Table of Contents
- Contents
- Essentials
- Basic Gestures
- System Navigation
- Lock and Unlock Your Screen
- Get Familiar with the Home Screen
- Notification and Status Icons
- Shortcut Switches
- Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features
- Home Screen Widgets
- Set Your Wallpaper
- Screenshots & Screen Recording
- View and Clear Notifications
- Adjust Sound Settings
- Enter Text
- multi-window
- Power On and Off or Restart Your Device
- Charging
- Smart Features
- Camera and Gallery
- Launch Camera
- Take Photos
- Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes
- Master AI
- Macro
- Take Panoramic Photos
- Take HDR Photos
- Add Stickers to Photos
- Pro Mode
- Record Videos
- Time-Lapse Photography
- Adjust Camera Settings
- Manage Gallery
- Smart Photo Categorization
- Apps
- Apps
- Contacts
- Phone
- Messaging
- Calendar
- Clock
- Notepad
- Recorder
- Calculator
- Flashlight
- Compass
- Mirror
- App Twin
- Optimizer
- HiSuite
- Tips
- Settings
- Search for Items in Settings
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- Mobile Network
- More Connections
- Home Screen & Wallpaper
- Display & Brightness
- Sounds & Vibration
- Notifications
- Biometrics & Password
- Apps
- Battery
- Storage
- Security
- Privacy
- Accessibility Features
- Users & Accounts
- System & Updates
- About Phone
Huawei 8i User Manual
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Contents
Essentials
Basic Gestures 1
System Navigation 3
Lock and Unlock Your Screen 4
Get Familiar with the Home Screen 6
Notication and Status Icons 7
Shortcut Switches 9
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 10
Home Screen Widgets 10
Set Your Wallpaper 11
Screenshots & Screen Recording 11
View and Clear Notications 12
Adjust Sound Settings 13
Enter Text 14
multi-window 15
Power On and O or Restart Your Device 19
Charging 19
Smart Features
AI Lens 22
AI Touch 23
AI Search 24
Huawei Share 24
Switch Audio Channels Between Devices 26
Camera and Gallery
Launch Camera 28
Take Photos 28
Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes 31
Master AI 32
Macro 32
Take Panoramic Photos 32
Take HDR Photos 33
Add Stickers to Photos 33
Pro Mode 34
Record Videos 35
Time-Lapse Photography 36
Adjust Camera Settings 37
Manage Gallery 38
Smart Photo Categorization 42
Apps i
Apps 44
Contacts 45
Phone 47
Messaging 54
Calendar 56
Clock 58
Notepad 59
Recorder 62
Email 63
Calculator 66
Flashlight 66
Compass 67
Mirror 67
App Twin 68
Optimizer 68
HiSuite 70
Tips 72
Settings
Search for Items in Settings 73
Wi-Fi 73
Bluetooth 74
Mobile Network 75
More Connections 78
Home Screen & Wallpaper 84
Display & Brightness 85
Sounds & Vibration 88
Notications 91
Biometrics & Password 92
Apps 95
Battery 95
Storage 97
Security 98
Privacy 100
Accessibility Features 101
Users & Accounts 103
System & Updates 104
About Phone 107
Contents
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Essentials
Basic Gestures
Basic Gestures and Shortcuts
This feature may vary by device.
System Navigation Gestures
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and conrm that Gestures is
selected.
Return to the previous screen
Swipe inward from the left or right edge to return to the previous screen.
Return to the home screen
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.
View recent tasks
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view recent tasks.
Close an app
When viewing recent tasks, swipe up on an app preview to close the app.
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Switch apps
•Slide along the bottom edge of the screen.
Before using this gesture, go to System navigation > Settings and
conrm that Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled.
•Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc.
More Gestures
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.
Open the notication panel
Swipe down from the status bar.
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Button Shortcuts
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.
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.
This feature may vary by device.
System Navigation
Change the System Navigation Mode
Navigate with Gestures
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Gestures.
You can then:
•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.
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•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. Swipe down on an
app preview to lock an app. A locked app will not be cleared when you touch on the
recent tasks screen.
•Switch apps: Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc. Or when Slide across bottom
to switch apps is enabled, swipe across the bottom edge of the screen.
You can also turn on the Show navigation bar switch in Settings to display the navigation
bar at the bottom of the screen, indicating the start position for your upward swipes.
This feature may vary by device.
Use Three-Key Navigation
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Three-key navigation.
You can then:
•Touch to return to the previous menu or exit the current app.
•Touch to return to the home screen.
•Touch to access the recent tasks screen.
You can touch Settings to congure more settings.
•Select a navigation key combination.
•Enable Hide navigation keys to allow you to hide the navigation bar when not in use.
•Touch (if available in the selected navigation key combination) to open the notication
panel.
Use the Navigation Dock to Operate the Phone
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation > More, and enable Navigation
dock.
After the Navigation dock button appears, you can:
•Drag the button to your desired position.
•Touch the button to go back.
•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.
The feature availability varies by device.
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
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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 two ngers together 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.
Turn On the Screen
You can turn on the screen in any of the following ways:
•Press the Power button.
•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen, and
enable Raise to wake, Double-tap to wake, and/or Show palm to wake. Then use the
corresponding feature to turn on the screen.
If your phone does not have this option, it indicates that this feature is not supported.
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.
Unlock Your Phone with Your Fingerprint
Press an enrolled nger against the ngerprint sensor to unlock your phone.
Change the Lock Screen Display
When using an ocial 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.
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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, and swipe up on the Camera icon in the lower right corner to open
Camera.
•Turn on the screen, and swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to open the shortcut
panel. Then touch the app you wish to access from the available shortcuts, such as
Flashlight, Calculator, or Timer.
Get Familiar with the Home Screen
Get Familiar with the Home Screen
From the home screen, you can:
•Check the status of your phone and notications 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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Notication and Status Icons
Notication and Status Icons
Network status icons may vary depending on your region or network service provider.
Supported functions vary depending on the device model. Some of the following icons
may not be applicable to your phone.
5G network connected 4G network connected
3G network connected 2G network connected
Full signal strength Roaming
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Data saver enabled No SIM card detected
Hotspot enabled Hotspot connected
Wi-Fi connected Hotspot disconnected
Switching network through Wi-
Fi+ Alarm set
Battery empty Low battery
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 connected Headset with a microphone
connected
Call in progress VoLTE enabled
Missed call Unread SMS
Silence Vibration
NFC enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled
Data syncing Data sync failed
Performance mode enabled New email
Event reminder More notications
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Airplane mode enabled
Shortcut Switches
Use Shortcut Switches
Turn on a Shortcut Switch
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it again
to show all shortcuts.
•Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature.
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•Touch and hold a shortcut switch to access the settings screen of the corresponding feature.
(Supported by some features.)
•Touch to access the system settings screen.
Customize Shortcut Switches
Touch , touch and hold a shortcut switch, then drag it to the desired position.
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features
Access Frequently Used App Features from the Home Screen
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 icon, then touch a shooting mode, such as Sele or
Video, from the pop-up menu to access it.
If no pop-up menu is displayed after you touch and hold an app icon, it indicates that 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.
Home Screen Widgets
Add, Move, or Delete Home Screen Widgets
You can add, move, or delete home screen widgets, such as Screen lock, Weather, Notepad,
Clock, Contacts, Petal Search and Calendar, according to your personal requirements.
Add Weather, Clock, and Other Widgets to the Home Screen
1Pinch two ngers on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode.
2Touch Widgets, then swipe left to view all widgets.
3Some widgets, such as Weather, come in various formats. Touch the widget to show all
formats, and swipe right to collapse.
4Touch a widget to add it to the home screen. If there is no room on the current screen,
touch and hold it, then drag it to a dierent screen.
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To congure the Weather app, open it, and touch to set the congurations as
prompted.
For example, to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit, go to > Temperature unit,
and select the unit of temperature you want.
Move or Delete a Widget
On the home screen of your device, you can touch and hold a widget to drag it to anywhere
on the screen, or touch Remove to delete it.
Set Your Wallpaper
Set Your Wallpaper
Use a Preset Wallpaper
1Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper.
2Touch an image you want to set as the wallpaper.
3Set the following according to your preferences:
•Blur: applies a blur eect, which can be adjusted by dragging the slider.
•Scrollable: enables the wallpaper to be scrollable on the home screen.
4Touch , then determine whether you'd like to set it as the wallpaper for the Lock
screen, Home screen, or Both.
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 notication panel, then swipe down on it again
to show all shortcuts. Touch to take a screenshot.
Share and Edit a Screenshot or Switch to Scrollshot
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After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail will be displayed in the lower left corner of the
screen. You can then:
•Swipe down on the thumbnail to take a scrolling screenshot.
•Swipe up on the thumbnail to select a way to share the screenshot with your friends.
•Touch the thumbnail to edit or delete it. You can also touch Scrollshot to take a scrolling
screenshot.
Screenshots are saved to Gallery by default.
Swipe Down Using Three Fingers to Take a Screenshot
1Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Take screenshot, and
ensure that Three-nger screenshot is enabled.
2Swipe down from the middle of the screen with three ngers to take a screenshot.
View and Clear Notications
View and Clear Notications
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View Notications
When there is a notication reminder, you can unlock the screen and swipe down from the
status bar to open the notication panel and view the notication.
Clear Notications
•You can remove a notication by swiping right on it.
•You can touch to clear all notications.
Some system notications and notications from apps running in the foreground cannot
be cleared.
Do Not Disturb Settings for Notications
If you wish not to be disturbed by a notication, swipe left on it, touch , and choose from
options including Disable notications, Use gentle notications, and DELAY.
Some system notications and notications from apps running in the foreground cannot
be disabled or delayed.
Adjust Sound Settings
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.
Change the Sounds and Vibration Settings
You can set the messaging tone, notication tone, and call ringtone depending on your
preferences, as well as set the vibration pattern.
1Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration, and touch Phone ringtone, Messaging tone, or
Notication tone.
2You can then:
•Set the tone.
Select a preset tone, or touch Music on device to select a locally saved song.
If two SIM cards are being used, you can set the tones for them individually.
•Set the vibration pattern.
Touch Vibration and select a vibration pattern as you prefer.
The feature availability varies by device.
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Use a Shortcut to Switch Between Sound, Vibration, and Silent Modes
1Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it
again to show all shortcuts.
2Touch the Sound, Silent, or Vibration icon to switch between dierent
modes.
In Sound mode, your phone plays all sounds as normal.
In Silent mode, your phone only mutes the ringtones for incoming calls, messages,
notications, and some third-party app notications. Other sounds, including alarms, voice
calls, music, videos, and games, will not be muted.
In Vibration mode, your phone is muted and vibrates to provide discreet alerts for calls or
messages.
You can also go to Settings > Sounds & vibration to switch between Sound, Vibration, and
Silent modes.
System Haptics
The system uses haptics to provide feedback when certain operations are completed, such as
when you touch and hold text, a contact, or some other elements on the screen.
Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > More settings and enable or disable System haptics
according to your preferences.
Set the Default Volume
Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration, and you can then set the volume for the following
items:
•Ringer, Messages, Notications
•Alarms
•Music, Videos, Games
•Calls
Set More settings
On the Sounds & vibration screen, touch More settings, and set more notication methods
according to your preferences. For example, you can set Keypad tones and Screenshot.
This feature may vary by device.
Enter Text
Select, Copy, Paste, or Share 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.
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1Touch and hold the text until appears.
What happens after you touch and hold the text may vary by app. Follow the onscreen
instructions.
2Drag and to select the text you need, or touch Select all to select all text.
3Touch Copy or Cut as needed.
4Touch and hold the space where you want to paste the text until Paste appears, then
touch Paste.
multi-window
Enable Split-screen Mode
Multi-Window allows you to open apps in split screen for multitasking.
Enable split-screen mode:
1Open an app and swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the Multi-
Window dock.
2Drag an app icon out of the Multi-Window dock.
Switch the split-screen panes:
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Touch and hold at the top of a split-screen pane until the pane shrinks, then drag it to
the other side of the screen to switch panes.
Exit split-screen mode:
Touch and hold or in the middle of the split screen line and drag it until either pane
disappears.
•Support for split-screen mode varies by app.
•Split-screen mode is limited to two apps at any given time.
Drag and Drop Between Apps with Multi-Window
Use the Multi-Window feature to easily drag and drop images, text, and documents between
apps.
•Drag and drop an image: When taking notes with Notepad, open Files, select the photo
you want to add, and drag it into the Notepad editor.
•Drag and drop text: When sending an SMS message, open Notepad, touch and hold the
text you want to send, and drag it into the message text input box.
•Drag and drop a document: When writing an email, open Files, select the document you
want to attach, and drag it into the email editor.
Not all apps fully support drag-and-drop with Multi-Window.
