Huawei Y635 User manual

Y635
User Guide

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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 Privacy protection
Getting started
5 Locking and unlocking the screen
6 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
6 Turning on mobile data
6 Connecting your phone to a computer
7 Importing contacts from your old phone
8 Touchscreen gestures
9 Status icons
10 Home
12 Notification panel
13 Accessing applications
14 Personalizing your phone
15 Texting
Calls and contacts
18 Making a call
20 Answering or rejecting a call
21 What you can do during a call
22 Answering a third-party call
22 Making a conference call
22 Using the call log
23 Call settings
24 Managing contacts
25 Searching for a contact
25 Importing or exporting contacts
27 Adding a contact to your favorites
28 Contact groups
Messaging and email
30 Sending a text message
30 Replying to a message
30 Managing messages
32 Adding an email account

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33 Sending an email
33 Checking your emails
34 Setting up an account
Camera and Gallery
35 Capture screen
36 Taking a photo
36 Capture mode
37 Shooting a video
38 Video shooting mode
38 Camera settings
38 Gallery
Music and video
41 Adding songs
41 Listening to music
42 Creating a playlist
43 Playing a playlist
43 Deleting a playlist
43 Setting a song as the ringtone
43 Playing a video
Network and sharing
45 Turning on mobile data
45 Wi-Fi network
46 Sharing your phone's mobile data connection
47 Transferring data through Bluetooth
48 Transferring data using Wi-Fi Direct
49 Transferring data between your phone and computer
Applications
51 Managing applications
52 Phone Manager
53 Calendar
54 Clock
56 Weather
57 Note
57 FM radio
Phone settings
59 Turning on location services
59 Modifying tone settings
60 Modifying display settings
61 Turning on one-hand UI
61 Changing the lock screen style

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63 Turning on or off airplane mode
63 Setting the PIN of your SIM card
64 Setting up an account
65 Restoring factory settings
65 Updating your phone
66 Setting the date and time
67 Changing the system language
67 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.
All pictures and illustrations in this document are for your reference only. The
actual product may vary.
Features in this guide are for your reference only. Some features may not be
supported by all phones.
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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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.
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 format.

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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.
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.

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Getting started
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.

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Connecting to a Wi-Fi network
1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2. Under Shortcuts , touch and hold to display the Wi-Fi settings screen.
3. Touch the Wi-Fi switch to turn on Wi-Fi. Your phone then scans for
available Wi-Fi networks and displays them.
4. Touch the Wi-Fi network you want to connect to. If the Wi-Fi network is
encrypted, enter the password when prompted.
Turning on mobile data
1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2. Under Shortcuts , touch to turn on mobile data.
When you don't need to access the Internet, turn off mobile data to save
battery power and reduce data usage.
Connecting your phone to a computer
Use a USB cable to connect your phone to a computer, and follow the
onscreen instructions to select a connection mode to transfer photos, videos,
songs, and other files between your phone and computer.
Device file
manager (MTP)
Read, manage, and transfer files in your phone storage.
For details, see MTP mode.
PC Suite
(HiSuite)
HiSuite is a phone management software that works for
your computer. You can use it to back up and restore
phone data, install or remove applications, and
synchronize contacts, messages, photos, calendars, and
other files between your phone and computer. For
details, see HiSuite mode.

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Importing contacts from your old phone
You can import contacts from your old phone in any of the following ways:
USB flash drive
If you have a microSD card installed, you can use your
phone as a USB storage device, read data from its
microSD card, and transfer data to and from a
computer. For details, see USB flash drive mode.
SIM card
Copy your contacts on your SIM card to your new
phone. For details, see Importing contacts from a SIM
card.
Storage device
If your old phone has been installed with a microSD
card, export contacts in your old phone as a .vcf file to
a microSD card, and then import the contacts to your
new phone. For details, see Importing contacts from a
storage device.
Bluetooth
Turn on Bluetooth on both your old and new phones,
and import your contacts using Bluetooth. For details,
see Importing contacts from a Bluetooth device.
Backup
If your old phone supports Backup, back up your
contacts, and restore them to your new phone. For
details, see Backup.
Computer
Synchronize your contacts from your old phone to a
computer, and use HiSuite to synchronize them to your
new phone. For details, see HiSuite mode.
Other accounts
• Install SNS applications and synchronize contacts from
your SNS accounts.
• Log in to your Exchange account and synchronize your
contacts.

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Touchscreen gestures
Touch : Tap an item once. For example,
touch an application to select or open it.
Touch and hold : Touch and leave your
finger on the screen for 2 seconds or more.
For example, touch and hold a blank area on
the home screen to enter editing mode.
Flick : Move your finger vertically or
horizontally across the screen. For example,
you can flick left or right under
Notifications
of the notification panel to dismiss a
notification. Flick vertically or horizontally to
go to other home screens, scroll through a
document, and more.
Drag : Touch and hold an item and then
move it to another position. You can
rearrange applications and widgets on the
home screen this way.

