Huawei Ascend Mate7 User manual

User Guide

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Contents
Foreword
First-class functions
2 Fingerprint ID
3Safe
4 Taking a photo before focusing the camera
5 Launching the camera from gallery
5 QR code
5 Privacy protection
Getting started
7 Locking and unlocking the screen
8 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
8 Turning on mobile data
8 Connecting your phone to a computer
9 Importing contacts from your old phone
10 Touchscreen gestures
11 Motion control
13 Status icons
14 Home
17 Notification
18 Accessing applications
18 Personalizing your phone
20 Texting
Calls and contacts
24 Making a call
25 Answering or rejecting a call
26 What you can do during a call
27 Answering a third-party call
27 Making a conference call
28 Using the call log
28 Turning on pocket mode
29 Call settings
29 Managing contacts
30 Searching for a contact
31 Importing or exporting contacts
33 Adding a contact to your favorites
33 Contact groups

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Messaging and email
35 Sending a text message
35 Replying to a message
35 Managing messages
37 Adding an email account
38 Sending an email
38 Checking your emails
39 Setting up an account
Camera and Gallery
40 Capture screen
41 Taking a photo
41 Capture mode
43 Shooting a video
44 Video shooting mode
44 Camera settings
44 Gallery
Music and video
47 Adding songs
47 Listening to music
48 Creating a playlist
48 Playing a playlist
49 Deleting a playlist
49 Setting a song as the ringtone
49 Playing a video
Network and sharing
51 Turning on mobile data
51 Wi-Fi network
52 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection
53 Transferring data through Bluetooth
55 Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct
56 Transferring data between your phone and computer
57 Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device
58 Multi-screen display
58 Huawei Beam
Applications
60 Managing applications
61 Backup
62 Phone Manager
63 Calendar
65 Clock
67 Weather

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67 Note
68 FM radio
Phone settings
70 Turning on location services
70 Modifying tone settings
71 Modifying display settings
71 Turning on one-hand UI
72 Turning on gloves mode
72 Turning on the suspend button
73 Changing the lock screen style
74 Turning on or off airplane mode
75 Setting the PIN of your SIM card
76 Setting up an account
76 Restoring factory settings
77 Updating your phone
78 Setting the date and time
79 Changing the system language
79 Accessibility
Legal Notice

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Foreword
This guide only applies to phones that are running EMUI 3.0. Please read this
guide carefully before you start using the phone.
All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The
actual product may vary.
Features in this guide are for your reference only. Some features may not be
supported by all phones.
Symbols and definitions
Note Highlights important information and tips, and
provides additional information.
Caution
Indicates potential problems that may arise, such
as device damage or data loss, if proper care or
attention is not given.

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Fingerprint ID
Use your fingerprint to unlock the screen or encrypt your private information.
This function is available only on phones that have a fingerprint sensor.
Enrolling your fingerprint
To better protect your privacy, unlocking the screen using your fingerprint is
only available when the unlocking method is set to
PIN or Password .
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Touch Fingerprint ID > PIN or Password , and follow the onscreen
instructions to set a password.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to enroll your fingerprint.
Unlocking the screen using your fingerprint
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Touch Fingerprint ID .
3. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your phone's unlock password.
4. Touch the Unlock screen switch to enable screen unlock using your
fingerprint.
You can then place your finger on the fingerprint sensor on the back of your
phone to unlock the screen. If the fingerprint can't be identified or it is not
convenient for you to enroll your fingerprint, you can enter the screen unlock
password to unlock the screen.
Unlocking the Safe with your fingerprint
After enabling the Safe in Files and setting the password, you will be
prompted to enable fingerprint unlocking. Touch
Associate to access the Safe

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using your fingerprint. If you skip this step, you can also enable this feature
as follows:
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Touch Fingerprint ID .
3. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your phone's unlock password.
4. Touch Access safe .
After you've accessed Safe , place your finger on the fingerprint sensor on the
back of your phone to access the Safe. If the fingerprint can't be identified or
it is not convenient for you to enroll your fingerprint, you can enter the Safe
password to access the Safe.
Accessing App lock with your fingerprint
After enabling App lock in Phone Manager and setting the password, you will
be prompted to enable fingerprint unlocking. Touch
Associate to access App
lock with your fingerprint. If you skip this step, you can also enable this
feature as follows:
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Touch Fingerprint ID .
3. Follow the onscreen instructions and enter your phone's unlock password.
4. Touch Access app lock and lock/unlock apps .
On the App lock screen, place your finger on the fingerprint sensor on the
back of your phone to access App lock. If the fingerprint can't be identified
or it is not convenient for you to enroll your fingerprint, you can enter the App
lock password to access App lock.
Safe
The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected.
Enabling the Safe
1. On the home screen, touch Files .

