Huawei Y8P, AQM-LX1 User guide

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User Guide

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Essentials

Basic Gestures 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 Power On and O or Restart Your Device Charging

Smart Features

AI Lens HiTouch Easy Projection Multi-Screen Collaboration Huawei Share

Camera and Gallery

Launch Camera Take Photos Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes Zoom to Take Photos Take Panoramic Photos Light Painting Take HDR Photos Moving Pictures Add Stickers to Photos Record Videos Time-Lapse Photography Filters Adjust Camera Settings Manage Gallery

Apps

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

Contents

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 Accessibility Features System & Updates About Phone

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Basic Gestures

System Navigation Gestures

Go to

selected.

Settings > System & updates > System navigation and ensure that Gestures is

Back

Swipe inward from the left or right edge to return to the

previous screen.

Back to the home screen

Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen.

View recent tasks

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view

recent tasks.

Close an app

On the recent tasks screen, swipe up on an app preview to

close the app.

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More Gestures

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Access Home screen editing mode

Pinch two ngers together on the home screen.

Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen

Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.

Display the search bar

Swipe down on the home screen.

Button Shortcuts

Open the notication panel

Swipe down from the status bar.

Power o and restart

Press and hold the Power button until the Power o and

Restart options appear.

Increase the volume

Press the Volume up button.

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Decrease the volume

Press the Volume down button.

Take a screenshot

Press the Volume down and Power buttons simultaneously.

Ultra snapshot

Double-press the Volume down button when the screen is o

or locked to take a photo.

System Navigation

Change the Navigation Mode

Go to

according to your preferences.

Navigate with Gestures

Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and enable or disable

Gestures.

After enabling Gestures, 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.

Settings > System & updates > System navigation to select a navigation mode

• Switch apps: Swipe in a curve along the bottom edge of the screen, or when Swipe across

bottom to switch apps is enabled, swipe horizontally across the bottom edge.

Three-Key Navigation

Go to

navigation.

Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Three-key

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Touch Settings to select the navigation key combination you prefer.

The icons on the navigation bar are as follows:

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

• : Home key to return to the home screen.

•

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

: Recents key to display the recent tasks screen.

Customize 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

Navigation dock.

After the Navigation dock button appears, you can:

• Drag the button to your desired position.

• Touch the button to go back.

Settings > System & updates > System navigation > More, and enable

• 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

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

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

Clone Data from an Android Device

1 On your new phone, open

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.

Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &

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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 phone 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 phones running Android 4.4 or later.

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. 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 Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the

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

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 phones running iOS 8.0 or later.

Lock and Unlock Your Screen

Lock the Screen

If your phone remains inactive for a period of time, it will automatically lock the screen and

enter sleep mode to save power.

Alternative, you can manually lock the screen in either of the following ways:

• Press the Power button.

• On the home screen, pinch together two ngers 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.

Keep the Screen On While Looking

You can set the screen to stay on while you are looking at it, such as when you are reading.

Go to

instructions to access the Face recognition settings screen, and make sure Keep screen on

while looking is enabled.

Settings > Biometrics & password > Face Recognition, follow the onscreen

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Wake Screen

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

• Press the Power button.

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• Go to

Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen and

enable Raise to wake or Double-tap screen to wake.

– When Raise to wake is enabled, you can pick up your phone to turn on the screen.

– When Double-tap screen to wake is enabled, you can touch the screen twice to turn it

on.

Unlock the Screen with Password

Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from the middle of the screen to display the password

input panel. Then, enter your lock screen password.

Use Face Unlock

Turn on the screen and align it with your face. Your phone will unlock once your face is

recognized.

Use Fingerprint Unlock

Once the screen is turned on, the ngerprint icon will display on the screen. Touch the icon

with an enrolled nger to unlock the screen.

Change the Lock Screen Display

When using an ocial theme, you can set to display your step count and signature on the

lock screen.

Display Your Signature on the Lock Screen

Go to

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

text to display on the lock screen.

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

Access Apps from the Lock Screen

You can access commonly used apps such as Camera, Recorder, and Calculator from the lock

screen.

• Turn on the screen, touch and hold , then swipe up to open Camera.

• Turn on the screen, then swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to open the shortcut

panel. Shortcuts for Recorder, Flashlight, Calculator, and Timer will be available.

Get Familiar with the Home Screen

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Get Familiar with the Home Screen

From the home screen, you can:

• Check the status of your phone 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.

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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 phone.

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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

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Hotspot disconnected

Network being switched by Wi-Fi

Airplane mode enabled Alarm set

Battery empty Battery low

Charging Quick charging

Super charging Super wireless charging

Quick wireless charging Regular wireless charging

Power saving mode enabled Digital balance enabled

Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth device battery

Bluetooth device connected VPN connected

Driving mode Projection device connected

Location service enabled Eye Comfort mode enabled

Headset with a microphone

Headset connected

connected

Missed call Unread SMS

Microphone disabled Muted

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More notications Vibrate only

NFC enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled

Data syncing Data sync failed

Performance mode enabled New email

Event reminders

Shortcut Switches

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Turn on a Shortcut Switch

Swipe down from the status bar to open the

show all shortcut switches.

• 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. (Only

available for some features)

• Touch

Customize Shortcut Switches

Touch

to open Settings.

, touch and hold an icon, then drag it to the desired position.

notication panel, then swipe down further to

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 together two

ngers on the home screen to access the Home screen editor.

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.

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Move or Delete a Widget

Touch and hold a widget on your home screen until your phone vibrates, then drag it to the

desired position or touch Remove.

Set Your Wallpaper

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 , then determine whether you'd like to set it as the wallpaper for the Lock

screen, Home screen, or Both.

Set an Image from Gallery as Your Wallpaper

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

2 Go to > Set as > Wallpaper, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Screenshots & Screen Recording

Take a Screenshot

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

to show all shortcuts. Touch

Share and Edit a Screenshot, or Switch to Scrollshot

to take a screenshot.

notication panel, then swipe down on it again

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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.

o your

Use a Shortcut to Start Screen Recording

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.

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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.

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

. You can now record your voice.

If the microphone is disabled (if it is displayed as ), you will only be able to record

system sounds, such as music. If you don't want any system sounds in your screen

recording, mute your phone and turn o any music or other media sounds before

starting the screen recording.

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, Silence, or Delay Notications

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

source.

Some system notications can't be blocked, cleared, or delayed.

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

mute it.

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Flip to Mute or Raise to Reduce the Ringtone Volume

When there is an incoming call, you can ip your phone to mute it, or raise it up to reduce

the ringtone volume.

For the features to take eect, go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts &

gestures > Mute ringtone/Reduce volume and make sure that Flip to mute ringtone and

Raise to lower volume are enabled.

Set the Default Volume

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

items:

• Media (video, games, music, and more)

• Ringtone

• Alarms

• Calls

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.

1 Touch and hold the text until

In some apps, what happens after you touch and hold the text may dier. For example, if you touch and hold a sent or received message, an option menu will be displayed, and

appears.

will appear only after you touch SELECT TEXT.

2 Drag and to select the text you need, or touch Select all to select all text.

3 Touch Copy or Cut as needed.

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

touch Paste.

Split-screen Mode & Floating Window

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Split-screen Mode

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

Adjust the Size of the Split-screen Panes

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

This feature can only be used when your phone 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.

Touch in the middle of the split screen line, then touch .

Disable Split-screen Mode

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Touch in the middle of the split screen line, then touch .

Power On and O or Restart Your Device

Power On and

Power Your Device On and O

To power o your device, press and hold the Power button for a few seconds, touch Power

o and Touch to power o.

To power on your device, press and hold the Power button for a few seconds until your device

vibrates and displays the logo.

Restart Your Device

Restart your device on a regular basis to clear the cache and keep the device in an optimal

state. A restart can sometimes resolve the issue when your device encounters a problem.

Just press and hold the Power button for a few seconds, then touch Restart and Touch to

O or Restart Your Device

restart.

Force Restart Your Device

If your device isn't working or won't turn o normally, you can force restart it.

Just press and hold the Power button for 10 seconds or longer.

Charging

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Charge Your Phone

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

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

Precautions for Charging

• Charge your phone 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 phone 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 phone will

automatically activate safety measures and stop charging. Disconnect your phone 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 authorized Huawei Customer Service Center to replace the battery.

• Do not cover your phone or charger during charging.

• Your phone 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 phone to a cool place.

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

• If your phone 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 phone to connect your phone and the adapter.

2 Plug the adapter into a power socket.

Charging Your Phone with a PC

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

2 When the Use USB to dialog box is displayed on your phone, 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 phone screen.

Battery Icon Battery Level

Less than 4% battery remaining.

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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 phone 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 phone to charge other devices using an OTG cable.

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

2 When the Use USB to dialog box is displayed on your phone, 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.

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AI Lens

Access AI Lens

There are multiple ways to access AI Lens.

From Camera

Open the camera and select Photo mode. Touch

From the Search Bar

While the device is unlocked, swipe down on the screen to display the search bar. Then, touch

to access AI Lens.

