User Guide
Contents
Essentials
Basic Gestures
System Navigation
Phone Clone
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Get Familiar with the Home Screen
Notication and Status Icons
Shortcut Switches
Virtual Controls at the Screen Edge
Home Screen Widgets
Set Your Wallpaper
Screenshots & Screen Recording
View and Clear Notications
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
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Smart Features
AI Lens
HiTouch
Easy Projection
Multi-Screen Collaboration
Huawei Share OneHop
Huawei Share
Digital Car Key
AR Measure
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
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Take HDR Photos
Moving Pictures
Add Stickers to Photos
Documents Mode
Pro Mode
Record Videos
AI Movie Eects
4K HD Videos
Slow-Mo Recording
Time-Lapse Photography
Dual-View Mode
Leica Colors
Filters
Edit Camera Modes
Adjust Camera Settings
Manage Gallery
Gallery Smart Categorization
Huawei Vlog Editor
Huawei Vlogs
Highlights
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Apps
Apps
Contacts
Phone
Messaging
Calendar
Clock
Notepad
Recorder
Email
Calculator
Flashlight
Compass
Mirror
App Twin
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features
Optimizer
Phone Clone
HiSuite
Tips
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Settings
Search for Items in Settings
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Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Mobile Data
More Connections
Home Screen & Wallpaper
Display & Brightness
Sounds & Vibration
Notications
Biometrics & Password
Apps
Battery
Storage
Security
Privacy
Digital Balance
Accessibility Features
Users & Accounts
System & Updates
About Phone
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Essentials
Basic Gestures
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.
Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Air gestures, and
Air scroll
To air scroll, do the following:
Scroll down: Hold your hand half an arm's length away from
the screen, with the palm of the hand facing the screen, and
your ngers pointing upwards. After appears at the top of
the screen, move your hand downwards to begin scrolling.
Scroll up: Hold your hand half an arm's length away from the
screen, with the back of the hand facing the screen, and your
ngers pointing downwards. After appears at the top of
the screen, move your hand upwards to begin scrolling.
Take a grabshot
Place your hand half an arm's length away from the screen
with the palm of the hand facing the screen, and wait for
to appear at the top of the screen. Then close your st to
capture a screenshot.
System Navigation Gestures
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.
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Back to the home screen
Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen.
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 menus
In applicable third-party apps, swipe inward from the left or
right edge near the top of the screen.
Knuckle Gestures
Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures to enable Take
screenshot, 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.
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Capture part of the screen
Knock and draw an enclosed area with a knuckle to capture
part of the screen.
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.
More Gestures
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.
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Display the search bar
Swipe down on the home screen.
Open the notication panel
Swipe down from the status bar.
System Navigation
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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.
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With Gestures 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
navigation.
Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Three-key
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Touch Settings to select the navigation key combination you prefer.
The icons on the navigation bar are as follows:
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• : Home key to return to the home screen.
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: Back key to return to the previous screen, exit an app, or close the onscreen keyboard.
: Recents key to display the recent tasks screen. Touch and hold it to access Split-screen
mode.
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: Notication key to open the notication panel.
Customize the Navigation Key Combination
Go to Three-key navigation > Settings. You can:
• Select a navigation key combination.
• 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 .
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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
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.
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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,
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
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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 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.
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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 the Lock Screen Display
Display Your Signature on the Lock Screen
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
Get Familiar with the Home Screen
From the home screen, you can:
• Check the status of your phone and notications 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 notications on this screen.
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Notication and Status Icons
Notication 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
3G network connected 2G network connected
Full signal strength Roaming
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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
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Airplane mode enabled Alarms set
Battery empty Battery low
Charging Quick charging
Super charging Power saving mode enabled
Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth device battery
Bluetooth device 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 notications Vibrate only
NFC enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled
Data syncing Data sync failed
Performance mode enabled New emails
Event reminders Digital balance enabled
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Shortcut Switches
Shortcut Switches
Turn on a Shortcut Switch
Essentials
Swipe down from the status bar to open the
to show all shortcuts.
notication 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.
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Customize Shortcut Switches
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Touch
and drag icons to rearrange them.
Virtual Controls at the Screen Edge
Virtual Controls at the Screen Edge
The device abandons physical volume buttons in favor of virtual controls at the ultra-curved
screen edge. This design also allows you to take seles quickly or use quad-nger controls to
play games.
Use the In-Screen Volume Slider at the Edge
This device abandons physical volume buttons in favor of an in-screen volume slider at the
screen edge. Double-touch the upper section of the left or right screen edge to display the
volume slider. To control the volume, slide up or down on the edge next to the volume slider
or on the volume slider itself.
