Huawei Band User manual

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HUAWEI Band
User Manual

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Contents
1Introduction............................................................................................................4
2Getting started........................................................................................................5
3Use the band...........................................................................................................6
3.1 Power on/off....................................................................................................6
3.2 Wake up the screen .........................................................................................6
3.3 Move between screens ....................................................................................7
3.4 Change the watch face.....................................................................................8
3.5 Pair with only one phone.................................................................................8
3.6 Use the Band when it is not paired................................................................10
3.7 Charge your Band..........................................................................................10
3.8 Record exercise and sleep data......................................................................11
3.9 View monthly activity or sleep data..............................................................11
3.10 Track an activity........................................................................................13
3.11 Activity reminder.......................................................................................13
3.12 Event reminders.........................................................................................14
3.13 Smart alarm................................................................................................14
3.14 Incoming call alerts ...................................................................................15
3.15 Decline incoming call................................................................................16
3.16 SMS/email notifications............................................................................17
3.17 Update the Band and Huawei Wear app....................................................17
3.18 Avoid losing your personal data................................................................18
3.19 Restore factory settings .............................................................................19
3.20 Huawei Wear app in power-saving mode..................................................20

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3.21 Download the Huawei Wear app...............................................................20
3.22 Waterproof/dustproof ................................................................................21
3.23 Protect the screen.......................................................................................21
4Trouble Shooting .................................................................................................21
4.1 Can’t pair with a phone.................................................................................21
4.2 Bluetooth connection unstable? ....................................................................21
4.3 Sync failed?...................................................................................................23
4.4 OTA update failed or took too long? ............................................................23
4.5 The screen doesn't always turn on when rotating my wrist?.........................24
4.6 Can’t be charged?..........................................................................................24
4.7 Battery life is short? ......................................................................................25
4.8 Step counts not accurate?..............................................................................25
4.9 Sleep data not accurate?................................................................................25
4.10 Gestures don’t work?.................................................................................26
4.11 Message notifications not displayed?........................................................26
4.12 No message notifications at night?............................................................27

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1 Introduction
The Band supports a wide range of useful features. You can track your activity,
set fitness goals, monitor sleep quality, and set smart alarms and event reminders.
The Band also has an activity reminder feature that reminds you to get up after a
period of inactivity. You can rotate your wrist to wake up the screen and navigate
through menus. Activity and sleep data can be uploaded to the Huawei Wear app
in real time. The Band also has an IP68 water-resistance rating. If the phone is
paired with your mobile phone, it can alert you of incoming calls and messages.
The Band is available in three colors (cream, black, and white).
There is a charging port and pinhole button on the back of the Band.
Basic product specifications
Item
Description

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Item
Description
Dimensions (H x W x D)
Long version: 244.4 mm ×38 mm ×9.5 mm
(9.62 in. x 1.50 in. x 0.37 in.)
Short version: 229.4 mm ×38 mm ×9.5 mm
(9.03 in. x 1.50 in. x 0.37 in.)
Weight
Approx. 25 g
Battery capacity
70 mAh (3 days normal use or 14 days standby)
Bluetooth range
10 m (with no obstruction)
Water and dust-resistance
rating
IP68
External ports
Pogo pin USB port
2 Getting started
Follow the steps below to start using your Band.
Download the Huawei Wear app from the Google Play store or Apple App Store.
Connect your Band to the charger. The Band will power on automatically and
enter pairing mode.
Note: You can also power the Band on/off using the pinhole button on the back.
When pressing the pinhole button, we recommend that you use a SIM eject pin or a
ballpoint pen. Do not use needles or other sharp objects as these may damage the

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button.
Enable Bluetooth on your phone, search for your Band using the Huawei Wear
app and then touch HUAWEI Band-XXX, where XXX is the last three digits of
your Band's MAC address. You can find your Band's MAC address at the back of
your band.
Touch √on your Band to pair it with your phone.
3 Use the band
3.1 Power on/off
The Band will power on automatically when you connect it to the charger. You do not
need to power it off during use.
If you wish to forcibly power your Band on/off using the pinhole button, we
recommend that you use a SIM eject pin or a ballpoint pen. Do not use needles or
other sharp objects as these may damage the button.
3.2 Wake up the screen
You can wake up your Band's screen using any of the three methods below:
Knock the screen.

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Rotate your wrist: (i) Wear the Band on your wrist and keep your wrist level. (ii)
Quickly rotate your wrist by approximately 90 degrees while keeping your wrist
level. The screen will turn on in less than 1 second. Try rotating your wrist until
you get the hang of turning on the screen.
Lift your wrist. When the Band is on your wrist and your arm is pointing
downwards, you can lift your wrist to wake up the screen.
3.3 Switch screens
You can change the screen that is displayed using either of the following methods:
Swipe the screen. By default, the home screen displays the time. Swipe left or
right to view your step count, calorie count, or sleep data.

