User Guide
Exciting Features
Camera Tips |
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More Features |
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Gestures and Operations
Screenshots and Screen Recording |
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Split-screen |
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Home Screen
Navigation Bar |
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Disable App otific tions |
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Set a Lock Screen Password to Protect Your Privacy |
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Go Back to Basics with Simple Mode |
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Home Screen Management |
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Manage Your Contacts |
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Basic Calling Functions |
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VoLTE |
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Basic Camera Functions |
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Pro Mode |
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Organize Albums |
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Manage Mobile Data Usage |
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Use Auto-launch to Prevent Unwanted App Activities |
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Navigate the Calendar |
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Contacts |
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Dialing |
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Camera |
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Gallery |
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Optimizer |
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Calendar |
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Utilities |
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Check Your Screen Time |
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Use Recorder to Make Audio Notes |
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Reset Your Phone |
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Device Connection |
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Use Bluetooth to Share Data |
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NFC |
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Transfer Data between Your Phone and Computer |
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Security and Privacy
Enable or Disable Location Services |
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Enable App Lock |
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Apps and otifi tions
Customize App Permissions to Use Your Phone Your Way |
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Sound and Display
Set Up Do Not Disturb Mode |
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Enable Eye Comfort Mode to Prevent Eye Strain |
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Storage
Enable Memory Cleanup |
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System
General Settings |
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Update the Phone System Online |
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Legal Notice |
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Personal Information and Data Security |
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Obtaining help |
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System Update |
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Legal Notice |
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Want to make your scenic photos more vibrant and interesting? Use Pro mode to take unique and personalized scenic photos.
Go to Camera > More > Pro to enter Pro mode.
Select a metering mode based on the shooting subject: Touch , and select a metering mode.
Metering Mode |
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Broad landscapes and seas |
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relatively small, such as a flower or a tree. |
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Adjust brightness based on the shooting environment:
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To avoid excessive noise, the recommended ISO is below 400. The recommended ISO for the daytime is between 100 and 200 and around 400 for night scenes.
• Adjust the shutter speed: Touch (shutter speed), and drag the shutter speed slider to your desired speed.
The recommended shutter speed for static scenes (such as mountains) is between 1/80 and 1/125, and faster for moving subjects (such as waves). For best results, use a tripod when shooting a moving subject.
• Adjust exposure compensation: Touch &7 , and drag the EV slider to your desired value.
Adjust AWB: Touch "8#, and drag the AWB slider to your desired value.
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• Touch to adjust the color temperature. If you want to give your photo a cozy, nostalgic tone, increase the K value. For a cold, calm or futuristic tone, lower the K value.
Adjust AF based on the shooting subject: Touch "' , and drag the AF slider to your desired value.
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Focusing Mode |
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AF-S mode |
Static scenes (such as mountains) |
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AF-C mode |
Moving scenes (such as flowing water and waves) |
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MF mode |
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Hold your device steady when shooting: In Pro mode, touch and enable Horizontal level. After this feature is enabled, two horizontal guiding lines will appear in the viewfinder When the dotted line overlaps with the solid line, it indicates that the camera is horizontally aligned.
• Some options in Pro mode may change after you modify settings.
•The aforementioned recommended settings are for reference only. You may adjust them based on the actual usage conditions to achieve your desired effect.
Want to take more professional portraits? The Pro mode allows you to adjust your camera settings to shoot professional portraits.
Open Camera > More > Pro.
Select a Metering mode: or
mode is recommended for taking portraits. Place your shooting subjects (their faces for example) in the center of the viewfinder
Adjust brightness based on the shooting environment
• Adjust ISO: To avoid excessive noises, it is recommended that you adjust the ISO to a low level when shooting portraits. You may adjust the ISO based on the actual shooting environments.
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Between 100 and 200 |
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Around 400 |
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Between 400 and 800 |
• Adjust shutter speed: The shutter speed should be slow if the ambient light is low and fast when the ambient light is strong. The recommended shutter speed for static portraits is between 1/80 and 1/125. To shoot moving subjects, select a shutter speed at or above 1/125.
• Adjust EV compensation: You may increase the EV compensation if the light on the subjects or background is low, and decrease the EV compensation if there is too much light.
Adjust AWB: Select AWB depending on the lighting conditions. When shooting under sunlight, you
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Adjust Focus: To better highlight a subject, it is recommended that you use manual focus (MF) when shooting portraits. In the viewfinder touch to focus on the part (the subject's face for example) you want to highlight.
