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Honor 6 Smartphone User Guide

Foreword

Thank you for choosing the Honor 6 smartphone! This guide introduces you to the features and functions of your new phone. Also included are safety precautions you should be aware of, so please read this guide first before you begin using your new phone.

Symbols and definitions

Getting started

Your phone at a glance

This section describes the physical components of the Honor 6 smartphone. The numbered parts are:

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.

Navigation bar

The navigation bar typically includes three virtual keys:

Charging the battery

Your phone's built-in battery is not user-removable. To replace the battery, contact an authorized service center. Do not attempt to remove it yourself. Your phone supports fast charging, which requires the provided power adapter and USB cable. Using any other power adapters or USB cables may cause repeated restarts, extended charging time, excessive heat, device damage, or in extreme cases, an explosion. You can charge the phone in either of the following ways:

Battery indicator

Your phone's battery level is shown on the status indicator:

Important information about the battery

Rechargeable batteries have a limited lifecycle and may eventually need to be replaced. If you notice significantly reduced battery life, replace the battery. If your phone has been running for long periods of time, especially in hot environments, heat may be pushed to the surface of the phone. If your phone is overheating, cease using it immediately and unplug it from any power source to let it cool down. Do not hold on to the phone for too long to avoid burn injuries.

Use the original battery, power adapter, and USB cable to charge your phone. Using third-party accessories may reduce your phone's performance or pose security risks. Do not operate your phone or cover it with any object while it is charging. Do not cover the power adapter either.

The time required to fully charge the battery depends on the ambient temperature and age of the battery.

If your phone is low on power, it plays an alert tone and displays a message. If the battery level is extremely low, your phone automatically powers off.

If the battery power is depleted, you may not be able to power on your phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. This is normal. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes before attempting to power on your phone.

Powering on or off your phone

If you are experiencing slowdown issues or the system isn't responding properly, press and hold the power button [power button] for 10 seconds or more to restart your phone.

Locking and unlocking the screen

Locking the screen not only prevents mistaken operations from occurring without your knowledge, but also protects your phone from unauthorized use. You can lock and unlock your screen in different ways. The pre-installed screen unlock method is used as an example in this section.

Locking the screen

Unlocking the screen

If the screen is off, press the power button [power button] to turn it on. Slide your finger toward any direction to unlock the screen.

Flick up from the bottom of the lock screen to access the quick operation panel for one-touch optimization or to open commonly used applications, such as Calculator.

Getting to know your home screen

Your home screens are where you'll find all of your favorite widgets and applications. The default home screen is shown below.

Using the notification panel

Flick down [swipe down] from the status bar to open the notification panel.

Taking a screenshot

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 [power button] and volume down [volume down] buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch [share] to share the screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the Screenshots folder in Gallery.

You can also flick down [swipe down] from the status bar to open the notification panel and touch [screenshot icon].

Auto-rotate screen

Your phone is built with a tilt sensor. If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait view. You'll also be able to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications, such as racing games. To enable or disable the auto-rotate screen function, flick down [swipe down] from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch [rotate icon].

Moving an application or widget

On the home screen, touch and hold an application or widget until the phone vibrates to enter editing mode. You can then drag an application or widget to any fitting empty space.

Deleting an application or widget

On the home screen, touch and hold the application or widget you want to delete until [delete icon] is displayed. Drag the unwanted application or widget to [delete icon] to delete it.

Deleting an application icon uninstalls the application. When you delete an application icon, your phone prompts you to confirm the action. Touch OK. Some pre-installed applications can't be uninstalled.

Organizing home screen icons using folders

  1. On the home screen, drag an application onto another one to create a folder containing both of them.
  2. Touch the folder to open it. You can then:
    • Touch the folder name to rename it.
    • Touch and add more items to the folder.
    • Drag an icon out from the folder to remove the icon.

A folder must contain at least two items; otherwise, the folder will automatically disappear.

Status icons

Signal strength

Other status icons

Viewing recently used applications

Touch [recent apps icon] to display the list of recently used applications. You can then:

Texting

Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter text using the onscreen keyboard.

Selecting an input method

  1. On the text input screen, flick down [swipe down] from the status bar to open the notification panel.
  2. Touch [settings icon] to select an input method.

To change your phone's default input method, touch [settings icon] on the home screen. Under All, touch Language & input > Default to select an input method.

Huawei Swype input method

This input method allows for gesture-based typing.

Android input method

This is a standard keyboard input method.

Editing text

Discover how to select, cut, copy, and paste text on your phone.

Personalizing your phone

Changing the home screen style

Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles.

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Home screen style.
  3. Choose Simple or Standard and touch APPLY.

Changing the theme

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Flick left or right [swipe left/right] to browse different local and online themes. You can then:
    • Select a theme on the Local tab, and touch APPLY.
    • Select a theme on the Online tab, and touch DOWNLOAD > APPLY.

Changing the wallpaper

  1. On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to display the Set Home Screen dialog box.
  2. Touch Wallpapers.
  3. On the Wallpaper screen, you can:
    • Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the wallpaper displayed on the phone lock screen.
    • Touch Home screen wallpaper to set the home screen wallpaper.
    • Touch Random change to have the home screen wallpaper change randomly at preset intervals.

