Huawei Mate 40 Pro operation manual

User Guide

Contents

Essentials

Basic Gestures			1
System Navigation			5
Phone Clone			6
Lock and Unlock Your Screen			7
Get Familiar with the Home Screen			9
N fi	n and Status Icons		10
Shortcut Switches			12
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Home Screen Widgets			13
Set Your Wallpaper			14
Screenshots & Screen Recording			14
View and Clear N fi		n	19
Adjust Sound Settings			20
Enter Text			22
Split-screen Mode & Floating Window			23
Show Date and Time When the Screen Is ff			27
Power On and ff or Restart Your Device			29
Charging			29

Smart Features

AI Voice	33
AI Lens	37
AI Touch	39
Use HiTouch for Convenient Shopping	39
Easy Projection	40
Multi-Screen Collaboration	44
Multi-Screen Collaboration	48
Huawei Share	50
AR Measure	54
Smart Remote	55
Switch Audio Channels Between Devices	56

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera	57
Take Photos	57
Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes	60
Master AI	62
Zoom to Take Photos	62
Super Macro	63
Take Panoramic Photos	64

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Take Black and White Photos	65
AR Lens	65
Light Painting	66
Take HDR Photos	67
Moving Pictures	67
Add Stickers to Photos	68
Documents Mode	68
Take High-Resolution Photos	69
Pro Mode	70
Record Videos	73
AI Movie ff	74
Slow-Mo Recording	75
Time-Lapse Photography	77
Dual-View Mode	77
	78
Leica Colors	78
Filters	78
Adjust Camera Settings	79
Manage Gallery	80
Golden Snap	87
Gallery Smart Categorization	88
Huawei Vlog Editor	89
People Album Videos	90
Highlights	91

Apps

Apps	94
Contacts	95
Phone	98
Messaging	106
Calendar	110
Clock	111
Notepad	113
Recorder	116
Email	117
Calculator	121
Flashlight	121
Compass	122
Mirror	122
App Twin	123
Optimizer	123
Phone Clone	126
HiSuite	127

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Tips	129

Settings

Search for Items in Settings		130
Wi-Fi		130
Bluetooth		131
Mobile Data		132
More Connections		139
Home Screen & Wallpaper		149
Display & Brightness		150
Sounds & Vibration		154
N fi	n	157
Biometrics & Password		159
Apps		162
Battery		162
Storage		164
Security		165
Privacy		168
Accessibility Features		172
Users & Accounts		178
System & Updates		178
About Phone		183

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Essentials

Basic Gestures

Basic Gestures and Shortcuts

This feature may vary by device.

Air Gestures

You can navigate on your phone using air gestures, without having to touch the screen. For example, you can use air gestures to take a screenshot, scroll up or down, answer a call, or pause audio/video playback.

Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Smart Sensing, and make sure that Air scroll, Grabshot, or Air press is enabled.

Grabshot

To take a screenshot using air gestures:

Hold your palm about half an arm's length (20–40 cm, or 8–16

inches) away from the screen, until appears at the top of the screen, then make a fi

Air press

To answer a call, or pause/resume audio/video playback using air gestures:

Hold your palm about 30–40 cm (12–16 inches) away from the

screen until appears at the top of the screen, move your palm closer to the screen, and stop when it is about 5 cm (2 inches) away from the screen.

To resume playback, repeat the preceding operation.

Air press only takes ff for video playback in the Video app.

You will not be able to use Air press to control audio playback in the following scenarios:

•The screen is locked, and the music control is not displayed on the lock screen.

•The music player is running in the background when another app is open.

• The music player is opened for the fi time after your device is powered on, and no music is playing.

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To scroll up or down on the screen using air gestures:

•Scroll up

Hold your hand about half an arm's length (20–40 cm, or 8– 16 inches) away from the screen, with your palm facing the

screen and your fing	pointing upwards, until		appears
at the top of the screen, then fl		your wrist down.

•Scroll down

Hold your hand about half an arm's length (20–40 cm, or 8– 16 inches) away from the screen, with the back of the hand

facing the screen and your fing pointing downwards, until

appears at the top of the screen, then fl	your wrist
up.

