Huawei TalkBand B6 User manual

Contents
Getting Started
Powering on, Powering o, and Restarting 1
Charging your band 1
Removing and replacing the ear tip 2
Adjusting or Replacing the band's strap 2
Wearing your band 4
Pairing the band with the phone 5
Buttons and gestures 7
Setting the time zone and language 8
Setting dual time zones 8
Checking the band's version 8
Updating your band 9
Viewing the Bluetooth name, MAC address, and Serial
Number
9
Resetting the band to factory settings 9
Supported features when the band is connected to dierent
phones/OS versions
10
Supported features when the band is not paired with any
phones
10
Water and dust resistance level 10
Application management
Do Not Disturb 12
Using the Stopwatch 12
Using the Timer 12
Using the Torch 13
Setting an alarm 13
Turning the screen on and o 14
Adding favourites 14
Managing watch faces 15
Setting vibration strength 15
Receiving weather reports 16
Find My Phone 16
Controlling music playback 17
Remote camera shutter 17
Managing dual phones 17
Bluetooth calling
Adding contacts 20
Incoming calls 20
What to do when there's an incoming call 20
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Making phone calls 21
Managing calls from multiple parties 21
Adjusting the volume 21
Workout monitoring
Starting an individual workout 22
Viewing exercise records 23
Viewing daily activity data 23
Health management
Measuring your heart rate 24
Heart rate limit and zones 26
High heart rate alert 26
Low heart rate alert 26
Measuring blood oxygen levels (SpO2)27
Testing stress levels 27
Using Breathing exercises 27
Activity reminder 28
Notications
Notications 29
Viewing and Deleting Notications 29
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Getting Started
Powering on, Powering o, and Restarting
Powering on the band
•Press and hold the side button to power on the band.
•The band will power on automatically when you charge it.
You will be prompted with a message asking you to charge your band when the battery
is extremely low. The band will power o automatically after 2 seconds and you won't
be able to power it on again.
Powering o the band
•Press and hold the side button for 3 seconds, then select Power o to power o your band.
•On the band, go to Settings > System > Power o to power o your band.
Your band will automatically power o if it has run out of battery.
Restarting the band
•On the band, go to Settings > System > Restart to restart the band.
•Press and hold the side button for 3 seconds, then select Restart.
Charging your band
Press the side buttons on both sides of the band to take out the earphone and plug the
charger to the earphone. The band will display the charging animation when it is being
charged.
•Before charging, wipe o any water or sweat on the band, and make sure the band
charging port is clean and dry to prevent short circuits.
•Use a Huawei charger with a rated output voltage of 5 V and a rated output current of
1 A or above or a computer to charge your band. If you use a non-Huawei charger, the
charging may be slow and your band may heat up. Exercise caution when using a non-
Huawei charger.
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Charging time: Around 65 minutes for a full charge.
Viewing battery level: Swipe down on the band's home screen or open the Huawei Health
app, then touch Devices and the connected phone.
Low battery alert: The band will vibrate to remind you when the battery level on the band is
lower than 20%, 10%, and 5%.
Removing and replacing the ear tip
Remove the ear tip: Rotate the ear tip counter clockwise, align the earpiece with the unlock
line, then gently pull it up.
Install the ear tip: Line the ear tip up with the unlock line, rotate the ear tip clockwise, then
align it with the lock line.
•The band comes with three ear tip sizes: large, medium, and small. Your band is tted
with medium-sized ear tips.
•When xing the tip over the earphone, adjust the tip so it lines up with the lock and
unlock lines. Make sure that the tip is securely tted over the earphone when nished.
Adjusting or Replacing the band's strap
Adjusting the strap
Fluoroelastomer straps and leather straps: The strap features a T buckle. Adjust the length
of the strap according to your wrist circumstance.
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Metal straps: Use the adjustment tool that comes with it to adjust the length of strap.
Replacing the strap
Fluoroelastomer straps and leather straps: Push the quick release button on the strap and
lift the strap out to remove it, then push the release button back into place. Follow the steps
in reverse order to install a new strap.
