Huawei Mate X3 User manual

User Guide

Contents
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Kickstand Mode 1
Essentials
Basic Gestures 4
Phone Clone 7
Lock and Unlock Your Screen 8
Get Familiar with the Home Screen 9
Control Panel 16
Take a Screenshot 26
Take a Partial Screenshot 27
Take a Scrolling Screenshot 29
Record the Screen 31
Enter Text 32
Multi-Window 34
Show Date and Time When the Screen Is O 43
Charging 44
Smart Features
AI Voice 46
AI Touch 49
Super Device 49
Easy Projection 53
Multi-screen Collaboration 58
Huawei Share 68
Easy Print 69
Camera and Gallery
Take Photos 71
Portrait Mode 76
Night Mode 77
Aperture Mode 77
Master AI 78
Take Photos with Various Zoom Settings 79
Macro 80
Monochrome Photography 81
Moving Pictures 81
Pro Mode 83
Record Videos 86
Tracking Shot 89
Slow-Mo Recording 89
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Time-Lapse Photography 90
Dual-View Mode 91
Story Creator 92
Multi-cam 93
Adjust Camera Settings 96
Manage Gallery 98
Edit Pictures and Videos 102
Golden Snap 104
Highlights 105
Apps
MeeTime 108
Notepad 110
Compass 116
Optimizer 117
Settings
More Connections 119
Use Eye Comfort Mode 123
Notication and Status Icons 124
Manage the Notications and Status Bar 125
Set Fingerprints 127
Face Recognition 128
Storage 129
Security 130
Privacy 131
Accessibility Features 133
About Phone 138
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Kickstand Mode
An Enhanced Viewing Experience in Flexstop Mode
When you are camera shooting, fold your device to a certain angle, and it will automatically
switch to Flexstop Mode and stand up freely.
Shoot in Flex-Stop Mode
While shooting with the Camera app on your device, unfold the device so that half of the
screen hovers. Then place the device on a steady surface, to free your hands while taking the
shot. Under Flex-Stop mode, the upper half of the screen will display the viewnder, and the
lower half will show shooting modes, setting options, and the Shutter button. After taking a
photo, touch the thumbnail to view the image on the top half of the screen.
The gures are for reference only.
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Make a Call in Flexstop Mode
When making a video call with MeeTime, fold your device until half of the screen hovers.
Then, you'll be able to view the video on the top screen, while being able to manage the call
on the bottom screen.
The gures are for reference only.
Experience Always On Display in Flex-Stop Mode
Once Always On Display is enabled, when your phone switches to Flex-Stop Mode, you can
view information such as time and date, without having to turn on the screen.
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The gures are for reference only.
Before using this feature, go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Always On Display,
and make sure that Always On Display is enabled.
The default display mode is Tap to show. When the screen is o, touch the screen so that
the Always On Display eects appear on the screen.
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Essentials
Basic Gestures
Basic Gestures and Shortcuts
System Navigation Gestures
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and make sure that Gestures is
selected.
Return to the previous screen
Swipe in from the left or right edges to return to the previous screen.
Back to home screen
Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen.
Recent tasks
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view recent tasks.
Close an app
When viewing recent tasks, swipe up on an app preview to close the app.
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Switch between apps
•Slide across the bottom edge of the screen to switch between apps.
Before using this gesture, touch Settings on the System navigation
screen, and ensure that Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled.
•Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc to switch between apps.
If your device does not have the Slide across bottom to switch apps switch, it indicates
that the corresponding feature is not supported.
Knuckle Gestures
Before using knuckle gestures, use either of the following methods to make sure that all
necessary features are enabled (depending on your device model):
•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures, and enable Take
screenshot and Record screen.
•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Motion control > Take screenshot, and enable
Smart screenshot.
Take a screenshot
Knock twice on the screen with a knuckle to take a screenshot.
Take a scrollshot
Knock on the screen with a knuckle and draw an "S" to take a scrolling
screenshot.
Capture part of the screen
Knock and draw an enclosed area with a knuckle to capture part of the
screen.
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Record screen
Knock twice on the screen with two knuckles to start or end a screen
recording.
More Gestures
Access Home screen editing mode
Pinch two ngers together on the home screen.
Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen
Turn on the screen and swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.
Display the search bar
Swipe down from the middle of the home screen.
Display the notication panel
Swipe down from the upper left edge of the screen.
Turn on a shortcut switch
Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control
Panel and touch to expand the shortcut switches panel.
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Button Shortcuts
Power o and restart
Press and hold the Power button until your device displays the Power o
and Restart menu.
Turn up volume
Press the Volume up button.
Turn down volume
Press the Volume down button.
Take a screenshot
Press the Volume down and Power buttons simultaneously.
Some products do not have volume buttons.
Phone Clone
Use Phone Clone to Move Data to Your New Device
Phone Clone lets you quickly and seamlessly move all the basic data (including contacts,
calendar, images, and videos) from your old device to your new device.
Migrate Data from a Huawei/Android Device
1On your new device, open the Phone Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates >
Phone Clone, touch This is the new device, and select Huawei or Other Android.
2On your old device, follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone.
•For Huawei devices: You can download Phone Clone from AppGallery.
•For Android devices: You can download Phone Clone from the Huawei ocial website.
3On the old device, open the Phone Clone app, touch This is the old device, and follow
the onscreen instructions to connect the old device with your new device manually, or by
scanning a code.
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