To scroll left or right on the screen using air gestures:

•Scroll right

Hold your hand about half an arm's length (20–40 cm, or 8– 16 inches) away from the screen, with your palm facing the

screen and your fing	pointing right, until		appears at
the top of the screen, then fl		your wrist left.

•Scroll left

Hold your hand about half an arm's length (20–40 cm, or 8– 16 inches) away from the screen, with the back of your hand

facing the screen and your fing	pointing left, until
appears at the top of the screen, then fl		your wrist right.

This feature may vary by device.

System Navigation Gestures

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and nfi m that Gestures is selected.

Return to the previous screen

Swipe inward from the left or right edge to return to the previous screen.

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Return to the home screen

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

View recent tasks

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view recent tasks.

Close an app

When viewing recent tasks, swipe up on an app preview to close the app.

Switch apps

• Slide along the bottom edge of the screen.

Before using this gesture, go to System navigation >

Settings and nfi m that Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled.

• Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc.

Knuckle Gestures

Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures to enable Take screenshot, Record 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.

More Gestures

Access Home screen editing mode

Pinch two fing 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.

Open the

fi

panel

Swipe down from the status bar.

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Button Shortcuts

Power ff and restart

Press and hold the Power button until the Power ff 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 ff or locked to take a photo.

System Navigation

Change the System Navigation Mode

Navigate with Gestures

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and enable or disable Gestures. You can then:

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

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•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. Swipe down on an app preview to lock an app. A locked app will not be cleared when you touch on the recent tasks screen.

•Switch apps: Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc. Or when Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled, swipe across the bottom edge of the screen.

You can enable Show navigation bar to display the navigation bar to assist your gesture operations.

Use Three-Key Navigation

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Three-key navigation. You can then:

•Touch to return to the previous menu or exit the current app. You can also use this key to close the onscreen keyboard.

•Touch to return to the home screen.

•Touch to access the recent tasks screen.

You can touch Settings to nfig

more settings.

•Select a navigation key combination.

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

• Touch	(if available in the selected navigation key combination) to open the n fi	n
panel.

Use the Navigation Dock to Operate the Phone

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation > More, 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.

•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.

The feature availability varies by device.

Phone Clone

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Use Phone Clone to Move Data to Your New Device

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.

Migrate Data from an Android Device

1On your new phone, open the Phone Clone app. Alternatively, go to Settings > System & updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new device, then touch Huawei or Other Android.

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

3On your old device, open the Phone Clone app and touch This is the old device. Follow the onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code or connecting manually.

4On 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 7.0 or later.

Migrate Data from an iPhone or iPad

1On your new phone, open the Phone Clone app. Alternatively, go to Settings > System & updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new device, then touch iPhone/iPad.

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

3On your old device, open the Phone Clone app and touch This is the old device. Follow the onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone by scanning a code or connecting manually.

4On 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 two fing together 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.

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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 > Accessibility features > Smart Sensing, and ensure that Keep screen on while looking is enabled.

Turn On the Screen

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

•Press the Power button.

•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen, and enable Raise to wake, Double-tap to wake, and/or Show palm to wake. Then use the corresponding feature to turn on the screen.

If your phone does not have this option, it indicates that this feature is not supported.

Unlock the Screen with Password

Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from the middle of the screen to display the password input panel. Then, enter your lock screen password.

Use Face Unlock

Turn on the screen 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 fing	n icon will display on the screen. Touch the icon

with an enrolled fing to unlock the screen.

Change the Lock Screen Display

When using an ffi theme, you can set to display your step count and signature on the lock screen.

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.

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•Turn on the screen, and swipe up on the Camera icon in the lower right corner to open

Camera.

•Turn on the screen, and swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to open the shortcut panel. Then touch the app you wish to access from the available shortcuts, such as

Flashlight, Calculator, or Timer.

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 n fi	n from the status bar at the top of the
screen.