Setting tones

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Sound.
  3. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification tone, and choose either of the following tabs:
    • Ringtone: Choose from the default selection.
    • Music: Choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone.
  4. Touch APPLY.

Changing the font size

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Display.
  3. Touch Font size and select a font size.

Calls

Smart dialing

You can make a call by entering the phone number on the dialer or use smart dialing that lets you quickly find contacts by entering parts of their names or numbers.

  1. On the home screen, touch [dialer icon].
  2. Enter the initials or first few letters of a contact's name, or part of the contact's phone number. Matching contacts in your phone and phone numbers in your call log are then displayed in a list.
  3. From the list, select the contact you want to call.
  4. To end the call, touch [end call icon].

Answering or rejecting a call

When a call comes in, you can press the volume button to mute the ringtone.

On the dialer screen, touch [menu icon] > Call settings > Reject calls with SMS to edit the message that will be sent.

What you can do during a call

During an active call, you can perform several actions:

To return to the call screen, flick down [swipe down] from the status bar to open the notification panel, and touch Current call.

Answering a third-party call

Before you answer a third-party call, make sure you have enabled call waiting.

  1. If a call comes in when you are already in another call, drag [swipe right] to answer the new call and place the first call on hold.
  2. To switch between the two calls, touch [switch call icon] > [switch call icon].

Making an emergency call

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 under the coverage area.

  1. On the home screen, touch [dialer icon].
  2. Enter your local emergency number and touch [call icon].

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.

Using the call log

The call log records your called, answered, and missed calls.

Adding a contact from the call log

  1. On the home screen, touch [dialer icon].
  2. From the call log, select the number you want to add as a contact, and touch [add contact icon].
  3. Touch Create new contact or Save to existing contact. You can also touch and hold the number you want to add, and touch Create new contact or Save to existing contact.

Deleting call records

  1. On the home screen, touch [dialer icon].
  2. Under Dialer, you can:
    • Touch and hold a contact name or phone number, and touch Delete entry [delete icon] to delete the call record.
    • Touch [menu icon] > Delete call log to delete multiple records simultaneously.

Contacts

Creating a contact

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Touch [add contact icon].
  3. Choose the save location for the contact.
  4. Enter the contact name, phone number, and other details.
  5. Touch SAVE.

Importing or exporting contacts

Your phone supports contact files in .vcf format only. This is the standard format for files storing contacts. Contact names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information can be saved in .vcf files.

Importing contacts from a storage device

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Import/Export > Import from storage.
  3. Select one or more .vcf files, and touch OK.

Importing contacts from a SIM card

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Import/Export > Import from SIM card.
  3. Touch the contacts you want to import or touch All to select all contacts, and then touch IMPORT.

Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Import/Export > Import from another phone.
  3. Select Supports Bluetooth, and touch NEXT. The phone then turns on Bluetooth and scans for other Bluetooth devices in range.
  4. Touch the Bluetooth device from which you want to import contacts. When the two devices are paired, your phone automatically imports the .vcf file from the other device.

Importing contacts using Wi-Fi Direct

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Import/Export > Import via Wi-Fi Direct. The phone then prompts you to turn on Wi-Fi and scans for Wi-Fi Direct devices in range.
  3. Touch the Wi-Fi Direct device from which you want to import contacts. When the two devices are connected, your phone automatically imports the .vcf file from the other device.

Exporting contacts to a storage device

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Import/Export > Export to storage.
  3. Touch EXPORT.
  4. Choose from where you want to export the contacts and touch OK. To view the .vcf file you just exported, open File Manager. By default, the file is saved to the root directory of your phone's internal storage.

Exporting contacts to a SIM card

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Import/Export > Export to SIM card.
  3. Touch the contacts you want to export or touch All to select all contacts, and then touch EXPORT.
  4. In the displayed dialog box, touch OK.

Copying contacts

You can copy contacts from a SIM card to your phone and vice versa.

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Settings > Copy contacts and choose from where you want to copy the contacts.
  3. Touch the contacts you want to copy or touch All to select all contacts.
  4. Touch COPY and choose where you want to paste the contacts.

Searching for a contact

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Enter the contact name or initials. Matching contacts are displayed as you type.

Merging contacts

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Settings > Merge duplicate contacts.
  3. Touch the contacts you want to merge or touch All to select all contacts that can be merged, and then touch MERGE.

Only duplicate contacts saved in your phone storage can be merged.

Creating a contact group

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Under Favorites, touch [add group icon] > New group.
  3. Name the contact group.
  4. Touch Add members.
  5. Touch the contacts you want to add to the group or touch All to select all contacts, and then touch ADD.
  6. Touch SAVE.

Sending messages or emails to a contact group

  1. On the home screen, touch [contacts icon].
  2. Under Favorites, touch and hold the contact group you want to send a message or email to, and choose Send message or Send email from the displayed option menu.

You can also open the contact group and touch [message icon] to send a message or [email icon] to send an email.

Messaging

Sending a text message

  1. On the home screen, touch [messaging icon].
  2. In the list of message threads, touch [new message icon].
  3. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Matching contacts are displayed as you type. Select a contact. Touch [add contact icon] to select more contacts.
  4. Write your message.
  5. Touch [send icon].

