Huawei M886 User manual

All the pictures in this guide are for your reference only. The actual
appearance and display features depend on the mobile phone you
purchase.
Welcome to Huawei
User Guide
HUAWEI M886

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 .................................................... 7
2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone......................................... 10
2.4 Using the Touchscreen.............................................................. 10
2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen............................................ 11
2.6 Home Screen............................................................................. 12
2.7 Application Screen..................................................................... 17
2.8 Using a microSD Card............................................................... 17
3 Calling..................................................................................18
3.1 Making a Call............................................................................. 18
3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call.................................................... 19
3.3 Other Operations During a Call ................................................. 21
3.4 Using the Call log....................................................................... 21
3.5 Using Airplane Mode ................................................................. 22
3.6 TTY Operation .......................................................................... 22
4 Contacts...............................................................................23
4.1 Opening the Contacts Application ............................................. 23
4.2 Adding a Contact ....................................................................... 23
4.3 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites........................................... 23
4.4 Indexing Contacts...................................................................... 24
4.5 Searching for a Contact............................................................. 24
4.6 Editing a Contact ....................................................................... 24
4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts........................................... 24

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4.8 Deleting a Contact..................................................................... 25
4.9 Streams ..................................................................................... 25
4.10 Managing Groups.................................................................... 26
4.11 Joining and Separating Contacts............................................. 27
4.12 Sending Contacts .................................................................... 28
5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard.............................................29
5.1 Displaying the Keyboard............................................................ 29
5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings................................................. 31
6 Messaging ...........................................................................31
6.1 SMS and MMS........................................................................... 31
6.2 Email.......................................................................................... 33
7 Getting Connected...............................................................36
7.1 Mobile Networks........................................................................ 36
7.2 Wi-Fi .......................................................................................... 36
7.3 WPS........................................................................................... 38
7.4 Browser...................................................................................... 38
7.5 Bluetooth.................................................................................... 40
8 Entertainment ......................................................................41
8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos .......................................42
8.2 Using the Gallery....................................................................... 43
8.3 DTS Envelo™............................................................................ 45
8.4 Enjoying Music........................................................................... 45
9 Google Services ..................................................................47
9.1 Creating a Google Account........................................................ 48
9.2 Gmail ......................................................................................... 48
9.3 Talk............................................................................................ 50
9.4 Maps.......................................................................................... 51
9.5 YouTube.................................................................................... 52
9.6 Market........................................................................................ 53

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10 Synchronizing Information.................................................54
10.1 Managing Your Accounts......................................................... 54
10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization............................ 56
11 Using Other Applications...................................................57
11.1 AppInstaller.............................................................................. 57
11.2 Traffic Manager........................................................................ 57
11.3 All Backup................................................................................ 58
11.4 Calendar .................................................................................. 58
11.5 File Manager............................................................................ 60
11.6 Clock........................................................................................ 62
11.7 Calculator................................................................................. 63
11.8 Notepad................................................................................... 64
11.9 Richpad.................................................................................... 64
12 Managing Your Mobile Phone ...........................................65
12.1 Setting the Date and Time....................................................... 65
12.2 Setting the Display................................................................... 65
12.3 Setting Ringers........................................................................ 66
12.4 Setting Phone Services ........................................................... 67
12.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech..................................................... 67
12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone................................................. 68
12.7 Managing Applications............................................................. 69
12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone.................................................. 70
12.9 Setting Power saving mode..................................................... 71
12.10 Online Update........................................................................ 71
13 Appendix............................................................................71
13.1 Warnings and Precautions....................................................... 71
13.2 FAQ ......................................................................................... 78

