Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8 User Guide

MediaPad

User Guide

Essentials

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 Screenshots & Screen Recording View and Clear Notications Adjust Sound Settings Enter Text Split-screen Mode & Floating Window Charging

Smart Features

AI Lens HiTouch Easy Projection Huawei Share

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera Take Photos Take Panoramic Photos Light Painting Take HDR Photos Moving Pictures Add Stickers to Photos Documents Mode Pro Mode Record Videos 4K HD Videos Filters Edit Camera Modes Adjust Camera Settings Manage Gallery Smart Photo Categorisation Huawei Vlog Editor Huawei Vlogs

Apps

Highlights

Contents

Apps Contacts Phone Messaging Calendar Clock Notepad Recorder Email Calculator Torch Compass App Twin Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features Tablet Manager Phone Clone HiSuite Tips

Settings

Search for Items in Settings Wi-Fi Bluetooth Mobile Data More Connections Home Screen & Wallpaper Display & Brightness Sounds & Vibration

Notications

Biometrics & Password Apps Battery Storage Security Privacy Digital Balance Accessibility Features Users & Accounts System & Updates About Tablet

Essentials

System Navigation

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.

Touch Settings to select the navigation key combination you prefer.

The icons on the navigation bar are as follows:

•

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

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

: Home key to return to the home screen.

mode.

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

Customise 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.

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

Essentials

Phone Clone

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

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

Clone Data from an Android Device

1 On your new device, 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 device 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 devices running Android 4.4 or later.

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

1 On your new device, 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.

3 On your old device, open

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

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

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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 devices running iOS 8.0 or later.

Lock and Unlock Your Screen

Lock the Screen

If your device 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 ngers 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.

Set the Screen Timeout Period

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

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

recognised.

Unlock Your Device with Your Fingerprint

Press an enroled nger against the ngerprint sensor to unlock your device.

Change the Lock Screen Display

Display Your Signature on the Lock Screen

Go to

text to display on the lock screen.

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

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

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, Torch, Calculator, and Timer will be available for you to

choose from.

Get Familiar with the Home Screen

From the home screen, you can:

Essentials

• Check the status of your device 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 left to reach the leftmost screen, and enable HUAWEI Assistant so your device can

provide you with smart

notications on this screen.

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 device.

5G network connected 4G network connected

3G network connected 2G 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

Network being switched by Wi-Fi

Hotspot disconnected

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

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Headset connected

Headset with a microphone

connected

Missed call Unread SMS

Microphone disabled Muted

More notications Vibrate only

NFC enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled

Data syncing Data sync failed

Performance mode enabled New emails

Event reminders Digital balance enabled

Shortcut Switches

Turn on a Shortcut Switch

Swipe down from the status bar to open the

to show all shortcuts.

• 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.

Customise Shortcut Switches

Touch

and drag icons to rearrange them.

notication panel, then swipe down on it again

Essentials

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 two

ngers on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode.

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.

Move or Delete a Widget

Touch and hold a widget on your home screen until your device 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

screen, or both.

Set an Image from Gallery as Your Wallpaper

, then determine whether you'd like to set the image as Lock screen, Home

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

2 Go to

setting.

> Set as > Wallpaper, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the

Screenshots & Screen Recording

Essentials

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

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.

Record the Screen

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

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

o your

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.

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.

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 device before starting the screen recording.

Essentials

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.

Block or Delay Notications

Swipe left on a notication, then touch to block or delay notications from that source.

Some system notications can't be blocked.

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 device rings for an incoming call or alarm, you can press the Power button to

mute it.

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.

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1 Touch and hold the text until appears.

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 and hold the point where you want to paste the text, then touch Paste.

Split-screen Mode & Floating Window

Split-screen Mode

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

Enable Split-screen Mode

Certain apps do not support 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.

3 Open the other app to start multitasking.

Adjust the Size of the Split-screen Panes

Drag

This feature can only be used when your device is in the portrait orientation.

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.

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

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 .

Charging

Essentials

Charge Your Device

Your device will alert you when it is running out of power. Please make sure to charge your

device in time to prevent it from turning o automatically when the power runs out.

Precautions for Charging

• Charge your device using the standard adapter and USB cable that came with your device.

Using other chargers or USB cables may cause repeated restarts, slow charging,

overheating, or other undesirable eects.

• Your device will automatically run a safety check when a charger or other device is

connected to the USB port. If moisture is detected in the USB port, your device will

automatically activate safety measures and stop charging. Disconnect your device from the

USB port and wait until the USB port is dry.

• The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and age

of the battery.

• Batteries have a limited number of charge cycles. When the battery life becomes noticeably

shorter, go to an authorised Huawei Customer Service Centre to replace the battery.

• Do not cover your device or charger during charging.

• Your device may heat up when you have been using it for an extended period of time,

especially in high temperatures. In this case, stop charging, disable some features, and

move your device to a cool place.

• Please do not use your device while it is charging.

• If your device does not respond after you press and hold the Power button, the battery may

have run out. Charge for 10 minutes and then power it on.

Using the Charger that Came with Your Device

1 Use the USB cable that came with your device to connect your device and the adapter.

2 Plug the adapter into a power socket.

Charging Your Device With a PC

1 Connect your device to a PC or other device using a USB cable.

2 When the Use USB to dialog box is displayed on your device, touch Charge only.

If another option has been set previously, the dialog box will not pop up. Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, touch Settings, then select Charge

only.

Overview of Battery Icons

You can check the battery level from the battery icon on the device screen.

Battery Icon Battery Level

Less than 4% battery remaining

Essentials

Battery Icon Battery Level

Charging, less than 10% battery remaining

Charging, 10% to 90% battery remaining

Charging, at least 90% battery remaining

If 100% is displayed next to the battery icon, or a charging complete

message is displayed on the lock screen, the battery is fully charged.

Reverse Charging with an OTG Cable

On-The-Go (OTG) is a USB transmitting technology that allows a device to directly access

les on a USB ash drive or digital camera, or connect to an external device such as a

keyboard or mouse, with the help of an OTG cable.

You can use your device to charge other devices using an OTG cable.

1 Connect your device with the device to be charged using an OTG cable.

2 When the Use USB to dialog box is displayed on your device, touch Reverse charge.

If another option has been set previously, the dialog box will not pop up. Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, touch Settings, and then select

Reverse charge.

3 Follow the onscreen instructions on the device to be charged to start charging.

Smart Features

AI Lens

Scan Codes

HiVision can read various QR codes and instantly direct you to the corresponding app screen.

1 Open the camera, touch

, then touch .

2 Place the QR code within the scan frame and wait for it to be recognised.

Scan to Shop

The Shopping feature of HiVision lets you scan goods to get purchase recommendations for

HiTouch

Use HiTouch for Convenient Shopping

When you see an item you wish to buy on your device screen, touch and hold it with two

ngers to search for it online, and touch the displayed links to view more details.

1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > HiTouch, then enable HiTouch.

2 Touch and hold the item you wish to purchase with two ngers spread slightly apart.

3 After the subject is identied, links to the item on dierent shopping platforms will then

display.

4 You can also adjust the position and size of the identication box to select other items

you're interested in.

5 Touch the links to view product details and make a purchase.

Easy Projection

Wireless Projection

You can connect your device to an external display (for example, a TV) wirelessly.

1 Based on the model and functions of your external display, do the following:

Smart Features

• If the external display supports Miracast, enable wireless projection on it.

• If not, use a wireless HDMI adapter to connect your device and external display. Ensure

that the wireless HDMI adapter is connected to a power supply.

To check whether your external display supports Miracast and how to enable wireless projection on it, consult the user guide or customer service of the external display manufacturer.

2 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then touch to turn on

Wi-Fi.

3 Swipe down further on the notication panel to enable Wireless Projection. Your device

will now search for the external display or the wireless HDMI adapter.

Alternatively, go to Settings > More connections and enable Wireless Projection.

4 Touch the name of the external display or the wireless HDMI adapter on the search result

list to start projecting.

Wired Projection

You can connect your device to an external display (for example, a TV) using a wired

connection.

It is recommended that you purchase the accessories recommended or specied by Huawei

from authorised sources.

Projection Using a Type-C Cable

1 Prepare a Type-C cable.

Use a Type-C to HDMI, Type-C to DP, or Type-C to MiniDP cable depending on your external display.

2 Connect the Type-C end to your device and the other end to the external display.

3 On the external display, set the corresponding HDMI, DP, or MiniDP input as the signal

source.

Projection Using a Docking Station

If you need to connect your device to an external display and use a wired mouse and

keyboard, use a docking station with a USB port.

1 Prepare a docking station.

Multiple types of ports are available on a docking station. If your external display supports HDMI and you need to use a wired mouse and keyboard, use a docking station with at least one HDMI port and two USB ports.

2 Connect your device and the external display through the docking station, then connect

the wired mouse and keyboard to the docking station.

3 On the external display, set the corresponding HDMI, DP, or MiniDP input as the signal

source.

Smart Features

Desktop Mode

For enhanced work eciency, project your device's content onto an external display, swipe

down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then enable DESKTOP MODE.

In DESKTOP MODE, the display of your device will be arranged in a desktop layout, and

operations on your device won't aect what's on the external display. For example, you can

edit a document on the external display while chatting on your device. You don't need to

worry about missing notications, calls, or messages, as a red dot will appear on the

notication panel on the external display to keep you informed.

After an external keyboard is connected, your tablet will prompt you to enable DESKTOP

MODE.

Project Your Device to an External Display to Facilitate Your Work

In DESKTOP MODE, you can use the following features:

• Multiple windows: Open more than one window at a time to multitask.

• File management: Save les to the desktop, create les or folders, and rename or delete

les.

• Quick search: Search for documents, multimedia les, and apps using the start menu search

box.

• Create app shortcuts: From the start menu, touch and hold an app and then drag it to the

desktop to create a shortcut. You can also right-click an app icon and select the option to

create an app shortcut on the desktop.

• Audio output: Touch the audio output icon on the status bar, then select the external

display or your Device as the audio output device.

• App projection: Touch and hold an app icon on your device to view the projection options.

You can now project and open the app on the external display.

• Highlighter: Use the highlighter feature to mark projected content using the touchpad.

Exit Desktop Mode

Touch the network signal icons area on the status bar to open

Notication centre, then

touch Exit Desktop mode.

Huawei Share

Huawei Share is a wireless sharing technology that allows you to quickly transfer images,

videos, documents, and other types of

Bluetooth to discover nearby devices, and uses Wi-Fi Direct to transfer les without using

mobile data.

les between devices. This technology relies on

Smart Features

Enable or Disable Huawei Share

You can enable or disable Huawei Share in either of the following ways:

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then touch to enable

or disable Huawei Share. Touch and hold the switch to enter the Huawei Share settings

screen.

• Go to Settings > More connections > Huawei Share, enable or disable Huawei Share.

Enabling Huawei Share automatically turns on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Quickly Share Files Between Your Devices Using Huawei Share

You can use Huawei Share to quickly share

preview the les before they are sent, then view the full content of the les once they have

been received. For example, the recipient can view received pictures or videos in Gallery.

les between Huawei devices. The recipient can

1 On the recipient device, enable Huawei Share.

2 On the sending device, touch and hold a

. Touch Huawei Share, then touch the icon of the recipient device to send the le.

Operations may vary if you are sharing les from apps directly.

le, select the les you want to share, then touch

3 On the recipient device, touch Accept to accept the transfer.

To view the les received, go to Files, then go to Internal storage > Huawei Share on the

Categories tab.

Received pictures or videos can also be found in Gallery > Albums > Huawei Share.

Share Files Between Your Device and Computer

You can use Huawei Share to quickly and easily share les wirelessly between your device

and a computer.

1 Make sure your device and computer are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

If the computer is a MateBook (PC Manager earlier than version 9.1), this is not

necessary. All you need to do is make sure its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth switches are

enabled.

2 On your device, enter the Huawei Share settings screen, and enable Huawei Share and

Computer share.

3 Record the Name shown on computers and the user name and password under

Verication on computers.

4 On your computer, go to:

• Windows: Computer > Network

• mac OS (mac OS 10.8 or later): Finder > Go to > Network

Smart Features

5 On your computer, double-click the name of your device, and enter the user name and

password recorded earlier.

6 Open a folder of your device such as the Internal storage folder, then view, edit, or copy

les from the folder to the computer, or copy les from the computer to this folder to store them in your device. You can also edit the les in this folder on your computer, and the changes will be synced to your device automatically. Similarly, if you edit any les on your device, the changes will be synced to your computer as well.

One-Touch Printing with Huawei Share

When a printer that supports Huawei Share is nearby, you can use Huawei Share to nd the

printer and print out pictures or PDF les from your device.

1 Depending on the type of printer, ensure the following:

• Wi-Fi capable printers: The printer must be powered on and connected to the same

network as your device.

• Wi-Fi Direct capable printers: The printer must be powered on and have Wi-Fi Direct

enabled.

• Bluetooth capable printers: The printer must be powered on and discoverable.

2 On your device, preview the le to be printed, then go to Share > Huawei Share.

3 Once the printer has been discovered, touch its name on your device, and adjust settings

on the preview screen. Then touch PRINT to print. If you are connecting a Bluetooth printer to your device for the rst time, nd the printer on your device, touch the printer name, then press and hold the Power button on the printer for about 1 second to conrm the connection.

For a list of supported printers, touch Learn more on the Huawei Share sharing screen,

swipe left on the screen, then touch What printers are supported? to see the list.

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera

There are multiple ways to open the Camera app.

From the Home Screen

From the home screen, open

From the Lock Screen

When the screen is locked, turn on the screen, then swipe up on the camera icon in the lower

right corner to open the camera.

Camera.

Take Photos

1 Open

2 You can then:

• Focus: Touch where you want to focus.

To adjust focus and metering separately, touch and hold the viewnder and drag the

individual ring or frame to the desired location.

Camera.

• Adjust brightness: Touch the

focus frame, drag it up or down.

• Zoom in or out: On the viewnder, pinch or spread two ngers, or drag the zoom

slider.

• Select a camera mode: Swipe left or right across the camera mode options.

• Turn the

Some features are only available when using the rear camera.

ash on or o: Touch and select (Auto), (On), (O), or

(Always on).

viewnder. When the symbol appears next to the

3 Touch to take a photo.

Take Burst Photos

Use Burst mode to take a sequence of photos in quick succession so you can choose the best

one.

Camera and Gallery

Burst shooting is only available when using the rear camera.

1 Open Camera and select Photo mode.

2 Touch and hold or press and hold one of the Volume buttons to take a burst photo.

When shooting, you'll see a counter, which indicates how many photos you've taken so far.

3 Lift your

Once you have

nger to stop shooting.

nished, select photos you want to keep from the burst.

1 Open Gallery.

2 Touch a burst photo (which will be tagged with

), then touch .

3 Swipe through the burst photos, select the ones you want to keep, then touch and

follow the onscreen instructions.