Sending a multimedia message

Data usage fees may apply. For details, contact your service provider.

  1. On the home screen, touch [messaging icon].
  2. In the list of message threads, touch [new message icon].
  3. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Matching contacts are displayed as you type. Select a contact. Touch [add contact icon] to select more contacts.
  4. Touch [attach icon] > Add subject and enter the message subject.
  5. Write your message.
  6. Touch [attach icon], select the attachment type, and attach a file. To attach more than one file to the message, touch Slideshow. You can touch Remove slide to delete the current slideshow.
  7. Touch [send icon].

Managing messages

Copying messages to a SIM card

  1. On the home screen, touch [messaging icon].
  2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread.
  3. Touch and hold the message you want to copy, and touch Copy to SIM card.

Restoring your phone to its factory settings won't delete messages saved in your SIM card.

Forwarding a message

  1. On the home screen, touch [messaging icon].
  2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread.
  3. You can then:
    • Touch and hold the message you want to forward, and touch Forward.
    • Touch [menu icon] > Forward to forward multiple messages.
  4. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number. Touch [add contact icon] to select more contacts.
  5. Touch [send icon].

Deleting a message

  1. On the home screen, touch [messaging icon].
  2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view the conversation thread.
  3. Touch and hold the message you want to delete, and touch Delete. Touch [menu icon] > Delete to delete multiple messages simultaneously.

Deleting a thread

  1. On the home screen, touch [messaging icon].
  2. In the list of message threads, you can:
    • Touch and hold the thread you want to delete, and touch Delete conversation.
    • Touch [menu icon] > Delete to delete multiple threads simultaneously.

Browser

Browsing web pages

  1. On the home screen, touch [browser icon].
  2. Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone then displays matching websites as you type.
  3. Touch the website you want to visit.

Managing bookmarks

Bookmarks let you keep track of your favorite websites. You can organize your bookmarks by placing them into different folders.

Adding a bookmark

  1. On the home screen, touch [browser icon].
  2. On the Browser screen, open the web page you want to add as a bookmark.
  3. Touch [menu icon] > Save to bookmarks.
  4. Name the bookmark and touch OK.

Accessing a bookmark

  1. On the home screen, touch [browser icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Bookmarks then the Bookmarks tab.
  3. Under Local, touch a bookmark.

Editing a bookmark

  1. On the home screen, touch [browser icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Bookmarks then the Bookmarks tab.
  3. Touch and hold the bookmark you want to edit, and touch Edit bookmark.
  4. Rename the bookmark, change the website address, or revise the account information. Then touch OK.

Setting the home page

  1. On the home screen, touch [browser icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Settings > General > Set homepage.
  3. From the displayed option menu, choose the web page you want to set as your home page.

Clearing your browsing history

To better protect your privacy, clear your browsing history from time to time.

  1. On the home screen, touch [browser icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Settings > Privacy & security.
  3. Touch Clear history then OK.

Email

Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account

Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. For details, contact your email service provider.

  1. On the home screen, touch [email icon].
  2. Touch Others.
  3. Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next.
  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the email account. The system then automatically connects to the server and checks server settings. When the email account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed.

To add more email accounts, touch [menu icon] > NEW ACCOUNT on the Inbox screen.

Adding an Exchange account

Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft for internal enterprise correspondence. Some email service providers also provide Exchange accounts for individuals and families. You may need to contact your email service provider to configure certain parameters.

  1. On the home screen, touch [email icon].
  2. Touch Exchange.
  3. Enter your Email address, Domain, Username, and Password. Then, touch Next.
  4. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your Exchange account. The system then automatically connects to the server and checks server settings.

When your Exchange account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed.

Sending an email

  1. On the home screen, touch [email icon].
  2. On the Inbox screen, touch [menu icon] to select an email account.
  3. Touch [new email icon].
  4. Enter one or more recipients. To send the email to multiple recipients, touch + Cc/Bcc. Separate different email addresses with semicolons (;).
  5. Enter the subject, and write your message. Touch [attach icon] to upload any attachments.
  6. When you are done, touch [send icon] to send the email.

Checking your emails

  1. On the home screen, touch [email icon].
  2. On the Inbox screen, touch [menu icon] to select an email account.
  3. Touch the email you want to read.
  4. You can then:
    • Touch [delete icon] to delete it.
    • Touch [reply icon] to reply to it.
    • Touch [reply all icon] to reply to all.
    • Touch [forward icon] to forward it.
    • Flick left [swipe left] to go back to the previous email or flick right [swipe right] to skip to the next email.

Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed, depending on the network condition. On the Inbox screen, touch [menu icon] > Refresh to refresh the inbox.

Multimedia

Camera

Your phone supports a variety of capture scenarios, such as scenery, portrait, and dynamic. It also supports smart, beauty, panoramic, audio control, and burst capture modes.

Capture screen

The camera interface includes the following elements:

Taking a photo

  1. On the home screen, touch [camera icon].
  2. Frame the scene you want to capture. Let your camera focus automatically or touch the screen to focus the camera. When the camera is focused, the frame in the center of the viewfinder turns green.
  3. Touch [photo capture icon].

