Huawei M931 User manual

User Guide
Welcome to HUAWEI
M931

Contents
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 1
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 2
Keys and Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Installing a SIM Card and the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing and Removing a microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Powering Your Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Configuring Your Phone for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Switching to Silent Mode or Airplane Mode Quickly . . . . . . . 9
Using the Touchscreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Locking and Unlocking the Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Managing the NotificationPanel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Accessing Applications and Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Managing Shortcuts and Widgets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Managing Folders on the Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Calling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Answering or Rejecting a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operations During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Making a Conference Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Switching BetweenCalls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Supplementary Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using the Voicemail Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 26
Importing Contacts from a SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Creating a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Communicatingwith aContact Quickly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Adding a Contact to Your Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Searching for aContact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Editing a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Deleting a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Managing Contact Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Joining Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Sending a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Backing Up Your Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Text Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Onscreen Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Switching Between Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Using the Android Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Editing Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the Landscape Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting an Input Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sending a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replying to a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Searching for a Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Customizing Message Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting the MessageRingtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using Google Talk™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Data Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 39
Turning On Mobile Data Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Using Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sharing Your Phone's Data Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Controlling Data Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
DLNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Email/Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Managing Applications. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using Play Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Installing an Application froma microSD Card . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Viewing and Uninstalling Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Browsing a Web Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Managing Bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting the HomePage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Customizing Browser Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 57
Enabling the LocationService . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Opening Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Searching for Places of Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Getting Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Capturing Photos and Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Video Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 65
Viewing Photosor Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Editing a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rotating a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cropping a Picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Music Player. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Opening the Media Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Adding an Audio File to aPlaylist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Playing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Playing an Audio File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Copying an Audio File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accounts and Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adding an Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Removing an Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Synchronizing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Changing theAccount Synchronization Settings . . . . . . . . . 72
More Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
All Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Managing File Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Adding an Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Using the Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Using the Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Weather Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Configuring Phone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Configuring theDisplay Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Setting the Call Ringtone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Restoring Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Online Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 87
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 90
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Personal Information and Data Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Legal Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Warnings andPrecautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Introduction
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing the M931 smartphone.
Be sure to carefully read the function descriptions, operating
instructions,andsafetyprecautionsdescribedin thisdocument
before using your phone.
All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your
referenceonly.Theactualappearanceanddisplayfeatureswill
dependonthespecificphone purchased.
Pleasevisitwww.huaweidevice.com/worldwide/support/hotline
for recently updated hotline and email address in your country
or region.
Symbols and Definitions
Thefollowingsymbols are used inthis documenttohighlight
sections that requirespecial attention:
Description Additional operation descriptions.
Tip Help you to solve a problem quickly
and efficiently.
Caution
Warnings andprecautions. If the
instructions in this document are not
followed, the device may be damaged,
or your data may be lost.

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Installation
Keys and Functions
Status
indicator
Charger jack/USB port
Power key Headset
jack
Speaker
Volume
keys
Front
camera
Earpiece
Microphone
Flash unit
Main camera
Home key
Back key
Menu key
• Press and holdto power on your phone.
• Pressandholdtodisplaytheoptionsmenu,from
whereyou canpoweroff thephoneand perform
some shortcut operations.
• Press to lock the screen when your phoneis
active.
• Touchto returntothepreviousscreenor exitthe
currently running application.
• Touch to hide the keyboard.
Touch to open themenu on an active screen.

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Installing a SIM Card and the Battery
Installa SIMcardandthebatteryasshownin the following
diagram.
Installing and Removing a microSD
Card
Yourphone'smemorycapacitycanbeexpandedbyinstallinga
microSDcard.Forinstallationinstructions,refertothefollowing
diagram.
When installing themicroSD card, push thecard into the slot
until it clicks into place.
ToremovethemicroSDcard:
• Touch to return tothe Home screen.
• Touch and hold to view the list of recently used
applications.

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1.OntheHomescreen,touch > Settings .
2.Touch
Storage > Unmount SD card .
3.Remove themicroSD card by gentling pushing it inwards
thenreleasing;thecardwillautomaticallypopoutfromthe
slot.
Charging the Battery
1.ConnectyourchargertotheUSBcable provided.
2.Connectthechargertoapoweroutlet.
3.Connect thephonetotheUSBcable. The battery will now
startcharging.
Whilethebatteryischarging,the statusindicatorshowsthe
battery level or charging status.
• Steadygreen:Thephoneischargingandthebatterylevelis
highorfull.
• Steadyyellow:Thephoneischargingandthebatterylevelis
higherthan10%.
• Steadyred:Thephoneischargingandthebatterylevelis
low.
• Blinkingred:Thebatterylevelislowandthephoneneedsto
becharged.

