Huawei Y9s User Guide

Exciting Features

New Device

Home Screen

Featured Usage Tips

Use Panorama Mode to Take Panoramic Photos

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Navigation Bar

Use Shortcut Switches to Quickly Enable Frequently Used Features

Screen Lock and Unlock

Home Screen Management

Access Phone Functions from Anywhere with Navigation Dock

Use Shortcut Switches to Quickly Enable Frequently Used Features

Enable App Lock

Set Your Home Screen Wallpaper

Manage Your Home Screen Widgets

Use App Drawer to Store Apps

Enable Memory Cleanup

Enroll a Fingerprint

Connect to Wi-Fi

Use the Recent Key to Manage Background Apps

Navigate with Gestures

Set a Lock Screen Password to Protect Your Privacy

Lock the Screen to Quickly Secure Your Phone

Manage Home Screen Icons

Manage Your Home Screen

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

Connecting using mobile data

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User Guide

Exciting Features

Featured Usage Tips

Use Panorama Mode to Take Panoramic Photos More Features

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Home Screen

Navigation Bar

Use Shortcut Switches to Quickly Enable Frequently Used Features

N fi n Panel and Status Bar Screen Lock and Unlock

Home Screen Management

Contacts

Managing Contacts

Dialing

Basic Calling Functions	15
VoLTE: Make Calls and Use Data at the Same Time	16

Camera

Basic Camera Functions	17
Use Wide Aperture Mode to Highlight Your Shooting Subjects	18
Use Panorama Mode to Take Panoramic Photos	18
Light Painting Mode	19
More Capture Modes	24

Gallery

Photo Management

Optimizer

Use Optimize	28
Manage Mobile Data Usage	28
Enable Virus Scanner	28

Add Email Accounts	30
Manage Email Accounts	30

Calendar

Import To-Dos to Keep Your Work Organized	32
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View Global Holidays	32

Clock

Use the Clock

Notepad

Manage Your Notes to Keep Your Records in Order

Utilities

Check Your Screen Time

Device Connection

Connect Your Phone to Bluetooth Devices	36
Transfer Data between Your Phone and Computer	37
Huawei Share	38

Security and Privacy

Fingerprint	41
Enable or Disable Location Services	42
Enable App Lock	43

Backup and Restoration

	Data Backup to a USB Storage Device	44
	Reset Your Phone	44
Wi-Fi and Network
	Wi-Fi	46
	Connecting to the Internet	47
	Share Your Mobile Network with Other Devices	48
Apps and	fi
	App Twin: Log In to Two Social Media Accounts at Once	49
Sound and Display
	Set Up Do Not Disturb Mode	50
	Use Shortcuts to Access Frequently Used Features	50
Storage
	Enable Memory Cleanup	51
Smart Assistance
	Access Phone Functions from Anywhere with Navigation Dock	52
System
	Change Input Method	53
	Accessibility	53
	General Settings	53

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Legal Notice
Legal Notice	56
Personal Information and Data Security	57
Obtaining help	58
Get More Information	58

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In order to close an app or return to the home screen, you must use the navigation bar at the bottom of your Phone. You can enable the Navigation dock feature on your Phone to avoid using navigation buttons and to comfortably operate your device with one hand.

Open Settings. Go to System > System navigation > Navigation dock and enable

Navigation dock. The Navigation dock will appear on the screen. You can then drag it to your preferred location. The Navigation dock can perform the following actions:

•Back: Touch the Navigation dock once to go back one step, or touch it twice to go back two steps.

•Home: Touch and hold the Navigation dock and then release it to go to the home screen.

•View background apps: Touch and hold the Navigation dock and then swipe left or right to view any apps that are running in the background.

Want to quickly enable or disable mobile data or hotspot? You can enable frequently used features by using shortcut switches.

Panoramas provide a wider viewing angle than ordinary photos, letting you take sweeping landscape shots.

To capture a panorama shot, the camera takes multiple photos of objects within our visual fi and stitches them together into a single photo.

When taking a panorama, fin a wide, open space that is some distance away from the subject and try to avoid backgrounds that are all in one color.

1 Go to Camera > More > Panorama.

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2 Touch

at the bottom of the screen to nfi

the shooting direction.

3Hold your Phone steady, and then touch to start shooting. Slowly move the Phone in the direction indicated, holding the device steady and ensuring that the arrow stays level with the center line.

4 Touch	when you are fin	The camera will automatically stitch the photos
together to create a panorama.

App lock allows you to set a password for your important apps. Once you restart your Phone or unlock the screen, you will be asked to enter your App lock password when opening these apps. App lock adds an extra layer of protection for your private information and prevents unauthorized access to important apps on your Phone.

