Huawei Honor U8860 User manual

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User Guide
HUAWEI U8860
THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSE ONLY, AND
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANY KIND OF WARRANTIES.
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s
actual display features may be different to those described here,
depending on its software version.

Contents
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1 Reading Before Proceeding...................................................1
1.1 Safety Precautions....................................................................... 1
1.2 Personal Information and Data Security......................................2
1.3 Legal Notice................................................................................. 3
2 Getting Started.......................................................................6
2.1 Appearance .................................................................................6
2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone .................................................... 8
2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone ......................................... 11
2.4 Using the Touchscreen.............................................................. 12
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen............................................ 12
2.6 Home Screen............................................................................. 13
2.7 Application Screen..................................................................... 18
2.8 Using a microSD Card............................................................... 18
3 Calling..................................................................................19
3.1 Making a Call............................................................................. 19
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call.................................................... 20
3.3 Other Operations During a Call ................................................. 22
3.4 Using the Call log....................................................................... 22
3.5 Using Airplane Mode ................................................................. 23
4 Contacts...............................................................................23
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application ............................................. 23
4.2 Importing Contacts from a SIM Card......................................... 23
4.3 Adding a Contact ....................................................................... 24
4.4 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites........................................... 24
4.5 Searching for a Contact............................................................. 24
4.6 Editing a Contact ....................................................................... 24
4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts........................................... 25
4.8 Deleting a Contact..................................................................... 25

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4.9 Streams ..................................................................................... 25
4.10 Managing Groups.................................................................... 27
4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts............................................. 28
4.12 Sending Contacts .................................................................... 29
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard.............................................29
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard............................................................ 29
5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings................................................. 32
6 Messaging ...........................................................................32
6.1 SMS and MMS........................................................................... 32
6.2 Email.......................................................................................... 34
7 Getting Connected...............................................................37
7.1 Mobile Networks........................................................................ 37
7.2 Wi-Fi .......................................................................................... 37
7.3 Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection.................................... 38
7.4 WPS........................................................................................... 39
7.5 Browser...................................................................................... 40
7.6 Bluetooth.................................................................................... 41
8 Entertainment ......................................................................43
8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos ....................................... 43
8.2 Using the Gallery....................................................................... 45
8.3 Enjoying Music........................................................................... 46
8.4 Listening to the FM Radio.......................................................... 48
9 Google Services ..................................................................48
9.1 Creating a Google Account........................................................ 48
9.2 Gmail ......................................................................................... 49
9.3 Talk............................................................................................ 50
9.4 Maps.......................................................................................... 52
9.5 YouTube.................................................................................... 53
9.6 Market........................................................................................ 53

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10 Synchronizing Information.................................................55
10.1 Managing Your Accounts......................................................... 55
10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization............................ 57
11 Using Other Applications...................................................58
11.1 Huawei Cloud+ ........................................................................ 58
11.2 AppInstaller.............................................................................. 62
11.3 Traffic Manager........................................................................ 62
11.4 All Backup................................................................................ 63
11.5 Calendar .................................................................................. 63
11.6 File Manager............................................................................ 65
11.7 Clock........................................................................................ 67
11.8 Calculator................................................................................. 68
11.9 Notepad................................................................................... 69
11.10 Richpad.................................................................................. 69
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone ...........................................70
12.1 Setting the Date and Time.......................................................70
12.2 Setting the Display................................................................... 70
12.3 Setting Ringers........................................................................ 71
12.4 Setting Phone Services ...........................................................72
12.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech..................................................... 72
12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone................................................. 73
12.7 Managing Applications............................................................. 74
12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone.................................................. 75
12.9 Setting Power Saving Mode .................................................... 76
12.10 Online Update........................................................................ 76
13 Appendix............................................................................77
13.1 Warnings and Precautions....................................................... 77
13.2 FAQs........................................................................................ 84

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1 Reading Before Proceeding
1.1 Safety Precautions
Please read the safety precautions carefully to ensure the correct use ofyour mobile
phone.
Do not crash, throw, or puncture your mobile phone.Avoid the
falling, squeezing, and bending of your mobile phone.
Do not use your mobile phone in a moist environment, such as the
bathroom. Prevent your mobile phone from being soaked or washed
in liquid.
Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use
phonesor when the phone may cause interference or danger.
Do not use your mobile phone while driving.
Follow any rules or regulations in hospitals and health care facilities.
Switch off your mobile phone near medical apparatus.
Switch off your mobile phone in aircraft. The phone may cause
interference to control equipment of the aircraft.
Switchoff your mobile phone near high-precisionelectronic devices.
The phone may affect the performance of these devices.
Donotattempttodisassemble your mobile phone or itsaccessories.
Only qualified personnel are allowed to service or repair the phone.