From the Lock Screen

When the device is locked, swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Touch

the device to access AI Lens.

to access AI Lens.

, then unlock

Scan Codes

AI Lens can read QR codes and instantly direct you to the relevant app.

1 Open the camera, touch , then touch .

2 Position the QR code within the frame and wait for it to be recognized.

Scan to Translate

AI Lens has an Instant translation feature that can help you quickly translate text, such as

road signs, menus, or even descriptions on a medicine or cosmetic bottle.

1 Open the camera, touch

, then touch .

2 Select the source and target languages from the language list.

3 Align the text you want to translate, and wait for it to be translated.

Scan to Shop

AI Lens has a Shopping feature that lets you scan products when you are out shopping or

reading a fashion magazine and gives you purchase recommendations for similar items

online.

1 Open the camera, touch , then touch .

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recommendations once the object has been recognized. You can also touch photo, which will be recognized automatically.

to take a

HiTouch

Convenient Shopping

When you see an item on your phone that you would like to buy, you can use HiTouch to

quickly search for the item and compare prices across multiple shopping platforms before

making the purchase.

Touch and Hold with Two Fingers for Convenient Shopping

1 Go to

2 When you see an item on your phone that you would like to buy, touch and hold the

screen with two ngers spread slightly apart.

3 Adjust the position and size of the identication box.

Settings > Accessibility features > HiTouch and enable HiTouch.

4 After the object is identied, links to the item on dierent shopping platforms will then be

displayed.

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

Easy Projection

Wireless Projection

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

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 the external display does not support Miracast, use a wireless HDMI adapter to

connect your phone 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 On your phone, swipe down from the status bar to open the

to enable Wi-Fi.

notication panel, and touch

3 Swipe down again to show all shortcuts and enable Wireless Projection. Your phone will

start searching for external display devices.

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

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4 Touch the name of the external display on the search result list to start the projection.

If you are using a wireless HDMI adapter, touch its name to start the projection.

Multi-Screen Collaboration

Connect Your Phone to a Computer

When you connect your phone to a Huawei/Honor laptop, the phone screen will be displayed

in a window on the laptop screen, allowing you to easily operate your phone while on your

laptop.

Connect Your Phone and Computer via Bluetooth

1 On your phone, swipe down from the status bar to open the

to enable Bluetooth.

notication panel, and touch

2 On the computer, open PC Manager (version 10.0 or later), select My Phone, and go to

Connect > Search. Your computer will start searching for your phone. Make sure that your

phone is placed near your computer.

To check the version of PC Manager, go to > About. To update it, go to >

Check for updates.

3 Follow the onscreen instructions on your phone and computer to complete the

connection.

Connect Your Phone and Computer by Scanning a QR Code

1 On your computer, open PC Manager (version 10.0 or later), select My Phone, and go to

Connect > Scan.

To check the version of PC Manager, go to > About. To update it, go to >

Check for updates.

2 Ensure that your phone is connected to the Internet, and use it to scan the QR code on

your computer screen.

3 Follow the onscreen instructions on your phone and computer to complete the

connection.

Connect Your Phone to Computer with a Cable for Multi-Screen Collaboration

Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer, and the phone screen will be

displayed in a window on the computer screen.

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

2 On your phone, touch CONNECT in the Use USB to dialog box.

3 On the computer, open PC Manager (version 10.1 or later).

To check the version of PC Manager, go to > About. To update it, go to >

Check for updates.

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4 Accept the connection on your phone.

If you have canceled the connection on your phone and want to re-establish the

connection, go to Connect > Wired connection in PC Manager.

Disconnect Your Phone from Computer

You can disconnect your phone from computer using any of the following methods:

• On your computer, open PC Manager, and go to My Phone > Disconnect.

• On your phone, swipe down from the status bar to open the

notication panel and touch

DISCONNECT.

• If connected via USB cable, remove the cable to disconnect your phone from the computer.

Transfer Files Between Your Phone and Computer

After connecting your phone to a Huawei/Honor computer, you can transfer

them to make your work life more convenient and ecient.

Drag to Transfer Files Between Your Phone and Computer

After your phone is connected with your computer, you can drag les (such as pictures,

videos, audio les, texts, oce documents, and compressed packages) using a mouse to

transfer them between your phone and computer.

• Transfer les from your phone to your computer:

Open

Gallery in the phone window on your computer, click and hold a picture or video,

select one or more les, click and hold the selected les again, wait for an icon for dragging

les between

les to display, then drag them to a folder on your computer.

Open Files in the phone window on your computer, then drag les to a folder on your

computer in the way described above.

You can also drag pictures or text to documents that are open on your computer. For

example, drag a photo or text from Notepad in the phone window across to an Oce

document open on your computer, then continue editing it on your computer.

• Transfer les from your computer to your phone:

Go to Gallery > Albums in the phone window on your computer, select pictures or

videos in batches from a local folder on your computer, then drag them across to Albums.

Open Files in the phone window on your computer, select les in batches from a local

folder on your computer, then drag them across to Files. By default, les transferred from

your computer will be saved in the Huawei Share folder in Files. If a specic folder in Files

has been opened, the les will be saved in it.

You can also drag pictures or text to documents that are open on your phone. For example,

drag a picture on your computer to a Notepad item open on your phone, then continue

editing it on your phone.

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Access Phone Apps and Files on Your Computer

Once your phone is connected to your Huawei/Honor computer, you can access apps and

les from your phone on your computer without the hassle of having to frequently switch

between the two devices.

Navigate the Phone Window on Your Computer

Open/Exit an app and browse web pages in the window

• Open an app: Click an app in the window to open it.

• Browse pages: Scroll the mouse wheel to browse web pages and switch between screens of

your phone displayed in the window.

• Exit an app: Press the ESC key on the computer keyboard to exit the app opened in the

window.

Use the keyboard to quickly process messages on your phone

• Input text: Use the computer input method to enter text in the window, such as for sending

SMS messages and creating emails.

• Copy and paste text: Press Ctrl+C on the computer keyboard to copy text and press Ctrl+V

to paste it in the window.

• Quickly send messages: Press Ctrl+Enter to quickly send the message that you have edited

in the window.

Always display the phone window at the front

Click at the top of the window to pin it at the front of the computer screen. Click it

again to unpin the window from the front.

Share Clipboard Content Between Your Phone and Computer

1 Open PC Manager (version 9.1 or later) on the computer, go to My Phone > Enable, then

follow the onscreen instructions to allow the computer to access data on your phone. If Enabled is displayed on the screen, it means that this feature is already enabled by d fault.

2 Text copied from your phone can then be pasted to the computer, and vice versa.

Click the PC Manager icon in the lower right corner of the computer screen, and select

Clipboard to view the text that you have copied.

Answer Voice or Video Calls Made to Your Phone Using a Laptop

Once your phone is connected to a laptop for Multi-screen Collaboration, you can answer

voice and video calls using the laptop.

After answering calls in apps such as WeChat in the phone window on the laptop, the voice

will be played from the laptop or the audio output device (such as a headset or speaker)

connected to it.

Ensure that PC Manager 10.1 or later has been installed on the laptop.

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Use Apps on a Laptop to Open Files on Your Phone

Once your phone is connected to a laptop for Multi-screen Collaboration, you can use apps

on the laptop to open and edit les on your phone.

• Documents: You can use an oce app on your laptop, such as Microsoft Oce.

• Pictures: You can use an app for viewing or editing pictures on your laptop, such as

Photoshop.

• Audio and video les: You can use an audio and video player on your laptop, such as

Windows Media Player.

• Web pages: You can use a browser on your laptop, such as Internet Explorer.

• Compressed

les: You can use a decompression app on your laptop, such as WinRAR.

Ensure that PC Manager 10.1 or later has been installed on the laptop.

View Phone Notications on a Laptop

Once your phone is connected to a laptop for Multi-screen Collaboration, notications for

messages (such as WeChat and SMS messages) received on your phone will be displayed in

the Message Center of PC Manager (must be version 10.1 or later) where you can view and

manage them.

1 Click the PC Manager icon in the lower right corner of the laptop screen.

2 Open the phone notications displayed in Message and view them in the phone window

on the laptop screen.

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 uses Bluetooth

to discover nearby devices that supports Huawei Share and 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:

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

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

screen.

• Go to

Settings > More connections > Huawei Share, and enable or disable Huawei

Share.

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

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Quickly Share Files Between Your Phones with Huawei Share

You can use Huawei Share to quickly share les between Huawei phones. 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.

1 On the receiving device, enable Huawei Share.

2 On the sending device, touch and hold to select the

. Touch Huawei Share, then touch the icon of the receiving device to send the les.

These steps may be dierent if you are sharing les directly from an app.

les you want to share, then touch

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

To view the received les, 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 Phone and Computer with Huawei Share

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

and a computer (Windows or macOS).

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

2 On your phone, go to the Huawei Share settings screen and enable Huawei Share and

Computer share.

