All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The actual product may vary. Features in this guide are for your reference only. Some features may not be supported by all phones.
In wide aperture mode, you can manually increase the aperture for a shallow depth of field and blurry background or decrease it to bring the foreground and background into focus.
? indicates photos taken in wide aperture mode. You can touch ✏️ to edit the photo, including adjusting the focal point, blurring the background, and applying a filter.
The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected.
You can scan QR codes using the camera and gallery.
If you have private data in your phone that you wish to keep hidden from others, you can enable privacy protection and set two different passwords, one for yourself and one for guests.
After privacy protection is disabled, your owner password will function as the screen unlock password and the visitor password will be invalid.
Diagram description: The phone's front and back are shown with numbered callouts.
Note: Do not block the area around the ambient light and proximity sensor. When you attach a protective film to the screen, make sure it does not block the sensor.
Your phone supports only standard micro-SIM cards and nano-SIM cards. Do not use any other sizes as they may damage your phone. To replace or purchase a SIM card, contact your service provider.
Important: Make sure your phone is turned off before you insert the micro-SIM card and nano-SIM card.
Important: Make sure your phone is turned off before you remove the micro-SIM card and nano-SIM card.
Note: Do not insert the nano-SIM card and microSD card into the upper card tray together. You can expand your phone's storage capacity with a microSD card.
Important: Unmount the microSD card before you remove it; otherwise, the microSD card may be damaged.
To set the screen lock method, touch Settings on the home screen. On the displayed General tab, touch Screen lock > Screen lock.
When the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger towards any direction to unlock the screen.
You can install two SIM cards to your phone and use one or both of them at the same time. When you do not need to use a SIM card, disable it.
Note: The settings displayed may vary according to your service provider and phone model.
You can set a default SIM card for data services.
Note: The settings displayed may vary according to your service provider and phone model.
You can set the default SIM card for calling or messaging.
Note: This function may not be supported by some service providers.
Note: When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save battery power and reduce data usage.
Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer, and follow the onscreen instructions to select a connection mode to transfer photos, videos, songs, and other files between your phone and computer.
Read, manage, and transfer files in your phone storage. For details, see MTP mode.
HiSuite is a phone management software that works for your computer. You can use it to back up and restore phone data, install or remove applications, and synchronize contacts, messages, photos, calendars, and other files between your phone and computer. For details, see HiSuite mode.
If you have a microSD card installed, you can use your phone as a USB storage device, read data from its microSD card, and transfer data to and from a computer. For details, see USB flash drive mode.
You can import contacts from your old phone in any of the following ways:
Motion control lets you control your phone using simple motions. For example, mute the phone by turning over your phone or answer and make calls quickly.
Note: Motion control may vary according to phone models.
Status icons may vary according to your region or service provider.
Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more convenient and direct path to your applications.
Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you create additional home screens.
If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait views. Additionally, this feature allows you to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games.
Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score in a game? Take a screenshot and share away. Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch ? under Shortcuts to share the screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the Screenshots folder in Gallery.
You can also open the notification panel and touch ? under Shortcuts to take a screenshot.
On the home screen, pinch three fingers together to display the home screen thumbnails.
Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Flick left or right to switch between the notifications and shortcuts tabs.
On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it. To switch to another application, touch Home to return to the home screen, and touch the icon of the application you want to open.
Touch Recent ? to display the list of recently used applications. You can then:
Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles.
Touch Standard to switch from simple home screen to standard home screen.
Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter text using the onscreen keyboard.
To change your phone's default input method, touch Settings on the home screen. Under All, touch Language & input > Default keyboard to select an input method.
Note: The Android input method may not be available on all phones.
You can select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.
Smart dialing lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers.
In the event of an emergency, you will still be able to make emergency calls without the use of a SIM card. However, you must still be in the coverage area.
Note: Emergency calls are subject to cellular network quality, use environment, service provider policies, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely on your phone for critical communications when emergencies occur.
Note: The number key 1 is the default key for voicemail. You can't set it as a speed-dial number.
When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone.
On the dialer screen, touch ⚙️ > Call settings > Reject calls with SMS to edit the message that will be sent.
To return to the call screen, flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel, and then touch Current call.
Before you answer a third-party call, make sure that you have turned on call waiting.
Making conference calls with your friends, family, and co-workers is easy with your phone. Call one number (or receive a call), and then call another number to add it to the conference call.
Important: Before you make conference calls, make sure that you have subscribed to this service. For details, contact your service provider.
Records of all outgoing, incoming, and missed calls are stored in your call log.
You can also touch and hold the number you want to add, and touch Create new contact or Save to existing contact.
Are you ever worried about missing important calls when your phone is in your pocket? Pocket mode can help you out by increasing the ringtone volume and vibration intensity of incoming calls over time.
Too busy to answer all your calls with one phone? Enable call forwarding to redirect calls to another number.