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Rotate your wrist: (i) Wear the Band on your wrist and keep your wrist level. (ii)
Turn on the screen. (iii) Quickly rotate your wrist by approximately 90 degrees
whilst keeping your wrist level to navigate to the next screen.
3.4 Change the watch face
There are two ways to change the watch face:
Touch and hold the home screen until the Band vibrates. Swipe up or down to
select the desired watch face and then confirm your selection by touching the
screen.
Swipe the screen until is displayed, then touch the screen and select .
Swipe up or down to select the desired watch face and then confirm your
selection by touching the screen.
3.5 Pair with only one phone
You can only pair the Band with one phone. Once you have established a Bluetooth
connection with your phone, you will not be able to find your Band in the list of

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Bluetooth devices on other phones. If you wish to pair your Band with another phone,
first unpair the Band from your phone.
1. If you are using an Android device, open the Huawei Wear app, touch the Band icon
in the top-left corner to access the settings, and then touch the UNPAIR button at the
bottom of the screen.
2. If you are using an iPhone, simply disable Bluetooth on your phone to terminate the
Bluetooth connection and then pair your Band with another phone.
Note: When you touch Forget This Device in your iPhone's Bluetooth settings, your
phone may still attempt to re-establish the connection with your Band. If so, disable
Bluetooth and then try pairing your other phone with the Band.

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3.6 Use the Band when it is not paired
You must pair your Band with your phone when you use it for the first time in order
to sync the time from your phone.
Once the time has been synced, you can use the Band to view the time, track your
activity, and monitor your sleep quality without pairing it with your phone. However,
to receive incoming call alerts and message notifications on your Band, you must pair
it with your phone via Bluetooth and ensure that the Huawei Wear app is running.
We recommend that you add the Huawei Wear app to the list of protected apps to
prevent your phone from killing the app in the background. On the Huawei P7, the list
of protected apps can be accessed by going to Settings > Protected apps. Find the
Huawei Wear app and turn on the corresponding switch.
3.7 Charge your Band
Use the charger provided to charge your Band. Wipe the charging port dry before
connecting your Band to the charger to prevent the charging contacts from corroding.
Corrosion may cause your charger to short circuit or pose other risks.

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The Band supports the following charging currents (with 5 V power supply): 0.5 A, 1
A, 1.5 A, 2 A. If the charging current exceeds the maximum supported current, the
Band will automatically limit the current to prevent damage to the battery.
A full charging cycle takes approximately 1.5 hours. The battery icon on the Band's
screen indicates the current battery level. Once the charging process is complete, the
battery icon will stop blinking and the screen will turn off after approximately 10
seconds.
3.8 Record exercise and sleep data
The Band features a state-of-the-art 3-axis motion sensor which can monitor your
sleep patterns and exercise (walking, running etc.). Motion sensors monitor the size,
frequency and order of movements to determine whether the user is sleeping or
exercising.
3.9 View monthly activity or sleep data
View data for an activity

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You can swipe up or down on the screen to view activity data while exercising.
Walking
Running
Calories
Note: The running icon is not displayed unless running activity is detected.
You can also connect the Band to your phone and use the phone app to view activity
data.
View monthly data.
In the app, go to the fitness/sleep data screen and touch the monthly data icon at the
bottom.

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3.10 Track an activity
Turn on the screen and swipe until you reach the activity screen . Touch and
hold the icon until the countdown ends. The Band will then begin recording
data.
: Pause timer
: Resume timer
: View activity duration, data, and calories burned
3.11 Activity reminder
You can use the Huawei Wear app to configure the activity reminder interval, start
time, end time and repeats. Your Band will check whether you have been active
during the designated period. If you haven't been active, the Band will remind you to
do some exercise.
As long the band is powered on, the reminder works even if your phone is off.

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3.12 Event reminders
Open the Huawei Wear app. Touch to open the Band settings screen and
then select Alarm settings.
Touch the Add alarm button and then set the alarm time, repeats and event
name.
Touch the √ symbol in the top-right corner.
Sync the alarm settings to the Band: On Android, follow the in-app instructions to
sync data. On iOS, go to the main app screen and then swipe down to sync data.
The Band will remind you of an event at the designated time. You can configure up to
five event reminders.
3.13 Smart alarm
With the smart alarm, your Band wakes you up within a set period of time before your
alarm when you are in a light state of sleep. If you are not in a light state of sleep, the
alarm will not go off before the scheduled time.
To configure the smart alarm, ensure that your Band is paired with your phone via
Bluetooth, enter the alarm time in the Huawei Wear app and touch √to confirm the
settings and sync the alarm data to your Band.
Note:
On Android, follow the in-app instructions. On iOS, return to the main app
screen, then swipe down to sync the alarm settings to your Band. The alarm
settings will not take effect until they have been synced.
If your Band is not paired with your phone when you configure the smart
alarm settings, open the Huawei Wear app and sync the settings to your Band

