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.