Shooting a video

  1. On the home screen, touch [camera icon].
  2. Frame the scene you want to record.
  3. Touch [video record icon] to start recording.
  4. During the recording, touch an object or area to focus on it. Touch [pause icon] to pause recording.
  5. Touch [stop recording icon] to stop recording.

Ultra snapshot

You can quickly take a photo without unlocking the screen first.

  1. Face your camera with the object you want to capture when the screen is turned off or locked.
  2. Press the volume down [volume down] button twice in rapid succession to quickly take a photo.

Continuous shooting

Continuous shooting allows you to record a series of dynamic images and pick the best from them.

  1. On the home screen, touch [camera icon].
  2. Frame the scene you want to capture.
  3. Touch and hold [photo capture icon]. The camera then takes up to 20 photos in rapid succession. You can stop shooting anytime by releasing your finger.

Taking a panoramic photo

  1. On the home screen, touch [camera icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > [panorama icon] to switch to panoramic mode.
  3. Frame the scene you want to capture.
  4. Touch [start panorama icon] to start shooting.
  5. Follow the onscreen instructions and move your phone slowly to capture multiple photos.
  6. Touch [stop panorama icon] to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos together to create one panoramic photograph.

Taking an audio photo

You can record a brief audio clip after you take a photo.

  1. On the home screen, touch [camera icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > [audio photo icon] to switch to audio photo mode.
  3. Frame the scene you want to capture.
  4. Touch [photo capture icon] to take a photo. The phone then records an audio clip for a few seconds. Record your thoughts for the photo you've just taken.

Using HDR

High dynamic range (HDR) imaging technology improves the details in the lightest and darkest areas of photos for true-to-life quality.

  1. On the home screen, touch [camera icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > [HDR icon] to switch to HDR mode.
  3. Frame the scene you want to capture.
  4. Touch [photo capture icon].

The front camera does not support HDR.

Taking a photo using audio control

  1. On the home screen, touch [camera icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > [audio control icon] to switch to audio control mode.
  3. Frame the scene you want to capture. Your phone will take a photo when the surrounding noise reaches a certain decibel level.

Taking a photo with watermark

You can add the time, location, weather, and other information to the photo as watermarks.

  1. On the home screen, touch [camera icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > [watermark icon] to switch to watermark mode.
  3. Flick left or right [swipe left/right] at the bottom of the screen to select a watermark.
  4. Drag the watermark to adjust its position.
  5. Frame the scene you want to capture.
  6. Touch [photo capture icon].

Setting the camera resolution

  1. On the home screen, touch [camera icon].
  2. On the viewfinder, touch [menu icon] > Camera or Video.
  3. Touch Resolution.
  4. Select a resolution for photos and videos.

Gallery

Viewing photos or videos

  1. On the home screen, touch [gallery icon].
  2. Touch an album.
  3. Touch a photo or video to view it in full screen mode.

When viewing a photo, pinch two fingers together [pinch gesture] to zoom out or spread them apart [spread gesture] to zoom in.

Playing a slideshow

  1. On the home screen, touch [gallery icon].
  2. Touch an album.
  3. Touch [menu icon] > Slideshow to play a slideshow of the photos in the album.
  4. To stop the slideshow, touch the screen.

Editing a photo

You can adjust the photo brightness, saturation, size, and more.

  1. On the home screen, touch [gallery icon].
  2. Touch the photo you want to edit.
  3. Touch [menu icon] > Edit.
  4. Select a photo processing method.
  5. Select a special effect, and follow the onscreen instructions to edit the photo.
  6. When you are done, touch [save icon] to save the changes.

Sharing a photo or video

Want to share your best shots or an amusing trick your dog just did? Simply share the photos and videos using email, Bluetooth, and more.

  1. On the home screen, touch [gallery icon].
  2. Touch an album.
  3. Touch [share icon], and choose a sharing method from the displayed option menu.
  4. Select the photo or video you want to share.
  5. Touch SHARE and follow the onscreen instructions to share the photo or video.

Music

Listening to music

  1. On the home screen, touch [music icon].
  2. Select a category.
  3. Touch the song you want to play.
  4. Touch the playing song to enter the main playback interface.

The music playback interface includes:

When a song is playing, touch [back icon] 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.

Creating a playlist

  1. On the home screen, touch [music icon].
  2. Touch Playlists > Create new playlist.
  3. Touch the text box to name the playlist, and touch Save.
  4. In the displayed dialog box, touch OK.
  5. Select the songs you want to add.
  6. Touch ADD.

Playing a playlist

  1. On the home screen, touch [music icon].
  2. Touch Playlists.
  3. Touch and hold the playlist you want to play, and touch Play.

Sharing a song

  1. On the home screen, touch [music icon].
  2. Select a category.
  3. On the song list, touch [menu icon] > Share.
  4. Select the song you want to share.
  5. Touch SHARE.
  6. From the displayed option menu, choose a file type.
  7. Choose a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the song.

Internet connection

Mobile data connection

Turning on your mobile network

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Mobile networks.
  3. Select the Data enabled check box.

When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off your mobile network to save battery power and reduce mobile data usage.

Creating an APN

The Access Point Name (APN) is a necessary parameter for a phone to connect to a mobile network or send multimedia messages. It is usually automatically set after you insert a SIM card into your phone. If your phone can't connect to a mobile network using the automatically set APN, contact your service provider for the specific parameters and create a new APN.