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1.2 Personal Information and Data
Security
The use of some functions or third-party applications onyour device couldresult in
your personal information and data being lost or becoming accessible to others.
Several measures are recommendedto help you protect personal andconfidential
information.
• Placeyourdeviceinasafeareatopreventitfromunauthorizeduse.
• Setyourdevicescreentolockandcreateapasswordorunlockpatterntoopenit.
Donot placeyourmobile phoneor itsaccessoriesin containerswith
a strong electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone.
Radiationfromthephonemayerasetheinformationstoredonthem.
Donotputyourmobilephonein ahigh-temperatureplaceoruseitin
a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.
Keepyourmobilephoneanditsaccessoriesawayfromchildren.Do
not allow children to use your mobile phone without guidance.
Use only approved batteriesand chargers to avoid the risk of
explosions.
Observe any laws or regulations on the use of wireless devices.
Respect others’ privacy and legal rights when using your wireless
device.
Strictly follow the relevant instructions of this manual while using the
USB cable. Otherwise your mobile phone or PC may be damaged.

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• PeriodicallybackuppersonalinformationkeptonyourSIM/UIMcard,memory
card,orstoredinyourdevicememory.Ifyouchangetoadifferentdevice,besure
tomoveordeleteanypersonalinformationonyourolddevice.
• Ifyouareworriedaboutviruseswhenyoureceivemessagesoremailsfroma
stranger,youcandeletethemwithoutopeningthem.
• IfyouuseyourdevicetobrowsetheInternet,avoidwebsitesthatmightposea
securityrisktoavoidtheftofyourpersonalinformation.
• IfyouuseservicessuchasWi-FitetherorBluetooth,setpasswordsforthese
servicestopreventunauthorizedaccess.Whentheseservicesarenotinuse,turn
themoff.
• Installorupgradedevicesecuritysoftwareandregularlyscanforviruses.
• Besuretoobtainthird-partyapplicationsfromalegitimatesource.Downloaded
third-partyapplicationsshouldbescannedforviruses.
• InstallsecuritysoftwareorpatchesreleasedbyHuaweiorthird-partyapplication
providers.
• Someapplicationsrequireandtransmitlocationinformation.Asaresult,athird-
partymaybeabletoshareyourlocationinformation.
• Yourdevicemayprovidedetectionanddiagnosticinformationtothird-party
applicationproviders.Thirdpartyvendorsusethisinformationtoimprovetheir
productsandservices.
• Ifyouhaveconcernsaboutthesecurityofyourpersonalinformationanddata,
[e-mail].
1.3 Legal Notice
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2011. All rights reserved.
No part ofthis document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any
means withoutprior written consent of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
The product described in thismanual may include copyrighted software of Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd. and possible licensors. Customers shall not in anymanner
reproduce, distribute, modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, reverse
engineer,lease, assign, or sublicense the said software,unless such restrictions are
prohibitedby applicable laws or such actionsare approved by respective copyright
holders.