Metal straps: Pinch both quick release buttons toward the centre of the strap to remove the
strap from the band. Follow the steps in reverse order to install a new strap.
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Wearing your band
To make sure that activity and sleep tracking as well as heart rate monitoring work properly,
make sure you are wearing your band correctly as shown in the following gure.
We recommend you wear your band tightly so it won't fall o during workouts and can
provide more accurate heart rate readings.
The band comes in three strap styles, which require dierent wearing methods:
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•Fluoroelastomer straps and leather straps: The strap features a T buckle. Feed one side of
the strap into the buckle with the band on your wrist then align the buckle with the correct
hole press it through.
•Metal straps: The strap features a buttery buckle. Fasten both sides of the buckle when
wearing it.
•We recommend you wear the sports strap during workouts.
•Be sure to wear your band properly to maximise comfort, wearing it too tightly can
prevent your skin from breathing.
•Your band is made of safe materials. If your skin feels irritated when wearing the
watch, take it o and consult a doctor.
•Keep the band and your skin dry and clean to prevent any discomfort caused by
trapped moisture.
Pairing the band with the phone
After the band powers on, it will be in a discoverable state.
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•Your band can only be paired with phones running Android 4.4 or later, or iOS 9.0 or
later. Make sure that you have enabled Bluetooth on your phone before starting
pairing.
•HwSynergy is supported on Huawei phones that run EMUI 8.1 or later. After you touch
PAIR in the Huawei Health app, you will be prompted with a dialog box indicating that
the phone supports HwSynergy.
•After the band is paired with the phone, swipe down on the phone's status bar or go to
Settings > Bluetooth on your phone. You will then see the band's Bluetooth name.
•When you turn on your band for the rst time or pair it with your phone after a
factory reset, you will be prompted to select a language before pairing. After both
devices are paired, the language on your band will be consistent with that on the
phone.
•For Android users:
1Download the latest version of the Huawei Health app from AppGallery.
2Open the Huawei Health app, go to Devices > ADD > Smart Band, then select your
band's name.
3Touch PAIR and touch the correct Bluetooth name. The band and the phone will connect
automatically.
4Your band will vibrate when it receives a pairing request. Touch to conrm pairing.
•Your band screen will display an icon when the pairing is complete. It will take
about 2 seconds to sync important information from your phone (such as date
and time).
•Your band screen will display a dierent icon to inform you that the pairing has
failed and will then return to the startup screen 2 seconds later.
•For iOS users:
1Search for "Huawei Health" in App Store and install the app.
2Select the band you want to pair in the Bluetooth list in Settings.
3Open the Huawei Health app, touch Device, touch the + in the top-right corner, touch
Smart Band, and select your band's name.
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4Select the correct name of your Bluetooth device. The band and the phone will then pair
automatically.
5Your band will vibrate when it receives a pairing request. Touch to conrm
pairing.
6Once your phone displays the Bluetooth pairing request, touch PAIR to begin pairing.
Buttons and gestures
Your band comes equipped with a touchscreen. You can swipe up, down, or right, as well as
touch and hold the screen to perform operations.
Operation Function Note
Press the side
button.
Return to the home screen. This function is unavailable under some
scenarios including during calls and workouts.
Press the side
button when on
the home
screen.
Enter the app list. --
Press and hold
the side button
Power on, power o, or
restart the band.
--
Double-press
the side button.
Redial the last outgoing
call.
This function is unavailable when there is an
incoming call or during calls.
Swipe right
from the home
screen
Switch screens. --
Swipe right on
screens other
than the home
screen.
Return to the previous
screen.
--
Swipe up on
the home
screen.
Check messages on your
band.
--
Swipe down on
the home
screen.
Access the settings menu or
enable some features
including Do Not Disturb,
screen on, Find Phone, and
setting alarms.
--
Touch the
screen.
Select and conrm. --
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Operation Function Note
Touch and hold
the home
screen.
Change watch faces. --
Setting the time zone and language
When you turn on your band for the rst time or pair it with your phone after a factory reset,
you will be prompted to select a language before pairing. After both devices are paired, the
language on your band will be the same as the language on the phone. If you change the
language, region, time, or time format on your phone, the changes will automatically sync to
the band, as long as the band is connected to your phone.