3 Make a note of the name displayed next to Name shown on computers and the user

name and password under Verication on computers.

4 On the computer, go to:

• Windows: This PC (Computer) > Network.

• macOS: Finder > Go to > Network.

Currently, this feature is only available on Macs running macOS 10.8 to 10.14.

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

password noted down previously.

6 Open a shared folder on your phone, such as the Internal storage or Album folder to view,

edit, or copy Changes made to les in the shared folders on your computer will be automatically synced to your phone and vice versa.

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 stored on your phone.

les from your phone to your computer or vice versa.

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 phone.

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• 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 via

Bluetooth.

2 On your phone, preview the

le to be printed, then go to Share > Huawei Share.

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

settings on the preview screen. Then, touch PRINT to print. If you are connecting a Bluetooth printer to your phone for the rst time, nd the printer on your phone, 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,

select Printers, then touch What printers are supported?.

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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.

Using Ultra Snapshot

When enabled, simply double-press the Volume down button to open the camera when the

screen is o.

Camera.

1 Open Camera.

2 Go to > Ultra snapshot and select Open camera or Take a snapshot.

3 You can now open the camera or take a snapshot without unlocking your screen.

Take Photos

1 Open

Camera.

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.

• 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.

viewnder. When the symbol appears next to the

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

(Always on).

Some features are only available when using the rear camera.

3 Touch

Take Burst Photos

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

one.

Burst shooting is only available when using the rear camera.

to take a photo.

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

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.

and

1 Open Camera.

2 Go to > Timer and select a delay option.

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

the countdown ends.

Use Voice Commands 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.

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

Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes

Use Portrait Mode to Shoot Portraits

Portrait mode lets you apply beauty, lighting to your photos to shoot stunning portraits.

1 Open Camera and select Portrait mode.

2 Frame your subject in the viewnder.

To take a sele, touch .

3 You can also:

• Enable beauty eect: Touch and drag the slider to adjust beauty settings. A larger

value will produce a more distinct beauty eect. To disable the beauty eect, drag

each setting to its lowest value.

• Set blur and lighting

liking.

eects: Touch and select blur and lighting eects to your

4 Touch to take a photo.

Take Night Shots

Night mode solves the issues caused by low light and night shooting to give your photos

sharper details and brighter colors.

You can also use Night mode when shooting backlit subjects and scenes with owing water,

such as waterfalls, to create a better contrast or a smooth, silky water eect.

1 Open Camera and select Night mode.

2 If you are using the rear camera, touch

or to adjust the shutter speed.

on the viewnder to adjust the ISO sensitivity

3 Keep your phone steady and touch .

4 Your phone will adjust the exposure time based on the ambient brightness. Keep your

phone steady. Do not stop shooting before the countdown nishes or your photos may come out blurry.

Use the Front Camera to Take Night Portraits

To take a sele at night or when there is not enough light, you can use the front camera in

Night mode.

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In a dim environment, you can turn on the ash to get an illuminated photo of your face.

1 Open Camera and select Night mode.

2 Touch to switch to the front camera. Then you can:

• Touch the ash icon at the top.

This allows you to select (Auto), (O), or (Always on).

• Touch and adjust the beauty level.

3 Keep your phone steady and touch .

Shoot Wide Aperture Photos and Videos

Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot photos and videos where the background is blurred

while your subject remains in sharp focus.

1 Open

Camera and select Aperture mode.

2 Touch where you want to focus. For best results, your phone needs to be within 2 meters

(about 7 ft.) of your subject.

3 Touch in the viewnder and drag the slider to adjust aperture settings. A smaller

aperture value will create a more blurred background.

4 Touch the shutter button to shoot a photo or video. When recording, touch the

to adjust the focus.

Edit Background Blur in Wide Aperture Photos

You can adjust the focus and background blur after you've taken a wide aperture photo.

1 Go to

2 Touch a photo tagged with

Gallery > Albums > Camera.

, then touch at the top of the photo.

viewnder

3 Follow the instructions to touch the photo to re-focus. Drag the slider at the bottom to

adjust the aperture.

4 Touch

to save the settings.

Zoom to Take Photos

Take Photos with Various Zoom Settings

The zoom capabilities of your device's camera allow you to capture more of a scene, or

distant vistas.

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Take Wide-Angle Photos

1 Open Camera and select Photo mode.

2 Touch to ensure that Master AI is enabled.

3 Aim the camera at the object you want to take a photo of. The camera will automatically

recommend Super wide angle mode if it detects a building. Touch Wide to have a wider angle of view. You can also drag the zoom slider in the viewnder, or pinch in or out to adjust the zoom level. A smaller value will result in a wider angle of view.

4 Touch to take a photo.

Take Photos from Far Away

1 Open Camera and select Photo mode.

2 Aim the camera at the distant object you want to take a photo of. Drag the zoom slider,

or pinch in or out to adjust the zoom level.

3 In the

viewnder, touch where you want to focus. When the camera is in focus, touch .

Take Panoramic Photos

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

takes multiple photos of objects within your

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.

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

phone steady and the arrow on the center line the entire time.

eld of view and stitches them together into a

5 Touch when you are nished.

Light Painting

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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 phone.

Capture Car Light Trails in Trac Trails Mode

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

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 mode 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 color, 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.

Capture Rivers and Waterfalls in Silky Water Mode

Silky water mode 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 to nish shooting.

Capture the Beauty of the Stars in Star Trails Mode

Star trails mode lets you use your camera to capture the movement of the stars in the night

sky.

1 Go to

Camera > More > Light painting > Star trails.

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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

right, touch to nish shooting.

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

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.

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

3 Touch to take a photo.

eects in your photos, giving your photos

Moving Pictures

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

shutter button.

Take Moving Pictures

Go to

Play Moving Pictures

Moving pictures are saved in JPG format in Gallery.

Go to

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.

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

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

Share Moving Pictures

You can share moving pictures with Huawei or Honor devices using various methods, such as

Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, or Huawei Share.

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

want to share, then touch to share them.

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

be displayed as static images.

Add Stickers to Photos

Add a sticker, such as time, location, weather, or mood, to spice up your photos.

1 Go to Camera > More > Stickers.

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

2 Touch and select a sticker. The selected sticker will be displayed in the viewnder.

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

4 Touch to take a photo.

Record Videos

1 Open

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 the location you want to focus on. Touch and hold the viewnder to lock

the exposure and focus.

Camera and select Video mode.

• Turn the

turn it o.

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

• Adjust the video resolution and frame rate: Go to > Video resolution and select

the desired resolution. A higher resolution will result in a higher quality video with a

larger le size.

Touch Frame rate to select a frame rate.

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

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• Select a video format that saves on storage space: Touch and enable Ecient

video format.

When this feature is enabled, your phone will use a video format that takes up less

storage space. However, this may result in other devices being unable to play the video.

Please exercise caution when selecting this option.

3 Touch to start recording.

While recording, touch and hold

Touch to take a photo while recording.

or to smoothly zoom in or out.

4 Touch to pause and to end the recording.

Time-Lapse Photography

You can use Time-lapse to capture images slowly over several minutes or even hours, then

condense them into a short video. This allows you to capture the beauty of change –

blooming

1 Go to

2 Place your phone in position. To reduce camera shake, use a tripod to steady your phone.

3 Touch

owers, drifting clouds, and more.

Camera > More, then touch Time-lapse.

to start recording. Touch to end the recording.

The recorded video is automatically saved to Gallery.

Filters

1 Open Camera and select Photo or Video mode.

2 Touch or and select a lter.

Some phones do not have the icon.

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

Adjust Camera Settings

You can adjust the camera settings to take photos and videos more quickly.

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The following features may not be available in some camera modes.

Adjust the Aspect Ratio

1 Open Camera and touch to access the Settings screen.

2 Touch Aspect ratio to select an aspect ratio (for example, 1:1 or 4:3).

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 to help you line up the perfect shot.

1 Go to Camera > .

Camera and Gallery

2 Enable Assistive grid.

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

intersecting points, then touch the shutter button.

Enable Mirror Reection

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

Mute the Shutter Sound

Enable Mute to mute the camera shutter sound.

Capture Smiles

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

in the viewnder.

Use the Horizontal Level for Better Compositions

1 Touch

to access the Settings screen.

2 Enable Horizontal level to display a horizontal guiding line on the viewnder.

When the dotted line overlaps with the solid line, it indicates that the camera is parallel with the horizontal level.

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.

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View by Shooting Time

Your photos and videos are stored in Gallery and can be viewed by time, location,

category, or album.

On the Photos tab, pinch two ngers on the screen to switch to the monthly view and spread

them to enter the daily view.

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.

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 When in Full screen mode, touch to view details about the photo or video, such as

the storage path, resolution, and size.

Search for Photos

Quickly locate a photo by searching with keywords in Gallery.

1 Open Gallery, then touch the search box.

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 for more precise results.

Edit Photos and Videos

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

Basic Editing

1 Open

access the editing features.