4 To delete the whole burst photo, touch and hold to select the photo, then touch .

Take Timed Photos

The camera timer allows you to set a time delay so you can get into position after you have

touched the shutter button.

1 Open

Camera.

2 Go to > Timer and select a delay option.

3 Return to the viewnder and touch the shutter button. Your device will take a photo when

the countdown ends.

Use Audio Control to Take Photos

You can use your voice to take photos without having to touch the shutter button.

1 Open Camera.

2 Go to

> Audio control, enable Audio control, and select an audio control option.

3 Go back to the viewnder, then say your command to take a photo.

Take Panoramic Photos

Add breadth to your landscape or group photos with the Panorama feature. The camera

takes multiple photos of objects within your eld of view and stitches them together into a

single panoramic photo.

Use the Rear Camera to Take Panoramic Photos

1 Go to Camera > More and select Panorama mode.

2 Touch at the bottom of the viewnder to set the pan direction.

Camera and Gallery

3 Point the camera at your starting point, then touch

to start shooting.

4 Slowly move the camera in the direction of the arrow displayed on the screen. Keep your

device steady and the arrow on the centre line the entire time.

5 Touch when you are nished.

Light Painting

Light painting helps you capture light trails by allowing the shutter to stay open for a longer

time. No manual aperture and shutter adjustment is involved.

Just choose from the available options depending on the subjects and light conditions. To

reduce camera shake, a tripod is recommended to steady your device.

Capture Car Light Trails in

Trac trails mode lets you create artistic photos of car tail lights at night.

Trac Trails Mode

1 Go to Camera > More > Light painting > Trac trails.

2 Find a spot where you'll see the light trails created by cars from a distance. Ensure that

car headlights do not point directly at the camera, as this can overexpose the image.

3 Touch to start shooting. Observe the shot in the viewnder. When the exposure is just

right, touch

Capture Light Drawings in Light Grati Mode

Light grati lets you create patterns or write words by moving a light source in front of the

camera.

to nish shooting.

1 Go to Camera > More > Light painting > Light grati.

2 In a dark environment without distracting light sources, move a suitably bright light

source of an appropriate colour, such as a small torch or glow stick, in front of the camera. Avoid exaggerated body movement as this may aect the shooting results.

3 Touch to start shooting. Observe the shot in the viewnder. When the exposure is just

right, touch to nish shooting.

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Capture Rivers and Waterfalls in Silky Water Mode

Silky water lets you capture silky smooth photographs of waterfalls and rivers.

1 Go to Camera > More > Light painting > Silky water.

2 This feature works best when taking photos of a stream or waterfall where the water is

owing heavily.

3 Touch to start shooting. Observe the shot in the viewnder. When the exposure is just

right, touch

Capture the Beauty of the Stars in Star Track Mode

Star track lets you use your camera to capture the movement of the stars in the night sky.

to nish shooting.

1 Go to Camera > More > Light painting > Star trails.

2 For best results, choose a clear night in a location free of light pollution and with an

unobstructed view of the sky.

3 Touch to start shooting. Observe the shot in the viewnder. When the exposure is just

right, touch to nish shooting.

Take HDR Photos

When shooting photos with backlighting or a high light contrast, High Dynamic Range (HDR)

mode can help you improve light and shadow

sharper details.

Use HDR with the Rear Camera

1 Go to

Camera > More and select HDR.

eects in your photos, giving your photos

2 Steady your device, with the help of a tripod if necessary.

3 Touch

to take a photo.

Moving Pictures

Moving pictures capture a second of movement and sound before you touch the shutter

button, and a second after.

Camera and Gallery

Take Moving Pictures

Go to Camera > More > Moving picture and touch to take a photo.

Play Moving Pictures

Moving pictures are saved in JPG format in Gallery.

Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera, touch a moving picture, then touch at the top of

the picture to view it.

The moving picture will automatically stop after a complete playback. You can also touch the

screen to stop the playback.

Share Moving Pictures

Go to

want to share, then touch to share it.

• Moving pictures can be shared through Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, Huawei Share, and

• If you share moving pictures to third-party apps or incompatible devices, moving

Gallery > Albums > Camera, touch and hold to select the moving picture you

more. In order to play the moving picture eect, the receiving device must be a Huawei

or Honor device that can take moving pictures.

pictures will be displayed as static images.

Add Stickers to Photos

Add a watermark, such as time, location, weather, or mood, to spice up your photo.

1 Go to

Camera > More > Stickers.

If this mode is not there, touch and then download Stickers.

2 Touch

viewnder.

and select a watermark. The selected watermark will be displayed in the

3 Drag the watermark to change its position. You can also edit the text of some types of

watermarks.

4 Touch

to take a photo.

Documents Mode

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Documents Mode

Images shot at an angle always suer from the problem of perspective. If you aren't able to

take a perfectly straight photo of a document, use Documents mode.

The camera will automatically adjust skewed images shot in Documents mode.

Shoot Photos in Documents Mode

1 Go to Camera > More > Documents. If this mode is not there, touch and then

download Documents.

2 Frame the document you want to shoot in the viewnder, such as a presentation slide on

a projector or a street poster. Then touch .

3 The camera then automatically identies the text area within the viewnder and unskews

the image.

Adjust the Text Area

If you nd the skew correction provided by Documents mode unsatisfactory, you can also

manually adjust the text area.

This is only available for photos taken in Documents mode.

1 Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera, then touch the photo you wish to adjust.

2 Touch above the photo.

3 Drag the four corners to customise the correction area. Then touch

Pro Mode

Pro mode lets you

sensitivity, exposure, and more.

Some of the above settings are not available when you shoot videos in Pro mode.

ne-tune photos and videos and gives you full control over metering, ISO

1 Open

Camera > More and select Pro mode.

2 In Pro mode, you can customise camera settings to shoot unique and professional-looking

photos. You can also shoot videos by touching . Before shooting, you can:

• Adjust the metering mode: Touch M to select a metering mode.

Metering Mode Description

Captures average light levels across the screen.

Matrix

Applicable when shooting landscapes.

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Metering Mode Description

Gives more weight to light levels at the centre of the

Centre

screen. Applicable when shooting portrait or macro

photos.

Concentrates on the light in a small area or point of the

Spot

• Adjust the ISO sensitivity: Touch ISO and drag the slider.

screen, such as the subject's eyes.

In low-light conditions, a higher ISO sensitivity is recommended. In well-lit

environments, lower the ISO sensitivity to avoid image noise.

• Adjust the shutter speed: Touch S and drag the slider.

When you are shooting static scenes or portraits, it is recommended that you lower the

shutter speed. When you are shooting moving scenes, it is recommended that you

increase the shutter speed.

• Adjust EV exposure compensation: Touch EV· and drag the slider.

Increase the EV value in low-light conditions and lower the value in well-lit

environments.

• Adjust the focus: Touch AF· and drag the slider.

Focus Mode Applicable Scenario

AF-S (single) Stationary subjects

AF-C (continuous) Moving subjects

MF (manual) Touch the subject on which you want to focus.

• Adjust the colour cast: Touch WB· and select a mode.

When shooting in bright sunlight, select . In low-light environments, select .

Touch to adjust the colour temperature. If you want to give your photo or video a

warm, cosy, or nostalgic tone, increase the K value. For a cool, calm, or futuristic tone,

reduce the K value.

• Use Horizontal level: Touch

and enable Horizontal level.

A horizontal guiding line will appear on the viewnder. When the dotted line overlaps

with the solid line, the camera is parallel with the horizontal level. It is recommended

that you enable this function when shooting buildings or landscapes.

• Use AF auxiliary light: Touch and enable AF auxiliary light for better focus in low-

light environments.

• Save RAW format photos: RAW format records more detail and allows you to have a

wider range of post-processing options. Go to > Resolution and enable RAW

format.

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Now when you take a photo, it will be saved in RAW and standard formats. The RAW

format photos will be saved to the RAW photo album in Gallery.

RAW format pictures take up more storage space than standard format pictures.

Make sure that your device has sucient storage space.

3 Touch the shutter button to shoot a photo or video.

Record Videos

1 Open Camera and select Video mode.

2 Adjust the following settings:

• Zoom in or out: On the viewnder, pinch or spread two ngers, or drag the zoom

slider.

• Focus: Touch where you want to focus. Touch and hold the viewnder to lock the

exposure and focus.

• Turn the ash on or o: Touch , then touch to keep the ash on, or to

turn it o.

• Adjust the beauty eect: Touch and drag the slider to adjust beauty settings.

3 Touch

While recording, touch and hold

Touch to take a photo while recording.

to start recording.

or to smoothly zoom in or out.

4 Touch to pause and to end the recording.

4K HD Videos

1 Open Camera and select Video mode.

2 Go to

> Resolution and select (16:9) 4K.

3 Return to the Video screen, and touch to record a video.

A higher resolution will result in a higher quality video, but will also take up more

storage space.

Filters

Camera and Gallery

1 Open

Camera and select Photo or Video mode.

2 Touch or and select a lter.

3 Touch the shutter button to shoot a photo or video.

Edit Camera Modes

Your device allows you to download, update, and delete camera modes to better suit your

needs.

Download Camera Modes

1 Go to

2 Touch , then touch ADD next to the mode you want to download.

Camera > More.

When the download is complete, the new mode will be displayed in More.

Update Camera Modes

1 On the More screen, touch .

2 A red dot will display on any mode that has an update available. Follow the onscreen

instructions to update modes.

Delete Camera Modes

1 On the More screen, touch

2 Touch

save your settings. If

To ensure that the camera runs correctly, pre-installed camera modes cannot be deleted.

in the upper right corner of the mode you want to delete, then touch to

is not displayed, the mode cannot be deleted.

to display the editing screen.

Adjust Camera Settings

Adjust the Camera Resolution

1 Open Camera and touch to access the Settings screen.

2 Touch Resolution and select a resolution.

This feature is not available in some modes.

Enable Location Tag

Enable Location tag to tag your location in photos and videos.

Swipe up on a photo or video in Gallery to view its shooting location.

Use the Assistive Grid to Compose Your Photos

Use the assistive grid feature to help you line up the perfect shot.

Camera and Gallery

1 Go to Camera > .

2 Enable Assistive grid.

3 Grid lines will appear in the viewnder. Place the subject of your photo on one of the

intersecting points, then touch .

Enable Mirror Reection

When using the front camera, touch to enable or disable Mirror reection.

Mute the Shutter Sound

Enable Mute as needed.

Capture Smiles

Enable Capture smiles. The camera will take a photo automatically when it detects a smile

in the viewnder.

Manage Gallery

View Photos and Videos

In Gallery, you can view, edit, and share your photos and videos, as well as browse the clips

automatically generated from them.

View by Album

You can view photos and videos by album on the Albums tab.

Some photos and videos are stored in default albums. For example, videos recorded with the

camera are saved in the Camera album. Screenshots and screen recordings are saved in the

Screenshots album.

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View by Category

Gallery intelligently sorts photos into categories, allowing you to quickly sift through large

albums by category.

Touch a category album on the Discover tab (such as food, portrait, or scenery) to view

photos in that album.

View Details About Photos and Videos

1 Touch a photo or video to view it in Full screen mode. Touch the screen again to hide the

menu.

2 In Full screen mode, you can check the following:

• Basic information: Swipe up on the photo or video to view basic information.

• Shooting details: Touch

and view shooting details in the popup box, including the

storage path, resolution, and size.

Search for Photos

Quickly locate a photo by searching for keywords in Gallery.

1 Open Gallery, then touch at the top of the screen.

2 Enter a keyword (such as "food", "scenery", or "ower").

3 Photos related to that keyword will be displayed. Touch a suggested keyword or enter

more keywords to nd more results.

Edit Photos and Videos

Gallery oers a wide range of editing features for photos and videos.

Basic Editing

Open Gallery, touch the thumbnail of the photo you want to edit, then touch Edit to

access the editing features.

• Rotate: Touch

and drag the angle wheel to the desired orientation.

You can also touch Rotate to rotate your photo 90 degrees or Mirror to ip it.

• Crop: Touch and drag the grid or its corners to make your selection.

You can also select a xed ratio and drag the corners of the grid to crop the photo.

• Add lter eects: Touch to select a lter.

• Colour splash: Touch to select the colours you want to highlight. Other parts of the

photo will be black and white.

• Blur: Touch , select a blur mode, and drag the slider to adjust the blur.

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• Adjust photo eects: Touch to adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, and other

qualities of the photo.

• Grati: Touch to select a brush and colour to add grati.

• Add a text element: Touch to select an element style and font format.

Add Stickers to Photos

1 Touch Edit > Stickers.

2 Select a type of sticker, such as Time, Location, Weather, or Mood.

3 Select a sticker and drag it to change its position. You can also edit the text of some types

of stickers.

4 Touch to save your edits and to save the photo.

Pixelate Photos

1 Touch Edit > Mosaic.

2 Select a mosaic style and size to censor parts of a photo.

3 To remove the mosaic, touch Eraser and wipe it o the photo.

4 Touch to save your edits and to save the photo.

Rename Photos

1 In Gallery, touch the photo thumbnail you want to rename.

2 Go to > Rename and enter a new name.

3 Touch OK.

Edit Videos

1 Go to Gallery > Albums > Videos, and touch the video you want to edit.

2 Touch . Then you can:

• Crop the video: Drag the slider at both ends of the video clip to select which part you

want to keep. Touch to preview the cropped video.

• Adjust the video resolution: Select the desired resolution.

A higher resolution will result in a higher quality video, but will also take up more

storage space.

3 When you are nished, touch to export the video.

The exported video will be saved alongside the original video in its original album.

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Share Photos and Videos

You can share photos and videos from Gallery in multiple ways.

1 Open Gallery.

2 Use either of the following methods:

• Share a single photo or video: Touch the photo or video, then touch .

• Share multiple photos or videos: In an album, touch and hold to select multiple photos

and videos, then touch

Manage Gallery

Organise photos and videos into albums to easily sift through them.

Open Gallery, then touch Albums. From here you can:

Add Albums

1 Touch Add album, then name the album.

2 Touch OK.

3 Select the photos or videos you want to add.

Move Photos and Videos

1 Open an album, then touch and hold to select the photos and videos you want to move.

2 Touch > Move to select the desired album.

3 Once the items are moved, they will no longer be in their original album.

The All photos and Videos albums show all photos and videos stored on your device.

Moving items across albums will not aect the view in these albums.

Delete Photos and Videos

Touch and hold to select the items you want to delete, then go to > Delete.

The All photos, Videos, and Camera albums cannot be deleted.

Deleted photos and videos will be temporarily moved to the Recently deleted album before

being permanently deleted after 30 days.

To permanently delete a photo or video manually, touch and hold its thumbnail in the

Recently deleted album, then go to

Recover Deleted Photos and Videos

In the Recently deleted album, touch and hold to select the items you want to recover, then

> Delete.

touch to restore them to their original albums.