Enable call waiting to answer another incoming call when you are already in a call and switch between the two calls.
Your phone supports contact files in .vcf format only. This is a standard contact file format. Contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information can be saved in .vcf files.
You can also touch ⭐ > Add to favorites on a contact details screen to add the contact to your favorites.
You can create a contact group and send a message or email to all group members simultaneously.
Note: Deleting a contact group will not remove the contacts in the group from your phone.
You can add important messages to your favorites to avoid deleting them by mistake. Deleting a thread does not remove your favorite messages in it.
In the list of message threads, touch ⭐ > Favorites to view your favorite messages.
Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider.
To add more email accounts, touch ⚙️ > Settings > Add account on the Inbox screen.
Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft to implement communication inside an enterprise. Some email service providers also provide Exchange accounts for individuals and families.
Certain parameters must be set when you add an Exchange email account. For details, contact your email service provider.
Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed, depending on the network condition. Flick down from the Inbox to refresh your email list.
If you have logged into multiple email accounts on your phone, switch to the one you want to use before you view or send emails.
If the frame turns red, the camera was unable to focus. Adjust the frame until the camera is able to focus.
Capture mode may vary according to phone models.
Note: Object tracking can't be used with smile capture at the same time.
On the video shooting screen, touch ⚙️ > to select a video shooting mode.
On the capture screen, touch ⚙️ > to configure the following settings:
You can adjust the photo brightness, saturation, and size, and beautify portraits in the photo.
You can share your photos or videos in various ways.
When viewing a photo or video, flick up from the bottom of your screen to enable the free sharing mode, and share the file with your friends through Bluetooth.
You can copy songs to your phone and immerse yourself in a world of extraordinary sound anytime. Add songs to your phone by:
Touch the playing song to enter the main playback interface.
When a song is playing, touch Home to exit the playback screen without stopping the song. To return to the music playback screen, open the notification panel and touch the playing song.
Want to hear your favorite song whenever you receive a call? Just make it your ringtone.
Note: When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage.
Wi-Fi protected setup (WPS) lets you quickly connect to a Wi-Fi network. Simply press the WPS button or enter the PIN to connect your phone to a WiFi router that supports WPS.
Your phone can serve as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices by sharing its mobile data connection.
You can share your phone's data connection with a computer using a USB cable.
Note: To use USB tethering, you may need to install your phone's driver on the computer or establish a corresponding network connection, depending on your computer's operating system.
Note: You cannot use your phone's USB tethering function when the phone is in USB storage mode.
To unpair the two devices, touch ❌ next to the paired device, and touch Unpair.
By default, your phone model is used as your phone name after Bluetooth is turned on. You can change the name to one that's more personal and easier to find.
To exchange data with another Bluetooth device, turn on Bluetooth on both devices and make sure they are both discoverable. Touch and hold the file you want to send and then touch Share > Bluetooth on the displayed window. Your phone will automatically search for and display available devices. Select a device to receive your file.
When your phone receives a file transfer request, a File transfer dialog box will be displayed. Touch Accept to start receiving the file. Open your notification panel and touch Notifications to check the file transfer progress. By default, received files are saved to the bluetooth folder in Files.
Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to connect to each other for data transmission without using any access point.
Before you use Wi-Fi Direct to connect two devices, ensure that you have turned on the Wi-Fi network connection on both devices.
Touch and hold the file you want to send and then touch Share > Wi-Fi Direct on the displayed window. Your phone will automatically search for and display available devices. Select a device to receive your file.
When a file comes in through Wi-Fi Direct, your phone automatically starts to receive it. Open your notification panel and touch Notifications to check the file transfer progress. By default, received files are saved to the Wi-Fi Direct folder in Files.
MTP mode lets you transfer media files, such as photos, songs, and videos, between your phone and a computer. Windows Media Player 11 or later is required.
HiSuite is a file transfer application developed by Huawei that lets you back up, synchronize, and transfer data between your phone and computer.
If a microSD card is inserted into your phone, you can use your phone as a USB storage device and transfer files between your phone and a computer.
The computer recognizes your phone as a USB storage device. Open the newly recognized drive to view files on your microSD card.
You can connect your phone to a USB storage device directly using a USB OTG cable to transfer data. Compatible USB storage devices include USB flash drives, card readers, and phones that have a microSD card inserted.
Note: To purchase a USB OTG cable, please contact an authorized Huawei retailer or your device vendor.
Diagram description: A USB cable and a USB OTG cable are shown.
To connect to another phone, ensure that the phone has been installed with a microSD card. You can then:
Touch Settings > Storage > My USB Storage > Unmount USB storage on your phone and disconnect the USB OTG cable from the USB cable.
To read data from another USB storage device, connect your phone to the USB storage device, and then touch ? > Local > USB on your phone.
You can push photos, videos, or games from your phone to a large screen, such as a TV, to view them more conveniently to share with your family and friends.