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

• Crop and rotate: Touch , select a frame, then drag the grid or its corners to select

which part you want to keep.

To rotate the photo, touch and drag the angle wheel to the desired orientation.

To rotate the photo by 90 degrees, touch . To mirror the photo, touch .

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

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

other qualities of the photo.

• Other: Touch to edit the photo in other ways, such as adding a color splash, blur,

doodle, or text element.

2 Touch

Add Stickers to Photos

to save your edits, or touch to save the photo.

1 Touch a photo, then go to Edit > > Stickers.

2 Select the type of sticker you want to add, 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 touch to save the photo.

Pixelate Photos

1 Touch a photo, then go to Edit >

> Mosaic.

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

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

4 Touch to save your edits and touch 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.

Share Photos and Videos

There are several ways to share photos and videos from Gallery.

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

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

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Add Albums

1 Open Gallery, then touch Albums.

2 Touch Add album, then name the album.

3 Touch OK.

4 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 remove them from 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

touch to restore them to their original albums.

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

Add Photos and Videos to Favorites

> Delete.

Open a photo or video, then touch .

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

Hide Albums

System albums such as Camera, Videos, My favorites, 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.

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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 phone 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

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Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, select the app that you want to clear the cache of, then

go to Storage > Clear cache.

Contacts

Merge Duplicate Contacts

Apps

1 Open

Settings > Organize contacts > Merge duplicate contacts.

Phone, touch the Contacts tab at the bottom of the screen, then go to >

2 Select duplicate contacts to be merged and touch Merge.

Manage Contact Groups

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

managing contact groups. Your phone 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.

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 to add a new

contact.

2 Touch

Send Group Messages or Emails

On the Groups screen, open a group, then touch to send a message or touch to

send an email.

Delete Contact Groups

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

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

Erase Contact Traces

1 Open

contact for whom you wish to erase contact traces.

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

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

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Phone

Make a Call

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 dialing for a contact, you can quickly call that contact with the

assigned number key.

Go to

this speed dial number.

Press the Power Button to End a Call

During a call, press the Power button to end the call.

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

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

Go to Phone > > Settings > More and enable Power button ends call.

Set a Call Background

You can set a wallpaper as the call background.

1 Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper.

2 Select a picture and set it as the wallpaper.

You can also set a prole picture for a contact to be shown on the call background.

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.

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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

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 phone will automatically merge the call logs of the same

number or contact.

View Missed Calls

Apps

1 To display all missed calls, open

Missed tab.

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

Phone, swipe down on the call log list, then touch the

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

Delete Call Logs

Delete call logs using any of the following methods:

• On the Phone screen, touch and hold an entry, then touch Delete entry.

• On the Phone screen, go to > Delete entries, select the entries you want to delete,

then touch .

• On the Phone screen, swipe left on the entry you want to delete, then touch .

Set a Ringtone for Incoming Calls

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

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

SIM 1 and SIM 2.

Set a Music Ringtone

1 Go to Phone > > Settings > Ringtone or Settings > Sounds & vibration >

Phone ringtone.

2 Select a system ringtone, or touch Music on device to select a local song as the ringtone.

Set a Video Ringtone

Set a video as the ringtone for incoming calls.

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1 Go to Phone > > Settings > Ringtone or Settings > Sounds & vibration >

Phone ringtone.

2 Touch Video ringtones and select a video to preview the eect for incoming calls.

3 Touch Apply to set the video as the ringtone.

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.

MeeTime

Use MeeTime to make HD video or audio calls with contacts who have Huawei/Honor

devices, such as phones, tablets, and share your screen during calls.

Using GPU Turbo technology, this feature will automatically improve video quality when the

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network connection is poor. Thanks to its intelligent algorithms, your face will be seen clearly

even when making a video call at night or in a poorly-lit environment. During a video call,

you can adjust the beauty

This feature is only available in some countries and regions.

Transfer a Call to a HUAWEI/HONOR Vision

You can transfer a video call on your phone to a nearby HUAWEI/HONOR Vision.

A HUAWEI/HONOR Vision supports this feature by default.

eects.

1 Make sure that your phone and HUAWEI/HONOR Vision have logged in to the same

HUAWEI ID.

2 During a video call, touch

devices.

and your phone will automatically search for nearby

3 Touch the detected HUAWEI/HONOR Vision on the screen and follow the onscreen

instructions.

Send a Message to a HUAWEI/HONOR Vision

Send a message to a HUAWEI/HONOR Vision so your friends or family can read it on the

device's message board.

Make sure that your phone and HUAWEI/HONOR Vision have logged in to the same

HUAWEI ID.

On the MeeTime screen, touch next to the device you want to send the message to.

Use VoLTE to Make Calls

Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is an IP-based data transmission technology that delivers both call

and data services over a 4G network.

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Once VoLTE is enabled, you can make calls while accessing the Internet. If your phone

supports dual SIM dual VoLTE, you can receive an incoming call on a SIM card even when the

other SIM card is already on a call.

VoLTE also provides you with a faster call connection time and higher quality voice and video

calls.

Enable VoLTE

1 Contact your mobile carrier to activate the 4G and VoLTE functions for your SIM card. If

both the primary and secondary SIM card trays of a dual-SIM phone support 4G and VoLTE, 4G and VoLTE can be enabled for both SIM cards.

2 Go to Settings > Mobile network > Mobile data. In the network settings area of SIM

1 or SIM 2, turn on the VoLTE HD calls switch.

• This feature may vary depending on your carrier.

• The 4G network is used as an example here. If your device supports 5G, the operations

are the same.

• 5G is only available in some countries and regions.

Make a Video Call

Video calls are only possible when both parties are using VoLTE-activated devices.

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

contact you want to call.

2 Touch to make a video call.

During a voice call, you can also touch to switch to a video call.

Manage Incoming Calls

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 phone 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.

• Touch to reject the call and reply with an SMS message.

• Touch

to set a callback reminder.

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If you receive a call when the screen is unlocked:

• Touch to answer the call.

• Touch to reject the call.

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• Touch

• Touch to set a callback reminder.

Enable Call Waiting

The Call waiting feature lets you answer incoming calls when a call is already in progress by

placing the

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

Go to Phone > > Settings. Under the SIM card you wish to enable call waiting on,

click More > Call waiting.

This feature may vary depending on your carrier.

Answer a New Incoming Call During a Call

to reject the call and reply with an SMS message.

rst call on hold.

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.

If your phone has two SIM cards, congure separate settings for SIM 1 and SIM 2.

2 Select and enable a forwarding method, then enter and

This feature may vary depending on your carrier.

Disable Call Forwarding

conrm the target number.

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.

This feature may vary depending on your carrier.

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Filter and Block Spam Calls

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

Filter and Block Spam Calls

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

Alternatively, go to Optimizer > 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:

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• 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

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

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 phone will automatically send a

message with your current location to your emergency contacts.

Once the message is sent, your phone 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 phone 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 emergency calls not working.

Settings > Security > Emergency SOS, enable Also send SOS message, then

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1 From the lock screen, access the screen for inputting your password, and touch

Emergency. If you are in an area with a good signal and your phone has an Internet

connection, it 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

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).

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

• Touch to use the dialer.

• 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.

To return to the call screen, touch the green bar on the status bar.

• Touch

to end the call.

Messaging

Send and Manage Messages

You can send and receive messages that include text, emojis, pictures, audio

You can also manage your messages in the message list.

Send Messages

1 Open Messaging and 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 .

To send a group message to those not included in your contacts list, touch anywhere blank in the recipient box and enter the recipients' phone number. Touch the return key in the keyboard when you nish entering each of the phone numbers.

les, and more.

4 After

Save a Draft Message

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

nishing editing, touch to send the message.

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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.

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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

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

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

messages.

Block Spam Messages

Go to Messaging > > Blocked > and set block rules.

You can also go to Optimizer > Blocked > to set block rules.

Block Messages from Specic Numbers

1 Go to

Messaging > > Blocked > > Blocklist.

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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.

Calendar

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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.

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2 Touch and follow the onscreen instructions to share the event using whichever

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 .

• On the Schedule screen, touch and hold an event, select the events you want to delete,

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then touch

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 phone 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.

Customize 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 phone will automatically download

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

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Clock

Alarm

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You can set alarms to play a sound or vibrate at

Set an Alarm

specic times.

1 Go to Clock > Alarm, touch , and set a time.

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

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

screen to turn it o.

O an Alarm

Timer and Stopwatch

You can use the timer to count down from a specied time. You can also use the stopwatch

to measure the duration of an event.

Timer

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

it, touch .

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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.

Display Dual Clocks on the Lock Screen

When you are away from your home time zone, use Dual clocks to display the time of both

your home city and current location on the lock screen.

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Go to

Home city. The time of your home city and current location will now both display on the

lock screen.

Only one clock will display on the lock screen if your current location is in the same time

zone as your home city.

Settings > System & updates > Date & time, enable Dual clocks, and set a

Notepad

Manage Your Notepad

You can sort your Notepad items by category and put them into dierent folders, delete

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.