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WOW HD,SRS andthe symbol are trademarks ofSRS Labs, Inc. WOWHD
technology isincorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.
WOWHD™significantlyimprovestheplaybackqualityofaudio,deliveringadynamic
3Dentertainmentexperiencewithdeep,richbassandhighfrequencyclarityforcrisp
detail.
Androidis a trademark ofGoogle Inc.
Othertrademarks,product,serviceandcompanynamesmentionedaretheproperty
of their respective owners.
Notice
Some features of theproduct and its accessories described herein rely on the
softwareinstalled, capacitiesand settingsof local network, and therefore may notbe
activated or may belimited by local network operators or network service providers.
Thusthedescriptionshereinmaynotmatchexactlytheproductoritsaccessoriesyou
purchase.
HuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.reservestherighttochangeormodifyanyinformation
or specifications contained in thismanual without prior notice and without any liability.
Third-Party Software Statement
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softwareand applications that aredelivered with this product. Therefore, Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd. will not provide any warranty of any kind for these third-party
softwareandapplications.NeitherwillHuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.providesupport
tocustomerswhousethesethird-partysoftwareandapplications,norberesponsible
orliableforthe functionsof thesethird-partysoftwareandapplications.
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any time. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.does not guarantee that any content or
service wouldbe maintainedforany period during its availability. Third-party service
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downloadedthird-partyworks,suchastexts,images,videos,orsoftware.Customers
shall bear the risk forany and all effects, including incompatibility between the
software and this product, which result from installingsoftware or uploading or
downloading the third-party works.
This product uses theopen-source Android™ platform. Huawei TechnologiesCo.,
Ltd. hasmade necessary changes to theplatform. Therefore, this product may not
support all the functions that are supported by the standard Android platform or may
beincompatiblewiththird-partysoftware.HuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.shallnotbe
liable forany of such situation.
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softwareand technicaldata therein.
2 Getting Started
All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. Your phone’s actual
display features may be different to those described here, depending on its
software version.
2.1 Appearance
2.1.1 Phone at a Glance
Headset jack
Earpiece
Charge/Data port
Volume keys
Power key
Speaker
Camera
Flash
Front camera

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2.1.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips
• Pressand hold to power on your mobile phone.
• Pressand hold to open the Phone options menu.
• Pressto lock the screen when your mobile phone is active.
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to open Task Manager .
• Touch to return to the previous screen.
• Touch to exit any application you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
• Touch to view thumbnails of theHome screen and its extensions.
Touch to open Google search for searching your mobile phone and
the web.

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2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone
2.2.1 Before getting started
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3
5
2
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Removing battery cover
Installing battery cover
*micro SD card is optional
Installing *micro SD card
Installing SIM card
Installing battery

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2.2.2 Charging the Battery
Beforechargingthe battery, ensure that it hasbeen properlyinstalled onyour phone.
1. ConnecttheUSBcablethatcamewithyourmobilephonetothecharger.
2. ConnecttheotherendoftheUSBcabletoyourmobilephone.Then,tostart
charging,plugthechargerintoanelectricaloutlet.
If you charge your mobile phone while it is poweredon, the battery icon on the
notification bar indicates the charging status. When the battery icon changes to ,
your mobile phone is fully charged.
Status Indicator
The color of the status indicator tellsyou the status of your mobile phone’s battery.
2.2.3 Important Information About the Battery
• If the battery has not been used for a long time, you may not be able to power on
your mobile phone immediately after you begin charging the battery. Allow the
Status Indicator
Green: Fully charged (when connected to charger).
Orange: Charging in progress (when connected to charger).
Red: Battery low.

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batteryto charge for a few minutes with the phone powered off before attempting
to power the phone on.
• Asitages,thebattery’sperformancewilldegrade,inparticularitwillnotholdcharge
as it did when it was new. When the battery life becomes noticeably shorter than
usualafterbeingchargedproperly,replacethebatterywithanewoneofthesame
type.
• Using data services increases the power consumption of the phone and will
therefore reduce the length of time that the phone can be used between battery
charges.
• The time required to fully charge the battery depends on theambient temperature
and the age of the battery.
• When the battery power is low, the phone will alert you and display a message.
When the battery power is almost exhausted, your phone will power off
automatically.
2.2.4 Power Saving Tips
The longevity of battery power depends on the network to which you connect, and
how you useyour mobile phone.
Try the following to conserve battery power:
• When you do not need 3G services, set your phone to connect to a 2G network.
• When your mobile phone is not in use, turn off the screen backlight.
• Reduce the time it takes for your screen backlight to turn off when your phone is
idle.
• Lower the screen brightness.
• TurnoffBluetoothwhenyouarenotusingit.Onlymakeyourphonevisibletoother
Bluetooth devices when you need to establish a Bluetooth connection.
• Turn off Wi-Fi when you are not using it.
• Turn off your phone’s GPS receiver when you are not using it.
• Lower the volume.
• Close power-draining programs, when you do not need them.
• Turn off the data service.