Camera and Gallery

If the original album has been deleted, a new one will be created.

Add Photos and Videos to Favorites

Open a photo or video, then touch .

The item will appear in both its original album and the My favourites album.

Hide Albums

System albums such as Camera, Videos, My favourites, and Screenshots cannot be

hidden.

From the Albums tab, go to > Hide albums and toggle the switches on for albums that

you want to hide.

Hidden albums and the photos and videos in them are hidden from view in Gallery.

Block Albums

To prevent third-party app albums from displaying in Gallery, block these albums.

1 On the Albums tab, touch Others.

2 Touch an album, and if is displayed at the top, go to > Block.

Move photos and videos you want to block to blocked albums. Blocked albums cannot be viewed in any apps other than Files.

3 To unblock an album, go to Others, touch View blocked albums, then touch Unblock

next to the album.

Only some albums in Others can be blocked.

Smart Photo Categorisation

Gallery automatically sorts your photos into categories such as portraits, locations, scenery,

and food, so you can quickly nd what you're looking for.

Open Gallery, then touch the Discover tab to view your photos organised into

categories.

To remove a photo from an album, touch and hold to select the photo, then touch (or

for portraits).

Not all photos can be removed from the category albums.

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View and Set People Albums

Once you have taken a sucient number of photos, Gallery will automatically create People

albums of individuals or groups by identifying faces in your photos. This will happen when

your device is charging and the screen is o.

You can name your People albums and set the relationship of individuals with you.

Group photo albums require a specic number of photos that contain 2 to 10 faces that have

already been named in People albums.

1 Go to Gallery > Discover and view the generated People albums.

2 Touch an album, go to > Edit > Add name, then set the name and relationship (such

as Baby or Mom).

Once you have nished, you can nd a People album by entering the name or relationship in

the search bar.

Huawei Vlog Editor

The Huawei Vlog editor automatically creates Huawei Vlogs, such as Spotlight Reels,

Highlights videos, and People albums, with added background music from your photos and

videos.

You can also select photos and videos yourself to create your own Huawei Vlogs.

Either way, you can edit and share your Huawei Vlogs at the touch of a

View Spotlight Reels

Spotlight Reels are highlight clips of particular people and objects with added background

music that Gallery creates automatically from your videos.

1 Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera.

2 Touch a video, then swipe up on the video. Touch a People album or video under Best cut

to view. If a clip has not yet been generated, touch GET STARTED to create one.

nger.

This feature works automatically when your device is charging and the screen is o. It

only works on local videos between 10 seconds and 3 minutes long.

Edit Spotlight Reels

1 When you are watching a Spotlight Reel, touch the video to select a preset template at

the bottom of the screen.

2 Touch at the top of the screen to customise the background music, lter, intro and

outro, and more. Then touch to save the video.

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3 When you are nished, touch to export the video.

Share Spotlight Reels

1 Go to Gallery > Albums > Video Editor, where you'll nd all your exported videos.

2 Touch and hold to select the videos you want to share, then touch .

Huawei Vlogs

Gallery automatically creates people albums by identifying faces in photos.

View, edit, and share the Huawei Vlogs generated in these people albums.

View Huawei Vlogs

1 Go to

Gallery > Discover and touch a people album.

2 Touch on the album cover.

Edit Huawei Vlogs

Apply special eects, lters, and background music to juice up your Huawei Vlogs.

1 Touch to play the video. During playback, you can:

• Touch the video to select a preset template at the bottom of the screen.

• Touch at the top of the screen to add or remove photos, change the background

music, lter, intro and outro, and more.

Touch to save the video. Preview your edits on the playback screen.

2 Touch

Share Huawei Vlogs

to export the video.

When exporting Huawei Vlogs, you can share them with your friends by following the

onscreen instructions.

Another way to share Huawei Vlogs is as follows: Go to Gallery > Albums > Video Editor,

where you'll nd all your exported Huawei Vlogs.

Touch and hold to select a Huawei Vlog, then touch .

Highlights

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Highlights

Gallery automatically creates Highlights albums from your best photos and videos based on

time, location, and theme information, and even generates a short video clip so you can

instantly relive the good times.

• To start using Highlights, go to Camera > and enable Location tag.

• Highlights albums are created automatically when your device is charging, the screen is

turned o, and the battery is at least 50% charged. This process may take some time.

Highlights albums will not be created if there are fewer than 10 photos or videos in Gallery.

View Highlights Videos

1 Go to

2 Touch

Edit Highlights Videos

Gallery > Highlights and touch an album.

to play the video.

1 When you are watching a Highlights video, touch the video to select a preset template at

the bottom of the screen.

2 Touch

outro, and more. Then touch to save the video.

at the top of the screen to customise the background music, lter, intro and

3 When you are nished, touch to export the video.

Share Highlights Videos

1 Go to Gallery > Albums > Video Editor, where you'll nd all your exported videos.

2 Touch and hold to select the videos you want to share, then touch .

Add or Remove Photos and Videos from Highlights Albums

1 On the Highlights tab, touch an album.

2 You can then:

• Add photos or videos: Touch , select the items you want to add, then touch .

• Remove photos or videos: Touch and hold to select photos or videos you want to

remove, touch

Rename Highlights Albums

, then touch Move.

1 On the Highlights tab, touch an album.

2 Go to

> Rename and enter a new name.

Delete Highlights Albums

1 On the Highlights tab, touch an album.

Camera and Gallery

2 Go to

> Delete and touch Delete.

Apps

Locate an Installed App

Swipe down from the middle of the home screen to show the search bar, and enter the app

name. When the app is found, touch

next to its name.

Uninstall an App

You can uninstall an app using either of the following methods:

• Touch and hold the app icon you want to uninstall until your device vibrates, touch

Uninstall, then follow the onscreen instructions to uninstall the app.

• Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, touch the app you want to uninstall, then touch

Uninstall.

Some pre-installed system apps can't be uninstalled, as uninstalling them may cause

system errors.

Manage Background Apps

1 Access the recent tasks screen using either of the following methods, depending on the

navigation method you are using:

• Gestures: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold.

• Three-key navigation: Touch .

2 On the recent tasks screen, you can:

• Swipe across to view app previews.

• Touch an app preview to access an app.

• Swipe up on an app preview to close an app.

• Swipe down on an app preview to lock it.

preview. Touching will not close this app.

• Swipe down again to unlock it. will disappear.

• Touch to close all apps (except for those you have locked).

Clear the Cache of an App

Delete app cache les to free up storage space.

will appear at the top of the app

Apps

Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, select the app for which you want to clear the cache, then

go to Storage > Clear cache.

Contacts

Create and Edit Contact Information

You can create contacts in multiple ways, as well as view and manage your contacts list.

Create Contacts

1 Open

If you are creating a contact for the rst time, touch Create new contact to start adding a contact.

For Wi-Fi-only tablets, open Contacts in the Tools folder.

Phone, select the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then touch .

2 Touch the camera image to set a prole picture for the contact, enter information such as

the name, organisation, and phone number of the contact, then touch

Import Contacts

1 On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Import/Export.

2 Select Import via Bluetooth, Import via Wi-Fi Direct, or Import from storage, then

follow the onscreen instructions to import contacts.

Scan Business Cards to Add Contacts

1 On the Contacts screen, go to > Scan or go to Business cards > Scan.

2 Place a business card on a at surface, adjust the camera so that the contents on the

business card are clearly displayed in the viewnder, then touch to capture a single or multiple business cards in a row.

3 After the photos are taken, your device will automatically identify the contact information.

Touch to save the contact.

You can view the scanned business cards in Business cards.

Scan a QR Code to Add a Contact

If a QR code contains contact information, you can scan the QR code to quickly add a

contact.

1 On the Contacts screen, go to

> Scan or go to Business cards > Scan.

2 Take a photo of a QR code or select a photo of a QR card from Gallery, and contact

information contained in the QR code can be identied and added.

Search for Contacts

1 From the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Display preferences and touch All

contacts to display all your contacts.

2 Search for contacts using either of the following methods:

• Swipe down from the middle of the home screen, enter a keyword for the contact you

want to nd in the search box (such as their name, initials, or email address).

You can also enter multiple keywords, such as "John London", to quickly nd matching

contacts.

• Enter keywords for the contact you want to nd in the search box above the contacts

list. Matching results will be displayed below the search box.

Share Contacts

1 On the Contacts screen, select the contact you want to share, then go to > Share

contact.

Apps

2 Select a sharing method, then follow the onscreen instructions to share the contact.

Export Contacts

1 On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Import/Export.

2 Touch Export to storage and follow the onscreen instructions to export contacts.

The exported .vcf

default. You can open Files to view the exported les in the internal storage.

Delete Contacts

Delete contacts using either of the following methods:

• Touch and hold the entry you want to delete, then touch Delete.

• On the Contacts screen, go to

contacts, select the entries you want to delete, then touch

les are saved in the root directory of your device's internal storage by

> Settings > Organise contacts > Delete multiple

To restore deleted contacts, go to > Settings > Organise contacts > Recently deleted,

touch and hold a contact you want to restore, select the check boxes of any others you also

want to restore, then touch .

Merge Duplicate Contacts

1 Open Phone, select the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then touch >

Settings > Organise contacts > Merge duplicate contacts.

For Wi-Fi-only tablets, open Contacts in the Tools folder.

2 Select duplicate contacts to be merged and touch Merge.

Apps

Manage Contact Groups

You can conveniently send emails or messages to multiple contacts by creating and

managing contact groups. Your device automatically groups contacts by company, city, and

last contact time, but you can also create new groups based on your preferences.

Create a Contact Group

1 Open Phone, select the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then touch Groups.

For Wi-Fi-only tablets, open Contacts in the Tools folder.

2 Touch , enter the group name, such as "Family" or "Friends", then touch OK.

3 Follow the onscreen instructions to add contacts to the group, then touch

Edit a Contact Group

1 On the Groups screen, select the group you want to edit and touch

contact.

to add a new

2 Touch for Remove members, Group ringtone, Delete group, or Rename.

Delete Contact Groups

On the Groups screen, touch and hold the group to be deleted, then touch Delete.

Create Personal Information

You can create a business card containing your personal information to share with others.

You can also add personal emergency information so you can call for help quickly in an

emergency.

Create a Personal Business Card

1 Open

card.

For Wi-Fi-only tablets, open Contacts in the Tools folder.

Phone, select the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then touch My

2 Set your prole picture, enter personal information such as your name, work address, and

phone number.

3 Touch to automatically create a QR code business card.

You can share your business card using the QR code.

Erase Contact Traces

1 Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then touch the

contact for whom you wish to erase contact traces.

2 Go to > Erase history > Erase to delete all call and message records for that contact.

This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Phone

Make a Call

Voice calls are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Dial a Number or Select a Contact to Call

Use either of the following methods to make a call:

Apps

• Open

contact's initials to nd a contact.

• On the Phone screen, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, then select a contact to make

a call.

Touch to end a call.

Use Speed Dial

Once you've set up speed dialling for a contact, you can quickly call that contact with the

assigned number key.

Go to Phone > > Settings > Speed dial, select a number key, then set a contact for

this speed dial number.

Set a Contact Prole Picture for Calls

You can set prole pictures for your contacts to be shown on the screen during incoming and

outgoing calls.

Phone, enter part of a phone number, the rst letter of a contact's name, or the

1 On the Phone screen, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, then select the contact you

want to set a prole picture for.

2 Touch and then touch to set a prole picture for the contact.

Make an International Call

1 Contact your mobile carrier to activate and inquire about the international calling service.

2 Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, then select a contact to make a

call. For numbers that are not in the contacts list, on the Phone screen, touch and hold the 0

number key to display +, enter the country code and phone number, then touch to make an international call.

Manage Call Logs

Voice calls are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Apps

You can merge the call logs of the same contact or number for a tidier and more concise

interface, or delete call logs as required.

Merge Call Logs

1 Go to Phone > > Settings > Merge call log.

2 Select By contact and your device will automatically merge the call logs of the same

number or contact.

View Missed Calls

1 To display all missed calls, open Phone, swipe down on the call log list, then touch the

Missed tab.

All missed calls are displayed in red in the call log list for you to quickly identify them on the All screen.

2 Touch

Delete Call Logs

Delete call logs using either of the following methods:

• On the Phone screen, touch and hold a call log, then touch Delete entry.

• On the Phone screen, go to > Delete entries. Select multiple call logs, then touch

to delete them.

next to a call log to call back or send a message.

Set a Ringtone for Incoming Calls

Voice calls are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

You can set your favorite music or a video as the ringtone for incoming calls.

If two SIM cards have been inserted into your device, congure the ringtone separately for

SIM 1 and SIM 2.

Set a Ringtone for a Contact

1 Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then select the

contact you want to set a ringtone for.

2 On the contact details screen, touch Ringtone and select a ringtone.

Manage Incoming Calls

Voice calls are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

You can use the call waiting feature to answer incoming calls when you are already engaged

in a previous call. If you cannot answer a call because your device is faulty or the network

signal is poor, you can also set call forwarding to forward calls to another number or device.

Answer or Reject an Incoming Call

If you receive a call when the screen is locked:

• Drag right to answer the call.

• Drag left to reject the call.

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• Touch

• Touch to set a callback reminder.

to reject the call and reply with an SMS message.

If you receive a call when the screen is unlocked:

• Touch

• Touch to reject the call.

• Touch

• Touch to set a callback reminder.

to answer the call.

to reject the call and reply with an SMS message.

Answer a New Incoming Call During a Call

1 When you receive an incoming call when you are already engaged in a previous call,

touch

to answer it.

2 Touch or touch a held call in the call list to switch between the two calls.

Enable Call Forwarding

After the Call forwarding feature is enabled, calls that meet set conditions will be

automatically transferred to a specied phone number.

This feature requires the support of your mobile carrier. For details, contact your carrier.

1 On the Phone screen, go to > Settings, and touch Call forwarding under the SIM

card you wish to disable call forwarding on.

2 Select and enable a forwarding method, then enter and conrm the target number.

Features may vary depending on your network provider.

Disable Call Forwarding

1 On the Phone screen, go to > Settings, and touch Call forwarding under the SIM

card you wish to disable call forwarding on.

2 Select the forwarding mode that you wish to disable and disable it.

Features may vary depending on your network provider.

Filter and Block Spam Calls

Voice calls are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Set dierent block rules to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam calls.

Filter Spam Calls

1 Go to Phone > > Blocked > and set the block rules.

Alternatively, go to Tablet Manager > Blocked > to set the block rules.

2 Touch Call block rules and toggle on the switches of corresponding block rules.

Block Incoming Calls from Specic Numbers

You can block incoming calls from specic numbers using either of the following methods:

Apps

• Go to

numbers you want to block.

• On the Phone screen, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, touch the contact you want to

block, then go to > Block contact.

Set Whether to Receive Notications for Blocked Calls

Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Receive notications and set whether to receive

notications for blocked calls.