Add, Move, or Remove an App from the Multi-Window Dock
•Add an app: In the Multi-Window dock, touch , touch the app you want to add, then
touch Done.
•Move an app: In the Multi-Window dock, touch , drag the desired app to any location
in the dock, then touch Done.
•Remove an app: In the Multi-Window dock, touch , touch in the upper right corner
of the icon of the app you want to remove, then touch Done.
Switch Between Split-screen and Floating Window
•Switch from Split-screen mode to oating window: Touch and hold the bar at the top of a
split-screen pane, then drag it to the left/right side of the screen when in Portrait mode or
to the lower edge when in Landscape mode.
•Switch from oating window to Split-screen mode: Touch and hold the bar at the top of the
oating window, then drag it to the upper/lower part of the screen when in Portrait mode,
or to the left or right when in Landscape mode.
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Multi-Window View for a Single App
You can create two task windows for the same app (such as Email and Notepad), and drag
images, text, or documents between them.
This feature is unavailable in some apps.
1Enter the split-screen view within an app.
•Open the Email app.
•Swipe inward from the left or right edge of your phone and hold to bring up the Multi-
Window dock.
•Touch and hold the Email icon, and drag it to the screen to enter split-screen view.
2Drag images, text, or documents between the split-screen windows.
•Drag an image: Select an image from one split-screen window and drag it to the other
window.
•Drag text: Touch and hold the text and select the desired part from one split-screen
window, then touch and hold the text again and drag it to the other window.
•Drag a document: Select a document from one split-screen window and drag it to the
other window.
Disable Multi-Window
Multi-Window is enabled by default. To disable it, go to Settings > Accessibility features >
Multi-Window, then disable Multi-Window dock.
Use the Floating Window
Open a oating window while gaming, and you can chat with a friend without missing a
second of the action.
Display the oating window:
1Swipe inward from the left or right edge and hold to bring up the Multi-Window dock.
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2Touch an app icon in the Multi-Window dock to open the app in a oating window.
Relocate the oating window:
Drag the bar at the top of the oating window to move the window to the desired location.
Resize the oating window:
Drag the bottom edge or corners of the oating window to resize it.
Display in full screen:
Touch at the top of the oating window to display it in full screen.
Minimize the oating window:
Touch at the top of the oating window to minimize and shrink it into a oating bubble.
The oating bubble is able to house a maximum of 10 minimized oating windows.
Close the oating window:
Touch at the top of the oating window to close it.
Find and Switch Between Floating Windows for Apps
You can quickly nd and switch between oating windows for apps using the oating
window management function.
1Make sure that you have opened oating windows for multiple apps and minimized them
into the oating ball.
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2Touch the oating ball to display all oating window previews:
•Browse through the oating window previews: Swipe up or down to nd the
oating window preview of the app you are looking for.
•Display the oating window for an app: Touch the oating window preview of the
app to display it in a oating window.
•Close the oating window for an app: Touch on the oating window preview to
close it.
Power On and O or Restart Your Device
Power On and O or Restart Your Device
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
restart.
Force Restart Your Phone
You can force restart your phone if it isn't working or won't turn o normally. To do this, just
press and hold the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously for 10 seconds or longer.
Charging
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 device using the standard charger and USB cable that came with your device.
Using other chargers may result in a re, explosion, or other hazard.
•Do not use the charger in damp areas, such as in a bathroom. Do not handle the charger
with wet hands.
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•Do not charge your device when there is moisture in the device.
•After you connect your device to a charger or other devices using a USB cable, your device
will automatically inspect the USB port. If moisture is detected in the USB port, your device
will automatically activate safety measures and stop charging. Disconnect your device from
the USB port and wait until the USB port is dry.
•Do not cover your device or charger during charging.
•If your device does not power on after you press and hold the Power button, the battery
may have run out. Charge for 10 minutes and then power it on.
•Disconnect the charger from this device and unplug the charger from the power socket
once this device is fully charged or is not charging.
•When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter, go to an authorized Huawei Customer
Service Center to replace the battery.
•It is recommended that you avoid using your device while charging.
Charging with a Charger
To ensure charging safety, use the charger and USB cable that came with your device.
1Use a USB cable to connect the charger to your phone.
2Plug the charger into a power socket.
When a beeping sound is heard, your phone will start charging, and the charging mode icon
and current battery level will be displayed on the charging animation screen.
Icon Charge Mode
SuperCharge
Fast charging
Standard charging
Charging Your Phone with a PC
1Connect your phone to a PC or other device using a USB cable.
2When 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 notication 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.
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Battery
Icon
Battery Level
Less than 4% battery remaining.
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.
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Smart Features
AI Lens
Enable AI Lens
There are several methods for you to access AI Lens.
From Camera
Open Camera, select Photo mode, and touch to access AI Lens.
From the Search Bar
When the screen is unlocked, swipe down from the center of the screen to open the search
box and touch next to the search bar to access AI Lens.
From the Lock Screen
When the screen is locked, turn it on, swipe up from the bottom to open the shortcuts panel,
and touch to unlock the screen and access AI Lens.
Scan to Shop
When you see an item you wish to buy in a magazine or when you are strolling on the street,
you can use AI Lens to quickly search for the item and compare prices across multiple
shopping platforms before making a purchase.
Scan to Shop Using Camera
1Go to Camera > Photo, touch , and then touch .
2Position the item you want to buy within the viewnder, and wait for it to be identied.
3After the item has been identied by AI Lens, links to purchase it on dierent shopping
platforms will be displayed.
Scan to Translate
AI Lens allows you to scan and translate text in a foreign language, so you can easily read
road signs, menus, or descriptions on cosmetics bottles when you are traveling or shopping
abroad.
Scan to Translate Using Camera
1Go to Camera > Photo, touch , and then touch .
2Select the source and target languages from the language list.
3Position the text you want to translate within the viewnder, and wait for it to be
translated.
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Scan to Learn More
AI Lens allows you to learn more about artworks or landmarks you see by scanning the
objects with your camera.
Scan to Learn More Using Camera
1Go to Camera > Photo, touch , and then touch .
2Position the object within the viewnder and wait for it to be identied.
3Touch the information card to obtain additional information.
Scan and Count Calories
AI Lens allows you to count the calories and nutrients in an item of food by scanning it with
your camera.
Scan and Count Calories with Camera
1Go to Camera > Photo, touch , and then touch .
2Position the food within the viewnder and wait for information about the calories and
nutrients per 100 g to be displayed.
The information is for reference only.
Scan Codes for Services and Information
You can scan dierent types of QR codes and bar codes with AI Lens, and then touch the
identied result to be redirected to other pages for more services and information.
Scan Codes Using Camera
1Go to Camera > Photo, touch , and then touch .
2Position the QR code or barcode within the scan frame and wait for it to be recognized.
AI Touch
Enable AI Touch
When you see any content that you are interested in on your phone, touch and hold the
screen with two ngers spread slightly apart to bring up AI Touch to learn more.
Go to Settings > HUAWEI Assistant > AI Touch and enable AI Touch.
Shop with AI Touch
When you see an item you wish to buy on your phone, you can use AI Touch to quickly
search for the item and compare prices across multiple shopping platforms before making
the purchase.
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Touch and Hold the Screen with Two Fingers for Visual Shopping
1Go to Settings > HUAWEI Assistant > AI Touch and enable AI Touch.
2When you see an item you wish to buy on your phone, touch and hold the screen with
two ngers spread slightly apart.
3When several items are displayed on the screen, adjust the size and position of the
identication box to t around the item you wish to buy.
4After the item has been identied, links to purchase it on dierent shopping platforms will
be displayed.
AI Search
Search for Apps and Settings on Your Phone
You can search for keywords to nd apps, settings, les, contacts, and notes on your phone.
Swipe down from the center of the screen and enter a keyword in the search box, such as an
app name or a setting, to nd the corresponding content.
If you are searching for an app installed on your device, touch to locate the app.
Huawei Share
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 notication panel, swipe down on it again to
show all shortcuts, then turn on or turn o Huawei Share. You can also touch and hold
Huawei Share to access its settings screen.
•Go to Settings > More connections > Huawei Share to enable or disable Huawei Share.
Share Files Between Your Phone and Computer with Huawei Share
You can use Huawei Share to easily share les wirelessly between your phone and a
computer (Windows or macOS).
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1Make sure your phone and computer are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
2On your phone, enter the Huawei Share settings and enable Huawei Share and
Computer share.
3Make a note of the name displayed next to Name shown on computers, as well as the
user name and password under Verication on computers.
4Perform the following operations on a Windows-based computer (desktop or laptop) or a
macOS-based computer (laptop):
•Windows: Go to This PC (Computer) > Network on the computer.
•macOS: Go to Finder > Go > Network on the computer.
Currently, this feature is only available on Macs running macOS 10.8 to 10.14.
5On your computer, double-click the name of your phone and enter the user name and
password previously noted down.
6Open 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.
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1Depending 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.
•WiFi Direct capable printers: The printer must be powered on and have enabled WiFi
Direct.
•Bluetooth capable printers: The printer must be powered on and discoverable via
Bluetooth.
2On your phone, preview the le to be printed, then go to Share > Huawei Share.
3Once 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 conrm the connection.
For a list of supported printers, touch Help on the Huawei Share sharing screen, select
Printers, then touch What printers are supported?.
Switch Audio Channels Between Devices
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Switch to a Dierent Output Device During Playback
When playing music or videos through your earphones, you can quickly switch playback to
another device without having to unplug your wired earphones or disconnect your Bluetooth
earphones.
1Enable Bluetooth on your phone and connect it to wired earphones or a Bluetooth audio
device (such as Bluetooth earphones, a Bluetooth speaker, or a vehicle-mounted device).
2After pairing is successful, you will see the Current audio output device or Current audio
input/output device card if you swipe down the notication panel on your phone. Touch
on the card to display the audio output devices that are currently available.
Select the device you want to switch the audio to.
If your phone supports wired earphones with a non-Type-C port, the audio output
channel of your phone will be switched from This device to the wired earphones by
default.
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Camera and Gallery
Launch Camera
Launch Camera
There are multiple ways to open the Camera app.
From the Home Screen
From the home screen, open Camera.
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 or take a
snapshot when the screen is o or locked.
1Go to Camera > > Ultra snapshot and select Open camera or Take a snapshot.
2You can now open the camera or take a snapshot without unlocking your screen.
Take Photos
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The gures are for reference only.
1Open Camera.
2You can then:
•Focus: Touch the location you want to focus on.
To adjust focus and metering separately, touch and hold the viewnder and drag the
respective frame or ring to the desired location.
•Adjust brightness: Touch the viewnder. When the symbol appears next to the
focus frame, drag it up or down.
•Zoom in or out: On the viewnder, pinch in or out, or drag the zoom slider.
•Select a camera mode: Swipe up, down, left, or right across the camera mode options.
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•Turn the ash on or o: Touch and select (Auto), (On), (O), or
(Always on).
If you select (Auto) and the camera detects that you are in a dimly lit
environment, a ash icon will appear in the viewnder and the ash will be
automatically turned on when you take a photo.
These features may not be available in some camera modes.
3Touch the shutter button to take a photo.
Use Gestures to Take Photos
1Open Camera and touch to switch to the front camera.
2Touch and enable Gesture control.
3Return to the viewnder and hold your palm about 20 cm (8 in.) in front of the screen.
4When the front camera detects your palm, your phone will take a photo after a brief
countdown.
Use the Floating Shutter to Take Photos
You can enable the oating shutter to display in the camera viewnder, and drag it anywhere
you like to take photos quickly.
1Go to Camera > , and enable Floating shutter.
2The oating shutter will then be displayed in the viewnder. You can drag it anywhere you
like.
3Touch the oating shutter to take a photo.
Take Timed Photos
The camera timer allows you to set a countdown so you can get into position after you have
touched the shutter button.
1Go to Camera > > Timer and select a countdown.
2Return to the viewnder and touch the shutter button. Your phone will take a photo when
the countdown ends.
Use Audio Control to Take Photos
You can use your voice to take photos without having to touch the shutter button.
1Go to Camera > > Audio control, and select an option.
2Go back to the viewnder, then say your command to take a photo.
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Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes
Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes
Use Portrait Mode to Shoot Portraits
Portrait mode lets you apply beauty and lighting eects to your photos to shoot stunning
portraits.
1Open Camera and select Portrait mode.
2Frame your subject within the viewnder.
To take a sele, touch .
3You can then:
•Enable beauty eect: Touch and adjust beauty settings.
To disable the beauty eect, drag the setting to its lowest value, or touch .
•Set lighting eect: Touch and select your preferred.
•Turn on the ash: When using the front camera, touch the ash icon at the top.
Select (Auto) or (Always on).
This feature may vary by device.
4Touch to take a photo.
