honor 8 PRO User manual

User Guide

Contents
Exciting Features
Custom Shooting Modes 1
Manage Your Phone 1
Gestures and Operations
Smart Recognition 5
Home Screen
Notication Panel and Status Bar 6
Set a Lock Screen Password to Protect Your Privacy 7
Home Screen Management 8
Contacts
Managing Contacts 11
Link Contact Information with Social Media Accounts 11
Dialling
Basic Calling Functions 13
Enable VoLTE to Enjoy HD Calls 13
Use VoWi-Fi for a New Calling Experience 14
Camera
Adjust Camera Settings 15
More Capture Modes 15
Gallery
Photo Management 17
Optimiser
Use Auto-launch to Prevent Unwanted App Activities 19
Utilities
Check Your Screen Time 20
Reset Your Phone 20
HUAWEI ID and Multiple Users
Set and Use Multiple Users 21
Device Connection
NFC 23
Transfer Data between Your Phone and Computer 25
Huawei Share 26
Security and Privacy
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Fingerprint Recognition: Enjoy Faster Navigation and Enhanced
Security 29
Enable or Disable Location Services 29
PrivateSpace 29
Enable App Lock 32
Use Password Vault 32
Wi-Fi and Network
Turn Wi-Fi+ On or Off 33
Apps and Notications
App Twin: Log in to Two Social Media Accounts at Once 34
Storage
Enable Memory Cleanup 35
System
Change the Input Method 36
Enable Colour Correction 36
General Settings 36
System Update
Update the Device System Online 37
Legal Notice
Legal Notice 38
Personal Information and Data Security 39
Obtaining help 40
For more information 40
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Exciting Features
Custom Shooting Modes
Want to discover new ways of using your camera besides the preset functions? You can download or
delete shooting modes based on your needs.
Download more shooting modes: Open Camera > More > Download. Select the shooting
modes to download, and touch ADD.
Update shooting modes: To update shooting modes, go to the More screen. The shooting modes
with available updates will have red dots next to them. You can follow the onscreen prompts to
update them.
Delete shooting modes: Go to More > , and touch to delete unneeded shooting modes.
To ensure that Camera works normally, preset shooting modes cannot be deleted.
Manage Your Phone
Use Password Vault
Password vault saves and lls in your passwords, allowing you to log in to apps on your device more
conveniently and securely.
Enable or disable Password vault: Password vault is enabled by default. After you update your
device, enable Password vault by performing the following operations:
1Enter the lock screen password to access the Password vault settings. Open Settings, and go
to Security & privacy > Password vault.
2Enter your lock screen password to access the Password vault screen.
3Enable Password vault. When you log in to an app for the rst time or after logging out, select
SAVE, and your username and password will be saved. Next time you log in, use the method you
picked, for example Face unlock, to automatically ll in your username and password to log in to
the app.
4Enable or disable Autoll settings for individual apps. If the autoll feature is enabled for an app,
you can use your face, ngerprint, or lock screen password to ll in the password when you log in.
If this feature is disabled, your username and password must be entered manually.
Enable App Lock
App lock allows you to set a password for your important apps. Once you restart your device or
unlock the screen, you will be asked to enter your App lock password when opening these apps. App
lock adds an extra layer of protection for your private information and prevents unauthorised access
to important apps on your device.
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Enable App lock: Open Settings. Go to Security & privacy > App lock. When you rst access
App lock, select Lock screen password or Custom PIN as your App lock verication password.
Enter your password as prompted and on the App lock screen, toggle on the switch for the apps you
want to lock.
Set your App lock password: Touch on the App lock screen, then touch Password type.
Select Lock screen password or Custom PIN.
Enable PrivateSpace
Do you worry that potentially embarrassing information might be seen by your friends and co-workers
when you are showing them photos and other things on your Phone? PrivateSpace lets you store
private information in a hidden space within your device that can only be accessed with your
ngerprint or password.
You can add up to three users to Phone and PrivateSpace on your Users. If you have already
added three users under Settings > Users & accounts > Users > Add user, you cannot add
more users to PrivateSpace.