1If the language and region information on your phone are supported on the band, the
language on your band will be the same as the language displayed on your phone.
2If the language on your phone is supported on the band while the region is not, the
band will display the same language as that displayed on your phone. For example, if
the language displayed on your phone is Brazilian Portuguese, the band will display
European Portuguese instead.
3If the language on your phone is not supported on the band, the band will display
English by default.
4If your phone has a 12-hour time format, the time displayed on the band will not
distinguish whether it is in the morning or afternoon.
Setting dual time zones
Touch and hold on the home screen of the band, swipe right or left, touch under a
watch face (for example, Gleaming), and select a time zone. The watch face will then display
dual time zones. The dual time zone will not be displayed after you switch to use another
watch face.
•Watch faces are updated continuously in the watch face store. Download more watch
faces that support the display of dual time zones.
•Customising watch faces is only available for some watch designs.
Checking the band's version
Method 1: On your band, go to Settings > About to view your band's version.
Method 2: Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen, then touch
Firmware update to check the version of your band.
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Updating your band
Method 1: Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen and touch
Firmware update. The phone will search for any available updates. Follow the onscreen
instructions to update your band.
Method 2:
•Android users: Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen and touch
Firmware update, then touch in the top-right corner, and enable Auto-download
update packages over Wi-Fi.
•iOS users: Open the Huawei Health app, touch the prole image in the top-left corner, then
touch Settings and enable Auto-download update packages over Wi-Fi.
•Enable Auto-download update packages over Wi-Fi. When a new version is available, it
will be automatically transferred to your band and an update notication will pop up.
Follow the onscreen instructions to update your band.
•During an update, your band will automatically disconnect from Bluetooth, but will
reconnect once the update is complete.
•Do not insert anything into the USB port or charge the band during the update.
Viewing the Bluetooth name, MAC address, and
Serial Number
Viewing the Bluetooth name:
•On your band, go to Settings > About. The name displayed under Device name is the
device's Bluetooth name.
•Alternatively, open the Huawei Health app and enter the device settings screen. The name
of the connected device is the Bluetooth name.
Viewing the MAC address:
•On your band, go to Settings > About to view the MAC address.
•Alternatively, take the earphone out from the base and view the back of the earphone. The
12 alphanumeric characters displayed after MAC: is your band's MAC address.
Viewing the Serial Number (SN):
On your band, go to Settings > About. Your band's Serial Number is displayed next to SN:.
Resetting the band to factory settings
Method 1: On the band, go to Settings > System > Reset. Please note that all your data will
be cleared after the reset.
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Method 2: Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen, and select Restore
factory settings.
Supported features when the band is connected to
dierent phones/OS versions
Table 1-1 Supported features
Features Description
Notications and reminders from AI Tips Huawei phones that run EMUI 9.1 or later.
Automatic pairing detection Huawei phones that run EMUI 10.1 or later.
Atrial brillation screening, cardiac premature
beating screening, and sleep apnea project
Huawei phones that run Android 5.0 or later.
Music playback control Huawei phones that run Android 5.0 or later.
Remote camera shutter Huawei phones that run EMUI 8.1 or later.
Five-day weather forecast Only supported on Android phones.
Outdoor cycle Huawei phones that run EMUI 5.0 or later.
Supported features when the band is not paired with
any phones
Requirements: The phone has been paired with phones before and has not been restored to
factory settings after it is disconnected.
The following features are supported on the band (when worn) if it has not been paired with
any phones: Workouts (not including cycling, no GPS route will be tracked), heart rate
monitoring, SpO2 measurement, sleep tracking, breathing exercises, stopwatch, timer, alarm,
torch, changing watch faces, adding favourites, adjusting brightness, setting sleep time,
setting vibration strength, and displaying date and time.
Water and dust resistance level
The band has a water resistance rating of IP57, but this protection is not permanent and may
deteriorate over time.
•IP67: Devices that meet this standard are resistant to dust, dirt, and sand and can be
immersed in water up to one metre deep with a normal temperature and pressure for half
an hour.