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2. Under Categories or Local , touch .
3. Touch Enable .
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter passwords and answers to
security questions, and then touch
Done .
Adding files to the Safe
1. On the home screen, touch Files .
2. Under Categories or Local , touch .
3. Enter the password, and touch Done .
4. Touch Add .
5. Follow the onscreen instructions and select files you want to add to the
Safe.
6. Touch ADD to add the selected files to the Safe.
Taking a photo before focusing the camera
In all-focus mode, you can change the focus point of a photo after it's been
taken.
1. On the home screen, touch Camera .
2. Touch > All focus to switch to all focus mode.
3. Touch to take a photo.
4. Go to Gallery, and select a photo that was taken in all-focus mode.
indicates photos taken in all-focus mode.
5. Touch to enter all-focus editing mode.
6. Touch an area of the photo to change the focus point to that location.
7. Touch Save as .

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Launching the camera from gallery
1. On the home screen, touch Gallery .
2. Flick down from the Time screen to display the viewfinder in half screen
mode and flick down again to open the camera.
Not all camera features are available in half screen mode.
3. Touch to take a photo.
4. Touch Return to return to Gallery.
QR code
You can scan QR codes using the camera and gallery.
Scanning a QR code using Gallery
1. On the home screen, touch Gallery .
2. Choose a QR code photo.
3. Touch the photo. Gallery will automatically scan the QR code entry.
4. Touch the QR code entry to view further details.
Scanning a QR code using Camera
1. On the home screen, touch Camera .
2. Frame the QR code with the camera. The camera will automatically scan
the QR code entry.
3. Touch the QR code entry to view details.
Privacy protection
If you have private data in your phone that you wish to keep hidden from
others, you can enable privacy protection and set two different passwords,
one for yourself and one for guests.

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Enabling privacy protection
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Security .
3. Touch Privacy protection > Let's start .
4. Select a password format.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the owner password and visitor
password.
After privacy mode is enabled, entering your owner password allows access
to all content on your phone. Entering the visitor password allows access to
content that has not been protected.
Setting private information
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Security .
3. Touch Privacy protection .
4. Enter the owner password, and touch Next .
5. Under Set private data , set your private contacts, albums, and applications.
Disabling privacy protection
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Security .
3. Touch Privacy protection .
4. Enter the owner password, and touch Next .
5. Touch the Privacy protection switch to disable privacy protection.
After privacy protection is disabled, your owner password will function
as the screen unlock password and the visitor password will be invalid.

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Locking and unlocking the screen
Locking the screen
• Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen.
• Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone
automatically locks its screen.
To set the screen lock method, touch Settings on the home screen.
On the displayed
General tab, touch Screen lock > Screen lock .
Unlocking the screen
When the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger
towards any direction to unlock the screen.

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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2. Under Shortcuts , touch and hold to display the Wi-Fi settings screen.
3. Touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on 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 Wi-Fi network is
encrypted, enter the password when prompted.
Turning on mobile data
1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2. Under Shortcuts , touch to turn on mobile data.
When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save
battery power and reduce data usage.
Connecting your phone to a computer
Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer, and follow the
onscreen instructions to select a connection mode to transfer photos, videos,
songs, and other files between your phone and computer.
Device file
manager (MTP)
Read, manage, and transfer files in your phone storage.
For details, see MTP mode.
PC Suite (HiSuite)
HiSuite is a phone management software that works for
your computer. You can use it to back up and restore
phone data, install or remove applications, and
synchronize contacts, messages, photos, calendars, and
other files between your phone and computer. For
details, see HiSuite mode.

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Importing contacts from your old phone
You can import contacts from your old phone in any of the following ways:
USB flash drive
If you have a microSD card installed, you can use your
phone as a USB storage device, read data from its
microSD card, and transfer data to and from a
computer. For details, see USB flash drive mode.
SIM card
Copy your contacts on your SIM card to your new
phone. For details, see Importing contacts from a SIM
card.
Storage device
If your old phone has been installed with a microSD
card, export contacts in your old phone as a .vcf file to
a microSD card, and then import the contacts to your
new phone. For details, see Importing contacts from a
storage device.
Bluetooth
Turn on Bluetooth on both your old and new phones,
and import your contacts using Bluetooth. For details,
see Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device.
Backup
If your old phone supports Backup, back up your
contacts, and restore them to your new phone. For
details, see Backup.
Computer
Synchronize your contacts from your old phone to a
computer, and use HiSuite to synchronize them to your
new phone. For details, see HiSuite mode.

