Huawei MatePad Pro User manual

User Guide
MatePad Pro

Contents
Essentials
System Navigation 1
Phone Clone 2
Lock and Unlock Your Screen 3
Get Familiar with the Home Screen 4
Shortcut Switches 4
Home Screen Widgets 4
Set Your Wallpaper 5
Screenshots & Screen Recording 5
View and Clear Notications 7
Adjust Sound Settings 7
Enter Text 8
Split-screen Mode & Floating Window 8
Charging 10
Smart Features
AI Lens 13
HiTouch 13
Easy Projection 13
Multi-Screen Collaboration 15
Huawei Share 17
Camera and Gallery
Launch Camera 20
Take Photos 20
Master AI 21
Take Wide-Angle or Long-Focus Photos 22
Take Panoramic Photos 22
Light Painting 22
Take HDR Photos 24
Moving Pictures 24
Add Stickers to Photos 25
Documents Mode 25
Pro Mode 26
Record Videos 27
4K HD Videos 28
Slow-Mo Recording 28
Time-Lapse Photography 28
Filters 29
Edit Camera Modes 29
Adjust Camera Settings 30
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Manage Gallery 30
Huawei Vlog Editor 34
Huawei Vlogs 35
Highlights 36
Apps
Apps 38
Contacts 39
Phone 42
Messaging 48
Calendar 50
Clock 51
Notepad 53
Recorder 54
Email 55
Calculator 59
Flashlight 60
Compass 60
App Twin 60
Quickly Access Frequently Used App Features 60
Tablet Manager 61
Phone Clone 63
HiSuite 64
Tips 65
Settings
Wi-Fi 67
Bluetooth 68
Mobile Data 69
More Connections 71
Home Screen & Wallpaper 76
Display & Brightness 78
Sounds & Vibration 81
Notications 84
Biometrics & Password 85
Apps 87
Battery 87
Storage 89
Security 89
Privacy 93
Accessibility Features 96
Users & Accounts 98
System & Updates 98
About Tablet 103
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Essentials
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.
•Access in-app menus: In applicable third-party apps, swipe inward from the left or right
edge near the top of the screen.
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:
•: 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. Touch and hold it to access Split-screen
mode.
Customize 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.
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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 tablet to your new tablet.
Clone Data from an Android Device
1On your new tablet, open Phone Clone (in the Tools folder by default). 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 tablet by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
4On your old device, select the data you want to clone, then touch Transfer to start
cloning.
Phone Clone is only available on tablets running Android 4.4 or later.
Clone Data from an iPhone or iPad
1On your new tablet, open Phone Clone (in the Tools folder by default). 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 tablet by scanning a code
or connecting manually.
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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 tablets running iOS 8.0 or later.
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
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 together two ngers 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.
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 screen to wake.
•When Raise to wake is enabled, you can pick up your tablet to turn on the screen.
•When Double-tap screen to wake is enabled, you can touch the screen twice to turn it
on.
Enter the Password to Unlock the Screen
Once the screen is turned on, swipe from any position on 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 tablet will unlock once your face is
recognized.
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.
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Access Apps from the Lock Screen
You can access commonly used apps such as Camera, Recorder, and Calculator from the lock
screen.
•On the lock screen, swipe up on the icon to open Camera.
•On the lock screen, swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen to open the shortcut
panel. Shortcuts for Recorder, Flashlight, Calculator, and Timer will be available for you
to choose from.
Get Familiar with the Home Screen
Get Familiar with the Home Screen
From the home screen, you can:
•Check the status of your tablet and notications from the status bar at the top of the
screen.
•Swipe left or right to view apps and widgets displayed on the home screen.
Shortcut Switches
Shortcut Switches
Turn on a Shortcut Switch
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it again
to show all shortcuts.
•Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature.
•Touch and hold a shortcut switch to enter the settings screen for that feature.
•Touch to open Settings.
Customize Shortcut Switches
Touch , touch and hold an icon, then drag it to the desired position.