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

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N	fi	and Status Icons
N	fi	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	No SIM card detected
Hotspot enabled	Hotspot connected
Wi-Fi connected	Hotspot disconnected
Switching network via Wi-Fi+	Alarm set
Battery empty	Low battery
Charging	Quick charging
Super charging	Super wireless charging
Quick wireless charging	Regular wireless charging
Power saving mode enabled	Digital balance 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
Calling	VoLTE enabled
Missed call	Unread SMS
Silence	Vibration
NFC enabled	Do Not Disturb mode enabled
Data syncing	Data sync failed
Performance mode enabled	New email
Event reminder	More n fi	n

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Airplane mode enabled

Shortcut Switches

Use Shortcut Switches

Turn on a Shortcut Switch

Swipe down from the status bar to open the n fi n panel, then swipe down on it again to show all shortcuts.

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

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•Touch and hold a shortcut switch to access the settings screen of the corresponding feature. (Supported by some features.)

•Touch to access the system settings screen.

Customize Shortcut Switches

Touch , touch and hold a shortcut switch, then drag it to the desired position.

Access Frequently Used App Features from the Home Screen

You can access frequently used features of certain apps from app icons on the home screen, and even add shortcuts for these features to the home screen.

Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features

Touch and hold an app icon until a pop-up menu is displayed, then touch a frequently used feature to access it.

For example, touch and hold the icon, then touch a shooting mode, such as fi or Video, from the pop-up menu to access it.

If no pop-up menu is displayed after you touch and hold an app icon, it indicates that the app does not support this feature.

Add Frequently Used App Features to the Home Screen

Touch and hold an app icon on your home screen to bring up the pop-up menu. Touch and hold the desired feature and drag it to your home screen to create a shortcut.

Home Screen Widgets

Add, Move, or Delete Home Screen Widgets

You can add, move, or delete home screen widgets, such as Screen lock, Weather, Notepad, Clock, Contacts, Petal Search and Calendar, according to your personal requirements.

Add Weather, Clock, and Other Widgets to the Home Screen

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Pinch two fing on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode. Touch Widgets, then swipe left to view all widgets.

3Some widgets, such as Weather, come in various formats. Touch the widget to show all formats, and swipe right to collapse.

4 Touch a widget to add it to the home screen. If there is no room on the current screen, touch and hold it, then drag it to a ff n screen.

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To nfig	the Weather app, open it, and touch	to set the	nfig	n as
prompted.
For example, to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit, go to			> Temperature unit,
and touch Celsius ( ) or Fahrenheit ( ).

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

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Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper. Touch an image you want to set as the wallpaper.

Set the following according to your preferences:

• Blur: applies a blur ff

which can be adjusted by dragging the slider.

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

4Touch , 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.

Screenshots & Screen Recording

Take a Screenshot

Take a Grabshot

1Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Smart Sensing > Grabshot, and make sure that

Grabshot is enabled.

2 Place your hand half an arm's length away from the screen with your palm facing the

screen, and wait for	to appear at the top of the screen. Then close your fi to capture
a screenshot.

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This feature may vary by device.

Use Your Knuckle to Take a Screenshot

1Go 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 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 n fi		n 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 be displayed in the lower left corner of the screen. You can then:

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

•Swipe up on the thumbnail to select a way to share the screenshot with your friends.

•Touch the thumbnail to edit or delete it. You can also touch Scrollshot to take a scrolling screenshot.

Screenshots are saved to Gallery by default.

Use Your Knuckle to Take a Scrolling Screenshot

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1Knock 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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1Knock on 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.

2The screen will display the movement trajectory of your knuckle and take a screenshot of the selected area. You can then:

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

•Touch a shape icon to determine the shape of the partial screenshot, or retain the current shape.

3 Touch to save the screenshot.

Precautions for Using Knuckle Screenshots

•Please double knock the screen consecutively at the same place and at an appropriate speed.

•Keep your knuckle vertical to the screen.

•If you want to take more than one screenshot, wait 2 seconds before knocking on the screen again.

•If there is a screen protector on the screen, knock the screen harder or remove the screen protector and try again.

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Record the Screen

Record your screen activities in sharable videos to compose a tutorial, show ff your awesome gaming skills, and a lot more.

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 n fi	n panel, then swipe down on it
again to show all shortcuts.

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4

Touch Screen Recorder to start screen recording.

To stop the recording, touch the timer at the top of the screen. The recording will be saved to Gallery.

Use Two Knuckles to Start Screen Recording

1Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Record screen, and ensure that Record screen is enabled.

2Knock 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.