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Touchscreen gestures
Touch : Tap an item once. For example,
touch an application to select or open it.
Touch and hold : Touch and leave your
finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more.
For example, touch and hold a blank area on
the home screen to enter editing mode.
Flick : Move your finger vertically or
horizontally across the screen. For example,
you can flick left or right under
Notifications
of the notification panel to dismiss a
notification. Flick vertically or horizontally to
go to other home screens, scroll through a
document, and more.
Drag : Touch and hold an item and then
move it to another position. You can
rearrange applications and widgets on the
home screen this way.

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Motion control
Motion control lets you control your phone using simple motions. For
example, mute the phone by turning over your phone or answer and make
calls quickly.
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Motion control .
3. On the Motion control screen, select an option, and select a motion to
enable it.
• Flip : Mute sounds and stop vibration from incoming calls, alarms, and
timers.
Spread apart and pinch together : Spread
two fingers apart to zoom in, and pinch
them together to zoom out on a map, web
page, or picture.
Pinch three fingers together : On the
home screen, pinch three fingers together to
display screen thumbnails.

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• Pick up : Pick up the phone to reduce the ring volume of incoming calls,
alarms, and timers.
• Raise to ear : When a call comes in, raise your phone to your ear to answer
it. Similarly, from the call or contact details screen, raise your phone to
your ear to call the corresponding number.
• Shake : Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing
mode. Shake your phone to arrange your icons.
• Tilt : In home screen editing mode, if you touch and hold an icon or widget
and tilt your phone to the left or right, you'll be able to move it to the
next screen.

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Status icons
Status icons may vary according to your region or service provider.
Signal strength No signal
GPRS network connected 3G network connected
Enhanced Data Rates for
GSM Evolution (EDGE)
network connected
High Speed Packet Access
(HSPA) network
connected
Evolved High-Speed
Packet Access (HSPA+)
network connected
Long Term Evolution (LTE)
network connected
Roaming USB tethering on
Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on
Receiving location data
from GPS Vibration mode enabled
Silence mode enabled Alarms enabled
Charging Battery full
Battery low Call in progress
Missed calls New messages
New emails New voicemails
Selecting an input method Wi-Fi network available
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network Uploading data
Downloading data Phone memory full
Upcoming events No SIM card found
Sign-in or synchronization
problem Synchronizing data

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Home
Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your
applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more
convenient and direct path to your applications.
Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on
More notifications Connected to a VPN
Headset plugged in USB debugging mode
enabled
Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the
status bar to open the notification panel.
Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets.
Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position.
Dock: displays frequently used applications.
Navigation bar: displays virtual keys.
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Switching between home screens
Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you
create additional home screens.
Auto-rotate screen
If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your
screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait views.
Additionally, this feature allows you to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications,
such as racing games.
1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2. Under Shortcuts , touch Auto-rotate to enable or disable the auto-rotate
screen function.
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 and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a
screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch to share the
screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the Screenshots folder in
Gallery .
You can also open the notification panel and touch under Shortcuts
to take a screenshot.

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Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen
The following operations allow you to organize your application, widget, or
folder:
• Adding a widget : On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to
display the Widgets option menu. Select a widget and drag it to the home
screen.
If the home screen doesn't have enough space, your phone will
automatically create a new home screen to the right of the original and
place the widget on the new home screen. You can have nine home
screens at most.
• Moving an application or widget : On the home screen, touch and hold an
application icon or widget until your phone vibrates to enter editing mode.
You can then drag an application or widget to any fitting blank space.
• Deleting an application or widget : On the home screen, touch and hold the
application icon or widget you want to delete until is displayed. Drag
the unwanted application icon or widget to .
• Creating a folder : On the home screen, drag one application on top
another application to create a folder containing both applications.
Managing home screens
On the home screen, pinch three fingers together to display the home screen
thumbnails.
• Setting default home screen : Touch at the bottom of the screen and
select the current home screen as the default home screen.
• Moving a home screen : Touch and hold the home screen until your phone
vibrates, and drag the home screens to adjust their positions.
• Adding a home screen : Touch to add a home screen.
• Deleting a home screen : Touch to delete a blank home screen.