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Mobile networks.
  3. Touch Access Point Names.
  4. Touch [menu icon] > New APN.
  5. Enter the access point name and other parameters.
  6. Touch SAVE.

Wi-Fi network

Your phone can connect to Wi-Fi networks. Some public locations, such as airports and libraries, may have Wi-Fi networks available for use. Using Wi-Fi networks provided by certain Internet service providers may produce fees.

Before you use a public Wi-Fi hotspot, make sure you check and are aware of that service provider's fee policies.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch the Wi-Fi switch [Wi-Fi icon] to turn on Wi-Fi.
  3. Touch Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays them.
  4. Touch the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to.
    • If the network is open, you will directly connect to it.
    • If the Wi-Fi network is encrypted, enter the password when prompted, and touch Connect.

Connecting to a Wi-Fi network using WPS

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.

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch the Wi-Fi switch [Wi-Fi icon] to turn on Wi-Fi.
  3. Touch Wi-Fi.
  4. Touch [menu icon] > WPS Push Button and press the WPS button on the Wi-Fi router.

To connect to a Wi-Fi network through WPS PIN, touch [menu icon] > Input WPS PIN.

Wi-Fi hotspot

Your phone can function as a Wi-Fi hotspot for other devices, sharing its mobile data connection.

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon] then the All tab.
  2. Under WIRELESS & NETWORKS, touch More....
  3. Touch Tethering & portable hotspot.
  4. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box [checkbox] to turn on Wi-Fi hotspot.
  5. Touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings > Configure Wi-Fi hotspot.
  6. Set the Wi-Fi hotspot's name, encryption mode, and password.

It is recommended that you set the encryption mode to WPA2PSK for better security.

  1. Touch Save. On the device you want to use, search for and connect to your phone's Wi-Fi network.

Sharing data

Bluetooth

Your phone is Bluetooth-capable, allowing you to connect to other Bluetooth-enabled devices for wireless data transmission. When using Bluetooth, stay within 10 meters (33 feet) of other Bluetooth devices.

Turning on or turning off Bluetooth

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Bluetooth [Bluetooth icon] to turn on or turn off Bluetooth. After Bluetooth is turned on, [Bluetooth icon] is displayed on the status bar. Turn off Bluetooth when you don't need it to save battery power.

Searching for and pairing with other Bluetooth devices

Before pairing your phone with another device, turn on Bluetooth. Your phone's name will be displayed. Select the check box next to the phone name to set your phone as discoverable to other Bluetooth devices.

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Bluetooth. Your phone will then scan for other Bluetooth devices in range.
  3. In the list of detected Bluetooth devices, touch a device and follow the onscreen instructions to pair with it. To disconnect from a paired Bluetooth device, under PAIRED DEVICES, touch [device name] > Unpair.

If you can't set up a Bluetooth connection with another device, the device may not be compatible with your phone.

Sharing a file using Bluetooth

To exchange data with another Bluetooth device, enable Bluetooth on both devices and pair them with each other.

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share > Bluetooth.
  3. Select a device.

Receiving a file using Bluetooth

When your phone receives a file transfer request, a File transfer dialog box will be displayed. Touch Accept [accept icon] to start receiving the file. You can open the notification panel to view the file receiving progress. By default, received files are saved to the bluetooth folder in File Manager.

Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi Direct allows two devices to connect to each other for data transmission without using any access point.

Connecting two devices using Wi-Fi Direct

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Wi-Fi [Wi-Fi icon] to turn on Wi-Fi.
  3. In the Wi-Fi network list, touch Wi-Fi direct to scan for available devices.
  4. Select a device.

Sending a file using Wi-Fi Direct

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Touch and hold the file you want to send, and touch Share.
  3. Touch Wi-Fi Direct to scan for available devices.
  4. Select a device.

Receiving a file using Wi-Fi Direct

When a file comes in through Wi-Fi Direct, your phone automatically begins receiving it. You can open the notification panel to view the file receiving progress. By default, received files are saved to the Wi-Fi Direct folder in File Manager.

Connecting your phone to a computer

MTP mode

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.

  1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
  2. On the USB connection methods screen, touch Media device (MTP). The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer.
  3. After the driver is installed, open the new drive and begin transferring media files between your phone and computer. Multimedia content on your phone can only be viewed through Windows Media Player.

HiSuite mode

HiSuite is a file transfer application developed by Huawei that lets you back up, synchronize, and transfer data between your phone and computer.

  1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
  2. On the USB connection methods screen, touch PC Suite (HiSuite). The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer.
  3. On the computer, open the new drive, double-click HiSuiteSetup.exe, and follow the onscreen instructions to install HiSuite. You can then manage your phone's data on the displayed HiSuite window.

USB flash drive mode

If a microSD card is inserted into your phone, you can use your phone as a USB flash drive and transfer files between your microSD card and computer.

  1. Use a USB cable to connect your phone to the computer.
  2. On the USB connection methods screen, touch USB flash drive. The phone driver is then automatically installed on the computer.
  3. After the driver is installed, the computer will identify your phone as a USB flash drive. Open the new drive to view files on your microSD card.