1 Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Volume control gestures to choose where
the in-screen volume slider will appear.
2 Double-touch the upper section of the left or right screen edge depending on where you
have set the volume slider to display. Then you can:
• Slide up or down on the volume slider to quickly adjust the volume level.
• Touch Sound , Silent , or Vibration above the volume slider to switch
between dierent modes.
• Touch
or down on the edge next to the volume slider or on the volume slider itself.
• Touch
Use the Floating Shutter Button to Take Seles
A oating shutter button displays when you are using the front camera. Drag it anywhere
you like to take seles quickly.
This feature is only available in Photo, Portrait, Moving picture, and Stickers modes.
to mute the media sound. You can adjust the media volume by sliding up
to congure more sound settings.
1 Open Camera.
2 Touch
to switch to the front camera.
3 When the oating shutter button displays in the viewnder, drag it anywhere you like.
Then touch it to take a photo.
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Quad-Finger Game Control
When the screen is in landscape mode, you can add two additional virtual controls on the top
of the game screen and use quad-nger controls.
1 Open the game app, switch to landscape mode, then swipe inwards from the upper left
corner to view the settings.
Go to Settings > Apps > AppAssistant > Game Space and ensure that the game has
been added to Game Space.
2 Enable Enable L/R buttons, then set the position of the virtual buttons.
After setting the left and right virtual buttons, you can use four ngers to perform touch
controls.
Home Screen Widgets
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
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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 dierent screen page.
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
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 eect, which can be adjusted by dragging the slider.
• Scrollable: enables the wallpaper to be scrollable on the home screen.
4 Touch
screen, Home screen, or both.
Set an Image from Gallery as Your Wallpaper
, then determine whether you'd like to set it as the wallpaper for the Lock
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.
Screenshots & Screen Recording
Take a Screenshot
Take a Grabshot
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1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Air gestures, and
ensure that Grabshot is enabled.
2 Place your hand half an arm's length away from the screen with the palm of the hand
facing the screen, and wait for to appear at the top of the screen. Then close your st
to capture a screenshot.
Use Your Knuckle to Take a Screenshot
1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Take screenshot,
and ensure that Knuckle screenshots is enabled.
2 Knock the screen twice in quick succession with one knuckle to take a screenshot.
Use a Shortcut to Take a Screenshot
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication 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
Record the Screen
Record your screen activities in sharable videos to compose a tutorial, show
awesome gaming skills, and a lot more.
to save the screenshot.
o your
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Use a Shortcut to Start Screen Recording
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication 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.
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.
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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 Notications
View and Clear Notications
View Notications
When there is a notication reminder, you can turn on the screen and swipe down from the
status bar to open the notication panel and view the notication.
Clear Notications
• Swipe right on a notication reminder to clear the notication.
• Touch at the bottom of the notication panel to clear all notications.
Block or Delay Notications
Swipe left on a notication, then touch to block or delay notications from that source.
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Some system notications can't be blocked.
Adjust Sound Settings
Adjust Sound Settings
Use the In-Screen Volume Slider at the Edge
This device abandons physical volume buttons in favor of an in-screen volume slider at the
screen edge. Double-touch the upper section of the left or right screen edge to display the
volume slider. To control the volume, slide up or down on the edge next to the volume slider
or on the volume slider itself.
1 Go to
Settings > Sounds & vibration > Volume control gestures to choose where
the in-screen volume slider will appear.
2 Double-touch the upper section of the left or right screen edge depending on where you
have set the volume slider to display. Then you can:
• Slide up or down on the volume slider to quickly adjust the volume level.
• Touch Sound , Silent , or Vibration above the volume slider to switch
between dierent modes.
• Touch
or down on the edge next to the volume slider or on the volume slider itself.
• Touch
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.
to mute the media sound. You can adjust the media volume by sliding up
to congure more sound settings.
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
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• Alarms
• Calls
Use a Shortcut to Switch Between Ring, Vibrating, or Mute Mode
1 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it
again to show all shortcuts.
2 Touch the
modes.
Sound, Silent, or Vibration icon to switch between dierent
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.
3 Touch Copy or Cut according to your requirement.
4 Touch the point where you want to paste the text, then touch Paste.
appears.
Split-screen Mode & Floating Window
Split-screen Mode
You can split the screen of your phone to use two apps simultaneously.
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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.
This feature can only be used when your phone is in the portrait orientation.
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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.
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 notication 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.
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