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• In Pro mode, some settings may change after you change a setting. You may adjust them based on your actual needs.
•The recommended settings above are for reference only. You may adjust them based on the actual usage conditions to achieve your desired effect.
App lock allows you to set a password for your important apps. Once you restart your Phone or unlock the screen, you will be asked to enter your App lock password when opening these apps. App lock adds an extra layer of protection for your private information and prevents unauthorized access to important apps on your Phone.
Enable App lock: Open Settings. Go to Security & privacy > App lock. When you first access App lock, select Lock screen password or Custom PIN as your App lock verific tion password. Enter your password as prompted and on the App lock screen, toggle on the switch for the apps you want to lock.
Set your App lock password: Touch on the App lock screen, then touch Password type. Select Lock screen password or Custom PIN.
Tired of default wallpapers? Set a photo you like as your home screen wallpaper to personalize your home screen.
Open Settings, and then go to Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper. You can:
Set a picture as your home screen wallpaper: Touch Gallery or select a preset wallpaper in your device, and follow the onscreen instructions to select Lock screen, Home screen or Both.
Set a photo as your wallpaper from Gallery: Have a great photo you want to set as your
wallpaper? In Gallery, open the photo that you like, go to
> Set as > Wallpaper, and follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as your home screen wallpaper.
Want to quickly add widgets such as screen lock, weather, notepad, clock, contacts, or calendar to your home screen? You can add, move or delete home screen widgets to tidy up your home screen and ease your usage experience.
Add widgets: Pinch in with your fingers on the home screen to enter home screen editing mode. Touch Widgets, touch and hold a widget and drag it to an empty area on the home screen, or touch the widget you want.
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Check that there are enough empty spaces on the home screen for the widget. If there is not enough space, add an empty screen page or free up some space on the current home screen page.
Delete widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates, and then select Remove.
Move widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates. Drag the widget to any position on the screen.
Want to store your apps in one location on your home screen to make your home screen look cleaner? You can enable app drawer on your home screen to store all your apps and free up space on your home screen.
Open Settings, go to Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen style, and select Drawer. If you want to switch back to a standard home screen, select Standard.
Add an app icon from app drawer to the home screen: After you enable app drawer, touch
on the home screen to enter the app list. From the app list, touch and hold the app icon that you want to add until your Phone vibrates, and then drag it to the desired position on the home screen.
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Your Phone may slow down over time as your storage space gets smaller. Use Memory cleanup to free up storage space, improve system performance, and keep your Phone running smoothly.
Open Optimizer, then touch Cleanup to clean up memory and clear the cache to optimize performance. If your storage space is still low, perform a deep clean to free up additional storage space.
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Tired of having to take several screenshots to capture long articles or chat records? You can use your Phone's scrolling screenshot feature to take a screenshot that scrolls all the way down to the bottom of the page, capturing all of the information on the page in a single screenshot.
Use shortcuts to take a scrolling screenshot: Swipe down from the status bar to open the
notific tion panel, then touch to take a scrolling screenshot. Touch
within two seconds of taking the screenshot, and the screen will automatically scroll down and keep taking the screenshot. During the scrolling process, touch the scrolling area to end the screenshot.
After taking the screenshot, touch or
to edit or share the screenshot. The screenshot will be saved in Gallery by default.
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Gestures and Operations
Screen recording comes in handy when you are making tutorial videos or if you want to record your gameplay to share with your friends using your Phone.
• Screen recording will end if you make or answer a call.
•If you are making audio recordings on your Phone before screen recording, is disabled by default.
•Touching during recording will enable or disable the microphone.
• Enable microphone: You can record the ambient sounds and the system sounds (system sounds can be played via the speaker).
•Disable microphone: You are unable to record the ambient sounds, but you can record the system sounds (system sounds can be played via the speaker).
•Disable microphone and turn off the sound: The screen will be recorded in silence.
Use shortcut to start recording: Swipe down the notific tion panel, and then touch to start
recording the screen. You can turn on or off based on your needs. To end the recording, touch the red timer in the upper left corner of the screen.
Use key combination to start recording: Simultaneously press and hold the Power button and the
Volume up button to begin recording. You can turn on or off based on your needs. To end the recording, simultaneously press and hold the Power button and the Volume up button again.
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Gestures and Operations
You can view your screen recordings in Gallery.
• Some apps may be not able to run properly in this mode.
•The availability and functionality of certain features may vary according to the device model, due to the software and hardware differences.
