Huawei P8 Max User Guide

P8max

User Guide

Contents

Foreword

Highlights

Getting started

Contents

New camera modes 2

Wi-Fi+ 3

Thumb mode 3

Safe 4

Locking and unlocking the screen 6

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network 7

Turning on mobile data 7

Connecting your phone to a computer 7

Importing contacts from your old phone 8

Touchscreen gestures 9

Motion control 10

Status icons 12

Navigation bar settings 13

Home screen 14

Notifications 17

Accessing applications 18

Personalizing your phone 19

Entering text 21

Calls and contacts

Making a call 25

Answering or rejecting a call 26

In-call menu 27

Answering a third-party call 28

Making a conference call 28

Using the call log 29

Turning on pocket mode 29

Call settings 30

Managing contacts 30

Searching for a contact 31

Importing or exporting contacts 31

Adding a contact to your favorites 33

Contact groups 34

Messaging and email

Sending a text message 36

Replying to a message 36

Managing messages 36

Setting up an email account 38

Sending an email 38

Checking your email 39

Account settings 39

Camera and gallery

Capture screen 41

Taking a photo 42

Launching the camera from the gallery 42

Capture modes 42

Shooting a video 45

Video shooting modes 46

Camera settings 46

Gallery 46

Scanning a QR code 49

Contents

Music and videos

Adding songs 50

Listening to music 50

Creating a playlist 51

Playing a playlist 51

Deleting a playlist 51

Setting a song as the ringtone 52

Playing a video 52

Network and sharing

Enabling mobile data 53

Wi-Fi network 53

Sharing your phone's mobile data 54

Transferring data using Bluetooth 55

Apps

Phone settings

Contents

Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct 56

Transferring data between your phone and computer

Transferring data between your phone and a USB

storage device 58

Multi-screen display 59

Managing applications 60

Backup 61

Phone Manager 62

Calendar 64

Clock 65

Weather 67

FM Radio 68

Turning on location services 70

Modifying sound settings 70

Modifying display settings 71

Enabling one-hand UI 72

Touch-disable mode 72

Turning on gloves mode 72

Using the suspend button 72

Changing the lock screen style 73

Turning airplane mode on or off 74

Setting your SIM card PIN 75

Setting up an account 75

Restoring factory settings 76

Updating your phone 77

Setting the date and time 77

Changing the system language 78

Privacy protection 78

Accessibility 79

Safety information

Legal Notice

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Foreword

All pictures and illustrations are for your reference only and may differ from the final

product.

The features described in this guide may not be available on all phones or carriers due to

local service supplier policy.

Symbols and definitions

Note

Caution

For more information

You can refer to the Quick Start Guide packaged with your phone.

Go to http://consumer.huawei.com/en/ to download product manuals (including safety

information), read the FAQs, and view the Privacy Policy.

Settings

Go to

Please visit http://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline/ for the most up-to-date

contact information for your country or region.

About phone

Highlights important information and tips, and

provides additional information.

Indicates potential problems that may arise, such as

device damage or data loss, if proper care or

attention is not given.

Legal information

to view important legal information.

Highlights

New camera modes

Perfect selfie

Set your own custom beauty settings for facial enhancement and beautifying effects

Beauty

when you take photos in

On the home screen, touch

Touch > >

Enable

Perfect selfie

Touch

Perfect selfie

On the camera settings screen, you can touch

update your personal information.

On the

Set beauty effects

Perfect selfie

and take three self-portrait shots.

mode.

Camera

Perfect selfie

screen, adjust your beauty settings, and then touch .

Edit personal info

Highlights

Beauty

mode, touch to take photos.

Light painting mode

Capture trails of light by using slow shutter speeds.

On the home screen, touch

Touch

Light painting

Touch to begin shooting. When the desired exposure time is reached, touch

to complete the shot.

and select a preset effect.

Camera

Time-lapse mode

Use this mode to create an accelerated video of a slow-changing scene, such as the

sunset or sunrise.

On the home screen, touch

Swipe left or right to select

Camera

Time-lapse

Highlights

Touch to start recording.

Touch to stop recording. The captured video will be played back at an accelerated

pace.

Wi-Fi+

If you enable Wi-Fi+, your phone will monitor the quality of available networks and

automatically switch to the network with the best signal and speed.

