as the wallpaper for the Lock

screen, Home screen, or both.

Set an Image from Gallery as Your Wallpaper

1 Open Gallery, and open the image you want to set as your wallpaper.

2 Go to > Set as > Wallpaper, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Take a Screenshot

Use the Grab Gesture to Take a Screenshot

Essentials

1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Air gestures, and

ensure that Grabshot is enabled.

2 Place your hand 20 to 40 cm (8 to 16 in.) away from the screen, and wait for the

to appear. Then close your st to take a screenshot.

Use Your Knuckle to Take a Screenshot

1 Go to

ensure that Knuckle screenshots is enabled.

Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Air gestures, and

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2 Knock the screen twice in quick succession with one knuckle to take a screenshot.

Use a Key Combination to Take a Screenshot

Press and hold the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot.

Use a Shortcut to Take a Screenshot

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it again

to show all shortcuts. Touch to take a screenshot.

Share and Edit a Screenshot, or Switch to Scrollshot

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After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail will display in the lower left corner of the screen.

Then you can:

• Swipe down on the thumbnail to take a scrolling screenshot.

• Swipe up on the thumbnail to select a sharing mode and share the screenshot with your

friends.

• Touch the thumbnail to edit or delete it.

Screenshots are saved to Gallery by default.

Use Your Knuckle to Take a Scrolling Screenshot

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1 Knock the screen with a knuckle and hold to draw an "S". The screen will automatically

scroll down to the bottom for you to capture the entire page.

2 You can touch the screen at any point to stop the screenshot.

Take a Partial Screenshot

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1 Knock the screen with a knuckle and hold to draw an outline around the part of the

screen that you want to capture. Make sure that your knuckle does not leave the screen.

2 The screen will display the movement trajectory of your knuckle and take a screenshot of

the selected area. Then you can:

• Drag the frame to the desired position or resize it.

• Touch a shape icon at the top of the screen to determine the shape of the partial

screenshot.

3 Touch

to save the screenshot.

Record the Screen

Record your screen activities in sharable videos to compose a tutorial, show o your

awesome gaming skills, and a lot more.

Essentials

Use a Key Combination to Start Screen Recording

Press and hold the Power and Volume up buttons simultaneously to start screen recording. To

stop recording, press and hold both buttons again.

Use a Shortcut to Start Screen Recording

1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it

again to show all shortcuts.

2 Touch Screen Recorder to start screen recording.

3 To stop the recording, touch the timer at the top of the screen.

4 The recording will be saved to Gallery.

Use Two Knuckles to Start Screen Recording

1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Record screen, and

ensure that Record screen is enabled.

2 Knock the screen twice in quick succession with two knuckles to start screen recording. To

stop recording, knock twice again.

Record Your Voice During Screen Recording

You can enable the microphone to record your voice while recording the screen.

Essentials

Once you have started a screen recording, touch the microphone icon and ensure that it is

displayed as . Then your voice can be recorded as well.

If the microphone is disabled (i.e. if it is displayed as ), you will only be able to record

system sounds (such as gameplay sounds). If you want the screen to be recorded in

silence, mute your phone before starting the screen recording.

View and Clear Notications

View Notications

When there is a notication reminder, you can turn on the screen and swipe down from the

status bar to open the notication panel and view the notication.

Clear Notications

• Swipe right on a notication reminder to clear the notication.

• Touch at the bottom of the notication panel to clear all notications.

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Block or Delay Notications

Swipe left on a notication and hold, then touch to block, mute, or delay notications

from that source.

Some system notications can't be blocked or disabled.

Adjust Sound Settings

Press a Volume Button to Adjust the Volume

Press the Volume up or down button to adjust the volume.

Press the Power Button to Mute Your Device When It Rings

When your phone rings for an incoming call or alarm, you can press the Power button to

mute it.

Essentials

Flip to Mute or Raise to Reduce Ringing Volume

When you receive an incoming call, you can ip your phone to mute it, or raise it to reduce

the ringing volume.

Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Mute ringtone/

Reduce volume, then enable Flip to mute ringtone and Raise to lower volume.

Set the Default Volume

Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration, then you can set the volume for the following

items:

• Media (video, games, music, and more)

• Ringtone

• Alarms

• Calls

Use a Shortcut to Switch Between Ring, Vibrating, or Mute Mode

1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the

again to show all shortcuts.

notication panel, then swipe down on it

2 Touch the Sound, Silent, or Vibration icon to switch between dierent

modes.

Enter Text

Edit Text

You can select text displayed on your screen, copy or cut it to the clipboard, then paste it

somewhere else. You can also share it in multiple ways.

1 Touch and hold the text until

2 Drag and to select the text you need, or touch Select all to select all the text.

appears.

3 Touch Copy or Cut according to your requirement.

4 Touch the point where you want to paste the text, then touch Paste.

Split-screen Mode

You can split the screen of your phone to use two apps simultaneously.

Essentials

Enable Split-screen Mode

1 Open an app.

2 Enable split-screen mode using any of the following methods:

• Swipe up from the middle of the screen with three ngers.

• When using gesture navigation, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to

enter the Recent tasks screen. Then touch .

• When using three-key navigation, touch and hold the key.

• Knock the screen with a knuckle and hold it until a blue dot appears, then slide your

knuckle across the screen to enable Split-screen mode.

3 Open the other app to start multitasking.

Adjust the Size of the Split-screen Panes

Drag

in the middle of the split screen line to the desired position on the screen.

Switch the Split-screen Panes

If the home screen is displayed in either of the split-screen panes, you won't be able to

switch the panes.

Touch in the middle of the split screen line, then touch .

Disable Split-screen Mode

Touch in the middle of the split screen line, then touch .

Floating Window

While watching videos or playing games in Full-screen mode, you can view and reply to

incoming messages in a oating window without having to stop what you're doing.

Essentials

Display the Floating Window

1 Before using this feature, make sure your phone is not in Simple mode, Ultra power saving

mode, or One-handed mode.

2 When using your phone in Full-screen mode, touch in the notication banner for new

message alerts to display in a oating window.

3 You can reply to messages directly in the oating window.

will only display for applicable apps.

Resize the Floating Window

Drag the edge of the oating window inwards or outwards to expand or reduce it.

Close the Floating Window

Essentials

Touch on the oating window to close it.

Show Date and Time When the Screen Is O

With Always On Display enabled, the lock screen will show the date, time, and more when

the screen is o.

Enable Always On Display

1 Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper, and enable Always On Display.

2 Set the Start and End times according to your preferences.

Set Clock Style for Always On Display

You can customize the clock style for Always On Display according to your preferences.

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