Enable PrivateSpace: If you are using PrivateSpace for the rst time, open Settings, go to
Security & privacy > PrivateSpace > Enable, and follow the onscreen instructions to create your
PrivateSpace.
You can only create one PrivateSpace.
Quickly switch between MainSpace and PrivateSpace: From the lock screen, you can quickly
switch between spaces using your ngerprint or password. After you restart your Phone, you are
required to rst enter the MainSpace using your password. You can then switch between spaces from
your lock screen.
Enter PrivateSpace: You can enter your PrivateSpace directly from the lock screen using your
ngerprint or password. Alternatively, open Settings in MainSpace, and go to Security &
privacy > PrivateSpace > Log in to enter your PrivateSpace.
Exit PrivateSpace: When you exit your PrivateSpace, all system memory used by the PrivateSpace
will be freed. You can still switch back to your PrivateSpace whenever you need it. To exit
PrivateSpace, open Settings, and go to Security & privacy > PrivateSpace > Exit.
Delete PrivateSpace: Deleting your PrivateSpace will permanently delete all apps and data stored
within your PrivateSpace and this data will be unable to be restored. You can delete your PrivateSpace
in the following ways:
lFrom the MainSpace, open Settings, then go to Security & privacy > PrivateSpace and
touch > Delete PrivateSpace.
lFrom the PrivateSpace, open Settings, then go to Security & privacy > PrivateSpace >
Delete.
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Set Your Home Screen Wallpaper
Tired of default wallpapers? Set a photo you like as your home screen wallpaper to personalise your
home screen.
Open Settings, and then go to Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper. You can:
Set a picture as your home screen wallpaper: Touch Gallery or select a preset wallpaper in your
device, and follow the onscreen instructions to select Lock screen, Home screen or Both.
Set a photo as your wallpaper from Gallery: Have a great photo you want to set as your
wallpaper? In Gallery, open the photo that you like, go to > Set as > Wallpaper, and
follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as your home screen wallpaper.
Manage Your Home Screen Widgets
Want to quickly add widgets such as screen lock, weather, notepad, clock, contacts, or calendar to
your home screen? You can add, move or delete home screen widgets to tidy up your home screen
and ease your usage experience.
Add widgets: Pinch in with your ngers on the home screen to enter home screen editing mode.
Touch Widgets, touch and hold a widget and drag it to an empty area on the home screen, or touch
the widget you want.
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Check that there are enough empty spaces on the home screen for the widget. If there is not
enough space, add an empty screen page or free up some space on the current home screen
page.
Delete widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your device vibrates, and then
select Remove.
Move widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your device vibrates. Drag the
widget to any position on the screen.
Use App Drawer to Store Apps
Want to store your apps in one location on your home screen to make your home screen look
cleaner? You can enable app drawer on your home screen to store all your apps and free up space on
your home screen.
Open Settings, go to Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen style, and select Drawer. If
you want to switch back to a standard home screen, select Standard.
Add an app icon from app drawer to the home screen: After you enable app drawer, touch
on the home screen to enter the app list. From the app list, touch and hold the app icon that
you want to add until your Phone vibrates, and then drag it to the desired position on the home
screen.
Enable Memory Cleanup
Your device may slow down over time as your storage space gets smaller. Use Memory cleanup to free
up storage space, improve system performance, and keep your device running smoothly.
Open Optimiser, then touch Cleanup to clean up memory and clear the cache to optimise
performance. If your storage space is still low, perform a deep clean to free up additional storage
space.
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Gestures and Operations
Smart Recognition
Scan to Translate Effortlessly
HiVision can help you quickly translate foreign text.
lThis feature requires an Internet connection. Connect to a Wi-Fi network to avoid incurring
unnecessary data charges.
lThis translation feature currently supports Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, Russian,
Spanish, Italian, German, and Portuguese.
1Once your device is unlocked, swipe down from the centre of the home screen and touch to
open HiVision.
2On the HiVision screen, touch , select the source and target languages, frame the text in the
viewnder, and wait for it to be translated.
3You can touch to copy the translation and paste it anywhere you like.