Take Night Shots
Night mode gives your photos sharper details and brighter colors even when shooting in low
light or at night.
1Open Camera and select Night mode.
2If you are using the rear camera, touch on the viewnder to adjust the ISO sensitivity
or to adjust the shutter speed.
3Steady your phone and touch the shutter button.
4Your phone will adjust the exposure time based on the ambient brightness. Keep your
phone steady until the countdown nishes.
You can also touch the shutter button to stop the countdown and immediately take a
photo.
This feature may vary by device.
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Take Wide Aperture Photos
Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot photos where the background is blurred while your
subject remains in sharp focus.
1Open Camera and select Aperture mode.
2Touch where you want to focus. For best results, your phone needs to be within 2 m
(about 7 ft.) of your subject.
3Touch in the viewnder and drag the slider to adjust aperture settings. A smaller
aperture value will create a more blurred background.
4Touch the shutter button to take a photo.
Master AI
Take Professional-Looking Photos
Master AI is a pre-installed camera feature that helps you take better photos by intelligently
identifying objects and scenes (such as food, beaches, blue skies, and greenery, as well as
text) and optimizing the color and brightness settings accordingly.
Master AI is displayed as AI photography or AI camera on some devices.
1Open Camera and select Photo mode.
2Touch to turn on .
3Frame the subject within the viewnder. Once the camera identies what you are
shooting, it will automatically recommend a mode (such as portrait, greenery, or text).
4To disable the recommended mode, touch next to the mode text or turn o .
Macro
Use Super Macro to Shoot Close-ups
With Super macro mode, you can take photos of small objects such as dewdrops and leaves
to explore and record the details of the world around you.
1Go to Camera > More and select Super macro mode.
2Touch to take a photo.
Take Panoramic Photos
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Take Panoramic Photos
Add some width to your landscape or group photos with the Panorama feature. The camera
takes multiple photos of objects within your eld of view and stitches them together into a
single panoramic photo.
Use the Rear Camera to Take Panoramic Photos
Panorama mode combines multiple shots into a seamless panoramic photo. Simply move the
camera as you shoot and the camera will take care of the rest.
1Go to Camera > More and select Panorama mode.
2Touch and set the pan direction.
3Point the camera at your starting point, then touch to start shooting. Move the
camera in the direction of the arrow displayed on the screen. Keep the arrow on the
center line when you are taking the photo.
4Touch when you are nished.
Take HDR Photos
Use HDR to Take Photos
When shooting photos with backlighting or a high light contrast, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
mode can help you improve light and shadow eects in your photos, giving your photos
sharper details.
1Go to Camera > More and select HDR mode.
2Steady your phone.
3Touch to take a photo.
Add Stickers to Photos
Add Stickers to Photos
Add a sticker, such as time, weather, mood, or food, to spice up your photos.
1Go to Camera > More and select Stickers mode.
If the Stickers option is not present, touch , then download Stickers.
2Touch and select a sticker. The selected sticker will be displayed in the viewnder.
3Drag the sticker to change its position. You can also edit the text of some types of stickers.
4Touch to take a photo.
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Pro Mode
Use Pro Mode to Shoot Like a Pro
Pro mode lets you ne-tune photos and videos and gives you full control over ISO sensitivity,
focus mode, and more when taking photos or recording videos.
Use Pro Mode to Shoot Like a Pro
1Go to Camera > More and select Pro mode.
2You can then:
•Adjust the metering mode: Touch M and select a metering mode.
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Metering
Mode
Description
Center Concentrates on the light at the center of the screen. Applicable when
shooting portraits.
Spot Concentrates on the light in a small area of the screen, such as the
subject's eyes.
•Adjust the ISO sensitivity: Touch ISO and drag the slider.
In low-light conditions, increase the ISO sensitivity. In well-lit environments, decrease
the ISO sensitivity to avoid image noise.
•Adjust the shutter speed: Touch S and drag the slider.
The shutter speed aects the amount of light allowed to enter the camera lens. When
you are shooting stationary scenes or portraits, decrease the shutter speed. When you
are shooting moving scenes or objects, increase the shutter speed.
•Adjust EV exposure compensation: Touch EV and drag the slider.
Increase the EV value in low-light conditions and decrease the EV value in well-lit
environments.
•Adjust the focus: Touch AF and select a focus mode.
Focus
Mode
Applicable Scenario
AF-S
(single)
Stationary subjects
AF-C
(continuou
s)
Moving subjects
MF
(manual)
Touch the subject on which you want to focus, such as the subject's face.
•Adjust the color cast: Touch WB and select a mode.
When shooting in bright sunlight, select . In dimly-lit environments, select .
Touch to adjust the color temperature.
•Adjust the storage format: Touch to select a storage format.
3Touch the shutter button to shoot a photo.
Changing a specic setting will sometimes cause other settings to change as well. Adjust
them according to your actual requirements.
Record Videos
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Record Videos
1Open Camera and select Video mode.
2Adjust the following settings:
•Zoom in or out: Pinch in or out on the viewnder, or drag the zoom slider.
•Focus: Touch the location you want to focus on. Touch and hold the viewnder to lock
the exposure and focus.
•Turn the ash on or o: Touch , then touch to keep the ash on, or to
turn it o.
When using the front camera to record videos, you can set the ash to (Always
on) when there is insucient light. The camera will then increase the screen brightness
to illuminate the subject's face.
•Adjust the beauty eect: 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.
•Select a video format that saves on storage space: Touch and enable Ecient
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.
Not all devices support these features.
3Touch to start recording.
While recording, touch and hold or to smoothly zoom in or out.
Touch to take a photo while recording.
4Touch to pause the recording and to end the recording.
Time-Lapse Photography
Use Time-Lapse to Create a Short Video
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 owers, drifting clouds, and more.
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1Go to Camera > More and select Time-lapse mode.
2Place your phone in position. To reduce camera shake, use a tripod to steady your phone.
3Touch to start recording, then touch to end the recording.
The recorded video is automatically saved to Gallery.
Adjust Camera Settings
Adjust Camera Settings
You can adjust the camera settings to take photos and videos more quickly.
The following features may not be available in some camera modes.
Adjust the Aspect Ratio
Go to Camera > > Aspect ratio and select an aspect ratio.
This feature is not available in some modes.
Enable Location Tags
To enable Location tag, enable Location Services for your phone rst, then go to Camera >
. Your photos and videos will then be tagged with location information.
You can touch and swipe up on a photo or video in Gallery to view its shooting location.
To enable Location Services on your phone:
•Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel (swipe down further to
show all shortcut switches if necessary), then enable .
•Go to Settings > Location, and enable Access my location.
Use the Assistive Grid to Compose Your Photos
Use the assistive grid to help you line up the perfect shot.
1Enable Assistive grid. Grid lines will then appear in the viewnder.
2Place the subject of your photo at one of the intersecting points, then touch the shutter
button.
Mute the Shutter Sound
Enable Mute to mute the camera shutter sound.
This feature is only available in some countries and regions.
Capture Smiles
Enable Capture smiles. The camera will take a photo automatically when it detects a smile
in the viewnder.
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Use the Horizontal Level for Better Compositions
Enable Horizontal level to display a horizontal guiding line on the viewnder.
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
Open Gallery. On the Photos tab, pinch in on the screen to switch to the monthly view and
pinch out to switch to the daily view.
You can also drag the track ball on the edge to view the time.
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 by Category
Gallery intelligently sorts photos into categories, allowing you to quickly sift through large
albums by category.
Touch a category album on the Discover tab (such as food, portrait, or scenery) to view
photos in that album.
View Details About Photos and Videos
1In Gallery, touch a photo or video to view it in Full screen mode. Touch the screen again to
hide the menu.
2When in Full screen mode, touch to view details about the photo or video, such as
the storage path, resolution, and size.
Quickly Search for Photos in Gallery
Quickly locate a photo by searching with keywords in Gallery.
1Open Gallery, then touch the search box at the top.
2Enter a keyword (such as "food", "scenery", or "ower").
3Photos related to that keyword as well as suggested keywords will be displayed. Touch a
suggested keyword or enter more keywords for more precise results.
Edit Photos and Videos
Gallery oers a wide range of editing features for photos and videos.
Basic Editing
1Open Gallery, touch the thumbnail of the photo you want to edit, then touch to
access the editing features.
•Crop and rotate: Touch Crop, select a frame, then drag the grid or its corners to select
which part you want to keep.
To rotate the photo, touch Crop and drag the angle wheel to the desired orientation.
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To rotate the photo by 90 degrees, touch . To mirror the photo, touch .
•Add a lter eect: Touch Filter to select a lter.
•Adjust photo eects: Touch Adjust to adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, and
other aspects of the photo.
•Other: Touch More to edit the photo in other ways, such as by adding a color splash,
blur, doodle, or text element.
2Touch or to save your edits.
Add Stickers to Photos
1In Gallery, touch a photo, then go to > More > Stickers.
2Select the type of sticker you want to add, such as Time, Weather, or Mood.
3Select a sticker and drag it to change its position. You can also edit the text of some types
of stickers.
4Touch to save your edits and touch to save the photo.
Pixelate Photos
1In Gallery, touch a photo, then go to > More > Mosaic.
2Select a mosaic style and size to cover parts of the photo.
3To remove the mosaic, touch Eraser and wipe it o the photo.
4Touch to save your edits and touch to save the photo.
Rename Photos
1In Gallery, touch the photo thumbnail you want to rename.
2Go to > Rename and enter a new name.
3Touch OK.
Share Photos and Videos
There are several ways to share photos and videos from Gallery:
•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 .
Share Your Photos Securely
Before sending a photo, you can choose to delete sensitive information like the location,
time, and camera specs.
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1Open Gallery.
2Select one or more photos and touch .
3Touch the privacy switch in the upper left corner of the screen. In the displayed Privacy
options dialog box, turn on the Remove photo info and Remove location info switches,
then touch OK.
If Location tag was disabled when a photo was taken, the Remove location info switch
will not be displayed in the Privacy options dialog box when you share the photo.
Organize Albums
Organize photos and videos into albums to easily sift through them.
Add Albums
1Go to Gallery > Albums.
2Touch , name the album, then touch OK.
3Select the photos or videos you want to add, and then move or copy them to the album.
Sort Albums
1Go to Gallery > Albums > and touch Sort albums.
2Drag next to an album to the desired position. Touch Reset to reset the albums to
the default order.
Move Photos and Videos
1Open an album, then touch and hold to select the photos and videos you want to move.
2Touch > Move to select the desired album.
3Once 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.
Some preset albums, such as All photos, My favorites, 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 > Delete.
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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
Open a photo or video, then touch .
The item will appear in both its original album and the My favorites album.
Hide Albums
You can hide photos and videos in Gallery to keep them private.
On the Albums tab, touch an album, touch and hold to select the photos and videos you
want to hide, then go to > Hide > OK.
The selected photos and videos will then be hidden. You can then:
•On the Albums tab, go to > Hidden items to view the hidden photos and videos.
•In Hidden items, touch and hold to select photos and videos, then touch Unhide.
These photos and videos will then be restored to their original albums.
Smart Photo Categorization
Smart Photo Categorization
Gallery automatically sorts your photos into categories such as portraits, locations, and
scenery, so you can quickly nd what you're looking for.
Go to Gallery > Discover to view your photos organized into categories.
To remove a photo from an album, touch and hold to select the photo, then touch (or
for portraits).
Not all photos can be removed from the category albums.
View and Set People Albums
Once you have taken a sucient number of photos, Gallery will automatically create People
albums for individuals or groups by identifying faces in your photos. This will happen when
your phone is charging and the screen is o.
You can name these People albums and set the relationships of individuals with you.
Group photo albums require a specic number of photos containing 2 to 10 faces that have
already been named in People albums.
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1Go to Gallery > Discover and view the generated People albums.
2Touch an album, go to > Edit, then set the name and relationship (such as Baby or
Mom).
Once you have nished, you can nd a People album by entering the name or relationship in
the search bar.
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Apps
Apps
App Basics
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 any of the following methods:
•When using the Standard style home screen, touch and hold the app icon on the home
screen, then touch Uninstall and follow the instructions.
•When using the Drawer style home screen, touch and hold the app icon in the drawer, then
touch Uninstall and follow the instructions.
•Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, touch the app, then touch Uninstall.
Some pre-installed system apps can't be uninstalled, as uninstalling them may cause
system errors.
Manage Background Apps
1Access 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 .
2On 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. will appear at the top of the app
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).
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Clear the Cache of an App
Delete app cache les to free up storage space.
Go to Settings > Apps > Apps, select the app that you want to clear the cache of, then go to
Storage > Clear cache.
Contacts
Create and Edit Contact Information
You can create contacts in multiple ways, as well as view and manage your contacts list.
Create Contacts
1Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, and touch .