Enable App lock: Open Settings. Go to Security & privacy > App lock. When you fi access App lock, select Lock screen password or Custom PIN as your App lock v fi n password. Enter your password as prompted and on the App lock screen, toggle on the switch for the apps you want to lock.

Set your App lock password: Touch on the App lock screen, then touch Password type. Select Lock screen password or Custom PIN.

Tired of default wallpapers? Set a photo you like as your home screen wallpaper to personalize your home screen.

Open Settings, and then go to Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper. You can:

Set a picture as your home screen wallpaper: Touch Gallery or select a preset wallpaper in your device, and follow the onscreen instructions to select Lock screen, Home screen or

Both.

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Set a photo as your wallpaper from Gallery: Have a great photo you want to set as your

wallpaper? In Gallery, open the photo that you like, go to > Set as > Wallpaper, and follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as your home screen wallpaper.

Want to quickly add widgets such as screen lock, weather, notepad, clock, contacts, or calendar to your home screen? You can add, move or delete home screen widgets to tidy up your home screen and ease your usage experience.

Add widgets: Pinch in with your fin on the home screen to enter home screen editing mode. Touch Widgets, touch and hold a widget and drag it to an empty area on the home screen, or touch the widget you want.

Check that there are enough empty spaces on the home screen for the widget. If there is not enough space, add an empty screen page or free up some space on the current home screen page.

Delete widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates, and then select Remove.

Move widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your Phone vibrates. Drag the widget to any position on the screen.

Want to store your apps in one location on your home screen to make your home screen look cleaner? You can enable app drawer on your home screen to store all your apps and free up space on your home screen.

Open Settings, go to Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen style, and select

Drawer. If you want to switch back to a standard home screen, select Standard.

Add an app icon from app drawer to the home screen: After you enable app drawer,

touch on the home screen to enter the app list. From the app list, touch and hold the app icon that you want to add until your Phone vibrates, and then drag it to the desired position on the home screen.

Your Phone may slow down over time as your storage space gets smaller. Use Memory cleanup to free up storage space, improve system performance, and keep your Phone running smoothly.

Open Optimizer, then touch Cleanup to clean up memory and clear the cache to optimize performance. If your storage space is still low, perform a deep clean to free up additional storage space.

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Connecting to the Internet
Connect to Wi-Fi networks	ff	y with your device.

Swipe down from the status bar to open the n fi		n panel.
Touch and hold	to open the Wi-Fi settings screen.

Switch on Wi-Fi. Your device will list all available Wi-Fi networks at your location.

4Select the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If you select an encrypted network, you will also need to enter the Wi-Fi password.

Before using mobile data, ensure that you have a data plan with your carrier to avoid incurring excessive data charges.

Swipe down from the status bar to open the n fi		n panel.
Touch	to enable mobile data.

To save battery power and reduce data usage, disable your mobile data connection when you don't need it.

You can enroll a fin	n on your Phone and then use your fin	n to unlock your
screen or access your Safe or App Lock without a password.

•	Fingerprint unlocking is only available when your unlock method is set to Pattern, PIN
	or Password. You will be required to unlock your Phone using the screen unlock
	password after the device is restarted or if your fin		n is not recognized.
•	Before enrolling a fin	n make sure your fin	is clean and dry.

1 Open Settings.

2Go to Security & privacy > Fingerprint ID > Change unlock method, select Pattern, 4- digit PIN, Custom PIN or Password, and then follow the onscreen instructions to set an unlock password.

Once you have set an unlock password, touch New fi				to enroll a fin	n
Place your fin	on the fin	n	sensor. Press down lightly on the sensor until your
device vibrates. Repeat this step using			ff n parts of your fin

5 After enrollment is complete, touch OK.
To unlock the screen, simply place your fin	on the fin	n sensor.

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By connecting your device to a Wi-Fi network, you can ff v y save mobile data.

To avoid potential security risks (such as unauthorized access to your personal data and fin n information), please exercise caution when connecting to a public Wi-Fi network.

Connect to a Wi-Fi Network: Open Settings, go to Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi, and enable Wi-Fi. Touch a Wi-Fi network to access it, and enter the network password or complete the authentication if required. Alternatively, you can scroll to the bottom of the menu, touch Add network, and follow the onscreen instructions to add a network hotspot by entering its name and password.

fi	Your Navigation Bar Layout

Using the navigation bar, you can conveniently access the home screen, return to the previous page, exit an app, or view recent apps used.