Scan Food to Acquire Calorie Information
Ever just start wondering about how to select healthy food and keep slim? Scan the food to get the
weight, the calorie, and the nutrient information using HiVision.
This feature requires an Internet connection. Connect to a Wi-Fi network to avoid incurring
unnecessary data charges.
Perform the following to try it out:
1Once your device is unlocked, swipe down from the middle part of the home screen, and touch
to open HiVision.
2On the HiVision screen, touch , and make sure the food is centreed in the frame, and the
weight, the calorie, and the nutrient information will be shown.
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Home Screen
Notication Panel and Status Bar
Notication and Status Icons and Descriptions
The icons on the status bar give you a quick overview of the general status of your device, including
its network connection, battery level, and any new messages received when your device is in Silent
mode.
Status icons: By glancing at the status icons, you can quickly learn the status of your device, such as
its network connection, signal strength, battery level, time, and more.
The network status icons may vary by regions and service providers.
Signal strength No signal
4G+ network connected 3G network connected
4G network connected HSPA network connected
2G network connected
LTE
LTE
LTE network connected
LTE
LTE
LTE+ network connected NFC enabled
HSPA+ network connected Airplane mode enabled
VoLTE available Wi-Fi network connected
Roaming Receiving location data from GPS
Bluetooth enabled Silent mode enabled
Wi-Fi network available Charging
Vibration mode enabled Battery level low
Alarms enabled No SIM card detected
Battery fully charged Headset plugged in
Power saving mode enabled Performance mode enabled
Wired or wireless projection in use Super charging
Quick charging Eye comfort mode enabled
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Do not disturb mode enabled USB cable connected
Data saving mode enabled Bluetooth power
Hotspot enabled Optimiser reminder
Unstable signal Can't connect a call on current
network
Select-to-speak enabled Screen time management enabled
Notication icons: When there is a new message, notication or reminder on your device, the
relevant icon will be displayed in the status bar.
Missed calls New emails
Downloading data New voicemails
Events reminder Uploading data
Synchronising data Memory full
Sign-in or synchronisation problem Synchronisation failed
VPN connected More notications
Disable App Notications
Open Settings and touch Notications. From here you can:
lBlock notications from an app: Select the app, then disable Allow notications.
lBlock notications from multiple apps: Touch Batch management, then disable All.
To block notications from an app, you can also swipe down from the status bar to open the
notication panel, touch and hold an app notication, then disable Allow notications.
Set a Lock Screen Password to Protect Your Privacy
Your Phone stores a lot of sensitive information, such as personal photos, contact information,
banking apps (for example, Alipay). Set a lock screen password so that a password is required each
time you unlock your Phone. A lock screen password helps to protect your private information if your
Phone is lost or accessed by an unauthorised user.
Set a lock screen password: Open Settings, go to Security & privacy > Lock screen
password, and set the type of lock screen password you prefer.
lSet a PIN: A PIN number is a sequence of digits. Entering a PIN to unlock your Phone is quick and
simple. For better security, use a long sequence of random numbers as your PIN. Go to Set lock
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screen password, follow the prompts to set up a PIN. Alternatively, touch Change unlock
method, and set 4-digit PIN or Custom PIN.
lSet a pattern: Unlock your Phone by drawing a preset pattern on the screen. For better security,
use a pattern that includes overlapping line segments. Go to Set lock screen password > Change
unlock method > Pattern and draw the same pattern twice. The pattern must connect at least 4
dots.
lSet a password: A password made up of numbers, letters, and special characters is more secure
than a PIN or pattern. For better security, use a password with 8 or more characters that includes
numbers, letters, and special characters. Be sure to memorize the password so that you don't get
locked out of your Phone if you forget it. Go to Set lock screen password > Change unlock
method > Password, follow the prompts to set up a password.
lUnlock your device using a smart band: If your device supports unlocking with a smart band,
the screen will automatically light up when the band comes within 80 cm of your device. Swiping
on the screen of your Phone will instantly unlock the device. Touch Smart lock, and follow the
onscreen prompts to complete the setup.
lUnlock your device using a ngerprint: If your device supports ngerprint unlock, this is the
recommended unlock method. Using a ngerprint is a secure and quick way to unlock the
device. After setting a lock screen password, touch Add in the dialog box that pops up and
follow the onscreen prompts to enrol your ngerprints.
lFor security reasons, please do not disable the lock screen password: A lock screen
password prevents unauthorised access to your device. For the security of your device, do not
select Disable lock screen password as the screen lock method.
lRegular password prompts help you to remember your password: If you have not
entered your screen lock password for 3 days, the system will require that you enter the
password to unlock your device.