Create Notes

You can create notes to record your thoughts and inspirations.

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 needed. Touch and hold the picture, then

4 If you want to organize your notes for easier access and viewing, touch

to your note after nishing it.

5 Touch to save the note.

to add a tag

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Create To-Dos

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

If you set a time, your phone 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.

Sort Notepad Items by Category

Categorize notepad items to make them easier to nd. Notes in dierent categories are

displayed in dierent colors.

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

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

category.

• Touch and hold a note or to-do, select the ones you want to classify under the same

category, then touch to select a category.

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

the onscreen instructions to share it.

Delete Notepad Items

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

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

delete it.

, then follow

• 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

restore in Recently deleted, then touch

Recorder

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Recorder

1 In the Tools folder, open Recorder, and touch to start a recording.

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

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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

On the recording playback screen, you can:

• Touch to skip the muted parts.

• Touch to adjust the playback speed.

• Touch to add a tag.

• Touch a tag to rename it.

Edit a Recording

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

1 On the

2 Touch

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

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Add Email Accounts

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

any time.

Add a Personal Email Account

1 Open Email on your phone and select from the available mailbox providers or touch

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.

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 phone.

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

address, port number, and security type.

2 Open Email, and select Exchange.

3 Enter the email address, username, 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, enter the recipient's email address, subject, or email content, and

touch

to save the email as a draft.

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

Reply to an Email

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

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2 Touch

thread.

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

3 After writing your reply, touch .

Set Encryption for Outgoing Emails

You can encrypt outgoing emails to protect your

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

information security.

1 Apply for and install a digital

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.

certicate.

condential information. Encrypted emails

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

algorithm according to your preferences. If no certicate has been installed, enable Send encrypted emails without installing

certicates.

Set Automatic Replies for an Exchange Account

1 Go to

certicate has been installed, select Encryption certicate and set Encryption

Email > > Settings.

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

replies, and turn on the Automatic replies switch.

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

switch, then select a notication mode.

notications for, turn on the Allow notications

View and Manage Emails

Receive, view and manage your emails in the inbox.

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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.

Organize Emails by Subject

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

Sync Emails

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

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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.

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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

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.

Delete a VIP Contact

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

1 Go to Email > > Settings > VIP contacts.

2 On the VIP list screen, touch

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

Calculator

Use the calculator on your phone 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.

rst result will be the preinstalled Calculator app.

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Use the Scientic Calculator

Open the calculator and rotate your phone to landscape orientation.

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 .

• Clear the display: Touch . You can also touch to clear the display after touching

to complete the calculation.

Flashlight

You can turn on the

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the

ashlight on or o.

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

to turn the ashlight on or o.

When turned on, a notication indicating that the ashlight has been turned on will be

displayed on the lock screen. Touch to turn o the ashlight.

ashlight using either of the following methods:

notication panel, and touch to turn the

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 phone at or straight up when using Compass.

App Twin

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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

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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.

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

Optimizer

Cleanup

You can use Cleanup in Optimizer to scan for redundant or large

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

whether or not to delete les as suggested.

1 Open Optimizer, then touch Cleanup.

les, such as app residue,

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

need.

Clean Up Duplicate Files

Optimizer can identify duplicate les on your phone.

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

Manage Data Usage

Open

access.

View and Manage High Data Consumption Apps

1 You can

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

Optimizer, then touch Data usage to view data usage and manage network

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 in 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.

Add Mobile Data Usage Reminders

Add data plans for your SIM cards and usage reminders in Optimizer to keep you informed of

your data consumption.

1 On the Data usage screen, go to More data settings > Monthly data limit and follow

the onscreen instructions to add a data plan.

2 On the More data settings screen, touch Usage reminders. From there, you can set

whether a data limit or roaming data limit has been topped.

notication will be sent or if mobile data will be disabled once the monthly

3 On the More data settings screen, you can set whether to show data used when the

screen is locked.

Filter and Block Spam Calls

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

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Filter and Block Spam Calls

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

Alternatively, go to Optimizer > 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

Filter and Block Spam Messages

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

messages.

Block Spam Messages

Go to Messaging > > Blocked > and set block rules.

You can also go to

Block Messages from Specic Numbers

Optimizer > Blocked > to 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

will be blocked.

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

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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 Optimization

Use the OPTIMIZE feature of Optimizer to keep your phone in an optimal state.

1 Open Optimizer and touch OPTIMIZE.

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

Phone Clone

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

Apps

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

Clone Data from an Android Device

1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. 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

onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone 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 phones running Android 4.4 or later.

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. 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 Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the

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

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 phones running iOS 8.0 or later.

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HiSuite

Introduction to HiSuite

Huawei HiSuite is a PC-based tool used for managing Huawei smart Android devices

(including phones and tablets).

After you have installed HiSuite on your computer, you can manage data such as your

contacts, messages, pictures, videos, and apps, back up data from and restore data to your

phone, and update your phone to the latest version.

Apps

1 Visit the

install the latest version of HiSuite.

ocial Huawei website on your computer, search for HiSuite, then download and

2 Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer. When a dialog box entitled Use

USB to appears on your phone, select Transfer les.

3 On the computer, open HiSuite and select USB. Then follow the onscreen instructions to

establish a connection between your phone and computer.

Back Up and Restore Data Using HiSuite

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

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

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

your phone from your computer.

Back Up Data to a Computer

1 On the HiSuite home page, click Back Up.

2 Select the items you want to back up.

3 Click Back Up, follow the onscreen instructions to set the password and password hint,

and

conrm the settings.

Backup data won't be able to restore if you forget the password.

4 HiSuite will then back up the data you selected. Keep the USB cable connected when the

data is being backed up.

5 Click Done when all data has been backed up.

Backup data is saved under C:\Users\

computer by default. To change the backup directory on the computer, go to > Settings

> Backup.

Restore Data

User name

\Documents\Hisuite\backup on the

1 On the HiSuite home page, click Restore.

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

3 Enter the password for the backup data and click OK.

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

when the data is being restored.

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 phone,

you can use HiSuite to update the system of your phone.

Update the System Using HiSuite

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

back up your data before updating your phone.

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

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

insert a memory card.

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

Apps

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

launch a compatible app version.

On the 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 phone will automatically restart.

Tips

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

yourself with your phone 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 phone. The cards are

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

• 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.

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Settings

Search for Items in Settings

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

• Swipe down from the middle of the screen to display the search box. Enter the name of a

setting to obtain search results.

• Open

screen, to obtain search results.

Settings, and enter the name of a setting in the search box at the top of the

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 nancial losses 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 in the status bar indicates that the phone is connected to Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi Direct

You can use Wi-Fi Direct to transfer data between Huawei devices. Wi-Fi Direct can transfer

bigger les more quickly than Bluetooth, without having to pair the devices.

1 On the receiving device, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and enable Wi-Fi.

2 Go to More settings > Wi-Fi Direct to start searching for nearby devices that have Wi-Fi

Direct enabled.

3 On the sending device, touch and hold to select the les you want to share, touch ,

and select Wi-Fi Direct.

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These steps may be dierent if you are sharing les directly from an app.

4 Touch the icon of the receiving device to establish a connection, then share the les.

5 On the receiving device, accept the Wi-Fi Direct transfer request.

To view the received les, open Files, then go to Internal storage > Wi-Fi Direct on the

Categories tab.

Wi-Fi+

When Wi-Fi+ is enabled, if your phone detects a Wi-Fi network that it has previously

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

phone will also evaluate the quality of the current Wi-Fi network and switch to mobile data

if the Wi-Fi signal is poor.

1 Go to Settings > Wi-Fi.

2 Touch More settings and enable or disable Wi-Fi+.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth Basics

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

Bluetooth to share data between your phone and other devices.

Make sure your phone 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 phone 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 phone, access the Bluetooth settings screen, and enable Bluetooth to have

your phone automatically search for nearby Bluetooth devices.

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

follow the onscreen instructions to complete pairing.

On the Bluetooth settings screen, touch

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.

to view tips for connecting various Bluetooth

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 ,

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.

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 to enable Mobile data.

• Go to

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

don't need it.

Settings > Mobile network > Mobile data and enable Mobile data.

notication panel, then swipe down

Manage SIM Cards

You can enable or disable SIM cards and name them for easier identication.

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Enable or Disable a SIM Card

Go to Settings > Mobile network > SIM management, and turn the switch for a SIM

card on or o according to your preferences.

Once disabled, a SIM card cannot be used for calling, messaging, or accessing the Internet.

Name Your SIM Card

You can name your SIM cards for easier identication and management. For example, you

could mark one SIM card as "Work" and the other as "Personal".

Go to Settings > Mobile network > SIM management and touch to edit the SIM

card name.

Congure Dual SIM Settings

If your phone has two SIM cards inserted, you can set one as the default mobile data SIM

and the other as the default calling SIM, or set call forwarding between the two SIM cards.

This feature applies to dual-SIM devices only.