On the home screen, touch

Under

Wireless & networks

Touch

LINK+

Wi-Fi+

Turn on

Wi-Fi+ settings

Settings

, touch

and then go to the

All

tab.

Thumb mode

Thumb mode makes it easier to use phones with large screens and quickly share QR

contact cards with friends.

One-hand layout

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

One-hand UI

Enable

One-hand layout

change the screen layout, bringing everything within reach.

. You can then swipe the virtual navigation bar to either side to

Settings

One-hand layout

Highlights

Moving the screen down

On the contacts, dialer, messaging, or email screen, if you can't reach items near the top

of the screen, touch the upper half of the screen and drag down and release (after 1

second) to shift the entire interface down closer to your thumb.

From the dialer, contacts or messaging screen, drag down and then release to display

your personal QR contact card. Your friends can scan this to obtain your phone number

instantly.

Safe

The safe is a secure storage location where you can store your important and private

data.

Enabling the safe

On the home screen, touch

Under

Touch

Adding files to the safe

On the home screen, touch

Under

Getting started

Locking and unlocking the screen

Locking the screen

•

Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen.

•

Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, the screen will lock itself

automatically.

Unlocking the screen

When the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger in any

direction to unlock the screen.

Getting started

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

Under

Shortcuts

Turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and lists them on

the screen.

Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If the Wi-Fi network is encrypted,

enter the password when prompted.

, touch and hold to enter the Wi-Fi settings.

Turning on mobile data

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

Under

Shortcuts

When you don't need to access the Internet, disable mobile data to save battery

power and reduce data usage.

, touch to enable mobile data.

Connecting your phone to a computer

Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer. Follow the onscreen instructions

and select a connection mode to transfer photos, videos, songs, and other files between

your phone and computer.

Photos

Files

USB drive

Read, manage, and transfer multimedia files in your phone

storage. For details, see

Read, manage, and transfer files in your phone storage. For

details, see

If you have a microSD card installed, you can use your phone as a

USB storage device, read data on the microSD card, and transfer

data to and from a computer. For details, see

flash drive mode.

Connecting in media transfer mode.

Connecting in picture transfer mode.

Connecting in USB

Getting started

Importing contacts from your old phone

You can import contacts from your old phone in any of the following ways:

SIM card

Storage device

Bluetooth

Backup

Computer

Other accounts

Copy your contacts on your SIM card to your new phone. For

details, see

If your old phone has a microSD card slot, export the

contacts in your old phone to a microSD card as a vCard file,

and then import the contacts to your new phone. For details,

Importing contacts from a storage device.

see

Enable Bluetooth on both your old and new phones, and

import your contacts using Bluetooth. For details, see

Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device.

If your old phone supports Backup, back up your contacts,

and restore them to your new phone. For details, see

Backup.

Synchronize your contacts from your old phone to a

computer, and use phone management software on the

computer, such as HiSuite, to synchronize them to your new

phone.

•

Install social network applications and synchronize contacts

from your social network accounts.

•

contacts.

Importing contacts from a SIM card.

Touchscreen gestures

Touch

to confirm an action or open an application.

Getting started

: Tap an item once. For example, touch

Touch and hold

on the screen for 2 seconds or more. For

example, touch and hold a blank area on the

home screen to enter editing mode.

Swipe

: Move your finger vertically or

horizontally across the screen. For example,

you can swipe left or right under

in the notification panel to dismiss a

notification. Swipe horizontally or vertically to

transition through home screens, scroll

through a document, and more.

Drag

: Touch and hold an item and then move

it to another position. For example, you can

rearrange applications and widgets on the

home screen this way.

: Touch and leave your finger

Notifications

Getting started

Pinch two fingers out

apart on the screen. For example, pinch two

fingers out to zoom in on a picture or web

page.

Pinch two fingers together

fingers together on the screen. For example,

pinch two fingers together to zoom out on a

picture or web page.

Pinch three fingers together

screen, pinch three fingers together to display

screen thumbnails.

: Spread two fingers

: Pinch two

: On the home

Motion control

Motion control lets you control your phone using simple motions and gestures. For

example, mute the phone by turning it over or raise the phone to your ear to answer and

make calls quickly.

