Getting to know your phone
Welcome to the brand new world of your HUAWEI Ascend
Mate smartphone! Before we begin, let's take a quick look at
Mate and its external features.
Noise reduction
microphone
Micro-SIM
card tray
Earpiece
Status
indicator
Headset jack
Proximity
sensor
Front camera
microSD card
tray
HD screen
Microphone
Micro USB port
Power button
Volume button
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Installing the micro-SIM and microSD
cards
Only micro-SIM cards are compatible with your Mate. To
purchase or replace a micro-SIM card, contact your service
provider. Refer to the following gure to install a micro-SIM
card.
Your Mate supports Class 10 microSD cards. Refer to the
following gure to install a microSD card.
After you complete these steps, you are ready to use Mate.
Press and hold the power button for a few seconds until Mate
vibrates to power it on.
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Using the buttons
From any screen, you can:
• Touch
• Touch
• Touch
• Under
• Press the power button once to turn the screen on or off.
• Press the power and volume down buttons at the same time
Return
to return to the previous screen or close the
current application if there are no previous screens.
to return to the home screen.
to display recently used applications.
, you can enable or disable the hide navigation bar
function. When the function is enabled, touch
navigation bar and ick up from the bottom of the screen to
display it.
Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds or more to
restart your phone.
to take a screenshot.
Hide
Home
to hide the
Power button
Volume button
Recent
3
Turning on glove mode
Touch to access Settings.
Turn on gloves mode, you can then perform touchscreen
operations wearing gloves.
Touch to turn on
gloves mode
4
Performing one-handed operations
Touch to access Settings.
Touch One-handed operations and select all options. You can
then move the keypad and other enabled items to one side of the
screen for easier one-handed use
.
Select the
options
5
Displaying suspend windows
Touch to access Settings. Turn on Suspend button.
A suspend button is then displayed on all screens. Touch the
button to display the icons for preset applications. After you open
these applications, they will be displayed as suspend windows
so that you can switch between them while staying on the same
screen
.
Turn on the
suspend
Touch to
hide the
applications
button
6
Managing contacts
Touch to access People.
If you are using your Mate for the rst time, tap
contacts to import contacts from a storage device to the phone.
Touch the Groups tab to group your contacts for easier
management.
> Manage
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Making a call
Touch to access Phone.
Dial the phone number you wish to call or touch
choose someone from your contacts.
You can also dial a phone number directly from a message,
email, or web page by simply touching the number.
to
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Taking a photo
Touch to access Camera.
Your Mate features a BSI HD camera that lets you take photos
in several modes, such as panoramic, beauty, and group.
To capture your most attractive smiles, your Mate provides face
detection.
The camera automatically focuses on certain objects. To focus
on a particular object, touch it on the viewnder. Then, touch
to take a photo.
Open the settings menu
View your photos
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