If your TV supports HDMI, you can use it with an Android TV Box or a similar wireless transmission device for multi-screen display.
Open your notification panel. Under Shortcuts, touch ?, select the receiving device, and start the multi-screen display.
Note: For details about connecting your phone to an Android TV Box, see the Android TV Box manual.
Huawei Beam lets you quickly share data between two Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled phones. To beam a web page or contact to another phone, place the two phones back to back and touch the content.
Note: This function is available only on phones that support NFC.
Before you use Huawei Beam to share a web page or contact, make sure that both phones are not locked and that NFC and Huawei Beam are enabled.
Magic Tag lets you use NFC tags to create various usage modes.
Note:
A wide selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You can:
Note: System applications can't be shared.
Note: Some pre-installed applications can't be uninstalled.
Connect a USB storage device to your phone using a USB OTG cable. Make sure your phone can detect the USB storage device.
Note: Backing up data to a USB storage device applies only to phones that support USB OTG cables. For details about how to connect your phone to a USB storage device, see Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device.
Connect a USB storage device to your phone using a USB OTG cable. Make sure your phone can detect the USB storage device.
Your phone comes with an infrared sensor, which enables your phone to double as a remote control for various home appliances, including TVs, settop boxes (STBs), air conditioners, and DVD players.
On the remote control list screen, touch ❓ > Help for information about using the Smart Controller.
Your phone's Smart Controller is compatible with a number of different home appliances. Add a remote control for a supported home appliance to control it with your phone.
You can customize a remote control for a home appliance if no default remote controls are available.
Note: When customizing a remote control, make sure the infrared sensor of the target remote control and that of your phone are about 5 cm from each other.
Phone Manager is a free system management application that lets you better protect and manage your phone. With Phone Manager, you can:
Note: Services and functions provided by Phone Manager vary with country and service provider.
You can check and make your phone run more smoothly and quickly using Phone Manager.
On the home screen, touch Phone Manager. You can then:
On the home screen, touch Phone Manager. You can then:
Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events in your life. For example, you can plan your daily schedule in advance and view holiday information. If you have saved birthday information for your contacts, Calendar automatically creates birthday reminders.
When the timer is running, touch ? to reset it.
Weather allows you to check the weather forecast for your location and many cities across the globe.
Add cities to check their real-time weather information.
You can also set the weather to automatic update mode. Touch ⚙️ > , select Auto update, and set Update interval. Your phone will then update the weather at the interval you set.
Connect a headset to the phone because the FM radio uses the headset as its antenna.
Your phone will automatically search for and save stations the first time you open the FM radio.
On the home screen, touch Tools > FM Radio.
Before you use a map or navigation application, make sure you have turned on location services.
Note: GPS and time synchronization may not be available on all phones.
Note: Display settings may vary according to your phone model.
One-hand UI makes using a phone with a large screen much easier.
Gloves mode allows you to perform touchscreen operations while wearing gloves.
Note: Gloves mode may not be available on all phones.
The suspend button contains a variety of useful functions and shortcuts, which lets you quickly launch tools, such as Calendar, Messaging, and Notes, and quickly perform common functions like returning to the home screen and memory cleanup.
Your phone's signal reception or transmission may interfere with an airplane's flight system. Power off your phone or switch to airplane mode as required when you are on a flight. In airplane mode, your phone's wireless features are disabled, but you can still listen to music or play games using your phone. Use either of the following methods to turn on or turn off Airplane mode:
When airplane mode is on, ✈️ is displayed on the status bar.
A personal identification number (PIN) is delivered with your SIM card to better protect your phone data. If you enable the SIM card lock, you must enter the PIN each time you turn your phone on. Before you perform the following operations, make sure you have obtained the PIN for your SIM card from your service provider.
Note: Generally, SIM cards only allow a limited number of consecutive retries if an incorrect PIN is entered. If this limit is exceeded, you must enter a PIN unblocking key (PUK), which you can obtain from your service provider. The number of consecutive attempts to enter the PUK incorrectly is also limited. If this limit is exceeded, your SIM card will be permanently disabled. For details about these limits, contact your service provider.
Restoring your phone to the factory settings erases all your personal data from phone storage, including information about your accounts, your system and application settings, and downloaded applications. Back up important data on your phone before you restore factory settings.
Note:
Before you perform updates on your phone, ensure that your phone is connected to the network.
Note: Online update may incur excessive data usage fees. It is recommended that you update over Wi-Fi instead.
Note: Manual date and time settings may not be provided by all service providers.
You can turn on or off accessibility features, such as zoom magnification and large font.
This section contains important information about the operation of your device. It also contains information about how to use the device safely. Read this information carefully before using your device.
Do not use your device if using the device is prohibited. Do not use the device if doing so causes danger or interference with other electronic devices.
The availability of emergency calls is subject to your cellular network quality, service provider policy, and local laws and regulations. Never rely solely on your device for critical communications like medical emergencies.
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