Huawei Honor 6 Plus User manual

User Guide
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Contents
Foreword
First-class functions
2 Wide aperture mode
2Safe
3 Launching the camera from gallery
3 QR code
4 Privacy protection
Getting started
6 Your phone at a glance
7 Inserting the micro-SIM card and nano-SIM card
9 Removing the micro-SIM card and nano-SIM card
9 Inserting a microSD card
10 Removing the microSD card
11 Locking and unlocking the screen
12 Dual-card settings
13 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
13 Turning on mobile data
13 Connecting your phone to a computer
14 Importing contacts from your old phone
15 Touchscreen gestures
16 Motion control
18 Status icons
20 Home
23 Notification
24 Accessing applications
24 Personalizing your phone
26 Texting
Calls and contacts
30 Making a call
32 Answering or rejecting a call
33 What you can do during a call
34 Answering a third-party call
34 Making a conference call
34 Using the call log
35 Turning on pocket mode
35 Call settings
36 Managing contacts
37 Searching for a contact

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37 Importing or exporting contacts
40 Adding a contact to your favorites
40 Contact groups
Messaging and email
42 Sending a text message
42 Replying to a message
43 Managing messages
44 Adding an email account
45 Sending an email
45 Checking your emails
46 Setting up an account
Camera and Gallery
47 Capture screen
48 Taking a photo
48 Capture mode
50 Shooting a video
51 Video shooting mode
51 Camera settings
51 Gallery
Music and video
54 Adding songs
54 Listening to music
56 Creating a playlist
56 Playing a playlist
56 Deleting a playlist
56 Setting a song as the ringtone
57 Playing a video
Network and sharing
58 Turning on mobile data
58 Wi-Fi network
59 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection
60 Transferring data through Bluetooth
62 Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct
63 Transferring data between your phone and computer
64 Transferring data between your phone and a USB storage device
65 Multi-screen display
65 Huawei Beam
Applications
67 Managing applications
68 Backup

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70 Smart Controller
72 Phone Manager
73 Calendar
74 Clock
76 Weather
77 Note
77 FM radio
Phone settings
79 Turning on location services
79 Modifying tone settings
80 Modifying display settings
81 Turning on one-hand UI
81 Turning on gloves mode
81 Turning on the suspend button
82 Changing the lock screen style
84 Turning on or off airplane mode
84 Setting the PIN of your SIM card
85 Setting up an account
86 Restoring factory settings
86 Updating your phone
87 Setting the date and time
87 Changing the system language
88 Accessibility
Safety information
Legal Notice

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Foreword
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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First-class functions
Wide aperture mode
In wide aperture mode, you can manually increase the aperture for a shallow
depth of field and blurry background or decrease it to bring the foreground
and background into focus.
1. On the home screen, touch Camera .
2. Slide your finger across the screen to switch to wide aperture mode.
3. Touch an area on the screen to adjust the focal point.
4. Drag up to increase the aperture or down to decrease the aperture.
5. Touch to take a photo.
indicates photos taken in wide aperture mode. You can touch
to edit the photo, including adjusting the focal point, blurring the
background, and applying a filter.
Safe
The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected.
Enabling the Safe
1. On the home screen, touch Files .
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 .

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First-class functions
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.
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.

First-class functions
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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.
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.

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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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Getting started
Your phone at a glance
Headset jack Front camera
Status indicator Navigation bar
Microphone Micro-USB port
Micro-SIM card slot microSD card slot/Nano-
SIM card slot
Power button Volume button
Earpiece Proximity sensor/Ambient
light sensor
Noise reduction
microphone Rear camera
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