Set a Default Mobile Data and a Default Calling SIM

Go to Settings > Mobile network > SIM management and set SIM 1 or SIM 2 as the

default mobile data or default calling SIM.

Enable Call Forwarding Between SIMs

After enabling call forwarding between two SIM cards, incoming calls to an unavailable SIM

card will be forwarded to the other one.

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

1 Go to Settings > Mobile network > SIM management > Call forwarding between

SIMs.

2 Select a call forwarding mode and turn on the corresponding switch.

Call forwarding between SIMs is enabled when both switches are on.

Personal Hotspot

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

network your phone is currently connected to with other devices.

Share Your Network Connection via Personal Hotspot

The following listed items are only available in some countries and regions. If your phone

does not provide a specic item, it indicates that the corresponding feature is not

supported.

1 Go to Settings > Mobile network > Personal hotspot.

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2 Set Device name and Password.

3 In the case of a Wi-Fi network, you can set the AP frequency band of the Wi-Fi hotspot.

Go to More > AP band and touch 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.

4 In the case of mobile data, you can set a mobile data limit for a single session. Go to

More > Data limit and set the limit.

When this limit has been reached, your phone will automatically disable the hotspot.

5 Enable Personal hotspot and your phone will share your mobile data or the Wi-Fi

network you are 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 phone to a computer.

2 On your phone, go to

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

Use VoLTE to Make Calls

Voice over LTE (VoLTE) is an IP-based data transmission technology that delivers both call

and data services over a 4G network.

Once VoLTE is enabled, you can make calls while accessing the Internet. If your phone

supports dual SIM dual VoLTE, you can receive an incoming call on a SIM card even when the

other SIM card is already on a call.

VoLTE also provides you with a faster call connection time and higher quality voice and video

Settings > Mobile network > Personal hotspot > More and

calls.

Enable VoLTE

1 Contact your mobile carrier to activate the 4G and VoLTE functions for your SIM card. If

both the primary and secondary SIM card trays of a dual-SIM phone support 4G and VoLTE, 4G and VoLTE can be enabled for both SIM cards.

2 Go to Settings > Mobile network > Mobile data. In the network settings area of SIM

1 or SIM 2, turn on the VoLTE HD calls switch.

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• This feature may vary depending on your carrier.

• The 4G network is used as an example here. If your device supports 5G, the operations

are the same.

• 5G is only available in some countries and regions.

Make a Video Call

Video calls are only possible when both parties are using VoLTE-activated devices.

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

contact you want to call.

2 Touch to make a video call.

During a voice call, you can also touch to switch to a video call.

Manage Data Usage

Settings

Open Optimizer, 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 in 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.

Add Mobile Data Usage Reminders

Add data plans for your SIM cards and usage reminders in Optimizer to keep you informed of

your data consumption.

1 On the Data usage screen, go to More data settings > Monthly data limit and follow

the onscreen instructions to add a data plan.

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2 On the More data settings screen, touch Usage reminders. From there, you can set

whether a notication will be sent or if mobile data will be disabled once the monthly data limit or roaming data limit has been topped.

3 On the More data settings screen, you can set whether to show data used when the

screen is locked.

Enable Data Roaming

Once you have activated the international roaming service, you can enable this feature to use

mobile data when traveling in a dierent country or region.

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

• Charges may apply when using the international roaming service. For details about

how data roaming fees are charged, contact your carrier.

Go to Settings > Mobile network > Mobile data. Under the SIM card for which you

wish to enable the data roaming feature, enable Data roaming.

More Connections

NFC

Near Field Communication (NFC) is a short-range wireless communications technology that

allows mobile and other electronic devices to connect in countless ways.

Enable Read and write/P2P on the NFC settings screen if available. This feature may

vary depending on your carrier.

Enable or Disable NFC

You can enable or disable NFC as follows:

• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down further to

show all shortcut switches. Touch to enable or disable NFC. Touch and hold the switch

to enter the NFC settings screen.

• Go to Settings > More connections > NFC, and toggle the NFC switch on or o.

Make Quick Payments with NFC

If you have installed a payment app (such as Alipay or WeChat) on your phone and enabled

the payment service, you can make payments with NFC.

1 Go to Settings > More connections > NFC, and enable NFC.

2 Touch Default app on the NFC settings screen, then select a default payment app, like

WeChat.

3 Enable NFC payments in the payment app. For example, in WeChat, go to Me > Settings

> General and enable Enable NFC.

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4 Hold the NFC sensor (located near the rear camera) of your phone against that of a POS

terminal to enter the payment screen automatically. Complete the payment with a password or ngerprint.

Wireless Projection

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

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 the external display does not support Miracast, use a wireless HDMI adapter to

connect your phone 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 On your phone, swipe down from the status bar to open the

to enable Wi-Fi.

notication panel, and touch

3 Swipe down again to show all shortcuts and enable Wireless Projection. Your phone will

start searching for external display devices.

Alternatively, go to

Settings > More connections and enable Wireless Projection.

4 Touch the name of the external display on the search result list to start the projection.

If you are using a wireless HDMI adapter, touch its name to start the projection.

Huawei Beam

You can hold the NFC sensors of two Huawei devices against each other to quickly transfer

data between them, without the need to pair the devices or even having to touch to conrm.

Enable Read and write/P2P on the NFC settings screen if available. This feature may

vary depending on your carrier.

1 Go to Settings > More connections and enable NFC and Huawei Beam on the

devices of both the sender and recipient.

2 On the sending phone, touch and hold a

and select Huawei Beam.

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

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

3 Keep the two phones unlocked and the screen turned on, then hold the NFC sensors

(located around the rear camera) of the two devices together until a beep is heard and the sharing screen shrinks, which indicates that the connection was successful and the les have started transferring.

Once the transfer has started, you can separate the two devices slightly, but keep

them within 10 cm (4 in.) of each other.

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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 uses Bluetooth

to discover nearby devices that supports Huawei Share and 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:

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

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

screen.

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

Share.

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

Quickly Share Files Between Your Phones with Huawei Share

You can use Huawei Share to quickly share les between Huawei phones. 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.

1 On the receiving device, enable Huawei Share.

2 On the sending device, touch and hold to select the les you want to share, then touch

. Touch Huawei Share, then touch the icon of the receiving device to send the les.

These steps may be dierent if you are sharing les directly from an app.

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

To view the received

Categories tab.

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

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

Share Files Between Your Phone and Computer with Huawei Share

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

and a computer (Windows or macOS).

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

2 On your phone, go to the Huawei Share settings screen and enable Huawei Share and

Computer share.

3 Make a note of the name displayed next to Name shown on computers and the user

name and password under

Verication on computers.

4 On the computer, go to:

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• Windows: This PC (Computer) > Network.

• macOS: Finder > Go to > Network.

Currently, this feature is only available on Macs running macOS 10.8 to 10.14.

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

password noted down previously.

6 Open a shared folder on your phone, such as the Internal storage or Album folder to view,

edit, or copy les from your phone to your computer or vice versa. Changes made to les in the shared folders on your computer will be automatically synced to your phone and vice versa.

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 stored on your phone.

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 phone.

• 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 via

Bluetooth.

2 On your phone, preview the

le to be printed, then go to Share > Huawei Share.

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

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

select Printers, then touch What printers are supported?.

Connect to a Laptop Using a USB Cable

1 Connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable. After the driver is automatically

installed on the computer, a drive letter corresponding to your phone will be displayed.

2 On your phone, swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, 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 phone and computer. In the new drive on the computer, you can view photos

stored on your phone, or copy and paste photos between the two devices.

• Transfer les: Uses the Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) to transfer media les between

your phone and computer. In the new drive on the computer, you can view les stored

on your phone, or copy and paste les between the two devices.

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Install Windows Media Player 11 or later on your computer to view media les on

your phone.

• Input MIDI: Uses the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) to use your phone as

an audio input device to play music on your computer.

Printing

Connect your phone to a Mopria-certied printer via Wi-Fi, and then you will be able to print

images and documents from your phone.

Connect Your Phone 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 phone.

2 Connect your phone 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 phone, 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 phone, go to

Fi, enable Wi-Fi, go to More settings > 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 > Wi-

On your phone, 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.

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• 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: Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, oering MPPE encryption.

• L2TP: Layer 2 (Data Link Layer) Tunneling Protocol, oering IPSec PSK and IPSec RSA

encryption.

• IPSec Xauth: Oering PSK, RSA, and Hybrid RSA encryption.

Connect to a PPTP Server

1 Obtain the VPN server name and address from your VPN server administrator.

2 Go to Settings > More connections > VPN > Add VPN network, enter the VPN

name, set the server type to PPTP, then enter the server address.

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 username and password, then touch

Connect.

Connect to a L2TP/IPSec PSK Server

1 Obtain the VPN server name, address, L2TP key (optional), IPSec

IPSec pre-shared key from your VPN server administrator.

2 Go to

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.

Settings > More connections > VPN > Add VPN network, enter the VPN

identier (optional), and

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 username and password, then touch

Connect.