Home Screen Management
Manage Home Screen Icons
Move an app icon or folder: On the home screen, touch and hold an app or folder icon until your
device vibrates, then drag it to any position on the home screen.
Delete an app icon: On the home screen, touch and hold the icon of the app you want to uninstall
until your device vibrates, then touch Uninstall.
To ensure that the system runs normally, some pre-installed system apps cannot be uninstalled.
Lock the home screen layout: Open Settings, go to Home screen & wallpaper > Home
screen settings, and enable Lock layout.
Create a folder: On the home screen, touch and hold an app icon until your device vibrates, then
drag it on top of another app icon. The two icons will be placed in a new folder.
Home Screen
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Delete a folder: Open a folder, touch , deselect all the apps, then touch OK. The folder will be
deleted and all app icons in the folder will be moved to your home screen.
Rename a folder: Open a folder and touch the folder name to enter a new name.
Add or remove app icons from a folder: Open a folder and touch . Select the apps you wish
to add to the folder, deselect those you wish to remove, then touch OK.
Another way to remove an app icon from a folder is to touch and hold the icon in the folder until
your device vibrates, then drag it to an empty space on the home screen.
Set Your Home Screen Wallpaper
Tired of default wallpapers? Set a photo you like as your home screen wallpaper to personalise your
home screen.
Open Settings, and then go to Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper. You can:
Set a picture as your home screen wallpaper: Touch Gallery or select a preset wallpaper in your
device, and follow the onscreen instructions to select Lock screen, Home screen or Both.
Set a photo as your wallpaper from Gallery: Have a great photo you want to set as your
wallpaper? In Gallery, open the photo that you like, go to > Set as > Wallpaper, and
follow the onscreen instructions to set the photo as your home screen wallpaper.
Manage Your Home Screen Widgets
Want to quickly add widgets such as screen lock, weather, notepad, clock, contacts, or calendar to
your home screen? You can add, move or delete home screen widgets to tidy up your home screen
and ease your usage experience.
Add widgets: Pinch in with your ngers on the home screen to enter home screen editing mode.
Touch Widgets, touch and hold a widget and drag it to an empty area on the home screen, or touch
the widget you want.
Home Screen
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Check that there are enough empty spaces on the home screen for the widget. If there is not
enough space, add an empty screen page or free up some space on the current home screen
page.
Delete widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your device vibrates, and then
select Remove.
Move widgets: Touch and hold a widget on the home screen until your device vibrates. Drag the
widget to any position on the screen.
Use App Drawer to Store Apps
Want to store your apps in one location on your home screen to make your home screen look
cleaner? You can enable app drawer on your home screen to store all your apps and free up space on
your home screen.
Open Settings, go to Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen style, and select Drawer. If
you want to switch back to a standard home screen, select Standard.
Add an app icon from app drawer to the home screen: After you enable app drawer, touch
on the home screen to enter the app list. From the app list, touch and hold the app icon that
you want to add until your Phone vibrates, and then drag it to the desired position on the home
screen.
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Contacts
Managing Contacts
Import and Export Contacts
When you switch to a new device, you'll need to transfer your existing contacts.
Open Contacts, go to > Settings > Import/Export, and then select one of the following:
lImport contacts: Select Import from storage, Import via Bluetooth, or Import from SIM and
follow the onscreen instructions.
lExport contacts: Select Export to storage, Share contacts, or Export to SIM and follow the
onscreen instructions. By default, .vcf les exported through Export to storage are saved in the
root directory of your device's internal storage. Open Files to view exported les.