Use three fing rs to enable Split-screen mode: Open an app and swipe up on the screen with three fingers Make sure not to swipe up from the very bottom of the screen.
Use your knuckle to enable Split-screen mode: Open an app, knock on the screen with a knuckle and hold to draw a line across the middle.
• Draw a horizontal line when the screen is in portrait mode, • and a vertical line when in landscape mode.
Use the Recent key to enable Split-screen mode: If Three-key navigation is enabled, open an
app, then touch and hold .
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Gestures and Operations
Touch to enable Split-screen mode:
1If Three-key navigation is enabled, touch to enter the recent tasks screen. If Gestures is enabled, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to access the recent tasks screen.
2 Touch on top of an app to enter Split-screen mode.
Intelligent Split-screen: If you receive an SMS message or app notific tion while watching a video in full screen mode, a banner will be displayed to prompt you to split the screen.
In Split-screen mode, you can switch to full-screen mode, move screen positions, change screen orientation, and access the home screen.
The availability and functionality of certain features may vary according to the device model, due to the software and hardware differences.
Switch to full screen-mode: In Split-screen mode, touch and hold or
, then swipe up or down to switch to full-screen mode.
Swap screen locations: In Split-screen mode, touch , then touch
to switch the position of the screens.
Change the orientation of the screen: Swipe down the notific tion panel. Touch the switch to enable automatic screen rotation.
The screen can be switched to horizontal view only when both active apps support horizontal view.
Access the home screen: In Split-screen mode, touch on the navigation bar to access the home screen. If you are using Gestures, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to enter the home screen.
How to exit split-screen mode.
To exit split-screen mode, touch and select
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onfigur Your Navigation Bar Layout
Using the navigation bar, you can conveniently access the home screen, return to the previous page, exit an app, or view recent apps used.
To configure your navigation bar layout, open Settings, then go to System > System navigation > Three-key navigation > Settings, and select the navigation key combination and enable or disable Hide navigation keys based on your usage habits.
• Back key: Touch to return to the previous page or exit an app. Touch to close the onscreen keyboard when inputting text.
• Home key: Touch to return to the home screen.
• Recent key: Touch to open a list of recently used apps. Touch and hold to enable split screen
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Navigate with gestures to quickly go back to the previous screen, return to the home screen, or view recent tasks.
Open Settings, go to System > System navigation, and select Gestures. You can:
• Go back to the previous screen: Swipe inward from the left or right edge of the screen. • Return to the home screen: Swipe upwards from the bottom of the screen.
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Home Screen • View recent tasks or end a task: Swipe upwards from the bottom of the screen and hold to view
recent tasks. Swipe up on an app preview to close an app, or touch |
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• Enable Google Assistant: Touch Settings, and enable Google Assistant. Swipe upwards from either of the bottom corners of the screen to enable Google Assistant.
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To block notific tions from an app, you can also swipe down from the status bar to open the notific tion panel, touch and hold an app notific tion then disable Allow notifi tions.
Your Phone stores a lot of sensitive information, such as personal photos, contact information, banking apps (for example, Alipay). Set a lock screen password so that a password is required each time you unlock your Phone. A lock screen password helps to protect your private information if your Phone is lost or accessed by an unauthorized user.
Set a lock screen password: Open Settings, go to Security & privacy > Lock screen password, and set the type of lock screen password you prefer.
• Set a PIN: A PIN number is a sequence of digits. Entering a PIN to unlock your Phone is quick and simple. For better security, use a long sequence of random numbers as your PIN. Go to Set lock screen password, follow the prompts to set up a PIN. Alternatively, touch Change unlock method, and set 4-digit PIN or Custom PIN.
• Set a pattern: Unlock your Phone by drawing a preset pattern on the screen. For better security, use a pattern that includes overlapping line segments. Go to Set lock screen password > Change unlock method > Pattern and draw the same pattern twice. The pattern must connect at least 4 dots.
• Set a password: A password made up of numbers, letters, and special characters is more secure than a PIN or pattern. For better security, use a password with 8 or more characters that includes numbers, letters, and special characters. Be sure to memorize the password so that you don't get locked out of your Phone if you forget it. Go to Set lock screen password > Change unlock method > Password, follow the prompts to set up a password.
• Unlock your device using a smart band: If your device supports unlocking with a smart band, the screen will automatically light up when the band comes within 80 cm of your device. Swiping on the screen of your Phone will instantly unlock the device. Touch Smart unlock, and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the setup.
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