Home Screen & Wallpaper

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Manage the Home Screen

You can customize the home screen layout to suit your phone usage habits.

Move an App Icon on the Home Screen

Touch and hold an app icon until your phone vibrates, then drag it to the desired position on

the home screen.

Keep Home Screen Icons Aligned

Pinch together two ngers on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode, then

enable Auto-align. With this feature enabled, empty spaces will automatically be lled when

apps are removed.

Lock Home Screen Icon Positions

Pinch together two ngers on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode, then

enable Lock layout.

Select the Home Screen Layout Pattern

Pinch together two ngers on the home screen, go to Home screen settings > Layout, then

select a layout pattern you prefer.

Put App Icons in Folders

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 phone 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.

• Deselect one or more apps, and touch OK to remove them from the folder. If you deselect

all apps, the folder will be deleted.

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.

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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 phone 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 phone 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 App Drawer

To disable the App Drawer, set Home screen style to Standard.

Display & Brightness

Brightness, Color, and Color Temperature

You can set the screen brightness, color mode, and color temperature according to your

preferences.

Automatically Adjust the Screen Brightness

Go to

Your phone 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:

• 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, and enable Automatic.

Settings > Display & brightness. In the section, drag the slider to adjust the

screen brightness.

Adjust the Color Mode

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Color mode & temperature, and select the

color mode that you prefer. Normal mode will be easier on your eyes and is therefore

recommended.

• Normal: natural color tones

• Vivid: vivid color tones

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Adjust the Color Temperature

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Color mode & temperature, and select the

color 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 color circle or drag the spot to adjust the color

temperature.

Eye Comfort mode

Settings

Eye comfort mode can

eectively reduce blue light and adjust the screen to show warmer

colors, relieving eye fatigue and protecting your eyesight.

• After every half hour of screen time, rest your eyes for at least 10 minutes.

• Look into the distance to adjust the focusing muscles of your eyes and to avoid eye

fatigue.

• Cultivating good eye care habits will protect your vision and prevent near-sightedness.

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.

• Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Eye Comfort, and enable or disable Enable

all day.

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 > Eye Comfort, enable Scheduled, then set Start

and End according to your preferences.

Enable or Disable Flicker Reduction

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Eye Comfort, and enable or disable Flicker

reduction.

Enabling Flicker reduction will reduce the amount your screen ickers, but may also aect

its color and brightness.

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Customize Eye Comfort Mode

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Eye Comfort, enable Enable all day or set up

Scheduled, and adjust the slider under Filter level to customize how much blue light you

would like to be ltered.

Dark Mode

In low light conditions or at night, you can enable Dark mode to apply a darker color

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

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 > Display & brightness > Text and display size, and drag the slider for

Screen Resolution

Use Smart Screen Resolution

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Screen resolution, and enable Smart

Resolution. Your phone will automatically adjust the screen resolution according to the

current running status.

Set the Screen Resolution

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Screen resolution, and select a screen

resolution according to your preferences. A higher screen resolution will result in a clearer

display, but will consume more power.

Full-Screen Display

Apply Full Screen Display

• Most apps installed on your phone will automatically adapt to display correctly in full

screen.

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• For apps that don't, go to Settings > Display & brightness > More display settings >

Full-Screen Display, and toggle on their switches. Enabling Full-Screen Display may cause

some apps to display incorrectly, for instance, by being improperly stretched.

Display Carrier Name and Network Speed in the Status Bar

You can check the carrier name and network speed with a single glance at the status bar.

Go to Settings > Display & brightness > More display settings, and enable or disable

Display carrier name and Display network speed according to your preferences.

Switch Between Portrait and Landscape Orientation

The built-in gravity sensor of your phone 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.

Sounds & Vibration

Vibrate Mode and More Sound Settings

1 Go to

according to your preferences.

2 Touch More sound settings. Then you can set the sound for the following items:

• Keypad tones

• Screen lock

• Screenshot

• Screen touch

• Vibrate on touch

• Startup sound

Settings > Sounds & vibration, and enable or disable Vibrate in silent mode

This feature may vary by device.

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.

Enable or Disable Do Not Disturb

You can enable or disable Do not disturb using either of the following methods:

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• Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down again to

display all shortcuts. Touch to enable or disable Do Not Disturb. You can touch and

hold to access the Do Not Disturb settings screen.

• Go to

Disturb.

When Do not disturb is enabled, will be displayed in the status bar. You can check for

notications on the lock screen or by swiping down from the status bar to open the

notication panel. Swipe left on a notication and touch to delay the notication.

When you receive calls, notications, or messages, they will be muted, the screen will not

light up, and banner notications will not be displayed.

Set a Schedule for Do Not Disturb

Settings > Sounds & vibration > Do Not Disturb, and enable or disable Do Not

1 Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Do Not Disturb, and disable Do Not Disturb.

2 Enable Scheduled. Your phone will enter Do not disturb mode at the specied time on

Saturdays and Sundays by default.

3 Touch Scheduled to set the start time and repeat cycle.

4 You can also touch Add to set multiple start times.

Make Exceptions in Do Not Disturb Mode

While in Do Not Disturb mode, you can enable your phone to ring for calls and messages

from certain sources so you don't miss anything important.

Go to

Scheduled. Then you can:

• Touch Calls or Messages and select one of the options. If you set an exception, your phone

will ring for calls or messages from the selected source.

• Once Repeated calls is enabled, a second call from the same number within 15 minutes

will not be silenced.

Settings > Sounds & vibration > Do Not Disturb, and enable Do Not Disturb or

Set a Ringtone for Incoming Calls

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

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

SIM 1 and SIM 2.

Set a Music Ringtone

1 Go to Phone > > Settings > Ringtone or Settings > Sounds & vibration >

Phone ringtone.

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2 Select a system ringtone, or touch Music on device to select a local song as the ringtone.

Set a Video Ringtone

Set a video as the ringtone for incoming calls.

1 Go to

Phone ringtone.

Phone > > Settings > Ringtone or Settings > Sounds & vibration >

2 Touch Video ringtones and select a video to preview the eect for incoming calls.

3 Touch Apply to set the video as the ringtone.

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.

Set the SMS Notication Tone

1 Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration, then touch Messaging tone.

2 If two SIM cards are being used, you can set SMS notication tones for them individually.

3 Select a preset tone, or touch Music on device to select a local song as the SMS

notication tone.

Set the Notication Tone

You can set a global notication tone or set tones for specic apps, such as Notepad or

Calendar.

Set the Default Notication Tone

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.

Notications

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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.

Lock Screen

Go to Settings > Notications and enable Hide notication content. Notication

content will no longer be displayed on the lock screen of your phone. When Hide

notication content is disabled, the contents of new notications will be displayed on the

lock screen.

Notications

More Notication Settings

Go to Settings > Notications > More notication settings and enable Wake screen.

Your phone will automatically turn on the screen when it receives a notication.

Disable or Change the App Notications

Disable App Notications

You can choose not to receive notications from apps in any of the following ways:

• After you receive a notication from an app, nd it on the notication panel, swipe left on

the notication, go to > More settings, and disable Allow notications.

• Go to Settings > Notications, nd the app for which you want to disable

notications, then disable Allow notications.

• Go to

Notications, and disable Allow notications.

Change the Way How App Notications Are Sent

Settings > Apps > Apps, touch the icon of the app you want to set, touch

1 Go to Settings > Notications, select an app, and enable Allow notications.

2 Follow the onscreen instructions to set up how notications are sent:

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• Mute notications

• Select the notication style (including Lock screen notications and Banners).

Settings

• Select a

• Enable or disable notication vibration.

• Enable or disable the function that allow

Disturb is enabled.

Notication methods supported by an app may vary.

notication sound.

notications from the app even when Do Not

Biometrics & Password

Fingerprint ID

You can enroll a

Lock, and more.

Enroll an In-Screen Fingerprint

1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID, and follow the

instructions to set or enter the lock screen password.

ngerprint and then use it to unlock the screen and access your Safe, App

2 Touch New in-screen ngerprint to begin enrolling your ngerprint.

3 Place your ngertip on the in-screen ngerprint sensor. When you feel a vibration, lift your

nger then press again. Move your nger around to enroll dierent parts of it.

4 When the enrollment has been completed, touch OK.

When the screen is locked, lift your phone and the in-screen ngerprint sensor will appear.

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 enrolled ngerprint to rename or delete it.

Identify a Fingerprint

Fingerprint identication allows you to match your ngers with the enrolled 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 recognized ngerprint will be

highlighted.

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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.

Facial Recognition

Face Recognition allows you to unlock your phone or access locked apps with your facial

data, even in dark environments.

Ensure that you are facing the phone screen when using face recognition.

Enroll Facial Data

1 Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Face Recognition, and enter your lock

screen password.

2 Select Enable raise to wake.

3 Touch Get started and follow the onscreen instructions to enroll your facial data.

Set an Alternate Look

You can add an alternate look for more accurate and convenient face recognition.