•These devices are dust-resistant in environments such as living rooms, oces, laboratories,
workshops, and storage rooms. They are not suitable for particularly dusty environments.
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•They are resistant to being splashed by water. However, we recommend that you do not
immerse your wearable devices in water. As the device is resistant to sweat, you can wear
the device while exercising, washing your hands, or outside during rainy days.
•They are not suitable for activities such as taking a shower, swimming, underwater diving,
water skiing, or other activities in high-pressure and fast-owing water.
The following may aect the water resistance of your band:
•Dropping your band or any other impact on the band.
•Exposing your band to alkaline substances, such as soap, body wash, perfume, emulsion, or
oil.
•Using your band in humid and high temperature conditions, such as in a hot shower or
sauna.
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Application management
Do Not Disturb
Swipe down on the band's home screen and touch to enable Do Not Disturb mode.
Alternatively, on your band, go to Settings > Do Not Disturb. You can set it to all day or
schedule a time period for this mode.
After Do Not Disturb is enabled:
•Your band can still sync incoming calls from your phone but will not send you any
notications. Press and hold the side button of the band to reject the call or take out
the earpiece to answer the call.
•Messages and notications will not be displayed on the watch, and the Raise to wake
feature will be disabled.
•The alarm will vibrate and ring as normal.
Using the Stopwatch
On your band, enter the app list, and touch Stopwatch, then touch to start timing,
touch to stop timing, and touch to reset the stopwatch. Swipe right on
the screen or press the side button of the band to move it to the background.
The time limit for the stopwatch is "99:59:59". The stopwatch will automatically stop once
this time limit is reached.
Using the Timer
On your band, enter the app list and touch Timer. Select or set your preferred time. There
are eight presets for you to choose from, including 1 min, 3 min, 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 30
min, 1 h, and 2 h. You can also touch Custom to set up your own timer.
Touch to start the timer, touch to pause the timer, and touch to
exit the timer. Swipe right on the screen or press the side button of the band to move the
timer to the background. The band will vibrate (when the earpiece is in the band) or ring (if
you are wearing the earpiece) when the time is up.
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Using the Torch
On your band, enter the app list, touch Torch then the band's screen will light up. Touch the
screen to turn o the torch, then touch the screen again to turn it back on. Swipe right or
press the side button to exit.
Setting an alarm
Method 1: Set a smart or event alarm using your band.
1On your band, enter the app list, touch Alarm and touch to add alarms.
2Set the alarm time and repeat cycle then touch OK. If you do not set the repeat cycle, the
alarm is a one-time alarm by default.
3Touch set alarm to modify the alarm time, repeat cycle, or delete the alarm. You can only
delete event alarms.
Method 2: Set a smart or event alarm using the Huawei Health app.
Setting a smart alarm:
1Open the Huawei Health app, enter the device settings screen, go to Alarm > SMART
ALARM.
2Set the alarm time, smart wakeup time, and repeat cycle.
3Touch √ in the top-right corner (Android devices) or Save (iOS devices).
4Swipe down on the Huawei Health app's home screen to ensure the alarm is synced to
the band.
5Touch an alarm you have set to modify the alarm time, smart wakeup time, and repeat
cycle.
Set an event alarm:
1Open the Huawei Health app, enter the device settings screen, go to Alarm > EVENT
ALARMS.
2Touch Add to set the alarm time, smart wakeup time, and repeat cycle.
3Touch √ in the top-right corner (Android devices) or Save (iOS devices).
4Swipe down on the Huawei Health app's home screen to ensure the alarm is synced to
the band.
5Touch set alarm to modify the alarm time, repeat cycle, or delete the alarm.
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•Event alarms are synced between the band and the Huawei Health app.
•There is only one smart alarm by default. You cannot add more or delete the smart
alarm. You can set a maximum of ve event alarms.
•The smart alarm may vibrate in advance if it detects that you woke up before the
alarm is set to go o using HUAWEI TruSleepTM. If HUAWEI TruSleepTM isn't
enabled, the smart alarm will vibrate in advance if it detects that you are no longer in
deep sleep or already awake.