If you are creating a contact for the rst time, touch Create new contact to start adding
a contact.
2Set a prole picture for the contact, enter information such as the name, organization,
and phone number of the contact, then touch .
Import Contacts
1On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Import/Export.
2You could follow the onscreen instructions to import contacts. Such as Import via
Bluetooth, Import via Wi-Fi Direct,Import from storage,and so on.
Merge Duplicate Contacts
1On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Organize contacts > Merge duplicate
contacts.
2Select duplicate contacts you want to merge and touch Merge.
Search for Contacts
1Open Contacts, go to > Settings > Display preferences, and touch All contacts to
display all your contacts. Ensure that the corresponding icon at the bottom is enabled.
2Search for contacts using either of the following methods:
•Swipe down from the middle of the home screen and enter a keyword for the contact
you want to nd in the search box (such as their name, initials, or email address).
You can also enter multiple keywords, such as "John London", to quickly nd matching
contacts.
•On the top of the Contacts screen, enter keywords for the contact you want to nd in
the search box.
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Share Contacts
1On the Contacts screen:
•Touch and hold the contact you want to share, then touch Share contact.
•Touch the contact you want to share, then go to > Share contact.
2Select a sharing method, then follow the onscreen instructions to share the contact.
Export Contacts
1On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Import/Export.
2Touch Export to storage and follow the onscreen instructions to export contacts.
The contacts will be exported into .vcf les. You can search for and view these .vcf les in
Files.
Delete Contacts
Delete contacts using either of the following methods:
•Touch and hold the contact you want to delete, then touch Delete.
•Touch the contact you want to delete, then go to > Delete contact.
•On the Contacts screen, go to > Settings > Organize contacts > Delete multiple
contacts, select the contacts you want to delete, then touch .
To restore deleted contacts, go to > Settings > Organize contacts > Recently deleted,
touch and hold the contact you want to restore, select any other contacts you also want to
restore, then touch .
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
1Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, and touch Groups.
2Touch , enter the group name, such as "Family" or "Friends", then touch OK.
3Follow the onscreen instructions to add contacts to the group, then touch .
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Edit a Contact Group
1On the Groups screen, select the group you want to edit and touch to add a new
contact.
2Touch for Remove members, Group ringtone, Delete group, or Rename.
Send Group Messages or Emails
On the Groups screen, open a group. You can then:
•Touch to send a group message.
•Touch to send a group email.
Delete Contact Groups
On the Groups screen, do either of the following to delete a contact group from your phone:
•Touch and hold the group and select Delete.
•Touch , select the groups you want to delete, and touch .
Create Personal Information
You can create a business card containing your personal information to share with others.
You can also add personal emergency information so you can call for help quickly in an
emergency.
Create a Personal Business Card
1Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, and touch My card.
2Set your prole picture and enter personal information, such as your name, work address,
and phone number.
3Touch to automatically create a QR code business card.
You can share your business card using the QR code.
Phone
Make a Call
Dial a Number or Select a Contact to Make a Call
Use either of the following methods to make a call:
•Open Phone, enter part of a phone number, the rst letter of a contact's name, or a
contact's initials to nd a contact, then touch to make a call.
•Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, then search for a contact or select a contact in the
contact list to make a call.
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Touch to end the 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 Phone > > Settings > Speed dial, select a number key, then set a contact for this
speed dial number.
Set a Call Background
To set a wallpaper as the call background, do the following:
1Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper.
2Select a picture and set it as the wallpaper.
You can also set a prole picture for a contact to be shown on the call background.
1Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, then select a contact.
2Touch and then to set a prole picture for the selected contact.
Make an International Call
1Contact your mobile carrier to activate and inquire about the international calling service.
2Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, then select a contact to make a call.
3For numbers that are not in the contacts list, open the dialer and hold the 0 number key
until the + icon is displayed. 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
1Go to Phone > > Settings > Merge call log.
2Select By contact and your phone will automatically merge the call logs of the same
number or contact.
View Missed Calls
1To display all missed calls, open Phone, swipe down on the call log list, then touch the
Missed tab.
All missed calls are displayed in red in the call log list for you to quickly identify them. You
can also nd them on the All screen.
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2Touch next to a call log entry 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 Delete.
•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 you are carrying your phone in your pocket, the ringtone volume will gradually increase.
This helps prevent you from missing important calls.
If your phone has two SIM cards installed, congure the settings for SIM 1 and SIM 2
respectively.
Set a Music Ringtone
1Go to Phone > > Settings > Ringtone.
Or go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Phone ringtone.
2Select a system ringtone, or touch Music on device to set a local song as the ringtone.
3If you select a system ringtone, touch Vibration on the same screen, and select
Synchronized (default). When there is an incoming call, your phone will vibrate with
rhythm while the system ringtone is playing.
Not all products support a synchronized vibration and ringtone.
Set a Video Ringtone
Set a video as the ringtone for incoming calls on your phone.
1Go to Phone > > Settings > Ringtone.
Or go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Phone ringtone.
2Touch Video ringtones and select a video. You can then preview what it looks like for
incoming calls.
3Touch SET to set the video as the ringtone.
Set a Ringtone for a Contact
Set a dierent ringtone for a particular contact to distinguish more easily when that contact
is calling you.
1Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, then select the contact you want to set a ringtone
for.
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2On the contact details screen, touch Ringtone and select a ringtone.
Use MeeTime
Use MeeTime to make HD video or audio calls with contacts who have Huawei/Honor
devices, such as phones and tablets, and share your screen during calls.
Using GPU Turbo technology, this feature will automatically improve video quality when the
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 eects.
Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version.
This feature is only available in some countries and regions.
Charges for MeeTime
•MeeTime only uses Wi-Fi or mobile data and will not be charged as calls by your carrier. It
is recommended that you use this feature over a Wi-Fi network.
•If you need to make a video call using mobile data, you can perform the following to save
on the amount of mobile data you use: On the MeeTime screen, touch your prole picture
in the upper right corner to access the Settings screen, then turn on the Data saver switch.
Make a High-quality Video or Voice Call
Use MeeTime to make smooth and high-quality calls between Huawei devices such as
phones and tablets. You can enjoy clear video calls even in dark environments and adjust the
beauty level during video calls.
1Open MeeTime and follow the onscreen instructions to activate and enable it.
2In the MeeTime app, go to Contacts > MeeTime, and touch or next to a contact
who has enabled MeeTime on their devices to make a high-quality video or voice call.
3During a video call, touch the screen and then touch to access the Soften function.
Drag the slider left or right to adjust the beauty level.
•For optimal use, keep your phone within 1 meter (3.3 feet) of you and ensure that
you are in a bright environment.
•The beauty level adjustment feature is only supported by some products.
4You can touch More and then perform the following:
•Touch to mute MeeTime.
•Touch to use the speaker.
•Touch to switch to a voice call.
•Touch to share the screen.
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To view or manage your call logs, touch Calls.
Share Your Phone Screen During a MeeTime Call
During a MeeTime video call, you can share your screen with the other party and doodle on
the screen. The other party will then be able to view your screen and your doodles on it.
1During a video call, touch the screen, go to More > , and follow the onscreen
instructions to share your screen.
While sharing your screen, touch to start doodling on your screen.
2Touch to exit screen sharing.
Set MeeTime Phone Numbers
You can use MeeTime with more than one of your phone numbers.
1On the MeeTime screen, touch your prole picture icon in the upper right corner to
access the Settings screen.
2Touch Number settings. You can then:
•Touch to add another phone number if only one phone number has been linked.
•Touch to delete any numbers or add new ones if multiple phone numbers have
been linked.
•In the list of Outgoing number (this device), select one of the added phone numbers
to set it as the default number.
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 a message.
•Touch to set a reminder for calling back.
If you receive a call when the screen is unlocked:
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•Touch to answer the call.
•Touch to reject the call.
•Touch to reject the call and reply with a message.
•Touch to set a reminder for calling back.
Enable Call Waiting
The Call waiting feature lets you answer an incoming call when a call is already in progress
by placing the rst call on hold. This feature requires the support of your carrier. For details,
contact your carrier.
Go to Phone > > Settings and then go to More > Call waiting.
If your phone has two SIM cards installed, congure the settings for SIM 1 and SIM 2
respectively.
This feature may vary depending on your carrier.
Answer a New Incoming Call During a Call
1When you receive an incoming call when you are already engaged in a previous call,
touch to answer it.
2Touch , 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 your pre-set conditions will be
automatically transferred to a specied phone number. This feature requires the support of
your carrier. For details, contact your carrier.
1Open Phone, go to > Settings, and touch Call forwarding.
2Select and enable a forwarding method, then enter and conrm the target number.
If your phone has two SIM cards installed, congure the settings for SIM 1 and SIM 2
respectively.
This feature may vary depending on your carrier.
Disable Call Forwarding
1Open Phone, go to > Settings, and touch Call forwarding.
2Select the forwarding mode and disable it.
Filter and Block Spam Calls
Set dierent block rules to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam calls.
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Filter Spam Calls
1Go to Phone > > Blocked > .
Alternatively, go to Optimizer > Blocked > .
2Touch Call block rules and toggle on the switches of corresponding block rules.
Block Incoming Calls from Specic Numbers
You can block incoming calls from specic numbers using either of the following methods:
•Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Blocklist, touch , then add the phone numbers
you want to block.
•Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, touch the contact you want to block, then choose
> Block contact.
Set Whether to Receive Notications for Blocked Calls
Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Receive notications and set whether to receive
notications when calls are blocked.
Emergency SOS and Calls
Use Emergency SOS
If you are in an emergency situation, you can quickly and secretly send an SOS message or
make an SOS call to your emergency contacts.
1Go to Settings > Security > Emergency SOS, and touch Emergency contacts to add an
emergency contact.
2Enable Also send SOS message and Auto-SOS call, and set related permissions as
prompted.
Once you have enabled the Emergency SOS feature and you are in an emergency situation,
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. It will also automatically
call your emergency contacts one by one and play a pre-recorded SOS message, then end the
call automatically.
If Auto-SOS call is disabled, after 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.
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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.
1From the lock screen, access the screen for entering 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.
2Enter your local emergency number and touch to call the number. Alternatively,
touch Emergency information and select an emergency contact to call.
Perform In-call Operations
During a call, an in-call menu will be displayed.
•Touch to switch the audio channel to the speaker.
•Touch to start another call. This feature requires the support of your 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 on your phone.
To return to the call screen, touch the green icon in the status bar.
•Touch to end a call.
Use Voicemail
Divert calls to your voicemail when your device is switched o or when there is no cellular
coverage. Callers can leave a voice message which you can listen to later.
This feature requires service support from your mobile carrier. Contact your mobile carrier for
details.
Enable Voicemail
1Go to Phone > > Settings and touch More.
2Go to Voicemail > Voicemail number, enter the voicemail number obtained from your
carrier, and touch OK.
If your phone has two SIM cards installed, congure the settings for SIM 1 and SIM 2
respectively.
Listen to a Voicemail Message
Touch and hold the 1 key on the dialer and then enter your voicemail number.
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Send and Manage Messages
You can send and receive messages that include text, emojis, pictures, audio les, and more.
You can also manage your messages in the message list.
Send Messages
1Open Messaging and touch .
2On the New message screen, enter your message content. Touch to add other types
of content such as pictures and audio les.
3In 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.
4After nishing editing, touch to send the message.
Save a Draft Message
From the New message screen, touch or go back to the previous screen while editing a
message to save a draft.
This feature may vary by device.
Cancel Sending a Message
On the Messaging screen, go to > Settings > Advanced, and enable Recall messages.
Within six seconds after a message is sent, you can double-tap the message to cancel
sending it.
View and Reply to Messages
1On the Messaging screen, select a contact to view your conversations.
2To reply to a message, enter your message content in the text box, then touch .
Notications for new messages will be displayed as banners in the notication panel, and
you can touch them to reply to messages.
Mark Messages as Read
You can use any of the following methods to mark messages as read:
•New messages will be displayed in the notication 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 .
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•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 dierent block rules, such as your blocklist, to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam
messages.
Block Spam Messages
1Go to Messaging > > Blocked > .
Alternatively, go to Optimizer > Blocked > .
2Touch Message block rules and enable Block unknown numbers. Your phone will then
block all messages from unknown numbers.
Block Messages from Specic Numbers
1Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Blocklist.
2Touch and add the numbers you want to block. SMS and MMS messages sent by
these numbers will all be blocked.
Block Messages Containing Specic Keywords
1Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Keyword blocklist.
2Touch and add the keywords to be ltered. All messages containing these keywords
will be blocked.
Set Whether to Receive Notications for Blocked Messages
Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Receive notications and set whether to receive
notications when messages are blocked.
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Use Events
Events help you schedule activities in your daily and work life, 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.
Add an Event
1Open Calendar and touch .