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Status icons
Status icons may vary according to your region or service provider.
Spread apart and pinch together : Spread
two fingers apart to zoom in, and pinch
them together to zoom out on a map, web
page, or picture.
Signal strength No signal
GPRS network connected 3G network connected
Enhanced Data Rates for
GSM Evolution (EDGE)
network connected
High Speed Packet Access
(HSPA) network connected
Long Term Evolution (LTE)
network connected Roaming
Airplane mode enabled Bluetooth on
Receiving location data
from GPS Vibration mode enabled
Silence mode enabled Alarms enabled
Charging Battery full
Battery low Call in progress
Missed calls New messages
New emails New voicemails
Selecting an input
method Wi-Fi network available

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Home
Your home screens are where you can find your favorite widgets and all your
applications. We did away with the application list to give you a more
convenient and direct path to your applications.
Connected to a Wi-Fi
network Uploading data
Downloading data Phone memory full
Upcoming events No SIM card found
Sign-in or
synchronization problem Synchronizing data
Synchronization failed Portable Wi-Fi hotspot on
More notifications Connected to a VPN
Headset plugged in USB debugging mode
enabled
USB tethering on - -
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Switching between home screens
Running out of space on the home screen? Not to worry. Your phone lets you
create additional home screens.
Auto-rotate screen
If you rotate your phone when browsing a web page or viewing a photo, your
screen automatically changes between landscape and portrait views.
Additionally, this feature allows you to enjoy tilt sensor-based applications,
such as racing games.
1. Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel.
2. Under Shortcuts , touch Auto-rotate to enable or disable the auto-rotate
screen function.
Taking a screenshot
Want to share an interesting scene in a movie or show off your new high score
in a game? Take a screenshot and share away.
Status bar: displays notifications and icons. Flick down from the
status bar to open the notification panel.
Display area: displays application icons, folders, and widgets.
Screen position indicator: shows the current screen's position.
Dock: displays frequently used applications.
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Press the power and volume down buttons simultaneously to take a
screenshot. Then, open the notification panel and touch to share the
screenshot. By default, screenshots are saved to the Screenshots folder in
Gallery .
You can also open the notification panel and touch under Shortcuts
to take a screenshot.
Organizing applications and widgets on the home screen
The following operations allow you to organize your application, widget, or
folder:
• Adding a widget : On the home screen, touch and hold a blank area to
display the Widgets option menu. Select a widget and drag it to the home
screen.
If the home screen doesn't have enough space, your phone will
automatically create a new home screen to the right of the original and
place the widget on the new home screen. You can have nine home
screens at most.
• Moving an application or widget : On the home screen, touch and hold
an application icon or widget until your phone vibrates to enter editing
mode. You can then drag an application or widget to any fitting blank
space.
• Deleting an application or widget : On the home screen, touch and hold
the application icon or widget you want to delete until is displayed.
Drag the unwanted application icon or widget to .
• Creating a folder : On the home screen, drag one application on top
another application to create a folder containing both applications.
Notification panel
Flick down from the status bar to open the notification panel. Flick left or
right to switch between the notifications and shortcuts tabs.

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Accessing applications
Starting applications and switching between them
On the home screen, touch an application icon to open it.
To switch to another application, touch Home to return to the home
screen, and touch the icon of the application you want to open.
Touch to view the notification details and flick left or right
across a notification to dismiss it.
Touch to delete all notifications.
Touch to expand or collapse the shortcut switches. (This
feature may not be available on all phones.)
Touch to enable or disable automatic brightness.
Touch the shortcut switches on the notification panel to turn
on or off the functions. Touch to customize the shortcut
switch list.
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Viewing recently used applications
Touch and hold Recent to display the list of recently used applications.
You can then:
• Touch an application's thumbnail to open it.
• Flick left or right to display recently used applications.
• Flick up on an application thumbnail to close it.
• Flick up from the bottom on the screen until is displayed to close all the
applications in the list.
Personalizing your phone
Changing the home screen style
Your phone supports the standard and simple home screen styles.
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Home screen style .
3. Choose Simple and touch .
Touch Standard home to switch from simple home screen to standard
home screen.
Changing the theme
1. On the home screen, touch Themes .
2. Select a theme and touch Apply .
Changing the wallpaper
1. Touch and hold a blank area on the home screen to enter editing mode.
2. Touch Wallpapers .
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• Touch Lock screen wallpaper to set the wallpaper displayed on the phone
lock screen.
• Touch Home screen wallpaper to set the home screen wallpaper.
• Touch the Random change switch to have the home screen wallpaper
changed automatically at periodic intervals.
Setting the ringtone
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Sound .
3. Touch Phone ringtone or Default notification tone , and choose either of
the following tabs:
• Ringtone : Choose from the default selection.
• Music : Choose from the audio files you have saved to your phone.
If your phone supports dual cards, you can set a ringtone for each card.
4. Touch .
Changing the font size
1. On the home screen, touch Settings .
2. Under All , touch Display .
3. Touch Font size and select a font size.
Texting
Your phone comes with multiple text input methods. You can quickly enter
text using the onscreen keyboard.
• Touch a text box to bring up the onscreen keyboard.
• To hide the onscreen keyboard, touch .

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Selecting an input method
1. On the text input screen, flick down from the status bar to open the
notification panel.
2. Under Notifications , touch Choose input method .
3. Select an input method.
To change your phone's default input method, touch Settings on
the home screen. Under
All , touch Language & input > Default keyboard
to select an input method.
Huawei Swype input method
Slide across letters to enter a word.
Touch to switch between lowercase and uppercase letters.
Touch and hold to go to the input settings screen.
Touch to enter numbers and symbols.
Touch to enter a space.
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