Manage Your Contacts
The Contacts app includes a host of features for managing contacts. Simplify your contacts list by
viewing contacts on your device or SIM card only. Favourite contacts to nd them easily.
Merge duplicate contacts: Use the Merge duplicate contacts function to merge duplicate
contacts. From the contacts list screen, go to > Settings > Organise contacts > Merge
duplicate contacts. Select the contacts you want to merge and touch Merge.
Display contacts for different accounts: From the contacts list screen, go to > Settings >
Display preferences, and select the accounts for which you want to display contacts. You can also:
lEnable Simple view: Go to > Settings > Display preferences, and enable Simple view.
lView contact storage space: Go to > Settings > Display preferences. The Accounts area
displays the total and available storage space on your SIM card.
Delete contacts: From the contacts list screen, touch and hold the entry you want to delete, then
touch Delete. To delete contacts in batches, go to > Settings > Organise contacts > Delete
multiple contacts, select the entries you want to delete, then touch .
Link Contact Information with Social Media Accounts
Use third-party social media apps (such as LinkedIn) to nd out more information about your contacts.
Link with LinkedIn accounts: Open Contacts, go to > Settings > Link LinkedIn account
and follow the onscreen instructions to log in to your LinkedIn account. Once logged in, the contact
information in your device will be updated. To sync all LinkedIn contact information, from the LinkedIn
settings screen in Contacts, go to Sync LinkedIn contacts > All LinkedIn contacts, and select
Sync or Auto-update LinkedIn.
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View contact information provided by LinkedIn: Open a LinkedIn contact and touch View
LinkedIn prole online.
Unlink a LinkedIn contact: Open Contacts, go to > Settings > LinkedIn, and select
Disassociate.
Contacts
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Dialling
Basic Calling Functions
Enable Call Waiting to Never Miss Important Third-Party Calls
Receiving an incoming call while you're already on a call? Call waiting allows you to answer the new
call and then switch between the two calls.
Some network providers may not support this feature.
Open Phone, go to > Settings > More, and enable Call waiting. When receiving another
call, touch to answer the call and place your rst call on hold. Touch or the call on hold in
the call list to switch between calls.
Enable Call Forwarding and Never Miss a Call
If you are unavailable to answer calls, you can set your device to forward calls to another number.
Some network providers may not support this feature.
Open Phone, and go to > Settings > Call forwarding. If you have a dual-SIM device, in the
SIM 1 or SIM 2 section, touch Call forwarding and select a forwarding method. Enter the number
you want to forward your calls to, then conrm. When call forwarding is enabled, your device will
automatically forward eligible calls to the preset number.
Activate International Roaming for Borderless Communication
When you travel abroad for work or a holiday, you can make calls when your device is roaming
without having to dial the country code.
1Contact your network provider to activate the international call or roaming service.
2Open Phone or Contacts, and make a call.
Enable VoLTE to Enjoy HD Calls
lSome network providers may not support this feature.
lOnly dual-SIM phones support both SIM card slots enabling 4G, VoLTE, and VoWiFi.
Open Settings, and go to Wireless & networks > Mobile network. In the settings section for
SIM 1 or 2 (if supported by your network provider), you can:
lEnable 4G: Turn on 4G. The 4G switch may be unavailable for your device due to your network
provider's settings. This indicates that the 4G network is enabled by default.
lEnable VoLTE calling: Turn on VoLTE HD calls.
lEnable Wi-Fi calling: Turn on Wi-Fi calling.
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After the setting is complete, select the contact you want to call and touch to make a video call.
You can also touch on the screen during a voice call to switch to a video call.
Use VoWi-Fi for a New Calling Experience
You can use VoWi-Fi to make voice and video calls in any location that has a Wi-Fi network, even
when there is no mobile Phone network reception.
This feature must be supported by your carrier. Contact your carrier for more information,
including fees and charges.
Open Phone, go to > Settings > Wi-Fi calling, enable Wi-Fi calling. Touch Mode and
follow the onscreen instructions to set the preferred network.
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Camera
Adjust Camera Settings
Open Camera and touch to access the Settings screen. From here you can:
lAdjust the camera resolution: Touch Resolution and select the desired resolution.