After starting a screen recording, touch the microphone icon and ensure that it is displayed as

. You can now record your voice.

If the microphone is disabled (if it is displayed as ), you will only be able to record system sounds, such as music. If you don't want any system sounds in your screen recording, mute your phone and turn ff any music or other media sounds before starting the screen recording.

View and Clear N fi

View and Clear N fi

View N fi

When there is a n fi status bar to open the n

n reminder, you can unlock the screen and swipe down from the fi n panel and view the n fi n

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Clear N fi
•	You can remove a n fi		n by swiping right on it.
•	You can touch	to clear all n		fi		n
	Some system n	fi	n and n		fi	n from apps running in the foreground cannot
	be cleared.
Do Not Disturb Settings for N				fi
If you wish not to be disturbed by a n					fi	n swipe left on it, touch			, and choose from
options including Disable			fi		, Use gentle		fi	, and DELAY.
	Some system n	fi	n and n		fi	n from apps running in the foreground cannot

be disabled or delayed.

Adjust Sound Settings

Adjust Sound Settings

Press a Volume Button to Adjust the Volume

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

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.

1Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Volume control gestures to choose where the inscreen volume slider will appear.

2Double-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 to mute the media sound. You can adjust the media volume by sliding up or down on the edge next to the volume slider or on the volume slider itself.

• Touch

to nfig

more sound settings.

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.

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Flip to Mute or Raise to Reduce the Ringtone Volume

When there is an incoming call, you can fl your phone to mute it, or raise it up to reduce the ringtone volume.

For the features to take ff go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Mute ringtone/Reduce volume and make sure that Flip to mute ringtone and Raise to reduce volume are enabled.

Change the Sounds and Vibration Settings

You can set the messaging tone, n fi n tone, and call ringtone depending on your preferences, as well as set the vibration pattern.

1 Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration, and touch Phone ringtone, Messaging tone, or N fi tone.

2You can then:

•Set the tone.

Select a preset tone, or touch Music on device to select a locally saved song. If two SIM cards are being used, you can set the tones for them individually.

•Set the vibration pattern.

Touch Vibration and select a vibration pattern as you prefer.

When Synchronized (default) is selected, your phone will vibrate according to the rhythm of the tone.

For other options, the vibration pattern of your phone is fix

The feature availability varies by device.

Use a Shortcut to Switch Between Sound, Vibration, and Silent Modes

1	Swipe down from the status bar to open the n fi				n panel, then swipe down on it
	again to show all shortcuts.
2	Touch the	Sound,	Silent, or	Vibration icon to switch between ff n
	modes.

In Sound mode, your phone plays all sounds as normal.

In Silent mode, your phone only mutes the ringtones for incoming calls, messages,

n fi n and some third-party app n fi n Other sounds, including alarms, voice calls, music, videos, and games, will not be muted.

In Vibration mode, your phone is muted and vibrates to provide discreet alerts for calls or messages.

You can also go to Settings > Sounds & vibration to switch between Sound, Vibration, and Silent modes.

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Look at the Screen to Reduce the Ringtone Volume

When you receive an incoming call, your phone will reduce the ringtone if it detects that you are looking at the screen.

Before using this feature, go to Settings > Accessibility features > Smart Sensing, and make sure that Look at screen to reduce volume is enabled.

The feature availability varies by device.

System Haptics

The system uses haptics to provide feedback when certain operations are completed, such as when you touch and hold text, a contact, or some other elements on the screen.

Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > More settings and enable or disable System haptics according to your preferences.

Set the Default Volume

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

• Ringer, Messages, N fi

•Alarms

•Music, Videos, Games

•Calls

Set More settings

On the Sounds & vibration screen, touch More settings, and set more n fi n methods according to your preferences. For example, you can set Keypad tones and Screenshot.

This feature may vary by device.

Enter Text

Use Huawei SwiftKey Input Method

Go to Settings > System & updates > Language & input > SwiftKey Keyboard. You can then:

•Set input languages: Go to Languages > All languages, and then download the languages you need.

Touch and hold the space bar of the SwiftKey keyboard, and swipe left or right to switch

quickly between ff n input languages.

•Choose a keyboard layout: On the Languages screen, touch the desired language, swipe left or right to view the keyboard layout options, and select one you prefer.