Connecting your phone to a USB storage device

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.

To purchase a USB OTG cable, please contact an authorized Huawei retailer or your device vendor.

Diagram: Shows a USB cable and a USB OTG cable.

Connecting to another phone

To connect your phone to another phone, make sure that phone has a microSD card installed. To establish a connection and read data stored on the microSD card:

  1. Use a USB OTG cable and USB cable to connect the two phones.
  2. Turn on USB mass storage mode on the phone from which you want to read data.
  3. On your phone, touch [USB icon] > USB to read data from the other phone's microSD card.
  4. When you are done, touch Unmount USB storage on your phone. Under All, touch Storage > [USB icon].

To connect your phone to other types of USB storage devices, use a USB OTG cable to connect your phone to the device, and touch [USB icon] > USB on your phone.

File Manager

Creating a folder

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card.
  3. Touch [menu icon] > New folder.
  4. Name the folder and touch Save.

Searching for a file

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card.
  3. Touch [menu icon] > Search.
  4. Enter part or all of the file name. Search results are displayed as you type.

Copying, cutting, and pasting a file

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card.
  3. Touch [copy icon] or [cut icon].
  4. Touch the file you want to copy or cut, and touch Copy or CUT.
  5. Select where you want to paste the file, and touch PASTE.

Compressing or decompressing a file

You can compress files into .zip files to save space or decompress .zip and .rar files.

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card.
  3. Touch [menu icon] > Compress.
  4. Select the file or folder you want to compress, and touch Compress.
  5. Choose the save path of the compressed file, name it, and touch OK.

To decompress a file, touch and hold it, and choose Extract from the displayed option menu.

Renaming a file

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card.
  3. Touch and hold the file you want to rename, and touch Rename.
  4. Rename the file and touch OK.

Deleting a file

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card.
  3. Touch [delete icon].
  4. Select the file you want to delete, and touch DELETE.
  5. Touch OK.

Creating a shortcut for a file or folder

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Under Local, touch Internal or SD card.
  3. Touch and hold the file or folder you want to create a shortcut for, and choose Desktop shortcuts from the displayed option menu.

Checking the storage status

  1. On the home screen, touch [file manager icon].
  2. Under Local, touch [menu icon] > Storage.
  3. On the Storage screen, view the total and available space in your phone's internal storage or microSD card.

Managing applications

Downloading applications

A rich selection of applications are available from a variety of sources. You can:

Installing an application

Play Store should be your primary download source. Applications downloaded from some other sources may be malicious or incompatible with your phone.

  1. On the home screen, touch [app drawer icon].
  2. Under Categories, touch Apps.
  3. In the application list, touch the application you want to install, and follow the onscreen instructions to install it.

During the installation, follow the onscreen instructions to set the application permissions to protect your phone and privacy.

Sharing an application

  1. On the home screen, touch and hold the application you want to share until [share icon] is displayed at the top of the screen.
  2. Drag the application to [share icon].
  3. On the displayed dialog box, select a sharing method and follow the onscreen instructions to share the application. System applications can't be shared.

Uninstalling an application

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Manage apps.
  3. Flick [swipe] to ALL, and select the application you want to uninstall.
  4. Touch Uninstall [uninstall icon] > OK.

Some pre-installed applications can't be uninstalled.

Clearing the application cache

You can clear the application cache to free up the phone storage.

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Manage apps.
  3. Flick [swipe] to ALL, and touch Clear cache.

Phone Manager

Optimizing the system

Phone scanning

Phone scanning lets you run a full check of your phone's operation status and quickly optimize the system.

  1. On the home screen, touch [phone manager icon].
  2. Touch Scan [scan icon] or Touch to scan. After the scan is complete, follow the onscreen instructions to clear trash files, optimize the system, and remove potential threats to your phone.

Phone accelerator

If you are experiencing slowdown issues with your phone, you may have too many applications using up too much memory. Optimize your system by using phone accelerator.

  1. On the home screen, touch [phone manager icon].
  2. Touch Phone accelerator.
  3. Select the unwanted applications, and touch CLOSE.

Storage cleaner

  1. On the home screen, touch [phone manager icon].
  2. Touch Storage cleaner.
  3. Touch Smart scan, and clean your phone storage based on the scan results.

On the Storage cleaner screen, touch [settings icon] to have your phone clean the cache every day, clean the thumbnails every month, and remind you when your storage space is running low.

Power manager

Setting the power saving mode

  1. On the home screen, touch [phone manager icon].
  2. Touch Power saving.
  3. On the Power saving screen, you can:
    • Touch Optimum performance to enable normal mode.
    • Touch Smart to enable smart mode and have your phone conserve power while still allowing full use of all phone functions.
    • Touch Ultra to enable ultra power saving mode. Only Dialer, Messaging, and Contacts can be used in this mode.

Optimizing the power plan

  1. On the home screen, touch [phone manager icon].
  2. Touch Power saving.
  3. Touch Power monitoring and manually optimize the power plan based on the scan results.

Harassment filter

Harassment filter

  1. On the home screen, touch [phone manager icon].
  2. Touch Harassment filter.
  3. On the Harassment filter screen, you can:
    • Touch Calls or Messages to view blocked calls or messages.
    • Touch Blacklist > ADD CONTACTS to add a number to the blacklist.