2Enter the details of the event, such as the title, location, and start and end times.
3Touch Add REMINDER to set a time for the event reminder.
4When you are nished, touch .
Search for an Event
1On the Calendar screen, touch .
2Enter keywords of your event in the search box, such as the title and location.
Share an Event
1Open Calendar, then touch an event on a calendar screen or under the schedule tab.
2Touch to share the event however you prefer when prompted.
Delete an Event
You can delete an event using either of the following methods:
•On the Calendar screen, touch the event you want to delete, then touch .
•On the Schedule screen, touch and hold an event, select the events you want to delete,
then touch .
Set a Calendar Notication
Set the calendar notication type according to your requirements. You can set status bar
notications, banner notications, and ringtone notications. After setting the default
reminder time, your phone will send a notication at the specied time.
Go to Calendar > > Settings.
•Touch Default reminder time or Reminder time for all-day events to set a reminder
time.
•Touch Notications and enable Allow notications. Then follow the onscreen instructions
to set a notication type.
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Customize Calendar View Settings
You can customize calendar view settings, such as by specifying the start day of the week,
and whether to show week numbers.
1Go to Calendar > > Settings.
2Select the start day of the week, or enable the switch to show week numbers.
Set Alternate Calendars
You can switch to other calendars, such as the Chinese lunar calendar or the Islamic calendar.
Go to Calendar > > Settings > Alternate calendars, and select a calendar you want to
use.
View National/Regional Holidays
View national/regional holidays in the calendar to help plan your trip.
1Go to Calendar > > Settings > National/Regional holidays.
2Turn on the switch of a country/region, and your phone will automatically download
holiday information for that country/region and display it in Calendar.
Clock
Set Alarms
You can set alarms to play a sound or vibrate at specic times.
Set an Alarm
1Go to Clock > Alarm and touch to add an alarm.
2Set the alarm sound, vibration pattern, repeat cycle, and other settings as needed.
3When 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.
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Turn O an Alarm
When an alarm rings, swipe left or right on the button that appears at the bottom of the
screen to turn it o.
Use the Timer or Stopwatch
You can use the timer to count down from a specied 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 .
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 dierent 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.
Go to Settings > System & updates > Date & time, enable Dual clocks, and set a 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.
Notepad
Create a Note
To help you quickly keep a track of your thoughts and inspirations, you can create notes
using the Handwrite (to write or draw content) and Scan document modes.
Add Content to a Note
1Go to Notepad > Notes and touch .
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2Enter the title and content of the note. You can then perform the following:
•Touch to add a checklist.
•Touch to change the text style, paragraph alignment, and background.
•Touch to insert a picture. Touch and hold the picture, then drag it to the desired
position in the note.
•To organize your notes for easier access and viewing, touch after nishing to add
a tag for it.
3Touch to save the note.
Add a Handwritten Note
You can add a handwritten note to write down thoughts and inspirations that would be
dicult to convey through text.
1Go to Notepad > Notes and touch .
2Touch to write or draw the content you need in the selected color.
3Touch to save the note.
Create To-dos
You can create to-dos to keep a track of day-to-day essentials, such as daily shopping lists,
tasks at work, and household chores.
Add a To-do Item
You can add a to-do item and set a time reminder for it.
If you have marked the to-do item as important, you will be prompted with a full-screen
reminder when the screen is locked.
1Go to Notepad > To-dos and touch .
2Enter your to-do item.
3Touch , set a time, and touch OK.
4Enable to mark the to-do item as important.
5Touch Save.
This feature may vary by device.
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Manage Your Notepad
You can sort your Notepad items by category and put them into dierent 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.
Sort Notepad Items by Category
To sort the notes into dierent folders by category, you can add labels in dierent colors.
You can sort notepad items using either of the following methods:
•On the All notes screen, swipe left on an item, select or to move this item to the
top, or add a star mark to it.
•On the All notes or All to-dos screen, swipe left on an item, touch , and select a
notebook for this item.
•Touch and hold a note or to-do item, select the ones you want to classify under the same
category, then touch .
Items in an Exchange account cannot be moved.
Sync Notepad Items
Swipe down from the Exchange mail list to sync the notes and tasks from the current account
to Notepad. The corresponding notes and to-do items will then be generated automatically.
A folder named after the Exchange account will be automatically generated in Notepad.
Share Notepad Items
You can share Notepad items in the following ways:
•To share a single note or to-do item, open the one you want to share from the All notes or
All to-dos screen, then touch and share it as prompted.
Notes can be shared by touching As image, As text, Export as document, or To another
device.
Handwritten notes cannot be exported by touching Export as document, and other
types of notes can be exported into TXT or HTML les. You can view saved notes as
follows: Open Files, search for and touch Documents, and then touch Notepad.
•To share multiple notes, access the All notes screen, touch and hold a note, select the ones
you want to share, then touch and share them as prompted.
Print Notepad Items
1On the All notes screen, open the item you want to print.
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2Go to > Print, then select a printer and congure printing settings as prompted.
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 an item, and touch to delete it.
•Touch and hold a note or to-do item you want to delete, select or drag over the check
boxes of any other notes or to-do items 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
Recorder
1In the Tools folder, open Recorder, and touch to start a recording.
2When recording, you can touch Tag to add a tag.
3When you are nished, touch to stop recording.
4You can also touch and hold a recording to share, rename, or delete it.
To view all recordings, open Files, then search for and access Sounds.
Play a Recording
Recording les are listed on the Recorder home screen. Touch a recording to play it.
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
1On the Recorder home screen, touch a recording.
2Touch to display the waveform of the recording.
3Drag 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.
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4Touch and select Keep selected part or Delete selected part.
Share Recordings
1On the Recorder home screen, touch the recording you want to share.
2Go to > Share.
3Select your preferred sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the
recording.
Email
Use Emails
Select an email account, then write an email and send it to the recipient's email addresses.
Send Emails
1Open Email and touch .
2Enter the recipient's email address, or touch to select a contact or group, then touch
.
3Add 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.
4Write the email, 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.
To view draft emails, go to Inbox > Show all folders > Drafts.
Reply to an Email
1On the Inbox screen, open the email you wish to reply to.
2Touch to reply to the email sender, or touch to reply to everyone in the thread.
3After writing your reply, touch .
Set Encryption for Outgoing Emails
You can encrypt outgoing emails to protect your condential information. Encrypted emails
can only be viewed by recipients who have the required digital certicates, thereby ensuring
information security.
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1Apply for and install a digital certicate.
You need to apply for a digital certicate from a trusted third-party certicate
authority (CA) before installing it. The processing procedure varies between dierent
CAs. For details, refer to the relevant CA website.
2From the Inbox screen, go to > Settings.
3Touch the account you want to set encryption for, touch Email encryption, then enable
Encrypt outgoing emails.
4If the certicate has been installed, select Encryption certicate and set Encryption
algorithm according to your preferences.
If no certicate has been installed, enable Send encrypted emails without installing
certicates.
Set Email Notications
Set a notication mode for your emails as needed.
1Go to Email > > Settings > General > Notications, and enable Allow notications.
2Select the email account you want to set notications for, turn on the Allow notications
switch, then select a notication mode.
View and Manage Emails
Receive, view, and manage your emails in the inbox.
View Emails
1Open 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.
2Open an email, then view, reply to, forward, or delete the email.
If you are notied about an important event in an email, go to > Add to calendar to
import the event into your calendar.
3Swipe left or right on the email screen to view the previous or next email.
Organize Emails by Subject
On the Inbox screen, go to > Settings > General, and enable Organize by subject.
Sync Emails Automatically
After automatic email syncing is enabled, the emails on your phone will be automatically
synced with those on the email server.
1From the Inbox screen, go to > Settings.
2Touch the account you wish to sync emails for, then turn on the Sync email switch.
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3Touch Sync frequency to set the automatic syncing period.
Search for Emails
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 you want to delete, touch any other emails
you want to delete as well, then touch .
Manage Multiple Email Accounts
You can add and manage multiple email accounts.
Switch Between Email Accounts
On the Inbox screen, touch Inbox and select the email account you wish to use.
Change Account Name and Signature
On the Inbox screen, go to > Settings, select an account, and set the corresponding
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 Email > > Settings > VIP contacts. On the VIP list screen, choose Add > Create,
or touch Add from contacts.
•Open an email, touch the receiver or sender, then touch Add to VIP list in the pop-up
dialog.
Delete a VIP Contact
1Go to Email > > Settings > VIP contacts.
2On the VIP list screen, touch .
3Select the VIP contact you want to delete, then touch .
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Calculator
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 Calculator in the following ways:
•Swipe down from the middle of the home screen to display the search box. Search for
Calculator, and the rst result will be the preinstalled Calculator app.
•Find Calculator in the Tools folder.
•Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to display the shortcut panel, then touch .
Use the Scientic Calculator
Open the calculator and go to > Scientic.
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
Flashlight
You can turn on the ashlight in the following ways:
•Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, swipe down on it again to
show all shortcuts, and touch Flashlight to turn on or turn o the ashlight.
•Swipe up from the bottom edge of the lock screen to display the shortcut panel, and touch
to turn on or turn o the ashlight.
When the ashlight is turned on, a notication indicating that it is turned on will be
displayed on the lock screen. Touch to turn o the ashlight.
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Compass
Compass
Compass shows you the direction your phone is pointing, as well as your current coordinates
and altitude.
The feature availability varies by device.
1You 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 pre-installed Compass app.
•Find Compass in the Tools folder.
2To view your bearings, coordinates, and altitude:
•If you hold your phone at, the Compass screen will display a dial together with the
direction your phone is pointing, your current coordinates, and altitude.
•If you hold your phone upright, the Compass screen will display the viewnder of the
rear camera on your phone, together with the direction your phone is pointing, your
current coordinates, and altitude.
3To lock your current direction, touch the compass dial. The dial marks will turn blue if you
go o course.
For more accurate bearings, hold your phone at or upright when using Compass.
For more precise altitude data, touch and enable Online altitude calibration.
Mirror
Use Your Phone as a Mirror
You can use your phone as a mirror to check how you look.
Go to Tools > Mirror. You can then:
•Zoom in or out: Drag the zoom slider at the bottom. You can also touch the screen twice to
zoom in and touch it twice again to restore the original view.
•Save the image: Touch the screen to pause on the current image. Touch the screen again to
resume. When the image is paused, touch to save the image. You can nd the saved
image in Gallery.
•Adjust mirror brightness: Touch or at the top of the screen.
•Fog up the screen: Touch and enable Blow. Then blow air into the microphone so that
the screen fogs up. Wipe the screen to clear the fog.
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•Change the mirror frame: Touch to switch to a dierent frame.
•Create a broken mirror eect: Touch and hold the screen to "break" the mirror, complete
with a sound eect. Touch the screen again to "x" the mirror.
App Twin
Enable App Twin
App Twin enables you to log in to two WhatsApp or Facebook accounts simultaneously,
allowing you to keep your work and private life separate.
App Twin is only supported by some apps.
Go to Settings > Apps > App Twin, and enable App Twin. The twin app will then be
displayed on the home screen.
Optimizer
Clean Up Phone Storage
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.
1Open Optimizer, then touch Cleanup.
2When the scan is complete, touch Clean up after each item and delete any les you don't
need.
Automatically Clean Up System Trash
1Open Optimizer, and touch Cleanup.
2Swipe down from the top of the screen, and your phone will automatically clean up
system trash.
Manually Clean Up System Trash
In addition to automatic cleanup, your phone will also detect and recommend trash les for
you to clean up manually.
On the Cleanup screen, touch Clean up next to a category, select the items you want to
clean up, then touch DELETE.
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.
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Manage Data Usage
Open Optimizer, then touch Data usage to view data usage and manage network access.
View and Manage High Data Consumption Apps
1You 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.
2Touch 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.
1On the Data usage screen, touch Smart Data Saver, then enable it. The icon will
then display in the status bar.
2If 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.
Filter and Block Spam Calls
Set dierent block rules to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam calls.
Filter Spam Calls
1Go to Phone > > Blocked > .
Alternatively, go to Optimizer > Blocked > .
2Touch Call block rules and toggle on the switches of corresponding block rules.
Block Incoming Calls from Specic Numbers
You can block incoming calls from specic numbers using either of the following methods:
•Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Blocklist, touch , then add the phone numbers
you want to block.
•Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, touch the contact you want to block, then choose
> Block contact.
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Set Whether to Receive Notications for Blocked Calls
Go to Phone > > Blocked > > Receive notications and set whether to receive
notications when calls are blocked.
Filter and Block Spam Messages
Set dierent block rules, such as your blocklist, to block sales, fraud, and other kinds of spam
messages.
Block Spam Messages
1Go to Messaging > > Blocked > .
Alternatively, go to Optimizer > Blocked > .