Phone > > Blocked > > Blocklist, touch , then add the phone

Emergency SOS and Calls

This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Use Emergency SOS

If you encounter an emergency, you can quickly and secretly send an SOS message to your

emergency contacts.

1 Enable GPS and allow the Emergency SOS feature to access your location.

2 Go to Settings > Security > Emergency SOS, enable Also send SOS message, then

set your emergency contacts.

Once you have enabled the Emergency SOS feature, if you encounter an emergency, press

the Power button ve times in quick succession and your device will automatically send a

message with your current location to your emergency contacts.

Once the message is sent, your device will bring up the emergency call screen, from which

you can quickly call an emergency service or one of your emergency contacts.

Make Emergency Calls

In the event of an emergency, you can make emergency calls directly from the lock screen of

your device even if there is no signal.

The emergency call feature is subject to local regulations and individual mobile carriers.

Network issues or other types of interference may lead to failed emergency calls.

1 On the lock screen, touch Emergency. If you are in an area with good signal, your device

will automatically obtain your location and display it on the screen.

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2 Enter your local emergency number and touch

touch Emergency information and select an emergency contact to call.

to call the number. Alternatively,

Make Operations During a Call

Voice calls are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

During a call, an in-call menu will be displayed.

• Touch to enable hands-free mode.

• Touch to start another call (only available once three-way calling has been activated).

For details, contact your mobile carrier.

• Touch to use the dialler.

• During a call, you can hide the call screen and access other apps by returning to the

previous screen or home screen using the current navigation mode.

Touch the green status bar at the top of the screen to return to the call screen.

• Touch

to end the call.

Messaging

Send and Manage Messages

SMS messaging services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

You can send and receive messages that include text, emojis, pictures, audio les, and more.

You can also manage your messages in the message list.

Send and Manage Messages

You can send and receive messages that include text, emojis, pictures, audio les, and more.

You can also manage your messages in the message list.

Send Messages

1 Open Messaging, touch .

2 On the New message screen, enter your message content. Touch to add other types

of content such as pictures and audio les.

3 In the recipient box, touch , select contacts or contact groups, then touch .

4 After nishing editing, touch to send the message.

Apps

Save a Draft Message

From the New message screen, touch to save a draft message.

Cancel Sending a Message

On the Messaging screen, go to > Settings > Advanced and enable Recall messages.

Within six seconds after the message is sent, you can double-touch the message to cancel

sending it.

View and Reply to Messages

1 On the Messaging screen, select a contact to view your conversation with them.

2 To reply to a message, enter your message content in the text box, then touch .

New messages will be displayed in the notication panel in the form of banners and you can

touch them there to reply.

Mark Messages as Read

You can use any of the following methods to mark messages as read:

• New messages will be displayed in the notication panel in the form of a banner and you

can mark them as read there.

• On the Messaging screen, swipe left on the message that you want to mark as read, then

touch .

• On the Messaging screen, go to > Mark all as read.

Delete a Message

You can delete messages using either of the following methods:

• On the Messaging screen, swipe left the message to be deleted, then touch

• Touch and hold a message, select multiple messages you wish to delete, then touch .

Deleted messages cannot be recovered.

Filter and Block Spam Messages

This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Set dierent block rules, such as your blocklist, to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam

messages.

Block Spam Messages

Go to

You can also go to Tablet Manager > Blocked > to set block rules.

Messaging > > Blocked > and set block rules.

Block Messages from Specic Numbers

1 Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Blocklist.

2 Touch and add the numbers you want to block. SMS and MMS messages sent by

these numbers will all be blocked.

Block Messages Containing Specic Keywords

1 Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Keyword blocklist.

Apps

2 Touch

will be blocked.

Set Whether to Receive Notications for Blocked Messages

Go to

receive notications when messages are blocked.

and add the keywords to be ltered. All messages containing these keywords

Messaging > > Blocked > > Receive notications and set whether to

Calendar

Add and Manage Events

Events help you plan and manage activities in your daily life and work, such as attending

company meetings, arranging social get-togethers, and making credit card repayments. You

can add events and set reminders to help you arrange your schedule in advance.

Create an Event

1 Open

Calendar and touch .

2 Enter the details of the event, such as the title, location, and start and end times.

3 Touch Add reminder to set the reminder time for the event.

4 Touch to save the event.

Import Meeting Reminders

1 Go to Calendar > > Manage accounts.

2 Touch Add account, then follow the onscreen instructions to add your work emails (from

your Exchange account) to the calendar to see meeting reminders.

Search for Events

1 On the Calendar screen, touch

2 Enter keywords of your event in the search box, such as the title and location.

Share an Event

1 On the Calendar screen, touch an event on the calendar or under the schedule.

Apps

2 Touch

method you prefer.

Delete Events

You can delete events using the following methods:

• On the Calendar screen, then touch the event to be deleted and touch .

• Touch Schedule, touch and hold an event, select the events you want to delete, then touch

and follow the onscreen instructions to share the event using whichever

Set a Calendar Notication

Set the calendar notication type according to your requirements. You can set status bar

notications, banner notications, sound notications, and more.

You can also change the default reminder time to control when your device will send you a

reminder.

1 Go to Calendar > > Settings.

2 In the reminder settings, set Default reminder time and Reminder time for all-day

events.

3 Touch Notications and enable Allow notications. Then follow the onscreen

instructions to set a notication type.

Customise the Calendar View

Set the start day of the week, whether or not to show week numbers, and more in the

calendar view settings.

1 Go to Calendar > > Settings.

2 Set the start day of the week, whether or not to show week numbers, and so on.

Set Alternate Calendars

Set the Calendar to display other calendars as well, such as the Chinese lunar calendar or the

Islamic calendar.

Go to Calendar > > Settings > Alternate calendars and select another calendar.

View National/Regional Holidays

View national/regional holidays in the calendar to help plan your travel.

1 Go to Calendar > > Settings > National/Regional holidays.

2 Turn on the switch of a country/region, and your device will automatically download

holiday information for that country/region and display it in the Calendar.

Clock

Alarm

Apps

You can set alarms to play a sound or vibrate at

Set an Alarm

1 Go to

Clock > Alarm, touch , and set a time.

specic times.

2 Select a sound for the alarm. The sound will play when you select it. You can press the

Volume buttons to adjust its volume.

3 Set the following options according to your preferences:

• Repeat

• Vibrate

• Ring duration

• Snooze duration

• Label

4 When you are

nished, touch .

Modify or Delete an Alarm

Touch an existing alarm to modify or delete it.

Snooze an Alarm

If you don't want to get up when an alarm rings, simply touch the snooze button or press the

Power button.

The snooze length is set when creating the alarm.

Turn O an Alarm

When an alarm rings, swipe left or right on the button that appears at the bottom of the

screen to turn it o.

Timer and Stopwatch

You can use the timer to count down from a

to measure the duration of an event.

Timer

specied time. You can also use the stopwatch

Go to

it, touch .

Clock > Timer, set the duration of time, and touch to start the timer. To stop

Stopwatch

Go to Clock > Stopwatch, and touch to start the stopwatch. To stop it, touch .

View the Time in Cities Worldwide

Use Clock to see the local time in dierent time zones around the world.

Go to Clock > World clock, touch , and enter the name of a city or select one from

the list of cities.

Notepad

Create Notes

You can create notes to record your thoughts and inspirations.

Apps

1 Go to Notepad > Notes, then touch .

2 Enter the title and content of the note.

3 Touch

drag it to the desired position in the note.

to insert a picture into the note as required. Touch and hold the picture, then

4 If you want to organise your notes for easier access and viewing, touch to add a tag

to your note after nishing it.

5 Touch

to save the note.

Create To-Dos

You can create to-dos with a set time to remind you to complete them.

If you set a time, your device will send you a reminder

notication at the specied time.

1 Go to Notepad > To-dos, then touch .

2 Enter your to-do.

3 Touch , set a reminder time, then touch OK.

4 Touch Save.

Manage Your Notepad

You can sort your Notepad items by category and put them into

unwanted items, and share items with other people.

When viewing a list of items or an individual item in Notepad, touch the status bar at the top

of the screen to quickly return to the rst item or the beginning of the item you are viewing.

dierent folders, delete

Sort Notepad Items by Category

Dierent types of notes or to-dos can be sorted by category and displayed in dierent

colours for more convenient viewing.

You can sort notepad items using either of the following methods:

• On the All notes or All to-dos screen, swipe left on an item, touch , then select a tag.

• Touch and hold a note or to-do, select or drag over the check boxes of the notes or to-dos

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you want to categorise under the same tag, then touch

Share Notepad Items

You can share your Notepad items as text les or images.

On the All notes or All to-dos screen, touch the item to be shared, touch , then follow

the onscreen instructions to share it.

Delete Notepad Items

You can delete notepad items using either of the following method:

• On the All notes or All to-dos screen, swipe left on a note or to-do, then touch to

delete it.

• Touch and hold a note or to-do you want to delete, select or drag over the check boxes of

any other notes or to-dos you want to delete as well, then touch

To restore a deleted Notepad item, touch All notes or All to-dos, select the item you want to

to select a tag.

restore in Recently deleted, then touch .

Recorder

1 In the Tools folder, open

2 During a recording, you can touch to add a tag.

3 When you are

nished, touch to stop recording.

4 You can also touch and hold a recording, then share, rename, or delete it.

Recordings are saved under Files > Categories > Internal storage > Sounds.

Play a Recording

Recording

les are listed on the Recorder home screen. Touch a recording to play it.

Recorder, and touch to start a recording.

On the recording playback screen, you can:

• Touch to skip the muted parts.

• Touch to adjust the playback speed.

Apps

• Touch

• Touch a tag to rename it.

Edit a Recording

1 On the

2 Touch

to add a tag.

Recorder home screen, touch a recording.

to display the waveform of the recording.

3 Drag the start and end bars to adjust the clip length. Pinch your ngers on the waveform

to zoom in or out to adjust the clip length more precisely.

4 Touch

Share Recordings

and select Keep selected part or Delete selected part.

1 On the Recorder home screen, touch the recording you want to share to play it.

2 Go to > Share.

3 Select your preferred sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the

recording.

Email

Add Email Accounts

Add your email account in Email and you can use your device for convenient email access at

any time.

Add a Personal Email Account

1 Open

Other.

2 Enter the email address and password, touch Sign in, and follow the onscreen instructions

to congure the server settings. The system will automatically connect to the server and check the server settings.

Email on your device and select from the available mailbox providers or touch

Add an Exchange Account

Microsoft Exchange enables digital messaging within a company. If your company mailbox

uses the Exchange server, you can log in to your company email account on your device.

1 Contact the company email server administrator to obtain the domain name, server

address, port number, and security type.

Apps

2 Open

Email, and select Exchange.

3 Enter the email address, user name, and password.

4 Touch Manual setup. On the Account setup screen, set parameters such as the email

domain name, server address, port number, and security type.

5 Touch Next, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the

system will automatically connect to the server and check the server settings.

conguration. The

Send Emails

Select an email account and write emails to send them to the recipients' email addresses.

Send an Email

1 Open

2 Enter the recipient's email address, or touch

Email, then touch .

to select a contact or group, then touch

3 Add the addresses of any recipients to whom you wish to CC or BCC the email. If you have

more than one email account, you will also need to select the email address you wish to send the email from.

4 Write the email and enter the subject, then touch

Save an Email as a Draft

On the Compose screen, touch

Go to Inbox > Show all folders > Drafts to view draft emails.

Reply to an Email

to save the email as a draft.

1 On the Inbox screen, open the email you wish to reply to.

2 Touch

thread.

3 After writing your reply, touch

Set Encryption for Outgoing Emails

You can encrypt outgoing emails to protect your condential information. Encrypted emails

can be viewed only by recipients who have the required digital certicates, ensuring

to reply to just the email sender, or touch to reply to everyone on the

information security.

1 Apply for and install a digital certicate.

You need to apply for a digital certicate from a trusted third-party certicate

authority (CA) before installing it. The processing procedure varies between dierent

CAs. For details, refer to the relevant CA website.

2 From the Inbox screen, go to > Settings.

3 Touch the account you want to set encryption for, touch Email encryption, then enable

Encrypt outgoing emails.

4 If the certicate has been installed, select Encryption certicate and set Encryption

algorithm according to your preferences. If the certicate has not been installed, enable Send encrypted emails without installing

certicates.

Set Automatic Replies for an Exchange Account

1 Go to Email > > Settings.

2 Select the Exchange account you want to set automatic replies for, touch Automatic

replies, and turn on the Automatic replies switch.

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3 Set the time or content of the auto reply, then touch Done.

Set Email

Set a notication mode for your emails based on your needs.

Notications

1 Go to Email > > Settings > General > Notications and enable Allow

notications.

2 Select the email account you want to set notications for, turn on the Allow notications

switch, then select a notication mode.

View and Manage Emails

Receive, view and manage your emails in the inbox.

View an Email

1 Open Email, then swipe down on the Inbox screen to refresh the email list.

If you have multiple email accounts, touch Inbox and select the email account you want to view.

2 Open an email, then view, reply to, forward, or delete the email.

If you are notied about an important event in an email, touch > Add to calendar to import the event into your calendar.

3 Swipe left or right to view the next or previous email.

Organise Emails by Subject

On the Inbox screen, go to > Settings > General, then enable Organise by subject.

Apps

Add an Email Contact to a Group

You can create email groups to communicate more eciently.

1 On the Inbox screen, open an email, and touch Add to group.

2 Choose to add the email sender or recipient to the group, and touch OK.

3 On the group selection screen, select an existing group, then touch to save the

contact in the group. Alternatively, touch Create group, enter the group name, then touch Save.

Once you have created a group, you can select the group from the recipient drop-down list to

send emails to group members.

Sync Emails

After automatic email syncing is enabled, the emails on your device will be automatically

synced with those on the email server.

1 On the Inbox screen, go to > Settings.

2 Touch the account you wish to sync emails for, then turn on the Sync Email switch.

3 Touch Sync frequency to set the automatic syncing period.

Search for an Email

On the Inbox screen, touch the search box, then enter keywords such as the subject or

content of the email.

Delete Emails

On the Inbox screen, touch and hold the email to be deleted, drag over the check boxes of

any other emails you want to delete, then touch

Manage Email Accounts

You can add multiple email accounts so you can manage them at the same time.

Add Email Accounts

1 Go to Email > > Settings > Add account.

2 Select an existing email service provider or touch Other, then follow the onscreen

instructions to add an email account. Repeat for each of the accounts you wish to add.

Switch Between Email Accounts

On the Inbox screen, touch Inbox and select the email account you wish to use.

Change Account Name and Signature

On the Inbox screen, go to > Settings and select an account. You can then set or change

the Account name, Signature, and Default account.

Log Out of an Email Account

On the Inbox screen, go to > Settings, select an account, and touch Remove account.

Manage VIP Contacts

Important email contacts can be added as VIP contacts. Emails from VIP contacts will be

automatically stored in the VIP inbox.