On the Harassment filter screen, touch [toggle switch] to turn on or turn off Harassment filter and Interception reminders.

Notification manager

Some applications may push all kinds of notifications to your phone. Notification manager lets you set restriction rules on notifications to avoid receiving unnecessary information.

  1. On the home screen, touch [phone manager icon].
  2. Flick [swipe] left and touch Notification manager.
  3. On the Notification manager screen, you can:
    • Touch Rules to view applications that may send notifications to the notification panel and set push rights for your applications.
    • Touch Log to view blocked notifications.

Backup, restoration, and update

Backing up data to the local storage

  1. On the home screen, touch [tools icon] > [backup icon].
  2. Select or clear the Encrypt your backup check box [checkbox]. Once the backup file is encrypted, you need to enter the password to access it.
  3. Touch New backup.
  4. Select the data you want to back up, and follow the onscreen instructions to back it up. By default, backup files are saved to the HuaweiBackup folder in File Manager.

Encrypted backup files can only be restored by Backup version 3.2.26 or later. To check the version you have, open Backup, and touch [menu icon] > Settings > About.

Backing up data to a USB storage device

Connect the USB storage device to your phone using a USB OTG cable. Make sure your phone can detect the USB storage device.

  1. On the home screen, touch [tools icon] > [backup icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Back up to external USB storage.
  3. Select or clear the Encrypt your backup check box [checkbox].
  4. Touch New backup.
  5. Select the data you want to back up, and follow the onscreen instructions to back it up.

For details about how to connect your phone to a USB storage device, see Connecting your phone to a USB storage device.

Restoring data from the local storage

  1. On the home screen, touch [tools icon] > [backup icon].
  2. Select the backup file you want to restore. You can use the file's backup time as a reference.
  3. If the backup file has been encrypted, enter the password when prompted, and touch OK.
  4. Select the data you want to restore, and touch RESTORE.

Restoring data from a USB storage device

Connect the USB storage device to your phone using a USB OTG cable. Make sure your phone can detect the USB storage device.

  1. On the home screen, touch [tools icon] > [backup icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > Back up to external USB storage.
  3. Select the backup file you want to restore. You can use the file's backup time as a reference.
  4. If the backup file has been encrypted, enter the password when prompted, and touch OK.
  5. Select the data you want to restore, and touch RESTORE.

For details about how to connect your phone to a USB storage device, see Connecting your phone to a USB storage device.

Restoring factory settings

Restoring your phone to the factory settings erases all your personal data from the 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.

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Backup & reset.
  3. Touch Factory data reset > Reset phone > Reset phone. The phone will restore its factory settings and restart.

Online update

Once in a while, new updates for your phone will be available online. You will receive a notification when updates are available. Before updating, make sure your phone has enough storage space for the update package.

To update your phone manually, go to the home screen, touch [settings icon] > Updates > System updates > Online update to check for updates, and follow the onscreen instructions to update your phone online.

Tools

Calendar

Calendar is your personal assistant that helps you manage, arrange, and keep track of all important events. If you have saved the birthday information for your contacts, Calendar automatically creates birthday reminders.

Creating an event

  1. On the home screen, touch [calendar icon].
  2. Touch [new event icon].
  3. Enter event details, such as the event name, time, location, and how often it repeats.
  4. Touch SAVE.

Viewing events

  1. On the home screen, touch [calendar icon].
  2. Touch the tabs at the top of the screen to switch between the year, month, week, day, and agenda views. The agenda view displays all your calendar events.

Sharing an event

  1. On the home screen, touch [calendar icon].
  2. Select the event you want to share.
  3. Touch [share icon] to share the event using Bluetooth, email, or other methods.

Clock

Clock lets you view the time around the world, use stopwatch or timer to keep track of time, or set alarms to wake you up in the morning.

Alarm

  1. On the home screen, touch [clock icon].
  2. Under Alarm, you can:
    • Add an alarm: Touch [add alarm icon], and set the alarm time, ringtone, how often it repeats, and more. Then touch DONE.
    • Turn on or turn off an alarm: Touch the switch button [toggle switch] to the right of an alarm to turn it on or off.
    • Configure alarm settings: Touch [settings icon], and set the snooze duration, whether the alarm rings in silent mode, and what the volume buttons do when pressed.
    • Delete an alarm: Touch [menu icon], select the alarm you want to delete, and touch DELETE.

World clock

  1. On the home screen, touch [clock icon].
  2. Under World clock, you can:
    • Add a city: Touch [add city icon], enter a city name or choose a city from the city list, and touch the city you want to add.
    • Set your time zone: Touch [settings icon] to set your home time zone and system date and time.
    • Delete a city: Touch [menu icon], select the city you want to delete, and touch REMOVE.

Stopwatch

  1. On the home screen, touch [clock icon].
  2. On the Stopwatch tab, touch Start [start icon] to start timing.
  3. Touch Lap to record multiple times.
  4. Touch Stop [stop icon] to stop the stopwatch.

Touch Reset [reset icon] to clear all stopwatch records.

Timer

  1. On the home screen, touch [clock icon].
  2. On the Timer tab, rotate the dial to set the timer duration, or touch an option to quickly select a time duration.