•When the alarm vibrates, touch , swipe right or press the side button of the
band to snooze (for 10 minutes). Touch to stop the alarm. The alarm will stop
on its own after being snoozed three times and no other operation has been performed
for one minute.
•Currently, only alarms set on phones that run EMUI 8.1/Magic UI 2.0 or later can be
synced to the band.
Turning the screen on and o
Using Raise to wake: Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen, enable
or disable Raise to wake.
Adjusting the screen brightness level: On your band, go to Settings > Display >
Brightness, and set your preferred screen brightness level.
Setting Always on Display: On your band, go to Settings > Display > Advanced, and set
the screen on time to 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, or 20 min. After it is set, swipe down on the
home screen of the band, touch . The screen will then stay on for the amount of time you
set.
Setting Sleep time: On your band, go to Settings > Display > Advanced and set the screen
sleep time to 10 sec, 15 sec, or 20 sec. If Sleep is set to Auto, the band screen will turn o
when you tilt or lower your wrist.
•Cover the screen to turn o the screen.
•If you turn the screen back on within 10 seconds of it turning o, the previous screen
will be displayed. Otherwise, the home screen will be displayed.
Adding favourites
1On your band, go to Settings > Display > Favourites, and select your preferred data, such
as sleep, stress level, ,heart rate, music, weather, activity record, etc.
2Then, swipe left or right on the home screen of the band to check which cards you added.
A maximum of six cards can be displayed.
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Managing watch faces
You cannot download additional watch faces in the Huawei Health app on an iOS phone. To
download new watch faces, you are advised to temporarily pair your band with an Android
phone. When the downloaded watch faces are synced to your band, pair the band back with
your iOS phone.
Changing watch faces
•Method 1: Touch and hold the home screen until your band vibrates and swipe through the
previews. Touch a watch face to apply it.
•Method 2: On the band, go to Settings > Display > Watch face, touch your preferred
watch face and install it.
•Method 3: Open the Huawei Health app, go to Devices > Watch face > More, and touch
INSTALL under your preferred watch face. Your watch face will automatically switch to the
chosen one once it is installed. Alternatively, touch an installed watch face and touch SET
AS DEFAULT to set the current watch face as your desired one.
Editing watch faces
Open the Huawei Health app, go to Watch faces > Mine > Edit, you can then delete watch
faces you don't like or adjust the sequence of watch faces.
Customising watch faces
On your band, touch and hold the home screen, swipe right or left and touch under a
watch face, for example, under Futuristic to adjust widgets displayed on the watch face.
•Since content in the watch face store is updated continuously, you can download more
watch faces that support customisation from Watch faces.
•This feature is only available with some watch faces.
Using images in Gallery as watch faces
You can set images in your Gallery as your watch faces. Open the Huawei Health app, go to
Watch faces > Watch faces > Mine > Gallery, then touch + to customise your watch faces.
Setting vibration strength
On the band, go to Settings > Strength, then select your preferred vibration strength level,
such as Strong, Soft, or None. Your watch will then automatically return to the previous
screen and vibrate with the strength that you set.
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Receiving weather reports
Enabling Weather reports
Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen, touch Weather reports and
enable Weather reports, then select your preferred temperature unit.
Viewing pushed weather reports
Method 1: View the weather information on the weather screen
Swipe right on the screen until you nd the weather screen, then you can check your
location, the latest weather, temperature, air quality, and more.
Method 2: View the weather information on a watch face that can display weather data
Make sure you are using a band theme that displays the weather from the home screen.
Once this is set up, you will be able to see the latest weather reports on your band.
Method 3: View the weather information in the Weather app
Press the side button of the band to enter the app list, swipe on the screen until you nd
Weather, then the screen will display information such as your location, weather
information, temperature, and air quality. Swipe up or down on the screen to view weather
forecasts for the next six hours as well as the following ve days. This feature requires an
Android device.
•Make sure that GPS and Location are enabled in the notication panel of the phone
and that Huawei Health has been granted the Location permission. Being in open
areas are better for getting a stable GPS signal.
