Huawei Honor 7X User manual

User Guide

Contents
Foreword
Unboxing your Phone
Inserting a SIM card and microSD card 2
Charging your device 2
Viewing the battery status 4
Getting Started
Setup Wizard 5
Enabling or disabling a SIM card 5
Naming a SIM card 6
Selecting the default mobile data SIM 6
Setting the default SIM card 6
Connecting to the Internet 6
Screen and Display
Home screen 8
Locking and unlocking the screen 17
Notification panel and status bar 18
Navigation bar 21
Themes 23
Global search 23
Screenshot 25
Screen recording 28
Split-screen mode 30
Using motion gestures 33
Eye comfort mode 33
Display settings 34
Network and Sharing
Mobile Internet 36
Wi-Fi 38
Bluetooth 40
VPNs 41
Using Huawei Share to transfer files between two Huawei
devices 42
Using a USB port to transfer data 42
Security and Backup
Fingerprint recognition 45
Security settings 46
Camera and Gallery
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Camera options 48
Photos and video recordings 48
Object recognition and Pro camera mode 52
Wide aperture mode 53
Taking a beautiful photo in Portrait mode 54
Perfect Selfie mode 54
Slow motion recording 55
Time-lapse mode 55
Adding watermarks to photos 55
Audio notes 56
Managing shooting modes 56
Configuring the camera settings 57
Viewing photos and videos 58
Organising albums 59
Editing a photo 60
Editing Videos 62
Configuring Gallery 63
Calls and Contacts
Making calls 65
Answering calls 67
Making a conference call 68
In-call options 69
Managing call logs 70
Creating a contact card 71
Creating a new contact 71
Importing and exporting contacts 72
Managing contacts 73
Searching for contacts 74
Sharing contacts 75
Adding a contact to your favourites 75
Changing contact photos 76
Viewing call records for individual contacts 76
Assigning a ringtone to a contact 76
Contact groups 77
Messaging and Email
Sending a message 78
Replying to a message 78
Searching for messages 79
Deleting message threads 79
Managing messages 79
Returning to the top of the message list 79
Pinning messages to the top of the list 80
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Marking messages as read 80
Blocking spam messages 80
Adding a message signature 80
Configuring the message ringtone 80
Adding an email account 81
Sending emails 81
Replying to emails 82
Managing emails 82
Configuring Mail 83
Calendar and Notepad
Changing the calendar view 84
Viewing global holidays 84
Birthday reminders 84
Creating an event 85
Sharing events 85
Deleting an event 85
Searching for events 86
Creating a note 86
Managing notes 86
Music and Video
Listening to music 88
Deleting songs 88
Creating a playlist 88
Playing a video 89
Phone Manager
Optimising performance 90
Managing data usage 90
Harassment filter 91
Battery Management 91
Managing app permissions 92
Virus scanner 92
Encrypting apps 93
Setting apps to close automatically when the screen is locked 93
Configuring Phone Manager 93
Tools
Logging in to two social media accounts at the same time 95
Clock 95
Sound recorder 96
System Features and Settings
Power on and off timer 98
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Restarting your device 98
Changing the system language 98
Changing the input method 98
Input method settings 99
Editing text 99
Airplane mode 100
Configuring the sound settings 100
One-hand mode 101
Do not disturb mode 102
Viewing memory and storage information 103
Setting the date and time 103
Enabling location access 103
Restoring factory settings 104
OTA updates 104
Viewing product information 105
Accessibility features 106
Obtaining help
Personal Information and Data Security
List of safety features
Legal Notice
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