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Motion control

On the

Motion control

•

Flip

: Mute sounds and stop vibration from incoming calls, alarms, and timers.

screen, select an option, and select a motion to enable it.

Settings

Getting started

•

Pick up

: Pick up your phone to reduce the ring volume of incoming calls, alarms, and

timers.

•

Raise to ear

ear. Similarly, from the call or contact details screen, raise your phone to your ear

to call the corresponding number.

: When a call comes in, answer the call by raising your phone to your

•

Shake

: Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode.

Shake your phone to organize your icons.

•

Tilt

: In home screen editing mode, touch and hold an icon or widget and tilt your

phone to the left or right to move the icon or widget to the next screen.

Your phone may not feature all of these gestures.

Status icons

Status icons may vary according to your region or carrier.

Signal strength No signal

GPRS network connected 3G network connected

Getting started

Enhanced Data Rates for GSM

Evolution (EDGE) network

connected

Evolved High-Speed Packet Access

(HSPA+) network connected

Long Term Evolution (LTE)

network connected

Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on

Receiving location data from GPS Vibration mode enabled

Silent mode enabled Alarms enabled

Charging Battery full

Battery low Call in progress

Missed calls New messages

New emails New voicemail

High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)

network connected

USB tethering on

Roaming

Selecting an input method Wi-Fi network available

Connected to a Wi-Fi network Uploading data

Downloading data Phone memory full

Upcoming events No SIM card found

Getting started

Sign-in or synchronization

problem

Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on

More notifications Connected to a VPN

Headset plugged in USB debugging mode enabled

Synchronizing data

Navigation bar settings

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Navigation bar

Select one of the virtual navigation bars to customize your navigation bar. If you select

a navigation bar containing

panel.

This feature is only available on phones with virtual navigation keys.

Settings

, you can touch to quickly open your notification

Getting started

Home screen

Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your

applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and

direct path to your applications.

Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Swipe down from the status bar

to open the notification panel.

Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets.

Screen position indicator: indicates which home screen is displayed.

Dock: displays frequently used applications.

Navigation bar: displays virtual keys

Switching between home screens

Getting started

Swipe left or right to view the extended home screen. Touch

default home screen.

Swipe left or right to view all home screens.

Home

to return to the

Automatic screen rotation

If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, the screen

orientation changes automatically between landscape and portrait mode. This feature

allows you to enjoy tilt-controlled applications, such as racing games.

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel.

Under

Shortcuts

, touch

Auto-rotate

to enable or disable screen rotation.

Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen

The following operations allow you to organize your applications, widgets, or folders:

•

Adding a widget

screen editing mode. Touch

a blank area on the home screen.

You must have enough space on the home screen to add the widget. If there is not

enough space, add another home screen or free up some space on the current

screen.

•

Moving an application or widget

application icon or widget. You can then drag the application icon or widget to the

desired location.

: On the home screen, pinch two fingers together to enter home

Widgets

and select a widget. The widget will be added to

: On the home screen, touch and hold an

Getting started

•

Deleting an application or widget

application icon or widget you want to delete until is displayed. Drag the

unwanted application icon or widget to .

•

Creating a folder

a folder containing both applications. To rename the folder, open the folder and then

touch and hold the folder name.

•

Hiding application icons

, select the application icons you want to hide, and then touch OK. Applications

will not appear on the home screen after they have been hidden.

: On the home screen, drag an icon on top of another icon to create

: Place two fingers on the home screen and pinch out. Touch

: On the home screen, touch and hold the

Managing home screens

On the home screen, pinch three fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails.

•

Setting the default home screen

current home screen as the default home screen.

•

Moving a home screen

adjust their positions.

•

Adding a home screen

•

Deleting a home screen

: Touch and hold the home screen. Drag the home screens to

: Touch to add a home screen.

: Touch to delete a blank home screen.

: Touch at the bottom of the screen to set the

Getting started

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Notifications

Status indicator

The status indicator on your phone indicates the following status information:

•

Blinking red: The battery level is low.

•

Steady red (when charging): The battery level is low.

•

Steady yellow (when charging): The battery level is medium.

•

Steady green (when charging): The battery is almost full or already full.

•

Blinking green: There are unread messages or notifications.

Notification panel

Swipe down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Swipe left or right to

switch between the notification and shortcut tabs.