2Touch Message block rules and enable Block unknown numbers. Your phone will then
block all messages from unknown numbers.
Block Messages from Specic Numbers
1Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Blocklist.
2Touch and add the numbers you want to block. SMS and MMS messages sent by
these numbers will all be blocked.
Block Messages Containing Specic Keywords
1Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Keyword blocklist.
2Touch and add the keywords to be ltered. All messages containing these keywords
will be blocked.
Set Whether to Receive Notications for Blocked Messages
Go to Messaging > > Blocked > > Receive notications and set whether to receive
notications when messages are blocked.
One-Touch Optimization
Use the OPTIMIZE feature of Optimizer to keep your phone in an optimal state.
1Open Optimizer, and touch OPTIMIZE.
2Wait until Optimizer nishes checking your phone and provides you with the optimization
results.
HiSuite
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Introduction to HiSuite
Huawei HiSuite is a PC-based tool used for managing Huawei smart devices (including
phones and tablets).
With Huawei HiSuite, you can use a computer to manage the data of your phone, such as
contacts, messages, images, videos, and apps. You can also use this tool to back up or restore
data, or update your phone to the latest version.
1Visit the ocial Huawei website on your computer, search for HiSuite, then download and
install the latest version.
2Use a USB cable to connect your phone to your computer. When the Use USB to dialog
box is displayed on your phone, select Transfer les.
3On the computer, open Huawei 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
1Open HiSuite on your computer, and click Back Up on its home screen.
2Select the items you want to back up.
3Click Back Up, follow the onscreen instructions to set the password and password hint,
and conrm the settings.
Backup data won't be able to be restored if you forget the password.
4HiSuite will then back up the data you selected. Keep the USB cable connected when the
data is being backed up.
5Click Done when all data has been backed up.
By default, the backup data is saved under C:\Users\
User name
\Documents\Hisuite\backup
on the computer. To change the backup directory on the computer, go to > Settings >
Back Up.
Restore Data
1On the HiSuite home page, click Restore.
2Click Backup Files, select the items you want to restore to your phone, then click Restore.
3Enter the password for the backup data and click OK.
4HiSuite will then restore the items you have selected. Keep the USB cable connected
when the data is being restored.
5Click Done when all data has been restored successfully.
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Update 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
with the latest system version. It might take some time for the app developers to
launch a compatible app version.
On the HiSuite 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
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.
Introduction to Tips sections:
•Vividly depicted cards: Browse through the easy-to-read cards that contain 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.
•More tips: Find detailed instructions in the comprehensive user guides.
•Me: Congure the related settings. For example, check for updates of the Tips app.
Main functions provided by Tips:
•Search: Find what you are looking for by searching for it in the search bar of Tips. The
search results will also include related topics you may want to know about.
•Like and dislike: Rate the cards and give your feedback.
•Try out features: A Try now button is available in certain cards for you to try out the
feature immediately.
The feature availability varies by device.
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Settings
Search for Items in Settings
Quickly Find What You're Looking For
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 Settings, and enter the name of a setting in the search box at the top of the screen,
to obtain search results.
Wi-Fi
Introduction to Wi-Fi
Connecting to the Internet over Wi-Fi is an eective way to save mobile data. You can also
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.
1Go to Settings > Wi-Fi, and enable Wi-Fi.
2Connect 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
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.
Transfer Data Using Wi-Fi Direct
You can use Wi-Fi Direct to transfer data between Huawei devices. Wi-Fi Direct allows you to
transfer large les to a nearby device more quickly than Bluetooth and without having to pair
the devices.
1On the receiving device, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and enable Wi-Fi.
2Then go to More settings > Wi-Fi Direct to start searching for nearby devices that have
enabledWi-Fi Direct.
3On 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 dierent if you are sharing les directly from an app.
4Touch the icon of the receiving device to establish a connection, then share the les.
5On the receiving device, accept the Wi-Fi Direct transfer request.
Then search for and access the Wi-Fi Direct folder in Files to view the received les.
Select a Network Using 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.
1Go to Settings > Wi-Fi.
2Touch More settings and enable or disable Wi-Fi+.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth
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 notication panel, swipe down further to show
all shortcut switches, then 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.
1On the Bluetooth settings screen, toggle the Bluetooth switch on.
2Touch Device name, enter a name, then touch OK.
Pair with a Bluetooth Device
1Enable Bluetooth on the target device and set it to discoverable. For detailed instructions,
refer to the device's user guide.
2From your phone, access the Bluetooth settings screen, and enable Bluetooth to have
your phone automatically search for nearby Bluetooth devices.
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3From 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 to view tips for connecting various Bluetooth
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 eective Bluetooth range.
1Pair the sending and recipient devices via Bluetooth.
2On the sending device, touch and hold a le, select the les you want to share, touch ,
and select Bluetooth.
Operations may vary if you are sharing les from apps directly.
3Touch the Bluetooth name of the recipient device to start sharing.
4On the recipient device, accept the Bluetooth transfer request.
Unpair a Bluetooth Device
1On the Bluetooth settings screen, enable the Bluetooth switch.
2In the list of Paired devices, touch next to the name of the device you wish to unpair,
then touch Unpair.
Mobile Network
Connect to Mobile Data
1Make sure that mobile data is available on your SIM card.
2Connect to mobile data using either of the following methods:
•Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down again
to show all shortcuts. Turn on Mobile data.
•Go to Settings > Mobile network > Mobile data, and enable Mobile data.
To save battery power and mobile data, disable the mobile data service when you don't need
it.
Manage SIM Cards
You can enable or disable SIM cards and name them for easier identication.
Enable or Disable a SIM Card
Go to Settings > Mobile network > SIM management, and enable or disable a SIM as
needed.
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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 identication 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.
Congure Dual SIM Settings
If your phone has two SIM cards inserted, you can set the default mobile data SIM and the
default calling SIM, and enable call forwarding between the two SIM cards.
This feature applies to dual-SIM devices only.
Set the Default Mobile Data and Default Calling SIM Cards
Go to Settings > Mobile network > SIM management and set SIM 1 or SIM 2 as the default
mobile data or default calling SIM card.
Enable Call Forwarding Between SIM Cards
After enabling call forwarding for both SIM cards, if incoming calls cannot reach one of the
SIM cards, they will be forwarded to the other one.
This feature requires the support of your carrier. For details, contact your carrier.
1Go to Settings > Mobile network > SIM management > Call forwarding between
SIMs.
2Select a call forwarding mode and turn on the corresponding switch.
Call forwarding between two SIM cards will be enabled when it is congured for both SIM
cards.
Quickly Switch the Default Mobile Data SIM
If two SIM cards have been installed on your phone, you can use a shortcut to quickly switch
the default mobile data SIM card.
1Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down again to
show all shortcuts. Turn on Mobile data.
2Touch the text under until a prompt is displayed, then select a SIM card and touch
OK.
When the prompt is displayed, touch Settings to access the SIM management screen.
Share Your Network Connection with Other Devices
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.
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Share Your Network via Personal Hotspot
•The settings items vary by device. If your phone does not provide a specic item, it
indicates that the corresponding feature is not supported.
•Some Wi-Fi networks that require authentication cannot be shared.
Go to Settings > Mobile network > Personal hotspot, and enable Personal hotspot. The
mobile data or Wi-Fi network connection of your phone will then be shared with other
devices.
You can also perform the following for the personal hotspot:
•Set Device name.
•Set Password.
•Touch Connected devices to view the connected devices list and blocklist. Touch a device in
the Connected devices list to move it to the Blocklist list as prompted. You can also
remove a device from the list.
•If you are sharing a mobile data network, you can also touch More to set Data limit and
AP band.
Share Your Network via Bluetooth
1Go to Settings > Bluetooth, and enable Bluetooth. Select a device, then follow the
onscreen instructions to complete pairing.
2Go to Settings > Mobile network > Personal hotspot > More, and enable Bluetooth
tethering.
3On the Bluetooth settings screen of the paired device, touch next to the name of
your device, then enable Internet access to share your network.
Manage Data Usage
Open Optimizer, then touch Data usage to view data usage and manage network access.
View and Manage High Data Consumption Apps
1You 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.
2Touch 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.
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1On the Data usage screen, touch Smart Data Saver, then enable it. The icon will
then display in the status bar.
2If 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.
Enable Data Roaming
Once you have activated the international roaming service, you can enable this feature to use
mobile data when traveling abroad.
•This feature requires the support of your 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, and enable Data roaming.
If your phone has two SIM cards installed, congure the settings for SIM 1 and SIM 2
respectively.
More Connections
Enable or Disable Airplane Mode
When taking a ight, you can enable Airplane mode if required to do so by the airline. In
Airplane mode, your phone will not be able to make calls, send or receive SMS messages, or
use mobile data, but all other functions will be available.
You can enable or disable Airplane mode using either of the following methods:
•Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down again to
display all shortcuts. Touch to enable or disable Airplane mode.
•Go to Settings > Mobile network, and enable or disable Airplane mode.
When Airplane mode is enabled, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth will automatically be disabled. You can
re-enable them if allowed to do so by the airline.
Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version.
This feature may vary by device.
Introduction to NFC
Near Field Communication (NFC) is a short-range wireless communications technology that
allows mobile and other electronic devices to connect in countless ways, allowing you to
transfer data and make mobile payments easily.
•Not all devices support NFC.
•Enable Read and write/P2P on the NFC settings screen if available. This feature may
vary depending on your carrier.
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Enable or Disable NFC
You can enable or disable NFC as follows:
•Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, swipe down further to show
all shortcut switches, then enable or disable NFC. You can touch and hold NFC to access
the settings screen.
•Go to Settings > More connections > NFC, then enable or disable NFC.
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.
1Open NFC and access the NFC settings screen, then select an app as the Default app.
2Enable NFC payments in the payment app.
3Hold the NFC sensor (located near the rear camera) of your phone against the NFC sensor
of a POS terminal to bring up the payment screen automatically. Complete the payment
with a password or ngerprint.
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 notication panel, swipe down on it again to
show all shortcuts, then turn on or turn o Huawei Share. You can also touch and hold
Huawei Share to access its settings screen.
•Go to Settings > More connections > Huawei Share to enable or disable Huawei Share.
Share Files Between Your Phone and Computer with Huawei Share
You can use Huawei Share to easily share les wirelessly between your phone and a
computer (Windows or macOS).
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1Make sure your phone and computer are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
2On your phone, enter the Huawei Share settings and enable Huawei Share and
Computer share.
3Make a note of the name displayed next to Name shown on computers, as well as the
user name and password under Verication on computers.
4Perform the following operations on a Windows-based computer (desktop or laptop) or a
macOS-based computer (laptop):
•Windows: Go to This PC (Computer) > Network on the computer.
•macOS: Go to Finder > Go > Network on the computer.
Currently, this feature is only available on Macs running macOS 10.8 to 10.14.
5On your computer, double-click the name of your phone and enter the user name and
password previously noted down.
6Open 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.
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1Depending 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.
•WiFi Direct capable printers: The printer must be powered on and have enabled WiFi
Direct.
•Bluetooth capable printers: The printer must be powered on and discoverable via
Bluetooth.
2On your phone, preview the le to be printed, then go to Share > Huawei Share.
3Once 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 conrm the connection.
For a list of supported printers, touch Help on the Huawei Share sharing screen, select
Printers, then touch What printers are supported?.
Transfer Data Between Your Phone and Computer with a USB Cable
1Connect your phone to a computer with a USB cable.
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After the driver is automatically installed on the computer, the drive name corresponding
to your phone will be displayed when you touch This PC (Computer).
2On your phone, swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel (you can
swipe down further to show all shortcut switches if necessary), touch Touch for more
options, and select a USB connection mode to transfer data.
•Touch Transfer photos and open the drive corresponding to your phone on your
computer. You can then view and copy pictures from your phone to your computer. You
can also copy pictures from your computer to your phone.
•Touch Transfer les and open the drive corresponding to your phone on your
computer. You can then view and copy audio clips, videos, and documents from your
phone to your computer. You can also copy and paste these les from the computer to
your phone.
Install Windows Media Player 11 or later on your computer to view media les on
your phone.
•Touch Input MIDI to use your phone as the audio input device of the Musical
Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) and play music on your computer.
Print Images and Documents
Connect your phone to a Mopria-certied printer via Wi-Fi, and then you will be able to print
images and documents from your phone.
Connect Your Phone to a Printer
1Check the printer manual or consult with its manufacturer to verify that it is Mopria-
certied.
If it is not, consult with its manufacturer to install the corresponding app or plug-in for it
on your phone.
2Connect 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 Settings > Wi-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.
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.
3Go to Settings > More connections > Printing > Default Print Service, and enable
Default Print Service.
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4Select 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.
•Print a note: Open Notepad. Open the note you want to print, touch More > 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 oce, 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, oering MPPE encryption.
