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User Guide
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Welcome to HUAWEI
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Contents 1 Read Before Proceeding .......................................................1 1.1 Safety Precautions....................................................................... 1 1.2 Personal Information and Data Security...................................... 2 1.3 Legal Notice................................................................................. 3 2 Getting Started.......................................................................6 2.1 Appearance ...................
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4.9 Managing Groups ...................................................................... 23 4.10 Joining and Separating Contacts............................................. 24 4.11 Sending Contacts .................................................................... 24 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard.............................................25 5.1 Displaying the Keyboard............................................................ 25 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings....................
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10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization............................ 48 11 Using Other Applications ...................................................49 11.1 All Backup................................................................................ 49 11.2 Calendar .................................................................................. 50 11.3 File Manager............................................................................ 52 11.4 Clock.............................
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1 Read Before Proceeding 1.1 Safety Precautions Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use of your mobile phone. Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone. Avoid dropping, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone. Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed in liquid. Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use phones or when the phone may cause
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Do not place your mobile phone or its accessories in containers with a strong electromagnetic field. Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone. Radiation from the phone may erase the information stored on them. Do not put your mobile phone in a high-temperature place or use it in a place with flammable gas such as a gas station. Keep your mobile phone and its accessories away from children. Do not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance. Use only approved ba
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• Periodically back up personal information kept on your memory card, or stored in your device memory. If you change to a different device, be sure to move or delete any personal information on your old device. • If you are worried about viruses when you receive messages or emails from a stranger, you can delete them without opening them. • If you use your device to browse the Internet, avoid websites that might pose a security risk to avoid theft of your personal information. • If you u
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Trademarks and Permissions , , and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. ® The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is under license. Other trademarks, product, service and company names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Notice Some features of the product and its accessories described herein
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shall bear the risk for any and all effects, including incompatibility between the software and this product, which result from installing software or uploading or downloading the third-party works. This product uses the open-source Android™ platform. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. has made necessary changes to the platform. Therefore, this product may not support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may be incompatible with third-party software. Huawei Te
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2 Getting Started All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual display features may be different to those described here, depending on its software version. 2.1 Appearance 2.1.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips • Press and hold to power on your mobile phone. • Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. • Press to lock the screen when your mobile phone is active. • Touch to return to the Home screen. • Touch and hold to open recent applications. Tou
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2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone 2.2.1 Installing the Battery 1. Angle the edge labeled 1 (with the contacts) into the bottom end of the battery compartment. 2. Push the edge labeled 2 into the compartment until the battery clicks firmly into place. 2.2.2 Charging the Battery Before charging the battery, ensure that it has been properly installed on your phone. 1. Connect the USB cable that came with your mobile phone to the charger. 2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your mobile
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Status Indicator The color of the status indicator tells you the status of your mobile phone’s battery. Status Indicator Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger). Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger). Red: Battery low. 2.2.3 Important Information About the Battery • If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to power on your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. Allow the battery to charge for a few minutes with t
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2.2.4 Power Saving Tips The longevity of battery power depends on the network to which you connect, and how you use your mobile phone. Try the following to conserve battery power: • When your mobile phone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight. • Reduce the time it takes for your screen backlight to turn off when your phone is idle. • Lower the screen brightness. • Turn off Bluetooth when you are not using it. Only make your phone visible to other Bluetooth devices when you need to es
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Do not turn on Quick PowerOn while on an airplane. 2.3.4 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone 1. Press and hold to open the Phone options menu. 2. Touch Power off. If Quick PowerOn is enabled, the phone will enter the deep sleep mode. If Quick PowerOn is disabled, touch OK to shut down the phone. 2.4 Using the Touchscreen 2.4.1 Touchscreen Actions • Touch: Tap the screen with your finger to select an item, confirm a selection, or start an application. • Touch and hold: Touch an item wit
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2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen 1. Press to wake up the screen. 2. Drag the lock icon from left to right to unlock the screen. If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the pattern on the screen to unlock it. 2.6 Home Screen 10:23 Notifications bar: Displays the reminders and status icons of your phone. Flick down to open the notifications panel. Display area: Shows the operation and display areas of your phone. Indicates the current screen. Shortcuts Touch to
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2.6.1 Notification and Status Icons Signal strength No signal Connected to 3G mobile 3G in use network Roaming Airplane mode Receiving location data GPS on from GPS Bluetooth on Synchronizing data Speakerphone on Alarm enabled Vibration mode Ringer silenced Call muted Charging battery Battery full Battery exetremely low Call in progress Missed call Call in progress with a New mail from Gmail Bluetooth headset Problem with text or New text or multimedia multimedia message message delivery
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Connected to a VPN Connected to a PC Open Wi-Fi network Upcoming event available Uploading Downloading Sign-in or synchronization Memory full problem More undisplayed Synchronization failed notifications Preparing the mircoSD card 2.6.2 Notification Panel Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an upcoming event. The notification panel also informs you of alarms and settings. Open the notification panel to see your network operator or to view a message
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2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen 10:23 Flick your finger left or right across the Home screen. 2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen Adding a New Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold a blank area on the Home screen until the Add to home screen menu is displayed. You can also touch > Add on the Home screen to display the Add to home screen menu. 2. Select an item to add it to the Home screen. Moving a Home Screen Item 1. Touch and hold an item on the Home screen until the item expan
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2.6.5 Service Shortcuts 1. Open the notification bar. 2. Touch at the top of the screen to switch data services on or off. You can also touch , , or turn the corresponding services on or off. 2.6.6 Setting a Home Screen Animation 1. On the Home screen, touch > Home settings > Animation. 2. Select an animation, and then touch Save. 2.6.7 Changing the Wallpaper 1. On the Home screen, touch > Wallpaper. 2. Touch the following menu items to select a picture and set it as the wallpaper: • Ga
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2.7.1 Moving Icons on the Application Screen 1. On the application screen, touch . 2. Touch and hold the icon you want to move on the application screen. 3. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to the desired location, and then release it. To move more icons, repeat steps 2 and 3. 4. Touch or to save. 2.8 Using a microSD™ Card 2.8.1 (Optional) Installing the microSD Card If you want to expand your phone memory, you can also insert a microSD card. 1. Remove the battery cover. 2. Inser