On the Face Recognition screen, touch Set an alternate look, and follow the onscreen

instructions to enroll the alternate facial data.

Enable Face Unlock

On the Face Recognition screen, touch Unlock device, and select an unlock method.

If you have enabled PrivateSpace on or added multiple users to your phone, you can use

Face unlock only in MainSpace or with the Owner account.

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Access App Lock with Face Recognition

On the Face Recognition screen, enable Access App Lock, and follow the onscreen

instructions to add your facial data to App Lock.

You can then touch a locked app on your home screen and use face recognition to access the

app.

Disable or Delete Facial Data

On the Face Recognition screen, you can do the following:

• Disable facial data for certain features: Disable Unlock device, or Access App Lock as

required. This will not delete your facial data.

• Delete facial data: Touch Delete facial data and follow the onscreen instructions to delete

your facial data.

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.

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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

Check Power Consumption

Go to

• 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.

Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > ). You can:

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 phone.

Optimize Phone Power Settings

Go to Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > ) and touch Optimize battery usage.

Your phone will automatically analyze the current power consumption issues, optimize

certain settings, and recommend other setting optimizations.

Enable Power Saving Mode

Optimizer provides two power saving modes:

• Power Saving mode reduces power consumption by limiting background app activity,

visual eects, and sounds.

• Ultra Power Saving mode strictly controls background apps to ensure that your phone can

stay on for as long as possible. In this mode, you will only be able to use selected apps, and

all system switches, except for Wi-Fi and mobile data, will be turned o.

On the Battery screen, select a power saving mode:

• When the battery level is extremely low, enable Ultra Power Saving mode. Your phone will

then display a black home screen.

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To add apps you wish to use in Ultra Power Saving mode, touch and select the apps

from the list. You can touch to remove the apps or touch in the upper right corner

to exit Ultra Power Saving mode.

• When the battery level is not extremely low, but you would still like to save power, enable

Power Saving mode. The

Ultra Power Saving mode is not available on some devices. If this option is not

displayed, it indicates that your device does not support the feature.

icon will then be displayed in the status bar.

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 Optimizer > )

and enable Performance mode.

The icon will then be displayed in the status bar.

Performance mode is not available on some devices. If this option is not displayed in

Optimizer, it indicates that your device does not support the feature.

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 phone screen is turned

Display Battery Percentage in the Status Bar

Go to Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > ), touch Battery percentage, and

choose to display the battery percentage, either inside or outside of the battery icon in the

status bar.

Stay Connected While Your Device is Sleeping

If you would like your phone to continue to receive messages or download data while it is in

sleep mode, set your phone to stay 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

while asleep as required.

o.

Storage

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Check Storage Usage

Go to Settings > Storage to check storage usage and optimize it when you feel

necessary.

Cleanup

You can use Cleanup in Optimizer 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 Optimizer, 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

Optimizer can identify duplicate les on your phone.

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

Security

App Lock

You can lock apps containing private data, such as chat and payment apps, to prevent

unauthorized 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.

Not all devices support ngerprint features.

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:

• Cancel App Lock: On the list of locked apps, toggle o the switches beside the apps for

which you want to cancel App Lock.

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• 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 phone with a Bluetooth device, like a smart band.

When a compatible Bluetooth device is detected, you can unlock your phone 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.

Set a SIM PIN Lock

A PIN is the identity code of a SIM card, and can be set as the SIM card lock. After doing so,

you will be required to enter the correct PIN to unlock the SIM card every time you power on

your device or switch to a new phone to prevent unauthorized access.

You need to obtain the PIN of your SIM card from your carrier before using this function.

1 Go to Settings > Security > More settings > Encryption and credentials to enter the

SIM lock setup screen.

2 Enable Lock SIM card, enter the PIN code, and then touch OK.

To modify the PIN, touch Change SIM PIN and follow the instructions.

• You will have to enter a PIN Unlocking Key (PUK) to unlock the SIM card if you exceed

the maximum number of failed attempts to enter the PIN. A new PIN needs to be set

up once you successfully unlock your SIM with a PUK. Should you also exceed the

maximum number of failed attempts to enter the PUK, your SIM card will be blocked.

• The PUK can only be obtained from your carrier.

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.

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• 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 .

Safe Mode

Safe mode uses a simplied operating system with only basic functions and pre-installed

apps available. It can be used to locate third-party apps causing system failures.

Safe Mode Functions

After installing certain third-party apps, your phone may fail to work properly. In this case,

you can enter Safe mode to check whether the problem has been caused by a third-party app

or by the system itself.

• If the system is running properly in Safe mode, the issue is likely caused by a third-party

app. In Safe mode, go to Settings > Apps > Apps, nd the third-party app in question,

and uninstall it after switching back to the normal mode.

• If the system runs abnormally in Safe mode, then the system is faulty. Back up your data

and take your device and proof of purchase to an authorized Huawei Customer Service

Center for assistance.

Enter and Exit Safe Mode

• Enter Safe mode: During the startup process, press and hold the Power and Volume up

buttons simultaneously until the selection screen is displayed. Press the Volume button to

select Safe mode and press the Power button to enter Safe mode. In Safe mode, Safe

mode is displayed in the lower left corner.

• Exit Safe mode: Restart your phone to exit.

Privacy

Permission Management

Apps may require certain permissions, such as the Location permission, in order to provide

you with corresponding services.

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.

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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 > Permission manager.

2 On the Permission manager 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 Permission manager 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

After location services are disabled, your phone 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 phone will remind you to

Settings > Location and enable or disable Access my location.

enable location services again.

Increase the Accuracy of Location Services

You can improve the positioning accuracy of your phone by allowing apps and services to

scan for nearby Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth devices or access correction data for global

navigation satellite systems (GNSS).

Go to Settings > Location > Advanced settings, then set the options as required.

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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 > Permission manager, touch Location, and check which

apps have been granted access to location information.

2 Touch the app for which you want to change settings and follow the onscreen instructions

to grant or deny permissions.

Accessibility Features

Accessibility

Screen reader apps are designed to assist visually impaired users to use a phone.

Enable Color Correction to Customize the Screen Color

Color correction helps people with poor eyesight see the screen content more easily.

1 Go to

Color correction.

Settings > Accessibility features > Accessibility > Color correction and enable

2 Touch Correction mode to select a color 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 Color Inversion

Color inversion allows you to invert the color of the text and the background. When Color

inversion is enabled, your phone will display text in white and the background in black.

On the Accessibility screen, enable Color inversion.

Use a Shortcut to Activate an Accessibility Feature

You can use Volume buttons to quickly activate an accessibility feature.

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.

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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.

One-Handed mode

You can switch to a mini screen view so you can use your phone with one hand more easily.

1 Go to Settings > Accessibility features > One-Handed mode, and enable One-

Handed mode.

2 Access One-Handed mode using one of the following methods, depending on the

navigation mode you are using on your phone.

• If you're using Gestures, swipe up diagonally from one of the bottom corners and

hold.

• If you're using Three-key navigation, swipe left or right across the navigation bar.

3 Touch the blank area to exit.

One-Handed mode will not work if Gesture magnication is enabled on your phone.

Mistouch Prevention

Enable Mistouch prevention to prevent unintended operations caused by accidental touches

on the screen, such as when your phone is placed in your pocket or backpack.

Go to Settings > Accessibility features, and enable or disable Mistouch prevention as

needed.

Scheduled Power

Use the Scheduled power on/o feature to power your phone 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

On/O

2 Set the power on and

o automatically at the specied times.

To stop using this feature, disable Scheduled power on/o.

o times, as well as the repeat cycle. Your phone will power on and

System & Updates

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Language and Region

1 Go to Settings > System & updates > Language & input > Language and region,

then select the language you want to use.

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 phone 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 phone.

Go to Settings > System & updates > Date & time, then set the options according to

your requirements.

Set the Date and Time Automatically or Manually

• Enable Set automatically, and your phone will sync to the local date and time over a

mobile network.

• To manually set the date and time, disable Set automatically.

Change the Time Zone

• Enable Set automatically, and your phone will sync to the local time zone over a mobile

network.

• To manually set the time zone, disable Set automatically.

Change the Time Format

• Enable 24-hour time and your phone will display time in the 24-hour format.

• Disable 24-hour time and your phone 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 phone to your new phone.

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Clone Data from an Android Device

1 On your new phone, open Phone Clone. 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

onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new phone 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 phones running Android 4.4 or later.

Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad

1 On your new phone, open

updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch iPhone/iPad.

Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &

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 phone 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 phones running iOS 8.0 or later.

Back Up with an External Storage Device

Back Up with a Memory Card

Insert a memory card in your phone so you can conveniently back up your data to keep it

safe.

1 Go to Settings > System & updates > Backup & restore > Data backup > External

storage and touch Memory card.

2 Touch BACK UP, select the data you want to back up, then touch Back up.

3 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 Memory card backup screen, then > Reset password.

The new password is only valid for backups created thereafter.