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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.Preventyour mobilephonefrom beingsoaked or washed
in liquid.
Do not switch on your mobile phone when it is prohibited to use
phones or 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.
Switchoffyour mobile phone nearhigh-precisionelectronic devices.
The phone may affect the performance of these devices.
Donotattempttodisassemble your mobilephone 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 on your device could result in
your personal informationanddata beinglost or becoming accessible to others.
Several measures are recommendedto help youprotect personal andconfidential
information.
• Placeyourdeviceinasafeareatopreventitfromunauthorizeduse.
• Setyourdevicescreentolockandcreateapasswordorunlockpatterntoopenit.
Donotplaceyourmobilephoneoritsaccessoriesincontainerswith
a strong electromagnetic field.
Do not place magnetic storage media near your mobile phone.
Radiationfromthephone may erasetheinformationstoredonthem.
Donotputyourmobilephoneinahigh-temperatureplaceoruseitin
a place with flammable gas such as a gas station.
Keepyourmobilephoneanditsaccessoriesawayfromchildren.Do
not allowchildrento use your mobile phone without guidance.
Use only approved batteriesand chargersto 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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• Periodicallybackuppersonalinformationkeptonyourmemorycard,orstoredin
yourdevicememory.Ifyouchangetoadifferentdevice,besuretomoveordelete
anypersonalinformationonyourolddevice.
• 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,
pleasecontact[email protected].
1.3 Legal Notice
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2011. All rights reserved.
No part ofthisdocument 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 includecopyrighted software of Huawei
Technologies Co., Ltd. and possible licensors. Customers shall not in any manner
reproduce, distribute, modify, decompile, disassemble, decrypt, extract, reverse
engineer,lease, assign, orsublicense the said software, unless such restrictions are
prohibitedby applicable laws or such actions are approved by respective copyright
holders.

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Trademarks and Permissions
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Technologies Co.,Ltd.
Androidisa trademark ofGoogle Inc.
Othertrademarks,product,serviceandcompanynamesmentionedaretheproperty
of their respective owners.
Notice
Some features of theproduct and its accessories described herein rely onthe
softwareinstalled, capacities and settings of local network, andtherefore maynot be
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
HuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.doesnotowntheintellectualpropertyofthethird-party
softwareand applications that are delivered with thisproduct. Therefore, Huawei
TechnologiesCo., Ltd. will not provide any warranty of any kind forthese third-party
softwareandapplications.NeitherwillHuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.providesupport
tocustomerswhousethesethird-partysoftwareandapplications,norberesponsible
orliable for thefunctionsof these third-partysoftwareandapplications.
Third-partysoftware and applications services may be interrupted or terminated at
any time. Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.doesnot guarantee that any content or
service wouldbe maintained forany periodduring its availability. Third-party service
providersprovidecontentandservicesthroughnetworkortransmissiontoolsoutside
of the control of Huawei TechnologiesCo., Ltd. To the greatest extent permitted by
applicable law, it is explicitly stated that HuaweiTechnologies Co., Ltd. shall not
compensate or be liable for services provided by third-party service providers,or the
interruption or termination of third-party contents or services.
HuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.shallnotberesponsibleforthelegality,quality,orany
other aspects of any software installed on this product, or for any uploaded or
downloadedthird-partyworks,suchastexts,images,videos,orsoftware.Customers
shall bearthe risk for anyand all effects, including incompatibility between the
software and this product, which result from installing software or uploading or
downloading the third-party works.

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This product uses theopen-source Android™ platform.Huawei TechnologiesCo.,
Ltd. hasmade necessarychanges to theplatform. Therefore, this product may not
support all the functions that are supported by thestandard Android platform or may
beincompatiblewiththird-partysoftware.HuaweiTechnologiesCo.,Ltd.shallnotbe
liable foranyof such situation.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. EXCEPT AS
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CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL.
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SHALL HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIESCO., LTD. BE LIABLEFORANY SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, ORCONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST
PROFITS,BUSINESS,REVENUE,DATA, GOODWILLORANTICIPATED
SAVINGS.
THEMAXIMUMLIABILITY(THISLIMITATIONSHALLNOTAPPLYTOLIABILITY
FOR PERSONAL INJURY TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW PROHIBITS
SUCHALIMITATION)OFHUAWEITECHNOLOGIESCO.,LTD.ARISINGFROM
THE USE OF THE PRODUCT DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE
LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY CUSTOMERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
THIS PRODUCT.
Import and Export Regulations
Customersshallcomplywithallapplicableexportorimportlawsandregulationsand
be responsible to obtain all necessary governmental permits andlicenses inorderto
export, re-export or import theproduct mentioned inthismanual including the
softwareandtechnical data therein.