•For versions earlier than EMUI 9.0, select GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks or Wi-Fi
and mobile networks as positioning mode instead of Use GPS only.
•The weather information displayed on your watch may dier slightly from that
displayed on your phone, since the information is collected from dierent weather
service providers.
Find My Phone
Swipe up or down on the home screen of the band and touch , or enter the app list and
touch Find Phone. If your phone is within the Bluetooth range, it will play a ringtone (even
in Silent mode) to notify you of its whereabouts.
Touch the Find Phone screen on your band to disable this feature.
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•Ensure that the band and the phone are properly connected, your phone is powered
on, and the Huawei Health app is running in the background.
•The Find Phone feature will ring the phone for 10 seconds and the band will prompt
you with a message reading Stopped ringing if no operation is performed. The bands
screen will then turn o after 30 seconds.
Controlling music playback
•Controlling music playback is only supported on phones running Android 5.0 or later.
•You can use your band to control music playback with third-party music apps on your
phone including NetEase Music.
•You can listen to music during workouts. To do this, swipe left on the screen to access
the music player. (You need to start the music on the phone rst).
1Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen, touch Music, and enable
Control phone music.
2After you play a song on your phone and swipe on the watch face screen, you can nd the
music playback control screen. You can pause, resume, and switch the music being played.
When you are wearing the earphone and the band screen is turned o, double-tap the
watch face of your band to pause the music playback. Swipe up or down on the screen to
adjust the volume.
Remote camera shutter
1Connect your band with your phone and ensure that the Huawei Health app is running in
the background.
2On your band, enter the app list and select Remote shutter. Camera will then open on
your phone at the same time.
3Touch the band screen to take photos. Swipe right on the screen or press the side button
of the band to close Camera.
This feature is only available when paired to a phone with EMUI 8.1.
Managing dual phones
When the watch is connected to two phones at the same time, you can use the band to
answer phone calls and listen to media playback. You can sync data and notications from
the phone that is connected to the band using the Huawei Health app.
Connecting to dual phones
Method 1: Connect to two phones using your band
1On your band, go to Settings > System > Connect, then touch Disconnect.
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You will then be prompted with XX is in the discoverable state (XX stands for the
Bluetooth name of the band).
2On the phone, go to Settings > Bluetooth > AVAILABLE DEVICES then touch the
Bluetooth name of the band.
•If the band has been paired with a phone using the Huawei Health app, you will be
prompted with a message on your phone asking to establish a Bluetooth connection.
At the same time, the band will vibrate and display the phone model.
•If the band hasn't been paired with a phone, open the Huawei Health app, go to
Devices > ADD, then add your device and start the pairing.
3Then touch Pair on your phone and touch on the band screen to nish the
pairing.
Method 2: Connect to two phones using the Huawei Health app
1Open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen, touch Settings > Dual
phone pairing, then touch Pair another phone.
2On the phone, go to Settings > Bluetooth > AVAILABLE DEVICES then touch the
Bluetooth name of the band.
A dialog box will pop up on the phone screen asking to establish a Bluetooth connection.
At the same time, your band will vibrate and display the phone model.
3Then touch Pair on your phone and touch on the band screen to nish the
pairing.
Viewing paired phones
•On your band, go to Settings > System > Connect. You can then view phones that have
been paired with the band.
•Alternatively, open the Huawei Health app, go to the device settings screen, and touch
Settings > Dual phone pairing. You can then view phones that have been connected to
the band.
Cancelling dual phone pairing
On the phone, go to Settings > Bluetooth > PAIRED DEVICES, touch your band name, and
select UNPAIR.
Connecting the band to the Huawei Health app on another phone
To connect the band with two phones, you can pair one phone with the band using the
Huawei Health app and the other phone via Bluetooth. You are free to switch pairing
methods between both phones.
•Connecting the band to the Huawei Health app on another Android phone: Pair the band
with the Huawei Health app on the new phone directly.
•Connecting the band to the Huawei Health app on another iOS phone: Disable Bluetooth
on the phone that is currently connected to the band. The band will then enter the
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