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If your phone is powered on, the charging icon is displayed in
thenotificationbarwhile thebattery is charging. Whentheicon
changesto ,thebatteryisfullycharged.
Important Information About the Battery
• Ifthephonehasnotbeenused for alongtime,orthe battery
isfullydepleted,youmaynotbeabletopoweronyourphone
immediatelyafteryoucommencechargingthebattery.Allow
the battery to charge for a few minutes with the phone
powered off before attempting to use the phone.
• Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge
cycles and may eventually need to be replaced. When the
battery life becomes noticeably shorter after being fully
charged,replacethebatterywithanewoneofthesametype.
• Using data services increases the phone's power
consumption andwill reduce battery life.
• The time requiredto fully charge the battery depends on the
ambient temperature and the age of the battery.
• If your phone is very low on power, it displays a message. If
your phone is extremely low on power, it will power off
automatically.
Battery Saving Tips
Trythefollowingactionstoreducepower consumption:
• When you do not need to access the Internet or to upload or
download data, flick the notification bar downwards to open
the notification panel and touch to disable your data
connection.
• When you do not need to use the phone's wireless services
suchasGPS,Bluetooth,orWi-Fi,openthenotificationpanel,

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and touch , , or to disable these respective
functions.
• Touch
Display > Brightness tolowerthescreenbrightness,
and touch
Sleep to shorten the period until the screen locks.
• Close applications that are no longer in use.
• Lower the volume.

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Getting Started
Powering Your Phone On or Off
• Whenyourphoneisoff,pressandhold topoweriton.If
yourSIMcardisprotectedbyaPIN,youmustenterittouse
thephone.
• Whenyourphoneison,pressandhold todisplaytheoptions
menu.Touch
Poweroff .
Restarting Your Phone
1.Pressandhold todisplaytheoptionsmenu.
2.Touch
Restart > OK torestartyourphone.
Configuring Your Phone for the First
Time
Aconfigurationwizardis displayed the first time thephoneis
poweredon. Follow the instructions to configureyourphone.
• Createorlogintoyourpersonalaccount.
• Customizeyourphonesettings.
Creating a Google Account
Availability of Google applications, services, and features may
vary according toyour country or carrier. Please follow local
laws and regulations to use them.
When turning the phone on forthe first time, you will be
prompted to login to your Google account, which is the same
asyourGmailaccount(if you have one).

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Ensure that your phone has an active data connection before
logging in to your Google account.
IfyoualreadyhaveaGoogleaccount,youcantouch Signin on
the
Makeit Google screen,andthenenteryourusernameand
password.
IfyoudonotalreadyhaveaGoogleaccount, you can create
oneasfollows:
1.Onthe
Make it Google screen, touch Getan account .
2.Enterthefirstnameandlast nameyouwantto useforyour
account,andthentouch
Next .
3.EntertheusernameforyourGoogleaccount,andthentouch
Next .YourphonewillconnecttoGoogle'sserversto check
whethertheusernameisavailable.Ifthe username is
alreadyinuse,youwillbepromptedtoenteranotherorselect
onefrom alist.
4.EnterandconfirmyourGoogleaccountpassword,andthen
touch
Next .
5.Setthe recoveryinformationtoensurethata security
questionisaskedbeforeaccountrecoveryintheeventofthe
passwordbeingforgotten,andthentouch
Next .
6.Whenthe
Finish creatingaccount screenappears,select
the
Enable web history. checkbox,andthentouch I
accept
.
7.Enter thecharacters thatappear on the screen,and then
touch
Next .
8.Whenthe
Enable purchases screenappears,touch Skip ,
orenter thepurchaseinformation,andthentouch
Save .
9.Whenthe
Backup screenappears,selectthe Keep this
phone backed up with my Google Account
checkbox,
andthentouch
Next .