•L2TP: Layer 2 (Data Link Layer) Tunneling Protocol, oering IPSec PSK and IPSec RSA
encryption.
•IPSec Xauth: Oering PSK, RSA, and Hybrid RSA encryption.
Connect to a PPTP Server
1Obtain the required data such as the VPN server name and address from your VPN server
administrator.
2Go to Settings > More connections > VPN > Add VPN network, enter the VPN name, set
the server type to PPTP, then enter the server address.
3If the VPN server does not have a DNS address, touch Show advanced options and enter
the DNS domain, DNS server address, and forwarding route.
4Touch Save.
5Touch the VPN you have just set up, enter your VPN user name and password, then touch
Connect.
Connect to an L2TP/IPSec PSK Server
1Obtain the VPN server name, server address, L2TP key (optional), IPsec identier
(optional), and IPsec pre-shared key from your VPN server administrator.
2Go to Settings > More connections > VPN > Add VPN network, enter the VPN name, set
the server type to L2TP/IPSec PSK, then enter the server address, L2TP key, IPSec
identier, and IPSec pre-shared key.
3If the VPN server does not have a DNS address, touch Show advanced options and enter
the DNS domain, DNS server address, and forwarding route.
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4Touch Save.
5Touch the VPN you have just set up, enter your VPN user name and password, then touch
Connect.
Home Screen & Wallpaper
Manage the Home Screen Layout
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 two ngers together 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 two ngers together on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode, then
enable Lock layout.
Select the Home Screen Layout Pattern
Pinch two ngers together on the home screen, go to Home screen settings > Layout, then
select a layout pattern you prefer.
Set Your Home Screen in Settings
You can also go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen settings, then
enable Auto-align and more.
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.
1Touch 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.
2Open 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.
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•Deselect one or more apps, and touch OK to remove them from the folder. If you deselect
all apps, the folder will be deleted.
Use App Drawer to Store Apps
You can put your apps in a drawer and display only frequently used apps on your home
screen to streamline your home screen.
This feature may vary by device.
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.
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
Adjust the Screen Brightness, Color Mode, 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 Settings > Display & brightness, and enable Automatic.
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 notication panel. In the section, drag the
slider to adjust the screen brightness.
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•Go to Settings > Display & brightness. In the section, drag the slider to adjust the
screen brightness.
Adjust the Color Mode
Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Color > 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
Adjust the Color Temperature
Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Color > 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.
Enable or Disable Natural Tone
Natural tone enables your phone to simulate the way human eyes adapt to ambient lighting
to automatically adjust the color temperature.
When the ambient lighting is of a warm color temperature, the screen will take on a
yellowish tint; when the ambient lighting is of a cold color temperature, the screen will take
on a whitish tint.
Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Color, and enable or disable Natural tone.
Use Eye Comfort Mode
Eye comfort mode can eectively reduce harmful blue light and adjust the screen to display
warmer colors, relieving eye fatigue and protecting your eyesight.
•Rest your eyes for at least 10 minutes every half an hour.
•Look into the distance for your eyes to have a break from the screen and to relieve eye
fatigue.
•Cultivating good eye care habits will protect your vision and prevent near-sightedness.
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Enable or Disable Eye Comfort Mode
•Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, swipe down on it again to
show all shortcuts, then turn on or turn o Eye Comfort. You can touch and hold Eye
Comfort to access the settings screen.
•Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Eye Comfort, and enable or disable Enable all
day.
Once Eye comfort mode is enabled, will be displayed in the status bar, and the screen
will take on a yellow tint since less blue light is being emitted.
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.
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.
Enable Dark Mode
You can enable Dark mode to apply a darker color scheme, which helps prevent excessive
screen light from irritating your eyes and saves battery power.
Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Dark mode, and follow the onscreen instructions to
set the related congurations, such as when you would like this feature to take eect.
The feature availability varies by device.
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 Settings > Display & brightness > Text and display size, and drag the slider for 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.
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Use Smart Screen Resolution
Go to Settings > Display & brightness, and enable Smart resolution. Your phone will
automatically adjust the screen resolution according to the current running status.
Full Screen Display
Apply Full Screen Display
•Most apps installed on your phone will automatically adapt to display correctly in full
screen.
•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.
Show the Notch
1Go to Settings > Display & brightness > More display settings > Cutout, and select
Default.
2If you want to show or hide the notch for a specic app, touch Custom, select the app,
then select one of the following options:
•Auto
•Show cutout
•Hide cutout
Hide the Notch
Go to Settings > Display & brightness > More display settings > Cutout, and select Hide
cutout.
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.
Sounds & Vibration
Do Not Disturb Mode
Do Not Disturb helps you prevent interruptions when you need to focus. When this mode is
enabled, calls and messages will be muted.
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 notication panel, swipe down on it again to
show all shortcuts, then turn on or turn o Do Not Disturb. You can touch and hold Do
Not Disturb to access the settings screen.
•Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Do Not Disturb, and enable or disable Do Not
Disturb.
Once Do Not Disturb has been enabled, will display in the status bar. To check for
notications, go to the lock screen or swipe down from the status bar to open the
notication panel. Swipe left on a notication and touch to delay the notication.
When receiving incoming calls, notications, and messages, your phone will be muted and
will not automatically turn on its screen.
Set a Schedule for Do Not Disturb
1Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Do Not Disturb, and disable Do Not Disturb.
2Enable Scheduled. Your phone will enter Do not disturb mode at the specied time on
Saturdays and Sundays by default.
3Touch Scheduled to set the time frame and repeat cycle.
4You 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 Settings > Sounds & vibration > Do Not Disturb, and enable Do Not Disturb or
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.
Set a Ringtone for Incoming Calls
You can set your favorite music or a video as the ringtone for incoming calls.
If you are carrying your phone in your pocket, the ringtone volume will gradually increase.
This helps prevent you from missing important calls.
If your phone has two SIM cards installed, congure the settings for SIM 1 and SIM 2
respectively.
Set a Music Ringtone
1Go to Phone > > Settings > Ringtone.
Or go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Phone ringtone.
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2Select a system ringtone, or touch Music on device to set a local song as the ringtone.
3If you select a system ringtone, touch Vibration on the same screen, and select
Synchronized (default). When there is an incoming call, your phone will vibrate with
rhythm while the system ringtone is playing.
Not all products support a synchronized vibration and ringtone.
Set a Video Ringtone
Set a video as the ringtone for incoming calls on your phone.
1Go to Phone > > Settings > Ringtone.
Or go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Phone ringtone.
2Touch Video ringtones and select a video. You can then preview what it looks like for
incoming calls.
3Touch SET to set the video as the ringtone.
Set a Ringtone for a Contact
Set a dierent ringtone for a particular contact to distinguish more easily when that contact
is calling you.
1Open Phone, touch the Contacts tab, then select the contact you want to set a ringtone
for.
2On the contact details screen, touch Ringtone and select a ringtone.
Set a Notication Tone for a Specic App
You can set a notication tone for certain apps by doing the following:
1Go to Settings > Apps > Apps.
2Select an app (for example, Notepad).
3Go to Notications > To-do notications > Notication sound.
4You can then:
•Set a tone.
Select a preset tone, or touch Music on device to select a locally saved song.
•Set a vibration pattern.
Touch Vibration and select your preferred type of vibration.
When Synchronized (default) is selected, your phone will vibrate according to the
rhythm of the tone.
For other options, the vibration pattern of your phone is xed.
The feature availability varies by device.
Enable Huawei Histen Sound Eects
Huawei Histen sound eects, with 3D surround sound support, deliver vibrant and crisp
sound to create an immersive audio experience.
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Huawei Histen sound eects are only available when a headset is plugged in.
Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration > Huawei Histen sound eects and select an option:
•Auto: Automatically identies what you are playing and intelligently applies sound eects
to optimize your experience.
•3D audio: Delivers 3D spatial sounds.
•Natural: Faithfully reproduces the original sounds.
•Standard: Requires less power for audio playback. You can also customize equalizer
settings yourself to achieve the exact sound you are looking for.
Auto, 3D audio, and Standard modes allow you to select a headset type so you can match
the sound eects to your headset.
Selecting a headset type is available only when a 3.5 mm-jack headset is plugged in. If
your phone does not have a 3.5 mm jack, use an original Huawei headset adapter.
Notications
App Badges
When new notications arrive for an app, a numbered badge will appear on the app icon.
You can also set a dot as the badge, or hide the badge for some or all apps.
Turn O App Badges
1Go to Settings > Notications, and touch App icon badges.
2Turn 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.
Disable App Notications
Disable Notications from a Specic App
If you do not want to be disturbed by notications from an app, perform either of the
following:
•After you receive a notication from the app, swipe left on it in the notication panel, and
go to > Disable notications.
•Go to Settings > Notications, locate and touch the app for which you want to disable
notications, then disable Allow notications.
Hide Content of Notications on the Lock Screen
To enable this feature:
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Go to Settings > Notications, and enable Hide notication content.
Intelligently Hide Content of Notications on the Lock Screen
If Face unlock has been set up on your phone, the Hide notication content feature in
Settings > Notications can oer increased security. It hides notication content while your
phone is locked, and only shows the banner notication content when it identies your face
and no one else is around.
Face recognition will be aected if the ambient light is too strong or weak, or when the
Swing Gesture Sensor is blocked.
More App Notication Settings
Set the App Notication Mode
Go to Settings > Notications and select an app. You can then set its notication mode.
•Enable Gentle notications: Notications will only be displayed in the notication panel.
There will be no banners, lock screen notications, or status bar icons, and your phone will
not ring or vibrate.
•Enable Lock screen and Banners.
•Set Notication sound: You can change the notication tone, set the vibration pattern, or
select None.
•Enable Allow interruptions: You can still receive notications from this app even if Do not
disturb is enabled.
This feature may vary by device.
Notications Turn on Screen
Go to Settings > Notications > More notication settings, and enable Wake screen. Your
phone will then automatically turn on the lock screen when it receives a notication.
Show Notication Icons in the Status Bar
Go to Settings > Notications > More notication settings, and enable Show notication
icons in the status bar.
Biometrics & Password
Set Fingerprints
You can enroll a ngerprint and then use it to unlock the screen and access your Safe, App
Lock, and more.
Enroll a Fingerprint
1Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and follow the instructions to
set or enter the lock screen password.
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2Touch New ngerprint to begin enrolling your ngerprint.
3Place your ngertip on the ngerprint sensor. When you feel a vibration, lift your nger
then press again. Move your nger around to enroll dierent parts of it.
4When the enrollment has been completed, touch OK.
You can now place your nger on the ngerprint sensor to unlock the screen.
Rename or Delete a Fingerprint
1Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and enter your lock screen
password.
2In the Fingerprint list section, touch an enrolled ngerprint to rename or delete it.
Identify a Fingerprint
Fingerprint identication allows you to match your ngers with the enrolled ngerprints.
1Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and enter your lock screen
password.
2In the Fingerprint list section, touch Identify ngerprint.
3Touch the ngerprint sensor with your nger. The recognized ngerprint will be
highlighted.
Use Your Fingerprint to Access Your Safe
1Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and enter your lock screen
password.
2Turn on the switch for Access Safe and follow the onscreen instructions to link your
ngerprint with the Safe.
Now you can go to Files > Me, touch Safe, then use your ngerprint to access it.
Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version.
Use Your Fingerprint to Access a Locked App
1Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Fingerprint ID and enter your lock screen
password.
2Turn 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.
Face Recognition
Face Recognition allows you to unlock your phone or access locked apps with your facial
data.
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Enroll Facial Data
1Go to Settings > Biometrics & password > Face Recognition, and enter your lock screen
password.
2Select Enable raise to wake.
The settings items vary by device. If your phone does not provide a specic item, it
indicates that the corresponding feature is not supported.
3Touch Get started and follow the onscreen instructions to enroll your 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.
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.
1Go to Settings > Biometrics & password and touch Lock screen password.
2Enter a password containing 6 digits.
3Alternatively, touch Change unlock method and select a password type, then follow the
onscreen instructions to input a new password.
Change the Lock Screen Password
1On the Biometrics & password screen, go to Change lock screen password.
2Enter the original lock screen password.
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3Enter 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
Enable App Twin
App Twin enables you to log in to two WhatsApp or Facebook accounts simultaneously,
allowing you to keep your work and private life separate.
App Twin is only supported by some apps.
Go to Settings > Apps > App Twin, and enable App Twin. The twin app will then be
displayed on the home screen.
View or Change App Settings
Go to Settings > Apps > Apps and touch an app. You can force stop it, uninstall it, view and
change the app permissions, set notication modes, and more.
Some apps cannot be uninstalled.
Battery
Check the Power Consumption of Your Phone
Go to Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > ), and you can:
•View Power consumption details to learn about the power consumption from the last 24
hours and the power usage ranking of apps.