•Set the sound and vibration feedback for the keyboard: Go to Typing > Sound & Vibration, and set the options as needed.

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• Adjust the keyboard size: Go to Typing > Resize, and drag to adjust the keyboard size

or drag

to adjust the keyboard position. When you've fin

touch OK.

Select, Copy, Paste, or Share 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 appears.

What happens after you touch and hold the text may vary by app. Follow the onscreen instructions.

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3

Drag and to select the text you need, or touch Select all to select all text. Touch Copy or Cut as needed.

4Touch and hold the space where you want to paste the text until Paste appears, then touch Paste.

Split-screen Mode & Floating Window

Enable Split-screen Mode

Multi-Window allows you to open apps in split screen for multitasking.

Enable split-screen mode:

1Open an app and swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the MultiWindow dock.

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2 Drag an app icon out of the Multi-Window dock.

Switch the split-screen panes:

Touch and hold at the top of a split-screen pane until the pane shrinks, then drag it to the other side of the screen to switch panes.

Exit split-screen mode:

Touch and hold		or	in the middle of the split screen line and drag it until either pane
disappears.
•	Support for split-screen mode varies by app.
•	Split-screen mode is limited to two apps at any given time.

Drag and Drop Between Apps with Multi-Window

Use the Multi-Window feature to easily drag and drop images, text, and documents between apps.

•Drag and drop an image: When taking notes with Notepad, open Files, select the photo you want to add, and drag it into the Notepad editor.

•Drag and drop text: When sending an SMS message, open Notepad, touch and hold the text you want to send, and drag it into the message text input box.

•Drag and drop a document: When writing an email, open Files, select the document you want to attach, and drag it into the email editor.

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Not all apps fully support drag-and-drop with Multi-Window.

Add, Move, or Remove an App from the Multi-Window Dock

•Add an app: In the Multi-Window dock, touch , touch the app you want to add, then touch Done.

•Move an app: In the Multi-Window dock, touch , drag the desired app to any location in the dock, then touch Done.

•Remove an app: In the Multi-Window dock, touch , touch in the upper right corner of the icon of the app you want to remove, then touch Done.

Switch Between Split-screen and Floating Window

•	Switch from Split-screen mode to fl			ng window: Touch and hold the bar at the top of a
	split-screen pane, then drag it to the left/right side of the screen when in Portrait mode or
	to the lower edge when in Landscape mode.
•	Switch from fl		ng window to Split-screen mode: Touch and hold the bar at the top of the
	fl	ng window, then drag it to the upper/lower part of the screen when in Portrait mode,

or to the left or right when in Landscape mode.

Multi-Window View for a Single App

You can create two task windows for the same app (such as Email and Notepad), and drag images, text, or documents between them.

This feature is unavailable in some apps.

1Enter the split-screen view within an app.

•Open the Email app.

•Swipe inward from the left or right edge of your phone and hold to bring up the MultiWindow dock.

•Touch and hold the Email icon, and drag it to the screen to enter split-screen view.

2Drag images, text, or documents between the split-screen windows.

•Drag an image: Select an image from one split-screen window and drag it to the other window.

•Drag text: Touch and hold the text and select the desired part from one split-screen window, then touch and hold the text again and drag it to the other window.

•Drag a document: Select a document from one split-screen window and drag it to the other window.

Disable Multi-Window

Multi-Window is enabled by default. To disable it, go to Settings > Accessibility features >

Multi-Window, then disable Multi-Window dock.

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Essentials

Use the Floating Window

Open a fl ng window while gaming, and you can chat with a friend without missing a second of the action.

Display the fl window:

1 Swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the Multi-Window dock.

2 Touch an app icon in the Multi-Window dock to open the app in a fl				ng window.
Relocate the fl		window:
Drag the bar at the top of the fl			ng window to move the window to the desired location.
Display in full screen:
Touch	at the top of the fl		ng window to display it in full screen.
Minimize the fl		window:
Touch	at the top of the fl		ng window to minimize it, and it will go directly into the
fl ng ball.
The fl	ng ball is able to house a maximum of 10 minimized fl			ng windows.
Close the fl		window:
Touch	at the top of the fl		ng window to close it.

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