To nfi your navigation bar layout, open Settings, then go to System > System navigation > Three key navigation > Settings, and select the navigation key combination and enable or disable Hide navigation keys based on your usage habits.

• Back key: Touch to return to the previous page or exit an app. Touch to close the

onscreen keyboard when inputting text.

• Home key: Touch to return to the home screen.

• Recent key: Touch to open a list of recently used apps. Touch and hold to enable split

screen mode.

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Downward swipe

key: Touch to open the n fi

n panel.

Use the Recent key (one of the virtual navigation keys) to quickly switch between or close background apps.

Touch to view, close, lock, or switch between background apps.

•View recently used apps: Swipe left or right on the app list to check the recently used apps.

• Switch to a recently used app: Swipe left or right on the app list to fin the app you want to use, and touch the app preview.

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•Close an app: Swipe up on an app preview to close the app.

•Close all the unlocked apps: Touch to close all the unlocked apps.

•Lock an app: Swipe down on an app preview to lock the app, and the icon will appear on the top of the locked app. This app will not be cleared when you touch . Swipe down again on the app preview to unlock the app, and the icon on top of the app will disappear.

Navigate with gestures to quickly go back to the previous screen, return to the home screen, or view recent tasks.

Open Settings, go to System > System navigation, and select Gestures. You can:

•Go back to the previous screen: Swipe inward from the left or right edge of the screen.

•Return to the home screen: Swipe upwards from the bottom of the screen.

•View recent tasks or end a task: Swipe upwards from the bottom of the screen and hold

to view recent tasks. Swipe up on an app preview to close an app, or touch to close all apps.

•In-app features Swipe inward from the left or right edges near the top of the screen to access in-app features.

•Google Assistant: Swipe up from the bottom corners to access Google Assistant.

Want to quickly enable or disable mobile data or hotspot? You can enable frequently used features by using shortcut switches.

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fi	and Status Icons and Descriptions

The icons on the status bar give you a quick overview of the general status of your Phone, including its network connection, battery level, and any new messages received when your Phone is in Silent mode.

Status icons: By glancing at the status icons, you can quickly learn the status of your device, such as its network connection, signal strength, battery level, time, and more.

The network status icons may vary by regions and service providers.

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Signal strength		No signal
4G+ network connected		3G network connected
4G network connected		HSPA network connected
2G network connected	LTE	LTE network connected
LTE+ network connected		NFC enabled
HSPA+ network connected		Airplane mode enabled
VoLTE available		Wi-Fi network connected
Roaming		Receiving location data from GPS
Bluetooth enabled		Silent mode enabled
Wi-Fi network available		Charging
Vibration mode enabled		Battery level low
Alarms enabled		No SIM card detected
Battery fully charged		Headset plugged in


Power saving mode enabled		Performance mode enabled
Power saving mode enabled		Performance mode enabled
Wired or wireless projection in		Super charging
use		Super charging
use
Quick charging		Eye comfort mode enabled
Quick charging		Eye comfort mode enabled
Do not disturb mode enabled		USB cable connected


Data saving mode enabled		Bluetooth power
Data saving mode enabled		Bluetooth power

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Hotspot enabled

Optimizer reminder

Unstable signal

Can't connect a call on current network

Select-to-speak enabled

Screen time management

enabled

icons: When there is a new message, n fi

n or reminder on your Phone,

the relevant icon will be displayed in the status bar.

Missed calls

New emails

Downloading data

New voicemails

Events reminder

Uploading data

Synchronizing data

Memory full

Sign-in or synchronization

Synchronization failed

problem

VPN connected

More n fi

Open the	fi			Panel to Get Important Information
Check the n	fi	n and the operating status of your Phone on the status bar.
When there is a n		fi	n reminder, you can turn on the screen and swipe down from the
status bar to view the n			fi	n

Access	fi
open the n	fi

view the details.

panel when the screen is unlocked: Swipe down from the status bar to n panel. You can turn on or ff shortcut switches, or touch n fi n to

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Disable App				fi
Open		Settings and touch			fi	. From here you can:
•	Block	fi		from an app: Select the app, then disable Allow				fi	.
•	Block	fi		from multiple apps: Touch Batch management, then disable All.
	To block n		fi	n from an app, you can also swipe down from the status bar to open
	the n	fi	n panel, touch and hold an app n fi				n then disable Allow
	fi		.

Your Phone stores a lot of sensitive information, such as personal photos, contact information, banking apps (for example, Alipay). Set a lock screen password so that a password is required each time you unlock your Phone. A lock screen password helps to protect your private information if your Phone is lost or accessed by an unauthorized user.