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10.Whenthe UseGoogle location screenappears,selectthe
optionforGoogle'slocationservice,andthentouch
Next .
11.Touch
Finish .
To use another Google account, go to the Accounts & sync
screenby touching >
Settings > Accounts & sync ,and
then touch
ADD ACCOUNT to select the account type you
want to add.
Switching to Silent Mode or Airplane
Mode Quickly
Pressand hold toopentheoptionsmenu,fromwhereyou
can:
• Touch
toswitchtovibratemode, toswitchtosilent
mode,
toswitchtosoundmode.
• Touch
Airplanemode toswitchtoairplanemode.When
Airplanemode isactivated,allwirelessconnectionsonyour
phonearedisabled.
Wirelessdevicesmayinterferewithan airplane'sflightsystem.
Power off your phone or switch to
Airplane mode where
wireless devicesare not allowed according to airline
regulations.
Using the Touchscreen
Touch: Tap the screen once with your finger
to select an item or open an application.

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Locking and Unlocking the Screen
Locking the Screen
• To lock the screen when the phone is active, press .
• If the phone is idle for a specified period of time, the phone
automatically locks its screen.
On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Security >
Screen lock to select a method for unlocking the screen.
Unlocking the Screen
1.Ifthe screenis off,press toturniton.
2.Followtheonscreeninstructionsanddrag totheright
untilitreaches .
Touch and hold: Touch and hold on the
current screen or the input field to display the
options menu.
Flick: Move your finger either vertically or
horizontally across the screen.
Drag: Touch and hold an item, and then drag
it to the desired locationon the screen. For
example, onthe Home screen, youcan move
an icon by draggingit to another location or
remove an iconby dragging it to the trash can.

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• When the screen is locked, flick to the left or right in
the clock area to switch to
Music+ controller.
• To open certain applications quickly, drag the
icon over the corresponding icons.
Face Unlock
Youcan set yourphoneto unlock byrecognizingyour face. To
enable and configure the settings of the
Face Unlock
application:
1.OntheHomescreen,touch >
Settings > Security >
Screen lock > Face Unlock .
2.Readthe onscreeninstructions, andthen touch
Set it up >
Continue totakeaphoto.
3.Ensure that yourface is at the center of the capturescreen,
andthenwaitfor thephonetocaptureaphoto.Afteraphoto
hasbeen taken,touch
Continue .

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4. Chooseanunlockmethod,andconfiguretheunlocksettings.
Iffaceidentificationfails,unlock thephoneusingthe
alternativemethodyouhaveselected.
5.Touch
OK .
To unlock your phone using the
Face Unlock function,bring
your face to the center of the screen. Your phone will identify
yourfaceandunlock.
Home Screen
Your phone is preloaded with multiple themes. The screen
layout varies depending on the theme. The default theme is
usedasanexamplein this section.
1
2
3
4

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To move an application or widget, touch and hold its icon, and
then drag the icon to the target location. To remove an item,
drag it to the trash can.
Notification and Status Icons
1Notification bar: Displays notifications and status icons. Flick the notification bar downwards to open the
notificationpanel.
2 Display area: The main display area of your phone.
3 Menu key: Touch to open the application list.
4Shortcuts: Touch to open the corresponding
applications.
Signal strength No signal
GPRS network
connected GPRS network in use
EDGE network
connected EDGE network in use
3G network
connected 3G network in use
HSPA network
connected HSPA network in use

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Roaming Airplane mode
Bluetooth on Receiving location
data from GPS
Speaker activated Alarm enabled
Vibration mode Silence mode
Callmuted Charging
Battery full Battery extremely
low
Call in progress Missed calls
5
Call in progress
using a Bluetooth
headset
New mail in your
Gmail account
New message Message not sent
New chat
message Newemail
New voicemail Connected to a PC
Open Wi-Fi
network available Upcoming event
Uploading Downloading
talk

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Switching Between the Home Screen and Its
Extensions
FlickleftorrightacrossthescreentoswitchbetweentheHome
screen and its extensions.
Phone memory full Sign-in or synchronization
problem
Preparing the
microSD card More undisplayed notifications
Synchronizing
data Synchronization failed
Portable Wi-Fi
hotspot activated USB tethering
Connected toa
VPN Disconnectedfrom a VPN
Headset plugged
in SIM card not found
Select input
method --