Add a VIP Contact

You can add VIP contacts using either of the following methods:

• Go to Email > > Settings > VIP contacts. On the VIP list screen, go to Add >

Create or touch Add from contacts, then follow the onscreen instructions.

• Open an email, touch the account name of the sender or receiver, then touch Add to VIP

list.

Apps

Delete a VIP Contact

1 Go to

2 On the VIP list screen, touch

Email > > Settings > VIP contacts.

3 Select the VIP contact to be deleted, then touch .

Calculator

Use the calculator on your device to perform basic mathematical calculations and for

calculating exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions.

Use the Basic Calculator

You can open the calculator using either of the following methods:

• Swipe down from the middle of the home screen to display the search box. Search for

Calculator, and the

• Find Calculator in the Tools folder.

• Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to display the shortcut panel, then touch

to open the calculator.

Use the Scientic Calculator

Open the calculator and rotate your device to landscape orientation.

rst result will be the preinstalled Calculator app.

Apps

Copy, Delete, or Clear Numbers

• Copy a calculation result: Touch and hold the calculation result, touch Copy, then paste the

result somewhere else, such as in a note or message.

• Delete the last digit: Touch the Back button.

• Clear the display: Touch the Clear (C) button.

Torch

You can turn on the ashlight using either of the following methods:

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, and touch to turn on

the ashlight. Touch the icon again to turn o the ashlight.

• Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to display the shortcut panel, and touch

to turn on the ashlight. Touch the icon again to turn o the ashlight.

Compass

1 You can open Compass using either of the following methods:

• Swipe down from the middle of the home screen to display the search box. Search for

Compass, and the rst result will be the preinstalled Compass app.

• Find Compass in the Tools folder.

2 To lock your current direction, touch the compass dial. The scale marks will turn blue if

you go o course.

For accurate bearings, hold your device at or straight up when using Compass.

App Twin

App Twin enables you to log in to two Facebook accounts simultaneously without the hassle

of having to constantly switch between them, allowing you to keep your work and private

lives separate.

App Twin will only work with certain apps.

1 Go to Settings > Apps > App Twin, and turn on the switch for the app you want to

create a twin of.

2 Two icons for the same app will display on the home screen for you to log in to your

separate accounts simultaneously.

3 To disable App twin, touch and hold the twinned version of the app, then touch Delete.

All the data of the twin app will be deleted.

Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features

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.

Apps

For example, touch and hold the

menu to access it.

If no pop-up menu is displayed after you touch and hold an app icon, 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.

icon, then touch a shooting mode from the pop-up

Tablet Manager

Cleanup

You can use Cleanup in Tablet Manager to scan for redundant or large

residue, unwanted installation packages, WeChat data, and more. Once detected, you can

choose whether or not to delete les as suggested.

les, such as app

1 Open

Tablet Manager, then touch Cleanup.

2 When the scan is complete, touch Clean up after each item and delete any les you don't

need.

Clean Up Duplicate Files

Tablet Manager can identify duplicate les on your device.

On the Cleanup screen, touch Duplicate les, then select unwanted les to delete them.

Manage Data Usage

This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Apps

Open Tablet Manager, then touch Data usage to view data usage and manage network

access.

View and Manage High Data Consumption Apps

1 You can nd out how much data your apps are using in comparison to each other by

going to Data usage this month on the Data usage screen.

2 Touch a high data consumption app to set mobile data, roaming data, or background data

usage limits for it.

View and Set the Network Access Permission of an App

On the Data usage screen, touch Network access, then change the settings for apps that

consume a large amount of data (such as video streaming apps) so they can only be used

when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Enable or Disable Smart Data Saver

Enable Smart data saver to prevent apps from using mobile data in the background.

1 On the Data usage screen, touch Smart Data Saver, then enable it. The icon will

then display on the status bar.

2 If you want to allow unrestricted access to data for some apps even when they are

running in the background, toggle on the switches for these apps.

Filter and Block Spam Calls

Voice calls are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Set dierent block rules to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam calls.

Filter Spam Calls

1 Go to Phone > > Blocked > and set the block rules.

Alternatively, go to Tablet Manager > Blocked > to set the block rules.

2 Touch Call block rules and toggle on the switches of corresponding block rules.

Block Incoming Calls from Specic Numbers

You can block incoming calls from specic numbers using either of the following methods:

• Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Blocklist, touch , then add the phone

numbers you want to block.

• On the Phone screen, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom, touch the contact you want to

block, then go to

> Block contact.

Apps

Set Whether to Receive Notications for Blocked Calls

Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Receive notications and set whether to receive

notications for blocked calls.

Filter and Block Spam Messages

This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Set dierent block rules, such as your blocklist, to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam

messages.

Block Spam Messages

Go to

You can also go to Tablet Manager > Blocked > to set block rules.

Block Messages from Specic Numbers

Messaging > > Blocked > and set block rules.

1 Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Blocklist.

2 Touch and add the numbers you want to block. SMS and MMS messages sent by

these numbers will all be blocked.

Block Messages Containing Specic Keywords

1 Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Keyword blocklist.

2 Touch and add the keywords to be ltered. All messages containing these keywords

will be blocked.

Set Whether to Receive Notications for Blocked Messages

Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Receive notications and set whether to

receive notications when messages are blocked.

One-Touch Optimisation

Use the OPTIMISE feature of Tablet Manager to keep your device in an optimal state.

1 Open Tablet Manager and touch OPTIMISE.

2 Results and recommendations will be displayed once the optimisation is complete.

3 Follow the recommendations according to your requirements to further optimise your

device.

Phone Clone

Apps

Phone Clone

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

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

Clone Data from an Android Device

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

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

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 device by scanning a code or connecting manually.

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

cloning.

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

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

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

go to Settings > System & updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch iPhone/iPad.

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 device 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 follow the onscreen

instructions to complete the data cloning.

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

HiSuite

Back Up and Restore Data Using HiSuite

After installing HiSuite on your computer and connecting your computer with your device,

you can use HiSuite to back up data (such as contacts, messages, call logs, photos, videos,

audio

your device from your computer.

Restore Data

1 On the home page of HiSuite, click Restore.

les, and documents) from your device to your computer. You can also restore data on

Apps

2 Click Backup Files, select the items you want to restore to your device, then click Restore.

3 If you have set a password for the backup data on your device, you will need to enter the

password and click OK.

4 HiSuite will then restore the items you have selected. Keep the USB cable connected

throughout the backup process.

5 Click Done when all data has been restored successfully.

Update or Restore the System Using HiSuite

After installing HiSuite on your computer and connecting your computer with your device,

you can use HiSuite to update the system of your device. If your device won't start or its

system is unstable, you can also use HiSuite to restore the system.

Update the System

• Your personal data may be erased during a system update. It is recommended that you

back up your data before updating your device.

• Ensure that your device is at least 20% charged and keep the USB cable connected

throughout the update process. Do not power o or restart your device, or remove or

insert a memory card.

• Some third-party apps, such as online banking and game apps, may not be compatible

with the latest system version. It might take some time for the app developers to

launch a compatible app version.

On the HiSuite home page, click Update. If a new version is detected, the version number

will be displayed and you can click the version number to start updating the system.

Once the update is completed, your device will automatically restart.

Tips

Tips provides you with an abundance of information so you can quickly familiarise

yourself with your device and make the best use of it. In Tips, you can also nd a full set of

user guides for more detailed instructions.

• Vividly depicted cards: Browse through the easy-to-read cards with a short clip or image to

quickly get to grips with all the most useful features on your device. The cards are

categorised so you can jump directly to a category you are interested in.

• Recommended features: The Recommended section is packed with featured articles and

posters arranged by usage scenario to help acquaint you with the more popular features.

• User guides: Find detailed instructions in the comprehensive user guides.

• Try out features: A Try now button is available in certain cards for you to try out the

feature immediately.

Apps

• Search: Find what you're looking for by searching for it in the search bar of Tips. The search

results will also include related topics you may want to know about.

Settings

Search for Items in Settings

Tired of trudging through layers of settings options? Just search for them using the search

bar or HiVoice.

• Swipe down from the middle of the home screen to show the search bar. Enter the option

name, and your device will show search results.

• Open

your device will show search results.

Settings, enter the option name in the search box at the top of the screen and

Wi-Fi

Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

Connecting to the Internet over Wi-Fi is an

enable Wi-Fi security monitoring to avoid risky hotspots and ensure safe Internet access.

Connect to a Wi-Fi Network

Be extra careful when connecting to a free public Wi-Fi hotspot to avoid security risks

and economic loss resulting from the leakage of your personal data.

1 Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, and enable Wi-Fi.

2 Connect to a Wi-Fi network on the Wi-Fi screen using either of the following methods:

• Select a Wi-Fi network to connect to under Available networks. A password is

eective way to save mobile data. You can also

required for encrypted networks.

• To manually add a Wi-Fi network, scroll down to the bottom of the screen, touch Add

network, and enter the SSID and password as prompted to complete the connection.

The

icon displayed on the status bar indicates that the device is connected to Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi+

Once Wi-Fi+ is enabled, when your device detects a Wi-Fi network that it has previously

connected to or that is free, it will automatically enable Wi-Fi and connect to the network.

Your device will also evaluate the stability of Wi-Fi networks and switch to mobile data when

the Wi-Fi signal is poor. Please note, this may incur extra charges.

1 Go to Settings > Wi-Fi.

Settings

2 Go to > Wi-Fi+ and enable or disable Wi-Fi+.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Basics

You can connect your device to Bluetooth headsets, speakers, and car kits. You can also use

Bluetooth to share data between your device and other devices.

Make sure your device is within 10 m (about 33 ft.) of other Bluetooth devices.

Enable or Disable Bluetooth

You can enable or disable Bluetooth in either of the following ways:

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then touch to enable

or disable Bluetooth. Touch and hold the switch to enter the Bluetooth settings screen.

• Go to Settings > Bluetooth, then enable or disable Bluetooth.

Set a Bluetooth Name

Set a Bluetooth name for your device to easily identify it during connection.

1 On the Bluetooth settings screen, toggle the Bluetooth switch on.

2 Touch Device name, enter a name, then touch OK.

Pair with a Bluetooth Device

1 Enable Bluetooth on the target device and set it to discoverable. For detailed instructions,

refer to the device's user guide.

2 From your device, access the Bluetooth settings screen, and enable Bluetooth to have

your device automatically search for nearby Bluetooth devices.

3 From the list of Available devices, select the one you want to pair your device with, and

follow the onscreen instructions to complete pairing.

On the Bluetooth settings screen, touch to view tips for connecting various Bluetooth

devices.

Transfer Files via Bluetooth

You can use Bluetooth to transfer videos, pictures, contacts, and more to another device

provided that both devices are within the eective Bluetooth range.

1 Pair the sending and recipient devices via Bluetooth.

2 On the sending device, touch and hold a

and select Bluetooth.

Operations may vary if you are sharing les from apps directly.

le, select the les you want to share, touch ,

Settings

3 Touch the Bluetooth name of the recipient device to start sharing.

4 On the recipient device, accept the Bluetooth transfer request.

Unpair a Bluetooth Device

1 On the Bluetooth settings screen, enable the Bluetooth switch.

2 In the list of Paired devices, touch next to the name of the device you wish to unpair,

then touch Unpair.

Mobile Data

Connect to Mobile Data

1 Make sure that mobile data is available on your SIM card. Wi-Fi only tablets do not

support mobile data.

2 Connect to mobile data using either of the following methods:

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the

further to show all shortcut switches. Touch

• Go to Settings > Mobile network > Mobile data and enable Mobile data.

To conserve battery power and reduce data usage, disable the mobile data service when you

don't need it.

notication panel, then swipe down

to enable Mobile data.

Personal Hotspot

Data services are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Once Personal hotspot has been enabled, you can share your mobile data or the Wi-Fi

network your device is currently connected to with other devices.

Share Your Network Connection via Bluetooth

1 Go to Settings > Bluetooth, enable Bluetooth, select a device, then follow the

onscreen instructions to complete pairing.

2 Go to Settings > Mobile network > Personal hotspot > More, and enable Bluetooth

tethering.

3 On the Bluetooth settings screen of the paired device, touch

name, then enable Internet access to establish an Internet connection and share your network connection.

Share Your Network Connection via USB

next to your device

1 Use a USB cable to connect your device to a computer.

Settings

2 On your device, go to Settings > Mobile network > Personal hotspot > More and

enable USB tethering to share your mobile data or Wi-Fi network.

Manage Data Usage

This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Open Tablet Manager, then touch Data usage to view data usage and manage network

access.

View and Manage High Data Consumption Apps

1 You can

going to Data usage this month on the Data usage screen.

nd out how much data your apps are using in comparison to each other by

2 Touch a high data consumption app to set mobile data, roaming data, or background data

usage limits for it.

View and Set the Network Access Permission of an App

On the Data usage screen, touch Network access, then change the settings for apps that

consume a large amount of data (such as video streaming apps) so they can only be used

when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network.

Enable or Disable Smart Data Saver

Enable Smart data saver to prevent apps from using mobile data in the background.

1 On the Data usage screen, touch Smart Data Saver, then enable it. The icon will

then display on the status bar.

2 If you want to allow unrestricted access to data for some apps even when they are

running in the background, toggle on the switches for these apps.

More Connections

Airplane Mode

When traveling by plane, you can enable Airplane mode if allowed to do so by the airline. In

Airplane mode, your device will not be able to make calls, send or receive SMS messages, or

use mobile data, but you can use all of its other functions.

You can enable or disable Airplane mode using either of the following methods:

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the

again to show all shortcuts. Touch to enable or disable Airplane mode.

• Go to Settings > Mobile network, and enable or disable Airplane mode.

Once Airplane mode has been enabled, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth will automatically be disabled.

You can re-enable them if allowed to do so by the airline.

notication panel, then swipe down on it

Settings

Wireless Projection

You can connect your device to an external display (for example, a TV) wirelessly.

1 Based on the model and functions of your external display, do the following:

• If the external display supports Miracast, enable wireless projection on it.

• If not, use a wireless HDMI adapter to connect your device and external display. Ensure

that the wireless HDMI adapter is connected to a power supply.

To check whether your external display supports Miracast and how to enable wireless projection on it, consult the user guide or customer service of the external display manufacturer.

2 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then touch to turn on

Wi-Fi.

3 Swipe down further on the notication panel to enable Wireless Projection. Your device

will now search for the external display or the wireless HDMI adapter.

Alternatively, go to Settings > More connections and enable Wireless Projection.

4 Touch the name of the external display or the wireless HDMI adapter on the search result

list to start projecting.

Wired Projection

You can connect your device to an external display (for example, a TV) using a wired

connection.

It is recommended that you purchase the accessories recommended or specied by Huawei

from authorised sources.

Projection Using a Type-C Cable

1 Prepare a Type-C cable.

Use a Type-C to HDMI, Type-C to DP, or Type-C to MiniDP cable depending on your external display.