Set a lock screen password: Open Settings, go to Security & privacy > Lock screen password, and set the type of lock screen password you prefer.

•Set a PIN: A PIN number is a sequence of digits. Entering a PIN to unlock your Phone is quick and simple. For better security, use a long sequence of random numbers as your PIN. Go to Set lock screen password, follow the prompts to set up a PIN. Alternatively, touch

Change unlock method, and set 4-digit PIN or Custom PIN.

•Set a pattern: Unlock your Phone by drawing a preset pattern on the screen. For better security, use a pattern that includes overlapping line segments. Go to Set lock screen password > Change unlock method > Pattern and draw the same pattern twice. The pattern must connect at least 4 dots.

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•Set a password: A password made up of numbers, letters, and special characters is more secure than a PIN or pattern. For better security, use a password with 8 or more characters that includes numbers, letters, and special characters. Be sure to memorize the password so that you don't get locked out of your Phone if you forget it. Go to Set lock screen password > Change unlock method > Password, follow the prompts to set up a password.

•Unlock your device using a smart band: If your device supports unlocking with a smart band, the screen will automatically light up when the band comes within 80 cm of your device. Swiping on the screen of your Phone will instantly unlock the device. Touch Smart unlock, and follow the onscreen prompts to complete the setup.

• Unlock your device using a fi		: If your device supports fin		n	unlock,
this is the recommended unlock method. Using a fin			n is a secure and quick way
to unlock the device. After setting a lock screen password, touch Add fi					in
the dialog box that pops up and follow the onscreen prompts to enroll your
fin	n

•For security reasons, please do not disable the lock screen password: A lock screen password prevents unauthorized access to your device. For the security of your device, do not select Disable lock screen password as the screen lock method.

•Regular password prompts help you to remember your password: If you have not entered your screen lock password for 3 days, the system will require that you enter the password to unlock your device.

If you don't use your Phone for a set period of time, the screen will turn ff and lock. As long as the screen stays on, you can use your Phone without needing to unlock the screen. Lock your screen when you are not using your Phone to protect your privacy and prevent mistaken inputs.

Set a lock screen password to help protect your privacy. You can lock your device in the following ways:

Lock the screen instantly with the Power button: Press the Power button to lock the screen at any time.

Lock the screen with one-touch screen lock: Pinch two fin together on the home screen to enter the editing screen. Touch Widgets > Screen Lock and add the Screen Lock widget to your home screen. This helps reduce wear and tear on your power button. After leaving the home screen editing mode, touch the Screen Lock widget to instantly lock your screen. To lock your screen this way, fi switch to the home screen page where the Screen Lock widget is located.

You can swipe up from the bottom of the Magazine unlock screen to display the Magazine unlock shortcut panel and use widgets such as recorder, calculator, and fl

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Move an app icon or folder: On the home screen, touch and hold an app or folder icon until your Phone vibrates, then drag it to any position on the home screen.

Delete an app icon: On the home screen, touch and hold the icon of the app you want to uninstall until your Phone vibrates, then touch Uninstall.

To ensure that the system runs normally, some pre-installed system apps cannot be uninstalled.

Lock the home screen layout: Open Settings, go to Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen settings, and enable Lock layout.

Create a folder: On the home screen, touch and hold an app icon until your Phone vibrates, then drag it on top of another app icon. The two icons will be placed in a new folder.

Delete a folder: Open a folder, touch , deselect all the apps, then touch OK. The folder will be deleted and all app icons in the folder will be moved to your home screen. Rename a folder: Open a folder and touch the folder name to enter a new name.

Add or remove app icons from a folder: Open a folder and touch . Select the apps you wish to add to the folder, deselect those you wish to remove, then touch OK.

Another way to remove an app icon from a folder is to touch and hold the icon in the folder until your Phone vibrates, then drag it to an empty space on the home screen.

Organize shortcuts

Touch and hold to

Touch to enable

Touch and hold to

Touch to enable

enter Settings

this feature

View all shortcuts

View all shortcuts

Too many icons on your home screen? You can add a new page to your home screen and customize it to your liking.

Pinch in with your fin	on the home screen to enter home screen editing mode. You can
do the following:

•Add a new screen page: Touch at the left or right side of the screen to add a new screen page.

•Delete an empty screen page: Touch to delete the page.

Screen pages with app icons or widgets on them cannot be deleted.

•Modify screen page order: Touch and hold the screen page you want to move, then drag it to the desired position.

•Set a default home screen page: Touch in the upper part of the home screen to set the selected screen page as your default home screen page.

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