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when the Bluetooth connection is re-established.
If you have set a smart alarm, your Band will vibrate earlier than scheduled if it
detects that you are in a state of light sleep. To turn off the alarm, swipe up or touch X
at the top of the screen.
When the alarm goes off, touch another area on the screen to activate the snooze
function. The Band will let you sleep for another 10 minutes before vibrating again.
Your Band will snooze automatically if you don't touch the screen. This can be done a
maximum of three times.
3.14 Incoming call alerts
Your Band will vibrate when you receive an incoming call.
Once you have paired your Band with your phone, your Band will be automatically
granted permission to access your phone's contacts. When you receive an incoming
call, the caller's name will be displayed on your Band if the caller is in your contact
list. If not, the caller's number will be displayed.
If the caller is in your contact list but the caller's name is not displayed, try following
the steps below:
If you are using an Android device, you may have accidentally disabled the Access
contacts permission for the Huawei Wear app. Go to Permission manager and turn
on the switch next to Trust this application or allow access to contacts.

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If you are using an iPhone, disable Bluetooth in your phone's Bluetooth settings, then
re-enable Bluetooth and re-establish the connection with your Band.
Alternatively, you can unpair your Band from your phone. Select —to
restore factory settings and then open the Huawei Wear app to re-pair your Band with
your phone.
3.15 Decline incoming call
You can use the Band to decline an incoming call when it is paired with your phone.
When you receive an incoming call, follow the onscreen instructions to swipe to
decline the call.
Android device:
iOS device:

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Note: Due to the limitations of the Android system, this feature is not yet available on
Android devices. However, our software development team is currently working to
provide support.
3.16 SMS/email notifications
Your Band currently supports SMS and email notifications. You can enable/disable
these in the Huawei Wear app.
The Band will vibrate when you receive a message. You can swipe up on the screen
to view the message.
Note:
Your Band can only display three screens worth of text. To view the next
message, swipe up again.
If a message is too long, you will not be able to read it in full on your Band.
Please use your phone to read the entire message.
Message notifications on your Band will vary depending on your phone's
operating system.
Note: Currently only SMS and email notifications are supported.
3.17 Update the Band and Huawei Wear app
Before updating, please ensure that your Band and phone have a working Bluetooth
connection.
Updating your Band: in the Huawei Wear app, touch the settings icon in the top-left
corner, and then touch Update HUAWEI Band. The Band will check for the latest
software version and perform an update.

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Update Huawei Wear: In the Huawei Wear app, touch the little person icon in the
top-right corner and then select About > App update. When the screen displays
Updating..., your phone will check for and apply any updates.
Note: The Band will disconnect from Bluetooth during the update. Please wait
patiently until the update is complete.
3.18 Avoid losing your personal data
Your Band can store seven days' worth of data. It is recommended that users sync
their Band to the cloud on a daily basis.
When you perform a sync, data is backed up to the cloud. Before syncing data, please
ensure that: (i) you have the latest version of the Huawei Wear app; (ii) there is a
working Bluetooth connection between your Band and phone; (iii) both your Band
and phone have sufficient charge.
Follow the steps below to sync your data:
Open the Huawei Wear app and touch to enter the Band settings menu.
Touch Log in then choose any login method.
Once you have logged in, go to the Huawei Wear screen and swipe down to sync
data.

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You can sync data in the cloud to other phones by logging in with the same
Huawei ID.
Note: If you change your Huawei ID while using your Band, your data will be stored
across two separate accounts. This could lead to data inconsistencies.
Your Band will power off automatically when battery is low. If the Band is then left
uncharged for a long period, your data may be lost. Please ensure you charge your
Band when battery is low.
3.19 Restore factory settings
There are two ways to restore factory settings:
Restore using the Band. (1). Swipe the screen until you see the icon and
select it. (2). Swipe the screen until you find the restore icon and select it.
3. Select the √icon to complete the factory restore.
Restore using the Huawei Wear app. First, ensure you have a working Bluetooth
connection between your Band and phone. Open the Huawei Wear app and touch
to enter the Band settings menu. Touch Restore factory settings to restore
your Band to factory settings.

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Note: If you restore your Band to factory settings, all activity, sleep and time data will
be deleted. You will also need to re-pair the Band with your phone.
3.20 Huawei Wear app in power-saving mode
The Huawei Wear app doesn't work when your phone is in power-saving mode or low
power mode.
On some phones, the Huawei Wear app may be killed when the screen turns off. This
may prevent some functions from working. We recommend that you add the Huawei
Wear app to your phone's protected app list. On the Huawei P7, the list of protected
apps can be accessed by going to Settings > Protected apps. Find the Huawei Wear
app and turn on the corresponding switch.
3.21 Download the Huawei Wear app
Please scan the QR code below or search for and download Huawei Wear from
Google Play or the App Store.
If you are unable to download the app, try using a different phone. When registering a
Huawei ID, if you do not receive a verification SMS, it could be because it has been
intercepted by your phone, or due to a server error. It is recommended that you log in
with a different Huawei ID, or try to register again later.
Note: On Android, if your phone displays the message indicating that the app cannot
be installed due to unknown sources, go to Settings > Security > Unknown sources
and enable unknown sources.