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2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone
2.3.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone
Press . The first time you power on your phone, you will be asked to sign in to
your account and setup your mobile phone.
If personal identification number (PIN) protection is enabled on yourmobile
phone, you must enter your PIN before using the mobile phone.
2.3.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone
Thefirsttimeyou poweronyourmobile phone,the phonedisplaysasetupwizardto
help youset up thephone.
Thesetupwizardhelpsyou:
• Createorsignintoyouraccount
• Makesomeinitialdecisionsabouthowyouwanttouseyourmobilephone
2.3.3 Turning On Fast boot
1. Touch > Settings > Applications .
2. Selectthe Fastboot checkbox.
Do not turn on Fast boot while on an airplane.
2.3.4 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone
1. Pressandhold toopenthe Phoneoptions menu.
2. Touch Power off .
If Fast boot is enabled, the phone will enterthe deep sleep mode. If Fast boot
is disabled, touch OK to shut down the phone.

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2.4 Using the Touchscreen
2.4.1 Touchscreen Actions
• Touch :Tapthescreenwithyourfingertoselectanitem,confirmaselection,or
startanapplication.
• Touchandhold :Touchanitemwithyourfingeranddonotreleaseituntilthe
mobilephoneresponds.Forexample,toopentheoptionsmenufortheactive
screen,touchandholdthescreenuntilthemenuappears.
• Flick :Moveyourfingereitherverticallyorhorizontallyacrossthescreen.
• Drag :Touchandholdthedesireditemwithyourfinger.Tomoveanitem,dragthe
itemtoanypartofthescreen.Youcandraganicontomoveordeleteit.
2.4.2 Rotating Your Mobile Phone Screen
The orientation of most screens will change to landscape or portrait view when you
rotateyourphonesideways.
On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Display > Auto-rotate screen
to disable this function.
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen
2.5.1 Locking the Screen
• Whenyourphoneison,press tolockthescreen.Whenthescreenislocked,
you can still receive messages and calls.
• If your phone is idle for a while, the screen will lock automatically.
2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen
1. Press towakeupthescreen.
2. Dragthelockiconfromlefttorighttounlockthescreen.

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If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, you will be prompted to draw the
pattern on the screen to unlock it.
2.6 Home Screen
Touch and hold a shortcut until the mobile phone vibrates, you can then drag it
to your desired location or move it to the trash. You can also drag an icon from
another area of the screen to the shortcut position.
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Touch to view all your applications.
Shortcuts
Notifications bar:
Displays the reminders and status icons of
your phone. Flick down to open the
notifications panel.
Display area:
Shows the operation and display areas of
your phone.
Indicates the current screen.

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2.6.1 Notification and Status Icons
Signal strength No signal
Connected to GPRS mobile
network GPRS in use
Connected to EDGE mobile
network EDGE in use
Connected to 3G mobile
network 3G in use
GPS on Airplane mode
Bluetooth on Receivinglocationdatafrom
GPS
Speakerphone on Connected to a Bluetooth
device
Vibration mode Alarm enabled
Call muted Ringer silenced
Battery full Charging battery
Call in progress Battery exetremely low
Call in progress with a
Bluetooth headset used Missed call
New textor multimedia
message New mail from Gmail

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2.6.2 Notification Panel
Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive a new message or there is an
upcoming event. The notification panel also informs you of alarms and settings, for
example,youwillbenotifiedwhen Callforwarding isactivated.Openthenotification
panel to see your network operator or to viewa message, reminder, or event
notification.
New chat message Problem with text or multimedia message
delivery
New voicemail New email
Open Wi-Fi network
available Connected to a PC
Uploading Upcoming event
Memory full Downloading
Carrier data use threshold
approaching or exceeded Sign-in or synchronization problem
Synchronizing data More undisplayed
notifications
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on Synchronization failed
Connected to a VPN USB tethering on
Preparing the mircoSD card

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Opening the Notification Panel
1. Whenanewnotificationiconappearsonthenotificationbar,placeyourfingeron
thenotificationbarandflickdowntoopenthenotificationpanel.
You can also open the notification panel from the Home screen: Touch >
Notifications to open the panel.
2. Onthepanel,youcan:
• Touch a notification to open the related application.
• Touch Clear to clear all notifications.
Closing the Notification Panel
Touch andhold thebottom ofthe panel. Thenflick upto closeit.
2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen
2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen
Adding a New Home Screen Item
1. TouchandholdablankareaontheHomescreenuntilthe Selectaction menuis
displayed.
You can also touch > Add on the Home screen to display the Select
Flick your finger left or right
across the Home screen.
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