This feature is not available in some modes.
lEnable Location tag: Enable Location tag to tag your location in photos.
lAdd watermarks: Enable Add watermark to allow your device to automatically add a watermark
to photos and videos.
lDisable shutter sound: Enable Mute.
lCapture smiles: Enable Capture smiles. The camera will take a photo automatically when it
detects a smile in the viewnder.
lSave RAW format pictures: RAW format records more detail and allows you to perform post-
processing. In Pro mode, go to > Resolution to enable RAW format. Now when you take a
photo, it will be saved in RAW and standard format, and stored in a special folder in Gallery.
RAW format pictures take up more storage space than standard format pictures.
More Capture Modes
Custom Shooting Modes
Want to discover new ways of using your camera besides the preset functions? You can download or
delete shooting modes based on your needs.
Download more shooting modes: Open Camera > More > Download. Select the shooting
modes to download, and touch ADD.
Update shooting modes: To update shooting modes, go to the More screen. The shooting modes
with available updates will have red dots next to them. You can follow the onscreen prompts to
update them.
Delete shooting modes: Go to More > , and touch to delete unneeded shooting modes.
To ensure that Camera works normally, preset shooting modes cannot be deleted.
Take Moving Pictures
Make your photos more dynamic and fun by taking moving pictures to prolong life's wonderful
moments.
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With moving pictures, you can record a scene approximately one second before and after pressing the
shutter button. When browsing photos in Gallery, view the static picture taken or play a dynamic
moving picture effect and sound.
Take moving pictures: Open Camera, go to More > Moving picture, then touch to take
a moving picture.
View moving pictures: Moving pictures will be saved to Gallery in JPG format. Go to Gallery >
Albums > Camera, touch pictures with the icon, and touch on the top of the picture to
view a dynamic effect. The moving picture automatically stops after a complete playback. You can
also touch the screen to stop the playback.
Share moving pictures: Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera, touch the moving picture you
want to share, then touch to select a sharing method.
Moving pictures can be shared directly through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Huawei Share, and more. The
receiving device must be a HONOR device that supports the capture of moving pictures in order
to play the moving picture effect. When you share moving pictures to third-party apps or
incompatible devices, moving pictures will be displayed as static images.
Camera
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Gallery
Photo Management
Photo Recognition Helps You Sort Photos Intelligently
Is sorting your photos taking too long? Are you having a hard time nding the photo you're looking
for? Photo recognition can automatically sort your photos into categories such as portraits, locations,
scenery, and food in Gallery, so you can quickly nd what you're looking for.
Sort photos intelligently: Gallery will automatically sort the photos you take into categories such as
portraits, locations, scenery, and food, so you can quickly nd what you're looking for.
Customise photo aggregation: After Gallery automatically aggregates different portrait albums for
you, you can manually change the album names of portraits and set the relationship (for example,
"Baby" and "Mom"). After the setting is complete, you can view different photo albums by name. You
can also search for a photo by searching for the name and relationship in the Gallery search bar.
Aggregate group photos into albums: After Gallery intelligently identies the categories, you can
name the generated albums. If there are more than 10 group photos, Gallery will cluster them and
generate a group photo album.
Organise Albums
Add an album: From the Albums tab, touch Add album, name the album, then touch OK. Select
the photos or videos you want to add.
Move photos and videos: Move photos and videos from various albums into the same one for easy
management and browsing. Touch and hold a photo or video you want to move until is
displayed, then select all the photos and videos that you want to move. Touch to select the
desired album. Once the items are moved, they will no longer be in their original albums.
Add photos and videos to favourites: Add photos and videos to favourites for easier viewing.
Open the photo or video that you want to add to the My favourites album, then touch .
Favourited photos and videos will remain in their original albums and have a icon on their
thumbnails.
Delete photos and videos: Touch and hold a photo or album until the icon appears. Select the
items you want to delete, then go to > Delete. Deleted photos and videos will remain for a time
in the Recently deleted album before being permanently deleted. Days remaining before deletion are
marked on the photos. To permanently delete a photo or video manually, touch and hold its
thumbnail, then go to > Delete.
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