Huawei MatePad Pro User manual

User Guide
MatePad Pro

Contents
Essentials
Basic Gestures 1
System Navigation 2
Tablet Clone 3
Lock and Unlock Your Screen 3
Notication and Status Icons 4
Control Panel 6
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 6
Home Screen Widgets 7
Set Your Wallpaper 7
Screenshots & Screen Recording 8
View and Clear Notications 10
Adjust Sound Settings 11
Enter Text 12
Multi-Window 12
Power On and O or Restart Your Device 15
Charging 16
Smart Features
AI Voice 19
AI Lens 22
AI Touch 24
Easy Projection 25
Multi-screen Collaboration Between Your Tablet and Phone 25
Huawei Share 27
Camera and Gallery
Launch Camera 28
Take Photos 28
Take Panoramic Photos 29
Add Stickers to Photos 29
Documents Mode 30
Record Videos 30
Time-Lapse Photography 31
Adjust Camera Settings 32
Manage Gallery 33
Highlights 38
Apps
Apps 42
Contacts 43
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MeeTime 44
Calendar 46
Clock 47
Notepad 48
Recorder 51
Email 52
Calculator 55
Torch 55
App Twin 56
Tablet Manager 56
Tablet Clone 57
Settings
Search for Items in Settings 59
Wi-Fi 59
Bluetooth 60
More Connections 61
Home Screen & Wallpaper 63
Display & Brightness 65
Sounds & Vibration 67
Notications 68
Biometrics & Password 69
Apps 70
Battery 71
Storage 73
Security 73
Privacy 76
Accessibility Features 78
Users & Accounts 79
System & Updates 80
About Tablet 82
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Essentials
Basic Gestures
Knuckle Gestures
Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures to enable Take screenshot,
Record screen.
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.
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.
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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 on the home screen.
Open the notication panel
Swipe down from the upper left edge of the screen to display the
notication panel.
Turn on a shortcut switch
Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display and
touch to expand the shortcut switches panel.
System Navigation
Use Three-Key Navigation
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation, and select Three-key navigation.
You can then:
•Touch to return to the previous menu or exit the current app.
•Touch to return to the home screen.
•Touch to access the recent tasks screen.
You can touch Settings to congure more settings.
•Select a navigation key combination.
•Enable Hide navigation keys to allow you to hide the navigation bar when not in use.
•Touch (if available in the selected navigation key combination) to open the notication
panel.
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Use Navigation Dock to Control Your Device
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation > More or Settings > System &
updates > System navigation > Navigation dock(depending on your device model) and
enable Navigation Dock.
After the Navigation dock appears, you can:
•Drag the dock to your preferred position.
•Touch the dock to go back.
•Touch and hold the dock, then release it to return to the home screen.
•Touch and hold the dock, then swipe left or right to view recent tasks.
Tablet Clone
Use Tablet Clone to Move Data to Your New Device
Tablet 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 or Other Android Device
1On your new device, open the Tablet Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates >
Tablet 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 Tablet Clone.
3On the old device, open the Tablet Clone app, touch This is the old device, and follow
the onscreen instructions to connect the 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.
Migrate Data from an iPhone or iPad
1On the new device, open the Tablet Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates >
Tablet Clone, touch This is the new device, and select iPhone/iPad.
2Follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Tablet Clone on your old device.
3On the old device, open the Tablet Clone app, touch This is the old device, and follow
the onscreen instructions to connect the 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.
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
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Lock the Screen
If your tablet 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.
Turn On the Screen
You can turn on the screen in any of the following ways:
•Press the Power button.
•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen, and
enable Raise to wake and/or Double-tap to wake. Then use the corresponding feature to
turn on the screen.
If your device does not have this option, it indicates that this feature is not supported.
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.
Use Face Unlock
Turn on the screen and align it with your face. Your device will unlock once your face is
recognised.
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
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Data saver enabled No SIM card detected
Hotspot enabled Hotspot connected
Wi-Fi connected Hotspot disconnected
Switching network via Wi-Fi+ Alarm set
Battery empty Low battery
Charging Quick charging
Super charging Super wireless charging
Quick wireless charging Regular wireless charging
Power saving mode enabled Digital balance enabled
Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth device battery
Bluetooth device connected VPN connected
Driving mode Projection device connected
Location service enabled Eye comfort mode enabled
Headset connected Headset with a microphone
connected
Calling VoLTE enabled
Missed call Unread SMS
Silence Vibration
NFC enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled
Data syncing Data sync failed
Performance mode enabled New email
Event reminder More notications
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Airplane mode enabled
Control Panel
Use Shortcut Switches
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.
•Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature.
•Touch and hold a shortcut switch to access the settings screen of the corresponding feature
(supported by some features).
•Touch to access the system settings screen.
Customise Shortcuts
Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel, go to >
Edit switches, then touch and hold a shotcut switch to drag it to your preferred position, and
touch Done.
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features
Access Frequently Used App Features from the Home Screen
You can access frequently used features of certain apps from app icons on the home screen,
and even add shortcuts for these features to the home screen.
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features
Touch and hold an app icon until a pop-up menu is displayed, then touch a frequently used
feature to access it.
For example, touch and hold the Camera icon, then touch a shooting mode, such as Sele or
Video, from the pop-up menu to access it.
If no pop-up menu is displayed after you touch and hold an app icon, it indicates that the
app does not support this feature.
Add Frequently Used App Features to the Home Screen
Touch and hold an app icon on your home screen to bring up the pop-up menu. Touch and
hold the desired feature and drag it to your home screen to create a shortcut.
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Home Screen Widgets
Add, Move, or Delete Home Screen Widgets
You can add, move, or delete home screen widgets, such as Screen lock, Weather, Notepad,
Clock, Contacts, Petal Search and Calendar, according to your personal requirements.
Add Weather, Clock, and Other Widgets to the Home Screen
1Pinch two ngers on the home screen to access Home screen settings mode.
2Touch Widgets, then swipe left to view all widgets.
3Some widgets, such as Weather, come in various formats. Touch the widget to show all
formats, and swipe right to collapse.
4Touch a widget to add it to the home screen. If there is no room on the current screen,
touch and hold it, then drag it to a dierent screen.
To congure the Weather app, open it, and touch to set the congurations as
prompted.
For example, to switch between Celsius and Fahrenheit, go to > Temperature unit,
and select the temperature unit you want.
Move or Delete a Widget
Touch and hold a widget on your home screen until your device vibrates, then drag it to the
desired position or touch Remove.
Set Your Wallpaper
Set Your Wallpaper
Use a Preset Wallpaper
1Go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Wallpaper.
2Touch an image you want to set as the wallpaper.
3Set the following based on your preferences:
•Blur: To apply a blur eect, which can be adjusted by dragging the slider.
•: To preview how the wallpaper looks like. You can touch Scrollable to make the
wallpaper scalable on the home screen.
4Touch Apply, and you can set the wallpaper as Lock screen, Home screen, or Both.
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