2 Connect the Type-C end to your device and the other end to the external display.

3 On the external display, set the corresponding HDMI, DP, or MiniDP input as the signal

source.

Projection Using a Docking Station

If you need to connect your device to an external display and use a wired mouse and

keyboard, use a docking station with a USB port.

1 Prepare a docking station.

2 Connect your device and the external display through the docking station, then connect

the wired mouse and keyboard to the docking station.

3 On the external display, set the corresponding HDMI, DP, or MiniDP input as the signal

source.

Huawei Share

Huawei Share is a wireless sharing technology that allows you to quickly transfer images,

videos, documents, and other types of les between devices. This technology relies on

Bluetooth to discover nearby devices, and uses Wi-Fi Direct to transfer les without using

mobile data.

Enable or Disable Huawei Share

You can enable or disable Huawei Share in either of the following ways:

Settings

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the

or disable Huawei Share. Touch and hold the switch to enter the Huawei Share settings

screen.

• Go to Settings > More connections > Huawei Share, enable or disable Huawei Share.

Enabling Huawei Share automatically turns on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Quickly Share Files Between Your Devices Using Huawei Share

You can use Huawei Share to quickly share les between Huawei devices. The recipient can

preview the les before they are sent, then view the full content of the les once they have

been received. For example, the recipient can view received pictures or videos in Gallery.

notication panel, then touch to enable

1 On the recipient device, enable Huawei Share.

2 On the sending device, touch and hold a le, select the les you want to share, then touch

. Touch Huawei Share, then touch the icon of the recipient device to send the le.

Operations may vary if you are sharing les from apps directly.

3 On the recipient device, touch Accept to accept the transfer.

To view the

Categories tab.

Received pictures or videos can also be found in Gallery > Albums > Huawei Share.

Share Files Between Your Device and Computer

You can use Huawei Share to quickly and easily share les wirelessly between your device

and a computer.

les received, go to Files, then go to Internal storage > Huawei Share on the

1 Make sure your device and computer are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

If the computer is a MateBook (PC Manager earlier than version 9.1), this is not

necessary. All you need to do is make sure its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth switches are

enabled.

Settings

2 On your device, enter the Huawei Share settings screen, and enable Huawei Share and

Computer share.

3 Record the Name shown on computers and the user name and password under

Verication on computers.

4 On your computer, go to:

• Windows: Computer > Network

• mac OS (mac OS 10.8 or later): Finder > Go to > Network

5 On your computer, double-click the name of your device, and enter the user name and

password recorded earlier.

6 Open a folder of your device such as the Internal storage folder, then view, edit, or copy

One-Touch Printing with Huawei Share

When a printer that supports Huawei Share is nearby, you can use Huawei Share to nd the

printer and print out pictures or PDF les from your device.

1 Depending on the type of printer, ensure the following:

• Wi-Fi capable printers: The printer must be powered on and connected to the same

network as your device.

• Wi-Fi Direct capable printers: The printer must be powered on and have Wi-Fi Direct

enabled.

• Bluetooth capable printers: The printer must be powered on and discoverable.

2 On your device, preview the le to be printed, then go to Share > Huawei Share.

3 Once the printer has been discovered, touch its name on your device, and adjust settings

For a list of supported printers, touch Learn more on the Huawei Share sharing screen,

swipe left on the screen, then touch What printers are supported? to see the list.

Connect to a Laptop Using a USB Cable

Select USB Connection Mode

1 Use a USB cable to connect your device to the computer.

2 Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then go to Settings >

Touch for more options and select one of the following modes:

• Transfer photos: Uses the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) to transfer photos between

your device and computer.

• Transfer les: Uses the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) to transfer media les between

your device and computer.

• Input MIDI: Uses the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) to use your device as

the audio input to play music on your computer.

Transfer Data Using a USB Cable

1 Use a USB cable to connect your device to the computer. After the driver program is

automatically installed, a drive named for your device will display on the computer.

2 Select an appropriate USB connection mode on your device to transfer data:

• Select Transfer photos in the new drive displayed on the computer to view and copy

photos from your device to the computer. You can also view photos stored on your

device from the computer, or copy and paste photos between the two devices.

Settings

•

Install Windows Media Player 11 or a later version on your computer to view

media les on your device.

• Select Input MIDI to receive and process MIDI messages transmitted by your

computer, on your device.

Printing

Connect your device to a Mopria-certied printer via Wi-Fi, and then you will be able to print

images and documents from your device.

Connect Your Device to a Printer

1 Check the printer manual or consult with its manufacturer to verify that it is Mopria-

certied.

If it is not, consult with its manufacturer to install the corresponding app or plug-in for it on your device.

2 Connect your device and the printer to the same Wi-Fi network using any of the following

methods:

• Connect to a Wi-Fi router: Enable Wi-Fi on the printer and connect it to the Wi-Fi

router. On your device, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, enable Wi-Fi, touch the same Wi-Fi

router, and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the settings.

• Connect with Wi-Fi Direct: If your printer supports Wi-Fi Direct, follow the instructions

in the printer manual to enable this feature. On your device, go to Settings > Wi-

Fi, enable Wi-Fi, go to > Wi-Fi Direct, then touch the printer to establish the

connection.

• Connect to your printer's hotspot: If your printer can double as a wireless hotspot,

follow the instructions in the printer manual to enable the hotspot and set a password.

Settings

On your device, go to Settings > Wi-Fi, enable Wi-Fi, touch the printer's hotspot,

then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the settings.

3 Go to Settings > More connections > Printing > Default Print Service, and enable

Default Print Service.

4 Select the printer from the search results and follow the onscreen instructions to add the

printer.

Print Files

To print les in Gallery and Notepad, do the following:

• Print an image: Open Gallery. Open the image you want to print, go to More > Print or

export to PDF, select the printer, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the

printing.

• Print a note: Open Notepad. Open the note you want to print, touch Print, then follow

the onscreen instructions to complete the printing.

Connect to a VPN Network

A virtual private network (VPN) is a temporary connection that extends a private network

across a public network, encrypting data transmission to provide security.

When working outside the oce, you can use a VPN to securely access your company's

Intranet.

The following types of servers are supported:

• PPTP: It stands for Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, oering MPPE encryption.

• L2TP: It stands for Layer 2 (Data Link Layer) Tunneling Protocol,

IPSec RSA encryption.

• IPSec Xauth: Oering PSK, RSA, and Hybrid RSA encryption.

Connect to a PPTP Server

oering IPSec PSK and

1 Obtain the VPN server name and address from your VPN server administrator.

2 Go to

name, set the server type to PPTP, then enter the server address.

Settings > More connections > VPN > Add VPN network, enter the VPN

3 If the VPN server does not have a DNS address, touch Show advanced options, then

enter the DNS domain, DNS server address, and forwarding route.

4 Touch Save.

5 Touch the VPN you have just set up, enter your VPN user name and password, then touch

Connect.

Connect to a L2TP/IPSec PSK Server

1 Obtain the VPN server name, server address, L2TP key (optional), IPSec

(optional), and IPSec pre-shared key from your VPN server administrator.

identier

Settings

2 Go to Settings > More connections > VPN > Add VPN network, enter the VPN

server name, set the server type to L2TP/IPSec PSK, then enter the server address, L2TP key, IPsec identier, and IPsec pre-shared key.

3 If the VPN server does not have a DNS address, touch Show advanced options and enter

the DNS domain, DNS server address, and forwarding route.

4 Touch Save.

5 Touch the VPN you have just set up, enter your VPN user name and password, then touch

Connect.

Home Screen & Wallpaper

Manage the Home Screen

You can customise the home screen layout to suit your device usage habits.

Move an App Icon on the Home Screen

Touch and hold an app icon until your device vibrates, then drag it to the desired position on

the home screen.

Keep Home Screen Icons Aligned

Pinch two

Auto-align. With this feature enabled, empty spaces will automatically be lled when apps

are removed.

Lock Home Screen Icon Positions

Pinch two ngers on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode, then enable

Lock layout.

Select the Home Screen Layout Pattern

Pinch two ngers on the home screen, go to Home screen settings > Layout, then select a

layout pattern you prefer.

Put App Icons in Folders

ngers on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode, then enable

For easy management of your app icons on the home screen, you can stack similar apps in a

folder and name the folder.

1 Touch and hold an app icon until your device vibrates, then drag it over another app. A

folder will automatically be created to house these two apps.

2 Open a folder, touch its name, then enter a name for it.

Add App Icons to a Folder or Remove Them

Open a folder and touch . Then you can:

• Select one or more apps, and touch OK to add them to the folder.

Settings

• Deselect one or more apps, and touch OK to remove them from the folder. If you deselect

all apps, the folder will be deleted.

Relocate a Screen Page

1 Pinch together two

ngers on the home screen to access the Home screen editor.

2 Touch and hold the screen page you wish to relocate, then drag it to the desired position.

App Drawer

You can put your apps in a drawer and display only frequently used apps on your home

screen to streamline your home screen.

Enable App Drawer

Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen style, and select Drawer.

Once enabled, you can swipe up on the home screen to access all of your apps in the drawer.

Add Apps in the Drawer to the Home Screen

In Drawer mode, you can swipe up on the home screen to display the App Drawer. Touch and

hold the app you want to add until your device vibrates, then drag it to the desired position

on the home screen.

Move Apps Back to the Drawer

Touch and hold an app icon until your device vibrates, then touch Remove. This operation

will only remove the app icon from your home screen but will not uninstall it.

You can still nd it in the app drawer.

Disable the Drawer Style

To disable the drawer style, set Home screen style to Standard.

Display & Brightness

Brightness, Colour, and Colour Temperature

You can set the screen brightness, colour mode, and colour temperature according to your

preferences.

Automatically Adjust the Screen Brightness

Go to

Your device will automatically adjust the screen brightness according to the ambient lighting

conditions.

Manually Adjust the Screen Brightness

You can manually adjust the screen brightness using either of the following methods:

Settings > Display & brightness, and enable Automatic.

Settings

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel. In the section, drag the

slider to adjust the screen brightness.

• Go to Settings > Display & brightness. In the section, drag the slider to adjust the

screen brightness.

Adjust the Colour Mode

Go to

Settings > Display & brightness > Colour & Eye Comfort > Colour mode &

temperature, and select the colour mode that you prefer. Normal mode will be easier on

your eyes and is therefore recommended.

• Normal: natural colour tones

• Vivid: vivid colour tones

Adjust the Colour Temperature

Go to

Settings > Display & brightness > Colour & Eye Comfort > Colour mode &

temperature, and select the colour temperature that you prefer. Default and Warm will be

easier on your eyes and are therefore recommended.

• Default: a natural tint

• Warm: a yellowish tint

• Cool: a whitish tint

• You can touch anywhere on the colour circle or drag the spot to adjust the colour

temperature.

When Eye Comfort is enabled, you will need to go to the Eye Comfort settings screen to

adjust the colour temperature.

Enable or Disable Natural Tone

Natural Tone enables your device to simulate the way human eyes adapt to ambient lighting

to automatically adjust the colour temperature.

When the ambient lighting is of a warm colour temperature, the screen will take on a

yellowish tint; when the ambient lighting is of a cold colour temperature, the screen will take

on a whitish tint.

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Colour & Eye Comfort, and enable or disable

Natural Tone.

Eye Comfort Mode

Eye comfort mode can eectively reduce blue light and adjust the screen to show warmer

colours, relieving eye fatigue and protecting your eyesight.

Enable or Disable Eye Comfort Mode

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

again to show all shortcuts. Touch to enable or disable Eye Comfort. Touch and hold

to access the Eye Comfort settings screen.

Settings

• Go to

Settings > Display & brightness > Colour & Eye Comfort > Eye Comfort, and

enable or disable Enable.

Once Eye Comfort is enabled, will be displayed in the status bar, and the screen will

take on a yellow tint as a result of emitting less blue light.

Set a Schedule for Eye Comfort Mode

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Colour & Eye Comfort > Eye Comfort, enable

Scheduled, then set Start and End according to your preferences.

Adjust the Colour Temperature for Eye Comfort Mode

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Colour & Eye Comfort > Eye Comfort, enable

Enable, then drag the colour temperature slider for a cooler or warmer screen colour.

Dark Mode

In low light conditions or at night, you can enable Dark mode to apply a darker colour

scheme, which helps prevent excessive screen light from irritating your eyes.

Go to

Settings > Display & brightness, and enable or disable Dark mode.

Adjust Text Style Settings

You can adjust the system text size and app display size, as well as the text style.

Enlarge or Reduce Text Size

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Text and display size, and drag the slider for

Text size.

Enlarge or Reduce Display Size

Display size determines the size of content (including text and images) displayed within

apps.

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Text and display size, and drag the slider for

Display size.

Settings

Screen Resolution

Use Smart Screen Resolution

Go to Settings > Display & brightness, and enable Smart Resolution. Your device will

automatically adjust the screen resolution according to the current running status.

Switch Between Portrait and Landscape Orientation

The built-in gravity sensor of your device allows you to automatically switch between

horizontal and landscape orientations when you rotate the screen.

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

to show all shortcuts. Touch to enable or disable this feature.

Automatically Switch Between Portrait and Landscape Orientation

Your device is able to automatically switch your screen display orientation, with the help of

the built-in Swing Gesture Sensor (to detect your face orientation) and gravity sensor.

For example:

• When you need to switch your device between portrait and landscape orientation when it is

placed on a surface, just rotate your device.

• When you are using your device while lying down, the screen will not change its display

orientation when you change your lying posture.

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

to show all shortcuts. Touch

to enable the Auto-rotate feature.

GPU Turbo

GPU Turbo represents a radical redesign of the graphics processing framework of the device

at its most basic level, integrating hardware and software to achieve accelerated graphics

processing. It improves the device's graphics processing eciency, image quality, and

performance, whilst simultaneously reducing system power consumption.

The end result is a great improvement in user experience when playing graphically intense

games.

Sounds & Vibration

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb helps you prevent interruptions when you need to focus. When this mode is

enabled, calls and messages will be muted and banner

notications will not be displayed.

Settings

Set a Schedule for Do Not Disturb Mode

Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Do Not Disturb, touch Scheduled, set the time

period and repeat cycle, then enable Scheduled.

Set a Ringtone for Incoming Calls

Voice calls are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

You can set your favorite music or a video as the ringtone for incoming calls.

If two SIM cards have been inserted into your device, congure the ringtone separately for

SIM 1 and SIM 2.

Set a Ringtone for a Contact

1 Open

contact you want to set a ringtone for.

Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then select the

2 On the contact details screen, touch Ringtone and select a ringtone.

Set the SMS

Notication Tone

1 Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration, then touch Messaging tone.

2 Select a preset tone, or touch Music on device to select a local song as the SMS

notication tone.

This feature is not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.

Set the Notication Tone

You can set a global

Calendar.

Set the Default Notication Tone

notication tone or set tones for specic apps, such as Notepad or

1 Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration, and touch Notication sound.