•Touch a time slot in the Battery level chart to learn about the power consumption for the
corresponding period.
•Touch an app and view its Battery usage details, or touch Force stop to close the app.
Some pre-installed apps cannot be closed.
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.
Enable Power Saving mode
Power Saving mode: When the battery level is higher than 10%, certain functions will be
disabled, background apps will be restricted, and visual eects will be weakened to reduce
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power consumption. When the battery level is lower than or equal to 10%, stricter power
saving measures are taken to ensure the longest standby time. It is recommended that you
enable this mode when the battery level is lower than or equal to 20%.
To do so, go to Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > ) and enable Power Saving mode. A
icon will then be displayed in the status bar.
You can touch Learn more to view details about power saving measures.
Enable Performance Mode
Performance mode adjusts the power settings of your phone to deliver maximum
performance. This will cause the battery to drain more quickly, especially when graphic-
intensive apps are used.
When the battery has sucient power, go to Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > ) and
enable Performance mode.
A icon will then be displayed in the status bar.
Performance mode is available on selected devices only. If the Performance mode
option is not displayed in Optimizer, it indicates that your device does not support the
feature.
Enable Smart Charge
Smart Charge learns from your charging habits and manages the charging process
intelligently. This feature reduces the battery wear level and prolongs the battery life by
reducing the time your device spends fully charged. It is advised that you keep this feature
enabled.
For example, if you are used to charging your devices overnight or for an extended period of
time, Smart Charge will pause the charging when the battery capacity reaches a certain level.
Before you get up in the morning, Smart Charge will resume charging until your device is
fully charged. This reduces the time your device spends fully charged to slow down battery
wear and prolong the battery life.
Data about your charging habits will only be used on your device and will not be backed
up or uploaded to the cloud.
To enable this feature, go to Settings > Battery > More battery settings, and enable Smart
Charge.
Enable Smart Battery Capacity
Smart Battery Capacity intelligently adjusts the maximum available battery capacity based on
the current battery state to slow down battery wear and prolong the battery lifespan. It is
advised that you keep this feature enabled.
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To enable this feature, go to Settings > Battery > More battery settings, and enable Smart
Battery Capacity.
Battery Settings
You can also set whether or not to display the battery percentage in the status bar, and
whether to maintain a network connection when the phone screen is turned o.
Display Battery Percentage in the Status Bar
Go to Settings > Battery (or Optimizer > ), touch Battery percentage, and select
whether the battery percentage will be displayed inside or next to the battery icon.
Stay Connected While Your Device Is Sleeping
Keep your phone connected to the Internet when it sleeps to continue to receive messages or
download data in sleep mode. Please note that this may increase power consumption.
To do so, on the Battery screen, touch More battery settings, and enable Stay connected
while asleep.
Storage
Check Storage Usage
Go to Settings > Storage to check storage usage and optimize it when you feel necessary.
Clean Up Phone Storage
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.
1Open Optimizer, then touch Cleanup.
2When the scan is complete, touch Clean up after each item and delete any les you don't
need.
Automatically Clean Up System Trash
1Open Optimizer, and touch Cleanup.
2Swipe down from the top of the screen, and your phone will automatically clean up
system trash.
Manually Clean Up System Trash
In addition to automatic cleanup, your phone will also detect and recommend trash les for
you to clean up manually.
On the Cleanup screen, touch Clean up next to a category, select the items you want to
clean up, then touch DELETE.
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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
Use the Password Vault to Automatically Fill in the Password
Password Vault saves your usernames and passwords and autolls them for you each time
you log in to an app. This data is hardware encrypted and stored only on your device. Huawei
does not have access to this data, and will not upload it to the Internet or server.
•Before using Password Vault, set a lock screen password for your phone.
•Password Vault is only compatible with certain apps.
Log In Faster with Password Vault
1When you log in to an app for the rst time, your phone will automatically prompt you to
save the password. Touch SAVE when prompted.
If you accidentally touch Never save, you can still enable the autoll feature for this app
by going to Settings > Security > Password Vault > Autoll settings, and toggling on
the switch next to this app. When the switch is toggled o, the autoll feature will be
disabled.
2If you log out of the app, the next time you log in, your device will autoll the username
and password once you have veried your identity with your lock screen password,
ngerprint, or face ID.
When you switch to a new Huawei phone, you can use Phone Clone to transfer data in
Password Vault to your new device.
Disable Password Vault
Password Vault is enabled by default, but can be disabled if required.
Go to Settings > Security > Password Vault, and disable Password Vault.
Use App Lock to Protect Your Privacy
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, then follow the onscreen instructions to 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.
This feature may vary by device.
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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.
•Reset App Lock: Go to > Disable App Lock > DISABLE. This will cancel all locks, and
clear all App Lock settings.
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.
•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 simplied operating system on your phone 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.
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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
Manage App Access Permissions
Apps may require certain permissions, such as the Location permission, in order to provide
you with corresponding services.
However, some apps may obtain excessive permissions, posing potential risks to your
information privacy and security. You can check the permissions granted to each app and
deny those you deem unnecessary in system Settings.
Manage the Location Permission
After being granted the Location permission, an app can obtain your location information.
For example, if a map app is granted the Location permission, it can provide you with
location and navigation services. You can revoke the permission if you do not need these
services.
1Go to Settings > Apps > Permission manager.
2On the Permission manager screen, touch Location, then touch the icon of the app you
want to change the permission for to manage the Location access.
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.
Use 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 permissions 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:
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•Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel (you can swipe further to
display all shortcuts), and enable or disable .
•Alternatively, go to Settings > Location, and enable or disable Access my location.
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
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 supplementary data from
global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
The feature availability varies by device.
Go to Settings > Location > Advanced settings, then set the options as required.
Allow or Forbid Apps to Obtain Location Information
You can allow or forbid an app to access location information, including granting permanent
access or access when using the app, or denying access to location information.
1Go to Settings > Privacy > Permission manager, touch Location, and check which apps
have been granted access to location information.
2Touch the corresponding app and follow the onscreen instructions to grant or deny
permissions.
Accessibility Features
Use a Screen Reader App
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.
1Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Accessibility > Color correction and enable
Color correction.
2Touch Correction mode to select a color correction mode.
Use Magnication Gestures
Use magnication gestures to zoom in on the screen.
On the Accessibility > Magnication screen, touch Magnication, then enable it.
Zoom in or out by touching the screen three times in a row.
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•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.
1On the Accessibility screen, touch Accessibility shortcut.
2Touch Select feature to select the feature you want to activate with the shortcut.
3Enable Accessibility shortcut. You can now press and hold the Volume up and down
buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds to activate the feature.
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.
Operate Your Phone with One Hand
You can switch to a mini screen view so you can use your phone with one hand.
1Go to Settings > Accessibility features > One-Handed mode, and enable One-Handed
mode.
2You can access One-Handed mode using any of the following methods:
•If you are using Gestures and Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled, swipe
across the bottom of the screen and hold.
•If you are using Gestures and Slide across bottom to switch apps is disabled, swipe
across the bottom of the screen in an arc and hold.
•If you are using Three-key navigation, swipe across the bottom of the screen.
•If you are using Gestures and there is no Slide across bottom to switch apps switch,
swipe across the bottom of the screen.
3Touch anywhere outside the mini screen view to exit one-handed mode.
One-handed mode will not work if magnication gestures are enabled on your phone.
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If you hold your device with your left hand, it is recommended that you swipe from right
to left across the bottom of the screen and hold. The mini screen view will be displayed
on the left side of the screen.
If you hold your device with your right hand, it is recommended that you swipe from left
to right across the bottom of the screen and hold. The mini screen view will be displayed
on the right side of the screen.
The feature availability varies by device.
Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version.
Enable or Disable 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.
Set Scheduled Power On/O
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.
1Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Scheduled power on/o, and enable
Scheduled power on/o.
2Set the power on and o times, as well as the repeat cycle. Your phone will power on and
o automatically at the specied times.
To stop using this feature, disable Scheduled power on/o.
Users & Accounts
Add a User or Guest Account
1Go to Settings > Users & accounts > Users, touch Add user or Add guest, then follow
the onscreen instructions to add an account.
2Touch Switch to switch to the user or guest account. Congure the settings for the new
account as prompted.
3Install apps as needed. Note that if a newer version of an app has been installed by
another user, the app installation will fail.
A maximum of three user and one guest accounts can be added.
Authorize a User or Guest Account to Make Calls
You can set whether to allow a user or guest account to make calls or use other functions on
your phone.
1Access your phone as the administrator and go to Settings > Users & accounts > Users.
2Touch the related account, and select the permissions you want to authorize.
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Switch Between the Owner, User, and Guest
You can switch to a dierent account using either of the following methods:
•Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, touch , then touch the
prole picture of the account you wish to switch to.
•Go to Settings > Users & accounts > Users, and touch the name of the account you wish
to switch to.
Delete a User or Guest Account
Deleting a user or guest account will delete all its related data. Please exercise caution.
After accessing your phone as the owner, use either of the following methods to delete a user
or guest account:
•Go to Settings > Users & accounts > Users, touch the name of the account you wish to
delete, then follow the onscreen instructions to delete it.
•Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, touch > More settings,
touch the name of the account you wish to delete, then follow the onscreen instructions to
delete it.
System & Updates
Change the System Language and Region
1Go to Settings > System & updates > Language & input > Language and region, then
select the language you want to use.
2If the language is not listed, touch Add language, then locate and touch it to add it to
the list.
3Touch 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.
Use Another Input Method
You can download a third-party input method and set it as the default input method.
1Download the input method from an ocial app market.
2Follow 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.
Set the System 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.
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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.
This feature may vary by device.
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.
Restore Your Phone to Default Settings
Reset Network Settings
This operation will reset your Wi-Fi, mobile data network, and Bluetooth settings. It will not
change any other settings on your phone or delete any data.
Go to Settings > System & updates > Reset, touch Reset network settings, then follow the
onscreen instructions to reset network settings.
Restore All Settings
This operation will reset all network settings, your lock screen password, and the home
screen layout. If your phone supports ngerprint or facial recognition, the enrolled
ngerprints and facial data will be deleted as well. Other data or les will not be deleted
from your phone. This operation does not restore the settings of Find Device, Users &
accounts, Device administrators, or app settings either.
Go to Settings > System & updates > Reset, touch Reset all settings, and follow the
onscreen instructions to complete the operation.
Restore Factory Settings
This operation will erase data on your phone, including your accounts, app data and system
settings, installed apps, music, images, all les in the internal storage, security chip contents,
and locally-stored system, app, and personal data related to HUAWEI IDs. Make sure to back
up your data before restoring your phone to its factory settings.
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Go to Settings > System & updates > Reset > Reset phone, touch Reset phone, and follow
the onscreen instructions to restore factory settings.
Enable or Exit Simple Mode
Simple mode adopts a more concise layout for easy navigation, enlarges icons and fonts for
the home screen, and maximizes the volume.
This feature may vary by device.
Enable Simple Mode
Go to Settings > System & updates > Simple mode and touch Enable.
Touch and hold any icon to drag it to the desired location or uninstall it if it is not a
mandatory app.
Exit Simple mode
Open Settings and touch Exit Simple mode.
Update Your Phone System Online
When an update is available, your phone will prompt you to download and install the update
package.
•Before updating, make sure that your phone is running an ocial system version.
Otherwise, the update may fail and your phone may experience some issues.
•Back up your user data before the update.
•After an update, third-party apps that aren't compatible with the new system version
may become unavailable. In such cases, it may take some time for a compatible app
version to be released.
•During the update, do not power o or restart your phone, remove the memory card,
or insert a memory card.
1Go to Settings > System & updates, and touch Software update.
2When an update is available, you can either manually download and install the update
package, or choose for your phone to be updated automatically overnight.
•Download and install the update package: Go to New version > DOWNLOAD AND
INSTALL. To avoid data usage, connect your phone to a Wi-Fi network when
downloading the update package.
Your phone will automatically restart once the update is complete.
•Update overnight: Touch , and enable Auto-download over Wi-Fi and Update
overnight.
Your phone will automatically update between 02:00–04:00 and restart once the
update is complete.
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To ensure a successful overnight update, make sure that your phone is powered on
with the screen locked, no alarms set for this period of time, and the battery level
higher than 35%. Connect your phone to a charger if necessary.
To disable automatic updates, touch on the Software update screen, then disable Auto-
download over Wi-Fi.
About Phone
Legal Notice
Copyright © Huawei 2021. All rights reserved.
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This guide is for reference only. The actual product, including but not limited
to the color, size, and screen layout, may vary. All statements, information,
and recommendations in this guide do not constitute a warranty of any kind,
express or implied.
Please visit https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/hotline for recent
updated hotline and email address in your country or region.
Model: NEN-L22
EMUI 11.0_01