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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
2.1.2 Key Functions at Your Fingertips
• Press and hold to power on your mobile phone.
• Press and hold to open the Phone options menu.
• Press to lock the screen when yourmobile phone is active.
• Touch to return to the Home screen.
• Touch and hold to open Task Manager .
Headset jack
Earpiece
Charge/Data port
Volume keys
Power key
Speaker
Camera
Flash
Front camera

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2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone
2.2.1 Before getting started
Touch to open the menu on an active screen.
• Touch to return to the previous screen.
• Touch to exit any application you are running.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
• TouchtoopenGooglesearchforsearchingyourmobilephoneandthe
web.
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Removing battery cover
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Installing battery cover
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Installing battery
*micro SD card is optional
Installing *micro SD card

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2.2.2 Charging the Battery
Beforecharging the battery, ensure thatit has beenproperly installed onyourphone.
1. ConnecttheUSBcablethatcamewithyourmobilephonetothecharger.
2. ConnecttheotherendoftheUSBcabletoyourmobilephone.Then,tostart
charging,plugthechargerintoanelectricaloutlet.
If you charge your mobile phone while it is powered on, thebattery icon on the
notification bar indicates the charging status. When the batteryiconchanges to ,
your mobile phone is fully charged.
Status Indicator
The color of the status indicator tells you 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 phoneimmediately 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 fewminutes 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 the ambient 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 thenetwork to which you connect, and
how you useyour mobile phone.
Try the following to conserve battery power:
• 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.
2.3.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone
Thefirsttimeyoupoweronyourmobilephone,thephonedisplaysasetupwizard to
help youset up the phone.
Thesetupwizard helps you:
• Createorsignintoyouraccount
• Makesomeinitialdecisionsabouthowyouwanttouseyourmobilephone
2.3.3 Turning On Fast boot
1. Touch > Settings > Applications .
2. Selectthe Fastboot check box.
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.
2.4 Using the Touchscreen
2.4.1 Touchscreen Actions
• Touch :Tapthescreenwithyourfingertoselectanitem,confirmaselection,or
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• 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
rotateyour phone sideways.
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 unlockpattern, 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:
Main display area of the phone.
Home screen and extension indicator
Touch to view thumbnails of the Home
screen and its extensions.

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

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2.6.2 Notification Panel
Your mobile phone will notify you when you receive anew 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 toviewa message, reminder, or event
notification.
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.
New voicemail Connected to a PC
Open Wi-Fi network
available Upcoming event
Uploading Downloading
Memory full Sign-in or synchronization
problem
Carrier data use threshold
approaching or exceeded More undisplayed notifications
Synchronizing data Synchronization failed
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on USB tethering on
Connected to a VPN Disconnected from a VPN
Preparing the mircoSD card

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2. Onthepanel,youcan:
• Touch a notification to openthe related application.
• Touch Clear to clear all notifications.
Closing the Notification Panel
Touch andhold the bottomofthe panel. Thenflickup to close it.
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
action menu.
2. SelectanitemtoaddittotheHomescreen.
Moving a Home Screen Item
1. TouchandholdanitemontheHomescreenuntiltheitemexpandsinsizeandthe
mobilephonevibrates.
Flick your finger left or
right across the Home
screen.
Touch to view thumbnails
of the Home screen and its
extensions. Touch a thumbnail
to open the screen.
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2. Withoutliftingyourfinger,dragtheitemtothedesiredpositiononthescreen,and
thenreleaseit.
Removing a Home Screen Item
1. TouchandholdanitemontheHomescreenuntiltheitemexpandsandthemobile
phonevibrates.
2. Withoutliftingyourfinger,dragtheitemtothetrashcan.Whentheitemandthe
trashcanturnred,theitemisreadytoberemoved.
3. ReleasetheitemtoremoveitfromtheHomescreen.
2.6.5 Service Shortcuts
1. Openthenotificationbar.
2. Touch atthetopofthescreentoswitchdataservicesonoroff.
Youcanalsotouch , , or turnthecorrespondingserviceson
or off.
2.6.6 Setting a Home Screen Animation
1. OntheHomescreen,touch > Homesettings > Animation .
2. Selectananimation,andthentouch Save .
2.6.7 Changing the Wallpaper
1. OntheHomescreen,touch > Wallpaper .
2. Touchthefollowingmenuitemstoselectapictureandsetitasthewallpaper:
• Gallery
• Live wallpapers
• Wallpapers
2.6.8 Changing the Theme
1. OntheHomescreen,touch > Homesettings .
2. Doanyofthefollowing:
• Touch Theme to select a theme.
• Touch Application icons to select a series of application icons.