Touch [tone icon] to set a tone for the timer.

  1. When you are done, touch Start [start icon] to start the timer.
  2. When the timer ends, the phone plays a tone and starts overtime timing.

Touch Close [close icon] to stop the tone and reset the timer. When the timer is running, touch Reset [reset icon] to reset it.

Weather

Weather provides you with the latest weather information for any city around the world. You can share weather information with your family and friends.

Before you use Weather, turn on your phone's GPS and data service.

Adding a city

Add cities to check their real-time weather information.

  1. On the home screen, touch [weather icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon] > [add city icon].
  3. Enter a city name. Matching cities are then displayed.
  4. Select the city you want to add.

In addition to your current city, you can add up to nine cities.

Setting the default city

  1. On the home screen, touch [weather icon].
  2. Touch [menu icon].
  3. Touch the [star icon] to the right of the city you want to set as the default city.

To rearrange the cities, in the city list, touch [menu icon] > Rearrange cities.

Updating the weather

  1. On the home screen, touch [weather icon].
  2. Flick left or right [swipe left/right] to find the city whose weather you want to update.
  3. Touch [refresh icon] to update the weather.

You can also set Weather to automatic update mode. Touch [menu icon] > [settings icon], select Auto update, and set Update interval. Your phone will then update the weather at the interval you set.

Phone settings

Turning on or turning off airplane mode

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. Use either of the following methods to turn on or turn off Airplane mode:

When airplane mode is on, [airplane mode icon] is displayed on the status bar.

Adjusting the screen brightness

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Display.
  3. Touch Brightness.
  4. Drag the slider left or right to adjust the screen brightness.

You can also flick down [swipe down] from the status bar to open the notification panel and adjust the screen brightness using the shortcut switch.

Modifying tone settings

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Sound.
  3. On the Sound screen, you can:
    • Touch Volume and drag the sliders to set the volume of music, ringtones, notification tones, alarms, calls, and more.
    • Touch Silent mode [silent mode icon] to turn on or turn off silence mode.
    • Select or clear the Vibrate in silent mode check box [checkbox] to set whether your phone vibrates when it is in silence mode.
    • Select or clear the Vibrate when ringing check box [checkbox] to set whether your phone vibrates when you have an incoming call.
    • Touch Phone ringtone to select a ringtone.
    • Touch Default notification tone to set a notification tone.
    • Select or clear the DTS mode [DTS icon] to turn on or turn off DTS audio.
    • Touch [checkbox] or clear the check box under SYSTEM to turn on or turn off the notification tone or vibration when you touch or lock the screen, take a screenshot, dial a number, and more.

Modifying display settings

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Display.
  3. On the Display screen, you can:
    • Touch Brightness to adjust the screen brightness.
    • Touch Color temperature to adjust the screen color temperature. To manually adjust the color temperature, clear the Default check box [checkbox].
    • Touch Wallpaper to set the lock screen and home screen wallpapers.
    • Select or clear the Auto-rotate screen check box [checkbox] to enable or disable the screen auto-rotate function. If this function is enabled, your screen's orientation will automatically change with the way you hold your phone when you perform certain operations, such as browsing a web page, viewing a picture, or writing a message.
    • Touch Sleep to set a screen timeout period. If idle for the specified period, your phone automatically locks its screen to save battery power.
    • Touch Daydream to enable or disable the screen saver. If this function is enabled, the screen saver will automatically run while your phone is being charged.
    • Touch Font size to change the display font size.
    • Touch Font style to change the display font style.
    • Touch Pulse notification light to enable or disable the blinking indicator when you receive notifications.

Turning on or turning off do not disturb mode

To avoid being disturbed when you need to focus on important business, turn on do not disturb mode. In do not disturb mode, your phone will ring only when you receive calls from allowed contacts. Other calls will be rejected, and message and other notification tones will be muted.

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Do not disturb [do not disturb icon].
  3. On the Do not disturb screen, you can:
    • Touch Enable to turn on or turn off do not disturb mode. In do not disturb mode, [do not disturb icon] is displayed on the status bar.
    • Touch Scheduled to schedule the effective time period for do not disturb mode.
    • Touch Allowed contacts to add contacts whose calls you can still receive in do not disturb mode.
    • Touch Repeat calls to enable or disable the repeat calls function. After the repeat calls function is enabled, the second call from the same number made within 3 minutes will not be muted.

Setting the date and time

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Date & time.
  3. On the Date & time screen, you can:
    • Select the Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone check boxes [checkbox] to use the network date and time.
    • Clear the Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone check boxes [checkbox] to manually set the date, time, and time zone.
    • Select or clear the Use 24-hour format check box [checkbox] to switch between the 12-hour and 24-hour formats.
    • Touch Select date format to select how you want the date to be displayed.

Changing the system language

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Language & input.
  3. Touch Language.
  4. Select a language.

Setting the PIN of your SIM card

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 your SIM card's PIN from your service provider.

  1. On the home screen, touch [settings icon].
  2. Under All, touch Security.
  3. Touch Set up SIM card lock.
  4. Select the Lock SIM card check box [checkbox].
  5. Enter your PIN, and touch OK.
  6. Touch Change SIM PIN to change the PIN.

The SIM card allows only 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.

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