Touch to view the notification details and swipe left or right across a

notification to dismiss it.

Clear all notifications.

Enable or disable automatic screen brightness.

Touch the shortcut switches to enable or disable the corresponding

functions.

Getting started

Lock screen notifications

Use the lock screen notifications feature to place new messages, missed calls, and other

notifications on the lock screen.

On the home screen, touch

Under

Touch the

General

, touch

Show detailed notification info

Screen lock & passwords

Settings

switch to enable lock screen notifications.

Accessing applications

Opening and switching between applications

On the home screen, touch an icon to open the corresponding application.

Home

To switch to another application, touch

touch the icon of the application you want to open.

If you have installed many applications on your phone and you can't find the

application you want quickly on the home screen, swipe down and search for the

application in the search bar.

to return to the home screen, and

Viewing recently used applications

Getting started

Touch

•

Touch a thumbnail to open the corresponding application.

•

Swipe left or right to view recently used applications.

•

Swipe up on a thumbnail to close the corresponding application.

Recent

to display the list of recently used applications. Then you can:

•

Swipe down on a thumbnail to display at the top of the thumbnail and lock the

corresponding application. Swipe down on the thumbnail again to unlock the

application.

•

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen until is displayed to close all applications

in the list. Locked applications will not be closed.

Personalizing your phone

Changing the home screen style

You can choose from the standard and simple home screen styles as desired.

On the home screen, touch

Under

All

, touch

Home screen style

Settings

Getting started

Select

Simple

and then touch .

Touch

Standard home

screen.

to switch from the simple home screen to the standard home

Changing the theme

On the home screen, touch

Swipe left or right to browse themes. You can:

•

Select a theme.

•

Touch and customize the theme style, wallpaper, font, and more.

Touch .

You can update your themes or download new ones online by turning on mobile data

or connecting to a Wi-Fi network.

Themes

Changing the wallpaper

On the home screen, touch

Settings

Under

General

On the

•

Touch

•

Touch

•

Touch the

you shake your phone.

•

Touch the

automatically at periodic intervals.

, touch

Wallpaper

Lock screen wallpaper

Home screen wallpaper

Shake to change

Random change

Wallpaper

screen, you can:

Changing the ringtone

On the home screen, touch

Under

General

Touch

Default notification tone

, touch

Sound

to set the lock screen wallpaper.

to set the home screen wallpaper.

switch to make the home screen wallpaper change when

switch to make the home screen wallpaper change

Settings

, and then choose one of the following tabs:

Getting started

•

Ringtone

•

Music

If your phone has dual SIM support, you can set different ringtones for each SIM

card.

Touch .

: Choose from the preset ringtones.

: Choose from the audio files stored on your phone.

Changing the font size

On the home screen, touch

Under

General

Touch

Font size

Follow the onscreen instructions to select the font size.

, touch

Font

Settings

Entering text

Switching between input methods

Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can choose one of them to

input text.

On the text input screen, swipe down from the status bar to open the notification

panel.

Under

Notifications

Select an input method.

To change your phone's default input method, touch

screen. Under

input method.

, touch

All

, touch

Select input method

Language & input

Default keyboard

Settings

on the home

, and then select an

Huawei Swype input method

Getting started

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Slide across letters to enter a word.

Switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.

Touch and hold to access input method settings.

Enter numbers and symbols.

Touch and hold to view more language input options.

Switch to voice input.

•

Touch to delete the character preceding the cursor.

•

Touch and hold to delete multiple characters preceding the cursor.

Android input method

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•

Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.

•

Touch and hold or quickly touch twice to enable caps lock.

Enter numbers and symbols.

•

Touch to enter a comma.

Getting started

•

Touch and hold to open the input options menu.

•

Touch to enter a space.

•

Touch and hold to choose another input method.

•

Touch to enter a period.

•

Touch and hold to enter symbols.

•

Touch to delete the character preceding the cursor.

•

Touch and hold to delete multiple characters preceding the cursor.

Switch to voice input.

Editing text

You can select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.

•

Select text

more or less text, or touch

•

Copy text

•

Cut text

•

Paste text

: Touch and hold the text to bring up . Then drag or to select

Select all

: Select text and touch

: Touch and hold where you want to insert the text and then touch

to select all text in a text box.

Copy

Cut

Getting started

Paste

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