2 Select a preset tone, or touch Music on device to select a local song as the notication

tone.

Set the Notication Tone for a Specic App

You can set the notication tone for certain apps by doing the following:

1 Go to

Settings > Apps > Apps.

2 Select an app (for example, Notepad).

3 Go to Notications > Notepad > Sound.

4 Select a preset tone, or touch Music on device to select a local song as the notication

tone.

Settings

Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos intelligently identies audio content and automatically adjusts the audio quality

to bring you an immersive surround sound experience.

Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Dolby Atmos and select an option.

Dolby Atmos will be enabled when the speaker is enabled on your device.

Notications

App Badges

When new notications arrive for an app, a badge will appear on the app icon. By default, a

numbered badge is displayed. You can also set a dot as the badge, or hide the badge for

some or all apps.

Turn O App Badges

1 Go to Settings > Notications, and touch App icon badges.

2 Turn o the switch for some or all apps.

Change the Badge Display Mode

On the App icon badges screen, touch Badge display mode, and select Numbers or Dots

according to your preference.

Notications Turn on Screen

Go to Settings > Notications > More notication settings and enable Wake screen.

Your device will automatically turn on the screen when it receives a notication.

Pulse Notication Light upon Receiving Notications

Notication Settings

Go to Settings > Notications > More notication settings and enable Flash

notication light. The indicator on your device will blink when a notication is received.

Disable App

Disable App Notications in the Notication Panel

When you receive an app notication, swipe down from the status bar to open the

notication panel. On a notication, swipe left and hold, go to > More settings, then

disable Allow notications.

Notications

Settings

Disable App Notications

Go to Settings > Notications. Then you can:

• Locate and touch the app which you want to disable notications for, then disable Allow

notications.

• Touch Manage all, then turn o the switches for multiple apps which you want to disable

notications for.

Disable App Notications in Settings

1 Go to Settings > Apps > Apps and search for the app which you want to disable

notications for.

2 Touch the app icon, then touch Notications and disable Allow notications.

Manage App Notications

Set the Notication Mode for an App

Go to

• Allow notications

• Banners

• Lock screen notications

• Allow interruptions

• Sound

• Vibration

Settings > Notications, select an app, then set the following:

Features may vary by product.

Manage Notications for Multiple Apps

Go to Settings > Notications > Manage all and enable or disable All.

Biometrics & Password

Fingerprint ID

You can enrol a

lock, and more.

Enrol a Fingerprint

For enhanced security, you can enrol a ngerprint only when Pattern, 4-digit PIN,

Custom PIN, or Password is being used as the unlock method. After a restart or if

ngerprint recognition fails, you will need to use your lock screen password to unlock

your device.

ngerprint and then use it to unlock the screen and access your Safe, App

Settings

1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and follow the instructions

to set or enter the lock screen password.

2 Touch New ngerprint to begin enroling your ngerprint.

3 Place your ngertip on the ngerprint sensor. When you feel a vibration, lift your nger

then press again. Move your nger around to enrol dierent parts of it.

4 When the enrolment has been completed, touch OK.

You can now place your nger on the ngerprint sensor to unlock the screen.

Rename or Delete a Fingerprint

1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and enter your lock screen

password.

2 In the Fingerprint list section, touch an enroled ngerprint to rename or delete it.

Identify a Fingerprint

Fingerprint identication allows you to match your ngers with the enroled ngerprints.

1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and enter your lock screen

password.

2 In the Fingerprint list section, touch Identify ngerprint.

3 Touch the ngerprint sensor with your nger. The recognised ngerprint will be

highlighted.

Use Your Fingerprint to Access Your Safe

1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and enter your lock screen

password.

2 Turn on the switch for Access Safe and follow the onscreen instructions to link your

ngerprint with the Safe.

Now you can go to Files > Categories, touch Safe, then use your ngerprint to access it.

Use Your Fingerprint to Access a Locked App

1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and enter your lock screen

password.

2 Turn on the switch for Access App Lock and follow the onscreen instructions to link your

ngerprint with App lock.

You can now touch a locked app on your home screen and use your ngerprint to access it.

Enable and Use Fingerprint Payment

You can use your ngerprint to verify your payments in a payment app.

Go to the payment app and follow the onscreen instructions to enable this feature.

Settings

Lock Screen Password

You can set a numeric, pattern, or hybrid password as your lock screen password.

Set the Lock Screen Password

You can set a numeric, pattern, or hybrid password.

1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password and touch Lock screen password.

2 Enter a password containing 6 digits.

3 Alternatively, touch Change unlock method and select a password type, then follow the

onscreen instructions to input a new password.

Change the Lock Screen Password

1 On the Biometrics & password screen, go to Change lock screen password.

2 Enter the original lock screen password.

3 Enter a new password, or touch Change unlock method to select a password type, then

follow the onscreen instructions to input a new password.

Disable Lock Screen Password

On the Biometrics & password screen, go to Disable lock screen password.

Apps

App Twin

App Twin enables you to log in to two Facebook accounts simultaneously without the hassle

of having to constantly switch between them, allowing you to keep your work and private

lives separate.

App Twin will only work with certain apps.

1 Go to Settings > Apps > App Twin, and turn on the switch for the app you want to

create a twin of.

2 Two icons for the same app will display on the home screen for you to log in to your

separate accounts simultaneously.

3 To disable App twin, touch and hold the twinned version of the app, then touch Delete.

All the data of the twin app will be deleted.

View or Change App Settings

Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, and touch an app. You can force stop it, uninstall it, clear

the app cache, view and change app permissions, set notication modes, and more.

Battery

Settings

Check Power Consumption

Go to Settings > Battery (or Tablet Manager > ). You can:

• Touch Battery usage to view power-intensive apps. Touch a power-intensive app to enable

or disable power consumption alerts.

• Touch Power consumption details to learn more about the software and hardware power

consumption.

Power Management

On the Battery screen, you can check the estimated battery time remaining, and enable a

power saving mode to extend the battery life of your device.

Optimise Device Power Settings

Go to Settings > Battery (or Tablet Manager > ) and touch Optimise battery

usage. Your device will automatically analyse the current power consumption issues, optimise

certain settings, and recommend other setting optimisations.

Enable Performance Mode

Performance mode adjusts power settings to deliver maximum performance. This will cause

the battery to drain more quickly, especially when graphic-intensive apps are used.

When the battery level is

sucient, go to Settings > Battery (or Tablet Manager >

) and enable Performance mode.

The icon will then display in the status bar.

Battery Settings

You can also set whether to display the battery percentage in the status bar, and whether to

maintain a network connection when the device screen is turned o.

Display Battery Percentage on the Status Bar

Go to Settings > Battery (or Tablet Manager > ), touch Battery percentage,

and choose to display the battery percentage, either inside or outside of the battery icon on

the status bar.

Stay Connected while Your Device is Sleeping

If you would like your device to continue to receive messages or download data while it is in

sleep mode, set to keep your device connected when it sleeps. Please note that this may

increase power consumption.

On the Battery screen, touch More battery settings, then enable or disable Stay connected

when device sleeps as required.

Storage

Check Storage Usage

Settings

Go to

necessary.

Settings > Storage to check storage usage and optimise it when you feel

Cleanup

You can use Cleanup in Tablet Manager to scan for redundant or large les, such as app

residue, unwanted installation packages, WeChat data, and more. Once detected, you can

choose whether or not to delete les as suggested.

1 Open Tablet Manager, then touch Cleanup.

2 When the scan is complete, touch Clean up after each item and delete any les you don't

need.

Clean Up Duplicate Files

Tablet Manager can identify duplicate les on your device.

On the Cleanup screen, touch Duplicate les, then select unwanted les to delete them.

Security

Password Vault

Password Vault saves your usernames and passwords and

you log in to an app. This data is hardware encrypted and stored only on your device. Huawei

does not have access to it, and will not upload it to the network or server.

Password Vault is only compatible with certain apps.

Log In Faster with Password Vault

1 When you log in to an app for the

save the password. Touch SAVE when prompted. If you accidentally touch Never save, you can still enable the autoll feature for this app

by going to on the switch next to this app. When the switch is toggled o, the autoll feature will be disabled.

Settings > Security > Password Vault > Autoll settings, and toggling

rst time, your device will automatically prompt you to

2 If you log out of the app, the next time you log in, your device will

and password once you have veried your identity with your lock screen password, ngerprint, or face ID.

autolls them for you each time

autoll the username

When you switch to a new Huawei device, you can use Phone Clone to transfer data in

Password Vault to your new device.

Settings

View or Delete Stored Usernames and Passwords

You can view or delete the usernames and passwords stored in Password Vault at any time.

Go to Settings > Security > Password Vault > ACCOUNTS to view or delete the stored

usernames and passwords.

Disable Password Vault

Password Vault is enabled by default, but can be disabled if required.

Go to Settings > Security > Password Vault, and disable Password Vault.

App Lock

You can lock apps containing private data, such as chat and payment apps, to prevent

unauthorised access.

Enable App Lock

Go to

Settings > Security > App Lock > Enable, set the App Lock password and select

the apps to lock.

If you have enabled face or ngerprint unlock, you can link App Lock with a face ID or

ngerprint ID as prompted.

Enable AI Information Protection

If you have enabled App Lock and set Face Recognition as the app unlock method, the Swing

Gesture Sensor will provide further security protection when you are using the app. If another

face is detected, such as when someone else is looking at your screen or using your device,

the app will be locked, and notications received by the app will be hidden. You will not be

able to unlock the app again with your own face, and only a password will work in this case.

This feature works better in a well-lit environment.

• AI information protection will be enabled automatically once you have set Face Recognition

as the app unlock method.

• To set up Face Recognition for App Lock, go to Settings > Biometrics & password >

Face Recognition, input the password to enter the Face Recognition screen and enrol your

facial data, then enable Access App Lock.

Change the App Lock Password or Security Questions

Enter the App Lock settings screen, go to > Password type, and select Lock screen

password or Custom PIN as the App Lock password.

If you select Custom PIN, you can go on to set a new password and security questions.

Cancel or Disable App Lock

On the App Lock settings screen, do the following:

Settings

• Cancel App Lock: On the locked app list, toggle o the switches beside the apps for which

you want to cancel the lock.

• Reset App Lock: Go to > Disable App Lock > DISABLE. This will cancel all locks, and

clear all app lock settings.

Smart Unlock

Smart Unlock enables you to unlock your device with a Bluetooth device, like a smart band.

When a compatible Bluetooth device is detected, you can unlock your device with a simple

swipe.

1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Smart Unlock.

2 Touch Step 1: Set an unlock method, and follow the onscreen instructions to set the lock

screen password. If a lock screen password has been set, skip this step.

3 Touch Step 2: Add a Bluetooth device, enable Smart Unlock, touch

Bluetooth device, like a smart band.

, then pair a

4 On the Smart Unlock settings screen, touch Paired devices, then follow the onscreen

instructions to set this device as the Unlocking device.

To learn more about Smart Unlock, touch on the Smart Unlock settings screen.

Pin a Screen

You can pin the screen of an app so you can stay focused on it. Try this feature when playing

games, watching videos, and more.

Go to Settings > Security > More settings > Screen pinning, and enable Screen

pinning.

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

the recent tasks screen, then touch on an app preview. To unpin, swipe up twice from

the bottom of the screen.

• When using three-key navigation, touch to access the recent tasks screen, and touch

on an app preview. To unpin, touch and hold .

Privacy

Permission Management

Apps may require certain permissions, such as the Location permissions, in order to provide

you with corresponding services.

Settings

However, some apps may obtain too many unnecessary permissions, posing potential risks to

your privacy and information security. You can monitor the permissions granted to each app

and deny those you deem unnecessary.

Manage the Location Permission

With the location permission, apps can obtain your location to provide location-based

services. For example, if a map app obtains the location permission, it can provide you with

location and navigation services. You can disable the permission if you do not need these

services.

1 Go to Settings > Apps > Permissions.

2 On the Permissions screen, enter Location, touch the app you want to manage, and

select an option.

Manage Permissions to Access Other Private Data

You can also manage permissions to access your personal data, such as Contacts, Messaging,

Call logs, Body sensors, Calendar, and Camera, to enjoy better services and protect your

privacy.

On the Permissions screen, touch the permission you want to manage, and toggle the switch

for each app on or o as required.

Location Services

Some apps need to obtain your location information to provide better services. You can

enable or disable location services, and grant or deny the permission to access location

information for particular apps as required.

Enable or Disable Location Services

You can enable or disable location services in either of the following ways:

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel and swipe down further to

display all shortcut switches. Touch to enable or disable this function.

• Alternatively, go to

Settings > Location and enable or disable Access my location.

After location services are disabled, your device will prevent all apps and services from

collecting and using location information, with the exception of some built-in apps. When

these apps or services need to use location information, your device will remind you to

enable location services again.

Increase the Accuracy of Location Services

You can improve the positioning accuracy of your device by allowing apps and services to

scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth devices.

Settings

Go to Settings > Location > Advanced settings, then enable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

scanning.

Allow or Forbid Apps to Obtain Location Information

You can allow or forbid an app to access location information, including granting one-time or

permanent access, or denying access to location information during use of the app.

1 Go to Settings > Privacy > Permissions, touch Location, and check which apps have

been granted access to location information.

2 Touch the app you want to change settings for, and follow the onscreen instructions to

grant or deny permissions.

PrivateSpace

Create a PrivateSpace that is completely independent of the MainSpace (the original space)

of your device, which can be accessed using your ngerprint ID or a password.

You can move private photos and condential business les to your PrivateSpace to prevent

unauthorised access. You can also move your payment and gaming apps to PrivateSpace to

keep them away from your child.

Enable and Access PrivateSpace

1 Go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace > Enable, and follow the onscreen

instructions to create a PrivateSpace.

2 You can enter your PrivateSpace using either of the following methods:

• On the lock screen, access PrivateSpace using the ngerprint or password set for the

space.

• Alternatively, in MainSpace, go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace, and touch

If you restart your device, you have to enter the password to access the MainSpace

rst, then switch to the PrivateSpace.

Hide or Unhide the Entrance to PrivateSpace

You can hide the entrance to PrivateSpace in the MainSpace settings, so that you can only

access PrivateSpace using the ngerprint or password set for the space.

• To hide the entrance to PrivateSpace: In PrivateSpace, go to Settings > Privacy >

PrivateSpace, and enable Hide PrivateSpace.

• To unhide the entrance to PrivateSpace: In MainSpace, go to

Settings > Security >

More settings, then go to Show all settings > OK.

Settings

Transfer Files Between MainSpace and PrivateSpace

1 In PrivateSpace, go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace, and touch MainSpace to

PrivateSpace or PrivateSpace to MainSpace.

2 Select the les (such as contacts, photos, videos, and audio les) you want to transfer,

touch Move, and follow the onscreen instructions to transfer the les.

