Huawei P8 lite User manual

User Guide
P8 lite

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Contents
Foreword
First-class functions
2Safe
2 Taking a photo before focusing the camera
3 Launching the camera from gallery
3 QR code
4 Privacy protection
Getting started
6 Locking and unlocking the screen
7 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
7 Turning on mobile data
7 Connecting your phone to a computer
8 Importing contacts from your old phone
8 Touchscreen gestures
10 Motion control
12 Status icons
13 Home
16 Notification
17 Accessing applications
17 Personalizing your phone
19 Texting
Calls and contacts
21 Making a call
23 Answering or rejecting a call
24 What you can do during a call
25 Answering a third-party call
25 Making a conference call
26 Using the call log
26 Turning on pocket mode
27 TTY Operation
27 Call settings
28 Managing contacts
29 Searching for a contact
29 Importing or exporting contacts
31 Adding a contact to your favorites
32 Contact groups

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Messaging and email
34 Sending a text message
34 Replying to a message
34 Managing messages
36 Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account
36 Sending an email
36 Checking your emails
37 Setting up an account
Camera and Gallery
39 Capture screen
40 Taking a photo
40 Capture mode
42 Shooting a video
42 Video shooting mode
42 Camera settings
43 Gallery
Music and video
45 Adding songs
45 Listening to music
47 Creating a playlist
47 Playing a playlist
47 Deleting a playlist
47 Setting a song as the ringtone
48 Playing a video
Network and sharing
49 Turning on mobile data
49 Wi-Fi network
50 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection
51 Transferring data through Bluetooth
52 Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct
53 Transferring data between your phone and computer
54 Multi-screen display
Applications
55 Managing applications
56 Backup
56 Phone Manager
58 Calendar
59 Clock
61 Weather
62 Note
62 FM radio

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Phone settings
64 Turning on location services
64 Modifying tone settings
65 Modifying display settings
66 Turning on one-hand UI
66 Turning on gloves mode
66 Turning on the suspend button
67 Changing the lock screen style
68 Turning airplane mode on or off
68 Setting the PIN of your SIM card
69 Setting up an account
70 Restoring factory settings
70 Updating your phone
71 Setting the date and time
71 Changing the system language
72 Accessibility
Legal Notice

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Foreword
Foreword
This guide only applies to phones that are running EMUI 3.0. Please read this
guide carefully before you start using the phone.
Symbols and definitions
Note Highlights important information and tips, and
provides additional information.
Caution
Indicates potential problems that may arise, such
as device damage or data loss, if proper care or
attention is not given.

First-class functions
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First-class functions
Safe
The Safe function helps you keep your important files and privacy protected.
Enabling the Safe
1. On the home screen, touch Files .
2. Under Categories or Local , touch .
3. Touch Enable .
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter passwords and answers to
security questions, and then touch
Done .
Adding files to the Safe
1. On the home screen, touch Files .
2. Under Categories or Local , touch .
3. Enter the password, and touch Done .
4. Touch Add .
5. Follow the onscreen instructions and select files you want to add to the
Safe.
6. Touch Add to add the selected files to the Safe.
Taking a photo before focusing the camera
In all-focus mode, you can change the focus point of a photo after it's been
taken.
1. On the home screen, touch Camera .
2. Touch > All focus to switch to all focus mode.

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First-class functions
3. Touch to take a photo.
4. Go to Gallery, and select a photo that was taken in all-focus mode.
indicates photos taken in all-focus mode.
5. Touch to enter all-focus editing mode.
6. Touch an area of the photo to change the focus point to that location.
7. Touch .
Launching the camera from gallery
1. On the home screen, touch Gallery .
2. Flick down from the Time screen to display the viewfinder in half screen
mode and flick down again to open the camera.
Not all camera features are available in half screen mode.
3. Touch to take a photo.
4. Touch Return to return to Gallery.
QR code
You can scan QR codes using the camera and gallery.
Scanning a QR code using Gallery
1. On the home screen, touch Gallery .
2. Choose a QR code photo.
3. Touch the photo. Gallery will automatically scan the QR code entry.
4. Touch View details to view further details.

First-class functions
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Scanning a QR code using Camera
1. On the home screen, touch Camera .
2. Frame the QR code with the camera. The camera will automatically scan
the QR code entry.
3. Touch View details to view details.
Privacy protection
If you have private data in your phone that you wish to keep hidden from
others, you can enable privacy protection and set two different passwords,
one for yourself and one for guests.
Enabling privacy protection
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Security .
3. Touch Privacy protection > Let's start .
4. Select a password style.
5. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the owner password and visitor
password.
After privacy mode is enabled, entering your owner password allows access
to all content on your phone. Entering the visitor password allows access to
content that has not been protected.
Setting private information
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Security .
3. Touch Privacy protection .
4. Enter the owner password, and touch Next .
5. Under Set private data , set your private contacts, albums, and applications.

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Disabling privacy protection
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Security .
3. Touch Privacy protection .
4. Enter the owner password, and touch Next .
5. Touch the Privacy protection switch to disable privacy protection.
After privacy protection is disabled, your owner password will function
as the screen unlock password and the visitor password will be invalid.

Getting started
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Getting started
Locking and unlocking the screen
Locking the screen
• Method 1: Press the power button to manually lock the screen.
• Method 2: After being idle for a specified period of time, your phone
automatically locks its screen.
To set the screen lock method, touch Settings on the home screen.
On the displayed
General tab, touch Screen lock > Screen lock .
Unlocking the screen
When the screen is off, press the power button to turn it on. Slide your finger
towards any direction to unlock the screen.