Huawei Mate Xs User manual

User Guide

Contents
Essentials
Basic Gestures 1
System Navigation 3
Phone Clone 4
Lock and Unlock Your Screen 5
Notication and Status Icons 6
Shortcut Switches 7
Home Screen Widgets 8
Set Your Wallpaper 8
Screenshots&Screen Recording 8
View and Clear Notications 11
Adjust Sound Settings 12
Enter Text 13
Split-screen Mode and Floating Window 13
Show Date and Time When the Screen Is O 15
Power On and O or Restart Your Device 15
Charging 16
Smart Features
AI Lens 18
HiTouch 18
Easy Projection 18
Huawei Share OneHop 20
Huawei Share 22
Smart Remote 24
Camera and Gallery
Launch Camera 25
Take Photos with Your Foldable Device 25
Take Photos 26
Shoot in Portrait, Night, and Wide Aperture Modes 26
Master AI 28
Zoom to Take Photos 29
Super Macro 29
Take Panoramic Photos 30
Take Black and White Photos 30
Light Painting 31
Take HDR Photos 32
Moving Pictures 32
Add Stickers to Photos 33
Documents Mode 33
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Pro Mode 34
Record Videos 35
AI Movie Eects 36
4K HD Videos 36
Slow-Mo Recording 36
Time-Lapse Photography 37
Leica Colors 38
Filters 38
Edit Camera Modes 39
Adjust Camera Settings 39
Manage Gallery 40
Smart Photo Categorisation 44
Huawei Vlog Editor 45
Huawei Vlogs 46
Highlights 47
Apps
Apps 49
Contacts 50
Phone 53
Messaging 59
Calendar 61
Clock 62
Notepad 64
Recorder 65
Email 66
Calculator 70
Torch 70
Compass 71
Mirror 72
App Twin 72
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 73
Optimizer 73
Phone Clone 76
HiSuite 77
Tips 78
Settings
Search for Items in Settings 79
Wi-Fi 79
Bluetooth 80
Mobile Data 81
More Connections 85
Home Screen&Wallpaper 90
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Display&Brightness 91
Sounds&Vibration 95
Notications 97
Biometrics&Password 99
Apps 101
Battery 102
Storage 103
Security 103
Privacy 107
Accessibility Features 110
Users&Accounts 112
System&Updates 113
About Phone 117
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Essentials
Basic Gestures
Basic Gestures
System Navigation Gestures
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and ensure that Gestures is
selected.
Back
Swipe inward from the left or right edge to return to the
previous screen.
Back to the home screen
Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen.
View recent tasks
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view
recent tasks.
Close an app
On the recent tasks screen, swipe up on an app preview to
close the app.
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More Gestures
Access Home screen editing mode
Pinch two ngers together on the home screen.
Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen
Swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.
Display the search bar
Swipe down on the home screen.
Open the notication panel
Swipe down from the status bar.
Button Shortcuts
Power o and restart
Press and hold the Power button until the Power o and
Restart options appear.
Increase the volume
Press the Volume up button.
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Decrease the volume
Press the Volume down button.
Take a screenshot
Press the Volume down and Power buttons simultaneously.
Ultra snapshot
Double-press the Volume down button when the screen is o
or locked to take a photo.
System Navigation
Change the Navigation Mode
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation to select a navigation mode
according to your preferences.
Navigate with Gestures
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and enable or disable
Gestures.
After enabling Gestures, you can:
•Go back to the previous screen: Swipe inward from the left or right edge.
•Return to the home screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
•Access the recent tasks screen: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold.
•Close an app from the recent tasks screen: Swipe up on an app preview.
Three-Key Navigation
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Three-key
navigation.
Touch Settings to select the navigation key combination you prefer.
The icons on the navigation bar are as follows:
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•: Back key to return to the previous screen, exit an app, or close the onscreen keyboard.
•: Home key to return to the home screen.
•: Recents key to display the recent tasks screen.
•: Notication key to open the notication panel.
Customise the Navigation Key Combination
Go to Three-key navigation > Settings. You can:
•Select a navigation key combination.
•Enable Hide navigation keys to allow you to hide the navigation bar when not in use.
Navigation Dock
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation > Navigation dock, and
enable Navigation dock.
After the Navigation dock button appears, you can:
•Drag the button to your desired position.
•Touch the button to go back.
•Double-touch the button to go back two steps.
•Touch and hold the button, then release it to go back to the home screen.
•Touch and hold the button, then swipe left or right to view recent tasks.
Phone Clone
Phone Clone
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.
Clone Data from an Android Device
1On your new device, open Phone Clone . Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch Huawei or Other
Android.
2Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the
onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new device by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
4On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then touch Transfer to start
cloning.
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Phone Clone is only available on devices running Android 4.4 or later.
Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad
1On your new device, open Phone Clone. Alternatively, go to Settings > System &
updates > Phone Clone, touch This is the new phone, then touch iPhone/iPad.
2Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone on your old device.
3On your old device, open Phone Clone and touch This is the old phone. Follow the
onscreen instructions to connect your old device with your new device by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
4On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then follow the onscreen
instructions to complete the data cloning.
Phone Clone is only available on devices running iOS 8.0 or later.
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock the Screen
If your device remains inactive for a period of time, it will automatically lock the screen and
enter sleep mode to save power.
Alternative, you can manually lock the screen in either of the following ways:
•Press the Power button.
•On the home screen, pinch two ngers together to enter screen editing mode. Touch
Widgets, then drag the Screen Lock icon to the home screen. You can now touch the
Screen Lock icon to lock the screen.
Set the Screen Timeout Period
Go to Settings > Display & brightness > Sleep and select a screen timeout period.
Wake Screen
You can turn on the screen in either of the following ways:
•Press the Power button.
•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen and
enable Raise to wake or Double-tap to wake.
•When Raise to wake is enabled, you can pick up your device to turn on the screen.
•When Double-tap to wake is enabled, you can touch the screen twice to turn it on.
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Unlock the Screen with Password
Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from the middle of the screen to display the password
input panel. Then, enter your lock screen password.
Unlock Your Device with Your Fingerprint
Press an enroled nger against the ngerprint sensor to unlock your device.
Change the Lock Screen Display
Display Your Signature on the Lock Screen
Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper, touch Lock screen signature, then type
text to display on the lock screen.
To remove the signature, touch Lock screen signature and delete the text.
Access Apps from the Lock Screen
You can access commonly used apps such as Camera, Recorder, and Calculator from the lock
screen.
•Turn on the screen, touch and hold , then swipe up to open Camera.
•Turn on the screen, then swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to open the shortcut
panel. Shortcuts for Recorder, Torch, Calculator, and Timer will be available.
Notication and Status Icons
Notication and Status Icons
Network status icons may vary according to your region or network service provider.
Supported functions vary according to the device model. Some of the following icons may
not be applicable to your device.
5G network connected 4G network connected
3G network connected 2G network connected
Full signal strength Roaming
Data saver enabled SIM card not found
Hotspot enabled Hotspot connected
Calling VoLTE enabled
Wi-Fi network connected SkyTone in use
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