In the target space, go to Gallery > Albums > SharedImages, or Gallery > Albums >

SharedVideos to view photos and videos.

Reset Password for PrivateSpace

You can set a security question when creating the password for PrivateSpace, which will help

you to reset the password if you happen to forget it.

1 In PrivateSpace, go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace, then touch Password

protection.

2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the verication, select and answer the

security question, then touch Finish.

3 In MainSpace, go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace, then go to > Reset

password, and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the verication and reset the

password.

Transfer Data in PrivateSpace to Your New Device

You can quickly transfer your PrivateSpace data, such as contacts, photos, and les, from the

old device to the new one.

1 On your new device, create and enter your PrivateSpace, go to Settings > Privacy >

PrivateSpace > Space Clone, and select This is the new phone.

2 In your old device, enter your PrivateSpace, go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace >

Space Clone, and select This is the old phone.

3 Follow the onscreen instructions to scan the QR code or manually connect the old device

to the new one.

4 On your old device, select the data to be transferred. You can cancel the data transfer

during the process, and then continue it once you have connected your old device with the new one again.

Delete PrivateSpace

If you delete PrivateSpace, all apps and data stored in the space will be deleted and cannot

be restored. Please exercise caution when deleting PrivateSpace.

You can delete PrivateSpace in either of the following ways:

• In MainSpace, go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace, then go to > Delete

PrivateSpace.

• Alternatively, in PrivateSpace, go to Settings > Privacy > PrivateSpace, then touch

Delete.

Digital Balance

Settings

Digital balance helps you

nd out how much screen time you spent on your device, and lets

you set your daily screen time, app limits, and bedtime schedule.

Set Screen Time for Your Device

Fine-tune your device usage habits by setting a daily screen time limit, individual app time

limit, and away time.

1 Go to Settings > Digital balance, and touch START.

2 Select Me, and touch OK.

3 Now you can:

• Touch Screen time, and set your daily screen time limit for your device.

• Touch App limits, select an app for which you need to set a usage limit, and set a time

limit.

• Go to Away time > Add, and schedule time away from your device.

When a time limit has been reached, unavailable apps will be greyed out.

To continue using an app for which the time limit has been reached, touch the app, then

touch Get more time. You can choose to extend the app usage time by 15 minutes or grant

unlimited use for the current day.

To disable Digital balance, go to its home screen and touch Disable Digital balance.

View Your Device Screen Time

Digital balance enables you to learn how frequently you use

dierent apps. The rst step

towards a balanced digital lifestyle is understanding more about your digital habits.

Go to Settings > Digital balance > Screen time, and touch Today or Last 7 days to

check the following information about your device:

• Screen time

• App usage

• Unlocks

Set Device Time for Your Child

Set device screen time for your child and guide them towards a balanced digital lifestyle.

1 Go to Settings > Digital balance.

2 Select My child, and touch OK.

3 Follow the onscreen instructions to set the PIN and security question.

4 Now you can:

• Touch Screen time, and set a daily screen time limit for your child when using the

device.

• Touch App limits, select an app for which you need to set a usage limit, and set a time

limit.

• Go to Away time > Add, and schedule a downtime for the device.

The Enter Digital balance PIN will be required when extending the screen time limit or

making changes to the screen time management settings.

To disable Digital balance, go to its home screen and touch Disable Digital balance.

Settings

Accessibility Features

Accessibility

Screen reader apps are designed to assist visually impaired users to use a device.

Enable Colour Correction to Customise the Screen Colour

Colour correction helps people with poor eyesight see the screen content more easily.

1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Accessibility > Colour correction and enable

Colour correction.

2 Touch Correction mode to select a colour correction mode.

Use

Magnication Gestures

Use magnication gestures to zoom in on the screen.

On the Accessibility > Magnication screen, touch Magnication, then enable it.

Zoom in or out by touching the screen three times in a row.

• While zoomed in, spread two or more ngers to further zoom in, then pinch two or more

ngers together to zoom back out.

• Drag the screen with two or more ngers to view other parts of the screen.

Enable Colour Inversion

Colour inversion allows you to invert the colour of the text and the background. When Colour

inversion is enabled, your device will display text in white and the background black.

On the Accessibility screen, enable Colour inversion.

Use a Shortcut to Activate an Accessibility Feature

You can use Volume buttons to quickly activate an accessibility feature.

Settings

1 On the Accessibility screen, touch Accessibility shortcut.

2 Touch Select feature to select the feature you want to activate with the shortcut.

3 Enable Accessibility shortcut. You can now press and hold the Volume up and down

buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds to activate the feature.

Adjust the Touch and Hold Delay

Touch & hold delay allows you to adjust the time the screen takes to respond when you

touch and hold something.

On the Accessibility screen, touch Touch & hold delay, then select a delay option according

to your preferences.

Scheduled Power

Use the Scheduled power on/o feature to power your device on and o at set times, to

save power and prevent interruptions while resting.

1 Go to

Scheduled power on/o.

Settings > Accessibility features > Scheduled power on/o, and enable

2 Set the power on and

o automatically at the specied times.

To stop using this feature, disable Scheduled power on/o.

On/O

o times, as well as the repeat cycle. Your device will power on and

Users & Accounts

Set Up Users

You can create a separate account for someone else to use your device. In order to protect

your privacy and data security, the other user will only be allowed to access certain functions

of your device.

If you have enabled Digital balance and

feature will be unavailable.

The following user account types are available on your device:

• Owner

Your account is the owner by default.

An owner is allowed to perform any operation on the device, including adding or deleting

other accounts, and authorising other accounts to use the calling and SMS functions.

• User

You can create a user account for someone who frequently uses your device.

A user account can use most of the functions on your device. However, they can't use

functions that will interfere with the owner, such as restoring your device to its factory

settings, using Phone Clone, changing user rights, or creating a PrivateSpace.

• Guest

specied My child as the user, the multi-user

Settings

You can create a guest account for someone who only needs to use your device temporarily.

A guest account can only use limited, basic functions on your device. For example, a guest

is not allowed to send SMS messages, install unknown apps, switch to a dierent Wi-Fi

network, or set mobile data monitoring.

Add a User or Guest Account

1 Go to Settings > Users & accounts > Users, touch Add user or Add guest, then

follow the onscreen instructions to add an account.

2 Touch Switch to switch to the user or guest account. Congure the settings for the new

account as prompted.

3 Install apps as needed. Note that if a newer version of an app has been installed by

another user, the app installation will fail.

A maximum of three user and one guest accounts can be added.

Authorise a User or Guest Account to Make Calls and Send Messages

You can set whether to allow a user or guest account to make calls, send SMS messages, and

more.

• After accessing your device as the administrator, go to Settings > Users & accounts >

Users.

• Touch the related account, and select the permissions you want to authorise.

Switch Between the Administrator, User, and Guest

You can switch to a dierent account using either of the following methods:

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, touch , then touch the

prole picture of the account you wish to switch to.

• Go to

Settings > Users & accounts > Users, and touch the name of the account you

wish to switch to.

Delete a User or Guest Account

Deleting a user or guest account will delete all its related data. Please exercise caution.

After accessing your device as the administrator, use either of the following methods to

delete a user or guest account:

• Go to Settings > Users & accounts > Users, touch the name of the account you wish

to delete, then follow the onscreen instructions to delete it.

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, touch > More settings,

touch the name of the account you wish to delete, then follow the onscreen instructions to

delete it.

System & Updates

Language and Region

Settings

1 Go to

then select the language you want to use.

Settings > System & updates > Language & input > Language and region,

2 If the language is not listed, touch Add language, then locate and touch it to add it to

the list.

3 Touch Region to select a country/region, so the display content will adapt to the local

culture and habits of the country/region you have selected.

Input Method

You can download a third-party input method and set it as the default input method.

1 Download the input method from an

ocial app market.

2 Follow the onscreen instructions to set it as the default input method, or go to

Settings > System & updates > Language & input > Default keyboard and select the

input method.

Date and Time

Your device is able to sync to the local date, time, and time zone over a mobile network. You

can also manually set the date, time, and time zone for your device.

Go to Settings > System & updates > Date & time, then set the options according to

your requirements.

Change the Time Format

• Enable 24-hour time and your device will display time in the 24-hour format.

• Disable 24-hour time and your device will display time in the 12-hour format.

Phone Clone

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

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

Clone Data from an Android Device

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

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

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

Settings

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 device by scanning a code or connecting manually.

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

cloning.

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

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

1 On your new device, 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.

3 On your old device, open

onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new device 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 follow the onscreen

instructions to complete the data cloning.

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

Back Up with an External Storage Device

Restore Your Backup from a Memory Card

1 Go to Settings > System & updates > Backup & restore > Data backup > External

storage and touch Memory card.

2 Select the backup you want to restore from the RESTORE FROM BACKUP list.

3 Select the data you want to restore, touch Restore, and enter the password as prompted.

Back Up with a USB Storage Device

In case of insucient storage space on your device, you can back up large les and any data

on a USB storage device, such as a USB ash drive or card reader.

1 Connect your device to a USB storage device via a USB OTG cable.

2 On the External storage screen of your device, touch USB storage.

3 Touch BACK UP, select the data you want to back up, then touch Back up.

4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set the password and password hint. The data will be

encrypted and backed up. The password will be required if you want to restore your data backup.

To reset the password, go to the USB storage backup screen, then > Reset password.

The new password is only valid for backups created thereafter.

Settings

Restore Your Data from a USB Storage Device

1 Connect your device to a USB storage device via a USB OTG cable.

2 On the External storage screen of your device, touch USB storage.

3 Select the backup you want to restore from the RESTORE FROM BACKUP list.

4 Select the data you want to restore, touch Restore, and enter the password as prompted.

Back Up with a NAS Device

You can back up your important data on a network-attached storage (NAS) device, also

known as a private cloud storage server. The NAS device provides shared folders for data

backup.

1 On the External storage screen of your device, touch Shared folder.

2 On your device, scan for available NAS devices using your Wi-Fi network, then touch an

applicable one to access and add its shared folders.

3 Touch BACK UP, select the data you want to back up, then touch Back up.

4 Follow the onscreen instructions to set the password and password hint. The data will be

encrypted and backed up. The password will be required if you want to restore your data backup.

To reset the password, go to the Shared folder backup screen, then password.

The new password is only valid for backups created thereafter.

Restore Your Data from an NAS Device

> Reset

1 On the External storage screen of your device, touch Shared folder.

2 On your device, scan for available NAS devices using your Wi-Fi network, then touch an

applicable one to access and add its shared folders.

3 Select the backup you want to restore from the RESTORE FROM BACKUP list.

4 Select the data you want to restore, touch Restore, and enter the password as prompted.

Reset Your Device

Reset Network Settings

This operation will reset your Wi-Fi, mobile data network, and Bluetooth settings. It will not

change any other settings on your device or delete any data.

Go to

the onscreen instructions to reset network settings.

Reset All Settings

This operation will reset all network settings, ngerprints, face recognition data, and the lock

screen password of your device. It will not delete any data from your device.

Settings > System & updates > Reset, touch Reset network settings, then follow

Settings

Go to Settings > System & updates > Reset, touch Reset all settings, then follow the

onscreen instructions to reset all settings.

Restore Factory Settings

This operation will erase all the data on your device, including your accounts, app data,

system settings, installed apps, music, images, and all les on the internal storage. Make sure

to back up your data before restoring your device to its factory settings.

Go to Settings > System & updates > Reset > Reset tablet, touch Reset tablet, then

follow the onscreen instructions to restore your device to its factory settings.

Update the System Online

When an update is available, your device will prompt you to download and install the update

package.

• Before updating, make sure your device is running an ocial system version.

Otherwise, the update may fail and your device may experience unknown issues.

• Back up your user data before the update.

• After an update, third-party apps that aren't compatible with the new system version

may become unavailable. In some cases, it may take some time for a compatible app

version to be released.

• During the update, do not power o or restart your device, remove the memory card,

or insert a memory card.

1 Go to Settings > System & updates, and touch Software update.

2 When an update is available, you can either manually download and install the update

package, or update your device automatically overnight.

• Download and install the update package: Go to New version > DOWNLOAD AND

INSTALL. To avoid data usage, connect your device to a Wi-Fi network when

downloading the update package.

Your device will automatically restart once the update is complete.

• Update overnight: Touch , and enable Auto-download over Wi-Fi and Update

overnight.

Your device will automatically update and restart between 02:00 – 04:00.

To ensure a successful overnight update, make sure that your device is powered on, the

screen is locked, there are no alarms set for this period of time, and the battery level

remains higher than 35%. Connect your device to a charger if necessary.

To disable automatic updates, touch

on the Software update screen, then disable Auto-

download over Wi-Fi.

Settings

About Tablet

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Model: SCM-AL09 SCM-W09

EMUI 10.0_01

Huawei MediaPad M6 10.8 User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Essentials

System Navigation

Change the Navigation Mode

Navigate with Gestures

Three-Key Navigation

Customise the Navigation Key Combination

Navigation Dock

Phone Clone

Phone Clone

Clone Data from an Android Device

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

Lock and Unlock Your Screen

Lock and Unlock Your Screen

Lock the Screen

Set the Screen Timeout Period

Enter the Password to Unlock the Screen

Use Face Unlock

Unlock Your Device with Your Fingerprint

Change the Lock Screen Display

Display Your Signature on the Lock Screen

Access Apps from the Lock Screen

Get Familiar with the Home Screen

Get Familiar with the Home Screen

Shortcut Switches

Shortcut Switches

Turn on a Shortcut Switch

Customise Shortcut Switches

Home Screen Widgets

Home Screen Widgets

Add a Widget to the Home Screen

Move or Delete a Widget

Set Your Wallpaper

Set Your Wallpaper

Use a Preset Wallpaper

Set an Image from Gallery as Your Wallpaper

Screenshots & Screen Recording

Take a Screenshot

Use a Key Combination to Take a Screenshot

Use a Shortcut to Take a Screenshot

Share and Edit a Screenshot, or Switch to Scrollshot

Record the Screen

Use a Key Combination to Start Screen Recording

Use a Shortcut to Start Screen Recording

Record Your Voice During Screen Recording

Adjust Sound Settings

Adjust Sound Settings

Press a Volume Button to Adjust the Volume

Press the Power Button to Mute Your Device When It Rings

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

Enter Text

Edit Text

Split-screen Mode & Floating Window

Split-screen Mode

Enable Split-screen Mode

Adjust the Size of the Split-screen Panes

Switch the Split-screen Panes

Disable Split-screen Mode

Charging

Charge Your Device

Precautions for Charging

Using the Charger that Came with Your Device

Charging Your Device With a PC

Overview of Battery Icons

Reverse Charging with an OTG Cable

Smart Features

AI Lens

Scan Codes

Scan to Shop

HiTouch

Use HiTouch for Convenient Shopping

Easy Projection

Wireless Projection

Wired Projection

Projection Using a Type-C Cable

Projection Using a Docking Station