Home Screen Widgets
Home Screen Widgets
You can add, move, or delete home screen widgets, such as Screen lock, Weather, Notepad,
Clock, Contacts, and Calendar, according to your personal requirements.
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Add a Widget to the Home Screen
1Pinch together two ngers on the home screen to access the Home screen editor.
2Touch Widgets, then swipe left to view all widgets.
3Some widgets, like Weather, come in various formats. Touch the widget to view all
formats, then swipe right to return.
4Touch a widget to add it to the home screen. If there is no room on the current screen
page, touch and hold it, then drag it to a dierent screen page.
Move or Delete a Widget
Touch and hold a widget on your home screen until your tablet 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 according to your preferences:
•Blur: applies a blur eect, which can be adjusted by dragging the slider.
•Scrollable: enables the wallpaper to be scrollable on the home screen.
4Touch , then determine whether you'd like to set it as the wallpaper for the Lock
screen, Home screen, or Both.
Set an Image from Gallery as Your Wallpaper
1Open Gallery, and open the image you want to set as your wallpaper.
2Go to > Set as > Wallpaper, then follow the onscreen instructions.
Screenshots & Screen Recording
Take a Screenshot
Use a Key Combination to Take a Screenshot
Press and hold the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneously to take a screenshot.
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Use a Shortcut to Take a Screenshot
Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it again
to show all shortcuts. Touch to take a screenshot.
Share and Edit a Screenshot, or Switch to Scrollshot
After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail will display in the lower left corner of the screen.
Then you can:
•Swipe down on the thumbnail to take a scrolling screenshot.
This function is not supported in landscape view.
•Swipe up on the thumbnail to select a sharing mode and share the screenshot with your
friends.
•Touch the thumbnail to edit or delete it.
Screenshots are saved to Gallery by default.
Record the Screen
Record your screen activities in sharable videos to compose a tutorial, show o your
awesome gaming skills, and a lot more.
Use a Key Combination to Start Screen Recording
Press and hold the Power and Volume up buttons simultaneously to start screen recording. To
stop recording, press and hold both buttons again.
Use a Shortcut to Start Screen Recording
1Swipe down from the status bar to open the notication panel, then swipe down on it
again to show all shortcuts.
2Touch Screen Recorder to start screen recording.
3To stop the recording, touch the timer at the top of the screen.
4The recording will be saved to Gallery.
Record Your Voice During Screen Recording
You can enable the microphone to record your voice while recording the screen.
Once you have started a screen recording, touch the microphone icon and ensure that it is
displayed as . Your voice can then also be recorded.
If the microphone is disabled (i.e. if it is displayed as ), you will only be able to record
system sounds (such as gameplay sounds). If you want the screen to be recorded in
silence, mute your tablet and turn o the music and any other media sound before
starting the screen recording.
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View and Clear Notications
View and Clear Notications
View Notications
When there is a notication reminder, you can turn on the screen and swipe down from the
status bar to open the notication panel and view the notication.
Clear Notications
•Swipe right on a notication reminder to clear the notication.
•Touch at the bottom of the notication panel to clear all notications.
Block, Silence, or Delay Notications
Swipe left on a notication, then touch to block, silence, or delay notications from that
source.
Some system notications can't be blocked, cleared, or delayed.
Adjust Sound Settings
Adjust Sound Settings
Press a Volume Button to Adjust the Volume
Press the Volume up or down button to adjust the volume.
Press the Power Button to Mute Your Device When It Rings
When your tablet rings for an incoming call or alarm, you can press the Power button to
mute it.
Flip to Mute or Raise to Reduce the Ringtone Volume
When there is an incoming call, you can ip your tablet to mute it, or raise it up to reduce
the ringtone volume.
For the features to take eect, go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts &
gestures > Mute ringtone/Reduce volume and make sure that Flip to mute ringtone and
Raise to lower volume are enabled.
Voice calls are not supported on Wi-Fi only tablets.
Set the Default Volume
Go to Settings > Sounds & vibration, then you can set the volume for the following
items:
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